Man that SLI mod is cool as hell
Man that SLI mod is cool as hell
Thinking of swapping out my GA-EP45-UD3R with a GA-EP45C-UD3R...do you think I will need to re-install Win XP or since it's the same chipset and hardware (other than DDR3 RamI'll be switching to also)? My DDR3 system at work feels just so much smoother that I'm getting dissappointed with my home pc. I'm thinking it also maybemy Seagate HD that might also be the issue, I'm not sure. Any comments or suggestions welcome.
not necesary mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by bluestang
on other thoughts, i would strongly recomendo you to migrate to Windows7 though..
i swapped my P5E (x38) for my current MB and the OS did all the driver related conflict solution by itstelf :up:
OH what the hell, why not. You only love once. I just ordered a GA-EP45C-UD3R and some G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600 to pair with it. Should be an improvement over my current GA-EP45-UD3R and DDR2-1200. Work PC setup has me spoiled.
On a side note, I really hate Neweggs price fluctuations from day to day and week to week. Worse than oil sometimes!
i got my Q9650 today
and its a good one.
fired it up using my old settings for
my other Q9650,adjusted the vcore
and got this.:D
9x500@4500 w1.37v ddr1200MHz
http://i34.tinypic.com/33aa3k5.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/2wg669h.jpg
voltage settings
Code:>>> CPU
Load-Line Calibration.................: [Enabled]
CPU Vcore..............1.23750V........: [1.406v]
CPU Termination........1.200V.........: [1.36v]
CPU PLL................1.500V............: [1.57v]
CPU Reference..........0.760V.........: [0.886]
>>> MCH/ICH
MCH Core...............1.100V............: [1.40v]
MCH Reference..........0.760V.........: [0.901]
MCH/DRAM Reference...0.900V.....: [norm]
ICH I/O................1.500V...............: [norm]
ICH Core...............1.100V.............: [norm]
>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage...........1.800V...........: [2.20v]
DRAM Termination.......0.900V.........: [norm]
Channel A Reference....0.900V.........: [norm]
Channel B Reference....0.900V.........: [norm]
nice one :up:
go back to i7 radaja send me that cpu lol
maybe i will,you never know with me.
cant seem to settle on one thing:rofl:
wellcome to the q9650 again mate very nice results...such low temps on a low vid ? what are you using ? or what are you ambients ?Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
Cheers :up:
Sergio
Very nice mate, certainly one of the best Q9650's I've seen. What batch do you have?Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
thanks guys.its batch L836B361.
im on water w/ AC blowing into the rad
so its cold.
i got it to prime with 1.40v in bios.
will post SS soon.heres a pic of the cooling
setup,its not the prettiest but very effective.
after the AC goes throught the rad the 4500rpm
tornado fan blows the cold air down into the case
where the two 4000rpm TT fans keep the rest cool.:cool:
http://i38.tinypic.com/ng6nmv.jpg
wow thats the reason lmao you have an engine there mate :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
Cheers and congrats, nice to see an antec900 :D
Sergio
parts of it at least.ripped out all the rivets so i could
have a MB tray.just kept the back and sides,and the top
just lays there.no front or hard drive stuff.
This is mine playing some time ago when it was cold outside 13C to 16C taking fresh air form outside lol
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7510/p10207231.jpg
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2510/p10207241.jpg
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/284...392vcore21.jpg
and my buddy OC thats all time with me complaining why i invaded his space :rofl:
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7025/p10207401.jpg
Cheers mate fun with your Q9650 :up:
Sergio
How do you guys get your wives and girlfriends to tolerate your computing habits? What's your secret?
lol in my case she loves playing games and she helps me on my builds, so she knows that the games she chooses need power lol so she helps me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Europa
Cheers :up:
Sergio
nice when its cold andressergio.
if prime fails 896k,doesnt that have to do with
the NB and ram?
depends mate can be you need a notch of vcore...for sure is that, what vid is yours ? Oc nub is 1,17 and needed same vcore as me to pass blend long time, it was 1,42+ set on bios mine is 1,1875 and needs 1,43+ set on bios, i think you need a bump and it will pass for hours :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
Cheers :up:
Sergio
i get to buy all the toys i wantQuote:
Originally Posted by Europa
wife got new kitchen
for every 100 i spend on pc parts she gets 1000 in renovations:ROTF:
its freekin expensive for me to even buy a 100$ part lol
the good thing is she comes n seduces me to get me off the pc :yepp:
but when i build i'm off limits:eek:
she will have a new bathroom next year:ROTF::ROTF::ROTF:
Are you using cellshocks again? If so try lowering your mch ref. down 1 notch, back to stock. On my board they like the 0.760 setting over the 0.800.Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
well im using cellshock pc8500's,i think they have the d9 gmh's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoss331
well i tried raising the mch and vdimm one notch each
and left vcore at 1.406v and this time it made it through.
got to say im very very happy with this cpu:D
9x505@4545 1.37v ddr2-1212 1hr 18m primeblend
http://i33.tinypic.com/2eofe3l.jpg
stopped
http://i37.tinypic.com/fjggva.jpg
Help please
i just noticed that my WCing loop goes
pump/res/cpu/rad.would it be better
to go pump/rad/cpu/res?i had no clue
as to what i was doing when i put it
together.i looked and looked at pics
as to how it should be and i think i
confused myself in the end.but wouldnt
it cool my cpu better comimg straight from
the rad first?
It should be pump->rad->cpu->res. Awesome clocks; I think the chip gods are smiling on you. You have all the golden chips in the Intel Section. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
Europa,thanks for the WCing info.
and yes the last three cpu's seem to be
a gift from the cpu gods.before them its
was just average chip's one after another.
WOOT!! :D Well done buddy - I knew you would be part of the Q9650 miracle club :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
KRich thanks,it's so much better than my 1.25 vid Q9650
I seemed to have hit a FSB wall. I get 4.15GHz(13x319) and it passes Prime95 for an hour with temps only low 50's. as soon as I go 13x320 it won't post at all and just beeps at be and resets itself at default clocks of 13x200. I even tried lowering the multiplier slowly down to x6 and still no post. I was hoping there is a trick to get a little more, or maybe a setting I overlooked.
Here's my BIOS settings:
I also tried setting (G)MCH to 333 too see if the next boot strap would help and nothing at x6 multiplier as well.Code:*** GigaByte GA-EP45-UD3R BIOS F9 ***
Robust Graphics Booster: Auto
Cpu Clock Ratio: 13.0
*** Clock Chip Control ***
CPU Host Clock Control: Enabled
CPU Host Frequency(MHz): 319
PCI Express Frequency(MHz): 100
C.I.A.2: Disabled
*** Advanced Clock Control ***
CPU Clock Drive: 800mV
PCI Express Clock Drive: 900mV
CPU Clock Skew: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew: 0ps
*** DRAM Performance Mode ***
Performance Enhance: Turbo
(G)MCH Frequency Latch: 266MHz
System Memory Multiplier (spd): 3.00A
DRAM Timing Selectable (spd): Manual
*** Standard Timing Control ***
CAS Latency Time: 6
tRCD: 6
tRP: 6
tRAS: 18
*** Advanced Timing Control ***
tRRD: Auto
tWTR: Auto
Twr: Auto
tRFC: Auto
tRTP: Auto
Command Rate (CMD): Auto
>>>Channel A: All Auto
>>>Channel B: All Auto
*** Motherboard Voltage Control ***
>>>CPU
Load-Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Vcore: 1.37500V
CPU Termination: 1.3600
CPU PLL: 1.570V
CPU Reference: 0.886
>>>MCH/ICH
MCH Core: 1.300V
MCH Reference: 0.901
MCH/DRAM Reference: Normal
ICH I/O: Normal
ICH Core: Normal
>>>DRAM
DRAM Voltage: 2.200
DRAM Termination: Normal
Channel A Reference: Normal
Channel B Reference: Normal
*** Advanced BIOS Features ***
C1E: Disabled
EIST: Disabled
Thanks for any help
-=Mark=-
Mark, with those voltages you can probably run 8x500 instead. Might need more MCH for it (1.34) and you will have to ajust refs. Also, set you (G)MCH Latch to Auto and pick you ram multiplier. Set your Static tRead (Performance Level) to 9 and maybe even 8 if 9 is stable.
Sorry to trouble everyone but first of all, thanks for the info. I started reading and realized it would take me forever to get through it. I have this mobo, an E8500, Xigmatech Dark Knight, 2x2gb Corsair PC8500 1066 Dominator memory, 4870 1GB, 2x500GB WD Black in Raid 0, 1x1TB WD Black for storage, SATA LG burner, and a 950 watt quad 12v rail 85+ Thermaltake Black Widow modular PSU. I have a Lian Li with 2 intake in front, 1 exhast in rear, 1 exhaust on top. I'm wondering what the best bios setup would be for my setup. I want a nice daily OC. I don't need to get 4.5 unless I can. I've been running Vista 64 but I got Windows 7 for $29 as a student so I picked up the 2x500GB because I broke one of my raptors SATA connectors :/ I'm doing a fresh install soon so I figured it would be a great time to OC this gaming rig. I don't mind lapping the cpu and HS if it will make a huge differance. I'm mainly after a decent daily OC. Template would be awesome :)
Kind Regards,
Brian
What is the best latest BIOS for overclocking 65nm quads?
I am having problems getting anything past 400FSB on ym EP45C-UD3R. I'm not a noob to clocking but so far this board sucks. Any tips?
Quote:
Originally Posted by gurusan
Try settng just your cpu voltage, mch voltage and memory voltage first. This board really doesn't like having alll its setting set at once and this is my guess about what you are doing wrong. Then you go through one by one and try to tweak your gtls and other setings. This board does not, suck! :p:
^ User error. :)
Are there any particular memory dividers and nb straps I should avoid? Any particular settings I should disable for overclocking? Dram write training? also where is performance level in the bios?
really don't get it...I had my p5q at 512fsb stable and I'm having trouble getting over 400 with this one :/
Post your hardware first, I could help you out.Quote:
Originally Posted by gurusan
e8400 e0, OCZ platinum 1800Mhz CL8, ep45c-ud3r
I am also using the F5F beta bios...unfortunately I can't revert back to the F4 as I can't find it anywhere.
F5F isn't a bad bios. Give me a second.Quote:
Originally Posted by gurusan
Code:*** GigaByte GA-EP45C-UD3R BETA BIOS F5F
Robust Graphics Booster: Auto
Cpu Clock Ratio: 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: 900mV
PCI Express Clock Drive: 900mV
CPU Clock Skew: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew: 50ps
*** DRAM Performance Mode ***
Performance Enhance: Turbo
(G)MCH Frequency Latch: AUTO
System Memory Multiplier (spd): 4.00D (I think that'll give you 1600, you can up this later) I'm doing this from memory)
DRAM Timing Selectable (spd): Manual
*** Standard Timing Control ***
CAS Latency Time: 8
tRCD: 8
tRP: 8
tRAS: 22
*** Advanced Timing Control ***
tRRD: (This is Performance Level) Set to 8, if it doesn't boot, set to 9. Remember you must do this to both CH-A and CH-B
tWTR: Auto
Twr: Auto
tRFC: Auto
tRTP: Auto
Command Rate (CMD): Auto
>>>Channel A: All Auto
>>>Channel B: All Auto
*** Motherboard Voltage Control ***
>>>CPU
Load-Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Vcore: ?????V
CPU Termination: 1.38v (You can adjust this higher or lower, later)
CPU PLL: 1.570V
CPU Reference: 0.886
>>>MCH/ICH
MCH Core: 1.48V (You can adjust this lower later)
MCH Reference: 0.901
ok thanks, I appreciate it. Was looking forward to some high FSB clocks with this board...and I know my chip is decent as it did 4.2GHz on my blackops with only 1.275V
thanks so much for that, I'll give it a shot and comment back later
Yea, it's a starting block, let us know.Quote:
Originally Posted by gurusan
Edit: I'm sure 4.00D is 1:1. It might be something else; just choose anything from 1600 and above based on your ram's capabilities. TRRD or PL 8 should be the right setting too. I'm just not too familiar with OCZ ram.
Gurusan, try messing with ur ref voltages (CPU & MCH), on my q6600 i needed 0.80v on mch ref to get past 400fsb, although i wouldn't think u would need to do that on a 45nm dualie...
Also, for 400FSB u should use the 4.00A (266) strap, i found anything above that (333/400 straps) would make the RAM unstable and need +dimm. Although importantly - for 450FSB+ the 333 strap works wonders...
I have never been able to get my system to run right with tweaking the clock skews. What does that do slow the north bridge talking speed down a little? If it does wouldn't then then in turn slow down your performance a litte? Or does it just keep things in sync? Might be a dumb question, sorry if it is.
Yeah, it's about sync, only useful in high fsb situations though, not for breaking 400 fsb, with a dual core.Quote:
Originally Posted by truehighroller
Well, I can't even get the damned thing to boot into windows at 450FSB.
Also those settings look quite wild compared to my old P5Q Deluxe....I was 512fsb stable (4.6GHz) with 1.20FSB term, and .655 GTL....also only used 1.32 nbvoltage
So.....I tried every single memory ratio at 450FSB and nothing boots at all! :/
It can't be the board though, I'm sure it's something else. you're overlooking. Give me some time and we'll figure this out.Quote:
Originally Posted by gurusan
Edit:
Using the same settings from my other post: If you haven't yet, disable TURBO and use 3.33B PL8, (or 9, if it doesn't boot first time) I think that'll give you DDR3 1333. Also, what vdimm are you giving the ram?
Gurusan, have u tried ur RAM modules on any other P45 DDR3 board? And are they low voltage or the 1.9v?
Thanks for the help everyone, turns out I wasn't giving enough MCH voltage and the GTL ref was wrong. Now using 1.38V MCH and .750 MCH REF..and 1.28VTT
....clocked at 500x8, 2GHZ cl8
Ahh good to know mate, i knew it was MCH ref :)
Get clocking :up:
yup my mistake was clocking it like an asus board....the p5q really is different by miles
@gurusan
I had the P5Q Deluxe before this board so I know exactly what you are talking about.
Will i7 memory 1600MHz C7 1.65v works fine with the EP45T-UD3R?
They should do mate, i think my kit is 1600 C8 1.65v i5/7, they are normally the ones that work best with this board. Although i can't guarantee that.
my memory is using elipda BBSE chips, you think it will be fine?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oztopher
Also is this mobo capable of doing stable 500FSB?
I have a damn good question here. Is there any way at all to tell what this motherboard sets the references to etcetera when they are set to auto? There has to be a way to do this. I had noticed with the Easy Tune that it wasn't telling me everything that is set when stuff is set to auto. Tell me what you guys think about this one and thank you.
im pretty sure it set them to default values,as marked in red.
http://i37.tinypic.com/2ivnol5.jpg
Nope, because if I set those settings it will never ever boot. The board has to be setting different settings then those when set to auto. Thank you though for trying though radaja.
your not setting what your seeing ET6 are you?
like your not setting say 1.28vtt and setting 0.760v in bios right.
for 1.28vtt you would set 0.810v to get 0.760v in ET6.
not trying to make you look like you dont know your stuff
but i just want to make sure i understand what your trying
Hmm,, I will say this. I set my MCH voltage to 1.50 and if I set the MCH reference to what the Easy tune states is default ".76" it will not boot. So what you are saying, is that I should aim for the .76 but some how figure out the math to get it to be that after I move my MCH voltage? If so what is the math formula? I still wish that the application would just say what the actuall setting is though, that would be to easy right :p:.Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
just set vtt to 1.20 and set your ref to 0.760v then move you vtt to what you normally use and the ref will track when you move your vtt.
so if your use vtt 1.24 the ref will be 0.785 in bios,move vtt to 1.28v and ref will change to 0.810v in bio but in ET6 will show 0.760v
I will try to do this and see what happens. It would still be easier if it just told us what it is actually set to.Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
heres a cheatsheet i made.
ref -ET6 0.730 / 0.745 / 0.760 \ 0.785 \ 0.800 this is what you see in ET6
vtt 1.20 0.730 / 0.745 / 0.760 \ 0.785 \ 0.800
vtt 1.22 0.742 / 0.757 / 0.772 \ 0.797 \ 0.812
vtt 1.24 0.755 / 0.770 / 0.785 \ 0.810 \ 0.825 CPU reference value in bios
vtt 1.26 0.768 / 0.783 / 0.798 \ 0.823 \ 0.838
vtt 1.28 0.780 / 0.795 / 0.810 \ 0.838 \ 0.850
vtt 1.30 0.793 / 0.808 / 0.823 \ 0.848 \ 0.863
vtt 1.32 0.806 / 0.821 / 0.836 \ 0.861 \ 0.876
vtt 1.34 0.818 / 0.833 / 0.848 \ 0.873 \ 0.888
vtt 1.36 0.831 / 0.846 / 0.861 \ 0.886 \ 0.901
vtt 1.38 0.844 / 0.859 / 0.874 \ 0.899 \ 0.914
vtt 1.40 0.856 / 0.871 / 0.886 \ 0.911 \ 0.926
vtt 1.42 0.869 / 0.884 / 0.899 \ 0.924 \ 0.939
vtt 1.44 0.882 / 0.897 / 0.912 \ 0.937 \ 0.952
vtt 1.20 0.720 / 0.740 / 0.760 \ 0.800 \ 0.840
vtt 1.22 0.732 / 0.752 / 0.772 \ 0.812 \ 0.852
vtt 1.24 0.745 / 0.765 / 0.785 \ 0.825 \ 0.865 MCH reference value in bios
vtt 1.26 0.758 / 0.778 / 0.798 \ 0.838 \ 0.878
vtt 1.28 0.770 / 0.790 / 0.810 \ 0.850 \ 0.890
vtt 1.30 0.783 / 0.803 / 0.823 \ 0.863 \ 0.903
vtt 1.32 0.796 / 0.816 / 0.836 \ 0.876 \ 0.916
vtt 1.34 0.808 / 0.828 / 0.848 \ 0.888 \ 0.928
vtt 1.36 0.821 / 0.841 / 0.861 \ 0.901 \ 0.941
vtt 1.38 0.834 / 0.854 / 0.874 \ 0.914 \ 0.954
vtt 1.40 0.846 / 0.866 / 0.886 \ 0.926 \ 0.966
vtt 1.42 0.859 / 0.879 / 0.899 \ 0.939 \ 0.979
vtt 1.44 0.872 / 0.892 / 0.912 \ 0.952 \ 0.992
hope this helps,the middle column will be the default ref (0.760v in ET6)for any given vtt
Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
Thank you for that. I set 1.42 and let it set the .899 and it is unstable. I would like to see what it is actually using it self when set to auto and everything seems to be stable. There should be a way to pull this info from the motherboard with a program some how.. Some coder out there should make this one for us :p:.
im still not sure i get what your trying to do.
you say you set 1.42vtt and left the ref on auto and it's unstable?correct?
what happens when you set 1.42vtt and manually set 0.899v?is it stable then?
No, I am saying that I set the FSB Term Voltage to 1.2 and then set the CPU Ref to .76 "both of their defaults". Then I set the FSB Term back up to 1.42 and let it auto change, the ref to .899 and went in to Windows and that was unstable. Now, I just now went back in to the BIOS and set the CPU Ref to .939 and didn't touch the FSB Term which was set to 1.42 when I started this, and it is stable 100%.Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
I am wondering what the Motherboard sets its CPU Ref to when it is set to Auto because on Auto I was stable "when I didn't have a number plugged in to the CPU Ref".
well setting cpu ref to 0.939 while vtt is 1.42v isnt default cpu of 0.760v in et6
it's 0.800v.
ok i see what your saying now.when you just did the auto and the manual test was the mch ref the same for both?Quote:
I am wondering what the Motherboard sets its CPU Ref to when it is set to Auto because on Auto I was stable "when I didn't have a number plugged in to the CPU Ref".
also try setting it to normal.thats what i use for my dual core for cpu ref.
Yes the only thing I changed was the fact of the auto on the CPU Ref. I still want to see what it is setting everything to on auto though :p:.Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
Anyone know where I can find a cable for my parallel port (lpt).
I need to hook up a parallel port eprom programmer to my ud3p.
I know that the motherboard has a header for the lpt port, I just need the adapter cable and back-plate connector.
Thank you
Part # would be great also.
Sorry for the trivial interruption; but if anyone needs this cable it can be found here:
Amazon.com
IDC 10 / DB9 Male, Motherboard Serial Port Connector cable $6
IDC 26 / DB25, Motherboard Parallel Port Connector cable $6
Now carry on with your overclocking adventures and good luck.
anyone know if the CPU Termination 1.3200v is broken or just misreport from ET6?
If I set 1.3200v CPU Termination in bios, ET6 will still report 1.300v
Same here and I have updated to the newest version of ET6Quote:
Originally Posted by phsinc1
i get the same thing.i know the vcore used to do it
on some older bios's but the cpu term seems new
1.32 vtt does not work on any bios that I know of for the 1.0 P and 1.1 R boards ive checked. When checked with a dmm 1.30 actually does about 1.30-1.31 and 1.34+ actually does roughly 0.15 lower than whats selected in the bios or et6.
My point exactly, sorta :p:. I want to be able to see what is actually being set every where, that would be awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoss331
hello , is mch 1.36v to much for 24/7 on UD3p board?
1.36v mch is safeQuote:
Originally Posted by Hardc0r3
500fsb will mostly need 1.38v ~ 1.40v, I would say max safe on air is 1.40v
Grr this board is making me loose my mind, i can't pass 896k fft on prime95 X64 blend on core 2 . I have an EP45-UD3P with an q9550 E0 really bad vid+ ocz 4gb hpc reaper 1066. I am now @ standard 2.0d 1:1 475fsb, vcore 1.337, vtt1.36, vmch 1.36, cpu ref pcie ref 1000/1000 pcie skew 50. rest normal .:mad:
make sure to set the MCH Ref to 0.800, I can't pass this test unless I use 0.800 MCH Ref, First set 1.200VTT, set the MCH Ref to 0.800 and up your VTT to 1.360 again, the MCH ref will raise automatically when you bump your VTTQuote:
Originally Posted by Hardc0r3
yes i did that, pl10 will go for 10 hours, pl9 crushes, and is only fsb 475 1:1 ratio when the memory is rate for 1066 with 5-5-5-15 so it shoudn't be a problem.
Now i am trying with mch 1.38 with pl9
how much ram you using?if your using 2x2GB kit
you might need 1.40v-1.44v mch with Quad core
This is my setup and i can say i am proud of it. I just got both cpu and TRUE lapped.
Code:*** GigaByte GA-EP45-UD3P BETA F9
Robust Graphics Booster: Auto
Cpu Clock Ratio: 8.5
*** Clock Chip Control ***
CPU Host Clock Control: Enabled
CPU Host Frequency(MHz): 450
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: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew: 0ps
*** DRAM Performance Mode ***
Performance Enhance: Standard
(G)MCH Frequency Latch: AUTO
System Memory Multiplier (spd): 2.00B (I think the first 1 after auto)
DRAM Timing Selectable (spd): Manual
*** Standard Timing Control ***
CAS Latency Time: 5
tRCD: 5
tRP: 5
tRAS: 18
*** Advanced Timing Control ***
All AUTO
*** Motherboard Voltage Control ***
>>>CPU
Load-Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Vcore: 1.2875 V ( 1.248 v in cpu-z)
CPU Termination: 1.24v (still testing)
CPU PLL: 1.50V
>>>MCH/ICH
MCH Core: 1.26V
MCH Reference: 0.825V
MCH/DRAM Reference: 0.900
ICH I/O: Auto
ICH Core: Auto
>>>DRAM
DRAM Voltage: 1.94
DRAM Termination: Auto
Channel A Reference: Auto
Channel B Reference: Auto
Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
My setup needs no less then 1.48 otherwise it glitches out bad.
yea thats what i figured but since im on 2x1GB at the moment
i couldnt remember where the average was for 2x2GB for the
2.00D 1:1 setting.i was going to say 1.42v to 1.46v but i decided
to be conservative:D
tnks guys, can it handle the stock cooling such a big vmch 1.4 ? 1.4 is enough for me, it seems, for being prime95 X64 stable 12h . I was worried that i am the only one who needs to push such high vmch for only 475 fsb on the 2.00D strap.
i use a 40mm or 60mm fan blowing on the NB heatsink.
It can handle it but that is pretty high, Id also put a fan on it to help out. I honestly wouldnt think you would need that kind of voltage at only 475fsb and 1:1 D strap. :shrug: My board may or may not be average but it only needs 1.32 mch to run my 2x2 blades on 2.00D at 489fsb PL8.
it seems i just have crappy memory and motherboard:mad:, btw i don't wanna remove the blue top from the nb cooler, so adding a small fan to blow over it will make any difference?
Maybe not, try dropping the mch skew back to 0 and some lower voltages. Mine only needs to the 50 skew when at around 500fsb and 1200+ memory.
You need to cool the mosfets above the CPU. These will cause crashes once they reach certain temps or just explode one of the two LOL.
how can u cool them? what do you mean by crushes , bluescreens&freezes or just prime errors?Quote:
Originally Posted by truehighroller
DRAM Termination and DRAM Ref, what exactly they do?
I'm working on my OC 500x8.5 Q9550, and it will freeze hyperpi if I leave the DRAM Termination/Ref on Auto, If I change them to Normal, Hyperpi will pass normally, is that because my ram or the Auto settings put wrong values?
This is with Mushkin 4GB DDR2 1066
current settings:
This settings pass, but I set DRAM Termination to Auto/ Channel A\B Ref to Auto, it will freeze the PC just after 2 min with HyperpiQuote:
Robust Graphics Booster.........................[ Auto ]
CPU Clock Ratio.................................[ 8.0 ]
Fine CPU Clock Ratio............................[ +0.5 ]
CPU Frequency............................[ 500x8.5 ]
******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.................................[ 900mv ]
PCI Express Clock Drive.........................[ 900mv ]
CPU Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps ]
MCH Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps ]
******DRAM Performance Control******
Performance Enhance.............................[ Turbo ]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P)..................[ Auto ]
(G) MCH Frequency Latch.........................[ Auto ]
System Memory Multipler.........................[ 2.00D ]
Memory Frequency 1066...........................[ 1000 ]
DRAM Timing Selectable..........................[ Manual ]
CAS Latency Time................................[ 5 ]
tRCD............................................[ 5 ]
tRP.............................................[ 5 ]
tRAS............................................[ 15 ]
******Motherboard Voltage Control******
Load-Line Calibration...........................[ Enabled]
CPU Vcore [ 1.1875 ]...................[ 1.33750 ]
CPU Termination [ 1.20 ]...................[ 1.360 ]
CPU PLL [ 1.50 ]...................[ 1.500 ]
CPU Reference [ 0.760 ]...................[ 0.9xx] ET reports 0.785
MCH Core [ 1.100 ]...................[ 1.360 ]
MCH Reference [ 0.760 ]...................[ 0.9xx ] ET reports 0.800
MCH/DRAM Refernce [ 0.900 ]...................[ Auto ]
ICH I/O [ 1.500 ]...................[ 1.570 ]
ICH Core [ 1.100 ]...................[ Normal ]
DRAM Voltage [ 1.800 ]...................[ 2.060 ]
DRAM Termination [ 0.900 ]...................[ Normal ]
Channel A Ref [ 0.900 ]...................[ Normal ]
Channel B Ref [ 0.900 ]...................[ Normal ]
this sound like what truehighroller was describing
not knowing what auto is setting.the ones that i dont
set manually i always set normal like this
Load-Line Calibration...........................[ Enabled]
CPU Vcore [ 1.1875 ]...................[ 1.33750 ]
CPU Termination [ 1.20 ]...................[ 1.360 ]
CPU PLL [ 1.50 ]...................[ 1.500 ]
CPU Reference [ 0.760 ]...................[ 0.886v] ET reports 0.785
MCH Core [ 1.100 ]...................[ 1.360 ]
MCH Reference [ 0.760 ]...................[ 0.901v ] ET reports 0.800
MCH/DRAM Refernce [ 0.900 ]...................[ Normal ]
ICH I/O [ 1.500 ]...................[ Normal ]
ICH Core [ 1.100 ]...................[ Normal ]
DRAM Voltage [ 1.800 ]...................[ 2.060 ]
DRAM Termination [ 0.900 ]...................[ Normal ]
Channel A Ref [ 0.900 ]...................[ Normal ]
Channel B Ref [ 0.900 ]...................[ Normal ]
i dont know exactly what they do but normal should
set these to 50% of the rams vdimm.
so i dont know what to tell except just set it to normal
are u prime stable @ this settings? what's performance lvl of the ram @ this settings? ure cpu is @ 4250 mhz with only 1.3375, very nice cpu, must be a low vid oneQuote:
Originally Posted by phsinc1
this settings are stable 3h prime95 and 10 passes linx, 2.00D, PL10Quote:
Originally Posted by Hardc0r3
1.1875 vid
yeap very nice cpu, an yes with pl10 i can go with less vmch 2, but with pl9 i need @ least 1.38 and still i am not prime stable, cause i got an round error on the first core after 9 hours . I guess that is also because of the temperatures, case closed only 1 exhaust fan and mugen 2 cpu cooler with stock fan. I am happy for now @ 4ghz with 1.34 vcore, 1.34vtt, 1.38vmch, mch / dram ref @ 1.03, . I guess 9 hours of prime is enough , cause i wont be primeing 24/7. The other 3 cores kept going without a problem for 11hours.
What is is with enable c3 and c4 state option in bios? does it save energy?
Due to my high vid chip needing 1.4v+ to be stable at 4.30GHz and above, i settled at 467x9 24/7. But i thought i should go for higher bandwidth so i dropped the multi to 8.5 and ramped up the FSB. Although i'm finding it hard to get anything stable above 485 FSB with this multi, i'm not sure why :shrug: anyone know? I'm pretty sure the RAM and CPU are stable, increasing VTT and MCH didn't help at all.
On another note, i started messing around with the 266 (A) strap. I get about ~400mb increase in read bandwidth over the 333strap :D Its quite hard to get anything above 467fsb stable with it, but i managed to boot higher. I went for max clock with super tight subtimings, strap and PL. Check this :
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...andwidth-2.png
:shocked:
Needed about 1.50v MCH to get it to boot and do some benches though, and i had vdimm at 2.0v
My CPU would actually just stop responding the whole PC would lock up when I didn't have a fan on my Mosfets and the heat sink on them almost got hot enough to blister me when I felt them after benching for stability.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hardc0r3
@Radaja: Exactly except mine is stable at auto not normal?? :shrug:
Hi guys, i have a question. Since some time i see some kind of strange behaviour from my board (P45 UD3P).
For example, i run 333x6 @ 1.1 MCH / 0.95VCore. Eveything is smooth, but if i wanna change to 333x9.5 @ 1.1 MCH / 1.1VCore it sometimes fail to boot and it keep restarting and restarting over and over again. I have to power it off and then power it on again and it works. Voltages/setups are 300% working, this is not the the problem, i have 3-4 setups rock solid (2GHz @ 1.1 MCH / 0.91VC, 3.16GHz @ 1.1MCH / 1.1 VC, 3.8 GHz @ 1.18-1.2 MCH / 1.184 VC, 4.03 GHz @ 1.22-1.24 MCH / 1.23 VC, setups which i use depending of my needs. What is the problem ?
I don't see any logical reason to fail sometimes when passing from a lower clock to a higher clock setup when every voltage is perfect (especially since these clocks are daily use clocks, not uber high and has been tested hard to prove 101% stability). Memory is set @ DDR2 800 @ 1.8V or around DDR2 1000-1100 @ 2.06-2.2V, performance level is quite loose, PL8-9. Has anyone of you encountered this problem ? A BIOS update may be a solution ?
my board does the same thing.while im OC if i load optimal
defaults it just powers on and off until i flip the power button
same thing when i change my OC the first boot just powers
on and off till i flip the psu button.at first i thought my OC's
were failing till i did this and then it boots my OC right up.
its a strange quirk i admit but i can live with it.as long as
i can still OC the hell out of my cpu:D
the first time i noticed it,all i did was change the advance cpu
settings to disabled and it went into the reboot cycle.i thought
thats strange,but like i said once i flipped the switch everything
was ok:up:not sure if my other boards did this though.
here is my 24/7, vcore 1.33, vtt 1.36, mch 1.38, vdim 2.16, pl9, 2.00d strap
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5...5q9550ud3p.jpg
Just for reference, both EP45-UD3P's I have used suffered from the "Intel OC Boot Issue" but I gladly dealt with it in exchange for using the badass board :D
hey guys for the stuff in my sig can anyone give me a quick shot of what some of the basic settings on this board should be and how much is too much on mch and all that? whats a good setting to start up with on phase with a SLACR quad