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Epox 8kha+ question ?

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VascoV

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I would like to know what you guys think about this board? And about the Epox brand? The reviews in the net say it is very nice, but I would like to have some user feedback!!


Thanks..
 
Ok, using my 8KHA+ (KT266A) right now

Duron 800
Crucial 2100 CAS 2.5
Quantum Fireball plus AS and Fujitsui HD's
Mitsumi CDRW, Pioneer 16x DVD
300W PSU, 14A@3.3V and 30A@5V. 165W combined.

On first power up, I got the infamous black screen and crapped myself.

Then I realised that I'd set the jumper to 133 FSB, when my CPU was a 100 FSB part. It was trying to boot the CPU at too high a speed and freezing!

Set the jumper to 100 FSB and no problems whatsoever. Since you can select the FSB and multiplier in the bios, the jumper is simply to allow the CPU to boot.

The board is Rev 2.0 and the bios 10/5 version that came as standard. Since I'm getting such good performance and stability, I doubt I'll upgrade the bios to a newer version anytime soon.

Now here comes the strange part - how easy it was to o/c.

Set the FSB to 140, default DDR voltage (2.6) - test, no problems.

Set the FSB to 150, DDR default (2.6) - no probs.

Set the FSB to 166, DDR voltage at 2.8 - test, no problems!

All of the above using the fastest memory timings! Boy I love crucial.

I've been using a FSB of 166 and the memory scores are phenomenal! ~900 and 1100 with a Duron 800 o/c to 1000 (166*6)! Not a single lock up either in many tests! I?ve not yet gone beyond 166 FSB because I?d have to increase the DDR voltage above my personal limit of 2.8V. Remarkable how it?s the memory and not my devices that are holding me back however, and I?ve heard this board can reach much higher FSB if the RAM is up to it..

Strange thing is my drives used to bitch at being on a 145 FSB on my KT7A, but on the 8KHA+ they've not given me a single glitch????????? Some people are saying that Epox have discovered a way of changing latencies on the PCI bus in order to keep all devices happy at higher FSB. It's a method that certainly works, although I'd be happier if they'd give us 1/5 divider support at 166. Apparently the clock generator supports this, so in a future bios release we may see a true 1/5 setting. Still, the current method seems to work just fine. The only problem I've found at these high (above approx 155) settings is that the board does not reset properly, needing a push of the reset button in order to kick it back to life. At settings below this threshold (155) no problems exist with my board whatsoever.

If this is what KT266A m/b are about, the rest of you are in for a treat once all the boards are out!


Deano, one stunned 8KHA+ owner.
 
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