DFI Infinity 965-S Tests (535 FSB 1:1)

[The Nemesis]

Bios was 424. The 4:5 divider is a real problem with this board but as you can see, the 2:3 divider works just fine. It's not a great mb for quads, but few P965 boards are. I have 3 680i based boards that I tried my g0 and B3 in. I finally gave up sli and switched to this board until the x38 comes out.

[DJSUB]

here's mine with Q6600 G0
suicide shot on AiR (thermalright ultra 120 extreme)
no tweaks
latest 07-25-07 Beta Bios



cpuz validation : http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236762

tnx

[NormanABates]

@DJSUB,

[DoObs]

Hey guys this is my highest achievement so far. My CPU hits a wall at 484FSB. So i dont think i can go any higher.

[awhir]

hey guys im having problems.i cant boot past 3ghz.

i just got an extra 2gbs there so now i have 4x1gb's of ram.

my ram is memtest stable till around 970.

the voltage i am using is cpu:1.55 nb:1.4/1.5 ram:2.3

the probelm i am having is when i boot into windows over 3ghz the pc just restarts after about 2 minutes.it feels to more like a power issue or sumthing.

before i got the 2gb's of ram my cpu was rock stable at 3.6 ghz.

any ideas what could be doing this ??/

hope ye can help

[yotomeczek]

hey guys im having problems.i cant boot past 3ghz.

i just got an extra 2gbs there so now i have 4x1gb's of ram.

my ram is memtest stable till around 970.

the voltage i am using is cpu:1.55 nb:1.4/1.5 ram:2.3

the probelm i am having is when i boot into windows over 3ghz the pc just restarts after about 2 minutes.it feels to more like a power issue or sumthing.

before i got the 2gb's of ram my cpu was rock stable at 3.6 ghz.

any ideas what could be doing this ??/

hope ye can help

Maybe try more Vtt and 1,6 for NB (and more Vdimm)

[GripS]

hey guys im having problems.i cant boot past 3ghz.

i just got an extra 2gbs there so now i have 4x1gb's of ram.

my ram is memtest stable till around 970.

the voltage i am using is cpu:1.55 nb:1.4/1.5 ram:2.3

the probelm i am having is when i boot into windows over 3ghz the pc just restarts after about 2 minutes.it feels to more like a power issue or sumthing.

before i got the 2gb's of ram my cpu was rock stable at 3.6 ghz.

any ideas what could be doing this ??/

hope ye can help

DFI motherboards have always been very finicky when it comes to RAM and PSU choices. I wouldn't be surprised if it's yer antec giving ya headaches. Can you test with another PSU?

[Dark79]

This board doesn't do so hot with 4 sticks of RAM. With 2 x 1GB I've gotten up to 3.73Ghz on my E6300 (overclock limited by RAM). With 4 x 1GB (all 4 sticks of the same RAM and overclock the same), I can barely get to 3.4GHz. I think for 4 stick overclocking you're better off with a P35.

hey guys im having problems.i cant boot past 3ghz.

i just got an extra 2gbs there so now i have 4x1gb's of ram.

my ram is memtest stable till around 970.

the voltage i am using is cpu:1.55 nb:1.4/1.5 ram:2.3

the probelm i am having is when i boot into windows over 3ghz the pc just restarts after about 2 minutes.it feels to more like a power issue or sumthing.

before i got the 2gb's of ram my cpu was rock stable at 3.6 ghz.

any ideas what could be doing this ??/

hope ye can help

[awhir]

This board doesn't do so hot with 4 sticks of RAM. With 2 x 1GB I've gotten up to 3.73Ghz on my E6300 (overclock limited by RAM). With 4 x 1GB (all 4 sticks of the same RAM and overclock the same), I can barely get to 3.4GHz. I think for 4 stick overclocking you're better off with a P35.

thanks man that seems to be my brop.

[Chicco85]

here's mine with Q6600 G0
suicide shot on AiR (thermalright ultra 120 extreme)
no tweaks
latest 07-25-07 Beta Bios



cpuz validation : http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236762

tnx

Could you post as much information a you can about your settings?

What's the maximum stable fsb?

Thanks a lot!

[Enoc]

Could you post as much information a you can about your settings?

What's the maximum stable fsb?

Thanks a lot!

Chicco85 can you post yours? Bios settings...your clocking your ram very nice...600mhz

[GripS]

New beta bios 904 is available.

http://us.dfi.com.tw/Support/Downloa...FLAG=B&SITE=US

Major reasons for change:

1.Change logo
2.Update CPU microcode


I have it installed. No problem putting exact same overclock settings in and booting up. The logo change is on the POST screen. I liked the old logo instead the new one and black screen it's kinda light and a little hazy but that's trivial. Gonna see if by some miracle i can get a little bit higher with the quad.

edit: Just ran super pi 1m to see if any change with EXACT same overclock settings that i was just using with 703 bios. Shaved .11 off my previous time. Although not much. For those super pi tweaks out there that can be significant.

[Chicco85]

Chicco85 can you post yours? Bios settings...your clocking your ram very nice...600mhz

This is for day use (400x9 1:1):

Ratios/Clocks
CPU Feature: C1E & Vanderpool technology & Thermal Management control = Enable ( all others disable)
NB Strap Select: 266

DRAM Timing
#1:Auto
#2:Auto
#3:Fast
#4:Fast
#5:Auto
#6:Auto
#7:Auto


Cas: 3
Trcd: 3
Trp: 3
Tras: 9
Pre-to-Act:Auto
Trfc: Auto
MCH Lat:Auto
Twr: Auto
Twtr: Auto
Trrd: Auto
Trdwr:8
Twrwr: 6
Trdrd: 6
Twrrd: 5
Trtp: Auto
Pre-to-Ref:Auto

Voltage Setting
CPU Voltage: +82,5 mV
DRAM Voltage: 2,275 V
Vtt voltage: Default
NB 1.25V: 1,4 V
SB 1.5V: 1,6 V
SB 1.05V: 1,10 Volt

And this is for the ram at 600 MHz (400x9 2:3):

Ratios/Clocks
CPU Feature: C1E & Vanderpool technology & Thermal Management control = Enable ( all others disable)
NB Strap Select: 266

DRAM Timing
#1:Mode3
#2:Mode2
#3:Fast
#4:Fast
#5:7
#6:2
#7:1


Cas: 4
Trcd: 4
Trp: 4
Tras: 9
Pre-to-Act:Auto
Trfc: Auto
MCH Lat:Auto
Twr: Auto
Twtr: Auto
Trrd: Auto
Trdwr:8
Twrwr: 6
Trdrd: 6
Twrrd: 5
Trtp: Auto
Pre-to-Ref:Auto

Voltage Setting
CPU Voltage: +82,5 mV
DRAM Voltage: 2,6 V
Vtt voltage: 1,325 V
NB 1.25V: 1,5 V
SB 1.5V: 1,6 V
SB 1.05V: 1,10 Volt

Other settings set in windows.

Bye!

[Enoc]

thnx Chicco85

I have it installed. No problem putting exact same overclock settings in and booting up. The logo change is on the POST screen. I liked the old logo instead the new one and black screen it's kinda light and a little hazy but that's trivial

same for me GripS, about your seetings...this is what Blossa said to get a nice fsb out of the quads...pushing 480 out of the Qx6850 in the dfi...
i'll quote him.

I did some FSB-tests today. To start with max 'stable' FSB was ~460MHz. Raising voltage on NB, vcore or vdimm did not help me pass that. But raising cpuvtt one step gave me 465MHz. Raising it one more step help me pass 470, 475 and 480MHz FSB , 485MHz is still no go, but I will try raise it more when I get the time.

DFI Infinity P965
QX6850 ~1.42v (a bit high but I wanted to be sure. )
vdimm 2.4v
cpuvtt +1.6v. I will check better next time.
vmch 1.65v.
I will give exact numbers after I checked next time.

he finished at 490 , seems vtt is the key.

[GripS]

Unortunately VTT does absolutely nothing to increase stability for me. And if it will only net me a 100mhz more or so then it's not worth it IMO. Call me 'not so xtreme' i guess.

Needless to say the new BIOS only netted me super pi gains. I wasn't expecting it to allow a higher clock but there was still a bit of hope there.

[The Nemesis]

@Grips

What do your voltages read @ idle vs. load, i.e. the 12+, 5+ & 3.3v. I have that same ocz psu and never bothered with it because I assumed it would be under powered for overclocking a quad.

[DoObs]

Please Click Here if you are not familiar with the procedure of Diamond Flash Image!!
Major Reasons of Change:
1. Change logo.
2. Update CPU micro code.

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This new bios, what is the CPU Micro code, and will this help with overclock and wall on my cpu or must i just get another CPU...

I want to get 4ghz

[GripS]

@Grips

What do your voltages read @ idle vs. load, i.e. the 12+, 5+ & 3.3v. I have that same ocz psu and never bothered with it because I assumed it would be under powered for overclocking a quad.

I have to admit i've been a bit lazy as of late. I was planning on getting a new PSU when switching to a quad but i decided to use it anyway to see if it would hold it's own. So far it has. I have not taken a DMM to this one yet. But smartguardian show's no dip in voltage on the +12v line while under load. Pretty much stay's at 12.09v according to smartguardian. +5v is 4.91v. Not sure about 3.3v nothing i have installed seems to report it correctly to what is showing in bios(3.33v)

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This new bios, what is the CPU Micro code, and will this help with overclock and wall on my cpu or must i just get another CPU...

I want to get 4ghz

Microcode update:http://blog.springdaemons.com/articl...crocode-update

Will not help with overclocking.

[Nazu]

Any thoughts how I could get 3.7GHz stable? I have tried upping all the voltages but it seems to do no good. Is it possible that my memory can't do 828MHz with 4-4-4-12 2T timings using 2.2vdimm? I guess 2.3v is ok for benching but is it safe for 24/7 use?.

[GripS]

Probably not the RAM. I have the same sticks and they only need 2.1v to run rated timings @ 850mhz.

[Nazu]

Yeah I kind of thought that the mem's were not the problem. Maybe it's inadequate nb/cpu cooling? My temps are 67 at load with 3.6GHz clocks.

[GripS]

For CPU 67C load is fine. What kinda voltage are you feeding the NB? I needed to give it 1.35v to get past 350 FSB. Still running it @ 1.35 425 FSB. I have no heard of needing to raise VTT for dual's but it's worth a try if you haven't done so allready.

[Nazu]

Nb voltage is 1,45v. It might be too much cos If remember right I raised it to 1,45v when I tried 3.7GHz and now I don't remember how much it was originally at 3.6GHz. VTT helped for me so it's 1,37v now.

[ridikolous]

anyone having problems with pc rebooting during stress testing or doing anything cpu intensive? im at 333 fsb my pc would always reboot during p95. i tried all the vcore, vram, vtt, vnb combo still does it. couple of days ago i prime for 12 hrs straight... but today, i go to prime again pc just reboots

ram timing is 5-5-5-15 at ddr1000 2.2v
vcore 1.375 uping to 1.4 would still reboot pc.

should i just return this board while i have a chance and get something that is recommended for quad core?

[fireice2]

im using 333FSB for my 24/7 settings.

CPU +137.5mv (CPU 333x10)
Vdimm 2.2v (2:3 DDR2-1000 @ 4-4-4-10)
NB 1.25v
SB 1.5v
SB05 1.05v

even until 400FSB NB1.25v is stable for me.

Im not quite sure with a Q6600 though. :P hehehehe