heh.. yea.. lets get around to that.. ping me tomorrow or sunday ?
btw my 850 *is* stable... were all along.. a few test runs of 3dmark2000 at stock speed made it crash too... every thing else runs without a glitch... including 48 hours non-stop diablo2 (heh)..
It seem like the ATI drivers for my gfx card has issues (no stupid remarks please
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http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=173006
ill cut/paste a post from Thorn who's been a tremendous help, source of nfo when it comes to these converters.... here's his post:
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Ok, I've been running tests on the BH6 with a MS-6905Master. Yes, I've been using the newset BIOS for the BH6 (R1.02), I updated the BIOS (QM) before I started the initial tests with the Asus slotket. This brought about some very interesting results... BTW, when I say stable I mean stable. The system is capable of running anything without any errors. I tested with Prime95 and Q3A for several hours each.
MSI MS-6905Master
850MHz (8.5x100) - 1.70v; Stable
876MHz (8.5x103) - 1.75v; Stable
952MHz (8.5x112) - 1.80v-1.90v; Will Post but is unstable, will load Win98 at 1.90v but crashes soon after... not temperature related (I'm using an Alpha PAL35 w/ silver compound).
Asus S370
850MHz (8.5x100) - 1.70v; Stable
876MHz (8.5x103) - 1.80v; Stable
952MHz (8.5x112) - 1.85v-1.90v; Will Post but is unstable, will not load Win98 at all.
So, we see that both slotkets seem to perform about the same (with a slight edge going to the MSI). I believe the MSI would be capable of running at 892 (at 1.80v or 1.85v) if the 105MHz FSB were available on the BH6. The Asus S370 would probably do well also but at a higher voltage (maybe 1.85v or 1.90v). At these voltages though very aggressive cooling would be a must, maybe with a peltier/water setup or just an awesome air cooler (high-end Alpha or GW). I'm not sure a GORB could handle it.
Abit BM6
850MHz (8.5x100) - 1.60v; Stable
876MHz (8.5x103) - 1.65v; Stable
892MHz (8.5x105) - 1.65v; Stable
952MHz (8.5x112) - Will test tomorrow when I have more time and can swap in better SDRAM.
Big difference, draw your own conclusions. But I'm leaning towards the BM6 being a more stable solution (with this CPU at least). Like anything else in elecrtonics when you shorten leads you get better signal. This very well may be the case.
I'll post results at 112MHz FSB on the BM6 tomorrow. Stay tuned!
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RAMBUS ISA SUCKAGE!
10 not 9, 10 not 11. -Bahir
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Conclusion: U just may have more luck with a msi 6905 master edition converter... i have one, maybe we could test it ? depends on how stubborn the chip is..
l8r.
