Official Gigabyte DS3 Owners Thread

@BIOS worked fine for me, although I did notice that the different servers had different revisions on them. It downgraded by F9 BIOS to an F7 from the USA server, luckily the Taiwan server had the F10 and it was all good. I got the "Before you proceed updating BIOS by @BIOS utility, please first update @BIOS utility to v.1.10a (B05.1026.1) or later version from GIGABYTE website" message when I went to update the BIOS even though I was running @BIOS 1.20, it's just a readme, it doesn't tell you that your program is out of date.

It makes updating the BIOS so much easier.
 
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I myself have never had any kind of problem with any LiveBIOS Updatign programs and I am sure I wont be wrong if I said i have done it over a hundred times... Maybe closer to 200 come to think of it.

Eeeenyway..

I just got an S3 t'other day along with a 6600 ( Fancied comparing it to my 6300 )

What exactly is the difference between the S3 and the DS3?

Apart from the caps that is?

Not even opened the new stuff yet cos I am waiting for the RAM to come, although I have a set of 2x512MB Corair 6400 that I might play with if it dont come soon.

I mean... Is the S3 a good clocker like the DS3?
 
Not having much luck on my E4300 on the DS3p.

At 335 fsb it crashes at 1.4 volts even as soon as i started TAT to checking the temps (less volts than that and windows crashes on loading) .
I just tried putting it up to 1.45 to see if it was lack of voltage, and now it is working but temps are reaching 68c.

I'll obviously reduce the voltage eventually but is there anything else I should be checking.
I've pretty much copied all other bios settings from the original guide here. don't know what else to check.

Many people seem to be getting 3ghz at stock voltage, a bit of a dissapointment if mine can't do it at 1.4v even.
 
sswats said:
Not having much luck on my E4300 on the DS3p.

At 335 fsb it crashes at 1.4 volts even as soon as i started TAT to checking the temps (less volts than that and windows crashes on loading) .
I just tried putting it up to 1.45 to see if it was lack of voltage, and now it is working but temps are reaching 68c.

I'll obviously reduce the voltage eventually but is there anything else I should be checking.
I've pretty much copied all other bios settings from the original guide here. don't know what else to check.

Many people seem to be getting 3ghz at stock voltage, a bit of a dissapointment if mine can't do it at 1.4v even.
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1.45V is the minimum necessary to get above 3GHz I'm afraid. You'll need to improve your CPU cooling if you want a big clock with an E4300.

68C using the 100% TAT check isn't disastrous - the Cores don't start to throttle until about 75C and they will shut down to protect themselves above 85C, so you're still inside the safety zone.

What CPU cooler have you got?
 
I thought people were reaching 3ghz at 1.35v? my mistake.

I've got a Scythe infinity cooler. Used AS5.
Akasa Zen case, 120mm intake and exhaust.
I've already reseated the heatsink a couple times.

Not sure what else I can do to improve cooling.

Whats the safe maximum TAT should be reaching before i should start decreasing the voltage
 
Been at 1.35 volts 3077 mhz e4300 on ds3 for a while now 9x 343 fsb
+0.1 ram +0.1 mcp 1:1 seems fine to me havent run orthos overnight yet
longest ive been able to run without getting bored and needing my pc back is
an hour lol.A few noob questions the (G)MCH is the northbridge voltage?
What is the default voltage how much is +1 mch?
 
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If you are running Orthos at the default "Priority 1" you can just use your PC like normal and Orthos will use any available extra processor cycles to keep it stressed. You don't need to stop using the machine. Even at Priority 7, it's still possible to type Word documents etc. At Priority 9 (the maximum) it can be hard to even stop Orthos.
 
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Thats what Ive read, the manufacturer was saying the same in an interview. Solid caps are for durability.

Here is a comparison :
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products...board&ProductID=2455&ProductName=GA-965P-DS3P

Clock it and report back. :)
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Yeah, just checking.

The 6300 will of course need to be clocked further ( or will it? ) and so, I will be keepign the 6300 in the DS3, and the 6600 in the S3

Not sure on the top ends of everything yet, but will defo report back in the next few days... Only really have 2x512MB Corsair and so I got a pair of 1GBs on their way for the 6600 and of course the 6300 is now rock solid ( Primes 24/7 for 3 weeks @ 475FSB ) so Im not touching that no matter what.

I wont vbe playing too much with the 6600 anyway as I intend on buying the most powerful GFX for it in the next couple of weeks too, but again, I might be hanging on for a few more days after that for when they half in price LOL
 
Posted in the wrong section before i think

Spec -

SilverStone SILVER LC17S DESKTOP CASE
Sony AWG170ASV Siler DVDRW
512 MSI PCIE NX7900GTO-T2D512E
Intel E6400 Core2Duo 2.13GHz
Corsair TwinX 2GB DDR2 6400 C4
250G Samsung SATA2 7200 8MB
Gbyte 965P-DS3 s775 Conroe
FireWire PCI 4 Port Card
550W XCLIO X14P3S4 PSU
3 x Sharkoon Golfball Silent 8cm Case Fan 8.9 dB Low Noise

I have just bought the above Pc second hand - Works fine and seemed like a cracking deal. Quiet is an understatement. Total silence.

I will overclock this for sure but want some pointers first. Have read up quite a bit on here. Even how to overclock the graphics card - further bonus.

1. I have added 2more sata drives, should the PSU be okay with this?

2. Where or what can i use to find the temps of the Cpu accurately? Gigabyte software reckons 29c

3. Myself i think the Cpu is running at 40c (bios) with Intel HSF, will an artic cooling freezer HSF bring it down significantly? If i can the get the HSF to fit that is.

4.What can i expect from the ram on this board 400mhz fsb is okay i presume for DDR2 rated at 800mhz but will it go higher by much?

5. Connected up all the drives on SATA. 2 to the gigabyte sata controller and one to the ICh8 controller. Pc only sees the 2 on the gigabyte controller though. Switching about proves the cables and drives all work if connected to the Gigabyte sata connectors. Maybe i have missed something in Bios?

My main aim is to get a good overclock from the core 2 and graphics card while being as quiet as possible. I have just flashed the bios to F10.

Thanks for any pointers.
 
I have found the following out i think

Read that Corsair ram okay upto 1100 mhz so no problems there.

Arctic cooler freezer 7 pro will fit and has been ordered.

Cpuz and speedfan should be okay for monitoring

Just unsure about the psu and not recognizing the 3rd sata drive

Thanks
 
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