Asus M3A79-T Deluxe

[Daveburt714]

gOtVoltage: I'm just curious man, when you say 4 cores with the 720 is a no go, do you mean it won't even post or it's just not stable?

I'm asking about release bios btw, not the mod version...

[gOtVoltage]

gOtVoltage: I'm just curious man, when you say 4 cores with the 720 is a no go, do you mean it won't even post or it's just not stable?

I'm asking about release bios btw, not the mod version...

+++++ 902 .

I can use any ACC setting and it will not unlock.

ACC works just like its suppose to When adding -/+ volts.

+++++ 902 wont unlock this 720chip at all. I know the 803 tries to and sometime will enable it ,but the 803 was buggy and no where near stable. 902 nothing happens period.


I can unlock and run chip @3700...Using MODbios only. Most stable.but you can only use 14x multi and have to raise HTT to clock.

Just can not on 803 // 902. Its a Bios Firmware thing . The MOD bios uses a Older Firmware before ASUS updated it.

I was really hoping the 902 would of had a hidden ACC Firmware feature like the new Giga Bioses . So you could use old/to unlock or new/to not unlock firmware for the 720 tweak. Oh well.

[Daveburt714]

+++++ 902 .

I can use any ACC setting and it will not unlock.

ACC works just like its suppose to When adding -/+ volts.

+++++ 902 wont unlock this 720chip at all. I know the 803 tries to and sometime will enable it ,but the 803 was buggy and no where near stable. 902 nothing happens period.

Flashed 902 last night, same results....
Bios and AOD show the setting for the 4th core but it doesn't function at all.
Version 803 did unlock it, but would never run stable when stressed.

I was really hoping the 902 would of had a hidden ACC Firmware feature like the new Giga Bioses . So you could use old/to unlock or new/to not unlock firmware for the 720 tweak. Oh well.

Yup, me too. Even tried a bunch of CTRL/FN combinations in bios menus hoping for a hidden menu with no success.

[gOtVoltage]

I just installed Win7....So far i have 9.4cat and the New Beta for Audigy working 100% @ 2.8ghz...


Gonna reboot and double check My VistaSoftware Install/ I did dual boot pain in the A..

Im using 902 Bios ,, Now time to Bunp up the clocks again but NOW 64bit Instead of 32bit

CATALYST version 0665 9.4 was BSOD my sytem @4ghz and 3.9ghz2600nb
64bit WIN7 gets me 100+ MHZ( lower Clocks)...I havnt even tried the NB yet. I believe it is Due to Catalyst9.4.

ATIDmag BSOD(darn Cat driver. The 64bit pushed the IMC a little to much@4ghz WIN7...

OC Win7,,64bit first stable Clocks ..Had ram way loose an stock NB...The Cat driver is wreckin everything above 3.88mhz





UPDATE on Catalyst driver ,, use the one dated 5-5-2009 WHQL Version 0662,, No more BSOD ATIDMAG @ 3900+


Ok.9.4catalyst Version 0662

Im back @3900mhz2780nb again. Turn out the first Win7 driver for 64bit isnt to stable.So i installed the driver Dated 5-5-2009 over 9.4. Made Huge Differance in stability on Win764bit



This Mobo just rocks..for DDR2 and SB750 ...
I didnt expect to get this high on Win7//64bit....For using a New OS RC at that and Beta Drivers i cant complain to much.

[Daveburt714]

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BUMP , win7 is pushing my 720 a little harder than Vista Did .

[Daveburt714]

Sorry for the big SS, but this 720 is a killer chip for $140 and I wanted to make sure it was readable...

I really tried to push the memory this time and it did quite well! Almost 1200 Mhz on DDR2 with pretty tight timings...




Maybe I'm easily amused, but I was pushing the system REALLY hard...
Five pass IBT, listening to some tunes, surfing the net and checking E-mail with all the sidebar apps running at the same time...

Nice IMC/HtRef clocks too, and the V's are within reason with sweet temps...

I'm gonna put the 940 back on this rig this weekend, but the 902 bios has fixed alot of problems and I really don't think you could ask alot more from a $140 chip (720be)...

I was reading the Xtreme News secton tonight at work and reading alot of the hardcore Intel guys knocking AMD's PhII chips...

I just don't see them being inferior, they take a little more work to tune, but if you take the time they definetly hold their own...

[gOtVoltage]

I hear ya on that one.

These chips are fun to tweak. Once you know what they like , the numbers game dosnt do it justice.

Ive set many Intels for friends and when they sit at my PC ,, there like yours is fast.


I laugh and say," But your Intels @ 4.6g's and im only @ 3.6g's with da Old 9950".
Its funny ,, the price is like that too

[charged3800z24]

You really do live up to your name don't you
Looks like you have been enjoying your chip..nice results too

[Daveburt714]

I have a question for you folks....

I put the 940 back on the Asus today and I thought I'd push it a little harder since the new 902 bios is installed.

I'm running into a problem I haven't experienced in quite awhile. It starts with little sparkles (video corruption) on the Win7 load screen and sometimes during regular operation.

I've had this happen before and bumping up the HT voltage has ussually gotten rid of it although I've never had to go over 1.3v to fix the problem.

The bigger problem is LOUD OBNOXIOUS audio corruption! So bad that it scares the hell out of my cat (and me too)...

I've had the noise problem happen before as well, but I could never figure out a way to fix it other than just lowering the clocks.

Seems like these 2 things may be related, and could very well have something to do with the HTLink (or SB voltage). Does that make sense to anyone else?

I'm kind of a wimp when it comes to just throwing voltage at a problem unless I know I'm throwing it in the right place.

Does anyone have any idea what may cause these symptoms and what the solution may be? Or have I just reached the limits of what my system/chip can handle..

Heres an AOD SS of my current setting (with the 79-T ov actual core is 1.54):