Gigabyte X48T DQ6 Living Review - Page 45

PaPa SuMrF · #**441** 25-06-2008, 22:34

the x48t-dq6 is the best board i have owned in years. I never owned a gigabyte before always been a asus fan but there QA has gone to the potty and the support well there's not any. The stalker extreme was my last asus product i will ever buy its was a total peace of trash... I read alot of reviews on the x48t and made a blind jump but it was the best buy in years , at least for me. booted right up no problems. I'm reborn

gigabyte fan. solid design and just a good product 9/10. needs chipset coolers built in for the NB.

supershanks · #**442** 25-06-2008, 23:10

Yep this is my 2nd gigabyte , like you am fairly jaded with Asus. I've been very pleasantly suprised by both boards, but this in particular is excellent. I mounted a fan like this for NB fan like this for NB I used double sided tape to mount the fan

supershanks · #**443** 25-06-2008, 23:23

2GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-16000 2000MHz Platinum EB Enhanced - OCZ3P2000EB2GK

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Performance isn't as great as expected this RyderOCZ

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Currently the only platform we support DDR3-2000 on is the 790i by Nvidia for just this reason. Your FSB had to be at 500 on an Intel chipset to run DDR3-2000, some board/CPU combos will not achieve this.

I would say you are off to a very good start if you are at 1920 so far. You may have to run 9-9-8 to get 2000.

So at the moment I wouldn't really recommend these for Intel chipsets.

Timimgs

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GIGABYTE GA X48T DQ6 Clock Settings

MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)
Robust Graphics Booster...........: Turbo
CPU Clock Ratio...................: 7.5
CPU Frequency.....................:3,680Mhz
CPU Host Clock Control............: Enablrd
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz)...........:491
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).......: 104
C.I.A.2...........................: Disabled
Performance Enhance...............: Turbo
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)....: 4.00D
Memory Frequency(Mhz).............: 1,964Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ...........: Manual
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time (tCL)............: 9
DRAM RAS# to CAS#  (tRCD).........: 9
DRAM RAS# Precharge (tRP).........: 9
Precharge Delay (tRAS)............:28
Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)............:15
Rank Write to READ Delay (tWTR)...:28
Write To Precharge Delay (tWR)....:22
Refresh to ACT Delay (tRFC).......: 80
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP)....: 7
Static tREAD Value (tRD)..........:8
Static tREAD Phase Adj............: Auto
Command Rate (CMD)................: 2T
Clock Driving and Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control...: 800mv
CPU Clock Skew Control............: Normal
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control.........:  100ps
System Voltage Control () = Base Voltages
DDR3 OverVoltage Control...(1.50v):+0.40 
PCI-E OverVoltage Control.,(1.50v): +0.10v
FSB OverVoltage... 65nm = 1.25v..+:+0.20v (1.15+0.20=1.35v)
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control,(1.25v):+0.375v
CPU GTLREF1 Voltage*.......(67%)..: -3%
CPU GTLREF2 Voltage*.......(61%)..:-3%
Loadline Calibration..............: Enabled
CPU Voltage Control...............: 1.3875
Normal CPU Vcore..................: 1.1125v
Note: * Hidden Features Press [CTRL] + [F1] from main Menu to Access + FSB 45nm= 1.15v
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

Ace-a-Rue · #**444** 26-06-2008, 01:48

any better in overall perfomance?

Ace-a-Rue · #**445** 26-06-2008, 02:17

just looking at your slide above, you have taken a hit trying to attain that magical 1000 mhz for memory speed...

supershanks · #**446** 26-06-2008, 06:57

Hi Ace,

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any better in overall perfomance?

Not that i've noticed, but i've not had chance to run anyother memory than this.

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just looking at your slide above, you have taken a hit trying to attain that magical 1000 mhz for memory speed...

Absolutely & the reason I suggested

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So at the moment I wouldn't really recommend these for Intel chipsets.

I had to slacken timings off that much to get the stability , Latency has gone from around 50 on my cellshock to 55. Most of the fastest runs were done at higher FSB & 3.33D divisor with the added advantage of increased write speed. These Samsung chips , as Ryder confirmed , don't seem to like high FSB , working best unlinked on 790i chipset. We've had the same issues on the DFI X48-T3RS with stable clock being limited to 480 FSB 1920 ram.

luck

Ace-a-Rue · #**447** 28-06-2008, 04:44

good to talk to you again, chris...

better off to shot for high FSB as your first priority and then memory speed as the second priority...the L2 cache running at the highest FSB or system bus is the KEY!...NOW...once the MCH is moved onboard the CPU die, things will reverse!

kangaxxpk · #**448** 28-06-2008, 18:40

LOL

guys i burned a mosfet under the pipe, in the thermal pad there was an hole!!! the motherboard still gooooooooo

Ace-a-Rue · #**449** 28-06-2008, 18:57

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Originally Posted by kangaxxpk

LOL

guys i burned a mosfet under the pipe, in the thermal pad there was an hole!!! the motherboard still gooooooooo

WOW!...that is a bummer...i took my thermal pads out and used AS Ceramique.

board still working??

supershanks · #**450** 28-06-2008, 20:37

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good to talk to you again, chris...

Hell Yes

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better off to shot for high FSB as your first priority and then memory speed as the second priority...

yes Every Time

Just a bummer when the ram hets a headache at higher FSB. This stuff supposedly works best in 790i unlinked. I struggled to get >500 on this & DFI UT X48-T3RS LanParty pretty disappointing really.

Yes looking forward to Nehalem

Fresh blood

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guys i burned a mosfet under the pipe, in the thermal pad there was an hole!!! the motherboard still gooooooooo

Ouch that's rough, sorry man.