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DS4 , F4 bios, Ballistix 4-4-4-8
Iv got a storm block on my ds4 if thats any help. The temps seem quite high for water though. Maybe im just doing it wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grinch
ok thx man...
ea6gka, what MCH/FSB voltages are you using? My memory's stable at 500MHz, but I just can't get the FSB over 480 no matter what voltages I set. It's very frustrating (and it's not CPU related, that's on a 6x multiplier).
keep in mind that at a 6x multiplier your NB is being really OCed... if you wanna know how mucxh just take your current multiplier / Original multiplier x the FSB you want to get a rough idea how much your ocing..
for example on a 6600 9/9 * 480 = 480MHZ so at 480*6 thats 9/6 * 480 = 720MHZ!!! on a chip designed to do 266
I just woke up with a bad headache so I think i am missing one more value but the ratio increase is the same.. the more you reduce the multi the higher your NB gets it.
Source: OCZ forums based on white papers from intel.
As I understand it, basically the CPU frequency is derived from the FSB and the multiplier. For example, the E6300 uses a 7 multiplier on a 266MHz FSB, to get you 7x266=1866MHz
If you keep the FSB the same, and you drop the multiplier (say from 7 to 6) then all you do is reduce the CPU frequency, and your FSB remains the same. 6x266=1600MHz
If you dropped your multiplier and then increased the FSB to keep at the same total frequency, yes, you would have the FSB running much higher. 1866MHz/6 = 311MHz FSB
What I did was run a 500MHz FSB but with a reduced CPU multiplier, 500x6 = 3GHz. I'd tested the CPU at 3GHz and it was fine, so it was just the higher FSB that was doing it. By using a higher memory divider, 2.5, I could run my FSB at 400 and the memory at 1000MHz, and it tested fine then, so it's just the northbridge.
You have low expectations. AMD has low-priced boards. $150 is not cheap IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by DARK SIDE
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Originally Posted by aldamon
im sorry but where are you living ?
the Ultra-D is still 125 the SLI and SLI-DR are still over 150.
so how is that cheap or expensive.. its about right.
and if you went out and got any other board besides dfi your totally mental and you will regret it everyday.
as for AM2..
DFI still wins there.... and they are still nearly 200 bucks.
but this isnt amd this is intel EVERYTHING is more expensive in intel land.
:D :D 150$...better forget overclocking and high performance with that money....:nono:...200$ nad more usually give much more in performance(not the rule but repeats oftentimes).Quote:
Originally Posted by aldamon
Hi Guys,
May I ask DS4 users here what's the best bios version to date for this mobo? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by ElBobbo
leave it all to normal m8, the mobo will adjust the V automatically for you.
My mem hits the wall @ 950 but i have the feeling the mobo can do 500 24/7
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Originally Posted by ea6gka
that is 500% NOT TRUE!!!
the auto setting only adjust the voltages to the safe or recommended settings by intel.
meaning roughly 1.35-ish on the vcore. 2.1-ish on the ram and too little on the gmch and once and for all the fsb voltage does absolutely nothing. i truly see no purpose as to even having it there.
you cant run auto very well at that high of a clock.
now im not saying +3 or whatnot is going to help but +3 (for the DS3 atleast) is the highest voltage available for fsb and gmch auto will not run the voltages as high as +3... you need to manually set it.
auto does however have a tendancy to yield some very good results. but dont expect massiv eclocks just cuz its auto or manual
my board no matter what i do, including 6x cpu multi will NEVER boot over 412mhz FSB.
after that i have to do it all in windows.
no you're wrong mate , or my eyes are fooling me
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8...led2cy5.th.jpg
normal = auto adjusts the appropriate voltage value in the GHZ given.
look at the link above Oc'ed and below at defaults
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Any of you guys using GSKILL F2-6400PHU2-2GBZX memory?
it WILL increase the vcore but only by a small amount it wont go above 1.4-ish easy tune is reporting 1.44 and thas wrong. it maxes out on auto at around 1.4-ish
and.. if you noticed.. he clearly stated this wasnt a cpu issue so auto vcore is irrelevant.
auto (g)mch and vfsb and vdimm are not recommended at the FSB setting you have.
you need to max out the gmch and fsb and set the vdimm to whatever you feel is correct for your ram.
vcore can be left on auto yes but dont leave it there and expect to get massive clocks.. it wont do it. it, as i mentioned stops at near 1.4v gigabyte isnt going to overvolt the cpu past intel specs which is 1.4v max i beleive. all overvolting must be done by us... otherwsie we could be all over them for fried cpu's cuz their motherboard is overvolting too much.
get my meaning ?
set mch and fsb to max.. and as stated vdimm needs to be what works for your ram
and how do you know its not cpu limited ? have you set the vcore to 1.6v to find out if it allows it to go higher ?
and your not complaining about 480mhz FSB are you ? that is just as good and better than alot of the boards higher priced than this get.
if all you can do is 480 then its the chipset limitation... or your not pumping enough vcore into the cpu.
whatever cooling your on i'd try 1.55v but make sure you keep it cool @ 1.55v these cpu's start on fire and get very hot very quickly.
yes youre right Vdimm needs to be manually adjusted , all other settings IMHO dont. If 1.44 is the max the board automatically can give then fine ok but i believe this is fine with most silicon out there at 3400-3500. Thats just my opinion :D
950 -980 mhz ddr2 is the max my memory can handle (ballistix 5400) , the board can do 1000 but memory cant . either way i am very happy with gigabyte, i paid less and got everything.
İt seems 1.6v or more vcore problem is only for me..İn bios or easytune 1.6 and 1.62v pc shutdown and after 5seconds reboot,1.65v and 1.7v freeze.whats the problem on my dq6?Any of you hava a similar problem?My new week 28 e6600 boost up to 3900 (1mb pi) with 1.58v.ı can't try more vcore because of this Dq6:slapass:
I get a similar problem :S... I thought this DQ6 had "12 phase power changer" or soemthing like that :(
Someone suggested the 12 phase was just a beefed up 6 phase...dunno how true that is.
Any new beta bios out?
nothing as of yet, I'm expecting one on Monday (and about teh phase thing... I basically bought this board because of that)
i agree totally, same for my DS3 i paid 145 and got the and more than if i had gotten a $250 board.Quote:
Originally Posted by ea6gka
i love my DS3.
I guess you're right but I never bought a high-end AMD board. I always bought sub-$100 boards and they overclocked fine. For example, my last three boards were the Shuttle AN35N Ultra, Epox 8KHA3J, and the DFI NF4X Infinity. The Shuttle was $50, the Epox $99, and the was DFI $70.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lestat
Give it a rest. The DS3 performs just as well as any $200 board you can come up with. You need to stop underestimating the DS3 and just work with it until you get the performance you want. Don't just quit because it's "just" a $150 board. That's nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by DARK SIDE
well a lot of people want to be able to 'n00b' overclock out of the box. In otherwords, a quick and easy guaranteed reasonable OC without any effort at all.
Thing with the DS3 is, you probably wont get a decent stable OC straight out of the box, it requires a little bit more effort & thought. But it will reward you with performance beyond what most other boards can offer.
Hi guys , I need all DS3 Bios from first F3 until lastest Release
whats best DS3 bios that you test until now?
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Originally Posted by HamidFULL
i use the F3 only for one reason , cause with all other bios if you set vcore AUTO and Overclok CPU the bios adjust the vcore to 1.42v and with bios F3 you can overclok and let vcore set AUTO that wont rise to 1.42v , stay at default 1.325v .
i know i can use bios F4 , F5 or F6 and set vcore manualy to 1.325v , but im using EIST and C1 enable and if i set the vcore manualy to 1.325v when its idle went down to multi x6 but the voltage remains 1.325v (that we set in bios cause in AUTO automatcly adjust to 1.42v) .
but with F3 bios if the Vcore is set AUTO in bios when cpu is idle went multi x6 and vcore also go down to 1.18v .
I dont know why gigabyte since F3 bios change this .
i dont use other bios than F3 cause of this auto adjust vcore when set AUTO in bios(realy suks for ppl like me that use EIST and C1 enable with auto vcore ).
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example:
i use 400x8 @ Vcore default for 24/7:
F3 bios || EIST & C1 enable || Vcore Normal :
--400x8
--vcore : NORMAL
--EIST & C1 : enable
windows >>> full 400x8/ 1.32v ------- idle : 400x6 / 1.18v
With F4/F5/F6 BIOS|| EIST & C1 enable || Vcore Normal :
--400x8
--Vcore : Normal
--Eist & C1 : enable
windows >>> Full : 400x8 /1.42v --------- idle 400x6/1.18v
with F4/F5/F6 BIOS || EIST & C1 enable || Vcore set to 1.325v :
--400x8
--Vcore : 1.325v
--Eist & C1 : enable
windows >>> Full : 400x8 /1.32v --------- idle 400x6/but vcore stay also 1.32v
thats why i dont use other bios than F3 , cause using EIST and C1 when CPU is idle (multi x6) there is no necessity the cpu use 1.32v , but the only way to drop the voltage when cpu is idle (x6) its seting Vcore : Normal in bios but then you cant overclok because the vcore auto adjust to 1.42v (with all other bios than F3) .
that realy realy suks , like i said before i dont know why gigabyte change that since F3 bios
regards