RD600 first look and general questions

[Pete@X]

....& what happens when you try to overclock the ram?
I asked about the overclockability using 4 modules as opposed to overclocking with 2 modules! All motherboards to date are notorious for being NOT so clockable with 4 sticks over 2 & I was wondering if the RD600 Chipset had resolved this annoying Bug.
Anyone from DFI got anything to say about this?
Thanks in advance.

So far - so good As i just got the sticks today - i have to find out what they can do 1st , but looks ok so far - already went up to 425 and 450 without a prob ... more to come ...

@nealth: yapp - nice one - Vore is 2 notches higher than needed, just wanted to be sure CPU is not ruin the test ... that one can do 3.8 around 1,45V and 3.8 around 1,5V ... but i have a 3060 that clocks even better. Teh E6600 is lapped and BSel modded, that`s why i use that one for the tests. CPU comes up as 9x333 nice and bright @1,20V

[Kin Hell]

So far - so good As i just got the sticks today - i have to find out what they can do 1st , but looks ok so far - already went up to 425 and 450 without a prob ... more to come ...

@nealth: yapp - nice one - Vore is 2 notches higher than needed, just wanted to be sure CPU is not ruin the test ... that one can do 3.8 around 1,45V and 3.8 around 1,5V ... but i have a 3060 that clocks even better. Teh E6600 is lapped and BSel modded, that`s why i use that one for the tests. CPU comes up as 9x333 nice and bright @1,20V

So you`re doing 450fsb (900DDR) with 4 sticks at 1:1?
Very nice CPU you got there btw.

[nealh]

So far - so good As i just got the sticks today - i have to find out what they can do 1st , but looks ok so far - already went up to 425 and 450 without a prob ... more to come ...

@nealth: yapp - nice one - Vore is 2 notches higher than needed, just wanted to be sure CPU is not ruin the test ... that one can do 3.8 around 1,45V and 3.8 around 1,5V ... but i have a 3060 that clocks even better. Teh E6600 is lapped and BSel modded, that`s why i use that one for the tests. CPU comes up as 9x333 nice and bright @1,20V

Damn you..jeez, I can never get a nice cpu...mines not bad but nothing like what some have gotten...

[momomo6789]

anyone know why i cant boot memory over 574 mhz im doing 4.4.4.12 574 but i cant do 574 at same timeing or even 5.5.5.15 been working on it for like 2 hours or so then i left the comp off all night came back and it booted 586 5.5.5. .... What is wrong here

[Pete@X]

So you`re doing 450fsb (900DDR) with 4 sticks at 1:1?
Very nice CPU you got there btw.

They are async right now - not 1:1 as the CPU is @413 now. But as we all know 1:1 (sync) timings are tighther with the 22/12/06 Bios - and so far that is a reason to avoid sync mode, but no Probs when you set in bios the speed manually.

Board is priming @475 (950DDR) with the 4 sticks now ... when i´ve finished the tests as far as i can get - i`ll drop the multi to 8 and try Tonys recomendet "Sweet Spot" of the Board with 8 x 464 - so there is more to come and not enought time to do it. Really time for a 2nd Setup "just" for testing the RD600. Maybe i`ll crab another ICFX3200 on my way back home

[Pete@X]

... so Tests are done up to PC8500 (DDR2-1066), so i can say that the board basically has no Probs when 4 sticks are used.

E6600@3,7GHz, RAM@DDR2-1066 (533Mhz Bios)
Ram: 4 x 1GB (G.Skill 2GBJS PC6400)
Prime Blend >17h

[Gambit_2K]

So no word on a new bios? Has the DFI 965 stolen all the RD600 thunder? =(

[Kin Hell]

... so Tests are done up to PC8500 (DDR2-1066), so i can say that the board basically has no Probs when 4 sticks are used.

E6600@3,7GHz, RAM@DDR2-1066 (533Mhz Bios)
Ram: 4 x 1GB (G.Skill 2GBJS PC6400)
Prime Blend >17h

Thanks for the results Pete, really appreciated.

[s e t h]

there are new bios' in the works for RD600...

and new bios' for infinity-965 appears to be supporting 333fsb cpu's
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=133875

[Ten]

there are new bios' in the works for RD600...

I hope this is like bios 11.xx was for 975X but im pretty happy atm just they fix some minor problems.

[erwinz]

yup yup.. Ive been waiting for the new bios.. I hope it fixes the problem with my corsair 8000 UL..

[fenomenhaa]

First try with rd600 .518fsb easily but no more..Set fsb with setfsb above 518fsb (522 or more) still 518 fsb via cpuz.İs that a bios limit or bug?

[korby]

Has anyone tried Noctua NH-U6 for the NB?

[amandpm]

I have bought it but have not installed it yet.

[korby]

OK, waiting for the result. Gotta find a way to get it in Romania.

[ante_ante]

Have one problem. When i turn off my computer it´s auto boot and i have to turn it off again with the power button. Anyone having the same problems ?
How do i fix it ?

[pcmoddingmy]

Okay... I think my board is dead.
It wouldn't boot anymore and halts at error "25". Tried everything including clear CMOS, remove batt, unplug ATX and all... still no go.
Finally, after hitting "Insert" repeatedly, it would "beep" once and pass the "25" code until the BIOS appears in the monitor. Then, it would halt at error "7F" where the BIOS asks me to "Press F1 or Del".
I couldn't get past the "7F" code anymore.

FYI, I didn't flash BIOS and the board worked just great before I had this problem. The only thing I was doing prior to this was swapping out for a Swiftech MCW30 chipset waterblock, and the board worked fine after the MCW30.

Any idea what went wrong? I think I may have to request for a new BIOS chip from DFI.

[nealh]

Okay... I think my board is dead.
It wouldn't boot anymore and halts at error "25". Tried everything including clear CMOS, remove batt, unplug ATX and all... still no go.
Finally, after hitting "Insert" repeatedly, it would "beep" once and pass the "25" code until the BIOS appears in the monitor. Then, it would halt at error "7F" where the BIOS asks me to "Press F1 or Del".
I couldn't get past the "7F" code anymore.

FYI, I didn't flash BIOS and the board worked just great before I had this problem. The only thing I was doing prior to this was swapping out for a Swiftech MCW30 chipset waterblock, and the board worked fine after the MCW30.

Any idea what went wrong? I think I may have to request for a new BIOS chip from DFI.

Curious what voltages were you running on the mobo..not cpu

[GNU]

Urg. What happens with dfi-club? They are not reachable again.

[The Nemesis]

Urg. What happens with dfi-club? They are not reachable again.

they're now powered by vBulletin so the link changed.

[korby]

I have bought it but have not installed it yet.

So?

[GNU]

they're now powered by vBulletin so the link changed.

thx

[pcmoddingmy]

Curious what voltages were you running on the mobo..not cpu

I'm not too sure as I didn't power the board for about a week. Might be about 1.7~1.9V-ish. The board never runs more than a couple hours and I mainly use it for benching.
I guess the BIOS might have borked out and hopefully a new BIOS chip can help solve my problem

[nealh]

I'm not too sure as I didn't power the board for about a week. Might be about 1.7~1.9V-ish. The board never runs more than a couple hours and I mainly use it for benching.
I guess the BIOS might have borked out and hopefully a new BIOS chip can help solve my problem

so what do you use for everyday use?

Tony has stated DFI feels anything over 1.5v can lead to killing the chipset..so it is possible the chip is damaged

[pcmoddingmy]

so what do you use for everyday use?

Tony has stated DFI feels anything over 1.5v can lead to killing the chipset..so it is possible the chip is damaged

No... the RD600 is only powered up for benching. I have another rig for my everyday use.
I suspect that the chip could be damaged, but it should not be able to completely power up if the chip happens to be damaged. Maybe its just a borked BIOS, I hope.