Quote Originally Posted by Cibic View Post
Auto on NB gtl is always unstable, more clock more instability.
When I said calculated I meant (VTT x 0.667) - (VTT x 0.635) = 0.046 for me to use on my CPU.
Isn't the NB the same? Anyway used -46 on NB for now (I'm guessing I should go lower, upper means more unstable) and testing CPU again small fft. Ram is fine because I tested it a few days ago, its running on stock frequency, volts and timings.
Now only thing left is NB gtl. I don't believe it, the cpu has been stable to 3.8 with 1.5v at 1800 fsb (q6600 G0, 1.26vid) but blend has been unstable either on 2.4(stock)/2.8/3.0/3.2/3.6 GHz
What did you test the ram with? Bootable memtest or HCI memtest? Blend is harder on the ram that bootable memtest in my experience.

If it is failing at completely stock speeds, timings, voltages for cpu, ram and NB something is not right at all.

Quote Originally Posted by Bobly View Post
New question: Is something done different on the Asus Striker 2 Extreme?
People post GTL settings that look similar to this:
GTL ref 0: +50mv
GTL ref 1: +10mv
GTL ref 2: +50mv
GTL ref 3: +10mv

Except on my S2E, 0 and 3 have the same options (going from +14 to +224, and then negatives) while 1 and 2 have different options (going from +13 to 208, and then negatives). Does that mean I should be setting mine like so:
GTL ref 0: +50mv
GTL ref 1: +10mv
GTL ref 2: +10mv
GTL ref 3: +50mV
?


Edit: Arf this is crazy, I'm nearly stable, primed for 18h without errors and IBT works too (with GTLs on auto) but sometimes I randomly get system freezes, I've noticed they happen more often when I'm transferring a lot of info from one hard drive to another (either SATA to USB or SATA to eSATA) or when playing Assassin's Creed. It's weird but while all other games will work fine and sometimes system freeze every 24-48h, Assassin's Creed will system freeze within 15 minutes >.< Everest reported VTT of 1.28V so I've set it to that in the BIOS for now...



Edit Edit: Worklog
Code:
S2E w/	Q9550		REF0	REF1	REF2	REF3
FSB	1866		POST	BOOT	IBT	STABLE
Multi	8.5		42	0	0	42
Memory	1600		X	FAIL		
CPU-Z V	1.36V		14	39	39	14
PLL	Auto		X	X	FAIL	
VTT	1.28V		-7	26	26	-7
Memory	1.9V		X	X	BSOD	
NB	1.5V		-14	26	26	-14
SB	1.5V		X	X	X	FREEZE
			28	65	65	28
			X	FAIL		
			-21	26	26	-21
			X	X	X	Ongoing
The GTL settings are listed in columns, the results are in the row underneath, X means pass, a fail will be indicated by the symptom of failure. First X means it posted, second means it booted into Vista, third means it passed 5 passes of IBT (not a real test, but it gives me a rough idea of if I'm on the right track or not, fourth one involves general use, usually crashes within 30 minutes on Assassin's Creed if incorrect).
Yes it looks like your striker bios is a little different. Probably using 0.635/0/667x/0.667x/0.635x from top to bottom by the looks of what you posted.

If you are getting lock ups when accessing HDD's perhaps your southbridge needs more voltage. Try increasing it a little and see if it helps.