Official Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 Info Thread

[kronos]

I'm still having problems getting the memory frequency adjusted. The highest frequency I can get is 1333 with 4.00B. I have that Gigabyte utility EasyTune5Pro installed on my computer, should I try that? Any other suggestions, Ace.

[Supershanks]

you know there is someone else waiting around the corner to blast the next person out of the saddle...ALWAYS someone has a "better" bench to display...hehehe

sounds like a spaghetti western

Got people staying with us , sonot had much chhance but 480x9 on the E8400 has my superpi improverd a bit
will post later if I can.

luck

[BenchZowner]

I'm still having problems getting the memory frequency adjusted. The highest frequency I can get is 1333 with 4.00B. I have that Gigabyte utility EasyTune5Pro installed on my computer, should I try that? Any other suggestions, Ace.

Do yourself a favor and try the following settings:

GIGABYTE GA X48T DQ6 Clock Settings

MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)
Robust Graphics Booster...........: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio...................: 7x
CPU Frequency.....................: +0.0
CPU Host Clock Control............: Enabled
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz)...........: 400
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).......: 120
C.I.A.2...........................: Disabled
Performance Enhance...............: Standard
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)....: 4.00D
Memory Frequency(Mhz).............: 1,600
DRAM Timing Selectable ...........: Manual
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time (tCL)............: 8
DRAM RAS# to CAS# (tRCD).........: 7
DRAM RAS# Precharge (tRP).........: 6
Precharge Delay (tRAS)............: 21
Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)............: 7
Rank Write to READ Delay (tWTR)...: 7
Write To Precharge Delay (tWR)....: 9
Refresh to ACT Delay (tRFC).......: 72
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP)....: 7
Static tREAD Value (tRD)..........: 10
Static tREAD Phase Adj............: Auto
Command Rate (CMD)................: 2T
Clock Driving and Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control...: 800mV
CPU Clock Skew Control............: Normal
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control.........: Normal
System Voltage Control () = Base Voltages
DDR3 OverVoltage Control...(1.50v): +0.35v
PCI-E OverVoltage Control.,(1.50v): Normal
FSB OverVoltage Control....(1.10v): +0.30v
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control,(1.45v): +0.350v
CPU GTLREF1 Voltage*.......(67%)..: Auto
CPU GTLREF2 Voltage*.......(61%)..: Auto
Loadline Calibration..............: Enabled
CPU Voltage Control...............: 1.375v
Note: * Hidden Features Press [CTRL] + [F1] from main Menu to Access
Advanced Bios Features
Limit CPUID Max to 3..............: Disabled
No-Execute Memory Protect.........: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE)............: Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor 2.............: Disabled
CPU EIST Function.................: Disabled
Virtualization Technology........: Disabled

[kronos]

Do yourself a favor and try the following settings:

Thanks for the listings, BenchZowner. I have a couple of questions before I give these settings a try. I'm a total noob when it comes to playing around in the Bios and OCing. I've got a e8400 processor installed on the board. When I first booted up and got Vista installed the CPU Clock Ratio was at 7x and the CPU Host Frequency was at 400. End result was that the board was OCed to 3.6 GHz and windows was very unstable. Will these settings give me a stable environment in windows? Thank you for taking the time to help me out.

[BenchZowner]

Thanks for the listings, BenchZowner. I have a couple of questions before I give these settings a try. I'm a total noob when it comes to playing around in the Bios and OCing. I've got a e8400 processor installed on the board. When I first booted up and got Vista installed the CPU Clock Ratio was at 7x and the CPU Host Frequency was at 400. End result was that the board was OCed to 3.6 GHz and windows was very unstable. Will these settings give me a stable environment in windows? Thank you for taking the time to help me out.

The settings that I've posted above are safe settings just to see if you can get the board to run your 4 DIMMs at DDR3-1600.
The CPU will be running at 2.8GHz with these settings, which will be totally stable ( it's lower than the default ).

Make sure you're using BIOS F4h or F5a
Both can be downloaded from http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/B...e/GA-X48T-DQ6/

[kronos]

The settings that I've posted above are safe settings just to see if you can get the board to run your 4 DIMMs at DDR3-1600.
The CPU will be running at 2.8GHz with these settings, which will be totally stable ( it's lower than the default ).

Make sure you're using BIOS F4h or F5a
Both can be downloaded from http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/B...e/GA-X48T-DQ6/

Just as a correction, BenchZowner. I have two sticks instead of four. Right now I have the original Bios that came with the board, that being the F4. Don't know if the two sticks make any different. I would prefer to have the processor at the default setting of 3.0, is this possible? Sorry to be such a bother.

[BenchZowner]

Just as a correction, BenchZowner. I have two sticks instead of four. Right now I have the original Bios that came with the board, that being the F4. Don't know if the two sticks make any different. I would prefer to have the processor at the default setting of 3.0, is this possible? Sorry to be such a bother.

Sorry thought you had 4 sticks.
There's only one thing to change now.
Change the Command Rate ( CMD ) to 1T instead of 2T.

P.S. Get rid of the original F4 BIOS.
Go ahead and flash to either F4h or F5a.
The original F4 had severe problems with the RAM dividers.

[kronos]

I've already d/led the two newer files of the Bios that you've suggested. What's the best way to flash the Bios on the Gigabyte board? Just as a sidenote I don't have a floppy drive installed on my computer.

[BenchZowner]

I've used Gigabyte's @BIOS ( within windows that is ) without a single failure/issue.

[kronos]

OK, I got it figured out and I have flashed the Bios up to the F5a Bios. I will change the settings a little later on.

[Supershanks]

New E8400 is same vid as E8200 1.1125v Batch is Q807A269 PackDate 03/28/08

E8400 4,320 9x480@3.33D 1,600Mhz 6,6,6,12

[Ace-a-Rue]

very nice 8400 you have there!...darn super-pi 1M has just about edged me out.

[Ace-a-Rue]

a bench at 4Ghz

[dinos22]

Do yourself a favor and try the following settings:

Refresh to ACT Delay (tRFC).......: 72
Static tREAD Value (tRD)..........: 10


lol are you serious

he might as well buy some cheap DDR2 board and use that instead

[edit] oh i see the reason for these settings
sorry

[Supershanks]

very nice 8400 you have there!..

Bit early to say yet

Oh forgot to post this the other night

3dmark06 gives more weighting to multi cores I think

[Ace-a-Rue]

what VC are you using with the E8400?

[Ace-a-Rue]

Do yourself a favor and try the following settings:

i will ask myself since dino asked above...why use PL=10 at cas=8...wouldn't PL=9 work instead?

[BenchZowner]

i will ask myself since dino asked above...why use PL=10 at cas=8...wouldn't PL=9 work instead?

On purpose, we're looking if his board can run his current memory kit at DDR3-1600.
Not tweaking his setup for benchmarking.

You can't go for max tight timings before even hitting the same frequency with relaxed settings ( unless you wanna play Russian Roulette ).

For the time being he couldn't reach anything over DDR3-1400 if I recall correctly, so... a soft start is the best way I think

[memory]

E8400@4.5ghz with pi 32million. Non tweaked OS. Just raw power from hardwares=)

[Supershanks]

what VC are you using with the E8400?

1.3875v Vcore on that & this. Bios settings are attached to 1st link.


Nice going memory I've tried 8.5 1st
E8400 8.5x500@3.33D 1667 6,6,6,12

luck

[Ace-a-Rue]

E8400@4.5ghz with pi 32million. Non tweaked OS. Just raw power from hardwares=)

all looks GREAT, but beware of your Vcore being to high unless you are using a Vapo unit...your have a large difference between what easy tune pro says is set and what cpuz is telling you...i found out that cpuz was reading 0.05 less than what was actually read from the board, so be careful.

[Ace-a-Rue]

1.3875v Vcore on that & this. Bios settings are attached to 1st link.


Nice going memory I've tried 8.5 1st
E8400 8.5x500@3.33D 1667 6,6,6,12

luck

sorry!...should have been more specific...VC= video card

[Supershanks]

Oh sorry it was pretty much at stock GPU Vcc = 3.18v

[Ace-a-Rue]

Oh sorry it was pretty much at stock GPU Vcc = 3.18v

...what is the spec

[Supershanks]

8800 gts 512mb:-
GPU Clock 594Mhz
Shader 1404Mhz
memory 999Mhz