settings request for GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R

[norbird]

Hello, below is a list of my soon to be ordered components:
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R
Video card GeForce GTX 260 Core 216
Hard drive #1 program Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB
hard drive #2 data Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB
ram mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996580
psu PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
optical dvd (will use 2) LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R
case Antec Nine Hundred
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit
operating system vista 64 bit home premium

I will flash the bios with the latest version after building (F10)
Please help provide basic bios settings. I am not going to overclock at this time. First to get the system running reliably and the operating system loaded.

Thank you.

I heard of a new gigabyte board GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P . How is this
board compared to GA-EP45-DS3R

[Tweaker_08]

Re: settings request for GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R

Make sure you read over the BIOS options in the User's manual. You will find most or all of the answers to your questions there and its easy to understand. I always use the following.

(Power Management Setup)
ACPI Suspend Type: [S1 (POS)]
HPET Support: [Enabled]
HPET Mode: [64 bit]

(Advanced Features)
CPU Enhanced Halt (CIE): [Disabled]
CPU EIST (Speed Step) Function: [Disabled]

(Intergrated Peripherals)
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode : [AHCI]
SATA Port 0-3 Native Mode: [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support: [Enabled]
USB Mouse Support: [Enabled]
Azalia Codec [Disable] You have an addin card.
I also disable the Serial and parallel port because I never use them. USB rocks!

(PC Health Status)
You may want to change the Smart Fan Control method and mode.
Read your User's Manual.

(M.I.T.) Press Ctrl+F1 once on the main screen to get all of the options.
C.I.A.2: [Disable]
Performance Enhanced: [Standard] (Turbo is the Default).
PCIEx Frequency: [100mhz]
Manually set the memory timings

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: settings request for GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R

Please read thru the guides pinned here, and when you get your build done let me know and I will help you with your Overclock settings

That board you asked about is the New Ultra Durable 3 with 2oz of copper in the PCB, here is the page about the new Ultra Durable 3 boards >>>
-- GIGABYTE -- Ultra Durable 3 Motherboards

As for stock settings here is a template with some suggested settings for your hardware >>>>

[b][u]MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)[/u][/b]
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Fast
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:.0
CPU Frequency ...........................: 3.00


[b][u]Clock Chip Control [/u][/b]
[b][u]Standard Clock Control[/u][/b]
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled] 
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 333Mhz
[B]PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:Set to 100[/B]

C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]


[b][u]Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter][/u][/b]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: <<< 800
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: <<< 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: <<< 
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: <<< 50-100


[b][u]DRAM Performance Control[/u][/b][u][/u]
[B]Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD][/B]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....: Disabled
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [333]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 2.40B
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 800
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

[b]Standard Timing Control[/b]
CAS Latency Time........................4
tRCD .........................................4
tRP'...........................................4
tRAS..........................................10/12

[b][u]Advanced Timing Control[/u][/b]
tRRD...........................................3-5
tWTR..........................................3-6 (use 8-12 first, may need 14 set for first boot thru)

tWR............................................4-6 (use 8-14 first, may need 14 set for first boot thru)

tRFC...........................................46-48 (Use 52-62 first)
tRTP...........................................3-6
Command Rate (CMD) ....................:2

[u][b]Driving Strength Profiles[/b][/u][b][/b]
Driving Strength ............................800 - 1066, sometimes higher then ram speed is better

[b]Channel A[/b]
Static tRead Value.........................:7-10 (5-6 may work at stock speeds, but try later)
 tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:<<< Leave for all below as well
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

[b]Channel B[/b]
Static tRead Value.........................:7-10 (5-6 may work at stock speeds, but try later)
 tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:<<< Leave for all below as well
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

[b][U]Motherboard Voltage Control[/U][/b][U][/U]
Voltage Type.………... Manual
[b]CPU[/b]
CPU Vcore….……….........................: Auto for now
CPU Termination…..... 1.200V*.......: <<< 1.2-1.25 for stock
CPU PLL…………………....1.500V*.......: <<< 1.5, you can leave the below in AUTO
CPU Referen.…………....0.755V*.......: <<< .64% Of Vtt (Termination above)
CPU Reference2………,,0.800V*.......:<<< .67% Of Vtt (Termination above)

[b]MCH/ICH[/b]
MCH Core…………….....1.100V...........: << 1.15-1.25
MCH Reference….…….0.800V...........; <<< Leave
MCH/DRAM Ref.…......0.900V...........: <<< Leave
ICH I/O……………….....1.550V............: <<< Leave
ICH Core…………...……1.100V............: <<< Leave

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……....1.800V............: 2.0-2.1
DRAM Termination .…0.900V............: <<< Leave
Channel A Reference 0.900V............: <<< Leave
Channel B Reference 0.900V............: <<< Leave

The options disabled below are for overclocking, if you do not plan to you can leave them enabled

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

[b][U]Integrated Peripherals[/U][/b][U][/U]
Legacy USB Storage Detect ..............[Disabled] *Note* Must be enabled to flash from USB

[norbird]

Re: settings request for GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R

thank you for the quick reply.
LSD would these settings be o.k. to use with the new GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard?, seems like a good one.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: settings request for GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R

Yeap, just keep in mind those are for stock speeds is all