[First Look] DFI 680i LT NF-680i LT SLI (56K Warning~~~)

[pepinorang]

Hi guys,

Sorry for my question but I've just arrived on this thread and take a look at it so is there anybody here that can tell me the max fsb seen on quad CPUs on this board ?

Thanks to all, regards
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[hlonipha]

Wow nice clocks! What kind of memory bandwidth do you get in Everest?

Here you go bro using everest ultimate

--------[ Memory Read ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Core 2 Duo E6850 3919 MHz DFI LANParty UT NF680i LT SLI-T2R nForce680i-LT-SLI Dual DDR2-871 4-4-4-8 CR1 11629 MB/s


--------[ Memory Write ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Core 2 Duo E6850 3919 MHz DFI LANParty UT NF680i LT SLI-T2R nForce680i-LT-SLI Dual DDR2-871 4-4-4-8 CR1 7937 MB/s


--------[ Memory Copy ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Core 2 Duo E6850 3919 MHz DFI LANParty UT NF680i LT SLI-T2R nForce680i-LT-SLI Dual DDR2-871 4-4-4-8 CR1 7835 MB/s


--------[ Memory Latency ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Core 2 Duo E6850 3919 MHz DFI LANParty UT NF680i LT SLI-T2R nForce680i-LT-SLI Dual DDR2-871 4-4-4-8 CR1 44.8 ns



Hope this helps

[Kampfzerstorer]

hlonipha, I must've got a real POS of an e6850. I've been struggling just to get this thing stable at 3.7ish on this mobo with water (its not 100% stable even at 3.7). I read virtual's blog and various other tips on how to tune for this mobo but no luck so far.

what kinda evil magic did you work to get it that high

[Grinch]

hlonipha, I must've got a real POS of an e6850. I've been struggling just to get this thing stable at 3.7ish on this mobo with water (its not 100% stable even at 3.7). I read virtual's blog and various other tips on how to tune for this mobo but no luck so far.

what kinda evil magic did you work to get it that high

I am in the same boat as you man...

[Jobeo]

Sorry for my question but I've just arrived on this thread and take a look at it so is there anybody here that can tell me the max fsb seen on quad CPUs on this board ?

400 is most common ... i'm sure a few people have pushed it further but they're more the exception rather than the rule .. .. . .

it takes a lot of tweaking to get 100% STABLE past 400 which most people won't be bothered to do . . .. .

[hlonipha]

hlonipha, I must've got a real POS of an e6850. I've been struggling just to get this thing stable at 3.7ish on this mobo with water (its not 100% stable even at 3.7). I read virtual's blog and various other tips on how to tune for this mobo but no luck so far.

what kinda evil magic did you work to get it that high

ok this is how I did it.
I dropped the cpu in MB then bumped volts to 1.55 actual, setup memory to linked/ sync mode and raised the FSB up to 4ghz. nothing else, then I ran orthos for about 1hr 30 min but the heat was a bit on the high side 70-75c. Then I back down to 3.6 and it ran orthos for 4hrs then I went up to 3.9 and that's when the real fun began.I had to reset my bios about 80 times during my first 3 days testing different combinations while reading the forums and virtual's blog on my laptop, then when I thought I had it, while running orthos the system would freeze at the 5-6 hrs mark of orthos running. Well after 6 long days of about 5 hrs each day I'm platinum stable (orthos 12hrs,3dmark 06 loop of 8hrs, cinebench etc etc... at 3.918 ghz. below are my settings hope this helps. My temps are 35c idle and 61c load P.S. I truely believe that memory plays a big role on this motherboard. micron chips work best with it for what I've been reading.

CPU VID Control................ - 1.48V
CPU VID Special Add............ - AUTO
CPU Drive Strength............. - Weak
DRAM Drive Strength............ - WEAK
DRAM Voltage Control........... - 2.22V
NB Voltage Control............. - 1.48V
SB Voltage Control............. - 1.60V
SB Dual Voltage................ - 1.52V
LDT Voltage Control............ - 1.37V
CPU VTT 1.2V Voltage........... - 1.21V
GTL REF Voltage Control........ - Disable

FSB & Frequency Seting:

FSB-Memory Clock Mode.......... - Linked
FSB-Memory Ratio............... - SYNC
FSB (QDR), MHz................. - 1742
=====
PCI Bus, Slot 1 MHz............ - 120
PCI Bus, Slot 2 MHz............ - 100
SPP <-> MCP Ref Clock, MHz..... - AUTO
LDT Frequency.................. - 5x
CPU BSelect.................... - Auto
CPU Clock Ratio Unlock......... - Enabled
CPU Clock Ratio................ - 9x

CPU Feature:

PPM Mode....................... - Native Mode
Limit CPUID MaxVal............. - Disabled
C1E Function................... - Disabled
Execute Disable Bit............ - Enabled
Virtualization Technology...... - Enabled
Core Multi-Processing.......... - Enabled

Memory Timing Setting:

Memory Timing Setting.......... - EXPERT
CAS Latency Control (TCL)...... - 4
RAS# to CAS# Delay (TRCD)...... - 4
Row Precharge Time (TRP)....... - 4
Min RAS# Active Time (TRAS).... - 8
Command Per Clock (CMD)........ - 1T

trrd 2
trc 1
twr 1
write read command 11
DRAM REFRESH RATE 7.8

[hlonipha]

I am in the same boat as you man...

Grinch what are you getting orthos fails or freezings? Did you try my settings?

[Grinch]

400 is most common ... i'm sure a few people have pushed it further but they're more the exception rather than the rule .. .. . .

it takes a lot of tweaking to get 100&#37; STABLE past 400 which most people won't be bothered to do . . .. .

on my E6600 I was able to run 500 X 7 with no problems

[Grinch]

Grinch what are you getting orthos fails or freezings? Did you try my settings?

sometimes I can boot at 4ghz...but after a few mins of just surfing the web

and what not it will freeze and reboot...I am starting to think that the SB has

alot to do with overclocking as well....as well as STRONG or WEAK on the

cpu..I was able to boot at 3.825ghz with 1.425V w/NB at 1.30V and SB at

1.62V...if I bumped my NB to 1.6V it would not even boot...also noticed while

doing this if I had my CPU set to STRONG and my SB around 1.62V or more I

did not have to mess with my NB volts a whole lot.....I am thinking that the

more I mess with it the better I will get it dialed in..


BTW...does everybody here have some sort of active cooling blowing on their PWM area?

[Kampfzerstorer]

ok this is how I did it.
I dropped the cpu in MB then bumped volts to 1.55 actual, setup memory to linked/ sync mode and raised the FSB up to 4ghz. nothing else, then I ran orthos for about 1hr 30 min but the heat was a bit on the high side 70-75c. Then I back down to 3.6 and it ran orthos for 4hrs then I went up to 3.9 and that's when the real fun began.I had to reset my bios about 80 times during my first 3 days testing different combinations while reading the forums and virtual's blog on my laptop, then when I thought I had it, while running orthos the system would freeze at the 5-6 hrs mark of orthos running. Well after 6 long days of about 5 hrs each day I'm platinum stable (orthos 12hrs,3dmark 06 loop of 8hrs, cinebench etc etc... at 3.918 ghz. below are my settings hope this helps. My temps are 35c idle and 61c load P.S. I truely believe that memory plays a big role on this motherboard. micron chips work best with it for what I've been reading.

CPU VID Control................ - 1.48V
CPU VID Special Add............ - AUTO
CPU Drive Strength............. - Weak
DRAM Drive Strength............ - WEAK
DRAM Voltage Control........... - 2.22V
NB Voltage Control............. - 1.48V
SB Voltage Control............. - 1.60V
SB Dual Voltage................ - 1.52V
LDT Voltage Control............ - 1.37V
CPU VTT 1.2V Voltage........... - 1.21V
GTL REF Voltage Control........ - Disable

FSB & Frequency Seting:

FSB-Memory Clock Mode.......... - Linked
FSB-Memory Ratio............... - SYNC
FSB (QDR), MHz................. - 1742
=====
PCI Bus, Slot 1 MHz............ - 120
PCI Bus, Slot 2 MHz............ - 100
SPP <-> MCP Ref Clock, MHz..... - AUTO
LDT Frequency.................. - 5x
CPU BSelect.................... - Auto
CPU Clock Ratio Unlock......... - Enabled
CPU Clock Ratio................ - 9x

CPU Feature:

PPM Mode....................... - Native Mode
Limit CPUID MaxVal............. - Disabled
C1E Function................... - Disabled
Execute Disable Bit............ - Enabled
Virtualization Technology...... - Enabled
Core Multi-Processing.......... - Enabled

Memory Timing Setting:

Memory Timing Setting.......... - EXPERT
CAS Latency Control (TCL)...... - 4
RAS# to CAS# Delay (TRCD)...... - 4
Row Precharge Time (TRP)....... - 4
Min RAS# Active Time (TRAS).... - 8
Command Per Clock (CMD)........ - 1T

trrd 2
trc 1
twr 1
write read command 11
DRAM REFRESH RATE 7.8

Whoa dude, dunno if my stuff will even post with such low voltages haha! I should go write down my settings and show you. Some of these voltages I have to run will make you blush!

[Grinch]

ok this is how I did it.
I dropped the cpu in MB then bumped volts to 1.55 actual, setup memory to linked/ sync mode and raised the FSB up to 4ghz. nothing else, then I ran orthos for about 1hr 30 min but the heat was a bit on the high side 70-75c. Then I back down to 3.6 and it ran orthos for 4hrs then I went up to 3.9 and that's when the real fun began.I had to reset my bios about 80 times during my first 3 days testing different combinations while reading the forums and virtual's blog on my laptop, then when I thought I had it, while running orthos the system would freeze at the 5-6 hrs mark of orthos running. Well after 6 long days of about 5 hrs each day I'm platinum stable (orthos 12hrs,3dmark 06 loop of 8hrs, cinebench etc etc... at 3.918 ghz. below are my settings hope this helps. My temps are 35c idle and 61c load P.S. I truely believe that memory plays a big role on this motherboard. micron chips work best with it for what I've been reading.

CPU VID Control................ - 1.48V
CPU VID Special Add............ - AUTO
CPU Drive Strength............. - Weak
DRAM Drive Strength............ - WEAK
DRAM Voltage Control........... - 2.22V
NB Voltage Control............. - 1.48V
SB Voltage Control............. - 1.60V
SB Dual Voltage................ - 1.52V
LDT Voltage Control............ - 1.37V
CPU VTT 1.2V Voltage........... - 1.21V
GTL REF Voltage Control........ - Disable

FSB & Frequency Seting:

FSB-Memory Clock Mode.......... - Linked
FSB-Memory Ratio............... - SYNC
FSB (QDR), MHz................. - 1742
=====
PCI Bus, Slot 1 MHz............ - 120
PCI Bus, Slot 2 MHz............ - 100
SPP <-> MCP Ref Clock, MHz..... - AUTO
LDT Frequency.................. - 5x
CPU BSelect.................... - Auto
CPU Clock Ratio Unlock......... - Enabled
CPU Clock Ratio................ - 9x

CPU Feature:

PPM Mode....................... - Native Mode
Limit CPUID MaxVal............. - Disabled
C1E Function................... - Disabled
Execute Disable Bit............ - Enabled
Virtualization Technology...... - Enabled
Core Multi-Processing.......... - Enabled

Memory Timing Setting:

Memory Timing Setting.......... - EXPERT
CAS Latency Control (TCL)...... - 4
RAS# to CAS# Delay (TRCD)...... - 4
Row Precharge Time (TRP)....... - 4
Min RAS# Active Time (TRAS).... - 8
Command Per Clock (CMD)........ - 1T

trrd 2
trc 1
twr 1
write read command 11
DRAM REFRESH RATE 7.8

I tried the settings you have been using and no dice.....I even went to 1.6V on cpu and it would freeze up after 30 secs on blend in prime 95

[Kampfzerstorer]

I tried the settings you have been using and no dice.....I even went to 1.6V on cpu and it would freeze up after 30 secs on blend in prime 95

I think we just got hosed man

We should start a club where only crappy overclocks can join.

[Grinch]

lol

[Kampfzerstorer]

Just ran Orthos at all stock and it failed within 14 seconds. Freakin great now I gotta figure out if the RAM, proc, or mobo is gimped.

[hlonipha]

Just ran Orthos at all stock and it failed within 14 seconds. Freakin great now I gotta figure out if the RAM, proc, or mobo is gimped.

morelikely your ram

[hlonipha]

Here you go

[hlonipha]

sometimes I can boot at 4ghz...but after a few mins of just surfing the web

and what not it will freeze and reboot...I am starting to think that the SB has

alot to do with overclocking as well....as well as STRONG or WEAK on the

cpu..I was able to boot at 3.825ghz with 1.425V w/NB at 1.30V and SB at

1.62V...if I bumped my NB to 1.6V it would not even boot...also noticed while

doing this if I had my CPU set to STRONG and my SB around 1.62V or more I

did not have to mess with my NB volts a whole lot.....I am thinking that the

more I mess with it the better I will get it dialed in..


BTW...does everybody here have some sort of active cooling blowing on their PWM area?

I have a 120mm fan on my side door blowing into the MB on my Antec 900

[Tommy_Hewitt]

Thermalright released the new HR-09 Type3, which will fit on the DFI 680i Board


(I'm a link )

I hope I'll get it soon, my PWMs are quiet hot

[Jobeo]

so is there anybody here that can tell me the max fsb seen on quad CPUs on this board ?

on my E6600 I was able to run 500 X 7 with no problems

.. . . . .

[killingspreez]

hey guys
after this beta-bios-board-kill-thing i got a new board.
it's a new revision or at least different from my old board.
4*1gb 1t is no problem (old one couldn't do this).
just great....everything is smooth and the bios is perfect!
the vChipset-problem is gone
i'm very happy

mfg

[signalpst]

whoa, 4x1GB @1T?!?!?!? can you show us some screens?

Thermalright released the new HR-09 Type3, which will fit on the DFI 680i Board


(I'm a link )

I hope I'll get it soon, my PWMs are quiet hot

Alright!!!! YES!!! I was waiting for this all along.

[Tommy_Hewitt]

it's a new revision or at least different from my old board.

Which revision did you get? My new board has the rev. AA0

[thorgal]

whoa, 4x1GB @1T?!?!?!? can you show us some screens?

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=get...80&articID=575

Screen at the bottom is 4x 1Gb 3-3-3-10-1T

[killingspreez]

will post 32m or something like that later tonight

also the cpu-oc is 100mhz higher now...3,7ghz dual prime..... it's okay i think

mfg

[denden]

last night when I changed the nb sink to waterblock, first it boot well but after I plug in the switch and all other front panel pin, the mobo start for 2,3 seconds then stop, I suspected it was the nb overheat cos the wb not contact nicely, so I press it down then restart, it start but not post, it stop at code 88 even I take all the ram, display card off, cmos clear, take the battery off and on, disconnected and reconnected the power cord....

did I burn the nb chip?