Quote Originally Posted by mrcape View Post
I always kept VTT, PLL and NB very low on this chip. Never needed them actually. Funny you mention FSB cuz I'm thinking somehow it could be that. The night I was benching (i'm positive the change occured that night) I had the FSB up at 540 - 550 for a bunch of runs of superPi 32m, 1m and some 3dmark, but no prime. I had figured I could get away with that heh.

I remember what you're talking about with the dying chip at 600. I think that was CN's chip.
Quote Originally Posted by Mav451 View Post
Not to bring it up again, the other night I lowered my VTT down from 1.15 to stock 1.10. Unsurprisingly, after reboot, my VID is now 1.0875 (whereas it was 1.0375 with the VTT @ 1.15v).

There's gotta be a connection to all this.
I am still about guys its just I've given up posting regarding my E8*00 problems as there are too many people that just try to shoot you down as an idiot for blowing up your chip rather than being constructive about it.

The vid thing is strange, sure I've seen it go up & down board to board, with or without C1E or EIST enabled but I have also noticed my DFI sets different vids & cpu voltage (according to CPU-Z) sometimes when you leave the vcore on auto. Sometimes I get a boot at 1.15v with a 1.050 vid & others I get a 1.25v boot with a 1.125 vid.

My 2nd 8400 that I initially thought died in the DFI actually boots & works fine at stock speed all be it with a ton of voltage in my ABIT IP35 Pro. I believe whatever I or the DFI did to the chip prevented it from booting bye lowering the vid to the point that the chip simply wouldn't boot at such low voltage.

I have an E8200 in my Commando & an E8500 in my Abit both have seen crazy voltage & both chips have been pounded hard & are still fresh as a daisy.

Sure it could be something I'm doing with the DFI but in my defence I am just tickling the DFI compared to my other boards & its only the DFI I am having issues with. Also I am back on a Q6600 with the DFI & she's running perfect, imo it just don't like running the 45nm's over 525ish fsb for any length of time.

CN