Gigabyte X48T DQ6 Living Review

[yukapuka]

geez , they definately look like they belong in a car engine, well titled, i doubt i will need that calibre coolant, but ive been wrong about everythign else so far

so i should run 4gig ram and run that memtest thing overnight and than if thats successfull put the other 4 gig in and run that

[supershanks]

yes i think I would , run the tests on both sets. If they both pass as 4gb , fine we know ram is ok, it's just getting uit to run as 8gb, that might be hard. If either set fail as 4gb , then 8gb is impossible without a replacement set.

yes think the cooler is a bit ott, especially in the wallet think it's about £50.

[yukapuka]

running the setup, last one you suggested worked well the 407 fsb 3.4ghz
ive tested it and it runs smoothly on orthos as well as prime95
i think the problem b4 was heat, cause while running these test i reached 90 degrees celcius
i can imagine with extra 200mhz i proly reached close to 100 degres celcius
so im going to get that cooler and try again
might even go for the v12, thanks mate your a legend

[supershanks]

That's good news. No need to run Orthos & Prime, their pretty much the same thing. Only difference is that Orthos is 2 core only.
Was that with all 8gb then or just eacg pairt of 4gb ??
Yes 90C is a little warm , I like to keep around 65C load temps,
Be nice to see some pics of those giant coolers

[yukapuka]

yeah that was with all 8 gb sticks in, well i plan on getting them next week, in order with my pay check and il chuk some photos around 4 sure. Yeah i agree my room turned to a sauna , ive removed the covers of the cosmos
if i do raise the fsb tho, will i need to change any of those numbers in bios?

[supershanks]

great will look forward to that
Yes we'll need to revisit the settings again, though mainly for the CPU settings. with ram we need to stick around your maximum ram speed of 1333.

to maintain the 1333
you need to look at the System Memory multiplier in this post
Assuming we want to run memory at 1333, then you can find potential FSB targets by looking at the memory ratios.
You can see that's what I did when I suggested 407FSB this was from 1333/3.33 , well roughly
Other options might be 1333/3.20(3.20B) = 416fsb x8.5 = 3,536
3.00A may work, but i'm not sure how good the A strap is, I've used mainly the B & D straps. The A-D straps are a bit like different gearbox options that are used in racing cars.

[yukapuka]

theres not limit to your scope of knowlegde in thsi field, is this your hobby or are you a professioanl enthusiast?
and what do you do?
i definately got some kind of an idea from the syetm memory multiplier but not enough to fiddle with it myself

[Luiman]

Hello all, I'm using Qx9650, 2gb (2x1gb) Corsair Dominator 1800C7DHX and it's time for me to ask the Pro's. I've been playing with this board for quite some time now and i have had my system running pretty decent at 3.6 (400fsb) mem1600mhz. I've been slowly increasing her up to 3.8 and Mem to 1800 and after a bit on a struggle i can now boot all the way into windows and perform a few simple tasks while there before BSOD and restart. Looking for some advice on how to get running smooth. My goal is to reach 4.0ghz and run my mem @1800. But i can seetle for 3.8 if i hit a wall. My CPU and vid cards are on water and my full spec are in my profile. I thank you in advance for any help you give.

My current settings (Windows loads fine but with random BSODs/Restart. (I Run Pc Mark and it always fails on File Decrip. (init Fail). Running OCCT crashes in the fist few seconds) as follows.


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GIGABYTE GA X48T DQ6 Clock Settings

MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)
Robust Graphics Booster...........: Turbo
CPU Clock Ratio...................: 8.5
CPU Frequency.....................: 3.8
CPU Host Clock Control............: Manual
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz)...........: 450
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).......: 100
C.I.A.2...........................: Disbaled
Performance Enhance...............: Extreme
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)....: 4.00B
Memory Frequency(Mhz).............: 1800
DRAM Timing Selectable ...........: Manual
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time (tCL)............: 7
DRAM RAS# to CAS# (tRCD).........:7
DRAM RAS# Precharge (tRP).........: 7
Precharge Delay (tRAS)............: 20
Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)............: 4
Rank Write to READ Delay (tWTR)...: 8
Write To Precharge Delay (tWR)....: 12
Refresh to ACT Delay (tRFC).......: 60
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP)....: 6
Static tREAD Value (tRD)..........: 8
Static tREAD Phase Adj............: Auto
Command Rate (CMD)................: 1T
Clock Driving and Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control...: 800mV
CPU Clock Skew Control............: Normal
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control.........: Normal
System Voltage Control () = Base Voltages
DDR3 OverVoltage Control...(1.50v): +0.50
PCI-E OverVoltage Control.,(1.50v): Normal
FSB OverVoltage... 65nm = 1.25v..+: +0.35
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control,(1.25v): +0.375
CPU GTLREF1 Voltage*.......(67%)..: Normal
CPU GTLREF2 Voltage*.......(61%)..: Normal
Loadline Calibration..............: Disabled
CPU Voltage Control...............: 1.39375
Normal CPU Vcore..................: 1.2
Note: * Hidden Features Press [CTRL] + [F1] from main Menu to Access + FSB 45nm= 1.15v
Advanced Bios Features
CPU Multi-Threading...............: ?????
Limit CPUID Max to 3..............: Disabled
No-Execute Memory Protect.........: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE)............: Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor 2.............: Enables
CPU EIST Function.................: Disabled
Virtuaalization Technology........: Disabled


Thanks Again For any Help.
Luiman

[supershanks]

theres not limit to your scope of knowlegde in thsi field, is this your hobby or are you a professioanl enthusiast?
and what do you do?

Oh yes there's limits, wife will tell you that It's a hobby that's developed a bit. try The overclocking guides here for a bit more background. Running ddr3 you can really ignore the running 1:1 bit, but you should see the principals. Exam next week

[supershanks]

Hi Luiman,
Welcome to the forum
looks like your not far away.
Does sound like your ram is struggling.

Is 2.00v the maximum rated voltage for your modules ??
Are you using any direct cooling such as Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan If not there may be heat build up in your modules that cause the BSOD

You might try tweaking:-

Refresh to ACT Delay (tRFC).......: 60
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP)....: 6
Static tREAD Value (tRD)..........: 8

1) Try increasing TRFC maybe 65~70
2) tRTP try 8
3) tRD try 9.
the last will give a bigger hit to ram performance but may give more stability to stop the BSOD.
You might also try 4.00D instead of 4.00B , though that's a long shot.
an extra notch on

(G)MCH OverVoltage Control,(1.25v): +0.375

may also help.

I'd use prime to test stability see Prime95 here and the ways of using it & interpreting errors.

If all else fails , try clocking down to 445 perhaps.
If you can get your ram stable then you should be able to increase your multi to 9 & crack the 4k perhaps.

let us know how it goes.
luck