how did you set your commando?

weihk

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people with commando boards, how did you set your bios settings?

is there things that should be disable for good?

and highest voltage for NB SB etc etc?

it'll be great to compare......
 
riiiiiiiiight...........lots of active post in this thread eh?.....

anyway, lets try it again....

e6300

commando

PC5400

so far i've set Vcore to 1.4

NB to 1.375

SB to auto............

Ram to 2.2

due to ram speed, im on 400x7

is there anything other settings i should change?

reason i asked.......is cause i dont like things in Auto......seems like a bad idea to me......

oh, and anything to disable for good? i've already stopped speedstep thing.....
 
name='Kempez' said:
Diosable EIST and thermal throttling.

Set RAM timings why 2.2v? Is that the stock volts?

oh crap! completely forgot to set ram timings! LOL

ermmmmm......those Corsiar 5400UL only runs at 2.2 on 800 speed......anything less than 2.2 i get no boot.....

weird eh?

what eles should i disable or set?

what about Asus CGI, Static Read Control? what the hell are those?
 
I've just got my board installed this evening. Will post some BIOS screenies tomorrow :)
 
name='weihk' said:
e6300

commando

PC5400

so far i've set Vcore to 1.4

NB to 1.375

SB to auto............

Ram to 2.2

due to ram speed, im on 400x7

Hey mate, I recently got the commando but I have been messing around with my pelt setup trying to get decent temps etc - not to mention I have to RMA my ram which I have been putting off because I don't want to loose my pc for another 2 weeks... AGAIN!

E6600

commando

corsair dominator PC8500 (corrupt/fried - wont go past 975mhz without errors)

watercooling with TEC

For 3.78GHz

Vcore to 1.6v

fsb termination volts 1.4v iirc

NB to 1.6v

SB to auto

Ram to 2.2v

Temps - Idle 18*C, load ~30*C - not orthos stable (only super pi 1m/32m etc) & too hot for a pelt...

For 3.33Ghz - Orthos stable

Vcore to 1.4v

fsb termination volts 1.4v iirc

NB to 1.4v

SB to auto

Ram to 2.2v

Temps - idle -9*C, load ~10*C - still not happy with my temps - since I removed my gfx card temps have got really bad - I must have knocked the pelt/something!

Take a look here - overclocking the commando is essentially the same as OC'n the p5b-d

Once I get some new ram back from RMA I think I will have more success. I'm also buying a new proccy as this one annoys me with its hunger for volts!
 
Mr Smith,

Did that ram die while it was in your commando?

We have been suspecting that the commando has been killing ram for a while, and after having 2 sets go pop myself, I saw a review of the commando over at hardocp and interestingly, it killed one of his dominator 8888 sticks. I've also seen a couple of other reports of this on other forums. I know that mine werent overvolted intentionally, or out of spec, so either the commando killed them or the curse has reared it fugly head again.

I returned my 3rd one and got a refund, but I would urge people to keep an eye on their ram with this board.

:)
 
name='Clunk' said:
Mr Smith,

Did that ram die while it was in your commando?

We have been suspecting that the commando has been killing ram for a while, and after having 2 sets go pop myself, I saw a review of the commando over at hardocp and interestingly, it killed one of his dominator 8888 sticks. I've also seen a couple of other reports of this on other forums. I know that mine werent overvolted intentionally, or out of spec, so either the commando killed them or the curse has reared it fugly head again.

I returned my 3rd one and got a refund, but I would urge people to keep an eye on their ram with this board.

:)

That's very interesting. I've had some Super Talent and OCZ Flex die at the hands of one of my boards and it was only 1 of the sticks each time (i think the one in the slot closest to CPU). I thought it was the Striker but it could well have been the Commando.
 
name='Clunk' said:
Mr Smith,

Did that ram die while it was in your commando?

We have been suspecting that the commando has been killing ram for a while, and after having 2 sets go pop myself, I saw a review of the commando over at hardocp and interestingly, it killed one of his dominator 8888 sticks. I've also seen a couple of other reports of this on other forums. I know that mine werent overvolted intentionally, or out of spec, so either the commando killed them or the curse has reared it fugly head again.

I returned my 3rd one and got a refund, but I would urge people to keep an eye on their ram with this board.

:)

Hi,

The ram first started its life in the aw9d max; it wouldn't run past 975mhz, I was told the mobo had issues running ram on anything other than a 1:1 divider, on a 1:1 I wasn't getting high enough fsb to take it to 1066.

Then the icfx3200 - this ran the ram at 1066, even 1200mhz, but i realised the timings were on auto at something awful like 6-8-8-18. Trying to tighten them to 5-5-5-15 @ 1066 = errors.

Finally, we have the commando. Back to the old won't go past 975mhz...

As this is the 3rd mobo and I have always had the same/similar ram issues I concluded it was the ram.

However, your info has scared me! I don't want to get my new dominator stuff back only for the commando to kill it! Thanks for the heads up though - do you have more info on this? Is it just speculation or is the commando overvolting?

Cheers
 
name='Mr. Smith' said:
Hi,

The ram first started its life in the aw9d max; it wouldn't run past 975mhz, I was told the mobo had issues running ram on anything other than a 1:1 divider, on a 1:1 I wasn't getting high enough fsb to take it to 1066.

Then the icfx3200 - this ran the ram at 1066, even 1200mhz, but i realised the timings were on auto at something awful like 6-8-8-18. Trying to tighten them to 5-5-5-15 @ 1066 = errors.

Finally, we have the commando. Back to the old won't go past 975mhz...

As this is the 3rd mobo and I have always had the same/similar ram issues I concluded it was the ram.

However, your info has scared me! I don't want to get my new dominator stuff back only for the commando to kill it! Thanks for the heads up though - do you have more info on this? Is it just speculation or is the commando overvolting?

Cheers

I have no hard evidence, other than my own experiences with this board.

My ram, is/was OCZ Flex XLC 9200. The first set was bought from the US, the second in this country, so it is unlikely to be the same batch (agreed?).

The first set worked perfectly fine in my P5B deluxe for a couple of weeks, and they were never overvolted or anything, they didnt need it, they would happily do over 1200mhz at 2.35v.

The problems started as soon as Commando number 1 arrived. All was fine for a couple of hours, then it started refusing to post, then it wouldnt clear the cmos, anyway, to cut a long an frustrating story short, it killed the ram.

I got a new set of the same ram, a new Commando, and changed the psu, just to be on the safe side, and to rule power issues out. The second Commando had problems from the start with the Flex ram, it flat out refused to post sometimes, it memtested fine in both the commando and the P5B, so I returned that board. On board number 3, All was fine for a couple of days, and then the exact same issues started again, no post, unable to clear cmos, and then finally, dead ram.

I wasnt sure if I was allowed to post a link to a hardocp review, but it is on the last page, I think the last paragraph (ish) of the commando review about his dead Dominators.

In the commando thread on XS, there is a couple of dead ram posts, and a mate poined me at another forum where some poor kid was having the whistling noises like me, and then his ram was killed.

I dont want to sound alarmist, but when £200-300 ram is dropping dead in these boards, it is worth being just a little bit paranoid, and thats why I thought I would share it with you.

:)
 
name='Clunk' said:
My ram, is/was OCZ Flex XLC 9200. The first set was bought from the US, the second in this country, so it is unlikely to be the same batch (agreed?).
Agreed :)

name='Clunk' said:
The problems started as soon as Commando number 1 arrived... it killed the ram.

I got a new set of the same ram, a new Commando, and changed the psu... The second Commando had problems from the start with the Flex ram, it flat out refused to post sometimes, it memtested fine in both the commando and the P5B, so I returned that board. On board number 3, All was fine for a couple of days, and then the exact same issues started again, no post, unable to clear cmos, and then finally, dead ram.

That just sucks hard. What are you using now?

name='Clunk' said:
I wasnt sure if I was allowed to post a link to a hardocp review
If it is to help someone out or as a source for what you are saying then sure provide a link. (p.s no need to in this case - i beleive you lol)

name='Clunk' said:
In the commando thread on XS, there is a couple of dead ram posts, and a mate poined me at another forum where some poor kid was having the whistling noises like me, and then his ram was killed.

In the XS commando thread there is reference to this whistling noise - it was identified as one of the copper coil things (no idea what they are called). Perhaps the faulty ram killer mobos suffer from this whistle? Mine does not - although it was XMS's before mine and Jim did have some ram die...

The heads up is all good mate - don't worry, sometimes the alarm bells need ringing. I'll keep an eye on my ram - however there is not much I can do other than change the mobo and rma the ram if it all happens to go wrong!

I repped you for the info ;)
 
name='Mr. Smith' said:
Agreed :)

That just sucks hard. What are you using now?

If it is to help someone out or as a source for what you are saying then sure provide a link. (p.s no need to in this case - i beleive you lol)

In the XS commando thread there is reference to this whistling noise - it was identified as one of the copper coil things (no idea what they are called). Perhaps the faulty ram killer mobos suffer from this whistle? Mine does not - although it was XMS's before mine and Jim did have some ram die...

The heads up is all good mate - don't worry, sometimes the alarm bells need ringing. I'll keep an eye on my ram - however there is not much I can do other than change the mobo and rma the ram if it all happens to go wrong!

I repped you for the info ;)

I'll be back on my P5B tomorrow, which, has been a pretty awesome trouble free board in the 6 months I've had it :)

Ah, ok, I just wasnt sure about the link, some places are funny about that :)

I'm not sure if the whistling/chirping/buzzing is connected to the ram failiure, although, right before the ram died, the chirping did change to a more distorted pitch (does that make sense, was no longer a whistle, more a warble lol). I read about the coils, and I also read that if you press them or move them slightly while they are whistling, you can stop them temporarily, but it didnt work for me, and I didnt fancy bodging them with silicone when the board (number 3) was less than a week old and shouldnt have had the fault in the first place!

Anyway, good luck, and thanks for the reps :)
 
heeeeeeelooooooooooo~~~~~

me commando is giving me stick for punching in 510x7 on me 6300.

dont know if its me ram or what, it wont even do one thing at 510x7!

LOL

maybe cause its still on 0601 bios.....lol

soooo.......anyone got ant bios screen for show? just interested at this stage.....wanting to know what settings you lot have done to it....

cheers
 
name='weihk' said:
heeeeeeelooooooooooo~~~~~

me commando is giving me stick for punching in 510x7 on me 6300.

dont know if its me ram or what, it wont even do one thing at 510x7!

LOL

maybe cause its still on 0601 bios.....lol

soooo.......anyone got ant bios screen for show? just interested at this stage.....wanting to know what settings you lot have done to it....

cheers

I'm not surprised mate. You can't just punch in an FSB of 510mhz and expect it to work. You need to move up slowly, adjusting the voltages as you go to keep things stable.

What divider are you running your ram at? And more to the point, what ram do you have?
 
name='XMS' said:
I'm not surprised mate. You can't just punch in an FSB of 510mhz and expect it to work. You need to move up slowly, adjusting the voltages as you go to keep things stable.

What divider are you running your ram at? And more to the point, what ram do you have?

ermmmmm......OCZ PC8500 SLI 2GB.......

divider wise.......dont know.....LOL

all i did was set Vcore to 1.5v and punched in 510 to see what would happen, and just as i expected nothing happend! LOL

i still havent started to use this new comp of mine yet, its just collecting dust waiting for waterblocks.......fired it up last night just to see if theres anything wrong......thats all.

at this moment, im still interested in peoples BIOS settings, if anyone has any hints and tips to share, that'll be great!

cheers
 
............maybe i'll have to post my setup to get some advice.........

below settins are by no means have any proof of it being stable! i've only been able to get into windows and after a few click about i switched it off! (reason at the end of post)

Commando board.

6300 @ 510 x 7 @ 1.4v(BIOS)1.37(asus probe)

Mem@1-1

PCI Express Freq - 120

PCI Clock Sync - 33.33mhz

Spread Spectrum - Dis

FSB Termination Voltage - 1.5v

NB VCore - 1.5v

Mem Voltage - 2.15v

DDRII Channel A Ref Vol - Auto <------- im interested to know about settings for this

'' '' B Ref Vol - Auto <------- im interested to know about settings for this

DDRII Controller Ref Vol - Auto <------- im interested to know about settings for this

SB VCore (SATA,PCIE) - 1.55v

SB Chipset Vol - Auto <------- im interested to know about settings for this

Asus C.G.I. - Dis

Static Read Control - Dis

C1E - Dis

Max CPUID Value Limit - Dis

Vander Pool - Dis

CPU TM - En

Execute Disable Bit - En

PECI - Dis

anything you guys want to suggest at my dodgy setting?

and the reason why i havent done any stress test is because......im STILL waiting for those Commando blocks to come flying to a UK shop so i can buy them......at this moment, it has the stock intel HSF, and in TAT the temps are at 65c (asus probe@51)

soooo......lets get the ball rolling eh?

BTW Mr. Smith, thanks for your input, hows your Commando(ing) going? :O)
 
Well 510 is a very high FSB matey so thats a good start. Overclocking is a patient thing when you raise the FSB a notch (either 5-10MHz) and try it, then when you get to a point where its not stable flick the volts up a notch and try again.
 
cheers kempez.....

anyway, do you think my BIOS setup is any good or its freakingly crap?

reason i asked......its cause i've heard bad bad things with NB SB having too high volts = crap or dead board.

it'll be great if anyone can shed some light on my settings, Mr Smith and Clunk?

cheers
 
Look fine to me... You could back down the sb a bit, but as you haven't even stress tested yet I have no idea what you want!

No one can really help/give advice until there is a problem/something to give advice about; at this stage I am unable to offer any further advice amigo.

Get your cooling set up and post back when you are ready to rock and roll - I'll be more than happy to help :)
 
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