My new rig drooolll

germanjulian · Jan 30, 2006, 09:10 PM

well I could not let my brother have a faster PC then me:
* Abit KN8 Ultra (NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra)
* Athlon 64 X2 3800+
* Kingston HyperX 2GB Kit
* E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT (256 MB GDDR3)
* Creative X-Fi Extreme Music Soundcard
* Plextor Premium CDR + Philips DVDR 1640
* 160GB Seagate 7200.7 SATA + 200GB
* Zalman ZM400B-APS 400W PSU
* Razer: Copperhead + Mantis Speed |
* 17″ Samsung TFT + 19″ Iiyama VMPro454 CRT
* Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black

its fast ....... suhhhhhhh only been playing with it for a bit now ....

Vikingod · Jan 30, 2006, 09:13 PM

Very nice, congrats to you on your nice rig. Don't forget to eat and sleep today, as when someone gets a new rig, these sort of things get put on the back burner.

germanjulian · Jan 30, 2006, 09:17 PM

hey I even showered.... (mind you 3dmark was running)

i am off to play some BF2 now

nitrousoxide52 · Jan 30, 2006, 09:19 PM

Make sure you check the capacitors about once a day for a month, the KN8's capacitors have been known to be very faulty. Abit said they knew the problem, and addressed it so you probably have one of the good ones.

swimtech · Jan 30, 2006, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by germanjulian

hey I even showered.... (mind you 3dmark was running)

i am off to play some BF2 now

Multitasking together - you and your machine must be in love!

Granted, I would be too...

germanjulian · Jan 30, 2006, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrousoxide52

Make sure you check the capacitors about once a day for a month, the KN8's capacitors have been known to be very faulty. Abit said they knew the problem, and addressed it so you probably have one of the good ones.

LOL!
see the back of the mobo box:

Sandok · Jan 31, 2006, 05:34 AM

Damn man sweet rig...

jeffro29 · Feb 6, 2006, 12:33 PM

I'm gonna be getting this mobo when i get my taxes i was wondering how good this board is. Is it a good overclocker? I can't find any reviews on it no where could you shed some light on this for me i'd really appreciate it if you could thanks.

germanjulian · Feb 6, 2006, 01:19 PM

yes it should be good. I dont know how far you want to push it but I am running 230FSB without a problem. at 240FSB my memory craps out on me.
It has all the voltage options, plenty of memory options, locked FSB for other devices. Dont know how high you can push the voltage but I think high enough on air. The layout is exellent for cooling all important bits. It compares with the asus boards for sure. Took abit a while to release a good product again but this certainly is.

Great board no problems with it. Also it has capacitators which wont fail on you

see pictures

jeffro29 · Feb 6, 2006, 03:01 PM

Hey thanks man what brand of memory are you running and the rated speed?
I have 3200C2 corsair "2336" right now this memory is in a NF7-S Rev 2.0 and at 227fsb. well thanks enjoy your new rig.

germanjulian · Feb 6, 2006, 03:42 PM

Kingston HyperX DIMM 1 GB (DDR400, KHX3200A/1G) x2
not as expensive as other ram. and U need 4000 ram not 3200 since athlon 64 uses ddr400!!!
at 230FSB I have 3 3 3 6 or 7? I just did read from SPD from the bios and it configures your ram by manufacturer speed. then click manual and then overclock. 2.5 cas doesnt work at that speed. also upped the voltage one notch in the bios from default. using 1T command rate (I dont know what it does but its important)

Dyre Straits · Feb 6, 2006, 06:03 PM

I noticed you're running the RAM sticks side-by-side. On my ABIT IC7-G, if I use alternate slots, I get Dual Channel. If you have matched pairs, can you get Dual Channel on this board?

Very nice rig!

Juic3 · Feb 6, 2006, 06:25 PM

Hey, sweet rig!

Im wondering myself about these ABiT boards, was about to get the KN8 SLi cause of the silent heatpipe, but Im getting an opteron 165 and want to OC the hell out of it so I figured the dfi ultra infinity would be the better option.

Could a decent OC (2.4) be done on thesE ?

Ohh and hows the temps with the zalman passive chipset cooler ?

g35x · Feb 6, 2006, 06:29 PM

i'm sure that can be done if i can get 2.8 out of my opteron 148 with my asrock dual 939 =D
nice rig julian =D

germanjulian · Feb 6, 2006, 06:35 PM

hi,
I run dual channel they changed the layout, side by side is dual channel

and yes 2.4Ghz should not be a problem
the silent heatpipe cooler does not cool the nforce4 board enough if you dont have MEAN airflow in your case and gets burning hot

So I did this:
take old cooler unattach fan:

and attach it to the heatsink

. Using a zalman fan controller running at half speed. Now its warm to the touch

much better then stock cooling and quiete cause I find all stock northbridge cooler way to loud. I pushed the cables into the heatsink and just put some cardboard at the bottom of the heatsink and some stickytape (cellatape) and some cellatape to attach bottom of fan with cardboard. the cardboard and fan will not more at all even when I shacke it. I hate noise. Good board, shame there is no reviews out there

and I cant be asked to write one

more system pics at full size and game pics etc.
http://flickr.com/photos/germanjulian

also worth checking out
http://germanjulian.com/open/OMGITSFAST.jpg

Juic3 · Feb 6, 2006, 06:49 PM

Great job right there, yeah my findings have told me that a passive nf4 chipset doesnt work real good when overclocked, Im thinking of getting an evercool vc cooler later as its supposed to be quieter than the dfi stock one.

nitrousoxide52 · Feb 6, 2006, 08:14 PM

The old boxes said the same thing about the capacitors, I just wanted to let you know, I'm pretty sure they put good one's on it now though.

germanjulian · Feb 6, 2006, 08:21 PM

i never had cap problems with abit

and the caps on abit, msi, asus are the same

its all a whole lot of bull

you should see our optiplex workstations at work though they are popcorn

I can hear caps go pop ahha

Jan 30, 2006, 09:10 PM	#1
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	My new rig drooolll well I could not let my brother have a faster PC then me: * Abit KN8 Ultra (NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra) * Athlon 64 X2 3800+ * Kingston HyperX 2GB Kit * E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT (256 MB GDDR3) * Creative X-Fi Extreme Music Soundcard * Plextor Premium CDR + Philips DVDR 1640 * 160GB Seagate 7200.7 SATA + 200GB * Zalman ZM400B-APS 400W PSU * Razer: Copperhead + Mantis Speed \| * 17″ Samsung TFT + 19″ Iiyama VMPro454 CRT * Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black its fast ....... suhhhhhhh only been playing with it for a bit now .... __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Jan 30, 2006, 09:17 PM	Thread Starter #3
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	hey I even showered.... (mind you 3dmark was running) i am off to play some BF2 now __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Jan 30, 2006, 09:19 PM	#4
nitrousoxide52 Driverheaven.com err .net Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,719 Rep Power: 0	Make sure you check the capacitors about once a day for a month, the KN8's capacitors have been known to be very faulty. Abit said they knew the problem, and addressed it so you probably have one of the good ones. __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ XFX Geforce 7800GT ABIT AN8-SLI BFG Tech 650w

Feb 6, 2006, 12:33 PM	#8
jeffro29 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 109 Rep Power: 0	I'm gonna be getting this mobo when i get my taxes i was wondering how good this board is. Is it a good overclocker? I can't find any reviews on it no where could you shed some light on this for me i'd really appreciate it if you could thanks. __________________ A good stable OC is a good steal in speed.

Feb 6, 2006, 01:19 PM	Thread Starter #9
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	yes it should be good. I dont know how far you want to push it but I am running 230FSB without a problem. at 240FSB my memory craps out on me. It has all the voltage options, plenty of memory options, locked FSB for other devices. Dont know how high you can push the voltage but I think high enough on air. The layout is exellent for cooling all important bits. It compares with the asus boards for sure. Took abit a while to release a good product again but this certainly is. Great board no problems with it. Also it has capacitators which wont fail on you see pictures __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Jan 30, 2006, 09:13 PM	#2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Very nice, congrats to you on your nice rig. Don't forget to eat and sleep today, as when someone gets a new rig, these sort of things get put on the back burner.

Jan 31, 2006, 05:34 AM	#7
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Damn man sweet rig...

Feb 6, 2006, 03:01 PM	#10
jeffro29 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 109 Rep Power: 0	Hey thanks man what brand of memory are you running and the rated speed? I have 3200C2 corsair "2336" right now this memory is in a NF7-S Rev 2.0 and at 227fsb. well thanks enjoy your new rig. __________________ A good stable OC is a good steal in speed.

Feb 6, 2006, 03:42 PM	Thread Starter #11
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	Kingston HyperX DIMM 1 GB (DDR400, KHX3200A/1G) x2 not as expensive as other ram. and U need 4000 ram not 3200 since athlon 64 uses ddr400!!! at 230FSB I have 3 3 3 6 or 7? I just did read from SPD from the bios and it configures your ram by manufacturer speed. then click manual and then overclock. 2.5 cas doesnt work at that speed. also upped the voltage one notch in the bios from default. using 1T command rate (I dont know what it does but its important) __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Feb 6, 2006, 06:03 PM	#12
Dyre Straits HH Old Fuddy Duddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 14,196 Rep Power: 216 System Specs	I noticed you're running the RAM sticks side-by-side. On my ABIT IC7-G, if I use alternate slots, I get Dual Channel. If you have matched pairs, can you get Dual Channel on this board? Very nice rig!

Feb 6, 2006, 06:25 PM	#13
Juic3 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	Hey, sweet rig! Im wondering myself about these ABiT boards, was about to get the KN8 SLi cause of the silent heatpipe, but Im getting an opteron 165 and want to OC the hell out of it so I figured the dfi ultra infinity would be the better option. Could a decent OC (2.4) be done on thesE ? Ohh and hows the temps with the zalman passive chipset cooler ?

Feb 6, 2006, 06:29 PM	#14
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i'm sure that can be done if i can get 2.8 out of my opteron 148 with my asrock dual 939 =D nice rig julian =D __________________

Feb 6, 2006, 06:35 PM	Thread Starter #15
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	hi, I run dual channel they changed the layout, side by side is dual channel and yes 2.4Ghz should not be a problem the silent heatpipe cooler does not cool the nforce4 board enough if you dont have MEAN airflow in your case and gets burning hot So I did this: take old cooler unattach fan: and attach it to the heatsink . Using a zalman fan controller running at half speed. Now its warm to the touch much better then stock cooling and quiete cause I find all stock northbridge cooler way to loud. I pushed the cables into the heatsink and just put some cardboard at the bottom of the heatsink and some stickytape (cellatape) and some cellatape to attach bottom of fan with cardboard. the cardboard and fan will not more at all even when I shacke it. I hate noise. Good board, shame there is no reviews out there and I cant be asked to write one more system pics at full size and game pics etc. http://flickr.com/photos/germanjulian also worth checking out http://germanjulian.com/open/OMGITSFAST.jpg __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\ Last edited by germanjulian; Feb 6, 2006 at 06:42 PM.

Feb 6, 2006, 06:49 PM	#16
Juic3 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	Great job right there, yeah my findings have told me that a passive nf4 chipset doesnt work real good when overclocked, Im thinking of getting an evercool vc cooler later as its supposed to be quieter than the dfi stock one.

Feb 6, 2006, 08:14 PM	#17
nitrousoxide52 Driverheaven.com err .net Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,719 Rep Power: 0	The old boxes said the same thing about the capacitors, I just wanted to let you know, I'm pretty sure they put good one's on it now though. __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ XFX Geforce 7800GT ABIT AN8-SLI BFG Tech 650w

Feb 6, 2006, 08:21 PM	Thread Starter #18
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	i never had cap problems with abit and the caps on abit, msi, asus are the same its all a whole lot of bull you should see our optiplex workstations at work though they are popcorn I can hear caps go pop ahha __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\