UNOFFICIAL BIOSTAR TPower I45 M/B

[GueD'S]

i presume the intel raid option would work very WELL!...everytime that i used it on other boards, it performed very nicely!

Thanks for the feedback, i didn't saw that option on specs or descriptions, so the doubt
Glad to know it exists.

[Ace-a-Rue]

well..the TPower I45 has Raid...the other versions might not, so check!

[GueD'S]

well..the TPower I45 has Raid...the other versions might not, so check!

Yes, the other one (cheaper version) surely not have, but as i said i didn't saw it on specs of this one. Now i know it have, thank you

[Ace-a-Rue]

as i said i didn't saw it on specs of this one.

here is a snippet of the specs...

[GueD'S]

here is a snippet of the specs...

Oh, this image show clearly the option, my mistake, didn't saw it from your first post, i jump directly to the first link (overview) from it specs on Biostars site.
But seems that with the update the site didn't show it as was shown before. My bad, now its totally cleared, thanks

Changing subjects, another question, didn't saw bios chip on pictures. What is it location? Thanks again.

[shimmishim]

No mod, I had no probs with OVP at all. I had actually had it up to -160c and 2.05vcore lol. It's really amazing this board, especially the price, speed and durability.

The memory is 2 kits Gskill, 1 Team and 1 mushkin, all with D9GMH ics. Probably not for the average settings, but I'm not opposed to throwing voltage at my ram. It's held up fine too. I've ran a D9 kit at 2.23v for over a year at 1000mhz 44412. It's a breeze to run those settings on the DFI, I'm sure I can get it back on this board too.

Nice review and thread by the way. This board needed a good thread for more than just benchers.

What were your mem settings when you did your 6.1+ on the biostar???

The max I've been able to boot windows is between 550-575.

If I try to run 1M superpi at 575, my computer locks up.

I have some 2x512 D9GMH that's capable of 650 with 2.4ish volts so I'm not mem limited.

If i'd venture a guess, I'd say it was the chip.

I have another chip coming to see if this is really the case.

[mrcape]

What were your mem settings when you did your 6.1+ on the biostar???

The max I've been able to boot windows is between 550-575.

If I try to run 1M superpi at 575, my computer locks up.

I have some 2x512 D9GMH that's capable of 650 with 2.4ish volts so I'm not mem limited.

If i'd venture a guess, I'd say it was the chip.

I have another chip coming to see if this is really the case.

Well, it certainly is a really good e84.

For 600 fsb - I used rcomp config 2, set PL manually in bios to 10, left timings at auto/spd, boot at 580, then in windows use setfsb to 600fsb. Then once you're in you can drop to PL 9 with memset if you want.

Here's 6.06ghz 1m with e84

[mrcape]

I got as tight as PL7 4442 @ 500fsb, but it's not a fast as my p35s with these settings. I'm going to screw with some pmem tweaking and see if I can shave some time.

Screen -

[railmeat]

wow 1.9v!!

[Mortis360]

Ace-a-Rue: You mind if i borrow some of your pictures (from bios etc) to post in my own thread at our Norwegian Hardware community?

~ Mortis360

[Ace-a-Rue]

Ace-a-Rue: You mind if i borrow some of your pictures (from bios etc) to post in my own thread at our Norwegian Hardware community?

~ Mortis360

just give me the credit and that is fine with me....or...i can substitute those slides with my name imprinted on them...let me know.

[OnDborder]

Nice Mrcape
What cooling method on that 1.9?

[mrcape]

This Biostar is the little engine that could...

[Mortis360]

just give me the credit and that is fine with me....or...i can substitute those slides with my name imprinted on them...let me know.

Gave you the credit as you can see in the bottom of picture.
"Bilder av BIOS er lånt fra Ace-a-Rue @ XtremeSystems" = "Pictures from BIOS borrowed from Ace-a-Rue @ XtremeSystems" transelated from Norwegian! Thanks for letting me borrow them!

~ Mortis360

[rostrow]

Ace,

Why do the CPU-Z Memory screens show Memory Type as DDR3?

Can someone run the following test on the Biostar TPower I45 motherboard and post the results? Please indicate bios version.

DPC Latency test:
http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml

[Nelly]

Would be interested to see result's with Quadcore CPU's i.e. Q6600, Q9450, Q9550, Q9650.

Also do soundcards such as the Asus Xonar D2, Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series work okay with this motherboard? No reason why they shoudnt just making sure.

I'm guessing previous bugs with graphics cards have now been fixed as their has been a few official bios releases since.

Ace,

Why do the CPU-Z Memory screens show Memory Type as DDR3?

Can someone run the following test on the Biostar TPower I45 motherboard and post the results? Please indicate bios version.

DPC Latency test:
http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml

I'ts actually a bug with the latest official release of CPU-Z i.e. Version 1.46.0

The latest beta version fixes this i.e. Version 1.46.4

http://www.cpuid.com/download/beta/cpuz.zip

Should also display the correct voltages for people using Abit IP35 series motherboards, as per the CPU-Z forums. Not sure what else it fixes.

[Mortis360]

The 6 SATA cables thats included, are they soft or are they very hard to bend?

~ Mortis360

[railmeat]

Would be interested to see result's with Quadcore CPU's i.e. Q6600, Q9450, Q9550, Q9650.

Also do soundcards such as the Asus Xonar D2, Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series work okay with this motherboard? No reason why they shoudnt just making sure.

I'm guessing previous bugs with graphics cards have now been fixed as their has been a few official bios releases since.
I'ts actually a bug with the latest official release of CPU-Z i.e. Version 1.46.0

The latest beta version fixes this i.e. Version 1.46.4

http://www.cpuid.com/download/beta/cpuz.zip

Should also display the correct voltages for people using Abit IP35 series motherboards, as per the CPU-Z forums. Not sure what else it fixes.

"Also do soundcards such as the Asus Xonar D2, Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series work okay with this motherboard? No reason why they shoudnt just making sure."

i run this board and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi xtremeusic(the good older 1),works flawlessly.make SURE u go to creatives xfi website then choose your model and get ALL the critical auto updates and install them before gaming or anything else!

once in a blue moon a mobo comes out that blows everything out of the water for price and overclocking ease\stabbilty,this is the 1 in 2008....

i rarely say this about any mobo minus the dfi ultra d skt 939,biostar 965pt skt 775,but this biostar i45 tpower is flawless for $145!!!!

no issues at all,easist board on the planet for cpu\ram overclocking.grab a cheap e8400\e8500 some decent d9ghm or better yet d9ghkx ram and your going to fly down the street like your on nitrous out of the box.also no mods are needed at all for sane ppl who want amazing overclocks with STABILTY for programs to run flawlessly.now insane benchmark dudes i guess will mod this im assuming to break wr,s easy(they are now)....its simply crushing $250-$300+ asus,gigabyte mobos,dfi mobos all day long.gotta love biostar always looking out for the little guy who wants to spend money on other components and not ALL on a friggin mobo.vid cards and cpus should be the price factor in a good rig,not a mobo(what happened here?).marketing,longevity,reputation made some of the other companys feel they could simply up there prices threw the years as there names got bigger,sad but true.look at asus asking prices of the last 5 boards they released,good but mostly beaten or buggy same as dfi lately.dont get me wrong asus is ok on certain models but by no means worth the money they charge these days.biostar is humble and true to the overclocker\consumer.after rd600 dying and dfi 680i lt,im done with them also.the evga sli for the win 750i sli was soooo hyped up i bought it and it was a complete dud.put this mobo in and bam,amazing.

in this thread i seen benchers and casual\gamer overclockers get whatever they want period out this board.no real bels\whistles just brute force silently smashing everything.
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[Ace-a-Rue]

Ace,

Why do the CPU-Z Memory screens show Memory Type as DDR3?

Can someone run the following test on the Biostar TPower I45 motherboard and post the results? Please indicate bios version.

DPC Latency test:
http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml

cpuz and memset both read them as ddr3...i presume a coding problem with those two softwares.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Gave you the credit as you can see in the bottom of picture.
"Bilder av BIOS er lånt fra Ace-a-Rue @ XtremeSystems" = "Pictures from BIOS borrowed from Ace-a-Rue @ XtremeSystems" transelated from Norwegian! Thanks for letting me borrow them!

~ Mortis360

glad it worked out...thanks for the credit.

[NormanABates]

railmeat seems to be very satisfied with this mobo.

im itching to have mine too soon.

[Ace-a-Rue]

you will enjoy it!..it is an excellent board with great overclocking potential....i am disappointed..mine went kaput! because of me!

[_G_]

Just ordered one. theres a deal in the newegg thread over at the H if you're a newsletter subscriber

[mrcape]

The 6 SATA cables thats included, are they soft or are they very hard to bend?

~ Mortis360

This is one of the stranger questions I've seen on here.

They're actually pretty good for free sata cables, they bend and they have the little metal clip like the OKgear cables. And they're a fantastic shade of yellow.

[Nelly]

What ram would people reccomend for this board? i.e. 2x2GB is their any that dont seem compatable? I usually go with Corsair was thinking the 8500 Dominators.

cpuz and memset both read them as ddr3...i presume a coding problem with those two softwares.

Ace,

Why do the CPU-Z Memory screens show Memory Type as DDR3?

Can someone run the following test on the Biostar TPower I45 motherboard and post the results? Please indicate bios version.

DPC Latency test:
http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml

Did you try the latest beta version of CPU-Z?

The latest beta version supposingly fixes this i.e. Version 1.46.4

http://www.cpuid.com/download/beta/cpuz.zip