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Originally Posted by supershanks
Cut you short there, if that's the case the implication is that your memory is the unstable part. Blend consists of only 2 tests small ffts - stress CPU & large which stress ram.
Try dropping your ram down to 2.00 ie 1000mhz and retest.
that might ber the cause try it on 9 the same as channel b. |
My sticks won't do that.
For some reason systems won't boot with anything too far off the JDEC or EPP settings. And they skip from 800mhz to 1200mhz.
I've never made it to
post with any of my attempts at 1066mhz.
I did try making the settings extremely loose, but it had no effect. Prime would always fail in less than a minute.
Then I dicovered this thread....
** Official ** Gigabyte UD3 P45 Series -- EP45-UD3 / EP45-UD3R / EP45-UD3P - Page 4 - XtremeSystems Forums
The first
post on this page from Zodden states that he discovered stability after lowering
MCH Reference voltage to below default. I gave it a try and BOOM, the temple doors opened.
Prime would run for hours, temps were low, life was good.
I could even bring my memory back to it's super tight timings and the system would pass all of the stress tests, but for some reason it was freezing whenever I tried 3D benchmarks. So I loosened the timings a little bit and that problem went away as well.
So, with the new information, I pretty much had to start from the beginning. Meaning I had to figure out the best clock frequency I could achieve, lowest voltages, etc.
It turns out that the auto-scaling procedure you described that served me so well on the last
CPU doesn't appear to be relevent to the E8600. Finding the right values was just a long ordeal of trial and error.
And tolerances were extremely tight. In most cases my rig won't even boot if I go one notch either way from the numbers I have for the termination and reference voltages.
Vcore is a little more forgiving.
I tried to register at XtrememSystems to profusely thank Zodden, but people are reporting that they aren't sending out reg emails right now.
The proof...
The Benches
You guys were right. My old
CPU *was* limiting my bandwidth.
The one
odd thing is the idle temps...
Hard to tell what they really are, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.
And the numbers...
Code:
GIGABYTE GA-EP45_DS3R
[u]MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster .............: Fast
CPU Clock Ratio .....................: 8.5
CPU Frequency .......................: 4.3 ghz
Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control...............: Enabled
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 509Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: 100Mhz
C.I.A. 2.............................: Disabled
Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...............800....: 800mv
PCI Express Clock Drive.......900....: 900mv
CPU Clock Skew (ps)...........0......: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...........0......: 0ps
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance..................: Standard
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)......: Disabled
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: 333mhz
System Memory Multiplier ............: 2.40b
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1200Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ..............: Manual
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time..............5......: 5
tRCD .........................7......: 5
tRP'..........................7......: 5
tRAS..........................20.....: 14
Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter]
tRRD..........................4......: 5
tWTR..........................4......: 5
tWR...........................8......: 9
tRFC..........................68.....: 77
tRTP..........................4......: 4
Command Rate (CMD) ...........0......: 2T
Channel A
Channel A Timings Settings [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value............7......: 9
tRD Phase0 Adjustmen..........0......: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.........0......: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ........0......: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.........0......: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)........8......: 8
Twr2wr(Different Rank)........8......: 8
Twr2rd(Different Rank)........7......: 7
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)........9......: 9
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control.............: Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control.............: Auto
DDR3 Write Training .................: Enabled
Channel A Driving Settings [Press Enter]
Driving Strength Profile:............: OC-1200
Data Driving Pull-Up Level...........: Auto
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level............: Auto
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level...........: Auto
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level............: Auto
Data Driving Pull-Down Level.........: Auto
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level..........: Auto
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level.........: Auto
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level..........: Auto
Channel B
Channel B Timings Settings [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value............7......: 9
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.........0......: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.........0......: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ........0......: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.........0......: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)........6......: 8
Twr2wr(Different Rank)........6......: 8
Twr2rd(Different Rank)........5......: 7
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)........8......: 9
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control.............: Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control.............: Auto
DDR3 Write Training .................: Enabled
Channel B Driving Settings [Press Enter]
Driving Strength Profile:............: OC-1200
Data Driving Pull-Up Level...........: Auto
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level............: Auto
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level...........: Auto
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level............: Auto
Data Driving Pull-Down Level.........: Auto
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level..........: Auto
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level.........: Auto
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level..........: Auto
{U]Motherboard Voltage Control{/U]
Voltage Type........ Normal
CPU
CPU Vcore...................1.325v...: 1.49375v
CPU Termination.............1.200V...: 1.280v
CPU PLL.....................1.500V...: 1.500v
CPU Reference...............0.76V....: 0.835v
MCH/ICH
MCH Core....................1.100V...: 1.320v
MCH Reference...............0.76V....: 0.730v
MCH/DRAM Ref................0.900V...: Auto
ICH I/O.....................1.500V...: Auto
DRAM
DRAM Voltage................1.800V...: 2.3200v
DRAM Termination............0.900V...: 1.0200
Channel A Reference.........0.900V...: 1.0200
Channel B Reference.........0.900V...: 1.0200
[b]{U]Advanced Settings[b]{U]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3................: Disabled
No-Execute Memory Protect............: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..............: Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor(TM) .............: Disabled
CPU EIST Function....................: Disabled
My guess is that I could get better results with a better
Mobo. The DS3R is only rated for a 1600mhz
FSB and I'm running it at 2036mhz now. But I'm not complaining. For what I've spent, I'm damned happy with the outcome.
So thanks again for all the help. I Hope my struggles will help others as well.
With a Q6600 at 520 you should be showing us 
Q6600 Ep45-DQ6
Linear Mode
