Quote Originally Posted by Nuckin_Futs View Post
[@ KRich, RE: "Are any of you guys having any trouble running an E6600 (B2 Stepping) with a CPU ratio of either 6 or 7?"

I had a challange getting my E6600 to 495FSB on several mobos before this (havent tryed on it yet). So it may be the CPU but mostly the lack of PLL & GTL Ref control I ahd on P5WGD2-WS and P5B.

As for this mobo, It is jsut pick with up deviders period at certain FSB to NB straps. Enabling Static Read Control helps for the most part, but manual FSB strap and RAM frequencies make it harder to lock in. Some will, most wont. Hopefully newer BIOS will fix this. Eveen most P35's were trick here too. For best stability and dailly user performance, I'd stick to 1:1 and use FSB to get frequency since thats what X38 is built for. 500FSB is a butter zone if your CPU and other stuff can get there.

Hope this helps.
Thanks buddy

I reckon you're right. I tried again and had great fun getting the system to POST with the 7 ratio at 477FSB. Each 1 FSB up from 470 needed something adjusted. Enabling Static Read Control got me up 1 FSB, adding some more voltage got me up another 1 FSB and then nothing helped getting it above 477FSB

465FSB is good to go and 3.733GHz out of an old B2 E6600 is excellent enough to tide over till Penryn, when the real fun will start

Time to go do some more tweaking. Who knows though, as you say, maybe a newer BIOS in the future will do some magic

Cheers buddy.