Asus A8R-MVP

[csimon]

I'll start this thread with my current bios (0402) settings and I'll update it as I make progress. I won't post all of the complete settings again unless I change multipliers or something drastic like that since it effects so many other settings.

memclock mode [limit]
memclock value [200 mhz]
mct timing mode [manual]
cas latency (cl) [3.0]
tras [8 clk]
trp [2 clk]
trcd [3clk]
trrd [2 clk]
trc [10 clk]
trfc [16 clk]
trwt [3 clk]
user config mode [manual]
read preamble [5.5 ns] (auto)
async latency [7.0 ns] (auto)
cmd-addr timing mode [1t] (auto)
bank interleaving [auto]
burst length [4 beats]
hardware memory hole [disabled]

ai overclocking [manual]
cpu frequency [242]
pcie frequency [100]
fid/vid change [manual]
processor frequency multiplier [x11]
processor voltage [1.400v]
ddr voltage [auto]
pci-express voltage [+1.20v]
vcore over voltage [enable]
southbridge over-voltage [enable]
peg link mode [disabled]
peg buffer length [longest]

gart error reporting [disabled]
mtrr mapping [continuous]
cool n'quiet [disabled]
ht link speed [1000 mhz]

ecc enable [disable]

dual-slot configuration [single video card]
rd480 ht pll control [normal]

The low-down is this. I've recently discoverd that the soundmax drivers have been causing instability with any mem overclock over 237-238. Now I'm up to 240-241 stable and I'm probably at the limit of this processor stepping as I believe. Larry, Marcus and Jim can probably help justify this since we all have/had nearly the same steppings.

Also, once you've read a review or two of this board you'll understand my enthusiasm for the upcoming rd580 chipset w/ uli southbridge.

Bare in mind that I haven't begun to tighten the mem timings yet and that this board currently only allows vcore based on your processors default + overvolting of about +.1v. Rumor has it that the A8R32-MVP will resolve this with an extra over-volting option or two.

Included are 3dmark06, cpu-z & f@h temps (don't ask the ambient I have no idea atm) pics. I'll post a few benches later and if you have anything in particular you'd like to see let me know and I'll see what I can do!

Questions and comments are encouraged! :thumbsup:

[csimon]

Here are the same basic results with the x10 multi ...the major difference being the htt. Feels the same but I want to see what I can do with x9 so I'll bench later.

memclock value [183 mhz]
cpu frequency [266]
processor frequency multiplier [x10]

edit:\ I forgot to mention that I did get to 260x10 at 260 mem frequency but my benches sucked so I've been experimenting elsewhere.
Also ...this board loves to be pampered and to get a good overclock you have to on increase frequency no more than 10-15mhz at a time. Getting past 270 is a biotch.

[madmat]

Of course you like that motherboard, it's the MVP...

[csimon]

Of course you like that motherboard, it's the MVP...

LOL ...don't say that at the asus forum!

[csimon]

Why didn't I put this thread in the motherboards section of the forum? :scratch: :banghead:

[Leonardo]

It's one of those crossover threads - it's appropriate in motherboards or overclcoking.



ya done fine

[csimon]

It's one of those crossover threads - it's appropriate in motherboards or overclcoking.



ya done fine

Thanks ...well I'm on my way out the door but I have a good news story I wanted to post but I don't have the time.
I'm trying to catch sledge to let him know about it to see if he would do it for me. It's http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29523

[csimon]

peg link mode = faster began showing signs of instability so I disabled it. I'll try setting it to something mild and see what happens.

[csimon]

Faster Peg is back on ...I lowered the clock to 241 and this seemed to solve all instability. I think the cpu just isn't getting the amount of vcore required to keep this baby stable any higher ...which is cool (pun).

Also ...I was at anandtech and caught a brief glimpse of the A8R32-MVP Deluxe before it was yanked from the sight. I captured a jpg here but didn't get a chance to see any bios shots. Above is the A8R and below is the A8R32.

[csimon]

Here is 2600@260x10 ...

memclock mode [limit]
memclock value [200 mhz]
mct timing mode [manual]
cas latency (cl) [3.0] (auto)
tras [8 clk] (auto)
trp [2 clk] (auto)
trcd [3clk] (auto)
trrd [2 clk] (auto)
trc [11clk] (auto)
trfc [16clk] (auto)
trwt [4 clk] (auto)
user config mode [manual]
read preamble [5.5 ns] (auto)
async latency [7.0 ns] (auto)
cmd-addr timing mode [2t] (auto)
bank interleaving [auto]
burst length [4 beats]
hardware memory hole [disabled]

ai overclocking [manual]
cpu frequency [260]
pcie frequency [100]
fid/vid change [manual]
processor frequency multiplier [x10]
processor voltage [1.400v]
ddr voltage [2.60v] (auto)
pci-express voltage [+1.20v]
vcore over voltage [enable]
southbridge over-voltage [enable]
peg link mode [faster]
peg buffer length [short]

gart error reporting [disabled]
mtrr mapping [continuous]
cool n'quiet [disabled]
ht link speed [400 mhz]

Wound up being unstable here ...I'll try some more settings later.

[csimon]

I've managed to get 3dmark06 stable here ...these are the only changes I've made from the original setup at the top ...I'll try the x10 multi as soon as I know this is stable for certain.

cmd-addr timing mode [2t] (auto)
cpu frequency [242]
peg buffer length [longest]
rd480 ht pll control [normal]

edit:\ I played tce for 1/2 hour ...as before at this frequency I couldn't even load a map. I feel confident that I can take the x10 and x9 multi's farther now.

[csimon]

I'm going to try locking in some stock timings for now and see how things fare. If that works ok I'll see if I can get higher clocks and or tighter timings by reducing the async latency ...just to she what she's made of.

I'll just keep editing the first post til I get things stable again.

[primesuspect]

Thanks for the update, chris :)

[csimon]

Thanks for the update, chris :)
Yeah it seems to be working. I still think we're at the top of core frequency at this point because of the limited vcore and I'm not sure how much higher would equate to being safer yet.

I was thinking that if we both set to the same frequency even though we're at different multi's we could compare cpu scores.

I've found pcwizard2006 to be a quick and dirty cpu benchmark which is distributed by the same ppl who produce clockgen. Very small and very handy.

Also ...we have 3dmark06.

If you can take it up to 266x10 at 183mhz limit we'll be very close (within 1-2mhz).
I would also try and match most of my settings except for ram timings to make sure we're on the same page.

Let me know what you think and we'll go from there.

[primesuspect]

I'm currently stable at 272x10. I'll post my full bios report in a moment

[csimon]

I'm currently stable at 272x10. I'll post my full bios report in a moment
~!@#$%^&*()_+_)(*&^%$#@!basterd!

[primesuspect]

Sorry! ;D

Do you have a link to PCWizard2006?

[csimon]

Do you have a link to PCWizard2006?

Maybe I do and ....maybe I don't!!!;D

it's at cpuid.com ...http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php
You can bench mem also ...you'll love it!

[primesuspect]

http://www.short-media.com/images/prime/opt170/bench02232006.png

Here we go. This is MEM and CPU from PCWizard2006

[primesuspect]

Here's my settings. Bold where mine is different from yours.

memclock mode [limit]
memclock value [166 mhz]
mct timing mode [manual]
cas latency (cl) [3.0]
tras [8 clk]
trp [3 clk]
trcd [3clk]

ai overclocking [manual]
cpu frequency [275]
pcie frequency [100]
fid/vid change [manual]
processor frequency multiplier [x10]
processor voltage [1.400v]
ddr voltage [2.85]
pci-express voltage [+1.30v]
vcore over voltage [enable]
southbridge over-voltage [enable]
peg link mode [normal]
peg buffer length [short]

gart error reporting [disabled]
mtrr mapping [continuous]
cool n'quiet [disabled]
ht link speed [400 mhz]

ecc enable [disable]

dual-slot configuration [single video card]
rd480 ht pll control [fast]

[csimon]

On the mem bench you need to scroll down on the top dialog to show the frequency ...and on the bottom dialog the information tab is very usefull.

Dude many congrats to you this is awesome!

How does it feel at 275x10?

[primesuspect]

Feels great - except one thing.

I've been using the system for two days now without a single problem - gaming, photoshopping, running DxO optics pro (very intensive image editing), you name it, all while folding on both cores. No problems.

However, prime95 crashes out almost immediately - not even a minute into the torture test. I've tried it several times, right after a reboot, etc, and even backed down to 272x10 and it still crashes right away.

Confused :(

[csimon]

Idunno that's wierd. Have you tried sp2004?

[csimon]

I think I've found out why I can't get past the 2670's ...I get a sp2004 torture test failure on one of the cores everytime I try and go higher. If I remember correctly this is pretty typical of this stepping.

So on with the show ...I'll just have to stay here until my next upgrade.
I'm still going to reformat with only the necessary drivers to see if that might be a cause but I doubt it. Won't hurt to try though.

[csimon]

I found a 939 pinmod ...I wonder if it would work on opterons?

http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?http://www.ocinside.de/html/workshop/s939pinmod/amd_socket939_pinmod.html

[primesuspect]

You want to be the guinea pig? ;D

[csimon]

LOL ..with summer coming up? LOL

I noticed the strangest damn thing today. I managed to get my system to 260x10 @800ht and 183 limit with only 1.35v+ov ...well here's the kicker. It's folding just as fast as when I was at 1.4v+ov and 2662. I thought that 62 mhz made a lot more difference than that but it's not the case after all. I'm beginning to wonder now.

I'm thinking that this may be a good starting point for the summer heat. After I run some benches tonight I'll know more but for now it's looking good.

[primesuspect]

Well if I can get mine to not freeze at stock, I'll compare notes with you :eek3:

[csimon]

Oh man that is spooky.

I'm trying the usb 1.1 now and getting ready to dload the uli 2.3 ...right now I'm at 266x10 |400|166|1.4+ov and it boots so freakishly fast I laugh everytime I get into windows.

[csimon]

stability wise I notice no difference in drivers or settings.
I'm at 236x11@1gb|200|1.375+ov now ...I'm going to bench cpu and mem with pcwizard in a moment.

[csimon]

These are my current settings. Everything is benching ok as far as pcwizard goes ...haven't tried 3dmark06 yet since I formatted the D: drive I have to rebuild everything from scratch.

I haven't been able to accomplish this high of an htt with such a high ht link before ...have no idea why. I'm wondering if it's really running like this or not ...no way to tell really unless there is a software that can detect it. I don't always trust what the bios says.

It seems that the harder you push the mem the more it takes away from the cpu ...and vice versa ...the more mem is relaxed the faster the cpu. I think it has to do with the controller being strained. I've also noticed that more vcore definitely improves bench scores both cpu and mem and that's why I feel the controller has something to do with it. I can push cl2.5 all the way to 235 @ 1.35+ov and I'm almost certain it would work at this speed but why tempt fate. I just need more vcore it's that simple.

Also, apparantly heat is an issue as I've read at xtremesystems today. It doesn't take as much as you would think to throw a monkey wrench. The guy writing the post is considering re-applying the IHS with some AS5 and gasket silicone. I'll let him experiment and see what he gets. Already he has gained bandwidth just by going wc.

One last thing ...I applied the Uli usb drivers and the Ms usb 2.0 drivers and everything is fine with the bios set at usb 1.1&2.0 ...also the lated adi soundmax drivers are installed and no issues so far. The real test will be when I try to run True Combat Elite.

memclock mode [limit]
memclock value [200 mhz]
mct timing mode [manual]
cas latency (cl) [3.0]
tras [8 clk]
trp [2 clk]
trcd [3clk]
trrd [2 clk]
trc [10 clk]
trfc [16 clk]
trwt [3 clk]
user config mode [manual]
read preamble [5 ns]
async latency [7.0 ns] (auto)
cmd-addr timing mode [1t]
bank interleaving [auto]
burst length [4 beats]
hardware memory hole [disabled]

ai overclocking [manual]
cpu frequency [240]
pcie frequency [100]
fid/vid change [manual]
processor frequency multiplier [x11]
processor voltage [1.400v]
ddr voltage [auto]
pci-express voltage [+1.20v]
vcore over voltage [enable]
southbridge over-voltage [enable]
peg link mode [disabled]
peg buffer length [longest]

gart error reporting [disabled]
mtrr mapping [continuous]
cool n'quiet [disabled]
ht link speed [1000 mhz]

ecc enable [disable]

dual-slot configuration [single video card]
rd480 ht pll control [normal]

[csimon]

that config was fine but I was pushing beyond tmax I'm certain and the ambient temps have been taking it's toll ...especially folding all day everyday.

So ...I tweaked down a little. F@h takes a hit of a few seconds per frame but everything else is zippier now and benches run the same or close to what I was getting before. Temps are definitely down at least 1C so I will be making a few more tweaks to the hardware arrangement maybe this weekend.

This is what I came up with:

memclock value [200 mhz]
cas latency (cl) [2.5]
tras [8 clk] (auto)
trp [2 clk] (auto)
trcd [3clk] (auto)
trrd [2 clk] (auto)
trc [11 clk] (auto)
trfc [17 clk] (auto)
trwt [4 clk] (auto)
read preamble [5.5 ns] (auto)
async latency [7.0 ns] (auto)
cmd-addr timing mode [1t]

cpu frequency [238]
processor frequency multiplier [x11]
processor voltage [1.375v]
ddr voltage [auto]
pci-express voltage [+1.20v]
vcore over voltage [enable]
southbridge over-voltage [enable]
peg link mode [disabled]
peg buffer length [longest]

ht link speed [1000 mhz]

[csimon]

memclock value [200 mhz]
cas latency (cl) [3.0]
tras [8 clk] (auto)
trp [2 clk] (auto)
trcd [3clk] (auto)
trrd [2 clk] (auto)
trc [11 clk] (auto)
trfc [17 clk] (auto) (17 in bios - 16 according to cpu-z)
trwt [4 clk] (auto)
read preamble [5.5 ns] (auto)
async latency [7.0 ns] (auto)
cmd-addr timing mode [1t]

cpu frequency [240]
processor frequency multiplier [x11]
processor voltage [1.40v]
ddr voltage [auto]
pci-express voltage [+1.20v]
vcore over voltage [enable]
southbridge over-voltage [enable]
peg link mode [disabled]
peg buffer length [longest]

ht link speed [1000 mhz]

This is most stable for me 24/7 with ambient temps starting to climb. I'm really tempted to reconfigure the pump right up to my waterblock to try and get more turbulance going inside. I'm supposed to be getting 2 new pumps from Dave (C-systems engineer) because of some crappy review samples that I got by mistake. He's been out of town so I'm still waiting on that.
I'm also considering removing the IHS and putting more lap ...and then recovering it with a fresh coat of AS5 or ceramique.

Load temps as of now are 41c/26c having fresh cleaned filters one week. I usually go two between cleanings.

[csimon]

A quick list of bios and drivers for reference ...

bios: 0402
Marvel: yk51x86_v85153
Uli: IntegratedDriver2.20
CoolnQuiet: amdcpu_v1.2.2
Adi: none

[csimon]

cpu-z 1.33 shows the command rate now ...1t at 240. It still shows this as the rd462 chipset however.

[csimon]

I've updated to the 0503 bios. Nothing at all seems different from 0402.

[csimon]

Since updating to 0503 I notice that after about a day the cpu (htt) throttles back from 241 to around 226. The cpu frequency drops for no apparant reason but when I reboot everything is back to normal.

This is not good.

[csimon]

Got rid of the 0503 bios and downgraded back to 0402 ...things were stable again until the c-systems mag pump went out. My third one in a month.
I ordered a new D-5 as a replacement and I must say this is a far better pump ...I'll never recommend mag crap again.
Also, while waiting on the pump I decided to remove the IHS ..bad decision.
I'm bumping this thread cause I just ordered a brand spanking new opteron 170 that should be in around next Monday!!!

Thanks to Muddocktor for all of his patience and help!

[csimon]

Well ...2 weeks later and my opteron 170 still hasn't shipped from monarchcomputer. Anyone else having having this problem?

[TheLostSwede]

I would hold on and cancel that order. Prices are about to be dropped considerably in July on the X2 cpu's which clocks just as good these days.

[csimon]

I would hold on and cancel that order. Prices are about to be dropped considerably in July on the X2 cpu's which clocks just as good these days.
Yes I've been reading about that all day today. As it is I was ready to cancel the order when they had shipped it overnight. It's been sitting at fedex all day I just need to run by there in the morning to pick it up.
I hope I get good stepping after all this waiting ...sheesh.
Mac have you checked out the new rd580 from dfi? I will replace this mobo in the coming mos.

[TheLostSwede]

I haven't got a DFI board since the Expert so i'm not the right person to advice on DFI at the moment. Is the RD580 released?

[csimon]

Oh yeah it's been out there a few weeks now. Reviews say it has more tweak functions than necessary ...if that's possible.

My opteron 170 came in and I've been working on it ever since. Mudd came over yesterday and we got his system together and I started working on my system again when he left. I didn't get a boot from it the whole day.

So today (fathers day) I tryed to boot and no go. Called Jim and woke him up (sorry for that Jim) and got busy on my system again. I had a fluid leak from the wc setup and it saturated the cpu receptacle. I switched over to mct-5 non-conductive fluid.

So I pull the motherboard and proceed in spraying it down with isopropyl alchohol and really spraying it well. I removed the switch card that is placed in the secondary crossfire slot and it was saturated with the fluid as well. I sprayed the cpu receptacle over and over until I was convinced I had cleaned the contacts.

Put everything back together and this is my first post. Been folding so far at 2680 with not a hiccup. I did try 2700 ealier and it ran fine in windows until I pressed restart then it wouldn't reboot. But I'm already higher than I was with the opti 175.

I'll post the stepping in detail later but I remember it being 0551 ...not the best but I'll be ok!

[csimon]

Ok ...here we go on the new processor. I took some benches to refer to later.

[muddocktor]

So Chris, your Mushkin couldn't run at 264 MHz? I did a little more playing with my 170 right before coming back to work and I got it up to 2650 MHz, apparently stable, but I took it back down to 2520 before coming back to the rig. I just didn't have enough time to verify stability before having to come back to the rig. I'm running a 166 divider and set it to 315 X 8. I also didn't have the time to take my vdimm mod off the board either, but I plan to remove it as soon as I get back in from the rig so I can try 2.6v on my Mushkin.

[csimon]

So Chris, your Mushkin couldn't run at 264 MHz? I did a little more playing with my 170 right before coming back to work and I got it up to 2650 MHz, apparently stable, but I took it back down to 2520 before coming back to the rig. I just didn't have enough time to verify stability before having to come back to the rig. I'm running a 166 divider and set it to 315 X 8. I also didn't have the time to take my vdimm mod off the board either, but I plan to remove it as soon as I get back in from the rig so I can try 2.6v on my Mushkin.
I think I can get it up to 263 @ 1:1 but that's as high as it goes. Maybe I need to drop the multi or something idunno. I did some toying around though and I get up to 240 | 2.5-3-2-8 @ 2.8v using the 183 divider so you may want to keep the vdimm mod afterall.
I can get mine to run nicely even at 2700 but it drops wu and runs them twice as long. I ran sp2004 and it wont pass not even at 2650 for more than 20 mins. And this board wont even allow 1t. It will pass the stress test for quite a bit but it crashes in IE and I loose wus.

[muddocktor]

You might try backing the htt back to 260-262 and running the ram full speed and see if you are stable then, Chris. I remember looking at my stepping on my 170 when I was installing the SI-120 and the Beast on it and I think I remember mine being an 0551 stepping too. I have a feeling that 2600-2650 will be around my max stable speed too. I just didn't have enough time to really do any testing before I came back offshore. The problem I'm running into with my Epox board is the lack of a mem divider in bios between 200 and 166. It's making it hard for me to max out my memory along with my processor speed. At least the old NF3 chipset doesn't puke at running 1T command rate at high htt speeds though.

[csimon]

LOL ...mine pukes alright!
I can run full speed up to around 258 like you said ...but that only gives me 2580 so I set the divider to get to 264. 265x10 craps core 0 in less than 10 minutes while core 1 keeps going strong even at 270x10. So I run the divider.
But if you want the 183 divider all you should have to do is run 200 at 9.5x ...you should be able to take that to around 295 right?
How much vcore can you give with that epox?
I'll test 265 with a few wu and see how we do. That rhymes :eek: ...lol

[muddocktor]

Alas, no half multi's in bios on my poor old Epox board. :bawling:

As far as vcore, I can set up to .2v over the stock vcore, which works out to around 1.52v with the processor loaded (.03v droop), so I can get just a hair more vcore than you with your board but not much more. With the old winnie proc I could get to 1.6v vcore but the Opti has a lower default vcore.

[csimon]

Hm ...I wonder if more vcore would give more mhz? 2640 is nothing to sneeze at but can I get more?

[csimon]

I doing the "burn-in" thing still. Never had faith in it but I figured wth.

Currently at 258x10@1.375 ...temps are aight.

[csimon]

I'm up to 2690 right now ...I should be at 2700 tonight. I'm expecting it to be stable but not expecting much after that if any. 2750 would be nice however since it would take me up to 250 mem which would be awesome!

edit:\ well I was at 2680 rather than 2690. I went to 2690 and got too excited to get to 2700 a few hours later. After it heated up it shut down ...I mean shut down power down everything. After I cleared the bios I booted back up and worked my way up to 2600@1.375v + ov. It wasn't stable here before so I'll start burning and working my way up from here.

2690 was doing very nicely but if I can get the core temp down just a tad I'd be more comfortable at 2700 ...especially with the summer heat.

[csimon]

Ok ...I'm starting the burn-in again from 2600@1.375v which is a little lower than previous most stable. Seems to be cool and stable so far!

[Leonardo]

Your comments about burning in and CPU vCore demands subsequently being lowered got me thinking. When I built computers 1, 3, and 4 in my signature, I spent a few weeks overclocking them and working up optimal case and CPU cooling. I never really went back to see if I could lower voltages - until tonight. Your burn-in comments made me curious. Heck, if any CPUs were burned in, it had to be mine. (3 X 820 with 900MHz overclocks each, heating my house whether I wanted it or not!)

Indeed, I was able to lower vCore in all three computers, not just by a little bit, but substantially. Starting vCore, all three D820 machines, was 1.425 (indicated in BIOS). They are all running perfectly now at 1.375 (BIOS), 1.33/1.34 measured by Asus Probe.

Thanks!

[csimon]

Your comments about burning in and CPU vCore demands subsequently being lowered got me thinking. When I built computers 1, 3, and 4 in my signature, I spent a few weeks overclocking them and working up optimal case and CPU cooling. I never really went back to see if I could lower voltages - until tonight. Your burn-in comments made me curious. Heck, if any CPUs were burned in, it had to be mine. (3 X 820 with 900MHz overclocks each, heating my house whether I wanted it or not!)

Indeed, I was able to lower vCore in all three computers, not just by a little bit, but substantially. Starting vCore, all three D820 machines, was 1.425 (indicated in BIOS). They are all running perfectly now at 1.375 (BIOS), 1.33/1.34 measured by Asus Probe.

Thanks! Much obliged! :honoes:

I wish I had this explained to me a long time ago it would have saved much grief. The ambient temps here are ridiculous compiled with our nutty humidity.

I discoverd an awesome burn in tool yesterday that I've been using. It looks and acts just like SP2004 (prime) except that you have the option to use gromacs to burn-in with. It's called ORTHOS Beta and it's been doing great. Especially since I'm near my limits ...I can run it (automatically on both cores) along with coretemp and monitor my temps. If temps stay fairly stable and far enough away from max t-case (49c on mine) then I substitute it with real gromacs. I haven't lost a wu since!

Congrats on your success Leo!

[Leonardo]

Congrats on your success Leo! Since my last post, I've lowered the comps' vCore settings down another notch to 1.3625. At 900MHz OCs each and at full load, the indicated vCores now are at or near defaults. When I initially worked up the overclocks, I had seen comments from overclockers stating they had equally high CPU clocks with default vCore. At the time, I just couldn't believe it. I still wouldn't believe if I didn't see it with my own eyes on three different machines right in front of me. I had always thought "burn-in" was just a myth. :rolleyes: The room is now a bit cooler and the CPU core temperatures are now down by about 2*C. Wow!

[csimon]

Yeah I thought it was a myth too but since I've seen it at work I like it!
I can do 1.40v stable at 2650 now ...maybe better by next weekend. I find the longer I stress it the more stable it is when I move up the frequency.

Are you getting any more OC out of it yet Leo?

[csimon]

A link to burn-in ...before I lose it. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73766

[csimon]

I got up to 2700 but not stable ...well more stable than before but not gromacs stable.

So ...I'm starting over. It's probably too late to do a burn in at this point since the cpu is almost a month old but I'm giving it a shot anyway.

This is where I begin.
I'm setting my stock frequency (200htt x 10multi) to the lowest functioning voltage. No overvolting of the southbridge or the cpu. Ram is set 1:1 for now but ht is set to 4.

So as it stands now for the next 12 hours:
200x10 @ 1.150v 800ht x4

I'll bump the frequency until I can't go any higher every 12 hours after f@h burning and then once I can't go anymore I'll set it up to default voltage.

Now my question is ...does anyone have a clue as to the default voltage of an opteron 170? New has it listed as 1.30/1.35 ...and also a Denmark core ...wtf is that?

I have a few days to figure this out.

[csimon]

Up to 202 this evening. When I came home it was folding really cool at 100%. I think it still may work at this later date. I guess we'll know when the deal is done.

I think that when I go to default core I will set it at 1.30 since the board overvolts like a madhouse even when overvoltage is disabled.

[csimon]

Well I've made it all the way to 208 and it's Sunday morning. It feels like I still have headroom to keep on going. This requires sooo much patience and a week from today I am leaving town for a week. I'll just have to leave it folding while I'm gone and resume from wherever I might be at that time.

On another note ...I've been gaming every night at these low frequencies and it's not so bad at all ...the processor must not be doing a whole lot of work with the 7800gt.

[csimon]

Up to 211 ...all this on 1.15v and still folds and games well.