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

[Richard Dower]

I tried the 2.66B/D straps....for 1133MHz memory, set 2.1V in bios for memory, she crashed and burned....lol, won't boot into Windows. I'm pretty sure i'll never get the memory that high, but i do think 1080MHz is realistic.

[zicada]

I tried the 2.66B/D straps....for 1133MHz memory, set 2.1V in bios for memory, she crashed and burned....lol, won't boot into Windows. I'm pretty sure i'll never get the memory that high, but i do think 1080MHz is realistic.

You need alot more vMEM for that. Probably around 2.3V

2.66B/D are the worst performing straps on these boards,- and also the ones that dont allow the best TRD settings. There is a very precise mathematical formula that tells you exactly what TRD will work at any strap with any FSB. The lower your FSB (down to 333), the better your memory will perform in most cases. This is why you want an unlocked cpu so you can run 400mhz FSB with TRD 5 and 3.00A strap, and a cpu multiplier of 11 for 4.4ghz.

Go with the A-straps, or 2.4B if none of the A's fit. Then find the lowest possible TRD (usually 7 for 450mhz FSB and 2.5A). Most of the other memory settings have minimal impact on the system. Its all about Performance Enhance, Strap and most importantly TRD.

The 8-series bios'es for the regular dq6 had alot of stability issues. These seem to have been fixed in 9-series.

1.54V is not too high for a G0 chip, they can deal with 1.6v on decent air. As long as you dont run high 80's C under load youre fine.

There's no real life performance increase to be gained from increasing the PCI-X clock+voltage, leave it at 100mhz where it belongs.

Most of you guys should be able to get 10k+ in Everest with sub 50ns latency at 24/7 OCCT stable settings. The reason you arent at the moment is that you dont seem to realize what settings actually affect performance. Trial and error isnt supposed to be THIS hard guys

I think we've covered all of this atleast 3 or 4 times allready in this thread. There really isnt alot of new info to get out of this thread anymore. Have fun guys, im off.

[truehighroller]

You need alot more vMEM for that. Probably around 2.3V

2.66B/D are the worst performing straps on these boards,- and also the ones that dont allow the best TRD settings. There is a very precise mathematical formula that tells you exactly what TRD will work at any strap with any FSB. The lower your FSB (down to 333), the better your memory will perform in most cases. This is why you want an unlocked cpu so you can run 400mhz FSB with TRD 5 and 3.00A strap, and a cpu multiplier of 11 for 4.4ghz.

Go with the A-straps, or 2.4B if none of the A's fit. Then find the lowest possible TRD (usually 7 for 450mhz FSB and 2.5A). Most of the other memory settings have minimal impact on the system. Its all about Performance Enhance, Strap and most importantly TRD.

The 8-series bios'es for the regular dq6 had alot of stability issues. These seem to have been fixed in 9-series.

1.54V is not too high for a G0 chip, they can deal with 1.6v on decent air. As long as you dont run high 80's C under load youre fine.

There's no real life performance increase to be gained from increasing the PCI-X clock+voltage, leave it at 100mhz where it belongs.

Most of you guys should be able to get 10k+ in Everest with sub 50ns latency at 24/7 OCCT stable settings. The reason you arent at the moment is that you dont seem to realize what settings actually affect performance. Trial and error isnt supposed to be THIS hard guys

I think we've covered all of this atleast 3 or 4 times allready in this thread. There really isnt alot of new info to get out of this thread anymore. Have fun guys, im off.

Your a dork, 1.6v is fine with air,, yah listen to him,, I say I come over your house and give me ten minutes tops and I will have it stable at 3.6Ghz~

[Caped Crusader]

I tried the 2.66B/D straps....for 1133MHz memory, set 2.1V in bios for memory, she crashed and burned....lol, won't boot into Windows. I'm pretty sure i'll never get the memory that high, but i do think 1080MHz is realistic.

1100 was the hightest i was able to get with PC8000, but it was very unstable. 1080 was the best freq/timing ratio possible. you should stick with that