Well mines only in lower power state, its quiet when at full powerQuote:
Originally Posted by njl
Well mines only in lower power state, its quiet when at full powerQuote:
Originally Posted by njl
fatguy1992,good job!
Hi guys I'm organizing a Group Purchase for the complete MIPS waterblock kits for these boards (all the series).
People who are interested please post here:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/...d.php?t=210836
http://www.mips-computer.de/images/mch2428.jpg
I was wondering if someone could help me with my settings. Been trying to get something stable for awhile, but i'm not sure if I just hit the limit or I'm doing something wrong. VID = 1.3125
Intel Xeon x3220 @ 3.52ghz (440x8) VTT 1.38 PLL 1.57 Vcore 1.45 LLC enabled
Xigmatek s1283 w/ Bracket
Crucial PC 8500 5-5-5-15 @ stock
3.6 requires about .05 more volts. 3.7 requires another .05
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I'm having a few problems with the UD3P I bought recently. It has trouble booting with USB devices attached. With 3 USB HDDs plugged in it simply won't pass the POST screen, and with 1 or 2 it will often reboot itself several times before it passes.
Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a suitable workaround or BIOS setting I can enable? I've updated to the latest BIOS already. Would getting hold of a powered USB hub help?
Anyway, apart from that the board seems to be performing well. I've got my e8400 going at 4.25Ghz (532 x 8) with memory at 1:1 and it seems stable enough.
just got the EP45-UD3P and a Q9550 should have the phase hook up soon to see what this thing can do:D i love this mobo already, on a tpower i45 i needed 2.4v to run 1050Mhz on my Corsair Dominator PC2 8500 and the UD3P run 1066 like it nothing @ 2.08v:D cant wait to do some real ram ocing
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Stole me a UD3P yesterday (it was that cheap) played 2~3 hours with it & my Q9650 and the best fsb I could manage was 549mhz. The board makes fsb super easy & is very very stable indeed. I'm loving the way the board will always boot when you've messed a setting up & allow you to try something else without a full CMOS/BIOS clear.
I've been playing about for a couple hours tonight & although I don't think I have a Prime blend stable 500 x 9 Q9560 I'm doing alright. On the shipped F4 BIOS I have my Q9650 running 500 x 8.5 on 1.35v, 1.40v NB & my OCZ 8500 SLI's @ DDR1000 1.80v so I'm quite happy.
See you all around
CN :)
I'm totally disliking the DDR3 version at the moment, no post at 400FSB is possible... tried a zillion things... either I got a dud board or my 2 ram kits are just not compatible with this board...
Jeez Gigabyte the voltage settings are horrific on the EP45 UD3P... hope to get a better bios on monday ... otherwise this board is flying asap in the garbage bin
Which ram sticks did you try?Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
Excelleram 4GB PC12800 C9 (1.75 volts) and 2GB Mushkin PC12800 C9 kit (1.7volt)
Tried pretty every important setting (timings, straps, PL,...) even tried to run 400FSB with ram underclocked... system refuses to post
@C-N,i totally agree with you ,very stable and nice oc failure feature.@leegoofd,damn thats a shame, ihope its a memory compatibilty issue.cause i was hoping to give ddr3 a go.and was planning on using the ddr3 version of the UD3P based on my experiences with the ddr2 one.hopefully you can get it figured out,good luck,EDIT-lee have you tried messing with the mch ref-voltage?setting this manually was the only way for me to be able to even oc at all.
Yeah I consider it a steal too, should put the other manufactures in shame for charging $200 bucks more for this type of mobo.Quote:
Originally Posted by C-N
So guys nobody interested in the group buy of the MIPS Freezer pack for this mobo? Nobody watercooling it?
I'm hoping someone will give some direction/advice to a OC newbie. I have a EP45-UD3R MB with a E8500 and Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) PC8500 RAM. My P/S is 500W Corsair VX500W in a Cool Master Case. With default MB settings, the system boots up great and I'm very pleased with it's performance. I wanted to try a little over clocking, but any small changes to the MB settings seems to make this system un-bootable. It either loops before the Gigabyte splash screen or just after it.
I've done some OC before with DFI boards (with good success), but I feel like I'm missing a simple overlooked step on this board that doesn't allow me to make any adjustments (up and I even tried to under clock it). I've read through many of these posts, but again, I have been unsuccessfull to make any changes based on what I've read.
Would someone be able to suggest some basic things I should look for or try? I also have some 1GB OCZ PC8500 RAM available, but I have the same results with that RAM.
Thanks!
LDN
I'm pleased to report that my endless reboot issue and poor overall performance of my UD3R was due to a bad stick of ram. They tested ok in my old system a week ago, but one of my beloved double-sided Ballistix PC8500 is now error city. I now have 3 sets of Ballistix with one dead stick each :( I put in one of the good 10th Anniv. PC5300 with the good PC8500 and presto!...the overclocking machine I was expecting!
Using the default timings, I haven't had much time to test it thoroughly or to fine tune the voltages, but is stable so far at 4300 Mhz.
LDN: You should be able to overclock to 3600 Mhz with the bios setting on Auto...or with bumps of vCore to 1.3v and VDimm to 2.1v. If still no go, try using just one stick of ram to see if it helps isolate your overclocking issues.
I took the settings from BuGjAE and I was able to get my e8400 e0 to 500x8,5
So i want to thank this thread it helped me a lot.
I think my memory is holding me back. Couldn't get it past 1000 in low Fsb with higher Mem Multi nor >500 Fsb 1:1. My memory is G.Skill DIMM Kit 4GB PC2-8000U CL5-5-5-15 (DDR2-1000) (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ)
any suggestion for a good setting ? >1000 ?
Here a screenie of my 500 fsb on ud3r.
http://www.abload.de/thumb/zwischenablage-1x2z8.jpg
Thanks Xvys for the reply.....I took out one stick and it made no difference, but I did figure out what was causing my system not to boot correctly.....believe it or not, it was my external Seagate USB Drive. The moment I unplugged it, I was able to make a few changes to the bios and OC to 4.00Ghz. I'll have to figure out my problem with the external USB drive, but that can wait for another day (has anyone ever heard of such a problem with a external drive like that?).
I would like to ask a couple of other general Gigabyte and OC questions of anybody willing to answer them.
1. Is it more important to have a higher FSB and a lower multiplier (for example, 8x500 vs 9.5x420 to reach 4Ghz)
2. How is the FSB : DRAM ratio configured? Mine currently says 5:6, but I see many CPU-Z posts showing 1:1. Does it matter?
3. This Gigabyte board has an option to write CMOS to BIOS (which I've not seen before in other MB's).....Is that just different profiles you can create?
Thanks and sorry if these are really newbie questions!
LDN
got the phase hook up and testing got to 4GHz like it was nothing:yepp:, it stable:D
edit: got to 500MHzx8.5 on 1.31v i think im going to like this board=)
edit: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=462654 @1.39v
Could you post your settings? I'm having trouble getting my Q9650 past 475 FSB on the 9x multiplier.Quote:
Originally Posted by C-N
Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
Thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rockfella
I just got 515FSB.
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...BOverclock.jpg
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...BOverclock.jpg
thats awesome fatty, cheers.
Thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by technut36
~4h prime 65 stable and still running. What do you suggest in improving the specs.
How high could the pi black go at cas5?
I've only had a few hours on this board so don't have any settings I would feel comfortable passing on as rock stable as I simply haven't had long enough to test them.Quote:
Originally Posted by stn0091
Having said that all I had to do to get 500 x 8.5 running prime was as follows, up the CPU termination voltage to 1.3v, the vcore to 1.35625v, NB to 1.4 & all the rest is as the board set it. The NB needs more than 1.4 but less than 1.5 to run a couple hours of large custom fft's, I'll find the sweet spot later today. I also have the CPU & PCI drive strengths up at 1000mv as this helped with high fsb so I just left it there when I came down to only 500 lol.
I am also just 1:1 atm on the 333 strap. I have manually set my timings to a safe (I know they can do it) value although the board sets them very very loose as std anyway.
Hope this helps.
here are my curr settingsQuote:
Originally Posted by technut36
my pic is crappy i will repost it in the morning
Leeghoofd,
BIOS F3 for EP45T-UD3P uploaded
http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/giga...st-bios-28441/
Thx man will give it a go tonite, no more energy left need some beers... Corrupted already 3 win installs. Highest bootable is 390FSB , for windows 350FSB, lol amasing
I hope this bios will at least allow me to post the mobo at 400FSB...
thx again will keep you posted...
Thinking hard. I wish i knew what the actual NB temps are under stock cooling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
All the other board manufactures are not liking gigabyte right now. Way to go gigabyte!! I will surely consider the X58 version soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by C-N
I was at 500x9 with crazy voltages. 1.7 on MCH, PLL and VTT. I dropped to 8.5 with your voltages and gonna see whats up.Quote:
Originally Posted by C-N
good luck with the blocks man, thanks for your effort.
Not really heared of Excelleram, googled it said it's also made by Mushkin?Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeghoofdThx man will give it a go tonite, no more energy left need some beers... Corrupted already 3 win installs. Highest bootable is 390FSB , for windows 350FSB, lol amasingQuote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
I hope this bios will at least allow me to post the mobo at 400FSB...
thx again will keep you posted...
Was going to try the EP45T-UD3P as well but will wait till I see something more positive about the board in question.
Maybe have a dabble with OCZ or Corsair DDR3 or something?
So, what's the general consensus on this board? I see a lot of problems but it looks like theres a lot of happy users. Is it generally stable? I'm just looking for a solid board for a q9550.
Where do you see a lot of problems?Quote:
Originally Posted by fasttruck860
This board is extremely stable, extremely forgiving, extremely inexspensive.
what nugzo said.
Hello
Excuse me for my english
I must choose between Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R vs. Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P.
I´m not interested in Crossfire but I´m looking for the more stable board and P is more expensive than R (for me 50€ more) but I can pay for stability.
Is the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P more stable than Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R?
In stability what is the best? Or can we say that they are the same?
And talking about board degrees the two board are different or they have the same degrees? I have read that they are cold.
Thanks
at 4.4GHz 100% stable and climbing with my Q9550 EO 1.39vore:DQuote:
Originally Posted by fasttruck860
i didnt update the bios or nothing and this mobo is rock solid the only thing holding me back right now is my ram, No problems with this mobo for me
edit: at 4.5GHz i love this mobo has load of voltage setting too
I fully agree, its a awesome board. The only thing holding me back is dam summer :(.Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
If you don't need crossfire and you want to save a few bucks, there is no reason not to choose the UD3R. I have both boards and neither is more stable when it comes to overclocking than the other. I would have simply picked up another UD3R as I do not need crossfire or the HD audio, but the UD3P was actually cheaper at the time due to a sale + promo rebate.Quote:
Originally Posted by APC
The UD3P is the most popular of the 2. That being said it is getting bios updates a little quicker. The extra 50 will be worth it in my opinion. While you may not need Xfire, you may need that extra PCIe for somethin else someday. Go for the P.Quote:
Originally Posted by APC
Thank youQuote:
Originally Posted by SPQQKY
And the board temp are the same for P & R model?
Thanks
Nugzo,Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
If you have Watercooling already I think it's the way to go. I'm certain that cooler is always better, why do you think ppl LN2 NB's and PWM's? :up:
I got two ppl on the Group Purchase List this far, as soon as a group of 5 closes I will order as we can divide the shipping between 5 :yepp:!
Nice work. Would you mind posting your template for the 4.4 and/or 4.5 clocks? 518fsb 100% stable would be a nice quad template to play with. Not to mention the 530fsb for the 4.5. thanks in advance. Here is a blank template you can use.Quote:
Originally Posted by EliTE22
PHP Code:******Gigabyte EP45 UD3 Template*******
Robust Graphics Booster []
CPU Clock Ratio []
Fine CPU Clock Ratio []
**********Clock Chip Control***************
CPU Host Clock Control []
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) []
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) []
C.I.A 2 []
*********Advanced Clock Control**********
CPU Clock Drive []
PCI Express Clock Drive []
CPU Clock Skew []
MCH Clock Skew []
*******DRAM Performance Control********
Performance Enhance []
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) []
(G) MCH Frequency Latch []
System Memory Multipler []
Memory Frequency []
DRAM Timing Selectable []
CAS Latency Time []
tRCD []
tRP []
tRAS []
*******Advanced Timing Control***********
tRRD []
tWTR []
tWR []
tRFC []
tRTP []
Command Rate (cmd) []
***********Motherboard Voltage Control*******
Load-Line Calibration []
CPU Vcore []
CPU Termination []
CPU PLL []
CPU Reference []
MCH Core []
MCH Reference []
MCH/DRAM Refernce []
ICH I/O []
ICH Core []
DRAM Voltage []
DRAM Termination []
Channel A Ref []
Channel B Ref []
Channel Timing Settings
Static tRead Value []
tRD Phase0 Adjustment []
tRD Phase1 Adjustment []
tRD Phase2 Adjustment []
tRD Phase3 Adjustment []
tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank) []
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank) []
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank) []
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) []
Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control []
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control []
DDR Write Training []
Channel Driving Settings
Drive Strength Profile []
Data Driving Pull Up Level []
cmd Driving Pull Up Level []
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level []
clk Driving Pull Up Level []
Data Driving Pull Down Level []
cmd Driving Pull Down Level []
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level []
clk Driving Pull Down Level []
*****************Advanced BIOS Features*********
CPU Multithreading []
Limit CPUID Max to 3 []
No-Execute memory Protect []
CPU Enhance Halt (CIE) []
C2/C2E State Support []
C4/C4E State Support []
CPU Thermal Monitor []
CPU EIST Function []
Virtualization Technology []
I dont have water installed atm. A customer i sold my old rig to wanted me to remove the water cooling loop from it. So i have pa120.3 and all accesories to play with. I'm debating on installing it. I just cant get the stability i hoped for at 4.5 with air. I'm sooo close. I'm sure the water could get me 4500+. How much is that block kit again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
134 EUR for the entire kit (4 blocks), with the dollar going up on Europe that's around 179 USD today.Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
The problem with ordering from http://www.mips-computer.de/ was always the shipping that would add a lot to the final price because they only ship thru express mail.
So with 5 or more ppl to share the shipping will be cheap.
Does anyone know what aftermarket heatsink will work to replace the mosfet heatsink along the left side of the board? I want to strap my Thermalright HR-05 on the northbridge, but the stock heatsinks are connected by the heatpipe.
The Thermalright HR-09 U Type 2 work on the I/O pannel side.Quote:
Originally Posted by stn0091
This one right?Quote:
Originally Posted by fatguy1992
Yeah thats its. Also make sure ur CPU cooler won't be in the way.
I think it'll fit. There's plenty of space between the current heatsink and my Xigmatek S1283. I'll just have to move the 12V cable that's dragged across my mobo a little bit.
Good, if u do it let me know how it goes cause i'm thinking about doing to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by stn0091
Petra's is just a few hours away from where I am so check back on Tuesday. It should be here by then unless UPS screws up shipping.
Finally got all my parts in and have been running my system this weekend. Just running at stock mghz but playing a little with voltages. System was easy to setup and happily it liked my 4 ram sticks. CPU runs very cool so far but the northbridge runs very warm. Maybe I should consider aftermarket cooling.
Also I salvaged my Tuniq Tower by grinding on the mounting bracket. Just in case anybody else has this heatsink all you have to do is grind off the 2 nubs that stick out. Otherwise it doesn't fit betweent he heatsink/heatpipe setup that comes with the mobo.
I didn't read through the whole thread, but I thought I saw people having problems with some of the bios'. At any rate this looks like the board for me. I'm looking forward to my first non Asus board.Quote:
Originally Posted by nugzo
I actually read thru the entire thread and then went back and read parts again. Helped out a lot with initially settings and I'm still checking things again. This is my first gigabyte board and so far I'm loving it. GL with your board when you get it.Quote:
Originally Posted by fasttruck860
And your present system sounds a lot like my old pc that just recently folded. Bad psu bit the dust.
Is it just me, or is easy tune the only program that reports the 12v rail correctly on this board?
For me it is
You don't *need* to replace the stock mosfet cooler.Quote:
Originally Posted by stn0091
If you want to replace the NB cooler, just twist the NB cooler w/heatpipe and it will come loose from the mosfet cooler.
You may want to take everything off the board when you do this so you don't break anything :-)
BTW I have the Thermalright HR-09 but have *not* fitted it to the board as it is just a bit too short in my oppinion. It *just* covers the outer-most mosfets and since you can read that they don't run warm in this thread (and they don't) you might as well stick with the stock.
To be sure I removed the blue heatshield and put a near-silent 120mm fan close to both of them - no problems.
Everest Ultimate Edition 4.60.1591 read correct also:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Homeless2
Really now...hmm...I'll give that a try tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by njl
EDIT: Mind sharing how many volts you're running through the northbridge? I set it at 1.58v for my overclock (quad 475x9) and, based on touch since there doesn't seem to be a sensor for it, the northbridge feels pretty dang hot compared to my 4870X2, which idles at 50°C.
I'm running about 1.4V if I remember correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by stn0091
However my goal is 500x9, so I might have to go higher. Just have to sort out my memory settings, since I cannot get above 480x9.
I have it watercooled now, but when I was on air I was using the Thermalright HR-05 (had to lap it to get it flat though) and it worked just as well. I only went to water to get rid of the fan noise.
I need some help with my FSB.
I noticed I'm having issues with FSB speeds at 470MHz and higher. I can boot up the computer and get into Windows. And can even run Prime95 for a couple hours with FSB speeds up to 500MHz, but usually no more.
I'm kinda confused, if I can Prime95 with blend at 500MHz FSB for 2 hours, I'd think 470MHz would be a cake walk, but it also fails Prime95 after a couple hours or less usually.
I'm trying to find out what the highest FSB is I can get. So I'm doing the following and hopefully someone can tell me if I'm flawed or not in my thinking...
I set my CPU multiplier to 6x.
I set my CPU voltage to 1.3625v which should be way more than plenty for the lower clock speeds.
When it comes to FSB I am thinking the most important voltage is the MCH. So I cranked that up to 1.5v.
I haven't gone any higher yet. I haven't been able to find a good way to install my 40mm fan on the heatsink. So I'm using an Antec Spot cool (looks like a 80 or 90mm fan on a flexible arm) right over my NB blowing at full speed (2,200 RPM). That Gigabyte cover over the heatsink, while looks pretty, doesn't seem very practical.
http://dragonbytes.org/images/GigaybteUD3P_nb.jpg
Anyway, I'm cooling my NB as well as I can.
I'm not sure, but I think the VTT might be something I need to increase with my FSB too? I decided to start raising it as well. I went with 1.3V, but that didn't help, so I raised it to 1.4V, which still didn't seem to help either.
Idealling I'd like to reach 470 or 472. So I can ran my Q9550 at 8.5x472=4012MHz.
So I'm testing with 6x472 which is only 2.8GHz, so the 1.3625 Vcore should keep that from being a factor. I tried 1.4 VTT and 1.5 MCH.
My memory is using 2.0D with 5-5-5-15 timings and 2.1v but I had already tested the memory up to 500MHz with these settings in MemTest86 and Prime95 Blend, and they didn't create any errors (using low CPU multiplier and FSB and high memory multiplier so only the memory was really stressed).
I haven't really played with the other voltages much when trying to overclock my FSB. Not sure if the PLL or the CPU ref or the MCH ref, or the ICH, or etc would help. Do I need to play with some of these other voltages? If so, which would be the most likely? I'm guessing MCH ref, but does that go up or down?
Thanks.
Read above.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
That worked, thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by stasio
Ravynmagi: Im sorta having similar issues. My CPU can run Orthos Smallffts for over 30minutes w/o error, but blend is giving me error after 22-28minutes, even after raising my MCH to 1.3. My memory is only a little over stock and has passed 25minutes of memtest Test 5. The MCH Reference will automatically change as you change the MCH Vcore, as long as you have them set manually in Bios. Im gonna start slowly raising the CPU PLL and CPU termination and see if that has any effect on Orthos Blend Stability...if anyone can enlighten us on the impact of changing these settings, that would be great.
Whats the max safe MCH voltage?
Thanks.
I think this is close to my max OC. I doubt it's stable but, good enough to run Super Pi and Everest.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...75FSB46Ghz.jpg
Installed my HR-05...
The mosfet heatsink can be removed from the heatpipe. Remove both heatsinks from the board and just keep twisting and pulling until it slides off.
http://i36.tinypic.com/23ifqmh.jpg
Mosfet heatsink with heatpipe removed
http://i35.tinypic.com/243qih4.jpg
HR-05.
http://i36.tinypic.com/2hdpabm.jpg
The Gigabyte faceplate is held on by adhesive so I took it off...
http://i34.tinypic.com/rsv22v.jpg
And put it on the new one!!
http://i38.tinypic.com/23ibjt4.jpg
All that red is ruining this blue theme I have going now.
On mine w/ the F7a bios I had best results with MCH ref of .66, this is with CPU term of 1.2, if you raise the VTT the it will raise it but ET6 still shows it as the VTT is still 1.2.
Well after some testing of different settings/bios I have found what the issue is w/ the noise from the board w/ DES on.
The factory non beta bios's(F4/F5) according to what it says on Gigabyte's site
andQuote:
With support for VRD 11.1, GIGABYTE’s DES Advanced allows the motherboard to switch to 1 Gear phase switching during idle, allowing for a dramatic increase in power savings.
Well they do Not!, they only go down to 2 Phases of power, C4E AFAIK is the "VRD 11.1" which is a even lower power state. Then they also will not down volt the CPU to .9V when you change the FSB/CPU clock speed. If you leave the CPU stock then you get 3 boxes("1","2", "3") in DES if you change the Vcore or CPU clock then you get no boxes(same on all BIOS's), either way the boxes dont seem to do anything from what I see. I dont see much either from C2E/C4E on either bios either, If I disable them or enable them in any of the current bios's it doesn't change anything as far as voltages or phases go.Quote:
The 6-Gear feature may vary by model. Gear 1 phase switching requires 45nm processors with PSI signal enabled
Now the Beta bios's(F6a/F7a) they do go down to use 1 Phase power this is with C1E/C2E/C4E all turned off, so only EIST is on. Also they will do this when you overclock the CPU and go down to .9v as long as you keep the Vcore on "Normal" if you change to "Auto" it will still work but since your OC'd it will raise the Vcore instead of keeping it at the stock Vcore like "Normal" does. The BIG problem is that this board Screams when only running on 1 Phase, like its too much power being drawn for just 1 phase.
So for now I have went back to the F5 bios to keep 2 phases on under low power as the F4 would not even boot with 425x9 settings.
Still trying to figure out how to keep the board running 2 phases and undervolt the CPU to .9v. I think I will look into or try RMclock as thats what I used on my old AMD rig and worked great.
stn0091, looking nice :up:
How hard was it to get the heatpipe of the mofset HS?
Also do u think it would be possible to put one on the SB?
Not hard at all; very little force is required to make the initial twist to break that glue holding it. After that, twist it back and forth and it'll come out easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by fatguy1992
I'm sure a low profile heatsink would fit. I have this one here but I didn't think it was necessary to put it on.
According to Thermalrights site you should be able to fit the HR05 SLI (if I remember correctly), however there's really no need. If I touch the heatsink it's only slightly above ambient, so I don't see why you' need additional cooling.Quote:
Originally Posted by fatguy1992
@The Viper , try to lower Mch Refernce first before you change the Vtt may be 0.68-0.66 and see if gonna be stable yet . Mine use Mch reff 0.68 for E8600
So, you can share your setting :D
@bugjae,in your sig it says you are using bios f3. i thought f3 was for the UD3R not P.i was trying to find f3 for the UD3P and someone said the first one for it was f4.can you let me know if this is a typo or if not can you post a link
Yes I have F3 Bios for UD3p just use save the Bios before I flash tothe other one,I uploaded it if you want:) http://uploading.com/files/ZX2RSZMB/ep45ud3p.rar.html
How come the older release BIOS working better then revisions? Seen that happen with my DFI before but never the release one...Quote:
Originally Posted by BuGjAE
thanks bugjae. i knew i saw somewhere some one using f3 on the UD3P.
Guys sorry but this is the last shout out for the Group Purchase, I will close the group on this weekend and get ready to order on Monday the 22nd.
I remember that after I closed the DFI group purchase several people where caught out of the loop by a day or so. Here's the original message:
Hi guys I'm organizing a Group Purchase for the complete MIPS waterblock kits for these boards (all the series). 4 blocks for US$ 185 + very small shipping fee that will be divided by 5 or 10 ppl (US$ 5 or less).
People who are interested please post here:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/...d.php?t=210836
http://www.mips-computer.de/images/mch2428.jpg
I was thinking about replacing NB and SB for my recently received UD3P since I have HR-05 and HR-05 SLI already. I think I read somewhere it voids warranty on Gigabyte board if you replace it but search yields nothing about it(I might not be looking hard enough) Is this true? If true, can't I just put original back if issue arises? I mean I don't think I've seen sticker or anything that is attached to NB/SB to tell it was touched.
Also does it void warranty if I place one of those small copper heasink on PWM or any of the chips?
If you also replace the stock mosfet cooler that's connected to the NB cooler via a heatpipe then I see no problem replacing the originals in case of an issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaxEJxuK
Bios F3 does miracles for EP45T- UD3P, still some bugs need to be ironed out, namely 400FSB/1600Mhz no post, some weird voltages in the bios when putting in another value,...
Early testing done, windows installed and more tests to follow
Test here : EP45T-UD3P TESTS
Some screens :
http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/EP45T/500-1600pl10.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/EP45T/550-1466pi32mb.JPG
Hmm.. Now I test the non-beta Bios F3 F4 F5 play around with Cpu Skew ,Mch Skew after try F7a and got only stable for sometime. (test with ORTHOS)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
Any one try to play with this section...
Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800mv
PCI Express Clock Drive...................: 900mv
CPU Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0Ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0Ps
But right now I'm pretty sure that E8600 should adjust MCH Reference below 0.7 with this board!!!
I'm sure that for every mobo etc if u replace the cooler it voids warranty (but I have heard some video card brands don't mind). I suggest, when taking them off to take great care to make sure that the heatsink it isn't damaged. Then say ur mobo dies 4 months later, just carefully put the cooler back on before rma'ing it :p:. Although if there is a piece of tape that u have to break in order to remove the heatsink and if u rma it, they would know and void warranty.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaxEJxuK
Please excuse this extremely newbie question. There is nothing XTreme to see here, but I have a question about this board.
I've built a Hackintosh based on this board and the Q6600. It has been running stable at 3.2 for about a week now and seems to be a solid machine.
I'm a bit confused about how to configure my optical and hard drives, though. How should I use the the GSATA2 (purple) and SATA2 (yellow) connections? I have two of the yellow going to the eSATA connector. I have my optical and one of my hard drives connected to the GSATA2 and a second hard drive on one of the yellows. I'm not particularly interested in a RAID setup. I have Mac OS X on one drive and Windows XP on another, and I'd like to install two more hard drives for storage and backup. When I have ACPI turned on (which I need for Mac OS X), Windows XP cannot see the optical, for some reason, so I end up having to switch this back and forth depending on how I boot up.
OK - again, sorry for the newbie question and especially if it is misplaced in this forum. I'm just looking for some simple set up advice.
Thanks for your help.
Hmm anybody can give me some voltages for the mch/ppl/term etc for the ud3p if i would want to run 9x 500? on a e0 8400 I cant seem to find a good values to get it stable. I can do 8.5x 500 100% stable on burn test and 450-470 x9. but the 4.5ghz is pretty elusive. The temps are great 45c max under lin-x. Also using 2x 2gb reapers 800mhz that seem to do good at 500 5-5-5-15.
@pitbull,i have the exact same problem 8.5x500-519 stable but as soon as i try 9 x500 no go.been trying for a while now. 9x489 stable.im using an E8500.i was just about to ask for the same advice because i am stumped.so maybe someone can help us out with this issue, it would be greatly appreciated.thank you
yeah i think i even went up to like 8.5x525 but it seems to hate 9x500 for some reason. So i'm doing a safe 500x9 at the moment.
I cannot survive with the high clock[525x8.5] and [530x8.5]:)
How you guy adjust the BIOS setting so far?
The result below I'm use F7a Now I use F6 but still not success
In your sig you have your ram rated at 2.2v for 1066Mhz and your running at 1.8 and 2.0v? Are you running different ram then in your sig?
I have not had any luck with the PLL voltage lower then 1.57 and the CPU termination voltage lower then 1.5v when trying to hit over 4.3Ghz.
My CPU is the older C0 stepping so I don't know if that is the reason?
I have vcore at 1.35. MCH at 1.3 and most other voltages at stock. all throttling and c1/c2 states on off. memory at 2.1v 500mhz 5-5-5-15.
What bios? and what are your CPU and MCH ref settings for that termination?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ledge
it seems to me my e8400's requires quite a bit of vcore to stabilize at 500x9 my cooling is not up for it, so i don't think i can get a fully stable system i mean with occt stable, prime95 and all, but may be i can get a short run of superpi32 stable, is this good enough? if so, i'll try and see if i can get a bios voltage setting for it on my system later on.Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
That would help me out. As i usually crash right as windows finishes booting or when i pop prime/orthos/linx. My cooling should be up to par so far i'm maxing at like 44c under linx.
Quote:
Originally Posted by pangingIII
I ever raise it to 2.2 and over (2.3-2.4) still got the same error:shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ledge
Think CPU termination may have a less effective to run orthos stable also even I up it to 1.34 I still got error. hard to understand how to adjust it.
How possible if try to adjust the voltage in ET6 and test the stable without any restart?
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/759...7143011ue3.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by Pitbull
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5...7152616ef9.png
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7...7155008xz5.png
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4...7161547vg4.png
Pitbull and radaja,
i'm no expert on this i just tried it myself.
i just hoping that one of these (below) would help you out in anyway, and hope you understand if none of the settings here helped you at all.
btw, please do excuse my English.
i have done several attempts to overclock an E8400 to 500x9,
have gotten the superpi 32m to run stable on the first attempt, and then i started to adjust my voltages settings down and then lower the voltages down some more;
also tried to use a diferent memory settings.
VTT voltage values... from 1.42 down to 1.36... 1.28 and then 1.26v
CPU GTLref values... have tried using these values: 0.7150v (around 59.5% of the normal VTT voltage value 1.20v),
then 0.730v (around 60.83%) and then at 0.760v (63.33%)
Vcore... from 1.45 and down to 1.425v (yours may need a lot less)
Vdimm... 2.1v and 2.2v
Memory multi 2.00B and 2.40B
Memory timings... from 5-5-5-x at DDR2-1000, 4-4-4-10 at DDR2-1000 to 5-5-5-x at DDR2-1200.
No adjusting voltage were made within Windows (with Easytune6), all of the voltages settings were entered directly in BIOS and booted the system from them.
pangingIII,thanks. i think this might help me.your english skills are very good. once again thank you for all your help
OK guys,just share my experience after test many time with a high clock core 2 duo(4.4xx up...)
-Once you found the error while testing and then restart you have to load the default value first to make sure every voltage have back to stock.
This time I alway clear CMOS and turn off PSU and power on it again to make everything back to basic. Because I change the Bios very often
-Then set what you desire in BIOS This will make sure your BIOS setting have a really fresh setting before you go to test again.
I cannot confirm this is 100% stable but at least It's survive over 2 Hrs, just share my settingPHP Code:GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P BIOS F3 E8600 GEIL 4GB 1066 527x8.5 Setting
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster .................: [Turbo]
CPU Clock Ratio .........................: 8
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................: [+0.5]
CPU Frequency ...........................: 4479.82MHz
Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled] [Disabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 527Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: [102]
C.I.A. 2.............................: [Disabled]
Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800mv
PCI Express Clock Drive...................: 900mv
CPU Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance....................: [Standard]
MCH Frequency Latch.................: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 2.00D
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ................: 1054Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time...............................: [5]
tRCD ..........................................: [5]
tRP'...........................................: [5]
tRAS...........................................: [15]
Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter]
tRRD...........................................: [3]
tWTR...........................................: [3]
tWR............................................: [6]
tRFC...........................................: [50]
tRTP...........................................: [3]
Command Rate (CMD) ............................: [2]
Channel A
Channel A Timings Settings [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value......................: [9]
Channel B
Channel B Timings Settings [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value......................: [9]
Motherboard Voltage Control
Load-Line Calibration....................: [Enabled]
CPU Vcore….……….........1.22500V*.........: 1.41250
CPU Termination…...... 1.200V*...........: 1.24
CPU PLL………………….........1.500V*...........: 1.35
CPU Reference..........0.760V............: [Auto]
MCH/ICH
MCH Core……………..........1.100V............: 1.38
MCH Reference..…...….….0.760V............: [Make Value to 0.68 in ET6]
MCH/DRAM Reference.....0.900V............: [Auto]
ICH I/O…………....……......1.550V............: [Auto]
ICH Core...............1.100V............: [Auto]
DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……........1.800V............: [1.80]
DRAM Termination ...…..0.900V............: [Normal]
Channel A Address Vref 0.900V............: [Normal]
Channel B Address Vref 0.900V............: [Normal]
Advanced Settings
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect.................: [Enable]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)...................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support......................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support....................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...............: [Enable]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology.................: [Disabled]
And also thanks PangingIII, I alway use ur setting as a reference and never been disappoint, You are great!
pangingIII,thanks for your help. but i have come to the conclusion that my E8500 doesnt like the 9 multi. or more likely doesnt like when I USE IT.but anyway heres 8x544.http://i44.tinypic.com/123lbaf.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by SpeedEuphoria
I am using the Beta 7a BIOS. The CPU reference is set at 350 and the MCH is at 200.
??Quote:
Originally Posted by Ledge
Are you talking about Skew? I was wondering about the reference voltages
[/QUOTE]PHP Code:******Gigabyte EP45 UD3 Template*******
Robust Graphics Booster [auto]
CPU Clock Ratio [8x]
Fine CPU Clock Ratio [+0.5]
**********Clock Chip Control***************
CPU Host Clock Control [enable]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) [542]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) [100]
C.I.A 2 [disable]
*********Advanced Clock Control**********
CPU Clock Drive [unchanged]
PCI Express Clock Drive [unchanged]
CPU Clock Skew [unchanged]
MCH Clock Skew [unchanged]
*******DRAM Performance Control********
Performance Enhance [turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) [auto]
(G) MCH Frequency Latch [auto]
System Memory Multipler [2.00B]
Memory Frequency [1084]
DRAM Timing Selectable [auto]
CAS Latency Time [5]
tRCD [7]
tRP [7]
tRAS [24]
*******Advanced Timing Control***********
didnt touch ram timings auto
tRRD []
tWTR []
tWR []
tRFC []
tRTP []
Command Rate (cmd) []
***********Motherboard Voltage Control*******
Load-Line Calibration [disable]
CPU Vcore [1.46875V]
CPU Termination [1.500V]
CPU PLL [1.650V]
CPU Reference [0.935V]
MCH Core [1.600V]
MCH Reference [1.120V]
MCH/DRAM Refernce [0.990V]
ICH I/O [1.570V]
ICH Core [1.200V]
DRAM Voltage [2.100V]
DRAM Termination [auto]
Channel A Ref [auto]
Channel B Ref [auto]
Channel Timing Settings [B]didnt change[/B]
Static tRead Value []
tRD Phase0 Adjustment []
tRD Phase1 Adjustment []
tRD Phase2 Adjustment []
tRD Phase3 Adjustment []
tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank) []
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank) []
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank) []
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) []
Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control []
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control []
DDR Write Training []
Channel Driving Settings
Drive Strength Profile []
Data Driving Pull Up Level []
cmd Driving Pull Up Level []
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level []
clk Driving Pull Up Level []
Data Driving Pull Down Level []
cmd Driving Pull Down Level []
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level []
clk Driving Pull Down Level []
*****************Advanced BIOS Features*********
CPU Multithreading []
Limit CPUID Max to 3 []
No-Execute memory Protect []
CPU Enhance Halt (CIE) [disable]
C2/C2E State Support [disable]
C4/C4E State Support [disable]
CPU Thermal Monitor [enable]
CPU EIST Function [disable]
Virtualization Technology [enable]
heres my setup for 4.6GHz :up:
4.4GHz and 4.5GHz r about the same with less vcore the termination
Quote:
Originally Posted by EliTE22
Thanks elite. How stable are your 4.4/4.5 settings? What stabilty tests have you used? Once again very nice work.Quote:
Originally Posted by EliTE22