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

[radaja]

@ radaja ... what vid is your cpu? I think I have the oportunity to buy a good E8400 Q841A171 ... I found here on xs that kemo has one Q841A200 that is vid 1.2125 (so pretty close to the one I can buy as fpo ) and kemo's one does 4200 @ 1.22 . Waiting for the seller to confirm the vid of the cpu :P. Hope it is 1.2125 and that is as good or even better than yours ... I want part of the fun u are having :P

and anyone who has E8400 FPO/BATCH Q841A171 or fpo close to this please share ur experiences

mine is vid 1.237v

[andressergio]

Where can these be found? Not on giga site??

btw i flashed to that bios and did not find anything new on performance or something just work as my old bioses...

Cheers
Sergio

[jas420221]

Ok... I was hoping there was somehow some magic in that bios...

[Injuis]

I've switched out the 2 x 75CFM fans for a 1 x 120CFM and 1 x 100CFM (didn't have matching fans ) just to see what difference it made, and it took SmallFFT load temps down about 4 to 5 degrees celsius so now, after 10 mins of running, Core 1 & 2 have hit a maximum of 69 degrees and Core 3 & 4 have hit a maximum of 72 degrees celsius which though a lot better than the over 80 - 85 degrees celsius I was getting a day or two back, isn't yet good enough.

I read that my VGA can be pulling 200W at idle in Vista with Aero enabled so if the CPU is pulling over 200W during Small FFT's, that is over 400W that this MCR-220 is trying to dissipate so clearly that is causing the high temps.

Thanks for all the input and advice everyone

Hey Rich, is your rad really hot to the touch? For those temps I would expect a very warm rad at the least. If it's not warm, you might be getting some issues with contact and/or flow.

[KRich]

Hey Rich, is your rad really hot to the touch? For those temps I would expect a very warm rad at the least. If it's not warm, you might be getting some issues with contact and/or flow.

Hey bud, no I wouldn't say it is really hot. The top part by the barbs and the bottom are fairly warm but I can keep my hands there without getting burnt The sides are luke warm at best. It could be the flow because the tubing was done absolutely awfully without any thought

[jas420221]

I read that my VGA can be pulling 200W at idle in Vista with Aero enabled so if the CPU is pulling over 200W during Small FFT's, that is over 400W that this MCR-220 is trying to dissipate so clearly that is causing the high temps.

lulz, your vga wont be pulling 200W with only aero going....no frikin way. Your GPU may not pull 200W fully loaded. Maybe with an overclock and loaded sure. But aero? No.

[KRich]

lulz, your vga wont be pulling 200W with only aero going....no frikin way. Your GPU may not pull 200W fully loaded. Maybe with an overclock and loaded sure. But aero? No.

I'm going by this review which did the card I have and showed idle power consumption with Aero as 200W

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...lden-sample/11

I've read that the HD4870 at idle pulls around 170W so I am not sure if I am misinformed

[LiquidReactor]

I'm going by this review which did the card I have and showed idle power consumption with Aero as 200W

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...lden-sample/11

I've read that the HD4870 at idle pulls around 170W so I am not sure if I am misinformed

Thats HD 4870+ rest of the system, not just gpu alone. HD 4870 load by itself only uses up 120-130W I think.

[Injuis]

Thats HD 4870+ rest of the system, not just gpu alone. HD 4870 load by itself only uses up 120-130W I think.

Not too long ago I ran a very similar setup as KRich's. Instead of a swiftech rad i was using a dangerden gt 260. Even then, I was using low cfm fans on a rad designed for high cfm fans. I even had my NB in the loop and ran my system just fine. And since you already said that your rad was barely warm, I'm inclined to think contact/flow issues in your setup or maybe you have a q9xxx processor with jacked up sensors (like my own)

[KRich]

Thats HD 4870+ rest of the system, not just gpu alone. HD 4870 load by itself only uses up 120-130W I think.

Not too long ago I ran a very similar setup as KRich's. Instead of a swiftech rad i was using a dangerden gt 260. Even then, I was using low cfm fans on a rad designed for high cfm fans. I even had my NB in the loop and ran my system just fine. And since you already said that your rad was barely warm, I'm inclined to think contact/flow issues in your setup or maybe you have a q9xxx processor with jacked up sensors (like my own)

That would be around 350W with the CPU then - Everest reads 220W for the CPU plus around 120-130W for the HD 4870 which is pushing a MCR-220 according to what I read.

You've raised an interesting point Injuis - Something I will look into - Cheers

Sorry for going OT with all this cooling stuff guys

[buddatech]

So I've opted to give Gigabyte another chance despite past issues with their boards and their customer service. Now I have this board as part of my back-up rig running Q66 @3.2GHz with 1.28v 4GB PC-6400 @800Mhz but PC will not go to sleep. When I attempt to put it into sleep mode it goes in an infinite boot cycle running bios F7 only way to get out of it is to unplug power supply, but..... wait there's more once I plug back in and power on PC it starts as if it coming out of sleep "resuming windows" Need help with this issue, any and all advice is appreciated.

[kahuna321]

Anyone have any experience with these?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231271

Thanks

[Hoss331]

I think they have just been released. If there using the same chips as the lv blades they had better be bad ass for $50+ more.

[jas420221]

So I've opted to give Gigabyte another chance despite past issues with their boards and their customer service. Now I have this board as part of my back-up rig running Q66 @3.2GHz with 1.28v 4GB PC-6400 @800Mhz but PC will not go to sleep. When I attempt to put it into sleep mode it goes in an infinite boot cycle running bios F7 only way to get out of it is to unplug power supply, but..... wait there's more once I plug back in and power on PC it starts as if it coming out of sleep "resuming windows" Need help with this issue, any and all advice is appreciated.

Had this issue with mine. I just disabled the sleep. I know that doesnt help but....

[Jor3lBR]

So I've opted to give Gigabyte another chance despite past issues with their boards and their customer service. Now I have this board as part of my back-up rig running Q66 @3.2GHz with 1.28v 4GB PC-6400 @800Mhz but PC will not go to sleep. When I attempt to put it into sleep mode it goes in an infinite boot cycle running bios F7 only way to get out of it is to unplug power supply, but..... wait there's more once I plug back in and power on PC it starts as if it coming out of sleep "resuming windows" Need help with this issue, any and all advice is appreciated.

Go to BIOS and on 'Power Management Setup' > ACPI Suspend Type > change that option from S3 to S1. Problem solved.

[kahuna321]

Ive waited for weeks and newegg still doesnt have any, and search doesnt find any anywhere either, Is there anywhere that has these in stock?

I would like to get the OCZs instead of the lv g.skills for $50 more- Ocz supposedly has better customer support. I've had issues with a major manufacturer's support lately, and though I almost never need support it sucks when the support is terrible! If interested I'd be glad to share, generally dont flame but this is a case of buyer beware...

Thanks

UPDATE: Bit the bullet and got the g.skill lv 9600s- checked and they qualify for neweggs 30 day return and are supposed to have lifetime mftrs warranty. Will post when they are up and stressing... Been awhile and I forget- do I have to clear cmos when switching memory?

[pangingIII]

i have a few PM's concerning how i go about overclocking DDR3 ram on my EP45T-UD3R?
it was Crucial value 2x2GB ram kit with Micron D9JNM IC's that i used, i found the ram clocks very well on the boards.
also, i saw friends of mine running Crucial value 3x1GB (that comes with Micron D9JNM IC's), they did overclocking the ram to DDR3-2100MHz+ (on the EP45T-UD3R's) with low volts like 1.86-1.92v.

my experience with the EP45T-UD3R, i used to try a few kits with Micron D9GTR and D9GTS IC's, they did not overclock very well at all on my board, even with high volts.
anyways, i'm sorry i could not be more help. as far as i can remember i did post my voltage settings, i'm not sure what can i do to help you more.

[Ghostleader]

Hi pangingIII, long time no see.

I couldn´t get hold on any 2x2 D9JNM, got some 2x2 D9KPT but they didn´t OC as good as yours and the same as you, my EP45T don´t like my 2x1 D9GTR neither.

I saw that you had some fun with a Xeon and DFI UT X58, great OC

[Capt Proton]

UPDATE: Bit the bullet and got the g.skill lv 9600s- checked and they qualify for neweggs 30 day return and are supposed to have lifetime mftrs warranty. Will post when they are up and stressing... Been awhile and I forget- do I have to clear cmos when switching memory?

It is recommended to do so. I have personally experienced issues when I did not. It ensures all the sub-timings for the memory and the MCH are set properly.

[Circaflex]

Had a little issue this morning. Flashed to the newest bios (f9 i believe) i was running the original bios. Anyways, flashed with q-flash and all went well until i tried to boot into windows, one of my four raptors is no longer a member disk in my raid, anyway to quickly fix this or am i SOL and need to rebuild the array and reinstall?

[KRich]

Had a little issue this morning. Flashed to the newest bios (f9 i believe) i was running the original bios. Anyways, flashed with q-flash and all went well until i tried to boot into windows, one of my four raptors is no longer a member disk in my raid, anyway to quickly fix this or am i SOL and need to rebuild the array and reinstall?

I had the same problem last week when the DualBIOS feature loaded the shipping BIOS F4 on to my board and that had a setting in it which caused the MBR on one of my RAID0 disks to be written with data and caused it to show as no longer a member of my RAID setup.

If you can't get it sorted a simpler way, you could try this http://forums.extremeoverclocking.co...32&postcount=6

It worked perfectly for me.

[pangingIII]

Hi pangingIII, long time no see.

I couldn´t get hold on any 2x2 D9JNM, got some 2x2 D9KPT but they didn´t OC as good as yours and the same as you, my EP45T don´t like my 2x1 D9GTR neither.

I saw that you had some fun with a Xeon and DFI UT X58, great OC

Hi and thanks, Ghostleader.
i now using the 2x2 D9KPT, 3 kits altogether, 12GB on the x58+i7.

[kahuna321]

Here is my system:

GA EP45 UD3R f9
Q9650 lapped
8g mem 1066, soon 1200
4870x2
2 WD 640g black, raid 0
True lapped, push/pull Sythe Ultra Kaze 2000's, AS 5 paste
Corsair 750w
NXZT Tempest w/ 5 ultra kaze 2k's and 2 yates loon 140s
Running Windows 7 64 bit RC

Here is where I am at:

CPU

478x9, 4.3g
vcore 1.35
term 1.26
pll 1.45
ref .868

MCH

core 1.32
ref .838

RAM

turbo
5/5/5/15/54
2.0d
volt 2.12
term 1.06

This is stable for 8 hours + prime with cpu temps in low 60s max, nb is 3-5 degrees more

Also passed 50 iterations Intelburn, max temps 75-78, avg 73

What should I try adjusting to get higher clocks? I can boot and run at 500x9 but not as stable as I like, and lots more volts with high IB temps- in 90s. I am putting in the new g.skill lv 1200 sticks this weekend and hope that will help things.
I wanted to ask early in the week to get suggestions. I have tried several hundred combinations and logged all. Honestly I have no clue what I am doing- how different settings relate. I have discovered that different settings with the same speed yeild different super pi results, with the fastest being somewhat more stable.

I greatly appreciate the constructive criticism and advise. I have learned much in this forum.

Thanks

[tyreman]

Hi All
I decided to post this thread
I have been playing with this board
Its interesting.


















MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ............... Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................10x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................0
CPU Frequency ...........................3.60(360x10)
Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................Enabled
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............360
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .....100 lock

C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]
Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................800 default
PCI Express Clock Drive................900 default
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................0
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................0
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance................Extreme
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....Profile 1
(G)MCH Frequency Latch............... 333
System Memory Multiplier ..............2.40b
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............800 864mhz. actual
DRAM Timing Selectable ................Manual

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time................5
tRCD .................................4
tRP'....................................4
tRAS..................................12
Advanced Timing Control
tRRD..........................................3
tWTR..........................................3
tWR............................................6
tRFC...........................................52
tRTP...........................................3
Command Rate (CMD) .................2 T
Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ............................1066

Channel A
Static tRead Value..........................7
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ..................auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment...................auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............auto

Channel B
Static tRead Value.........................7

tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ..................auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment...................auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)....................auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............auto

Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type.………... Manual
CPU
Load Line Enabled
CPU Vcore….……….....1.3750v
(cpu vid range 0.850v-1.36250v)
CPU Termination….....1.320v
CPU PLL…………………...1.500V
CPU Reference.…………0.836v

MCH/ICH
MCH Core…………….....1.220V
MCH Reference….…….0.756v
MCH/DRAM Ref.….....1.000v
ICH I/O………………......1.500V
ICH Core…………...….…1.200v

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……....2.000v
DRAM Termination…..1.000v
Channel A Reference 1.000v
Channel B Reference 1.000v

Advanced Settings
Limit CPUID Max. to 3....................Disabled
No-Execute Memory Protect.............Enabled
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................Enabled cpu throttles according to load on it.
C2/C2E State Support.....................Disabled
x C4/C4E State Support..................Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ..........Enabled
CPU EIST Function..........................Disabled
Virtualization Technology.................Disabled Enabled if you use VMware/Virtual PC
Integrated Peripherals
Legacy USB Storage Detect .............Enabled
Other settings
Lan 1 enabled
Lan2 disabled
green Lan disabled
on board serial port 1 disabled
on board parallel port 1 disabled
On board sata/ide device disabled
onboard 1394 enabled
sata port 0-3 native mode enabled
sata raid ahci disabled
All usb 1.0/2.0 controller enabled
have usb mouse and keyboard all that enabled
floppy drive1.44 enabled…….I use one
floppy 3 mode support disabled
delay for hdd 0
hdd smart drv disabled
initial display first PEG
first boot device OS hard drive
I use boot F12 key for anything else I need to call up
2nd boot device disabled
3rd boot device disabled
password check set up not used
cpu warning temp 70c/158f
cpu fan fail warning enabled
power fan fail warning disabled
sytem fan fail warning disabled
cpu smart fan control disabled have arctic freezer pro on want it on from get go.
pnp/pci all autos

Bios F-9
E-7300 cpu 45nm LGA 775
Thermal 65w
Buss 1066MHz.
Thermal Spec 74.1c
L2 Cache 3Mb.

[Fir3^StorM]

X48-DQ6 vs. EP45-UD3R/P, who wins, assuming same price?