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

**zsamz_** · 11-09-2007, 11:14 AM

wow you back with that board
i honestly think maximus was better

**Alcibiades** · 11-09-2007, 02:56 PM

PHATTY

I know this is a long thread to read but in a previous post i recommend...

NO EXTERNAL eSATA devices be connected and powered on when BOOTING

otherwise you get the blinking cursor top left with no boot!!!

I have experienced same exact issues as you
take out the cmos again, might have to do this more than once.

**Alcibiades** · 11-09-2007, 03:12 PM

I love this board, (started out hating it for first couple of days).
Now I am thinking how good this true crossfire board with 2x16xPCIe slots and two ATI HD3870 512MB's will be a killer setup.
I imagine this setup will do over 25,000 in 3dmark06!

**mjb1206** · 11-09-2007, 03:31 PM

GAR>>>>> Glad to see your back! I haven't done much at but used it! I did mess around with a little overclocking this afternoon, and had the FSB up to 542 X 7...... Was running good.

I keep it right at theses settings, and its runs nicely.......

**phatty2x4** · 11-09-2007, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Alcibiades

PHATTY

I know this is a long thread to read but in a previous post i recommend...

NO EXTERNAL eSATA devices be connected and powered on when BOOTING

otherwise you get the blinking cursor top left with no boot!!!

I have experienced same exact issues as you
take out the cmos again, might have to do this more than once.

Thanks, but I never even took them out of the package.

**Minnyboy** · 11-10-2007, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by Alcibiades

PHATTY

I know this is a long thread to read but in a previous post i recommend...

NO EXTERNAL eSATA devices be connected and powered on when BOOTING

otherwise you get the blinking cursor top left with no boot!!!

I have experienced same exact issues as you
take out the cmos again, might have to do this more than once.

I have tested with ext e-SATA hdd when booting without any problems on both my P35-DS4 & X38-DQ6.

If U do have problems it usually leads to the bios seeing the e-sata as the 1st boot-up option & tries it 1st & since there is a hdd but no OS on it, it will either give U that screen U speak of or "pls insert bott blah-blah-blah" thingy...

**GAR** · 11-10-2007, 10:07 AM

anyone using an 8800GT with this board?????? if so what pci-e MHZ are you using and what clocks are you using, thanks.

**~~DStealth~~** · 11-10-2007, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by GAR

anyone using an 8800GT with this board?????? if so what pci-e MHZ are you using and what clocks are you using, thanks.

I've tested 2 of them in a week. PCI-e was set from Auto to 129 no prob at all with 3d marks and card clocks:
8800GT:
2006 @ 700/1728/2100 mhz
15818 p

The second :

2006@720/1782/2000 mhz
15846 p

**GAR** · 11-10-2007, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by DStealth

I've tested 2 of them in a week. PCI-e was set from Auto to 129 no prob at all with 3d marks and card clocks:
8800GT:
2006 @ 700/1728/2100 mhz
15818 p

The second :

2006@720/1782/2000 mhz
15846 p

What do you have the graphics robust on auto or turbo???

**GAR** · 11-10-2007, 02:37 PM

also, 3dmark and ati tool are no longe a good way to test stability.............try crysis

**~~DStealth~~** · 11-10-2007, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by GAR

What do you have the graphics robust on auto or turbo???

Turbo all the way, never lowered that value also memory extreme - maybe is only me too speed addicted and never set them lower

I just tested these two cards, when they come on the marked in a week or two and then returned them, so i didn't care about stability. I love my GTX and there's still nothing to change it with

Q6600@4213mhz ambient water cooled
Single 8800gtx@730/1944/2322 mhz
53600

6652 cpu score in 2006 on water
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3633135