- Joined
- Jun 10, 2003
- Location
- Eldersburg (Sykesville,) Maryland
Hey all, I'm back again after a short break from keeping up with the hardware & overclocking world...and starting to check out what is available now.
My main rig is built around an e6600 and an Abit QuadGT (965 chipset.) This motherboard has been fairly nice to me, but it has always had a few quirks which are annoying. The biggest thing is that it makes a constant hiss or static noise, which increases in volume when my cpu is under load, and even sometimes when I do something simple- like move the mouse around, or load a webpage. I've forced myself to ignore it (or at least grow used to it,) for the past year. It is still pretty annoying though!
The other thing my pc does that is strange, is it will "hiccup" every once in a while (maybe 5-10% of the time) after a cold boot. In task manager, I can see the cpu utilization jump to 20% for a moment, in which my computer will become non-responsive, and the motherboard hiss becomes louder. Then the utilization will go back to zero for another second or two, I can move my mouse, and the hiss quiets down. If the computer is playing a sound, it will also be interrupted during these short freezes. This cycles back and forth every few seconds, until I reboot the machine. A reboot always fixes this, and it is completely random when it will do this. Otherwise the computer is quite stable, can pass 24+ hours of stress testing, and only seldomly locks up in games.
The hiccuping I can probably attest to me running my cpu on the edge of stability (I did everything to max out my OC, and it took a long time to find a stable setting,) however it could be a motherboard quirk. The hissing is definitely the motherboard.
I am beginning to think about upgrading a few parts (cpu, motherboard, and ram,) but do NOT want to get another noisy board. I've had good experiences with Abit up until this board, and when I first encountered the problem, I did a lot of research and found it to be a common problem. Fast forwards to now, and I see that a lot of people are having good luck with the Abit IP35-Pro (and, the price is very nice now.) However, after a little research, I found that more than a few people are having the exact same hissing problem with these boards, as I am with my QuadGT!
So, what P35/X38 (preferably P35 for the nice pricing on them now, and the fact that I don't need dual 16x PCI-X lanes) boards out there now are 1) known for high quality, stability, and good OC's, and 2) don't make noise!
Just a FYI, I've used Abit (which have always been good for me,) and Asus (which have been a little quirkier, and I've had one cheapo Asus mobo fail after a few years) motherboards in all of my PC's. I also had a MSI board for a brief time, and did not like it. I know very little about the other brands, but would probably try something else if it had a lot of good reviews. Now, whether or not I'm actually going to upgrade soon is in the air...I may just wait for Nehalem, but having a quirk-free setup until then would be nice...
Thanks for you help- I'm trying to get back up to speed on everything!
My main rig is built around an e6600 and an Abit QuadGT (965 chipset.) This motherboard has been fairly nice to me, but it has always had a few quirks which are annoying. The biggest thing is that it makes a constant hiss or static noise, which increases in volume when my cpu is under load, and even sometimes when I do something simple- like move the mouse around, or load a webpage. I've forced myself to ignore it (or at least grow used to it,) for the past year. It is still pretty annoying though!
The other thing my pc does that is strange, is it will "hiccup" every once in a while (maybe 5-10% of the time) after a cold boot. In task manager, I can see the cpu utilization jump to 20% for a moment, in which my computer will become non-responsive, and the motherboard hiss becomes louder. Then the utilization will go back to zero for another second or two, I can move my mouse, and the hiss quiets down. If the computer is playing a sound, it will also be interrupted during these short freezes. This cycles back and forth every few seconds, until I reboot the machine. A reboot always fixes this, and it is completely random when it will do this. Otherwise the computer is quite stable, can pass 24+ hours of stress testing, and only seldomly locks up in games.
The hiccuping I can probably attest to me running my cpu on the edge of stability (I did everything to max out my OC, and it took a long time to find a stable setting,) however it could be a motherboard quirk. The hissing is definitely the motherboard.
I am beginning to think about upgrading a few parts (cpu, motherboard, and ram,) but do NOT want to get another noisy board. I've had good experiences with Abit up until this board, and when I first encountered the problem, I did a lot of research and found it to be a common problem. Fast forwards to now, and I see that a lot of people are having good luck with the Abit IP35-Pro (and, the price is very nice now.) However, after a little research, I found that more than a few people are having the exact same hissing problem with these boards, as I am with my QuadGT!
So, what P35/X38 (preferably P35 for the nice pricing on them now, and the fact that I don't need dual 16x PCI-X lanes) boards out there now are 1) known for high quality, stability, and good OC's, and 2) don't make noise!
Just a FYI, I've used Abit (which have always been good for me,) and Asus (which have been a little quirkier, and I've had one cheapo Asus mobo fail after a few years) motherboards in all of my PC's. I also had a MSI board for a brief time, and did not like it. I know very little about the other brands, but would probably try something else if it had a lot of good reviews. Now, whether or not I'm actually going to upgrade soon is in the air...I may just wait for Nehalem, but having a quirk-free setup until then would be nice...
Thanks for you help- I'm trying to get back up to speed on everything!
