Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Thread

[Pasta]

Originally Posted by xGeNeSisx

I could not boot with those settings but this renews my interest in ram timings and my ability to overclock. With a multiplier of 8x, fsb on 375mhz, and ram timings on auto, I can run a stability test for over 30 seconds with an fsb higher than 333. I have found some settings for this board which should help get me stable at 1066, then I will see if I can overclock my processor more. Running prime 95 right now...

oh whoops, i thought your problem was bios wasn't posting

[pjj1180]

Originally Posted by xGeNeSisx

Are they all of the same brand ? That could be the problem. Try adjusting your ram timings and see if that helps. Do you get errors at 1066 or did you not change the memory multiplier to get there ? Make sure to overvolt the ram volts to what your memory requires. (2.1v, 2.2v, etc.)

They are all the same brand, but bought at different times. I also was unable to install OS with all 4 in. I had to install then put the other 2gigs in. The timings are 5-5-5-15 rated as such. I can't even boot the OS at 1066. I had to change the multi to get there. They were seen as 800. The voltage is set to ~2.2. I was told that the memory controller was being stressed and to bump the volts. That did not help. I am at 925mhz with 3.33 processor. I would like (obviously) to be over a 1000 with the increased multi, but can't get there.

[xGeNeSisx]

Originally Posted by Pasta

oh whoops, i thought your problem was bios wasn't posting

No, I can post easy overclocking past 3ghz. Prime95 fails in 10 seconds though and OCCT fails within 2 minutes.

About the ram: Try testing different sticks to find a faulty one and use memtest to check for errors.

[Pasta]

Originally Posted by xGeNeSisx

No, I can post easy overclocking past 3ghz. Prime95 fails in 10 seconds though and OCCT fails within 2 minutes.

About the ram: Try testing different sticks to find a faulty one and use memtest to check for errors.

that was happening to me also until i did this

[kpo6969]

Originally Posted by pjj1180

They are all the same brand, but bought at different times. I also was unable to install OS with all 4 in. I had to install then put the other 2gigs in. The timings are 5-5-5-15 rated as such. I can't even boot the OS at 1066. I had to change the multi to get there. They were seen as 800. The voltage is set to ~2.2. I was told that the memory controller was being stressed and to bump the volts. That did not help. I am at 925mhz with 3.33 processor. I would like (obviously) to be over a 1000 with the increased multi, but can't get there.

Have a look at this:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mai...l_6.html#sect0

[xGeNeSisx]

Originally Posted by Pasta

that was happening to me also until i did this

Thanks, I will give it a shot and report back.

[pjj1180]

Originally Posted by kpo6969

Have a look at this:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mai...l_6.html#sect0

I read that. I still don't know how to get past the 1000mhz point with 4 gigs installed. I can run fsb@ 333 and memory @ 1000 with 3.0 multi all day. I can't run 333 and have a 3.2 multi to get 1066, won't boot. I now have FSB @1480 and memory @ 925. At 370 with 2.5 multi I get 925. I would like to have 370 with a 3.0 multi to get 1110. I think I have reached a limit of my motherboard.
Any 2 of the sticks will do 1066 without the remaining 2 installed.

[xGeNeSisx]

The pencil mod helped but it just isn't enough to correct the voltage fluctuation. Maybe the pencil I used did not have enough graphite so I will try a carpenter's pencil in the next few days.

[angrysasquatch]

I have a serious problem with my board.

I was just booting up TF2 today, and out of nowhere, I get a BSOD saying something about run check disk. I then smell burning electronics and dive for the hard off on the power supply. After that, I start looking for burnt capacitors, can't find anything. So, I hemm and haw and decide I should remove the fan I put on my northbridge. I used metal dowel, bent to fit around the heatsink, so I thought maybe the metal had sorted on the heatsink. I did this mod last week, the computer ran fine with it before. The area that may have been affected is the area under the heatsink.

So, now it starts booting, but gets stuck somewhere in the post. It does not make any smell. I have the splash screen thing show instead of the post, but key strokes do not do anything, even though the keyboard appears to be powered (num lock light). I left it at that screen for a while, pondering what to do next, and I feel my video card and realize it is very hot.

So, basically I don't know what to do, I plan to bring it into my computer shop where I bought the mobo, but I doubt they're open till next week. I also want to know if the motherboard has taken my video card with it, although i still get an image from the card, and using my old 8600 GT gave the same results. Any suggestions for a new mobo? I was thinking a EP45-DS3L would do nicely, but I'd like to keep it cheap while offering the same level of features as my EP35.

Also, I have pencil modded, again a week ago, around 1300 ohms resistance.

Thanks for any help

[xGeNeSisx]

Originally Posted by angrysasquatch

I have a serious problem with my board.

I was just booting up TF2 today, and out of nowhere, I get a BSOD saying something about run check disk. I then smell burning electronics and dive for the hard off on the power supply. After that, I start looking for burnt capacitors, can't find anything. So, I hemm and haw and decide I should remove the fan I put on my northbridge. I used metal dowel, bent to fit around the heatsink, so I thought maybe the metal had sorted on the heatsink. I did this mod last week, the computer ran fine with it before. The area that may have been affected is the area under the heatsink.

So, now it starts booting, but gets stuck somewhere in the post. It does not make any smell. I have the splash screen thing show instead of the post, but key strokes do not do anything, even though the keyboard appears to be powered (num lock light). I left it at that screen for a while, pondering what to do next, and I feel my video card and realize it is very hot.

So, basically I don't know what to do, I plan to bring it into my computer shop where I bought the mobo, but I doubt they're open till next week. I also want to know if the motherboard has taken my video card with it, although i still get an image from the card, and using my old 8600 GT gave the same results. Any suggestions for a new mobo? I was thinking a EP45-DS3L would do nicely, but I'd like to keep it cheap while offering the same level of features as my EP35.

Also, I have pencil modded, again a week ago, around 1300 ohms resistance.

Thanks for any help

Have you tried resetting the cmos settings by removing the battery or with the jumpers ? If you can reset the settings, you might be able to build. I believe the problem is you did not lock the pci-e bus to 100mhz. If set to auto it will go very high. If this does not work, check out these motherboards:
GA-EP45-UD3P
ASUS P5Q Pro