Testing / comparing : Intel D975XBX2 / Asus P5B DX ***56K WARNING***

[shimmishim]

As for hitting 3.6, it might be possible, it might not. You are already at 1.3875 volts and only 3.1 ghz.

The thing about these B chips I've found out recently is that as you increase voltage, temps start to shoot up at a pretty fast rate. this is due to the fact that the B chips appear to generate more heat at a given voltage than the A chips.

Just be sure to watch your temps carefully.

[hotchoc]

many thks guys. testing 3.24Ghz now. looks stable for now. passed occt and superpi32. gonna leave it overnight for orthos blend test

[ChaosMinionX]

Found this on the Intel site..
New INF file dl.
7Product: Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility
* Release: Production
* Version: 8.1.1.1010
* Target Chipset(s)#: Q963/Q965/P965/G965 and 3000/3010/3100 and 5000 Series
* Date: November 08 2006
This is not for the 975 on the BadAxe2?
I installed this one. Then I went down the page a little and found this one.

Product: Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility
* Release: Production
* Version: 7.2.2.1007
* Target Chipset(s)#: 955X/975X/945G/P/PL/GM/PM/GMS/GT/940GML/E7230/E8501
* Date: January 12 2006

This one is older but is for the 975? Not sure what this all means

November 8, 2006


PV Build 8.1.1.1010

Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility Support

The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility contains support for the following Intel® Chipsets:

* Intel® E7210 Chipset
* Intel® E7220 Chipset
* Intel® E7221 Chipset
* Intel® E7230 Chipset
* Intel® E7320 Chipset
* Intel® E7520 Chipset
* Intel® E7525 Chipset
* Intel® 6300ESB Chipset
* Intel® E8501 Chipset
* Intel® 848P Chipset
* Intel® 865G Chipset
* Intel® 865PE Chipset
* Intel® 865P Chipset
* Intel® 865GV Chipset
* Intel® 875P Chipset
* Intel® 910GE Express Chipset
* Intel® 910GL Express Chipset
* Intel® 910GML Express Chipset
* Intel® 915G Express Chipset
* Intel® 915P Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GV Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GL Express Chipset
* Intel® 915PL Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GV Express Chipset
* Intel® 915PM Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GM Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GMS Express Chipset
* Intel® 925X Express Chipset
* Intel® 925XE Express Chipset
* Intel® 940GML Chipset
* Intel® 943GML Chipset
* Intel® 945G Express Chipset
* Intel® 945GM Express Chipset
* Intel® 945GMS Express Chipset
* Intel® 945P Express Chipset
* Intel® 945PL Express Chipset
* Intel® 945PM Express Chipset
* Intel® 955X Express Chipset
* Intel® 955XM Express Chipset
* Intel® 975X Express Chipset
* Intel® 5000P Chipset
* Intel® 5000V Chipset
* Intel® 5000X Chipset
* Intel® P965 Express Chipset
* Intel® 946GZ Express Chipset
* Intel® 946PL Express Chipset
* Intel® G965 Express Chipset
* Intel® Q963 Express Chipset
* Intel® Q965 Express Chipset
* Intel® 3000 Chipset
* Intel® 3010 Chipset

8.1.1.1010 is for the 975X, the one listed under the BX2 board downloads is old.

[hotchoc]

Would it be recommended to leave vmch and vfsb as auto and increase the fsb and vcore manually?

[ChaosMinionX]

Would it be recommended to leave vmch and vfsb as auto and increase the fsb and vcore manually?

I dont recommend leaving anything for the bios to control. generally not a good idea. After all it is the reason we buy enthusiast boards so that we can control every little thing on the board. Manually set vmch and vfsb.

[KMEI]

Just to confirm,
The molex-connector on the motherboard is only supposed to be used in case you use the 4pin -> 8pin converter right? I hope you understand what I mean

[aicjofs]

Just to confirm,
The molex-connector on the motherboard is only supposed to be used in case you use the 4pin -> 8pin converter right? I hope you understand what I mean

Manual says it's for graphics cards over a certain wattage. I forget the wattage number off the top of my head. I always plug everything in either way.

[nealh]

November 8, 2006


PV Build 8.1.1.1010

Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility Support

The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility contains support for the following Intel® Chipsets:

* Intel® E7210 Chipset
* Intel® E7220 Chipset
* Intel® E7221 Chipset
* Intel® E7230 Chipset
* Intel® E7320 Chipset
* Intel® E7520 Chipset
* Intel® E7525 Chipset
* Intel® 6300ESB Chipset
* Intel® E8501 Chipset
* Intel® 848P Chipset
* Intel® 865G Chipset
* Intel® 865PE Chipset
* Intel® 865P Chipset
* Intel® 865GV Chipset
* Intel® 875P Chipset
* Intel® 910GE Express Chipset
* Intel® 910GL Express Chipset
* Intel® 910GML Express Chipset
* Intel® 915G Express Chipset
* Intel® 915P Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GV Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GL Express Chipset
* Intel® 915PL Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GV Express Chipset
* Intel® 915PM Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GM Express Chipset
* Intel® 915GMS Express Chipset
* Intel® 925X Express Chipset
* Intel® 925XE Express Chipset
* Intel® 940GML Chipset
* Intel® 943GML Chipset
* Intel® 945G Express Chipset
* Intel® 945GM Express Chipset
* Intel® 945GMS Express Chipset
* Intel® 945P Express Chipset
* Intel® 945PL Express Chipset
* Intel® 945PM Express Chipset
* Intel® 955X Express Chipset
* Intel® 955XM Express Chipset
* Intel® 975X Express Chipset
* Intel® 5000P Chipset
* Intel® 5000V Chipset
* Intel® 5000X Chipset
* Intel® P965 Express Chipset
* Intel® 946GZ Express Chipset
* Intel® 946PL Express Chipset
* Intel® G965 Express Chipset
* Intel® Q963 Express Chipset
* Intel® Q965 Express Chipset
* Intel® 3000 Chipset
* Intel® 3010 Chipset

8.1.1.1010 is for the 975X, the one listed under the BX2 board downloads is old.

anyone using these yet?

[ChaosMinionX]

anyone using these yet?

Ive used this chipset inf since it came out...no problems here.

[ChaosMinionX]

Manual says it's for graphics cards over a certain wattage. I forget the wattage number off the top of my head. I always plug everything in either way.

Its for videocards that have no PCIE power connector, and exceed the PCIE wattage output.


EDIT: Double post, my bad.

[chuchu]

I'm getting a yellow question mark in my Device Manager for a PCI Device which has not yet been installed and I can't figure out what this is for.

When I switch to View/Devices by Connection, it appears under the Intel 82801 GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27E0.

Can anyone tell what this is and whether I should be concerned about it?

My Intel Express Installer Disk shows that the Marvel Raid Utility is not installed. Could this be it? I don't think I need that since I am running Intel Matrix Raid.

I have already installed the Chipset Software Installation program and update.

[sdgserv]

I'm getting a yellow question mark in my Device Manager for a PCI Device which has not yet been installed and I can't figure out what this is for.

When I switch to View/Devices by Connection, it appears under the Intel 82801 GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27E0.

Can anyone tell what this is and whether I should be concerned about it?

My Intel Express Installer Disk shows that the Marvel Raid Utility is not installed. Could this be it? I don't think I need that since I am running Intel Matrix Raid.

I have already installed the Chipset Software Installation program and update.

Got the same problem..Not sure why

[ChaosMinionX]

Got the same problem..Not sure why

Its probably the onboard audio, or LAN. Just disable them if you dont use it.

[Speederlander]

Would it be recommended to leave vmch and vfsb as auto and increase the fsb and vcore manually?

I GAINED(?!?) stability when I dropped vmch and vfsb to their minimum possible values in BIOS. Go figure.

[sdgserv]

Its probably the onboard audio, or LAN. Just disable them if you dont use it.

Roger that....

[nealh]

This may seem stupid but if you enable Marvell controller to use eSATA port do you have to install the RAID drivers?

Does the Marvell controller add any instability to OCing, if enabled

I would not mind just having 4 extra sata ports that are "IDE" ...I will not use RAID and have no floppy

I just installed the board in my case and hooked everything up...and it booted, I always get a small sense of relief

BIOS very different from RD600

I ordered from Mwave got a rev. 505 with BIOS 2333..I need to get into the maintenence mode and diasble C1E....I will install winxp pro at defaults as always

[shimmishim]

"disable C1E" if you'd like... but it's not going to "disable"

dang bios bug from intel!

[nealh]

"disable C1E" if you'd like... but it's not going to "disable"

dang bios bug from intel!

well I plan to RMclock on winxp startup to keep it off..at least I hope so

[shimmishim]

well I plan to RMclock on winxp startup to keep it off..at least I hope so

yeah, that works too.

i would have never known about the c1e bug had it not been for cpu-z 1.39.

all other versions reported it as the overclocked speed.

anyway, enjoy the board. it's been good to me so far.

[argylesocks]

so what is the final word on the c1e bug... does it lower voltage, or not? (when you do NOT have default voltage).

if not, then is it really helping anything by just lowering the multi during low stress times??

[Last Hegemon]

I'm getting a yellow question mark in my Device Manager for a PCI Device which has not yet been installed and I can't figure out what this is for.

When I switch to View/Devices by Connection, it appears under the Intel 82801 GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27E0.

Can anyone tell what this is and whether I should be concerned about it?

My Intel Express Installer Disk shows that the Marvel Raid Utility is not installed. Could this be it? I don't think I need that since I am running Intel Matrix Raid.

I have already installed the Chipset Software Installation program and update.

I think it has to do with QRTD (Quick Resume Technology Driver) which is only supported by Windows Media Center (not XP and Vista I'm not sure). Go to Bios, Power and Disable it. You will not get the error any more. You don't have to disable S4 or S3 just the Quick Resume option; that's what fixed it for me. Good luck.

[gtj]

I GAINED(?!?) stability when I dropped vmch and vfsb to their minimum possible values in BIOS. Go figure.

Proof once again that "Your Mileage May Vary". This is why it's always a good idea to do your own experimentation.

This may seem stupid but if you enable Marvell controller to use eSATA port do you have to install the RAID drivers?

Does the Marvell controller add any instability to OCing, if enabled

I would not mind just having 4 extra sata ports that are "IDE" ...I will not use RAID and have no floppy

I just installed the board in my case and hooked everything up...and it booted, I always get a small sense of relief

BIOS very different from RD600

I ordered from Mwave got a rev. 505 with BIOS 2333..I need to get into the maintenence mode and diasble C1E....I will install winxp pro at defaults as always

You need the drivers for the Marvell to use them at all. There's a drivers-only download on Intel's site. Just extract it to a directory and use device manager to install it.

so what is the final word on the c1e bug... does it lower voltage, or not? (when you do NOT have default voltage).

if not, then is it really helping anything by just lowering the multi during low stress times??

My observation on 4 boards is that if the vcore is set to something other than default, it's locked there and only the multi changes. Since heat is a function of both speed and voltage lowering the multi alone does help. How much, I can't say.

[argylesocks]

My observation on 4 boards is that if the vcore is set to something other than default, it's locked there and only the multi changes. Since heat is a function of both speed and voltage lowering the multi alone does help. How much, I can't say.

thanks!!

[nealh]

gtj:..thanks for the help...

does the marvell controller effect OCing at all?

I cant wait to get home and start tinkering on this board....

The MCX159 went on real nice...I tried to remove SB to reapply TIM..but I could not for the life of me get the clips off

[hotchoc]

Will this work with the bx2?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835704001