Thoughts on DFI RD600

[p0tter]

I for one WOULD buy the iCFX, I don't run superpi for a living and as such would probably never see it being a little slower than a 975. Games do pretty well though and it overclocks Kents real well due to in bios GTL ref voltage tweaking...so for me it is actually a worthy buy.

Well said, I hope keep it and run a kent in 6 months or so.

[Raja@ASUS]

I am looking at going kent asap, it's worth keeping for the gtl tweaking on those quads alone. I love cmos reloaded too, i have profiles saved for different situations, the key one for browsing runs eveything at low volts and clocks, which is all I need for browsing (saving on power) and component life. I have 2 other profiles for benching and gaming. Cmos reloaded should be available on all oc'ing mobos so we can run lean when required. I think what has kept my board going so strong despite my hitting it with every voltage is my cooling both on cpu, water block on the nb and also extra fans blowing at the board. Pushing devices whilst not taking the right precautions regardless of what you are used to on other chipsets/boards is not the way to do things. Almost all areas of this board have been maxed out by me simultaneously without error for long bench sessions, and I ensure things are kept cool with adequate airflow.

[Revv23]

does the DFI get kents over 400fsb?

Last i checked that can only be done on 965.

[s e t h]

does the DFI get kents over 400fsb?

Last i checked that can only be done on 965.

http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=94

[Raja@ASUS]

also another thing I'd like to point out, a couple of us are running 1T on sub ddr1000 specced ram, on good voltage too, around 2.3 will be get me ddr800 1T on d9 micron specced at ddr 557 cas3/4 depending on how much stability you want guaranteed. A good strike for balance on this system for everyday use, this is what I meant earlier, we must remeber that 1t on various chipsets is not always the same as the name itself implies, the actual load varies with the internal chipset latency, which is why we are able to run ram faster and slower on various chipsets and at varying vdimm too.

regards
Raja

[cadaveca]

Yeah, I like my board

[p0tter]

me too, havent tried 1t yet.

[erwinz]

Yeah, I like my board

what is your ram??

[cadaveca]

crucial tracer pc6400

[Raja@ASUS]

crucial tracer pc6400

nice, makes me wonder why people assume 1T is the same on every board. That's 6400 ram running ddr1000 1T, well done, proves that armchair theory without owning a board is not always right. As ram bandwidth is down running 1T does not take you significantly outside spec. I might try and see the highest I can bench at 1T tonight..

[AbelJemka]

crucial tracer pc6400

Full bios settings?

[steelballzz]

after i found the max of my cpu....i started to mess with my ram

not really worried about the time...yet....just testing the limits....
all made with 2,45 vdimm

ocz 9200 flexXTC
1T

[AbelJemka]

Please post your bios settings, especially timings page

[Kin Hell]

does the DFI get kents over 400fsb?

Last i checked that can only be done on 965.

Didnt you read my post only one page back? There`s even a link there to a 460fsb over at the Repository!

The Repository

[GNU]

And again for time #300, my board worked fine out of the box, it wasnt DOA, it is not defective, it worked fine untill I went above 3.6ghz and 1.5v.

Okay and now give me a explanation, why get another users a high stable oc with DFI without problems.

[cadaveca]

Full bios settings?

Many thanks to eva2000 for creating the template!!!!

DFI ICFX3200-T2R/G 12/22 official bios:

Memory Clock Frequency: DDR-533


Control CPU Frequency: Manual
x CPU Frequency (Mhz):450
NB FSB Strapping:266
PCI-E Overclock: 100
Software Reset Clockgen: Enabled
Memory Overclocking: Enabled
Overclock Frequency (Mhz):499

CPU Vid Control: 1.45
CPU VID Special ADD: 103%
DDR2 Ram 1.8 Voltage:2.39
CPU VTT 1.2V Voltage: 1.44
NB Core 1.2V Voltage: 1.59
NB PLL 1.8V Voltage: 2.03
NB PLL 1.2V Voltage: 1.29
NB PCI-E 1.2V Voltage: 1.22
NB Core 1.2V convert from: 2.14
SB Core 1.2V Voltage: 1.23
Clockgen Voltage: 2.92
GTL REF Voltage control: Disabled
CPU Core 1/2 GTL REF Volt: 48
CPU Core 3/4 GTL REF Volt: 48
North Bridge GTL REF Volt: 128
CPU PLL Setting Overide: Enabled
PLL Override loop count: AUTO
Conroe P-State Multiplier: AUTO
C1E Function: Disabled

CS Output Timing: AUTO
CK Output Timing: AUTO
Dual channel Split Mode: Auto
ADDR/CMD Driving Pre-AMP: Disabled
ADDR/CMD Driving Strength: 12
Clocking Driving Pre-AMP: Always
Clocking Driving Strength: 12
Address/Command Timing: 1T
Memory Timing Select: Manual

CAS Timing (TCAS): 4
Read RAS-CAS Delay (TRCDR):4
Write RAS-CAS Delay (TRCDW):4
RAS Precharge Time (TRP): 4
Cycle Time (TRAS): 12

Row Cycle Time (TRC):21
Refresh to Active (TRFC):40
Bank to Bank CMD (TRRD): 3
Write Recovery (TWR): 6

Read-Write Command (TRTW): 3
Write-Write CS (TWTW_CS): 2
Write-Read Command (TWTR): 3
Write-Read CS (TWTR_CS): 2
Read-Read CS (TRTR_CS): 2
Read Data Transfers: 5

Memory Auto-Calibration
Read Data Transfer: Enabled
Read Strobe Delay: Disabled
Read Strobe Arrival: Enabled

Anything else not shown here is not changed.

[STaRGaZeR]

me too, havent tried 1t yet.

Wow what a low time in SuperPi, same time here but with 500MHz less on the CPU...

[p0tter]

Im happy its under 17 sec and 8hours stable w/o tweaks

[nealh]

should you manually set strap to 266 if running 1T at 400mhz...like me on my 10th anniv?

[Raja@ASUS]

here's what I have managed with regards to 3dmark01 thx to my dear friend Phase, he's helped me squeeze this board hard (could not have done it without you man!). Still it can go further (should be in the 75's) with more attention to detail, ok it's no world beater but I am happy I got it this far, the phrase flexibility springs to mind.

[STaRGaZeR]

Im happy its under 17 sec and 8hours stable w/o tweaks

Only the RAM is tweaked, rock stable in memtest, haven´t tried Orthos yet. ATM is my 24/7 config, until i have my WC back.

[PanteraGSTK]

Only the RAM is tweaked, rock stable in memtest, haven´t tried Orthos yet. ATM is my 24/7 config, until i have my WC back.

hope this hasn't been answered, but what is the highes fsb you've been able to reach?

Oh and BTW nice avatar

[korby]

One question please (sorry if it's allready said).

Can we use Winflash to update the BIOS or I'll need to borow an ol' FDD?


Thanks alot.

[STaRGaZeR]

hope this hasn't been answered, but what is the highes fsb you've been able to reach?

Oh and BTW nice avatar

I´m on intel stock cooler, so de max. FSB reached is around 400. When I get some decent cooling the fun will start (hoping 450 FSB 24/7, 500+ for benching), but until then i´ll keep it only at 3100mhz. I´ll show you my board´s max. FSB

Haha the avatar is very very nice

regards

[PanteraGSTK]

I´m on intel stock cooler, so de max. FSB reached is around 400. When I get some decent cooling the fun will start, but until then i´ll keep it only at 3100mhz. I´ll show you my board´s max. FSB

Haha the avatar is very very nice

You probobly know this, but the Scythe infinity is the best hsf I have ever seen. I love mine. my temps never get above 60c with my e6300 @ 3.6ghz (516fsb x7) I would like to peg out my chip and see what my memory could do with more volts.