Anyone got bios screenshots of their overclocked GA-P35-DS3P?

zaim

Anyone got bios screenshots of their overclocked GA-P35-DS3P motherboard?

I just upgraded my system to an intel from an AMD, and it's a little different and when i try a few things to overclock the fsb and play with the ram etc, it just doesnt like it one bit and keeps rebooting!

so I seek for some already stable overclocked systems that I can replicate and attempt myself and of course learn from this..

PangingJr

how much you like to overclock the CPU? do you want to try something like from the stock speed to 3.2GHz (400x8)?

zaim

i dunno...

everything i've tried to alter.. ive been unsuccessful and i know its not a faulty board, because its working great.

maybe also i just flashed the bios 1 hour ago.. that could be part of the resolution
but lets wait n see =)

PangingJr

what is the CPU Vid?
you can use either Everest, Core Temp or Gigabyte EasyTune5 Pro to read the value?


for the CPU and at 3.2GHz (400x8), try starting with 1.375V Vcore (it may not need this high or the system may need more volts you just need to try it), and set the following in BIOS...
save the settings and exit to reboot the system, and then test your system memory with memtest86+ 1.7 right away.

Robust Graphic Booster [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio [8]
CPU Host Clock Control [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (MHz) [ 400 ]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) [Auto]
C.I.A.2 [Disabled]

System Memory Multiplier [2.50x]
Memory Frequency (MHz) [ 1000 ]
High Speed DRAM DLL Settings [Option 1]
Performance Enhance [Turbo]

DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) [Manual]
- CAS Latency Time [ 4 ]
- DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [ 4 ]
- DRAM RAS# Precharge [ 4 ]
- Precharge Delay (tRAS) [ 12 ]

use [Auto ] for these below settings for now. you can try to get the better or best values later, or i will try to help you, if you like?.
- ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD) [Auto ]
- Bank WRITE to READ Delay [ Auto ]
- Write to Precharge Delay [Auto ]
- Refresh to ACT Delay [Auto ]
- Read to Precharge Delay [Auto ]
- tRD [ Auto ]
- tRD Phase Adjustment [ Auto ]

System Voltage Control [Manual]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control [+0.40 or +0.45 top] = 2.2V or 2.25V top.
PCI-E OverVoltage Control [Normal]
FSB OverVoltage Control [Normal]
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control [Normal]
CPU OverVoltage Control [1.375V]
Normal CPU Vcore [ ? ]

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CPU HT [Disabled]
CPU C1E [Disabled]
CPU EIST function [Disabled]
CPU TM2 [Disabled]
No-execute memory protect [Enabled]

Smart FAN Control Method [Disabled]
Smart FAN Control Mode [Disabled]

ChaosMinionX

BTW Zaim hows that QX ES treatin ya?

zaim

it's in my sig.. qx6700es and 8800gtx. also will try those settings you gave me and work from there thanks heaps for typing all that up man =)

quite good actually.. first night i got it i put this multiplier at 14 and left everything else on stock, and it worked fine in windows @ 14x266fsb 3.7ghz lol. so yeah. you can see why i am seeking screenshots.. i wanna use this baby to its full potential =)

once i do get a kickass stable overclock, i'll definitely post up my adventure and share it with you guys

zaim

nope

just reboots.. i tried adding slightly more voltage, but still nothing

ChaosMinionX

Dear god feed that FSB 266mhz -- crank it up to 400-500mhz and let her rip, your starving that ES

zaim

for some annoying reason, i think i'm lacking in the PSU department.. i think that's whats stopping me..

i'm running an enermax 580w modular

4 raptors, 1 other hdd, quad core, 2 gig led rm chips, 9 silenx fans..

would that be the reason?

ChaosMinionX

Quite possibly, mind listing your current bios settings?

Do these settings to some extent


400x9 = 3.6ghz set 1.40-1.5v see what works....(temperature permitting of course) DDR2 1000 4-4-4-12 .... set NB Voltage to 1.50-1.55v whatever is closest to that. CPU PLL Voltage (if applicable) 1.6v, FSB Voltage = 1.4v (can goto 1.5v if needed) NB GTL Ref (if applicable) .63x/.67x ...CPU GTL Ref .63x. (if applicable)

Try doing that

zaim

wow I can't do anything without it not liking it... something is definitely not right.

i suspect and gut feeling it is psu issues =(

i tried your settings btw.. nada.

ChaosMinionX

Might be a dud of a QX, some of the ES's were not that good....what did the previous owner run it at? Either that or it very well might be the PSU.

zaim

previous owner got it to 4ghz on water.... i just got it to 4ghz to post on air

original owner got it to 5ghz on dice.. so yeah

PangingJr

you're welcome zaim.
since your board's BIOS is most likely like mine, i have P35-DS4, and i think in fact the whole board is quite similar to mine except yours doesn't has the fancy chipset's component heatsink and silent pipe designs, even if yours has a different and newer PCB rev or BIOS version, but all these will only be slightly different from mine.

so may be i can be more help to you if you give me more info, i mean in a more complete details, what is happening to the system when overclocking, how BIOS has been set, by filling the BIOS setting and all its parameters into the form above. and what about when it's not overclock? describe how system reacts to whatever you try to set in BIOS, and what you try to set it?

it's all depends... but, was the computer system ever stable, at all?

could be anything's man. ... system memory settings, ... system voltage settings, this includes CPU, DDR2 and chipset voltages, ...the power supply is not up to the job, ...and, some kind of a bad hardwares, again, could be anythings. anyways, the more info the peoblem and solution becomes more clear.

PangingJr

well, if you suspect the problem is due to the power supply, then test it first. test the overclock and the board on a table, don't connect all those drives.
i have been playing with P35-DS4 for sometimes now, and in addition to the one i own i had played with a few more of P35-DQ6 and P35-DS4 in the past months, and i think they are basically similar to your board. so i'm quite sure the board itself is quite easy to overclock, and am also sure that its current BIOS is already a good one. however, this does not mean your board is not a defective product.

sven007

Reading this with interest as I've recently bought a P35-DS3P + E6750 and intend overclocking this to around 3.2Ghz (400 x 8).
@PangingJr, you've obviously got quite a bit of experience with these series of boards, just wondered if you've seen a discrepancy between the CPU voltage that's set in the bios (CPU voltage control) and that reported by Speedfan or Core Temp or similar program, 'cos when I set it manually to 1.35?V, it's reported as 1.31 in the above progs and that's with no load.
Cheers.

PangingJr

i don't know about speedfan i've not used it for my board (P35-DS4),
the core temp program do not report CPU core voltage or Vcore, it reports CPU VID value only (this value can also be seen in BIOS at the "Normal CPU Vcore [ ? ]", and the value cannot be changed).

for my board the CPU core value different between BIOS-set value and the value reported by Everest or EasyTurn5 Pro in Windows... 0.020 - 0.035
for example, BIOS-set value 1.275, in Windows 1.25,1.24.... BIOS-set value 1.44, in Windows 1.42.

and i've been using the latest BIOS for a few days, and i find there is almost no different with both value.

note--

as for the BIOS-set value 1.275, in Windows 1.25,1.24...
it's actually 1.25V in Windows when the CPU is running at 2667 MHz and this when the BIOS-set value = Normal,
the value in Windows will be like 1.01V.... 1.09V...... 1.25V

and for the BIOS-set value = Normal (at the CPU core voltage), this can be used to overclock my E6750 from the stock clock to 3200MHz and stable.

ChaosMinionX

Im an Asus/DFI/Intel board fanboy I should really check out some other brands haha

PangingJr

i can't edit the above post.

here's some more info to add to it...

for my E6750 (CPU Vid 1.275V) @ 3200MHz

voltage is set as follow:

System Voltage Control = Manual
DDR2 OverVoltage Control = ? depending on you DRAM timing settings and the memory frequency that you will use on the system.
PCI-E OverVoltage Control = Normal
FSB OverVoltage Control = Normal
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control = Normal
CPU OverVoltage Control = Normal
Normal CPU Vcore = ? <== CPU Vid.

the E6750 will be running like... from 2400MHz to 3200MHz (6x - 8x 400MHz at 1.01V to 1.26V now with the latest Beta BIOS F8f, was 1.25V with BIOS F7),
it's the same CPU core voltage that is in use to operate the E6750 at stock clock... which is from 2000MHz to 2667MHz (6x - 8x 333MHz).

PangingJr

if your memory can run at DDR2-1000 CAS4-4-4-12 set the BIOS for the "System Memory Multiplier" = 2.50x (2.50x 400MHz = DDR2 1000MHz) which is FSB/DRAM 4:5...

it's the best DRAM and memory freq setting, best system performance when you are having the E6750 at 400x8 on this Gigabyte board (your board should be the same),
you are able to boot and run Windows with the PL5 setting (tRD or static tREAD value = 5 in BIOS)...
and this is the best low overclock (low voltages use, low system/CPU temps) with the E6750 and with this board.

here you can see some info... the system CPU running at from 2400MHz to 3200MHz... the CPU core voltage will also be switched up and down..



note--

do not use the EasyTurn5 or EasyTurn5 Pro to overclock in Windows.
overclock your system in BIOS only.

PangingJr

you don't seem like a person who will like to use Gigabyte board. somehow, i think you won't like it at all if you decide to try one.

ChaosMinionX

How come

PangingJr

that's my predictions, based on past evidence, you like Asus's, and all the best there is in a hardware, Gigabyte's board is not the best out there.
and its name has never been your first choice, never cross your mind long enough for you to decide and already have bought one. you will give up on it when any problem occur. you should have not bought it in the first place? so if you buy one and try it out, you will help me prove that to be correct or not.