well... extreme once awhile just for a change
well,, its basically due to my disatisfaction with my old gigabyte mobo which max out at 1.5v thus im unable to go more than 3.5Ghz.

though my main purpose of getting this board is in preparation for phenom's new stepping, its still rather disappointing....

then again, the board quality is extremely good. It will be able to withstand huge heavy heatsinks, well, mainly it was indeed designed for crossfire X

And regarding the voltage issue, its with the bios. The old bios are able to go 1.57v (ver1.0) and the new bios which come shipped with my board(v1.1) is maxed out at 1.47. Currently im getting support from msi hopefully they will come out with a better bios =)

my temps when running 3.55Ghz @ 1.55v barely even hit 40c on full load... if you were me im sure you will be pretty pissed that the board limits you before the temp does.

its a D2 800mhz, havent really push it yet, after some quick test it is still unable to beat my old 10th anniversary.

So far, its running on the same settings as my crucial on a 24/7 clock (1066mhz/2.2v/5-5-5-15)

My new 3870 should be arriving today, next month upgrade would be phenom. Damm cant wait !!

btw, ive sold my tracers, will cod with another forumer here today for OCZ Reaper HPC edition.

This post has been edited by AoiNatsume: Jan 3 2008, 02:05 PM

CM690, of all cases i used before, none of them can win CM690 in term of price:functionality. Im using mine as well as my watercooled setup.

Here's some hardware pron.

Note that the pic in the setup is still an 8800, now im using HD3870 single, will be getting another one by the end of this month.

Dearest F3 lapped to perfection.



Sexy Hardwares



The Virgin HD3870



HD3870 After being raped by me, which explains why it looks even more sexy now



All Aboard ~!!



See how everything fits perfectly on my CM690, indeed a marvelous budget case. and Yes i know the PSU is upside down, but i had to do it this way for the sake of cable management.



Overall Look

Hey bro,

According to the pm that you sent to me regarding your dual channel problem, u mentioned that u placed your ram in slot 1 and slot 3. In order to run dual channel, you will have to slot them in slot 1 and 2.

Cost price =)
i sell hardwares and accesories bro.

this is indeed very strange then, im still running my tracers on that board the same morning before passing it on to you...
come come grab my ram offer and test it out
i think most likely the ram is the culprit.

haha, heavy overclocker like you would be better off staying naked

well, my MSI K9A2 is in preparation for phenom new stepping. Once its out my f3 will be in my Hall Of Fame along with my legendary 4.7Ghz prescott xD

i can source it out for you if u want =)
my shop do carry biostar products.

Im guess its your ram which is the culprit. Change it to 2T command rate and try again.

your voltage are pretty fine IMHO, mine needs the same as yours for a solid 3.2Ghz, for 3.4Ghz rock solid you will need at least 1.5

those thick profile 3.8cm fans are amazing if you use them with a proper controller. As the matter in fact, i have 2 of those 120x120x38 monster on my radiator. No normal profile fan is able to provide the air flow like these thick fans, with silent speed (3-5v), the air flow is still awesome yet its totally silent, and when you're in the mood for some overclocking, let them roar

and btw devilman, glad to see that you liked the 140mm fans, they are really really silent and yet able to produce good airflow. Now got new fan controller in stock xD

This post has been edited by AoiNatsume: Jan 7 2008, 02:11 AM

wow... its damm rare to see DFI with such a classy packaging and some fancy looking board layout. Usually DFI packaging looks damm cheap

haha, what i meant was, usually their packaging looks cheap for those who dont know the DFI brand. Very typical china type packing, and the lan party has been UV reactive since then.

Well.. the difference i was trying to say is like... the old DFI looks very "lala-zhai" type while the new 790 board looks bloody awesome classy

opps.. posted on the wrong thread

This post has been edited by AoiNatsume: Jan 9 2008, 09:32 PM


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dude.. that brown spot is the copper. You need to sand it more to remove all the nickel coat so that only the copper is exposed.

Look at mine after fully lapped.



it should be copper already.

This post has been edited by AoiNatsume: Jan 9 2008, 09:35 PM

i guess most AMD users are budget wise minded, that includes me as well. Speaking of which... performance rams these days are blardy cheap, can't wait for my 4gb kit from kingmaker, RM400 for a kit of 2x2gb DDR1000 kit

Also, is it just me, or does anyone else here feels that AMD runs windows smoother than intel counter parts? being using dblooi's F3 for awhile.. and a couple of days ago i set up my friend's C2D E6850 and it a littler choppier than my very own F3.... hmm..

Black edition till the end is still a brisbane, on the same clock as a 5200 does, the 5200 wins. The black edition has an unlocked multi which makes it fun to tweak, you can have a cheap ram and clock the CPU skyhigh without ram limitation and also, keep the speed low while burning your ram skyhigh.

But after tasting Windsor and brisbane cores, id go for 5200+ anytime rather than 5000+ BE.

i do have the converter, RM14 in my shop =)

Yes, reviews are only used as a refference and not final concluding result. Most review these days are corrupted.

very much agreed.

lol... very true, but it hurts hahaha. Pocket very big lubang now

you've got reply =)

use 10x multi and try to go from there.

I remembered my previous X2 4000+ manage to hit 3.1Ghz + on that board.