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29. August 2008 @ 16:26 |
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did you flash the bios sammy?
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29. August 2008 @ 16:41 |
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Not yet, in good time.
BurnTest passed at 3.15Ghz.
Max CPU temp: 62ºC
Max Core temp: 73ºC
Max Chipset temp: 54ºC
Amazing what a difference overclocking these things has, they run hot! This is still at higher fan speeds than I ran with my dual (1000 rear, 1000 CPU, 1400 side, 1400 front, versus 800 rear, 1000 CPU, 800 side, 800 front like before)
Interesting - with RAM timings at default 5-5-5-16 the burn test passes. With them at 4-4-4-12, it crashed even just booting windows, yet Everest reports memory voltage as being correct - 2.18V. More BIOS-related woes?
The 54ºC chipset temp stings a bit, I've been putting off the arctic silver job because I never felt it necessary, and I wasn't sure what I was meant to do about the Vreg sink that is connected to it - whether that needed reapplication of thermal material on the same basis as the chipset - i.e. if the heatsink's come off, it's time for new paste. However, a 16ºC jump from adding a quad core is quite something, I'll have to seriously consider my options here.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:00 |
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Well my computer is gone. I'm back to my Core 2 Duo laptop and Celeron desktop haha.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:01 |
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3.24Ghz still fails the burn test with the 9C BSOD code, rather unsurprisingly. F5 BIOS you say then?
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29. August 2008 @ 17:03 |
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Yes F5. If it's still not stable then you will need a vcore increase.
It's really nice. Juts put the F5 bios onto a USB drive. I can email it to you if you want.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:05 |
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Would you mind? The Gigabyte website is so slow...
Use my msn address.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:11 |
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flashed my bios and now setting comfortably at 3.56ghz. that equates to 444 fsb x 8 and my memory is running at 1065.4mhz using the 333 fsb strap. vcore's at 1.34v with LLC enabled and temps are good with the cores from 32c - 36c at idle and 52c - 56c fully loaded according to real temp.
other temps at idle: mobo: 33c, cpu: 20c, NB: 40c, SB: 42c.
other voltage settings: FSB: 1.33v, NB: 1.38v, DRAM: 2.21v
I'm going to let it idle for a while and see if this bios vs has fixed the problem with LLC. if not, I will have to disable LLC and raise the vcore a bit. got my fingers are crossed :)
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29. August 2008 @ 17:13 |
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What I don't get is that the Q6600 behaves in exactly the same way at the exact same speeds as the E4300. That can't just be coincidence surely?
Oh and by that I mean:
3.15Ghz - Rock solid
3.25Ghz ish - boots and runs fine, fails stress tests
3.3Ghz+ - unstable
The only difference is that 3.6Ghz actually POSTs on the Q6600, it can't even load windows, but 3.6 on the E4300 just caused a double reboot and reset back to 1.8...
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29. August 2008 @ 17:13 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
It's really nice. Juts put the F5 bios onto a USB drive. I can email it to you if you want.
can't you flash it through a windows environment?
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What I don't get is that the Q6600 behaves in exactly the same way at the exact same speeds as the E4300. That can't just be coincidence surely?
sure sounds like a bios problem to me. flash, baby flash.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:14 |
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I don't know, possibly...
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29. August 2008 @ 17:17 |
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Yes you can, using @BIOS.
Going to downclock my CPU a bit though first - don't want to take any risks with this! :O
edit: There is no F5 for the X38-DS4, only F4a BETA and F3.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:19 |
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It's unreliable through Windows. Sometimes the BIOS gets corrupted. Better to flash through USB drive.
Sam, check your email.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:20 |
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You didn't attach a file... silly! :)
Also, see my edit above.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:20 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Yes you can, using @BIOS.
Going to downclock my CPU a bit though first - don't want to take any risks with this! :O
no need. everything will reset to default when you flash the bios.
very seldom is the first bios vs worth a hoot. that's why they continue to release later/improved versions.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:21 |
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Yes, but if I update within windows, and windows crashes, what then? :P
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29. August 2008 @ 17:22 |
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AHHH, hotmail is gay. Let me email you from gmail.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:22 |
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Lmao, by all means. Pff, hotmail, honestly...
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29. August 2008 @ 17:26 |
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lol. I would quit using hotmail if it weren't for MSN or the fact that everyone knows my hotmail email. Also it's good for managing high quantities of email. I get like more than a 100 emails per day on that. I cant see myself checking gmail as easily.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:51 |
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Gmail's miles easier to check than hotmail, but then that might be because I'm used to it, it's been my main email system for four years now.
BIOS version 4a installed - one bonus is immediately apparent, my S-ATA DVD drive actually shows up in the BIOS!
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29. August 2008 @ 17:54 |
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lol That's good to know. Now you can actually SET THE VCORE YOU WANT.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:54 |
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We shall see, eh, we shall see.
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29. August 2008 @ 17:59 |
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Oh, and those who said my BIOS settings would be reset when I flashed the BIOS? I'm still at 3.15Ghz, and I haven't even been into the BIOS since the flash...
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29. August 2008 @ 18:09 |
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Originally posted by greensman:
very nice!! good find and helps me learn more. ;) thanks. ;)
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Lots of good information for Gigabyte owners at TweakTown, I had to use them looking for clues when I couldnt OC with my SATA burners attached.
Originally posted by SAM:
That looks really useful for me too actually, I may have to have a look.
Whoa, even Sam likes, you'd think I've uncovered buried treasure or something LOL :)
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29. August 2008 @ 18:30 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Oh, and those who said my BIOS settings would be reset when I flashed the BIOS? I'm still at 3.15Ghz, and I haven't even been into the BIOS since the flash...
hmm, I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. every mobo I've had, even my old gigabyte, reset everything in the bios to default settings when I flashed the bios.
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29. August 2008 @ 18:34 |
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Yeah, I was expecting it to...
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