TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

Binge · Feb 24, 2009

The Haunted said:
Yeah right, judge a thing by its color... i will remember that next time i take a dump!
The Biostar x58 is one of the best board i ever owned. Its rock solid and overclock as high as any other boards and is cheaper too. And about DFI... i don't know what happened recently with the quality of their build, got 3 bad p45 dark in a row before i understood. One of them now hangs on my wall as a reminder to never buy dfi again. (i was a die hard dfi fan since the nf4...)

Hey can you start posting some benchmarks and OCs with your Biostar. I'm really interested in it's performance.

PaulieG · Feb 24, 2009

Binge said:
Hey can you start posting some benchmarks and OCs with your Biostar. I'm really interested in it's performance.

I second that request.

Fitseries3 · Feb 24, 2009

bloodrage has been discontinued. haha... and you fuckers thought it was SOOOOOOOOO great.

dont take me wrong... its a good board but damn... nothing to jizz your pants over. it was short lived.

i have to RMA to DFI direct cause my board didnt come from a BIG company.

SystemViper · Feb 24, 2009

Paulieg said:
I second that request.

+3

SystemViper · Feb 24, 2009

I still have the board and it's rocking, so i am still gizzzzzzzzzing :toast:

Fitseries3 said:
bloodrage has been discontinued. haha... and you fuckers thought it was SOOOOOOOOO great.

dont take me wrong... its a good board but damn... nothing to jizz your pants over. it was short lived.

i have to RMA to DFI direct cause my board didnt come from a BIG company.

The Haunted · Feb 24, 2009

Hold down, i will get some screenshots in a couple minutes

Fitseries3 · Feb 24, 2009

SystemViper said:
I still have the board and it's rocking, so i am still gizzzzzzzzzing

yes but where have the other 299 of them gone?

asus made 1000 p6t6 ws revolutions, 4000 rampage II extremes.

see where im going with this?

maybe the board was great but i still think most ppl went off of looks alone.

Castiel · Feb 24, 2009

Paulieg said:
Bought it through motherboard pro. I'm waiting on RMA approval. Just requested it tonight. Newegg sucks for me, since I live in TN and pay tax. Sadly, it's the only place I've found the biostar available. Anyone see the Blood Rage available?

Is this the one your looking for?

http://www.xpcgear.com/foxconn-bloodrage-core-i7-crossfirex-sli-motherboard.html

SystemViper · Feb 24, 2009

I don't know about it discontinued, i am workign with a foxcon rep on beta bios's and I think he would have said something. I just emailed him,.

plus we all know the Asus are flawed in design and now DFI are dying all over the place.

I think we are all heading to Biostar

Fitseries3 · Feb 24, 2009

Castiel said:
Is this the one your looking for?

http://www.xpcgear.com/foxconn-bloodrage-core-i7-crossfirex-sli-motherboard.html

its in stock because they drop ship. you buy, you pay.... then they find one and have it shipped to you. if they dont find it you get a refund 7 days later.

Binge · Feb 24, 2009

Some early engineering sample and retail results for the Biostar board.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=207139

The Haunted · Feb 24, 2009

Here after a quick oc. http://www.techpowerup.org/uploaded.php?file=090223/Biostarx58x.jpg

PaulieG · Feb 24, 2009

Castiel said:
Is this the one your looking for?

http://www.xpcgear.com/foxconn-bloodrage-core-i7-crossfirex-sli-motherboard.html

If you look again, you'll see that it is pre-order only, which is what I found elsewhere. The BR is F'ing gone, but the GTI is suppose to be out soon. I think I'm going to try the Biostar, just wish I didn't have to pay 9.5% tax.

The Haunted said:
Here after a quick oc. http://www.techpowerup.org/uploaded.php?file=090223/Biostarx58x.jpg

Nice, but how much ram are you using. Supposedly there is some bug in the initial bios that will not allow you to run more than 3GB of Ram. From what I understand, it has been fixed with the latest release.

I think there is a site dedicated to Biostar bios mods etc...can't remember the name though...

SystemViper · Feb 24, 2009

I was told about 4 days ago that Foxconn just released a big Order, but we'll have to wait and see, I want another one and a classified..

The Haunted · Feb 24, 2009

Paulieg said:
Nice, but how much ram are you using. Supposedly there is some bug in the initial bios that will not allow you to run more than 3GB of Ram. From what I understand, it has been fixed with the latest release.

I think there is a site dedicated to Biostar bios mods etc...can't remember the name though...

I use 6gb of ram and never had any problem even with the initial bios.
The thing is you need to put the sticks in the yellow/orange slots unless you have 6 ram sticks.
http://www.rebelshavenforum.com/sis-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=49

Binge · Feb 24, 2009

Hey Haunted. Is there a way to get x21 multi regardless of your TDP? Or does your board throttle on a high OC?

J-Man · Feb 24, 2009

Binge · Feb 24, 2009

Wrong thread???

DanishDevil · Feb 24, 2009

Off topic: I want that background J-Man. Nice OC too, but that's not an i7

The Haunted · Feb 24, 2009

Binge said:
Hey Haunted. Is there a way to get x21 multi regardless of your TDP? Or does your board throttle on a high OC?

Just disable speedstep and turbo mode and you get the 21 multi.

PaulieG · Feb 24, 2009

The Haunted said:
I use 6gb of ram and never had any problem even with the initial bios.
The thing is you need to put the sticks in the yellow/orange slots unless you have 6 ram sticks.
http://www.rebelshavenforum.com/sis-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=49

I've heard Polygon at rebels is a biostar bios madman.

The Haunted · Feb 24, 2009

Paulieg said:
I've heard Polygon at rebels is biostar bios madman.

Its a good place to get all the beta bios.

Chicken Patty · Feb 24, 2009

im really sorry to hear about the DFI boards going dead but you guys really should consider EVGA for a next board if you decided to try another one.

BTW, i think my DFI is dead on my AMD rig, just used it for like 3 days, no major overclocking as I am still on factory cooler.

Fitseries3 · Feb 24, 2009

take this lightly but...

IF and only IF i can get us a package deal on a certain mobo that everyone wants....

how many of you would buy one?

a show of hands please

EDIT: stipulation is... you have to buy it sometime within the next 7-10 days.

Chicken Patty · Feb 24, 2009

Fitseries3 said:
take this lightly but...

IF and only IF i can get us a package deal on a certain mobo that everyone wants....

how many of you would buy one?

a show of hands please

EDIT: stipulation is... you have to buy it sometime within the next 7-10 days.

what mobo is that that everyone wants

?

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System Name	Molly
Processor	i5 3570K
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TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

Binge

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PaulieG

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

SystemViper

SystemViper

The Haunted

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

Castiel

SystemViper

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

The Haunted

PaulieG

SystemViper

The Haunted

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

J-Man

New Member

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

DanishDevil

The Haunted

PaulieG

The Haunted

Chicken Patty

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

Chicken Patty

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