Foxconn Quantum Force Black Ops X48 OC Guide (56k Warning)

[HDCHOPPER]

Step aside - Foxconn coming through!

exellent review flanr ! thks for the link

[Xello]

Yeah, it's good that they waited for the bios to mature before doing their final article. I'm getting similar Everest performance to them using the same Corsair 1600mhz dimms they used on their 'max overclock' page, so i must be doing ok!

[gmcg]

I would like to thank Foxconn for it's honesty and confirm once more that we are on the right way, guys :
http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/60455...nreliable.html
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...-pulled-makers
It is bad though that too many manufacturers lost a lot of money on their 790i projects, which they could use for something else, useful for us, consumers ... or just drop the prices.

[eva2000]

eva2000 has his QX9650 (also L739XXXX) running at 4.4 GHz using Asus Blitz Extreme with DDR3 memory @880 MHz CL7-6-5-18, his FSB is 1760 MHz, his wPrime 32M result is 9.735 s. My result is 9.015s with QX9650 at 4.3 MHz with DDR3 memory @860 MHz CL7-6-5-18 ... doesn't BlackOps completely rule here?

http://www.hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=745773

use wprime v1.55 to be comparable

[gmcg]

use wprime v1.55 to be comparable

http://www.wprime.net/download.html?q=wprime_155.zip
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[Praz]

http://www.wprime.net/download.html?q=wprime_155.zip
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It can be downloaded from HWBot as it's the only valid version they recognize I believe.

wPrime v1.55 version

[Xello]

I would like to thank Foxconn for it's honesty and confirm once more that we are on the right way, guys :
http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/60455...nreliable.html
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...-pulled-makers
It is bad though that too many manufacturers lost a lot of money on their 790i projects, which they could use for something else, useful for us, consumers ... or just drop the prices.

Yeah i caught that the other day, and i was actually thinking about waiting for the dreadnought for a while!

It's obvious they spent this long on the board because of the issues the chipset was having, but if it's not up to the standard of blackops it's probably better to not release it at all so good call on their part.

Nvidia have got nothing but profit losses and bad press from this too, the sooner they drop out of the chipset race the better for all including them i think.

[ether.real]

Hey all,

I have also been tweaking the BlackOps over the last week. So far on my Q6600, I have been able to hit 442 on the FSB with an 8x multi. Trying to hit 3.9GHz on the 9x, however core 3 consistently fails. Been screwing around with the GTLs with no luck; core 3 fails almost immediately every time. I think part of it may be cooling; I am using a Swiftech H2O-220 Compact, and at 3.9 its really at its limit. Using 1.5VTT as well.

If any of you guys get the GTLs on this board figured, dont be afraid to share, this is set up quite a bit different than my P35-T2R....

[bazx]

Hey all,

I have also been tweaking the BlackOps over the last week. So far on my Q6600, I have been able to hit 442 on the FSB with an 8x multi. Trying to hit 3.9GHz on the 9x, however core 3 consistently fails. Been screwing around with the GTLs with no luck; core 3 fails almost immediately every time. I think part of it may be cooling; I am using a Swiftech H2O-220 Compact, and at 3.9 its really at its limit. Using 1.5VTT as well.

If any of you guys get the GTLs on this board figured, dont be afraid to share, this is set up quite a bit different than my P35-T2R....

personaly i have found northbridge cooling and voltage to be key to fsb

[ether.real]

personaly i have found northbridge cooling and voltage to be key to fsb

I got a lot of air on the NB, it isnt going over 45C under load, even having >1.5V

[btdvox]

Where can we buy these in Canada? NCIX doesnt have them yet?

[cadaveca]

You cannot. I spent alot of time looking for one. But they are ware many of us here in Canada would like to get one, so hopefully NCIX might get some, but it's hard to say, NCIX has to agree to carry teh product too. I talked to both companies, so hopefully we will see more high-end Foxconn products on NCIX.

[btdvox]

Anywhere to find good configs that users have for QX9650's round 4.0 ghz on water? Also im looking into getting the G.Skill 4 GB 2 X 2gb F3 DDR3-1600 7-7-7-18. Hopefully I can get DDR3-1800 7-7-7-18-1t with these ram

[Xello]

Anywhere to find good configs that users have for QX9650's round 4.0 ghz on water? Also im looking into getting the G.Skill 4 GB 2 X 2gb F3 DDR3-1600 7-7-7-18. Hopefully I can get DDR3-1800 7-7-7-18-1t with these ram

I'm still trying to get prime stable @ as close to 4ghz as possible, i'll post my final settings when i'm done. This thread has a few posts with people's settings, you should read through it

My settings for 3.8ghz are on the page before this one.

[btdvox]

^ Will do, This Motherboard is looking to be #1 for right now, for 350 bucks and I dont have to buy a NB waterblock- Plus it seems to have awesome performance, Is stability good so far for 24/7 use?

[btdvox]

I have my QX9650 OC'd to 4.2 on a 780i so im assuming ill be able to keep this OC on the blackops x48!

[Xello]

Board is great for 24/7 use

[btdvox]

Cool Im sold- I know you guys will help me out if i need it Hehehe

[btdvox]

Also I heard PSU's give problems with the motherboard- does anyone know if Enermax Galaxy 1000 DXX work ok with it?

[gmcg]

It can be downloaded from HWBot as it's the only valid version they recognize I believe.

wPrime v1.55 version

Yeah, I have downloaded this, started to run it and something happened with my PC. First 1.55 didn't recognize my CPU correctly showing something like Xeon Pentium III. Then my PC died ... there is no signal from a video card on Display, motherboard stops at 2d error code. Either video card or motherboard has a problem. I have tried to clear BIOS, etc. nothing helps, need to replace a video card to check it out if it is it or a motherboard.

[HDCHOPPER]

holy crap !
thks for the warning gmcg

[gmcg]

holy crap !
thks for the warning gmcg

Don't mention it, bro overclocker!

Unfortunately it looks like a mobo issue - I have tested the monitor using the same cable and the same DVI connection on another system, it works fine, I have replaced the 980GX2 video card with a brand new 280 (green light reporting about correct power supply connection is up) - the same stop on 2d error which after 2-3 min turns to 7F (such as I use 280 driver). I have forced to load 26 BIOS instead of BIOS 28 - the same result.

Any ideas?

[Planet]

Yeah, I have downloaded this, started to run it and something happened with my PC. First 1.55 didn't recognize my CPU correctly showing something like Xeon Pentium III. Then my PC died ... there is no signal from a video card on Display, motherboard stops at 2d error code. Either video card or motherboard has a problem. I have tried to clear BIOS, etc. nothing helps, need to replace a video card to check it out if it is it or a motherboard.

Its normal for it to detect the CPU as a P3 same thing happens in 3dmark01. 2D error code is most likely a issue with the video card. Try no card or a card in the middle slot.

[gmcg]

Its normal for it to detect the CPU as a P3 same thing happens in 3dmark01. 2D error code is most likely a issue with the video card. Try no card or a card in the middle slot.

Yes, thats why I tried to replace the video card (with a brand new one) - with no success though. No card gives me a quick stop at 2d with beep and then 7F - critical error

[Planet]

7F is normal its just waiting for you to hit F1 to continue or delete to enter bios. What happens in the middle slot?