**Official ABIT IX38 QuadGT Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**

[Ace-a-Rue]

not yet...

[jcool]

lets close this chapter and move on...i've read your words and you read my thoughts on it...we agree to disagree.

peace my friend!

Now I can't wait to get my mobo back

[farookh]

Abit 12 bios working quite good with the E8400
Max Bus 560 FSB 2243




24/7 500x8 4ghz 1.28v

[Ace-a-Rue]

Abit 12 bios working quite good with the E8400
Max Bus 560 FSB 2243

24/7 500x8 4ghz 1.28v

what kind of current are you pulling when you run Prime 95 at 4ghz?

[farookh]

what kind of current are you pulling when you run Prime 95 at 4ghz?

its about 48A

[Ace-a-Rue]

its about 48A

WOW...that's all!...impressive, even for a dual core!...so...doubling that would approximate a quad core at 4ghz...hmmmm

[hazardous]

Abit 12 bios working quite good with the E8400
Max Bus 560 FSB 2243




24/7 500x8 4ghz 1.28v

what kind of vtt and gtls settings are you using on 500x8? I've got nearly the exact same setup and i can do 485x8 rock solid, but 490x8 is unstable regardless of the cpu voltage (I have tried 1.3 plus). I know i havent hit the fsb wall yet.

using 1.2v cpu
vtt 1.25
gtls 67 etc

[Mickey Padge]

what kind of vtt and gtls settings are you using on 500x8? I've got nearly the exact same setup and i can do 485x8 rock solid, but 490x8 is unstable regardless of the cpu voltage (I have tried 1.3 plus). I know i havent hit the fsb wall yet.

using 1.2v cpu
vtt 1.25
gtls 67 etc

What voltage are you giving your mobo? (MHC, ICH, ICHIO)

It will help if you raise them too, the mobo runs cool anyway

[farookh]

what kind of vtt and gtls settings are you using on 500x8? I've got nearly the exact same setup and i can do 485x8 rock solid, but 490x8 is unstable regardless of the cpu voltage (I have tried 1.3 plus). I know i havent hit the fsb wall yet.

using 1.2v cpu
vtt 1.25
gtls 67 etc

1.2v i could boot into vista but not prime stable had to set mine 1.275

Cpu VID 1.275
MCH 1.45
CPU VTT 1.27
ICH 1.11

rest all default.

[hazardous]

1.2v i could boot into vista but not prime stable had to set mine 1.275

Cpu VID 1.275
MCH 1.45
CPU VTT 1.27
ICH 1.11

rest all default.

Finally got my stable at 500x8. 1.25volts, vtt 1.25, increased MCH and ICH by .05 volts from stock. Though, strangely i got 1k less in 3dmark 06 than i did at 450x9. Go figure.

[R*r]

R*r, good to hear your board is doing well. What's the amperage reading in uGuru?

when i run 9x450 the amp reading on guru

idle 46
load 109 (all 4 core working)

vcore 1,7
cpu vtt 1,76
cpu pll 1,7

stability depend on temp,thats the highest i can get on air

[Boyu]

Is there anyone using MCW30 to cool northbrigde of this board?

[Beastage]

Well, now all the sudden , each time I reboot my PC I get BIOS ROM error and everything turns to default! it is all the sudden, I didn't change anything.

Should I go for RMA or wait for BIOS 13?

It happened several more times, but then I tried saving to bios after changing every little option and rebooting and it holds since.

[Chiboy04]

Is there anyone using MCW30 to cool northbrigde of this board?

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=437
maybe this one would fit on the board.....

[MichelinGuy]

Is this board better then a Asus Maximus Formula?

[Amey]

This is what my E8400 is doing on this board with latest official release bios

E8400 + Abit IX38 @ 572 FSB

[Ace-a-Rue]

This is what my E8400 is doing on this board with latest official release bios

E8400 + Abit IX38 @ 572 FSB

how are you cooling that 8400?...LN2, DICE?

[jcool]

Following the link it says DICE

[Humble]

Should I go for RMA or wait for BIOS 13?

It happened several more times, but then I tried saving to bios after changing every little option and rebooting and it holds since.

I had the same problem once when using another board. It was caused by insufficient voltage supplied to one of the components in the motherboard.
My problem before was solved by raising Vcore one step.

May be you should consider raising your voltage too, one or two steps m8, and pray that it helps.

[hazardous]

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=437
maybe this one would fit on the board.....

I think that might fight the SB, but I dont see it fitting the NB. I've done alot of searching and cant find anything to cool my NB. Maybe if the board grows in popularity some company will release blocks specifically for the board like they did for asus boards.

[jcool]

I think that might fight the SB, but I dont see it fitting the NB. I've done alot of searching and cant find anything to cool my NB. Maybe if the board grows in popularity some company will release blocks specifically for the board like they did for asus boards.

This might help you

[ante_ante]

Really want a new bios to

[Ace-a-Rue]

Following the link it says DICE

right...i did but stopped reading

[Amey]

Its done with DICE. Trying for more. Too bad this board doesnt support Memset,it becomes a pain when you want to bench at high clocks.

Atleast Abit should include memory timings thing in uGuru

[R*r]

Atleast Abit should include memory timings thing in uGuru

any body like to forward this to abit it would be nice to have