GIGABYTE DS3 FAQ by CrazyJohn /FAQ on 1st page/

[norse]

I know, it sucks to live in a state they tax (I ordered a few things from TigerDirect for my pc to avoid taxing so I could save a few bucks)

They do have a Corsair 800 2x512MB which I may get for $126 + shipping and tax. Going to make a new post just to make sure everything I'm getting will work with this board.

That will work, but go for the 2x1GB, you know you want to

[NJDevilsFan21]

That will work, but go for the 2x1GB, you know you want to

Yeah, but I think I have to stay above $100 in my bank checking account :P (building a PC from scratch). I'll have to see if any work is available for me this week (under the table cash payed work )

[harbin]

Its strange but with BIOS F4 Oficial and vdimm auto, easy tune reads 2.1v!

Yes, I have the same thing here.

[Jodiuh]

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/481...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

I bought this ram and it comes tuesday. I'm buying this DS3 board. I'm wondering if this ram is working perfectly for anyone esle?

It didn't boot in my DS3 @ 1.9VDIMM. YMMV...also I would go with an Antec PSU in that price range.

[norse]

It didn't boot in my DS3 @ 1.9VDIMM. YMMV...also I would go with an Antec PSU in that price range.

specs say 2.1v... i'm assuming you didn't have other ram to change bios settings.

[crspyjohn]

It didn't boot in my DS3 @ 1.9VDIMM. YMMV...also I would go with an Antec PSU in that price range.

hmm the PSU is $5 AR. Is there really a antec psu for around $10?

[wwwww]

Doesn't setting PCIe for 100 lock it? It seems to work on my DS3 with F4.

If I set it to anything other than Auto it won't boot.

Also is anyone else having trouble setting vdimm? I can't reach windows with vdimm >= 2.2V.

Anyways have just switched the video card to an ATI card and can now lock the PCI-e bus.

[Fred_Pohl]

If I set it to anything other than Auto it won't boot.

Also is anyone else having trouble setting vdimm? I can't reach windows with vdimm >= 2.2V.

Anyways have just switched the video card to an ATI card and can now lock the PCI-e bus.

Huh... that's odd. Anyway, 100 works great with my 7800GT.

On the Vdimm, does your ram require 2.2V? I've seen some people report problems with high Vdimm and the DS3. Maybe try 2.1V instead?

[wwwww]

Huh... that's odd. Anyway, 100 works great with my 7800GT.

On the Vdimm, does your ram require 2.2V? I've seen some people report problems with high Vdimm and the DS3. Maybe try 2.1V instead?

Yeah 2.1V works fine but it limits my o/c somewhat. (my fatbodies need vdimm)

[Fred_Pohl]

Yeah 2.1V works fine but it limits my o/c somewhat. (my fatbodies need vdimm)

Hmmm... I'm fresh out of useless advice. Good luck.

[NJDevilsFan21]

Will this RAM work from the first boot? (Voltage says 1.8-2.0V)

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231051

It's DDR2 667, but I really can't afford more. And just because it says 1.8V... with all the problems I've been reading, I want to be sure it will work before I go and order anything (stupid RAM is keeping me from ordering the other $600 worth of stuff I need to build my pc from Newegg right now).

[norse]

I've heard about problems with Gskill in DS3, I'm in the same boat as you. OCZ guys are really cool though, taking my ram for testing/rma right now.

[NJDevilsFan21]

I've heard about problems with Gskill in DS3, I'm in the same boat as you. OCZ guys are really cool though, taking my ram for testing/rma right now.

I think a lot of it was referring to G.Skill sticks that used 800Mhz which I believe would have them require atleast 2.0V to work.

If this 667 doesn't work... at this rate I'll be waiting until Black Friday to buy some damn ram!! (yes I am embelleshing(sp?), but I don't start part-time work for another 2 weeks)

[Cranox]

Beta bios F5C for DS3 is out , get it from here http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/index.php or from my mirror http://www.cranox.com/Gigabyte/DS3/

Remember this is still a beta , use at ur own risk !

[CrazyJohn]

Beta bios F5C for DS3 is out , get it from here http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/index.php or from my mirror http://www.cranox.com/Gigabyte/DS3/

Remember this is still a beta , use at ur own risk !

any1 tried?


what does the change log mean, i don;t understand it

25.08.06
GA-965P-DQ6 - BetaBIOS Version F4d
GA-965P-DS4 - BetaBIOS Version F4c
GA-965P-DS3 - BetaBIOS Version F5c
1. Fix Optimized for PXE boot with Syslinux
2. Fix - Diverses

[NJDevilsFan21]

Will this RAM work from the first boot? (Voltage says 1.8-2.0V)

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231051

It's DDR2 667, but I really can't afford more. And just because it says 1.8V... with all the problems I've been reading, I want to be sure it will work before I go and order anything (stupid RAM is keeping me from ordering the other $600 worth of stuff I need to build my pc from Newegg right now).

Nevermind I think I found a winner Now I can finally order the rest of my items off Newegg!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220095

[Ruhnie]

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/481...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

I bought this ram and it comes tuesday. I'm buying this DS3 board. I'm wondering if this ram is working perfectly for anyone esle? I ran into a few people on the forum and asked them questions and it seemed its working fine for them. Does anytihng have problems with the plat or just gold versions?

$190-$50=$140 AR

I also bought this PSU http://shop1.outpost.com/product/495...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG. $54.99-$50= $5. It got pretty good reviews but I read on the forum this board has problems with some psu? Should this work ok with this board?

I have the same RAM, and it did give me a little trouble at first. You have to do the one stick first boot thing, and set the vdimm to 2.1v before you can add the second. Even though the RAM is rated at 2.1v, my system would not pass memtest at all stock settings and speeds with that vdimm. I dropped it to 2.0v, and memtest ran fine for 9 hours. I have yet to overclock yet, but I was just happy to get a stable system at stock. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[Stalk3r]

Just pointing out that my fortron blue storm 500W works like a charm with the ds3 I own.

[Pjoeloe]

any1 tried?
what does the change log mean, i don;t understand it

25.08.06
GA-965P-DQ6 - BetaBIOS Version F4d
GA-965P-DS4 - BetaBIOS Version F4c
GA-965P-DS3 - BetaBIOS Version F5c
1. Fix Optimized for PXE boot with Syslinux
2. Fix - Diverses

I flashed it 3 minutes ago, I was not able to boot with 9 x 410, and now I can

[bdrex28]

Pjloe

So you flashed to F5C and it's working good so far?

Any idea on what the fixes/changes were?

I'm hoping it fixes the 2.1v Ram, any luck here?

[Pjoeloe]

Well, I think they fixed the temp bug in many cpu temp read progs because I now have an accurate temp ( same as bios ) but maybe that is because I installed my cooler again.

With f4 I there was a pause I think while booting, that`s also gone. Don`t know if they fixed the 2.1V ram, see for yourself . Working great

edit : seems the iritating booting and booting over and over again with a to high fsb is also gone ( well that was my problem )

[bdrex28]

Don`t know if they fixed the 2.1V ram, see for yourself . Working great

I can't yet unfortunately;

See:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=113163

[Cranox]

Maybe this bios is better for 4mb chips , because in the other thread a few people notice no difference with a E6400.

[The_Hardstylez]

this ram works good with the DS3. It boots whith no problems on 1.8V.

[Ajfina]

Nevermind I think I found a winner Now I can finally order the rest of my items off Newegg!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220095

I bought the corsair 6400C4 and had no problem at all booting at first