GA-EP45T-DS3R DDR3-1600 So far so good

[ghost707]

The article you mentioned is indeed excellent - I came across it right before I purchased my CPU several months ago. Unfortunately - I skimmed through a lot of it during initial reading. I was actually referring to the graphs in the article yesterday morning for comparison on Vdroop - but here is the most important part I missed: "As intended, Voffset and Vdroop ensure that the supply voltage never exceeds CPU VID"

[creamsoda]

I own the same board, and I can get up to 502fsb stable in OCCT "Large Data Set" test.

It's a good board, but too bad it can't get to 590fsb like my UD3P board =(

[ghost707]

Creamsoda,
That's a pretty good overclock you got working for you.
Just out of curiosity, what kind of RAM timings are you running?

Thanks for your input.

[creamsoda]

5-5-5-15-2T
tRFC 42
tRD 8
333MHz frequency latch
DRAM voltage: 1.76v

[ghost707]

Originally Posted by creamsoda

5-5-5-15-2T
tRFC 42
tRD 8
333MHz frequency latch
DRAM voltage: 1.76v

DDR3 @ those timings? Holy megahertz Batman!

[gampamu]

Originally Posted by creamsoda

5-5-5-15-2T
tRFC 42
tRD 8
333MHz frequency latch
DRAM voltage: 1.76v

Impressive indeed! Which divider are you using?

Edit: since we are discussing Gigabyte boards here, which memory multi?

[creamsoda]

well it sounds really good but it's not that great. It's about equal to a pair of Corsair DDR2 Dominators. My RAM only costs about $75. The Corsair DDR2 Dominators cost $85, and it has better latency. You get what you pay for lol.

@gampamu, I'm using "2.40B" memory strap

[creamsoda]

Here's a screenshot for Ghost707.

4.2GHz (467x9), OCCT Large Data set 10hrs+ stable



This board can go up to about 502-503 fsb, but it's not recommended since the NB's heatsink will get hotter than satan's ballz.

[ghost707]

I think Lsdmeasap would like your desktop background

What kind of read/write throughput are you getting with that setup?

I gots to know!

[creamsoda]

I took this screenshot straight out of my youtube's profile. It was taken a few days ago.

4Gb kit (2x2gb) Patriot Extreme Performance DDR3 PC3-10666


Keep in mind, this is $75 RAM, so don't expect anything godly. Also these are in Dual channel, not Tripple. If you have a set of tripple channel (3 sticks) RAM, then it's obviously gonna be MUCH faster than this.