nForce 790i SLI/Ultra chipset mobos - Reviews/OC/Guides

[slim142]

I've got something better
BIOS collection ( sorry I can't include 1 specific BIOS ) and a bugs-list attached with each BIOS ( bugs that I've found ).
http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/B...er_II_Extreme/

Ok, why would you do that 2 posts with the exact same thing (except that you dont point you dont guarantee anthing, so there is a warranty with your BIOSes )
Only 0511 and 0512 have "bugs-list" -.-!

And I would have rather prefere that you didnt mention that misterious BIOS instead of mentioning it and saying I CANT POST IT...

No signs of P04 as of 4:17pm (FL time)

[BenchZowner]

Ok, why would you do that 2 posts with the exact same thing (except that you dont point you dont guarantee anthing, so there is a warranty with your BIOSes )
Only 0511 and 0512 have "bugs-list" -.-!

You know it takes time to test all the BIOSes thoroughly.
The bugs-list will get populated as soon as I find bugs.
Apart from that... I have a life, a job, and lots of reviews to do ( just FYI it takes me about 170 to 190 hours for a motherboard review, and I've got three of them here for review )
Simply put, I can't focus on finding all the bugs for every S2E BIOS right now.

[|SiLA|]

I've got something better
BIOS collection ( sorry I can't include 1 specific BIOS ) and a bugs-list attached with each BIOS ( bugs that I've found ).
http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/B...er_II_Extreme/

saved

thanks

heya andrea hehehehe

[slim142]

You know it takes time to test all the BIOSes thoroughly.
The bugs-list will get populated as soon as I find bugs.
Apart from that... I have a life, a job, and lots of reviews to do ( just FYI it takes me about 170 to 190 hours for a motherboard review, and I've got three of them here for review )
Simply put, I can't focus on finding all the bugs for every S2E BIOS right now.

I know I know, take it easy, we all have things to do
But you make your post look better than mines by saying yours contain bug lists

And I guess we did corrupted the thread after all lol -.-!

[BenchZowner]

I know I know, take it easy, we all have things to do
But you make your post look better than mines by saying yours contain bug lists

And I guess we did corrupted the thread after all lol -.-!

No, I'm not trying to make your post look worse, or mine better as you put it.
I just posted to let people know that there's a repository available with all the BIOSes ( and will be kept updated ) WITH bugs-lists

[GAR]

Seems to be bad. Just take a look what i got...

Its a strap change thats loosening the latency on the NB, thats why 450FSB is so stable on this board, because strap changes and easy on the NB.

[dinos22]

Seems to be bad. Just take a look what i got...

ppls just don't like to read the thread

read it and you will realise what is going on and you probably wouldn't bother posting the screen

[DR3]

Got it a few days ago and did most of the build today.



Put it in a Lian-Li case, Ultra 1000W power supply, and Lightspeed phase cooler.
Starting with a QX9650 CPU, OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 FlexXLC Edition and FireGL V7600.
Will use Koolance Exos 2.5 for auxiliary cooling.

Plan to upgrade to a Nvidia 9800 GX2 when blocks are available.

Will probably be setup enough to start benchmarking next week.

[pmp]

I've got something better
BIOS collection ( sorry I can't include 1 specific BIOS ) and a bugs-list attached with each BIOS ( bugs that I've found ).

Appearantly you don't have full collection heheh ) Also you don't have lastest 0601 release
Full releases list:

0601,0512,0511,0510,0509,0508,0507,0506,0505,0504, 0503,0502,0501,0402,0401,0301,0205,0204,0203,0202, 0201,0106,0105,0104,0103,0102,0101

List of corrected issues, is nice

Striker II Extreme 0601 BIOS
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
BIOS ID: STRIIEX
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
*NVMM - NVMM 4.082.01
JMB363 OptionROM: 1.06.75
NVRAID ROM: 9.87

BIOS version: 0601 Date:04/15/2008

Checksum: FA00H

1. Modify C73 overclocking M/N algorithm to fix 1600MHz CPU unstable in AI-GEAR3
2. Update NVMM 4.082.01 and ROMSIP

** Micro Code Information **
ID CPUID |ID CPUID |ID CPUID |ID CPUID
-----------+-----------+-----------+---------
2C 0F25 |17 0F34 |17 0F41 |05 0F43
06 0F44 |03 0F47 |04 0F4A |03 0F49
04 0F64 |0A 0F32 |02 0F37 |05 0F60
07 0F61 |0F 0F62 |0B 0F65 |A3 06FD
B6 06FB |82 06F9 |68 06F7 |CB 06F6
5A 06F2 |33 06F5 |33 06F5 |26 06F4
38 0661 |04 0660 |06 0671 |06 0671
06 0671 |0B 0676 |0B 0676 |03 0677
B6 06FB |
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

[Lu(ky]

Appearantly you don't have 0601 release
And according to changelog list, releases list:

0601,0512,0511,0510,0509,0508,0507,0506,0505,0504, 0503,0502,0501,0402,0401,0301,0205,0204,0203,0202, 0201,0106,0105,0104,0103,0102,0101

List of corrected issues, is nice

Linky please ---> ---> 0601

So far I was able to install windows on 2 x WD Raptor X 150 raid -0- and I was able to OC to 4050GHz... No problems so far...

[BenchZowner]

Striker II Extreme 0601 BIOS

Cheers for the BIOS
Now I've got more BIOSes to fiddle with

[Lu(ky]

Cheers for the BIOS
Now I've got more BIOSes to fiddle with

When you get a chance to comment on the new BIOS 0601 let us know..

[slim142]

Appearantly you don't have full collection heheh ) Also you don't have lastest 0601 release
Full releases list:

0601,0512,0511,0510,0509,0508,0507,0506,0505,0504, 0503,0502,0501,0402,0401,0301,0205,0204,0203,0202, 0201,0106,0105,0104,0103,0102,0101

List of corrected issues, is nice

Striker II Extreme 0601 BIOS
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
BIOS ID: STRIIEX
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
*NVMM - NVMM 4.082.01
JMB363 OptionROM: 1.06.75
NVRAID ROM: 9.87

BIOS version: 0601 Date:04/15/2008

Checksum: FA00H

1. Modify C73 overclocking M/N algorithm to fix 1600MHz CPU unstable in AI-GEAR3
2. Update NVMM 4.082.01 and ROMSIP

** Micro Code Information **
ID CPUID |ID CPUID |ID CPUID |ID CPUID
-----------+-----------+-----------+---------
2C 0F25 |17 0F34 |17 0F41 |05 0F43
06 0F44 |03 0F47 |04 0F4A |03 0F49
04 0F64 |0A 0F32 |02 0F37 |05 0F60
07 0F61 |0F 0F62 |0B 0F65 |A3 06FD
B6 06FB |82 06F9 |68 06F7 |CB 06F6
5A 06F2 |33 06F5 |33 06F5 |26 06F4
38 0661 |04 0660 |06 0671 |06 0671
06 0671 |0B 0676 |0B 0676 |03 0677
B6 06FB |
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Nice! Thanks pmp for that BIOS update, looking forward for people to upgrade and try OC capabilities and test estability on this new BIOS

[nuclearjock]

Appearantly you don't have full collection heheh ) Also you don't have lastest 0601 release
Full releases list:

0601,0512,0511,0510,0509,0508,0507,0506,0505,0504, 0503,0502,0501,0402,0401,0301,0205,0204,0203,0202, 0201,0106,0105,0104,0103,0102,0101

List of corrected issues, is nice

Striker II Extreme 0601 BIOS
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
BIOS ID: STRIIEX
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
*NVMM - NVMM 4.082.01
JMB363 OptionROM: 1.06.75
NVRAID ROM: 9.87

BIOS version: 0601 Date:04/15/2008

Checksum: FA00H

1. Modify C73 overclocking M/N algorithm to fix 1600MHz CPU unstable in AI-GEAR3
2. Update NVMM 4.082.01 and ROMSIP

** Micro Code Information **
ID CPUID |ID CPUID |ID CPUID |ID CPUID
-----------+-----------+-----------+---------
2C 0F25 |17 0F34 |17 0F41 |05 0F43
06 0F44 |03 0F47 |04 0F4A |03 0F49
04 0F64 |0A 0F32 |02 0F37 |05 0F60
07 0F61 |0F 0F62 |0B 0F65 |A3 06FD
B6 06FB |82 06F9 |68 06F7 |CB 06F6
5A 06F2 |33 06F5 |33 06F5 |26 06F4
38 0661 |04 0660 |06 0671 |06 0671
06 0671 |0B 0676 |0B 0676 |03 0677
B6 06FB |
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

This is far and away the best bios to date. EZ flash won't work, use AwdFlash.

fsb holes have been filled in, I'm currently playing with an E8500 and ALL of my low multi/high fsb overclocks that were metastable or wouldn't boot properly with 0511 now perform flawlessly.

You da man PMP...

[Lu(ky]

Nice! Thanks pmp for that BIOS update, looking forward for people to upgrade and try OC capabilities and test estability on this new BIOS

Well I am on 0511 never tried the 0512 yet, but decided to jump to this one... I started getting some memory dumps.. But I think it is allot to do where my timings are set at.. Wish me luck...

[Lu(ky]

Mmm tried to flash it using Asus Update 0601.bin and it says "The model of the BIOS image doesn't match the BIOS ROM currently present. Press [EXIT] button to exit."

[BenchZowner]

You need to flash the new BIOS with awdflash ( bootable FDD/CD/DVD/USB )

[sonofander]

so 601 is a winner?

[BenchZowner]

Je ne sais pas ( I don't know )
I'm packing my stuff for a move.

I'll start testing stuff again this Saturday.

[slim142]

This is far and away the best bios to date. EZ flash won't work, use AwdFlash.

fsb holes have been filled in, I'm currently playing with an E8500 and ALL of my low multi/high fsb overclocks that were metastable or wouldn't boot properly with 0511 now perform flawlessly.

You da man PMP...

Im glad to hear that. Please report us with some results asap so we can have an idea how well this BIOS is performing.

Well I am on 0511 never tried the 0512 yet, but decided to jump to this one... I started getting some memory dumps.. But I think it is allot to do where my timings are set at.. Wish me luck...

Good luck my friend! Nice clocks and no data corruptions is what we need to hear

Mmm tried to flash it using Asus Update 0601.bin and it says "The model of the BIOS image doesn't match the BIOS ROM currently present. Press [EXIT] button to exit."

Like Benchz said, use awflash (old school)

so 601 is a winner?

So far, I hear good stuff, lets give it a couple of days...

Je ne sais pas ( I don't know )
I'm packing my stuff for a move.

I'll start testing stuff again this Saturday.

You had to move in the most intense moment!

[TheHardCase]

WARNING DONOT FLASH WITH 0601...

Great now I have a dead motherboard, thanks for 0601, looks like I'm not the only sucker that got nailed....

[MateoTTR]

Errr I feel your pain. Some other guy on ASUS forums also got his board screwed.

I could flash to 0601 using EZ flash (from 0512).
It seems that some of the fsb holes I had are gone: at least I can go past POST more often, getting everything stable is another story.

I might not be the right person to assess 0601 improvements:
I have really had no luck with the parts I got for my nw rig: my QX9650 hardly goes above 3.6GHz (vcore 1.325V) and my brand new cellshocks do 1800MHz 8-7-6-21 1T only at vdimm 1.9V (1.7V gives me memtests errors), so no margin to overclock :-(

[Lu(ky]

You need to flash the new BIOS with awdflash ( bootable FDD/CD/DVD/USB )

Will a ISO flash work as well??? I never did a awdflash before... I have no floppy drive..

[slim142]

Hardcase, how did you flash? ISO? floppy?
Hmmm I dont think this might have happened but prob the fiile you guys downloaded got to your pcs corrupted. Half-way download or something, Dont think so but you know sh*t happens.

[BenchZowner]

Will a ISO flash work as well??? I never did a awdflash before... I have no floppy drive..

Yes it will work.
Somebody said he flashed succesfully with EZ-Flash 2 ( within BIOS ), so better try EZ-Flash first.