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DRAM Timings.
Voltage Settings - Main Page.
CPU VID Control.
CPU VID Special Add.
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Read Delay Phase Adjust.
DRAM Timings.
Voltage Settings - Main Page.
CPU VID Control.
CPU VID Special Add.
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DRAM Voltage Control.
SB Core CPU PLL Voltage.
NB Core Voltage.
CPU VTT Voltage.
VCore Droop Control.
Clockgen Voltage Control.
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GTL+ Buffers Strength.
Host Slew Rate.
GTL REF Voltage Control.
CPU GTL 1/2 Ref Volt.
CPU GTL 0/3 Ref Volt.
North Bridge GTL Ref Volt.
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Genie BIOS Template.
Code:CPU Feature Thermal Management Control: Disabled PPM(EIST) Mode: Disabled Limit CPUID MaxVal: Disabled CIE Function: Disabled Execute Disable Bit: Disabled Virtualization Technology: Disabled Core Multi-Processing: Enabled Exist Setup Shutdown: Mode 2 Shutdown after AC Loss: Disabled CLOCK VC0 divider: AUTO CPU Clock Ratio Unlock: Enabled CPU Clock Ratio: Target CPU Clock: CPU Clock: Boot Up Clock: DRAM Speed: Target DRAM Speed: PCIE Clock: 100mhz PCIE Slot Config: 1X 1X CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled SATA Spread Spectrum: Disabled Voltage Settings CPU VID Control: CPU VID Special Add: DRAM Voltage Control: SB Core/CPU PLL Voltage: NB Core Voltage: CPU VTT Voltage: Vcore Droop Control: Enabled Clockgen Voltage Control: 3.45v GTL+ Buffers Strength: Strong Host Slew Rate: Weak GTL REF Voltage Control: Disable x CPU GTL1/3 REF Volt: 110 x CPU GTL 0/2 REF Volt: 110 x North Bridge GTL REF Volt: 110 DRAM Timing Enhance Data transmitting: AUTO Enhance Addressing: AUTO T2 Dispatch: Disabled Clock Setting Fine Delay Ch1 Clock Crossing Setting: AUTO DIMM 1 Clock fine delay: Current DIMM 2 Clock fine delay: Current Ch 1 Command fine delay: Current Ch 1 Control fine delay: Current Ch2 Clock Crossing Setting: AUTO DIMM 3 Clock fine delay: Current DIMM 4 Clock fine delay: Current Ch 2 Command fine delay: Current Ch 2 Control fine delay: Current Ch1Ch2 CommonClock Setting: Auto Ch1 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay: Auto Ch1 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay: Auto Ch1 Command to CS Delay: Auto Ch2 RDCAS GNT-Chip Delay: Auto Ch2 WRCAS GNT-Chip Delay: Auto Ch2 Command to CS Delay: Auto (where cpuz sees 1T or 2T SETTING) CAS Latency Time (tCL): RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD): RAS# Precharge (tRP): Precharge Delay (tRAS): All Precharge to Act: AUTO REF to ACT Delay (tRFC): AUTO Performance LVL (Read Delay) (tRD): AUTO Read delay phase adjust: Enter Ch1 Read delay phase (4~0) Channel 1 Phase 0 Pull-In: Auto Channel 1 Phase 1 Pull-In: Auto Channel 1 Phase 2 Pull-In: Auto Channel 1 Phase 3 Pull-In: Auto Channel 1 Phase 4 Pull-In: Auto Ch2 Read delay phase (4~0) Channel 2 Phase 0 Pull-In: Auto Channel 2 Phase 1 Pull-In: Auto Channel 2 Phase 2 Pull-In: Auto Channel 2 Phase 3 Pull-In: Auto Channel 2 Phase 4 Pull-In: Auto MCH ODT Latency: AUTO Write to PRE Delay (tWR): AUTO Rank Write to Read (tWTR): AUTO ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD): AUTO Read to Write Delay (tRDWR): AUTO Ranks Write to Write (tWRWR): AUTO Ranks Read to Read (tRDRD): AUTO Ranks Write to Read (tWRRD): AUTO Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP): AUTO ALL PRE to Refresh: AUTO
Last edited by supershanks; 14-01-2009 at 23:35.
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Hard Disk Performance.
As the LT X38-T2R is based on the ICH9R, there wont be any surprises here. Overall disk performance is excellent, and in line with other ICH9R motherboards.
I'm testing with a single 74GB Raptor 16MB Cache.
Sandra Hard Disk Benchmark.
- 76 MB/s
- 8 ms Access Time
HD Tune.
- 71.7 MB/s Average Transfer Rate.
- 8 ms Access Time
HD Tach.
Short Bench 8M.
- 75.5 MB/s Average Read Rate.
- 8.1 ms Access Time
Long Bench 32M.
- 75.3 MB/s Average Transfer Rate.
- 8.1 ms Access Time
Consistent results as predicted - The ICH9R is working well.
On to the overclocking....
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While testing, I ran into the first minor problem.
I was trying to use speedfan for monitoring with OCCT, so I grabbed the latest version from the Speedfan site, installed and as soon as I try and load it up, I get a hard lockup and have to reboot the PC.
Speedfan "found an invalid Winbond on the SMBUS at XX-XX-XX" at the point where it froze, so I tried disabling the SMBus, and that had no effect, so I did a bit of googling and it seems that a few other people have the same problem, and I found the solution here.
So that's that fixed, and hopefully, it will help others that have the same problem.
Last edited by supershanks; 14-01-2009 at 23:36.
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Overclocking the Q6600 G0 - First Results.
A pretty standard 24/7 overclock to start with.
450x8 3600Mhz 1.406v 800Mhz RAM 5-5-5-15 1:1 4 Hours Prime Stable.
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400x9 3600Mhz 1.406v 960Mhz RAM 5-5-5-15 5:6 Divider OCCT Stable.
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400x9 3600Mhz 1.406v 1280Mhz RAM 5-5-5-15 5:8 (Not Stable @2.29v)
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400x9 3600Mhz 800Mhz RAM 5-5-5-15 1:1 OCCT Stable.
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420x9 3780Mhz 1.45v 850Mhz RAM 3-3-3-3 1:1
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425x9 3827Mhz 850Mhz RAM 5-5-5-15 1:1 OCCT Stable.
More to follow....
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More Overclocking Results - Max On Air.
These aren't stable, I was just seeing how high I could go using air cooling.
440x9 3960Mhz 5-5-5-15 880Mhz RAM 1:1.
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445x9 4008Mhz 5-5-5-15 890Mhz RAM 1:1.
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450x9 4056Mhz 5-5-5-15 900Mhz RAM 1:1.
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456x9 4104Mhz 5-5-5-15 912Mhz RAM 1:1.
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462x9 4164Mhz 5-5-5-15 924Mhz RAM 1:1.
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470x9 4236Mhz 5-5-5-15 940Mhz RAM 1:1.
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476x9 4284Mhz 5-5-5-15 952Mhz RAM 1:1.
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Couldn't go any further on air.
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Some Thoughts And Findings After Initial Testing.
Aside from the minor annoyances listed below, the T2R performs really well. If you are coming from a board from another manufacturer, such as Asus or Abit, you may find the board's behaviour a little odd at first, and it took me around 3 days to get into the swing of things. Don't get me wrong, you can have the board up and running in a matter of minutes, or, you can take your time with it, it's just that I always find the latter more rewarding
While I have been testing, I have been keeping an eye (well, a finger) on the onboard cooling. I have found that I didn’t need a fan directly on the NorthBridge heatsink, although the PWM heatsink did need some airflow, especially when higher Vcore was used, while the SouthBridge just felt warm to the touch, and didn't require any additional cooling.
Up until yesterday, I had been using air cooling in the form of the Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120, and as you can see from the results above, the X38 is doing rather well, especially considering that my Q6600 G0 is in steady decline FSB wise.
The BIOS behaves quite well most of the time, but I have been getting occasional lockups on entering the BIOS, and I was beginning to think that the curse of "Dead RAM Whilst Doing a Review" had returned, but I tried another set of RAM and the problem still persisted.
While on the subject of minor BIOS niggles, I should mention that at certain FSB frequencies, SetFSB failed to recognise the board, and sometimes wouldn't even load, yet a drop or rise in the FSB in the BIOS fixed that until the next time it decided not to work! - Very strange that one and I have emailed the author of SetFSB to see if he can help, and I will report back here with any findings.
One other "quirk" I found when using SetFSB was that when you get to the absolute limit of your available FSB and you manage to lockup/restart via the reset switch, the board will sometimes hang with error code 88 on the display. I found that i was unable to do anything when this happened, other than clear the CMOS.
Recovery From A Bad Overclock.
One thing that can let a board down for me is the way it recovers from a bad overclock (or not, as the case may be). I'm happy to say that most of the time, the T2R is well behaved, and on occasion, when it all goes belly up, you can often recover by hitting the "Insert" key at start-up. If this doesn't work, sometimes the board can go into a restart/shutdown cycle for a minute or two, and then suddenly fire up, and take you to the BIOS. During the cycling time, hitting keys or the onboard power/reset switches appears to have no effect (at least, not for me).
I have got into the habit of saving my settings regularly, using the CMOS reloaded feature, and it comes in handy if you have to reset the CMOS.
The Dreaded C1 Error Appears To Be Gone!
I'm happy to report that the C1 error doesn't happen very often on the T2R (two or three times so far), in fact, the only reason that I have mentioned it, is that it was one of the few downsides to the P35 version, so hopefully, this will be good news for people that are upgrading.
Smart Guardian.
I'm not a fan of Smart Guardian. I find it too big and bulky when doing screenies, and the CPU temps appear to be different to everything else, and only a single reading for four cores! On a board of this nature, and at this price point, I would like to see something a bit more comprehensive bundled with the board, maybe a DFI version of Everest for example?
I've gone as far as I can possibly go on air cooling now, so........
Yesterday, I fitted the LittleDevil Single Stage Phase Unit....stay tuned for the results
Last edited by supershanks; 14-01-2009 at 23:35.
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Phase Result For The Failing Q6600 G0.
I did a few tests with the phase unit and the Q6600 G0.
My suspicions about the CPU deteriorating appear to be founded, so I only ran these few quick tests.
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460x9 4142Mhz RAM 920Mhz 5-5-5-15 1:1.
This was as far as I got with the failing G0, even SetFSB wouldn't load, so I decided to fit the Wolfy.......
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