GA-8IRXP F6 BIOS online

[rockhard]

<< so you're also an "amd/via-to-intel"-changer? >>


Yeah, I just fancied something different i guess
Im not all that bothered about the Via chipset anymore, or the 4in1's as you do the same with the Intel 845 chipset anyway with the IAA, inf etc.
Its just a shame that Gigabyte havent put as much effort into their Intel motherboards as they have their AMD ones
My GA7VTXH is the best motherboard i have ever owned, period. That and my dad is real pleased at inheriting it from me.

One thing i have noticed with my 1.6A Northwood is its nice and snappy when doing single tasks, light multitasking. Once i start really piling the pressure on with say 4x VMWare virtual machines, half a dozed IE windows, Outlook etc it is not as good a platform as my XP 1600+.
This is one of the reasons im thinking of going back to AMD as it feels more snappy when heavy multitasking.
Watching an IE window slowly create itself is not a good advert for the 1.6A in my book after my old rig.
Im thinking its the P4's low IPC thats causing this maybe?

 

[hnic2k]

hey rockhard, the reboot issue only happens when u overclock your P4 on this board, if u dont overclock then the board is as stable as a rock...but i dont know anyone who got a 1.6a and th ga-8irxp and left it at stock speed.

for reals though i would realy like the ability to reboot without taking the power cord out...maybe u should email gigabyte ( mention the reboot issue) and see if u could get them to release a 8irxp.f7a bios

aight, peace

(PS. why dont u try overclocking it...thats why people have the 1.6a , i'm doing 2.8Ghz with my 1.6a and able to play quake for hrs without a single hiccup)

 

[HolgMan]

gbt knows that there are still issues, but I don't know if they are working on it anymore, since some say, the board works...

 

[rockhard]

hnic2k - Your doing well with that 1.6A I cannot get anywhere near 2 gig and my temp is 35C so must be i just got a dud CPU for overclocking.
Ive been swapping emails with GBT all week so i know they are working on the problems, but im thinking that this F6 bios will be the last we see for a while which is a bit disheartening looking at all the guys still having problems


<< PS. why dont u try overclocking it...thats why people have the 1.6a >>


Hehe, thats like rubbing salt into my wounds



<< gbt knows that there are still issues, but I don't know if they are working on it anymore, since some say, the board works... >>



I got the impression from GBT that they were happy with the F6d bios and this was the base for the F6 final.
The way it was put to me lead me to believe we wont be seeing another bios for a while

 

[hnic2k]

rockhard...u cant get past 2ghz?

u must have a setting wrong or something...

what type of ram are u using?

did u try 133 on the FSB, PCI/AGP divider = PLL/16, mem mult = 2.0 and cpu voltage at 1.6v (just for good measure)

and if that doest work...take out the power cord for like 20seconds and power the comp back on (it maybe the reboot issue the board has during overclocking).

trust me this chip gaurantees at least 2.133Mhz stable (unofficialy)

 

[HolgMan]

I can get my IRXP get to max. 1.75 V and 134 MHz * 18... I suppose if I got 1.8+V I could get up to 140 or even 150 MHz FSB...

 

[Tummy]

hnic you got a killer processor there. I've finally found my stable point by the looks of it on my 8irxp, 145fsb@1.8V. Runs a toasty 65C under full load, but then my processors have always been super toasty (way more so than anybody else I've ever seen/known), I dunno why that is, but oh well, it works. I would have been happy hitting 150fsb but to hit 2.8...gotta say I'm jealous. Maybe it's time for me to go water cooling.

Holgman, when I try to get anything higher than 1.8V via BIOS, my board won't post at all. I can get 1.8V but then have the reboot issue, and under load the monitor only reports 1.76V, and 1.79V when not under load. Tried the AVC sunflower (lowered my temps about 4-5C) but I can't stand the noise.

 

[rockhard]

hnic2k - Ive already tried all you mentioned and the mobo just sits for like 10 seconds at a blank screen after saving the oc settings and then resets itself with safe settings like its supposed to if you push the overclock too far
Fraid i just got unlucky on the 1.6A bandwagon or my mobo is duff for oc'ing maybe? :/

 

[RalfHutter]

rockhard - I posted this in your other thread but you asked the same question of me here so here it is:

I've had great fun and success with my Intel OC. My first try with the Gigabyte board was a pain but that's not too unusual in a cutting-edge situation like this. Hell, I got my 1.8A on January 28th, one week after it was released, I messed with the 8IXRP for a few days, learned a few things and RMA'd the board. I got a full refund so I wasn't out any money and I got an Asus P4B266 to replace it . Tried again with this board and have had a lot of fun with it.

I LOVE this P4 compared to my AMD Tbird. I've been an AMD guy for a while now, but I've always had a difficult time with all the fan noise you have to put up with to cool these beetches off. I've spent a lot of time/money on various HSF's, Panaflos by the butt-load, reostats, etc. It's also a little disconcerting to know that if any of your CPU cooling burps even a little bit, your chip is going to go up in smoke!

The Northwood on the other hand, runs cool as a cucumber with the standard VERY quiet retail HSF and a few quiet case fans. You also don't have to worry about the chip melting down if something goes wrong with your cooling setup. It will just throttle back to save itself. Here's a real wild idea that AMD should think about looking at.

Another great thing about this Intel setup is that it absolutely stable right out of the box. No VIA crap to worry about, no new chipset drivers released by Intel everytime the wind changes direction. Just plug the processor into the MoBo, clip on the very quiet and very efficient retail HSF (without having your heart in your throat wondering if you're going to crack your core), load your OS and you're ready to rock.

It's fun to OC, but so what if you can only get 1.8Ghz? you've got a box that's as quick as an AMD 1800+ for about the same money, that runs way cooler, needs less fans, and won't self-destruct if something goes wrong with your HSF, and is completely stable right out of the box. I'd say hang in there. I'd ditch the Gigabyte and get (at least) an Asus P4B266-C, if not the full P4B266. Unless you've got a bum chip you should be able to get at least 2.1Ghz with this setup.