Asus M3A79-T Deluxe

[Macadamia]

I finally decide to upgrade from my K8V and order a M3A79...now an M4

I haven't even gotten my new mobo to play with yet...stupid post...

Since it uses DDR2, it's more likely that only 2 components got tweaked.

1. Power regulation. (M3A79 is good enough to reach 6Ghz, so just cool it with a FET cooler and you'll be okay)

2. BIOS. (Is it now good?)

[chew*]

Since it uses DDR2, it's more likely that only 2 components got tweaked.

1. Power regulation. (M3A79 is good enough to reach 6Ghz, so just cool it with a FET cooler and you'll be okay)

2. BIOS. (Is it now good?)

Of all the reports coming in of high OC's on DI i have yet to see one on this board.......just because the PWM is large doesn't mean its good. Iplementation is far more important.

Curiosity makes me wonder if intel is so efficient and has a lower TDP why does it need 16+ 2 phase pwm....

[demonkevy666]

Of all the reports coming in of high OC's on DI i have yet to see one on this board.......just because the PWM is large doesn't mean its good. Iplementation is far more important.

Curiosity makes me wonder if intel is so efficient and has a lower TDP why does it need 16+ 2 phase pwm....

after reading about most with 5 pwm going pop I and gotvoltage putting 1.650 volts threw this board and his chip. it's definitely not a bad implementation

looks like most 775 boards have 12 I though was weird, but I guess they putt efforts on where all the performance is at (more to them being supply demand bais.)

[chew*]

after reading about most with 5 pwm going pop I and gotvoltage putting 1.650 volts threw this board and his chip. it's definitely not a bad implementation

looks like most 775 boards have 12 I though was weird, but I guess they putt efforts on where all the performance is at (more to them being supply demand bais.)

Not to derail but I'd really like to see what it does under alot higher than 1.650, As much as people hate the giga GX board it looks like at least one of its saving graces is/was its 5 phase handling the abuse AMD gave them at those events at 1.88-1.9v while looping crysis.

And even an average board and this is bottom of the barrel for an x38 which is a dated chipset has at least an 8 phase. http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...35&modelmenu=1

Cheapest I7 has at least an 8+2............. http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=179

I'd be really curious to see wattage consumption comparisons on platforms with equal PWM stages.......usually larger if implemented correctly are more efficient.

[imamage]

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=472693

Thank you Chicken Patty
3.2GHz Bootable , Boot to OS ok
So far so good

I don't want to go too high on voltage as it's Air cooling setup only ( Ultra 120 eXtreme )

[imamage]

Just a little update
3.2GHz @ 1.45V can't pass SP2004 Orthos Stress Test ( 15 min Max and the overheat protection kick in?)
CoreTemp show 67C before the crash / shut down
In the end , suicide run completed for now

I will wait for Phenom II 940 and try hitting 3.4GHz again later.
And finally I can run DDR2-1066 with 2 pairs of RAM (CPU-Z detected 3 GB RAM @ DDR2-1066 Unganged "Dual Channel" mode , weird )
It was partly the wrong BIOS setting , I should keep the RAM setting and gang/unganged setting to "AUTO"

Good birthday present for me , 6GB @ DDR2-1066

[crazydiamond]

are you on 32 bit os?

[faior]

Just a little update
3.2GHz @ 1.45V can't pass SP2004 Orthos Stress Test ( 15 min Max and the overheat protection kick in?)
CoreTemp show 67C before the crash / shut down
In the end , suicide run completed for now

I will wait for Phenom II 940 and try hitting 3.4GHz again later.
And finally I can run DDR2-1066 with 2 pairs of RAM (CPU-Z detected 3 GB RAM @ DDR2-1066 Unganged "Dual Channel" mode , weird )
It was partly the wrong BIOS setting , I should keep the RAM setting and gang/unganged setting to "AUTO"

Good birthday present for me , 6GB @ DDR2-1066

Do you have the same thing as I do when I OC too much..? Mine just reboots under load when I OC this baby just by a little more than 3.1GHz(which is 110% stable 1.4Vcore) .. I did try smth like 1.55vcore and 3.2GHz and still it reboots Bad CPU i think.. or maybe Ill try to clock it in vista too to see if it helps.

edit. What the hell? Now im in vista with 3.25GHz@1.45Vcore and running stabilitytest now at 10mins and no problems at all? "5"#%"#¤€! windows XP oh crap all that testing .. It has to have something to do with my old old windows xp installation which I had my previous system(asus a8nslipremium&165opteron) .. damn. this really opens some new windows to my cpu! hope. I mean I havent never got this thing to run stabilitytest even at 3.125GHz .. now 3.25 and no problems.

edit2. now 3.25GHz@1.4Vcore and 52C at load.. still it seems to be stable.

[Chicken Patty]

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=472693

Thank you Chicken Patty
3.2GHz Bootable , Boot to OS ok
So far so good

I don't want to go too high on voltage as it's Air cooling setup only ( Ultra 120 eXtreme )

no problem bro, anytime . Just keep an eye on your temps bro.

[imamage]

are you on 32 bit os?

Yes , it's 32bit Windows XP SP3
I don't have 64bit OS installed with my rig , so 6GB is kinda pointless

[imamage]

no problem bro, anytime . Just keep an eye on your temps bro.

1.45V 3.2GHz should be ok ( SP2004 Orthos did run for 15 min )
Well , the temp is too high, CoreTemp shows 67C
and the system auto- shut down / BSOD after reach 68C

For the mean time I will stick with 3GHz as my rig cooling system isn't good enough to keep it < 70C

[imamage]

Do you have the same thing as I do when I OC too much..? Mine just reboots under load when I OC this baby just by a little more than 3.1GHz(which is 110% stable 1.4Vcore) .. I did try smth like 1.55vcore and 3.2GHz and still it reboots Bad CPU i think.. or maybe Ill try to clock it in vista too to see if it helps.

edit. What the hell? Now im in vista with 3.25GHz@1.45Vcore and running stabilitytest now at 10mins and no problems at all? "5"#%"#¤€! windows XP oh crap all that testing .. It has to have something to do with my old old windows xp installation which I had my previous system(asus a8nslipremium&165opteron) .. damn. this really opens some new windows to my cpu! hope. I mean I havent never got this thing to run stabilitytest even at 3.125GHz .. now 3.25 and no problems.

edit2. now 3.25GHz@1.4Vcore and 52C at load.. still it seems to be stable.

Well I will give it a try with my Vista SP1 setup later

[Chicken Patty]

1.45V 3.2GHz should be ok ( SP2004 Orthos did run for 15 min )
Well , the temp is too high, CoreTemp shows 67C
and the system auto- shut down / BSOD after reach 68C

For the mean time I will stick with 3GHz as my rig cooling system isn't good enough to keep it < 70C

you are better off dude, but let me ask you, can you disabled that auto shut down, or maybe not disable it, but set it higher? Your rig is never going to get as high as it does with Prime, thats why I dont run Prime. I run 3dmark 06 looped, or a 1024M wprime benchmark over and over. but prime is just nuts, i'm not trying to mess anything up!

[charged3800z24]

I was able to stop by the office today and copy a screen shot off my hard drive. I was gonna get one of the OC in CPU-z but the system took a poop. I should have my board back this week hopefully. I did not get any benchmarks ran, as I only had the system up for like 2 mins

[charged3800z24]

Of all the reports coming in of high OC's on DI i have yet to see one on this board.......just because the PWM is large doesn't mean its good. Iplementation is far more important.

Curiosity makes me wonder if intel is so efficient and has a lower TDP why does it need 16+ 2 phase pwm....

Something is up..cause mine took a poop....

[Titan7171]

what bios you guys using on this mobo, I got mine 2 days ago.....pretty good mobo Im pretty much getting the same oc's I got with my DKA790GX though If theres anyone who knows any settings I should be aware of on this mobo that effects ocing let me know as I see many added options in the bios I didnt have with the MSI.

[demonkevy666]

Something is up..cause mine took a poop....

how many amps dose you power supply put on the 3.3 votls and 5 volts this 1200 watt I got puts 40 amps on both lol

[charged3800z24]

how many amps dose you power supply put on the 3.3 votls and 5 volts this 1200 watt I got puts 40 amps on both lol

I got a gift from work, just picked it up today....it is a TX750W Corsair. 30amp on the 3.3, 28amp on the 5v, and 60amp on the 12v Single rail. it is a nice 750w PSU.

I think my board was just a fluke...And I think AOD is messed up. I had ram divider 1:2 and it was 400mhz in bios. AOD said something completely dumb. Also the NB was like off too. I just put the chip in the gigabyte. If I get some time, I am going to do some 3ghz comparisons to my 9950.

[charged3800z24]

what bios you guys using on this mobo, I got mine 2 days ago.....pretty good mobo Im pretty much getting the same oc's I got with my DKA790GX though If theres anyone who knows any settings I should be aware of on this mobo that effects ocing let me know as I see many added options in the bios I didnt have with the MSI.

Well, there are a few things. Auto express is on, you can turn CPU Tweak off. and you have to type voltage in manually. There are few other things.. If I get a sec(what is free time? anyone know?_) LOL.. I will get you my info I was using on my 9950. Or someone else will most likely post before me.

[merkk1]

Grats on the new power supply charged3800z24 i know you been in need of a new one for some time now.

[HondaGuy]

Yea its about time you picked one up ,,lol

[chew*]

I doubt your psu was the cause charged. I was running the sig equipment off a 500w seasonic for a year. total 12v amps is 33.........

[N19h7m4r3]

Could have been, I had a great PSU ran grand for over a year, then boom! Blew my mobo CPU and GPU. Oh and itself

[chew*]

Could have been, I had a great PSU ran grand for over a year, then boom! Blew my mobo CPU and GPU. Oh and itself

this was running for well over a year, its been around since 939 first came out heavily abused at that. Reason for swapping, sleeved cables...........

[charged3800z24]

Grats on the new power supply charged3800z24 i know you been in need of a new one for some time now.

Yea its about time you picked one up ,,lol

I know.. I was to cheap to buy one...My office has been pretty nice to me lately..free Phenom II, free PSU..I am still trying to get them to give me a Dual socket Shangai setup. I sound greety ... I just loaded Windows 7 and am doin drivers now. I am curios to see RAR and other stuff that was slower on vista then on XP.