Official DFI LanParty UT X38-T2R(and LT) Discussion/Review/Overclock/Guide Thread

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tell me what the RTC is for on page 16 of the manual...it is right next (parallel) to the CMOS jumper...it reads like it resets those settings when the battery is out and jumper set just like you are clearing the cmos.

It's for resetting the Real Time Clock which is part of the Southbridge in case of battery removal. I've never needed to do that though so not sure what circumstances warrant it's use.

EDIT:...thought you should know that intel won't honor their warranty when it comes to DTS readings...this tech support guy said, don't worry about the temps...no need to track them if you overheat...the board will shutdown automatically once it receives the signal from the processor...DO YOU BELIEVE THAT!

The only way Intel will do anything is to run the CPU on one of their boards so you would be able to monitor temps with their software.

i am about ready to shutdown and pull the 9650 (to send back to clubit.com for replacement)...i think i will insert my Q6600 to see if that coooperates with the bios and vista...if it does, then i would lean more towards something is wrong with the 9650.

I'll be loading both 32 and 64 Bit Vista this weekend with a Q6600. Will post any issues.

quick questions guys, between nb and vtt voltages, what is the more important factor in gettin a quad stable?

Kind of like asking winch is more important, food or water. The right amount of both are required to clock the processor. VTT has a large effect on processor speed as it is the setpoint for the GTL swings. The NB voltage is influenced quite a bit by memory speed and timings.