DRV5 owners?

[AcurA]

I got this baord 2 days ago - anyone else own one of them... what do u think?
In-diode temp monitoring rocks!!! Dam tis responsive :D

[SecretSquirrel]

I was considering this board, but then the EPoX got my attention...ABIT is just too expensive for me (budget system = sexo!)

Whats it like for OC'ing? Anyone care to say whether this is better/worse/the same as the EPoX 333 boards?

[Glycerine]

i have a drv5 with an xp1700+

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[AcurA]

I bought this pretty much for the XP diode temp sensor :D
I oveclock only when its required - so right now O/c wise i'm not interested... that said good to see your O/c trails gly.

[SySteM]

when i try to set Mhz for ram in bios to 166Mhz i can't reboot Winxp :( but when i go back to 133Mhz it working fine here is my spec
-DVR5
-Kingmax PC3300 256x2
-Maxtor 60GB ATA133 7200rpm
-AMD XP 1900+
-Audigy
-Gainwand G4 Ti 4200 128MB

[Binky Stunt Cat]

well, i'll be able to give you guys some comparisons between the DRV5 and the DRV4, coz mine should be arriving next week....now i just need the cash for the rest of hte components.......

[AcurA]

don't think their is a much diff when running mem @ 166
1~2% ain't it?

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by Binky Stunt Cat
well, i'll be able to give you guys some comparisons between the DRV5 and the DRV4, coz mine should be arriving next week....now i just need the cash for the rest of hte components.......

I wouldn't mind putting my Abit KR7A-RAID in the running.

Even with my RAM holding me back ( Crucial PC2100 ), I can make an easy 175MHz fsb. 180 works so, but the RAM's going soft by then... :p :D

:cool: GO TEH ABIT!! :cool:

[Binky Stunt Cat]

no no no you Philistine!
not overclocking......it'll be a comparison between the 333Mhx FSB and the 266Mhz FSB, because essentially thts the only difference....

[mird-OC]

Originally posted by Binky Stunt Cat
no no no you Philistine!
not overclocking......it'll be a comparison between the 333Mhx FSB and the 266Mhz FSB, because essentially thts the only difference....
but erm... you'd be OC'ing a 266MHz FSB to operate at 333MHz FSB, wouldn't you? :p

[Binky Stunt Cat]

*talks to a brick wall*
the difference between the KT266A and KT333 northbridges is the support of 333Mhz DDR is it not? but i spose you OCers could see what affect the 333Mhz FSB would have on performance as well...

[swiftynz]

*points to logo up top of screen*

binky i'm afraid in this forum if you say "I dont overclock", you're always going to be talking to a brick wall. some of us just dont understand the concept of "not overclocking". :p :D

[mird-OC]

Originally posted by Binky Stunt Cat
*talks to a brick wall*
the difference between the KT266A and KT333 northbridges is the support of 333Mhz DDR is it not? but i spose you OCers could see what affect the 333Mhz FSB would have on performance as well...
asyncronous memory is just not cool, man.

[Humantuckshop]

Originally posted by AcurA
don't think their is a much diff when running mem @ 166
1~2% ain't it?



If you have Asynchronous mode on - CPU @ 133Mhz and teh RAM @ 166MHz this can actually lead to a decrease in performance.

[Humantuckshop]

Originally posted by SecretSquirrel
I was considering this board, but then the EPoX got my attention...ABIT is just too expensive for me (budget system = sexo!)

Whats it like for OC'ing? Anyone care to say whether this is better/worse/the same as the EPoX 333 boards?


Go teh Epox! 215MHz FSB in some reviews. But of course it will depend on the stepping of your CPU - you will want an XP with AGOGA stepping.

Either that or check out my sig.... ;)

[Glycerine]

Originally posted by Humantuckshop



Go teh Epox! 215MHz FSB in some reviews. But of course it will depend on the stepping of your CPU - you will want an XP with AGOGA stepping.

Either that or check out my sig.... ;)

ive got a AGOGA... ill have to unlock my cpu to get that high a fsb ahh??

but i wont ever get that high coz the fsb dividers dont go about 1/5 on the soltek right???

[Humantuckshop]

Well 215/5 = 43MHz PCI clock.

So if you have decent PCI cards and hard drives (NOT IBM) that can handle a high PCI clock you should be OK - of course it will depend on the RAM you are using aswell.......

But if your AGOGA was unlocked you could feasibly achieve something like: 215 x 8 = 1720Mhz or 215 x 8.5 = 1827MHz.

Maybe higher....... The 8K3A+ allows CPU Vcore of up to 2.2 volts. :cool: Although I wouldn't recommend going over 2 Volts.

[Glycerine]

i have Samsung TCB3 ram.
and a Maxtor ata133 40GB drive

dammit i also have a IBM DTLA drive (30GB ata100 7200rpm)
and my Network card gives up at 38mhz

no wonder i cant get my 158mhz stable anymore... put my IBM in there :(

[Humantuckshop]

Yep that IBM will be the problem - mine can't handle the PCI clock going higher than 38MHz. But that's the one of the very few good things about my XP333 - the 1/5 and 1/6 dividers.

That Samsung RAM is the sh*t tho. :cool:

[Glycerine]

i didnt even no what i was getting when i bought my parts,
wasnt gonna OC my comp... 1.47Ghz would be sweet :)

got home found OCNZ,
realised that i had been given all the good OC'c parts :D

might get a new mobo, not fussed at the moment thou...
coz i have to upgrade this dam GF2mx (original)
arggg, wat a bottle neck!

once ive sold my spare PC paid my olds the $$ i owe them...
ill get me a GF4 ti4200 :)
or may just a GF4mx460/440? (cant afford much being a student and all)
anythings better than my MX!!

[Hans]

That's an interesting thought about IBM DTLA drives and high PCI clock.

My old DTLA (now with N) can operate flawlessly with PCI clock @ 41MHz. In fact, nearly all of the HDs that I had can do PCI clock > 40 MHz. The Maxtor D60+ can even do 50MHz with DMA on. However, I've not run that HD for a prolonged period.

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yep still using it,

i was able to run it stable at 42MHz PCI, so don't think the IBM is a problem,