DFI 965-S is here! For sale @ ewiz

[HousERaT]

One thing I've learned about this board today...... loud squeal = too much voltage. Turned down the voltage (memory) and the squeal went away. I don't know if this applies to all the Dark boards but this is what happened on mine. Tried lots of things to get rid of the squeal. Thought it was a timing thing. Today it was strictly voltage.

[nealh]

hmm..my second board looks like it will run much cooler on NB

wonder if there is a problem with my first board

[Bail_w]

if you remove the stock nb heatsink and clean out the "gum" then use AS5, you temperature should drop about 5 degree.

[nealh]

if you remove the stock nb heatsink and clean out the "gum" then use AS5, you temperature should drop about 5 degree.

did this on both..first I used a thin layer of AS5...idle temps 42+
second board..ceramique...idle temp at initial setup is 27C!!!!!...stock NB volt

[RealTelstar]

Whith what are you measuring NB temps? bios or some program? I dont know who to trust for those

[nealh]

Whith what are you measuring NB temps? bios or some program? I dont know who to trust for those

I have used Everest and SG on first board...idle stock temps with AS5 is 42C...in all these threads I saw 1 or 2 people with similar temps

The second board so far just a bios reading

I realize the temps are not "accurate" but why would 2 boards with nearly the same serial number act so different....there serial numbers are within 2

[megatron]

did this on both..first I used a thin layer of AS5...idle temps 42+
second board..ceramique...idle temp at initial setup is 27C!!!!!...stock NB volt

The difference maybe the temp monitoring chip. In general motherboards use low precision ICs to keep costs down.

[Rattle]

I got some ballistix 1000's coming this week, going to see if they get along with this mobo better than my ddr2 800 firestix.

[RealTelstar]

did this on both..first I used a thin layer of AS5...idle temps 42+
second board..ceramique...idle temp at initial setup is 27C!!!!!...stock NB volt

Even different bios release can show diff temps. How much is your ambient? I dont find 27°C very realistic.

According to everest my mb temp is 38° with 27°C ambient (pretty hot here). It seems high considering that i'm using a copper heatsink on the NB and the ventilation is great.
@idle my MB temp is higher than cpu by 4-5 degrees.

[spookz]

Yo guys! Just recieved my 965-S DARK a few days ago.

Just wondering in Everest, which one is the NB temp? 'Cause i see Motherboard and AUX...=S

or do i need to update my version of Everest??

EDIT: NVM, i worked it out.. i compared the temps with SG, and it turns out that:
In Everest..
MB Temp = NB Temp in SG
CPU Temp = System Temp in SG
AUX Temp = CPU Temp in SG..

[spookz]

Also, does anyone know which of the 2 HR-09's would fit the P965-S..? what about used in conjunction with a ninja~

i was thinking HR-09S both top and rear.. cause my ninja seems to overshadow the mosfets.. =P

[ziddey]

Well folks, can't say it wasn't fun but it's time for me to leave. Just too many problems and didn't meet my expectations. P35 looks tasty

Last straw occurred recently, when I noticed the system was a little sluggish, but I couldn't pinpoint it. I found my sata drive was in "udma2" mode instead of the usual 5. Running hdtach shows synthetics that are no different than how they should be though, so I don't know if it really makes a difference, or if it's something else. When I switch sata ports, my drive goes into multiword dma2, and is incredibly slow. Not only that, half the time, windows will stall either on boot or before it loads up explorer.

Then today it got worse, and I was getting random stalls / lock ups and had to raise vsb to 1.6v. I'd expect this kind of behavior from jmicron but certainly not ich8r. Grr!

[Bail_w]

I was experiencing randoms reboot even though i stress my oc for 8+ hours but after i swap the ram with my second rig, it seems to be running fine right now.

[Jodiuh]

Zid: Do these problems happen @ stock settings?

[ziddey]

Yeah, I've tried different sata cables too. Best case scenario, the drive is "udma2". Not that big a deal I suppose. Don't have a windows install with ahci at the moment to compare with, but the synthetics are pretty much the same, so ehh

[Dark79]

I think this is as high as I can go:



All voltages at stock except for:

CPU: 1.45v
NB: 1.35v
RAM: 2.10v

Can't seem to get my RAM stable at higher speeds or tighter timings even with more voltage. And my temps with a Tuniq aren't all that great (any recommendations on replacing the stock fan?) as it's starting to warm up in the midwest.

Either way I'm pretty happy as this same setup on a Infinity 975x could only hit 430FSB.

I lied



I'm over 9 hours Orthos stable at 3.73 (533FSB).

Voltages are currently:

CPU: 1.475
RAM: 2.25
NB: 1.45
VTT: 1.375
SB: 1.6

Haven't had a chance to lower volts just yet but I think some can be dropped.

Don't think I'll be able to go much higher as I'm getting to the limit of this RAM. Currently it's at DDR2-1066 5-5-5-15.

[flyfisher]

@Dark79:

Can you try large FFT's? I thought I was stable at 500x7, passed blend, small FFT and OCCT for >12 hours, but large FFT always fails in an hour, more or less.

[Nazu]

Dark79, looks very nice! I'll post some better results with my board when I get the Tuniq

[Dark79]

@Dark79:

Can you try large FFT's? I thought I was stable at 500x7, passed blend, small FFT and OCCT for >12 hours, but large FFT always fails in an hour, more or less.

I'll try this when I get home, but I think this board is just quirky with some tests.

EDIT: Same problem. Large FFTs always fails. Strange

Dark79, looks very nice! I'll post some better results with my board when I get the Tuniq

Planning on using the stock Tuniq fan? I'm using a tri-blade delta fan, but I need something better. My temps haven't increased much after changing from the stock fan to the delta fan and switching from AS5 to Shin-Etsu even though I've increased FSB and voltage.

But I'm not all that confident that a 3-blade fan is able to push sufficient air through the Tuniq fins plus is loud

[Jodiuh]

Very nice Dark. I can't put up w/ the crazy noise of the Tuniq's stock fan, let alone a delta. :p The Scythe 1200RPM landed in my Tuniq and now sits on the UE. It's a bit louder than the Tuniq w/ the dial all the way down. For comparison, here's what my safe OC looks like:

[Rattle]

I've gotten some fairly decent results with some ballistix, I think my board is a clocker though I need high mobo volts to do anything.

[Misthral]

Here my results

SISTEM:

Cpu: E6600 L30A754
Memory: Cellshock PC8000 CL4 - Micron D9GKX (blue slot )
PSU:Hiper 580 Watt
Coolinhg: Zalman 9700NT

3600Mhz 8X451 Memory 1:1

GENIE BIOS SETTING

NB Strap Select		   	266MHz
CPU Clock Ratio		   	8 X
CPU Clock		   	451  MHz
Boot Up Clock		   	Auto MHz
DRAM Speed		   	533  MHz
PCIE Clock		   	100  MHz


CPU FEATURE

Thermal Management Control	Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal		Disabled
PPM Function 			Disabled
C1E Function			Disabled
Execute Disable Bit		Enabled
Virtualization Technology	Disabled
Frequency Unlimit		Disabled


VOLTAGE SETTING

CPU Voltage Setting	  	+2.235mV
DRAM Voltage Setting	   	2.050V
VTT VOltage Setting	   	1.275V
NB 1.25V Setting	   	1.35V
SB 1.5V Setting		   	1.6V
SB 1.05V Voltage Setting   	1.05V


Current CPU Voltage	   	1.42V
Current DRAM Voltage	   	2.05V
Current VTT		   	1.28V
CUrrent NB Voltage	   	1.36V
Current SB Voltage	   	1.60V


DRAM TIMING


DDR Configuration Mode	   	Mode2
GTL+ Driving Strength	   	Auto
Enhance Data Transmitting  	Auto
Enhance Adressing 	   	Auto
DQ Calibration 	           	5
Channel 1 CLK fine delay   	Auto
Channel 2 CLK fine delay   	Auto

CAS Latency Time 	[tCL]	4
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [tRCD]	4
DRAM RAS# Precharge 	[tRP]	4
Precharge delay 	[tRAS]	10
All Precharge to Act		3
REF to ACT Delay	[tRFC]	28
MCH ODT Latency			3
Write to PRE Delay	[tWR]	9
Rank Write to Read Delay[tWTR]	9
ACT to ACT Delay	[tRRD]	3
Read To Write delay	[tRDWR]	8
Ranks Write to Write	[tWRWR]	6
Ranks Read To Read	[tRDRD] 6
Ranks Write to Read	[tWRRD]	5
Read CAS# Precharge	[tRTP]	Auto
All PRE to Refresh		Auto

3600Mhz 7X500Memory 1:1

GENIE BIOS SETTING

NB Strap Select		   	266MHz
CPU Clock Ratio		   	7 X
CPU Clock		   	500  MHz
Boot Up Clock		   	Auto MHz
DRAM Speed		   	533  MHz
PCIE Clock		   	100  MHz


CPU FEATURE

Thermal Management Control	Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal		Disabled
PPM Function 			Disabled
C1E Function			Disabled
Execute Disable Bit		Enabled
Virtualization Technology	Disabled
Frequency Unlimit		Disabled


VOLTAGE SETTING

CPU Voltage Setting	  	+2.225mV
DRAM Voltage Setting	   	2.200V
VTT VOltage Setting	   	1.275V
NB 1.25V Setting	   	1.35V
SB 1.5V Setting		   	1.6V
SB 1.05V Voltage Setting   	1.05V


Current CPU Voltage	   	1.40V
Current DRAM Voltage	   	2.20V
Current VTT		   	1.28V
CUrrent NB Voltage	   	1.36V
Current SB Voltage	   	1.60V


DRAM TIMING


DDR Configuration Mode	   	Mode2
GTL+ Driving Strength	   	Auto
Enhance Data Transmitting  	Auto
Enhance Adressing 	   	Auto
DQ Calibration 	           	5
Channel 1 CLK fine delay   	Auto
Channel 2 CLK fine delay   	Auto

CAS Latency Time 	[tCL]	4
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [tRCD]	4
DRAM RAS# Precharge 	[tRP]	4
Precharge delay 	[tRAS]	10
All Precharge to Act		3
REF to ACT Delay	[tRFC]	28
MCH ODT Latency			3
Write to PRE Delay	[tWR]	9
Rank Write to Read Delay[tWTR]	9
ACT to ACT Delay	[tRRD]	3
Read To Write delay	[tRDWR]	8
Ranks Write to Write	[tWRWR]	6
Ranks Read To Read	[tRDRD] 6
Ranks Write to Read	[tWRRD]	5
Read CAS# Precharge	[tRTP]	Auto
All PRE to Refresh		Auto

[Misthral]

My Smartguardian Themes



Here the zip with all versions

[Bail_w]

Thanks for the themes.

[Jodiuh]

My Smartguardian Themes

Indeed, thank you. I noticed our system temps are similar, but your NB temp's MUCH lower than mine. And your CPU's being given a lot more volts, yet seems to be fairly cold too. What's your ambient/room temp?