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7. October 2007 @ 22:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
NuckNFuts,
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Where is the mobo rev. no located on these 2 mobos

It should be between 2 of the PCI slots. I know that's where it is on the GA-P35-DS3L! It doesn't stand out real well! Hope this helps!

First go here:
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherbo...775#Intel%20P35
select your MB and click on it. Once the page is loaded go up to support at the top. From the drop-down menu select USA Customer support. Click end user. From the Choose one on the left choose Add New Request. Scroll down to Item Description and you will see just below it, "How to find"! You will see MB/Ver. Click on it and it will show you where to look!

Best Regards,
Russ :>)

GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor


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7. October 2007 @ 23:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wouldn't take every review we read as "IT". So many things play a part, like mobo revision, BIOS version, CPU core REVsion and steping, PSW voltage rail stability. And of corse cooling and venting.

I found a review of of the GA-P35C-DS3R and said it was just able to get to 344 on air w/ an E670. so I find this odd. Cause every C2D I played w/ to date since last August has hit 400x (multi caires) on every !975x and my P965's.

I find these as a good refference point but cant really know untill you try it for yourself.

For me, w/ my P35C-DS3R and DDR2 1066, I can boot, and install OS as 400x8 (1.28v) @ DDR800 @ 4-4-4-10 @ 2.2v and crank it up to 500x7 @ 1.36v (3.5GHz/FSB2000) as 1:1 (2.0x) as DDR1000 @ 4-4-4-12 @ 2.3v. I barely tweeked much to get it there and gave no hick-up as of yet before stress testing. This mobo has good better PWR handling even compared to older DQ6 w/ its 12 phase PWR and heat pipe cooler. Thes DS3's have no active cooling and can only go a lil further if we installed some. Using large ThermalRihght chipset cooler sure helped. and copper SB cooler.

So overclocking the P35 looks good and promising.

Go Get Your Clock On Bois!

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ASUS RAMPAGE EXTREME (X48) w/ Q6600 @ 3.81GHz, 422x9 @ DDR1680 6-7-6-20 @ 1.71v
ASUS CROSSHAIR w/ x2 6400+
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NuckNFuts,
First, were you able to use the link to find the Rev. #? I hope it helped!
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Using large ThermalRihght chipset cooler sure helped. and copper SB cooler.

I tried one on mine. The 6 cfm Silenex 40mm was actually better. I mounted it blowing down on the NB heatsink and it worked wonders. Tried it both ways but blowing down was best! I sent the Thermalright back! I also tried an Evercool. I didn't need anything more than a passive heat sink on the SB! Plenty of airflow in my case! LOL!!
Try the x6 multi! Tom's Hardware was able to get to 558 with the same MB. 559 with the DQ6! Then again you're at 3.5 so I guess you are better off with the x7! In the Tom's Hardware tests, the P35-DQ6 and the P35C-DS3 finished one and two in overall performance!

I'm going to concentrate on the E6750 first and then if I can I'll get the P35-DS3L! Even if I have to keep my current DS3 for a while longer, I should Still be able to get to 3.6 on air with no problem.

BTW, I happened to notice that all the P35-DS3s have 6 stage power regulation. I found that when I was trying to find where the damn Ver. # was! LOL!!

Best Regards,
Russ :>)


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8. October 2007 @ 00:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
theonejrs,

This is the same link i get when searching but it doesn't say what section after I get to the link. Did you actually find it yourself. What Gigabyte app will show DMI rev x.x no? Will it say in CMOS somewhere or in POST?

Ya, 500FSB was a walk in the park for this, so I will play w/ it as so for a bt and move on the see if it can touch the 600FSB mark. If so, it would be something since I barely got 575 stable on the P5K Premuim, w/ same DDR2. The ASUS is more picky bout even number ratios to RAM. The DQ6 was very forgiving for those odd ball ratios to keep RAM FSB high. Although it scored better in either 1:1 or 1:2.

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ASUS RAMPAGE EXTREME (X48) w/ Q6600 @ 3.81GHz, 422x9 @ DDR1680 6-7-6-20 @ 1.71v
ASUS CROSSHAIR w/ x2 6400+
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NuckNFuts,
I'm sorry, just scroll down to the chipset and pick your MB. Once you pick the MB go to the very top and click support and follow the rest. I just tried it so I know it works. Usually they are located between the inner PCI slots!
Here's where they say to look!
http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/eService/motherboard_pcb_ver1.htm

Best Regards,
Russ :>)

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Hi Again Everyone (Russ - Theonejnr),

I upgraded my cooler as recommended by you great guys on here (Zelman 9500LED), so here is my system now as it stands:

Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Case
Seagate 320gig 7200RPM SATA-II 16M cache Hard Drive
Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 MotherBoard
CoolerMaster IGreen Power 600W PSU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
Zelman 9500LED
X2 Kingston DDRII800 1GB RAM
Bios: Award Software International, Inc. Version:F9

This is the Bios settings I have, hopefully someone can put me in the right direction as to how to get a good overclock!:

ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES
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Limit CPUID Max to 3 [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology [Disabled]
Init Display First [PCI]

MB INTELLIGENT TWEAKER (M.I.T.)
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Robust Graphics Booster
CPU Clock Ratio [10x]
CPU Host Clock Control [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) [333] .............Was [266]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) [100] .............Was [Auto]
C.I.A.2 [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplyer (SPD) [2.50] ............Was [Auto]
Memory Frequency........................................800....................830
High Speed DRAM DLL Settings [Option 1]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) [Auto]
x CAS Latency.................................................5........................Auto
x DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay....................5........................Auto
x DRAM RAS# Precharge ............................5........................Auto
xPrecharge Delay (tRAS) ............................18........................Auto
xACT To ACT Delay (tRRD)........................3........................Auto
xRANK Write to Delay..................................3........................Auto
xWrite To Precharge Delay...........................6........................Auto
xRefresh To ACT Delay...............................28........................0
xRead To Precharge Delay............................3........................Auto

Memory Performance Enhance [Normal]

******* SYSTEM VOLTAGE OPTIMIZED ******** This is all on [AUTO]
xDDR2 Overvoltage Control [Normal]
xPCI-E Overvoltage Control [Normal]
xFSB Overvoltage Control [Normal]
x(G)MCH Overvoltage Control [Normal]
xCPU Voltage Control [Normal]
xNormal CPU Vcore 1.32500v

PC HEALTH
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Vcore Ok
DDR18v Ok
+3.3v Ok
+12v Ok
Current System Temperature 42c
Current CPU Temperature 54-55c
Current CPU Fan Speed 2089rpm
Current System Fan Speed 0rpm
Current Power Fan Speed 953
Smart Fan Control Method [Auto]
Smart Fan Control Mode [Auto]



Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 MotherBoard (Rev.3.3)/ Bios: Award Software International, Inc. Version:F13 , Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz / OCd to 3.33GHz , x2 G.SKILL DDRII800 2GIG Ram Running at 5-5-5-15@400Mhz , nVidia GeForce GTX295 , Creative SoundBlaster X-FI XtremeMusic 7.1 Card , APEVIA Warlock 900W PSU , Cooler Master V8 Heatsink (CUSTOMISED) , Seagate 320GIG 7200RPM SATA-II 16M cache Internal Hard Drive , Maxtor OneTouch4 500GIG External USB Hard Drive , Asus 16x +/- Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Burner , External LITE-ON DVD Burner , NZXT Sentry LX Fan controller & Heat Sensor , Antec Twelve Hundred Case (CUSTOMISED) , D-Link DSL-2730B Modem - Firmware v1.01 , Logitech x-530 Speaker System , Logitech G15 Keyboard , Acer 24" LCD Monitor , Windows XP Home SP3
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The temperatures on this overclock are taken from the bios and not under load, I'm just wondering if these temperatures are ok for my overclock?

Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 MotherBoard (Rev.3.3)/ Bios: Award Software International, Inc. Version:F13 , Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz / OCd to 3.33GHz , x2 G.SKILL DDRII800 2GIG Ram Running at 5-5-5-15@400Mhz , nVidia GeForce GTX295 , Creative SoundBlaster X-FI XtremeMusic 7.1 Card , APEVIA Warlock 900W PSU , Cooler Master V8 Heatsink (CUSTOMISED) , Seagate 320GIG 7200RPM SATA-II 16M cache Internal Hard Drive , Maxtor OneTouch4 500GIG External USB Hard Drive , Asus 16x +/- Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Burner , External LITE-ON DVD Burner , NZXT Sentry LX Fan controller & Heat Sensor , Antec Twelve Hundred Case (CUSTOMISED) , D-Link DSL-2730B Modem - Firmware v1.01 , Logitech x-530 Speaker System , Logitech G15 Keyboard , Acer 24" LCD Monitor , Windows XP Home SP3
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Ooops, made a mistake, modified from above:

Current System Temperature 42c
Current CPU Temperature 58-60c
Current CPU Fan Speed 2159rpm

CPU Voltage Cpntrol = 1.31250v

Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 MotherBoard (Rev.3.3)/ Bios: Award Software International, Inc. Version:F13 , Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz / OCd to 3.33GHz , x2 G.SKILL DDRII800 2GIG Ram Running at 5-5-5-15@400Mhz , nVidia GeForce GTX295 , Creative SoundBlaster X-FI XtremeMusic 7.1 Card , APEVIA Warlock 900W PSU , Cooler Master V8 Heatsink (CUSTOMISED) , Seagate 320GIG 7200RPM SATA-II 16M cache Internal Hard Drive , Maxtor OneTouch4 500GIG External USB Hard Drive , Asus 16x +/- Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Burner , External LITE-ON DVD Burner , NZXT Sentry LX Fan controller & Heat Sensor , Antec Twelve Hundred Case (CUSTOMISED) , D-Link DSL-2730B Modem - Firmware v1.01 , Logitech x-530 Speaker System , Logitech G15 Keyboard , Acer 24" LCD Monitor , Windows XP Home SP3

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Ooops, made a mistake, modified from above:

Current System Temperature 42c
Current CPU Temperature 58-60c
Current CPU Fan Speed 2159rpm

CPU Voltage Cpntrol = 1.31250v

Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 MotherBoard (Rev.3.3)/ Bios: Award Software International, Inc. Version:F13 , Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz / OCd to 3.33GHz , x2 G.SKILL DDRII800 2GIG Ram Running at 5-5-5-15@400Mhz , nVidia GeForce GTX295 , Creative SoundBlaster X-FI XtremeMusic 7.1 Card , APEVIA Warlock 900W PSU , Cooler Master V8 Heatsink (CUSTOMISED) , Seagate 320GIG 7200RPM SATA-II 16M cache Internal Hard Drive , Maxtor OneTouch4 500GIG External USB Hard Drive , Asus 16x +/- Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Burner , External LITE-ON DVD Burner , NZXT Sentry LX Fan controller & Heat Sensor , Antec Twelve Hundred Case (CUSTOMISED) , D-Link DSL-2730B Modem - Firmware v1.01 , Logitech x-530 Speaker System , Logitech G15 Keyboard , Acer 24" LCD Monitor , Windows XP Home SP3
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That CPU temperature's much too high for the BIOS, I wouldn't want to see those sort of temperatures at load. Are you sure you applied the thermal paste correctly, and that the cooler is securely attached?

Also, if you want to change some information in the post, use the 'edit' button on the far right of your message at the top. It saves posting multiple messages.



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The Zelmans secured to the motherboard Via a backplate as you probably already know, everything was well secure last I looked, I would say I applied the thermo paste (my first time) thinly, less than paper thin with a credit card.

Thanks for the advice on the posting.

Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 MotherBoard (Rev.3.3)/ Bios: Award Software International, Inc. Version:F13 , Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz / OCd to 3.33GHz , x2 G.SKILL DDRII800 2GIG Ram Running at 5-5-5-15@400Mhz , nVidia GeForce GTX295 , Creative SoundBlaster X-FI XtremeMusic 7.1 Card , APEVIA Warlock 900W PSU , Cooler Master V8 Heatsink (CUSTOMISED) , Seagate 320GIG 7200RPM SATA-II 16M cache Internal Hard Drive , Maxtor OneTouch4 500GIG External USB Hard Drive , Asus 16x +/- Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Burner , External LITE-ON DVD Burner , NZXT Sentry LX Fan controller & Heat Sensor , Antec Twelve Hundred Case (CUSTOMISED) , D-Link DSL-2730B Modem - Firmware v1.01 , Logitech x-530 Speaker System , Logitech G15 Keyboard , Acer 24" LCD Monitor , Windows XP Home SP3
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Temps in my room are not that great, we have the heating up fairly high, will that effect the temperatures aswell?

Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 MotherBoard (Rev.3.3)/ Bios: Award Software International, Inc. Version:F13 , Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz / OCd to 3.33GHz , x2 G.SKILL DDRII800 2GIG Ram Running at 5-5-5-15@400Mhz , nVidia GeForce GTX295 , Creative SoundBlaster X-FI XtremeMusic 7.1 Card , APEVIA Warlock 900W PSU , Cooler Master V8 Heatsink (CUSTOMISED) , Seagate 320GIG 7200RPM SATA-II 16M cache Internal Hard Drive , Maxtor OneTouch4 500GIG External USB Hard Drive , Asus 16x +/- Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Burner , External LITE-ON DVD Burner , NZXT Sentry LX Fan controller & Heat Sensor , Antec Twelve Hundred Case (CUSTOMISED) , D-Link DSL-2730B Modem - Firmware v1.01 , Logitech x-530 Speaker System , Logitech G15 Keyboard , Acer 24" LCD Monitor , Windows XP Home SP3
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It will, but it stands to reason that I used to run a cooler of similar performance on a CPU that puts out more heat, in a room of temperatures 30C or higher, and I reduced the fan speed, and at load playing games, I never used to exceed 54C.



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Are you using the white zalman thermal paste? as ive found this a let down.

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Yes I am indeed using the Zelman paste that came with the cooler, does the paste really make that much of a difference?, my last stock intel cooler had high temperatures too about 10c more that what they are now!.

Is it better to paste the thermo on or just put a blob on the top of the CPU and place the cooler on top?

If the thermo paste is not the problem, what could be causing the high temps??

Thanx for all your replies by the way..

Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 MotherBoard (Rev.3.3)/ Bios: Award Software International, Inc. Version:F13 , Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz / OCd to 3.33GHz , x2 G.SKILL DDRII800 2GIG Ram Running at 5-5-5-15@400Mhz , nVidia GeForce GTX295 , Creative SoundBlaster X-FI XtremeMusic 7.1 Card , APEVIA Warlock 900W PSU , Cooler Master V8 Heatsink (CUSTOMISED) , Seagate 320GIG 7200RPM SATA-II 16M cache Internal Hard Drive , Maxtor OneTouch4 500GIG External USB Hard Drive , Asus 16x +/- Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Burner , External LITE-ON DVD Burner , NZXT Sentry LX Fan controller & Heat Sensor , Antec Twelve Hundred Case (CUSTOMISED) , D-Link DSL-2730B Modem - Firmware v1.01 , Logitech x-530 Speaker System , Logitech G15 Keyboard , Acer 24" LCD Monitor , Windows XP Home SP3

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A small blob usually does the trick, but you'll need to thoroughly clean off the existing stuff first.



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Better to use artic silver than the zalman stuff, dropped my temps buy 5ºc overall, the zalman stuff is ment to be spread onto the heatspreader of the cpu, I dont think it will spread like artic silver when applied to the centre of the heatspreader.
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Wheres the heatspreader?, sorry its the noobie coming out in me again!lol

Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 MotherBoard (Rev.3.3)/ Bios: Award Software International, Inc. Version:F13 , Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.66GHz / OCd to 3.33GHz , x2 G.SKILL DDRII800 2GIG Ram Running at 5-5-5-15@400Mhz , nVidia GeForce GTX295 , Creative SoundBlaster X-FI XtremeMusic 7.1 Card , APEVIA Warlock 900W PSU , Cooler Master V8 Heatsink (CUSTOMISED) , Seagate 320GIG 7200RPM SATA-II 16M cache Internal Hard Drive , Maxtor OneTouch4 500GIG External USB Hard Drive , Asus 16x +/- Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Burner , External LITE-ON DVD Burner , NZXT Sentry LX Fan controller & Heat Sensor , Antec Twelve Hundred Case (CUSTOMISED) , D-Link DSL-2730B Modem - Firmware v1.01 , Logitech x-530 Speaker System , Logitech G15 Keyboard , Acer 24" LCD Monitor , Windows XP Home SP3
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the processor top, its not actualy the processor you see, its the heatspreader.
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Yeah, thats what it says in the instructions, spread it on thin. So what else could be causing these temperatures?

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Not having enough airflow through your case, having the back of your case too close to a wall as this causes back pressure making your system have to work harder to push the heat out.

running your zalman too slow, try adjusting it upto around 2300 rpm, youll get a little noise increase, but its finding the sweet spot with them, I use speedfan to control mine, and have it running between 40% - 70% speed, I only turn it up full for video encoding.
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Looking at your case Air flow shouldnt be an problem.
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Ive actually got the 3D Aurora with the clear plastic side (No vents), I just took the side of the case off and uplugged the Zalman Fan controller and just plugged the zalman in direct. The temps now are as follows:

Sytem temp: 51c
CPU Temp:47c

Whats the best way to test the temperature under load?

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Thanks CK5134 for the links, heres a thought, my machines up on a table at waiste level, does it matter?, cos the air I would say is colder down below is it not?

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