Quote Originally Posted by Grinch View Post
is everybody using the stock TIM using the heatpipe (SB,NB,PWM) or something better?
I'm using the stock, I noticed heatpipes getting warm, northbridge hot and digital pwm flaming hot. This is a good indication of good heat transfer, I tightened all of the screws holding heatpipes, they were somehow loose. I also tried using the trasnspiper & AS5 on digital pwm, this thing works like a dream, easy 20C off while priming.


no results with 1t? or is the option not in the bios?
There's no option in the bios . And a last I have some 24/7 result, this mobo is a complete b*itch to tweak, when I got it first day I couldn't break 1100DDR barrier with tracers @ 2.4v.

- Something like 2.12v load on ballistix.
- Performance Level 5


What got me stable is FSB VTT 1.53v & NB Core 1.5v. My FSB wall was somewhere around 480Mhz but it just takes too much time tweaking GTL Ref voltages. I should have Prime95 results next week when I get fresh AS5, the one I have is over 3 years old and it's very hard to spread out on the cpu, feels like clay.

Anybody had a problem when one day your board was rock stable and next day it was failing memtest at exact same settings. I found out that one day my board likes FSB VTT 1.35v and adding more ruins stability, other days it need more to stabilize. Today I'm pulling 1.53v through it