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Thread: *Unofficial XFX MB-X58I-CH19 thread - a board that requires a little mod. to shine??

  1. 12-30-2008, 06:23 AM #1
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    *Unofficial XFX MB-X58I-CH19 thread - a board that requires a little mod. to shine??

    I got the board few days ago and I did a little mod. ...

    The QPI can fly up quite high now, I will try to investigate deeper into it to see if I can get it higher before I will finally post up my conclusions together with the mod. guide.

    http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=473235

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  2. 12-30-2008, 06:27 AM #2
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    I managed to do 220 BCLK but the 450W PSU was just too weak to support the core i7 CPU,
    all the cables went very hot as if they were going to melt!

    Right now I am waiting a 1000W PSU to arrive and replace this old stuff... don't want my CPU to get burnt...
    ES shouldn't have any warranty...
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  3. 12-31-2008, 12:07 AM #3
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    I feel sad to have started this thread...
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  4. 12-31-2008, 12:09 AM #4
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    do u have any pics, and what mod did u do
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  5. 12-31-2008, 12:25 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by zanzabar View Post
    do u have any pics, and what mod did u do
    I don't want to post misleading information, or a wrong guide, before I confirmed by myself that it works.

    please understand my concern...
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  6. 12-31-2008, 12:29 AM #6
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    what kind of mod was it, and any pics of the board
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  7. 12-31-2008, 12:59 AM #7
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    show us some pics of the board, thanks.
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  8. 12-31-2008, 02:02 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by GAR View Post
    show us some pics of the board, thanks.
    I took some, will upload them later.
    Have to go now...
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  9. 12-31-2008, 02:05 AM #9
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    220MHz QPI success... still, I am waiting for the new PSU to come before trying to clock higher...

    http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=473937


    thank you.
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  10. 12-31-2008, 02:07 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by zanzabar View Post
    what kind of mod was it, and any pics of the board
    somewhere around the northbridge, thanks
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  11. 12-31-2008, 03:33 PM #11
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    how about an overview of the board, we need some pics comeon
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  12. 12-31-2008, 11:01 PM #12
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    The slots, 3-Way SLI capable @ x16-8-8, good spacing


    The PCIe chips for turning x16 to x8?? (P)


    The Clockgen chip, I don't know what is it... IDT xxxxxxxxx


    One of the ICs for overclocking?? The CPU power IC I found is Intersil 6336, I don't know is it good or not but somebody here should do.


    6 RAM slots, not 3, not 4, sorry for my bad picture...


    Lovely Power On and Reset buttons, 2 BIOS chips


    SATA and IDE ports, my camera's problem, not the board bended


    The I/O Panel, all I need are there...actually...more than I need...


    Two Gigabit LANs, Marvell, I love it


    The Audio chip, hope they will further upgrade it soon, 888 is ok but I know there is something better
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  13. 12-31-2008, 11:06 PM #13
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    nvidia designed the board i am guessing, foxconn made it, and is being distributed by XFX.
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  14. 12-31-2008, 11:20 PM #14
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    I found the information from Intersil!

    The ISL6336, ISL6336A is compliant with Intel’s VR11.1 specification. Features include a pin (IMON) for current monitoring and a Power State Indicator (PSI#) input pin to initiate a proprietary phase dropping and diode emulation scheme for higher efficiency at light load by dropping to 1- or 2-phase operation with optional diode emulation (ISL6336) to reduce switching and core losses in the converter. After the PSI# signal is de-asserted, the dropped phase(s) are added back to sustain heavy load transient and efficiency.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GAR View Post
    nvidia designed the board i am guessing, foxconn made it, and is being distributed by XFX.
    actually i think that its a dfi design like what evga has been doing with there digitals. it looks just like the DK from the SB up then some stuff moved on the bottom and esata
    http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=212712

    and its got the mini bios blocks that foxconn loves
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  16. 01-01-2009, 02:15 AM #16
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    This will upset some cross border peeps, XFX is dirt in my house, for more than this thread would allow me to spam it [!]

    oh sooo much backup is available...
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  17. 01-01-2009, 02:43 AM #17
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    show some full shots of the board
    did you buy it somewhere or is it a testing board from them ?
    Team.AU
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    Need a GIGABYTE bios or support?

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  18. 01-04-2009, 08:05 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by dinos22 View Post
    show some full shots of the board
    did you buy it somewhere or is it a testing board from them ?
    You made me feel really embarrassed.
    I didn't take full shot because I knew I would take very bad picture...

    very very bad... damn it...
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  19. 01-04-2009, 08:37 PM #19
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    actually designing this board is horrible
    "We Overclock and Crunch you to the Ground" - DDTUNG


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  20. 01-04-2009, 09:36 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Solid Snake View Post
    actually designing this board is horrible
    I am not an expert so I won't comment about the design.
    So far I am satisfied with the board.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Solid Snake View Post
    actually designing this board is horrible
    Do you mean the position of the floppy port?
    If yes I agree with you then.

    Because other parts are just so similar that I can't tell the differences.



    I just noticed that the eSATA of EVGA's needs a cable, XFX's eSATAs don't need.
    EVGA's got 2 more USB at the back while XFX's got one more eSATA and they don't require a cable to work.
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    Update, the new PSU arrived,
    and I am ok to overclock now

    http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=477474

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  23. 01-04-2009, 10:24 PM #23
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    I can't say the compatibility is not good now after a crazy trial just for fun


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  24. 01-05-2009, 12:20 AM #24
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    higher BCLK x lower CPU multi.

    http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=477524

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  25. 01-05-2009, 01:59 AM #25
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    x19/x36/x8/x16

    http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=477566

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