QuadGT Arrived (56k warning)

[MrDeeds]

@Revv23

How does the board feel in windows to you though, do you feel its snappier in any way. Other than benching. I was thinking about picking one up as a second board but im just scared of lack of support from abit.

Also how are you liking the ddr maximizer. I was thinking about picking one up, not really for extreme volts since most boards are coming with decent enough voltages nowadays but to have a baseline of what my memory will do at particular voltages. I saw you posted a while back about your memory needed less volts after the maximizer. I thought that was pretty cool too.

[RLM]

Just one thing I've observed, and not sure if the new bios fixes. I had my keyboard option set to usb bios. Needed for a multi os.

When installing software from dvd(IDE), or copying to the harddrive it was taking forever. 10 mins into an install and the progress bar is still not even near 50%.

Changed the usb keyboard option back to OS, and the DVD is back to normal.

Will have to check if this new bios fixes that issue.

Just an observation.

RLM

[bingo13]

Just one thing I've observed, and not sure if the new bios fixes. I had my keyboard option set to usb bios. Needed for a multi os.

When installing software from dvd(IDE), or copying to the harddrive it was taking forever. 10 mins into an install and the progress bar is still not even near 50%.

Changed the usb keyboard option back to OS, and the DVD is back to normal.

Will have to check if this new bios fixes that issue.

Just an observation.

RLM

The beta BIOS resolves this issue although I still noticed pausing at times with it set to BIOS on a couple of Logitech keyboards but Microsoft seems to be fine. They still have some fine tuning to do.

[Revv23]

@Revv23

How does the board feel in windows to you though, do you feel its snappier in any way. Other than benching. I was thinking about picking one up as a second board but im just scared of lack of support from abit.

Also how are you liking the ddr maximizer. I was thinking about picking one up, not really for extreme volts since most boards are coming with decent enough voltages nowadays but to have a baseline of what my memory will do at particular voltages. I saw you posted a while back about your memory needed less volts after the maximizer. I thought that was pretty cool too.

Hmm well im running the same 24/7 clocks right now and as you can imagine its no different in windows... but i maxed out higher and i was able to run 4.1ghz in windows which frankly wasn't possible on the P5B... so in a while ill test for higher 24/7 clocks as i am confident that they are there, and that would be noticable.

About the maximizer - I freaking love it. If you ever want to bench seriously it should be the first thing on your list, i don't know how i got along without it. For instance, when clocking yesterday i set my ram timings a bit too tight, no problem, increase voltage until it boots, set the timings lower, decrease voltage... clocking in windows with clockgen? just turn the pot a bit for more voltage, no shutting down for more volts - its way better then a vmod too becasue you dont need to juggle a multimeter and a screwdriver around near your motherboard, its all just right there on the unit.

Also it brought my max memory OC on P5B in 4-4-4 from 560 with 2.6v to 575 with 2.6v and also allowed me to break 600 with 2.8v, as the voltage stability was so bad on P5B that the ram couldnt handle more then 2.6v...

On the abit the difference might not be quite so large as the board was designed to handle 3.0v on ram, and has some high quality circuitry, but i still have no doubt that the maximizer would give noticable gains...

If you aren't interested in hardcore benching, i still recommend it - like you said i got the same mhz at less voltage - i went from 450 4-4-4 at ~2.35 to 2.15v... However it's alot of money to spend if you aren't going to use it to bench. So it's more your call.

Also to note, if you get it you should be prepared to desoldier the VDimm coil from any mobo you use to ensure compatibility, if you aren't willing to do that then i wouldn't even bother.

[eva2000]

Hmm well im running the same 24/7 clocks right now and as you can imagine its no different in windows... but i maxed out higher and i was able to run 4.1ghz in windows which frankly wasn't possible on the P5B... so in a while ill test for higher 24/7 clocks as i am confident that they are there, and that would be noticable.

About the maximizer - I freaking love it. If you ever want to bench seriously it should be the first thing on your list, i don't know how i got along without it. For instance, when clocking yesterday i set my ram timings a bit too tight, no problem, increase voltage until it boots, set the timings lower, decrease voltage... clocking in windows with clockgen? just turn the pot a bit for more voltage, no shutting down for more volts - its way better then a vmod too becasue you dont need to juggle a multimeter and a screwdriver around near your motherboard, its all just right there on the unit.

Also it brought my max memory OC on P5B in 4-4-4 from 560 with 2.6v to 575 with 2.6v and also allowed me to break 600 with 2.8v, as the voltage stability was so bad on P5B that the ram couldnt handle more then 2.6v...

On the abit the difference might not be quite so large as the board was designed to handle 3.0v on ram, and has some high quality circuitry, but i still have no doubt that the maximizer would give noticable gains...

If you aren't interested in hardcore benching, i still recommend it - like you said i got the same mhz at less voltage - i went from 450 4-4-4 at ~2.35 to 2.15v... However it's alot of money to spend if you aren't going to use it to bench. So it's more your call.

Also to note, if you get it you should be prepared to desoldier the VDimm coil from any mobo you use to ensure compatibility, if you aren't willing to do that then i wouldn't even bother.

so maximizer works on QuadGT without coil mods etc ? like P5B Deluxe ? interesting i got same memory clocks with P5B Deluxe vs Maximizer upto 2.45v vdimm!

[Revv23]

so maximizer works on QuadGT without coil mods etc ? like P5B Deluxe ? interesting i got same memory clocks with P5B Deluxe vs Maximizer upto 2.45v vdimm!

I desoldered the coil on my P5b and on my quad GT... even if it's compatible you should get less interference without the signal, plus i don't wawnt to risk trying, i have heard of a few dead boards and i sure don't want that PITA on my hands.

It's odd you got the same clocks, i certainly didnt even come close, perhaps its a QC issue with asus, some pwm's might be slightly stronger then others...