ASUS a8n SLI premium

[charlieyv]

does anyone know why mi fsb keeps reading 800mhz instead of 1Ghz in ASUS AI booster software...?
Specs..:
Athlon 64 4000+ San diego
2GB Corsair xms 3200c2pro
Asus a8n sli premium

 

[mpjesse]

I hvae no clue. I have the A8N-SLI Premium as well. My AI booster shows a 800mhz HT speed. I checked my BIOS and the HT is at 5x (full speed). Tried messing with it and no matter what I do HT speed says 800mhz.

I suspect AI Booster is incorrect.

-mpjesse

 

[sirheck]

i have the asus sli32 deluxe and tried overclocking using the ai booster
and found that it drops the multiplier as you overclock i had to go to the bios and lock the multiplier

 

[charlieyv]

well I'm still gettin the 800 mhz read with ai booster... I know it should be 1000mhz... that's what cpu box says right?... my multiplier is at 5x... I guess I'll lock it from the bios

anywayz I'm still not comfortable with the 800mhz read... makes me feel slower or something

 

[sirheck]

sorry not the ht x5 dont mess with that and lock the multiplier in the bios and bring the fsb on the proccesor up alittle at a time to overclock that is

 

[mpjesse]

That's still doesn't explain why our HT is 800mhz. Overclocking is not a solution- even if it works. (btw, the multiplier is locked on everything except FX's)

I wonder what the real underlying issue is...

 

[corvetteguy]

are you saying this is an issue with all of the premium boards cause i just bought one, and i hope it won't limit my 3700

 

[mpjesse]

It appears that way- but I'm going to stop short of saying it's an issue with ALL premium boards. Again, the only thing reporting a 800mhz HT frequency is AI Booster- everything else looks normal. My HT link is forced at 5x in the BIOS.

AI Booster could simply just be wrong. I'm currently researching this issue on Asus's site. I'll let ya'll know what I find (if anything).

-mpjesse

 

[corvetteguy]

ok, but what i want to know is the cpu actually running slower, and will you notice a difference, or is this ai booster software just reporting it wrong.

 

[mpjesse]

No, the CPU isn't running slower.

Hypertransport already has a ridiculously high theoretical bandwidth. I don't think there would be a measurable difference in 800mhz and 1000mhz. But I can't say for sure... give me a few more minutes to look into it...

-mpjesse

 

[corvetteguy]

k i'll look in the mornig cause its 1:15 here and i have to get up at 6

 

[mpjesse]

OOOOOOOOOK. I just ran nTune. According to nTune, my HT speed is 1010mhz. So AI booster is screwed up. See the screenshot here:

http://www.badongo.com/pic.php?file=nTune__2006-02-23_ntune.JPG

-mpjesse

 

[mpjesse]

Run nTune's hardware monitor. It should correctly report the HT as 1000mhz. I just did this.

http://www.badongo.com/pic.php?file=nTune__2006-02-23_ntune.JPG

AI Booster appears to be flaky.

-mpjesse

 

[charlieyv]

where did u get that nvidia monitor thing?

 

[mpjesse]

Asus's website. I think it comes with the nVidia motherboard platform drivers too... Here's a link:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/ntune_2.05.09.html

 

[falsterbo]

That's still doesn't explain why our HT is 800mhz. Overclocking is not a solution- even if it works. (btw, the multiplier is locked on everything except FX's)

I wonder what the real underlying issue is...

No, thats not correct...
I have an AMD64 3700+ San Diego on Asus A8N-SLI Premium. You can change the multiplier, but only lower.
If it goes on for example 11x, then you can lower it to 10x and push up the FSB...

 

[mpjesse]

Yeah I know. What I meant was you can't go higher than the locked multiplier on the CPU. Sorry for the confusion. I'm high on meds as usual.

-mpjesse

 

[endyen]

Just so you know, AI Booster is an OCing tool. As soon as you OC with it, it drops your HTT to a 4X multi. If you dont actually use it for OCing, it still thinks it has dropped the multiplier.
BTW, dont try to OC without lowering the HTT to 4X. It wont work, and it makes no dif anyhow if the HTT is 800 or 1000.

 

[charlieyv]

and guys... there is another issue... my hard drive is being recognized as a USB device... is a raptor 74gb and is connecte to sata power and to a sata port... also windows says the hdd size is 70gb not 74... what do u guys think?

 

[JJ__BR]

I had the same problem. Try updating Ai Booster, BIOS, and nVidia NForce4 Chipset Driver (pay attention to its suggestions at instalation process) at www.asus.com.tw .
Then, forget about "AUTO" at "BIOS SETUP". Do your own choices. With a 11x Multiplier and a CPU Clock at 200 Mhz, and specially 2,80volts and 400Mhz for your memory modules (this has no overclocking for a AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ which has a 2,2Ghz clock (look for yours); try 2,85 volts if you are running 4 modules). Ask your memory manufacturer the best voltage; these are at least voltage for CORSAIR modules (They told me that).
With this you should have FSB of 1000Mhz.

Regards, JJ.

 

[Covered_in_bees]

and guys... there is another issue... my hard drive is being recognized as a USB device... is a raptor 74gb and is connecte to sata power and to a sata port... also windows says the hdd size is 70gb not 74... what do u guys think?

The nForce drivers put your SATA drives into the removable device list. I guess it's to allow for hot-swapping.

As to the disk size, I have 4 WD740's. and they all report around the 70GB (68.91, 69.23, 69.24, 69.25) :roll:

 

[mdd1963]

"(btw, the multiplier is locked on everything except FX's) "

It's semi-locked, in that it cannot be adjusted upwards, but can be adjusted downwards....