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[robbitop]

@Toddler

Very good work!  
Could you please test Gears of War if there are texture streaming lags or not w/ the semiquiet version?
And you you please upload the "hacked" firmwares?

[caster420]

For all those interested, c4e just finished your requested firmwares...

 

BenQ iXtreme MultiSpeed "choose your speed fw" 2x, 5x, 8x, 12x available from xbins.

 

Caster.

[signum]

QUOTE(caster420 @ Nov 7 2007, 01:20 PM)

For all those interested, c4e just finished your requested firmwares...

 

BenQ iXtreme MultiSpeed "choose your speed fw" 2x, 5x, 8x, 12x available from xbins.

 

Caster.

Excellent News! I wonder if there will be a MultiSpeed firmware for the Samsung and Hitachi drives now?

[caster420]

QUOTE(signum @ Nov 7 2007, 09:03 AM)

Excellent News! I wonder if there will be a MultiSpeed firmware for the Samsung and Hitachi drives now?

 

Not sure if C4E will do one for samsungs or  not.  The Hitachi firmware has never supported multiple read speeds and i'm not sure if it is feasible or not, depending on what sectors would need to be flashed, etc.. etc..


Caster.

[kmfdm515]

QUOTE(caster420 @ Nov 7 2007, 02:20 PM)

For all those interested, c4e just finished your requested firmwares...

 

BenQ iXtreme MultiSpeed "choose your speed fw" 2x, 5x, 8x, 12x available from xbins.

 

Caster.

are those the same speeds toddler used during testing? if so, 8X would be the 'sweet spot'?

this is awesome, btw. thanks c4e and thanks for testing, toddler

This post has been edited by kmfdm515: Nov 7 2007, 03:21 PM

[kicker]

QUOTE(caster420 @ Nov 7 2007, 02:20 PM)

BenQ iXtreme MultiSpeed "choose your speed fw" 2x, 5x, 8x, 12x available from xbins.

I've always wondered - wouldn't something like this be detectable by Live?  The consistent loading times that are not in-line with the default 12x speed?

I'm using 12x right now and it's running great.  Flashing was a breeze, great work to all involved.

[signum]

QUOTE(kmfdm515 @ Nov 7 2007, 02:53 PM)

are those the same speeds toddler used during testing? if so, 8X would be the 'sweet spot'?

this is awesome, btw. thanks c4e and thanks for testing, toddler

Id say 5x being the sweet spot since it will read fast (5xCLV) and be quiet at the same time.

[just4747]

wow we just started talking about the speeds yesterday...how did he come out with them already? Well, i guess its pretty easy though.

can someone test them all out with multiple games like Toddler is doing (or help him do it) and let us know the best speed to flash? Awesome! Fast speeds with minimal noise!! LoL
Thanks guys!

i just got the multi speed package..it has 12x, 2x, 5x, and 8x

which ones were fast and quiet? 12x was fast and 2x was quiet right?

This post has been edited by just4747: Nov 7 2007, 04:52 PM

[robbitop]

As far as I understood "semi-quiet" is 5x speed version. So this would be the "sweet spot", Toddler mentioned earlier.
Someone mentioned texture streaming lags with Gears of War. (textures were loaded too late so the player often notices missing textures or detail textures which would appear, since the streaming is too slow, right in front of him. Very ugly.
My personal guess would be, that 5x version wouldn't have those problems. I'd like someone to test, if that issue still occurs in Gears of War with the 5x version. (semi-quiet)

arr...pretty please?  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

This post has been edited by robbitop: Nov 7 2007, 05:14 PM

[just4747]

i would think 8x is better...still quieter and hopefully not noticeable load time difference. can ppl please test??

[Toddler]

Goodness, I never would have guessed my work would be "blessed" by c4e.

Funny that so many 360s used to be returned in the quest for any other drive.  With all these options, BenQ owners have hit the jackpot.

In my testing last night, the 8x setting was much quieter than 12x, but still somewhat noticable.  I can't imagine any reason to go below 5x because it was just as quiet as 2x and the seek was actually quieter, at least on my drive.  I also can't imagine any reason to go with 12x because the speed isn't appreciably faster whereas the noise level definitely is intrusive.

I'd say 5x is the sweet spot if the goal is silence, and 8x is for those paranoid about potential lag.

[kmfdm515]

just for reference, what speed was the quiet version of ixtreme for the samsung drives?

This post has been edited by kmfdm515: Nov 7 2007, 05:52 PM

[Toddler]

For anyone interested in the details, here are the hex values & speed settings in c4e's multispeed firmware:

iXtreme 12x:
0000BFB1 0C (12x)
0000BFBD 08 (8x)
0000BFC9 05 (5x)

iXtreme 8x:
0000BFB1 08 (8x)
0000BFBD 08 (8x)
0000BFC9 08 (8x)

iXtreme 5x:
0000BFB1 05 (5x)
0000BFBD 05 (5x)
0000BFC9 05 (5x)

iXtreme 2x:
0000BFB1 02 (2x)
0000BFBD 02 (2x)
0000BFC9 02 (2x)

What is curious to me is how the 12x firmware has variable speeds, whereas the others are fixed.  You can see that the 12x firmware has entries for 12x, 8x and 5x.  I'm assuming this is a "fallback" scenario where if the media can't be read at 12x it then tries successively slower speeds.  Following that logic, when I created the "semi-fast" firmware last night, I used 8x, 8x, and 5x settings.  I also created a firmware with 8x, 5x and 2x settings (where each read speed is just one step slower than the "fast" version), but I don't have any "bad" media to put this to the test.

If my logic is correct, then the 8x firmware could actually make it harder to read less-than-perfect media because the drive speed will never step down below 8x as needed.  And that would mean the following settings might actually be preferable:

iXtreme 8x:
0000BFB1 08 (8x)
0000BFBD 05 (5x)
0000BFC9 02 (2x)

iXtreme 5x:
0000BFB1 05 (5x)
0000BFBD 05 (5x)
0000BFC9 02 (2x)

Those settings would limit the top speed of the drive, but still allow the drive to step down as needed (presumably just like the stock firmware, and like c4e's 12x firmware).

This post has been edited by Toddler: Nov 7 2007, 06:58 PM

[cypher21]

QUOTE(Toddler @ Nov 7 2007, 07:32 PM)

For anyone interested in the details, here are the hex values & speed settings in c4e's multispeed firmware:

iXtreme 12x:
0000BFB1 0C (12x)
0000BFBD 08 (8x)
0000BFC9 05 (5x)

iXtreme 8x:
0000BFB1 08 (8x)
0000BFBD 08 (8x)
0000BFC9 08 (8x)

iXtreme 5x:
0000BFB1 05 (5x)
0000BFBD 05 (5x)
0000BFC9 05 (5x)

iXtreme 2x:
0000BFB1 02 (2x)
0000BFBD 02 (2x)
0000BFC9 02 (2x)

What is curious to me is how the 12x firmware has variable speeds, whereas the others are fixed.  You can see that the 12x firmware has entries for 12x, 8x and 5x.  I'm assuming this is a "fallback" scenario where if the media can't be read at 12x it then tries successively slower speeds.  Following that logic, when I created the "semi-fast" firmware last night, I used 8x, 8x, and 5x settings.  I also created a firmware with 8x, 5x and 2x settings (where each read speed is just one step slower than the "fast" version), but I don't have any "bad" media to put this to the test.

If my logic is correct, then the 8x firmware could actually make it harder to read less-than-perfect media because the drive speed will never step down below 8x as needed.  And that would mean the following settings might actually be preferable:

iXtreme 8x:
0000BFB1 08 (8x)
0000BFBD 05 (5x)
0000BFC9 02 (2x)

iXtreme 5x:
0000BFB1 05 (5x)
0000BFBD 05 (5x)
0000BFC9 02 (2x)

Those settings would limit the top speed of the drive, but still allow the drive to step down as needed (presumably just like the stock firmware, and like c4e's 12x firmware).

I think i have to agree with you on that, and maybe that's one of the reasons why i had troubles with the quiet firmware on samsung drives before.
For instance it would boot the game, but while loading it gave a dirty disc error or some other strange behaviour.

[just4747]

QUOTE(Toddler @ Nov 7 2007, 12:00 PM)

Goodness, I never would have guessed my work would be "blessed" by c4e.

Funny that so many 360s used to be returned in the quest for any other drive.  With all these options, BenQ owners have hit the jackpot.

In my testing last night, the 8x setting was much quieter than 12x, but still somewhat noticable.  I can't imagine any reason to go below 5x because it was just as quiet as 2x and the seek was actually quieter, at least on my drive.  I also can't imagine any reason to go with 12x because the speed isn't appreciably faster whereas the noise level definitely is intrusive.

I'd say 5x is the sweet spot if the goal is silence, and 8x is for those paranoid about potential lag.

awesome info..i think i might try the 8x first, see if there's any lag or bad loading times and then hear the drive noise as well as go from there...thanks for your info!