**Official DFI LanParty UT X48-T2R(and LT) Discussion

[chuck4456]

The only thing that I've done with it is share BIOS settings with LV Coyote.
That worked but remember one thing.
When you trade a BIOS it not only takes on the other system's OC settings, it takes on ALL of the other system's BIOS settings.
And vice versa.
Gets interesting.

[zsamz_]

Hey all, I just got my PC going with the UT X48-T2R which I had purchased about 4 months ago but in moving to a job and apartment, I never had the time to get my PC built. Finally I've done it and I want to definitely start to OC a bit. I have only done a little bit of OCing a long time ago on AMD's Athlon 64 X2s, and right now my X48-T2R is coupled with a QX9650 CPU.

However, after hearing about DFI's ABS (Auto Boost System) utility, I wanted to give that a try. I downloaded it from their website, but everytime I go to install it, it tells me I need to have .NET Framework 2.0 before running it. Also when I run the program, no information about my system even shows up and the ABS Profile I downloaded from DFI's site apparently doesn't match to what I have installed. I have .NET Framework 3.5 and the other versions have been installed in the past as well.

So is the version of ABS from their website broken or what? Has anybody successfully used the ABS utility?

Thanks!

dont bother with abs
use 602 or 603 beta bioses all other are crap

[PacoL250]

dont bother with abs
use 602 or 603 beta bioses all other are crap

Well I'm using the 12/2008 BIOS, not sure if that's either 602 or 603 as DFI's website is not very clear nor does even the latest one show up at times (their site is poorly designed it seems, in both IE and Firefox).

I'm not at my PC at the moment and won't be back at my apartment until after this weekend, so I can't tell you specifics right now.

Also, I can't seem to get my DDR2-1066 RAM to actually run at 1066. CPU-Z and during boot the RAM is listed at DDR2-800. I've made sure the timing and voltage is correct and yet I can't run the RAM at DDR2-1066. I've got Crucial Ballistix Tracers; a pair of 1GBx2 so I have 4GB of RAM.

Could it be the BIOS in that regard?

Oh and if anybody cares, the DFI-specific links on the first page of the thread all link to the same site/page. DFI's website is completely crapped out and has been for a while it seems.

[zsamz_]

Well I'm using the 12/2008 BIOS, not sure if that's either 602 or 603 as DFI's website is not very clear nor does even the latest one show up at times (their site is poorly designed it seems, in both IE and Firefox).

I'm not at my PC at the moment and won't be back at my apartment until after this weekend, so I can't tell you specifics right now.

Also, I can't seem to get my DDR2-1066 RAM to actually run at 1066. CPU-Z and during boot the RAM is listed at DDR2-800. I've made sure the timing and voltage is correct and yet I can't run the RAM at DDR2-1066. I've got Crucial Ballistix Tracers; a pair of 1GBx2 so I have 4GB of RAM.

Could it be the BIOS in that regard?



Oh and if anybody cares, the DFI-specific links on the first page of the thread all link to the same site/page. DFI's website is completely crapped out and has been for a while it seems.

take a better look
i downloaded the 602 bios for a freind this week you need to use beta link
those sets are crap imho i bet they are 1 sided crucial crapola
set voltage to 2.04 in bios
i ran my board 1270+ with 4 stix the good double sided ballistix rated 2.2v

[kamieldehond]

Ok i sold my mobo and want to buy a DFI. I can buy a 2nd hand LT x48-T2R for 100 euro or i can buy a new UT p45-T2RS for 127 euro. Now my question is what the better board for overclocking? I dont care about the extra lanes from the x48 chipset. Im leaning towards the p45 myself.

*edit

I can get a LT x48-T2R new for 100 euro, damn those DFI boards are dirt cheap lately. Anyway should i go for the UT p45 or LT x48?

[zsamz_]

Ok i sold my mobo and want to buy a DFI. I can buy a 2nd hand LT x48-T2R for 100 euro or i can buy a new UT p45-T2RS for 127 euro. Now my question is what the better board for overclocking? I dont care about the extra lanes from the x48 chipset. Im leaning towards the p45 myself.

*edit

I can get a LT x48-T2R new for 100 euro, damn those DFI boards are dirt cheap lately. Anyway should i go for the UT p45 or LT x48?

ut p45 withought a doubt
my ut p35 easily beats my lt x38
only thing the x48 is better at is clocking 4 sticks of ram
but i like my rampage extreme best

[kamieldehond]

How big is the difference in memory clocking between ut p45 and lt x48? as ill be running 4x1gb d9gmh

[zsamz_]

How big is the difference in memory clocking between ut p45 and lt x48? as ill be running 4x1gb d9gmh

i havent tried the ut-p45 i was told its good @ 4x1
i have the dk and 4x1 is not verry good i wish i bought the ut
but if you have a quad dont bother with the x48 even my dk slaps the x48 in quad clocking so the ut is better by 10%
i always said the x48 is a waste unless you need 16x16 crossfire

[kamieldehond]

but you never need 16x16 crossfire as 8x8 crossfire is enough

thx for the info

[PacoL250]

take a better look
i downloaded the 602 bios for a freind this week you need to use beta link
those sets are crap imho i bet they are 1 sided crucial crapola
set voltage to 2.04 in bios
i ran my board 1270+ with 4 stix the good double sided ballistix rated 2.2v

I'm pretty sure the sticks are double-sided as I haven't recently got these sticks; I've had them for a long time (I bought them when they were still expensive almost 2 years ago, but stocked up as Newegg had them on sale). Not to mention all the sticks have two rows of LEDs, and IIRC, the single-sided ones didn't have that.

As for the BIOS, you mentioned a 603 BIOS before but I can't find it on their site. Anywhere else I can look? Trust me I've looked.

[zsamz_]

look in ut bios not lt bios
if you cant run that ram @ rated speeds time for rma they dyin

[PacoL250]

look in ut bios not lt bios
if you cant run that ram @ rated speeds time for rma they dyin

Heh, I've looked in the UT Bios. I'm not that much of a newb

I plan on running MemTest as soon as I get back to my apartment, so perhaps that will let me know what the issues are. Prior to that, I'll try changing my settings in the BIOS version that I am using to see what's working and/or not working.

If MemTest comes up with positive results, I'll try the 602 Beta BIOS.

[PacoL250]

Heh, I've looked in the UT Bios. I'm not that much of a newb

I plan on running MemTest as soon as I get back to my apartment, so perhaps that will let me know what the issues are. Prior to that, I'll try changing my settings in the BIOS version that I am using to see what's working and/or not working.

If MemTest comes up with positive results, I'll try the 602 Beta BIOS.

I'm quoting myself just to keep some context.

Anyways, so I upped the voltage to actually 2.05v, but the DRAM speed is still listed at DDR2 800 in the BIOS and in CPU-Z. I haven't done any MemTest or BIOS downgrading yet.

In CPU-Z my FSBRAM ratio is 5:6, with the DRAM Freqency being listed at 400MHz.

When I tried changing the DRAM Speed in the BIOS to 333/1066, the system doesn't POST and I get a CMOS Checksum error, specifically about my keyboard not being present (which makes no sense).

Am I correct in assuming that the BIOS version is the culprit here, and I should move down to the 602 Beta BIOS?

[zsamz_]

find n put on 602 or 603 beta bios or ....suffer

[PacoL250]

find n put on 602 or 603 beta bios or ....suffer

Well I just updated to the 602 beta BIOS. Still can't change the DRAM Speed to 333/1066.

So I'm at 333/800 which is a DRAM Ratio of 5:6. To get 333/1066, the DRAM Ratio needs to be 5:8 (this is from me reading Clunk's DFI BIOS guide).

I assume I need to tinker with the timings or do I need to crank the voltage up to around 2.2v?

EDIT: I found what I exactly bought on Newegg.com and they don't carry it anymore and apparently Crucial doesn't make them anymore either.

So I guess I need to crank the voltage up to 2.2v then.

EDIT #2: I cranked up the voltage to 2.2v and I can't set the DRAM Speed option in the BIOS to 333/1066.

Any suggestions now? I'm getting a bit frustrated now.

[askimo]

What is the best OC bios to use with the UT X48-T3RS??

[zsamz_]

Well I just updated to the 602 beta BIOS. Still can't change the DRAM Speed to 333/1066.

So I'm at 333/800 which is a DRAM Ratio of 5:6. To get 333/1066, the DRAM Ratio needs to be 5:8 (this is from me reading Clunk's DFI BIOS guide).

I assume I need to tinker with the timings or do I need to crank the voltage up to around 2.2v?

EDIT: I found what I exactly bought on Newegg.com and they don't carry it anymore and apparently Crucial doesn't make them anymore either.

So I guess I need to crank the voltage up to 2.2v then.

EDIT #2: I cranked up the voltage to 2.2v and I can't set the DRAM Speed option in the BIOS to 333/1066.

Any suggestions now? I'm getting a bit frustrated now.

start by testin each stick you might have a bad stick
set voltage to 2.14=2.1 real
400-450fsb use 333-800 divider
set vtt to 1.2 start gtls 120-110-100 and fidlle till your stable
you bought a dfi so you gotta learn it
if you want an easy overclock on that cpu you need a p45 board
you should be able to get 440fsb easy on the board

[PacoL250]

start by testin each stick you might have a bad stick
set voltage to 2.14=2.1 real
400-450fsb use 333-800 divider
set vtt to 1.2 start gtls 120-110-100 and fidlle till your stable
you bought a dfi so you gotta learn it
if you want an easy overclock on that cpu you need a p45 board
you should be able to get 440fsb easy on the board

Oh yeah, I definitely know I gotta learn it; hence why I bought a DFI: I wanted to learn all these things.

Thanks for the help! I'll try your suggestions and tinker from there.

[zsamz_]

Oh yeah, I definitely know I gotta learn it; hence why I bought a DFI: I wanted to learn all these things.

Thanks for the help! I'll try your suggestions and tinker from there.

dont be afraid to put 1.6v into nb as long as it dont go over 55c
read cluks review but dont go too high on gtls just makes more heat

[GlowingBulb]

Pretty general question here guys as I'm away from my PC at the moment but I'm looking for any pointers to help me out:

I've been running Vista 32bit for a good while now, nice & stable @ 3.2GHz but a few days ago installed the 64bit version & my rig seems to be running slow as hell when it comes to running anything HDD intensive (defrag, file transfers, updates etc)

The only changes I've made besides the OS is to add another 2 sticks of RAM. Unfortunately due to no stock I've now got 2 different types of RAM:
2 x 1GB OCZ SLi PC2-8500 (original)
2 x 1GB Geil Black Dragon PC2-8500 (new)

I havent changed any BIOS settings & can run OOCT & ORTHOS stable for 24hrs in blend.

I'm wondering if the 2 different sets of RAM would cause any issues or am I missing some driver update since changing over to 64bit? I know I'm asking a very vague question here but I'd appreciate any kind of pointers.

Thanks in advance

[zsamz_]

Pretty general question here guys as I'm away from my PC at the moment but I'm looking for any pointers to help me out:

I've been running Vista 32bit for a good while now, nice & stable @ 3.2GHz but a few days ago installed the 64bit version & my rig seems to be running slow as hell when it comes to running anything HDD intensive (defrag, file transfers, updates etc)

The only changes I've made besides the OS is to add another 2 sticks of RAM. Unfortunately due to no stock I've now got 2 different types of RAM:
2 x 1GB OCZ SLi PC2-8500 (original)
2 x 1GB Geil Black Dragon PC2-8500 (new)

I havent changed any BIOS settings & can run OOCT & ORTHOS stable for 24hrs in blend.

I'm wondering if the 2 different sets of RAM would cause any issues or am I missing some driver update since changing over to 64bit? I know I'm asking a very vague question here but I'd appreciate any kind of pointers.

Thanks in advance

you need more volts to nb 0.5-1.0v and an extra 0.02-0,04v to memory

[GlowingBulb]

Thanks for the quick reply!

So you think that the extra nudge on the volts should stop the long wait as I watch the HDD light?

Also, do you think there could be any issues running 2 different brands of RAM?

[zsamz_]

Thanks for the quick reply!

So you think that the extra nudge on the volts should stop the long wait as I watch the HDD light?

Also, do you think there could be any issues running 2 different brands of RAM?

you cant run 4x1 withought the xtra volts on nb or memory it might run but not really stable
you should be puttin 1.5+ on nb especially with the quad
ram is ok as long as you got the right timings
and put the best sticks on b channel
channal A clocks better it dont need best stix

[Shiranui Gen-An]

The price on this board is super cheap now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136046

[zsamz_]

The price on this board is super cheap now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136046

but the ut p35 slaps it silly