hi guys,
i will be getting an i7 860 + msi gd65 soon. i would like to ask the gd65 owners; can this mobo runs at 2000mhz DDR? or should i just settle with a 1600mhz ram? input appreciated. thanks.

thanks.
lyn member dblooi posted Gskill review using gd65. it could run at 2200mhz!

last time my crucial ballistix 2x1gb DDR2 800 also costs RM780.
but me a family man now, no more willing to spend 700+ for rams now.

what cooler are u using bro. imo, venomous is overpriced.

hey guys, i've got a question with regards to the P55 architecture.

Since the PCI-E controller in embedded in the processor which only has 16x lanes bandwidth, obviously it will max out the lanes in 1 or 2 cards configurations; 16x/0x or 8x/8x. My question is, could a 3rd card be able to run as physx? takes MSI GD65 for example, it has a physical open ended 4x PCIE slot, can it be used as a physx card while the other 2 main PCIE is being used?

looking at the diagram below, the P55 Express Chipset has 8x PCI Express x1. Obviously we cannot utilize all 8 lanes provided by the P55 as mATX board only has 7 slots (2 of which is connected to the CPU directly). Assuming i dont have any other devices connected, can the 8 lanes be dedicated to 1 pcie 4x slot as physx?

what i wanted to achieve is to run 2x4890 + 1x phyx on MSI GD65. achievable?

comments appreciated.



This post has been edited by VT-Ten: Feb 28 2010, 01:47 PM

hmmm.... im thinking if i should change the cooler? Using Tuniq Tower Extreme at the moment. On stock, the temp is excellent; 34C idle and load will be less than 60C

But its a totally different story when OC. bumped to 1.26vcore at 3.5ghz, temp shoots up close to 80C. Even disabling Intel Turbo and HT, temp still hovering at mid 70s on load. 1 thing i've noticed is that temp will drop back to 30s in a couple of seconds after i've stopped the stress test.

ive also noticed that vcore will be automaticaaly increased even when i set the memory divider to 6 (auto was 5). could this be becoz the memory controller is embedded in the cpu?

yea, its really bang for buck. idle at low 30C and full load not reaching 60C on stock 860.

hey guys i've managed to hit 3.8ghz @ 1.26 vcore. is it about rite? comments pls....

-EDIT-
managed to hit 3.9Ghz with the same vcore

This post has been edited by VT-Ten: Mar 16 2010, 11:49 PM

did blend stress test for about 1/2 hour, no issue. then gatal and adjust the clock higher. boot into windows at 4.2Ghz 1.36vcore but stress not stable.
will tune back to 3.8GHz and to a stress test. 8 hours izit? i know more is better, but can be less?

will post the details of settings later tonite. now in office.

me only hv prime95.
what else do i need?

set it to 1066.
wish i got the time to play wif my oc