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

[Zucker2k]

Zuck, finally got some DDR3 for that board How are they overclocking?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231275

Got it for $79.99 with free shipping. They're rated CAS 8 @ 1333 @ 1.5v; I'm running them at 1600 8-8-8-22 @ 1.65v stable. They do 2000 9-9-9-24, but there's no way getting around TRDs with DDR3 sticks so bandwidth remains the same, and its not stable (probably needs more volts).

Here's my testing results so far @ 500 FSB (8.5 x 500FSB or 4.25Ghz):

DDR3 1333 - 7-7-7-19 PL8 @ 1.5v Turbo On, Stable

DDR3 1600 - 8-8-8-22 PL9 @ 1.65v Turbo On, Stable (best bandwidth)

DDR3 2000 - 9-9-9-24 PL10 @ 1.72v Turbo off, Not stable (a little lower bandwidth than 1600 cas 8)

@ 8.5 x 500 (4.25Ghz) I'm getting these in everest memory bandwidth tests:

Read = 105xx
Write = 106xx
Copy = 107xx

I'm sure there's a way around the strict TRD compliance - clockgening, but I prefer to run settings directly from bios.

I have to say one of the advantages of the DDR3 boards are the cheap, but fast DDR3 sticks with low voltages you could utilize in them. I'm really happy, and watch out for some screenies from me.