The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

Mine gets REALLY loud. That's because I set the max temp for the card at 75. So I think I will change that to 85 or something.

 

Did you do that in Catalyst, or are you using ATITool? I didn't think it worked with the 4800s yet?

 

No, I edited it in the BIOS.

 

Ah right, that's a shame - auto fan control with higher speeds would be nice, but I'm not flashing the BIOS.

 

The Asus card comes with software to control the fan speed. It's also possible to edit your CCC profile in notepad to change the speed.

 

I'll bear that in mind. Had good success with my last Asus card so may buy again...

 

couple questions for the building gurus.

since ive done the new BIOS update for my board F12. i havent been back into it since.no need its running fine.

but i went into it today and got a big suprise.
1 the layout had changed. the MIT which was at the bottom is now at top and some things inside it have changed around.
2 it now shows my CPU has a fine cpu tweak of +.5
given me a multi of 9.5 instead of 9??? it shows my OC now as 3.8ghz instead of 3.6ghz 400x9.5=3805mhz
but in CPU-Z it still shows 3.6... bios shows 3.8. what do i go by?
here is some shots of my bios now.

Main screen
Fine CPU Clock Ratio
CPU CLOCK

Russ have you updated yet to F12?

 

Hmm, so your multi can go up to 9.5 now? I wouldn't argue with that, free extra overclock! haha, as long as it's stable of course.

 

So did all these issues start with the BIOS flash or are they independent of the BIOS??

Yes Russ... did you flash the f12 BIOS??

....gm

 

GM
the problems im haven with the ODD's was before the flash.

and this F12 bios is supose to be for the new E0 stepping

 

That is curious, them putting MIT at the top...

 

I'm back : Alright I changed the PSU, after my comp would turn on & off by itself on a continuous basis . That seemed to correct the problem 4 a few days, now about every other day it cuts off. When I look inside, it looks totally shut down (fans not running). Then it starts up on its own, it will power up then down up again down again. Some times it does this 5,5 times. I unplug it let it sit for 2,3 mins, it starts OK
Lavalys EVEREST Ultimate Edition v4.50.1330
Motherboard Name Asus M2V-MX
CPU Type DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2600 MHz (13 x 200) 5000+
BIOS Version 0807

Motherboard 53 °C (127 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 46 °C (115 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 43 °C (109 °F)
Aux 54 °C (129 °F)
SAMSUNG HD753LJ 57 °C (135 °F)
Seagate ST3500830AS 61 °C (142 °F)

Voltage Values
CPU Core 1.26 V
+3.3 V 3.18 V
+5 V 4.73 V
+12 V 11.33 V


Memory Timings 5-6-6-18 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
DIMM1: SuperTalent SUPERTALENT 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-13 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2: SuperTalent SUPERTALENT 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-13 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz)

Also in the DMI theirs a warning (Accuracy of DMI data cannot be guaranteed)
Is it possible that something here is the problem
I can't pin point something specific
I've disconnected all lines to HDD,DVD RW, & tried another HDD. But it does the same thing

 

That's the modern way of telling you it's a failed POST, they shut off and restart themselves, rather than sitting at a blank screen not doing anything.

One thing I will say - your hard disks are too hot, try to keep them below 50ºC, the warranty limit for an HDD is 55, 61 is pushing it.
Your chipset temperature is also too high and could cause instabilities easily, what's your case ventilation like?

 

I've got a front & rear fan, & stock CPU Cooler

 

Which case and CPU cooler specifically?

 

Its an E-Machine Cs, & whatever Cooler came with the AMD Athlon 64x2 Core Proc 5000 2.60GHz

Now my readings are
CPU #1 / Core #1 38 °C (100 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 37 °C (99 °F)
Aux 48 °C (118 °F)
SAMSUNG HD753LJ 43 °C (109 °F)
Seagate ST3500830AS 61 °C (142 °F)

 

I recommend you upgrade the case fans you have fitted with faster/bigger ones if possible, and if there are any spare slots for fans fill them, your HDD will not last long at that temperature.

 

I can understand the case fans, but how do U fix the HDD Temps

 

Well, if you have a front case fan, get a better one, if not, try and get a front case fan, if that's not possible with your case, then I suggest getting a hard disk cooler like a Nexus Frisbee, or similar.

 

Situate them in front of the front intake fan, and separate them as much as possible so they both get cold air.