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CRAG

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I thought it might be a good idea to start a database for this mobo since it seems to be pretty popular. It seems that you guys are pretty active with this board so lets get this started! Let everyone know about this thread and maybe we can narrow down the optimum build.

If you 've built a new system based on this board, please list your hardware specs and ANY problems you've encountered. I'm hoping in doing this we can head off any problems future builders may have with this board.

List in this order:

HARDWARE:
mobo A8N32SLI
cpu Fx-55
memory2 X 1gb 3200 OCZ
hard drive(s)1 X 120gb Seagate Barracuda
graphics card2 X 7800 Gtx
sound cardCreative Audigy
power supplyANTEC True Control 2.0 550 Power supply
shipped bios 903
current bios 1009

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
ACPI non compliant issues.

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
Installing my Hard Drive on the SIL SATA port under the CPU socket to the left. Above first PCIe slot. *Must use F6 drive on CD when installing windows.

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running
 
OK, i'm willing to fend off some poor souls...

HARDWARE:
mobo: A8N32SLI
cpu: 3800+ x2 @ 2.6GHz
memory: 2x1G Mushkin XP4000 blue (3,4,3,8,1T)
hard drive: (1) WD 36G Raptor, (1) WD 320G 3200KS
graphics card: 1 x Asus EN7800GTX
sound card: Creative Audigy 2ZS
power supply: OCZ 520-SLI Powerstream
shipped bios 703
current bios 903

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
absoultely none!

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running
 
Umm, would be a good idea telling the solution to your problem. You said you had acpi errors but your rig is up and running, how about adding how you got it solved. like..

SOLUTION:
blablabla
 
HARDWARE:
mobo A8N32SLI
cpu FX-55 San Diego
memory2 X 1gb 3200 OCZ
Videocard 2x BFG 7800GTX 512
hard drive(s)2 X Raptor 150
power supply PC Power and Cooling 510 SLI

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD: NONE

SOLVED PROBLEM BY: No Problem

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running
 
MindBuster said:
Umm, would be a good idea telling the solution to your problem. You said you had acpi errors but your rig is up and running, how about adding how you got it solved. like..

SOLUTION:
blablabla
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Good idea.

Done.. thanks for the input.
 
Count me in!

HARDWARE:
mobo: A8N32SLI
cpu: Opteron 170
memory: 2 X 1gb 4000 OCZ EL Gold
hard drive(s):1 X 300gb Maxtor DM+10 SATA 1 x 200GB Maxtor DM+10 SATA
graphics card: 2 X 7800Gt OC BFG
sound card: Creative Audigy2 ZS in PCI2
power supply:OCZ 520SLIADJ Power supply
shipped bios 705
current bios 1009

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
CPU temps are high, perhaps CPU and mobo temps are reversed in reporting.

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
Just living with it, it is stable otherwise.

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running
 
Hardware:

A8N32 SLI deluxe
shipping bios 703; running 903 (for now); X2 driver and "hotfix" installed
X2 3800
2 x 1gb OCZ platinum PC3200
MSI 6600GT x 2 in sli
Samsung 200gb SATA x 3 (non-raid)
Benq 1640 primary master; LG 4163 sec. master
onboard sound
Enermax AG701 600w noisetaker
XP pro sp2

Problems:

Intermittent reboot loops on shutdown. Only way to shutdown is to hold down power button. When I come back later and power up and power down, it's OK. Frustrating!

Solution:

None yet. No time to go through reinstall. Hoping for some wisdom from you guys/gals

Hardware Changed:

None yet

Current Status:

Running, I guess.
 
HARDWARE:
Mobo: ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe
CPU: AMD x2 4400+
Memory: 2x 1GB G.SKILL PC-4000
Hard Drive(s): 1x 250GB Western Digital Caviar SATA
Graphics Card: 1x e-GeForce 7800 GT
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
Power Supply: Antec TruePower 2.0 550W
Shipped BIOS: 903
Current BIOS: 903

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
Unable to update to BIOS 1009.

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
Reverting back to BIOS 903.

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None.

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running.


Gonna attempt some overclocking later.
 
HARDWARE:
mobo -A8N32-SLI Deluxe
cpu - 3000+ Winchester (Opteron 144 ready and waiting)
memory - 2 X 512MB OCZ 4200EL
hard drive(s) – 1 x 300GB Maxtor Maxline III SATA
graphics card – 1 x EVGA 6600GT
sound card - Onboard
power supply - Antec Neo Power 480
cooling system - Koolance EXOS Al
shipped bios 0703
current bios 0520

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
None initially, worked like a charm.
Transferred to a new case and cannot get system to recognize any SATA drive(s)

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
Lowered BIOS to 0520, and put Optical drives on Primary IDE Controller.

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
Case
EXOS Al

CURRENT STATUS:
Rebuidling
 
HARDWARE:
mobo A8N32SLI
cpu Opty 170
memory2 X 1gb Corsair 3500LL Pro
hard drive(s)1 X 250gb Hitachi Deskstar Sata II
graphics card1 X XFX OC7800 GT
sound card Creative Audigy 2 ZS
power supply PC P&C 510W Express/SLI
HSF Zalman 9500 LED
shipped bios 703
current bios 1009

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
PC randomly does not power off completely during shut down. Windows shuts down but system just hangs there with everything on. Have turn off the PSU to shut it down.

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
None so far, been lazy really to look into it.

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running
 
HARDWARE:
MB A8N32SLI
cpu X2-4400
memory2 X 1gb 3200 OCZ
hard drive(s)1 X 250 GB WD 2500KS and 2X WD800JBs in SATA 0
graphics card 2 X BFG 7800 GT OC
sound card Audigy Zs
power supply Seasonic S12-600
shipped bios 703
current bios 1009

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
1. No Windows boot when RAID enabled (BSOD with "BIOS not fully ACPI compliant" message)
2. ASUS Update won't install

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
1. Flashing to BIOS 903 fixed the RAID issue...continues fine with 1009
2. Known conflict with Creative Drivers...if you install ASUS Update before the Creative Drivers it'll work... I'll live with it.

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Runs very well. 12,376 3DMark05
 
HARDWARE:
mobo A8N32SLI
cpu A64 4000
memory2 X 1gb OCZ PC4000 GX XTC
hard drive(s)1 X 74gb Raptor 1 X 160gb Seagate Barracuda
graphics card 2 X BFG 7800 GTX OC
sound card onboard
power supply OCZ Powerstream 520w
shipped bios 703
current bios 703

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
none at initial build with 2x512mb OCZ plat rev2 pc3200. On installing the new 2gb ocz kit noticed gfx glitches in FEAR and COD2 which i was waiting to play untill I got the 2gb

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
after fresh install much swapping of components bios reset sorted :rolleyes:

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running sweet as, but still need to tweak the mofo mobo
 
HARDWARE:
mobo: A8N32SLI
cpu: FX-60 w/Zalman CNPS9500 LED (lapped)
memory: Corsair TWINX2048 XMS3500LL Pro
hard drive: 2 WD 74G Raptor, 1 WD2500JS 250G SATA2
graphics card: 2 x eVGA 7800 GTX w/ACS3
sound card: Creative X-Fi Fatality
power supply: Hiper Type-R 580W SLI
shipped bios 903
current bios 903

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
none

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
running but maybe a little warm....CPU 48ºC MB 46ºC (just got done with 4-5 hours of BF2:SF)
 
I, along with lots of others, are using OCZ memory with this board. MarcusOCZ over at the Bleeding Edge Forums has just posted a system configurator using all their different ytpes OCZ memory.
 
BigRon said:
HARDWARE:
mobo A8N32SLI
cpu A64 4000
memory2 X 1gb OCZ PC4000 GX XTC
hard drive(s)1 X 74gb Raptor 1 X 160gb Seagate Barracuda
graphics card 2 X BFG 7800 GTX OC
sound card onboard
power supply OCZ Powerstream 520w
shipped bios 703
current bios 703

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
none at initial build with 2x512mb OCZ plat rev2 pc3200. On installing the new 2gb ocz kit noticed gfx glitches in FEAR and COD2 which i was waiting to play untill I got the 2gb

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
after fresh install much swapping of components bios reset sorted :rolleyes:

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running sweet as, but still need to tweak the mofo mobo
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UPDATE

Well ran sweet for about a day....

Played through a few levels of COD2 and then there was an nv4.dsp? error just after the level had loaded. Thought this may be a bugged install so I whacked FEAr on had exactly the same thing :( I tryed updating the bios, no joy. Tryed different gfx drivers, no joy. Still not fixed as I cba to sort it after work so is a wkend job when I can dedicate some time to it. Plays CS 1.6 gr8 tho :rolleyes: I'll update when/if I fix.
 
HARDWARE:
mobo A8N32SLI
cpu X2 4400+
memory Corsair TWINX2048 XMS3500LL Pro
hard drive(s) 2 X 74gb Raptor 1 X 120gb Maxtor 1 X 320gb WD
graphics card BFG 7800 GTX OC
sound card Audigy 2ZS
power supply PCP+C 510w

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
still building

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:


CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Waiting for vid card.

I figured I'd throw my rig in there. I'm just waiting for my 7800gtx to arrive. I'm looking forward to this upgrade very much. I'll update with any problems I stumble upon.
 
HARDWARE:
mobo: A8N32SLI
bios: 1009
cpu: OPTERON 165
memory: Corsair TWINX2048 XMS3500LL Pro
hard drive(s): 2 X 80gb Raptor (Dell OEM) RAID0 (nVRaid SATA1 & 2)
graphics card: eVGA 7800 GT
sound card: Hercules Game Theater XP
power supply: Enermax 620W modular SLI
cooling: Swiftech Apex Ultra H20-220

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
one of the smoothest builds I have ever done, no issues whatsoever

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:


CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
up and running. Windows XP SP2

updated as of 1/17/06
 
Problems During Build.

ACPI not compliant with 903 bios when I received it.

Solution to Problems.

Updated bios to 1009.

Updated Hardware.

None.

Currect Status.

Running hard and fast.

Hardware List:
 
ok i have one question i see every one is running ocz ram or corsair my m/b is on its way to me and im still picking out ram and from what i have heard is this m/b only likes some ram well im would like to get 4gb of this Corsair TWINX2048-3200 2GB DDR400 XMS3200 Memory will i have any problems?
 
HARDWARE:
see sig for specs


PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
windows install probs after updating to 0805 bios(acpi issue) couldnt update to SP2
i could use SP1 or regular xp with no probs.
after installing my new raptor i started getting a constant high pitched whine from my speakers/soundcard.


SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
updated to 1009 bios and as always
reinstall windows!


CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
changed a wd1600 drive on the sil sata controller to wd raptor 150

CURRENT STATUS:
100% stable, and fast!
although it does run a tad hot for me.
52c cpu full load
44c ambient full load
 
HARDWARE:

Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Athlon 64 3700+
2x1Gb Corsair XMS PC4000
Seagate 7200.9 250GB SATA2
Plextor PX-740A
Nzxt Lexa
PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI
Windows XP Pro

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:

I hope there will be none.

CURRENT STATUS:

Still building. I have only two orders left to make. One for cooling supplies from FrozenCpu. The other for 2 of Nvidias G71 cards when they hit the market. :D
 
HARDWARE:
ASUS A8N32-SLI
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
CORSAIR XMS 2GB PC 3500
BFG Geforce 6800 256MB 256-bit DDR PCI Express x16
4x WD2500KS 250GB
Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
didnt have the correct drivers for the raid controler so windows wasnt detecting the harddrives during setup. also the 2 nic cards are messing with eachother, when both are active my internet doesnt work. I have a cable modem connected to one, then a router connected to the other, with only 1 other PC going into the router.

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
disabbled one of the nic cards lol
CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:

CURRENT STATUS:
perfect except for nic cards
 
Well, you can just see my specs in my sig. My only problem was that the default BIOS that came with my mobo had the HTT bus speed incorrectly set to 400 mhz and caused crashing in FEAR and BF2. A BIOS update fixed the issue. I suppose you could manually change the HTT Bus speed, but you might as well d/l the latest BIOS. Other than that, no problems, and my rig has been running great since.

Well, one problem I am having is after playing BF2 for like 3 hours straight things get REALLY Stuttery, and eventually the system just freezes and I have to restart. SOmetimes when it freezes I can exit back to windows, and it appears as if the graphics driver was uninstalled after looking in device manager, and the resolution and color depth were set to 640x480 16 colors. A simple reset resolves the issue, but it gets kinda annoying...

Also, I think the mobo temp sensor is reading values that are too high. Under load my mobo temp gets to around 50C and the CPU temp gets to around 48C.
 
CRAG said:
If you 've built a new system based on this board, please list your hardware specs and ANY problems you've encountered. I'm hoping in doing this we can head off any problems future builders may have with this board.

List in this order:
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HARDWARE:
mobo = A8N32SLI
cpu = Opteron 175 Toledo core @ 2.5 GHz
memory= 2 X 1gb Corsair 3500PRO LL @ 237 Mhz
hard drive(s)= Boot Drive = 10k Raptor 150, Media Drive = 200 gig WD SATA II 3.0Gb/s
graphics card =2 X 7800 Gt
sound card= Creative X-fi Platinum
power supply = Enermax Noisetaker 600 watt SLi Certified
shipped bios 703 I think...
current bios 1009

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
NONE!

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
Nothing to solve, board has worked FLAWLESSLY for me.

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Working like a CHAMP. This has been the best motherboard I have ever owned. :)
 
HARDWARE:
mobo: A8N32SLI
cpu: 4400+
memory: 2x1GB Mushkin Redline XP
hard drives: 2x Hitachi 80GBs
graphics cards: XFX 7800 GTX SLi
sound card: Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty
power supply: PCP&C 510E SLi
shipped bios: 0703
current bios: 0903

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
(1)Warm boot issues, (2) unable to install windows BIOS update software, (3) Shut down during high CPU speed testing (4) Download corruption with nVidia NIC

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
(1) Cranking up the CPU voltage helps but does not solve, (2) There is no solution yet, (3) Again, no solution other than to lower CPU speed. (4) Installing the nVidia firewall and then disabling it

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Testing
 
BigRon said:
UPDATE

Well ran sweet for about a day....

Played through a few levels of COD2 and then there was an nv4.dsp? error just after the level had loaded. Thought this may be a bugged install so I whacked FEAr on had exactly the same thing :( I tryed updating the bios, no joy. Tryed different gfx drivers, no joy. Still not fixed as I cba to sort it after work so is a wkend job when I can dedicate some time to it. Plays CS 1.6 gr8 tho :rolleyes: I'll update when/if I fix.
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So I pulled the thing apart and started again :( my temps were a bit high anyway so prob best I reseated the HSF anyway. Currently getting 42 max with the side off. Still not really happy with that either. Have a pretty heavy duty cooling setup on the CPU so woulda liked to have seen <40 for the cpu grrr. Anyhow..

So I stripped it down 1009 bios flashed fresh xp install the sp2, drivers then FEAR. Played a few lvls no prob so I'm a bit happier. Leavin it overnight runnin P95 and rthdrbl see how it copes. If all goes well tomorrow I'll be winding this baby up.
 
Damn, would have been in here earlier, but it's been a busy weekend. :)

HARDWARE:
A8N32-SLI
OPTERON 165 @ 2.6 (w/ ZALMAN 9500)
2x 1GB CRUCIAL BALLISTIX
WD 320GB 3200KS
1x EVGA 7800GT
CREATIVE X-FI XTREME MUSIC
SEASONIC S12 600W
Shipped BIOS -> 903
Current BIOS -> 903

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
None.

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None.

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running nice! Had an unknown device listed in the device manager ( ACPI\ATK0110\ ) and Google'd the solution. Who would have thought fixing it would be as simple as letting the Asus driver CD autoplay. ;)

Out of curiousity, did you guys decide to go with the Nvidia IDE drivers? I stuck with the MS ones myself, but I've been wanting to know whether using the Nvidia ones would be a better idea..
 
BigRon said:
So I pulled the thing apart and started again :( my temps were a bit high anyway so prob best I reseated the HSF anyway. Currently getting 42 max with the side off. Still not really happy with that either. Have a pretty heavy duty cooling setup on the CPU so woulda liked to have seen <40 for the cpu grrr. Anyhow..
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It looks like quite a few people have got high temps with this board. My idles are 40C cpu / 38C mobo, and after leaving Prime on for 24 hours straight I found the average temp at load was 52C cpu / 42C mobo.

I'm not worried about it honestly, my system has been solid. :)
 
SkuLLy|RT said:
It looks like quite a few people have got high temps with this board. My idles are 40C cpu / 38C mobo, and after leaving Prime on for 24 hours straight I found the average temp at load was 52C cpu / 42C mobo.

I'm not worried about it honestly, my system has been solid. :)
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my CPU maxes out at about the same temp, ut my mobo maxes at around 50C. :eek:

edit: ok, the mobo maxes out at about 52C and the proc maxes out at about 47C. this is after I looped the FEAR demo about 10 times....meh...
 
HARDWARE:
mobo: A8N32SLI
cpu: Opteron 148 @ 2.95
memory: 2 X 512 Geil One TCCD
hard drive 2X74gb Raptor RAID 0
graphics card: eVGA 7800GTX
sound card: Turtle Beachg Santa Cruz (lol)
power supply:OCZ Power Stream 520SLI
shipped bios 705
current bios 805

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
ACPI non compliant issues, cranky RAID0

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
Reset CMOS

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
kicking the shit out of anything i throw at it
 
had this board since thanksgiving everything went smoothly had no problems what so ever either very fortunate or super lucky your choice
 
SkuLLy|RT said:
Out of curiousity, did you guys decide to go with the Nvidia IDE drivers? I stuck with the MS ones myself, but I've been wanting to know whether using the Nvidia ones would be a better idea..
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I have only used the MS IDE drivers, however I always install the nVidia SMBus drivers (which does include some IDE interface drivers. I have always told the installer no when asked to intall the IDE SW drivers, and I have read on many forums that this is the best way to go.
 
HARDWARE:
mobo A8N32SLI
cpu Opteron 148
memory 2 X 1gb 3200 Patriot Dual channnel
hard drive(s) 2x 80Gb Hitachi SATA
graphics card 1- BFG 7800 GtxOC
sound card Onboard till I get X-FI
power supply Ultra ULT31846 X-Finity
case Thermaltake XASER
shipped bios 1009
current bios 1009

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:


SOLVED PROBLEM BY:


CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running
 
QKSILVR73 said:
HARDWARE:

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
Can't change FSB multiplier. BIOS has no option to change it??
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Yes you can!

In your bios, go to Advanced Chipset Settings ----> K8 to NB Frequency

This is your FSB!

1000 = 5x
800 = 4x
600 = 3x
400 = 2x

:cool:
 
well that's not what I wanted. but I figured it out. LOL

I still can't get this thing to OC hardly atl all. I would be happy with 2.4.
If I use the AI NOS I get to 3% OC at 5% it crashes upon XP startup.

Maybe I just don't know what I am doing:confused:.

idle CPU temp 43c
Mobo temp 39c
 
QKSILVR73 said:
well that's not what I wanted. but I figured it out. LOL

I still can't get this thing to OC hardly atl all. I would be happy with 2.4.
If I use the AI NOS I get to 3% OC at 5% it crashes upon XP startup.

Maybe I just don't know what I am doing:confused:.

idle CPU temp 43c
Mobo temp 39c
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What do you mean "thats not what I wanted"? You needed to know the FSB multipliers...andd that's what I told you. I don't understand what you mean.

Also, overclocking using AI NOS is possibly the worst way to overclock a system. To do it correctly you should manually adjust your BIOS settings. Do some research first before you begin this process. It is highly dependent on the type of RAM you are using as well as other factors. Create a thread in the Overclocking forum if you need help, don't want to thread hijack.
 
HARDWARE:
mobo: A8N32SLI
cpu: X2 4440+ (stock spd) (stock cooler w/ Arctic silver 5 applied)
memory: Corsair XMS TWINX2048 3500LLPRO
hard drive WD SATAII 250GB, 16MB Cache 3.0Gb/s
gfx card: EVGA GeForce 7800GTX KO ed.
snd card: X-Fi extreme Music
PSU: Antec TruePower2.0 550w (TPII550)
case: Antec P180
shipped bios: 0703
current bios: 1009

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD/Software Installs:
nvidia IDE drivers worked until i tried to install any DVD playback software (tried both PowerDVD and winDVD). powerDVD would crash on start, winDVD wouldnt even install (BSOD during install). uninstalled IDE drivers, now using MS defaults. same issue with PowerDVD, didnt try winDVD again. no change in performance with drivers.
---Installed VLC Media Player for dvd playback and it worked like a charm so forget PowerDVD and WinDVD.

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

PROBLEMS WHILE RUNNING:
with the 1009 bios temps seem too warm even if they are in spec with that the CPU can handle
Idle Temps:
room temp: 68F (20C)
CPU: 40C
Motherboard: 42C

Load Temps:
CPU: 46C
Motherboard:44C

Also have the overvoltage problem.
currently set to manual in the bios at 1.325 (which shows up in CPUz)
ASUSProbe reports voltage @ 1.38 to 1.39 tho.

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running (no lockups or slow downs, but temps still worry me).

also, is there any way to get this damn thing to STOP auto overclocking? all bios settings are set to manal in the Jumper Free settings and values are at default settings. AI NOS is disabled and AI BOOSTER doesnt run by default, but is set to STANDARD instead of AUTO. yet the machine still will boost the CPU frequency from 2200 to 2210 or 2206. (cool 'n quiet is disabled btw).
 
AppaYipYip said:
What do you mean "thats not what I wanted"? You needed to know the FSB multipliers...andd that's what I told you. I don't understand what you mean.

Also, overclocking using AI NOS is possibly the worst way to overclock a system. To do it correctly you should manually adjust your BIOS settings. Do some research first before you begin this process. It is highly dependent on the type of RAM you are using as well as other factors. Create a thread in the Overclocking forum if you need help, don't want to thread hijack.
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Sorry didn't mean it that way, I wanted the Processor Frequency Multiplier. I guess I worded it wrong. Smacks self in head.

I have been reading and reading and some more reading. I guess I should have just bought the AMD 4000+ like I originally was going to do. Oh well
 
HARDWARE:
mobo A8N32SLI
cpu Opteron 144
memory 2 X 512meg Crucial Ballisitix tracer PC 4000
hard drive some old IDE thing I found for the purpose of testing
power supply Tagan Easycon 480
current bios 1009 (as supplied)

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
None so far

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Looping prime 95, but stable so far

 
Here's me:

HARDWARE:
mobo: A8N32SLI
cpu: Opteron 148 (not OC'd yet)
memory: 2 X 1gb PC 4000 Mushkin (model 991483 not OC'd yet)
hard drive: 1 X 74gb WD Raptor on SATA 1 (Nvidia not SIL)
graphics card: XFX 7800 GT
sound card: using onboard
power supply: PC Power and Cooling 510 SLI
shipped bios: 1009
current bios: 1009

PROBLEMS DURING BUILD:
after chipset driver update (fresh XP install) ACPI non compliant issues (Blue Screen).

SOLVED PROBLEM BY:
disabled ACPI in BIOS (under power section) did fresh install of XP (re-create partition, full format of hard drive)

CHANGED/REPLACED HARDWARE:
None

CURRENT STATUS:
Up and running so far, little worried about disabling ACPI and possible affects. never really used power saving type features with BIOS and Windows before but hope it doesn't have other implications with system.
 
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