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

[radaja]

coop,thanks.justlearnin,i use f4 because i had issues with f7,f8a and f6.the usb keyboard support is enabled by default on f4,and f5.but on f7,f8a they are off by default and they seem to have been moved to the bottom of the bios screen.also f8a didnt play well with ET6.

[Touche]

If you are hearing beeps after a reset or shut down try to test each memory module individual too, sometimes a single bad stick of ram causes the problem.

Use same settings as before but now with a single stick, if the issues stop and you can maintain the settings without hearing the beeps or seeing the red bad oc screen after you power on you got a bad stick.

I am 70 passes IBT stable and >12h OCCT Mix stable with F5 so it's not RAM for me. F6 just seems to have trouble remembering and applying the right settings at boot sometimes. It looks as if it tries to boot with too low PL to me.

[vblanche]

Hello, first: nice thread, thanks for starting it.

I'm planning on upgrading to an UD3 mobo. but don't know what to do with RAM? what do you recommend? I currently have 2xCrucial ballistix 1GB DDR2 PC2-8500 5-5-5-15.

should I go for 4x1GB, 2x2GB or 2x4GB, 4x2GB? is there any difference in performance?

many thanks

[stasio]

Hello, first: nice thread, thanks for starting it.

I'm planning on upgrading to an UD3 mobo. but don't know what to do with RAM? what do you recommend? I currently have 2xCrucial ballistix 1GB DDR2 PC2-8500 5-5-5-15.

should I go for 4x1GB, 2x2GB or 2x4GB, 4x2GB? is there any difference in performance?

many thanks

Read this Crucial Ballistix Memory Stability Testing and Review with Gigabyte motherboards by Lsdmeasap.

[bobreece]

this is driving me crazy i just carnt get this board stable at 500fsb blend test stable tried some posted setting but they dont work. can someone post some of the ref percentages and gernerally help me out getting stable
my set up is ud3p, qx9650 team xtreme 1066 5 5 5 15 2.2v

[vws]

This has nothing to do with the BIOS version. This is because OC settings. I've seen this happen before on many Rev. 1.1 boards, but never on the Rev. 1.0.

So, does this mean the Rev 1.0 boards are more stable (vCore stable)?

Are all Rev 1.0 boards made in Taiwan?

[Jor3lBR]

So, does this mean the Rev 1.0 boards are more stable (vCore stable)?

Are all Rev 1.0 boards made in Taiwan?

Nope. That doesn't mean nothing really. It can be related to 'n' factors.

Both boards clock the same. Both boards have the same stability.

[Just learnin']

Read this Crucial Ballistix Memory Stability Testing and Review with Gigabyte motherboards by Lsdmeasap.

Thanks for this, another link within Lsdmeasap's sig in that article helped clear up some fog for me regarding ET6 as well: http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/how-...asytune-29746/

[turbotrey]

Hello, first: nice thread, thanks for starting it.

I'm planning on upgrading to an UD3 mobo. but don't know what to do with RAM? what do you recommend? I currently have 2xCrucial ballistix 1GB DDR2 PC2-8500 5-5-5-15.

should I go for 4x1GB, 2x2GB or 2x4GB, 4x2GB? is there any difference in performance?

many thanks

My 2x1 Ballistix PC8500 5-5-5-15 @ 2.22v do not work in dual channel with my board.

[bobreece]

this is driving me crazy i just carnt get this board stable at 500fsb blend test stable tried some posted setting but they dont work. can someone post some of the ref percentages and gernerally help me out getting stable
my set up is ud3p, qx9650 team xtreme 1066 5 5 5 15 2.2v

anyone care to help me out

[coop]

@bobreece, I don't have same cpu as you but I ran @500 last night for 4hrs. I think xbiusx jinxed me after my last post. I was unable to get it to run past an hour or so with 1.3v mch. I had to up it to 1.34v and vcore to the settings below. After 4hrs I shut it off to try lower vcore but to no avail. Re-doing now for a longer time with the settings below. At least maybe these ref. will help get you started. Others have posted alot of info that should be helpful too that have your same cpu.



Load-Line Calibration.........................: Disabled
CPU Vcore...............1.30000V..........: 1.38125v
CPU Termination.........1.200V............: 1.320v
CPU PLL.................1.500V...............: 1.59v
CPU Reference...........0.760V............: .891v
MCH/ICH
MCH Core................1.100V.............: 1.34v
MCH Reference...........0.760V..........: .756v
MCH/DRAM Reference......900........: .890v
ICH I/O.................1.500V...............: 1.50v
ICH Core................1.100V..............: 1.10v
DRAM
DRAM Voltage............1.800V..........: 2.24 v
DRAM Termination........0.900V.......: Auto
Channel A Address Vref..0.900V.......:Auto
Channel B Address Vref..0.900V.......:Auto

[xbiusx]

@bobreece, I don't have same cpu as you but I ran @500 last night for 4hrs. I think xbiusx jinxed me after my last post. I was unable to get it to run past an hour or so with 1.3v mch. I had to up it to 1.34v and vcore to the settings below. After 4hrs I shut it off to try lower vcore but to no avail. Re-doing now for a longer time with the settings below. At least maybe these ref. will help get you started. Others have posted alot of info that should be helpful too that have your same cpu.



Load-Line Calibration.........................: Disabled
CPU Vcore...............1.30000V..........: 1.38125v
CPU Termination.........1.200V............: 1.320v
CPU PLL.................1.500V...............: 1.59v
CPU Reference...........0.760V............: .891v
MCH/ICH
MCH Core................1.100V.............: 1.34v
MCH Reference...........0.760V..........: .756v
MCH/DRAM Reference......900........: .890v
ICH I/O.................1.500V...............: 1.50v
ICH Core................1.100V..............: 1.10v
DRAM
DRAM Voltage............1.800V..........: 2.24 v
DRAM Termination........0.900V.......: Auto
Channel A Address Vref..0.900V.......:Auto
Channel B Address Vref..0.900V.......:Auto



[IMG][/IMG]

I think you have the same bug that i have. When you set the VTT in bios to 1.32, when you load ET6 it shows only 1.3, isn`t? And if you restart and see in bios it will be 1.3 again...

But, your settings are verry good ot 9x500, today i tested 495x8.5 but no success, i really don`t know how can i isolate the possibles issues. First i can make the cpu stable, but when i run test that involve RAM its fails within few minutes, and i`m note sure if the problem is my timmings, the voltages... i know my ram is ok, i ran memtest (with system not overclocked, everything at stock) and the memory is ok... i`m lost

[stingush]

here's some random scores with my UD3P :P


http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=510458


http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=510389

[coop]

@stingush, 675x7, that's awsome.
@xbuisx, bios F6. I never noticed that. I had to go back to the laboratory today as my numbers listed above let me down. I have to have MCH ref @ .763. Will be 4hrs in 30 min. from ......now.

FWIW, what made me able to run today was lowering my CPU Clock Drive to 700 in the Advanced Clock Control section.

[radaja]

@xbuisx and coop,my board does the same thing with vmch at 1.32 in bios then when you open ET6 it shows 1.30.when it first happened i thought i was crazy and just remembered what i actually put in the bios.well i resolved the issue by not using 1.32 vmch anymore.but i dont think it will hurt anything.

[radaja]

could anybody who has gotten a hold of gigabyte support(for board repair) please tell me how they did it.cause i for the life of me can only get the stupid post your question support page and when i check it just shows up as "your mail will be processed"(step 1).and its been a week now.

[mreld3r]

Read this Crucial Ballistix Memory Stability Testing and Review with Gigabyte motherboards by Lsdmeasap.

damn fine reading, thanks stasio

[mreld3r]

@bobreece, I don't have same cpu as you but I ran @500 last night for 4hrs. I think xbiusx jinxed me after my last post. I was unable to get it to run past an hour or so with 1.3v mch. I had to up it to 1.34v and vcore to the settings below. After 4hrs I shut it off to try lower vcore but to no avail. Re-doing now for a longer time with the settings below. At least maybe these ref. will help get you started. Others have posted alot of info that should be helpful too that have your same cpu.



Load-Line Calibration.........................: Disabled
CPU Vcore...............1.30000V..........: 1.38125v
CPU Termination.........1.200V............: 1.320v
CPU PLL.................1.500V...............: 1.59v
CPU Reference...........0.760V............: .891v
MCH/ICH
MCH Core................1.100V.............: 1.34v
MCH Reference...........0.760V..........: .756v
MCH/DRAM Reference......900........: .890v
ICH I/O.................1.500V...............: 1.50v
ICH Core................1.100V..............: 1.10v
DRAM
DRAM Voltage............1.800V..........: 2.24 v
DRAM Termination........0.900V.......: Auto
Channel A Address Vref..0.900V.......:Auto
Channel B Address Vref..0.900V.......:Auto



[IMG][/IMG]

coop; try this
go into bios and set your VTT to 1.2
set your cpu-ref to .76
set your mch ref to .76
then change your Vtt to around 1.37
your mch ref and cpu ref will automatically change when you change the VTT. I know NOTHING about your particular cpu. But with my cpu and the ud3p this really seems to help out a LOT with getting stable, and it wont take but a minute to try, even if it dont work. My vtt seems to like to be just a little below Vcore.

[coop]

I'll try it out. Priming atm, just past 6.5 hrs.

This really bites. I was hoping for 8hrs.
[IMG][/IMG]
May try some other time.

[WhiteFireDragon]

i seem to be having a problem with ET6 i think. the CPU reference i set in bios is 0.848v, but i boot into windows, ET6 shows it as the default 0.760v. which voltage reading is correct? also, anything above 340fsb, the "smart" tab in ET6 for the CPU fan speed control is useless because it shows RMP as zero and the speed is not adjustable. is this a bug for the software or do i need to update the bios? i'm currently on UD3R F5 bios. are there any improvements for stability in F4 or F6 bios?

[Jor3lBR]

i seem to be having a problem with ET6 i think. the CPU reference i set in bios is 0.848v, but i boot into windows, ET6 shows it as the default 0.760v. which voltage reading is correct? also, anything above 340fsb, the "smart" tab in ET6 for the CPU fan speed control is useless because it shows RMP as zero and the speed is not adjustable. is this a bug for the software or do i need to update the bios? i'm currently on UD3R F5 bios. are there any improvements for stability in F4 or F6 bios?

Bios is right and in a way ET6 is right too. The value in BIOS remains and ET6 is just saying you are using the default value (1.2vtt = 0.760).

If you are using different values from the default 0.760 at 1.20vtt ET6 will show that as 0.785 for example.

[Just learnin']

i seem to be having a problem with ET6 i think. the CPU reference i set in bios is 0.848v, but i boot into windows, ET6 shows it as the default 0.760v

ET6 shows percentages of some voltages set in the BIOS rather than the actual BIOS voltage settings. See here: http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/how-...asytune-29746/

[WhiteFireDragon]

Bios is right and in a way ET6 is right too. The value in BIOS remains and ET6 is just saying you are using the default value (1.2vtt = 0.760).

If you are using different values from the default 0.760 at 1.20vtt ET6 will show that as 0.785 for example.

ET6 shows percentages of some voltages set in the BIOS rather than the actual BIOS voltage settings. See here: http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/how-...asytune-29746/

ah ok so ET shows the ref values as percent. then for simplicity sake, if i want to just read the literal value of it, i should just go by the numbers manually set int the BIOS right?

and also, how about the problem for the CPU fan speed adjustment? anything over 440fsb and i can't control the fan in ET6. how do i fix this? does this mean my OC is not stable?

[APC]

Excuse my ENglish

Next days Í´ll buil my new PC with EP45-UD3R and Q6600.

Can Someone tell me the best bios for EP45-UD3R+Q6600

Thanks

[redrumy3]

Excuse my ENglish

Next days Í´ll buil my new PC with EP45-UD3R and Q6600.

Can Someone tell me the best bios for EP45-UD3R+Q6600

Thanks

i am running F7 and no problems so far, haven't tested any other bios yet though but F7 seems good so far