UnOfficial EVGA X58 Classified Owners Thread

[Sam_oslo]

A few questions for EVGA-owners.
What's the major difference between EVGA 3xSLI CLASSIFIED (141-BL-E760-A1) and the X58 Classified 4-Way SLI (170-BL-E762-A1)? (Besides the number of PCIe).
Is there any major difference on Vreg, cooling, etc. that would affect the OCing abilities, and does both have the same max-BCLK?

Is there any announced plans (or rumour) for a new MB replacing any of these?

[cheapseats]

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10.000 appears to be the the best I can do at 4GHz with the 760 Classified & XP. I suspect that I have hit the efficiency wall.

If other Classified users can get better efficiency out of their board at 4GHz, please post.

this XPsp2 set up for 32M .. tested 1M with/without copy waza

for each clock/timings:
1st run = no copywaza
2nd run = copywaza (SPiTweaker )


200x20 / 16x uncore / 2:8 / 10-10-10-30 / 2T / B2B 32

no waza


with waza



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200x20 / 22x uncore / 2:10 / 7-7-5-20 / 1T

no waza


with waza



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211x19 / 20x uncore / 2:10 / 7-7-5-20 / 1T

no waza


with waza



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236x17 / 18x uncore / 2:8 / 6-7-5-18 / 1T

no waza


with waza

[zalbard]

A few questions for EVGA-owners.
What's the major difference between EVGA 3xSLI CLASSIFIED (141-BL-E760-A1) and the X58 Classified 4-Way SLI (170-BL-E762-A1)? (Besides the number of PCIe).
Is there any major difference on Vreg, cooling, etc. that would affect the OCing abilities, and does both have the same max-BCLK?

4x SLI board has two NF200 chips that make the NB/SB temps go up by a bit since a single heatsink assembly is being used to call all these chips.
Other than that it's pretty much the same board.

[Raptor-X]

@Cheapseats:
THANK YOU! It looks like I need to add the copywaza step to my process. I will give it a shot this weekend. What initial settings do you reccomend?
Regards,
Raptor-X

[ReverendMaynard]

@Cheapseats:
THANK YOU! It looks like I need to add the copywaza step to my process. I will give it a shot this weekend. What initial settings do you reccomend?
Regards,
Raptor-X

you can use this and maxmem

http://i4memory.com/spitweaker/SpiTweaker_v1.06.zip

I run different sizes, but 700mb work pretty well for 1m.

[Raptor-X]

you can use this and maxmem

http://i4memory.com/spitweaker/SpiTweaker_v1.06.zip

I run different sizes, but 700mb work pretty well for 1m.

Thanks.
I have been using Maxmem = 680 for the above runs. I will try 700.
I downloaded SPTweaker this morning after Cheapseats pointed out the copywaza benefits. Currently, I am working through the thread at OCX of how to best use it. I will check out i4memory as well.

[ReverendMaynard]

best thing to do is just experiment, one setting might work great for one person, and suck balls for the next

[Taskforce]

New to i7 plaform, what settings do i use when running Corsair Dominators 1866 XMP profile, i set everything to auto and change from standard to XMP but when testing with OCCT in Windows it crashes in 9 sec.
Thanks.

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Specs:
Evga Classified X58 E760 Bios 44
Core i7 920 D0
6GB Crosair Dominators 1866 1.65v

[H2O]

Set the timings per the specs (I believe it is 7-8-7-20) and make sure you raise the vDIMM voltage to 1.65 (be careful, the Classifieds like to overvolt the vDIMM. I set mine to 1.61 in the BIOS, and it reads 1.65 in ELEET).

[Taskforce]

New to i7 plaform, what settings do i use when running Corsair Dominators 1866 XMP profile, i set everything to auto and change from standard to XMP but when testing with OCCT in Windows it crashes in 9 sec.
Thanks.

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5094/img0587m.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6113/img0592gx.jpg
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9403/img0594i.jpg
http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/2620/img0595u.jpg

Specs:
Evga Classified X58 E760 Bios 44
Core i7 920 D0
6GB Crosair Dominators 1866 1.65v

To answer my own question, one of the most important rule for i7 which i overlooked is to keep the Uncore x2 above ram frequency and QPI frequency higher than the Uncore.

[zalbard]

To answer my own question, one of the most important rule for i7 which i overlooked is to keep the Uncore x2 above ram frequency and QPI frequency higher than the Uncore.

At least 2x, can also be higher, 2x+1, 2x+2...

To answer my own question, one of the most important rule for i7 which i overlooked is to keep the Uncore x2 above ram frequency and QPI frequency higher than the Uncore.

Totally unnecessary.

[quattro_]

New to i7 plaform, what settings do i use when running Corsair Dominators 1866 XMP profile, i set everything to auto and change from standard to XMP but when testing with OCCT in Windows it crashes in 9 sec.
Thanks.

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5094/img0587m.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6113/img0592gx.jpg
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9403/img0594i.jpg
http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/2620/img0595u.jpg

Specs:
Evga Classified X58 E760 Bios 44
Core i7 920 D0
6GB Crosair Dominators 1866 1.65v

be careful when setting XMP profiles, it messes with vtt voltage .
your vvt is 1.62 and thats way above the limits !!
use standard and manually set you ram to Corsair spec's frequency/timing/voltage .

[Taskforce]

Ok, thanks.

[Dahaka]

Sorry for posting to late the results.


920 DO + Noctua U12P Powered by www.hardmodding.net and Noctua.
Classified X58 3way
OCZ Platinum 3x2GB
Pcpower&cooling 750w silencer

[M.I.K.E.Y]

Ok before i read this monster tread i just want to ask if there is enybody that has a crosfire setup problem like i have ?
Ik have the 4-waySLI mobo and if i put my Ati 5750 + Ati 5770 in a crosfire setup my screen flikkers like hell :-(??
I have tested all difrend drivers and slots (7) nothing helps ??
anyone who has the solution plzzz ?

[cstkl1]

Set the timings per the specs (I believe it is 7-8-7-20) and make sure you raise the vDIMM voltage to 1.65 (be careful, the Classifieds like to overvolt the vDIMM. I set mine to 1.61 in the BIOS, and it reads 1.65 in ELEET).

eleet reading is wrong for my board
and is different for everybody..

use a dmm.

[Taskforce]

Please help, still having issues running at 1866, tested XMP 1866 in memtest86+-4.00 DOS 100% complete no errors.
Tested 5min during Occt, Memtest, Linx. also tried standard 1866 9-9-9-24 1T still failed, can not get pass 1600 in Windows.

XMP 1866 v1.65

CPU VTT Vcore: +100mV
Dimm Voltage: [Auto] 1.650v
Everything Auto.

[Raptor-X]

New to i7 plaform, what settings do i use when running Corsair Dominators 1866 XMP profile, i set everything to auto and change from standard to XMP but when testing with OCCT in Windows it crashes in 9 sec.
Thanks.

Specs:
Evga Classified X58 E760 Bios 44
Core i7 920 D0
6GB Crosair Dominators 1866 1.65v

Many reports of memory bugs are surfacing with BIOS 44. Some people are rolling back to 61J. See this thread http://www.evga.com/FORUMS/tm.aspx?&m=161441&mpage=1

Read the whole thing.....painfull as it may be.

I have elected to stay with 61J until these issues are resolved.

[xann27]

My Classified E760 should be delivered tomorrow, and i plan on having all kinds of fun with it! what should be some of the first things i should do? should i re-TIM the NB/SB and MOSFET sinks with AS5? (got an extra 12g tube just sitting... )
should i as an extra 60mm fan to the NB cooler? what are some things i should look out for? im excited! im going to hook a i7 930 to it with my GTX295 and my 6G of memory ^^

[lowfat]

My Classified E760 should be delivered tomorrow, and i plan on having all kinds of fun with it! what should be some of the first things i should do? should i re-TIM the NB/SB and MOSFET sinks with AS5? (got an extra 12g tube just sitting... )
should i as an extra 60mm fan to the NB cooler? what are some things i should look out for? im excited! im going to hook a i7 930 to it with my GTX295 and my 6G of memory ^^

I don't think any of that is nessessary. I have no problem w/ getting high bclk clocks w/ stock TIM and no fan.

[xann27]

I don't think any of that is nessessary. I have no problem w/ getting high bclk clocks w/ stock TIM and no fan.

kk. piece of mind is always nice too ^^ thanks!

i'll post a new thread when its all said and done. i just got it in the mail, and im gona have play by play pics and whatnot!

[Rock&Roll]

The E762 has two NF200 chips so it can run true 4 way x16 SLI. The E760 can only run full 2 way x16 SLI or x16/x8/x8 for 3 way SLI. So unless you are planning to go 4 way SLI, go with the E760, as it has a smaller form factor, is less expensive, and the x8 lanes really won't make a difference in a 3 way SLI config.

It will be 16x/8x/8x

You only get 32 lanes with an e760, first slot gets priority, then the 3rd, the 2nd and 4th are default 8 (This is what I got from EVGA when I was contemplating this board, which i did end up buying, and confirmed with my 3 gtx275s (not very extreme :/))

This is actually a topic of recent concern for me, as I'm waiting to pick up a pair of 5870 2GB cards....

I've read similar responses to these two at a number of places. Some say that you get true x16/x16 so long as you only use slots #1 and #4 (2 and 5 in the manual). Others are saying it's going to be x16/x8.

Short of emailing EVGA C.S., can anyone here clarify which is true?


EDIT:

I think I found it after a little more searching. Looks like this is the real answer?

The E759 can run x16 in the top 3 PCI-E slots, because it has the NF200 chip, which provides extra lanes. The E760 doesnt have the NF200 chip, so you are limited to:

Slot #1 x16, or x8 if slot #2 is occupied
Slot #2 x8
Slot #3 16x, or x8 if slot #4 is occupied
Slot #4 x8

[H2O]

Yes, that's correct. You can run full x16 SLI/xFire on the E760 as long as you use PCIe slots 1 and 3.

[Rubycon]

The 762 has Marvell NICs instead of the crappy Realtek! That's great because at 110MHz PCI-E the Realjunk NICs would completely disappear from the board! The Asus P6T7 is the same way although a hard power cycle would usually bring them back.

It is absolutely essential to have a fan on the chipset cooler. I disconnected mine and noticed the block was quite toasty. Went into the BIOS and saw the NB temp was 109 degrees centigrade! I have a better fan (60mm) on mine and it makes a little noise (about as loud as the fan on my RAID card) but temps are now in the 60s. Amazing difference.

[The_Game]

Indeed an active NB cooling is needed for E762. I also removed the stock fan and put one 80mm running at 7V which is quiet and the temps are arround 58-60 degrees idle and 70-75 after 2 hours Crysis with 2x285 in SLI, with the stock fan it was 70 idle..
BTW never had problems with Lan cards on my E760, even when trying 115-120MHz PCIe .