The DFI NF4 stable settings thread

That chip IS a bad OCer, but... why are you not pushing 3.2+ volts on your ram? That should be winbond die. Have you checked it? You may be able to hit 2-2-2-X at 250mhz (ddr500) with ease. I would look into it.

el said:

houserat you have sp AA4t ch or 1a4t bh? EDIT your post and I'll find it. When I get my venice stable I'll edit this to reflect the changes that i make.

Mods make this sticky.

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changed my post to AA4T...... you can't find 1A4T in the the states.

Here is my new setup with different memory

Motherboard: Lanparty Ultra-D
Bios: 5/10-2
CPU: 3700+ San Diego Running @ 2.77Ghz
VC: Rosewill Radeon X800XL
OS: Windows XP Home w/SP2
Ram: Mushkin Redline PC3200 512x2

DRAM Timings:
Ram Multi 1:1
CPC ENABLED
Tcl 1.5
Trcd 2
Tras 3
Trp 2
Trc 7
Trfc 14
Trrd 1
Twr 2
Twtr 1
Trwt 2
Tref 4672
Twcl 1
Bank Inter EN
Dynamic Skew Control Auto (On)
Skew Value 0
DRAM Drive Strength 08
DRAM Data Drive Strength 03
Max Async 7ns
Read Preamble 5ns
Idle Cycle 64
Dynamic Counter DIS
R/W Que Bypass 16X
Bypass MAx 7X
32 Bit Gran DIS


Voltages etc:
HTT 252
LDT X3
Cpu Multi X11
PCE-I 101
Vcore Startup 1.525
Vcore 1.475
Vcore Special 113%
LDT V 1.3
Chipset V 1.6
Vdimm 3.2

This board and chipset has given me a 40mhz increase in max CPU overclock.

Motherboard: Lanparty sli-DR
Bios: 4.14 v3 official
CPU: 3200+ winchester 0435 CBBFD
VC: BFG 6800GToc 71.89
OS: Windows XP Home w/SP2
Ram: TCCD 2x512 corsair XMS3200XLPro 3208v1.1

MULTI'S, SPEED & VOLTAGES:
HTT: 224
LDT: x4
Cpu Multi: x10
PCE-I: 100
Vcore Startup: 1.4 (software reports 1.35)
Vcore: 1.4 (software reports 1.35)
Vcore Special: Auto
LDT Voltage: 1.2
Chipset Voltage: 1.5
Vdimm: 2.9

DRAM TIMINGS:
Ram Multi: 180 9/10
CPC: Enabled
Tcl: 1.5
Trcd: 2
Tras: 5
Trp: 2
Trc: 7
Trfc: 9
Trrd: 00
Twr: 2
Twtr: 1
Trwt: 1
Tref: Auto
Twcl: 1
Bank Interleave: Enable
Dynamic Skew Control: Increase
DQS Skew Value: 255
DRAM Drive Strength: level 1
DRAM Data Drive Strength: Level 3
Max Async: 6ns
Read Preamble: 4ns
Idle Cycle: 16
Dynamic Counter: Disable
R/W Que Bypass: 16x
Bypass MAX: 7x
32 Bit Gran: Disable

The system wont work (gives bios beep errors) with only 1 stick of RAM, no matter which memory slot is used. Havent checked this with a different bios mind.

Ill add a second set of timings when i go for a max oc on my memory speed.

Geko, you may have a cold boot issue like I did with two sets of ram. There is a fix to it. Check out this thread.

New settings with my 3200 Venice
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Last Updated:June 6th, 2005
Motherboard: Lanparty Ultra-D
Bios: 5-10-3
CPU: 3200 Venice LBBLE 0516DPHW
VC: XFX 6600GT 71.89, Video BIOS version 5.43.02.57
OS: Windows XP Home w/SP2
Ram: PDP XBLK PC3200 (TCCD) In the #2 and #4 (Orange) Dimm slots
Chipset Drivers: Revision 6.39 (w/out IDE or Firewall Drivers)

DRAM Timings:

• Ram Multi 183 9:10
  CPC ENABLED
  Tcl 2.5
  Trcd 04
  Tras 10
  Trp 04
  Trc 8
  Trfc 14
  Trrd 02
  Twr 03
  Twtr 02
  Trwt 08
  Tref 2336
  Twcl 01
  Bank Inter EN
  Dynamic Skew Control Auto (Off)
  Skew Value 0
  DRAM Drive Strength 07
  DRAM Data Drive Strength 02
  Max Async 8ns
  Read Preamble 5ns
  Idle Cycle 256
  Dynamic Counter DIS
  R/W Que Bypass 16X
  Bypass MAx 7X
  32 Bit Gran DIS

Voltages etc:

• HTT 300
  LDT X3
  Cpu Multi X9
  PCE-I 101
  Vcore Startup
  Vcore 1.400
  Vcore Special 113%
  LDT V 1.3
  Chipset V 1.6
  Vdimm 2.9
  Dram +0.03 Enabled

Extra Notes and observations:

• - If TWCL was set to 02 instead of 01, I had to reset the CMOS. TWCL always at 01
  
  - Dynamic counter is best left disabled, otherwise I got massive amounts of Test #5 errors (718 to be precise)!
  
  - Number of errors decreased when I tuned off the full screen logo and USB. I believe disabling extra unused perephiral devices aids in improving stability
  
  - Data Drive strength HAD TO be set to level 2. This is a very critical parameter.
  
  -If Twtr was set to 01/03 instead of 02, there was no BOOT.
  
  -Setting Tref= HTT x 7.8us, rounded off to the highest value gave me stability. Still testing this theory.

SuperNade, you should be able to run 2.5-3-3-7 at the 9:10 divider, no? If not, try 2.5-4-3-7... you could also try 3.0v. They like volts.

Mate,

I can run 2.5-3-3-10. The reason I have 2.5-4-4-x is because I'm still shooting for DDR600 stable. O.K, I'll give you guys the preliminary update on what I'm upto.

I have obtained improved results with BH-5 settings, i.e drive strength's to 8 and 1 instead of 7 and 2.

These settings have helped me improve memtest stability by leaps and bounds. With the above settings (previous post) I got approximately 100+ memtest errors (#8) over 16 passes i.e 32 min. With the settigs I'm giving below, I cut down the errors to 20

Latest Edit* June 12, 2005.

DDR600 and stability level 1 (SuperPi 32M)

DRAM Timings:

• Ram Multi 1:1
  CPC ENABLED
  Tcl 2.5
  Trcd 04
  Tras 10
  Trp 03
  Trc 10
  Trfc 22
  Trrd 02
  Twr 02
  Twtr 01
  Trwt 02
  Tref 0128
  Twcl 01
  Bank Inter EN
  Dynamic Skew Control wEAK (Off)
  Skew Value 255
  DRAM Drive Strength 08
  DRAM Data Drive Strength 01
  Max Async 8ns
  Read Preamble 5ns
  Idle Cycle 256
  Dynamic Counter DIS
  R/W Que Bypass 16X
  Bypass MAx 7X
  32 Bit Gran DIS

Thanx for this thread/sticky guys. I've been having a bear of a time trying to get any OS to load on my friend's DFI nF4 SLI LP. Everything in auto doesn't cut it

DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR is what he got (on my recommendation)

Edit:I now have the 24+4+molex but not the FDD connector hooked up.

310 BIOS
PSU OCZ 45012U 450W
AMD64 3200+ Venice 939P 2000MHz
1GB Corsair TwinX 1024-3200C2 COR 2.5-3-3-8 2.7vdimm 200MHz Winbond CH-6 ?
XFX GF6600GT 128MB PVT43GND dual DVI and latest 71.89 driver.

I had to take out the bottom stick of the 2-4 dimm orange slot dual channels to get XP to load. MEMTEST86+ showed no errors when both were in but XP pro SP2 would have none of it. Even after the installation was complete, XP crashed during boot if both sticks are in. Either stick works alone in slot 2. I'll test out slot 4 alone tomorrow. I hope it's a setting issue and not a bad slot.

Edit 2: OK it looks like I might be the only one using non OCed CH-6 rated for 2.6v. Unless it's CH-5.

Would the TCCD settings <3vdimm work?

Edit 3: Well armed with that real nice DFI Street settings guide I got both sticks to run in XPproSP2. I ended up just setting the ratio to 200MHz 1/01 and dropping to 2t. That made all the differance. The rest of the settings are still auto for the most part. I still can't believe how much memory bandwidth that thing has eventhough it's not overclocked. Once the optimum settings are discovered that system will fly circles around any Intel system I've seen.

Mate,
You need to hook up the HDD power type molex. You may do without the Floppy power line. That would be required if you seek to run SLI. The HDD Molex is highly recommended or else you *may* face chipset undervolting problems. What kind of a PSU does he have?

Thanks to Hoot for stickying this

Audioaficionado said:

Thanx for this thread/sticky guys. I've been having a bear of a time trying to get any OS to load on my friend's DFI nF4 SLI LP. Everything in auto doesn't cut it

DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR is what he got (on my recommendation)

Do you need to hook up all 4 mobo power connectors? I only have the 24+4 hooked up but not the molex.

I'll edit this post as soon as I have something positive to report.

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What kind of ram did your friend pair with this motherboard? There is ample evidence from my browsing that the DFI Nf4 motherboards are very picky concerning ram settings. By Type I am inquiring as to IC type, TCCD, BH5, CH5, Mosel, Micron, etc..

Motherboard: Lanparty Ultra-D
Bios: 5/10-2
CPU: 3700+ San Diego Running @ 2.91Ghz
VC: Rosewill Radeon X800XL
OS: Windows XP Home w/SP2
Ram: TwinMOS Speed Premiums (1A4T=BH-die) PC3200 512x2

DRAM Timings:
Ram Multi 5:6
CPC ENABLED
Tcl 2
Trcd 2
Tras 3
Trp 2
Trc 7
Trfc 12
Trrd 1
Twr 2
Twtr 1
Trwt 2
Tref 3120
Twcl 1
Bank Inter EN
Dynamic Skew Control Auto (On)
Skew Value 0
DRAM Drive Strength 07
DRAM Data Drive Strength 01
Max Async 8ns
Read Preamble 5ns
Idle Cycle 16
Dynamic Counter DIS
R/W Que Bypass 16X
Bypass MAx 7X
32 Bit Gran DIS


Voltages etc:
HTT 291
LDT X3
Cpu Multi X10
PCE-I 101
Vcore Startup Startup
Vcore 1.500
Vcore Special 113%
LDT V 1.2
Chipset V 1.5
Vdimm 3.3

tRAS of 3? What's up with that?

Spent all night trying to get these stable in memtest 5 & 8. Finally got it. Been doing some more tweaking but I think I will finally settle with these timings.

I'm not sure if I misunderstood, but are you trying to say that tRAS 3 makes 5 and 8 stable?

no...... It was the DRAM Drive Strength and the DRAM Data Drive Strength that got it stable. Once I got it to run without errors I did what I always do..... I dropped all the other timings as much as I could. Try them on your system and see what happens. The only thing you probably don't need to change is the Max Async.

OK, I threw out my POS MSI board and bought a DFI lanparty NF4 utlraD. It should be here any day -had to buy a new PSU and PCIe vid card as well. Anyhoo, I've been browsing these settings you guys are posting to kind of plan out my attack, and I see there's people posting TCL settings of 1.5! When did that become possible? Is it better to go from 2.0 to 1.5 TCL if you have to drop from a 1:1 fsb ratio?

You don't really gain in bandwidth with cas 1.5 instead of 2.0, but it does seem to help people achieve higher fsb with cas 1.5.

Now for some 512 x 4 TCCD action BIOS 5-10-3 fx (OPB's modded BIOS).

Same software/config as before (refer to my earlier post)

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7915/2gbstablepi32m2jv.jpg

Got another pair of PDP XBLK's
These hit 300MHz no sweat!

BIOS 5-10-3 fx (OPB's Modded BIOS)
DRAM Timings:

• Ram Multi 1:1
  CPC ENABLED
  Tcl 2.5
  Trcd 04
  Tras 10
  Trp 03
  Trc 10
  Trfc 22
  Trrd 02
  Twr 03
  Twtr 01
  Trwt 03
  Tref 1168 (166MHz, 7.8us)
  Twcl 01
  Bank Inter EN
  Dynamic Skew Control Decrease
  Skew Value 255
  Dram Response Time Fastest
  DRAM Drive Strength 07
  DRAM Data Drive Strength 01
  Max Async 8ns
  Read Preamble 5ns
  Idle Cycle 256
  Dynamic Counter DIS
  R/W Que Bypass 16X
  Bypass MAx 7X
  32 Bit Gran AUTO

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4707/300mhzpi1m3fq.jpg