*** Official Gigabyte P965-DS3 Thread ***

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: amenx

Originally posted by: 1ManArmY
I have 2 fans in the front of the case 1 on top blowing down and 1 in the rear . I also have the Zalman 9700 LED on the cpu. Temps didn't seem to be an an issue but I will monitor them closely. right now I beleive I have all the intel advanced features enabled, voltage is on AUTO, optimized yeah right.

Did your case come that way, with the top fan blowing down? I'm surprised because blowhole (top) fans in the cases I've seen are exhaust fans that expel the air out (on the principle of hot air rising). These cases I've found to be the coolest. I'll bet you can improve your ambient temps by reversing the airflow of that top fan.

Sorry I meant to say that the top fan is blowing out as is the rear. The 2 in the front suck air in. Temps are in the low 20 when it's idle.

 

[rugdude]

Guys I am pretty new to overclocking.
My system
E6300- DS3-GSKILL

Problem is that I am not being able to change FSB or FSBRAM in the BIOS.
Updated it to F11
ctrl F1 doesn't help
Easy Tune works though

 

[1ManArmY]

you enable the CPU clock control then enter your values in the CPU host frequency. The advanced options open up under Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (MIT) after hitting the CTRL F1 keys from the basic bios menu.

 

[rugdude]

I wrote that ctrl F1 is not working

 

[rugdude]

Thanks for the reply.
Ctrl +F1 is not working.
Where do I enable CPU clock control?
Also I am not sure but does setting a password for Bios effects this ?
Rev 1.3 or Rev 3.3 issue ?

 

[Phoenix97]

Just as an update to my previous problems, it turns out it was the CPU's fault. Despite the E4300 sitting at 37C in the BIOS (reading taken from an Asus P5B, not the DS3). It was giving me OS installation problems on both the DS3 and the P5B. Replacing the E4300 with an older Pentium D 805, which I used for about a year, fixed the OS installation problems I had. The system is now stable, though I'm not using the DS3 anymore.

 

[RayvinAzn]

Originally posted by: rugdude
Thanks for the reply.
Ctrl +F1 is not working.
Where do I enable CPU clock control?
Also I am not sure but does setting a password for Bios effects this ?
Rev 1.3 or Rev 3.3 issue ?

Are you hitting CTRL + F1 in the Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker menu, or in the main menu itself? It only works on the main menu, not once you go into the M.I.T. And CPU clock control is in the M.I.T. menu as well, and does not require the CTRL+F1 command to tweak.

 

[rugdude]

Thanks every body... CPU clock control was in the MIT . enabled it. went back to main bios
ctrl + F1 and i could see everything
thanks for all the help

 

[yuppiejr]

Originally posted by: rugdude
Thanks for the reply.
Ctrl +F1 is not working.
Where do I enable CPU clock control?
Also I am not sure but does setting a password for Bios effects this ?
Rev 1.3 or Rev 3.3 issue ?

Do a CMOS clear via the jumper, then start here with the Gigabyte P965-DS3 overclocking guide:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1169366

It provides a great overview of the various overclocking related features in the BIOS including how to enable multiplier/FSB and other specific "clock controls."

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: yuppiejr

Originally posted by: rugdude
Thanks for the reply.
Ctrl +F1 is not working.
Where do I enable CPU clock control?
Also I am not sure but does setting a password for Bios effects this ?
Rev 1.3 or Rev 3.3 issue ?

Do a CMOS clear via the jumper, then start here with the Gigabyte P965-DS3 overclocking guide:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1169366

It provides a great overview of the various overclocking related features in the BIOS including how to enable multiplier/FSB and other specific "clock controls."

that's an awesome guide to overclocking, came in pretty handy.

 

[Harrier]

Could anybody confirm that DS3's default vDimm is 1.8 regardless which memory I use?

I mean, if my memory's manufacture specified voltage is 2.2, should I adjust vDimm to +0.4 in order to get to 2.2? Or the DS3 automatically recognize it and set it to 2.2 by default, so +0.4 will put it to 2.6?

Thanks!

P.S. My bios is F10.

 

[amenx]

Originally posted by: Harrier
Could anybody confirm that DS3's default vDimm is 1.8 regardless which memory I use?

I mean, if my memory's manufacture specified voltage is 2.2, should I adjust vDimm to +0.4 in order to get to 2.2? Or the DS3 automatically recognize it and set it to 2.2 by default, so +0.4 will put it to 2.6?

Thanks!

P.S. My bios is F10.

Deafault Vdimm is 1.8, so you have to adjust your RAM accordingly. I know this was a problem with earlier BIOS's and certain brands of RAM would not boot, but most RAM should boot since the default FSB is low (266).

 

[hjalten5]

I got the board to run my Corsair XMS @ 1:1 266MHz 4-4-4-12, but anything higher than that and it reverts during POST. (the RAM is tested to work @ 1:1 400MHz 4-4-4-12)

My voltages are not good either, Vcore 1.28 @ default (should be 1.325, and that's after trying 2 PSUs (+30Amps on 12V))

Temps are not bad at all, so that can't be the problem. I think I might just RMA it saying it delivers low voltages -> instability

Any ideas?
The board is Rev 3.3 with both BIOS f10 and f11 failing

 

[amenx]

Down know about your RAM, could be VDimm. But lower CPU voltages is common to almost all mobos in OC'ing, its called v-droop, you just have to raise it to compensate. But many Conroes are tolerant of lower voltages, some arent, each proc can behave differently.

 

[hjalten5]

I tried running the RAM 266 5-5-5-18 @ 1.8-2.1 Volts.

the problem seems to be every time I enable cpu host clock control (FSB) it ALWAYS reverts to disabled and runs at 266. I tried overvolting everything to +0.1 but it doesn't seem to be the issue.

the RAM should be able to do better than 266 with relaxed timings WHY WHY WHY!!!

 

[amenx]

Originally posted by: hjalten5
I tried running the RAM 266 5-5-5-18 @ 1.8-2.1 Volts.

the problem seems to be every time I enable cpu host clock control (FSB) it ALWAYS reverts to disabled and runs at 266. I tried overvolting everything to +0.1 but it doesn't seem to be the issue.

the RAM should be able to do better than 266 with relaxed timings WHY WHY WHY!!!

Which bios are you on?

 

[hjalten5]

F10 now, tried F11 (I once found f2 and f3 download information for rev 3.3, but the checksum is wrong 500 kb instead of 1mb)

I narrowed it down to the CPU host clock control: whenever I enable it (even at 266) it will not finish POST. It shows the new frequency but 1 second after that it reboots reverting to disabled cpu host clock.

Funny thing is, in windows I can overclock using easytune, but that sucks though...

any ideas?

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: 1ManArmY
I am having trouble holding my over clock. I had been using 8 X 388 for a 3.1 but the CPU host frequency keeps defaulting back to disabled thus causing my system to run at 8 X 266 = 2.1 (E6400). I am now using a 9 X 345 = 3.1 so if I restart or shut down it will at least run at stock 2.4. I have the voltage set to auto (optimized) so it increases from 1.375 to 1.40 when both of the stated over clocks above are in effect. Any ideas????????

I get into the Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker to enable the CPU host frequency which allows me to increase decrease my FSB but for some reason after I make my selections and save it reverts back to default settings. When the system is booting up it shows 345 X 9 initially then it shows 266 X 9. Sometimes the oc will hold and I can benchmark it but if I restart my system after virus updates or msconfig changes it will lose the oc but the values are still there just not enabled under the MIT -à CPU host freq (disabled). How do you take a screen shot of your bios?
If my settings are being reset, is either a battery issue or there are some Intel ?automatic? crap features on for bringing the CPU back down to the speeds it think it should be at? How do you turn them off?

Ok this is starting to piss me off, this board will not hold any OC after a shutdown or restart period. I was running my E6600 @ 3.060 (9 X 340) 4-4-4-12 core temp 36 39 idle
core temp 52 53 load CPU Vcore 1.375
DDR2 = 2.1, PCI-E = 102, Mem mult = 2, +0.1v to MCH,FSB, PCI-E
I ran orthos with these settings for 8 hours the highest the temps got with full load was 54,
should be stable right? After trying to devise a strategy to acheive a 3.2 OC after I come home boot up the system and it's back at default 9 X 266, what gives? All of the CPU throttling functions were disabled even during the first encounter

any suggestions on a new board??

 

[vailr]

@1ManArmY:
1. Update to latest F11 bios
2. Do not use the IDE channel for anything. Put the IDE hard drive into an external USB
housing, for data backup.
3. Replace IDE optical drive with a SATA optical drive. An extra expense, but well worth
the less headaches of messing with the DS3's JMicron IDE controller.

 

[amenx]

Something funny about these 3.3 boards. I think this is the 4th revision (rev1.0, 1.2, 2.0, 3.3) and seems more problematic than the others in OC'ing.

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: vailr
@1ManArmY:
1. Update to latest F11 bios
2. Do not use the IDE channel for anything. Put the IDE hard drive into an external USB
housing, for data backup.
3. Replace IDE optical drive with a SATA optical drive. An extra expense, but well worth
the less headaches of messing with the DS3's JMicron IDE controller.

I guess I could move the data on the 120 GIG HD to my external 250 GIG but is that really necessary? What's wrong with the IDE controller?

 

[vailr]

@1ManArmY:
Not necessary to relocate data to a different HD. Simply remove the IDE drive connected to the DS3 board and put inside an external USB drive housing.
The DS3's IDE port is a single channel. Trying to combine both hard drive AND optical drive on a single IDE channel is never a good idea. This has been true for at least 10 years now. Or ever since "IDE" ports were first included on mainboards.
Re: "What's wrong with the IDE controller?"
For one thing: IT"S NOT INTEL.

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: vailr
@1ManArmY:
Not necessary to relocate data to a different HD. Simply remove the IDE drive connected to the DS3 board and put inside an external USB drive housing.
The DS3's IDE port is a single channel. Trying to combine both hard drive AND optical drive on a single IDE channel is never a good idea. This has been true for at least 10 years now. Or ever since "IDE" ports were first included on mainboards.
Re: "What's wrong with the IDE controller?"
For one thing: IT"S NOT INTEL.

thanks for your suggestions, I'll start looking for a cheap CD SATA Burner or 2nd DVD Burner if I have to. I already replaced a 160 IDE HD with the 320 SATA HD, looks like I'll move this 120 GIG over to the secondary rig and replace it with a small SATA HD, hopefully this works.

I not giving up yet. The E6600 is already a great cpu at stock speed I just want a modest OC because I know it can be done.

 

[hjalten5]

I tried disabling and unplugging my DVD-burner (IDE), but still no luck. Only in Windows in can OC using Easytune. Currently running my 6300@2400MHz, which is fine, but it will not finish POST when I use the same settings in the BIOS.

Freakin' crap Rev. 3.3! Argh!:|

 

[1ManArmY]

Originally posted by: hjalten5
I tried disabling and unplugging my DVD-burner (IDE), but still no luck. Only in Windows in can OC using Easytune. Currently running my 6300@2400MHz, which is fine, but it will not finish POST when I use the same settings in the BIOS.

Freakin' crap Rev. 3.3! Argh!:|

Did you try removing the easytune bloatware prior to OC'ing in the BIO's?