ULI Chipset iz good, cheapest 24 sec of the world ? !!

[Naasar]

You have PM.

hey can u give me ur settings as well sir? i just ordered this board today as my 146 should be here this coming tuesday.

your help is greatly appreciated.

[LowRun]

Anyone know where the vcore reading point is on this board?

thanks.

[Zebo]

Yes sir Gun post bios settings up.. definity applicable is this thread.. Plus I got one on the way too you could ease transition for us

[Diverge]

Yeah, some settings would be cool. i just ordered one of these to compare/troubleshoot compatibility issues with my RDX200 CF-DR. You can't really beat it for it's price for a test system for components

[Special_K]

[Mr. Tinker]

Guys I'm thinking to get this board. My concern is that I need high htt to clock my opty 144. I would like to know from you that you own one what htt do you get and also if you have any problems with the sata2 controler. Thanks...

I think you need a floppy to load Windows on SATA2 controller (not recognized by install), but you won't have problems with HTT b/c world record htt was acheived on this board.

[dinos22]

can you give us more info on your full setup including hardware you are running

[Special_K]

AsRock 939 Dual Sata2 » Winnie 3200+ @ 400 x 4 = 1.6GHz (1.58v) » 2x256MB 3200LLPT (2,3,3,10-1T @ 2.7V) » ati9700pro » Tt SilentX 560W

all K's old stuff =]

BIOS is the OCWB1 - it has a cold bug at high HTT so you have to clear and reset every time you reboot - that and the 6x & 7x multi don't work =/

Vcore mod for 1.58V was easy - forget the one in this thread, all you have to do is make a small solder bridge between 2 pins and set the bios VID to 1.35V

Nuh done the VDimm mod yet - prolly will just use OCZ booster instead, but this was done with bios 'HIGH' setting

photo of the Winnie stepping is AWOL, so will have to get a new one when this opteron replaces it, but it's pretty normal (330*8 on the runup to 400)

Hyper6 heatsink with a regular/budget 80mm fan + 120mm fan blowing over RAM, NB, & SB heatsinks (they are all passive on the Asrock) - NB gets pretty hot without a fan

RAM & gfx are at least 5 years old =]

[dogsx2]

I think you need a floppy to load Windows on SATA2 controller (not recognized by install), but you won't have problems with HTT b/c world record htt was acheived on this board.

I just don't understand why people always say a board will do high HTT just because it will do it at 4x or 5x. Are you going to run 4x or 5x? What good is that. 7x or 8x should be the least multi that you use to find the highest HTT.

I have this mb and the real killer on it is the memory issue.

[gundamit]

Yes sir Gun post bios settings up.. definity applicable is this thread.. Plus I got one on the way too you could ease transition for us

Haven't played with board in a while after I realized that it wasn't going to go to 334 for my 144. I might get back to it if I end up bundling the mobo with the 144 for a sale. I had a little set back with one of my DFI boards that'll be eating up my weekend as well as a water cooled game rig build. Middle of next week at the earliest to get back to this mobo. Sorry guys.

[Mr. Tinker]

I just don't understand why people always say a board will do high HTT just because it will do it at 4x or 5x. Are you going to run 4x or 5x? What good is that. 7x or 8x should be the least multi that you use to find the highest HTT.

I have this mb and the real killer on it is the memory issue.

It just means that there will be no htt limit to your overclock, so you can worry about other limits.

[Special_K]

lol - it IS a waste of time on a crappy old Winnie 3200

but imagine what you could do with a nice CPU =D

[LowRun]

Hmmm, anyone using this board with a Big Typhoon? I'd like to know how you did to install it as there is no backplate on this mobo and then there's a bunch of components on the back waiting to be crushed by the H shaped metal clip that comes with the BT.

[pcfreak]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I just saw that the dfi expert is "almost" available so I can wait for a few more days. Seems that I'll skip the asrock

[Zebo]

Well I'm not so impressed with this board guys, Definity needs mods for successful OCer.

1. I set vcore to 1.4 and it reverts to "auto" every reboot.
2. 1T does not work. I set 1T but it stays 2T.
3. Very very slow boot times in between bios screen and windows screen. I get a single "_" for about a minute before windows screen appears.

[gundamit]

Well I'm not so impressed with this board guys, Definity needs mods for successful OCer.

1. I set vcore to 1.4 and it reverts to "auto" every reboot.
2. 1T does not work. I set 1T but it stays 2T.
3. Very very slow boot times in between bios screen and windows screen. I get a single "_" for about a minute before windows screen appears.

Which bios are you on?

[Zebo]

1.4 but I tried 1.2 and 1.3 as well. Must be a dual core 165 issue if you think this is abnormal..

[gundamit]

1.4 but I tried 1.2 and 1.3 as well. Must be a dual core 165 issue if you think this is abnormal..

Try the first Beta and then the second.

[caligula]

Some tips: slot 1+2 (near cpu) seem to work better with tccd. Haven't tried with BH5 though.

[dinos22]

1.4 is

try OCW1 beta bios.........

clear cmos too

[Special_K]

OCWB1 for the win \o/

you're missing the point Zebo - it's a budget board aimed at budget consumers, but it has huge potential if you just spend a little time tweaking

dunno why your Vcore resets???

1T werx fine here, even at 400HTT - luck of the draw maybe? This Neo2 is bad compared to others so mebe K R owed some good luck for once =]

It is slower than usual between bios and windows, but one minute??? eek, it's 10secs maximum here

caligula: is Corsair XMS3200LLPT RAM BH5? if so, it werx fine in 3&4 also and OCZ booster werx to 4.1V!!!

all in all, this mobo has given approx +100MHz o/c on the same chip compared to this Neo2 mobo, all for the paltry price of £40 plus a bios update and a very simple VID mod =D

[Naasar]

i have this board up and running with the ocbeta 1 bios. i am currently running at 291x10 htt with memory at 194mhz. i want to do both the vcore mod and the vmem mod but i am not sure where to see the current voltage reading for vdimm. speed fan doesnt show it and i dont know where on the board to test with a multimeter. can someone help me with this as i am seriously being held back by low voltage options. my opty 146 can fly at default volatage (1.4) at 2.8ghz but 2.9 needs more and i know 3.0 will need at least 1.5. thats all i am shooting for and a 3.1 vdimm

help help

[stone_cold_Jimi]

Meh. How do ppl get high HTT on this? I've tried every BIOS going including the OCW betas but... 274 works fine, SPi or priming, but 275 and the PC doesn't even start let alone boot.

OTOH, I have 2 Gb of Crucial Ballistix that is no problem at all, runs 1:1 at 274 HTT and also does 1T (1.40 BIOS) at 3-3-3-8. Win some lose some I suppose.

[[cTx]Philosophy]

dont feel bad I cant do a lick over 250 or im crapping out on 1.35

after volt mod I hope for atleast 2.7ish and ill be happy..

[gundamit]

Meh. How do ppl get high HTT on this? I've tried every BIOS going including the OCW betas but... 274 works fine, SPi or priming, but 275 and the PC doesn't even start let alone boot.

OTOH, I have 2 Gb of Crucial Ballistix that is no problem at all, runs 1:1 at 274 HTT and also does 1T (1.40 BIOS) at 3-3-3-8. Win some lose some I suppose.

If you haven't done it already, drop a divider on the memory and set the HTT to 3x (or 600 - can't remember how it appears in the bios) and hopefully yo can get it over 300 on the OCWbeta1 bios.