Gigabyte GA-EP45T-USB3P
Brief:
Hiya,
It's been a while since I overclocked a new board, but since my Asus P5WDH - Deluxe died, I went ahead and picked up a Gigabyte GA-EP45T-USB3P. Seemed like the best choice since I had a Q9550 lying around.
This motherboard uses the P45 chipset, and thus far as been good, except for the fact that it won't detect hard drives at all with my Raid Controller, which Gigabyte said they are looking into ( I sent a movie, pictures, and a report to them), and the fact there has been only 1 bios for it, and its a release bios, after its been a few months is a little worrisome. But I will push them on that.
Anyhow time to overclock this little guy. I am not doing anything too Xtreme, as this is my workstation, hence why I went with a reasonable motherboard and not high end. So stability is key. Though I would like to squeeze a little more performance out of her if possible.
Specifications:
CPU Type
QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 2833 MHz (8.5 x 333)
Cooling:
Air Cooling
Motherboard Chipset
Intel Eaglelake P45
System Memory
4x G Skill F3-12800CL7-2GBRM (DDR3 1600) GSkill "RipJaw" with a fan on top
BIOS Type
Award Modular (12/30/09)
Bios Settings:
MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 8x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:..5
CPU Frequency ...........................: 2.83Ghz
Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: Enabled
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 333
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: Auto
C.I.A. 2.......................................: Disabled
Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 900mv
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: 800mv
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: 0
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: 0
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: Extreme
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: 333 (Need 400)
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 4.00B (Need 4.00D)
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1600
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: Auto
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................: 7
tRCD .........................................:8
tRP'...........................................: 7
tRAS..........................................: 24
Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter]
tRRD...........................................:Au to
tWTR..........................................:Aut o
tWR............................................:Au to
tRFC...........................................:Au to
tRTP...........................................:Au to
Command Rate (CMD) ....................:Auto
Channel A
Channel A Timing Settings
Static tRead Value.........................:Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustmen...................:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
DDR Write Leveling.......................: Auto
DDR Write Training.........................: Auto
Channel A Driving Settings:
x Data Driving Pull-Up Level…………..: Auto
x Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level…………….: Auto
x Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level………………: Auto
x Clk Driving Pull-Up Level……………….: Auto
x Data Driving Pull-Down Level…….…: Auto
x Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level……….: Auto
x Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level………..: Auto
x Clk Driving Pull-Down Level…………: Auto
Channel B
Channel B Timing Settings
Static tRead Value.........................:Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustmen...................:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
DDR Write Leveling.......................: Auto
DDR Write Training.........................: Auto
Channel B Driving Settings:
x Data Driving Pull-Up Level…………..: Auto
x Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level…………….: Auto
x Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level………………: Auto
x Clk Driving Pull-Up Level……………….: Auto
x Data Driving Pull-Down Level…….…: Auto
x Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level……….: Auto
x Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level………..: Auto
x Clk Driving Pull-Down Level…………: Auto
Motherboard Voltage Control
Load Line Calibration…………………….: Enabled
CPU Vcore….………...........................:Auto
CPU Termination…...... …………………: Auto
CPU PLL………………….......................: Auto
CPU Reference……………………………………..: Auto
MCH/ICH
MCH Core…………….................................: Auto
MCH Reference..…...………………..............:Auto
MCH/DRAM Reference…………………………: Auto
ICH I/O…………....……................................: Auto
ICH Core…………………………………………………: Auto
DRAM
DRAM Voltage …….................................: Auto
DRAM Termination ...……………..............: Auto
Channel A Data Vref .............................: Auto
Channel B Data Vref .............................: Auto
Channel A Address ……………………………..: Auto
Channel B Address Vref…………..............:Auto
Standard CMOS Features
Date:
Time:
IDE Channel 0 Master [None]
IDE Channel 1 Slave [None]
IDE Channel 1 Master [None]
IDE Channel 2 Master [None]
IDE Channel 3 Master [None]
IDE Channel 4 Master [None]
IDE Channel 5 Master [Pioneer DVD-RW]
IDE Channel 5 Slave [None]
Drive A: [1.44M, 3.5’’]
Halt On: [All , But Keyboard]
Base Memory: 640k
Extended Memory: 8190M
Total Memory: 8182M
Advanced Bios Settings
Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
1. SCSI-0: Intel Volume0
2. Bootable Add-in Cards
Quick Boot [Enabled]
First Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Second Boot Device [CDROM]
Third Boot Device [Floppy]
Password Check [Setup]
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Enabled]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support [Disabled]
C4/C4E State Support [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) [Disabled]
CPU EIST Function [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology [Disabled]
Delay for HDD (Secs) [0]
Full Screen Logo Show [Enabled]
Backup BIOS Image to HDD [Disabled]
Init Display First [PEG]
Integrated Peripherals
ICH SATA Control Mode [RAID]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode [Enabled]
Turbo USB3.0 [Enabled]
Azalia Codec [Auto]
Onboard H/W 1394 [Enabled]
Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]
Green LAN [Disabled]
SMART LAN [Press Enter]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Device [Enabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode [IDE]
Onboard Serial Port [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
USB 1.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB Legacy Function [Enabled]
USB Storage Function [Enabled]
Power Management
ACPI Suspend Type [S3(STR)]
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off]
PME Event Wake Up [Disabled]
Power On by Ring [Disabled]
Resume by Alarm [Disabled]
X Date (of Month) Alarm Everyday
X Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0:0:0
HPET Support [Enabled]
HPET Mode [64-bit mode]
Power On By Mouse [Disabled]
Power On By Keyboard [Disabled]
X KB Power ON Password Enter
AC Back Function [Soft-Off]
EuP Support [Disabled]
PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI1 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]
Case Opened Yes
Vcore 1.188V
DDR15V 1.504V
+3.3V 3.312V
+12V 12.239V
Current System Temperature 46c
Current CPU Temperature 43c
Current FAN Speed 1418 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN2 Speed 0 RPM
Current POWER FAN Speed 2700 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN1 Speed 0 RPM
CPU Warning Temperature [70C/158F]
CPU FAN Fail Warning [Enabled]
SYSTEM FAN2 Fail Warning [Disabled]
POWER FAN Fail Warning [Enabled]
SYSTEM FAN1 Fail Warning [Disabled]
CPU Smart FAN Control [Disabled]
X CPU Smart Fan Mode Auto
Target: I would like the computer to run at 3.6ghz with good temperatures if possible, but I am reasonable at anything above 3.2 ghz depending on what we can work with. I am not expecting to much out of a budget motherboard, but this is a good experiment to see what a budget motherboard can do. As this system is still fairly powerful, and certainly powerful enough for work.
Because I haven't overclocked in a little while, can anyone give a quick primer, and refer to the idiosyncrasies of the P45 Chipset? I also could XMP the ram, and it would hit 3.6ghz, but I am more old school, and overclocking never been easy. Alot of times it took months of work to hit the sweetspot. So I humbly come here for some help, and advice on what the tolerances are, etc.
IE. Volts for the Q9550, bios settings suggestions, etc.
Software:
What is the current good software to bench and test stability.
I fall back to the old standards, Prime95, LinX, MemoryTest, etc. What are the kids using these days?
Lastly, the USB Ports never seem to shut off their power, this is a problem, because it keeps my hub lights on. Anyone have a suggestion?
Also I do build Xtreme stuff, just not for now,
check out Sestren! It will come back this year!
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=238029
Thanks!
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