UNOFFICIAL BIOSTAR TPower I45 M/B

[napox9]

Anyone able to run a 9800gx2 on this board? I get a halt at 85, no video.

7/10 bios, works fine with many other cards.

There was this post -
http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/....php?p=3175489

It was about Xtreme Overclocking but he uses I45 & 9800gx2 unmodded.
You should try to use this card on another board for finding the problem.

[mrcape]

That was my next check but I got it, works fine.

[napox9]

That was my next check but I got it, works fine.

Please share with us what was the problem the how you solved it.

[Ace-a-Rue]

What RCOMP are you using? Try Config 3 500fsb 1/1 DDR-1000. I have two sets of Ram that don't like high memory speeds hit some kind of wall going above 500.

have you tried taking MCH GTLREF out of auto and use 59% for a dual core or 64% for a quad?

also, CPU Clock Configuration is important once you go above 500 FSB for a dual and 450 for a quad.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Anyone able to run a 9800gx2 on this board? I get a halt at 85, no video.

7/10 bios, works fine with many other cards.

who is the maker of that card?

anyway to make that card just work with one core; like a disabling feature on the card?

[DoomSayer]

Also on a side note.
Whenever i restart my pc instead of doing a shutdown i get the thing where the mobo starts the pc 3 times and fails.
Then all i got to do is save and it boots fine again.
Any solution to this ?

I still havent figured out whats causing this.
I messed around with settings but it keeps happening.
Cold boots are fine but when i restart i have to save bios settings to get it booting again.

[Ace-a-Rue]

most likely you do not have enough NB volts and/or Vcore.

what also could do that is having the wrong/incorrect value for CPU GTLREF and MCH GTLREF.

don't forget to experiment with CPU PLL voltage.

[Solarfall]

played around this evening with my tforce and got the max fsb little bit higher




CPU - E8600 Q820A598
Cooling-NB cooled with watercooling ....cpu cooled with intels stock cooler
MB - Biostar Tforce45 rev 5.1 (no mods)
RAM - cellchock pc2 8000
VGA - 8800 gt
HDD - wd raptor ata 7200
PSU - tagan BZ 1100w

Bios settings

Over-Clocking Navigator - Manual
Intel SpeedStep - Disabled
Ratio CMOS Setting - ×6
CPU Frequency Setting : 600 worked my way upto 635 with setfsb
Over Clock Retry Count : 1
FSB(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch : 1333
DDR2 Enhance Mode : Disabled
************************************************** ***********
DRAM Timing Configuration
DDR2 RCOMP Configuration : Configuration 2
Static tREAD Value : 13
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD : Enabled but didt change anything
************************************************** ***********
Clock Gen Configuration
PCIE Frequency Setting : 100
CPU Clock Skew Control : 200ps
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control : Auto
CPU Clock Driving Control : Auto
************************************************** ***********
Voltage Configuration
CPU Voltage : +0.125
DDR Voltage : +0.500
Chipset Voltage : +0.600v
FSB Voltage : +0.3500v
CPU Core1 GTL Ref Voltage : 0.63*VTT
CPU Core2 GTL Ref Voltage : 0.67*VTT
MCH GTL Ref Voltage : Auto
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.6v

[mrcape]

Please share with us what was the problem the how you solved it.

It was just a dumb user error. I had to use the bottom card's dvi output to boot. I could have sworn it said top one in the setup guide. The GX2 cards are weird. But screaming fast!

[Ace-a-Rue]

good!...glad you sorted that out and "user error" is very common in this forum

[Ace-a-Rue]

played around this evening with my tforce and got the max fsb little bit higher




CPU - E8600 Q820A598
Cooling-NB cooled with watercooling ....cpu cooled with intels stock cooler
MB - Biostar Tforce45 rev 5.1 (no mods)
RAM - cellchock pc2 8000
VGA - 8800 gt
HDD - wd raptor ata 7200
PSU - tagan BZ 1100w

Bios settings

Over-Clocking Navigator - Manual
Intel SpeedStep - Disabled
Ratio CMOS Setting - ×6
CPU Frequency Setting : 600 worked my way upto 635 with setfsb
Over Clock Retry Count : 1
FSB(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch : 1333
DDR2 Enhance Mode : Disabled
************************************************** ***********
DRAM Timing Configuration
DDR2 RCOMP Configuration : Configuration 2
Static tREAD Value : 13
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD : Enabled but didt change anything
************************************************** ***********
Clock Gen Configuration
PCIE Frequency Setting : 100
CPU Clock Skew Control : 200ps
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control : Auto
CPU Clock Driving Control : Auto
************************************************** ***********
Voltage Configuration
CPU Voltage : +0.125
DDR Voltage : +0.500
Chipset Voltage : +0.600v
FSB Voltage : +0.3500v
CPU Core1 GTL Ref Voltage : 0.63*VTT
CPU Core2 GTL Ref Voltage : 0.67*VTT
MCH GTL Ref Voltage : Auto
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.6v

HEY!...this is excellent!

now, you need to crank the multi up to see where it gets to with your top Mhz for that E8600.

[Solarfall]

HEY!...this is excellent!

now, you need to crank the multi up to see where it gets to with your top Mhz for that E8600.

yes sir
cooling that i used was my 2 stage cascade (build by piotres )



unfortunately i cant boot into windows with 10x600 or 9.5x600

[napox9]

Cooling-NB cooled with watercooling ....cpu cooled with intels stock cooler

Intel's stock cooler
633x9 with stock ? WoW.

How are the intel's heatsink+fan so good ? The heatsink is so tiny !
I took this pictrue few days ago -
http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?i...scn0283ed1.jpg
Vendetta 2 and Intel stock (came with E8400).

Is the difference so negligible in performances ?

[Solarfall]

Intel's stock cooler
633x9 with stock ? WoW.

How are the intel's heatsink+fan so good ? The heatsink is so tiny !
I took this pictrue few days ago -
http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?i...scn0283ed1.jpg
Vendetta 2 and Intel stock (came with E8400).

Is the difference so negligible in performances ?

heh i think you mixed my screenies brotha that screenie where i did 635fsb i had multi 6 enabled and yeah that was done with intels stock cooler

[napox9]

^
ah, ok
Which cpu cooling you used for the 633x9 (last picture) ?

[Solarfall]

^
ah, ok
Which cpu cooling you used for the 633x9 (last picture) ?

hahah its actually 644x9 hahah nice to see that other people besides me needs classes
in that last pic i used my 2 stage cascade

[napox9]

hahah its actually 644x9 hahah nice to see that others people besides me needs classes

in that last pic i used my 2 stage cascade

Okay, thx.

[Ace-a-Rue]

yes sir
cooling that i used was my 2 stage cascade (build by piotres )



unfortunately i cant boot into windows with 10x600 or 9.5x600

very nice..throw up some 3D benches and a 32M super pi

[PolRoger]

have you tried taking MCH GTLREF out of auto and use 59% for a dual core or 64% for a quad?

also, CPU Clock Configuration is important once you go above 500 FSB for a dual and 450 for a quad.

I did take MCH GTL Ref off of auto and tried 59 VTT. I'm still not having much success with the Patriot Viper I can get above 500 but it just doesn't feel right and the Kingston HyperX is still in my TP45 HP at 500x8 1/1.

I've now got my E8600 in my new DFI LanParty JR and I'm trying to Prime/OCCT stabilize at 533 1/1 1066 with my 4GB kit of OCZ Reaper PC2-8500.

I still think I can find what it takes to unlock those kits and I'll be back at it with the TPower I45 once I decide on what kind of new CPU I should get for my new build.

What do you mean exactly by CPU Clock Configuration? I think my problem is more related to memory/chipset/RCOMP interaction but maybe I'm not getting the CPU to mesh properly with those parameters as well.

[Ace-a-Rue]

I did take MCH GTL Ref off of auto and tried 59 VTT. I'm still not having much success with the Patriot Viper I can get above 500 but it just doesn't feel right and the Kingston HyperX is still in my TP45 HP at 500x8 1/1.

I've now got my E8600 in my new DFI LanParty JR and I'm trying to Prime/OCCT stabilize at 533 1/1 1066 with my 4GB kit of OCZ Reaper PC2-8500.

I still think I can find what it takes to unlock those kits and I'll be back at it with the TPower I45 once I decide on what kind of new CPU I should get for my new build.

What do you mean exactly by CPU Clock Configuration? I think my problem is more related to memory/chipset/RCOMP interaction but maybe I'm not getting the CPU to mesh properly with those parameters as well.

have you tried the other memory to see if you get different results since taking MCH out of auto?

go to the 1st page of this thread and look at my settings for my E8500...i have updated the images that i had for 520 FSB...i now show the ones which got me to 550 FSB

[Slovnaft]

Just got this board up tonight.
It's giving me major headaches, my QX6850 absolutely won't budge. Haven't gotten internet yet, so bios is stock. will a flash help here?
anyone have quad advice they'd like to share?

[philbrown23]

1st page, settings for QX9650

[Slovnaft]

well, yah saw that.
guess i haven't tried quite that much vnb..but other than that...

[Ace-a-Rue]

you need to crank the voltage UP!...if you worry over heat issues, put a fan on the NB.

[Slovnaft]

yeh, at 1.088v BIOS is massively undervolting NB, i know. so i guess that's where i go next.