Commando Results by Tony and Andre (and others...)

[caboob]

So I just got this badboy up and running and was wondering if the the Command rate (1T/2T) can be adjusted.

[ZilverPhish]

Yeah le doublé bootage IS a problem.

No 1 T command rate on commando. Better check in with Striker if ur looking for memory options beyond "standard" great voltage on commado Vdimm though as long as you don´t kill your ram like i did. Kill as in burn.

[caboob]

Thanks, is 2T command rate just a "feature" of the 965 chipset? Is it adjustable on 975X?

It's not a deal killer for me other than providing insight. Thanks for tolerating my noob questions.

[sreedx2]

My rig does the doubletake reboot issue when I start up from a cold boot... when the computer is fully off

I wonder if this will be fixed in newer bios's to come

[|2ed |ey]

What bios are you using?

I am using 060x that comes along with the board.

Weird thing is the constant reboot now comes along with a short beep. It even does that when windows is shutting down.

Anyone had the same issue?

Just want to check with everyone, if everything is stable, should the board sound off any beep?

[oqvist]

I am in serious trouble. I don´t understand how I can get back the same old problems I had with my old system while every single part is new???

I have really sucky cooling. Running at 3,5 and above made the temps go above 70... Didn´t feel comfortable with that. So to get decent temps I stayed with 3,1 gig at 1,2 V... It could pass Orthos even and everything was dandy.

But I noticed a few days ago I got distortion in my sound. Sound drivers corrupted reinstall fixed that...

Also Then I started to get some spontaneous reboots at times. Bluescreen followed by reboot???

Increasing voltage on CPU didn´t do nada if anything it made the problem worse lol.

Last time I got a real scare because I wouldn´t get a picture loading XP. Though I could see my keyboard wheel and such light up.

It would often hang upon recognizing my Raptors. However I have tested those and haven´t been able to find any fault on them?

Anyway Clearing CMOS was the only thing that helped me going back.

On my last computer it corrupted my installation so heavilly it couldn´t be loaded. The DFI would also loose several of my harddrives... Feels kind of strange that I would get several hard drive failures at once. Especially since they appear to be working great for periods lol.

But anyway would you think this is mainboard oriented or what? With the DFI I had to run everything absolutely everything at default settings. Do that on the Commando currently but would suck to be limited on 2,4 gig on a CPU that can do 3,6 with ease with proper cooling...

Also no 1T timings that is quite disappointing for a gamer My LCD TV has enough input lag as is already...

[Brama]

Probably you are running now with PCI-e at 1x. Check it with cpu-z

[caboob]

I noticed that when I started running at 380FSB, I started to hear a high pitched tone. Is that what the buzz is?

[Darkstormz]

What is best for 24/7 use?

1: FSB 400 x 9 = 3600MHz - Mem 4:5 @ DDR1000 CL 4-4-4-4 - 1066 Strap
2: FSB 515 x 7 = 3605MHz - Mem 1:1 @ DDR1030 CL 4-4-4-4 - 1333 Strap

What option is best and why ?

I've tried both but I cant decide what is best for me...

[Viss]

Run some tests, compare them and choose whatever suits you best. 3D, superpi etc.

[caboob]

Option 1 seems best from a parts longevity standpoint but since this is XS, everybody here seems to upgrade every quarter anyways.

[Chosen.]

everybody here seems to upgrade every quarter anyways.

- Gigabyte DS3, Abit AW9D, DFI CFX3200, Abit IN932-MAX, Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus, Intel XBX2 & Asus Commando (on the way)
- E6600 -> X6800 -> QX6700 -> E6700 -> QX6700 (2nd)
in the last 5-6 months; guilty as charged...

[Blacklash]

I am getting an E6320 to play with. What do you guys think- Commando, P5B Deluxe Wifi, or DFI 965 Infinity?

[oqvist]

I don´t know this board don´t seem 100 % stable...

Used to be stable as a rock but as of lately I get driver corruptions all the time???

running orthos for 10 hours you shouldn´t get driver corruptions when gaming you think...

[|2ed |ey]

So I flashed my bios to 0803 and start OC from defaults, everything was fine but occasionally, I will still get the reboot when exiting bios.

I was changing the voltages and after around one hour, the 'BEEP' occurs again. It only happens when exiting bios along with the reboot and when I switched off my pc(windows shutting down)

I am running E6600@3.45ghz ram4:5 blend test orthos 8hours last night.

What could be the problem?

Anyone??

[Viss]

The reboot is a feature, although annoying there's nothing you can do about it other then not changing settings in bios . If it could be fixed with a bios update that would already have been done dont you think?

[|2ed |ey]

The reboot is a feature, although annoying there's nothing you can do about it other then not changing settings in bios . If it could be fixed with a bios update that would already have been done dont you think?

Absolutely right. But my situation is first few times of reboot does not generate the beep.

But soon, the short 'beep' accompany the reboot and occurs when shutting down my pc.

To: rithina

Thanks bro.. will check that out. Did you get the 'beep' when you exit the bios after making changes?

[rithina]

Absolutely right. But my situation is first few times of reboot does not generate the beep.

But soon, the short 'beep' accompany the reboot and occurs when shutting down my pc.

To: rithina

Thanks bro.. will check that out. Did you get the 'beep' when you exit the bios after making changes?

yes, for fhe first 2 mobo as it shuts down to do a strap change or changing some voltage

[rithina]

So I flashed my bios to 0803 and start OC from defaults, everything was fine but occasionally, I will still get the reboot when exiting bios.

I was changing the voltages and after around one hour, the 'BEEP' occurs again. It only happens when exiting bios along with the reboot and when I switched off my pc(windows shutting down)

I am running E6600@3.45ghz ram4:5 blend test orthos 8hours last night.

What could be the problem?

Anyone??

beep issue when you reboot or shut down your system i suppose?

if that is the case, it is pretty common for commando even Asus is aware of it themselves.

It is probably due to the virbration of the coils when you power down your mobo...I have 3 commando before.. 1st one gives me constant beep when i shut down, 2nd is intermittent and the 3rd one finally does not have this beep

Try to see if you can sort out with your local distributor or shop that you bought from. See if they are willing to help.

[caboob]

Currently my rig is at 3.2 GHz but when I play games, the onboard sound doesn't seem to work right. Anybody experiencing this?

[Chosen.]

Are these voltages:



ok or too high, for this setup:



?

BIOS is 0803, the rest of the system is as per sig (ram 1/1) and all voltages are set to "Auto", except Vcore which is 1.4V and Vdimm which is 2V.

[sreedx2]

Are these voltages:



ok or too high, for this setup:



?

BIOS is 0803, the rest of the system is as per sig (ram 1/1) and all voltages are set to "Auto", except Vcore which is 1.4V and Vdimm which is 2V.

put in all voltages start low and up them if you start failing orthos

[caboob]

what your temps?

[deadlock7]

I cannot understand the reason that asus doesn't use the strap change option in bios like abit,dfi.It would be great..

[Supershanks]

The reboot is a feature, although annoying there's nothing you can do about it other then not changing settings in bios

yep i agree.

I'm pretty sure it does this to let the bios update the dmi pool. it only appears to happen on miner after adding new hardware &/or changing key bios settings.

@Chosen i'm happily running 9x400 24/7 & to be honest the only voltages i've manually set are vcore & vdimm, all others are on auto.