Originally posted by: adder1971
Originally posted by: KalieMa
Originally posted by: adder1971
what mem freq and timings were you using besides for 1t?
"Auto". I'm not sure what it's setting it as, probably the SPD default on the DIMMs. I'm trying different settings there now to see if these will make a difference.
So far in my tests, I found that the MemTest errors out much later in the testing with the Vdimm bumped up from default to 2.178. I'm going to keep it there for the duration of my memory testing and, once I've found a stable setting, relax it a bit to see if it'll be necessary.
Just started a test at 5-5-5-15-1T, gonna see how it goes.
do you know if those are micron d9's? i'm pretty sure mine aren't although some older ones were supposed to be. i can still get to 1000mhz with them.
Originally posted by: Genuine Imitation
I think I've determined that mosfet cooling isn't much of an issue for this board. They are not even warm to the touch really. Course this is stock voltage right now, but even with 2 folding instances running they are still cool. I'm gonna pass on buying some sinks on them.
Next question, is there any way to control fan rpm's that run off the mobo? Pretty sure probe can't do it. Can speedfan do it?
Originally posted by: aintitthelife98
Originally posted by: Genuine Imitation
I think I've determined that mosfet cooling isn't much of an issue for this board. They are not even warm to the touch really. Course this is stock voltage right now, but even with 2 folding instances running they are still cool. I'm gonna pass on buying some sinks on them.
Next question, is there any way to control fan rpm's that run off the mobo? Pretty sure probe can't do it. Can speedfan do it?
speedfan is able to control the fan's connected to the board.
Originally posted by: Core2
install Speefan v4.31 and upgrade it to Speedfan v4.32 beta 8 by swapping out the original speedfan.exe with the Beta speedfan.exe
It is a great program to monitor temps ,voltages, and fan control
To Configure the Program
Just compare temps to ASUS Probe
Click on configure and select the temperature tab if you click on a temp selection and press F2 you can rename it to anything you want CPU, MB core 1 core 2 HD 1
next go to the fan tab and do the same thing fan1 click press f2 and rename it front fan and so on.
go to the speed tab and check the fans you want to control and set the min and max value and check the Auto variated
Select the Advance Tab click the drop down arrow and select the lT8712F at $290 on ISA
This is a little tricky and may vary with different fans and cases. Most import is if you make changes here that work, make sure you check, remember this check box on the bottom for each selection
OK these are my settings
Temperture sensor diode 1 Themister
Temperture sensor diode 2 Themister
Temperture sensor diode 3 Themister
FAN1 divisor 8
FAN2 divisor 2
FAN3 divisor 2
PWM 1- 5 Software controlled
PWMOUT 3M
Temperture offset 1 -3 0
Fan1 mult 1
Fan1 div 1
Fan2 mult 1
Fan2 div 2
Fan3 mult 1
Fan4 div 2
Revere PWM 01 - 05 all off
click ok
check automatic fan speed on the main page
and your pretty much done
You have to disable Q fan and Q chassis fan for this to work properly in the bios under hardware monitor
Originally posted by: HRPretzel
My only problem with the 0401 so far is when your clear the CMOS it reverts back to 1T as a default. I have to pop out a memory stick to get back in the bios to change it back 2T. I was actually able to get Windows to load at 3.6GHz unlinked @ 1600FSB/800Mem but it was not stable no matter how much juice I gave the Vcore with 1.56v on the NB. Loosening my Mem timings seems to have no effect either. Strange that the 6300 & 6400 OC as much if not more than my 6600. Sheesh
Originally posted by: KalieMa
http://compatible.corsairmemory.com/
Looking at my RAM on that list, it shows it as being the basic "compatable" RAM for the system. Digging deeper into the specs, it looks like Corsair specs it out as 2T ram. That's probably the issue, since it's simply not guaranteed to operate at 1T. I may send it back to Newegg for some Crucial stuff if I can't get things resolved through Corsair or Asus.
Originally posted by: KalieMa
I've initiated a return process with NewEgg. Never done their RMA before, but hopefully it won't take long to process.
Ugh. I just realized that there is a restocking fee of $41 on the RAM if I refund. I don't know what my options are, but I can't eat $41 just to exchange the stuff.
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: KalieMa
I've initiated a return process with NewEgg. Never done their RMA before, but hopefully it won't take long to process.
Ugh. I just realized that there is a restocking fee of $41 on the RAM if I refund. I don't know what my options are, but I can't eat $41 just to exchange the stuff.
$41 on an exchange?? Tell them 1 stick was DOA see what they say and you want to exchange them for another brand
EDIT: ZipZoomfyl has them on sale for 284 with a 40 rebate maybe that will offset the restocking fee
Crucials PC6400
Originally posted by: Genuine Imitation
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: KalieMa
I've initiated a return process with NewEgg. Never done their RMA before, but hopefully it won't take long to process.
Ugh. I just realized that there is a restocking fee of $41 on the RAM if I refund. I don't know what my options are, but I can't eat $41 just to exchange the stuff.
$41 on an exchange?? Tell them 1 stick was DOA see what they say and you want to exchange them for another brand
EDIT: ZipZoomfyl has them on sale for 284 with a 40 rebate maybe that will offset the restocking fee
Crucials PC6400
Those are the sticks I bought, I loved em even before I installed them And thanks for the speedfan info core2.
Originally posted by: Tuvoc
Incredible, I've just read all 60 pages of this over 3 days!! I'm sure it was only 35 pages when I started...
Just built my system as follows:
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650
Intel Core 2 Quadro Extreme Edition QX6700
4 x 1GB GeIL PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular
Some observations:
- VDroop is horrible, the stock vcore is 1.35v according to Core Temp Beta 0.94. ASUS Probe shows 1.28 - 1.30v at idle, and drops to 1.23v under full load
- with 4 x1GB, memory and FSB has to be linked, otherwise it won't boot.
I have memory at 4-4-4-12 2T, linked 533 speed with FSB 266. Volts 2.08 - but I could probably get away with less. The memory is rated for 2.1v but that is at DDR2 800, and it's running considerably slower than that.
Standard speed is 266 x 10 - 2.66GHz.
Testing with 4 instances of SP2004 Prime 95.
I tried 333 x 9 = 3.0GHz but got a prime error on one core after 3 hrs. Hardly surprising, since if 1.23v is real for the vcore, and 1.35 is standard...
For 333FSB, do I need to increase northbridge volts ? I'd rather not, given the comments on cooling here. And I'm not sure what the stock voltage is for that. Can anyone advise ?
With this chip I can just as easily overclock using the completely unlocked mulitiplier, so if all else fails that's what I'll do. I'm happy at 3.0GHz on air, I don't want to go any further.
CPU temps are fine, with 4 instances of Prime95, ASUS Probe reports 54C
Only other observation - ASUS Probe reports 5V line as 4.81v, at idle and under load, same figure. Very surprising, perhaps the 4 DIMMS draw a lot of power, or perhaps the reading is unreliable.
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: Genuine Imitation
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: KalieMa
I've initiated a return process with NewEgg. Never done their RMA before, but hopefully it won't take long to process.
Ugh. I just realized that there is a restocking fee of $41 on the RAM if I refund. I don't know what my options are, but I can't eat $41 just to exchange the stuff.
$41 on an exchange?? Tell them 1 stick was DOA see what they say and you want to exchange them for another brand
EDIT: ZipZoomfyl has them on sale for 284 with a 40 rebate maybe that will offset the restocking fee
Crucials PC6400
Those are the sticks I bought, I loved em even before I installed them And thanks for the speedfan info core2.
Now if I could find the PC8000 on sale. Have any ideas??? I'd like to try a set out. These things were selling for 260 in december with a 40 rebate.
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000)
Originally posted by: Core2
Tuvoc Welcome Aboard
I was wondering when someone would show up with a Quad
I would think with four cores and four sticks of ram you might need some extra voltage
How's your cooling (case, NB,SB) If you think your fine you can up that NB to 1.39 should help you. I haven't read to much on the Quad Cores I did notice that there FSB was more limited than the duel cores. Lets us know how you make out and the Pro's and Con's of the Quad
Originally posted by: Tuvoc
Originally posted by: Core2
Tuvoc Welcome Aboard
I was wondering when someone would show up with a Quad
I would think with four cores and four sticks of ram you might need some extra voltage
How's your cooling (case, NB,SB) If you think your fine you can up that NB to 1.39 should help you. I haven't read to much on the Quad Cores I did notice that there FSB was more limited than the duel cores. Lets us know how you make out and the Pro's and Con's of the Quad
Case is a Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case, 120mm fans front and rear, and 80mm "blow-hole" fan at the top. Stunning case. So cooling is pretty good. I do have one of those Zalman fan brackets where I can suspend a case fan over the motherboard, so I could use that
http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=15&code
What is the standard voltage for the northbridge ? You say maybe increase to 1.39v, but exactly how much of an increase over standard is that ?
Originally posted by: Core2
Only one notch up from the bottom 1.2 Most of us have used 1.56 with no problems so I see 1.39 as being real save if you have decent cooling. Check my first reply I edited it
Originally posted by: Tuvoc
Originally posted by: Core2
Only one notch up from the bottom 1.2 Most of us have used 1.56 with no problems so I see 1.39 as being real save if you have decent cooling. Check my first reply I edited it
Thanks Core2.
I wonder what the performance increase is from running the RAM asyncronously ? I haven't seen any comparisons. I wonder if it is worth trying for. If not, in fact I may try decreasing the RAM voltage a little to make it run cooler. The RAM at 533 is running way under spec of 800, and shouldn't need the 2.1v Geil say it needs
If the RAM can be run asynchronously at any speed you like, ("unlinked" is what this board refers to it as?) does the FSB then no longer matter if I have a fully unlocked multi ? e.g. from what I read the board can run the following two scenarios (correct me if I'm wrong):
a) FSB 266 RAM 667 CPU 266x10 = 2.67
b) FSB 333 RAM 667 CPU 333x8 = 2.67
Is the second scenario actually any faster ???
I think I'll find out first what vcore I need to get 3.0GHz stable, by using FSB 273 at 11 multi - 3.0GHz. 273 is close enough to stock for the northbridge to be perfectly fine at stock volts. Once I've established that, then I can start playing with the memory and FSB again
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: HRPretzel
My only problem with the 0401 so far is when your clear the CMOS it reverts back to 1T as a default. I have to pop out a memory stick to get back in the bios to change it back 2T. I was actually able to get Windows to load at 3.6GHz unlinked @ 1600FSB/800Mem but it was not stable no matter how much juice I gave the Vcore with 1.56v on the NB. Loosening my Mem timings seems to have no effect either. Strange that the 6300 & 6400 OC as much if not more than my 6600. Sheesh
HRPretzel
You have a FSB Hole @ 1600 step over it and try 1601 - 1700 kept upping the FSB till you find a working one.
Originally posted by: HRPretzel
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: HRPretzel
My only problem with the 0401 so far is when your clear the CMOS it reverts back to 1T as a default. I have to pop out a memory stick to get back in the bios to change it back 2T. I was actually able to get Windows to load at 3.6GHz unlinked @ 1600FSB/800Mem but it was not stable no matter how much juice I gave the Vcore with 1.56v on the NB. Loosening my Mem timings seems to have no effect either. Strange that the 6300 & 6400 OC as much if not more than my 6600. Sheesh
HRPretzel
You have a FSB Hole @ 1600 step over it and try 1601 - 1700 kept upping the FSB till you find a working one.
Got all the way to 1610 with no luck. It freezes so much I can't even get in the bios sometimes and I hate clearing the CMOS because the SATA plugs & front panel plugins get in the way. Plus I have to pop a mem stick everytime because of the 1T timing default. I don't get it.