Look at my new 3.0c!

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: Junkman

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress

Originally posted by: Nebor

It uses less voltage under load... Wierd.

Sounds like a weak PSU to me, but if it's stable who cares?

no ~ its typical ASUS vcore flux.

I've got the same thing happening on my IS7....the vcore voltage seems to drop when running prime95 When I set the

the voltage at 1.55 MBM reports 1.48v when running prime95.

THAT is a weak PSU my friend. It should not drop from 1.55V to 1.48V in Prime on the IS7. Do you mean you set it to 1.55V in the BIOS? If so, that makes more sense - the IS7 and IC7 undervolt like nuts.

I go from (right now on my crappy 2.8C @ 3.2 Ghz) 1.50V idle to 1.49V load on my IC7 with an Enermax 430W PSU. It's set to 1.55V in the BIOS I believe.

 

[THUGSROOK]

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024
I go from (right now on my crappy 2.8C @ 3.2 Ghz) 1.50V idle to 1.49V load on my IC7 with an Enermax 430W PSU. It's set to 1.55V in the BIOS I believe.

mine doesnt even fall that much :Q

bios = 1.6v
idle = 1.575v
p95 = 1.57v

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024
I go from (right now on my crappy 2.8C @ 3.2 Ghz) 1.50V idle to 1.49V load on my IC7 with an Enermax 430W PSU. It's set to 1.55V in the BIOS I believe.

mine doesnt even fall that much :Q

bios = 1.6v
idle = 1.575v
p95 = 1.57v

well you're just lucky!

mine drops about .05 at load...

so at default 1.525, it drops down to 1.47

 

[1966]

mine doesnt even fall that much

bios = 1.6v
idle = 1.575v
p95 = 1.57v

That's because you're at such a low fsb, hahaha


When are going to buy a real chip thugs? 800 fsb.

 

[jpetermann]

When are going to buy a real chip thugs? 800 fsb.

Oh boy, here we go!!!

 

[THUGSROOK]

3.5ghz is 3.5ghz!
doesnt matter what chip you use.

i got the same readings when using a 2.4C @ 290fsb....

 

[oldfart]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
3.5ghz is 3.5ghz!
doesnt matter what chip you use.

i got the same readings when using a 2.4C @ 290fsb....

Not performance wise. HT makes a pretty big difference in many apps. HT is worth quite a few MHz.

Anyone check out the
THG P4 HT video?

 

[1966]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
3.5ghz is 3.5ghz!
doesnt matter what chip you use.

i got the same readings when using a 2.4C @ 290fsb....

I was just messing around.

You still running Win98 Thugs,until you use XP you will not see much diff.

 

[Junkman]

Jiffy, I had 1.55v set in the bios. I raised it in the bios to 1.575v and MBM reports 1.52v with no load....this board does seem to undervolt quite a bit. It's not even overclocked.

Edit: don't even get me started on the temp issues with this thing!

 

[jpetermann]

Originally posted by: Junkman
Jiffy, I had 1.55v set in the bios. I raised it in the bios to 1.575v and MBM reports 1.52v with no load....this board does seem to undervolt quite a bit. It's not even overclocked.

Edit: don't even get me started on the temp issues with this thing!

Typical Abit Temp problems huh?

 

[THUGSROOK]

you mean "supposed" abit temp problems right?
just cause the temp aint to your liking, doesnt mean its wrong.

actually the same can be said for the vcore deal too.
anyone know for sure if ANY of these boards report anything correctly?
or is it just the monitoring software fudging things up?

how much $ would invest in the accuracy of these things?
thats what i thought

 

[oldfart]

I wouldn't say Abit has a temp "problem". It just reads high. Other boards read low. My IC7 reads ~ 10 - 15C high, my last board, an Albatron read ~ 10 - 15C low. My EPoX before that was just about right. Its all relative. The actual CPU temp is what it is. Its just what the board reports.

 

[jpetermann]

I stand corrected... I don't trust anything from any of them. I have yet to find two boards that are the exact same... so, thanks for the corrections guys...

 

[THUGSROOK]

actually ~ the vcore deal is real.

Abit 1.575v = Asus 1.525v (default)
thats a proven fact.

is 1 high? or one low?

 

[jpetermann]

By the way, I feel the same about htis Asus and the vcore... what do I believe... bios? Asus probe? Hehe, bottom line is... I don't...

 

[THUGSROOK]

BTW: nice chip PJ

 

[jpetermann]

Hehe... thanks man... and 2000 for me!


hehe... a long way from 9000+ like Thugs though!

 

[Junkman]

Thugs, PJ and Oldfart.....I agree with what you are saying about the temp and voltage issues. I realize that it could be

just that the board or monitoring software may just be reporting erroneous info. It's kinda confusing though when you

are trying to get everything set up to work properly. I'm running a p4 3.2 and when I see temps around 55C its kinda

scary!...... I was mainly worried that I had my Zalman properly installed....its the first non-intel cooler install for me. I did

run prime95 for 6hrs though with no problems......so I guess everything seems to be fine.

Edit: My apologies Pastor Jay, I didn't mean to hijack the thread.......thats a really nice overclock!!!

 

[batmang]

can anyone tell me why my 2.6c is such a crappy overclocker, or did i just get unlucky with the chip i got. i know your not guranteed an overclock at all. but i cant even get 3.0ghz fully stable in prime95, it runs fine in windows, but prime95 fails. i have an Allied 450w psu, is7-e motherboard, geil 3500 ultra platinum 2x256 ram, running dual channel. slk-900u heatsink with artic silver ceramique paste. thermaltake smart case fan, the original one. idle times are about 35c, max load about 45-50c. i have no clue what my bottleneck is.

 

[Duvie]

My ultra platinums rock at 1:1 all the way to 233fsb or 3.033ghz.....However I need to run them cas 2.5,8,3,3 with 2.8v.....

What are you running at 231fsb (3ghz)??? You definitely should be trying cas 2.5,8,4,4 at worst with 2.8v vdimm and absolutely NO GAT or PAT options enabled....

I got good results with bios 14 so I don't think te bios needs updated...

The temps are better then mine so I see nothing there....

try running memtest for awhile and more specificall test #4,5,6,& 8...If you error in any of them you will error in prime95...

What version of prime95??? New version 23?? If so that version say versus version 22 test ram far more...If version 23 what test are you running, blended, lots or ram????

 

[Soulkeeper]

damn nice

 

[batmang]

i cant get the cpu stable in 1:1 passed 225mhz. even if i relax the timings to 2.5-4-4-8, no go. reboots fine, but right before loading windows, it sticks at a black screen and i get no response from numlock. how far can u go using 5:4?

 

[Camofrog]

im runnning at about the same voltage i could go further with my OC but im in the proccess of some different cooling solutions, maybe its just an ASUS thing?

 

[Big Lar]

I get the same issue with voltage on mine, and I run a PCPower and Cooling Redundant 840, My vcore is 1.5875 in bios/ shows 1.6v in windows, but drops to 1.55 under load running D2OL, and other things at the same time, its an intel spec for the chip tho, so not a big deal. BTW I run mine at 3750 daily, and just bumped er up to 3825 as well, nice chips, and I have another sitting here from the same batch untested... Life is good

 

[estew33]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
3.5ghz is 3.5ghz!
doesnt matter what chip you use.

i got the same readings when using a 2.4C @ 290fsb....

Thug's what memory were you using when you oc'ed the 2.4 C. Was it the Kingston 3000 Module's