EP45-DS3L and G.Skill DDR2 1000

[Biskquik]

Hello, I'm sort of new to using Gigabyte boards and was simply wondering if I could get any help getting optimal performance out of my memory. I'm using a Q6600 G0 along with this set of G.Skill RAM

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
(apparently it went up 50 bucks over the time I bought them)

I use this machine for games as well as a workstation for college. I do a lot of work in High Performance Computing with OpenMP and starting to look into Brook with my HD4850. So stability is important. I have no intentions of OC'ing but rather trying to get some solid timings.

I'm seeing a lot of people posting Templates to get assistance so here it is:

Using the new F9 Bios

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9x
CPU Frequency ...........................: 2.4Ghz


Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [disabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 266MHz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:100MHz
C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]


Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800mV
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: 800mV
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: 0ps


DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....: Disabled
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: [3.00A]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 800MHz

DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5
tRCD .........................................5
tRP'...........................................5
tRAS..........................................15

Advanced Timing Control
tRRD............................3............... Auto
tWTR.............................3............. Auto
tWR...............................6............. Auto
tRFC..............................52............. Auto
tRTP...............................3............ Auto
Command Rate (CMD) .....0...............:Auto

Channel A
Static tRead Value..............5...........: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......0............:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......0............:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......0..........:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......0.........:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).........6...........:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)........6...........:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank).........5..........:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)........8..........:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
DDR Write Training ..........................:Auto

Channel B
Static tRead Value...............6..........: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment........1...........:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment........0...........:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .......0..........:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment........0..........:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)..........6..........:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank).........6..........:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank).........5..........:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)........8..........:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
DDR Write Training...........................: Auto

Motherboard Voltage Control
CPUMCH/ICHDRAMAdvanced Settings
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Enabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled]

Thanks in advance

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: EP45-DS3L and G.Skill DDR2 1000

$50 more? I see price as $67, what did you pay for them? Just wondered why you said that, unless you mean the original price. Yeah, they often change many prices at the Egg.

So are you stable with the above and just want to tweak things a bit for best performance? If so then try these settings >>>

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9x
CPU Frequency ...........................: 2.4Ghz


Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [disabled] << may need to be enabled to set MCH latch below, Not sure even at stock I always enable mine

CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 266MHz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:100MHz
C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]


Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800mV
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: 800mV
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: 50ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: 50-100ps


DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....: Disabled
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [266] << Set to 266, but please try 333 first. And this setting should be changed alone. So change your voltages below, then reboot. Then change this only, then reboot. Then set Static tRead Value to 7-8 only and reboot. Then you can enter the rest all at once
System Memory Multiplier ..............: [4.00] B or C depending on what you get to work above

Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1066MHz

DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5
tRCD .........................................5
tRP'...........................................5
tRAS..........................................15

These are ranges, set to the highest for each first, then slowly work your way backwards testing with Memtest86+ after each move


Advanced Timing Control
tRRD............................3............... 3-4
tWTR.............................3............. 3-6 (Likely May need 8-12 first time around, set to 12 first)

tWR...............................6............. 4-6 (Same as above, but 8-14)
tRFC..............................52.............4 8-50 (52-62) You can likely use 54 or so to start
tRTP...............................3............ 2 (3-6)
Command Rate (CMD) .....0...............:2


Channel A & B should match below. You can/should also choose 1066 driving strength profile

Channel A
Static tRead Value..............5...........: 7-10 (Start with 8 and then later see if 7 will work)
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......0............:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......0............:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......0..........:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......0.........:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).........6...........:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)........6...........:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank).........5..........:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)........8..........:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
DDR Write Training ..........................:Auto

Channel B
Static tRead Value...............6..........: 7-10 (Start with 8 and then later see if 7 will work)
tRD Phase0 Adjustment........1...........:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment........0...........:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .......0..........:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment........0..........:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)..........6..........:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank).........6..........:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank).........5..........:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)........8..........:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto
DDR Write Training...........................: Auto

Motherboard Voltage Control
CPU
CPU Vcore….………........1.28750V.....: Auto
CPU Termination…..... 1.200V..........: Auto
CPU PLL…………………....1.550V.......: Auto
CPU Reference.…………....0.805V........: Auto

MCH/ICH
MCH Core…………….....1.100V...........:1.25-1.3 << Needed for stable 2x2 Ram
MCH Reference….…….0.760V...........:Auto
ICH I/O……………….....1.550V............:Auto
ICH Core…………...……1.100V............:Auto

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……....1.800V............:2.0-2.1 (Likely 2.1 since I changed your ram to 1066 since you was running 800)

Advanced Settings
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Enabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled]