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

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

they are double sided, also look at this wth???



im confident my temp is 30C and noty 40 nor 50 :S!!!!

Unfortunately for your confidence in yourself is dead wrong, smart guardian is never right in fact its just reading you the skewed bios temp that you see in of health stats. Core temp is most probably correct thus I suggest you either lower your overclock or fix the mount on your heatsink. Best of luck with it

[Atal]

Unfortunately for your confidence in yourself is dead wrong, smart guardian is never right in fact its just reading you the skewed bios temp that you see in of health stats. Core temp is most probably correct thus I suggest you either lower your overclock or fix the mount on your heatsink. Best of luck with it

yes smart guardian is very off and just reading the lame bios temps, I found Real_Temp 2.5 to be the most accurate, as it reads the same as speed fan and core temp reads 10 degrees hotter, for 1.34 volts I dont think the cpu is gonna idle on 56 degrees

[S_G]

Wee, I'm joining the LT X38 club. Haven't put it in the system yet, but it is a really, really ugly board.

[Neuuubeh]

Wee, I'm joining the LT X38 club. Haven't put it in the system yet, but it is a really, really ugly board.

Blasphemy!

just wait a bit, you'll turn in

[zsamz_]

Wee, I'm joining the LT X38 club. Haven't put it in the system yet, but it is a really, really ugly board.

get some spraypaint chose your colors lol

[lazy]

Been trying to see how far I can push my Q6600, and it seems like everytime i change the voltage settings it wont boot.

Havent change the fsb/multi/ram settings at all and simply applied more voltage but it just stalls, any ideas why?

[emoners]

Wee, I'm joining the LT X38 club. Haven't put it in the system yet, but it is a really, really ugly board.

try looking at the G***b**e board

[anubis_is_evil]

last night i think to give a try my lucky E2140 on LP LT X48, but before it, i tried on IP35PRO and it can easyly touch 500X8 on air with big thyphoon and it still can bench..

the problem is when i tried with LP LT X48 it becames so hot everywhere especially CPU, not like IP35PRO, is it because of the digital PWM ???, coz my friend said yes, board with the digital PWM usely can go really hot not like analog PWM..

[zsamz_]

try looking at the G***b**e board

gigabut

[S_G]

Spraypaint, gigabut...

Well, here I am, finally overclocking. I had some trouble getting started because, like an idiot, I installed Windows while the controller was in IDE mode. I figured out how to install the driver without reinstalling Windows, though. Anyhow...


I started off by bumping up the voltages, loosening the timings, and then turning down the insanely loud NB fan I put on.

Next step was to do some simple FSB overclocking, 400 MHz x6 for 2.4 GHz. 1M Pi in 24s.

All was well, surprisingly easy. Did some more tweaking, eventually crapped out while trying to run 1199 MHz on the RAM, I didn't supply enough voltage to it. These are Ballistix, so I don't want to go over 2.15V for fear of killing them. At this point, I realized the sticks were pretty damn hot, so I hung a 120mm fan above them with some fancy zipties.

Now I'm back up at 525 MHz x7 for 3.68 GHz 1:1 (1051 MHz). Freaking surprisingly easy, my 680i barely showed me FSBs that high, let alone doing them into Windows -- and I've only just begun. Though I have my doubts about 24/7 stability, still have lots of tweaking to do. Dropped 1M Pi by 10 seconds.


How far will the FSB on this thing go? I'm loving this board already.

[zsamz_]

SG dont go too high on the fsb unless you wanna rma it lol
535 is ok but more than that for 24/7 i wouldnt
for benchin anything goes

[S_G]

Ahh, thanks for the heads up. I suppose I'll have to go DDR3 if I want to get super-duper high FSBs?

I've taken it down to 400x8/1066 mem for now, while I'm out of town for a few days. Also dropped the voltage a bit, so it seems alright. I'll continue tweaking on Tuesday, after I pop in the new radiator.

I was going to get the much cheaper DS3R, but I'm glad I got the DFI. Still can't get over the name gigabut.

[zanzabar]

on my system 800mhz cas3 works better than 1066 cas4 so u should try that with 333/667

[S_G]

I hadn't even thought of CAS3, I'll try that on Tuesday as well. I'm still stuck in my 680i mindset, it wouldn't do much below CAS 4 stable.

[zsamz_]

Ahh, thanks for the heads up. I suppose I'll have to go DDR3 if I want to get super-duper high FSBs?

I've taken it down to 400x8/1066 mem for now, while I'm out of town for a few days. Also dropped the voltage a bit, so it seems alright. I'll continue tweaking on Tuesday, after I pop in the new radiator.

I was going to get the much cheaper DS3R, but I'm glad I got the DFI. Still can't get over the name gigabut.

you shoulda got the dfi ut p35 its better actually the best ddr2 board
you damn lucky you didnt get the gigabut p35-ds3r its garbage

on my system 800mhz cas3 works better than 1066 cas4 so u should try that with 333/667

yup zanza i'm runnin 3 gigs of hyperx @ 3-3-3-8 @820mhz its nice
gave my ballistix a break
soon i will receive some redline crossin my fingers
the boys @ mushkin were nice enough to trade me my xp2 pc2-8500 for the 2x2 pc-8000 since d9 is eol @ mushkin

[zanzabar]

oh sou have to beat me by 20mhz, i guess ill have to go 3-2-2-7

[zsamz_]

oh sou have to beat me by 20mhz, i guess ill have to go 3-2-2-7

wasnt tryin to beat ya lol
they can go higher@cas3

[zanzabar]

take that with pl6 and e-a-e-e-e/e-a-a-e-e

[zsamz_]

i got the redline 8000 in 100% stable 2.15v
gonna burn em in n go higher

[zsamz_]

this cas 3 on hyperx 4 stix 2.24v

[golden_boy]

yes the board dont like the 3870x2's

Hi all.
This problem is related only on Lt X38?
because i know a user with an Lt X48 and a 3870x2 and no problems at all...
Loving this board...unfortunately i don't have much free time to "dessicate" it all
Do you recommend the last official bios over the 28/11/07 (first)?? i never had any problem with this one but on my holidays i'll do more tweaking to reach the 4,5Ghz meta on air

regards.

[jupitersj]

As long as this thread is I am sure these questions have been answered(well I know it has but I was hoping for a picture maybe too )...

Does the TRUE fit vertically without having to bend the northbridge heatsink? How about the Noctua NH-U12P?

I'm having such a pain in the arse time as I'm trying to find out if either of these with fit in a Lian Li PC-A77 vertically also as it has an annoying harddrive/psu holder that is part of the horizontal support beam almost literally above the motherboard

Why do I pick the most troublesome combinations of hardware? This is what I get for waiting to upgrade from socket A I'm getting very tired after a month of looking around. I did manage barton 2500+ from 166 to 250fsb though I just don't feel like loud machines and bending and cutting are my thing anymore...I want a simple build I can tinker with. I have no other chip to flash with so I skipped p35 for x38. Abit ix38 quad gt sucks so...

I was set at

e8400
dfi LP lt x38
vista x64
2x2gb g.skill ddr2-1000
lian li pc-a77b
evga 9800gtx
corsair tx750
wd 640
random burner

I guess I need more

[zsamz_]

jup the true can fit but will be touchin the nb i cut mine slightly

[zanzabar]

jup the true can fit but will be touchin the nb i cut mine slightly

what do u mean the TRUE fits perfect vertically, horizontally it has problem

[zsamz_]

what do u mean the TRUE fits perfect vertically, horizontally it has problem

if i want it blowin out the back lol i had ta shave it but ended up havin it blow out from da top