Is this board better than 965P-DS3 ? (don't tembak me i'm noob >_>) Coz i was so unlucky lightning struck my board killing it's network adapter, so now i'm using PCI network adapter on it. I will send for RMA but i can't wait 2 weeks for replacement. Thinking of getting this board. Do you think i can reach 500FSB with this board or am i just getting another bad luck with a bad batch CPU? T.T How much is it btw and how many variety ?

Ook then cool. I'll get this board lol.

I just ordered this DFI board and a L629F125 E6600. Anyone managed to crack 500FSB with this combo ? My current setting is at my siggie. I'm targetting 500x7 at most 1.5V. ._.

Hm guys i should be getting this combo around next week (latest Wednesday hopefully), will i have any problem booting up my OS on this board since this board chipsed is ICH8R compared to ICH8 on this DS3... any ideas ? Really lazy to reformat lol.

Yea i think so too haha coz same P965 chipset... hopefully lol.

Uhh i'm so noob with this board. Just got it yesterday with the CPU. What's a good BIOS and setting ? Help lol.

OK let me be more specific. I get the Vcore and Vdimm setting in the BIOS obviously, but i'm blur about the other 4. How will VTT, NB and the 2 SB voltage affect my OC ? How do i know when to start to push them up ?

This post has been edited by Joseph Hahn: Jun 28 2007, 09:50 PM

Uhh ok now... i'm at 333x9 now, memory at 500, all voltages default. Looks ok.

Problem is when i try 400 or 500 FSB, something else came up preventing me from getting into windows. It's the SATA AHCI BIOS thing. Even when i enable it, it detects the devices than it just stuck there. Why when FSB is lower this thing didn't even came up ? Any ideas ?

Hm no luck. Did it just pass by the AHCI mode when you up the NB Voltage ? Or are you using the AHCI mode ? I tried upping until 1.4V and enabling it but still windows won't load.

NB Strap at default or 266MHz makes no difference.

If i don't enable the AHCI it will just stuck there saying that the AHCI bios is not installed. How can you just bypass it ? I tried increasing like all the voltages available.

This post has been edited by Joseph Hahn: Jun 29 2007, 04:50 AM

I just updated to the modded beta bios. I'll try again later.

I'm just using IDE mode. At stock setting and current setting in my sig, the AHCI BIOS page don't appear at all. It only appears at higher FSB. I wonder why.

Er nope lol.

Ok here's a report. What i did just now is clear CMOS and load optimized default (as suggested by almostthere... thanks man). Then i tried your method of pumping up the NB voltage. Guess how much i need to enable me to type this post. 1.45V in BIOS. At 1.40V load windows a bit then BSOD. Now running at 400x9 at 1.52V but Orthos fail straightaway i have no idea why but Windows Experience Index benchmark passed. Not enough VCore or what.

What's been stopping me before is the CPU Thermal Management feature. When i disable it, i won't be able to boot into windows at all.

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Added on June 30, 2007, 2:29 amOk 400x9 seems too much i keep getting BSOD when Orthosing even when VCore is at 1.55V (isn't this batch supposed to be good... adoi... ... or is it the mobo...), now running at 400x8 at 1.42V. Orthos for a while seems ok. NB is at 1.5V. I will try to look for a sweet voltage spot at this CPU clock tomorrow.

About the BIOS, i seem to be able to change every other settings and made Windows boot EXCEPT the DRAM setting. If i touch any setting in that section i won't be able to boot at all. So i HAVE TO leave it at Auto. It sets my memory at 5-4-4-12. What's the use of the BIOS setting if i can't tweak it haih...

Bah enough for tonight i'm tired.

For good measures...

This post has been edited by Joseph Hahn: Jun 30 2007, 02:34 AM

I don't know whether to laugh or what now. I'm running at default VCore now. Orthos failed in less than 1 minute, BUT, i play Test Drive Unlimited and NFS:Carbon for more than 2 hours and nothing happened! No hang no BSOD no reboot! NB still at 1.5V. Maybe the error came out because the NB voltage is too high? I haven't try pulling it down maybe later, but i think if i go less than 1.4V i'll BSOD straightaway.

Dunno bro. Maybe i'll try that later but i'm ok with this slightly loose timing now. My VDimm is 2.2V. It's the default voltage for my RAM at DDR1000 4-4-4-5 timing.

Well did some experiments again regarding NB voltage. Here's my report:

1.25V : AHCI BIOS came up.
1.30V : Disk read error.
1.35V : Load Windows and then BSOD straightaway.
1.40V : Windows is perfectly fine but game will crash after a while.
1.45V : Windows is fine, gaming is fine.

I don't care about Orthos anymore.

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Added on July 1, 2007, 1:48 am
I really need a fan for the NB. Will a 40mm fan do ? I wonder how to stick it there lol, can't put it on top, CPU fan already blocking. I think i have to put the fan on the side.

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Added on July 1, 2007, 1:52 amOh yeah my NB Strap is at default.

This post has been edited by Joseph Hahn: Jul 1 2007, 01:52 AM

3140RPM. Is that your NB fan?? Seems like your NB voltage is 1.5V but temp much lower than mine haha. I can see that you VTT is not default too. Hmm...

Ok i'll give it a shot.

I see. Will try this.

Thanks for the suggestions.

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Added on July 1, 2007, 5:12 pmWell i tried pumping VTT and change NB Strap to 266MHz, doesn't make any difference at all to me sadly.

Now trying 400x9 at a staggering 1.50V for both VCore and NB to get it stable. VTT and NB strap at default as in 400x8.

This post has been edited by Joseph Hahn: Jul 1 2007, 05:12 PM

Your mobo better batch ? >_> Stable game tapi takleh Orthos tu je. :/

Oh one more thing, why i can't set my CAS# Latency (tCL) to 4 using memset ? :/

This post has been edited by Joseph Hahn: Jul 1 2007, 07:08 PM

Yeah i guess luck really counts on this one... Time for me to do garage sales anyway haha.

I already tried ler lol a few post earlier.

This post has been edited by Joseph Hahn: Jul 1 2007, 09:13 PM

Latest Beta BIOS now 3 July. Using it, no difference, still can't set RAM timing in BIOS. :/

BTW, i put 2 4cm fans at my NB, it's much cooler now about 10 Celcius lower than before lol.

This post has been edited by Joseph Hahn: Jul 5 2007, 12:06 AM

Nice one there. Really tight timing.

I also finally read that guide at The Tech Repository, printed the whole damn thing except the pictures and go to BIOS and set it one by one but still i can't set my RAM timing manually. I really have no idea what's wrong. What i don't get is i can set the timing just fine when the FSB is at default 266FSB, i haven't tried setting the timing at any other FSB except 266 and 400, at 400 i simply can't set the timing at all. Any ideas ?

Enough with that i give up with setting RAM timing, i set my DDR Configuration Mode to Mode 2, Enhanced Data Transmitting & Enhanced Addressing to Fast, DQ Calibration to 6 and somewhat managed to lower NB to 1.45 now without games crashing. VDimm now is at 2.3V and VTT at 1.425. SB remains default.

As for the RAM timing, i just set it in Windows but still can't set the damn tCL to 4. The rest i just followed the guide except All Precharge to Activate. If i set it to 3 Windows will crash straightaway.


This post has been edited by Joseph Hahn: Jul 9 2007, 04:54 AM