Quote Originally Posted by KTE View Post
Many times moving HT 1MHz seems to make NB/CPU very unstable unless you add voltage to the NB - a trend with the 9850 unlike B2
Thanks for that tip KTE! When I was testing individually I noticed the HT Link didn't like to go very high. I picked up some 1066 Reapers cheap, but I'm still having trouble running in that mode. I'm blaming it on the fact that I have to run them in slots 3&4 because of clearance, but I still think it's a bios problem.

Also beware, DS5 I tested a long while back was overvolting especially under load - if stock was 1.25v then under load it overvolted to 1.280v. The feature carried over to the 780G and 740G offerings too.
Yep, they still do that... Only now (DS5/F5) undervolts a little at idle, and overvolts a little at load. IE: 1.275v bios = ~1.265 Idle / 1.285 Load

Keithlm: I wouldn't be too quick to blame your G.Skills. I thought the same thing, which is why I bought the Reapers.. Still had trouble with them too. Pretty sure your right it's a Bios Problem!

The worst thing for me from all of this is that I had a Stepping/Batch that looks to be awesome (0810 BPAW). I RMA'd it because of this crap, guess I'll never know for sure but I gave it 5 days tweeking and this one is only doing marginally better...

Aussie:Concerning F4 Bios... Yeah, I went all the way back to F3 on the this chip without any improvement in performance. I did just realize I still have a copy of the F4F though. It's the only one I haven't tried, guess I'll give it a shot tonight.