Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe anyone have one

[razaghoul]

 

[n7]

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2697

There do appear to be some issues with this mobo though, so read around elsewhere too.

I'm not sure if the new bios magically fixed or not...

 

[n7]

Oops dp

 

[LittleNemoNES]

yeah just got mine today. I know I'm still a novice but I have no freaking idea how to OC using this board... Just yesterday I was on a DFI SLI-Infinity posting an Opteron 170 @ 2.7 with 1.45v, 4x HTT, 3-3-3-8@ 2.7


I'm kinda overwhelmed with this thing... anyone have any links? Cos I'm running @ stock, 2.0 :-(

 

[n7]

Okay, since i'm about to go to bed i'm just going to copy n paste from a post i made on OCing the A8R-MVP.
I'm willing to bet the A8R32-MVP has a very similar layout for options, so this may help.
Please use your own settings, & merely use this as a basic guide for finding where the settings are

Okay.

Everything you'll need to change is in the advanced menu.

First, go to Advanced. Pic.
Then CPU Configuration. Pic.
Second to the bottom, you'll see i've brought up the HT Link Speed menu. Set that to 800 aka 4x, or later, if you raise your HTT (FSB) to over 250, then set to 600.
800 for now though.

Now go to the last item in the CPU Configuration menu, Memory Configuration (right below HT Link Speed). Pic.

See how i've set Memclock Mode to Limit?
Set it like that, & then select Memclock Value like i have in that pic, & select the 166 divider.
Later on, you can try different dividers, etc., when you find out your RAM's maximum overclock.

To make sure RAM is set to 1T, see this part of the Memory Configuration menu: Pic.
Go to User Config Mode & set that to manual, & you will then be able to go down to CMD-ADDR Timing Mode & select 1T.

Above that you see MCT Timing Mode, which are all the timings for your RAM.
I'd suggest leaving those settings at auto for now, but if you wish, you can set your CAS, TRAS, TRP, & TRCD to what your RAM is rated for.

Now, to actually overclock the CPU.
Go back to the main advanced menu, & select JumperFree Configuration.
That takes you here: Pic.

Since you now have set up your HT Link speed & RAM divider, you can now begin to gradually raise the HTT, or as its worded there, CPU frequency.
Unlike the other selections, you have to select CPU frequency, & then manually key in the speed you want.
Start off slow. 205, then if that's successful back in Windows, 210, etc.
For now, i'd suggest setting Vcore to 1.4V, & leaving overvoltage off.
For Ram, 2.65-2.8 is safe for now. Use whatever yours is rated for.

With each increase, check the stability with those programs i mentioned earlier.

CPU-Z is a great program for telling you what speed your CPU & RAM are running at, if you don't have that already.

Good luck!

 

[LittleNemoNES]

thanks for the tip, man. It must have been late, yesterday, though. Finally figured it out.

 

[NDJeff]

:disgust:
I am having a horrible time getting this board set up. I figured I could try this board while my DFI Expert is going through the RMA process, but I can't even get it stable to install XP.
This board just seems rushed to market and unfinished. I could run prime stable at 2.85 with this RAM and CPU on my DFI board, but can't even reboot without hanging up on this board.