ASrock 890GX Extreme3

[FXT]

I was thinking of getting the 890GX Extreme3, has anyone tried it with the 2.4 BIOS? I'd like to know max bus speed with that BIOS.

My max is 365 (2.41C). Best has been 370, but don´t remember biosversion anymore.

[Sodapopjones]

found this

880G bios 1.71A bios dated june 23rd
Changelog:
Test BIOS - Will keep the Vcore under stable value (with Thuban CPUs)

http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/amd_m...a_13606.0.html

Hey man, how did the beta bios work out?

I haven't tried them yet.

[malvindo]

this mobo use 2 oz copper??

[biohead]

Hey man, how did the beta bios work out?

I haven't tried them yet.

i'm not sure if there's a difference, but setting 1.4250v reads 1.44v idle 1.48v load (cpu-z). i think it was higher before on load, or am i wrong? what reading do you get @ 1.4250v on load?

[Davey]

2.41E @ http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/amd_m...e_13673.0.html

Changelog:
Improve CPu temperature reporting? Suggest to use OC Tuner v.23761 (or later?)

[Leeghoofd]

All PCtreiber downloads end up corrupt here, no idea why...

I hope ASrock is getting the ramclocks back onlien again, I seem to have lost 1800mhzC6 a few biosses back...

[biohead]

880G 1.71B @ http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/amd_m...b_13672.0.html

Changelog:
Chassis fan react on CPU temp. And if you want this feature, please connect your 4-pin chassis fan on Cha_Fan1 header

[mecho_gruh]

Hi guys, I'm trying to unlock a sempron 140, but when I turn on UCC, nothing happens, no errors, no nothing. On my old mobos with SB750 when a core is defective or absent it won't load Windows. Does this motherboard support unlocking semprons?

[Leeghoofd]

Yep it does via UCC... works fine here with my 555BE , unlocks happily to 4cores... sadly my sempron 140 doesn't unlock on any of my boards... always some luck involved

[mecho_gruh]

@Leeghoofd What happens when unlocking fails? Some message, blue screen, beep sounds, anything. Which BIOS do you use, what is the batch of your sempron?

[Leeghoofd]

I don't have the CPU anymore, but we tried to unlock it on 2 gigabyte boards, one MSI GD70 and finally on the ASrock.. no go... the ASrock just booted here but still with one core... the older gigabyte got into a safe boot loop...

[Sodapopjones]

i'm not sure if there's a difference, but setting 1.4250v reads 1.44v idle 1.48v load (cpu-z). i think it was higher before on load, or am i wrong? what reading do you get @ 1.4250v on load?

1.4250 set in the OC tuner = 1.3520 idle, load 1.3920.

I use 1.4750 set in the OC tuner = 1.400 idle, load 1.440 its high, but its the only setting that is 24/7 stable for me.

This is on the none beta bios btw, which honestly looks like it didn't change at all

880G 1.71B @ http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/amd_m...b_13672.0.html

Changelog:
Chassis fan react on CPU temp. And if you want this feature, please connect your 4-pin chassis fan on Cha_Fan1 header

Heh I guess thats cool, especially if you're using push pull...

[vandiesel]

Asrock 890gx trying to run raid 0 with 2xwd5000aaks win7 x64 ultimate get some nonsense of unsigned driver and it wont install on this drive during setup, go ahead runs through install looks to be going fine but after reboot/setup it crashes with bsod just after the win7 splash screen. Bios 2.40

On the oc front my 1055t is now running 3.8 all cores 14x272 ht 2448/nb 2448 lost 200mhz each core going from my asus m4a785d-m pro £60 to this £100 motherboard still not warmed to this thing

[FXT]

Asrock 890gx trying to run raid 0 with 2xwd5000aaks win7 x64 ultimate get some nonsense of unsigned driver and it wont install on this drive during setup, go ahead runs through install looks to be going fine but after reboot/setup it crashes with bsod just after the win7 splash screen. Bios 2.40

On the oc front my 1055t is now running 3.8 all cores 14x272 ht 2448/nb 2448 lost 200mhz each core going from my asus m4a785d-m pro £60 to this £100 motherboard still not warmed to this thing

Try this: 286x14 (1.5V), NB 2002 (1.3V) and HT 2002 or less and 1.3V. HT does not give U any speed advantages, just makes it unstable.

C&Q and C1E off.

[biohead]

1.4250 set in the OC tuner = 1.3520 idle, load 1.3920.

I use 1.4750 set in the OC tuner = 1.400 idle, load 1.440 its high, but its the only setting that is 24/7 stable for me.

This is on the none beta bios btw, which honestly looks like it didn't change at all

you need to update oc tuner first. old version doesn't match the vcore bios value, new one does.

[Ket]

My max is 365 (2.41C). Best has been 370, but don´t remember biosversion anymore.

Thanks more toys to add to my shopping list

[Sodapopjones]

you need to update oc tuner first. old version doesn't match the vcore bios value, new one does.

Oh, I had no idea there was a new version, thanks.

[FXT]

2.41G is out!

http://www.pctreiber.net/asrock-bios...19&sortby=date

[AmiJIm]

Asrock makes good quality products based on my experience on a sis chipset Socket A model and on a nforce3 250 agp am2 mobo.nice buy you ve got there.

[mrcmark]

^ yes they do. good quality affordable price.

finally got my ht ref to 285. I have upgraded my ram from team elite ddr3 1333 cl9 to g skill ripjaw cl7 and updated my bios to 2.4. Now im wondering if it is the bios or the ram thats keeping me going past 260 before.

[mecho_gruh]

I can't go above 286 MHz, I lower every other clock and rise voltages. Could it really be the memory that stops me, I set it around 1000 9-9... just to be sure but no post. BIOS 2.41E

[mecho_gruh]

What is going on guys, everybody was talking how good is this Asrock, how it can reach 400 MHz HTT... NOw when somebody has a problem, nobody van say anithing. I tested my CPU, my RAM and everything else on my frend's computer and it works and OC great. This motherboard is no good for extreme OC, I know it's cheap but don't lie about OC with it.

[Leeghoofd]

I must say since the newer biosses I lost a lot of OC potential. I stopped dealing with the ASrock bios department. Is like talking to a brick wall...

small example : I could do 1800mhz C6 easily on 1.51beta bios, flashed a newer beta for test. Told them I lost 1800mhz C6 with 4gb : reply from ASrock : it works fine here at 1800mhz C9. Reply from me : that ain't exactly 1800C6 and it's only 2gb. I said 1800C7 works, C6 won't even boot. Reply : we can't reproduce it in our HQ as we don't have the same rams as you... sigh...

It's a good board, but the bios department needs a whoop a s s

[Fixt00l]

So, you are saying that they did switch do d*ckhead mode ? It is not a good board, just see at what Mecho_gruh says.Any motherboard, and I do mean ANY mb is a junk if used with a junky BIOS This one does not even feature LLC, I refuse to buy it.

[imamage]

first run



validation
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1089120

Nice Clock you got there !
Air cooling ?