GIGABYTE DS3 FAQ by CrazyJohn /FAQ on 1st page/

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08-09-2006, 08:40 AM
CrazyJohn

who says so? i've got mx610 usb2ps2 and is working perfectly well
08-09-2006, 08:50 AM
gravelayer

From your post :

"Originally Posted by dualshock
usb mouse - zero overclock
no usb mouse - FULL OC potentional"

I can't take the chance of getting a mobo to OC with that won't OC with USB devices plugged in.
08-09-2006, 08:52 AM
|SiLA|

Quote:

Originally Posted by gravelayer

So to OC this board I have to dump my logitech G15 keybaord and MX1000 mouse? How do any gamers use this board!
ARGGHHHHH!
I have a conroe in my hands wanting a mobo.......

i let u know tomorrow when i get my ds4 with 6400
i have mx1000 and the keyboard from the kit mouse+kb of mx700
08-09-2006, 08:55 AM
CrazyJohn

Quote:

Originally Posted by gravelayer

From your post :

"Originally Posted by dualshock
usb mouse - zero overclock
no usb mouse - FULL OC potentional"

I can't take the chance of getting a mobo to OC with that won't OC with USB devices plugged in.

that was one user
some report unplugging usb devices to make 10-20Mhz more
some report that this has nothing to do with o/c'ing...
08-09-2006, 10:32 AM
gravelayer

Took the Plunge with some 2x1Gig Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 so I'll report back Friday night :fact:
08-09-2006, 01:16 PM
Dirt

Quote:

Originally Posted by |SiLA|

i let u know tomorrow when i get my ds4 with 6400
i have mx1000 and the keyboard from the kit mouse+kb of mx700

Well SiLA how did it work out? Im very interested since I will get my DS4 and E6400 next week.
08-09-2006, 01:27 PM
|SiLA|

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirt

Well SiLA how did it work out? Im very interested since I will get my DS4 and E6400 next week.

well it's only 11,30pm here... :p: i should have it running in 14/16 hrs :toast:
08-09-2006, 01:29 PM
eklipze

Quote:

Originally Posted by gravelayer

Took the Plunge with some 2x1Gig Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 so I'll report back Friday night :fact:

hahah cool lemme kno if it works kk?
08-09-2006, 01:57 PM
CrazyJohn

the faq is being updated, but still i don't know some thngs...

if anybody knows anything please PM me :)
08-09-2006, 02:18 PM
desolator

Quote:

Originally Posted by desolator

Can any 1 confirm if the G.Skill 2GBHZ DDr2 800

My system failed to boot, and i have no other ddr2 to test on the system

I power it on, it runs for rnd 2 secs before powering down, it duznt seem like a ram issue to me, but just to be sure, cud sum 1 tell me if its the memory?

Cud sum 1 get bk to me on this?
08-09-2006, 04:52 PM
Hassan

mine boots and oc's fine with usb keyboard, usb mouse, and GSKill 2G 6400 HX's
08-09-2006, 10:24 PM
Dirt

Quote:

Originally Posted by |SiLA|

well it's only 11,30pm here... :p: i should have it running in 14/16 hrs :toast:

Damit the youth of today, what happended to hard work all night? :nono: :slapass: ;)
08-09-2006, 10:34 PM
Xtasy

nice faq :)
08-10-2006, 01:24 AM
matt89

nice work on this faq
08-10-2006, 01:43 AM
Dirt

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt89

nice work on this faq

Agree, now we just like a similar FAQ for the DS4 Board :)
08-10-2006, 01:51 AM
eklipze

DS4 is pretty much the same as DS3 although i think DS4 have a bit less problem than the DS3. considering DS4= upgarded version? corrrect?
08-10-2006, 02:49 AM
importpsycho

Quote:

[Q] What is the problem with DS3 and D9 memories?
[A] This, and other GigaByte MBs like DS4 and DQ6 are very fastidious. They, don’t like the best DDRIIs on the market nowadays D9 are known to be Winbond for ddr2 slots memory, tight timings, high frequency. GigaByte Mobos don’t like, for sure, Good Ram nonPRO 667 mem (D9). But these are only to be bought in Poland and/or Germany. The rest is pretty likely to be working well, but look below!

how common is this?
Just put an order on Team group with D9GMH
:sick:
my currrent OCZ Platinum pc2 6400 wont overclock squat so I thought I'd try proven overclocker....:(
08-10-2006, 03:40 AM
Dirt

Quote:

Originally Posted by eklipze

DS4 is pretty much the same as DS3 although i think DS4 have a bit less problem than the DS3. considering DS4= upgarded version? corrrect?

At least thats what I hope for :) It has 6-phase power compared to the 3-phase of DS3, actually the board seems to have more things in common with the DQ6 than the DS3.

Havn´t seen much overclocking on it so far but what I have seen looks good: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=108937

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=108372
08-10-2006, 04:22 AM
Kampfflummi

As there still seems to be some confusion about whether or not the DS3 overwrites the ram timings I would like to report my findings here.

I have read what Lestat wrote about the subject but to be honest I did not really understand what exactly his proof was, maybe my english is too bad.

Anyway, I have a
DS3 (F4C)
2GB Mushkin PC6400 5-5-5-15
Radeon 1900XT

The Mushkin is pretty good for the Money, being able to do CL4 at DDR800 and sometimes going up above DDR900 at 5-5-5-15.

Here is the Test:
I set VDimm to +0,3, all other Voltages remain untouched.
The FSB is set to 400MHZ
The ram is set to 2XFSB, making it run at DDR800
(the Problem only turns up when running the Ram 1:1 with the FSB, which is hard to prefent for overclocking)

So first I start with the ram timings set to auto. The System starts, but breaks down during Windows loading screen. Three times, so I give up.

I set the timings to CL6. Same outcome.
I set them to CL5, same outcome. (Tried five times now)

I set them to CL4, and the system starts. Not only does it start, it is able to run two instances of prime for 39 minutes before reporting a mistake.

I repeatet the test twice. Same outcome.

So why is it that CL4 is much more stable than CL5 and CL6? Easy, it is because CL4 is actually the lowest timing I can possibly get. Cl5 and Cl6 are reportet as CL3 by CPUZ when I start at FSB266, and it is right. CL4 is reportet as CL4 by CPUz, and it is right.

I just felt It is important to post that here as I do not want the Gigabyte engineers to get funny ideas about having a working bios when they read here:rolleyes:

There is a guy at www.forum-3dcenter.org who has the same Problem with the same Ram/Boar combination, so I consider this matter to be clear now. Let me know if I have made mistakes here, If not I would like you to try yourself (or anyone who has the Issues for that matter) and correct the Section in the Faq, as I am sure by now that this is clearly a case of overwritten data in the Bios and I would like engineers and customers to know.
08-10-2006, 04:32 AM
CrazyJohn

Quote:

Originally Posted by importpsycho

how common is this?
Just put an order on Team group with D9GMH
:sick:
my currrent OCZ Platinum pc2 6400 wont overclock squat so I thought I'd try proven overclocker....:(

very common, sorry...
08-10-2006, 04:38 AM
davvy76

I think the dvd+rw (pioneer 111d) problem I experienced was actually the fault of bios f3 and not the drivers as I previously said.
08-10-2006, 04:38 AM
oijkue

thx
nice FAQ :toast:
08-10-2006, 04:42 AM
Thrawn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kampfflummi

So why is it that CL4 is much more stable than CL5 and CL6? Easy, it is because CL4 is actually the lowest timing I can possibly get. Cl5 and Cl6 are reportet as CL3 by CPUZ when I start at FSB266, and it is right. CL4 is reportet as CL4 by CPUz, and it is right.

Then take a look at this. http://www.lie.id.au/pics/500fsb_3dMark.jpg

My result is with Corsair PC-5300 Value sticks. I really doubt value stick can pull off CAS 3 at 500 FSB. So the reading must be false.
08-10-2006, 04:51 AM
Kampfflummi

Which Bios is that?
08-10-2006, 04:55 AM
vsamaco

Anyone know a way to get memory frequency and fsb:dram to show up in cpuz? The last time I saw it was when I set my memory multiplier to 3:5... This is using a d805 and xm2 6400 cl5 memory

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