Dangman
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Any way you can strap a small fan to the northbridge of the mobo?
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I can definitely jimmy-rig something in there for now, especially with no expansion card in that slot yet. Could that possibly be a reason for the problem? One thing that really rubs me wrong about this problem is that I've been unable to find anyone else that has the issue. There are many people running these boards in tiny SFF systems and no reports of a similar issue anywhere. Sigh.
More like ~$400 before you even ship it over to the US.elpibe10
Is there anywhere in the U.S. those Soldam case's are sold? Those itx case's are sick
I bet they would cost around 200-300. (qmicra custom style price)
elpibe10 ... just in case you missed that, I have a couple of questions please:More pics and specs HERE
I got in my zotac9300 last night.
Couple problems I just worked around rather than dealing with:
1. I turn system on, go in BIOS and set SATA to AHCI mode. Save&exit, put in XP32 w/SP3 install cd... minute or two later it bluescreens. Gay. I reset and switch SATA back to compatible mode, again try XP install and it works perfect. Whatever.
2. After setting up most of system its perfectly stable EXCEPT restart fails 100% of the time. I do restart, system shuts down, monitor flickers and comes up with 'Zotac' splash screen and hangs there. I hit reset button and it'll then boot up fine. Doing restart from Windows failed every single time I tried it. I go in BIOS to disable that Zotac splash screen, thinking perhaps an error message or something is being printed. With splash screen off the system now restarts just fine every single time. Whatever.
And here is the most bizzar thing that I didn't even think was possible...
While setting this system up, I hooked it up to a HDTV since I had no extra monitors available. I did this with an DVI->HDMI cable I got from monoprice. I plugged DVI side into's Zotac's DVI port and plugged the HDMI side into HDTV. Magically after I got drivers installed I boot Windows up and hear the default startup sound. WTF!? How is audio going out the DVI connector on the motherboard? This is impossible!, but it works :/.
Is anyone else having smart fan issues with this motherboard? I can't get the PC health status menu to show up in BIOS, and my fans are REALLY loud. I tried a BIOS update, and talked to a Zotac rep, who said that they disabled the smart fan function, and the OC functions as well, because people were toasting the boards. I'm skeptical at the least. Considering the fact that he just walked away from our conversation without really giving me an answer, I wanna know what other owners of this board have.
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As far as overclocking is concerned, with the IGP i've reached a maximum of around FSB370. With the IGP disabled, i touched FSB400 with a pentium E2160, with potential to go higher
No audio hiccups whatsoever via SPDIF passthrough (optical out), and my NB is nice and toasty playing 1080p x264s at ~70C on a warm day. (MI-100 too, with barely any airflow)
Only times I've ever had audio hiccups in the past (on another system) were due to problematic X-Fi drivers which were shortly fixed, and by using a beat-up cable. Not using any Realtek drivers here, just the stock Windows 7 drivers, so I can't comment on those.
One suggestion/workaround I remember popping up in the past was to change the audio output in your media player from DirectSound to WaveOut. Worth a shot.
Sorry to hear about that. Bummer...Guess I'm ordering another Zotac for testing purposes! Wish these things weren't so damn expensive
I think the standard low-profile Intel heatsink can (barely) fit on the MI-100. Or at least it was the impression I ended up with, somehow. Well, either that or he's gone for a PicoPSU-based MI-100, which opens up A LOT of space above the CPU socket.Edit: You mentioned using the MI-100 with barely any airflow...How hot does your cpu get in there? Are you using the silverstone nt07 for an hsf?
Sorry to hear about that. Bummer...
I think the standard low-profile Intel heatsink can (barely) fit on the MI-100. Or at least it was the impression I ended up with, somehow. Well, either that or he's gone for a PicoPSU-based MI-100, which opens up A LOT of space above the CPU socket.
Cheers.
Miguel
That's the highest I've heard so far. The reviews I've read haven't tried w/o the IGP. Was that at stock chipset voltage?
I have an E0 8400 that could probably do at least 4GHz on the right board.
Aye, I use the nt07 myself. The standard sink is too tall by 2mm or so, I tried everything to get that sucker under there but it's just a wee bit too tight. You can see pictures of my current setup a few posts above on this page.
Exactly, all the reviews tried with the IGP & they're spot on. It maxes around FSB 370. After that it wont boot at all. However with the IGP disabled it does give some extra mileage apparently. I bumped up the chipset voltage to 1.2v. With my open bench setup the chipset cooler remained pretty cool & comfortable to touch, probably because the IGP wasnt running to begin with. More tests to come including with q6600
can anyone measure the spacing between the holes on the IGP heatsink? im trying to find a waterblock that will fit. thanks!
I wasn't able to fit the standard sink from my e5200 in there, not sure how you got yours in?
Hi Everyone,
Has anyone tried the new BIOS of our board on the Zotac site? Any feedback?
Thanks!
Do you think it will hit 440?
Strange.....u mean you had vertical issues? well as i said, the psu is practically sitting on the HSF. There isnt really any clearance, probably just 1 or 2 mm once i fasten the psu in. Else the cooler from an E8400 will definitely fit. I wonder why they aint bundling it with the E5200 too
Just had a thought. Are you using any standoffs between your mobo and the base of the case? that could be adding the extra height causing your cooler not to fit. I screwed the board directly to the case as the screw holes were slightly raised to begin with. So far there have been no issues so i think its safe to screw the board directly to the case.
Hi Everyone,
Has anyone tried the new BIOS of our board on the Zotac site? Any feedback?
Thanks!
Nice pictures.Today I´ve got my Zotac ...
You mean ...3 PC
1 for left 9300 M-ATX 177W
2 for left 9300 M-ATX + 9600GT Eco 149W
3 for left 9300 ITX only 52W