x48 + QX9650 = extreme anger. please help

[Solaris17]

p95 an hour stable? hmmm try reinstalling the cats or reinstalling vantage.

EDIT: i stated the above options because i would notice after a change of hardware or serious OC that certain programs would crash untill reinstalled...for example going from 9600's to 9800's crashed 3d06 and ut3 reinstalling the applications fixed the problem...i found this to be proven because upon further examination alot of programs save your system configuration in a settings.cgf or .ini this was confirmed when i went from AMD to intel and i tried to boot SOF double helix it would run a kind of CMD loader upon starting the game it would detect my old 3600+ and mobo and would immedietly crash saying i had incompatible hardware to run the game reinstalling the game fixed the problem as it detected the proper hardware.

 

[Fitseries3]

it seems that it either gets scrambled gfx in the bench or it freezes/bsod after i get a score. maybe a driver issue?

still.... 1.5v for 4.16ghz is crazy. my last qx9650 did 4.5ghz at only 1.4325v

 

[Solaris17]

read edit further insite into my post.

 

[Fitseries3]

so maybe just do a complete reinstall of OS and everything?

bios reflash seemed to do a tad to help. im actually getting somewhere now. i still think im gonna RMA this sucker.

i tried farting on it and everything.

 

[Solaris17]

so maybe just do a complete reinstall of OS and everything?

that would be sound advice but at first id reinstall vantage and the cats if it still happens it may be because of a stray dll in the system 32 folder causing you problems..at hat point it is almost impossible to isolate the file in question and weather or not it is a single file or a series of which that are failing consecutively...so at that point a reformat would probably be the easiest option.

 

[HeavyH20]

Hmm. I run mine at 1.38V for 4.33 GHz for the 24x7 setting and keep the 1333 FSB and all other voltages low except for benching sessions when I bump up FSB. Since you can run Prime for so long, it seems like a memory item to me or the video drivers. Have you made any runs without the NVIDIA card in place?

I would reseat the CPU, reset the config data on the BIOS and remove all the video and chipset drivers and re-install. I ran into a weird item today where I could not get the third card to recognize for Tri SLI. Remove video drivers, reboot, reinstall - no good. Remove, shut down, remove a card, reboot into windows then shut down, install card, then go into windows, install driver - all OK.

 

[Fitseries3]

see... thats how it always is for me...

today will totally suck and tomorrow i'll be killing benchmark scores like no ones business. seems like its all in the weather.

 

[Solaris17]

see... thats how it always is for me...

today will totally suck and tomorrow i'll be killing benchmark scores like no ones business. seems like its all in the weather.

ah an overclockers life the only thing in life that is touchier than your GF on a bad day and even harder to understand

 

[Fitseries3]

i feel like im totally relearning everything on this board.

i have p45 down and i could school anyone on p45 but this x48 is heckling me like MAD.

all the settings seem to do nothing to make things better.

i have already identified that this qx9650 has a few problems...

1. stuck sensors: reads 20, 20, 9, 4 at all times on air , water, and TEC
2. FSB wall at 462mhz: tried all multis from 6 - 14(obviously the higher ones did not boot)
3. needs TONS of voltage to boot into windows although it can post at low volts

 

[Fitseries3]

dont ask me how i got this to run.... just look at the voltage.

 

[Fitseries3]

it seems as though this board HATES 45nm chips. it will NOT OC the qx9650 OR the e8600 past 4ghz and have any stability at all.

yes i got a few benches in but what you didnt see was the BSOD right after i saved the screenshot.

 

[Solaris17]

dude fail do you think you should RMA the board for something diffirent?

 

[Fitseries3]

i was thinking....

RMA the evo and get another one.

then if the next one sucks too get a rampage extreme

then send that one back and get my money back and get a x58 board and i7 920.

 

[Solaris17]

i was thinking....

RMA the evo and get another one.

then if the next one sucks too get a rampage extreme

then send that one back and get my money back and get a x58 board and i7 920.

do it

 

[Fitseries3]

im getting nothing with the e8600 either. it will let me in the bios then reboot with my settings and then as soon as i see the post screen the whole board shuts off.

 

[Solaris17]

im getting nothing with the e8600 either. it will let me in the bios then reboot with my settings and then as soon as i see the post screen the whole board shuts off.

hmmm


things to try if you havent already.


Try bios's from oldest to newest.

Try 1 4870

try reinstalling cats.

Try reinstalling vantage/other programs giving a problem

try installing wondows with 1 4870 in and then add the second after your done formating and all drivers are updated.

if non of the above works RMA for second board if second board does the same dont waste time send that back for a refund then buy a diffirent board.

also make sure you replace the TIM on your north and south bridges even if temps are good some chips may have a "problem temp" for example my NB at 1.7v would load at like 54 not bad however my system gave me a million problem until i changed the tim and it loaded at 47 then life was good.

 

[Binge]

Sorry to hear all this about your wonder-board. Apparently the x38s are having little to no issue hitting fsb in the 600s. :-/

 

[Fitseries3]

hmmm


things to try if you havent already.


Try bios's from oldest to newest.

Try 1 4870

try reinstalling cats.

Try reinstalling vantage/other programs giving a problem

try installing wondows with 1 4870 in and then add the second after your done formating and all drivers are updated.

if non of the above works RMA for second board if second board does the same dont waste time send that back for a refund then buy a diffirent board.

also make sure you replace the TIM on your north and south bridges even if temps are good some chips may have a "problem temp" for example my NB at 1.7v would load at like 54 not bad however my system gave me a million problem until i changed the tim and it loaded at 47 then life was good.

dont have any 4870s but im trying a 4850 alone.

if i could get into windows i would do the rest.

NOTHING over 3.9ghz will work on the e8600 OR qx9650. im not 100% sure the chip is bad other than the stuck sensors.

 

[Fitseries3]

Sorry to hear all this about your wonder-board. Apparently the x38s are having little to no issue hitting fsb in the 600s. :-/

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=74974

 

[SystemViper]

man, feel sorry for you, that is one hard learning curve.

 

[Fitseries3]

man, feel sorry for you, that is one hard learning curve.

yeah.... you said it man.

if i wanted TOTAL PITA with COMPLETE failure i woulda got a phenom.

 

[Solaris17]

yeah.... you said it man.

if i wanted TOTAL PITA with COMPLETE failure i woulda got a phenom.

aahahahahahaha o phenom that says phenom because phenominal would be an over statement after AMD saw how poor they performed in comparioson they changed the name to phenom to reflect its actual performance level.

 

[SystemViper]

yeah.... you said it man.

if i wanted TOTAL PITA with COMPLETE failure i woulda got a phenom.

 

[Fitseries3]

ok... help me out here. this is a bit different than im used to.

do i take the TIM off AND the thermal pads?

 

[dark2099]

I would say just the TIM, leave the pads. What are you going to replace it with?