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

[Baer]

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

I am using the same Ram. I am at 2.2 V in the Bios. Should I drop it some?

[sreedx2]

I am now running stock speeds on my team 400mhz with 2.0v

timings

4
4
4
4
2
30
10
10
10
11

but when I tried to start up from a cold boot .. no go, I had to remove 1 module to get the computer to boot I am now running 2.1v which seems to be fine, it was stable with the lower V but no cold boot up why is this

happy to say I am now running 2 80mm fans over my ram sticks

[oqvist]

hmm lifetime warranty mems seems to be a must on this mainboard lol.

anyway is there a fix for the "no cpu fan installed bug". A better fix then installing a dummy fan?

[zaer0]

hmm lifetime warranty mems seems to be a must on this mainboard lol.

anyway is there a fix for the "no cpu fan installed bug". A better fix then installing a dummy fan?

go in bios and set the following

go to power
hardwaremonitor

set cpu fanspeed to [ingnored]

done !

[sxs112]

NAME: ASUS Commando v0902 Bios
WEB :ASUS
Download :ASUS Commando v0902 Bios
Support OS:All Windows
Power BIOS
Freeware / Shareware

[ 0902 ]
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1. Enhance USB compatibility
2. Add CPU microcode to support new CPU
3. Fix system won't complete POST with GV-MVP/RZ2(TV tuner) connected and power on before motherboard.

[shiyan]

Sorry for the noob question, but would I be correct in choosing the Commando instead of the P5W-DH Deluxe? They're the exact same price here (209 Euros)

will probably purchase 2GB of Corsair XMS6400 and then pick a processor

I only run a single graphics card

[Viss]

depends.. If you get a proc with a multi lower then 10 id get the commando because youll probably need the FSB. With 10 multi proc or unlocked the P5W should do. For mem oc id get commando because of 965 chipset and vdimm options. You might wanna wait for DFI 965 though, should be out soon for less then commando and performance comparable to P5W..

[oqvist]

hmm damn. I am still running stock with my CPU at 1.2 volts. or 1.14 as heavilly as these mainboard seem to undervolt... anyway I run orthos for 30 minutes without error. max load temp 45. quite high for only 2,4 but my AS is still burning in and I had my fans on low speed.

Anyway everything looking good after 30 minutes I finish the test.

THen after that while right clicking a RAR file it locks????
Then on reboot it doesn´t detect my Raptors. Not running raid...
Had to clear the CMOS to get them to find them again. Had issues with my previous mainboard as well but how can two raptors fail at the exact same time? Must be something else.

Installed the 0803 bios now but I can´t overclock ANYTHING or I don´t get any video at all!.

Nothing matters I can run 1,55 vcore on 350x9 no boot. 1,35 on nb and 1,25 on HTT. Doesn´t really matter. Tried removing one ram module nothing...

The computer behaves very weird too. After changing settings it don´t reboot my computer it shut it down. And then on two tries it stops and goes. But to get it to boot I need to remove the power cable. Then the settings in bios is left like I am overclocking but still running stock speed.

Any settings that you have to disable, enable to have any luck overclocking this miffo?

DFI Expert you could always get some overclocking out of even if you didn´t know every single setting...

[oqvist]

Aah this was a better day .

I am such a newbie I am shooting blind but I am up and running at 3,6 gig at 1,35 vcore... Real vcore is probably way lower...

No idea if it´s stable yet will try it over the night but I feel if I can boot windows with air at 1,35 I should be able to get 3,6 out of it for sure. If not before but by then I get my watercooling .

If I get 3,6 stable I will be happy I don´t have to run for that extra 200 mhz but I will take it if I get it .

One thing it seems my Team Xtream RAM like the white slots better then the blue? Is there different timings on each channel? I got no post with memory in blue slots but it booted with them in the white slots.

Trouble with 9x350 on blue but now 9x400 instantly on white with no changes. DDR RAM is set to 800 mhz. I have no idea what settings to opt for lol for. Higher FSB or tighter timings? Currently running 4-4-4-4-10 stock timings on the RAM.

Also another thing. What is this terminating voltage? I get a warning about DDR II termination voltage being 1.07??? I know I set the termination voltages in bios but I have no clue what it´s good for.

Also wondering my SATA harddrives should I run them as AHCI or IDE? I have a pair of harddrives I will run as raid does that mean I need to run all drives as "raid"? Does that have any impact on performance on the drives that are not in raid configuration?

Also while booting. Is it normal with the Commando doing a couple of false starts before it really goes?

I also read somewhere it´s actually recommended to overclock the pci e bus for increased stability. I am running 115 now...

Quite a new world this for an AMD guy

[oqvist]

hmm orthos is weird... Running 3dmark06 no problems. 12100 points.

Running orthos failing after 2 seconds. Honestly it was rather 1/10th of a second Running the standard blend test is that the best?

I think prime is quite useless often. prime95 on my opty could fail after 4 minutes it being totally stable anyway...

[sreedx2]

Well I think orthos ( small fft's )stress's the cpu a lot more than 3dmark06, I would stick with orthos for the fact you can run it for hours to test if you sytem is stable and 3dmark does not run very long

booting and be stable is totally different I can easily boot when OCing but my cpu will not be stable

Try running your termination voltage all at there lowest settings -30

Yes you will have to choose raid in the bios and then set up the raid after you save and reboot and press ctrl+I

Yes sometimes when OCing can't say when it exactly happends but the computer will start up, shut down right away and start up.

[oqvist]

yeah but from my experience prime95 have a tendency to fail while your computer is stable for everything else but prime... Not much to trust. Is there a better programme then prime95?

I tried some Lavasoft Everest stresstest. And man it made the CPU go up to 90 degrees? I don´t know if it was a bug because the temp stayed at 90 degrees even after I was quick to close it. The test programme ran for 2 hours before I stopped it lol. But I guess 90 degrees wouldn´t damage the CPU but it´s really to close to be acceptable so I am lowering my overclock until I get my watercooling setup.

the CPU temp was 50 in the bios after the reboot so...

What would be a safe temp with core 2 duos?

[oqvist]

btw kasperskys antivirus where is the serial code for that?

[ZilverPhish]

with one stick of 8500. bIOS 803

Idle

Load

[Makubex_GB]

btw kasperskys antivirus where is the serial code for that?

Do you wanna get banned, man?

[oqvist]

why? It´s included with the Commando...

I downloaded an update on the asus homepage but they didn´t have english only german, japanese, chinese, french... Opted for the German but my grasp on that language is not the best lol.

[syne_24]

I've been experiencing a lot of BSD lately with the new bios. Anyone else experience the same? I'm back to 803 atm, it seems to solve the problem so far.

[sreedx2]

@ZilverPhish.. dude that is a little insane

@syne_24.. I have experienced some as well, switching back for now

@oqvist.. well what else stress's the cpu as hard or as long as orthos or prime ?

[oqvist]

well the temps go up way higher with the everest benchmark for example. So if temps is an indication how hard they work . It just feels like prime is so picky on what revision of the cpu you got. I have had cpus that don´t do prime at stock even though I am kind of sceptic about use as a stability check...

[ccl2006]

I've been experiencing a lot of BSD lately with the new bios. Anyone else experience the same? I'm back to 803 atm, it seems to solve the problem so far.

Mine is stable at Bios 0902.

[MrToad]

I'm not sure this is the appropriate thread to post this, but I haven't found the info so far and I don't want to start a different thread...

The slot where the sound card plugs is a regular PCI-e x1 slot or just something specifically designed for it and not suitable for anything else?

I ask because my wifi card just died, and I have a PCI-e one lying around which I could use rather than buying a new one.

[HoriWanderFuLL]

Sorry for the noob question, but would I be correct in choosing the Commando instead of the P5W-DH Deluxe? They're the exact same price here (209 Euros)

will probably purchase 2GB of Corsair XMS6400 and then pick a processor

I only run a single graphics card

The commando will give you lots more FSB..the 975 chipset on that board does tend to fail after 430 fsb on lots of cases....

i still think its a personal preferance but as the 975 chipset you can get away with sum cheap mem and have ur cpu at hi clocks...

i have had 6 965 chipset boards and i love them...But $$ for good memory to get you to 4.2Ghz with E6600..wich is my only experiance as it Hasn't died yet :-P

Nor has my sons and his is on 965 chipset Mboard...

look into your memory purchase a bit better has you could buy better memory than corrsair for the same $ spent.

there is a database of 4ghz club it will give you the correct choice of motherboard and memory to buy..the proof is in this database..//But take into account that the Striker is a verry expensive motherboard so not many people use it..dosnt mean its not going to go as good as the others if not Better ;-)
Good Luck Hori

[HoriWanderFuLL]

hmm orthos is weird... Running 3dmark06 no problems. 12100 points.

Running orthos failing after 2 seconds. Honestly it was rather 1/10th of a second Running the standard blend test is that the best?

I think prime is quite useless often. prime95 on my opty could fail after 4 minutes it being totally stable anyway...

I know how you feel ..i think its a Dodgy Brothers coded program :-P

[ZilverPhish]

well quads are quite hot

[oqvist]

is it normal for temps dropping 20 degrees just by lowering vcore 0.1 V? How trustworthy is Asus Probe?