Official GIGA P35-S3/DS3/DS3R/DS3P/DS4/DQ6 bios/info thread

[hippopotamus]

The "Performance Enhance" setting that controls memory settings does not function yet on the DDR2 P35-DQ6 using the F4 BIOS or any of the BETA BIOS's either from what I've seen. I have set it to Standard, Turbo, and Extreme settings but Mbench and Memset results/settings are identical between all three of them. It does not matter if I leave the RAM settings on AUTO or set manually, Performance Enhance changes nothing. It was only even added to the BIOS on the F3 release, so hopefullly that is why Gigabyte has 9+ beta version of F5 as they are probably trying to fix it.

It does change the timings, that's for sure. At least it tries to tighten them if possible.

For example, if I set DRAM to AUTO and 5:6 ratio, memset performance level goes from 10 to 7 for Standard vs. Extreme. That's quite a bit.

And that's with BIOS 5Fh.

It used to change mem subtimings as well with BIOS' older than F5h (you could see them in CPU-z), but not anymore.

[Teccxpert]

Has anyone tried 2 x 2Gb sticks on DQ6 board? How does the ram overclock?

Nobody doing this yet?

[kadir_slayer]

after all my tryings I can say this p35c mobo is a total .

1 - there is a huge vdroop between load and idle. why the f. do ı have to vmod it to fix it?

2 - I did not understand from vdimm voltage. If I set it to +0.3 it seems in speedfan as 2.21 and if I increase it to +0.4 speedfan shows it as 2.41. ı don't want to think what it actually give to the rams when ı set it to +0.5 and more. I give much voltage to the rams because ı have hyperx9600 modules set to work at 1200mhz at 2.35v

3- My system was rock solid at 490*7 with my p5b deluxe without any voltage to the nb and now I gave +0.3 to the mch and fsb and it is still not stable.

f4b bios was very problematic for me. now I use the f3a bios which seems better....

[zsamz_]

Nobody doing this yet?

try reading some of this thread
and yes it can be done

[zsamz_]

after all my tryings I can say this p35c mobo is a total .

1 - there is a huge vdroop between load and idle. why the f. do ı have to vmod it to fix it?

2 - I did not understand from vdimm voltage. If I set it to +0.3 it seems in speedfan as 2.21 and if I increase it to +0.4 speedfan shows it as 2.41. ı don't want to think what it actually give to the rams when ı set it to +0.5 and more. I give much voltage to the rams because ı have hyperx9600 modules set to work at 1200mhz at 2.35v

3- My system was rock solid at 490*7 with my p5b deluxe without any voltage to the nb and now I gave +0.3 to the mch and fsb and it is still not stable.

f4b bios was very problematic for me. now I use the f3a bios which seems better....

i'm satisfied for now and yes not happy with droop + vdimm voltages
i contacted gigabyte after 4 messages n responses by morons i finally got a response that board hardware is limited they cant do 0.05+ for vdimm i think its bs
but i still like this board over my p5b
i wish i got the dq6 lol lowfat wanna trade

[Teccxpert]

I found that even with longer bolts for the xp-120, the crazycool backplate + socket backplate was too deep to fit between the mobo and the case/motherboard standoffs + the backplate doesnt line up.

The manual describes how to remove it and included are 2 nuts which the northbridge cooler needs when u remove the crazycool backplate. So if its detailed in the manual Id say it wouldnt void the warrenty to remove.

No problems with Big Typhoon here, I use a piece of cardboard and some paper folded up to cushion the Gigabyte copper backplate before mounting the rest of the Big Typhoon setup and Yes, you must use longer screws to make the clearance acceptable for the nuts.

[Teccxpert]

try reading some of this thread
and yes it can be done

Are we talking the same thread here? cause' there ain't no 2x2Gb ram posts anywhere in this thread.

[vld]

get the dq6 more options in bios

? what are the options in dq6 that the ds3r doesn't have?

[Burner27]

Is there any issues using the Gigabyte raid controller and raiding drives?

[dnottis]

Anyone have a "working" P35 DS3R pencil vdroop mod? The VR-Zone.com mod doesn't work... it gives you less vcore!!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...4&postcount=17

[ztop]

i have just installed mi p35 ds3p end i have a question: in wich mode i can measure the real v-dimm?? there is a software that can do it? easy tune and the bios don't show me the ddr2 voltage....and wich is the default voltage that this board applied to ddr2 ?

[Family man 72]

Has anyone experienced boot problems with DS4? Sometimes when I want to restart computer, screen just freezes and I have to push reset button. This is with shipping bios F4.

[dnottis]

Shamino has posted all the vmods for this board here...

The pencil P35 DS3R vdroop mod DOES NOT work. I did it last night and my volts tanked!!!! Normal 1.35 became 1.22 and load was 1.04v. I lost stability at stock settings... remove the mod and its running 3.6 @ 1.525, 1.44 actual now.


Sucks cause I wouldn't have ordered this board if I had known the vdroop mod didnt work.


EDIT - in fact just to test it again today. I made 1 swipe with #2 pencil. Booted up, voltage dropped from 1.49v to 1.44v idle at the 1.525v setting. Under load 1.44 dropped to 1.37 and the machine froze. SO, the pencil mod VR-Zone is touting actually LOWERS your voltage!!!!!!!!

[megatron]

The pencil P35 DS3R vdroop mod DOES NOT work. I did it last night and my volts tanked!!!! Normal 1.35 became 1.22 and load was 1.04v. I lost stability at stock settings... remove the mod and its running 3.6 @ 1.525, 1.44 actual now.


Sucks cause I wouldn't have ordered this board if I had known the vdroop mod didnt work.


EDIT - in fact just to test it again today. I made 1 swipe with #2 pencil. Booted up, voltage dropped from 1.49v to 1.44v idle at the 1.525v setting. Under load 1.44 dropped to 1.37 and the machine froze. SO, the pencil mod VR-Zone is touting actually LOWERS your voltage!!!!!!!!

I would be tempted to email them and tell them your findings.

[dnottis]

I would be tempted to email them and tell them your findings.

I already did... I just dont want others to do it and screw up something...or just have stability issues and unknowingly think it's the board. I havent gotten a reply yet.

[lowfat]

i'm satisfied for now and yes not happy with droop + vdimm voltages
i contacted gigabyte after 4 messages n responses by morons i finally got a response that board hardware is limited they cant do 0.05+ for vdimm i think its bs
but i still like this board over my p5b
i wish i got the dq6 lol lowfat wanna trade

Definately not Although I bet i payed less for my DQ6 than you did for yours. I only paid $166CAD

My board is not without problems. I couldn't boot for hours yesterday. It refused to post with anything more than 2GB of ram, it would just continually reboot (i am talking 10 minutes straight). I tried shutting off PSU, clearing CMOS. Nothing helped. Then bam for some reason it just started working again.

Although it might have been me accidently spilling a good 1/2 cup of water all over the motherboard

[Teccxpert]

Although it might have been me accidently spilling a good 1/2 cup of water all over the motherboard

No doubt.

[zsamz_]

Definately not Although I bet i payed less for my DQ6 than you did for yours. I only paid $166CAD

My board is not without problems. I couldn't boot for hours yesterday. It refused to post with anything more than 2GB of ram, it would just continually reboot (i am talking 10 minutes straight). I tried shutting off PSU, clearing CMOS. Nothing helped. Then bam for some reason it just started working again.

Although it might have been me accidently spilling a good 1/2 cup of water all over the motherboard

please tell me where

[lowfat]

please tell me where

http://www.canadacomputers.com

It was a price mistake I do believe. It was before the official launch of P35 too. I only saw it at the price for a couple of days. I was going to buy another one but the price went up

[zsamz_]

http://www.canadacomputers.com

It was a price mistake I do believe. It was before the official launch of P35 too. I only saw it at the price for a couple of days. I was going to buy another one but the price went up

well i rushed first place i saw in stock was ncix n they really got me lol
they had 2 in stock n i rushed

i dont know why i rushed i had a board

[irenic]

right now i'm running my p35t dq6 with 4gigs of rams.. each pair of ram tested stable at least 1450mhz, but with 4gigs, i cant find stability even at 1375mhz..

[Teccxpert]

right now i'm running my p35t dq6 with 4gigs of rams.. each pair of ram tested stable at least 1450mhz, but with 4gigs, i cant find stability even at 1375mhz..

So what ram is this with?

[kadir_slayer]

I did not know that such ddr2 rams exist..

[lowfat]

Guys, p35t-dq6 is a DDR3 board.

[Tutti-frutti]

I think Gigabyte has decided to remove the silentpipe from their boards

See:

P35-DS3P (OMG!)
P35-DS4
P35T-DS4 (not updated I think)
P35-DQ6
P35T-DQ6

P35-DQ6:


P35-DS3P