running epox 8k7a @ 166fsb.....is it possible ???

[dawber]

running epox 8k7a @ 166fsb.....is it possible ??? <BR><BR>Is there a bios update to run it @ 1/5....<BR><BR>A friend told me that is has been done ..... Can any confirm that it is possible....<BR><BR><BR>Thanks, <BR><BR>dawber

 

[Scouzer]

Yes. Insane3D got his to 200FSB tops I believe...

 

[LukFilm]

I'm running at 160 right now, I need to push my CPU more. BTW, is there multiplier adjustment on this board? I thought so, but I can't find it???

 

[NateSLC]

<< BTW, is there multiplier adjustment on this board? I thought so, but I can't find it??? >>


Yes, it's a set of dip switches near the IDE connectors.

 

[bmd]

<< Yes. Insane3D got his to 200FSB tops I believe >>


*drool*... WOW that's fast. Approaching p4 memory bandwidth, right? (200mhz x 2 = 400mhz DDR)

 

[dawber]

On the epoxusa.com webpage there are 2 bios updates.... 06/06/2001 & 07/11/01....

Is there any info that either one of these updates will let it run @ 1/5 ratio ???

I have a 1.2 AXIA cpu and want to run it at the maximum.... I have 512 megs of cruical memory.......

Thanks for any and alll the input....

dawbs

 

[Scouzer]

The newest BIOS automatically sets the PCI bus to 1/5 after 166FSB.

 

[LukFilm]

<< BTW, is there multiplier adjustment on this board? I thought so, but I can't find it??? >>


<< Yes, it's a set of dip switches near the IDE connectors. >>

DUH! Thanks, I was looking in BIOS and forgot that I might have to look on the motherboard itself...

 

[SaturnX]

AFAIK, the 1/5 divider is all a myth, unless it has recently been made official. All that BIOS does is reduce PCI latencies, allowing for such higher overclocks like Insane3D. Meaning you'd be driving your PCI bus at 41Mhz when at 166Mhz and your AGP is at 83Mhz. Some configurations can handle this, some can't. Basically, it's the luck of the draw, if you can handle the upped FSB speeds, then you can hit 166. But the 1/5 divider isn't offical, at least not that I know of, so whether you're running 166 or 167Mhz you're still using the 1/4 divider for PCI and 2/4 for AGP.

--Mark

 

[heffe734]

yes the 1/5 divider was discussed heavily in the motherboard forums here in AT...and the general conclusion was that it was myth.