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rickfin

rickfin

rickfin

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Hi!I'm having these strange problems again. Recently I updated my ds3 bios to F8 from F8i. I didn't work as it should so I reflashed to F8i. Before this I were able to do orthos for over 12 h without errors bur now it failed after 1 hour with same settings.What could be the problem? EDIT:Only thing that is different is that I have added one case fan.
 
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What power supply unit do you have, maybe the 4 watts the fan added is too much?
Tbh i think after you reflashed you forgot to set back one of the settings to how it was before you started flashing...

More system details & temps would be useful:
Voltage settings
Mainboard temps
Power supply unit
Ram
etc...
 
sorry to but in but why would he need to load optimised defaults after flashing.
I've never done this tho do admit i don't know much? :confused:

Jobe
 
It's recommended by Gigabyte themselves.

And f9 is now out to replace the short-lived dog that was f8.
 
First of all I loaded the optimized defaults. I reflashed once again and checked all the settings but still it fails after two hours. My specs:
Gigabyte DS3 Bios:F8i
Geil Ultra DDR2 800mhz 4-4-4-12
Xfx 7800 gt(waiting for the R600)
ST3320620AS HD
Some dvd-burner
Creative Soundblaster X-fi Xtreme Music
Antec 900 Ultimate gamer
Siverstone Zeus ST56ZF 38A on the 12V-line

The mainboard temp shows only 30C in Everest and other programs and the fan I added is blowing air to NB(fan is connected to sys_fan connector in the MB). Max temo on cpu is 63C in tat and 64C in coretemp. I can still run 3dmark01 same time with orthos and play oblivion stable. I have seen a guy that runs core2duo @4ghz and 8800 gtx with my power supply. The vcore shows 1.42 in windows and drops to 1.36/1.376 under load. Does this help? Where can I get F9?
 
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I flashed to F9. Windows froze after flashing. Testing now with orthos..
EDIT:I was able to do 3 hours now and then it gave me error. Maybe the chipset voltage is holding me back with the extra fan installed because other than vdimm nad vcore I haven't changed the voltage options.
 
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UPDATE:I disconnected the fan and now I have run the orthos for over 4 hours and it's still stable. So the fan is the issue. I should be even near the max that this power supply can do. Maybe it's motherboard related. Even thought I can't see a difference in vcore(when using everest and other programs) when fan is connected the vcore has to be very slightly lower. I thinks so because when I use vcore values like 1.425 it shows the same vcore in windows but it was only 9 hours orthos stable compared to 12 hours with 1.43215. Do you think that it would help if I get a 3-pin to molex adapter so the fan would take the power straight from the power supply?
 
If it's the psu, you should see a drop in the + 12 V line when the pc is stressed, not in the vcore, however try plugging the fan on a different 12 volt rail of the PSU...
Personally i think its something else, but might be worth a try...
 
With this same bios(F9) without fan orthos can do over 6 hours and more(I couldn't wait any longer) but with the fan it fails after 3 hours. I see a little drop in the 12v when stressed. Idle is 11.83V and load in orthos is 11.77V, but those readings can't be very accurate. Only 11.83V while idling doesn't sound right. My PSU st56zf was the psu of the month november at the xtremesystems and this PSU has runned c2d@4hgz with 8800 gtx and c2d with 1900xt crossfire. I don't think it's the problem. I can't really test another 12V line because this PSU has only one with 38A. The fan is connected to motherboard. Should I buy the molex connector?
Edit: Is the load temp 64C coretemp 63C TAT good enough for 24/7 use?What about the vcore? I just gotta love my new system. Everytime one problem is solved another comes along..
 
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Weird that a fan could cause this. Have you tried a different 3 pin header on the board? What fan is it - some fans such as deltas shouldn't be connected to system boards due to current they draw being too much for the board.

edit: What stepping is that 6600 - looks good to do 3.6 at 1.43v and especially at those temps
 
The MB has only one connector for the fans if you don't count the cpu fan. The fan is Antec Spotcool. Where can I find the stepping?In cpu-z some stepping is 6.
 
rickfin said:
The MB has only one connector for the fans if you don't count the cpu fan. The fan is Antec Spotcool. Where can I find the stepping?In cpu-z some stepping is 6.
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It's printed on the box and on the top of the cpu. It'll look like 'L628A111'.
 
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