*** Official Intel DP965LT Thread ***

[johnmw74]

I'm considering a new build using this mainboard, and am considering the use of an aftermarket HSF. Is there a list of known compatible (no clearance issues with caps, etc.) aftermarket HSF's for this mainboard?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thank you,
John.

 

[pcy]

Hi,


I'm notaware of any such list.


To date I have successfull fitted:

Zalman CPNS 9500
ThernalRight Xp-120
ThernalRight MST-9775


The biggest problem is to find a PWM fan. Some coolers come without a fan (so you can select the most suitable one) and some come with a fan but it's small (so you want a bigger one - same airflow for less noise) or the supplied fan does not have the 4 pin PWM connector.



Peter

 

[ali.tayyab]

using thermal take big typhoon. no clearance issues.

 

[OSX]

Originally posted by: pcy
Hi

Another little irritation.


My trusty bootable DOS Utilities CD won't work with this board. oakcdrom.sys will not see the CD, so I can't boot into DOS with CD support.


The Bios sees the CD drive. You can boot using it and install Windows. WIndows sees teh CD drive. But oakcdrom.sys says there are no CDs.

It works on every other machine I have ever built though. Intels own notes on building bootable DOS CDs tell you (indirectly) to use oakcdrom.sys. Is this a fault of the board or a chipset issue?



Peter

They've changed the IDE channels significantly. It's likely that your DOS disk doesn't support the new IDE controller, Linux pre-2.6.18 kernel doesn't see it whatsoever either.

 

[Mesar66]

Originally posted by: alitayyab
i'm about to get a 8800gts probably xfx.
are there any known issues between the 8 series nvidia cards and this board (dg965 or dp965)

Works like a charm, I have 8800GTX on it

 

[pcy]

Hi,

Does anybody know if the DP965LT will support quad core.


Last time I looked on Intel.com it said they didn't. But that was only in the sense that the list of supported CPUs did not include the Quads. Nothing explicit.

Indeed no Intel mobo supports quad core if you believe Intel.com



Peter

 

[ali.tayyab]

Originally posted by: Mesar66

Originally posted by: alitayyab
i'm about to get a 8800gts probably xfx.
are there any known issues between the 8 series nvidia cards and this board (dg965 or dp965)

Works like a charm, I have 8800GTX on it

Thanks!
getting one in about 2 weeks time (waiting for $$$$)

 

[Guish]

Originally posted by: pcy
Hi,

Does anybody know if the DP965LT will support quad core.


Last time I looked on Intel.com it said they didn't. But that was only in the sense that the list of supported CPUs did not include the Quads. Nothing explicit.

Indeed no Intel mobo supports quad core if you believe Intel.com



Peter

Peter,

As far as I understood, Intel is keeping the support for the new Quad Core CPUs to their higher-end mobos with the 975 chipset. We all saw that most of the respectable 965 based mobos (like the DS3, P5B, etc...) do support the new CPUs with a BIOS update. I suppose that if most of us put pressure on Intel directly or indirectly (I'm sure that this forum is being read by people from Intel) we can get them to support the Quad Core also in our boards.

Guish

 

[pcy]

Hi,


If Intel are doing that, I think it's a great shame - indeed very stupid.

It should be the other way round.

The 975 "top end" chipset is actually older then 965, and the big thing it has going for it is dual graphics card support.

So 975 is for gaming - but most games are not yet multi-threaded.

For any sort of heavy-duty workstaion application, the 965 is actually a better board, as well as cheaper. But it's the workstation apps that are muti-threaded and can take advantage of multiple cores.


I build DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations). There are people building, testing and benchmarking Quads and even dual Quads already in the Audio business - those guys need some serious horsepower: indeed some have Digital Audio Effects add-on cards as well. These machies need every expansion slot they can get; but they need two graphics cards like they need a hole in the head.

I chose the DP965LT for my machines because it was the best mobo for the job; not on price; but if I have to use a different mobo to support Quads I'll probably end up using that one as well for my dual core C2D machines.




Peter

 

[cympaulife]

Pcy
DP965 supports Core 2 Extreme Processors doesn't it and the QX6700 Quad-Core is grouped among the Core 2 Extreme Processors so it must mean we can use at least the QX6700 on our DP965

 

[amenx]

Originally posted by: Nano
So, did anyone manage to sort out the oakcdrom.sys problem yet? Just thought i'd ask.

*Edit*: I myself tried 3rd party boot OSs (eg FreeDos) but to no avail.

GCDROM.SYS is an alternative solution for 965 chipset boards:

http://www.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/forum/16251.html

 

[pcy]

Hi,


If only it were that simple:

Originally posted by: cympaulife
Pcy
DP965 supports Core 2 Extreme Processors doesn't it and the QX6700 Quad-Core is grouped among the Core 2 Extreme Processors so it must mean we can use at least the QX6700 on our DP965

I'd delighted if that's the case, but I'd prefer a more unambiguous statement from Intel.




Peter

 

[pcy]

Hi,

Originally posted by: amenx

Originally posted by: Nano
So, did anyone manage to sort out the oakcdrom.sys problem yet? Just thought i'd ask.

*Edit*: I myself tried 3rd party boot OSs (eg FreeDos) but to no avail.

GCDROM.SYS is an alternative solution for 965 chipset boards:

http://www.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/forum/16251.html

Thanks - interesting.

GCDROM.SYS seems to work better than SBIDE.SYS.

It's not clear why you need three instances of GCDROM.SYS in config.sys i.e:

DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:cd3 /C0
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:cd4 /C1
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:cd5 /C2

but the parameter /C0 (or C1 or c2) seems to address the different mass storage controllers. On my mobo it finds the CDs on C1. Why the SATA controllers are C0 and C2, with the IDE one in between them, eccapes me, and presumably you'd need a C4 if tehre were 6 SATA ports (3 controllers?)


So GCDROM.SYS is more generic, since SBIDE.SYS requires a line like:

DEVICE=SBIDE.SYS /V /D:cd1 /P:1018,10,1010
DEVICE=SBIDE.SYS /V /D:cd2 /P:2018,10,2010

depending on the mobo, and maybe other values might be required.


In addition, SBIDE.SYS hangs if it encounters a controller with two CD attached: Oops.




What a nightmare.



Peter

 

[StephaneP]

Quick note :

The integrated graphic chip of the G965 motherboard is incompatible with the xp /3gb boot switch
A workaround is to use the userva switch to keep a few Mb free below 3gb

 

[flostog]

Originally posted by: pcy

I build DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations). There are people building, testing and benchmarking Quads and even dual Quads already in the Audio business - those guys need some serious horsepower: indeed some have Digital Audio Effects add-on cards as well. These machies need every expansion slot they can get; but they need two graphics cards like they need a hole in the head.

I chose the DP965LT for my machines because it was the best mobo for the job; not on price; but if I have to use a different mobo to support Quads I'll probably end up using that one as well for my dual core C2D machines.

These guys appear to have a quad core system using the 965 chipset. Actually - reading the specs I am almost convinced they are using the DP965LT MB (10 usb, 2 firewire, 3 pci, 3 pci-e, etc.). They also have a core 2 duo system with the same basic specs.

http://www.shop-sonica.com/pd_hush2r.cfm

 

[pcy]

Hi

Interesting. It does look like a DP965LT, and I know they were using that mobo a few months back.


But the TI firewire - that's not right.

However, the DP965LT is one of teh few 965 chipset mobos that has on-board Firewire at all.



Peter

 

[flostog]

I thought the DP965LT had the TI firewire. Are you saying it doesn't? I haven't made my purchase yet, but was leaning toward this board. I have the presonus firepod and want to make sure it works.

Ron

 

[pcy]

Hi Ron,


I thought it wasn't; but now I can't find it any where in teh manual.

Maybe it is the TI chipset.


To be air, I'm unconvinced abuo the TI chipset thing - RME, for insance, have givena clean bill of helath to almost all FW 400 implemntations.



Peter

 

[flostog]

Thanks for the feedback.

My current computer has two firewire ports. One on the mobo (ASUS P4800) and one through my Creative Labs Audigy card. The presonus works fine with the Creative labs firewire, and not well with the ASUS mobo firewire. I have not done any investigation as to chipsets at this point (I thought they were both TI though)

That is the only reason I'm leary.

I'll be posting the specs for my DAW that I'm planning to get over in the cubase forum in a bit.

Ron

 

[pcy]

Don't see it...


Peter

 

[flostog]

It's there now.

 

[imported_Indigo]

Yes, it is Texas Instruments firewire in this mobo.

This is what everest shows:
Texas Instruments TSB43AB22 1394A-2000 OHCI PHY/Link-Layer Controller

cheers

 

[flostog]

Thanks for clearing that up. I have made my purchase - it should arrive Monday or Tuesday.

Ron

 

[pcy]

Originally posted by: pcy
Hi,


If only it were that simple:

Originally posted by: cympaulife
Pcy
DP965 supports Core 2 Extreme Processors doesn't it and the QX6700 Quad-Core is grouped among the Core 2 Extreme Processors so it must mean we can use at least the QX6700 on our DP965

I'd delighted if that's the case, but I'd prefer a more unambiguous statement from Intel.

Wel... what do you know...


Intel have confirmed that the DP965LT definately does not support Quads.


However it turns out they work just fine if you try it.

Near the end of this thread -
http://forum.cubase.net/phpbb2/viewtopi...0&sid=4f9b428319c589280df0bc234658eaa1



Peter

 

[iNSOMNiA ZA]

Hi,

First off just want to say what a great thread this is, haven't read through all of the posts yet, but since I also have the Intel DG965RY mobo (the brother of the DP965LT with on-board graphics) I'll definitely make an effort to do so.

Now to the reason I actually registered here...
(hope this hasn't been asked before), I would just like to confirm that corsair's TWIN2X2048-6400 memory (http://www.corsair.com/corsair/products/specs/TWIN2X2048-6400.pdf) which runs at 5-5-5-12 and requires 1.9V will work in this motherboard. Maybe someone here has some experience with it.

I know they fixed the bios so that it will run memory that's supposed to run at 1.9 will indeed run at 1.9V, but on the intel website they still say 1.8V ONLY, and I would just really want to be sure it works before I actually buy the memory (especially because memory, well most computer components are so expensive here (usually the wholesale prices from distributors here are more than US retail prices) and it's quite a hassle getting components returned and refunded from the supplier that I intend buying the ram from)

Thanks in advance!