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

[Supershanks]

i would suggest everyone to connect it, wont hurt to get a bit more performance.

plugged mine in from day1 even though using 1x gfx. I always work on the basis if it's there connect it

Edit:
@larry try these as a reference 9x400 13hr stable in later runs it went with vc @1.40, at your lower fsb should be fine.

luck

[mjb1206]

Well I finally went ahead and did a bios update. Went from the F3 to the F6b. Was a mission, to re-clock everything, but it's up and running! One thing for sure, is I clocked it 200mhz slower, but, the voltage is much less from 1.58 to 1.48......

[DStealth]

Still my best bios f5h
today running some benches on WATER and 2x1 promms/powerchips memory
SuperPI 32M @ 11min 29 sec
Perf.level 6

[dinos22]

tried a few different bioses for X38T-DQ6 with the yorkfield

F2 stock
not bad but RAM doesn't clock well and bit slow :S

F5d @&%&^%@#@^#@ ing pain in the arse bios
the only setting i seem to be able to boot at is 400*12 LOL >> 350*10/11/12 for example no go....360/370/380/390 no go hahaha WTF

the board cannot seem to clock my quad to anything higher than around 415MHz FSB whereas i was easily stable at 450 on DDR2 board

went to F4a clocks CPU great, doesn't have FSB holes and issues as other bios but the RAM ratios always default to Auto.....cannot be changed so when you boot they obviously go ultra crappy slow strap and it's really slow in bios

far out hahah

they need to do some more work on this DDR3 board bios
board feels more stable than DDR2 board but just funky bios issues argh

[GAR]

I think there should be 2 different threads, one for DDR3 and one for DDR2 since they use a different bios and pretty much 2 different boards.

[Tabs]

Hey guys,

I got this board as part of my new machine last weekend and I'm having a strange issue:

Specs:
Corsair HX620 PSU
GA-X38-DQ6
Q6600 G0 - TT V1 cooler
G.Skill DDR2 800 2X2GB (5-5-5-15 SPD)
BFG 8800GT OC
2X WD SATA2 250GB
LG SATA 20X DVD
Vista x64 / XP Pro dual boot

I'm just trying to get the system stable at stock speeds right now - not even trying to OC it yet.

1. Under any BIOS other than F3, I can't get anything other than AUTO memory settings to run, which means 400Mhz with the 4:5 divider. I've been told 1:1 is optimal, but setting the divider to 2.00A causes the system to either not POST or error like crazy in Memtest. As soon as I go back to AUTO, it'll pass Memtest overnight and do hours of Prime95 just fine. With the F3 BIOS, the same is true, I can run it fine at 1:1 (266MHz) It feels sluggish though, like it's not quite as snappy as it should be.

I really don't understand why this would be the case that it's unstable at a LOWER memory speed than at the higher 400MHz one. I want to be able to run the latest BIOSes for the extra features etc...

Any idea what could be wrong here?

Thanks!
Ryan

[Ace-a-Rue]

tried a few different bioses for X38T-DQ6 with the yorkfield

F2 stock
not bad but RAM doesn't clock well and bit slow :S

F5i @&%&^%@#@^#@ ing pain in the arse bios
the only setting i seem to be able to boot at is 400*12 LOL >> 350*10/11/12 for example no go....360/370/380/390 no go hahaha WTF

the board cannot seem to clock my quad to anything higher than around 415MHz FSB whereas i was easily stable at 450 on DDR2 board

went to F4a clocks CPU great, doesn't have FSB holes and issues as other bios but the RAM ratios always default to Auto.....cannot be changed so when you boot they obviously go ultra crappy slow strap and it's really slow in bios

far out hahah

they need to do some more work on this DDR3 board bios
board feels more stable than DDR2 board but just funky bios issues argh

oh crap....was seriously thinking about purchasing this board...i'll wait a little longer before diving in head first.

[dinos22]

don't mind me i experience all sorts of emotions during testing and "usually" don't post during testing hahahaha

i will report how new bioses go but not with the yorkfield as i have to return it back to Intel lol hahah

[Ace-a-Rue]

ok...hehehe

[dinos22]

Ace correction in a bios name
it was F5d

[dominick32]

tried a few different bioses for X38T-DQ6 with the yorkfield

F2 stock
not bad but RAM doesn't clock well and bit slow :S

F5d @&%&^%@#@^#@ ing pain in the arse bios
the only setting i seem to be able to boot at is 400*12 LOL >> 350*10/11/12 for example no go....360/370/380/390 no go hahaha WTF

the board cannot seem to clock my quad to anything higher than around 415MHz FSB whereas i was easily stable at 450 on DDR2 board

went to F4a clocks CPU great, doesn't have FSB holes and issues as other bios but the RAM ratios always default to Auto.....cannot be changed so when you boot they obviously go ultra crappy slow strap and it's really slow in bios

far out hahah

they need to do some more work on this DDR3 board bios
board feels more stable than DDR2 board but just funky bios issues argh

Hey Dino,
Now dont you see what I'm talking about with Ram Stability?
I have been telling you for weeks now.
I have been through 3 sets of 1800mhz + sticks, and they all cannot pass memtest at rated frequency. It is definitely a DQ6T board or bios issue.

[dinos22]

well i can't REALLY test them properly with a quad core for obvious reason right

[Richard Dower]

Still no bios updates i see, telling ya...they've given up.

[LiViD]

Meh, I was finally able to switch out my 4 x 1GB modules to 2 x 2GB Patriots. Price was right, so why not? I'm on F6b right now, so we'll see what happens.

[Tabs]

Richard,

Have you seen any problems with the G.Skill RAM not running at anything other than 400MHz with the F6b? I can't get mine to run at any other divider with that BIOS - if I go back down to F3, it works at 1:1...

[GAR]

knock on wood, my board is awsome, passes memtest, occt and prime blend, and small fft's with my setup in my sig, love the board so far, much better than the maximus formula......but i might go with the 780i SLI board, so i can do sli.

[dinos22]

but i might go with the 780i SLI board, so i can do sli.

got a board coming in a couple of weeks from nvidia.....should be interesting to see how it fairs compared to 680i

i'll email GB tomorrow after a bench session to get another bios update

[REVHEAD]

got a board coming in a couple of weeks from nvidia.....should be interesting to see how it fairs compared to 680i

i'll email GB tomorrow after a bench session to get another bios update

lol, I wouldn't hold my breath if its Nvidia based .

[LiViD]

I was tempted to do SLI on the X38 just to see what would happen ($400 for another GTX sounds good). Nvidia is pissed that it works, but they need to stop screwing Intel in the chipset market. I'd rather keep an Intel chipset board at this point.

[dinos22]

lol, I wouldn't hold my breath if its Nvidia based .

i meant x38t-dq6

[Richard Dower]

New version of Easy Tune 5 Pro:

http://tw.giga-byte.com/Support/Moth...lity_List.aspx

[Severance]

Went back to my maximus OMG what a POS that thing is. I hate MB that run stable when they feel like running stable So im back with the DQ6 and im glad. Broke 21k 3dmark 2900xt Xfire moded bioses 850\950 and vista. Used easy tune to up clocks to 470fsb\4200mhz 3dmark does not show that. I remember reading a review that said the maximus out scored the dq6 in 3dmark. This is false at same clocks the dq6 scores around 50pts higherhttp://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3877262

[Ace-a-Rue]

50 pts is a sneeze compared to a total score of 21k!...it comes within the margin of a statistical tie.

[Severance]

50 pts is a sneeze compared to a total score of 21k!...it comes within the margin of a statistical tie.

Agreed Will try xp tonight when the temp up here in canada drops to -10. 22k should be possible.

[castravete]

Does anyone have problem with the X38-DQ6 ...with the sound card...It seems that the board generate electrical noise though all audio ports it can be heard only on the headphones but is annoying ...can anyone tell me what tot do to remove that noise?I have:
Q6600@3.2 ghz 2x1gb mushkin 8500(996535) enermax liberty ELT500AWT-DXX and 8800gts(768) Gainward is there anything that could make the noise except the Mainboard pleae help I like to watch movies with the headphones nowbody tested for this issue or is only my motherboard doing this problem anyone!!!!?? it pises me off that noise