Did u mean u like the mushkin but do go for the g skill?
yes the g.skill pc9600 Pi's are better.there are lots of great templates in this thread you just need
to read through it.a lot of Q9650 users posted templates for new guys to get a handle on their new cpu's
WOW that is cheap! I live 20 minutes from the Detroit store.
Just in case this is still a problem for anyone, two guys at OCN found the fix for the missing CPU-Z info on the mainboard tab. Turn off quick boot in the BIOS and the info will then be displayed in CPU-Z.
Whut.......... andressergio has left Q9xxx/p45 ?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo
Gigabyteros, el P45 o la Tumba!!
Libertad o con gloria morir!
Es el Overclock que el alma pronuncia,
Y que heroicos sabremos cumplir!
XmX
PS: Gigabyte, srsly, officially update the USB3P BIOS before more people split, kthnx.
Hello , ive been a long time reader and member at XS but never post :(
I havent updated the bios on my UD3P since i got it couple months back. What Bios version is everyone finding to be the best overclocker ?
Its hard to believe that this thread is still so active! It's a testament to how good this board is :)
I am still chugging along at 525x8 for almost 2 years of 24/7 use! I look at my first post in this thread right after the OP's back in Oct of 2008 and can't believe how time flies!
Anyway I can report good things about beta bios F11c. It's the first bios I have liked since F5a. My endless reboot issues when my external USB HD is connected is fixed, my OC is as stable as before.Quote:
I havent updated the bios on my UD3P since i got it couple months back. What Bios version is everyone finding to be the best overclocker ?
wow zodden,you haven't posted for quite some time.
its because of you i was able to get my first 500fsb stable OC
you were the first one to point out the mch ref setting in the
beginning of the thread,and for that i thank you:up:
i also like to point out,the 0.700vET6/0.750vbios MCH ref setting
has worked on all my 9-10 boards using dual core except for one:D
and my q9650's all loved 0.785/cpu ref and 0.800v/mch ref 100%
again thanks:D
Welcome! I remember that week. It was frustrating and I was benching almost 24/7 for that whole week I was off from work. I am glad I solved it though for myself and for everybody else. Somebody would have figured it out eventually :)
I am thinking of looking for a used 9650 for a quick bang for your buck upgrade. I was also reading on HardOCP that x8 x8 for crossfire showed no testing difference then x16 x16 in a recent article. On this board if you run 2 vid cards it runs both in x8- So I might get a used 9650, a copy of windows 7 and when the 6 series comes out from ATI, some new vid cards for gaming. That seems like a pretty painless and less expensive upgrade path for now :)
(from another forum) -->
""Gigabyte kindly supplied me with new beta BIOS versions for X58A-UD7 and P55-UD6 for us to test...im passing this bios to you to test as a beta, no support at this time from GBT BUT it was tested by them to cure the SMART issue.
If this bios tests out OK GBT will add this fix to their whole range of boards...""
""the BIOS SMART command error is present with my Vertex 2 LE, Firmware 1.11 and GigaByte GA-EP45T-USB3P. SATA is set to AHCI mode""
Guess I'll have to check the beta-bios 2010 .de "site" way more often now : http://oldforum.gigabyte.de/forumdow...tabios2010.htm
XmX
EDIT: and here too - http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...test-bios.html
my new toys:D
9x500@4500 DDR2-1200 PL8 1hr 32m Prime95 Blend
http://i54.tinypic.com/zkrj48.jpg
It was prime95 stable @4.0 for months, but it crashed a few times when I tried to install XP Pro to triple boot with Win7/Linux Mint KDE-
The problem was XP didn't like AHCI enabled-
Afterwards, I started getting dropped internet connections, corrupt backups, and computer freezes/lockups-
So, I decided to re-flash the bios and start over-
Here's what I have so far-
Thanks-
Code:CPU =E8400
Motherboard = UD3P
BIOS Version =FE
Ram = Corsair Dominator 8500/1066
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster .............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio .....................: 9x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.................: 0.0
CPU Frequency .......................: 3.00GHz (333x9)
Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: Disabled
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 333
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: 100
C.I.A.2........................................: DISABLED
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance..................: Turbo
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)......: AUTO
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: AUTO
System Memory Multiplier ............: AUTO
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1066
DRAM Timing Selectable ..............: AUTO
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time.....................: 5
tRCD ................................: 5
tRP..................................: 5
tRAS.................................: 15
Motherboard Voltage Control
CPU
Load Line Calibration (LLC) .........: DISABLED
CPU Vcore............................: 1.31875
CPU Termination.....1.200V*..........: AUTO
CPU PLL.............1.500V*..........: AUTO
CPU Referen.........0.755V*..........: AUTO
MCH/ICH
MCH Core............1.100V...........: AUTO
MCH Reference.......0.800V...........: AUTO
MCH/DRAM Ref........0.900V...........: AUTO
ICH I/O.............1.500V...........: AUTO
ICH Core............1.100V...........: AUTO
DRAM
DRAM Voltage .........1.800V.........: 2.10
DRAM Termination .....0.900V.........: AUTO
Channel A Reference ..0.900V.........: AUTO
Channel B Reference ..0.900V.........: AUTO
If you search this thread (look for posts from late October 2008) you will find my bios config. Look on page 2 of this thread-midway down you will see all my settings.
I haven't changed it at all since then, except to flash to various other bios-none of which I liked till recently.
try this one :D
Code:CPU =E8400
Motherboard = UD3P
BIOS Version =FE
Ram = Corsair Dominator 8500/1066
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster .............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio .....................: 8x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.................: 0.0
CPU Frequency .......................: 4.00GHz (500x8)
Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: Disabled
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 333
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: 100
C.I.A.2........................................: DISABLED
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance..................: Turbo
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)......: DISABLED
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: 400
System Memory Multiplier ............: 2.00D
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1000
DRAM Timing Selectable ..............: manual
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time.....................: 5
tRCD ................................: 5
tRP..................................: 5
tRAS.................................: 15
Motherboard Voltage Control
CPU
Load Line Calibration (LLC) .........: enabled
CPU Vcore............................: 1.35v start at 1.35v,if it works lower it
CPU Termination.....1.200V*..........: 1.26v
CPU PLL.............1.500V*..........: 1.57
CPU Referen.........0.755V*..........: NORMAL-set it to normal
MCH/ICH
MCH Core............1.100V...........: 1.32v
MCH Reference.......0.800V...........: 0.738v
MCH/DRAM Ref........0.900V...........: NORMAL
ICH I/O.............1.500V...........: NORMAL
ICH Core............1.100V...........: NORMAL
DRAM
DRAM Voltage .........1.800V.........: 2.20v or whatever your ram needs for 100MHz
DRAM Termination .....0.900V.........: NORMAL
Channel A Reference ..0.900V.........: NORMAL
Channel B Reference ..0.900V.........: NORMAL
thanks andressergio and the real_7,heres super pi and everest
cachemem with slightly tighter timings,nothing special:D
http://i51.tinypic.com/qq5qix.jpg
radaja that is a very nice chip, whats the VID on that one?
Well guys time to teach the good things to my kiddo lol
i think 6 months its about time :D
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4072/p1060247b.jpg
cheers to all :toast:
Sergio
p.d. G you recognize that mobo ? :D Tom you dont see the chip as he grabbed it fast :D cauz someone screamed Assus