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

[Panthols]

Are there any aftermraket ram coolers that will still allow the use of the first PCIX slot? I'm almost tempted to pick up the enzotech heatspreaders, but I figure those will still need active cooling.

[Origin_Unknown]

just use a fan :p

[Origin_Unknown]

hrm - found something very interestng wrong with my setup

400*9.5 passed OCCT for 30 or so mins so i decided i couldnt be bothered doing any more testing
I installed HL2 and tried to install the texture pack (mentioned in the news section) but i got a decompression error. i thought it was the download of the pack and thought sod it - uninstalled HL2 and deleted the pack.
i left my machine for a bit while i was downloading all my Oblivion mods (4.63gb's worth so far ) and then tried to install Oblivion but got an error at about 75% which i thought was strainge. i tested the Oblivion disk in my laptop and it installed fine.
Tested my hard drives with seagate tools on Hiren 9.3 cd and they passed, so at this point im starting to get confused and decided to stick my machine on a quick Memtest86+ and left it running while i was browsing for some 3870x2 aftermarket cooling. (browsing on my laptop)

i noticed out the corner of my eye after about 16/18mins lots of red errors all around the 6707mb - 6715mb mark so i went into the bios and set everything back to default values and ran memtest again but got the same failures after about 22mins this time !!!

I'm going to have fun testing all my equipment again
its either;

the board from germany
1 set of ram (2*2gb) from Memoryc.com
1 set of ram (2*2gb) from overclockers.co.uk

i should of just stuck with my e6600 + ab9 pro


perhaps i will need 2.1v for the ram @ default speeds? (the rated for the memory) since i have 8gb

[Effet]

why not give it a shot? I know I do not have the same problem as you, but my rams needed 2,38v to reach 1300MHz. Was quite unstable there though so I set the volt back to 2,35v which was the intended volt @ 1150MHz.

Didn't read the posts about GTL setting, quite stupid of me. Thanks Praz and co.

[Origin_Unknown]

ill be testing the ram in two different machines later (2 sticks in one and 2 in the other) using memtest to see where the culpret is, unfortunatly i have work before then

[flexy]

OU:

OCCT/CPU for CPU
OCCT/MEM for northbridge/mem timings
MEMTEST for Windows (!) for memory test

A OCCT test alone (maybe only on CPU) wouldnt find a lot.

Besides i assume you use latest OCCT 2.0.0a/b....then at least one hour at "mix".

Add: forget *bootable* DOS memtest. Its really only good for checking whether ram is defective.

[Origin_Unknown]

OU:

Add: forget *bootable* DOS memtest. Its really only good for checking whether ram is defective.

ah right - well im guessing stick 4 is faulty since i can see errors in the dos version.

always thought the dos one was good?

[zsamz_]

i noticed board really doesnt like going over 540fsb
feels like its gonna break if if i test beyond 540

[Effet]

How has the temp/volts/fsb been scaling? I can't get pass 510MHz when I feed the nb with 1.5V. Any hints?

[drakore]

Sorry these are very newbie questions, but i was just wondering if this board is going to be able to provide 1600mhz fsb support in the future (bios update) and does this board have auto sensing sata ports so i dont have to reboot when i use my esata drives?

Thanks

[zsamz_]

How has the temp/volts/fsb been scaling? I can't get pass 510MHz when I feed the nb with 1.5V. Any hints?

you sure your cpu can do 510+
you need to post more settings you using

Sorry these are very newbie questions, but i was just wondering if this board is going to be able to provide 1600mhz fsb support in the future (bios update) and does this board have auto sensing sata ports so i dont have to reboot when i use my esata drives?

Thanks

no auto sensing i tried you gotta reboot

[zanzabar]

if u use the jmicron it auto senses and if u use the intel raid manager u can refresh a port to find a drive


and this should have 1600mhz support we have teh boot strap and ram dividers, if not just flash to x48 that one dose




also i got new bios block today performance lvl 7 time

[Origin_Unknown]

one of my sticks of ram is faulty - back to overclockers.co.uk it goes

[Effet]

you sure your cpu can do 510+
you need to post more settings you using

After 500MHz I always get C1 error. The funny thing is that with my Corsair xms2 PC6400 sticks, I was able to reach 510MHz....

[jcool]

Add: forget *bootable* DOS memtest. Its really only good for checking whether ram is defective.

Sorry but that's BS... I've been using Memtest Boot-CDs for a long time now, as does the company I currently work for.
Works a treat, after 2-3 passes you can be sure it's not your mem holding u back.

Anyway, for 8GB of ram you might need to increase NB Voltage to higher levels and/or tune NB GTL differently.

[Origin_Unknown]

Sorry but that's BS... I've been using Memtest Boot-CDs for a long time now, as does the company I currently work for.
Works a treat, after 2-3 passes you can be sure it's not your mem holding u back.

Anyway, for 8GB of ram you might need to increase NB Voltage to higher levels and/or tune NB GTL differently.

i had the nb @ 1.5 and had the GTL @ various settings but it turns out that one of the sticks is faulty

[jcool]

Yeah I read that, sorry to hear it. 8GB Ram just needs more NB voltage in general

[Origin_Unknown]

Yeah I read that, sorry to hear it. 8GB Ram just needs more NB voltage in general

cool - ill keep that in mind when i get it back

1.5 or 1.6v or more?

[zsamz_]

cool - ill keep that in mind when i get it back

1.5 or 1.6v or more?

i used 1.55v for 4 sticks you better but a fan on nb when running 4 sticks
but i think you might be ok with 1,5v cause you running powerchips

[jcool]

Over 1,5V is a hell of a lot of voltage... I'm running FSB 450 with a quad and 4x1GB @1100Mhz with 1,45V NB 24/7, and it's watercooled. Dunno if I'd go above 1,5V for long.

[DualCore]

if i put in NB one of this:



and the original nb cooler that comes with the mobo, can fit in the SB chip ? using a ati 3870x2 ?

[jcool]

I'd just leave the SB as it is. I still have the stock cooler on it and it doesn't even get warm.

[zsamz_]

Over 1,5V is a hell of a lot of voltage... I'm running FSB 450 with a quad and 4x1GB @1100Mhz with 1,45V NB 24/7, and it's watercooled. Dunno if I'd go above 1,5V for long.

my nb temps never went over 34c full load so i think i be ok

[zsamz_]

After 500MHz I always get C1 error. The funny thing is that with my Corsair xms2 PC6400 sticks, I was able to reach 510MHz....

why you doing cas5 with the kingstons go cas4 my d9gkx only likin cas4 on this board
and bump your nb volts till you get it stable
you want 500+ you gonna need 1.45v-1.55v
try getting more out of your cpu i'm sure you can do 3.6+

[Origin_Unknown]

i used 1.55v for 4 sticks you better but a fan on nb when running 4 sticks
but i think you might be ok with 1,5v cause you running powerchips

no room for a fan although i do have a standard HR-05-IFX cooler that i can mount on there that i've alreay lapped

if i used the sli version wouldnt that hit the gfx card?