ok ...here's the thread I was talking about. It involves installing the Uli drivers from the uli site. During the install it promts to update the usb drivers as well ...optimuz recommends setting usb from 2 to 1.
I installed the Usb drivers and everything feels fine ...I've also installed the Ms usb 2.0 and I have usb 1.1&2.0 at stock settings in bios and everything is ok. Also have the latest adi soundmax installed. Will test this tomorrow with tce:test.
Been following this thread since the begining and I can't wait to set up an Opti/DFI rig. Seems to be a good OC'er. Nice job Prime.
Right now I'm working on getting my AN7/XP 3200+ setup.
Probably going to get the Opti/DFI rig in a mnth or so.
Stable so far, haven't had to time to push it any further. I'm experiencing power issues at my house lately, I think the circuit that my computer is on is overloaded, and I've been experiencing sags that shut my computer down spontaneously. Some mornings I'll wake up and the computer will just be turned off.
I had a UPS hooked inline and it was flaking out too, so I think I'm having some issues. Time to run a dedicated 20amp circuit for my computer only to that massive 200amp panel that QCH helped me set up
Sounds like you've got plenty of room for another breaker then.
Hopefully that will cure the problem. Good luck.
Don't forget to wear your rubber gloves for the live test on the new line.
Room for additional breaker, yes... Getting the line to the wall.... that's a different story. If I remember correctly, Prime's PC is in the living area... on a slab... getting power to the wall will entail running power to the attic and then down the wall cavity... not as easy as it could be...
Room for additional breaker, yes... Getting the line to the wall.... that's a different story. If I remember correctly, Prime's PC is in the living area... on a slab... getting power to the wall will entail running power to the attic and then down the wall cavity... not as easy as it could be...
Been there- Done that. Had to run seperate cat5 lines through the attic to my pc areas. We have about 24" verticle space to crawl & work in.
Drill the top plates/pull the wires down, fish them out of the wall, etc.
Best to do that stuff when it's cool.
Prime, Some good news!
You better sell those videocards asap while they are worth something and get a couple of 7900 GT's instead...SLI now works on your board with a special driver. You might win one of the cards at the lan
Don´t know if this will help someone, anyway I did try the ASUS A8R-MVP Mobo some months ago, since it had good specifications and had some good reviews as well, but returned it because of general power instability ( vcore fluctation ) and lack of 1T performance at that time, along with some strange PCI/IDE recognition issues at boot and ASUS not able to present a good stable bios
I spent some time on the ASUS forum at that time and saw more people with simular problems, but the basic problems are mentioned on several differant forums; http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=44;t=000091;p=0 http://www.xbitlabs.com/discussion/2706.html
I did however, succed with some decent OC with a X2 3800+, but it wasn´t stable and trustful in the long run.
Seems like the MoBo 3-phase design/powermanagement can´t handle too much OC stress or Crossfire settings at the same time.
ASUS also limited bios vcore setting from 1.6v at pre-release / review samples to 1.40-1.45 at max at launch.
Some believe it´s because the MoBo was is not fit to handle Crossfire 2 x graphiccards from start and should be fixed with the later A8R32-MVP version.
Ofcourse, It also could be that my experience was based on a bad MoBo sample.
Please, you guys that has already got it, I´m just sharing some experience and not say it´s a bad mobo for everyone.
However, personally I would not waste a lot of time on the A8R-MVP, if I was going to build an OC friendly 2xCrossfire system, then I would have replaced it with the later A8R32-MVP version if I wanted to stay with ASUS.
All SLI capable cards works so far for both Intel and Amd-based crossfire boards. We all knew it was a registry hack from the beginning, but until recently, no one have found it.
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http://vip.asus.com/forum/bbs.aspx?board_id=1&SLanguage=en-us
Perhaps you can reinstall the sound drivers after this.
edit:\ here's the uli driver page in tw. http://www.uli.com.tw/eng/support/drivers.php
Prime, you get "da Sticky Treatment" man!
I've been stable at 280x9 for 2 days now. TheSMJ came over and set it to this and it's been stable since then.
Just an update
EDIT: With a vcore mod I'm sure you could get HTT above 300 Mhz. 280 was about where my Opti 165 was stuck with 1.4V
Right now I'm working on getting my AN7/XP 3200+ setup.
Probably going to get the Opti/DFI rig in a mnth or so.
I had a UPS hooked inline and it was flaking out too, so I think I'm having some issues. Time to run a dedicated 20amp circuit for my computer only to that massive 200amp panel that QCH helped me set up
Hopefully that will cure the problem. Good luck.
Don't forget to wear your rubber gloves for the live test on the new line.
Been there- Done that. Had to run seperate cat5 lines through the attic to my pc areas. We have about 24" verticle space to crawl & work in.
Drill the top plates/pull the wires down, fish them out of the wall, etc.
Best to do that stuff when it's cool.
I am hoping I can get my machine to 2.6ghz stable. Any pointers?
You better sell those videocards asap while they are worth something and get a couple of 7900 GT's instead...SLI now works on your board with a special driver. You might win one of the cards at the lan
I spent some time on the ASUS forum at that time and saw more people with simular problems, but the basic problems are mentioned on several differant forums;
http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=44;t=000091;p=0
http://www.xbitlabs.com/discussion/2706.html
I did however, succed with some decent OC with a X2 3800+, but it wasn´t stable and trustful in the long run.
Seems like the MoBo 3-phase design/powermanagement can´t handle too much OC stress or Crossfire settings at the same time.
ASUS also limited bios vcore setting from 1.6v at pre-release / review samples to 1.40-1.45 at max at launch.
Some believe it´s because the MoBo was is not fit to handle Crossfire 2 x graphiccards from start and should be fixed with the later A8R32-MVP version.
Ofcourse, It also could be that my experience was based on a bad MoBo sample.
Please, you guys that has already got it, I´m just sharing some experience and not say it´s a bad mobo for everyone.
However, personally I would not waste a lot of time on the A8R-MVP, if I was going to build an OC friendly 2xCrossfire system, then I would have replaced it with the later A8R32-MVP version if I wanted to stay with ASUS.