New AMD Barebones Advice

[LTR12101B]

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTc3LDI=

From there, it looks like you should be able to tweak EVERYTHING - perhaps there's a normal/expert mode or something?

This piece from the final page is worrying.....

Overclocking

Now is the point where I’ll lose most of our readers. You may find yourself asking where our overclocking results are and I’ll be glad to tell you: There are none. For an undetermined reason, this board did not take kindly to overclocking at all. I refuse to dismiss the potential of this board (ASUS continues to cater to the overclocking crowd), but am sad to report that even a 215FSB was not in the plans. Very relaxed memory, all the voltage available, and all the luck I could muster or steal didn’t change anything. I wouldn’t use my results as your sole decision factor, but this was my experience nonetheless.

 

[tredragon]

If I could get accurate temp monitoring I'd push it further. My socket temps are stable at 37-38* even under load according to MBM5 and I made sure I picked the right sensors. Unfortunately I don't trust not having realtime accurate diode monitoring. I've gotten it up to 202MHZ FSB so far with no ill effects. The board will let me move the multiplier too, but I'm all but sure that the chip is multiplier locked based on the stepping. I would have thought that the board wouldn't let me move it if the chip was locked though?!?

 

[Duracell]

My socket temps are stable at 37-38* even under load according to MBM5 and I made sure I picked the right sensors.

same temp idle and heavy load can't be true;
close MBM, open the "MBM5.ini" manually, change the related sensor entry to sensor 477; here is my example:

[Temperature]
T2 Name=CPU Diode
T2 Sensor=477

The board will let me move the multiplier too, but I'm all but sure that the chip is multiplier locked based on the stepping. I would have thought that the board wouldn't let me move it if the chip was locked though?!?

this is normal for a locked stepping; you can change the multiplier in BIOS but it won't effect anything;

 

[tredragon]

But I thought that the A7N8X-E Deluxe didn't have diode monitoring yet figured out? I have the Socket sensor set according to MBM's recommendations, but Diode is, so far, a mystery according to everywhere I read (incl. MBM forum).

 

[Duracell]

at the same source you can read the A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2 doesn't have the diode too; anyhow it works;
there seems to be a bug in MBM, so you have to edit the sensor number manually; just try it, you can't loose anything;

 

[tredragon]

I had seen some people posting, very recently in fact, to the tune of "we all know that there is no way to... is there any plans to fix this?"

I shall try. Too busy playing with DVDStripper now though!

 

[tredragon]

at the same source you can read the A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2 doesn't have the diode too; anyhow it works;
there seems to be a bug in MBM, so you have to edit the sensor number manually; just try it, you can't loose anything;

Here is my MBM 5.ini (why does everything have spaces nowadays?)

 

[Duracell]

Here is my MBM 5.ini

And it doesn't work?
the "display in tray" option is disabled in your MBM5.ini; Did you enable and enlarge the dashboard to see the related temp display?

 

[FortiTude]

i can confirm it works fine on a7n8x deluxe rev 2, even speed control for the cpu fan works nice with speedfan, can even stop it.
for the a7n8x-e check that thread at mbm forums:
http://www.livewiredev.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5860
perhaps they'll get it working ...
forti

 

[tredragon]

Nope, 0*C is what it says nonstop, ie. there isn't a reading.

[list]
[*]  Asus 3       123*C     ??????????????

[*]  Asus 1        38*C     which must be Socket.  MBM page said so...?

[*]  Asus 4        25*C     ???

[*]  Asus 2        18*C     must be the Case.  I believe MBM said this was the sensor

[/list]

it's hard to say but if there exists something that could actually monitor my little diode... I would love it.

 

[Duracell]

Asus 2 18*C must be the Case.

you are right, Alex's MB compatibility list says "Asus 2" for Case temp;
but 18°C is a little bit low for Case temp, 25°C would fit much more; What's your room temp?

 

[tredragon]

room temp is about 18*C here in the dungeon. I have the 80MM LED Fan intake in the side window, two fans on the PSU, the huge Extreme Volcano HSF, and the 120MM Exhaust Blowhole. The air coming out of this thing is not very warm at all.

 

[LTR12101B]

So 18 is the case, 38 is the socket, 25 may be the chipset (unexpectedly cool for Nforce 2, as swapping the chipset heatsink seems to be popular... perhaps it's actually got a GOOD heatsink, well fitted)

Asus 3 may be in the wrong mode, diode or whatever - it might be the CPU sensor, but set wrong.

 

[tredragon]

So here we sit in the same predicament once again... determining that my cpu diode temp can not be monitored. The other thing is that my HSF has the temp sensor for variable speed mounted under the chip and my HSF never kicks into high gear. I truly don't know what my diode temps are, kinda scary.

 

[Duracell]

The other thing is that my HSF has the temp sensor for variable speed mounted under the chip and my HSF never kicks into high gear.

Is the HSF speed controlled by the board or by a HSF-own sensor?
if it is controlled by the board just go sure you have "Q-Fan" enabled in BIOS;