Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Thread

[Visceral]

Originally Posted by technogeek

Hi, In the DDR2 OverVoltage Control setting it to +.4 equals 2.05v.
Try 4-4-4-12 timings.

OK, tried that, and I'm still blue screen right after windows starts to load up.

I tried
9x400
4-4-4-12 timings
spd set to 2
DDR2 volts to +.04
CPU volts from 1.45-1.475

Should I be sending any more volts the to the FSB or MCH or even the cpu?

BTW, thanks for the assistance.

[technogeek]

Originally Posted by Visceral

OK, tried that, and I'm still blue screen right after windows starts to load up.

I tried
9x400
4-4-4-12 timings
spd set to 2
DDR2 volts to +.04
CPU volts from 1.45-1.475

Should I be sending any more volts the to the FSB or MCH or even the cpu?

BTW, thanks for the assistance.

Yes, to start with I would try + .01 in both the FSB and MCH. and then +.02 ect. Your welcome...

[Visceral]

Well, I tried just about everything and can't get it solid at 3.6. I'm pretty disappointed at this point as I thought the "standard" OC was 3.6. Right now it's sitting at 3.43 and my memory is running at 780 instead of 800. It's hugely disappointing.

Anyone have any suggestion to get me past this? I'm at 1.48 or so volts with +2 to the pci,fsb and mch. Memory +.04 volts and 4-4-4-12 as suggested. Tried +3 on the pci, fsb and mch as well as 1.49 on the vcore, and it failed.

[technogeek]

What kind of CPU cooler are you using, I would suggest H.D.T. (Heat-pipe direct touch) technology. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

[Visceral]

Originally Posted by technogeek

What kind of CPU cooler are you using, I would suggest H.D.T. (Heat-pipe direct touch) technology. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Heats not the issue, I have a thermal right 120 after market cooler.

[themattman]

Is anyone experiencing difficulty overclocking a Q9450 on this board? I can easily get to 3.04Ghz (380FSB) by only adjusting the vcore (1.3 right now as overkill). When I try to go any higher, I can't seem to pass prime 95. I've tried going for 400FSB with +2 on FSB, MCH, and RAM along with 1.375v vcore, but to no avail.

I've tested the memory and it appears that it is either the northbridge holding me back or the CPU is an overclocking dud.

[Visceral]

Grrr. Looks like the latest q6600's have a start VID of 1.325.

I seem to be at my max at 1.47 volts 9x389 for 3.51 mghz. SPD set to 2.40 to give me a slight overclock the the ddr800 ram.

temps while idle are 43,49,44,44

Need to see how stable it is. I suppose I could try more volts, but how much is too much for the q6600? 1.5? Even that didn't see enough.

[Rpg2]

Originally Posted by Nyne7lac

What's the difference between the

GA-EP35-DS3L

and the

GA-P35-DS3L???

The EP35-DS3L just has the Dynamic Energy Saver technology in it. That's the only difference I can tell.

Originally Posted by Visceral

Well, I tried just about everything and can't get it solid at 3.6. I'm pretty disappointed at this point as I thought the "standard" OC was 3.6. Right now it's sitting at 3.43 and my memory is running at 780 instead of 800. It's hugely disappointing.

Anyone have any suggestion to get me past this? I'm at 1.48 or so volts with +2 to the pci,fsb and mch. Memory +.04 volts and 4-4-4-12 as suggested. Tried +3 on the pci, fsb and mch as well as 1.49 on the vcore, and it failed.

+.3v to PCI does absolutely nothing for a CPU overclock. Also, the normal timings on RAM when overclocking CPU is 5-5-5-15. That way you know if your RAM is bottle necking your OC.

Change your timings to 5-5-5-15 or up your RAM voltage to +.05. Upping the RAM voltage to that gives about 2.1v due to the RAM voltage Vdrop on the board. You can use HWmonitor to check the RAM voltages. I recommend changing the timings to 5-5-5-15 OR the stock settings.

If you want to up the voltage on NB, add a small 40mm fan to it because the NB has insufficient cooling once you add more voltage to it.

Originally Posted by themattman

Is anyone experiencing difficulty overclocking a Q9450 on this board? I can easily get to 3.04Ghz (380FSB) by only adjusting the vcore (1.3 right now as overkill). When I try to go any higher, I can't seem to pass prime 95. I've tried going for 400FSB with +2 on FSB, MCH, and RAM along with 1.375v vcore, but to no avail.

I've tested the memory and it appears that it is either the northbridge holding me back or the CPU is an overclocking dud.

Add a fan to the NB when overvolting it. It runs a bit hot. Change you're RAM voltages to +.5v and change the timings to 5-5-5-15 when overclocking. Leave your RAM multiplier at 2 if it's DDR2 RAM.

--Edit--

Originally Posted by Visceral

Grrr. Looks like the latest q6600's have a start VID of 1.325.

I seem to be at my max at 1.47 volts 9x389 for 3.51 mghz. SPD set to 2.40 to give me a slight overclock the the ddr800 ram.

temps while idle are 43,49,44,44

Need to see how stable it is. I suppose I could try more volts, but how much is too much for the q6600? 1.5? Even that didn't see enough.

Those temps are a bit warm for the Q6600. Try doing the washer mod on the TRU/E. Yes, 1.5v is the max for 65nm chips. If I remember correctly, it's safe to go past 1.5v in the BIOS on this board due to Vdrop as long as the chip doesn't run past 1.5v in CPU-Z in Windows.

[Visceral]

Originally Posted by Rpg2

The EP35-DS3L just has the Dynamic Energy Saver technology in it. That's the only difference I can tell.



+.3v to PCI does absolutely nothing for a CPU overclock. Also, the normal timings on RAM when overclocking CPU is 5-5-5-15. That way you know if your RAM is bottle necking your OC.

Change your timings to 5-5-5-15 or up your RAM voltage to +.05. Upping the RAM voltage to that gives about 2.1v due to the RAM voltage Vdrop on the board. You can use HWmonitor to check the RAM voltages. I recommend changing the timings to 5-5-5-15 OR the stock settings.

If you want to up the voltage on NB, add a small 40mm fan to it because the NB has insufficient cooling once you add more voltage to it.



Add a fan to the NB when overvolting it. It runs a bit hot. Change you're RAM voltages to +.5v and change the timings to 5-5-5-15 when overclocking. Leave your RAM multiplier at 2 if it's DDR2 RAM.

--Edit--


Those temps are a bit warm for the Q6600. Try doing the washer mod on the TRU/E. Yes, 1.5v is the max for 65nm chips. If I remember correctly, it's safe to go past 1.5v in the BIOS on this board due to Vdrop as long as the chip doesn't run past 1.5v in CPU-Z in Windows.

Ugh.It just gets worse. Running any kind of OCCT or orthos pretty much crashes within 5 minutes. I'm having to fall further and further back, with no stability in sight. One weird thing I have noticed, my vcore should be at 1.45 but occt is showing it much lower, like 1.36-1.4, what gives?

[ZDarryl]

Originally Posted by technogeek

Hi, In the DDR2 OverVoltage Control setting it to +.4 equals 2.05v.
Try 4-4-4-12 timings.

The default DDR2 Voltage on the DS3L is 1.8V so +0.4V = 2.2V not 2.05 volts