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Abit AW9D-Max Overclocking Thread

So I finished putting it all together this afternoon, and have been OCing and Orthos testing since. Right now I have it up to 9x380 (for 3420 MHz) at 1.45 VCore and 1.55 VMCH. Temps according to Core Temp during Orthos are at 60-62 C. I'm pretty pleased, since this was my first build and I'm not sure I applied the AS5 correctly. I might try re-seating the Zalman 9500 if I get bored. (Is Core Temp more accurate than the uGuru temperature reading? That's actually putting me below 50 C.)

I'm going to keep Orthos running for some time longer, and then may up the VMCH and VCore some more to try and hit that magical 9x400 :D
 
9x400 crashed after 10 mins of Orthos :(

Running stable now at 9x389 (for 3500 MHz) with 1.45 VCore, 1.6 MCH, 2.0 for the RAM at 4-4-4-10 (G.Skill ZX). Temps according to CoreTemp are 60-65 C after an hour of Orthose, around 50 C idle. I think I'll now work on decreasing the voltages.
 
Shiva said:
9x400 crashed after 10 mins of Orthos :(

Running stable now at 9x389 (for 3500 MHz) with 1.45 VCore, 1.6 MCH, 2.0 for the RAM at 4-4-4-10 (G.Skill ZX). Temps according to CoreTemp are 60-65 C after an hour of Orthose, around 50 C idle. I think I'll now work on decreasing the voltages.
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not bad at all.. what is your memory divider set at? A lot of DDR2 performance ram will take more than 2.0 volts, i'm running mine at 2.35v...
 
Memory at 1:1. Should I set it differently?

9x389 wasn't stable at 1.4 VCore. 9x380 is, I think i might run this 24x7. Will try 1.375 VCore next.
 
Shiva said:
Memory at 1:1. Should I set it differently?

9x389 wasn't stable at 1.4 VCore. 9x380 is, I think i might run this 24x7. Will try 1.375 VCore next.
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setting the divider higher will allow higher memory clocks. This could definately increase the performance as long as you don't have to loosen the timings too much.

Anything below 1.5v core is fine as long as your cooling can handle it. low 60's is just fine for the processor's temp. I wouldn't worry about lowering the voltages too much.

How are the temps on the north bridge, south bridge and voltage regulators? There's a pretty good cooling system in place, but you should at least check on the final temps with your hands if nothing else.
 
According to uGuru, "System" temp is 36 C, and PWM temps range from 38-46 C. I think uGuru understates temps, though (judging by its CPU reading, which is about 10 C lower than Core Temp's).
 
Shiva said:
According to uGuru, "System" temp is 36 C, and PWM temps range from 38-46 C. I think uGuru understates temps, though (judging by its CPU reading, which is about 10 C lower than Core Temp's).
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system temp is motherboard temp, pwm is power regulation... i'm not sure about the overstating of the system temps, i've always found uguru pretty accurate... You could also try speedfan...
 
Does this board have any advantages over the ASUS P5W64 pro or the P5WDH? It seems from the forums that these boards have a better chance of hitting fsb 400 or more (P5W64) without too much effort. Please correct me if my observation is wrong. I have both of the above boards and haven't had time to set em up yet. However, the AW9W max looks so damn nice that I may want to play around with one of those too. But if it HAS to be tweaked alot to bring it up to it's potential, then maybe I'll stop my endless search for one of these on the web.
 
Help! I was playing around with my RAM timings, and now my computer won't boot (the monitor reports no signal). I held down insert, and that apparently reset my BIOS settings (since the LED lights are now flashing again), but that didn't fix it!

EDIT: Cleared the CMOS, it's fixed now :p
 
E6600 @ 3.6 GHz Prime Stable (1.47v)|Scythe Ninja Plus Air Cooling|AW9D-Max (Beta Bios 1.3)|Mushkin XP2 6400 @ DDR 800 (4-4-3-4)

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Best Pi1m I do @ flat 3.6 DDR 800:



pi32m 3.6 GHz DDR 800:



I can bench all the way up to 4.0 GHz and I am only including Orthos blend results @ 8 hours of testing. I did 3.7 GHz for 1 hour and 39 mins then had an error. I will try for 3.7 stable @ 8 hours plus again later.

4.0 GHz SuperPi1m Score (RAM 5-5-5-15 here):



My last 06 run, CPU @ 3.7:

10765 3D Marks
4543 SM 2.0 score
4627 SM 3.0 score
3202 CPU score

7950 GX2, 91.47, 603|800

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=575909

CPU Score only @ 3.8 GHz:



I can't wait for the G80.
 
Blacklash said:
E6600 @ 3.6 GHz Prime Stable (1.47v)|Scythe Ninja Plus Air Cooling|AW9D-Max (Beta Bios 1.3)|Mushkin XP2 6400 @ DDR 800 (4-4-3-4)

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Best Pi1m I do @ flat 3.6 DDR 800:



pi32m 3.6 GHz DDR 800:



I can bench all the way up to 4.0 GHz and I am only including Orthos blend results @ 8 hours of testing. I did 3.7 GHz for 1 hour and 39 mins then had an error. I will try for 3.7 stable @ 8 hours plus again later.

4.0 GHz SuperPi1m Score (RAM 5-5-5-15 here):



My last 06 run, CPU @ 3.7:

10765 3D Marks
4543 SM 2.0 score
4627 SM 3.0 score
3202 CPU score

7950 GX2, 91.47, 603|800

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=575909

CPU Score only @ 3.8 GHz:



I can't wait for the G80.
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I can't wait for the next bios release!
 
dang...i was really interested in getting this to pair with a lower end core2duo... but if it's hard to get above 400fsb i dont think it'll be worth it... doh! need xfire, but my biostar 965pt no can do xfire. grrr..
 
xkon said:
dang...i was really interested in getting this to pair with a lower end core2duo... but if it's hard to get above 400fsb i dont think it'll be worth it... doh! need xfire, but my biostar 965pt no can do xfire. grrr..
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Its an excellent motherboard, and Abit is working their little hearts out releasing bios revisions. But, I'm planning on selling this one in the near future for one of the Nvidia 680 boards. I've got too much hardware here to be limited by a motherboard.
 
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