Asus M3A79-T Deluxe

[RASTAVIPER]

The VDDA voltage doesn't have any impact to the VCORE on my board. It overvolts same the CPU at 2.5V VDDA like at 2.8V.

Overvolt mania by ASUS.....yeah...

The same with me guys.
I have just tried.No difference with VDD..
Should be enable something else maybe too?

[gOtVoltage]

The same with me guys.
I have just tried.No difference with VDD..
Should be enable something else maybe too?

Wierd maybe it has somthing to do with what VID range is in effect....

Also iif you raise the Vcore for NB it will raise the VID for both,, since the Vcore of NB can not be higher than CPU it will auto matically raise CPU a step ahead or the same value for VIDs..

Now on the other hand If you raise the Vcore for CPU which will raise the VID accordinly to its vcore value it will not raise the NB value.

When testing all the volt settings,,
i Raised Both CPU/NB volts the same @ Stock Clocks to see what volts = what VIDs up to 1.55vid = 1.65volts .

It seems VDD Rasies the VID value more or sooner when VDD is raised,,Especially under load...

I know its confusing..

Note:
The screen below my VID is 1.55vid for both CPU/NB ,, VDD is 2.8v Vcore for both CPU/NB is 1.65v.. Total value with VDD 2.8v + 1.65vcore(1.55vid) = 1.70volts for both CPU/NB. Im using WaterCooling . on Air or Stock cooling above 3.3ghz you will be limited by heat. These values can be raised to see 1.78v so please go slow..Im pushing well above the average volts. This Mobo and Chip has seen 1.78v+ just because it can.

So far this is my best Oc ,,

My NB@2640mhz is maxed with this ram freqency(for this Chip) so to go higher i would have to use less NB from here on out.
Still tweaking it,, happy for now..

[XRogerX]

well im happy i got my board today and i tell you this is a nice looking board but its not the black it the brown but doesnt matter ,should i get the Phenom to put in here or wait for the Deneb , if it is the Phenom what one should i go for?

then i think the Deneb is going to go for maybe $300 ,but who knows , i see everyone having some nice overclocks here with the 9950 ,but im also new to the X4's

Plz make some suggestions

Thanks Roger

[Chicken Patty]

well im happy i got my board today and i tell you this is a nice looking board but its not the black it the brown but doesnt matter ,should i get the Phenom to put in here or wait for the Deneb , if it is the Phenom what one should i go for?

then i think the Deneb is going to go for maybe $300 ,but who knows , i see everyone having some nice overclocks here with the 9950 ,but im also new to the X4's

Plz make some suggestions

Thanks Roger

I would wait around for the Deneb.

But if you really wanna get a Phenom, go with the 125W 9950 !!

[XRogerX]

No one knows for Sure when the Deneb are comming out , i hope people dont think im trying to Hi-Jack this thread , i read that they supposed to come out on Jan 08 2009

[charged3800z24]

No one knows for Sure when the Deneb are comming out , i hope people dont think im trying to Hi-Jack this thread , i read that they supposed to come out on Jan 08 2009

you could get the Toliman 8750 BE tri-core to hold you over...it is a lil less and should clock well and is the same fun to play with as the Phenom x4

[RASTAVIPER]

Guys, what is your general opinion for the new BIOS?
Has anyone seen better or worse OCing?
Me personally didn't get anything from the new options of CPU Prefetch etc. and I am thinking that maybe I should go back at 04..

[leoy]

I think 04 is more stable...
I had weird blue screens with this one.
With 04 nothing stable as a rock.

[soundood]

I think 04 is more stable...
I had weird blue screens with this one.
With 04 nothing stable as a rock.

message from starfleet, data concurs !!!!

[charged3800z24]

message from starfleet, data concurs !!!!

That is hilarious LOL

[gOtVoltage]

Something new every day with this Mobo...

CPU voltage = 1.67v and Now the VID's read 1.46v with CPU @1.72volts
NBcpu voltage = 1.65v
HTT = 2.8v
CORE/pci-e = 1.30v
SBvoltage Auto

VDD = 2.8v

ACC Disabled.

Some how it looks as ACC enables its self after you hit a certain point i dont know whats going on but this is the Highest Clock ive reach with this chip and Mobo . I thought i was maxed @ 3.52ghz..

Also im using NB@2000 and HT @2000...

I just find this Odd that the VID lowered when i use 1.67volts on CPU but keep NB @ 1.65v...Something is self adjusting ,,all Values for VOLTS manually set with ACC DISABLED.

[justapost]

Something new every day with this Mobo...

CPU voltage = 1.67v and Now the VID's read 1.46v with CPU @1.72volts
NBcpu voltage = 1.65v

Your board seems to use VID's like my AsRock

No offset up to 1.55V just VID's used. Then comes an 0.1V voltage offset + VID's, so max adjustable on a running system is 1.65V here if you can not change the offset. To get higher you must boot at 1.665V. Also tested 1.765V with my 9600BE and it booted just fine into windows.
With an DMM I noticed that the idle overvolt had dropped from ~0.1-0.2V to -0.05V but the difference between load and idle had increased going from 1.55 to 1.565V.

[Chicken Patty]

i personally think the 04 bios was better, I might flash to it again. I cant even run my ram at 4-4-4-12-20 with this bios, it wont boot. worked flawlessly with the other bios.

[soundood]

i personally think the 04 bios was better, I might flash to it again. I cant even run my ram at 4-4-4-12-20 with this bios, it wont boot. worked flawlessly with the other bios.

this guy was the same, he was gutted,

[gOtVoltage]

Hahaa, that vid is sad , funny, and off the wall all at the same time,


Good inf JUSTAPOST ,,on the vids..

I used 504 and 403 bioses and i think in the end the 403 is most stable .Even though i can get the same clocks with 504 .The 403 is not as sensitive to the ram going above 1150mhz for my 9950

504 booted the same as 403 hot or cold,just is harder to tune my ram even with loose timing.

[Chicken Patty]

^^yeah, im going back to 0403 tonight for sure. This 0504 bios sucks!!!

[Oliverda]

I haven't had any problems with 0504 so far.

The HT multi switch works above 10x with 0504.

[Chicken Patty]

I haven't had any problems with 0504 so far.

The HT multi switch works above 10x with 0504.

this bios just does not let me change my ram to manual. IT wont post. Dont know what it could be, but it would do it before in the other BIOS.

[m411b]

I dont know if this has been addressed in this thread or not because I have not siphoned through all the posts, I am not at the house yet and I am looking for a water block for the mosfets. I am looking a couple different models but I need to know what the exact spacing is between the mounting holes in the board. I am thinking that this one will work if I turn one of the mounting brackets to put the hole in the bracket to the side.

[AMDDeathstar]

I dont know if this has been addressed in this thread or not because I have not siphoned through all the posts, I am not at the house yet and I am looking for a water block for the mosfets. I am looking a couple different models but I need to know what the exact spacing is between the mounting holes in the board. I am thinking that this one will work if I turn one of the mounting brackets to put the hole in the bracket to the side.

I made my own
I'll be installing it next week




Now I just need to figure out how to cool the northbridge
I was thinking of using the mempipe holder from M3A32-MVP
I would have to fill the gap between the holder and heatsink

[m411b]

Is that copper plate you have brazed to the pipes the same plate that comes with the heat sink on the board?
I was thinking of doing something similar, but using the koolance mosfet block and screwing it to that plate.
I just want to see if I can get another heat pipe setup first so if I have to RMA the board, I can.

[Chicken Patty]

I dont know if this has been addressed in this thread or not because I have not siphoned through all the posts, I am not at the house yet and I am looking for a water block for the mosfets. I am looking a couple different models but I need to know what the exact spacing is between the mounting holes in the board. I am thinking that this one will work if I turn one of the mounting brackets to put the hole in the bracket to the side.

i bought the koolance one see below:
http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=660

then you gotta get the transfer plate which I bought the biggest one they had, I had to grind off a bit at the ends though, it was just a bit too long.

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...roducts_id=659

[AMDDeathstar]

The heatsinks are aluminum on the mobo
I had one of guys at work cut a copy in copper, I made it longer so it covers all of mosfets

The mosfet heatpipes are just glued the NB heatsink and a thermal pad under the heatsink, easy to remove

The NB and SB could be a different story, I destroyed one M3A32-MVP already trying to remove the heatpipe assembly, the TIM was like epoxy when it got cold.
I got to see the inside of 790FX

I'm hoping ASUS changed their TIM for NB and SB

[m411b]

OK, I figured it out!
I'm going to use the Koolance block I pictured above and get a piece of copper plate 1.5" x 4.5" and 3/16" thick from online metals, and I'm going to cut it to be exactly like the plate that comes with the motherboard only a little longer. I will then use Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive to adhere the block to the plate.
You guys think that will work?

Thanx, Lee

[Chicken Patty]

OK, I figured it out!
I'm going to use the Koolance block I pictured above and get a piece of copper plate 1.5" x 4.5" and 3/16" thick from online metals, and I'm going to cut it to be exactly like the plate that comes with the motherboard only a little longer. I will then use Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive to adhere the block to the plate.
You guys think that will work?

Thanx, Lee

same set up I Have, just that I bought the actualy plate from Koolance. Worked great for me. Although I am not using it right now, when I did, it was good.