fatal1ty fp-in9 sli

[s_noopy]

I think that procs don't have FSB walls itself. Look at the P4. Some years before they have ended @ 4-5GHz when O/Ced. Now people are getting 8+GHz with the same chips, but different mobos which are capable of FSB 500.

[BUFF]

well here's a guy who appears to be walled under 400fsb on an E4300 with both 965 & 680i mobos
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=148778

[s_noopy]

I've read that thread before. The thing is that he is trying @ 9x multi. I've tried both 6 and 9... What can be the problem... hmmm...

EDIT: As I found today - I can easily reach 375MHz with only 1.2/1.2V but I can't make 16M spi (when multi 9x). I will investigate that later if voltage >1.24 will help or is this connected with something else.

[BUFF]

Have you tried a big fsb jump in case it's a strap problem?
iirc there is a strap change ~425 on 650i.

[The3]

Hi all, completely new to this place. I have a perculiar issue which i havent yet found a solution on any forum/discussiom (maybe its just me..)

My current setup is:

Intel E4300 (on a budget..) @ 3.0ghz (9 x 333)
Above mentioned MoBo
2 x 1gb Geil Value DDR2 800 4-4-4-14
2 x 7900GT SLi
Stock cooling and voltages
WD 320GB and 120GB

I have using the FP-IN9 now for about 2 months initally with mild OC (2.4 @ 266 x 9) and it has been working just fine.
I understand there are new drivers out but i havent updated yet .just yesterday I decided to up the ante and clock my PC at 3ghz @ 333 x 9 and thats when the problems started.

When i boot for the first time (weather from vista hibernate or full boot, it doesnt really work. The fans and hdds start up but the monitor remains in standby. I need to press reset again then it will post but say that it has "posted in safe mode, F1 to continue and ESC to reset bios" (something to that effect). If i just press F1 to continue it will boot to windows fine witht he new settings.. infact i have just run Sisoft Sandra burn in to test its stability and its fine. But everytime i reboot/restart i need to go through the whole process of failed initial first boot, post screen on reset and selecting F1 to continue.

It obviosly works on the new settings as I've been playing games, burning it in and its been stable for 2 days now. Its just the bloody boot sequence... why can't it boot on the frist attempt!!!! ???

Help anyone ?
I am really keen to see how far i can push this humble E4300.. if only it'll boot ...

Regards
Paul

[BUFF]

How have you got your RAM configured?
Unless you're unlinked it's possible that the resulting new higher bus speed isn't liked by the RAM (also check that you have the mfr recommended voltage selected).

Also, what PSU?

[s_noopy]

@BUFF - tried 426 (1704) but it remains as dead as before (tried that with 1.32/1.43V VTT/MCH). In a week I'll end my session on University and investigate it more deeply.

@The3 - what bios do you use?

[BUFF]

if you're going to run 400fsb plus I would bung the mch up as high as you can - 1.6v iirc on the FP-IN9?

[ollie27]

@The3 What bios you using mate - i had them problems till i updated to the 14/bios. Worth a try

[The3]

Thanks for the replies guys.
I've just been to the abit website and realised theres Bios 14 out. (embarassed now..)
Still on Bios ID 12.

Will give the Bios 14 a twirl and see what happens.

@Buff : Yup, RAM is unlinked. the PSU is a bit dodgy to be honest. Its a 600W borrowed Atrix. My previous antec gave up on me and now waiting for a Hiper 580R.

@ollie27 : whats your temps at 3.0ghz ? and how far have you taken your E4300 ?

[ollie27]

Temps are 27c idle 52c Full load w/ stock intel cooler. My temps were slightly higher before but just got a new Antec 900 Case and its much cooler. Will be buying a Arctic freezer pro soon so will try and push it further. TBH 3ghz is fast enough lol. All cool and low voltage settings.

[Azurael]

FSB wall with Allendales is baaad... 375MHz was the fastest my E4300 ever ran stable, but my E6320 seems to be pushing the limits of my mobo! (it will boot at 475MHz, but I get loads of memory errors in MemTest86, even at 1.58v chipset [though I get less errors at higher chipset voltage, so my guess is that my FP-IN9 would clock well, but is held back by the memory controller. I guess that's why 'better' C55s are binned for 680i ])

[The3]

MY problems is has gotten even worse now.. Just updated to Bios ID14 as well. Now it seems to not boot at anything above stock!!. Could runnning it OC for a few days have caused this? ( i know . doesnt make sense to me either). Any advice? I'm in the process of tessting every component and setting to see if i can find anything.

[ollie27]

Me neither its all going Pete tong for me now. Nothing will boot from 2.2Ghz - 2.9Ghz without windows locking up. Seems fine at 3ghz orthos stable for 5+ hours BUT while gaming the pc will lock up after an hour or so and freeze with a high pitch sound and needs a hard reboot (no BSOD). (Had to quit my clan match last night due to this happening 3x) Anybody else getting this? Seems strange i dont get a BSOD but just locks up on me. After thinking it was all good aswell. Really thinking about selling/returning this board now. I just want a stable OC and to be able to do some gaming on it.

[ollie27]

I have upped my voltages to NB-1.41 / VTT-1.43 and Vcore-1.375 vdroop at 1.344. Had the cpu voltage at 1.350 before but reported it at 1.325 ,maybe the vdroop was causing the problem. Will test some more today and see if the extra volts has made it stable. What is a safe voltage for a E4300? Thanks

[chienbleu]

Had the cpu voltage at 1.350 before but reported it at 1.325 ,maybe the vdroop was causing the problem.

I had this sometimes with bios 14, always with bios 13.

1st boot: 1.325 (cpuz: 1.300) superpi 1M fails

After rebooting, 1.375 (cpuz 1.344) orthos stable.

Even 5 minutes after a shut-down, it's the same.

I have to do this boot sequence every time: power->del (wait for bios screen)->esc->Y->enter.

Not funny, but efficient.