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

[buddatech]

What kind of temps are you guys seeing with this board in easy tune under system? I'm getting 41-42c seems high?

[winston856]

I just bought the ud3r and when it gets here I'm going to remove the nb heatsink and put some mx-2 on there.

Has anybody found it better to remove the heatpipe connecting the pwm and nb or leave it on there?

[Dark79]

Just got this board in to replace a dying DFI LT X38-T2R but I'm stuggling with it. My setup is

Intel Q6600 G0
4x1GB Crucial Ballistix (D9)
2 x HD3870
160GB Samsung
500GB Samsung
Corsait 620HX

All this stuff is carried over from the DFI which could get 3.6GHz on the Q6000 on as little at 1.325v with the memory somewhere around DDR2-1100 with 1.98v, Prime stable of course.

On this board, I can't get 3.60 Prime stable no matter what volts I throw at it. I managed to get Vista bootable, which was a chore in itself (even with stock settings, Windows wouldn't boot). But even though I can boot Windows and maybe run a SuperPi or run Street Fighter 4 benchmark, it's not at all Prime stable (Core 1 always fails instantly).

I've tried many settings, but nothing is stable. Updated BIOS to F9 and then F10b with no improvement.

Currently my settings are as follows:

******Gigabyte EP45 UD3P******

Robust Graphics Booster.........................[ Auto     ] 
CPU Clock Ratio.................................[ 9        ] 
Fine CPU Clock Ratio............................[ 0        ] 
CPU Frequency 3.60GHz...........................[ 400 x 9  ]

******Clock Chip Control******

CPU Host Clock Control..........................[ Enabled  ] 
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)........................[ 400      ] 
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).....................[ 100      ] 
C.I.A 2 [Disabled] 

******Advanced Clock Control******

CPU Clock Drive.................................[ 800mv   ] 
PCI Express Clock Drive.........................[ 900mv   ] 
CPU Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps     ] 
MCH Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps     ] 

******DRAM Performance Control******

Performance Enhance [Standard] 
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)....................[ Disabled ] 
(G) MCH Frequency Latch.........................[ 400MHz ]
System Memory Multipler.........................[ 2.00D  ] 
Memory Frequency 1066...........................[ 800MHz ] 
DRAM Timing Selectable..........................[ Manual ] 

CAS Latency Time................................[ 5        ] 
tRCD............................................[ 5        ] 
tRP.............................................[ 5        ] 
tRAS............................................[ 15       ] 

******Advanced Timing Control******

tRRD............................................[ Auto     ] 
tWTR............................................[ 11     ] 
tWR.............................................[ 14     ] 
tRFC............................................[ 56     ] 
tRTP............................................[ 4     ] 
Command Rate (cmd)..............................[ 2     ] 

******Channel A Timing Settings******     

Static tRead Value        [ 6 ] ................[ 8        ] 
tRD Phase0 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 7 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel A Driving Settings****** 

Drive Strength Profile..........................[ 1066MHz ] 
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ]

Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ]

******Channel B Timing Settings******     

Static tRead Value        [ 6 ] ................[ 8        ] 
tRD Phase0 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 7 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel B Driving Settings****** 

Drive Strength Profile..........................[ 1066MHz  ] 
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ]

Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ]

******Motherboard Voltage Control******

Load-Line Calibration [Enabled] 
CPU Vcore         [ 1.25000 ]...................[ 1.38750  ] 
CPU Termination   [ 1.20    ]...................[ 1.30   ]
CPU PLL           [ 1.50    ]...................[ 1.500  ]
CPU Reference     [ 0.766   ]...................[ Auto   ]

MCH Core          [1.1      ]...................[ 1.3  ]  
MCH Reference     [0.760    ]...................[ Auto  ] 
MCH/DRAM Refernce [0.900    ]...................[ 1.000 ] 
ICH I/O           [1.500    ]...................[ 1.500  ] 
ICH Core          [1.100    ]...................[ 1.100  ] 

DRAM Voltage      [1.800    ]...................[ 1.980    ]
DRAM Termination  [0.900    ]...................[ Auto  ] 
Channel A Ref     [0.900    ]...................[ Auto  ] 
Channel B Ref     [0.900    ]...................[ Auto  ]  

******Advanced BIOS Features******

CPU Multithreading..............................[ Enabled ] 
Limit CPUID Max to 3............................[ Disabled ] 
No-Execute memory Protect.......................[ Disabled ]  
CPU Enhance Halt (CIE)..........................[ Disabled ]  
C2/C2E State Support............................[ Disabled ]  
C4/C4E State Support............................[ Disabled ] 
CPU Thermal Monitor.............................[ Disabled ] 
CPU EIST Function...............................[ Disabled ] 
Virtualization Technology.......................[ Disabled ]

Any suggestions?

[liguhy]

I have a Gigabyte EP45-UD3L coming in the mail from Newegg and am wondering what I need to do to get the most out of it. I'm not overclocking or anything at the moment, but is there a BIOS, softmod, software, etc that will make it perform better, more stable?

[jas420221]

I have a Gigabyte EP45-UD3L coming in the mail from Newegg and am wondering what I need to do to get the most out of it. I'm not overclocking or anything at the moment, but is there a BIOS, softmod, software, etc that will make it perform better, more stable?

There is absolutely no need to do that. Install it and enjoy!

[Oztopher]

Hi Dark79, i have basically the same setup (Q6600 + EP45T-UD3R), and i found i had the same problem, 333x9 would boot fine, up to about 375x9. But then i found that to even boot 400x9 i needed to increase the MCH Reference to 0.80v. You might have to fiddle about with the CPU Reference IF that doesn't help, but i found the default setting of 0.760 was fine up til about 450x8.

Tell me how it goes.

[Dark79]

Hi Dark79, i have basically the same setup (Q6600 + EP45T-UD3R), and i found i had the same problem, 333x9 would boot fine, up to about 375x9. But then i found that to even boot 400x9 i needed to increase the MCH Reference to 0.80v. You might have to fiddle about with the CPU Reference IF that doesn't help, but i found the default setting of 0.760 was fine up til about 450x8.

Tell me how it goes.

I figured my AUTO settings were holding me back, just like you said. So I started messing with the ref values and started over =) Currently at 3.4GHz with vcore at 1.34375 (CPU-Z and BIOS read 1.312) and so far prime stable. All other voltages are fairly low if not at stock. So I guess I'll just keep inching my way back up to 3.6 in this manner.

[winston856]

I just bought the ud3r and when it gets here I'm going to remove the nb heatsink and put some mx-2 on there.

Has anybody found it better to remove the heatpipe connecting the pwm and nb or leave it on there?

Anybody have a comment on this?

[jas420221]

I removed the NB and put AS5 on there, its all one piece IIRC.

[BababooeyHTJ]

What options are there out there for aftermarket vrm sinks for the UD3R other than the HR-09?

[zsero]

I started thinking about upgrading my system from a my proven Maximus Formula + Q6600 @ 3.6 Ghz (9x400) setup. Memory timings and high FSB values are not important, I would prefer stability over anything else and the possibility to use 8 GB RAM.

I am looking for a UD3P based setup with either Q9550 or Q9650. Which one would you choose? I am aiming for about 4.2 Ghz, but with the lowest possible voltages. I am using TRUE120 with one Syche 2000 fan. I would aim for about 4.2 Ghz. It would mean 8.5 x 500 for the Q9550 or 9 x 470 for the Q9650. FSB 472 is more stable because of the 8 GB RAM, isn't it?

Or these boards are so stable up to 500 that it really doesn't matter? Can I easily use one with FSB 500 for 24/7 on the long term?

Do you think I can get a system which is as stable as my Maximus Formula was, which means once set up to be Prime stable it will be running without a fuss for years?

[OC Nub]

I started thinking about upgrading my system from a my proven Maximus Formula + Q6600 @ 3.6 Ghz (9x400) setup. Memory timings and high FSB values are not important, I would prefer stability over anything else and the possibility to use 8 GB RAM.

I am looking for a UD3P based setup with either Q9550 or Q9650. Which one would you choose? I am aiming for about 4.2 Ghz, but with the lowest possible voltages. I am using TRUE120 with one Syche 2000 fan. I would aim for about 4.2 Ghz. It would mean 8.5 x 500 for the Q9550 or 9 x 470 for the Q9650. FSB 472 is more stable because of the 8 GB RAM, isn't it?

Or these boards are so stable up to 500 that it really doesn't matter? Can I easily use one with FSB 500 for 24/7 on the long term?

Do you think I can get a system which is as stable as my Maximus Formula was, which means once set up to be Prime stable it will be running without a fuss for years?

For 4.2ghz 24/7 I think you would have a better chance with a q9650. As for 8gb of mem I haven't tried but there are guys in this thread that have had success using 8gb. With a quad this board should oc much better than your Maximus baord.

[radaja]

I started thinking about upgrading my system from a my proven Maximus Formula + Q6600 @ 3.6 Ghz (9x400) setup. Memory timings and high FSB values are not important, I would prefer stability over anything else and the possibility to use 8 GB RAM.

I am looking for a UD3P based setup with either Q9550 or Q9650. Which one would you choose? I am aiming for about 4.2 Ghz, but with the lowest possible voltages. I am using TRUE120 with one Syche 2000 fan. I would aim for about 4.2 Ghz. It would mean 8.5 x 500 for the Q9550 or 9 x 470 for the Q9650. FSB 472 is more stable because of the 8 GB RAM, isn't it?

Or these boards are so stable up to 500 that it really doesn't matter? Can I easily use one with FSB 500 for 24/7 on the long term?

Do you think I can get a system which is as stable as my Maximus Formula was, which means once set up to be Prime stable it will be running without a fuss for years?

i would go with the 9650 and a UD3P/R and do 8.5x500@4250,and 8GB. its fairly easy to do with these boards
heres 8.5x508@4318Mhz with 8GB of ram
http://i40.tinypic.com/33epzeq.jpg

[BababooeyHTJ]

i would go with the 9650 and a UD3P/R and do 8.5x500@4250,and 8GB. its fairly easy to do with these boards
heres 8.5x508@4318Mhz with 8GB of ram
http://i40.tinypic.com/33epzeq.jpg

Can that actually pass a Prime blend with all of your ram enabled? If so I'm buying a UD3R, that's impressive.

[Kyo`]

Just got the UD3 a few days ago. Yeah, the cheap and basic UD3, not the R or P And I have to say it's really great. Definitely lives up to the serie and the 2 other boards. A lot of bios options, stable, great for OC. I did a pretty good OC for 24/7 use with my new E6300. And what's really good I didn't have to throw a lot of volts at my mobo

bios volts:
cpu vcore - 1.35v (1.328v both idle and load @ cpu-z)
cpu termination - 1.24v
cpu pll - 1.5v
cpu ref - 0.848
mch core - 1.2v
mch ref - 0.76
mch/dram ref - 0.91
ich io - 1.5v
ich core 1.1v

What can I say... Gigabyte kicked some serious ass right here! I got on this from the Maximus Formula.

[Dark79]

This board definitely does not like my D9 Tracers. I popped in a spare pair of DDR2-800 GSkills and am stable at 3.60GHz with the following:

******Gigabyte EP45 UD3P******

Robust Graphics Booster.........................[ Auto     ] 
CPU Clock Ratio.................................[ 9        ]  
CPU Frequency 3.60GHz...........................[ 400 x 9  ]

******Clock Chip Control******

CPU Host Clock Control..........................[ Enabled  ] 
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)........................[ 400      ] 
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).....................[ 101      ] 
C.I.A 2 [Disabled] 

******Advanced Clock Control******

CPU Clock Drive.................................[ 800mv   ] 
PCI Express Clock Drive.........................[ 900mv   ] 
CPU Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps     ] 
MCH Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps     ] 

******DRAM Performance Control******

Performance Enhance [Standard] 
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)....................[ Disabled ] 
(G) MCH Frequency Latch.........................[ 400MHz ]
System Memory Multipler.........................[ 2.00D  ] 
Memory Frequency 1066...........................[ 800MHz ] 
DRAM Timing Selectable..........................[ Manual ] 

CAS Latency Time................................[ 5        ] 
tRCD............................................[ 5        ] 
tRP.............................................[ 5        ] 
tRAS............................................[ 15       ] 

******Advanced Timing Control******

tRRD............................................[ Auto     ] 
tWTR............................................[ Auto    ] 
tWR.............................................[ Auto     ] 
tRFC............................................[ Auto     ] 
tRTP............................................[ Auto     ] 
Command Rate (cmd)..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel A Timing Settings******     

Static tRead Value        [ 6 ] ................[ 10        ] 
tRD Phase0 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 7 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel A Driving Settings****** 

Drive Strength Profile..........................[ Auto ] 
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ]

Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ]

******Channel B Timing Settings******     

Static tRead Value        [ 6 ] ................[ 10        ] 
tRD Phase0 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 7 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel B Driving Settings****** 

Drive Strength Profile..........................[ Auto  ] 
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ]

Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ]

******Motherboard Voltage Control******

Load-Line Calibration [Enabled] 
CPU Vcore         [ 1.25000 ]...................[ 1.43750  ] 
CPU Termination   [ 1.20    ]...................[ 1.20   ]
CPU PLL           [ 1.50    ]...................[ 1.570  ]
CPU Reference     [ 0.766   ]...................[ 0.760   ]
MCH Core          [1.1      ]...................[ 1.24  ]  
MCH Reference     [0.760    ]...................[ 0.800  ] 
MCH/DRAM Refernce [0.900    ]...................[ 0.900 ] 
ICH I/O           [1.500    ]...................[ 1.500  ] 
ICH Core          [1.100    ]...................[ 1.100  ] 

DRAM Voltage      [1.800    ]...................[ 1.800    ]
DRAM Termination  [0.900    ]...................[ 0.90  ] 
Channel A Ref     [0.900    ]...................[ 0.90  ] 
Channel B Ref     [0.900    ]...................[ 0.90  ]  

******Advanced BIOS Features******

CPU Multithreading..............................[ Enabled ] 
Limit CPUID Max to 3............................[ Disabled ] 
No-Execute memory Protect.......................[ Disabled ]  
CPU Enhance Halt (CIE)..........................[ Disabled ]  
C2/C2E State Support............................[ Disabled ]  
C4/C4E State Support............................[ Disabled ] 
CPU Thermal Monitor.............................[ Disabled ] 
CPU EIST Function...............................[ Disabled ] 
Virtualization Technology.......................[ Disabled ]

As soon as I replace the GSkills with the Tracers (and increase the RAM volts and refs accordingly), OCCT will cause BSOD a little after 20 min. Increasing voltages doesn't seem to fix anything.

Pretty disappointed overall with this board. I was already able to do 3.60GHz with my DFI X38-T2R with 4x1GB Tracers. This board can't even get that high with 2x1GB. I can't justify spending an additional $80 on new RAM just to get the same overclock I could already get with my old board. Also, I find Crossfire on the PCI-e 2.0 (at x8) slower than Crossfire on the PCI-e 1.0 (at x16) on the x38.

I'll give it a couple more days trying for higher than 3.60GHz with the GSkills, but if I can't get it stable higher than that, I'll probably RMA for refund and go back to my old board.

[Kyo`]

With all due respect, thinking u could go higher then 3.6 on this mobo was a mistake. I mean, ur old one is pretty badass for OC also, and getting more then 3.6 shouldn't be a problem on it aswell. You just weren't lucky with the chip, 1.4v for 3.6 for a Quad is very average to say the least. Well, I hope u'll manage to solve your ram stability issues. But I don't think the upgrade was worth it at all, since u prolly won't get any further on this quad whatever the mobo is, so maybe refunding wouldn't be such a bad idea. After all, ur old DFI is still a very good board, why change it if ur not changing the chip? Cheers.

[Dark79]

With all due respect, thinking u could go higher then 3.6 on this mobo was a mistake. I mean, ur old one is pretty badass for OC also, and getting more then 3.6 shouldn't be a problem on it aswell. You just weren't lucky with the chip, 1.4v for 3.6 for a Quad is very average to say the least. Well, I hope u'll manage to solve your ram stability issues. But I don't think the upgrade was worth it at all, since u prolly won't get any further on this quad whatever the mobo is, so maybe refunding wouldn't be such a bad idea. After all, ur old DFI is still a very good board, why change it if ur not changing the chip? Cheers.

Well, the DFI could do 3.8 if I pushed it. But it's been having issues with cold boot and waking from sleep and other issues that made me believe it was ready to die so I decided to get a new board. With everyone saying how awesome the UD3P is with quads and that it worked fine with D9 I thought I'd be able to run the 3.8 with less volts and finally be rid of my cold boot issues. But this board can't even do 3.6 stable. Maybe I just got a bad board, or maybe it's really not as good for 65nm quad and D9 as everyone says. I don't know. I'm just not having much luck with it and I think I'll go back to my semi-messed up DFI until it dies completely.

[Kyo`]

Well, if ur DFI is in agony then it's another story Maybe u can RMA it when it dies if it's still on warranty? But then again, waiting on it to die and experiencing various issues might be unpleasant.
Well, I can't tell u much about this board and quads myself. I just sold my Q6600 a few days ago and exchanged it for a E6300. It was working on 3.6 1.32v on a Maximus Formula without any problems with G.Skill mems. Tho I really went thru A LOT making the ram stable, I also tried earlier with corsairs and kingmax but both failed to be stable on the Maximus... Dunno why such things happen but it seems like memories are just a random issue sometimes. The same kingmax sticks that failed miserebly on the MF, worked just great on a Gigabyte DS3, lol.
Anyway, good luck with your troubles.

[BababooeyHTJ]

This board definitely does not like my D9 Tracers. I popped in a spare pair of DDR2-800 GSkills and am stable at 3.60GHz with the following:

******Gigabyte EP45 UD3P******

Robust Graphics Booster.........................[ Auto     ] 
CPU Clock Ratio.................................[ 9        ]  
CPU Frequency 3.60GHz...........................[ 400 x 9  ]

******Clock Chip Control******

CPU Host Clock Control..........................[ Enabled  ] 
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)........................[ 400      ] 
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).....................[ 101      ] 
C.I.A 2 [Disabled] 

******Advanced Clock Control******

CPU Clock Drive.................................[ 800mv   ] 
PCI Express Clock Drive.........................[ 900mv   ] 
CPU Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps     ] 
MCH Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps     ] 

******DRAM Performance Control******

Performance Enhance [Standard] 
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)....................[ Disabled ] 
(G) MCH Frequency Latch.........................[ 400MHz ]
System Memory Multipler.........................[ 2.00D  ] 
Memory Frequency 1066...........................[ 800MHz ] 
DRAM Timing Selectable..........................[ Manual ] 

CAS Latency Time................................[ 5        ] 
tRCD............................................[ 5        ] 
tRP.............................................[ 5        ] 
tRAS............................................[ 15       ] 

******Advanced Timing Control******

tRRD............................................[ Auto     ] 
tWTR............................................[ Auto    ] 
tWR.............................................[ Auto     ] 
tRFC............................................[ Auto     ] 
tRTP............................................[ Auto     ] 
Command Rate (cmd)..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel A Timing Settings******     

Static tRead Value        [ 6 ] ................[ 10        ] 
tRD Phase0 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 7 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel A Driving Settings****** 

Drive Strength Profile..........................[ Auto ] 
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ]

Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ]

******Channel B Timing Settings******     

Static tRead Value        [ 6 ] ................[ 10        ] 
tRD Phase0 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 7 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel B Driving Settings****** 

Drive Strength Profile..........................[ Auto  ] 
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ]

Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ]

******Motherboard Voltage Control******

Load-Line Calibration [Enabled] 
CPU Vcore         [ 1.25000 ]...................[ 1.43750  ] 
CPU Termination   [ 1.20    ]...................[ 1.20   ]
CPU PLL           [ 1.50    ]...................[ 1.570  ]
CPU Reference     [ 0.766   ]...................[ 0.760   ]
MCH Core          [1.1      ]...................[ 1.24  ]  
MCH Reference     [0.760    ]...................[ 0.800  ] 
MCH/DRAM Refernce [0.900    ]...................[ 0.900 ] 
ICH I/O           [1.500    ]...................[ 1.500  ] 
ICH Core          [1.100    ]...................[ 1.100  ] 

DRAM Voltage      [1.800    ]...................[ 1.800    ]
DRAM Termination  [0.900    ]...................[ 0.90  ] 
Channel A Ref     [0.900    ]...................[ 0.90  ] 
Channel B Ref     [0.900    ]...................[ 0.90  ]  

******Advanced BIOS Features******

CPU Multithreading..............................[ Enabled ] 
Limit CPUID Max to 3............................[ Disabled ] 
No-Execute memory Protect.......................[ Disabled ]  
CPU Enhance Halt (CIE)..........................[ Disabled ]  
C2/C2E State Support............................[ Disabled ]  
C4/C4E State Support............................[ Disabled ] 
CPU Thermal Monitor.............................[ Disabled ] 
CPU EIST Function...............................[ Disabled ] 
Virtualization Technology.......................[ Disabled ]

As soon as I replace the GSkills with the Tracers (and increase the RAM volts and refs accordingly), OCCT will cause BSOD a little after 20 min. Increasing voltages doesn't seem to fix anything.

Pretty disappointed overall with this board. I was already able to do 3.60GHz with my DFI X38-T2R with 4x1GB Tracers. This board can't even get that high with 2x1GB. I can't justify spending an additional $80 on new RAM just to get the same overclock I could already get with my old board. Also, I find Crossfire on the PCI-e 2.0 (at x8) slower than Crossfire on the PCI-e 1.0 (at x16) on the x38.

I'll give it a couple more days trying for higher than 3.60GHz with the GSkills, but if I can't get it stable higher than that, I'll probably RMA for refund and go back to my old board.

Well, your using two occupied dimms and expecting the same settings to work for four occupied dimms with a quad. Thats not going to happen. Your VTT and is way low and you need more vMCH too. I would start with that and then play with your GTLs, they seem pretty low as well.

If your running these types of values on your DFI board no wonder it's having trouble resuming from sleep mode and experiencing some random issues.

With all due respect, thinking u could go higher then 3.6 on this mobo was a mistake. I mean, ur old one is pretty badass for OC also, and getting more then 3.6 shouldn't be a problem on it aswell. You just weren't lucky with the chip, 1.4v for 3.6 for a Quad is very average to say the least. Well, I hope u'll manage to solve your ram stability issues. But I don't think the upgrade was worth it at all, since u prolly won't get any further on this quad whatever the mobo is, so maybe refunding wouldn't be such a bad idea. After all, ur old DFI is still a very good board, why change it if ur not changing the chip? Cheers.

With all due respect what are you talking about?

[pmacdonald]

*HELP* - With the following settings I was able to get Prime95 stable for a little over seven hours which is where I stopped the test. BUT when I put my computer to sleep overnight and try to turn it back on in the morning it won't start up. The lights turn on...then they shut off...then they turn back on...and shut back off until I turn off the power and restart the computer. Then it's fine again. What setting is causing this to happen?

******Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.)******
 
Robust Graphics Booster.........................[ Auto     ]
CPU Clock Ratio.................................[ 8        ]
Fine CPU Clock Ratio............................[ + 0.0    ]
CPU Frequency 4.00GHz..........................[ 500 x 8.0]
 
******Clock Chip Control******
 
CPU Host Clock Control..........................[ Enabled  ]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)........................[ 500      ]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).....................[ 100      ]
C.I.A 2.........................................[ Disabled ]
 
******Advanced Clock Control******
 
CPU Clock Drive.................................[ 800mv   ]
PCI Express Clock Drive.........................[ 900mv   ]
CPU Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps     ]
MCH Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps    ]
 
******DRAM Performance Control******
 
Performance Enhance.............................[ Standard ]
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)....................[ Disabled ]
(G) MCH Frequency Latch.........................[ AUTO      ]
System Memory Multipler.........................[ 2.00D    ]
Memory Frequency ...........................[ 500     ]
DRAM Timing Selectable..........................[ Manual   ]
 
CAS Latency Time................................[ 5       ]
tRCD............................................[ 5       ]
tRP.............................................[ 5       ]
tRAS............................................[ 15      ]

 
 
******Motherboard Voltage Control******
 
Load-Line Calibration...........................[ Enabled ]
CPU Vcore         [ 1.15    ]...................[ 1.350   ]
CPU Termination   [ 1.20    ]...................[ 1.280   ]
CPU PLL           [ 1.50    ]...................[ 1.570   ]
CPU Reference     [ 0.760   ]...................[ 0.780   ]
 
MCH Core          [ 1.100   ]...................[ 1.360   ]
MCH Reference     [ 0.760   ]...................[ 0.750   ]
MCH/DRAM Refernce [ 0.900   ]...................[ 1.100   ]
ICH I/O           [ 1.500   ]...................[ 1.500   ]
ICH Core          [ 1.100   ]...................[ 1.100   ]
 
DRAM Voltage      [ 1.800   ]...................[ 1.9   ]
DRAM Termination  [ 0.900   ]...................[ 1.10   ]
Channel A Ref     [ 0.900   ]...................[ AUTO   ]
Channel B Ref     [ 0.900   ]...................[ AUTO   ]

******Advanced BIOS Features******
 
Limit CPUID Max to 3............................[ Disabled ]
No-Execute memory Protect.......................[ Disabled ]
CPU Enhance Halt (CIE)..........................[ Disabled ]
C2/C2E State Support............................[ Disabled ]
C4/C4E State Support............................[ Disabled ]
CPU Thermal Monitor.............................[ Disabled ]
CPU EIST Function...............................[ Disabled ]
Virtualization Technology.......................[ Disabled ]

[Hoss331]

S3 sleep doesnt work, you have to use S1

[pmacdonald]

Hoss331 - Please explain, how do I access S1 sleep? I just click on the start menu then sleep.

[Hoss331]

Its in the bios under power management - acpi suspend type - S1.

[radaja]

Can that actually pass a Prime blend with all of your ram enabled? If so I'm buying a UD3R, that's impressive.

yes it can pass easy.i dont have this board anymore,this was on my UD3P.
i had to sell it but now i got the UD3R and it is just as good.i dont have 8GB of ram anymore though