UNOFFICIAL BIOSTAR TPower I45 M/B

[shaolinchicken]

Another negative.
Biostar never update their bios .

[chuck4456]

Another negative.
Biostar never update their bios .

You got that right.
And it sure could use one.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Another negative.
Biostar never update their bios .

not true!...look at this link to see how many bioses were issued before the 710 bios: http://www.lejabeach.com/Biostar/TPI45/

[Lvcoyote]

Ya, but where have then been since July????? LOL

[Ace-a-Rue]

eh, who knows...i guess they think 710 is good enough for the general population.

[DoObs]

Sorry but tbh, this board doesnt near compare to my DFI P35 LP UT T2R...i was able to run FSB's of 570 to 585 doing superspi...and my temps were alot better.

I've got this board now and i really dont like the voltage increments at all...the jump between them is too much.,.. seriously .300 to 400 wtf.

I was able to run less than 1.5v for 570fsb on my DFI...this one im there and struggle to even get 550fsb into windows....

DFI FTW, wish i could have gotten another one...

[chuck4456]

Sorry but tbh, this board doesnt near compare to my DFI P35 LP UT T2R...i was able to run FSB's of 570 to 585 doing superspi...and my temps were alot better.

I've got this board now and i really dont like the voltage increments at all...the jump between them is too much.,.. seriously .300 to 400 wtf.

I was able to run less than 1.5v for 570fsb on my DFI...this one im there and struggle to even get 550fsb into windows....

DFI FTW, wish i could have gotten another one...

This is the least impressed that I have been with a motherboard, other than the P5QE.
Wasn't overwhelmed by that one either.
I guess my standards are just too demanding.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Sorry but tbh, this board doesnt near compare to my DFI P35 LP UT T2R...i was able to run FSB's of 570 to 585 doing superspi...and my temps were alot better.

I've got this board now and i really dont like the voltage increments at all...the jump between them is too much.,.. seriously .300 to 400 wtf.

I was able to run less than 1.5v for 570fsb on my DFI...this one im there and struggle to even get 550fsb into windows....

DFI FTW, wish i could have gotten another one...

the Biostar is a budget board that is decent in overclock and performance...don't know why you can't get 550 stable...look at the first page of this thread where i posted my bios shots of an E8500 at 550 FSB (prime certified) and a 9650.

have you removed all the heatsinks on the Biostar to upgrade the TIM...the TIM on the PWM mosfet is pathetically inadequate...i replaced all the pins/springs with a bolts/nuts (better clamp down action)...see my link in my signature for the correct size....Abit's IP35 Pro had problems until i did the bolt and TIM mod on the heatpipe system for that board...after accomplishing it, i saw more stability in my overclock.

[DoObs]

the Biostar is a budget board that is decent in overclock and performance...don't know why you can't get 550 stable...look at the first page of this thread where i posted my bios shots of an E8500 at 550 FSB (prime certified) and a 9650.

have you removed all the heatsinks on the Biostar to upgrade the TIM...the TIM on the PWM mosfet is pathetically inadequate...i replaced all the pins/springs with a bolts/nuts (better clamp down action)...see my link in my signature for the correct size....Abit's IP35 Pro had problems until i did the bolt and TIM mod on the heatpipe system for that board...after accomplishing it, i saw more stability in my overclock.

Yea Ace i replaced the thermal stuff with proper thermal paste....i will get nuts and bolts...for now im just using the springs... seem fine... check this

32M PI @ 4.698mhz



1M PI @ 4.698




Getting there now... Thanks Ace

[DoObs]

580 FSB

[dro]

hi guys

i jes got my tpower i45 yesterday
but having some prob migrating from dfi p35 t2rs

so on my dfi....i was able to do this



with these setting



and i was hoping be able to beat these setting





but wit the tpower
i can barely go pass 450x9.....and it only works at 1:1 mem divider

[BIOS SETUP] O.N.E
Over-Clocking Navigator [Manual OverClock]

Intel® SpeedStep™ : disabled
Ratio CMOS Setting : x9
CPU Frequency Setting : 450
Over Clock Retry Count : 3
FSB(Bsel) To NorthBridge Latch : 1333
DRAM Frequency : 900
DDR2 Enhance Mode : disabled

DRAM Timing Configuration
DDR2 RCOMP Configuration : 2
Static tREAD Value : 10t
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD : 5-5-5-15

Clock Gen Configuration
PCIE Frequency Setting : 100
CPU Clock Skew Control : auto
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control :auto
CPU Clock Driving Control :auto

Voltage Configuration
CPU Voltage : +0.025vv
DDR Voltage :+0.05v
Chipset Voltage : + 0.05v
FSB Voltage : +0.05v
CPU Core1 GTL Ref Voltage : .63
CPU Core2 GTL Ref Voltage : .67
MCH GTL Ref Voltage : auto
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.5

everytime i try to push harder
(by pumping up the V)
it would fail....and reset back to the default V
**based on hardware monitoring screen in the bios)
even though i keep on pumping the V
and this would only go away if i reload the profile that i successfully pushed before

so any of u guys care to comment/share some idea on what is going on wit my mobo?
is it spoilt? time for RMA?
or am i jes a terrible p45 ocer


***i know dat u guys will most prolly confuse urself after reading half way cuz im jes rambling on here without any screenshots......but im jes fedup wit this mobooooooooooo~~~~ ......sorryyyyy***

[BigKriss]

Hi all..Just got one of these based on this thread and Ive had 27 blue screens in two days trying to LOAD XP !!
It just wont load.
Blue screens vary from drivers, ram to irql or something not equal to some thing else..
Ive changed from 3.4G Pentium D to Q6600 , ram from 1G to 4g`s, ddr2- 667 to ddr2-800 , Corsair to teamXtreme`s..Upped voltages etc etc and still no go.
Im now RMA,ing the board thinking the problem may be with the board..

Anyone shed some light on this for me please?

Found a Googled topic of something similar where the problem was bad soldering on the board..
Cheers from Africa.

[DoObs]

Try playing with the GTL's and also u need to put the CPU shew to 200

[mattkosem]

hi guys

i jes got my tpower i45 yesterday
but having some prob migrating from dfi p35 t2rs

but wit the tpower
i can barely go pass 450x9.....and it only works at 1:1 mem divider

everytime i try to push harder
(by pumping up the V)
it would fail....and reset back to the default V
**based on hardware monitoring screen in the bios)
even though i keep on pumping the V
and this would only go away if i reload the profile that i successfully pushed before

so any of u guys care to comment/share some idea on what is going on wit my mobo?
is it spoilt? time for RMA?
or am i jes a terrible p45 ocer


***i know dat u guys will most prolly confuse urself after reading half way cuz im jes rambling on here without any screenshots......but im jes fedup wit this mobooooooooooo~~~~ ......sorryyyyy***

Try setting the MCH GTL Ref to .59. I've not been able to OC either of the CPUs that I've had on this board very far without adjusting that setting from Auto. The settings on the first page of this thread should be a good starting point, though I've not gone as high as he did with the NB and memory voltages.

--Matt

[dro]

any ideas guys?
i cant go more than 450x9
i tried 500x8 and it wouldnt save the setting i did

[Lu523]

I have i of these boards coming that I got in the for sale section. I am going to have to read through this thread for sure. Going to set it up as cruncher.

[DonNiger]

Is there a new rev out by Biostar? I am asking because when I had mine (rev 5.1), there was no problem at all to boot and run SPi 32M @ 620 FSB. I didn't try Orthos (that was not my 24/7 PC). But at this moment, members are already have problems with 450+ FSB!

[DoomSayer]

im doing 500x8 just fine here

[mattkosem]

535x8.5 no problem here.

[Ace-a-Rue]

580 FSB

looks like you are doing some what better now with the FSB..right?

[Ace-a-Rue]

I have i of these boards coming that I got in the for sale section. I am going to have to read through this thread for sure. Going to set it up as cruncher.

look at the first page to view my bios settings for an E8500 and QX9650...that might help to start you off with a higher overclock.

[DoObs]

And then 590....Still Ace the voltage im putting into my hardware...using Air on the NB and water on the CPu is insane

[dro]

@mattkosem

tqs matt
ive set the mch gtl ref value to auto for the time being
i did try out .59 and .61...but neither passed for stability at 444x9
but nvm.....i'l b experimenting on it more once i get home from work today

p/s: i heard that V5.0 is supposely better than 5.1 (the one im using) as ive heard that a few other members also has sum problems oc'ing wit v5.1 ....... but it is yet to be proven

[Lu523]

look at the first page to view my bios settings for an E8500 and QX9650...that might help to start you off with a higher overclock.

Thanks, will do that. Wish me luck.

[mrcape]

I must chime in and say that it all depends on the user and their goals with this board. Most of the hype was generated by huge fsb and 1m overclocking, and most of those records still stand. There is not any other system including any x58 that can touch this board in 1m except the DFI P45 Plus, which is about the same if you know how to tweak.

On the other hand, it's pretty damn easy to setup a good OC for 24/7. I literally beat the crap out of this board this summer freezing it to an ice block during 8 hour sessions many times, and it still clocks like day one. Maybe I go a lucky board, but I don't know, I think it's pretty awesome. My other two favorite boards in the rotation are the Rampage Extreme and the DFI LP UT P35 T2R, both of which are great. The vcore grnularity is my only gripe but it's not a deal killer. I would not waste my time to bench DDR2 Core2 on any other board with LN2.

Hi five biostar.