Gigabyte DS3/DS4/DQ6 Guide

E6600
GA-P35C-DS3R
2GB Geil PC6400 800MHz
8800GTS
Freezer 7 Pro (AS5 applied)
OCZ 700W power supply

Hey, this is my first time overclocking and I tried to follow this guide...

Monstermunch said:
Clocking
1. Make sure that you have the latest chipset drivers and flash the board to the most recent bios version
2. On the main bios screen press Ctrl+F1 to open the advanced options within the menus
3. In the Advanced Bios Features Menu, Disable all of the following: CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E), CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2), CPU EIST Function
4. In the PC Health Status menu, set the FAN Speed Control Method to "Legacy" & FAN Speed Control Mode to "PWM" to maintain highest speed
5. Go into the MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT) menu at the bottom of the page, set the System voltage control to "Manual"
6. These boards have a default VDIMM of 1.8v, set the VDIMM to co-ordinate with your ram. The Geil I have is specced as 2.1v so I have mine set to +0.3v
7. Set the MCH Voltage to +0.1v
8. Set the FSB Voltage to +0.1v
9. Set the VCORE to 1.45v - Please be aware that this will increase temps!
10. Set the CPU Host Clock Control to "Enable"
11. Set the System Memory Multiplier to "2x"
12. You're set to go, just increase the System bus Frequency to Overclock
13. I would reccommend that you use Intels TAT to monitor temps
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but even OCing 10% from 2.4 to 2.7 left me with orthos and memtest errors within a few seconds of testing... When I went into BIOS under PC Health it had "FAIL" next to DDR voltage... When I upped the voltage from +.3 to +.4 (up to 2.2... Geil supposedly can get 2.4 safely) my computer crashed upon startup and did the whole "startup for 3 seconds then shutdown etc." thing. I had to reset BIOS.

Any ideas what the problem is? Do I have a bad batch? I could use easytune to get my PC to 2.87 completely steady so I'm sure something is just wrong.

Edit: I believe I backed my timings off to 5-5-5-15 also.
 
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tweakinfreak said:
I would use the Intel ports IMO as the Gigabyte ports screwed my Vista install up over RAID....

I have seen a few complaints about them on other forums!
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Well I don't use raid but the only difference i've noticed between the two is the intel ports use Mode 5 ATA/100 and the gigabyte posts use Mode 6 ATA/133, not really sure how that effects sata2 drives or if hdtune is reading them correctly.

Another Question, Anyone tried G-Skill HZ 6400 4.4.4.12 memory with Corsairs TwinX 6400 with same timings? would they work together?
 
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Does anyone know if the PWR_FAN connector can be used for a 120mm 12v system fan on a Gigabyte 965P DS3P?
I can use Speedfan to control my one and only rear SYS_FAN and would like to control my other case fan through the mobo too.
 
I just thought to talk about a problem with a P35C-DS3R board I had. Same problem as others as it failed to post and the fans just spin for a second, then stop etc. I tried just 1 stick of memory, changed the video card etc.

The problem was the 1st DDR2 slot, the board worked fine with 1 module in DDR3 or 2 modules in DDR2 and DDR4. Just another thing to check if you are having problems, my new board works fine.
 
Is my board faulty??

Gigabyte P35 DS4 rev 1.0
2 gig BALLISTIX 5300
E2160

Ive had the above setup for a few months and its been working fine.

The memory was a bit fidly at the start but once got the setting right its worked fine ever since

CPU core speed 3150mhz
Bus speed 350
memory 525 @ 4-4-4

I decided to get a new psu as they old one was little low on the 12v line so got a corsair 620HX.

I think its been ever since but i cant get and the board to boot with a memory in slot 3 or 4

ive tried the following

each stick in every slot, 1 + 2 works

and both sticks in 1+2 works

tried every BIOS too no luck

tried different bios setting no luck

im guessing the 3+4 slots are faulty?? is this common, never had to return hardware is this an easy proccess??
 
Probably a stupid question asked many times in this thread but are there any issues running a 8800GTX graphics card on a DS3P mobo ?

Ive heard talk of the cards needing pcie 2 boards or summat :confused:
 
Just installed the P35C DS3R

In PC health next to DDR VOLTAGE it says FAIL in red, is this right? :eek:

Booted straight into windows with my e2160 at 3ghz tho :cool: Pitty its 49-50d idle :eek: Think i've buggerd up the cpu fan and not put it back on right :o
 
Camalot said:
Just installed the P35C DS3R

In PC health next to DDR VOLTAGE it says FAIL in red, is this right? :eek:

Booted straight into windows with my e2160 at 3ghz tho :cool: Pitty its 49-50d idle :eek: Think i've buggerd up the cpu fan and not put it back on right :o
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Yup thats cos you've effectively overvolted the ram.. Or so the computer thinks. I was getting so many bluescreens etc with my ULL Geil 800 Mhz stuff at +0.03V. Its now running at 1.9V totally stable
 
XysteR said:
Yup thats cos you've effectively overvolted the ram.. Or so the computer thinks. I was getting so many bluescreens etc with my ULL Geil 800 Mhz stuff at +0.03V. Its now running at 1.9V totally stable
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So nothing to worry about then? :)

The intel stock HSF is so annoying, i dont know why its so hot? I can't have done it right.

Going to try taking it off again and putting some fresh paste on and try put it back on again lol.

It's such a nightmare to put on. Next time i swap a motherboard the fan goes on first!
 
Yeah they use the FAIL message to scare n00bs.

Are you sure all four pins are fully locked into place? The stock Intel HSF can be a PITA to fit.
 
Cob said:
Yeah they use the FAIL message to scare n00bs.

Are you sure all four pins are fully locked into place? The stock Intel HSF can be a PITA to fit.
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Yes i pushed down really hard they are all clicked :eek:

Is it possible ive put it on the wrong way :eek:

Really don't know whats going on, put new thermal paste on and its still idle 50c and its on stock speeds :eek:

I'm usuless :(
 
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