Infamous Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 rkwok: thanks for the important hint! setting fsb to pci-e to sync made the deal! wow! thank you! cheerio Wipmac, can you please describe more? What PCI-E sync is it? Why does it make difference? Can graphics cards in PCIe handle more than 100mhz PCIe? And how far did you get, 320mhz FSB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopazBar Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I got my stuff. Installed Pentium D 805 to ASRock motherboard. Putting it into case. It took about 6-8 hours to assemble the whole thing. Nice keyboard eh? That was only thing lying around. I turned on power and the power supply is dead on arrival. OMG !!! The curprit: Now I'm sitting here waiting for my new power supply. It will be here next Wed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 TopbazBar - nice I'm getting this board with Core 6300 tomorrow. Can anyone tell which patches are needed? Do i need to check the SSE3 patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wipmac Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 @topbazar: i did check the sse3-patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miramar Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Thanks for the info, ppl. I'm using a very similar board from Asrock, the ConroeXfire-eSata2. Specs in my .sig. I also plan to setup another hackintosh using the Conroe945G-DVI. Main reason for doing this is to get dual monitor support. Has anyone here with this m/b tested dual monitor yet? mir... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopazBar Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 TopbazBar - nice I'm getting this board with Core 6300 tomorrow. Can anyone tell which patches are needed? Do i need to check the SSE3 patch? That's nice!!! I want to get Conroe for next Christmas present. About SSE3 patch, I'm not sure. I didn't think u needed it because Conroe already has SSE3 instruction set. @topbazar: i did check the sse3-patch. Try without it. See if it improves the benchmark. Thanks for the info, ppl. I'm using a very similar board from Asrock, the ConroeXfire-eSata2. Specs in my .sig. I also plan to setup another hackintosh using the Conroe945G-DVI. Main reason for doing this is to get dual monitor support. Has anyone here with this m/b tested dual monitor yet? mir... Someone with the same board tested ok. It is somewhere on this forum. When I find it I will post a link to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberracus Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 sse3 is needed in every instalation it means the patch for sse3 (if you have sse3 u should install it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecnoworld Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 what do you mean by "pcie to sync"? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSX86tester Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 damn wtf there are 10 Effing threads! for the same board! geeBus there needs to be some thread merging goin on. if anyone could be so kind to have screenshots that would be lovely. If this board does well then might as well throw a celeron on it but zimba mentioned heat???? I dont see all the hype about core duo or whatever its called. Still pricey somewhat. The celeron is cheap but is there a real issue with the heat. Has anyone tried Sata? I have a plextor sata dvdrw i was wonderin would it work on the fly if this board was bought, tryin to load only Osx not windows. Also whats the cheapest price for this board?. and will pc 4000 ddr be fine hehe i plan on doin matched pairs of 1gig stix! so 4gigs total now thats making me think twice about even bothering with this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb45 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 From what I recall the gma950 gfx chip is the one with the big silver heatsink on it, just underneath the processor socket - or if you're looking at the pics above, it's the first one to the right of the CPU heatsink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkwok Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 actually if you goto : http://www.asrock.com/product/ConRoe945G-DVI.htm it has all the specs on the board. Also from the chipset you can tell if it has video on board, such as: 865g,865gv,945g,945gz,915g,915gl which all has integrated vga, this is only an example, there are more info and chips on intel's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecnoworld Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I just ordered this board. I'll be able to test it as soon as I get it. What chipset should I cool down, in order to get better FSB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkwok Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Change the SB heatsink (the one with Asrock imprinted), this might not help overclocking, but it's one of the major heat source. Hope this help. As for PCIE to sync: usually during overclocking, you want to lock the PCI and PCIE clock to 33MHZ and 100MHZ, for some reason with the 945G-DVI, if you chose locked PCIE in the bios, then it won't post beyond 300FSB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecnoworld Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 the problem is that if pcie is not locked, it will go up and could screw the hard drives... above 105Mhz could be very dangerous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopazBar Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 usually during overclocking, you want to lock the PCI and PCIE clock to 33MHZ and 100MHZ, for some reason with the 945G-DVI, if you chose locked PCIE in the bios, then it won't post beyond 300FSB. I'm an overclocking noob. At 300FSB, what is the processor speed? What % are u overclocking your processor? BTW, UPS will be delivering my new power supply today. It has been a long wait and I HOPE my new system won't smoke at first power-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkwok Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 to be exact, it should be 12.4% only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopazBar Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 That's not bad. Running at E6600 stock speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopazBar Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Hey I got OSX up on my new box!!!! It didn't blow up! Man, I was so excited. My ASRock rocks. Close up. Lastly (bit blurry), Few comments: 1. I got the case from ewiz for $41 and it is nice.. Edges are rounded and front door feels solid 2. GMA950 rocks; I never knew that installation had qube effect. Wow. I can install all day long to see that feature again and again. 3. Now I understand why owning real mac make sense. My next one will be real. I had so much fun setting this thing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanux Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Hi Everyone, i just have some questions about this mobo, i'm planning to get one : - Is the limit of overclocking 299fsb? - Everything but the Network port is "out of the box" ? How can you fix it? - What about updates? i mean , once you've installed the 10.4.6 and you want to get the 10.4.7 or higher, is it as simple as in every mac or you have to change some lines or install some patches? Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecnoworld Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 topaz: would you mind describing the installing procedure step by step? did you use jas 10.4.6? did you update to 10.4.7? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Is it possible to have "Dual Screens" with DVI and VGA ? Somebody tried ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopazBar Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 topaz: would you mind describing the installing procedure step by step? did you use jas 10.4.6? did you update to 10.4.7? thanks Sure, when I find a little time. It went pretty uneventful. I used 10.4.4 that I've created from restore dvd. But I think you can use any Jas disks without trouble. This is my first time watching a movie using Apple dvd player. It is cool. Is it possible to have "Dual Screens" with DVI and VGA ? Somebody tried ? This was already confirmed by someone else, but I will personally confirm again. Hi Everyone, i just have some questions about this mobo, i'm planning to get one : - Is the limit of overclocking 299fsb? - Everything but the Network port is "out of the box" ? How can you fix it? - What about updates? i mean , once you've installed the 10.4.6 and you want to get the 10.4.7 or higher, is it as simple as in every mac or you have to change some lines or install some patches? Thanks a lot I' will beat u to it and build two or three more using this mobo, LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanux Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Well only one is enough for me, i already have a bunch of PCs out there ... Can you answer my questions please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkwok Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 Hi Everyone, i just have some questions about this mobo, i'm planning to get one : - Is the limit of overclocking 299fsb? - Everything but the Network port is "out of the box" ? How can you fix it? - What about updates? i mean , once you've installed the 10.4.6 and you want to get the 10.4.7 or higher, is it as simple as in every mac or you have to change some lines or install some patches? Thanks a lot -Is the limit of overclocking 299fsb? The limit is not 299fsb, but if you want to go higher, in bios you need to set pcie clock to sync. - Everything but the Network port is "out of the box" ? How can you fix it? I am sure, sooner or later someone will find a fix for it, in the mean time, just buy a RT8139 or RT8169 NIC. - What about updates? i mean , once you've installed the 10.4.6 and you want to get the 10.4.7 or higher, is it as simple as in every mac or you have to change some lines or install some patches? All hackintosh update is not as simple as a real Mac, pls remember this is "Hack". Hope this answer your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopazBar Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 For new boards, check BIOS version. If it is 1.0, update to 1.1 (the latest). This fixes any stuttering problem for dual core. For updating BIOS, windows is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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