Gigabyte P965 S3 Bios ?

[spinejam]

Curious if the F7 bios better than F6 re: o/c stability? I'm currently on F6 w/o any problems.

 

[ferrarifreak93]

wondering the same thing. There's not much information on the S3 version compared to the DS3...

 

[rxblitzrx]

Originally posted by: spinejam
Curious if the F7 bios better than F6 re: o/c stability? I'm currently on F6 w/o any problems.

I'm using the F7 BIOS and haven't had any problems yet. My rig is only 5 hours old.

Questions:
1) Did you put a cooler on your north bridge? Mine is blazin' hot.
2) How do you set 2.1 VDimm in the Bios? Is that based on the assumption that default is 1.8V?

 

[spinejam]

i have a 90mm side case fan blowing on the NB -- but that sucker still gets hot!

default vdimm is on S3 "1.8" -- if your DDR2 specs @ "2.1" just use .3 setting.

looks like i'm sticking w/ F6 bios -- haven't had any problems so far!

 

[rxblitzrx]

Originally posted by: spinejam
i have a 90mm side case fan blowing on the NB -- but that sucker still gets hot!

default vdimm is on S3 "1.8" -- if your DDR2 specs @ "2.1" just use .3 setting.

looks like i'm sticking w/ F6 bios -- haven't had any problems so far!

Isn't your VCore a little high? I'm scared to go over 1.375. Or is that conservative??

 

[rxblitzrx]

Did you do any FSB OverVoltage Control??? or PCI-E OverVoltage Control?

 

[ferrarifreak93]

I wouldn't update to the F7 bios if I were you. I was using the F7 bios and everytime I rebooted, the system would hang before the POST screen. I then installed the F6 bios and now the system reboots fine when I restart. There is no reason to update to the F7 bios If everything is working with your current bios.

 

[rxblitzrx]

Is it possible to flash back to F6???? I notice some hangs too but I thought it was because of my PS.

 

[Mr Vain]

You should be able to flash the bios forwards or backwards

 

[spinejam]

i wouldn't go much above 1.45 vcore w/o water cooling.

 

[rxblitzrx]

Got mine back to F6. Thanks.

I'll try a higher vcore too. How about a higher vdimm??????? Warranty stops at 2.1V which is what I'm running right now.

Here's some information if you can diagnose.

Memtest #5 at FSB 350 = 2.8GHz....... PASSED
Memtest #5 at FSB 375 = 3.0GHz....... PASSED
Memtest #5 at FSB 385 = 3.1GHz....... PASSED
Memtest #5 at FSB 400 = 3.2GHz....... FAILED
Memtest #5 at FSB 401 = 3.2GHz....... PASSED CoreV: 1.3875
(The 401 trick really does help. Weird.)


Memtest #5 at FSB 401 = 3.2GHz....... FAILED!!! Only lasted 6 minutes. Then 3 minutes. Possible problem: north bridge overheating???

 

[spinejam]

P965 S3 setings:

2.00 DDR2 Multi
1.45 Vcore (bios)
.1 -- fsb
.1 -- mch
.3 -- vdimm

DDR2 timings @ 5 5 5 15

 

[rxblitzrx]

Originally posted by: spinejam
P965 S3 setings:

2.00 DDR2 Multi
1.44 Vcore (bios)
.1 -- fsb
.1 -- mch
.3 -- vdimm

DDR2 timings @ 5 5 5 15

What does all that mean? =) The only ones I understand are the Vcore, ddr2, and vdimm.

 

[ferrarifreak93]

OP: by the way, how are you voltages with that power supply? I'm not sure exactly what model you have but I don't think the Ultra brand is highly regarded.

 

[ferrarifreak93]

I'm never going back to the F7 crap bios. I haven't had a problem since switching back to the F6. The system ALWAYS restarts without hanging now when oc'ing.

 

[Roguestar]

I'm using the F7 and no problems.

Edit: I may try F6 though... can I use @BIOS to flash backwards? I don't have a floppy drive installed and if I were to plug it in I'd have the problem of not having any floppy disks lying about...

 

[spinejam]

ultra x-infinity 600W ps -- voltages have run fine for me -- I used it prior to o/c my opty 165 on a DFI Ultra-D mb to 2824mhz w/o incident as well.

 

[rxblitzrx]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
I'm using the F7 and no problems.

Edit: I may try F6 though... can I use @BIOS to flash backwards? I don't have a floppy drive installed and if I were to plug it in I'd have the problem of not having any floppy disks lying about...

Yes, you can use @BIOS to flash back to F6. I did the same thing but when my computer restarted it did this...... off... on (2 sec)... off... on (2 sec)... off... etc. I had to clear CMOS and reset my M.I.T. settings.

 

[Bad Dude]

Has anyone tries the F8 newest BIOS?
F5 seems to be the most stable for me in overclocking. Everything else, system won't boot as high and as stable.

 

[Moishe]

I'm using it since yesterday. E6300 OCed to 2.96 (P965-S3) all voltage stock. Works great so far. Was able to play oblivion/FEAR/BF2142 for a few hours.