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WOOT! :woot:
After updating to the Newer release F6 10-12-2006 from the F6 10-11-2006 I can run my ram at 4:5 350= 875 5-5-5-15 @1.8v!!!
I know not a great oc but better since I have been unable to reproduce from the F2 bios settings I can't seem to remember that got me 430*9 1:1
Definitely install the new new F6 from Giga's website!!!
-Phil
ok now change it to 4-4-4- and up the voltage to 2.0 or 2.2v
speed increase is minimal actually but anyways.
have you always been running your ram at 1.8v ?
you not going to overclock hardly at all with your ram running that low especially on some crap bag ocz
(sorry but their ddr2 667 and 800 is poop especially considering they carry a premium price compared to others who just smoke them)
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Originally Posted by eXceededgoku
... Haven't owned a floppydrive in 3 years :stick:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lestat
There is much to be said for flashing with less overhead aka higher stability but as long as you're stabel I would dare say flashing in windows is as safe and more convienient then flashing through floppy. Must admit I don't own one any more even :D Doesn't matter anyway I can flash from usb drive instead, but rarely do unless there is no other util around that can do it under windows. If I got a stabel oc I don't downclock for flashing.. idk but I never had a flash go wrong. Heard enough horror stories off it going that way with no backup board or spare bios so not saying everyone just should, but one can take it's chanches with windows and get away with it :toast:
LOl I'm not some newb... but I have been trying all sorts of things, the ram is more stable at 1.8-1.9 then 2.1+ For the longest time I was running it at 2.1 or 2.2 and getting :banana::banana::banana::banana: for speed.
I think the time I hit 430*9 was right after I installed F2 and forgot to up the mem voltage but I never thought to run it so low until i spent some time at the bleeding edge forums and read that many people are getting better clocks with lower voltage on their 2.1 rated ram then they were with the right voltages. I know heat wasn't an issue because I had a 120mm fan blowing cool air right on the chips before as a test with no difference.
I will keep testing to see where the mem tops out at before play the timings game... I will go for the combo which results in the best performance / heat ratio.
-Phil
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Originally Posted by MartianInvader
you take the chance ive seen way too many people having to call the mobo maker and ask for a new bios chip cuz windows flashing is very unreliable.
the gigabyte boards include an onboard, inbios flashing program that you dont need a floppy for or you can just use a usb floppy.
you can use a thumb drive but the thumb drive must appear in the bios as a floppy, it will say something like FD Removable Drive but its actually a thumb drive.
but dont be silly just ebay a usb floppy and use that
Read my post, I said I knew I can use a usd drive... damn :toast:
I just don't, and it hasn't bitten me in the ass yet ;)
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Originally Posted by MartianInvader
i know what you said im just saying advocating windows flashing has always been taboo, and there are some who do it and some who have done it and wont ever do it again.
i for one have only done it once, and didnt care for the nerve racking experience.
i'll stick with dos flashing. its the best and proper way to do it. not to mention the usual switches you can use that you cant with a windows flasher.
I wont stand in the way off someone advocating which has been the known way in years, but I would spread my personal positive experiences :toast:
So if anyone get's encouraged to try it and finds it works for them as it does for me more power to them, if they do and it bites em in the ass I can say they should have listend to you. Though I would enjoy it allot more if they would experience the convinience off windows flashing going flawlessy like I have untill now :D
Must admit first time I use a new flash program I get curling toes to...
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Originally Posted by baki
I know windows flashing is "bad", but for a few years that's what I have been doing. I just hate floppy disks!!!! I have had problem after problem with them and when I found WinFlash I stopped with the floppy disk. And now I just use winflash.
i hate having to deal with floppies too so how are you loading raid drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by SnakeEyes
do you go thru the trouble of using nlite to slipstream the drivers everytime you get a new mobo or something ?
i always keep a usb floppy around for flashing or other dos needed times.
so anyways.. i did the pencil mod for the (g)mch and got my mch voltage up to 1.62v now. instead of only 1.45v.
because this F7 rev 2 bios is screwed, i cant overclock as high as i did before.
so i have to actually use the pencil mod to increase the mch voltage to 1.62v to do what i was doing before at 1.4v
i need to flash back and see how it reacts to the other bios.
If your OS is stable then there's absolutely no reason to flash using the dead technology that is the floppy drive. I've flashed in Windows hundreds of times and never had a problem. @BIOS works like a charm for me.
Same here, I've flashed in windows 100's of times also. Only ever used @bios though
I don't recommend this to anyone, but I had forgot to reset my 3.6ghz overclock to stock on a week 28 e6600 (Gigabyte DS3) when I used @bios to windows flash from f6 to f7. Luckily it went without a hitch, was dual orthos blend stable @ 3.6ghz anyways. From what I understand, f6 and f7 are mostly the same except for the quad core support. But accidentally flashed when overclocked but things were ok...:cool:
You're right...the bios file for the DQ6 is also different, it was 11th October, now it's the 12th!....hmmm.Quote:
Originally Posted by baki
Is your heatsink the new revision/style?Quote:
Originally Posted by ea6gka
New revision 2.0 DS4 (G) online:
http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Support/...ProductID=2393
no richard thats the 965G DS4 not the 965P
There seems to be some differences...the Marvell LAN chip was 8053, now it's 8056.
The heapipe has been modified. CPU support list is also different:
http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Support/...me=GA-965G-DS4
Seems Gigabyte will have to add support for more processors to the rev. 1 DS4 and DQ6
I know it's G...but it points the way toward the new revision 2.0 for the DQ6 and DS4...both of which have the Marvel 8053 chip, thus one can assume they'll be updated with the 8056 chip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lestat
no you cant assume that and it would be foolhardy to even think about assuming that.
new chipsets, whether they are are video, sata, lan or whatever usually cost more money.
you dont get new LAN chipsets on a new revision of board unless there was something so horribly wrong with the first one that it warrants a new chip.
the only thing the Rev 2 boards have is the C2 northbridge, from the DQ6 that has been posted here
the only reason companies release new revisions of boards are to fix horrible hardware issues, or, as is the case now, Intel releases a new northbridge chipset.
look at how many revisions of the Ultra-D there are,, and nothing ever changed there except a few tiny pieces of hardware on the baord and making it more stable.
LOL...the manual for that (G)DS4 2.0 is dated October 18th...it's only the 15th!
:-)
Lestat....i'll bet you $5 the new DQ6/DS4 2.0 will come with an updated LAN chip. I have seen Gigabyte update chips all the time, my 875P revision 2.1 board came with an updated Realtek chip. They do update when they use up their stock of chips and they get new models in.
$5 is that all come on man make it worth our time.
especially since you know im right...
why dont you check the main section here and see who that was who had the Rev 2 DQ6 with the C2 chipset and ask them if it has anythign else different.
infact no,,, lets backup.. there was atleast 1 guy here who had a DS4 C2 board,, lets call him out and find out..
personally i hope you DQ6 owners get all the upgrades in the world, you guys got fooked right in the ear big time when you purchased that board. i still feel bad for you guys cuz the DS3 can still kick its butt usually
I just don't think that's true. I haven't had any problems in getting an above average, Orthos stable overclock on my DQ6. There are plenty of reviews around with similar overclocks. My DQ6 is pushed hard most days and has never missed a beat. I personally know of at least 3 other DQ6 users who have had few, if any, problems achieving comparable overclocks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lestat
A few people complaining in this thread about the DQ6 are quite obviously not overly experienced when it comes to overclocking, but choose to blame their motherboard when the fault could well be thier own.