Commando Results by Tony and Andre (and others...)

[sreedx2]

I have only tried the stock timings ... I would hate to run looser timings with stock mhz

maybe I should give that a shot ..

I have been using priority 9 blend, it should be able to handle that right ?

[911us]

feeling so hopeless,can't get blend orthos test stable,fail after 5 minutes.The orther tests (small,large..) doing fine many hr+ (8+).My spec is

Asus Commando
6600 week 37 @3600Mhz (1.525v bios)
vfsb = 1.35v
vmch = 1.45v
v-dimm = 2.1v (OCZ Flex @4-4-4-12 800Mhz)
vsb (pci-e,sata) = 1.65v
vsb = 1.1v

[sreedx2]

feeling so hopeless,can't get blend orthos test stable,fail after 5 minutes.The orther tests (small,large..) doing fine many hr+ (8+).My spec is

Asus Commando
6600 week 37 @3600Mhz (1.525v bios)
vfsb = 1.35v
vmch = 1.45v
v-dimm = 2.1v (OCZ Flex @4-4-4-12 800Mhz)
vsb (pci-e,sata) = 1.65v
vsb = 1.1v

Just curious are you running vista ?, I am in the same boat with you I have tried so many different settings and nothing, normally my rig just reboots in 10 -15 mins one time I had 50min then reboot that is the longest for me

on small fft's she is rock solid, I can pass superpi and have ran memtest x86 no errors

I want to believe it is a vista issue .. I am going to try xp and see how go's because I am really stumped.

[911us]

Just curious are you running vista ?, I am in the same boat with you I have tried so many different settings and nothing, normally my rig just reboots in 10 -15 mins one time I had 50min then reboot that is the longest for me

on small fft's she is rock solid, I can pass superpi and have ran memtest x86 no errors

I want to believe it is a vista issue .. I am going to try xp and see how go's because I am really stumped.

I m using XP

[X.T.R.E.M.E_ICE]

I am using bios 803 and raid doesn't work, is there a special trick i have to do? because it freezes at the bios bootup screen once it is trying to detect the last drive.. I am downloading 902 bios now.


I have had this motherboard for 4 weeks and i have never been able to get raid working.

[Supershanks]

@X.T.R.E.M.E_ICE what drives have u & what raid config are u trying. to get.

[sreedx2]

I m using XP

.. I just wanted to blame it on vista lol .. I was hoping that was it


Well anyways one of my Team group modules died this morning so time for rma.. wonder how long they will take

[X.T.R.E.M.E_ICE]

@X.T.R.E.M.E_ICE what drives have u & what raid config are u trying. to get.

i have
2 x 74GB raptors
2 x 250GB caviers
1 x 400GB cavier

I want to raid the 2 250GB drives. When i set RAID there is no option to enable boot rom. It says in the manual that i have to enable boot rom but i can't find it.

[sreedx2]

All you have to do is enable raid instead of ide in the bios under the first page, I got confused about that to then save changes, reboot and press ctrl+I and set up your raid

[X.T.R.E.M.E_ICE]

All you have to do is enable raid instead of ide in the bios under the first page, I got confused about that to then save changes, reboot and press ctrl+I and set up your raid

I know how to set raid the problem is i can't boot with raid set and a non-raid drive for some reason. I tried AHCI mode as well but got a BSOD when windows starts to load. I have successfully set 1 raid with the 2 drives but i can't get into windows with them running windows from a single raptor. Is the something wronge with the mother if so i will take it back for a replacement.

[Makubex_GB]

Does the pencil mod losses effect over time? Can it cause instability?

[sreedx2]

Yes it might over time, without the pencil mod and I did not have enough voltage orthos would fail now with the mod if the Vcore is to low it will just reboot that is what I have experienced

[Jungle beat]

Hi guys, since two days my commando display says "det dram" and my monitor says "no signal" ! I tryed 5/6 cmos, but that "det dram" is still there!!! I think my Team group xtreme die, but it's too strange!! My team group was @ 2,175v !!!!
That's impossible that they die with so low voltage!!! Since january to last week they were on a ds4 rev 1.1 @ the same voltage!!!
Now i'm waiting for cellshock pc8000, and i'm scared if it's my commando (like evga) that killed my team . .

[Viss]

Tried 1 dimm to get into bios and set vdimm to 2.1 or up? After the cmos clear its at 1.8v which could be a little low for your Team.

[sreedx2]

Hi guys, since two days my commando display says "det dram" and my monitor says "no signal" ! I tryed 5/6 cmos, but that "det dram" is still there!!! I think my Team group xtreme die, but it's too strange!! My team group was @ 2,175v !!!!
That's impossible that they die with so low voltage!!! Since january to last week they were on a ds4 rev 1.1 @ the same voltage!!!
Now i'm waiting for cellshock pc8000, and i'm scared if it's my commando (like evga) that killed my team . .

that is weird one of my Team has died as well yesterday, det dram no signal so I removed them both, put one in a different spot and it booted put the other one back in and no go tried different ram slots to make sure it was not those

the ram is only one month old since yesterday I was running 2.325 volts with pretty tight timings I think the ram got to hot

EDIT: @loc.o so you got me thinking about what you said in your last post, I was convinced my ram stick was dead

anyways I turned off my pc and stuck in the stick and bam my rig booted with both modules running stock volts,timings and speed... now I feel like an idiot lol, I wonder why that happened because no matter if I cleared the cmos it still did not boot which I imagine was because on auto it undervolts the ram, that being said why would the computer boot with one module and when I built my computer it booted with both

The ram stick I just put back in feels warmer compared to the one I already had in my rig

[Makubex_GB]

You should still be careful about running those sticks at 2.3v+ 24/7.

[Viss]

Me Commando and P5B both do not boot with 2 sticks cellshock in after cmos. Sometimes with one though if im lucky. I have a gskill GBHZ dimm that boots fine on auto vdimm so i use that one to get into bios after cmos and set vdimm to 2.1 and then put the cellshock back in.

Put a fan on your RAM regardless vdimm if you havent already. They get very very hot.

[sreedx2]

Yeah I am getting some fans on the ram double time which would be good I want something fairly quiet 2 80mm ?

So it would not be safe to run my ram at 2.35v 24/7 even with cooling ?

that would totally such if you did not have more than one set of ram modules and you could not get your computer to boot .. wonder if they will fix that in a bios update

[Viss]

I have benched mine up to 2.65v cooled by 2x92mm without a problem so far but i do not use over 2.15 set in bios 24/7 although they are rated 2.3v If you have 1 kit you could buy yourself a cheap no name DDR2 stick, that should work to get into bios.

[Makubex_GB]

Yeah I am getting some fans on the ram double time which would be good I want something fairly quiet 2 80mm ?

So it would not be safe to run my ram at 2.35v 24/7 even with cooling ?

that would totally such if you did not have more than one set of ram modules and you could not get your computer to boot .. wonder if they will fix that in a bios update

Yes, it's still not safe. As you can see, people are reporting dead RAM left and right. It's not just a 680i problem, it's the modules which are not prepared to handle this type of voltage 24/7. It's not the temps, it's the voltage.

[sreedx2]

mine are rated up to 2.2v anything lower its not stable so me running 2.325v with 2 fans is a death trap ?


EDIT: ok, it is weird though because the team group xtreem ddr1000 is rated 2v to 2.3v and my ddr800 is rated 2v to 2.2v are they not the same ram .. so say if I had the ddr1000 it would not be safe to run it at 2.3v 24/7 ?

[Makubex_GB]

mine are rated up to 2.2v anything lower its not stable so me running 2.325v with 2 fans is a death trap ?


EDIT: ok

Yeah, that's the problem. Manufacturers are selling RAM rated at voltages that will eventually kill it. I would lower it to 2.2v if I were you, even if it means looser timings or less memory bandwidth.

[sreedx2]

Yeah I am running it back at stock so really I should just run it at stock speeds 400mhz and stock volts 2.2v and see how tight I can get the timings

[ZilverPhish]

The commando killed a stick of 8500c5d as well. ´never went higher than 2.3but the ram undervolts compared to BIOS.

[Makubex_GB]

Yeah a lot of people are now feeling the effects of constant "high" voltage on the RAM. The Buffalo Firestix (D9GKX) I ordered (should arrive tomorrow) are suppose to run at 1,000MHz with 5-5-5-15 timings and 2.1v . I really hope these specs are true and I can keep the voltage at a low 2.1v.