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30. August 2008 @ 16:50 |
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Wow thanks for that, I never knew what ICH and MCH stood for... :)
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30. August 2008 @ 16:51 |
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krj15489
I'm hearing a lot of good suggestions, however it would helpful be if you would tell us the make, size, and model of your memory modules.
An earlier suggestion that you flash your bios made will only help when trying to make a new piece of hardware compatible, however beware that it will reset all of your adjustments to default 100% of the time.
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30. August 2008 @ 17:17 |
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Originally posted by krj15489:
@mort thanks i will take another look through the bios for that
@soph i am using gskill 2x2 ddr2 1000. i am running it at 800 at the moment and i am sure that it is not the limiting factor here
@abuzar i am currently using the F7 bios. do you think it would help at all upgrading to F8?
Soph,
he posted this earlier.
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30. August 2008 @ 17:48 |
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abuzar1,
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KRJ, which BIOS are you using? Get the latest one, it helps a lot.
Don't be saying things like that! Often times certain bios versions work better than others with certain chips. Change for changes sake when it comes to the bios, is not always the wisest choice!
My MB came with the F7 bios installed, and ran fine. I happend to look one day and the recommended bios for an E6750 was listed as f10. F10 gave me problems where F7 did not. F11, which I'm using now also works fine. It's not always the smartest move to upgrade to the latest bios. My rule of thumb is if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Sophocles,
I don't understand the bios flash thing either, but clearing the bios and redoing the settings made all the difference in the world. The problem seemed to be a big difference between what was set and what was reported in CPUZ, Everest and Sandra. It seemed like the scale was off! I just flat don't know! Sufice to say it's working fine, now!
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30. August 2008 @ 18:45 |
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I don't understand the bios flash thing either, but clearing the bios and redoing the settings made all the difference in the world.
Clearing the bios is a great way of resolving many issues, especially a failed overclock. The bios is like a simple operating system written in machine language that allows it to communicate with the motherboard, all its parts, and installed hardware. It's stored on an Eprom chip that is non volatile which means that it is permanent as long as it's not forced to change. When you flash the bios it does a couple of things, the first is that it goes through a checksum to make certain that you are going to flash it with a correct update version and it also gives you the option to backup the version that you are replacing. Then while there is an active version still functioning in memory it completely erases the previous version. It then runs runs a zeros through it to be certain that nothing is left from the previous version, and then it installs the updated version which has no idea what your setting were. It is as though you had just purchased the motherboard and this was the default bios that came with it, but there is no way that it can save any previous information without that information being stored in windows regardless of what you hear.
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30. August 2008 @ 18:47 |
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That's how I would have thought the process worked too. However, I even chose 'power off' at the end of the flash and powered the PC up off the power switch, rather than rebooting it, yet it came up straight at 3.15Ghz...
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30. August 2008 @ 18:57 |
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Sam
I'm not refuting your experience as you've described it, but I am refuting your outcome. There could have been a variable that supports your version if we knew what that was that is nonetheless incorrect. I don't see any reason to doubt you, but I do believe that your analysis is perhaps unintentionally flawed.
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30. August 2008 @ 19:03 |
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meaning what exactly?
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30. August 2008 @ 19:26 |
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meaning what exactly?
That it's possible to believe that one is right even when one is unintentionally wrong?
Is that the basis of your question?
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30. August 2008 @ 19:40 |
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30. August 2008 @ 19:41 |
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The E6750 is supported after F2, but that's the DS3L. Russ has the DS3R.
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30. August 2008 @ 19:59 |
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Originally posted by Sophocles:
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meaning what exactly?
That it's possible to believe that one is right even when one is unintentionally wrong?
Is that the basis of your question?
arg
okay
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30. August 2008 @ 20:03 |
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My MB came with the F7 bios installed, and ran fine
Dude! Look again!!
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30. August 2008 @ 20:04 |
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Russ? Who cares about him? lol Just Kidding!
But I was talking about KRJ. I should have been more clear. I just thought you would automatically think it was him since he is the only one with a DS3L. Look up the Q9550(which he has) it's only supported under F8.
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30. August 2008 @ 20:32 |
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abuzar1,
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Russ? Who cares about him? lol Just Kidding!
That's why a name helps, Yo-Yo! LOL!! Honest, you won't die if you type in someone's name. It lets us all know who the hell you are replying to! ROFLMAO!! Why this is such a difficult concept for you is beyond me, but that's two strikes and I'm loading the clip now! LOL!!
You have to be so careful about not accidentally getting the wrong bios revision! It can be a real disaster. I had a BioStar GForce MB and I downloaded the appropriate bios and after I flashed it the MB was stone DEAD! BioStar accidentally put the bios for the TForce MB in the wrong place! To their credit, They made good on it immediately. I had a new MB overnight, and they paid for the shipping both ways! They even had UPS pick it up!
Here's the link for all the bios revisions available for my Rev 2.0 DS3R! Do not use them on a DS3L!
http://www.gigabyte.us/Support/Motherboa...?ProductID=2626
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30. August 2008 @ 20:36 |
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My link got lost in all of you guys rambling maddness. lol
Here is the link for the GA-P35-DS3L(REV 2). This is a list of all the CPUs compatible with the board. It states you should get F8 BIOS for the Q9550.
http://tw.giga-byte.com/Support/Motherbo...?ProductID=2629
Now scroll up on that page, go to the BIOS section and get downloading. This is directed at KRJ.
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30. August 2008 @ 21:33 |
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i am getting a q8200
is it a good cpu? what do u guys think?
i really hate the q6700 for its high temps...its like a heater for my room!
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30. August 2008 @ 22:08 |
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Originally posted by im1992:
i am getting a q8200
is it a good cpu? what do u guys think?
i really hate the q6700 for its high temps...its like a heater for my room!
-im1992
you gonna sell the Q6700?? might be interested. ;)
Q8200 huh??
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30. August 2008 @ 22:11 |
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Q8200? That's gonna suck. What's it going to be? a 2.3Ghz Quad Core with a 7x multi and 4MB of cache?
LOL
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30. August 2008 @ 22:18 |
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30. August 2008 @ 22:21 |
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HOLY CRAP.
I was just joking, but HONESTLY I was about to write 2.3GHz but I exaggerated it more. I was spot on in other things, and I was just joking! lol
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30. August 2008 @ 22:23 |
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im1992
The Q8200 is not an upgrade from what you have. In fact it could end up being a downgrade. anyone who has tried to overclock a quad core will tell you not to expect the results that you're seeing with Dual core overclocks.
Ignore the taunts from others who think that your interests are not to their liking, and do a little more research. The Q6700 is a decent processor and moving to anything less than a Q9550 isn't really an upgrade.
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30. August 2008 @ 22:25 |
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but its gonna be realllly cool....(temp wise)
i bet you can stick one of those in an ASUS C90(with an updated mobo for 45nm quads) and it would run like a dream
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30. August 2008 @ 22:27 |
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Originally posted by Sophocles:
im1992
The Q8200 is not an upgrade from what you have. In fact it could end up being a downgrade. anyone who has tried to overclock a quad core will tell you not to expect the results that you're seeing with Dual core overclocks.
Ignore the taunts from others who think that your interests are not to their liking, and do a little more research. The Q6700 is a decent processor and moving to anything less than a Q9550 isn't really an upgrade.
arg, okay
i guess i will just wait for Nehalem now....
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30. August 2008 @ 22:29 |
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Yeah it's going to be cool. But a 7x multi? How are you going to overclock with that? People have a hard enough time with a Q9300...
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