Classified NF200 Inbound

[DrNip]

Enough said!

[Kal-EL]

OH boy, here way go with the pwnage, congrats Travis!

[DrNip]

I had to give my "Golden Graham" a rightful home. DFI was like giving it the ghetto. Not to mention I had to do something to keep me in the 300 point class at the bot! Next on my list is some new RAM as well as the F1 Dragon CPU pot.

[Chuchnit]

You dirty dog. I knew you couldn't wait very long.

[DrNip]

I know, right?

[Jeffro64]

Congrats Nip! I was looking at the Classy last night over on EVGA and I looked at both but couldn't see anything in the specs about NF200 or non NF200.... How do you tell the difference?

[DrNip]

Supposedly the nf200 has 3x16 pcie while the non nf200 has 2x16 and 1x8 pcie or somethin like that. I was lookin at the cheaper version but hadn't seen anyone hittin as high as the nf200 ones or at least I couldn't find any. I figured if I was spending $400 might as well spend another $450 and get the one that is hittin 5.3ghz clocks with the 920. Seeing I have a cherry of a chip I didn't want to chance it and get the non nf200 just to find out it didn't overclock as well.

[Jeffro64]

Gotcha.... I agree, with that chip nothing but the best!

[DrNip]

So they tell me Tuesday will be the day. :splits:

[Jeffro64]

I sure want one... and it wouldn't take much more to talk myself into it, but the chip I want to go with it is 1K.

[Kal-EL]

I sure want one... and it wouldn't take much more to talk myself into it, but the chip I want to go with it is 1K.
Which chip is that?

[Jeffro64]

i7 975

[punx223]

the nf200 and teh non nf200 are teh same board just minus the nf200 chip, they actually overclock very well, and unless your for some reason runninng 3 dual GPU setups you wont need the nf200 chip...

i have tested both boards with dual 295's along with tri 285's and the difference between the nf200 board was negligible.

[DrNip]

I will be running 3 GPU's sometime this year. A lil pre-plannin goes along way I tell ya. Saves ya money too.

[punx223]

I will be running 3 GPU's sometime this year. A lil pre-plannin goes along way I tell ya. Saves ya money too.


I agree and when/if gpu's come out taht utilize over 8X pciex 2.0 you will be ready ;)

[Jeffro64]

the nf200 and teh non nf200 are teh same board just minus the nf200 chip, they actually overclock very well, and unless your for some reason runninng 3 dual GPU setups you wont need the nf200 chip...

i have tested both boards with dual 295's along with tri 285's and the difference between the nf200 board was negligible.

3 dual GPU's... as in 3 x 4870 x2's or 3 x GTX 295's???

[DrNip]

No you can't run three dual gpu cards . Only two.

[punx223]

3 dual GPU's... as in 3 x 4870 x2's or 3 x GTX 295's???


Pick your poison.... the drivers wont support that but if you were a nut and wanted to fold on it, i have seen it done

[DrNip]

Oh yeah folding yes. SLI or Crossfire no. Or at least I haven't seen it.

[Jeffro64]

Ahhhhh.... OK, that makes more sense. I've never heard of it in SLI or CF either.

[DrNip]

I prolly could have got by with the non nf200 version but too many people I saw with monster benches with the nf200 version. $40 more count me in.

[punx223]

lol i didnt mean anything by it, and the nf200 does help with a physx card, but it also adds latency....

But you should have a good time with it nit, and if you need some help with it drop me a line

[DrNip]

Naw I won't need no help. Overclockin the 1366 platform is pretty easy in my opinion. Just watch for me on the bot.

[punx223]

btw looking at your top 2d superpi 1m do i get taht spot?? i hate to take it from jeff or do i gotta be on teh bot team to place there?

[DrNip]

Sorry, no can do. Got to be on the team if you want to play. Not to mention you could have been in the running for the Kingpin pot giveaway. Too late to join the team for that contest though.

[punx223]

Sorry, no can do. Got to be on the team if you want to play. Not to mention you could have been in the running for the Kingpin pot giveaway. Too late to join the team for that contest though.

Meh no worries lol.... no sweat though, so how you been nip? I see your getting the X58C YOU WILL LIKE!!!!!

[DrNip]

I've been doing the damn thing. DFI mobo has been great but has had too many up and downs for me. On top of the one of my Kingston HyperX Elpidas blew out on me. Going to get some Perfest Storm CL8's or Cosair GT CL8's. Then I will RMA my Kingstons and upon getting the new ones back I plan on doing a contest or somethin to give them away.

[punx223]

I've been doing the damn thing. DFI mobo has been great but has had too many up and downs for me. On top of the one of my Kingston HyperX Elpidas blew out on me. Going to get some Perfest Storm CL8's or Cosair GT CL8's. Then I will RMA my Kingstons and upon getting the new ones back I plan on doing a contest or somethin to give them away.

thats pretty cool!! i heard good stuff about the perfect storm IC's

I was gonna go I7 but the board (MSI ECLIPSE) wound up being fubarred.... fubarred socket pins, and no post, I was gonna get a sweet deal on it though

[Gunslinger]

Yeah, I've seen a classified with bent pins as well, wonder how that happened. :)

So you liking your Classy Dr.Nip?

[DrNip]

Dunno. Won't be here until tomorrow.

[Jeffro64]

I bet there's a trail in the carpet already from the pacing back and forth. :D

[Chuchnit]

I bet there's a trail in the carpet already from the pacing back and forth. :D

Nah, he'd worn the carpet completely down so he put in hardwood floors to keep this from happening.

[RomDominance]

Dunno. Won't be here until tomorrow.

So you finally gettin some class tomorrow huh?
Congrats duder, your gonna love it with the DO. Slots to 110% is the trick for the super high bus speeds, although you may have to go to a w3540 or 950 to get the 5.4 you seek.

Is that Shannon (P223) I spy bugging you?:alien:

[DrNip]

Yeppers that's shannon. He's my go to guy when I need a vmod!

[DrNip]

Nah, he'd worn the carpet completely down so he put in hardwood floors to keep this from happening.

This is true!

[RomDominance]

Yeppers that's shannon. He's my go to guy when I need a vmod!

Is he no longer with 411 overkill bot team? Last time I spoke with him he was rocking over there.

[DrNip]

He was on 411's team then overclockaholics team then back on 411's team again. He's confused. I was once on 411's team when 411 1st started the bot team.

[Chuchnit]

Is he no longer with 411 overkill bot team? Last time I spoke with him he was rocking over there.

About that. Err there was a little mix up and well, there is no 411 team right now. Unless they added it back today. Anyway Shannon still rocks the 411 banner.

[RomDominance]

Aware of the fiasco that is the bot/411. Just kind of reading thru posts and saw his interest in your team. Mind you, not recruiting, I just like to talk with Shannon while bs'n with evga and wondered what the haps were.

[Chuchnit]

Aware of the fiasco that is the bot/411. Just kind of reading thru posts and saw his interest in your team. Mind you, not recruiting, I just like to talk with Shannon while bs'n with evga and wondered what the haps were.

Didn't know you were aware bud. No Shannon used to bench with us. It's all good though. Still buds.

[punx223]

So you finally gettin some class tomorrow huh?
Congrats duder, your gonna love it with the DO. Slots to 110% is the trick for the super high bus speeds, although you may have to go to a w3540 or 950 to get the 5.4 you seek.

Is that Shannon (P223) I spy bugging you?:alien:

ok i feel like a complete idiot, but whos this?

ok i feel like a complete idiot, but whos this?

wow its killing me :argh:

seriously do i get no answer? :(

[Kal-EL]

He's Romulan, they're stubborn bastards. :rofl

[RomDominance]

Roms=Covert, secretive and extremely manipulative bastards, get it right!
I am the dude with one of the cleanest, sexiest rigs (http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3959&postcount=1) youve ever seen.....
Seriously, don't feel dumb P223,....
You really shouldn't remember me, but we had a great discussion one afternoon on evga tech line reguarding probs I was having with my classy when it first arrived. Wouldn't boot in HT no matter what....later, it turned out to be that sata port bug. One thing led to another, we started smack talkin about bot with eachother, I warned you about NBOC, and you told me your handle on 411.

The empire always remembers those who do us right and more so those who do us wrong.:alien:

[punx223]

Roms=Covert, secretive and extremely manipulative bastards, get it right!
I am the dude with one of the cleanest, sexiest rigs (http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3959&postcount=1) youve ever seen.....
Seriously, don't feel dumb P223,....
You really shouldn't remember me, but we had a great discussion one afternoon on evga tech line reguarding probs I was having with my classy when it first arrived. Wouldn't boot in HT no matter what....later, it turned out to be that sata port bug. One thing led to another, we started smack talkin about bot with eachother, I warned you about NBOC, and you told me your handle on 411.

The empire always remembers those who do us right and more so those who do us wrong.:alien:



ahhhh now i remmeber... damn dude nice to see you guys moving up the charts, last time i talked to you, you guys werent nearly as high up as you are now. nice work!! :cool:

[Kal-EL]

ahhhh now i remmeber... damn dude nice to see you guys moving up the charts, last time i talked to you, you guys werent nearly as high up as you are now. nice work!! :cool:

Overclockaholics................................br inging overclockers together, one thread at a time :D

[Chuchnit]

Overclockaholics................................br inging overclockers together, one thread at a time :D

sigged biatch!! :D

[RomDominance]

Dude, I laughed my green ass of when I read that funny shit Kal.
Millimeters away from sig'n it in NBOC....:alien:

[Kal-EL]

Dude, I laughed my green ass of when I read that funny shit Kal.
Millimeters away from sig'n it in NBOC....:alien:

Sig it! :D

[MaadDaawg]

So... did the Classy ever arrive ??? I got lost a few tangents ago :p :confused:

[DrNip]

Oh yeah it arrived. Still sitting in the box. Just ordered my Mushkin Redline Ascents today. I have two jobs now, my fulltime and my newest partime. Between the two I don't have much time anymore. I am going to try to get some test runs done on it this weekend but also have my master bathroom remodel going on so I might not get much done until I finish that project. Got to please the girly 1st. So far my drnken ant likes!

[Kal-EL]

Oh yeah it arrived. Still sitting in the box. Just ordered my Mushkin Redline Ascents today. I have two jobs now, my fulltime and my newest partime. Between the two I don't have much time anymore. I am going to try to get some test runs done on it this weekend but also have my master bathroom remodel going on so I might not get much done until I finish that project. Got to please the girly 1st. So far my drnken ant likes!

A thing of beauty :D Now make it a thing of bot destruction! I think with this, you should be able to defeat Ahmen-ra! :trophy:

[DrNip]

Got her on the table installing Windows7 now. She booted at least which is always a great sign. Going to be just playing with her for the next few days to get the hang of it until my new RAM comes in then its pedal to the metal!

Oh and I lapped my TRUE yesterday. Temps were down an average of 4-5 degrees all around. :D

[DrNip]

Here is my stock settings. Got to love those low volts. No VReg temp probs here as my 2 - 38mm San Aces keep that in check. Stock TIM job on mobo too. Looks as I have no need to change that as temps are fine or at least for now. Might re-TIM on down the line. CPU temps are down after TRUE lapping. At these volts I was crusing 38-40's before lapping. :D

[Chuchnit]

Looks good bro. I wanna see some pics of that on the tech station. I wonder how it will fit since its almost e-ATX?

[DrNip]

The mobo fits just fine except on the opposite side of the station to the GPU bar. It over hangs about 1". I have the standard size station so I am sure on the larger version there wouldn't be that over hang. BIOS is a lil different than the DFI but along the same lines so training is over. Unfortunately my time has run out for today as I have to go start on that remodel.

[Jeffro64]

Thats OK Nip.... I have the large Tech Station, so just send the Classy to me and i'll take good care of her. :D

[Chuchnit]

Thats OK Nip.... I have the large Tech Station, so just send the Classy to me and i'll take good care of her. :D

I have a feeling somebody is dying to order a Classy. FWIW the non nf200 board is in stock at the egg today. Honestly Jeffro with more peeps playing with their boards, it looks as if they are equal in overclocking. Plus you have those x2's so the non nf200 will prolly do you better. With the 759 model you will be going through three bridge chips to render images. That's just extra latency. If you were gonna game with them 280's then I'd prolly want the 759.

[Jeffro64]

Yeah... I can't find the nf200 board anywhere anymore. I talked to EVGA and they told me the two boards will OC the same and there was no difference as far as that...But I did order me a 920 D0 and a Gigabyte UD5 to play with. :D I'll see how the UD5 handles OC'ing and maybe later order a Classified, i'd still like to play with one of those for sure.

But I will soon be i7!!!

[Chuchnit]

Yeah... I can't find the nf200 board anywhere anymore. I talked to EVGA and they told me the two boards will OC the same and there was no difference as far as that...But I did order me a 920 D0 and a Gigabyte UD5 to play with. :D I'll see how the UD5 handles OC'ing and maybe later order a Classified, i'd still like to play with one of those for sure.

But I will soon be i7!!!

Jeffro, I was having a discussion about you a couple days ago. I actually said the UD5 would prolly be the best board for you. You seem to like 2d benches ALOT!! The gigabyte board won't hit the huge bclocks as the classified, but it is way more efficient; aka you will get way better scores clock for clock in your wprime, spi, and pifast. :D Plus I think the gigabyte has the most practical slot layout for a gaming purposes than all other i7 boards.

[Jeffro64]

Oh I like the 3D benches too.... just haven't had much time and was just trying to test and dial in some settings on the AMD rig at higher clocks. But yeah, that's what I told Frank when we were discussing boards... I can go with the UD5 now and play around with it and if i'm not satisfied I can always try the Classy later. Besides... I would have had to wait longer if I went with the Classy now. I just hope I can find a nf200 board when I do look to buy one.

[Chuchnit]

Oh I like the 3D benches too.... just haven't had much time and was just trying to test and dial in some settings on the AMD rig at higher clocks. But yeah, that's what I told Frank when we were discussing boards... I can go with the UD5 now and play around with it and if i'm not satisfied I can always try the Classy later. Besides... I would have had to wait longer if I went with the Classy now. I just hope I can find a nf200 board when I do look to buy one.

I figured you like 3d too, but you and Rogue seem like 2d junkies :D Still I think with your personality thats the best choice for you. I don't mean that in a bad way either ;)

[ReverendMaynard]

Jeffro, I was having a discussion about you a couple days ago. I actually said the UD5 would prolly be the best board for you. You seem to like 2d benches ALOT!! The gigabyte board won't hit the huge bclocks as the classified, but it is way more efficient; aka you will get way better scores clock for clock in your wprime, spi, and pifast. :D Plus I think the gigabyte has the most practical slot layout for a gaming purposes than all other i7 boards.

I can back that statement up fully. Clock for clock, the Gigabyte X58 boards beat up everything out there. If you plan on hitting 210-215 max bclk the UD4/UD5/Extreme are the boards to use.

[Jeffro64]

Well.... Maybe i'll finally have a good gaming setup when I get done benching the UD5. Although I think I fixed the problem I was having with my GTX280's... still, it will be a i7 rig.

[Chuchnit]

I can back that statement up fully. Clock for clock, the Gigabyte X58 boards beat up everything out there. If you plan on hitting 210-215 max bclk the UD4/UD5/Extreme are the boards to use.

The super pi efficiency on those giga boards are almost scary. If it wasn't for the uber extra clocks the Classified can get, the giga might be king right now. Some people are able to get nice efficiency out of the Classified too, but it's usually uber memory sub-timing tweakers that get it. Or maybe they have a Shamino's personal phone number. :cool:

[Jeffro64]

LOL... I guess that would be a good number to have. Although I think if everyone on the team here talked more and shared info and helped each other more than we do now that we would see some really good scores come about. I really like this board and our team and will work hard to help us move up... I got a lot to learn but i'm getting there! Once I have a better understanding I will give back by helping out whenever I can... although I can't imagine ever knowing as much as some of you guy's do, I'm just a backwoods country boy LOL.

[punx223]

the 2 classifieds can clock basically the same to eachother the only difference is the nf200.... i have tested both and both closk the same, not to mention even running sli 280's your not gonna see a bottleneck as most cards today cannot saturate a pcie X8 bus let alone a X16 bud

[ReverendMaynard]

The super pi efficiency on those giga boards are almost scary. If it wasn't for the uber extra clocks the Classified can get, the giga might be king right now. Some people are able to get nice efficiency out of the Classified too, but it's usually uber memory sub-timing tweakers that get it. Or maybe they have a Shamino's personal phone number. :cool:

I got his number. 1-888-WET-POKE. (j/k)

The eVGA vanilla board runs the same as the Classified efficiency wise. I just ran 06 4.5 HT on, cpu score was 7600+. On the Extreme same bench at 4.4ghz scored 8400+ on the cpu score. That's a huge ding on the total right there. I do find the eVGA is a bit better at 32m pi, but gets spanked in everything else by significant margins. Which brings me to a point lol. The Classified and it's relatives are awesome boards, but there is a shi* ton of automatic subtimings being loosened at the IMC/QPI level to achieve the high bclks we're seeing.

[Jeffro64]

the 2 classifieds can clock basically the same to eachother the only difference is the nf200.... i have tested both and both closk the same, not to mention even running sli 280's your not gonna see a bottleneck as most cards today cannot saturate a pcie X8 bus let alone a X16 bud


This is good to know! I do hope some nf200's pop back up but if not that is good news.

[hellcamino]

What QPI/VTT are you using Nip? Mine will prime for hours at .960 vcore but it requires 1.215 QPI/VTT even for stock speeds. I still haven't broken 1.4v on the QPI yet and 4.4ghz is almost stable..

[Chuchnit]

LOL... I guess that would be a good number to have. Although I think if everyone on the team here talked more and shared info and helped each other more than we do now that we would see some really good scores come about. I really like this board and our team and will work hard to help us move up... I got a lot to learn but i'm getting there! Once I have a better understanding I will give back by helping out whenever I can... although I can't imagine ever knowing as much as some of you guy's do, I'm just a backwoods country boy LOL.

Well Jeffro the problem is a few things. First, with your problems hellcamino is the only one that could remotely help you with AMD clocking. I sure wish I could have helped more, but that bios looked like chinese to me :rofl Another problem is time. I have tons of ideas for guides and such, but I am very limited on the time I have to do them. Really its a learning process for me too. I just search the net for all these tweaks the "honorable" guys won't share cause they make their living doing this.

I haven't been able to bench much lately either, but when I do I try and take notes. Thats so either if I have time, or if someone asks, I can post my personal settings.

Now for the biggest problem of all. We are a very small team. 13 hwbot members to be exact. I love it that way, but that means the probability of us having the same board is very small. Therefore the settings are somewhat useless. Yet have no fear because it looks like this forum is going Classified drunk :D We should definitely be able to help each other out now. Then you and Frank are going to have the same board this time. That's always a good thing to have two or more members with the same hardware. Just give it time buddy, and I'll contribute what I can to get some valuable info on the board soon. Hell I gotta get back to the 32m guide and redo the whole thing. :rofl I just don't think those results are accurate and I don't wanna mislead you guys.

the 2 classifieds can clock basically the same to eachother the only difference is the nf200.... i have tested both and both closk the same, not to mention even running sli 280's your not gonna see a bottleneck as most cards today cannot saturate a pcie X8 bus let alone a X16 bud

Oh go ahead and keep bragging about getting paid to play with uber hardware all day :p I'm telling you bro. You are in uber shape to keep pushing the buttons to be sponsered with atleast a couple free peices of gear :cool:

I got his number. 1-888-WET-POKE. (j/k)

The eVGA vanilla board runs the same as the Classified efficiency wise. I just ran 06 4.5 HT on, cpu score was 7600+. On the Extreme same bench at 4.4ghz scored 8400+ on the cpu score. That's a huge ding on the total right there. I do find the eVGA is a bit better at 32m pi, but gets spanked in everything else by significant margins. Which brings me to a point lol. The Classified and it's relatives are awesome boards, but there is a shi* ton of automatic subtimings being loosened at the IMC/QPI level to achieve the high bclks we're seeing.

hahaha I'll give him a call later :rofl

Ya that is a rather large difference considering how weighted the cpu score is in 06. Like I said there have been some people post up some really efficient scores up. Either they know what some of those confusing settings do to tighten things back up, or they are getting supplied with modded bios'es.

[Jeffro64]

Well Jeffro the problem is a few things. First, with your problems hellcamino is the only one that could remotely help you with AMD clocking. I sure wish I could have helped more, but that bios looked like chinese to me :rofl Another problem is time. I have tons of ideas for guides and such, but I am very limited on the time I have to do them. Really its a learning process for me too. I just search the net for all these tweaks the "honorable" guys won't share cause they make their living doing this.

I haven't been able to bench much lately either, but when I do I try and take notes. Thats so either if I have time, or if someone asks, I can post my personal settings.

Now for the biggest problem of all. We are a very small team. 13 hwbot members to be exact. I love it that way, but that means the probability of us having the same board is very small. Therefore the settings are somewhat useless. Yet have no fear because it looks like this forum is going Classified drunk :D We should definitely be able to help each other out now. Then you and Frank are going to have the same board this time. That's always a good thing to have two or more members with the same hardware. Just give it time buddy, and I'll contribute what I can to get some valuable info on the board soon. Hell I gotta get back to the 32m guide and redo the whole thing. :rofl I just don't think those results are accurate and I don't wanna mislead you guys.



Oh go ahead and keep bragging about getting paid to play with uber hardware all day :p I'm telling you bro. You are in uber shape to keep pushing the buttons to be sponsered with atleast a couple free peices of gear :cool:



hahaha I'll give him a call later :rofl

Ya that is a rather large difference considering how weighted the cpu score is in 06. Like I said there have been some people post up some really efficient scores up. Either they know what some of those confusing settings do to tighten things back up, or they are getting supplied with modded bios'es.


I hear ya bro, I know you have your hands full right now... Just so everyone knows i'm not by any means saying there is no help here on the board or the team, What i'm saying is it would be nice if there was more time for us all to talk and compair. Frank has been a lot of help to me on making a little sence of this AMD bios (THANKS FRANK!) and it will be nice having the same board so we can compare and tweak when time permits.

[Chuchnit]

I hear ya bro, I know you have your hands full right now... Just so everyone knows i'm not by any means saying there is no help here on the board or the team, What i'm saying is it would be nice if there was more time for us all to talk and compair. Frank has been a lot of help to me on making a little sence of this AMD bios (THANKS FRANK!) and it will be nice having the same board so we can compare and tweak when time permits.

I reread that post a couple times before I replied Jeff. I know what you meant by it. Over time we will get some more content up though.

:rofl You and Frank have spent many hours on the phone trying to figure your AMD out. That's an understatement too :)

[punx223]

meh im not bragging about playing with the hardware, though it can be fun, but im just tellin ya, these e760 and e759 even with quad 295's in vantage were almost identical scores ;)

[Kal-EL]

I reread that post a couple times before I replied Jeff. I know what you meant by it. Over time we will get some more content up though.

:rofl You and Frank have spent many hours on the phone trying to figure your AMD out. That's an understatement too :)

I wonder if a chat page for tech support would work in these instances? :ash1:

[Jeffro64]

LOL...Quite a few! I think if the bios on my board matures abit that i'll be able to get more out of it. Even more if I ever use extreme cold.

[Chuchnit]

meh im not bragging about playing with the hardware, though it can be fun, but im just tellin ya, these e760 and e759 even with quad 295's in vantage were almost identical scores ;)

Just jerkin' your chain Shannon. I didn't mean anything by it ;)

[Jeffro64]

One thing for sure though... I learn more by doing (Hands On) than by reading. I guess i'm to AADD to absorb anything from reading these days LMAO!! But I have learned a bit from seeing things on the boards.

[punx223]

Just jerkin' your chain Shannon. I didn't mean anything by it ;)

oh i know bro... just sayin, I wanted you guys to know that the e760 clocks the same just there is a lil more room on tha PCB ;)

[hellcamino]

I wonder if a chat page for tech support would work in these instances? :ash1:

No, when your pc is screwed up and you are messing about in bios it gets tough to use a lame chat page...When you have a couple of good numbers to call for help/advice it's much better.

[DrNip]

What QPI/VTT are you using Nip? Mine will prime for hours at .960 vcore but it requires 1.215 QPI/VTT even for stock speeds. I still haven't broken 1.4v on the QPI yet and 4.4ghz is almost stable..

Dunno. I've yet to even run any prime tests on this puppy. I only played with it for two hours or so before I had to work today. I will be doing more tests in the days to come. I will start a thread when I gather more facts as well as my new RAM. I am only rollin on 2GB's now.

[hellcamino]

Dunno. I've yet to even run any prime tests on this puppy. I only played with it for two hours or so before I had to work today. I will be doing more tests in the days to come. I will start a thread when I gather more facts as well as my new RAM. I am only rollin on 2GB's now.

So you just left everything on auto while using your dfi board? Seriously...share.

[DrNip]

Only prime95 testing I did I it was at 200 BCLK with a 21 mult which netted me 4.2ghz. Here is what I used:

1.25 vcore (1.2v stressed)
1.56 dimm
1.23vtt
1.11 ioh/ich
1.10 ioh analog
200 bclk
100 pcie

That was all and those were the only volts you had to jive with on the mobo. Ran for hours at this. I think around 6 hours before I shut it off. I really don't get too much into prime95 anymore as I pretty much run my rig at default speeds everyday unless benching.

[DrNip]

Oh and RAM was at 1600 at 6-7-6-18 1T.

[hellcamino]

Yeah it seems like running less ram takes a lot of strain off of this platform.

BTW my cpu is a barely younger brother to yours at 3845B260.

[DrNip]

Oh yeah. I did that prime at 3 gbs in. The higher I run my RAM the more vtt I have to feed it. I think on the DFI, to run the RAM at 2000 I need almost 1.39v vtt. I can't verify that personally but cstkl1 over at i4memory has done some extensive RAM testing on the DFI and came up with that.

http://i4memory.com/f83/kingston-hyperx-testing-17413/

Once I get everything situated, benches complete on the Classy, less work in my personal life, I plan on finding a nice lil overclocked setting for my cpu and ram. I would like to get my ram around 2000 mhz. Prolly cpu at 4.2ghz. My new set of ram is 6gb's.

[hellcamino]

My voltage requirements went up quickly from stock but I did set my ram voltage to 1.65v right out of the gate when the beating commenced. At stock speed mine would prime until shut off at :

.960 vcore
1.215 vtt
1.5v vdimm 7-8-7-20 1T 1600mhz (rated spd/timings) 3x2gb kit. At 180 bclk it would prime the same timings at 1.65v 1800mhz.

[DrNip]

Don't get me wrong. The classy is over shooting my vcore big time as at 1.16v I can do 4ghz. My DFI defaulted me at .96v as well. Whether it was stable I dunno as I didn't prime it but could only imagine so as it was default settings.

[hellcamino]

Mine actually defaulted at 1.248v on the bios that it shipped with, I just worked all my volts down to see what it actually needed and have since flashed the bios.

[DrNip]

I apologize guys for draggin my feet on getting my threads started. Between two jobs, lack of sleep, quality time with the girl, master bath remodel as well as a few other problems my time in the day is little. I know punx, I am still trying to call you too.

Here is a pic to answer the question of how it fits in the standard tech station. You can see it overhangs about an inch on the RAM side. That is all. I know, I am using the SLI bridge off my LanParty. What can you do?

CLICK PICS

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj55/travisjcottrell/IMG_4412-1.jpg (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj55/travisjcottrell/IMG_4412.jpg)

Here is a shot of the RAM. I need to get a better camera.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj55/travisjcottrell/IMG_4410-1.jpg (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj55/travisjcottrell/IMG_4410.jpg)

Here is another lil preview on the RAM. My 2000MHz run before was actually at 1.71v. What I have figured is whatever setting you use in BIOS/Eleet is really .06 more in real world. So a setting of 1.65v in BIOS/Eleet is really 1.71v real world. I wonder how many people overvolt their RAM thinking they are using 1.65v when really they are using 1.71v? Here is a run with it at 1.59v BIOS/Eleet and 1.65v real world.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj55/travisjcottrell/Review_7_7_7_20_1000MHz-1.jpg (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj55/travisjcottrell/Review_7_7_7_20_1000MHz.jpg)

You got to love the Overclockaholics desktop!

I have some 1760 CL6 6-5-18 1T runs under my belt. Tryin for 1800 at those speeds. :D

More to come, just got to bare with me. I am so dying to put this thing under DICE.

[Jeffro64]

Damn nice lookin rig Nip!!

[Chuchnit]

Nip are you going off software of the read points? I find the board does overvolt, but not .06. I'd have to remeasure to tell you the exact difference, but it's something like 1.65v bios/eleet = 1.662 with dmm. So ~ .012v

[DrNip]

Yep. Goin off 3 different utilities. They all read the same. I will pull out the multimeter to see. If this is true then I am runnin 2000 at CL7 7-7-20 1T at 1.58 somethin volts! :D

[Chuchnit]

Yep. Goin off 3 different utilities. They all read the same. I will pull out the multimeter to see. If this is true then I am runnin 2000 at CL7 7-7-20 1T at 1.58 somethin volts! :D

Even better. Just know that those read points are tiny and you gotta have the leads dead center to get the right reading. Try and see how long you can look at the meter and keep them leads on those little pads. :rofl

[DrNip]

I'm pretty damn good with my hands or at least she says so....

[Chuchnit]

hahaha

[DrNip]

Well multimeter confirmed that the utlities are correcto. 1.59v in BIOS/Eleet is 1.65v in Windows for DIMM.

[RomDominance]

Nothin the matter with runnin Vdimm a little hot on the classies nip. Most of us over at NBOC run our Vdimm at 1.7 (actual)or so. Helps to get up around 2150 cas 7 on our EE's.

[DrNip]

Oh I will run that high when benchin if not higher. I was ruinnin at 1.65v or 1.59 BIOS/Eleet for my Mushkin review.

[punx223]

Oh I will run that high when benchin if not higher. I was ruinnin at 1.65v or 1.59 BIOS/Eleet for my Mushkin review.

yeah i have seen 1.7 to 1.8 on the classy, actually higher ;)

[DrNip]

I've had it higher. Like 1.85 or so. This isn't a worry of mine.

[punx223]

I've had it higher. Like 1.85 or so. This isn't a worry of mine.

:eek: your a NUT!!!!!

j/k ive had it up to 2.0 but i do not recommend for your golden chip :cool:

but we dont care about the ES's :rofl:rofl:rofl

[DrNip]

It ain't overclockin if somethin doesn't break, pop, crack, smoke, catch on fire or all the above!

[Splave]

qft, did you get the 759 or 760. I have an extra ECP module if you got the 760

[DrNip]

759. :cool:

[Splave]

awesome man, limited edition. You going to frame your cert?

[punx223]

759. :cool:

Be nice to her... shes limited

[DrNip]

Came with a certificate? JK, no. They say she is limited but will see.

[punx223]

Came with a certificate? JK, no. They say she is limited but will see.

Believe me.... it is limited... as in gone!!!

[DrNip]

Looks like I got in at the right time. Guess I need to look in the box as all I pulled out was the mobo and CD. Didn't look at anything else. I guess that is apparent by me still using my DFI bridge and Sata cables.

[punx223]

Looks like I got in at the right time. Guess I need to look in the box as all I pulled out was the mobo and CD. Didn't look at anything else. I guess that is apparent by me still using my DFI bridge and Sata cables.

hahaha lemme know if your missing anything and ill get it sent

[Splave]

yeah limited edition as in what will evga send us when we push them over the limit and kill them?

[RomDominance]

hahaha lemme know if your missing anything and ill get it sent Actually if I can impose...When you and I spoke about my probs with my classy a couple of monthes back and they sent me a new replacement, I ironed out the probs solo and sent the new board back unused a couple of weeks later. They were supposed to put the EAR back up or at least the option to purchase another one, and it never happened. Would ya mind arranging that for a bro?

[punx223]

Actually if I can impose...When you and I spoke about my probs with my classy a couple of monthes back and they sent me a new replacement, I ironed out the probs solo and sent the new board back unused a couple of weeks later. They were supposed to put the EAR back up or at least the option to purchase another one, and it never happened. Would ya mind arranging that for a bro?

send me an email at srobb@evga.com ;)

[punx223]

yeah limited edition as in what will evga send us when we push them over the limit and kill them?


we have some set aside for that kinda issue ;)

[RomDominance]

Thanks for watchin my six bud.

[punx223]

Thanks for watchin my six bud.


lol but they prolly wont last forever ;)

[RomDominance]

lol but they prolly wont last forever ;)

Nah, I was referring to the EAR, much appreciated dude.