No current bios allows for more than 1.55vcore on A8N SLI or MSI!

[housecat]

Originally posted by: mofrack
My overclock is not hardcore by any means, but still provides a significant performance bump compared to stock operation. Now, I am watercooling, but I also dont think that vcore topping out at 1.55 is much of a problem, if one at all. And if you want over 1.55 vcore, you are going for a pretty damn serious overclock and shouldnt be running an Asus anyway.

Housecat needs to get a DFI, an Abit, or voltmod his A8N. Thanks for the info, Housecat, but anyone I know that owns or plans on getting an A8N knows about the vcore range, doesnt care, or both.

Cheers.

I agree, personally I wouldnt of bought this board if I'd known this information.

 

[housecat]

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[mofrack]

Originally posted by: housecat
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Housecat, why are you bumping this thread?

Everyone knows about the 1.55 vcore limit on the A8N, if theyre using any BIOS other the 1002.

The only person who seems upset about it is you.

 

[housecat]

Originally posted by: mofrack

Originally posted by: housecat
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Housecat, why are you bumping this thread?

Everyone knows about the 1.55 vcore limit on the A8N, if theyre using any BIOS other the 1002.

The only person who seems upset about it is you.

Yeah "everyone knows about this" AFTER they buy it and upgrade the bios!!

I'm not upset at all. I took it in strides. Instead of b!tching, like I have every right to do.. I just bought another board.
But that doesnt mean I'm not going to alert the rest here.. who might not be as financially well-off as I am.

You are the one that seems upset.. invoking the name of Jesus when some guy wants over 1.55vcore.. you dork.

Jesus, why does everyone want higher Vcore on this Asus board? 1.55v is enough for any moderate overclocks, especially when running a Winchester core CPU.

Wouldnt it just be easier to get a DFI or Abit that supports higher vcore voltages if youre looking for an insane overclock?

Seriously man.. some of us want more than 1.55vcore, get over it. People can voltmod or do whatever they want with it.

Its too bad this troubles you.

 

[akugami]

The Asus A8N is not the best overclocking board but it's a decent one. If you're not looking for extreme overclocking then this is a fine board. Most people using this to overclock are going to be in the 2.5-2.7ghz range and 1.55v is enough to get you there. I'm running at 2.56ghz and only using 1.4375v. I can boot to Windows at 2.62 but it locks up when I try to Prime95 it at those voltages. I haven't tried bumping it to the max voltage and seeing if it's stable cause I'm using stock HSF. a bump from 1.8ghz stock to 2.56ghz is an awesome overclock already. If you feel the need to push more voltages and have more overclocking options than this board provides, get the DFI.

 

[Robowang]

Not everyone with a Winchester core CPU can get even 2.5 at the 1.5 vcore. 2.7GHz is in the top 1% on all the Overclock databases that are available to peruse on the www. I am glad if you can, but don't be making that statement just because you have one and it gets a good overclock at low vcores. My own personal experience is with three Winnies and four NF4 boards, and that's all I can say anything about. One of the three CPUs could hit 2.674 GHz at 1.5 but I'm running it at 2854 with 1.64 vcore, the other two will not run a stable 2500 even at 1.64. I do watercool so I don't mind slapping the voltage to the components. That not everyones thing either and that's ok.
I believe the main issue in this thread is directed to people that ARE concerned about the low vcore issue. If you (or anyone else) is not concerned or interested in this issue, then why are you reading it, and posting to the thread? MOST People come to these forums to get information about issues that concern them, others just like to flame. Well, flaming doesn't get anybody anything, it just fills the thread up with crap.
I see the same thing in practically every overclocking thread. People that are either trying to force their opinions down other peoples throat about the evils of O'clocking, or even O'clockers pretty much saying that if you don't do it their way, you are an idiot when you have problems. The former are closeminded, and the latter are just arrogant a-ses.
What I am concerned about here is the FACT that the ASUS and MSI NF4 boards are limiting the vcore settings in the bios, MONTHS after the boards were released with high vcore settings. I bought my boards with the belief that they had the STATED capability of more than 1.5 vcore. That's my criteria for purchase and I certainly don't have to explain to anyone why. I do with my wallet and hardware as I please. Don't you? Now, after the "research and purchase" of the board(s), I find that one of the important specifications of the purchase is not attainable. With MSI SLI and the Winchester core, it never was, and now ASUS is releasing updated bios that limit the vcore spec. I feel that I have a right to complain. If I don't complain, then it won't get changed. Maybe you don't feel I have the right to complain, that's your privilige. But, believe me, I am going to ignore your opinion and continue to march as it doesn't give me a plus mark in the search for an answer to this issue.
About the ASUS, it seems that it was capable of higher vcores in the earlier bios versions. So the helpful answer that has been given is to use the old bios'. Well, bios releases are not just to fix vcore issues, but to address other component problems as well. As in the latest MSI SLI release, it fixed a LAN problem I was having. So there are occasions that NOT updating isn't desireable.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Ick! I didn't notice that.

 

[Robowang]

Kensai
Just for info, have you tried your Winchester on the MSI? And, how do you like your ATI mb?

 

[mofrack]

To housecat and any others who took my posts about the 1.55 vcore limit on the A8N boards, I apologize.

I just dont get why people are bashing a great board by Asus, just because of a few issues it has with overclocking. It still OC's better than the Gigabyte, but then again, nobody is posting on how to try and get more vcore out of a Gigabyte are they?

Anyhow, if I seemed antagonistic, I apologize. Just got a little frustrated with everyone hating on the A8N because it isnt a DFI...

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: akugami
The Asus A8N is not the best overclocking board but it's a decent one. If you're not looking for extreme overclocking then this is a fine board. Most people using this to overclock are going to be in the 2.5-2.7ghz range and 1.55v is enough to get you there. I'm running at 2.56ghz and only using 1.4375v. I can boot to Windows at 2.62 but it locks up when I try to Prime95 it at those voltages. I haven't tried bumping it to the max voltage and seeing if it's stable cause I'm using stock HSF. a bump from 1.8ghz stock to 2.56ghz is an awesome overclock already. If you feel the need to push more voltages and have more overclocking options than this board provides, get the DFI.

I really don't understand why people like you stop overclocking at some point when they can increase the Vcore and get higher overclock. You mention it's "cause I'm using stock HSF" - well that's just dumb, what really matters are the temps the cpu is hitting. I assume that with your current relatively low Vcore your temps must be low as well, probably well below 50C even at 100% cpu load. You might want to know that Winchester core is rated to operate up to 70C, but most people try to limit the temps from going past 60C for safety. But in your case there is enormous headroom still left, hence it is utterly silly of you to not increase the Vcore to reach higher speeds. It's almost like you're afraid that if you increase the Vcore, it will immediately fry the CPU - "cause I'm using the stock HSF". Silly. The stock HSF is indeed not as good as some aftermarket coolers, meanning the CPU temp is higher then what it could be with aftermarket cooler, but as long as the temps are below 60C which still has ample safety cushion from the real limit, then you could defientely apply more Vcore.

 

[ajmiles]

Perhaps they fact they reintroduced 1.55 -> 1.65V in the 1007.004 BIOS is a good sign, but to be fair, nothing radical has happened since the 1002 BIOS.