oh yeah baby got my dfi expert but having pros still!!

[curt]

ok so i got my dfi expert awsome board

only thing i dont like is the ever cheasy chip set cooler wich did 52c stock now does 42c

any way playing with the board an im still haveing the same crashes as i did with my asus board wich is odd

any way i narowed it down to my ram if i give my ram 2.9v it gets more stable
so how high can i go bios goes to 4v but that a lil high for 2.5v ram lmao

an thers so many ram cas setting on this board i duno whats what

my ram temps ar 28c at 2.8v so ther not evin getting warm yeat

 

[Darknova]

For DDR you can go up to 2.8-3.0v. Although if you do have to use 3.0v then I would seriously consider some form of active cooling.

 

[panchoman]

run memtest and see if any errors are generated. run cpu-z and see what the voltage specs for your ram are. i dont think you need 2.8v for ddr2 400, thats like what you need for like ddr2 1200+, correct me if im wrong.

 

[curt]

hey

my ram allways has active cooling along with every thing els on my system

i was thinking 3v is about high as i wana go [i do have a 128mb stick i can test 4v on lol]

im still running into fsb errors wich is startin to piss me off rams at like 167mh fsb 366 an cant get it stable no mater how low i set my cpu

im not shure how but sometimes when i lower some cas setting it gets more stable wich is odd [like make them tighter] i.e from 3 to 2

 

[panchoman]

how'd you test your memory temp anyways?

 

[curt]

hey

i use thermal probs i got about 20 of the thin ones [if pulled them from vareus things]

an i have about 3 of the solid probs good for hihg temp stuff or liqid testing

i have them all over an move them about got one next to my cpu core the one on my ran is under the heat spreder betwean 2 chips got 1 on my 8800gts to an one next to the chip set core i like knowing real temps

i can get it to boot at 366 or 400 w/e but it stalles out just before it will boot from the drive an reboots after a moment of doing nothing

 

[panchoman]

try running memtest.

 

[curt]

hey

so rite now im pratending that 366fsb is stock an trying to work ever thing out for that but im still not getting it

so its 366 x7 wich gives me 2.5gh for the cpu wich is nothin an the ram at 180 about that

an still wont go if try bumping all volts up nothing changeing ram speed nothing an i keep blacking it out with the cas timmings not used to thaeas ones yeat

ok im guna start at 333fsb an just cheaked my mobo volts all good 12.15 4.95 3.32

omg this mobo is crazy u can save presets thats awsome

 

[DRDNA]

I never run DDR at less than 3v usually more...alwasys active cooled though and either clocked or crzy tight or a mix of both
Dude excellent choice in MOBO That board will teach you more than you could begin to imagine ...lol you have a nice journey ahead of you...no board on the planet compares in bios options ....I'm jealous and way happy for ya that choice MOBO just earned you 3 thnx from me.

 

[sneekypeet]

run memtest and see if any errors are generated. run cpu-z and see what the voltage specs for your ram are. i dont think you need 2.8v for ddr2 400, thats like what you need for like ddr2 1200+, correct me if im wrong.

you are wrong...dependiing on what you are doing with the DDR and what type. Ive seen TCCD as high as 3.2V+ , and I personally ran my BALLISTIX @ 3.0V+ to do 600MHz . It just depends on the situation and what you are looking to do. ACTIVE COOLING IS A MUST AT THESE VOLTS!!!!!!

@ curt ...did you lap the stock DFI cooler for the chipset yet....it took me some time but it was well worth the effort IMHO.

here have a look.....http://img.techpowerup.org/071026/DFIcooler7.jpg

 

[curt]

ok

ok i got 333 to work with 3x ht at 999mh so it has to be at 2 for 366 but still wont go

or does it not like 366 maby 400 will go [nope]

im up to 345fsb so far going up by 5mh for now

yeah i did the chip set an allso gave it a copper shim to help spread the heat threw the cheap heat sink [u should see what i put on my asus premium chip set 33c hehe] the dfi dosent need it thow my asus ran stable at 74c chip set temp at stock

 

[DRDNA]

I love all My lanparty boards ...each unique ...and all very much loved....they at times will make me want to pull my hair out cuz I'm like what the F--! ..then combam I found the setting that i needed...theres been weeks no no months where I would be in my bios more than the OS ....They are great so much fun too ....oh wow I am a fanboy

 

[sneekypeet]

I love all My lanparty boards ...each unique ...and all very mush loved....they at times will make me want to pull my hair out cuz I'm like what the F--! ..then combam I found the setting that i needed...theres been weeks no no months where I would be in my bios more than the OS ....They are great so much fun too ....oh wow I am a fanboy

completely agreed with the fanboyism....moving to 775 shortly and my lady is gettin my DFI cuz I can't let it go!!!!

 

[DrunkenMafia]

run memtest and see if any errors are generated. run cpu-z and see what the voltage specs for your ram are. i dont think you need 2.8v for ddr2 400, thats like what you need for like ddr2 1200+, correct me if im wrong.

The standard voltage for ddr1 is 2.5v
The standard voltage for ddr2 is 1.8v

High performance DDR1 can run anywhere from 2.5v - 3.3v. As a general rule anything above 3v on ddr1 should have some form of active cooling.

High performance DDR2 can run anywhere from 1.8v - ~2.6v. As a general rule anything above 2.1v on ddr2 should have some form of active cooling.


@ curt.

Your expert mb should have memtest built into the bios. Its in the ram settings page of your bios. Enable that and then reboot. The pc will go straight into memtest and test the ram without having to use boot disks or windows etc... That is what I would do first. Make sure you set all your ram timings to auto to start with...

 

[DRDNA]

completely agreed with the fanboyism....moving to 775 shortly and my lady is gettin my DFI cuz I can't let it go!!!!

SWEET I still have a vapoed s754 +3700CH with a lanparty that I bugg on at times with an x850xt PE

 

[curt]

her

i not worried about heat so dun u guys worry

i want my 400fsb damit

this is what i do to thing that get hot [the pic is my asus-sli premium chip set] now thats fan less cooling the heat pipe they put on dident evin sit rite

so yeah 345fsb so far trying more rite now chip set at [44c on 1.52v lil buggers get warm]
cpu core 23c ram 27c

im havin better luck setting timeings my self ther just in a dirferent order so taken me a few

its chockin out at 355mh

trying memtest thing
cant get that far lmao
nope freezes before u evin get to it

ok i lowered the fsb to run the mem test but it dosent rilly tell me any thing usefull [ither the bios freezes or it dosent] its not like unstable

maby i need a new bios? or a older one?

 

[sneekypeet]

there are alot of BIOS' for that mobo...let me look to see if I can find them again.

EDIT:::: you can make this CD and try these ....plus if you jump to DIY-street ns see some others.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=424204

 

[curt]

yeah 345fsb is fine an stable an 350 isint an volts dont help so im thinkin its the bios

ok yeah i went up from 345 1mh at a time an it stoped dead at 354mh 353mh stable ???????????? agean uping volts does nothig

ohhh i think it sead my bios is from 05

what the hell is the ldt bus

 

[curt]

ok

i just made a safty bios bios from a dead board u swap em before u flash an chablam u gota spare bios spare flashed with newer vershion of my bios

lmao damn win flash can never get it rite

the dos one works thow doing that now humm must be a difernt size chip
its from a p4 boards an i put a a8n-sli bios on it no prob

opps it was an update lol not a hole file

 

[Wile E]

yeah 345fsb is fine an stable an 350 isint an volts dont help so im thinkin its the bios

ok yeah i went up from 345 1mh at a time an it stoped dead at 354mh 353mh stable ???????????? agean uping volts does nothig

ohhh i think it sead my bios is from 05

what the hell is the ldt bus

LDT is the HT. So LDT Multi = HT multi, etc.

 

[curt]

oh ok so ltd volts would be the ht link got yuh

 

[curt]

ok

ok i got my p4 bios chip flashed proper so not i have a spare bios being the stock one

i had the use the emerge flash floppy disk to clear the old rom

um yeah an some how my preset in there on the new bios [its a totaly difernt chip un less it kept it in ram wile i flashed

trying 366mh agean

damit 355 failed

 

[sneekypeet]

I believe AthlonX2 was on the OCZtonys bios that comes on the CD I linked you to!

 

[curt]

oh im starting to have fun now frigin ram doing 700mh ddr like damn 350mh real

wate thats fucked up cus my fsb is 350 an ram is set to 120mh

an if i set it to 100mh i get 175mh ddr 350

 

[Laurijan]

If you have 2 ram modules installed be sure to place them in slot 2 and 4 (the orange ones) -thats what the manual says concerning overclocking ram.