Quote Originally Posted by Chosen. View Post
I currently have the system in my sig. What sort of problems am I most likely to encounter if I move to the XBX2?
I spent a couple of days reading this thread, and the things that I found so far, are the following:
- C1E cannot be disabled
- Onboard SATA need to be set to Normal/Native when using a SATA DVD drive (?)
- Something's wrong with the HDD LED in combination with the Jmicron controller (if you spend 6 months with an AW9D, this does not classify as an actual bug)
- DIMM slot #3 loves high-end RAM long-time (not verified, but some people claim that when CL=3 or 4, Vdimm>2.3V & memory frequency is relatively high, then the board tends to take a DIMM down, possibly long term issue)

Is that it or did I miss anything else? If my expectations are stability, fsb>350MHz for my QX6700, with ram and vga @defaults, how likely is this board that will make me happy?


Also, can some QX6700+XBX2 owner confirm that the board does not suffer by the multiplier bug (2 of the 4 cores affected by the upwards multiplier adjustment, while the other 2 stay @ 10x)?

gtj, I've read the whole thread, you're doing a great job here, much appreciated
C1E can be disabled easily from the OS using RMClock or Everest. Hopefully Intel will fix soon.

One other thing to remember is that the BX2 is Crossfire, not SLI. If you plan on getting another 8800 you'll need hacked drivers which I don't think exist yet for the 8800.

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