[Team.AU] Gigabyte GA-EP45T Extreme - P45 DDR3 Monster

[BulldogPO]

What is latest beta bios? That F3e?
So what does it change?

[moloko]

What is latest beta bios? That F3e?
So what does it change?

Correct, F5e is the latest.

I've asked GB for the change log and currently awaiting a reply.

[BulldogPO]

Damn, am I blind or something?
I cant find that PL setting from bios and no CPU GTL settings.

[T_M]

PL is under RAM timings per channel, and CPU GTL settings dont exist in the BIOS

[BulldogPO]

Hmm, Under what name?

[Benny Lodewijk]

Hmm, Under what name?

Under "static tRead Value"

[BulldogPO]

I have serious problem with RAM dividers, only 2.0D works for me nothing else even posts

[noxon]

We benched the other day, bios f3a was the most stable one, f3c was really weird! Didnt try the new f3e.

We managed to reach 670FSB on a E8500 again and again, so it might have been bios related.

Max FSB on the QX9650 was around 525fsb, and a 32M at 500FSB was not a problem, we didnt use much time here, so im sure the board is capable of more

More pics and results here (post #8 + 20) , sorry for the danish
http://www.octeamdenmark.com/forums/...ead.php?t=2343

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=399468

[BulldogPO]

So which one is "the" bet bios now?

[T_M]

So many questions Bulldog, but have you actually tried stuff out for yourself?

[BulldogPO]

No only fiirst bios relese shortly and then directly to this F3e.

This is my best CF stable shot.

[BulldogPO]

Same thing with F3c, no other than 2.0D work

Edit:
WTF?? I did put strat to auto, now other 400MHz dividers do work.....
Weird issues.

[Pt1t]

That works also ^^ And i think that the best meme ratio for 600-700mhz fsb

IT's F3E

EP45TEXTRÊME (Bios F3E)

CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
CPU Cooling : Tuniq Tower 120 for max fsb and Cascade for 6ghz screen
NB Cooling : 120mm Fan
VGA : Matro Millenium II PCI
RAM : 2*1Go Cellshock PC14400 (D9GTR)

******* Clock Chip Control *******
>>>> Standard Clock Control 
CPU Host Clock Control [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) [620]
PCI Express Frequency(Mhz] [Auto]
C.I.A.2 [Disabled]
>>>> Advanded Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive [900mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive [700mV]
CPU Clock Skew [150ps]
MCH Clock Skew [50ps]
******* DRAM Performance Control *******
Performance Enhance  [Turbo]
(G)MCH Frequency Latch [400Mhz]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) [2.66D]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) [Manual]
>>>> Standard timing Control
CAS Latency Time [7]
tRCD [6]
tRP [5]
tRAS [15]
>>>> Advanced timing Control
ALL on Auto exept Static tRead Value (PL) [10]
******* Motherboard Voltage Control *******
>>> CPU
CPU Vcore [1.3v]
CPU Termination [1.52v]
CPU PLL [1.6v]
>>> MCH/ICH
MCH Core [1.5v]
MCH Reference [Auto]
ICH I/O [Auto]
>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage [2.000v]
Last settings in Auto

Now i have some issues with cpuz with + 670mhz fsb ... Crystal cpuid can read clock until 690mhz fsb but CPUZ freezes OS

[thriller99]

Oh ! Nice FSB Pt1t, but, how about ratio 2.00D ?? N how about CPU Volt PLL when u set it auto !

[redratamd]

Ok i've got three beta bios ,i test that soon ,and i put one two stages on this week-end.

[Deanzo]

I'm using the F3E bios, All air cooling on a stock board.

I'll take it sub zero at some point this week, but for now, on air it can do 668fsb

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=400916

[redratamd]

You can validate with 630MHZ and bios F3E ?
When i'm around 630MHz ,cpu-z can't read the good FSB. With Cpu-z version 1.46.2 it(s same thing
Pt1t has same problems but higher 670MHz

[Supershanks]

great going Deanzo

[thriller99]

Deanzo : nice FSB on air cooling ! How about your voltage ? (PLL, VTT n NB )

[[XC] gomeler]

I thought I had killed my retail GA-EP45T-Extreme but I tried it earlier this morning and it booted. I plopped in my brand new E8600 and managed this with 20 minutes of testing. Can only get the board to POST at 500FSB though so I had to setFSB up to 6GHz. Managed 6300Mhz so far with 1.84v in BIOS, 1.808v idle and 1.77v under load. Was done with an F1EE with a -104C base temperature. I had to dash out of the house so the entire setup froze over with the pot at -9x Celsius so now I'm drying the board off. Later tonight I'll try to get 6.3GHz 3D stable This board is really nice with the right BIOS!

[ataruz]

congratz T_M nice fsb with air will you try waterchiller on nb or ln2 :d

[Pt1t]

this board loves High FSB for Quad core.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=403581

[Pt1t]

New Bios out , F3i

I can boot and do 1M to 600mhz fsb with DDR3 to 1000mhz 7-6-5-15

[Oliver]

Now are we talking...

[Gautam]

The ram speed on the 3:5 on this board is not real.

(Just look at Deanzo's screenshot above if you want to know why)