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  1. 03-04-2008, 06:07 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lloyd View Post
    Anyone using the new SB from Eddie (EK) yet?
    Should have mine any day but the NB was out of stock
    Yes, should have it here soon also, ordered just 2 days ago. Should be nice .

    Well, I've done some stability testing with FSX for the last few hours and absolutely no issues so far. Now for some overnight torture testing with OCCT: so far haven't been able to do this successfully with FSB450/DRAM1800.

    Rig #1: Maximus Extreme X38 BIOS 0904 | Intel Q6600 rev. G0 @ FSB450*9=4050MHz Vcore=1.575 V_NB=1.61 V_FSB=1.54 | 2x 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-14400 1800MHz @ 7-7-7-20-1T V_DIMM=2.06 | 4x WD Raptor 36GB 10000RPM in RAID0 | 1x Samsung SpinPoint T166 250GB 7200RPM | 2x Radeon HD 3870X2 CrossfireX | Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W | Case: Zalman GT1000 | CPU cooling: EK-Supreme + Laing DDC Ultra + PA 120.3 | Chipset cooling: EK blocks + Zalman Reserator XT | GFX cooling: EK-FC3870 X2 + Laing DDC Ultra + PA120.2 | Vista Ultimate 32bit SP1 | 3DMark06: 20116 | Build log

    Rig #2: Asus Striker II Formula 780i BIOS 0902 | Intel E6600 rev. B2 @ FSB400*9=3600MHz Vcore=1.40 V_NB=1.32 | 2x 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR2-8500 1066MHz @ 4-4-4-15 V_DIMM=2.20 | 1x Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10000RPM | 3x XFX 8800GTX in 3-SLI OC to 650/1000 | Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W | Case: Thermaltake Armor | CPU cooling: Swiftech Apogee GTX + Swiftech MCP655 + PA120.2 | GPU cooling: Zalman ZM-GWB8800 GTX/Ultra + Zalman Reserator 1 Plus | Vista Home Premium 32bit SP1 | 3DMark06: 15223 | Build log

    Rig #3 (HTPC): Asus P5K Premium/Wifi-AP P35 | Intel E6550 @ stock | 2x 1GB Corsair DDR2-6400 800MHz | 1x Samsung SpinPoint T166 250GB 7200RPM | XFX 8600GTS | Corsair HX620W | Vista Home Premium 32bit | Case: Silverstone SST-LC20B | CPU cooling: Zalman CNPS9500 LED | Vista Home Premium 32bit

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  2. 03-04-2008, 10:39 PM #2
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    highest impact to stability in my system has memory voltage! Because this mobo very overvolting memory ... now i am stable at 450MHz ...!
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  3. 03-05-2008, 08:10 AM #3
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    Sadly the system didnt pass the overnight test despite lowering DRAM MHz to 1600. Now for a cascade of troubleshooting into what the issue REALLY is... Strange, been using bios settings exactly as per anandtechs article for core2quads (see post #467). Same thing happens every time: when I come to check system in the morning it is completely unresponsive with a black screen and I have to do a forced reboot. No idea what causes this

    Rig #1: Maximus Extreme X38 BIOS 0904 | Intel Q6600 rev. G0 @ FSB450*9=4050MHz Vcore=1.575 V_NB=1.61 V_FSB=1.54 | 2x 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-14400 1800MHz @ 7-7-7-20-1T V_DIMM=2.06 | 4x WD Raptor 36GB 10000RPM in RAID0 | 1x Samsung SpinPoint T166 250GB 7200RPM | 2x Radeon HD 3870X2 CrossfireX | Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W | Case: Zalman GT1000 | CPU cooling: EK-Supreme + Laing DDC Ultra + PA 120.3 | Chipset cooling: EK blocks + Zalman Reserator XT | GFX cooling: EK-FC3870 X2 + Laing DDC Ultra + PA120.2 | Vista Ultimate 32bit SP1 | 3DMark06: 20116 | Build log

    Rig #2: Asus Striker II Formula 780i BIOS 0902 | Intel E6600 rev. B2 @ FSB400*9=3600MHz Vcore=1.40 V_NB=1.32 | 2x 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR2-8500 1066MHz @ 4-4-4-15 V_DIMM=2.20 | 1x Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10000RPM | 3x XFX 8800GTX in 3-SLI OC to 650/1000 | Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W | Case: Thermaltake Armor | CPU cooling: Swiftech Apogee GTX + Swiftech MCP655 + PA120.2 | GPU cooling: Zalman ZM-GWB8800 GTX/Ultra + Zalman Reserator 1 Plus | Vista Home Premium 32bit SP1 | 3DMark06: 15223 | Build log

    Rig #3 (HTPC): Asus P5K Premium/Wifi-AP P35 | Intel E6550 @ stock | 2x 1GB Corsair DDR2-6400 800MHz | 1x Samsung SpinPoint T166 250GB 7200RPM | XFX 8600GTS | Corsair HX620W | Vista Home Premium 32bit | Case: Silverstone SST-LC20B | CPU cooling: Zalman CNPS9500 LED | Vista Home Premium 32bit

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  4. 03-05-2008, 09:24 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by polar bear View Post
    Sadly the system didnt pass the overnight test despite lowering DRAM MHz to 1600. Now for a cascade of troubleshooting into what the issue REALLY is... Strange, been using bios settings exactly as per anandtechs article for core2quads (see post #467). Same thing happens every time: when I come to check system in the morning it is completely unresponsive with a black screen and I have to do a forced reboot. No idea what causes this
    i had very similar problem like you, i cannot to realize this mobo super 100 percent stable at any options ( i tryed million various settings/memories/cpus/gfxs ... and nothing, system is stable but not fully in 3D games) ... this mobo is crap, now i have Striker II Extreme and i am finally satisfied with DDR3!
    Now i am with Maximus Extreme stable at 450MHz, but sometimes games crashes again ... i gave up fight with this mobo ...
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