RAM Timings

[Nick N]

Doh! I checked system devices before, dunno why I didn't open up the processor driver

1/04/2004 is the date so I guess not.

Update: With the 9x multi at 280mhz....

FS9 gave me a system freeze before the menu appeared.

FAr Cry crashed about two minutes into the game, total lockup.

IL2FB failed to load, no lockup until I shutdown to reboot , then the system bluescreened.



I set 10x cpu multi and repeated the tests, all the software functioned normally and I am still here typing.


Ok, Next I installed the processor driver you linked above, cool and quiet is disabled, I still get the same results.
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In this next test we see a 9.5x cpu multi set in bios with 295HTT giving us our 280mhz memspeed. This primed stable for 10mins and the test was terminated. So it looks like the ratios have nothing to do with this and it is a problem with the 9x cpu multiplier.

Note that Vcore is reduced. Everest and CPUz both poll the Vcore regularly and they are not in sync, so different values are displayed here during the phase where their display is out of sync. The Vcore variation every several seconds is typical on this system.

Ok, now we are taking a better approach. Its eliminated several questions except two.

First, we know the stability is indeed not there. So what Orthos is telling you is true, that was proven.

[congo]

Sorry I've been flat out like a lizard drinking lately.

I'll try to answer you NickN ASAP.

I was in town today and picked up an Asrock ESATA2 939 board and bought another 3700+ for it to replace my game server's core which was running on a sempron 3100+ and a via chipset.

This Asrock has that funky ULI chipset with some overclock options. I think I recall seeing a post where you were playing with one of those ULI 939 boards NickN, what did you think of them if you don't mind  me asking?

[Nick N]

[quote]Sorry I've been flat out like a lizard drinking lately.

I'll try to answer you NickN ASAP.

I was in town today and picked up an Asrock ESATA2 939 board and bought another 3700+ for it to replace my game server's core which was running on a sempron 3100+ and a via chipset.

This Asrock has that funky ULI chipset with some overclock options. I think I recall seeing a post where you were playing with one of those ULI 939 boards NickN, what did you think of them if you don't mind

[congo]

It's actually not a bad solution for a cheap and dirty server or game rig.

That seems like the right board then, other than the sata issues, I can only hope the latest bios has improved things I guess.

Thanks for the info, NickN

I'm concerned that this board doesn't have a backing plate for the cpu, I'm even wondering if it was removed since I just noticed this bare fact today. My current board has a steel backplate and enormous pressure seems to go on it

[Nick N]

It's actually not a bad solution for a cheap and dirty server or game rig.

That seems like the right board then, other than the sata issues, I can only hope the latest bios has improved things I guess.

Thanks for the info, NickN

I'm concerned that this board doesn't have a backing plate for the cpu, I'm even wondering if it was removed since I just noticed this bare fact today. My current board has a steel backplate and enormous pressure seems to go on it