MARS really is quite a sweet board now bios is mature

[Ace-a-Rue]

obvious a communication problem

EDIT:...what's the verdict on the X38 model (dual ddr version)?

[Supershanks]

Hi Ace ,

obvious a communication problem

Aye must be something like that

EDIT:...what's the verdict on the X38 model (dual ddr version)?

Don't know it's the Mars

luck

[Tony]

Not brutal enough. I can easily pass memtest86+ 2.0 at 1000MHz with my G.Skill PC8000, but Linpack errors out even at 980MHz.

And i hope you are talking about many-hours testing in memtest, at least 10 full passes.

What i have found, with this memory you may be getting really seldom Linpack or memtest86+ errors, but to totally get rid of them, you may need
to lower your frequency quite a bit.

I am not going to get into an argument with you my but I won't answer to you either...I have tested upwards of 250 motherboards and over 400GB of ram


How much testing have you done?

Im not going to respond to you here...but I know how to test, trust me.

Linpack is NOT as good as you think, I have already run 10hrs stable Vs 2 hrs failure with other stress tests, and I know others have also...its good but not as good as you think.

I just moved on looking for something better, I don't have time to pause debating the issue.

Mars is already back in its box, Striker II Formula and Maximus Formula are on the bench while I help get the boards working correctly.

[Ace-a-Rue]

to me, memtest and other memory testing benches can frustrate the heck out of you...i rather let windows or installed softwre tell me when the timing or voltage is wrong for the sticks.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Hi Ace ,
Aye must be something like that

Don't know it's the Mars

luck

hi, luck!

i was interested in the Foxconn X38A board that allows for up to 8GB of DDR-2..or..4GB of DDR-3...i was curious if it was a good board.

[HDCHOPPER]

EYE LOVE MY MARS !

[dogsx2]

EYE LOVE MY MARS !

Sorry, it says I need a password to view your ss.

[HDCHOPPER]

????? password fo pictures!! try this

http://www.glowfoto.com/viewimage.ph...=3403&srv=img5

[Supershanks]

Sorry, it says I need a password to view your ss.

Yep it only looks a small oc to me Can't see the detail

@Ace-a-Rue

to me, memtest and other memory testing benches can frustrate the heck out of you..

Yep i'd tend to agree. Memtest 86 is graet for finding optimum voltage & a few other things but can be frustrating in detecting errors. Like many there are times when memtested memory still give errors in the OS.

If checking memory now i tend to use a couple of instances of Memtest HCI in windows. Both have there drawbacks.

[Supershanks]

@HDCHOPPER
!st link doesn't give enlargement we get a

Password Required
This album requires a password. Please enter it and click View Album:

message. "nd link works fine, maybe you need to change 1st link

Nice Overclock

luck

[HDCHOPPER]

that better

http://www.glowfoto.com/viewimage.ph...=7076&srv=img3

[Ace-a-Rue]

that better

http://www.glowfoto.com/viewimage.ph...=7076&srv=img3

who's the woman when you click on to enlarge the picture

[Blacklash]

This is a P35 mobo with 2 16x PCI-e graphic ports? I thought I read that somewhere. Or is it still 16x 4x with Crossfire like most P35 mobos?

[aoch88]

According to the manual, it's 2 x 16X PCI-E

Btw, does anyone here has temp. reading problems with the MARS + Wolfdale?

[Supershanks]

It's the usual P35 2x16 1x pci-e x16 mode + 1x pci-e x4 mode

[HDCHOPPER]

who's the woman when you click on to enlarge the picture

she got off your blue tailed airplane

[Ace-a-Rue]

[bingo13]

Not brutal enough. I can easily pass memtest86+ 2.0 at 1000MHz with my G.Skill PC8000, but Linpack errors out even at 980MHz.

And i hope you are talking about many-hours testing in memtest, at least 10 full passes.

What i have found, with this memory you may be getting really seldom Linpack or memtest86+ errors, but to totally get rid of them, you may need
to lower your frequency quite a bit.

Let me get this right, if my system passes Linpack (on Vista 64) after numerous runs it is stable? Just asking, because Crysis will fail in 30 seconds at those same settings.

[dinos22]

lol Cronos getting spanked by a couple of industry veterans heheh
hey Garry long time no see

[thebanik]

hope some1 is able to help me here, got my Mars yesterday from Newegg, now its able to do Instant OC till 20% but with the same exact settings cannot do Manual OC. Oh I am on a E8400 which i have tested on a P5Ne SLI board till 4325 Mhz. Have updated the bios to P09 or maybe P11.

[Cronos]

Let me get this right, if my system passes Linpack (on Vista 64) after numerous runs it is stable? Just asking, because Crysis will fail in 30 seconds at those same settings.

Can't say much without details. If your Video Card is unstable, this surely can happen.

[Spyrus]

Tony regarding the tRFC value 54 is needed for 4x2GB and for 2x2GB also?
I am asking that because from G.Skill & Muskin 2x2GB configuration 52 is enough
for 530+@5-5-5-x. I will test also with value > 54 and see how it goes later this day.

[HDCHOPPER]

hope some1 is able to help me here, got my Mars yesterday from Newegg, now its able to do Instant OC till 20% but with the same exact settings cannot do Manual OC. Oh I am on a E8400 which i have tested on a P5Ne SLI board till 4325 Mhz. Have updated the bios to P09 or maybe P11.

try g26 or g29 or g30 bios from quatumforce webpage

[Bl4ck^!]

i had a choice , DFI LP35 TR2 or MARS, i chose DFI since it is 25% cheaper and gives similiar o/c results , Foxconn is a good brand ,they hired some engineers from DFI so now we have results , but still they don't have relatively cheap/solid/good o/c board, and that is the way to go right now for most of Reatailers.

[Tony]

52 is bang on where its at, i set 54 to allow some margin of error thats all.
Also when you compare tRFC to voltage 54 may allow slightly lower than 52 with 60 allowing lower than 54....its a very fine line though