Foxconn A79A-S SB750 Rocks

[Eternalightwith]

Doesn't NDA end today as it's the 20th?

[SoF]

I have no idea who started that thing with 20th of december but obviously nobody posted scores today My new LN2 scores from today are also "censored" so everbody is aware now it is still January?

[merkk1]

Well i saw this out at Foxconn wedsite it make me feel better .It at lest lets people know there working on it .By the list it look like the A79A-s is next in line for the bios up-date. http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Produc.../AM3/index.htm

[ChrisB17]

Actually....

I'm thinking... and being drunk that is dangerous: But generally when I make a decision drunk... I follow through. Unless it is a bad idea.

Anyway... I'm thinking about getting a Danger Den black series case. (DUH: Of course WITH a complete Danger Den water cooling system which includes my Crossfire video: It would only be about $500.00 or so. I want not only COOL... but also silence. OH. And if it looks really cool... that would be a good bonus.)



OOPS... that is NOT for the A79A-S.

[keithlm]

YAY!

I have discovered that if you search for the word "782F1S03" then you will find a German site that mentions that this new "S03" bios allows both the NB and the HT to be adjusted separately. FINALLY!! (Yes... I was attempting to find a download... and there is no 782F1P06... but someone had mentioned "S03" so I decided to try 782F1S03 as the search parameter. Sadly I didn't find a download site for that file so I guess we'll have to wait for Foxconn.)

Here is the website:
http://www.pctreiber.net/datenbank_a...nn-A79A-S.html

That review doesn't translate to English very well. I think they are basically saying that the NB can't be set below the HT speed. (Which is generally known.)

But here is the picture of the settings in the bios and it shows both the NB Frequencty Control AND the CPU-NB HT Link Speed as being two different settings. This should allow us to do much more with the existing 65nm chips and hopefully the HT will allow 1Ghz which sounds like you need for VERY fast overclocks.

[merkk1]

Wish i could read that review i like to know what they thought of it . It did get the (HOT STUFF) award from that site .

[albertwesker]

@ keithlm

the new Bios of my A7DA-S offers setting NB- and HTT-multiplier, so I think the A79A-S will also have this functions with the next bios.

[keithlm]

@ keithlm

the new Bios of my A7DA-S offers setting NB- and HTT-multiplier, so I think the A79A-S will also have this functions with the next bios.

But... how low does the multiplier go?

The people using drastic cooling need 5x on the HT to get the 6.0Ghz(+) overclocks.

(everytime this thread gets bumped my brains thinks; "Great the new bios is ready.")


EDIT: I wonder why they haven't released the A79A-S bios "S03" version yet. Perhaps they are still working on a few issues?

[albertwesker]

But... how low does the multiplier go?

The people using drastic cooling need 5x on the HT to get the 6.0Ghz(+) overclocks.

(everytime this thread gets bumped my brains thinks; "Great the new bios is ready.")


EDIT: I wonder why they haven't released the A79A-S bios "S03" version yet. Perhaps they are still working on a few issues?

NB-multi: x5 - x16
HT-multi: x1 - x13

[keithlm]

NB-multi: x5 - x16
HT-multi: x1 - x13

Very cool!

Thanks! That should really allow some LN2 overclocking magic.

[bacon612]

I plan on getting one of these A79A mobos when PHII hits the web. I would like to run 8 gigs of PC1066 in it. Has anyone had any experience loading this board up with that much ram or even less ram but populating all ram sockets?

Moreover, if 8 gigs work nicely, what kits would you guys recommend for this 790 board? What does it play nicely with? There are soooo many DDR2 options that it makes my head hurt thinking about them.

Any imput would be appreciated. Thanx guys.

[biohead]

i'm confused. the few dutch webshops actually having this board in stock, display a different product image compared to the ones on foxconn's website and newegg.

the black pcb with quad-pcie16x next to eachother is incorrect, right?

[keithlm]

I plan on getting one of these A79A mobos when PHII hits the web. I would like to run 8 gigs of PC1066 in it. Has anyone had any experience loading this board up with that much ram or even less ram but populating all ram sockets?

Moreover, if 8 gigs work nicely, what kits would you guys recommend for this 790 board? What does it play nicely with? There are soooo many DDR2 options that it makes my head hurt thinking about them.

Any imput would be appreciated. Thanx guys.

I have used 8 Gig. You must drop to DDR2-800 with all four slots full. (I have read that AND I couldn't get it to work at anything higher. But then I have 2 brands of ram with slightly different timings.)

I have 2x2Gb Mushkin 996??99 whatever model is 8500 C5.
I also have 2x2Gb of G.Skill 8500 C5 sticks.

It seemed stable enough at DDR2-800 and 5-5-5 timings. But I have nothing that will use that much ram so on the next reload I went back to just 2 sticks at DDR2-1066 and Vista 32.

Besides I was doing some overclock benchmarking just for fun... so it seemed better to have faster speed. I will probably go back to Vista 64 after benchmarking and playing around with the Phenom II for awhile. (At that time I might order another set of ram to match; but I don't really need the memory so who knows.)

I have no definitive testing or anything else to go by... but I like the Mushkin ram better. (Plus the G.Skill seems to want timings you won't find on any AMD AM2+ motherboard.)

CRUD: The Mushkin 996599 still sells for $120.00 as set. The G.Skill is down to $55.00 as set. (Although Mushkin has the 996699 model which is the same ram with a better heat shield for only $80.00 a set. Must not have sold well because the new heat shield won't fit most motherboards.)

[merkk1]

My A79A-S look just like the one on the Foxconn website and newegg . I don't know what that board is in the lower pic.

[blah4u3]

I think the black one was one the the pre-release revisions of the board. It was the one shown in all the previews, but all the retail versions were like the red board.

[Electric Bill]

Wow I just realized that I haven't posted here in 3 years.

Anyhow has anyone has success with the NB multi in the 81BF1P06 BIOS.
I know that it shows NB Clock but no matter what I do it stays at 9x.



I can run my Toliman 8750 up 12x258 but the NB hits 2318MHz and I because of this I just lost my Broadcom BCM5784 LAN.

I also have problems with the HT Link multi.
If I set it to 7x or lower it runs at 5x and if I set it at 8x or Auto I get a 9x multi and if I set it at anything above 8x it won't POST and I have to clear CMOS and start over.

I can get the HT Link to work with AOD but it only works for 2 boots and then when I shut down it locks up as XP is closing.

Bill

[keithlm]

I also have problems with the HT Link multi.
If I set it to 7x or lower it runs at 5x and if I set it at 8x or Auto I get a 9x multi and if I set it at anything above 8x it won't POST and I have to clear CMOS and start over.

QUESTION: Did you know that the HT speed can NEVER be higher than the NB speed? (Equal or lower.)

If you decrease the NB speed but leave the HT at default it will reset the NB speed. (Increases should work. But the bios testing routine might incorrectly reset it.)

For the HT issue: I'm not sure why the HT speed would be be funky like you describe. Perhaps again the routine they use to make sure the HT < NB somehow messes with what you can set the HT to.

EDIT: Oh BTW... LUCKY YOU... you got your bios update. Where's our S03 bios update at????

[Electric Bill]

QUESTION: Did you know that the HT speed can NEVER be higher than the NB speed?

Yes I did.

EDIT: Oh BTW... LUCKY YOU... you got your bios update. Where's our S03 bios update at????

Not so lucky if it doesn't work.

Right now I'm running at 3.0GHz (12x250).
I have the HT multi set to 7x.
CPU-Z and AOD report it at 1250MHz which is really 5x since my bus speed is 250MHz.
Both apps also report my NB at 2250 which is 9x no matter what I set the NB multi at.

Bill

[bacon612]

I have used 8 Gig. You must drop to DDR2-800 with all four slots full. (I have read that AND I couldn't get it to work at anything higher. But then I have 2 brands of ram with slightly different timings.)

I have 2x2Gb Mushkin 996??99 whatever model is 8500 C5.
I also have 2x2Gb of G.Skill 8500 C5 sticks.

It seemed stable enough at DDR2-800 and 5-5-5 timings. But I have nothing that will use that much ram so on the next reload I went back to just 2 sticks at DDR2-1066 and Vista 32.

Besides I was doing some overclock benchmarking just for fun... so it seemed better to have faster speed. I will probably go back to Vista 64 after benchmarking and playing around with the Phenom II for awhile. (At that time I might order another set of ram to match; but I don't really need the memory so who knows.)

I have no definitive testing or anything else to go by... but I like the Mushkin ram better. (Plus the G.Skill seems to want timings you won't find on any AMD AM2+ motherboard.)

CRUD: The Mushkin 996599 still sells for $120.00 as set. The G.Skill is down to $55.00 as set. (Although Mushkin has the 996699 model which is the same ram with a better heat shield for only $80.00 a set. Must not have sold well because the new heat shield won't fit most motherboards.)

Thanks for the response keithlm. Please keep me posted on ur ram speed with matched ram kits. I am hard pressed on the A79S with 8 gigs @ 1066 speeds with a PII @ 4ghz on high end air or a cheapie X58 with a i7 920 with 6 gigs of 1600 on high end air. This is a tough call. I am eager to see more and more benchies and results with PII....

[ChrisB17]

Has anyone ever got this board prime stable after 3.2ghz? I keep trying 3.3 and 3.4 and cant get it to run stable for the life of me.

[merkk1]

Well i stop at 3.2 my self it took 1.53v for 3.2 with my 9850 didn't see any reason to try highter for prime stable becuse i'am just not going to push
that many volts throught the cpu on a 24/7 clock .

[merkk1]

Ok ChrisB17 i took a shot at 3.3 for you i ran AOD stablity test for a hour also ran prime . Prime would run for 15 mins than the pc would trun off it was hitting 68-69c i think the pc was hitting safety trun off point becuase of the temps . The temps were hight becuse it take 1.63v to run 3.3 on my 9850 .This was using vista-64 bit home basic .

[ChrisB17]

Eww at the volts. Are you on water? I cant run anything over 1.5 or my temps go way to high for my liking.

[merkk1]

Yes i'am on water but i need a biger radiator to run prime when using 1.63v . Like i said early thay why i stop at 3.2 it take a ton of volts to make that next jump up to 3.3 .I can run 3.2 at 1.53v and prime will run in the upper 50c wicth is NP .Now ChrisB17 you are using a 9950 so i think you be able to get 3.3 with lower volts than my 9850 .

[ChrisB17]

I have tryed but I cant seem to get it stable enough. Anyways I wish this bios would let me run my ram at 5-5-5-12 instead of 5-5-5-15. Any one know when P06 is coming?