pdawg17

Well guys...I'm back quickly which is unfortunate...I tried what was advised by a few of you:

LLC enabled with cpu-z 1.35/1.36v
Term 1.32/1.34
MCH 1.3
Refs on Auto/Normal

All blend tests still failed within 5 seconds of starting them

I'm baffled...I would at least think by bumping these items up I would extend the test some...this was at least true up to 3.92GHz...any ideas?

NoGuru

Keep bumping your term, go a little high or try your MCH reference a notch.

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richardbb85

yea srsy, dont be afraid to bump the # up

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Wow, it certainly should have extended the test. Do you have the PCIe frequency set at 100? The only thing I can think of atm is to clear CMOS and re-enter the proper values, just to make sure that a setting in the BIOS is not causing problems
Do it exactly like this

Shut down--unplug-- hold start button in for 10 sec--short the CMOS pins in lower right corner of mobo for 1 minute using a flat screwdriver--plug back in-start--load Optimum Defaults--Set PCIe to 100--Set ram timings-- setDRAM voltage--go to Integrated Peripherals-enable all USB settings(they are at the bottom of the page)--go to Advanced BIOS Features,init display-select PEG

This will get your BIOS in it's best configuration. If it is a BIOS problem it should now be gone

Then re-enter your overclock settings

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pdawg17

Ok...small improvement...with vcore at 1.36 (cpu-z) all runs were failing on test #1 until I did Term 1.38 with Auto...it lasted a whole 1 minute (still test #1 fail)...then I left that there and bumped MCH up 1 to 1.32...it just made it to the end of test #4...not a huge deal but it was the first change that actually created some kind of positive response...

I will try clearing the cmos as suggested but here is the current "best yet still crappy" settings:

Vcore (cpu-z) 1.36v
Term 1.38
MCH 1.32
Refs "Auto"
Everything else filled in manually to "default" settings

richardbb85

is it normal for this board not being able to OC in a big jump like from 2.4 to 3.9ghz?

i was at stock speed 2.4ghz, OCed to 3.9ghz immediately with the setting that worked for me, no boot. tried to boot at 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, still no go.

so i had to OC in small margin, 2.4 to 3.0 to 3.3 to 3.6 to 3.7 to 3.8 to 3.9, now it will boot.

is this normal?

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BradleyW

when i turn the pc on. this board makes the pc start up for 2 seconds then shuts down. Then it starts normal. why?

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Are you overclocking? This happens to me if I have an overclock that won't boot into windows. The computer tries to boot then fails and shuts off, then restarts itself and boots with all default bios settings. Saves you from resetting the CMOS battery manually. Check CPU-Z after you start to see if your overclock is still applied after it starts up like that.

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Also, I'm having trouble overclocking my RAM. It's Mushkin Redline PC8000 that is supposed to run at 1000. I have it set to 890 in the BIOS right now so last night I decided to bump it up to 1068. I raised the memory voltage from 1.84 to 1.94 and it booted fine so I left it. This morning I boot up and the computer won't boot, so I tried giving the memory 2.00 volts and it still wouldn't do it. Dropped the memory back to stock voltages and it seems to be working, but only at 890 MHz. Timings are 5-5-5 2T.

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dennyb

I can think of 2 reasons for that happening. The first is an unstable overclock. the second is your BIOS is not in an optimal state and may need to "straightened up" a bit. This can be accomplished by clearing the CMOS and loading Optimal Defaults in this manner--

Shut down--unplug-- hold start button in for 10 sec--short the CMOS pins in lower right corner of mobo for 1 minute using a flat screwdriver--plug back in-start--load Optimum Defaults--Set PCIe to 100--Set ram timings-- setDRAM voltage--go to Integrated Peripherals-enable all USB settings(they are at the bottom of the page)--go to Advanced BIOS Features,init display-select PEG

This will get your BIOS in it's best configuration. If it is a BIOS problem it should now be gone

^^^what he said

I don't overclock ram ,so I can't help you on that. I just apply the max voltage as per manu. and the correct timings. Sorry

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