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EP-8KHA+ memory bandwidth problem. First off, for anyone interested in purchasing this board. No one else that I am aware of is having this problem. So don't let my problem stop you from purchasing this board. It's great, I love it, except for this little issue I'm having. OK, now EPoX tech. I'm having some issues with my memory bandwidth. It is much lower than other EP-8KHA+ scores that I have seen. I'm gonna throw some screen shots your way, lemme know what ya think. But first one question. Has the wrong BGA ever been soldered on by accident? Or is that highly unlikely to ever happen? Should I remove the HSF on my northbridge and check? First the Sandra Screen Shot: sandra.jpg Now the processes that were running before I started Sandra, lemme know if anything looks wrong here: processes.jpg Now the memory settings in the BIOS that were used for the above memory bandwidth benchmark: memsets.jpg Finally, the frequency/voltage settings used (somethin funny is going on here, my Morgan's L7s are all connected from the factory, and I still only get 1.85v): freqsets.jpg Please help me sort this out, I've tried everything that came to mind! BTW, Dan when you see this; I sure hope you don't mind me borrowing this little space on the server for a few days(less than 4k). If it's a problem just ask and I will remove the files.
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I will reassure you - you have the correct Northbridge. If you are unsure - check it - it wll say KT266A on it (not 8366A as some assume). Please see herewith my Sandra memory bandwidth for 8KHA at 133Mhz FSB only which shows great differences to yours :
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Re: EP-8KHA+ memory bandwidth problem. Quote:
The maximum voltage of any K7 SA voltage regulator is 1.85v nominal without they have jumpers on the board to"hack" higher such as those on 8K7A. It does not matter what the default voltage of the chip, or the pencil work that may have been carried out.
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What happens if I set "DRAM Act to PreChrg CMD" to "5T", is it true that this will royally mess my harddrive up as I have heard from a few EP-8KHA(not plus) reviews? That's the only setting I can find that I think might make her faster. And what happens if I toy with "DRAM Drive Strength"? |
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Is there some specific reason why EPoX puts all the goodies on the AMD boards and not there VIA counterparts? Will the EP-8KHA2 have more OC goodies? Or will it be just the EP-8KHA+ with on-board raid(I hope you can answer this one, but we will all understand if you have to give us a "We will not comment on unannounced products" line)? |
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The vccCore hack is to place a 220K 1/4W dissipation resistor accros pins 2 and 17 of the CS5301 V.reg.
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The fact that you have a Morgan will give you lower memory scores than you see in the reviews due to the fact that the Palomino with 256Kb L2 cache consistently scores more. Here is a default speed Athlon XP1800+
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Please see next
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Memory scores for default speed Athlon XP1800+ on 8KHA
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Well, I'm gonna try changing the bad Mojo setting to 5T. Think it would be wise for me to use Norton Ghost to back my HDA up first (BTW- Ghost was one of the nice little touches, I appreciate you guys throwing that it. You just can't live without it! It's nice to have a newer version.)? |
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BTW - There is a nasty goldfish bowl like curve on your monitor in those photographs which may be affecting your overclock. ![]()
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![]() Not really, my Camera distorts stuff when you zoom all the way out and take close ups. It's pretty flat in real-life. That's a Komodo 17" monitor, and It looked as good as the ViewSonics when I bought it last year. All the brightness/contrast/trapezoidal/width/height and other settings are digital (no knobs, you use buttons and the settings are displayed on the monitor itself). Probably the best $169(on sale) I ever spent. I had a refurbished 21" monitor for a while, but it bit the dust and came with no warrantee ![]() |
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If you learn the batch commands you can make yourself some very nice recovery CD's with menus et al.
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