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

[zsamz_]

I remember it was NB voltage that was much higher than set in the bios for some settings and yes that was fixed with the last bios.

yes it was a nd voltage issue they fixed it in bios but now my taiwan board is set 1.6v in bios gives me 1.55 n before was 1.59

[The[R]eaper]

I suspect some of the reported crucial ballistix module deaths have been due to such poor contact between heatspreader and ICs... as such if the heatspreader wasn't making contact, I'd remove them (very carefully with help of hair dryer). Risk is rma'ing them you could get the poorer clocking single sided ballistix modules as replacement

so i just heat them up with a hairdryer until i can pull them off carefully? what about the clips do i have to pry them off? i know this is off topic but thx.

[eva2000]

i dont trust Ram HS at all!! They come all off sooner or later. An idea would be either a) to remove them and screw warranty or b) use something like those strong foldback clips in addition to hold them in place.
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clip them at the side so HS wont come off that easily.

Yeah i used those clips + hair dryer to get another set of ballistix tracer's heatspreaders to make contact with the ICs and it worked!

so i just heat them up with a hairdryer until i can pull them off carefully? what about the clips do i have to pry them off? i know this is off topic but thx.

clips you just slip off, i worked on one side of heatspreader at a time, heating the heatspreader up and then using a plastic credit card like cut out and my finger nails (mainly thumb) and started on the edges slowly lifting heatspreader and you can see the thermal pad slightly lift off if you're lucky, use plastic credit card like cut out to cut into the thermal pad further in, then re-heat and do it again until thermal pad on each ic becomes more loose.. re-heat as needed.

You'll get to a point where the whole one side heatspreader is pretty loose, then bit more prying pressure will get it off.. NEVER force it and take your time. Then do same for other side.

[Dark79]

anyone know if there is any real difference between china vs taiwan made boards in the lt-x38.. on some boards it seems most people say the issues they have are on a china made mobo..i dont hear many issues with taiwan ones or at least no one has said they were taiwan ones?? just curious if there is/was any quality difference between the two?? thanks

I had a board from both and they both died within 2 weeks. So for me it didn't matter where they came from

I'm back on a spare P965-S I had stashed in the closet from when I was trying to determine whether low batch numbers overclocked better than later ones. Unfortunately this board is not the better of the 2 I had (the first one ended up in DFI RMA nightmare hell), but the overclock with my Q6600 is the same on this board as what I could get out of the X38. So outside of my Crossfire being slower on this board, everything else is the same.

I know my quad can go higher, but neither the P965-S (not surprising) nor the LT X38 (very surprising and disappointing) can take it there. Eagerly waiting for the Rampage.

[WoutZoR]

my ballistix that i bought this year all doin 1200+ with 2.1v
i got them to 1290 with 2.3v
n 4 sticks 1200mhz with only 2.12v
how safe is it eva to run d9gkx @ 2.3v 4-4-4-12 @ 1080mhz?

zsamz_,

Could you post your bios template with the settings u used for 4 sticks @ 1200MHz. I'm very curious what you fine delay settings are and stuff

[Praz]

my ballistix that i bought this year all doin 1200+ with 2.1v
i got them to 1290 with 2.3v
n 4 sticks 1200mhz with only 2.12v
how safe is it eva to run d9gkx @ 2.3v 4-4-4-12 @ 1080mhz?

I though Ballistix 8500 used D9GMH chips.

[eva2000]

some ballistix early on had D9GKX

[WoutZoR]

I though Ballistix 8500 used D9GMH chips.

From the 'DDR2 RAM List' they can have GMH, GCT and GKX. Haven't seen the D9GCT's on the Ballistix 8500 before

[Ace-a-Rue]

thanks for that list!

[jcool]

Yeah it can be useful, but don't rely on it too heavily... that list is ancient really and rather outdated in most cases (small wonder considering all those different manufacturers, models and ICs out there)

[zsamz_]

I though Ballistix 8500 used D9GMH chips.

my ballistix are d9gmh
my mushkins are d9gkx
there are ballistix with d9gkx though

[zsamz_]

zsamz_,

Could you post your bios template with the settings u used for 4 sticks @ 1200MHz. I'm very curious what you fine delay settings are and stuff

everything on auto +more aggressive
nb 1.6v vdim 2.13v gtl values enabled 68-69%
i only run 2 stix now since i dont need 4 gigs and it puts stress on the board
but the board ran 4 gigs like it was nothing
i couldnt do 800mhz on x38-dq6
with 2 stix i'm @ 2.09v for 1200mhz 24/7

[nles]

I'm getting my board end of this february. pairing with q6600 and reaperx.
What Air cooler will fit on the motherboard? Will I be able to install the northbridge cooler with Thermalright ultra 120 ex?

[zsamz_]

I'm getting my board end of this february. pairing with q6600 and reaperx.
What Air cooler will fit on the motherboard? Will I be able to install the northbridge cooler with Thermalright ultra 120 ex?

yes its fine as long as its blowing up

[Ace-a-Rue]

LOL..."blowing up", like boom!

[zsamz_]

LOL..."blowing up", like boom!

lol i had a feeling someone gonna make a comment
it makes contact with nb heatsing when blowing back of case i woulda dremeled the sink but i dont wanna mess with warranty
i will be getting a hr05 sli for it soon i want it to blow out the back

[nles]

yeah saw lot's of setup like the way u mention.

Will it effect the case flow? I'm using Lian Li PC-007.
Thinking either getting the 90i or True blowing up. Need to consider the other components as well, the PWM and also the reaperx ram.

[zsamz_]

yeah saw lot's of setup like the way u mention.

Will it effect the case flow? I'm using Lian Li PC-007.
Thinking either getting the 90i or True blowing up. Need to consider the other components as well, the PWM and also the reaperx ram.

get the true n dont look back the 90i not as good for a quad
you can always dremel the nb sink if you want it facing back
i got a laptop heatpipe heatsink commin for the pwm
then i gonna get an hr-05 sli for nb
i prefer it facing back for airflow but most saying they get better temps with it facing up

[Ace-a-Rue]

lol i had a feeling someone gonna make a comment
it makes contact with nb heatsing when blowing back of case i woulda dremeled the sink but i dont wanna mess with warranty
i will be getting a hr05 sli for it soon i want it to blow out the back

yeah

i had the same problem with my TRUE when i installed it on this board.

[Dede99]

I have Scythe Infinity and it performs also very well blowing to the back
http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=IMG_6036.jpg

[flexy]

LOL..."blowing up", like boom!

nope. it can be down blowing to the side, towards the exhaust. i did it too. its a matter of 1/50 inch...but it works!

thermalright 120 ultra extreme. wait..i can make a photo.

[zsamz_]

nope. it can be down blowing to the side, towards the exhaust. i did it too. its a matter of 1/50 inch...but it works!

ya but you gotta bend a few fins

[nles]

User of DK P35-T2R also bend the fins of xigmatek 1283 to fit it blowing towards the exhaust.

Probably will get true then tried both setup, see which 1 gives the best overall performance. My country here hard to get HR-05, only can get SLI/IFX version.

[zsamz_]

User of DK P35-T2R also bend the fins of xigmatek 1283 to fit it blowing towards the exhaust.

Probably will get true then tried both setup, see which 1 gives the best overall performance. My country here hard to get HR-05, only can get SLI/IFX version.

i would only put an hr-05 sli on this board

[johnp1983]

Hello boy,

can you give me some helps in settings E8400 Q746A366 @445x9 with my Dfi X38? I've tried some settings options without finding stability in daily use. Only spi1m bench...

BTW a lot of times when I start some stressing utility like Orthos or Prime the monitor freezes for 2\3sec. and then the system restarts.

My sistems is in the signature

Hope someone of you will answer my question, i need seriously some support.

Sorry for my English, I'm writing from Italy

Bye!!