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

[C-N]

not bad mate good to see u to, u all good?

to right on the icfx, she's done me proud for what it cost , but it's had it's day now. this new mobo pritty much takes the piss out the icfx now.

i almost went for ure p35 but for the money & with the pcie setup on the x38 & me already having a 3870, it a better route.

u got board of the fast asus chipsets in the end then? to easy for ya

deadman's

Ye I'm mint.

DFI is where I'm happiest but every now & again I wander over to the competition normally because I cant wait for the DFI (too impatient)

Hope the x38 rocks for you.

[Ace-a-Rue]

a very important question to me:
What is the highest FSB on this board before the ICH9R starts to crap out with HDDs in AHCI or RAID mode?

it's not going to be the ICH9R that is going to stop you (unless you overclock the PCIe bus), it is going to be your board, memory and cpu.

[linflas]

I got my board yesterday and I'm having some issues with Vnb (NorthBridge voltage):

Vnb set in BIOS -> Vnb BIOS reading

1.265 -> 1.31
1.291 -> 1.56
1.317 -> 1.36
1.330 -> 1.37
1.343 -> 1.61
1.356 -> 1.61
1.367 -> 1.4
1.379 -> 1.42
1.392 -> 1.66
1.444 -> 1.71
1.456 -> 1.71
1.467 -> 1.5V
1.504 -> 1.76

I currently have no dmm, so I cannot check real voltages. Any ideas? Do you see the same kind of overvolting?

First OC seems OK:


I also tried BIOS 12/28 and 12/18 but Vnb issue did not improve. With these BIOS versions I had huge instabilities when T2 Dispatch was enabled, so I'm back to release BIOS.

My new board has this issue!!! damn it, was hoping for a smooth build. WTH is it? This is as far as I have gotten, because of it, I can not set a resonable NB voltage, all to high, or too low, nothing just right, lol.

Sorry bout the image size, just back up and running, need to re-install my photo software.

[Praz]

Windows XP SP3
Q6600
2x1GB PC2 9200Reaper
475x8 4:5 Divider

[linflas]

Get a hold of a DMM and measure the NB voltage and then RMA the board.

Damn, just saw that, so praz, what we are experiencing is a defect?, and has to be resolved through RMA, seems awfully common, as a number of people have posted about it. That just stinks.

[Praz]

Damn, just saw that, so praz, what we are experiencing is a defect?, and has to be resolved through RMA, seems awfully common, as a number of people have posted about it. That just stinks.

If the actual voltages are off that much then yes that's some type of defect. I have not seen a board behave this way so I can't even begin to speculate what might be the cause.

[Jor3lBR]

Guys,

I took the NB heatsink out to check and look what I saw!!!!!
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6oy3cb7&s=1

No contact at all!

What did you guys do with this stock HS? Lapped?

[Jor3lBR]

Tried to do it again and same results the Stock NB HS just wont make full contact!

Not enough pressure on those springs and uneven surface from the NB combined with the uneven surface of the HS = disaster for OCers.

http://i1.tinypic.com/8dyejw5.jpg

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I made a hardmount on mine, it makes good contact w/ pressure.

[zanzabar]

mine is ok i just card methoded it and did it on ihs since i didnt want to mess with hard mounting i pressed on it and works like glue with mx2 while u have a tension on it, and what past are u useing u should have mx2

[Jor3lBR]

mine is ok i just card methoded it and did it on ihs since i didnt want to mess with hard mounting i pressed on it and works like glue with mx2 while u have a tension on it, and what past are u useing u should have mx2

I have MX2 but I didn;t understand what you tried to say "i just card methoded it and did it on ihs"

I tried 3 times on 2 diferent boards, same results...

[linflas]

Praz, I guess this pic says it all, damn, does DFI cross ship. Guess I am calling motherboardpro in the morning. FFS!!!

[zanzabar]

I have MX2 but I didn;t understand what you tried to say "i just card methoded it and did it on ihs"

I tried 3 times on 2 diferent boards, same results...

moving the credit card back and forth to evenly spread on the NB, the blob and press didnt work when i tied it

[lazy]

hm.. this makes me want to check purchase a DMM and check my board

where would i have to check to get the voltagae readings?

[Jor3lBR]

moving the credit card back and forth to evenly spread on the NB, the blob and press didnt work when i tied it

Ok so you are applying the MX2 directly on the HeatSink not on the NB right? Or on both?

And also is there a correct side to mount I was I always installed them with the LanParty name facing the CPU (if you look from the PSU side to the LP name it's not upside down).

[linflas]

hm.. this makes me want to check purchase a DMM and check my board

where would i have to check to get the voltagae readings?

Found here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=896

damn and I am liking this 3.6 quad with 3870's flashed to 860/1200 no tweaks Vista64

http://service.futuremark.com/orb/pr...jectId=4615346

[C-N]

Windows XP SP3
Q6600
2x2GB PC2 9200Reaper
475x8 4:5 Divider

http://www.edgeofstability.com/image..._5_divider.jpg

Nice, those reapers look great are they Orthos stable & @ reasonable voltage running arround 1200MHz ?

CN

Edit : Bugger its a typo you have 2 x 1GB modules installed not 2 x 2GB modules, I thought you were showing off some new 4GB Reaper PC2-9200 kit.

[Origin_Unknown]

I made a hardmount on mine, it makes good contact w/ pressure.

you got any pics dude?

[Praz]

Edit : Bugger its a typo you have 2 x 1GB modules installed not 2 x 2GB modules, I thought you were showing off some new 4GB Reaper PC2-9200 kit.

Corrected. No. Nothing new here. Actually the only 2x2GB kits I have right now are the G.Skill PC2 8000. They run great on this board. And at $115.00 shipped with a guaranteed speed of 5-5-5/1000MHz nothing else comes close. In the next day or so I think I'll be able to post some screenshots of at 1100MHz or so.

[Origin_Unknown]

Corrected. No. Nothing new here. Actually the only 2x2GB kits I have right now are the G.Skill PC2 8000. They run great on this board. And at $115.00 shipped with a guaranteed speed of 5-5-5/1000MHz nothing else comes close. In the next day or so I think I'll be able to post some screenshots of at 1100MHz or so.

ill be buying some of that gskill too.


any news on the E8500 support?

[deadman'sclick]

i can't see how they could get away with not supporting e8500's etc lol , but who knows.

so ure mobo turned up yet uknown , could'nt help notice ure due date is today?
mine has'nt even been sent out yet , i hoped it might hav been today. maybe it will do later on. the money i sent over went out my account tuesday after all. i did email them to check what was up & they said it takes 2-4 days to get exchanged over

i hope i dont hav to do any major changes to my cooling loop to get my blocks mounted on . the mobo layout for cpu & NB placement looks the same as my icfx. i might even get away with just taking the blocks off my icfx with the liquid still in the loop, then just sliding out the icfx & replacing with the x38

is anyone using the mcw-30 on the x38 yet? if so could u please tell me wether the inlet & outlet are horizontal when mounted or verticial. thanks

deadman's

[Origin_Unknown]

i can't see how they could get away with not supporting e8500's etc lol , but who knows.

so ure mobo turned up yet uknown , could'nt help notice ure due date is today?
mine has'nt even been sent out yet , i hoped it might hav been today. maybe it will do later on. the money i sent over went out my account tuesday after all. i did email them to check what was up & they said it takes 2-4 days to get exchanged over

i hope i dont hav to do any major changes to my cooling loop to get my blocks mounted on . the mobo layout for cpu & NB placement looks the same as my icfx. i might even get away with just taking the blocks off my icfx with the liquid still in the loop, then just sliding out the icfx & replacing with the x38

is anyone using the mcw-30 on the x38 yet? if so could u please tell me wether the inlet & outlet are horizontal when mounted or verticial. thanks

deadman's

yeah, my bro rang me earlier and siad it's arrived! i checked ups tracking site and it has too.

i ordered mine of saturday (5/1/08) and it was shipped tuesday.

[carmatic]

hey just a quick question for you proud owners of the x38 t2r

Did the northbridge heatsink come uninstalled just like that review? Or do i have to take it off myself when i get my board...

[Razor_Blade]

Mine came uninstalled.

BTW, how common is the voltage problem? I got mine with the first wave of shipped boards and still haven't fired it up. I have my fingers crossed that it will work well.

[jimmyz]

hey just a quick question for you proud owners of the x38 t2r

Did the northbridge heatsink come uninstalled just like that review? Or do i have to take it off myself when i get my board...

naked, you install yourself.