Kommando

Hmmmm as much as a good read this thread is I dont understand jack all.

Good to see you test all these things and provide feedback!

Did DFi ship you this to test personally?

eva2000

Yes it was shipped direct from DFI Taiwan to me. Read it a few times and you'll slowly understand what i'm on about

alpha0ne

Been reading about the DFI CFX3200 that uses the ATI RD580 northbridge and ULi M1575 southbridge @ ANAND and they complain the bios has too many features/adjustments/too complicated

Maybe they should have consulted you first eva

eva2000

Yeah it can be daunting at first but with above useful info at hand you're half way there

Changed from Corsair Hydrocool 200 external 1/4" OD H20 cpu cooling to a DIY H20 setup consisting of

1. Silverprop Cyclone SE s939 waterblock
2. Swiftech MCP655 pump
3. Radiical Triple fan Ultra single pass radiator + 3x 120x25mm Xinruilian RDL1225S 71.75cfm fans
4. Pump and rad fans connected @12.4v using Kayl custom 100W adjustable voltage psu
5. 1/2" ID Clearflex tubing

Resulted in a drop in delta (load - idle) from 13-20C to 7-10C

Room temp is nice and cool at 25C

Also decided to spice up SmartGuardian interface somewhat and came up with this custom Smart.ini - click on image for larger full screenie.



I uploaded the Smart.ini i used here

eva2000

Swapped in my FX-57 CABCE 0516WPMW now

Not bad just upping the cpu multiplier from 14x to 15x for first tests

Pics above at http://i4memory.com/f53/dfi-lanparty-ut-cfx3200-dr-rd580-crossfire-motherboard-review-adventures-2629-post40848/#post40848

Settings used:

2x 512MB Corsair XMS3500C2v1.1 BH-5

FSB Bus Frequency: 200
LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio: 5x
CPU/FSB Frequency Ratio: 15x
RD580 HT PLL Speed: High
HT Bus NMOS Drive Strength: 5
HT Bus PMOS Drive Strength: 5
HT Bus Receiver Impendence: 5
CPU HT Bus Drive Strength: Strong
K8 Cool & Quiet Support: Disabled

CPU VID Control: 1.4v
CPU VID Special Control: x 101.9%
DRAM Voltage Control: 2.8v
SB PCIE Voltage: 1.8v
NB Analogue Voltage: 1.34v
LDT Bus Voltage: 1.34v
NB Core Voltage: 1.34v

DRAM Frequency Set: 200 (1:1)
CPC: Enabled
CAS (tCL): 2
tRCP: 2
tRAS: 5
tRP: 2
tRC: 7
tRFC: 14
tRRD: 2
tRW: 2
tRTW: 2
tWTR: 2
tREF: 4708
Bank Interleaved: Enabled
Errata 94: Disabled
Errata 123: AUTO
Odd Divisor Correct: Disabled

DQS Skew Control: AUTO
DQS Skew Value: N/A
DRAM Drive Strength: 3 (weak)
DRAM Data Drive Strength: 2 (-33%)
DIMM 1/2 Clock Timing Skew: AUTO
DIMM 3/4 Clock Timing Skew: 300ps delay
Max Async Latency: 7ns
Read Preamble Time: 5ns
IdleCycle Limit: 16clks
Dynamic Counter: Enabled
R/W Queue Bypass: 16x
Bypass Max: 7x
Burst Length: 4

alpha0ne

3GHz @ under 1.4Vcore = very nice

eva2000

Yup very nice but need to up vcore when using higher vdimm to prevent mem controller on cpu from being damaged

Pics above at http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?p=40848#post40848

Settings used:

2x 512MB Corsair XMS3500C2v1.1 BH-5

FSB Bus Frequency: 250
LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio: 5x
CPU/FSB Frequency Ratio: 12x
RD580 HT PLL Speed: High
HT Bus NMOS Drive Strength: 5
HT Bus PMOS Drive Strength: 5
HT Bus Receiver Impendence: 5
CPU HT Bus Drive Strength: Strong
K8 Cool & Quiet Support: Disabled

CPU VID Control: 1.5v
CPU VID Special Control: AUTO
DRAM Voltage Control: 3.47v
SB PCIE Voltage: 1.85v
NB Analogue Voltage: 1.34v
LDT Bus Voltage: 1.34v
NB Core Voltage: 1.34v

DRAM Frequency Set: 200 (1:1)
CPC: Enabled
CAS (tCL): 2
tRCP: 2
tRAS: 0
tRP: 2
tRC: 7
tRFC: 12
tRRD: 0
tRW: 2
tRTW: 1
tWTR: 2
tREF: 3684
Bank Interleaved: Enabled
Errata 94: Disabled
Errata 123: AUTO
Odd Divisor Correct: Disabled

DQS Skew Control: AUTO
DQS Skew Value: N/A
DRAM Drive Strength: 3 (weak)
DRAM Data Drive Strength: 2 (-33%)
DIMM 1/2 Clock Timing Skew: AUTO
DIMM 3/4 Clock Timing Skew: 300ps delay
Max Async Latency: 6ns
Read Preamble Time: 4.5ns
IdleCycle Limit: 0clks
Dynamic Counter: Enabled
R/W Queue Bypass: 16x
Bypass Max: 7x
Burst Length: 4

alpha0ne

I really miss the fun of using BH-5, not to mention the massive performance boost

I promised myself not to buy any more DDR1 ram as I already have 4GB (yes I know its not what it used to be ) but the temptation is always there

I........MUST............RESIST