Official GIGABYTE X38-DQ6/X38T-DQ6 Info/BIOS Thread

[kam03]

Has any one come across this problem?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVOh3CcutX8

I've had this problem with gigabyte 965P DQ6 and even after i RMA'ed the board, the replacement motherboard gave me the same problem after three weeks of usage.

Since the 3rd RMA i told them to give me a new board and ill pay the difference; thats how i got the X38 DQ6. Hope this problem isn't present on the X38 DQ6.

[GAR]

Yeah, its from a bad OC.....happens when my board doesnt like my ram settings.

Also on another topic, what is the best strap, A/B/C/D when using the 1/1 multi for the ram

[zsamz_]

Yeah, its from a bad OC.....happens when my board doesnt like my ram settings.

Also on another topic, what is the best strap, A/B/C/D when using the 1/1 multi for the ram

it all depends on fsb best way to test is tryin it n test with memtest
funny thing i got 6900mbs with f3 n nothin close with f5g

[zsamz_]

I experienced a loss in GPU performance(Bios F5F) on all benchmarks across the board. Setting Graphics Boost to "Turbo" and PCIEX to "1000" had no effect with F5F. Rolled back to F4 and GPU performance returned. Bios F4 clocks the memory to 1212 memory settings 266D with 2GB Corsair Dominators 5.5.5.15 2T.

yes f5f suks in performance i gonna go back to f3

[dinos22]

Has any one come across this problem?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVOh3CcutX8

I've had this problem with gigabyte 965P DQ6 and even after i RMA'ed the board, the replacement motherboard gave me the same problem after three weeks of usage.

Since the 3rd RMA i told them to give me a new board and ill pay the difference; thats how i got the X38 DQ6. Hope this problem isn't present on the X38 DQ6.

it's not a faulty board
just bad OC or some incompatibility

just turn off everything and pull our the battery and short the cmos and fire it up again a couple of minutes later

[DEVIL K-ce]

yes f5f suks in performance i gonna go back to f3

Agree in 100%


Martin

[GAR]

i didnt notice ne performance difference............

here is a screen shot with my memory running at 1/1 @ 423fsb, 423mem (4-4-4-6)

[zsamz_]

back to f3 bios
540fsb 7 multi 1/1 5-4-4-9
everest read10016 write 9836 copy 10349 latency 50.8
in sandra i get 9124mbs

545fsb
read 10102 write 9900 copy10435 latency50.6
sandra 9202mbs
but i couldnt run 4 sticks on any of the bioses lol i didnt try anything less than 1000mhz lol

[dinos22]

everest and sandra are rubbish benchmarks

show us something solid

[GAR]

everest and sandra are rubbish benchmarks

show us something solid

like what dinos?

[dinos22]

like what dinos?

superpi, AM3, 3DMARK01.....

they are all heavily efficiency dependent

[GAR]

3dmark 2001 coming next.....mind you these results are with Vista 32

[dinos22]

can you pls test these against two bioses with same settings

[GAR]

sure, but its got to be tommorow, its 1 am here in Los Angeles, gotta get some sleep bro.....tommorow i plan on doing lots of testing with the three bioses to see wich is best.

[zsamz_]

540fsb 7 multi i get 13s

[dinos22]

lol GAR no one is forcing you to do it....you do it at your pace of course


zsamz_ that would be superfast if that was the case (flat 13s 1M at 3780Mhz)

[zsamz_]

lol GAR no one is forcing you to do it....you do it at your pace of course


zsamz_ that would be superfast if that was the case (flat 13s 1M at 3780Mhz)

@ 425fsb 3.825 1/1 timings 4-4-4-12 1t same result
everest read 8424 write 7723 copy 8314 latency 57

update just did 500fsb @ 4.0 1-1 4-4-4-12 2t 12s flat

funny thing i got vcore @ 1,55v and vdim volt jumped by0,02v
and 2mb is 31s


i just tried the superpi 1.5 n i get 13.125 @ 500fsb 4.0

550fsb 7x 5-4-4-12 13.2s
everest
10137 read 10019 write 10540 copy latency 50

515fsb 8X =12.422 in spi

[Polypenko]

yesterday installed my new x38 dq6, bios f3.

read in a other forum, that after you have loaded the new bios
eg F4 of f5, you should Clear Cmos.


the procedure is apparently as follows.:


swith off the pc remove the power cord, than
clear cmos, restart ps hit del load optimized defaults.

is this the correct procedure, read somewhere else that
somebody did this and the board did not boot any more the
bios was corrupted en the back up bios also did not kick in.

seems this is not covered by the warrenty terms and conditions.

updating the Bios is at your own risk.



thanks in advance.

[dinos22]

@ 425fsb 3.825 1/1 timings 4-4-4-12 1t same result
i just tried the superpi 1.5 n i get 13.125 @ 500fsb 4.0

550fsb 7x 5-4-4-12 13.2s
everest
10137 read 10019 write 10540 copy latency 50

515fsb 8X =12.422 in spi

what is your RAM setting at Normal, Turbo or Extreme?

[GAR]

here is everest with mem at 423 1/1 multi 4-4-4-6

[mjb1206]

GAR Here Is My Everest Results:

[GAR]

well, my frequency is much lower, 423mhz also i am running 4 sticks, so i guess that is the reason for the slower latency??? also im on vista maybe that makes a difference

[zsamz_]

what is your RAM setting at Normal, Turbo or Extreme?

always extreme

[GAR]

could someone with 4x1gb setup please run everest memory test, i want to see if my latency is higher because of 4 sticks, thanks.

[mjb1206]

GAR>>>> I was a hard core Vista user, till recently. I switched back to XP, and it just runs so much smoother, faster, and efficiently. I love the Vista theme, but it's a resource HOG, and still has too many software, and driver conflicts for me!