keep posting,
the v1.4 bios will solve your problem(s).
the max tRfc will be 80 @ v1.4
18 is plenty for most RAM.
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18 is plenty for most RAM.
Credit where it's due - the customer service and support we're getting from kenofstephen and J&W is simply superb. I hope kenofstephen's boss reads these threads because he's doing a geat job for J&W and their customers.
I also think that the J&W attitude has made this thread a really nice place to post recently. We've got a very positive, collaborative, feeling going that I think we have all participated in, although I admit I was very hard to begin with.
Thanks again kenofstephen.
I also think that the J&W attitude has made this thread a really nice place to post recently. We've got a very positive, collaborative, feeling going that I think we have all participated in, although I admit I was very hard to begin with.
Thanks again kenofstephen.
How soon till you try out the v1.3b bios WJA?
Matthew
Friday night. I'm working away at the moment (I always seem to be working away at the moment) so it'll be Friday before I can get access to the board.
With an E4500 I would simply put the FSB on linear and turn it up to 250, then try 270 and then 300. You shouldn't to adjust much else as the voltage control is excellent on default and the chipset will easily cope with 200-350 FSB without adjustment. Possibly lock the PCIe speed to 'By PLL' and then 100. Leave SATA on Startup.
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Try just turning up the fsb. Less adjustment, more overclock seems to be the trick with this board.
Sorry - but I missed this before. The SATA II/AHCI issue is now fixed, yes. This board is significantly better than an Abit IP35-E for slightly less money. The hardware has always been rock solid and now the firmware/BIOS upgrades really do make it a superb overclocker. Even if you're not overclocking it is a very fast board, and all the voltages are very stable. The only features it doesn't have are Firewire and RAID, so if you need those you'll need to look at an Abit IP35 or one of the Gigabyte P35 boards.
does it also happen on your external sound card as you said before?
this sounds strange.
this is the first time we got such report.
anyway, will take a look at this.
Choppy sound was a huge issue with Realtek AC97 hardware with Vista Beta. It was largely resolved by January 2007. Vista takes total control of sound output and it has taken the sound card developers a long time to realise that they have to do what Microsoft wants or or it just won't work. I'm using the HD audio on mine and it's fine with the current drivers on Vista 64. Are you on 64 or 32-bit Vista?
I've had a bit of a play about this afternoon and I'm quite pleased with the results;
I'm not claiming it's Prime stable (it's not) but it is good enough for a suicide shot. By knocking back the FSB to 495 I can run SuperPi in 10.516 which is good enough to be 3rd in the official OcUK overall table and I'm currently priming at 4.25Ghz which does appear to be utterly stable.
There is NO indicated Vdroop at 1.52V set in BIOS (shows at 1.52V in CPUz and PC Wizard 2008 and the Northbridge and Southbridge coolers are only just a little bit warm with no cooling on them at all.
This motherboard is absolutely superb at overclocking dual-cores.
Things I have discovered today;
On the BIOS boot screen it always says 667MHz - even when it's set to 800MHz in the BIOS.
1.58V is not enough to get 4.5GHz stable with my current E8400 CPU.
+0.35V isn't enough to keep my G.Skill PC8500 RAM stable at 1000MHz under full load.
I'm not claiming it's Prime stable (it's not) but it is good enough for a suicide shot. By knocking back the FSB to 495 I can run SuperPi in 10.516 which is good enough to be 3rd in the official OcUK overall table and I'm currently priming at 4.25Ghz which does appear to be utterly stable.
There is NO indicated Vdroop at 1.52V set in BIOS (shows at 1.52V in CPUz and PC Wizard 2008 and the Northbridge and Southbridge coolers are only just a little bit warm with no cooling on them at all.
This motherboard is absolutely superb at overclocking dual-cores.
Things I have discovered today;
On the BIOS boot screen it always says 667MHz - even when it's set to 800MHz in the BIOS.
1.58V is not enough to get 4.5GHz stable with my current E8400 CPU.
+0.35V isn't enough to keep my G.Skill PC8500 RAM stable at 1000MHz under full load.
it should be STARTUP
I disagree now. SATA should be set to Fixed for high FSB overclocking.
I can, but I won't be able to do it until next weekend as I'm working away at the moment and I only get home late Friday and then I have to leave again Sunday evening.
I wouldn't worry with the Quad if that's all that's stopping you buying a motherboard - my best Q6600's are 3.8GHz/8 Hours Prime Stable on my J&W IP35-Pro, and that's about all they'll do on any other P35 board. I have just got a Gigabyte X38-DS4 but it's still in the box and I literally haven't had time to try it out yet.
If I were you, I would be tempted to wait for the J&W X38 board to be released as that will almost certainly drop the prices on the P35 boards. And I'll probably have mine on MM soon anyway now I've tested it about as far as I think it's going to go.
I definitely think the board needs a wider range of voltage adjustments for extreme overclocking, but I think it's fair to say that J&W weren't telling porkies when they say the board is an excellent overclocker. How anyone ever got anywhere with the V1.2 BIOS is a mystery to me though.
Are you thinking of getting a Q9450 then?[Edit - just saw your last post - Q6600 is a good chip in this board]
Are you thinking of getting a Q9450 then?[Edit - just saw your last post - Q6600 is a good chip in this board]
Keep posting! The going rate on Member's Market is about £135 delivered so we're expecting them to be about £110 delivered once the new Yorkfields come out. Access to Member's Market is 250 posts and 3 months membership but there are loads of solid second hand bargains on there, from people you can trust.
On the OEM thing, your warranty is void once you overclock anyway and there is no evidence that over-volting has ever damaged a current Intel CPU, so I wouldn't let that put you off.
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I think it's rock solid and cheap now. The sad thing is that this could have been a huge success if they had launched at £65 with the current BIOS. I'm literally praying they don't make the same mistake with the X38 boards as, if they launch those at the same time the Q9x50's come to market, then they could do really well. But if it's launched with another half-done BIOS then it could sink them with price-conscious enthusiasts.
Yes. I've been recommending Gigabyte and Abit for the past 6 weeks or so, and I wouldn't have done that with the current BIOS.
The only other boards reported to be hitting 500FSB with the E8x00 series are the £150+ X-series boards, so the J&W really is doing well here.
I have an E2180 and I was able to get 3.6GHz (360x10) just by setting the following;
DRAM timings to [Manual], [5], [5], [5], [15] (your timings may be different), [667MHz] and leave everything else on [AUTO].
Turn off the C1E in the CPU settings
Turn up the CPU voltage (I was using 1.375V)
Set the FSB to LINEAR
Turn up the FSB to something sensible
Set the RAM divider (I usually use 1:1 or 1:1.2)
Set the PCIe to PLL
Set the PCIe Bus speed to 100
Set the SATA to [FIXED]
You generally don't need to use any extra chipset voltage with this board and the 667MHz strap is good until 400MHz FSB, after that I find the 800MHz srap is more stable.
The only thing I can suggest is really turn up the CPU voltage. Just in case. I've just bought an early 2140 from Alllec which I hope to pick up tomorrow or Wednesday so I'll give it another go next weekend.
One question though - do you have the 4-pin molex connected at the bottom of the board?