Intel D975XBX "Bad Axe" Revision 304 - Who Wants One?

[oldsarge]

The Egg finally appears to be shipping rev 304, but the price is up to $236+!

[b0bd0le]

I have teamed up with Hassan here on XtremeSystems to *FINALLY* provide you all with revision 304 D975XBX motherboards - here is the new official pre-order thread:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=101693

*there is a TWO-WEEK DELAY ON THESE BOARDS FROM INTEL*

is it me, or does this link not work?

[davefr]

The Egg finally appears to be shipping rev 304, but the price is up to $236+!

They still won't guarantee Rev 304 stock and it could be weeks before previous revs are all purged from the channel.

ZZF has much better pricing. ($208 and they pay the freight.)

However the only way I know to ensure getting a Rev 304 is to buy from B&M and inspect the box.

[CompGeek]

I assume these do not support SLI... being intel chipset boards?

[Chr325is]

is it me, or does this link not work?

Me neither

[freecableguy]

is it me, or does this link not work?

Sales threads are not allowed outside of the FS section. Been a rule forever.

[FragTamer]

Well, if it works perfect with another CPU then the most likely culprit would be the 3.6 CPU. Does that Pentium D 960 work perfect in another board?

Yes. Another P - D was placed in the mobo and it loaded Windows??? The 3.6 I have works in another compatable board??? Phone calls to Intel have all come to one conclusion. Send the 3.6ghz Pentium D back for replacement???

Many combinations of testing reveal nothing is wrong. But put the 3.6 in with the new D975XBX board and again, Windows won't load. Processor is being sent back. I'll keep you posted. I'm am facinated, yet disapointed at all this. I noted the board came in a plain cardboard box. Does anyone know if it is supposed to come in an Intel box and show me what it looks like please?

[FragTamer]

I noticed that your using almost what I have.

The newest bios doesn't work. I rolled back one. (BX97510J.86A.0807.EB.EXE)
And the corsair has to be set at 5-5-5-12 any faster it will never start.
I have the D 965 multi set at 16 v 1.375 all is good. small problem with sil 3114 and drives. Overall very fast so far

Thanks Mr. Beast, what an awesome system you have. It's strange a bios should be submitted to the public as broken? Mine now has the most recent as of a few days after it's release. Not tested on it yet. Yes, I had updates the bios from factory standard to the second last and most recent releases. Everything booted fine. It's just loading the OS and the freezing up whilst windows is installing devices (could be power issues as stated below.) So Thats 3 bios versions that had no bearing on this situation. Cpu is being sent back as being suspect..... See what happens. I suspect the following that has to do with not having enough ampereage from the psu though a 1x4 to 2x2 connector adaptor as the cpu works in another less powerful board:-

This is information is from the Intel site relating to power issues, which would be a common problem for many that are unaware...

[fluffysheap]

My BadAxe from NewEgg arrived today, shipped May 31. It is rev 302.

[Gorod]

My BadAxe from NewEgg arrived today, shipped May 31. It is rev 302.

That sucks man ... I was just thinking to order one too after going to local Fry's today , spent 2 hours driving in heavy traffic , and they had only 302 , asked them when they may get 304 and they said may be nex month lol "Cause not many people buy those ... " and the same guy told me that lots of people been asking for 304 this week . Of course nobody buys those old 302 rev , why not get some new 304's and get some huge sails ?! Why it such a big deal to get that damn rev.304 in U.S. ?!

[Sneaky]

cause they still ahve 302's in stock and no one wants them - so they have no reason to order more of the newer 304's because the 302's wont sell in the first place

[Gorod]

cause they still ahve 302's in stock and no one wants them - so they have no reason to order more of the newer 304's because the 302's wont sell in the first place

But there are lots of people that don't need 304 , they don't care if it's 302 or 304 . So why not order some 304's in first place for all those people that been asking about that rev recently and sell those few 302's that are left to costumers that don't care much about revision ? I thought it's better to sell something than nothing
At least i found and bought a nice Fluke 62 IR thermometer at Fry's today LOL

[fluffysheap]

Well, my local Fry's has the rev 304, but it's $50 more than at Newegg, so I thought I'd take a chance. Most of the people that will buy these boards now are the same ones that bought them before, for Pentiums.

[FragTamer]

Well, if it works perfect with another CPU then the most likely culprit would be the 3.6 CPU. Does that Pentium D 960 work perfect in another board?

Yep it does... The board is a revision 302 and hopefully a retail revision 304 will fix the issue? It is possible that the new p- D 3.6ghx is not compatable with rev. 302. Obviously, Intel would have tested the new processor in rev 304, but it's only a possibility. All I know is P - D 960 has trouble in rev 302???????????

[FragTamer]

Reply to original thread by FragTamer:-

I noticed that your using almost what I have.

The newest bios doesn't work. I rolled back one. (BX97510J.86A.0807.EB.EXE)
And the corsair has to be set at 5-5-5-12 any faster it will never start.
I have the D 965 multi set at 16 v 1.375 all is good. small problem with sil 3114 and drives. Overall very fast so far

The original board (rev. 302) bios did had the same problem. Second last and last revisions of bios also had no bearing on the issue. Bios has been eliminated as not being at fault. As the CPU works in another board, we have eliminated that as well. It may be likely the board will get hoyked and a revision 304 installed and the same CPU out back in. It could be (this is another final stab in the dark) a compatability issue with rev. 302 mobo and the Pentium D 960 3.6ghz processor............ I see in here there is a two week wait for rev 304 Lucky I have this (another) pc still ...one day he's legs and arms will drop off...

[FragTamer]

My BadAxe from NewEgg arrived today, shipped May 31. It is rev 302.

I learnt the hard way too Because distributors stock up on mobos, they need to clear the older revision stock before they can order bulk in the new revisions. Lesson learned. Be absolutely specific on what you want and do your final homework to ensure new items are on the market. If they are newly released, be prepared to be patient.

[bobov]

they are gaurentied revision 304 i just called and ordered one myself. shipping is kinda expensive there though

Hi there, did you receive your mobo? Is it rev 304 indeed? Thanks.

[k00lance]

Hi there, did you receive your mobo? Is it rev 304 indeed? Thanks.

They have guarenteed rev.304 in stock.
From what I heard, they will have some in stock by tomorrow.

[bobov]

They have guarenteed rev.304 in stock.
From what I heard, they will have some in stock by tomorrow.

Price went up to $270.00.

[CompGeek]

Price went up to $270.00.

people will pay it too

[uOpt]

Which shop was that?

[bobov]

Which shop was that?

http://www.jncs.com/php/showdetail.p...-in-d975xbxlkr

[fluffysheap]

I probably wouldn't pay $270 - B&M stores will have them on shelves for that price. (My local Fry's in Seattle does, anyway.)

[Richie P]

UK people can find the guarranteed rev 304 here.

At £155 + £7.50 P+P it aint cheap, but two have been bought since refreshing the page! Current stock 16.

http://www.lambda-tek.com/components...?prodID=B33495

[uOpt]

I probably wouldn't pay $270 - B&M stores will have them on shelves for that price. (My local Fry's in Seattle does, anyway.)

They also have $16 minimum shipping rate. I won't do that, at least not in combination with an inflated base price.