Gigabyte GA-EP45 Extreme rev1.0 Review

18-08-2008, 07:48 PM #17 (**permalink**)

I usually run with sata DVD drive , but I Have 2x500GB drives on which I Have alternate OS that I can boot to if needed, my data etc., & Acronis backup images. So usually one of the 500gb is plugged into a jmicron Sata , only having 6 sata here i've ditched the Sata DVD for an IDE one.

I've noticed with ICH9R that isssue about some cd's not booting from sata ports in raid access mode. Need to switch to IDE which can be a pia.

Great looking benches thanks for the link

I did siome benches on my DFI X48T3RS which I want to compare when I get chance.

Seems F6H bios is here with improved dual channel memory oc'ing. Will flash later tonight.

Cheers

Will try to sdee if I can get past 1150

(stabily)

19-08-2008, 12:09 AM #18 (**permalink**)

Looking Good new bios options as well

03:38 AM

Yeah looks like I need another method to backup/image my raided OS drives then or I hope F6H fixes the issue.

Great boost in F6H from your results there - I'm hoping improved dual channel clocks means higher max FSB in dual channel mode too

updated F6H bios template

Code:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45_EXTREME
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster:  AUTO
CPU Clock Ratio: 9x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio: [+0.5]
CPU Frequency: Mhz

Clock Chip Control 
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz): 333 Mhz
PCI Express Frequency(Mhz): 100 Mhz
C.I.A. 2: [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive: mv
PCI Express Clock Drive: mv
CPU Clock Skew: ps
MCH Clock Skew: ps

DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance: [Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.): 
(G)MCH Frequency Latch: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier:
Memory Frequency (Mhz): Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable: [Manual]
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time: 
tRCD: 
tRP:  
tRAS:  

Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter]
tRRD:
tWTR:
tWR:
tRFC:
tRTP:
Command Rate (CMD):

>>>>> Channel A
Channel A Timing Settings: [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).: Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank): Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank): Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank): Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps

Channel A Driving Settings: [Press Enter]
Driving Strength Profile: AUTO/667Mhz/800Mhz/1066Mhz/OC-1200/OC-1333

Data Driving Pull-Up Level:
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level:
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level:
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level:

Data Driving Pull-Down Level:
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level:
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level:
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level:

>>>>> Channel B
Channel B Timing Settings: [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).: Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank): Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank): Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank): Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps

Channel B Driving Settings: [Press Enter]
Driving Strength Profile: AUTO/667Mhz/800Mhz/1066Mhz/OC-1200/OC-1333

Data Driving Pull-Up Level:
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level:
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level:
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level:

Data Driving Pull-Down Level:
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level:
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level:
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level:

Motherboard Voltage Control

CPU Vcore: v
CPU Termination | 1.200V: v
CPU PLL | 1.500V: v
CPU Reference | 0.760V: v
CPU Reference2 | 0.800V: v

MCH Core | 1.100V: v
MCH Reference | 0.800V: v
MCH/DRAM Ref | 0.900V: v
ICH I/O | 1.500V: v
ICH Core | 1.100V: v

DRAM Voltage | 1.800V: v
DRAM Termination | 0.900V: v
Channel A Reference | 0.900V: v
Channel B Reference | 0.900V: v

Advanced Bios Features
Limit CPUID Max. to 3: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect: [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E): [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2): [Disabled]
CPU EIST Function: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology.: [Disabled]

Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode: [Disabled]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode: [Disabled]
USB Controller: [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller: [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support: [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support: [Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect: [Enabled]

19-08-2008, 05:56 AM #20 (**permalink**)

Yeah looks like I need another method to backup/image my raided OS drives then or I hope F6H fixes the issue.

I just run scheduled backup of my OS. If raid goes faulty or I want to rebvuild I just boot into my OS on the 500gb & rebuild restore image from there. Don't need CD unless I lose raid & 2nd OS.

Thanks for template was just going to do it

07:22 PM

Originally Posted by supershanks

I just run scheduled backup of my OS. If raid goes faulty or I want to rebvuild I just boot into my OS on the 500gb & rebuild restore image from there. Don't need CD unless I lose raid & 2nd OS.

Thanks for template was just going to do it

Nice might need to follow you lead there.

Gigabyte has released F6K bios with better memory oc'ing support it seems http://www.giga-byte.com/Support/Mot...ProductID=2860. Just flashed to F6K and will test with this memory that arrived 2x1GB Team PC2-10400 C6

here's F6K bios template, with addition of a new option called DDR3 Write training (this is a DDR2 board typo ? )

Code:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45_EXTREME
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster:  AUTO
CPU Clock Ratio: 9x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio: [+0.5]
CPU Frequency: Mhz

Clock Chip Control 
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz): 333 Mhz
PCI Express Frequency(Mhz): 100 Mhz
C.I.A. 2: [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive: mv
PCI Express Clock Drive: mv
CPU Clock Skew: ps
MCH Clock Skew: ps

DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance: [Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.): 
(G)MCH Frequency Latch: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier:
Memory Frequency (Mhz): Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable: [Manual]
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time: 
tRCD: 
tRP:  
tRAS:  

Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter]
tRRD:
tWTR:
tWR:
tRFC:
tRTP:
Command Rate (CMD):

>>>>> Channel A
Channel A Timing Settings: [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).: Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank): Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank): Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank): Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
DDR3 Write Training: Auto/Enabled/Disabled

Channel A Driving Settings: [Press Enter]
Driving Strength Profile: AUTO/667Mhz/800Mhz/1066Mhz/OC-1200/OC-1333

Data Driving Pull-Up Level:
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level:
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level:
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level:

Data Driving Pull-Down Level:
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level:
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level:
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level:

>>>>> Channel B
Channel B Timing Settings: [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).: Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank): Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank): Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank): Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
DDR3 Write Training: Auto/Enabled/Disabled

Channel B Driving Settings: [Press Enter]
Driving Strength Profile: AUTO/667Mhz/800Mhz/1066Mhz/OC-1200/OC-1333

Data Driving Pull-Up Level:
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level:
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level:
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level:

Data Driving Pull-Down Level:
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level:
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level:
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level:

Motherboard Voltage Control

CPU Vcore: v
CPU Termination | 1.200V: v
CPU PLL | 1.500V: v
CPU Reference | 0.760V: v
CPU Reference2 | 0.800V: v

MCH Core | 1.100V: v
MCH Reference | 0.800V: v
MCH/DRAM Ref | 0.900V: v
ICH I/O | 1.500V: v
ICH Core | 1.100V: v

DRAM Voltage | 1.800V: v
DRAM Termination | 0.900V: v
Channel A Reference | 0.900V: v
Channel B Reference | 0.900V: v

Advanced Bios Features
Limit CPUID Max. to 3: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect: [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E): [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2): [Disabled]
CPU EIST Function: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology.: [Disabled]

Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode: [Disabled]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode: [Disabled]
USB Controller: [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller: [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support: [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support: [Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect: [Enabled]

27-08-2008, 07:56 PM #22 (**permalink**)

Thanks Eva,
Just caught F6K last night. Nit had time to do anything with it yet. Have a set of 2GB CellShock DDR2 PC2-9200 1150MHz (5-5-5-15) on the way , had to RMA the set of crucial 8500 that i've been running most of the benches with, after they started dying over the weekend.

with addition of a new option called DDR3 Write training (this is a DDR2 board typo ?

It would cerainly be a selling point if the board trained up your £50 ddr2 into £200 ddr3

The T version has DDR3 Write levelling & Write training , which are [enable]/[disable] options as above.

01:01 AM

Sorry to hear about your crucials

654Mhz - 666Mhz 5-5-5-15 at 2.58v bios set

F6K bios seems to be about same as F6H just slightly better as I couldn't get to stable 7.5x534FSB 2.4B 640Mhz 5-5-5-15 on F6H like I did on F6A with these Team PC2-10400 memories. Clock for clock performance is still not where I want it to be for Super Pi, but getting better with each bios release

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@666Mhz 5-5-5-15 at 2.58v Everest only

@654Mhz 5-5-5-15 at 2.58v - Single & Dual Super Pi 32M stable

Single 32M (left) & Dual 32M via HyperPi (right)

Bios settings used:

Code:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45_EXTREME
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster:  AUTO
CPU Clock Ratio: 7x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio: [+0.5]
CPU Frequency: 4087Mhz

Clock Chip Control 
Standard Clock Control 
CPU Host Clock Control: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz): 545 Mhz
PCI Express Frequency(Mhz): 100 Mhz
C.I.A. 2: [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive: 800mv
PCI Express Clock Drive: 900mv
CPU Clock Skew: 100ps
MCH Clock Skew: 50ps

DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance: [Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.): Disabled
(G)MCH Frequency Latch: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier: 2.4B
Memory Frequency (Mhz): 1308Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable: [Manual]
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time: 5
tRCD: 5
tRP: 5
tRAS: 15

Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter]
tRRD: 5
tWTR: 5
tWR: 13
tRFC: 52
tRTP: 5
Command Rate (CMD): AUTO

>>>>> Channel A
Channel A Timing Settings: [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value: 10
tRD Phase0 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).: Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank): Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank): Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank): Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
DDR3 Write Training: Auto

Channel A Driving Settings: [Press Enter]
Driving Strength Profile: AUTO

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 Timing Settings: [Press Enter]
Static tRead Value: 10
tRD Phase0 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).: Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank): Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank): Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank): Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control: Auto  ps
DDR3 Write Training: Auto/Enabled/Disabled

Channel B Driving Settings: [Press Enter]
Driving Strength Profile: AUTO

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

Motherboard Voltage Control

CPU Vcore: 1.2500v
CPU Termination | 1.200V: 1.360v
CPU PLL | 1.500V: 1.500v
CPU Reference | 0.760V: 0.866v
CPU Reference2 | 0.800V: 0.881v

MCH Core | 1.100V: 1.600v
MCH Reference | 0.800V: 0.841v
MCH/DRAM Ref | 0.900V: AUTOv
ICH I/O | 1.500V: 1.56v
ICH Core | 1.100V: 1.16v

DRAM Voltage | 1.800V: 2.58v
DRAM Termination | 0.900V: AUTOv
Channel A Reference | 0.900V: AUTOv
Channel B Reference | 0.900V: AUTOv

Advanced Bios Features
Limit CPUID Max. to 3: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect: [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E): [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2): [Disabled]
CPU EIST Function: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology.: [Disabled]

Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode: [Disabled]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode: [Disabled]
USB Controller: [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller: [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support: [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support: [Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect: [Enabled]

03-09-2008, 11:05 PM #24 (**permalink**)

Hey it's me from Xtremesystems, I wanted to see more

Damn eva those are some nice ram, you have to get them onto a nice board that will let them hit what they're capable of

If you have access to a P5Q-Deluxe or M2F give them a try in it. I have no issues at DDR1333 on my P5Q-D it's great for ram overclocking.

I have yet to get the time to try a 32M. I will do so soon. Everest results are low, I was using a low FSB to test the ram, and the tRFC is loose, this was just my first trial run.

This was at 2.22v (bios) / 2.29v (real) with my Team 8500's: