Epox 9nda3+ Test(ddr670 Pass!!!)

[stevehat1]

whats the highest HTT 3d stable?

On my early board I've been to 325 NP
I'm usually @ FM, but I'm the guinea pig that tried the first vdimm and vcpu mods on this board, mongoose posted them here along with that edited picture with all the circles and red x's
Don't have a bunch of screenies, but did a 31 sec SuperPi @2.72 on an air cooled 3200+ Winny, hit Sandra mem @77xx (forget which ram...either 2x256 BH-5, or 2X512 3700EB, also managed a 32K 3DMK2K1 with an all stock X800XTPE. Score in sig
Pretty nice board, but went back to 8KDA3J and Clawhammer for 2K1 and everyday, ya gotta luv that 1m of L2 on the Claws
The 9NDA3/Winny is now a folding machine ATM

[Zebo]

here is a new unofficial beta bios md34b25

esoteradactyl what does this bios do? You make it? Also is it safe risk to flash J board with it?

[esoteradactyl]

esoteradactyl what does this bios do? You make it? Also is it safe risk to flash J board with it?

my board went up in smoke so i never had much of a chance to test it. blew one of the fet's right off the board!

[windwithme]

hey I think budget J has higher vcore available? up +.35 take a look

2.1???
GOOD

[Zebo]

2.1???
GOOD

Yes good and good price.. In USA 9nda3J is $40 cheaper than 9nda3+

[confuzzedintel]

so it is doing good then? have you tried the Vdimm mod? im realy thinking of getting one of these.

[stevehat1]

so it is doing good then? have you tried the Vdimm mod? im realy thinking of getting one of these.

Vdimm mod is easy and can be done with grabber to pin 6 and 25Kvr to ground. Actually it's the same vdimm mod as the 8KDA3 (s754) mobo also, I don't have any pics but if you can find Smokey's thread on the 8KDA3 or Mongoose's thread on the 9NDA3 you will find the pics Vcpu is the same also....pin 10 and 50Kvr to ground...just incase 2.1v isn't enough

[Zebo]

no, I don't do physical mods. 2.8Vdimm is good enough for TCCD. Good board? Maybe it's good. I like all it's options, high HTT and price.

I don't like no memory runs in slots 1 and 2. I tried TCCD and Buffalo with CH-5. All fail mem test 5 and 6 at default speed.

Works OK in 3 and 4 but no 1T above about 235-240 with any timmings. Even 3-4-4 1T will fail test #6... Sucks huh.

Maybe I just got a bad board? maybe we need bios update? maybe I don't know WTF I'm doing? I dunno...

gluck whatever you choose. ....I lean MSI at this point but $50 xtra is quite a price premium for us budget overclockers


Edit: currenty I'm running A64 3000@295 x 9, 3 HTT, memsetting 133.... meaning 197 Mhz mem 2-2-2 1T with 2.5 volts. 12 hours prime stable.

[stevehat1]

OCZ 3700EB is gold in this board! 2x256 BH-5 is good for 270+ ....but they require vdimm mods. The only tccd I tried was OCZ 3200 Rev2. and it was good to around 215 @2-2-2-5, then failed at higher clocks, even with relaxed timings.....but some guys say other tccd is good.
I couldn't tell the diff between slot 1&2 or 3&4 with the mem I tried

[Zebo]

OCZ 3700EB is gold in this board! 2x256 BH-5 is good for 270+ ....but they require vdimm mods. The only tccd I tried was OCZ 3200 Rev2. and it was good to around 215 @2-2-2-5, then failed at higher clocks, even with relaxed timings.....but some guys say other tccd is good.
I couldn't tell the diff between slot 1&2 or 3&4 with the mem I tried

Which board? J or + I am refering to J which has no bios update or any support as yet from EPOX

[stevehat1]

Which board? J or + I am refering to J which has no bios update or any support as yet from EPOX

+ board

[mcnbns]

So you can't use the 9NDA3+ BIOS on the 9NDA3J and just not use some of the features?

[amduser]

OCZ 3700EB is gold in this board! 2x256 BH-5 is good for 270+ ....but they require vdimm mods. The only tccd I tried was OCZ 3200 Rev2. and it was good to around 215 @2-2-2-5, then failed at higher clocks, even with relaxed timings.....but some guys say other tccd is good.
I couldn't tell the diff between slot 1&2 or 3&4 with the mem I tried

which bios? will be otherwise in big trouble or better say, loss like 100€ (*around 130$*). hm, r u sure there ist no way to get the tccd run better on the bord ?

[Zebo]

So you can't use the 9NDA3+ BIOS on the 9NDA3J and just not use some of the features?

EDIT: Update/. I flashed useing the plus bios inside DOS like tony told me (awdflash filename.bin /f) and still same mem problems. No 1T at high FSB with J...maybe I just got a bad board?... Anyway I flashed back to OEM J bios...

[Aldus]

I just got my 9NDA3J in the mail. The chipset on the board is 0445A2. This is the newest week Ive seen. Hopefully it will clock good. Wont be able to test it until christmas eve, but my 3200+ should be here tomorrow so Im hoping for a new week on that as well.

[IvanAndreevich]

Seems a good board. But it IS an epox so hence it has some drawbacks in the 1st revisions. 1&2 slots, low vdimm.. I betcha Rev 3.x or whatever will rock.

[Aldus]

vdimm and vcore will be fixed easily. Only being able to use 2 ram slots doesnt bother me. I only have 2x256mb BH-5 atm anyway. When I order my 2x512mb TCCD Ill still only need 2 slots. Do slots 1&2 have an advantage over 3&4 ?

[Zebo]

EP-3NDAJ Loves my new crucial ballistix. 2.5-2-2 240mhz @ 2.7Volts.

I finally got 1T working w/TCCD with + bios...but it seems a tad slower than ballistix.. see me thread here on all ram.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...&enterthread=y

[drunkenmaster]

got this board when it was released, my two slots closest to cpu( i assume they are 1 and 2) did 1t fine to mem limit(i think limit anyway, didn't use it for long) 280ish 2.5,3,3,7 and was fast as feck. I was pretty sure i tried the booster in it and its still working, but i was in a trying all boards i have all combo's phase deciding what to take to uni so could have it mixed up. Now in my home rig, had ballastixs in, needed a gig, tried my tccd, and bh-5, xp120 so two furthest slots and i'm barely stable above 200Mhz 205 crashed on me last night. can't run 1t even at 200mhz with tccd or bh-5.

[varzmaster]

Wasn't the booster "supposed" to kill this board if used? I know the 9NDA uses the 5V rail for Vdimm.

[amduser]

OCZ 3700EB is gold in this board! 2x256 BH-5 is good for 270+ ....but they require vdimm mods. The only tccd I tried was OCZ 3200 Rev2. and it was good to around 215 @2-2-2-5, then failed at higher clocks, even with relaxed timings.....but some guys say other tccd is good.
I couldn't tell the diff between slot 1&2 or 3&4 with the mem I tried

got the bord yesterday. so i must say that mine ocz platinium run up to 279mhz by 2,5 4 3 10 and 1t, not that good but it is a liddle bit strange that yours only go up to 215 .

[socrilles]

Sorry kinda new to the athlon64 OC front...but when u guys are getting the high HTT speeds are these at 1t or 2t? I can get my epox up to 330 HTT at 1T and haven't tried 2t (doing this with a 3000+, 8*330 at 2.64 ghz)

Also what is considdered safe temps for these athlon64's? With my prescott I would get up close to 70 C and this was OK, and with the 64 I'm at 51 C under full load (prime95)

[tbonekot]

my GEIL UltraX runs great on this board
they make 278 with Cl2,5-4-3-5 1T@2,7V
But i got many erros@2,8V

[tbonekot]

So I test a little bit

It is normal that the Vdimm undervolted so high?

[Adasi]

Does this mobo have any problems with sub zero temps?

Im still thinking of getting neo2/EP-9NDA3+. Many of you said that epox is better but i need to know how are the temps... thx