*** Official ASUS P4G8X Thread ***

[sn]

im talking about my ram...i benchmarked my ram and i got only 3300.....so how do i actually get my ram to go faster??? cos currently its runnibg at 140...cos my fsb is 140...and my multiplier is 20....so im using 2.8ghz (default at 2ghz)

my ram is 400mhz...but i cant seem to make it run at tat speed....can anyone help me?? i would like my ram to run tat 400mhz...

 

[THUGSROOK]

you can only run memory in 1:1 ratio.

if you want a faster memory speed you will need a cpu that overclocks farther.

 

[sn]

so there is no way or no program watsoever i can use to unlock my multiplier???

is there any other way i can get my ram to run at 400mhz instead of 140??? cos i bought 400mhz for a reason... :| anyway thanx heaps folks...

 

[jhites]

Originally posted by: sn
so there is no way or no program watsoever i can use to unlock my multiplier???

is there any other way i can get my ram to run at 400mhz instead of 140??? cos i bought 400mhz for a reason... :| anyway thanx heaps folks...

Nope - You would need a different motherboard. You only get 2X fsb. In your case you are running DDR280 DC.

 

[sn]

i thought p4 mobos have the ability to seperate the cpu's fsb and the rams fsb...

but why isnt it possible with P4G8X?? i hope they have this feature in the next bios upgrade...

anyways....is there other program which allow me to do so??

 

[dbwillis]

Nope..you dont need to have higher DDR speeds on a dual channel P4 system...

 

[sn]

i do...cos i bought 2x512 DDR 400mhz and my fsb is 140...so basically its running at 280mhz...how slow is tat?? its not performing at its optimal speed....pls help...

 

[jhites]

Originally posted by: sn
i do...cos i bought 2x512 DDR 400mhz and my fsb is 140...so basically its running at 280mhz...how slow is tat?? its not performing at its optimal speed....pls help...

You could sell the P4 2.8Ghz and buy a new C1 chip to get the 200fsb or you can sell the P4G8X and get one with the multipliers that you need.

That would be about the only choices if you want to run DDR400.

 

[sn]

tat kinda sux... :|

wats a C1 chip anyway??

 

[jhites]

Originally posted by: sn
tat kinda sux... :|

wats a C1 chip anyway??

Speaking about the new 200fsb quad pumped
and not the C1 stepping.
2.4C=12X multiplier
2.6C=13X multiplier
etc

 

[sn]

so where would i be able to find this c1...and how would i know if its a c1???

 

[Thor86]

Latest bios 1005 is now released.

http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/selectftp.aspx?l1_id=1&l2_id=15&l3_id=17&m_id=2&f_name=1005g.zip~zaqwedc

Things fixed:
Update onboard SATA Boot ROM
Improve AGP card margins (Hmm, I wonder if this may fix the ATI FastWrites issue?)

 

[jhites]

Originally posted by: Thor86
Latest bios 1005 is now released.

http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/selectftp.aspx?l1_id=1&l2_id=15&l3_id=17&m_id=2&f_name=1005g.zip~zaqwedc

Things fixed:
Update onboard SATA Boot ROM
Improve AGP card margins (Hmm, I wonder if this may fix the ATI FastWrites issue?)

Hey Gus,
Test it and let us know. I'm afraid.

 

[WeirdScience]

I've tried to d/l the latest bios 1005g but the file comes up as being 128k (hmmm) winzip says it's invalid of course. I'm gonna try the 1005-003 beta for now which I got from the US site.

I purchased a radeon 9700pro and after a weekend of it working with only a few hiccups, this evening it is being a complete b4$7&%d. Messed up display even on the post screen!!!

I've tried disabling fast writes and write combining and I've also set the AGP/PCI to 66.66/33.33 to no avail.

This problem is freaky. After playing America's Army (www.americasarmy.com) all sunday without incident, why the heck should it misbehave now? I mean, I'm writing this post on the machine now and it's fine but as soon as I start up a game the screen could get the messed up checked pattern or hang at any moment. Indeed, it sometimes messes up and hangs on the desktop.

I'm using the latest Catalyst drivers from www.ati.com and the latest control panel d/l today.
The card is a Crucial Radeon 9700pro Bios BK-AMI VER008.004.000
The rest of my spec is accurate on my rig.

It's got me tearing my hair out! I've only had the thing since Saturday.

EDIT: Before I try the bios update I'm gonna try Uninstalling SmartGart using this http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.net/ati/drivers/smartgart-uninstall.exe which I read on the www.abxzone.com might help.

EDIT2: Well that didn't do jack. About 20 seconds into 3dmark03 the display went bad again, it didn't hang. I'm gonna try the bios now.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: jhites

Originally posted by: Thor86
Latest bios 1005 is now released.

http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/selectftp.aspx?l1_id=1&l2_id=15&l3_id=17&m_id=2&f_name=1005g.zip~zaqwedc

Things fixed:
Update onboard SATA Boot ROM
Improve AGP card margins (Hmm, I wonder if this may fix the ATI FastWrites issue?)

Hey Gus,
Test it and let us know. I'm afraid.

Heh, as the previous poster, same thing, stupid download is corrupt. But truthfully, I think I am going to bypass this one, until the Tweaked 1005s come out.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: WeirdScienceMessed up display even on the post screen!!!

That's not good. You aren't OCing your cpu or graphics? You definately should turn 'off' FastWrites under the SmartGART tab of the ATI control panel. Also, make sure you have adequate ventilation in your case, and that the graphics card fan is spinning. Sounds like an overheat issue. Good luck.

 

[WeirdScience]

Originally posted by: WeirdScience

EDIT2: Well that didn't do jack. About 20 seconds into 3dmark03 the display went bad again, it didn't hang. I'm gonna try the bios now.

Well that's frigged the display right from the word go. time to revert to the original bios. excuse typos if there are any, I can hardly see the screen thru all this checked pattern.

 

[WeirdScience]

Originally posted by: Thor86

Originally posted by: WeirdScienceMessed up display even on the post screen!!!

That's not good. You aren't OCing your cpu or graphics? You definately should turn 'off' FastWrites under the SmartGART tab of the ATI control panel. Also, make sure you have adequate ventilation in your case, and that the graphics card fan is spinning. Sounds like an overheat issue. Good luck.

I can just about read thru all this crap on the screen. It ain't a heat issue. As I said I had the machine running all sunday playing America's Army, that'll heat any machine up on full settings. I have One intake fan low down and two exhaust fans high up. I just don't know. I'm gonna try Crucial's helpline in the morning. In the meantime I will have to fire up "venus", my spare machine, so that I can try to surf for answers. (I must get around to posting the spec of my spare machine, most ppls main rigs aren't as good)

 

[jhites]

Originally posted by: Thor86
Heh, as the previous poster, same thing, stupid download is corrupt. But truthfully, I think I am going to bypass this one, until the Tweaked 1005s come out.

I would have to agree with that Tweaked Bios. I got tired of using WpCredit/crset.

WeirdScience
Set the vagp in the bios to 1.70v

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: WeirdScience
I can just about read thru all this crap on the screen. It ain't a heat issue. As I said I had the machine running all sunday playing America's Army, that'll heat any machine up on full settings. I have One intake fan low down and two exhaust fans high up. I just don't know. I'm gonna try Crucial's helpline in the morning. In the meantime I will have to fire up "venus", my spare machine, so that I can try to surf for answers. (I must get around to posting the spec of my spare machine, most ppls main rigs aren't as good)

If you tried re-seating the graphics card, and it still doesn't post, then your card or motherboard is probably FUBAR'd. Double check the power coming into your card as well. If at all possible, take all other hardware out of your system, and try posting with only your ram, and video card.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: jhites
I would have to agree with that Tweaked Bios. I got tired of using WpCredit/crset.

I found the tweaked bios was far more stable than using the registry hack for whatever reason.

 

[jhites]

Originally posted by: Thor86

Originally posted by: jhites
I would have to agree with that Tweaked Bios. I got tired of using WpCredit/crset.

I found the tweaked bios was far more stable than using the registry hack for whatever reason.

Agree with that and that is why I am still using the 1004-003 Tweaked Bios now.

 

[Kajel]

I got a good 1005g from the global site and installed it. This is goin to sound strange but i tried a 9700, 9800 and 5800 a few weeks ago and took them all back! Could someone please test this bios with a 9800. I would really like to go ATI and not wait for 5900... So if the fast writes are really fixed, I would be VERY happy.

 

[WeirdScience]

Thanks to all those who posted replies. I tried everything suggested and more besides. "The Beast" does not seem to want to play so I'm typing this message on "venus". You can really tell the performance difference between a 3gig pentium and and AthlonXP 2200+ when reading a forum, not! Anyway, I still can't get the 9700pro to work. I hoping a bios might fix it.

Originally posted by: jhites

Originally posted by: Thor86

Originally posted by: jhites
I would have to agree with that Tweaked Bios. I got tired of using WpCredit/crset.

I found the tweaked bios was far more stable than using the registry hack for whatever reason.

Agree with that and that is why I am still using the 1004-003 Tweaked Bios now.

Where can I obtain 1004_003 tweaked bios? I decided to run 1004_003, but it's not sorted the problem. And every attempt to obtain 1005g from any of asus' mirrors return and invalid 128k file, even the global site.

If someone could post either bios (preferably 1005g) on some webspace so I can d/l it, I'd be grateful.

Inspite of all this, I don't regret buying this mobo. Prior to the 9700pro the machine has worked very well. And for the brief time the gfx was working it was Alienware type performance. I'll fix it somehow Any further suggestions welcome.

 

[WeirdScience]

Originally posted by: Kajel
I got a good 1005g from the global site and installed it. This is goin to sound strange but i tried a 9700, 9800 and 5800 a few weeks ago and took them all back! Could someone please test this bios with a 9800. I would really like to go ATI and not wait for 5900... So if the fast writes are really fixed, I would be VERY happy.

Did the 9800pro have similar issues to the 9700pro?