[RESOLVED] Motherboard, CPU, Memory

[Falcon Speed]

Oh well, I have to stand corrected that it doesn't exist. It is not a JDEC standard, however, so I was sort of right:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM

I have no experience of G.Skill or Patriot, but I can't say that I've seen many complaints about either. My preferred brands are Corsair, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston.

Thanks Bud. It is rare when someone can correct you.

[SuperSparks]

I know you're not after a gaming CPU particularly, but you might find this interesting nonetheless:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/best-g...iew-31969.html

[Falcon Speed]

I know you're not after a gaming CPU particularly, but you might find this interesting nonetheless:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/best-g...iew-31969.html

Actually, the CPU I am getting is in that list Nick - Core i7-930. The article mention good things about it and there is no AMD equivalent to the i7 yet I guess.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/best-g...w-31969-7.html

So the way how I see it is, if you build a good gaming computer, then it can easily handle video and graphical editoring.

[Train]

That would be a fair assessment.

[Falcon Speed]

BTW... This is what I will be getting today:

Core i7-930 Processor Boxed
Mfr Part #: 582759

GA-X58A-UD5 LGA 1366 X58 ATX Motherboard
Mfr Part #: GA-X58A-UD5

Gold XTC 6GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL8 Memory Kit (Three 2GB Memory Modules)
Mfr Part #: OCZ3G1600LV6GK

ModXStream Pro 700W Modular ATX Power Supply
Mfr Part #: OCZ700MXSP


Gigabyte Motherboard has revision 1.0 and revision 2.0. What does that mean?

[SuperSparks]

It just means that they have made a minor change or two, and tweaked something on the board. If you have a choice, go for Rev 2, but it's not a big deal.

Good choices, but some more details of the PSU would be good - it's not a brand that I've ever come across before.

[Falcon Speed]

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0301550
ModXStream Pro 700W Modular ATX Power Supply
Our Price: $79.99
After Rebate: $59.99 after rebate savings
SKU 037697
Mfr Part #: OCZ700MXSP
UPC: 842024009122

As for the motherboard, I don't know what revision they have until I pickup today.

[SuperSparks]

Oh right, it's an OCZ one. That's an excellent brand, and another good choice

[Falcon Speed]

OK, I bought all of the above and installed it today. After changing a few changes in the BIOS and reboot back into it, all the settings would dim out. So, I reset the CMOS and everything is good. I installed Windows 7 and then when going into BIOS, it happened again where I cannot make any changes to the settings. If I reset the CMOS, I would lose my MARVELL RAID settings.

Why is the BIOS acting this way? Can't be another bad PSU right?

[Falcon Speed]

Kind of weird, I removed the BIOS password and everything is fine now.

So, now I see another situation. I did a property on the Computer in Windows 7. The CPU is an Intel 930 2.8 ghz. But beside it, it shows 2.79 ghz. I did not recall over/underclocking it. How can I make it so that it runs at factory settings?

[Train]

Either the voltage is slightly low or the sensor is off.
I would not worry about it myself. Seen a lot of that over the years.

What does CPU-Z show?
http://www.cpuid.com/

[SuperSparks]

The clocks are often slightly out. By the time you've factored in the multiplier, it can easily give a 0.01 difference from nominal like that. As Train says, it is nothing to be concerned about.

[Falcon Speed]

Either the voltage is slightly low or the sensor is off.
I would not worry about it myself. Seen a lot of that over the years.

Which one were you referring to Train? The BIOS dimming the settings problem or Windows 7 not showing 2.8ghz.

If it is the BIOS, it only happens when I add a user password to enter setup. I think that is a bug which I am going to contact Gigabyte to let them know.

[Train]

Either one but do take SS post into consideration as his backs mine up.

[Falcon Speed]

In order to get the OCZ Memory to perform at 1600 since it is DDR3 1660, but loading at 1066, I found this and did it. Is it safe? I am unclear on the Uncore Clock Ratio.

Look under "Feedback"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227365

MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) -> Advanced Frequency Settings:
Unccore Clock Ratio - x24 (@3200MHz)
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) - 12.0 (@1600MHz)

MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) -> Advanced Memory Settings:
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) – 12.0 (@1600Mhz)
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) – Expert (necessary to change the following Timing Settings: )
Channel A Timing Settings - CAS Latency 8, tRCD 8, tRP 8, tRAS 24, Command Rate 2
Channel B – same
Channel C – same

MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) -> Advanced Voltage Settings:
QPI/Vtt Voltage – 1.335V
DRAM Voltage – 1.640V

Unless I specified a change here, everything was at AUTO or the default value.