netviper13
04-28-03, 12:35 PM
Just read this at OCWorkbench:
"nForce2 SPP not suitable for Barton 400Mhz CPU running DualChannel mode ?
Posted by overclocker at 11:02
*Before you read this, take note that i am using a Barton AXP 3000+ (400) model, thus I am not overclocking*
While we are excited about the nForce2 SPP (current) which can be overclocked so that current AXPs can be overclocked to 200Mhz and above. There is something that you might want to know that the current C1 stepping is not the nForce2 Ultra 400.
nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset is the yet to be lanuched and it will support DC-DDR400 and future Barton CPUs. The current nForce2 SPP does not support and in most cases can only run steadily with a AXP3000+ (Barton 400 model) if it is run with only a single DDR stick.
We have done some testing and found that the current nForce2 board hung intermittently many times during our tests. The worst case is that even at CAS 2.5, 8-4-4, it will just hang and the only thing I can is to restart the system. Voltages are also adjusted.
Will a new BIOS resolve this problem, I am not sure. nVIDIA will launch a new nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset which will officially support the new Barton 400 cpus running in dual channel mode. Thus, it can be more or less confirmed that the current generation of nForce2 chipsets can only run your Barton 400 CPUs at Single Channel and probably at Dual Channel (based on some luck)."
What do you think that means? I thought Abit boards were certified to run 400fsb Athlons?
"nForce2 SPP not suitable for Barton 400Mhz CPU running DualChannel mode ?
Posted by overclocker at 11:02
*Before you read this, take note that i am using a Barton AXP 3000+ (400) model, thus I am not overclocking*
While we are excited about the nForce2 SPP (current) which can be overclocked so that current AXPs can be overclocked to 200Mhz and above. There is something that you might want to know that the current C1 stepping is not the nForce2 Ultra 400.
nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset is the yet to be lanuched and it will support DC-DDR400 and future Barton CPUs. The current nForce2 SPP does not support and in most cases can only run steadily with a AXP3000+ (Barton 400 model) if it is run with only a single DDR stick.
We have done some testing and found that the current nForce2 board hung intermittently many times during our tests. The worst case is that even at CAS 2.5, 8-4-4, it will just hang and the only thing I can is to restart the system. Voltages are also adjusted.
Will a new BIOS resolve this problem, I am not sure. nVIDIA will launch a new nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset which will officially support the new Barton 400 cpus running in dual channel mode. Thus, it can be more or less confirmed that the current generation of nForce2 chipsets can only run your Barton 400 CPUs at Single Channel and probably at Dual Channel (based on some luck)."
What do you think that means? I thought Abit boards were certified to run 400fsb Athlons?