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    [B]Current System Profile[/B]
    
    [TABLE="width: 500"]
    <tbody>[TR]
    [TD][B]OS:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Windows 7 Professional x64[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]BIOS:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]v2.01 / 2301[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]Motherboard:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Asus P5Q Deluxe[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]CPU:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Xeon X5470 3.33GHz[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]RAM:[/B][/TD]
    [TD][COLOR=#0000cd][B]4 x 2GB[/B][/COLOR] Kingston HyperX 800MHz[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]GPU:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Nvidia GTX 960[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]SSD:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Sandisk Ultra II 480GB SSD[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]HDD:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]WD Black 160GB 7200rpm[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]PSU:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Enermax Revoluton X't 430W 80plus Gold[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]CPU Cooler:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Dark Rock Pro3 with Grizzly Kryonaut thermal grease[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]Case Fans:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]4 x 120mm[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]Case:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Enermax Thorex[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]Monitor:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Asus VH242H 5ms 75Hz 1080p[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]Keyboard:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Logitech K350[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD][B]Wireless:[/B][/TD]
    [TD]Asus PCE-N53 Dual Band 802.11n PCI-E card[/TD]
    [/TR]
    </tbody>[/TABLE]


    Futuremark score: 2967
    Furmark score: 2517
    BIOS version: 2301

    Settings Changelog

    After running Prime95 on default settings I had a little trouble at first changing settings in BIOS from AUTO because the system didn't post. However, after some guidance from profJim I̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶u̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶F̶S̶B̶ ̶S̶t̶r̶a̶p̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶3̶3̶3̶M̶H̶z̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶m̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶f̶i̶x̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶s̶u̶e̶ Apparently even though I was able to boot into windows once, but after that it failed to post. I am also still getting this weird message during the boot process that says "BIOS update recommended. To unleash this CPU's full power, please perform BIOS update process." I was under the impression that my BIOS version was Ket's 5th Anniversary FINAL modded BIOS, which appears to be the latest one for the LGA 771/775 mod. I'm wondering if there's a way to disable this message. The BIOS version link above points to my actual .ROM file in dropbox.

    If you see anything I'm doing wrong or you have any advice for me going forward, please let me know.


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    So I narrowed the problem down the the Transaction Booster. I had it set to manual and it defaulted to [5], but I know that I've set it to [10] before and had the same issue. For some reason even touching this causes the system to fail. I changed all other values as normal and this is the only option that caused the computer not to boot when changed. Not sure exactly why but for now I will leave it on AUTO and proceed with a minor overclock stress test.
    Last edited by LivingNexus; 06-03-2016, 08:13 PM.

  • #2
    Re: Gaming Rig [Xeon X5470 | P5Q DLUX]

    It looks like using Xeon processors is causing the boot message and your bios needs to be modded by adding Xeon cpu microcode to eliminate the message.

    Check out: [MOD] LGA775 Support For LGA771 Xeon CPUs - Page 87

    I don't know if the above fix will work with your X5470 cpu.

    It looks like Ket's famous bios mods did NOT include adding Xeon cpu microcodes.
    Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
    P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
    4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
    MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
    Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
    WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
    Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
    SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
    Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
    Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
    Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
    MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
    Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
    win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
    HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
    E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
    Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
    Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
    HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
    win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S
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    • #3
      Re: Gaming Rig [Xeon X5470 | P5Q DLUX]

      I added the LGA 771 microcode in the thread you linked into Ket's BIOS using MMTOOL (three .bin files) and that seems to have taken care of the error message, but the system still fails to post when I change the Transaction Booster to Manual. I will continue looking into this but in the meantime I will see how far I can push without changing this setting. The 336MHz overclock was successful, and I'm about to stress test 340MHz. I'll do as much as I can before I have to go to work.

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      • #4
        Re: Gaming Rig [Xeon X5470 | P5Q DLUX]

        tRFC = 52 is fine for 2 x 2GB of ram at 800MHz, but with 4 x 2GB setting it to 56 for now might improve stability.

        You shouldn't be messing with the Transaction Booster right now because this is a tricky setting that should only be tried after you have reached your final overclock.

        Check out:
        A web search using: asus p5q transaction booster will provide additional information that will help.
        Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
        P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
        4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
        MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
        Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
        WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
        Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
        SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
        Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
        Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
        Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
        MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
        Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
        win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
        HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
        CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
        E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
        Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
        Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
        HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
        win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S
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        • #5
          Re: Gaming Rig [Xeon X5470 | P5Q DLUX]

          <strike>Apologies for disappearing for a bit. I had some car trouble and general life stuff keeping me busy but $1500 later and it's all fixed up.

          I finally gave in and bought a new case which has definitely improved temps, but I'm still hitting that wall at 350fsb @ 333strap. Others with my board have reportedly gone up to 450, so I'm not sure what the deal is. I believe the cooler is seated properly and everything.

          I don't think it's that unstable since prime95 runs for a little over an hour. I will update later with screenshots when I am not fighting the mobile site just to type.

          This setup is 10MHz above my current stable settings and threw out an error.</strike>

          Disregard my previous idiocy. When I finally decided to change everything back to default and start over I noticed that, somehow, I had missed turning Intel Virtualization and C1E settings off. So that was probably the source of my frustration.

          Right now I'm having trouble making 4.2 GHz stable at x10 multiplier. I have a sneaking suspicion that the RAM may be holding me back but I can't be sure. Temps can get up to around 80C but usually when I tweak things to be more stable, temps go down. If I can get stable I may switch over to watercooling to see how much further I can push it before my new PC parts come in. I'll make a new post later with screenshots and updage my changelog.
          Last edited by LivingNexus; 11-14-2016, 01:14 PM. Reason: added screenshots

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