Advice needed for a GA-x48-DS4

[Psycho101]

Re: Advice needed for a GA-x48-DS4

Sounds fine to me. I'd make sure there's no way your electricity could be cut off. My main electric board in the house has a sensative trip switch, it sometimes flips out when someone puts the kettle on, so as a precaution I hide the kettle power lead until I've finished flashing the BIOS.

You can flash from USB drive too if you wish. I've done this. In fact as my drives are all NTFS, the only way I can flash is from USB. It works great, but remember it needs Legacy USB Storage Detect enabled in the advanced section of the BIOS (if your board has that setting.

No pressure on the overclocking. However my stock CPU was really holding my 4850 back, so likely your 4890/4870 will be even more bottle necked.

I would bet money on your CPU working great with the FSB set to 333, on a 9x multiplier, with a 3.2B memory multi. You probably wouldn't need to touch any voltages, and it would help freme rates in game by a surprising amount. This OC should be fine for stock cooling and above average ambient temps.

Have a read and do some research, and it might give you confidence to try it. You are always welcome to post here too. People will no doubt be pleased to help. Here are some links you might find useful. The first is a review of the Q6700, including OC results. The other guide is geared towards the Q6600, but should apply to your CPU too. You have the advantage of a 10x multi, so you could possibly do even better than those results.

HEXUS.net - Review :: Core 2 Quad G0-stepping overclocking - Q6700 retail. How high will it go? : Page - 1/6

bit-tech.net | Overclocking Intel's Core 2 Quad Q6600

[Sheffield]

Re: Advice needed for a GA-x48-DS4

SUCCESS!!!!!!
Bios updated with no problems at all. Thanks so much you guys. :)
Im just about to try the overclocking now and see what happens.
Ive also now got access to the advanced features in the bios.

MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)

Advanced Bios Features

CPU Multi-Threading...............:
Limit CPUID Max to 3..............:
No-Execute Memory Protect.........:
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE)............:
CPU Thermal Monitor 2.............:
CPU EIST Function.................:
Virtuaalization Technology........:

What would be the best settings for the the now unhidden features?
Ive already set EIST & C1E to off but do i need to change the others.
Thanks so much for all the help, ive learnt a great deal and its sparked my interest in overclocking too. I wont get too ****y though, small steps are the key i think
You guys are just the tops.
Thanks once again

Sheffield (Lee) :)

[Psycho101]

Re: Advice needed for a GA-x48-DS4

Best settings ate as follows:

MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)

Advanced Bios Features

CPU Multi-Threading...............: Enabled
Limit CPUID Max to 3..............: Disabled
No-Execute Memory Protect.........: Enabled (Hardware support for Windows No Execute Protection)
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE)............: Enabled <--Power Saving
CPU Thermal Monitor 2.............: Enabled <-- Thermal Protection
CPU EIST Function.................: Enabled <-- Power Saving
Virtuaalization Technology........: If you use Virtual Machines, Enabled. If you don't, or don't even know what a Virtual Machine is then Disabled

If you do decide to over clock, disable C1E and EIST (SpeedStep) until you are stable, then see if stability is maintained with them on.

Note that with Speedstep and C1E enabled, your multiplier will be lowered automatically at idle, meaning you'll get a lower reported clock speed from programs such as CPU-Z. This makes no difference to performance, and as soon as a program starts utilising the CPU, SpeedStep will inicrease the multiplier seamlessly.

Pictures at the bottom are Speedstep active (left) and processor at load (right):

[broke]

Re: Advice needed for a GA-x48-DS4

hi guys, ive just been reading this thread and have a similar system myself. i cannot for the life of me get any overclock to stick no matter what i try. only real difference is i have 8gb of ddr2 800mhz ram and 4870 in crossfire.

issue is once i change the host setting to 320 and try and change the ram multi to resemble 800mhz, save + exit. it will post right up until the memory test to which it will then shut down and revert back to stock settings. it's really quite frustrating.

apologise for hijacking the thread by the way :) any info would be greatly appreciated

MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)
Robust Graphics Booster...........:Auto
CPU Clock Ratio...................:10x
CPU Frequency.....................:3.20GHz (320x10)
CPU Host Clock Control............:Enabled
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz)...........:320
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).......:100 or Auto
C.I.A.2...........................:Disabled
Performance Enhance...............:Standard
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)....:2.50A
Memory Frequency(Mhz).............:800MHz
DRAM Timing Selectable ...........:Manual
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time (tCL)............:4
DRAM RAS# to CAS# (tRCD).........:4
DRAM RAS# Precharge (tRP).........:4
Precharge Delay (tRAS)............:12
Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)............:3
Rank Write to READ Delay (tWTR)...:3
Write To Precharge Delay (tWR)....:6
Refresh to ACT Delay (tRFC).......:52
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP)....:3
Static tREAD Value (tRD)..........:5
Static tREAD Phase Adj............:1
Command Rate (CMD)................:2
Clock Driving and Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control...:800mV
CPU Clock Skew Control............:Normal
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control.........:Normal
System Voltage Control () = Base Voltages - Manual
DDR2 OverVoltage Control...(1.50v):+0.30V
PCI-E OverVoltage Control.,(1.50v):+0.05V
FSB OverVoltage Control....(1.10v):+0.05V
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control,(1.45v):+0.025V
CPU GTLREF1 Voltage*.......(67%)..:N/A
CPU GTLREF2 Voltage*.......(61%)..:N/A
Loadline Calibration..............:Auto
CPU Voltage Control...............:1.38125V
Normal CPU Vcore..................:1.28750V
Note: * Hidden Features Press [CTRL] + [F1] from main Menu to Access
Advanced Bios Features
CPU Multi-Threading...............:N/A
Limit CPUID Max to 3..............:N/A
No-Execute Memory Protect.........:N/A
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE)............:N/A
CPU Thermal Monitor 2.............:N/A
CPU EIST Function.................:N/A
Virtuaalization Technology........:N/A

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Advice needed for a GA-x48-DS4

No problem posting here buddy! This was an older thread anyway, so they wont mind :)

What CPU are you using? And can you please link to your memory or give the model # and tell us how much you have.

Try these settings and see if you have any luck

MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT)

Robust Graphics Booster...........:Auto or Fast
CPU Clock Ratio...................:10x
CPU Frequency.....................:3.20GHz (320x10)
CPU Host Clock Control............:Enabled
CPU Host Frequency(Mhz)...........:320
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).......:100

C.I.A.2...........................:Disabled

Performance Enhance...............:Standard
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)....:2.50A << Try 2.40B for now until I know what CPU you have
Memory Frequency(Mhz).............:800MHz
DRAM Timing Selectable ...........:Manual

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time (tCL)............:4
DRAM RAS# to CAS# (tRCD).........:4
DRAM RAS# Precharge (tRP).........:4
Precharge Delay (tRAS)............:12

Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)............:3
Rank Write to READ Delay (tWTR)...:3
Write To Precharge Delay (tWR)....:6
Refresh to ACT Delay (tRFC).......:52
Read To Precharge Delay (tRTP)....:3
Static tREAD Value (tRD)..........:5 << Set 6-7 for now
Static tREAD Phase Adj............:1 << Set Auto
Command Rate (CMD)................:2

Clock Driving and Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control...:800mV
CPU Clock Skew Control............:Normal << Auto
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control.........:Normal << Auto

System Voltage Control () = Base Voltages - Manual
DDR2 OverVoltage Control...(1.50v):+0.30V
PCI-E OverVoltage Control.,(1.50v):+0.05V
FSB OverVoltage Control....(1.10v):+0.05V << Set +0.1
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control,(1.45v):+0.025V << Set +0.2-0.3
CPU GTLREF1 Voltage*.......(67%)..:N/A
CPU GTLREF2 Voltage*.......(61%)..:N/A
Loadline Calibration..............:Auto << Enabled
CPU Voltage Control...............:1.38125V
Normal CPU Vcore..................:1.28750V
Note: * Hidden Features Press [CTRL] + [F1] from main Menu to Access

Advanced Bios Features
CPU Multi-Threading...............:N/A Enabled if you have
Limit CPUID Max to 3..............:N/A [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect.........:N/A [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt(CIE)............:N/A [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2.............:N/A [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.................:N/A [Disabled]
Virtuaalization Technology........:N/A [Disabled] Enabled if you use Vmware/Virtual PC

^^ Why all the N/A's? ^^

Those are in your BIOS for sure, in the Advanced BIOS page, please set them as instructed above.