Official eVGA 780i Discussion/Review/Overclock/Guide Thread

[Khaotic]

well you can always keep raising the voltage until the factory installed smoke comes out and then it will perform really good

Letting the smoke out is B.A.D. BAD.
I learned that a LONG time ago after poorly attaching the heatsink to an AMD processor. Come to think about it, that was the LAST AMD I ever bought.

[Tony]

managed to get 4x 1066 1GB EPP modules. so 4GB running 1066 5-5-5-15 with 1.8V fully stable with a revised SPD im workin on...again tRFC was key.

Will try to post pics tomorrow, also posted over at the EVGA forum asking them to add tRFC to bios.

These boards could be some much more if they had all the tweaks for the end user to play with

[Leeghoofd]

MCP is northbridge temp

actually come to think of it the EVGA does have the nb temps in windows, its the striker2 that doesnt

Pretty sure the Striker 2 has NB temp readouts man, maybe ya everest software or co doesn't support it...

Building a rig based on this mobo right now.

What's the best bios to use with an E8400 ? I have to redo the heatpipe, temps over 75°C on idle ( lol ) just installed windows added an extra fan that kept temps around 65°C level... but I've seen better here...

[CCC]

Pretty sure the Striker 2 has NB temp readouts man, maybe ya everest software or co doesn't support it...

Building a rig based on this mobo right now.

What's the best bios to use with an E8400 ? I have to redo the heatpipe, temps over 75°C on idle ( lol ) just installed windows added an extra fan that kept temps around 65°C level... but I've seen better here...

your probably right, ive been testing 5 different mb's in the last 2 weeks so i cant keep them straight.. lol

i probably shouldnt have even posted anything but i was trying to help the guy out.. all 5 mb's ive tested are completely different so i couldnt remember but it sure seems like i couldnt find nb temps in windows with the striker II but i dont have it anymore so your probably right (although as you said maybe its just the version of everst im using)..

as for bios i only used the 9650 with that mb so i had to use the new beta bios.. 1001 i believe.. but from what ive read since your using the e8400 dual core you should have alot more luck than i did with quadcore.. atleast for me the strikerII and yorkie quadcore wasnt all that much fun

[douirc]

if anyone's interested, i took the 3x Raptors out of RAID 0 and disconnected power and just left one running and bingo, OCCT stable at 475*8! next step is see if the 3 drives plugged in cause the problem (not enough power) or if putting them in raid causes the problem (mobo is too weak).

Feedback welcome.

[Khaotic]

Interesting.......
What size is your power supply? More important, how much power can the rails deliver (Amperage)??

[joe.denice]

how old is your power supply???

[Leeghoofd]

as for bios i only used the 9650 with that mb so i had to use the new beta bios.. 1001 i believe.. but from what ive read since your using the e8400 dual core you should have alot more luck than i did with quadcore...

Well I rebuild/remounted the heatpipe, get a nice 40°C on the NB... will try the QX9650 later on as I got some SLI loving test to do before I give the board to the client...

[GutterZ]

this will tell you the mcp temps. Its not free but it kiks a$$

http://www.lavalys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2872

[douirc]

Interesting.......
What size is your power supply? More important, how much power can the rails deliver (Amperage)??

I have an Enermax Noisetaker EG710AX-VE(W) (24P). It's 600W and 35A total.

how old is your power supply???

It's about 3 years old.

I was thinking to replace it with this, but not sure I'm getting the best bang for my buck.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703009

[fadetoblack]

Well I rebuild/remounted the heatpipe, get a nice 40°C on the NB... will try the QX9650 later on as I got some SLI loving test to do before I give the board to the client...

do you mean NB on the 780i? did you put some kind of external sensors on it or something to get the 40C?

[bunun]

so can someone clarify, if you use opt for 3 way sli, there will know longer be any more room for any other pci cards ? thanks in advance.

anyone ?

[fadetoblack]

anyone ?

yes, 3 gtx's or 3 ultras will leave no room for anything else

[DMH]

yes, 3 gtx's or 3 ultras will leave no room for anything else

Unless you use single slot waterblocks on each GTX/Ultra

[Fitseries3]

if anyone is interested....
EK JUST posted the new 780i NB waterblock on their site.

Clear...
http://ekwaterblocks.com/shop/produc...roducts_id=239

Acetal...
http://ekwaterblocks.com/shop/produc...roducts_id=241

[Anth Seebel]

Firstly, Thanks to GAR for his excellent guide.

OK I am wanting to know how to ensure MEDIASHEILD drivers are uninstalled.
ie. I was getting a random nvgts.sys error and yes I have a SATA DVD-RW, even at stock settings.

What I have done in an attempt to uninstall mediasheild is run the setup from original disk (XFX 780i v9.46) and de-selected mediasheild. Installer then said it would uninstall current drivers then install chipset drivers upon reboot.

Upon reboot it did not automatically install the chipset drivers but I was getting 'new hardware found' indicating the chipset drivers were successfully unistalled.

I then proceded to install the chipset drivers from disk minus mediasheild drivers.

Does this method ensure mediashield drivers are NOT present on my system ?

[Leeghoofd]

do you mean NB on the 780i? did you put some kind of external sensors on it or something to get the 40C?

Everest mate, though I must admit room ambient is only 15°C or such

[gastoncapo]

my 780i evga just died yesterday, i had my q6600 g0 at 3.7 1.5v, it was 100% stable for a week or so..then yesterday it just rebooted...and it would reboot nonstop while turning back on..it would go into bios sometimes..which i did..set everything at stock..etc..but that didnt work..it would keep rebooting nonstop, i was able to log into windows one last time..and to my desmise..windows was showing my quad core as a dual core..lol , then the mobo restarted agian..nonstop once again..so i was like this..i got a rma ticket with newegg..im gonna send it tomorrow..and have them send me a new one.. i really dunno what happened it was so stable and working perfectly..

[GAR]

my 780i evga just died yesterday, i had my q6600 g0 at 3.7 1.5v, it was 100% stable for a week or so..then yesterday it just rebooted...and it would reboot nonstop while turning back on..it would go into bios sometimes..which i did..set everything at stock..etc..but that didnt work..it would keep rebooting nonstop, i was able to log into windows one last time..and to my desmise..windows was showing my quad core as a dual core..lol , then the mobo restarted agian..nonstop once again..so i was like this..i got a rma ticket with newegg..im gonna send it tomorrow..and have them send me a new one.. i really dunno what happened it was so stable and working perfectly..

Thats wierd, i hear alot about these stories of boards just dying, atleast eVGA has an awsome RMA program.

[Anth Seebel]

PLease help,

OK I am wanting to know how to ensure MEDIASHEILD drivers are uninstalled.
ie. I was getting a random nvgts.sys error and yes I have a SATA DVD-RW, even at stock settings.

What I have done in an attempt to uninstall mediasheild is run the setup from original disk (XFX 780i v9.46) and de-selected mediasheild. Installer then said it would uninstall current drivers then install chipset drivers upon reboot.

Upon reboot it did not automatically install the chipset drivers but I was getting 'new hardware found' indicating the chipset drivers were successfully unistalled.

I then proceded to install the chipset drivers from disk minus mediasheild drivers.

Does this method ensure mediashield drivers are NOT present on my system ?

[icon57]

Thats wierd, i hear alot about these stories of boards just dying, atleast eVGA has an awsome RMA program.

no doubt...had to rma 2 of these suckers, but third mobo is doing very well...

[Furiøùs]

Im confused. I see everyone using Everest to monitor MCP temps, but all i have that even could possibly resemble the MCP is a sensor called Auxilary. I have the latest downloaded from Everest's webpage, and i have a license code that i've activated. I dont see MCP

[msgclb]

Im confused. I see everyone using Everest to monitor MCP temps, but all i have that even could possibly resemble the MCP is a sensor called Auxilary. I have the latest downloaded from Everest's webpage, and i have a license code that i've activated. I dont see MCP

As far as I know the only Everest versions that are 780i capable are beta builds. I've used 4.20.1257 Beta and now 4.20.1285 Beta. There have been some newer version but I haven't tried them.

This is the latest beta version that I found on the Everest forum.

http://www.lavalys.com/beta/everestu...l9xdsv2crt.zip

[GAR]

no doubt...had to rma 2 of these suckers, but third mobo is doing very well...

Good to hear man.

[Cibby]

Hi all, I have just purchased this board and a Q6600 CPU.
I have read almost the whole of this thread, and being the noob that I am , haven't found an actual step by step guide to O/clocking?

The graphics card is self explanatory, although the CPU is not.

All I did was up the FSB in BIOS, I'm guessing there is other stuff I have to do, but all I can get my Q6600 to is 2.61. Any higher and it won't boot.

You guys talk of 3.2 and 3.4 etc. How the hell do you get to those speeds considering this CPU is suposed to be a great o/clocker.
It is the SLACR G0 version.

Any help in a step by step guide would be much appreciated!!!!!

Cibby.