A8R32-MVP what is it

Up and running with the reserated crossfire setup.

My god lordedmond, i hope your prepared for some serious pipework :D

The Custom sink sits ok on the Composition engine (with a wee smidge of superglue and AS5) and they are now ideling at

39C

Going to push them through a few loops of 06 now, and i will let you know the load temps.
 
Hi Coolasmo,

I'd be interested to know if you manage around 3 loops of 3d mark 06 without a shutdown, as I recall your concern about psu's. I read an article the other day, and all the supplies that proved to be underpowered shutdown in the second loop of the test. I believe the Seasonic passed without failing though!

Raja
 
Raja,


I have done 5 loops although i had to restart them manually with the free version of 06.


Didnt have any problems running them.

1st loop took the temps upto 65C where they stayed untill the 3rd loop they seemed to max out at 70C
 
Hi,

Just been reading about the high pitched whine/whistle from the board. Mine does this, but only when the pc is working on something - transferring to usb stick, loading from disk etc - its tends to sounds like the noise is caused when the memory is accessed or the cpu is working - more like a pulse/surge, rather than constant.

Doesn't do it when idleing, and can't say that I notice it when playing games (but then its probably due to the x1900xt fan drowning it out ;) ).

I had an Epox socket a board that did something similar but not quite as loud - and has lasted ages. :D

Are the normal/fixed/replacement/good boards completely silent in this respect? Worth me RMA'ing it do you think?
 
IN comparison they are a lot quieter, almost silent, you can hear the noise when the mic gain volume control is turned up, thru your headphones that is. I returned my fisrt board and have not regret.
 
Hmm... I can hear the noise when using the analoque out into my amp, but only noticeable around half volume+.... and if I play any sounds at that level its probably going to annoy the neighbours! Sounds kinda rough noise too - bad filtering by the sounds of it. :( Doesn't make any difference if I switch off the mic either. I've usually found just about all onboard sound on the motherboards seem to be noisy like this, hence why I tend to use seperate sound cards.

At the moment I'm actually using the digital out connector into an external dac (dacmagic2i) which is a lot better - no noise at all (other than the ones I want! ;) ) and better sound quality. :D

The noises I am hearing seem to actually be coming from the board itself and not from the speakers/through sound.........?

I have an X-Mystique card I could use instead of the onboard sound - but considering the external dac, and the fact that the onboard sound is supposed to be "high definition audio" I didn't bother fitting it.
 
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Hi raja, good news on your refund although whether, or whether not, that company reads these forums, or even OcUK's testers for that matter. My modules are due to arrive before 1:00pm tomorrow, if they're quick enough I might have some news thurs/fri. Don't want to say to much as I feel I might be tempting fate...
Lord edmond, I hear what you are saying about this mainboard being finnicky with ram, however I'd would have thought that one not working completely is not what I'd expect given from what I read here, and seeing that the few of you with this particular make/model haven't had the same issues...
ChrisC
 
fizzy said:
Hmm... I can hear the noise when using the analoque out into my amp, but only noticeable around half volume+.... and if I play any sounds at that level its probably going to annoy the neighbours! Sounds kinda rough noise too - bad filtering by the sounds of it. :( Doesn't make any difference if I switch off the mic either. I've usually found just about all onboard sound on the motherboards seem to be noisy like this, hence why I tend to use seperate sound cards.
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Hmm.....well, just took the side of my case in and had a listen, and there is actually chatter/noise from the board all the time - just normally is quiet enough to be masked by the case and various fans. :(

I've just registered with asus and raised an enquiry with them - but thinking of RMA'ing it instead, as constant noise like that doesn't sound healthy. :(

EDIT: Not 100% certain, but it appears to be coming from the main chipset heatsink (the one with "ati" on it) or in the immediate area? Tried a different set of ram too (as I'm sure I read somewhere that it may be Corsair memory causing the problems?!?! ) but it does it with some Crucial Ballistix too. :(
 
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fizzy said:
Hmm.....well, just took the side of my case in and had a listen, and there is actually chatter/noise from the board all the time - just normally is quiet enough to be masked by the case and various fans. :(

I've just registered with asus and raised an enquiry with them - but thinking of RMA'ing it instead, as constant noise like that doesn't sound healthy. :(

EDIT: Not 100% certain, but it appears to be coming from the main chipset heatsink (the one with "ati" on it) or in the immediate area? Tried a different set of ram too (as I'm sure I read somewhere that it may be Corsair memory causing the problems?!?! ) but it does it with some Crucial Ballistix too. :(
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I had the exact same problem with my A8R32. I RMA'd the board and the replacement board doesn't have this 'problem'.
Ps: the noise here became even a bit worse when replacing a singlecore with a X2 cpu. So maybe the noise came form the cpu socket itself? Anyways , if I where you I'd just get a replacement, a new mainboard shouldn't be noisy :)
 
fizzy said:
Was that to speak to asus regarding a replacement, or a fix if one is possible via a bios update?
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To find a fix I think, although I'd rather just RMA it to Asus and get a board which works 'out of the box'.
 
Hi all, if it helps any mine doesn't make any noise from the mainboard, however I'm getting 'clicking' through the speakers but only if I wack the volume up..
ChrisC
 
Re. the high pitched whistle/whine. My board has started doing this too. The frequency is so high that frankly it's impossible for me to tell exactly where it's coming from without sticking my noggin in the case, but if you guys are sure its from the ram, then so be it. I keep expecting to see a pack of dogs waiting outside my window ;) It's not the volume of the noise that's annoying, as it's fairly quiet, but the frequency because it's so high.

There's no consistency to when it happens either. Sometimes at idle and sometimes and load. The memory i'm using is Mushkin Redline Extreme PC4000. Trying to remember when it started whistling and I think it must have been sometime after applying the 0311 bios. Which incidently I am now certain has dropped the default auto of 1T to 2T with this memory.

And about your discussion on power supplies: I'm not running crossfire at the moment as my master card was duff and had to be rma'd back ot OcUK. So I've just been running the X1900XTX, on an FSP Epsilon 700 (which is ATI certified for the X1900 and Crossfire) and it crashed on the first pass of 3DMark06. I've since been able to run it through successfully (scores were 5855 3dmarks, sm2=2301, hdr/sm3=2573, cpu=1918) but I can't get it to run everytime. Sometimes it drops out to the desktop, sometimes it doesn't. I don't have any proof to back up this theory, but I have a feeling it's to do with load balancing. What do you reckon? When I get my master card back I'm going to try switching the power connectors round to try different combinations and see if it helps.
 
I raised a call online with Asus, explaining the noise from the board, and the interference on the audio.

Reply was quick, but basically asked me to turn off all options in audio panel other than wave.... ?!?!

Replied back and re-explained that the noise is coming from the board itself. Reply this morning :-

"Dear Friend,

Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.

My name is ZYC and I would be assisting you today.

Sir, you mean the noise comes from the CPU around circuit ? from those coils and other components ?

i have heard similiar problem on many boards (not a8r32-vmp) ,when system is under loadding ,the CPU VRM part may generate electric noise, when under idle status ,the noise is weak.

seems it is a common issue on many boards, if the noise is not bearable , you can contact board vendor for a replace ."

.....so it would appear that my "new friend" is unlikely to be able o fix this problem, so I guess if it does get "unbearable" I'll have to RMA it. Best to it now I guess to get a new board - as after a few months I've no idea if I will get a new board or refurbished/spare stock one from Asus?

Surprised he states the "(not not a8r32-vmp)" bit though as it appears to be a common problem?
 
I'm not sure if it applies to the current high pitched noise on the A8R32, but I have had this on a couple of boards in the past and had to mute the "Line-In" input on my sound card to fix it. It seemed to be an induced noise onto the line-in input that got louder during scrolling a web page or copying files to HDD.

I have just bought the components below to build a new rig... just waiting on the X1900XT to put it all together. I'll be sure to report my experience when this is built.

ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe mobo
Athlon 64 3800+ X2 (I got an 0606 LDBHE that should overclock nicely I hope)
2GB OCZ PC4000 GX XTC Ram
Antec P180 case
Enermax Liberty 620W PSU
Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU Cooler
HIS X1900XT GFX Card
Zalman VF900 GPU cooler
 
Hi fizzy, that'll be a Mr Zhang you are refering to, at least, to give him his due, he is pretty quick at replying sometimes....
ChrisC
 
Dunska said:
I'm not sure if it applies to the current high pitched noise on the A8R32, but I have had this on a couple of boards in the past and had to mute the "Line-In" input on my sound card to fix it. It seemed to be an induced noise onto the line-in input that got louder during scrolling a web page or copying files to HDD.
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Yup - thats a common problem with on board audio. Tends to pick up board noise due to being an intergrated component, and generally not filtered as much as seperate cards. Thats why I tend to use seperate cards.

However, in my case its actually sound coming from the board, not through any audio channels thats causing me concern. :(

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I have just bought the components below to build a new rig... just waiting on the X1900XT to put it all together. I'll be sure to report my experience when this is built.

ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe mobo
Athlon 64 3800+ X2 (I got an 0606 LDBHE that should overclock nicely I hope)
2GB OCZ PC4000 GX XTC Ram
Antec P180 case
Enermax Liberty 620W PSU
Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU Cooler
HIS X1900XT GFX Card
Zalman VF900 GPU cooler
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Looks good. I have the same case, board (obviously), gfx card and cpu (but its a CCBWE 0601 or something like that?). The Enermax isn't listed on ati's tested/approved psu's for crossfire x1900's, but I believe its fine though (believe other people are using it on here?).

Is the Zalman cooler for the X1900 available now? Thought it was "due soon"..
 
I'm using an SB Audigy and still had to mute line-in on some boards. But if the noise is from the mobo itself... then this obviously will not help.
Reviews on the Enermax were very good. I have seen a few people using it with this mobo and they are not having any of the issues that others are having, so hopefully all will be solid.

Zalman VF900 is on backorder - due mid to late April.
 
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