Foxconn Bloodrage-Quantum Force- -X58- -Retail-

[M.I.K.E.Y]

Still waiting on the NON droopable multipplayer bios :-(

[i7luver]

its back in "stock" at ewiz for 255. assuming u trust them to actually have it

[Inutel2]

its back in "stock" at ewiz for 255. assuming u trust them to actually have it

310 at NewEgg as well. It feels like forever since anybody has had them in stock in the U.S.

[saaya]

Yea its not the greatest chip retail from the egg Vdroop is also giving more than what I set it at.

its probably the current reading, get P06 and use the turbo always on setting, the current reading is circumvented/fooled by hardware now
itll still have EIST, and disabling doesnt work in bios atm, but just set the power management profile to performance/always on in windows and it wont drop

pm me your email address and ill mail it to you

Still waiting on the NON droopable multipplayer bios :-(

same as above, pm me your email address and ill add you to the bios mailing list
sorry it took a bit to trick the current reading of i7, we adjusted it on the board already and thought its enough but if you push high vcore its still limiting at some point. like i said, P06 enables a hardware workaround to fool i7s current feedback

good to hear boards are in stock again, yeah it really was a while

if you guys need anything else drop me a pm
oh and please check out the foxconn section here on xs and vote in the polls in the suggestion box subsection!
I need your feedback about what features you want to see on future boards

[Rammsteiner]

its probably the current reading, get P06 and use the turbo always on setting, the current reading is circumvented/fooled by hardware now
itll still have EIST, and disabling doesnt work in bios atm, but just set the power management profile to performance/always on in windows and it wont drop

Ive yet to power up my i7 system, but using Turbo mode sounds good after all (I actually didnt want to use it). But, if you set performance mode in Windows and use anything non-multithreaded, will all cores remain at the same multiplier? So say Ive a 20x multi, with Turbo that would be 21x on all cores. But there's this thing that if you've a single threaded app all cores will stay at 20x and the main core will be 22x instead right? Is there a way to prevent that from happening?

Anyway, Im happy with my Bloodrage. Didnt even fire it up yet, but Im already in love

I hope I wont get dissapointed like I got with DFI's AM2 boards, that was ridiculous Installed my waterblock with backplate, high force Installing fan on north bridge was... well, harder than expected. Not hard though, but my two last cooling solutions were a TRUE and TR IFX-14+IFX-10 combo, if you survive that you can survive anything

[BenchZowner]

I updated the FTP with more BIOSes and working on adding release notes & change list per BIOS now

Here's the address once again

[Rammsteiner]

Just fired her up, awesome

Running BIOS just for like 30minutes, will note down default Voltages.

Thus far idle temp is only 23C, then again... EK Supreme + TFC X-Changer 480mm (yes that's only in the loop).

[rwoodburn1]

Thanks for posting p06 I gave it a try but I am still having the issue with the dropped multiplier set 29 and end up with 24 with latest cpuz.One of the good things is cpu turbo is now working for me at lower overclock and the voltage seems a little better.

[Rammsteiner]

Oh, guess Ive figured out how to prevent Turbo mode switching between 21*/21*/21*/21* to 22*/?*/?*?*, disabling CxE. I dont know sincew I didnt try it, installing Vista now. Can anyone confirm this though?

[jooney]

Yeah FOXCONN

It holds the 21 Multi,even at high VCore.
Fantastic job and the best X58 Mainboard now

Here a picture,dont kidding,the VCore is only for a test

[Rammsteiner]

Indeed, very nice job Foxconn! This board is amazing. Im still testing but thus far it has been a very solid piece of w... art

This is my first i7 system and have been using AMD for the past 7 years. So I didnt have a clear thought what Voltages to start with. I simply set Vcore +20mV, VTT +80mV, X58 IOH 1.12V and didnt have to change anything thus far

Then I set 160Mhz Blck and a RAM multi of 10 (since my RAM is made for that) and changed everything according to that while keeping the CPU around stock speed. All was set simple and fast without hick ups.

Then I changed CPU to 20x with Turbo enabled, no issues.

Changed to 180Mhz Blck, RAM back to 8x, VTT to 16x and QPI to 9:8 VTT, stable.

Set Blck to 191 (for the 'mighty 4Ghz'), already going for an hour. If this continues like this Ill end up maxing out the Bloodrage its self and having to test for lower Voltages

Temps are only 47C/45C/45C/42C under full load!

Back to this board though, it's simply amazing. How easy things are changed, unbelievable. I didnt know I could expect this ever again from a motherboard after my DFI experience from 3 boards the past 1.5 year;
UT 790FX-M2R, digital PWM's were screaming and need a fan at stock to not let them reach 85C. BIOS is after 1.5 years still not bug free and incomplete.
DK 790FXB-M2RS, waited 4 months for arrival and then NB/HT MOSFET blew within a week with a marginal OC.
DK 790FXB-M2RSH, simply refused to boot.
Loads of other AM2+ boards had varying issues. Now Im just happy I took the i7 way because of the available boards for that platform, and it seems like I picked the right one to start with

[MikeMK]

Thanks for posting the new P06 bios - testing it now.

Just wanted to run a few things past you guys in the hope u might be able to give me a few pointers. Ive had the board 2 weeks now, and overall im really pleased with it. Its rock stable for starters. Anyhow, i have a few observations to make -

voltage

Vcore - i tend to get a reverse vdroop - when the CPU is under 100% load, the board increases the voltage, sometimes by quite a bit. e.g. at 1.33v it increase's to 1.344v when priming. Note, i have EIST/CxE etc turned off. Whats more interesting, is the amount it increases buy, changes depending on the multi I use. On my 965 for example at a 25 multi, it overvolts FAR more than at 23 multi. But at 21, it hardly overvolts at all. Has anyone else noticed anything likethis? Its not a deal breaker cos i can adjust the voltage in bios accordingly. BTW, I have measured with a DMM to check this wasnt just everest misreporting.

uncore Everst seems to read considerably higher voltage than DMM - the DMM is pretty much spot on vs. hardware monitor in bios. E.G. Everest reads 1.38v when DMM reads 1.33v from the pad. Also, I am after some guidance on what would be considered 'Safe' 24/7 uncore voltage. Ive been as high as 1.36v, is this still within the realms of everyday use?

Finally, just wanted some pointers with the overclock on my 965. I have 4ghz nice and stable at 1.33v, but i just cant get it any higher... maybe I have just hit a wall, but was wondering if there is a setting ive missed somewhere. Ive been up to 1.41v vcore so far (I know i can push higher as im on water, but it seems a big just from 1.33v @ 4ghz) 1.36v uncore, 1.30v NB, 1.88v QPI. Is there anything that can aid stability? this is at 179x23 btw.

Apologies for the long winded post, but some of you thoughts would be extremely useful! (oh, and im about to stick my 920 back in and try 21 multi now its fixed! )

[Rammsteiner]

Ive been playing with Vdrop Control too. With +150mV I got this;
Enabled -> Idle 1.392V -> Load 1.424/1.44V
Disabled -> Idle 1.376V -> Load 1.392V

Seriously, in combination with the 'Enabling Vdrop Control might damage the board' warning in BIOS, WTF is the point of this feature to begin with

Anyway, testing at 4.3Ghz now, it's stable but at what Voltage is unknown yet Somewhere between 1.392 and 1.44V At least I know I ain't missing anything on the Vdrop Control part

[Lu(ky]

Does anyone know if the Kingston 6GB HyperX DDR3 2000MHz will work on this board?

[MikeMK]

I have a big problem here!!! Last night I went to switch back to my 920 to test the 21 multi. Switched CPU's as normal, but the board wouldnt POST. Odd I thought. fiddled around with a few things, still nothing. At first I thought my 920 had gone, so I put the 965 back in... same problem (I had been running it 15 mins earlier no probs).

Basically all the lights/fans come on, but there is no code displayed on the code debug LCD. Ive tried everything now, I even put the batt discharge jumper accross overnight, with no power to the board. After reading Benchzowners error code post, I see its either no CPU detected, or an issue with power to the board. I find it VERY hard to believe both CPU's have busted, so I unplugged and plugged back in the ATX and 8pin connectors. Still no joy.

I thought perhaps the bios had screwed up, so i selected the 2nd one via the jumper on the board.

The only thing I can think of is this is a rev. 1.0 board, and i am using a 1.2kw PSU (thermaltake toughpower). Could it be something to do with this?

Does anyone have any thoughts to help before I RMA?

[BenchZowner]

If it worked with that PSU before, then it's not a PSU related issue ( unless your PSU crapped out )
Did you try removing all the power from the board ( 8pin EPS & 24pin ATX ) and remove the CMOS Battery for 15 minutes ?

[Rammsteiner]

Also PSU issues are fixed in later BIOS versions, doubt it's that tbh.

[MikeMK]

Thanks guys... had a feeling it wasnt. Just tried your suggestion bench, infact left the battery out for a couple of hrs as I had stuff to do. Didnt work though. Im gonna get the board out of my case tonight and get it on a bench to see what i can do. Really odd... dont understand why it would just stop like that! Just hope I can get hold of another one as they are pretty hard to get hold of right now.

[Rammsteiner]

Ive been playing with Vdrop Control too. With +150mV I got this;
Enabled -> Idle 1.392V -> Load 1.424/1.44V
Disabled -> Idle 1.376V -> Load 1.392V

Seriously, in combination with the 'Enabling Vdrop Control might damage the board' warning in BIOS, WTF is the point of this feature to begin with

Anyway, testing at 4.3Ghz now, it's stable but at what Voltage is unknown yet Somewhere between 1.392 and 1.44V At least I know I ain't missing anything on the Vdrop Control part

Hmmm, guess Im seeing the possible benefits from having Vdrop Control enabled, with +200mV and Vdrop disabled, Vcore seems to vary from 1.392V/1.408V to 1.424V (CPU-Z) Now that cant be a good thing for reliable OC testing

[Utnorris]

Anyone try a SAS drive with this board? Just curious how the performance is.

[chawks2]

Anyone try a SAS drive with this board? Just curious how the performance is.

Marvel Controller:



Intel Controller:

[Utnorris]

Curious what drives were being compared? Was it a pair of SAS vs. a pair of SATA's?
Thanks

[s002wjh]

is there way to not allow turbo mode to change the multiplier so much? i disable the CxE, enable ppm and Eist. but it seem jumping between mult 20-21, i heard i7 920 doesn't like even mult?

[trueplaya4ever8]

So. I finally got off being busy... I need help getting to 4.0ghz!

I have the g13 bios... Pry gonna need some help with ram timings and volts. And let me know what I need to type up for you guys.

Directions/pointers appreciated.

[Utnorris]

is there way to not allow turbo mode to change the multiplier so much? i disable the CxE, enable ppm and Eist. but it seem jumping between mult 20-21, i heard i7 920 doesn't like even mult?

I think the issue is that the I7 920's do not like even multi's in the bios. I run 200x19 with HT and turbo enabled and it puts my multi at 21. Of course this is on my current EVGA and I have not gotten my BR yet to try it. Hopefully on Tuesday I will get it and be able to get set up.