** Official ** Gigabyte UD3 P45 Series -- EP45-UD3 / EP45-UD3R / EP45-UD3P

I just finished installing the ud3p rev 1.6. So far the OC settings and limits are the same as my rev 1.0. I was hoping to get that extra 100mhz but i just cant do it. My poor quad wont pass stability tests over 4400mhz. The only thing different that i've found is the 1.6 wont boot with 8gb of pi 9600 at the default 1.8 volts. 4gb boots fine. I've gotta up the voltage then install the other 4gb and all is good. I'll let you all know if i find anything else different.

Oh and if anybody needs the F10e (1.0,1.1 rev.) or the FDa (1.6 rev) bios with SLIC tables added let me know and i'll send them or post a link. I've used both for Windows 7 Ultimate RTM activation and they work perfect.

Nugzo I had UD3P rev1.1 and trade it to rev 1.6. Both are boards looks exactly the same, but rev1.6 has one new feature in new beta BIOS "Quick Boot" named. With Quick Boot enabled the boot so quickly that i'm not can reed the POST messages. Both are boards i've got the same 8x500mHz with Q9650 LinPack and Prime-95 stable, but i prefer 1.6, cuz i've got it with less VCore, but it needed some more GTL_REF's. With 1.1 settings i can't to boot with 1.6. One more thing- they changed something in hardware too, because when my Win7 installed on rev 1.1 started. it's find several new hardware connected to South Bridge and installed it immediatly. Not any other changed find, but looks rev1.6 some more stable.
BTW, i love this board. All the time i had DFI boards and Gigabyte was really crap in OC, performance, settings and layout, but after i've got the quad core, my great board DFI P45 -TRS Plus was not enough. UD3R(P) it's first great Gigabyte boards that i not shame to have. Well done!

For some reason everest 5 doesn't show how much power I'm using since installing the 1.6. board. Can somebody with 1.6 confirm or deny this? Thanks!

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For some reason everest 5 doesn't show how much power I'm using since installing the 1.6. board. Can somebody with 1.6 confirm or deny this? Thanks!

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Yep, same with my 1.6. :shakes:

Hello,

I can't get my 9650 over 3.3 ghz even with 1.38v...I am trying to get as high as I can go sub 1.4v but I seem to be doing it wrong. I moderately increased all of the voltage settings and I am taking it easy on the RAM but it still won't load windows...what to the other 3 CPU settings do, and do I need to worry about mch/ich?

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Originally Posted by Machinus

Hello,

I can't get my 9650 over 3.3 ghz even with 1.38v...I am trying to get as high as I can go sub 1.4v but I seem to be doing it wrong. I moderately increased all of the voltage settings and I am taking it easy on the RAM but it still won't load windows...what to the other 3 CPU settings do, and do I need to worry about mch/ich?

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maybe post a bios template and a list of hardware being used.

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Originally Posted by Machinus

Hello,

I can't get my 9650 over 3.3 ghz even with 1.38v...I am trying to get as high as I can go sub 1.4v but I seem to be doing it wrong. I moderately increased all of the voltage settings and I am taking it easy on the RAM but it still won't load windows...what to the other 3 CPU settings do, and do I need to worry about mch/ich?

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What VID is your CPU? Have you manually set the Performance level/Static tRead for your ram (i Think it causes problems for most users at first with this board)? I am sure you should be able to get at least 3.8Ghz-4Ghz with any Q9650 depending on your cooling of course.

Are you CPU temps under control?

Well I tried upping the voltage...the FSB on my board is not very cooperative. I can get 8x475 relatively stable with 1.4v, temps are fine, but when I try to use 8x500 or 7x500 the board freezes even if I put 1.45v into it.

I'm using Q9650, UD3P, 8GBPI (4x2 kit rated at 8800), lapped TRUE with 2x 1850s.

I will have to copy the settings for the template. I am trying 1:1, stock ram voltage, increased CPU and MCH voltages.

I would like 550 or 575...do I have to go to 1.5 for that? That is too high for 24/7...

My 1st OC with 500FSB.,no yet priming.,will test later.,now PI only.,need advice here does the item in bold ok for 24/7?

http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/a...ina/500FSB.jpg

These are the settings..

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Robust Graphics Booster ..................:[Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................:[8]
Fine CPU Clock Ratio......................:[0.0]
CPU Frequency ............................:[4.0Ghz]

Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control....................:[Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) .................:[500]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) ..............:[100]
C.I.A. 2..................................:[Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive...........................:[900mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive...................:[900mV]
CPU Clock Skew (ps).......................:[0ps]
MCH Clock Skew (ps).......................:[50ps]

DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance......................:[Standard]
MCH Frequency Latch......................:[333]
System Memory Multiplier ................:[2.40B]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..................:[1200]
DRAM Timing Selectable ..................:[Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time.........................:[5]
tRCD ....................................:[5]
tRP......................................:[5]
tRAS.....................................:[18]
Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter]
tRRD.....................................:[4]
tWTR.....................................:[5]
tWR......................................:[6]
tRFC.....................................:[68]
tRTP.....................................:[4]
Command Rate (CMD) ......................:[2]
Channel A
Channel A Timings Settings
Static tRead Value......................:[9]

Channel B
Channel B Timings Settings
Static tRead Value......................:[9]

Motherboard Voltage Control

Load-Line Calibration.....................:[Disabled]
CPU Vcore...............1.2500V..........:[1.3372v]
CPU Termination.........1.200V............:[1.3200v]
CPU PLL.................1.500V............:[1.5700v]
CPU Reference...........0.760V............:[0.836v]
MCH/ICH
MCH Core................1.100V............:[1.320v]
MCH Reference...........0.760V............:[0.876v]
MCH/DRAM Reference......0.900V............:[Auto]
ICH I/O.................1.500V............:[Auto]
ICH Core................1.100V............:[Auto]
DRAM
DRAM Voltage............1.800V............:[2.10v]
DRAM Termination........0.900V............:[Auto]
Channel A Address Vref..0.900V............:[Auto]
Channel B Address Vref..0.900V............:[Auto]

With regards to the (G)MCH Latch frequency and my setup in my sig what should I look to be setting it to?

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Originally Posted by Machinus

Well I tried upping the voltage...the FSB on my board is not very cooperative. I can get 8x475 relatively stable with 1.4v, temps are fine, but when I try to use 8x500 or 7x500 the board freezes even if I put 1.45v into it.

I'm using Q9650, UD3P, 8GBPI (4x2 kit rated at 8800), lapped TRUE with 2x 1850s.

I will have to copy the settings for the template. I am trying 1:1, stock ram voltage, increased CPU and MCH voltages.

I would like 550 or 575...do I have to go to 1.5 for that? That is too high for 24/7...

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Ok, my 8x475 at 1140 is 12H prime stable with 1.392 actual vcore. When I push to 1.43 it still crashes prime immediately at 500 even with much lower DRAM frequency. Is there something special about 500? Should I just skip 500 and go higher?

ezaleina: yes the voltages in bold are fine for 24/7. Nice oc!

...heyyy OC nub ...fine cpu-z vali ;) ...can you give me the template you used for this? ...and the template for the 4,5gig settings please?

thx navi

does anyone know if the bios for this board is the same as the board i have now? GA-EP45-DS3R.
or is there a little better tweaking in the UD3P borad?

EDIT:
also i see it has 6 reg sata plugins and 2 esata. can you use reg sata cables on the esata?

Navigator1: I used Napalm's settings for max validation. This is my template for 4500mhz.

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******Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.)******
 
Robust Graphics Booster.........................[ Turbo    ]
CPU Clock Ratio.................................[ 9        ]
Fine CPU Clock Ratio............................[ + 0.0    ]
CPU Frequency 4.5GHz............................[ 500 x 9.0]
 
******Clock Chip Control******
 
CPU Host Clock Control..........................[ Enabled  ]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)........................[ 500      ]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).....................[ 100      ]
C.I.A 2.........................................[ Disabled ]
 
******Advanced Clock Control******
 
CPU Clock Drive.................................[ 800mv  ]
PCI Express Clock Drive.........................[8 00mv  ]
CPU Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps    ]
MCH Clock Skew..................................[ 50ps    ]
 
******DRAM Performance Control******
 
Performance Enhance.............................[ Turbo    ]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P)..................[ Auto ]
(G) MCH Frequency Latch.........................[ 333      ]
System Memory Multipler.........................[ 2.40B    ]
Memory Frequency 1066...........................[ 1200    ]
DRAM Timing Selectable..........................[ Manual  ]
 
CAS Latency Time................................[ 5      ]
tRCD............................................[ 5      ]
tRP.............................................[ 5      ]
tRAS............................................[ 15      ]
 
******Advanced Timing Control******
 
tRRD[4].........................................[  Auto      ]
tWTR[4].........................................[ Auto      ]
tWR[13].........................................[ Auto      ]
tRFC[68] .......................................[ 50      ]
tRTP[4].........................................[ Auto      ]
Command Rate (cmd)[0]...........................[ Auto    ]
 
******Channel A Timing Settings******   
 
Static tRead Value        [ 9 ] ................[ 8      ]
tRD Phase0 Adjustment    [ 0 ] ................[ Auto    ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment    [ 0 ] ................[ Auto    ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment    [ 0 ] ................[ Auto    ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment    [ 0 ] ................[ Auto    ]
 
tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)  [ 8 ] ................[  Auto    ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)  [ 8 ] ................[ Auto      ]
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)  [ 7 ] ................[ Auto      ]
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[  Auto
Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto    ]
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto    ]
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto    ]
 
******Channel A Driving Settings******
 
Drive Strength Profile..........................[ Auto    ]
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto    ]
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto    ]
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto    ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto    ]
 
Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto    ]
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto    ]
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto    ]
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto    ]
 
******Channel B Timing Settings******   
 
Static tRead Value        [ 9 ] ................[ 8      ]
tRD Phase0 Adjustment    [ 0 ] ................[ Auto    ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment    [ 0 ] ................[ Auto    ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment    [ 0 ] ................[ Auto    ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment    [ 0 ] ................[ Auto    ]
 
tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)  [ 8 ] ................[ Auto      ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)  [ 8 ] ................[ Auto      ]
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)  [ 7 ] ................[ Auto      ]
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[ Auto      ]
 
Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto    ]
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto    ]
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto    ]
 
******Channel B Driving Settings******
 
Drive Strength Profile..........................[ Auto    ]
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto    ]
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto    ]
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto    ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto    ]
 
Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto    ]
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto    ]
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto    ]
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto    ]
 
******Motherboard Voltage Control******
 
Load-Line Calibration...........................[ Enabled ]
CPU Vcore        [ 1.1875  ]...................[ 1.4250  ]
CPU Termination  [ 1.20    ]...................[ 1.360  ]
CPU PLL          [ 1.50    ]...................[ 1.570  ]
CPU Reference    [ 0.760  ]...................[ 0.886  ]
 
MCH Core          [ 1.100  ]...................[ 1.460  ]
MCH Reference    [ 0.760  ]...................[ 0.901  ]
MCH/DRAM Refernce [ 0.900  ]...................[ Auto    ]
ICH I/O          [ 1.500  ]...................[ 1.500  ]
ICH Core          [ 1.100  ]...................[ 1.200  ]
 
DRAM Voltage      [ 1.800  ]...................[ 2.160  ]
DRAM Termination  [ 0.900  ]...................[ Auto    ]
Channel A Ref    [ 0.900  ]...................[ Auto    ]
Channel B Ref    [ 0.900  ]...................[ Auto    ]

******Advanced BIOS Features******
 
Limit CPUID Max to 3............................[ Disabled ]
No-Execute memory Protect.......................[ Disabled ]
CPU Enhance Halt (CIE)..........................[ Disabled ]
C2/C2E State Support............................[ Disabled ]
C4/C4E State Support............................[ Disabled ]
CPU Thermal Monitor.............................[ Disabled ]
CPU EIST Function...............................[ Disabled ]
Virtualization Technology.......................[ Disabled ]

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Originally Posted by OC Nub

Navigator1: I used Napalm's settings for max validation.

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...how can i find "Napalm´s" settings??? :confused:

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Originally Posted by Navigator1

...how can i find "Napalm´s" settings??? :confused:

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http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2453
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2462

someone has setup with Quad above 500FSB, to daily use?
I have a Q9550 up to 500FSB is well above that complicates

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Originally Posted by cincyrob

does anyone know if the bios for this board is the same as the board i have now? GA-EP45-DS3R.
or is there a little better tweaking in the UD3P borad?

EDIT:
also i see it has 6 reg sata plugins and 2 esata. can you use reg sata cables on the esata?

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bio screen is the same of course remember your dealing with duo bios in the
UD3P board way better tweaker Robo and alittle more setting to play with to overclock...with


the plugs are the same on the platform of the board as normal sata plug so you can use the same plug...but on the rear panel it total different for a external drive or a odd 1 it will take a different cable E-sata means
(External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) if you don't hook your bracket up to the purple plugs you use them as regular sata's connections for inside drives in the case :yepp:

Will
i kinda figured that but i have never heard or seen anything to prove that. it only makes since. if you use the esata out the back or on the top of a case if you have one. you have to use that different cable out the back or on the top to hook up the esata device.

but the 2 extra(purple) sata connectors are they run by the same controller as the reg sata plugins? is there any different voltages for them????

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Originally Posted by cincyrob

but the 2 extra(purple) sata connectors are they run by the same controller as the reg sata plugins? is there any different voltages for them????

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Different controller. Purple are on gigabyte (jmicron) controller while the others are on the intel southbridge.

Voltage? Not sure there. AFAIK the sata wires are signal only, voltages would come diurectly from the power supply for sata devices.

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Originally Posted by gugle

someone has setup with Quad above 500FSB, to daily use?
I have a Q9550 up to 500FSB is well above that complicates

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Hi gugle, bem vindo!

I use my Q9650@4800Mhz on daily bases since I got it.

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Originally Posted by cincyrob

but the 2 extra(purple) sata connectors are they run by the same controller as the reg sata plugins? is there any different voltages for them????

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now you know those are recognize as slave ports on the board there no differents in tranfer rate either voltage all the same as far as the controllers go's No but you can change your boot options in your bios under standard cmos features to auto/none or manual actually you turn off the 1's you don't need and want to use you can bootup from any of the sata ports :yepp:

hi guys,

i read such good things about the ud3 board but,
do you guys thinks that the ga-ep45-ud3 is as good as the ga-ep45-extreme?

i can buy the extreme board cheaper than the ga-ep45-ud3... thanks!

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Originally Posted by ColdCase12

hi guys,

i read such good things about the ud3 board but,
do you guys thinks that the ga-ep45-ud3 is as good as the ga-ep45-extreme?

i can buy the extreme board cheaper than the ga-ep45-ud3... thanks!

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I have both and they clock very well. UD3P needs less volts all around. Extreme doesn't have Ram strap dividers bug and it's also WC friendly. So it's a tough choice.