Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe (790FX) *Pictures + Benchmarks + Overclocking*

[demonkevy666]

thinking about getting the 940 BE....

does this cpu have a lower TDP than the 9850 BE? therefore would it be cooler?

i have it at 3.0 ghz @ 1.375v under a Xigmatek RS-1283 and i get about 38-41C idle/low load (room temp is about 65-70F)

wondering what type of temps i would be getting with the 940BE at stock

I get 33C at 1.350 volts and 3.0ghzstock settings
it's still rated for 125 watts.
Am3 945BE will be rated for 95 watts.

[roofsniper]

I get 33C at 1.350 volts and 3.0ghzstock settings
it's still rated for 125 watts.
Am3 945BE will be rated for 95 watts.

the 945 i believe is still rated for 125W. the 925 on the other hand is rated for 95W even tho the 920 is rated for 125W.

940 is 125W so clock to clock the 940 will use less power than the 9850.

[tbone8ty]

sorry to bring this thread from the dead....i want to get in on the new phenom II action.

anybody try the 955 on this board yet?

curious as to see how it runs

im still runnin 1406 bios so im surei d have to update to new bios version i think there up to 1604 now?

[roofsniper]

im still running 1406 as well but 1406 should still work for the 955 as it was either that version or the one before that added am3 support. i havent found a reason to upgrade to 1604 yet.

[tbone8ty]

im still running 1406 as well but 1406 should still work for the 955 as it was either that version or the one before that added am3 support. i havent found a reason to upgrade to 1604 yet.

yeah 1406 has been running great for me so far.

something about not supporting 1066 in dual channel scared me in the bios release notes about 1604

im runnin 4 x 1gb corsairs pc8500 perfectly with the 1406 bios

[tbone8ty]

can we unlock cores with this mobo?

edit: i guess it must be 710 and 750 SB

[QuietIce]

According to ASUS you need the 1604 BIOS for the 955BE CPU. IDK from experience since I upgraded to 1604 when I dropped in the 940BE.

I couldn't check the memory issue, if any, since the TRUE won't allow 4 sticks of RAM ...

[outofspace]

Using 955BE on 1705 was impossible, BSOD all the time, after back to 1604 problems gone. Now with 8gb ram 1066 kingston hyper x, 700w Be quiet, and gtx 285 top, everything seems to be ok.

[QuietIce]

Thanks for sharing that information - I definitely will NOT update the BIOS ...

[radaB]

has anyone gotten pci express 2.0 working on this board? for each slot there's 2 options in the bios but only 'autonomous software switch' works without crashing windows xp for me. any ideas?

[roofsniper]

has anyone gotten pci express 2.0 working on this board? for each slot there's 2 options in the bios but only 'autonomous software switch' works without crashing windows xp for me. any ideas?

yea i think thats the option i use and it works fine.

[tbone8ty]

I just install an am3 Athlon II X4 620 propus cpu on this mobo and i having difficulty overclocking, specifically its not letting me load win7 with a lower memory divider when i overclock the fsb.


i have the memory in my sig 4 x 1gb corsair dominators ddr2 1066 5-5-5-15

also running bios 1903

i tried 250 x 13 so i lowered the memory divider to 1:4 and it put the memory at 1000mhz but it wont boot, so i have to restart and change it back to stock 3:8... its well below the rating of the memory so im not sure whats happening...

i will upload bios screen shot when i get home for more help

is it because i have an older sb600??

[QuietIce]

And you set your RAM timings and voltage manually ...?

[tbone8ty]

yeah ive done a bunch of different combos and tweaking, doesnt seem to like anything above 210 FSB, haha fail.


here are some bios screens of what i was try to accomplish, which i think is well under the capability of my cpu/memory

i heard 3.25 ghz is the sweet spot for the athlon II X4 620...

put plenty of volts to the cpu, or do i need more?



memory divider 1:4 so its at 1000mhz with 250 fsb



im thinking it could be my memory since i have 4 1066 sticks, maybe ill take 2 out and try different dimm combos...

but maybe i jsut need to update my mobo

any ideas?

[QuietIce]

Have you tried decreasing the CPU multiplier to make sure it's not the CPU ...?

[tbone8ty]

Have you tried decreasing the CPU multiplier to make sure it's not the CPU ...?

so i lowered just the multiplier to 10x and it still didn't load, just blank screen.

then i have to restart

but interestingly enough when i restart it shows 3.25ghz and ddr-800 on the POST, then F1 to enter setup or F2 for defaults

[QuietIce]

Mmmm, that doesn't sound even remotely good. I suggest a hard reset on the CMOS ...

[radaB]

4 sticks of ram will for sure dampen your overclocking performance. I went from 2x1024mb ddr2-800 ocz platinum rev. 2 to 4x1024mb. It went from running ddr2-1000 5-5-5-15 to ddr2-800 at 4-4-4-12 and now I pretty much cant overclock my ram if I want a stable cpu overclock.

[THOMO]

to the OP.

perhaps a better psu would allow a higher stable overclock like your friend?

that 12v rail looks painful considering it's idle.

[tbone8ty]

Mmmm, that doesn't sound even remotely good. I suggest a hard reset on the CMOS ...

i will take the battery out and clear cmos and try using 2 stick instead of 4 when i get home.

maybe my memory is getting tired.

i did run OCCT for an hr and it passed fine at default settings with 4 sticks...

i report back

i have a corsair psu which has plenty of power

[tbone8ty]

ok i had some luck with just 2 sticks in the black colored dimms

i managed to get 3.25 ghz @ 1.45V and around stock memory freq... hey its a start right!?



bios settings were:

CPU 250 x 13 = 3250 @ 1.45v
CPU-NB @ 1.35v
HT link 250 x 8 = 2000 @ 1.3v
NB freq 250 x 9 = 2250
memory @ 2.1V

also changed from unganged to ganged

[QuietIce]

*weird* but better now ...

[tbone8ty]

*weird* but better now ...

also another weird tid bit...

when i restart the machine, it doesnt wanna load the bios it just sits there at a blank screen (blank look on its face) haha...but if i shutdown and start back up again its fine.

passed 1hr OCCT test at those (above) settings fine though...

i might just get a newer mobo/memory setup...sb600 is gettin old...

or should i wait for 890FX? and just get newer ddr2 memory in the mean time.


anyways at least its nice that im running at stock phenom II 965 speeds :-)

[QuietIce]

If you're talking about a warm boot my s939 has done that ever since I cranked it above a 240 MHz clock. Always starts up fine on a cold boot though. Besides, my rigs run 24/7 so I start-up issues have never bothered me ...

[tbone8ty]

got 4 sticks of 1066 working but only @ 1000 mhz...



hmm maybe ill had another 5770 for CrossfireX, think my psu could handle it?

also lapped my 620 idles at 25C




sure getting the most out of this mobo, love Amd's upgrade path...i could technically put a Thuban on here, Right!?