ASUS Striker Extreme 1301 BIOS 7/11 Update

[Leeghoofd]

also one thing I noticed pmp if you enable numlock in the bios to alter a FSB setting eg the scrolling arrows don't work anymore, numlock off and you can navigate again... but stability is great

[pmp]

Did I miss something or haven't these results been published up to now?

Nope you didn't.
Lately i've been very busy, now i'm going for vacation so for today i can say only that changes are going in the right direction.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=219367


With dual core, it's able to do FSB525 also.

[ShoNuff]

Nope you didn't.
Lately i've been very busy, now i'm going for vacation so for today i can say only that changes are going in the right direction.


With dual core, it's able to do FSB525 also.

Impressive! It is good to know I will be able to keep my board for a wee bit longer.

PMP is Asus close to releasing the 1401 Bios?

[pmp]

afaik, at the end of upcoming week next build should be released for public purposes.

[Don_Dan]

afaik, at the end of upcoming week next build should be released for public purposes.

Thanks for replying and giving these informations.

Enjoy your vacations!

[color-blind]

Just curious what are you using to cool your quad?

[hyde211]

1303-BIOS-DOWNLOAD

2007/07/26 UPDATE

[mussadek]

Thanks for the UP

[slim142]

Is this what pmp called BIOS 1401?

I want to see changelogs

[Leeghoofd]

I notice not much difference, again did all the tests in Everest 3dmark, aquamark and SuperPI and scores are slightly better or equal than 1301

[slim142]

Did you notice any change in the BIOS? Anything added or deleted?

[Leeghoofd]

Nope all seems the same also when leaving the subtimings , no changes there detected via memset, preliminary testing as I did before sees a small increase again, stock scores are around 1201 level stock and slightly better than 1301 overclocked... I will post some results here and on I4Memory mate...

Test setup :
E6600@2400 632a
Striker Extreme 1102/1202/1303 bios
2 gig Gskill C5 5-5-5-15 2T all other memsettings on auto
EVGA 8800GTX stock clocks 97.94 forceware

Stock 1102/1202/1303 ( all settings on auto ) just EIST disabled

Everest Home :

Read 7541mb/s --- 7347 --- 7504
Write 4778 ------- 4867 --- 4868
copy 5297 ------- 5287 --- 5294
latency 71.3 ----- 69.4 --- 68.9

SuperPI 4m run

01min 58.719s --- 01min 58.984s --- 01min 58.512

3dmark2001

44923 ---- 44666 ---- 44680
Aquamark3

137703 ---- 137026 ---- 137270


E6600@3600mhz 632a
Striker Extreme 1102/1202/1303 bios
2 gig Gskill DDR800 5-5-5-15 2T all other memsettings on auto
EVGA 8800GTX stock clocks 97.94 forceware

Stock 1102/1202 ( all settings on auto ) just EIST disabled

Everest Home :

Read 9845mb/s --- 9838 --- 9881
Write 7299 -----7300 --- 7303
copy 6573 ----- 6465 --- 6642
latency 55.5 --- 55.3 --- 55.2

SuperPI 4m run

01min 27.703s --- 01min 27.500 --- 1min 28.672

3dmark2001

59722 ------ 60304 ------ 60512

Aquamark3

181802 ---- 182400 ---- 182510

[Faiakes]

I have the 1303 running too.

Didn't notice any difference too. My striker is still unable to maintain a FSB over 430. Anybody else has the same problem? Any advice?
I went as far as raising the NB and SB to 1.7 but to no avail.


Would it be too much to ask the people who have successfully overclocked their FSB to give out the detailed voltages you had?
It would help a lot.

[1Day]

I have the 1303 running too.

Didn't notice any difference too. My striker is still unable to maintain a FSB over 430. Anybody else has the same problem? Any advice?
I went as far as raising the NB and SB to 1.7 but to no avail.


Would it be too much to ask the people who have successfully overclocked their FSB to give out the detailed voltages you had?
It would help a lot.

There have been a number of very good threads that offer excellent advice for that have a similar problem to you. One that worked for me was to lower the voltage of my ram when overclocking. Search function works just perfectly on XS. Good luck.

[Faiakes]

I have already done a thorough search but I didn't locate a thread where people were detailing their voltages. Plus, those were on older BIOSes.

This appears to be the most relevant thread.

[1Day]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=132364

I found this thread to be very informative and helpful. As to it not being the latest bios, too bad! I worked out what I needed to from the information that Kanaak and others shared with us all. Overclocking is about working out what is best for your particular system, no two systems are the same even if both are made up from exactly the same components. Hell the testing and finding out what works for your system is the fun part of overclocking anyhow. But I do understand that it can be frustrating. The gist of what kanaak was suggesting is that this motherboard can require us to think outside the box. He lowered voltages to his ram and his overclock improved. I did the same to my ram and so did mine. Most of the time we just push more voltage when we get stuck and mostly that does help. Both the DFI P965 and the Striker Extreme are counter to that practice. I will boot up my Striker and see what is what with the new bios. What CPU and RAM are you using? I do not have a quad core laying around to test with the new bios.... So I hope dual core helps.

[Leeghoofd]

Voltages corresponding for the Vcore on my E6600 632A CPU (vid 1.315), Ram voltage required 2.2 volts (OCZ SLI 8500) , though the board slightly overvolts so lesser value set....

333 FSB

FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Unlinked
x FSB - Memory Raio: N/A
FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1333 (means 333FSB)
Actual FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1333
MEM (DDR), Mhz: 800 (means 400mhz speeds)
Actual MEM (DDR), Mhz: 800

Vcore Voltage:1.3825 (about 1.34 under load)
Memory Voltage:2.175
1.2v HT Voltage:1.35
NB Core Voltage:1.4
SB Core Voltage:1.55
CPU VTT Voltage:1.4

400 FSB

FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Unlinked
x FSB - Memory Raio: N/A
FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1600(means 400FSB)
Actual FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1600
MEM (DDR), Mhz: 800 (means 400mhz speeds)
Actual MEM (DDR), Mhz: 800

Vcore Voltage: 1.475 (1.42 under load)
Memory Voltage:2.175
1.2v HT Voltage:1.4
NB Core Voltage:1.45
SB Core Voltage:1.55
CPU VTT Voltage:1.45 (very important to get it stable)

450FSB ( 8 x 450 )

FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Unlinked
x FSB - Memory Raio: N/A
FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1800 (means 450FSB)
Actual FSB (QDR), Mhz: 1800
MEM (DDR), Mhz: 800 (means 400Mhz speeds)
Actual MEM (DDR), Mhz: 800

Vcore Voltage:1.4750 (1.42 under load)
Memory Voltage:2.175
1.2v HT Voltage:1.4
NB Core Voltage: 1.55
SB Core Voltage: 1.6
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.5

Also on a note more volts is not always better it's always a mixup from voltages that get's these 680's stable... mostly 1.2 VTT keep at around 1.4 in bios, NB max 1.45 for 400FSB ( this chipset needs extra cooling to be stable), CPU VTT is needed to stabilize the CPU at higher FSB , but too much can destabilize too...

Always change one setting then test... what cpu are you overclocking with and batch/week nr plz ? also drop the multiplier to eg 6 or 7 and then up the FSB gradually, if it doesn't boot , try a higher value eg 400 (1600) doesn't work try 403 (1612), this due to numerous FSB holes...

[Faiakes]

Thanks for the link, I had read it.

E6600 L629F stepping. I looked at Overclocking.net and people report up to 3.814 Ghz

Anyway I'll test yours now and if they don't work I'll return it.

[Faiakes]

UPDATE:

I tried your 450 FSB settings but it wouldn't even boot (nor Cold Boot). I don't use a case and the room is cool. The CPU has a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme on it, so it does keep cool, and the multi was set at 6. No luck (again)

Thank you very much for your help Leeghoofd & 1Day but after 3 days of non-stop testing I give up.

I didn't pay that kind of money to have the same problems I would have with a board costing half as much.

I'm returning the Striker tomorrow and will look into the Evga one.

[1Day]

Faiakes I am really sorry to hear that. Have fun with the EVGA mobo.

[Leeghoofd]

Well the F stepping isn't that good mate, does it do 400FSB ? my F stepping cannot boot at 450 either it's max is 444FSB.. try to work ya way up, just jumping the gun too 450 is silly...surely if it wasn't stable at 360... and 3.81 doesn't even require 425FSB... but I need 1.6 volts for my 744G there, 632 A does that at 1.5 real volts ( so 1.5625 in bios)

F stepping is voltage hungry temps seem okay but weird to me in reference to the voltage given...

I really don't think it's ya board it's ya CPU that's to blame....

Try 400 first then work ya way up, and my settings might be altered slightly to get the same results, they are a lead not a fact....

[Faiakes]

Thanks for the advice Leeghoofd

I managed to do 430 FSB with 6 multi and 9x400 for a 3.6GHz result but it was very voltage hungry despite the good temps. I have already sold the E6600 on eBay (by the way there is a superb E6600 for sale there) and bought a new 1333FSB E6750 which is faster and cheaper! (from what I read it overclocks even higher than the E6600)

I'm returning the Striker on Monday so if the E6750 arrives tomorrow as it's supposed to I'll have 2 days to test the board again.

[Leeghoofd]

why would you return the board mate, the board will power your E6750 fine with 450FSB or are you getting a P35 based chipset mobo now ?

I hope you have a good batch of the 6750 because there are also alot of duds there, ....6850 are all good overclockers ( till now ) lower spec CPU's are a mixed bag (again)

[Faiakes]

why would you return the board mate, the board will power your E6750 fine with 450FSB or are you getting a P35 based chipset mobo now ?

No, I still want SLI but I certainly wont keep any board that limits my FSB to 430... I can do that with a much cheaper board and spent the rest of money on something else (like paying off my debt... )

I hope you have a good batch of the 6750 because there are also alot of duds there, ....6850 are all good overclockers ( till now ) lower spec CPU's are a mixed bag (again)

Damn it! I wish I was aware of that sooner.
I hope it's a decent overclocker, otherwise it'll end up in eBay too...

[Leeghoofd]

Well it ain't board that's limiting to 430FSB it's your old CPU !!! Striker can do 475 out of the box too , 500 needs some extra cooling and a CPU that can handle it....

I brought back my E6850 in the box and ordered a Q6600 GO, if it does 3.4-3.6 with decent temps I'm happy...