thanks bench, i'll take your word for it and switch it to +40mv.
thanks bench, i'll take your word for it and switch it to +40mv.
Yeah I did that and still it would not reboot. It goes through everything saying Windows is loading and then when the Window logo comes on with the sound it reboots again, believe me I tried everything. I decided today to try out the eVGA 790i mobo now. Since I already have 2 9800GTX cards. If I had the 9800GX2 I would have went to a x38 board.
And I never had a problems OCing a Q6600 on the S2E only the QX9650!!
Last edited by Lu(ky; 05-14-2008 at 02:13 PM.
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 4.8GHz
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-G1.Sniper M5 MATX 1150
MEMORY: G.SKILL Trident X 8GB 2400MHz 9-11-11-31 1T
GPU: 2 x eVGA GTX 780 SC
SOUND KRK Rokit 5 Limited Edition White Studio Monitors
SSD: 4 x Samsung 128GB Pro's Raid 0
PSU: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W
COOLING: 2 x Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper 420mm 6 x Swiftech Helix 140mm Fans
CASE: Lian Li PC-C32B TECH STATION MOD build log coming soon
MONITOR: ASUS VG278HE Black 27" 149Hz
O.S: Windows 7 Pro x64
I think I just bricked my S2E. I flashed to 0702 using awdflash and hit F1 after the flashing was done and then I did a stupid thing. I hit the "CLR CMOS" button while it was going through the POST process. I always CLR CMOS after a BIOS flash. Now the board is stuck @ "CODE INIT". I took the battery out and will keep the battery out and hope when I pop the battery in tomorrow, it magically comes back to life, like the old strikers did with the dreaded "CPU INIT" bug. If not, I guess I would have to go through Asus for RMA. Anybody here familiar with the RMA process with Asus. Thanks in advance.
i7 Rigs
Mobo:EVGA Classified/Foxconn BR
CPU:W3540/i7 920(D0)
RAM: Dominator GT 2000 cl7/Patriot DDR3-2000 cl8
GPU:Sapphire 4870x2/XFX 4890/ GTX 260 tri-sli
Lappy:
Late 2008 "Unibody" MBP 2.4 GHZ(with OCZ Vertex 250GB)
Thanks Nuclearjock USB drive work great with those programsBios 702 in nice so far.....
CPU: QX9770 C1 | Striker II Extreme, Bios ? | GPU: 2x MSI 8800Ultra SLI | MEM: 4GB Corsair DDR3 1800
HDD: 4x Raptors 150GB w/ARC-1210 Controller Raid0, 1x Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB
PSU: PC P&C 1KW Single Rail | WATER BLOCKS: CPU= D-Tek fusion, GPUs = EK | RADIATORS: 2x ThermoChill PA120.3 | PUMPS: 2x Laing D5
CASE: Mountain Mods U2-UFO Horizon | Logitech G15 & G9 | MONITOR: Dell 3007WFP | XP Pro x64
Ok I was using 701 & 702, they don't work for my setup at all.
What I notice when I update bios is flickering on the main bios screen.
2nd is bios loads slower then 601 on boot up.
3rd Asus just released 602 & it's not listed as beta on there website.
I just installed 602 & I don't have the flicker problem in bios main screen.
So far it runs great, nothing like 701 or 702...
New System Specs
Asus Ramgage IV Black Edition
CoolerMaster Striker Case Black
SeaSonic 1250 XSeries
Intel i7- 4960X (Running 4.5GHz @ 1.375v LLC 25%
Dominator 2133 9-11-11-31 CR1 Running 8 x 4GB / 32GB
3 x Red 2TB Running Raid 5
2 x Samsung Pro 250GB Running Raid 0
2 x Evga 980 Sli
CPU Water Cooling & Video Card Cooling Dual Loops EK
Dell U3415W 34"
The only issue I have with 0701 is the flickering in the Extreme Tweaker menu.
With 0702 I don't have any real problem at the moment ( except the usual bad 6-5-5 and 7-6-5 clocking ).
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New System Specs
Asus Ramgage IV Black Edition
CoolerMaster Striker Case Black
SeaSonic 1250 XSeries
Intel i7- 4960X (Running 4.5GHz @ 1.375v LLC 25%
Dominator 2133 9-11-11-31 CR1 Running 8 x 4GB / 32GB
3 x Red 2TB Running Raid 5
2 x Samsung Pro 250GB Running Raid 0
2 x Evga 980 Sli
CPU Water Cooling & Video Card Cooling Dual Loops EK
Dell U3415W 34"
BIOS 0702 has allowed me to overclock for the first time with OCZ 2x2GB EB 1600mhz
I've got the X3350 CPU stock cooling
7-7-7-28 @ 1610 linked and synced (1600 = BSOD)
P1 & P2 enabled
Only voltages I have modified are
RAM 1.9v
NB 1.46
SB 1.5
the rest is on auto
Very happy that I was able to do this without corrupting the raid. I'll shoot for more when I get a water loop in there this weekend. Not sure the ram could go any higher but I'll try.
Also I have been getting some weird sound crackling when I log in from the user menu...dunno if this has something to do with overclock..maybe the X-FI doesn't like it.
Last edited by Trigger5521; 05-15-2008 at 10:43 AM.
ASUS Striker II Extreme 790i Bios 1202 PICS
Q9650@4.05 (FSB 450hz X4) Linked & synced.
Patriot Viper PC2000Mhz DDR3 4x2GB 8-8-8-22-1822
EVGA GTX470 X2 SLI
OS RAID 0 2X Intel X25-M 80GB 34NM Postville
Games RAID 0 500GB X2 ES 7200 32MB Enterprise
Silverstone TJ10 ESA
Swiftech MCR220 & MCR120 rads
D-TEK Fusion v2
Black Freezer NB/SB
EK's Acetal on Mosfets
1/2 R3603 Tygon Tubing
Corsair HX1000w
SoundBlaster X-FI TITANIUM - PCIE
Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1
Dell 3008WFP 30' @ 2560x1600
Win7 x64 Pro
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Ok kool, so 701 & 702 has some bugs, but for me it causes lockups playing cod 4. I tested it over & over 701 & 702.
But 601 or 602 works 100% for me anyways.
All I can say to people is use what works best for you're setup.
Difference with 601 & 602
Bios 601 Cpu VTT is incorrect. (This will cause system not to boot)
Bios 602 Cpu VTT is Fixed.
New System Specs
Asus Ramgage IV Black Edition
CoolerMaster Striker Case Black
SeaSonic 1250 XSeries
Intel i7- 4960X (Running 4.5GHz @ 1.375v LLC 25%
Dominator 2133 9-11-11-31 CR1 Running 8 x 4GB / 32GB
3 x Red 2TB Running Raid 5
2 x Samsung Pro 250GB Running Raid 0
2 x Evga 980 Sli
CPU Water Cooling & Video Card Cooling Dual Loops EK
Dell U3415W 34"
What do you mean ?
That the BIOS sets the wrong default VTT voltage for the CPU ? ( example: the default VTT for 65nm CPUs is 1.2V, and for the 45nm 1.1V ) [ wrong here could be "BIOS Sets VTT to 1.2V for 45nm CPU at Auto setting ]
Or you're saying that the BIOS applies another VTT voltage ignoring your selection ?
If yes on the second part, how did you verify that ? By software reading or multimeter ?
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Ohhh let me explain it better, not sure if it happens a stock.
What happens for me is I need 1.34v Cpu VTT overclocked on bios 601, but it sets it incorrect in bios, I need to set 1.42v Cpu VTT to get 1.34v.
In bios 602 if I set 1.34v Cpu VTT I get real 1.34v Cpu VTT.
Using Everest Software...
New System Specs
Asus Ramgage IV Black Edition
CoolerMaster Striker Case Black
SeaSonic 1250 XSeries
Intel i7- 4960X (Running 4.5GHz @ 1.375v LLC 25%
Dominator 2133 9-11-11-31 CR1 Running 8 x 4GB / 32GB
3 x Red 2TB Running Raid 5
2 x Samsung Pro 250GB Running Raid 0
2 x Evga 980 Sli
CPU Water Cooling & Video Card Cooling Dual Loops EK
Dell U3415W 34"
Ah, ok.
Gonna check it out ( with a multimeter ) when dealing with the board's review ( and to update the BIOSes bug list )
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I am testing bios 0701 & 0702, with several fsb 1600 1633 1650 1666 1700 1733 1750 1800 1811 1820
vcore 1.325 -> 1.362
vtt 1.28 -> 1.36
cpu multi: x9 or x8
ram: 8-7-6-21 2T
vdimm: 1.9 -> 2.0
nb: 1.36 -> 1.5
sb: 1.55 -> 1.6
vtlgref0-3: 0 -> -50mV
I test with both win XP 32 and vista x64. Most the time I can get prime+memtest stable if I put the right volts, and I have no lockups/freeze.
But here is my issue: I will always end up getting CRC errors when I install games from an iso sitting on my hdd (especially assassin'creed) or when using quickpar or winrar to check large archive files.
Am I the only one? What can it be?? unstable fsb, ram timing, gtlvref, I tried everything oh god...
Do you guys really stress your rig by testing CRC before claiming stability?
Last edited by MateoTTR; 05-15-2008 at 02:13 PM.
MB: Asus P5E3 Premium (0503)
CPU: Intel QX9650 & E8500 (air cooling: Noctua NH-U12P)
RAM: 2x1GB Corsair DDR3 PC14400 7-7-7-20 & 2x1GB CellShock DDR3 PC14400 8-7-6-21
GPU: Twintech 9800 GX2
HDD: 2x150GB Raptor X RAID 0 | 2x750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID1
Case: Antec P182
PSU: Zalman ZM1000-HP
Guys one question real quick
Do you use prime 25.5 or 25.6?
I heard some people using 25.5 but I dont know why...
slim142 - I'm using build 25.6, seems to be much better for testing quad-cores. This is especially important when tuning GTL's because each thread in the Prime95 test corrisponds to the same actual core on the processor. That way it can be helpful in figuring out just what core is having issues.
BenchZowner - You mentioned a review in your above thread, are you putting together a review for here or BenchZone?
Asus Maximus III Formula (2001)
Intel i7 860 (L924B516)
Noctua D14
Corsairs CMG4GX3M2A2000C2 (2 x 2GB) RAM
eVGA GTX480
DD-H20
BIX GTX360
MCP35X PWM
Creative X-Fi Titanium PCI-e
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray
Toughpower 850w Modular
GSkill Phoenix Pro SSD 120GB
HEAT
Just like webwilli, I am now selling my s2e and bought in place a p5e3 premium.
Absolutely no regret. X48 ftw.
What a strange feeling to set fsb450/mem900 and boot straight away, prime, install stuff, play games and no problem at all.
I got so used to wait for the corruption or CRC or bsod or lockup to occur, and now it's over ! What a relief.
All my hardware kept the same, I just switched the s2e for the p5e3 premium. So it was really this crappy board.
PS: 0701 & 0702 were worse for me than 0601 in terms of stability/corruption.
MB: Asus P5E3 Premium (0503)
CPU: Intel QX9650 & E8500 (air cooling: Noctua NH-U12P)
RAM: 2x1GB Corsair DDR3 PC14400 7-7-7-20 & 2x1GB CellShock DDR3 PC14400 8-7-6-21
GPU: Twintech 9800 GX2
HDD: 2x150GB Raptor X RAID 0 | 2x750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID1
Case: Antec P182
PSU: Zalman ZM1000-HP
Bios 0703 fixxed the slow Menu in the bios
ftp://ftp.asus.com/pub/asus/mb/socke...xtreme0703.zip
Asus Rampage II
Core I7 920 O/C 3.8
Mushkin 6gig 7-8-7
ATI 4870X2
PCP Turbocool 860
Mountain Mods Pinnacle 24
Koolance CPU-350 AC
FSR 360
pa 120.2
at this rate we'll be at 1001 by Monday morning!
2600k @ 5ghz / z68 Pro / 8gb Ripjaws X / GTX 580 SLi
2x Inferno raid 0 / WD 1TB Black / Thermaltake 1200w
Dell 3008 WFP / Dual Loop WC MM UFO
But I just want a 450Mhz FSB OC, it doesnt matter if 1 more BIOS or 10 more!
is there some trick how OC the Kensfields on S2Ex? I cannot to break 350MHz FSB ...
CPU: Core i7 920 D0 @4.2 GHz 21x200, 3.8 GHz uncore, 1.41875 Vcore, 1,56V QPI/VTT
Cooling: Zalman CPNS9900 with AS5
Mainboard: Giga-Byte X58A-UD7
RAM: 12 GB Corsair 1600 CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 280 713/1428/1350 @ stock voltages
Video Card cooling: Thermalright HR-03 GTX, heatspreader removed, AS5
PSU: Enermax 1KW Galaxy
Storage: Intel X25-M G2 160GB, 2x300GB VRaptors RAID-0, 3x1TB Samsung SpinPoint F3 RAID-0
Coding 24/7... Limited forums/PMs time.
-Justice isn't blind, Justice is ashamed.
Many thanks to: Sue Wu, Yiwen Lin, Steven Kuo, Crystal Chen, Vivian Lien, Joe Chan, Sascha Krohn, Joe James, Dan Snyder, Amy Deng, Jack Peterson, Hank Peng, Mafalda Cogliani, Olivia Lee, Marta Piccoli, Mike Clements, Alex Ruedinger, Oliver Baltuch, Korinna Dieck, Steffen Eisentein, Francois Piednoel, Tanja Markovic, Cyril Pelupessy (R.I.P.), Juan J. Guerrero
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