UNOFFICIAL BIOSTAR TPower I45 M/B

[HousERaT]

My board gets delivered today. I'll see what two wolfdales get regarding fsb. I'd like to see 600Mhz on air.

As far as ram goes If I can't pull off 500Mhz 4-4-4-x, I'll be quite pisxxd.

[mrcape]

My board gets delivered today. I'll see what two wolfdales get regarding fsb. I'd like to see 600Mhz on air.

As far as ram goes If I can't pull off 500Mhz 4-4-4-x, I'll be quite pisxxd.

Don't worry, 600fsb will be simple with a wolfdale. My ram maxed out at 685fsb, but that was satisfying.

If you want the efficiency you get on other chipsets with cas 4 timings, you'll need to use strap tweaks.

[mrcape]

I'm glad it was obvious to you after the fact. It was not to me because 449 was 1 hour prime stable, 450 was a complete avalanche needing a bios restore. That seemed too drastic. I'm happy one more piece of the puzzle has been added for all of us that are ignorant. Thanks for your help solving the matter.

Hey I think this was just bad communication on my part. Wasn't trying to be a jerk about it, especially since you probably haven't dealt with those on recent chipsets. I also forgot that you are on a quad which is a diff game. One thing to note though, GTLs will differ from chip to chip so you can't really advise gtl settings across the board.

Good luck!

[HousERaT]

Don't worry, 600fsb will be simple with a wolfdale. My ram maxed out at 685fsb, but that was satisfying.

If you want the efficiency you get on other chipsets with cas 4 timings, you'll need to use strap tweaks.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I'll post my results later. Any issues with the different straps? I've had problems with the lower ones on my old Asus boards.

[mrcape]

No issues with 333/667 333/800 dividers. Didn't experiment much with straps other than 1066 1333.

@ DDogg -

Here's a nice ref. for GTL info:
http://ocxtreme.org/main/?q=node/1

[screwtech02]

Anybody runnin a Q6600 and 8gb on this board??? I'd kinda like to know how it clocks 8gb before i get one....

[ddogg]

No issues with 333/667 333/800 dividers. Didn't experiment much with straps other than 1066 1333.

@ DDogg -

Here's a nice ref. for GTL info:
http://ocxtreme.org/main/?q=node/1

Thanks so much for that link. It has a ton of info I need to refresh myself. So much of this stuff is changed in the last few years. I hope to pick your brain on some of the finer points once I can ask the intelligent question.

I'm pretty happy with the progress I've made, but I know I have been using a brute approach. I'd like to learn some of the finer points so I don't throw so much unneeded voltage around. Btw, this whole "strap" thing is not clear to me. Any suggestions? I'm using 1333

[DiscoTech]

how is this motherboard for quad cpu + micron ddr2 overclocking on air?

cpu is q9450, ram is 4x1GB micron d9gmh.

I am trying to choose between this motherboard and p5q deluxe.

[ddogg]

how is this motherboard for quad cpu + micron ddr2 overclocking on air?

cpu is q9450, ram is 4x1GB micron d9gmh.

I am trying to choose between this motherboard and p5q deluxe.

You might want to take more than 5 seconds and read back a few pages. Check around and see what the higher FSB's on the p5q are with the 9450. With the BioStar TP-I45 I've done a stable 500 x 7.5 = 3.750 Ghz with 2x2 Gskill 8500 and 4x1 Ballistix 6400 which I know is pretty decent from reading about other boards.

I've tried some other ram which turned out to be terrible, namely 2x1 Dominator. Maybe I got some bad sticks. Good luck.

[Mortis360]

Quite happy with my E6420 results, this is gonna be my 24/7 stable clock (61% OC).


~ Mortis360

[Ace-a-Rue]

60% overclock, and the ability to prime it, is a VERY GOOD overclock!

[ddogg]

Good work ddogg, nice to see you hit 500mhz, I have got to 500mhz, but not managed to stablize it yet.
Having fun trying though.

At least we know that the board is capable of reaching 500mhz on the 45nm quads.

Thanks, I appreciate the help you have given. It really helped me a lot get past that first 448 hurdle.

Do you think it is your ram or cpu holding you back? Are you staying conservative with your voltages, or have you tried to pump them up, just for a short time, to seek stability? I'm rooting for you to get there!

[tapauly]

I would just like to say that I appreciate all of the information coming out of this thread. As a first time overclocker, I have my hands full with this board and an 8400. Thank you for helping me out! And please, keep it coming!

[breakfromyou]

I picked one of these up, and there are a few things I can't stand about it.

1) CMOS reset jumper...why did they have to put it right there I have to take my 4850 halfway out of the slot to be able to get the jumper off.
2) is it possible to get the thing into BIOS with a hard drive installed? it says "entering setup" on the first screen, but immediately tries to boot to windows. I have to unplug my drive to get the thing into bios. is this a bug or is my board busted?

max SUICIDE FSB on my E7200 so far with this board = 480. Can't get past it. The gigabyte EP35C-DS3R got this chip up to 502 suicide.

at least it does over 420fsb, the EP45-DS3R wouldn't.

[shaolinchicken]

Thanks, I appreciate the help you have given. It really helped me a lot get past that first 448 hurdle.

Do you think it is your ram or cpu holding you back? Are you staying conservative with your voltages, or have you tried to pump them up, just for a short time, to seek stability? I'm rooting for you to get there!

Thanks ddogg.
It is not my ram or cpu holding me back, as I am not pushing my q9300, just trying to find max fsb for the board. Also my ram is rated at 1000mhz at stock settings.
I am trying to be conservative with the volts, as I feel that there must be a better way to reach 500mhz than to pump it full of volts, I maybe wrong though, but I feel that it is just a matter of finding the right settings.
Like I said though, I could (probably) be wrong.
A few of the settings go way over my head. I still don't understand any of the gtlref settings even after trying to read the link provided by mrcape.

@mrcape,
I would just like to apologize as I seem to have misjudged your earlier post, please feel free to contirbute, as your knowledge would be most welcome.

[_G_]

new review out:
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==

[Mortis360]

60% overclock, and the ability to prime it, is a VERY GOOD overclock!

The best thing, it wont go over 62º Celcius!
Did the Orthos test for 4 hours, no crashes, so its stable enough for me!
Biostar is lovable! <3

~ Mortis360

[politenessman]

anybody using the molex over the top pcie slot? did it help/hurt/nada?

[Ace-a-Rue]

i plugged a line into it...i never tried it without...i get a new board today...but, that might not happen with all this rain from tropical storm FAY!

[Mortis360]

i plugged a line into it...i never tried it without...i get a new board today...but, that might not happen with all this rain from tropical storm FAY!

Pff, tropical storms...
In the wintertimes we get more than 300cm snow every year, and between -10º and -25º celcius. Dont complain!


New test, 3 hours and 30mins stable!

~ Mortis360

[Ace-a-Rue]

...darn, can't get any pity from our international friends...BUT...my sunroom roof is leaking..wind is blowing all around..NOW!

[ddogg]

This is what I was looking for.
http://www.wprime.net/

[Ace-a-Rue]

i am going to get my board this afternoon and i will plug my 9650 in to see how much i can beat YOU!

[Supershanks]

In the wintertimes we get more than 300cm snow every year, and between -10º and -25º celcius. Dont complain!

sounds perfect for overclocking

my sunroom roof is leaking..wind is blowing all around..NOW!

That's tough Ace sorry to hear that. Insurance premiums must be pretty high where you are

that's not a bad turn round on your board isn't it ??

[Ace-a-Rue]

what is funny, i went up on the sunroom roof and tried to seal it on sunday...obviously, i did not do a good job!...the ole body does not respond like it use to!...think i will need to hire a roofer to repair it professionally!..the rain and winds has let up for now.

i hope to have the board in my hands by 3PM local time..and YES, a very good turnaround!...NEWEGG is the BEST!