** Official ** Gigabyte UD3 P45 Series -- EP45-UD3 / EP45-UD3R / EP45-UD3P

[SimpleTECH]

pierrandre, try increasing your RAM voltage. If it doesn't overclock very well, then increase it to 2.0V or 2.1V.

I'm in the same boat as you. I can pass IntelBurnTest to a certain measure before encountering errors. Ex: 10 passes → stable, 20 passes → stable, 25 passes → fails. :/

[pierrandre]

Hi, thanks for the tip, but my ram isn't really made for such high voltages. I don't think that 2.0v would be appreciated by those sticks
check it out : http://www.sqp.fr/products/products.asp?prod=227631 (all is not in french, hardware spec are always in english).

I wonder because all the guys who achieve high FSB and stability are using voltage that I can't event boot with ...
I've tried to lower vcore (1.36) and increase vtt(1.38), but BSOD happens way before the old voltages (vcore 1.4 & vtt auto set)

Another thing would be to release some timings, but I'll loose some of the benefits from the high FSB and the PL9 setting.
I've tried 5-6-6-18 PL9 increased write but lost some read among with latency, but if it's the only way to have stable settings :-/

In another hand, I would be buying some good quality ram to fits my new board needs ...

[SimpleTECH]

Hmm. Those are some interesting modules you have there. I'm kind of confused by the description as it lists them as being CL5 but if you look down further, it says CAS 6.

What are the JEDEC settings in the BIOS?

Buying better memory does sound like a good plan.

[pierrandre]

that's all I got..

I'll consider buying some brand new sticks next month..

EDIT


EDIT2: is this set of temperature not too high ? the chipset took 97°c (206F°) while the CPU dealed with 89°c (92F°)

[Sparda]

Hey folks. Not a ton of overclocking experience here but I am familiar with the process. I am upgrading my core components on a budget of roughly $500 and the UD3P seems to be a solid starting point. From what i have read the Q6600 looks like my processor because of price, overclockability and the fact that I multitask like a fiend. I will be using air cooling- probably the freezer 7, unless someone has a better recommendation. Regarding memory... I don't see alot of consensus when it comes to ram speeds and brands etc. Could someone knowledgeable give me a shove in the right direction and some solid reasoning/numbers behind it? I would soo appreciate it. Also if anyone has any benchmarks or settings they would like to share (with the same components) I would love you long time.

Welcome m8.
The board can also handle 65nm quad easily. It just the matter of finding a good cpu or an alternative: a pretested cpu.
It better if you can go 45nm quad since it run cooler and better than q6600.
Cooling you cant go wrong with TRUE , OCZ vandetta or Xigmatek.
If you going 4gig RAM go for 4gb ddr1000 or ddr1066 corsair or g.skill. But seems like any 4gb with powerchip doing fine on this board.
My Q6600 capped around 3.90-3.96 stable but I push it a little bit. Sry a little bit blurry when I resizing it.
500x8 and 515x7

EDIT2: is this set of temperature not too high ? the chipset took 97°c (206F°) while the CPU dealed with 89°c (92F°)

pierrandre nice clock but it very hot man. I hope you didnt cook anything.
Did you put any fans on the NB because it reaching 97°c? You can boil some eggs.
Linpack is brutal with quad especially if you clock it high and pumping some vcore.

[1_budz]

Does anyone know if the CM Hyper 212 cpu cooler is compatible with the Gigabyte UD3 P45 Series -- EP45-UD3 / EP45-UD3R / EP45-UD3P mobo's?

[radaja]

im thinking about getting a watercooling kit for my ep45-ud3p, i want to cool the cpu and nb.any suggestions on how would be the best way (ready built kit or assemble one myself). if the later any recommendations on what parts? if kit, which one would be the best. i really need help on this one since i have no clue as to what my best option is. thanks

[IanB]

im thinking about getting a watercooling kit for my ep45-ud3p, i want to cool the cpu and nb.any suggestions on how would be the best way (ready built kit or assemble one myself). if the later any recommendations on what parts? if kit, which one would be the best. i really need help on this one since i have no clue as to what my best option is. thanks

The Liquid Cooling forum here is the place to ask that sort of question. The answer will depend on what you want to spend, but I can tell you no-one will recommend a prebuilt kit over separate parts: they don't perform as well for the cost, tend to have other downsides and usually aren't compatible with other parts when/if you want to upgrade.

Watercooling has a steep learning curve, but isn't rocket science, so be prepared to read and ask lots of questions if you're unsure of why people recommend particular hardware. Also be aware that brand fanboyism in watercooling is probably as intense as Intel/AMD or AMD/nVidia disagreements, so be prepared for that. Ultimately the top performing waterblocks perform within a few degrees of each other, almost within margin of testing error, especially when you consider mounting inconsistencies, so unless you're obsessively chasing that last degree you can't go far wrong with any of the current "best" brand leaders, whatever anyone tries to claim.

[ezaleina]

this is my 1st try with 520FSB stable with PL9.,cannot go higher than 530FSB always blue screen..

[pierrandre]

Hi, my chipset only hits so high temperature when I launch IBT ... the maximum burn temp under OCCT, boinc, or even with 4 copies of wow launched at the same time : 67-70°c

[technut36]

Thanks elektrosadist!! That was an awsome post with the picture love story. I am going to get the q9550 and basically follow in your foot steps.

What would be the best ram I could for this board that could be pushed to 1150-1200mhz w/ cas 5 or ~1000mhz w/ cas 4 or even cas 3.

update: so far I am thinking about getting the corsair dominator pc8500 2x2gb w/ a fan, what do you guys think?

[evilargyle]

Thanks Sparda! I am ordering parts today so it was nice to see your reply. Probably get the 4gb g.skill ddr1066. with the q6600, though i am tempted to spend the few extra dollars on one of the 45nm chips. Thx again for the benchmarks and everything- you have been most helpful

[Elektrosadist]

Thanks elektrosadist!! That was an awsome post with the picture love story. I am going to get the q9550 and basically follow in your foot steps.

What would be the best ram I could for this board that could be pushed to 1150-1200mhz w/ cas 5 or ~1000mhz w/ cas 4 or even cas 3.

update: so far I am thinking about getting the corsair dominator pc8500 2x2gb w/ a fan, what do you guys think?

depends on for what u want to use the PC. If you only play and bench then i would buy a 2x1GB Kit. Thats enough even with vista. And you can reach higher frequencies.

If you encode a lot or stuff and need ram then buy 2x2gb or more. But expect lower 0C or performance results for benches.

Generally you don't go wrong if you buy memory which are already binned to 1200 MHz. This is best nowadays cause nearly noone uses micron chips anymore. So unless you find some (there still out there, cellshock fe.) its better to buy ram with high stock speed. And the 2x2gb combos are all Powerchips or sumthin else and not micron chips.


I mean ram is so cheap, you get mushkin 1150 for 60€ or OCZ 1150 or even 1200 also for 60€. So you can't really do much wrong with these.

[Sparda]

Hi, my chipset only hits so high temperature when I launch IBT ... the maximum burn temp under OCCT, boinc, or even with 4 copies of wow launched at the same time : 67-70°c

Did you change the thermal paste and put a fan on the NB heatsink? 67-70°c is a tad hot. Mine hovering around 33°c-40°c on water.

Thanks elektrosadist!! That was an awsome post with the picture love story. I am going to get the q9550 and basically follow in your foot steps.

What would be the best ram I could for this board that could be pushed to 1150-1200mhz w/ cas 5 or ~1000mhz w/ cas 4 or even cas 3.

update: so far I am thinking about getting the corsair dominator pc8500 2x2gb w/ a fan, what do you guys think?

If 1200mhz is your target ; that 2x2gb dominator pc8500 cant reach it. People end up between 1120-1170mhz depend on luck when picking one. Mine end up 1130mhz.

If 1200mhz is your target with 2x2gb; go for ram that nearly binned with that speed aka ddr1150/pc9200 ; otherwise go 2x1gb.

[Elektrosadist]

I just went to the local shop and bought these here:

http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests...hyperx/s02.php


Kick ass. They got Micron on them i just plugged em in, 2,3v 1200mhz no problemo sir. And for only 54,99€

[Sparda]

I just went to the local shop and bought these here:

http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests...hyperx/s02.php


Kick ass. They got Micron on them i just plugged em in, 2,3v 1200mhz no problemo sir. And for only 54,99€

Sweet. They are so cheap on geizhals around 30€. Elektrosadist did you ever snuck in 4x1gb on this board ? Any problem ?

[MaximumPig]

Does anyone know if the CM Hyper 212 cpu cooler is compatible with the Gigabyte UD3 P45 Series -- EP45-UD3 / EP45-UD3R / EP45-UD3P mobo's?

I have that cooler in my UD3R and it fits nicely, even with the 2nd fan added. no interference from the heatsinks around the CPU. However with that cooler make sure you have the fans pointing the right way because you need to unscrew the whole thing from the motherboard if you need to switch a fan, and that means taking out the whole mobo if you can't get at the underside of it with it in the case. Also there's a set of screws that actually turn the wrong way (turn left to tighten, not right)--you'll see why when you put the thing together.

[MaximumPig]

Welcome m8.
The board can also handle 65nm quad easily. It just the matter of finding a good cpu or an alternative: a pretested cpu.
It better if you can go 45nm quad since it run cooler and better than q6600.
Cooling you cant go wrong with TRUE , OCZ vandetta or Xigmatek.
If you going 4gig RAM go for 4gb ddr1000 or ddr1066 corsair or g.skill. But seems like any 4gb with powerchip doing fine on this board.
My Q6600 capped around 3.90-3.96 stable but I push it a little bit. Sry a little bit blurry when I resizing it.
500x8 and 515x7

pierrandre nice clock but it very hot man. I hope you didnt cook anything.
Did you put any fans on the NB because it reaching 97°c? You can boil some eggs.
Linpack is brutal with quad especially if you clock it high and pumping some vcore.

I thought the "system temp" in ET6 was not specifically the NB chip but was some general motherboard temp, is that not correct?

[Sparda]

I thought the "system temp" in ET6 was not specifically the NB chip but was some general motherboard temp, is that not correct?

That is what I am think at first when I got the board because they hardly put any sensor on nb for middle range board.
But the temperature scale nearly the same as a normal nb temperature when I put a waterblock; around 33°c-40°c. The "system temp" in ET6 hovering above 43°c before I put the waterblock.

pierrandre got a high "system temp" but it not on ET6 but I bet the temperature also taken from the same sensor chip.
Did anything could ever reach that level other than nb or cpu or Vreg area ?

[1_budz]

I have that cooler in my UD3R and it fits nicely, even with the 2nd fan added. no interference from the heatsinks around the CPU. However with that cooler make sure you have the fans pointing the right way because you need to unscrew the whole thing from the motherboard if you need to switch a fan, and that means taking out the whole mobo if you can't get at the underside of it with it in the case. Also there's a set of screws that actually turn the wrong way (turn left to tighten, not right)--you'll see why when you put the thing together.

Thanks for replying about the CM Hyper 212 cpu cooler. Yes I do know the screws tighted counter clockwise. Dunno why CM did that. I have the CM Hyper 212 with a E8400 cpu & the Gigabyte P35-DS3L mobo. I'm hoping to buy a Yorkfield 9550 when prices drop and also buy either the EP45-UD3P or EP45-UD3R.

[MaximumPig]

UD3P/R/_ folks,

I had 4 x 1GB of CORSAIR XMS2 DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
which was specced for 4-4-4-12 but would not run at 800mhz (400 FSB) even with just 2 sticks and even with timings relaxed to 7-7-7-32
I thought this was good memory because it's run at 800 before on my old Asus P5W DH (and it's got tall heat spreaders on it, cool) but after 2 weeks tweaking everything I've isolated my OC probs to this memory

Sooooooooooooo

I got 2 x 2 GB of G.Skill (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 and replaced the Corsair with it and I can get 435FSB / 870mhz no problem, I could probably go higher but I am looking for a decent OC on air, not an extreme moonshot.
I just ordered another 4GB of the G.Skill and will report how the board works with all 4 slots filled.

Question: is it better to run the mem at 1:1 meaning 435 FSB with 870mhz memory or should I try to max out the mem at other than 1:1, say 5:6 or 5:8 or one of the other permissible divider settings, even if that is no longer "synchronous" (1:1)?

thanks

[technut36]

depends on for what u want to use the PC. If you only play and bench then i would buy a 2x1GB Kit. Thats enough even with vista. And you can reach higher frequencies.

If you encode a lot or stuff and need ram then buy 2x2gb or more. But expect lower 0C or performance results for benches.

Generally you don't go wrong if you buy memory which are already binned to 1200 MHz. This is best nowadays cause nearly noone uses micron chips anymore. So unless you find some (there still out there, cellshock fe.) its better to buy ram with high stock speed. And the 2x2gb combos are all Powerchips or sumthin else and not micron chips.


I mean ram is so cheap, you get mushkin 1150 for 60€ or OCZ 1150 or even 1200 also for 60€. So you can't really do much wrong with these.

Thank you so much Brother. I will try to find the memory that is stock around 1200mhz.

Oh yeah I do need the 4gb ram, its worth a little sacrifice for me, because it definitely helps with everyday multitasking.

[Elektrosadist]

Thank you so much Brother. I will try to find the memory that is stock around 1200mhz.

Oh yeah I do need the 4gb ram, its worth a little sacrifice for me, because it definitely helps with everyday multitasking.

So its OCZ FlexII or the PI Ram they offer 1150 mhz you should be able to hit 1200.

I bought some of the last new Cellshocks Kits available. And i even bought 2GB from someone also with Micron (Mushkin XP 8500 @ 5-4-4-12 1066MHZ). I'm hoping i can pump these es up.

Maybe i will try then also a 4GB combo with 4 stick but i dunno. I really don't do anything with my pc except for tweaking it so i mostly do 2GB cause of the performance.

[pangingIII]

E8400 4GHz (500x8), memory 4x1GB 5:6 DDR2-1200 with a simple BIOS setting.





this is my 2nd EP45-UD3R board, both of my boards will do 4x1GB DDR2-1200 very easily.

i have tried 500 FSB and with 4x1GB DDR2-1200 on a few Asus P5Q-D's and a Gigabyte EX38-DS4 boards and they could not seem to do it.

[nugzo]

E8400 4GHz (500x8), memory 4x1GB 5:6 DDR2-1200 with a simple BIOS setting.





this is my 2nd EP45-UD3R board, both of my boards will do 4x1GB DDR2-1200 very easily.

i have tried 500 FSB and with 4x1GB DDR2-1200 on a few Asus P5Q-D's and a Gigabyte EX38-DS4 boards and they could not seem to do it.

Nice work, cept you forgot to run the everest benchmark