Gigabyte X48T DQ6 Living Review

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i was kind of hoping to get an E8500...they are suppose to be out by now.

Yes , i was looking when i got my E8400. I might be tempted yet but there is quite a premium on them due to the scarcity.

i will be out of town visiting our son and his family...my birthday is upcoming so a big weekend is planned.

Happy Birthday have a good trip

luck

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THANK YOU for the birthday cheer!

there is one site in the USA that has it listed but no stock...they have an auto-notify feature which i signed up for.

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they have an auto-notify feature which i signed up for.

think i'm signed up for a few of them
Dave snaffled one , did you see ??
5Ghz Milestone! Has a few other benches there as well.

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E8400 4,320 8x540@3.33D 1800Mhz 8,7,6,14



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GIGABYTE GA X48T DQ6 Clock Settings
MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)
Robust Graphics Booster...........: Turbo
CPU Clock Ratio...................: 8.0
CPU Frequency.....................: 4,320Mhz
CPU Host Clock Control............: Enabled
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz)...........: 540
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).......: 104
C.I.A.2...........................: Disabled
Performance Enhance...............: Turbo
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)....: 3.33D
Memory Frequency(Mhz).............: 1,800Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ...........: Manual
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time (tCL)............: 8
DRAM RAS# to CAS#  (tRCD).........: 7
DRAM RAS# Precharge (tRP).........: 6
Precharge Delay (tRAS)............: 14
Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)............: 4
Rank Write to READ Delay (tWTR)...: 4
Write To Precharge Delay (tWR)....: 10
Refresh to ACT Delay (tRFC).......: 50
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP)....: 4
Static tREAD Value (tRD)..........: 9
Static tREAD Phase Adj............: Auto
Command Rate (CMD)................: Auto
Clock Driving and Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control...: 700mv
CPU Clock Skew Control............: 50
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control.........: 50
System Voltage Control () = Base Voltages
DDR3 OverVoltage Control...(1.50v): +0.35v
PCI-E OverVoltage Control.,(1.50v): +0.10v
FSB OverVoltage Control....(1.10v): +0.15v
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control,(1.45v): +0.475v
CPU GTLREF1 Voltage*.......(67%)..: Normal
CPU GTLREF2 Voltage*.......(61%)..: Auto
Loadline Calibration..............: Auto
CPU Voltage Control...............: 1.3875v
Normal CPU Vcore..................: 1.1125v
Note: * Hidden Features Press [CTRL] + [F1] from main Menu to Access
Advanced Bios Features
Limit CPUID Max to 3..............: Disabled
No-Execute Memory Protect.........: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE)............: Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor 2.............: Enabled
CPU EIST Function.................: Disabled
Virtuaalization Technology........:  Disabled

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E8400 9x480@3.33D 1,600Mhz 6,6,6,12
The hardest clocks with this E8400 seems to be with maximum multiplier.



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GIGABYTE GA X48T DQ6 Clock Settings
MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)
Robust Graphics Booster...........: Turbo
CPU Clock Ratio...................: 9.0
CPU Frequency.....................: 4,320Mhz
CPU Host Clock Control............: Enabled
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz)...........: 480
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).......: 104
C.I.A.2...........................: Disabled
Performance Enhance...............: Turbo
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)....: 3.33D
Memory Frequency(Mhz).............: 1,600Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ...........: Manual
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time (tCL)............: 6
DRAM RAS# to CAS#  (tRCD).........: 6
DRAM RAS# Precharge (tRP).........: 6
Precharge Delay (tRAS)............: 12
Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)............: 4
Rank Write to READ Delay (tWTR)...: 4
Write To Precharge Delay (tWR)....: 10
Refresh to ACT Delay (tRFC).......: 50
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP)....: 4
Static tREAD Value (tRD)..........: 7
Static tREAD Phase Adj............: Auto
Command Rate (CMD)................: 1N
Clock Driving and Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control...: 700mv
CPU Clock Skew Control............: 100ps
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control.........: 100ps
System Voltage Control ()=Base Voltage):  Manual
DDR3 OverVoltage Control...(1.50v): +0.35v
PCI-E OverVoltage Control.,(1.50v): +0.10v
FSB OverVoltage Control....(1.10v): +0.15v
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control,(1.45v): +0.425v
CPU GTLREF1 Voltage*.......(67%)..: Normal
CPU GTLREF2 Voltage*.......(61%)..: Auto
Loadline Calibration..............: Auto
CPU Voltage Control...............: 1.3875v
Normal CPU Vcore..................: 1.1125v
Note: * Hidden Features Press [CTRL] + [F1] from main Menu to Access
Advanced Bios Features
Limit CPUID Max to 3..............: Disabled
No-Execute Memory Protect.........: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE)............: Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor 2.............: Enabled
CPU EIST Function.................: Disabled
Virtuaalization Technology........:  Disabled

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Originally Posted by supershanks

think i'm signed up for a few of them
Dave snaffled one , did you see ??
5Ghz Milestone! Has a few other benches there as well.

isn't he using a Vapo unit?

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Hi m8,
Well another year older, hope you had a good trip & party
Yep dave's on Little Devil's Single StageHope's all well with you & you've dusted off your rig again
I've spent last day or so trying to get my quad 6600Go stable at my normal 3,600 I'm havving troublre , around the GTLRef , on the Abit My sweet spot was 68/67% closest i can get here is is 67/63 which is the default. started off with prime just doing a loop of small fft then crashing out of XP. Have twaeked & stopped that , but I then get a core failing after 2~3 loops. This is a clasic GTL Tuning thing that i found with the Abit IX38 QuadFinding Optimum GTLRef but sadly with this the bios options aren't as flexible so , haven't managed it yet.

It's a bit academic as I've just ordered an E8500 and will sell either the E8400 or Q6600 Go. I'm not sure yet which one though as their both good cpus. I really wanted a stable 24/7 to share with others. l

uck

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YEP!...another year and more aches!

everything went well for the extended weekend (except for the 9 hour drive to my son's place)....i had a NICE ice cream cake after dinner...it was yummy!...i almost had 3 slices.

what bios are you using, F5A?

i know what you mean about the CPU GTLREF...this is the major disappointment of the board...it is not as tweakable like the IP35 and IX38...i just about gave up on doing any Prime 95 stuff above 3960 mhz, which is not bad for a P95 mhz but, i would of loved to try to get more out of it.

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YEP!...another year and more aches!

yep know what you mean about the aches

(except for the 9 hour drive to my son's place).

About furthest I do in uk is 5 hours , that'll nearly get you from one end to t'other

i had a NICE ice cream cake after dinner...it was yummy!...i almost had 3 slices.

best get some exercise this week

what bios are you using, F5A?

Yep started from there & have worked back , only 1 left to try is F4, still no joy. Options are exactly as x38, thought they night have tweaked them. Seems to be optimised for dual core 45nm at the minute.

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just found an E8500 to order...i'm waiting for my wife to leave the room...LOL