Little drivers roundup, same file as i posted before but official from Intel direct, Intel Matrix Storage Manager 6.2.1.1002:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-s...ata621_enu.exe
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Little drivers roundup, same file as i posted before but official from Intel direct, Intel Matrix Storage Manager 6.2.1.1002:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-s...ata621_enu.exe
Oh yes, one more thing I found striking in F10 for DS3. There is an option in bios for ahci for ich8 sata. I didn't attempt to turn it on but I have a feeling it won't work since I don't think gigabyte would have a way around the limitations inherent to the ich8 non-r. Would be pretty interesting if it did work though..
Can anyone offer insight as to the Vdroop and if it's better on the DQ6 with the new bios?
Rich, Everest is reporting my CPU as having avoltage of 1.49v now as opposed to what it says in my signature (1.47v). So vdroop has dropped by around 0.02v which may not be accurate as that is one reading and I haven't played around with anything yet.
Exceed...you need 1.47V for 3.2GHz?...why is the voltage soo high?
I've left my PC on and am testing 400x8 with 1.375V set in bios...i'm away from my house and just let orthos run overnight.
I'm not having a good time over here. I have a pretty good feeling it's the board and not necessarily the bios. I've been demoted to a ds3 rev1 with c1 p965 for the time being. For what it's worth, I jotted down sspec and dates for the p965 chips:
C2 p965 from rev2:
L633A760 / SL90X
C1 p965 from rev1:
L623A518 / SL9NU
10 weeks difference between the two that I'm comparing.
As for how the c1 is fairing, I can do 400 1:1 stably it looks. 450 1:1 is proving to be a difficult one already. I've been fiddling with vmch, dimm dll, dropping multi to rule out cpu. The thing about it (and I'm not sure if it's the board or f10), recovery from a failed setting is really difficult. More often than not, it'll keep cycling or come on and stay on but not post. On more than one occasion so far, I've had to reset cmos and then yank a stick of ram.
Interesting. I haven't ever used ahci on ich8r before but can say that I tried turning it on in ich8 ds3 and it went to some sort of ahci screen where it noted intel and detected my drive. It's a shame I can't boot off it with my current setup though (window load sends it into a reboot)
Update: It could definitely be the board. I'll conclude when I put F7 later tonight. With my rev2 and f7, I could do 800 3-3-3-9, 1000 4-4-4-12 with reasonable voltages (<2.3v). However, with the rev1 c1 board I have right now, I haven't been able to prove stability yet, and quickly saw 3-3-3-9 at 800 was unstable even with 2.2v (previously tested stable at 2.0v)
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Originally Posted by ziddey
For some reason, the F9 bios fixed the having the clear cmos issue for me with a C1 S3 board... I flashed to F7 for S3 and half the time I'll have to clear the cmos...
Going to try F10 later tonight when my gf goes to sleep... It's well below freezing tonight and going to put the bench setup right next to the open window and turn off the heat... My idle temps are 50*c right now because my setup is right above the heater lol. Even the WCing radiator/tank combo is frying.
F10 bios for ds3 seems ok so far, no lock ups or cold boot issues yet. Bootup seems a little more snappy too. So far so good!
ziddey, your best bet on the older rev1, c1 board is the f5 bios. trust me, i've been through hell and (well, not sure if) back. f5 will give you stablity to test upper limits of cpu, but memory still has d9 issue on the bios so no go as you approach 1000. just go 1:1 and see what your cpu will do. i have an "A" chip in there and my max is 420x8. anything over boots but not stable. you won't have endless reboots as it recovers nicely. if it does start the loop and poop then as it first comes up and you hear the fan kick in press the reset button for 1 sec. and let go. should end the cycle and boot at fail safes. after you know your cpu limit, play with the f8i (not f8 final) which is pretty good, or maybe the new f10 with more reviews come outQuote:
Originally Posted by ziddey
is it in english?Quote:
Originally Posted by LagunaX
Hmm I've never tried F5 since my first ds3 (rev2 c2) came with f7. My used ds3 rev1 c1 came with f8a from last owner. I tried F10 and it was terrible. Then I went back to F7 and have had decent luck so far. I'd like to push ram further like I used to, but haven't gotten aroudn to seeing if it's possible. As for right now, I'm at 8x450=3600 1:1 so 900ddr2 4-4-4-12. So far it seems like it's just a characteristic of this board to loop and die until I fiddle with ram and try one stick and just mess around. I guess this is one of the d9 issues? I didn't run into that with my rev2 c2 for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by burn what?
I managed to goof one time after I reset cmos and didn't set time in bios. Then once I got to windows, it timebombed on me and I'm reformatting now. Good grief.
Yes, it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by burn what?
nobody's really pinned down the cause of the loop and poop, but it happens alot on the rev1 c1's with many bios. you'll see almost none of that with f5, and like i say, just hit reset button as it comes up and stops the cycle should you get into it. i've seen it cycle usually when mem gets either 2 high in speed, i.e. over 1000, or timings to tight for the speed. a high fsb that cpu won't handle will just load fail safes. not the best bios in the world, but comparatively speaking it's way better than f6, 8, 9 for sure. can't speak to 7, but when i went back to it briefly before 5 i had more issues which is why i ended up on 5.Quote:
Originally Posted by ziddey
Hmm maybe I'll try f5 sometime, but for the most part, I'm way more satisfied with f7 than anything else. What are you running burn_what for timings? I assume you're at 8x450 1:1 also according to your sig?
I'm curious since I should be able to do 4-3-3-10 at 950ddr2 I think, but so far have only been able to achieve that with F7. At the rate gigabyte's been pumping stuff out, one could only hope for f11,12,13 rather soon :)
i'm stuck at 55515 with f5, tomorrow going to f8i to see if can push the mem some more. pretty much know the cpu limit is 450 stable. f8i and beyond have gotten better at the mem speed and timings, but also to date have gotten less and less stable. once again we hope for good tight timings AND stability all in 1 crazy package, can g-byte deliver? we shall see :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by ziddey
Hmm weird. I ran orthos for an hour a-ok with 8x450 and 1.55v. Then I used the system for an hour, reinstalled windows, and everything was still a-ok. Then I ran into a brick wall all of a sudden, where it just kept crashing nonstop. Now I have the vcore raised to whatever the last 1.5xxx is since my experience with my last ds3 had a 1.6v that was extremely unstable. So far so good, going to let it orthos overnight again. Load coretemp can hit around 64-65 under apogee, but that's more than livable. I was cooking the cpu at >100'c the other night in a fried ds3 board. I tested by splashing water on the stock hsf and it boiled right off. That's burn-in for you ;)
I gotta say though, voltage control varies so sharply between boards. I guess it's not really fair of me to assess since I'm trying to compare rev1 vs rev2 (and electrical components look extremely varied for sure). But with my rev2, I'd set 1.375v for example, and see 1.32 idle, and 1.29-1.31 load. Now with this, I'm getting roughly what I set at idle, and droop is almost nonexistant at stock speed/vcore. Now I have it at 1.58 or 1.59 and it's around 1.57 idle and 1.52-1.54 load. Still well acceptable since the same setting with my rev2 would have landed me at 1.5-1.52v idle and 1.49v load. I was really hoping for a stable 7x500+ but I guess I'll "settle" for 8x450 ;)
Update: Looks like this ds3 was returned to newegg for a reason. Seems like the board will go unstable after running for some time. I can run at say 3.6 or even 3.2 for a good long time with zero sign of instability. Then after a few hours, it'll lock up hard. Then it won't even post until it's had time to chill. NB cooling provided by a thermalright so it's not that. Haven't seen a prime failure though. Just lockup. Anyone recognize this board :p I figure I'd ask since it came to me with f8a so I figure it might be one of you guys
Richard, I don't need this many voltages to remain stable I just can't be bothered to run orthos to ensure stability at lower voltages. AFAIK I need 1.52v to get 3.6Ghz to boot... And haven't changed it since lol :)
Yikes, has anyone run into a ds3 where the fsb drops on you?? I have c1e and eist disabled. Set to 8x400 in bios. Am noticing that system is really choppy right now and see that fsb got dropped to 369fsb
Is this a beta release? I don't see it anywhere on the gigabyte site.Quote:
Originally Posted by markopoleo
not a beta. It was on some website from them though, french i think. regardless i installed it and works perfectly.
I did too, wondering whats the diferents on the option 1 and option 2 for the memory ?Quote:
Originally Posted by markopoleo
I dunno but Option 2 for the memory allowed me to get to 1000mhz successfully
option 1 : optimization memory for running above 1000MHz below 1000 not difference between 1 and 2Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajfina
soo if is not diferent why is there? why they put it on, i thought opt 2 was to go over 1000mhz