EVGA X58 and an i7 920 @3.7Ghz ...for now.

[Sasqui]

Woo Hoo! Read it and weep...

 

[Sasqui]

Moar...

 

[Sasqui]

I tried this a few times... and failed. Overall, I'm happy. Back to WCG!!!

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Still no 24 x multi ?

 

[Sasqui]

Still no 24 x multi ?

No the BIOS just won't let me go any more than 22. I type 23 or 24 and it just reverts to 22. Grrr...

I must say that I'm happy with the Bclk number, it booted and ran fine up to 210, just couldn't get Prime95 to run. Interestingly, Prime95 would crash gracefully, just a dialog saying it terminated unxepectely and the system kept humming away. Previously, I would either get a reboot or BSOD.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

there is no 23 multi on X5670 ...........use the + or - keys.

 

[Sasqui]

there is no 23 multi on X5670 ...........use the + or - keys.

...interesting, I'll try that.

I wouldn't have gotten there if it werent' for this guide; http://forums.evga.com/m/tm.aspx?m=20028

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

i just set my clocks the same as yours..........check the difference in volts.


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You

 

[Sasqui]

i just set my clocks the same as yours..........check the difference in volts.


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Yea, I tried lowering the Vcore and definitely needs more juice than yours. I've got two top case fans blowing into the case, one directly towards the Scythe Ashura fan, so the temps are manageable. The chipset & VRM coolers are only warm to the touch.

 

[Sasqui]

there is no 23 multi on X5670 ...........use the + or - keys.

Didn't work, BUT... I enabled the CPU Turbo function and BAM, it's doing 24x under load!

I'm currently running Prime95 at a cool 4.500 Ghz 24x188. Ok so far. Can't do screenies as I forgot to bring the Wifi adaptor with me.

 

[Sasqui]

Eh, buggers. Came in this morning to the BIOS boot screen and then the system (BIOS) reverted to safe mode and I lost all my settings. Guess I'll be dialing it back to 4.4 Ghz. What a PITA, but I'm not complaining, went from a 4c/4t CPU @4ghz to 6c/12t @4.4Ghz CPU.

 

[jsfitz54]

I'm not complaining, went from a 4c/4t CPU @4ghz to 6c/12t @4.4Ghz CPU.

I've been watching your posts and I am glad for your success. I may have to attempt the hard mod, as yet undecided.

Did you by chance re-TIM the Northbridge and Southbridge? (If I do the mod, I will remove the heat sink for better access.)

Are you back to the 22 multi or the 24?

 

[Sasqui]

I've been watching your posts and I am glad for your success. I may have to attempt the hard mod, as yet undecided.

Did you by chance re-TIM the Northbridge and Southbridge? (If I do the mod, I will remove the heat sink for better access.)

Are you back to the 22 multi or the 24?

I haven't had the time to re-set and get back to 4.4, hope to today or tomorrow, busy day at work. I will turn turbo back on for the 24 multi.

I totally re-did the TIM on the NB ans SB heastinsk... you really have to take it off for room around the resistor. They did a decent factory job but it the paste was a little excessive and dried up. Used AS5. Unfortunately, I never measured the temps before I did that, so have no baseline.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I use 22 x and up the buspeed for faster memory.

 

[jsfitz54]

They did a decent factory job but it the paste was a little excessive and dried up.

I asked the question because the board runs hot and my TIM was dried up as well. I agree they did a good factory job, initially.

I use 22 x and up the buspeed for faster memory.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Sasqui]

I use 22 x and up the buspeed for faster memory.

From what I can tell, there are three things on the EVGA board that control memory speed:

The Bus
The Memory / Bus ratio
The mystical "CPU Uncore Frequency", which AFAIK overrides the Memory / Bus raito. I set it to 16x, the mem multi to 2:8 and got memory at 1600 (I think) with a bus of 200. How that math works, I don't have clue!

Edit 200x16 = 3200 | 3200/8 = 400 | 400*2 = 800. At DDR, 800 = 1600 mem speed. Does that sound right?

 

[pasnger57]

so i am inching to do this on the board i have hear and please before i go forward ..... my bro pick up a x5650 for 20$ and and the was chance so
now i have this CPU my bro got that just so happens can work in the bored but needs this mod looking for advice in advance
question..????
.is it just move the resister
.add one in ?

 

[davidm71]

To any of you guys still running your X58 for old time sake and want Nvme I found a way to get it going sort of. Actually a friend on Win-Raid suggested to use the VMWare NVME option rom driver.
All you got to do is add it to your bios rom file by using CBRom bios.rom /pci. With this mod I was able to complete a full post of the system where I could not do so before with an Intel 750 SSD. Only thing is this particular drive does not show in bios so no chance of direct booting but I think if the nvme rom has legacy rom it will show up in bios and you'll be able to boot. Such as it was with my Plextor M8pey drive. That one showed up in bios but would never complete the posting cycle. Now I am sure it will!

Look here for details:

Nvme support on Older system

 

[Tomgang]

To any of you guys still running your X58 for old time sake and want Nvme I found a way to get it going sort of. Actually a friend on Win-Raid suggested to use the VMWare NVME option rom driver.
All you got to do is add it to your bios rom file by using CBRom bios.rom /pci. With this mod I was able to complete a full post of the system where I could not do so before with an Intel 750 SSD. Only thing is this particular drive does not show in bios so no chance of direct booting but I think if the nvme rom has legacy rom it will show up in bios and you'll be able to boot. Such as it was with my Plextor M8pey drive. That one showed up in bios but would never complete the posting cycle. Now I am sure it will!

Look here for details:

Nvme support on Older system

The solution to get a working boot m.2 nvme ssd on x58 with out the need pf bios mod or third party software is getting a samsung 950 pro. This specific ssd has a option legacy room build in legacy bios can see. It works great on my asus x58 board.

 

[davidm71]

Well thats going to be hit or miss depending on the drive. For example my Plextor M8Pey has legacy rom and it would lock up the posting process. So thats not always the case and comes down to luck but good to know. Thanks.

 

[Tomgang]

Well thats going to be hit or miss depending on the drive. For example my Plextor M8Pey has legacy rom and it would lock up the posting process. So thats not always the case and comes down to luck but good to know. Thanks.

Cant say about Plextor M8Pey and X58. But Samsung 950 PRO has worked flawless on my asus mother board the past year now.

If you want to, you can take a look at these video i made with Samsung 950 PRO in bios on my pc and booting.

I bit faster bios post after tweaking bios a bit.

I can only say i have had very great result with Samsung 950 PRO.

I get these speed on my pc with a Samsung 950 PRO 256 GB. I am not getting the full speed of the SSD because of PCIe gen 2 limits it in X4 mode the adaptor i use runs at.

 

[davidm71]

I believe you. Lucky. My Evga E759 Classified needed Duet with an Nvme Efi driver to get my Plextor working when it was in there. Now its in another system acting as storage for a Samsung 950 Pro boot drive on another build that has build in Nvme support. Might put it back in the Classified but I never use it anymore to tell you the truth except when benchmark testing and for nostalgic reasons. In anycase this little mod is still I think valuable to that guy that might be having trouble getting their nvme with legacy rom builtin drive working due to lack of compatible protocols that hold up the booting process. Thanks.

 

[Tomgang]

I believe you. Lucky. My Evga E759 Classified needed Duet with an Nvme Efi driver to get my Plextor working when it was in there. Now its in another system acting as storage for a Samsung 950 Pro boot drive on another build that has build in Nvme support. Might put it back in the Classified but I never use it anymore to tell you the truth except when benchmark testing and for nostalgic reasons. In anycase this little mod is still I think valuable to that guy that might be having trouble getting their nvme with legacy rom builtin drive working due to lack of compatible protocols that hold up the booting process. Thanks.

X58 is still very capable of modern games as long it is OC and has a GPU that can keep up with modern titles demands.

But you cut try that Samsung 950 PRO in your Evga E759 Classified. That might work while the plextor dit not. I use no mods or third party software with my 950 PRO. It worked stray out of boks in my system.

 

[lexluthermiester]

yea I keep everything

Oh is that third screen-shot killing me! My OCD is going nuts looking at those cables and wires all over the place. If you lived close by I would invite you over to my shop for some cable management help and tips.

 

[Jetster]

Oh is that third screen-shot killing me! My OCD is going nuts looking at those cables and wires all over the place. If you lived close by I would invite you over to my shop for some cable management help and tips.

This was a gift, trade in for a new build. I got it that way