Picked up an E8400 but..

[lopri]

Being close to Micro Center has certainly bad side effects on my spending habit. Received an e-mail about E8400 for $189, and this morning I went out to get a coffee and on the way back I took a slightly different route back to my house.. Of course with an E8400..

The trouble is, that I don't have any board to test it on other than Bad Axe 2. My 680i is en route to EVGA for the Step-Up to 780i, and I won't touch my main rig (DFI P965-S) for such purposes.

That leaves me the Bad Axe 2 that I could snag back from someone close to me. I don't know what to do? I mean, I wouldn't worry about them not working together, but I would hate to see them killing each other..

 

[Tempered81]

congrats, i don't think you'll kill the cpu by trying it in a board that doesn't natively support it. Wish i had a micro center nearby. btw whats the max FSB on a 780i?

 

[Jules]

Grats, I just picked one up also with a Asus P5K. Im having 1 issue though. I turned off Speed Step but it seems like the multi keeps going to 6x when im not using it. No sure whats up with that. Whats the stock vcore on it?

 

[lopri]

Max FSB on 780i: No clue. My max FSB on 680i was 480FSB with an E6400.
Stock VID: No clue. Haven't even opened the package yet. The box says 1.225v max.

 

[Jules]

This thing is pissing me off. The Speed Step won't turn off. I keep disabling it but when i reboot its enabled again

 

[Tempered81]

vid might be less than 1 if your lucky. probaby 1.10 or 1.05

 

[Tempered81]

mouth, you have to disable a few options sometimes. theres like 3 or 4, i cant remember than names and ive been drinking but heres my guess....
c1st
E1st
TM2
thermal blah blah

turn em all to disabled.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
mouth, you have to disable a few options sometimes. theres like 3 or 4, i cant remember than names and ive been drinking but heres my guess....
c1st
E1st
TM2
thermal blah blah

turn em all to disabled.

Thanks for the tip. Seems like that doesn't work for me. I change it to disabled and when i save and reboot it goes back to enabled. Not sure whats the deal with this.

 

[Tempered81]

p5ks suckxor look here:

19F591WH$KXFDL


man i must be ewasted

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131180

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
p5ks suckxor look here:

19F591WH$KXFDL


man i must be ewasted

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131180

You sure are.

 

[hans007]

it wont run on the badaxe 2. because the badaxe 2 doesnt technically supports 1333 bus. also the 975x chipset doesnt support 45nm i'm pretty sure. the 965 would if you had the right bious since its a newer design supposedly

 

[lopri]

I don't think I will try it on tonight. Getting late and I'd rather watch some TVs.. (lame, I know. )

hans007: Can't say for sure but BadAxe 2 does support 1333 bus, I think. Actually it was one of the first few boards that had the option to choose straps. (whether it works as intended is a different story) With E2140 installed, the BIOS gives whoopping 4 strap choices - 133, 200, 266, 333.

Talking slightly off-topic, BadAxe 2 is really a great board, I'm reminded. Not many boards have given me such a stable feel outside some of the DFI's offerings. I built a rig with this board for someone else like a year ago, and everything works now as it did back then. Overclocks great, performance is great, and all the advertised features work without a hitch. The most impressive thing with this board for me is that it handles every single power-saving tasks under heavy overclocking. C1E/EIST/Stand-by/Sleep/Hybernation all work wonderfully with both XP32 and Vista64.

Maybe I will try it tomorrow.

 

[lopri]

Is there any report of success? Bad Axe 2 + E8400, that is. I have an E8400 with its factory-seal intact sitting. Ugh.

 

[Tempered81]

I read somewhere that a badaxe2 was the first platform they showed a 45nm wolfdale on at IDF last year. It had some hardware modifications and an engineering bios though. I dunno maybe check intel mobo website for support?

 

[Phunk0ne]

VID Voltage Range

 

[Tempered81]

Originally posted by: Phunk0ne
VID Voltage Range

Jeez i hope when i open up coretemp it says VID: .085. That would be friggin' sweet!

 

[Phunk0ne]

Originally posted by: jaredpace

Originally posted by: Phunk0ne
VID Voltage Range

Jeez i hope when i open up coretemp it says VID: .085. That would be friggin' sweet!

I doubt that will happen @ stock speed, unless you are planning in underclocking & undervolting your E8400?

 

[lopri]

I thought VID is a fixed value? Two seemingly identical chips can have different VID. Sometimes it means a very different thermal characteristics, and other times it means really nothing. Not the greatest measure for OC potential but I guess it's better than nothing. (to have something indicative)

Anyone knows if this board is good overclocker?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16813131237R

I'm still awaiting 780i and I have no intention to buy another full-sized mobo. And I'd like to hear if anyone has experience with NewEgg's Open-Box items.