ok. Let me be blunt. Changing strap could only at worst corrupt bios. If it was done via windows, totally user error. If not, parts weren't capable, and that's part of the risk you take when you overclock. BTW, my cpu's, all of them(and that's very many) operate @ 266fsb strap or less only. 333 causes no boot, 300 causes errors. I don'tt know why, nor do I care...this strap does not limit the cpu(had most @ 500FSB), merely the mobo.
I AM EXTREME!!!!lol.
I've tried changing EVERY SINGLE setting, had C1's, etc, and never failed to get the board alive again. But i have gamut of parts at my disposal, so things such as swapping out ram to get the board to boot is always an option for me. And we are not talking about jsut having different IC's...becuase sometimes it's simply SPD interpretation causing issues.
500mhz 1T prime stable? done that too...hard as hell tho. Took me about 3 days of 14-16 hrs a day to get it prime stable. 1:1...would never happen.
ATI wanted 1.5v default for NB, in order to pull 1:1 in operation, however this was quashed by Intel, if i got the story right. We got the story it will kill the chipset by eletron migration, but after having many different configs using this board, it seems plain to me that over 1.5v northbridge hurts cpu, and not the chipset. 2.0v, and your gonna cause serious issues. Something has to convert that chipset voltage to a votlage usable by the cpu...
I see alot of users here with complaints, but mostly this comes from people without many parts, nor time to reign in this board. Tony warned everyone way back when...would be good to heed his word! He's got nothing to gain from helping...
Yes, this chipset is hot. I have always stated this, defended it even. So take that into consideration...I did and seem to have no issues. Sure, this means I've got to deal with a loud system, but that's the price you pay.
266mhz, folks. That's stock. 400mhz, that's 150% of stock. I know this is extreme systems, but let's be a bit realistic here...not every part is gonna cooperate when you push things this far. 500mhz...187%. Almost a full double the stock speed. Go through the threads here and find how many parts(not just boards..i mean everything) can do that on traditional cooling. Be happy with the free performance you got. You could have less. No sweat off my back either way...My board works just like it should. Not too sure why, given some of the comments in this thread, but it does. But then you hardly hear from people without issues...
Originally Posted by cadaveca
ok. Let me be blunt. Changing strap could only at worst corrupt bios. If it was done via windows, totally user error. If not, parts weren't capable, and that's part of the risk you take when you overclock. BTW, my cpu's, all of them(and that's very many) operate @ 266fsb strap or less only. 333 causes no boot, 300 causes errors. I don'tt know why, nor do I care...this strap does not limit the cpu(had most @ 500FSB), merely the mobo.
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