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GA-EP45-UD3P with F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK x2

GA-EP45-UD3P with F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK x2
« on: October 15, 2009, 02:32:55 pm »
What should the BIOS settings for this setup? I can not get this thing stable. I RMA'd the MB and Gigabyte returned it saying it was OK.
If I run Sandra Sisoft burn in, It will crash and i get the BSOD.

Any help with the bios settings from anyone with this similar set-up?
BigRed

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK X 2 8gig total
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 6M L2 Cache 1333MHz
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V
ATI Radeon X1600 Pro
1 300g Vilociraptor
Windows 7 Home Pre mium 64

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Re: GA-EP45-UD3P with F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK x2
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2009, 03:45:22 pm »
GSkill specifies following settings for your RAM:

CAS Latency     5-5-5-15
Speed    DDR2-1066 (PC2-8500) 
Voltage    2.0 ~ 2.1 Volts 

First of all make sure memory voltage is correctly set in MB's bios, as per default it's 1.8V only
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Re: GA-EP45-UD3P with F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK x2
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2010, 05:10:14 pm »
Voltage is correct. This thing just won't run. I have even tried running this memory at 800 mhz. I will test my power supply next.
BigRed

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK X 2 8gig total
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 6M L2 Cache 1333MHz
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V
ATI Radeon X1600 Pro
1 300g Vilociraptor
Windows 7 Home Pre mium 64

Re: GA-EP45-UD3P with F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK x2
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2010, 07:31:50 pm »
Yes, I would start testing all things of yours that gigabyte didn't have when they tested, start with the easiest and work your way up.

My Order would Be:

RAM - Test 1 stick at a time, full pass with memtest at 800mhz.
Video - put a cheap PCIe - PCI videocard in
PS is your best bet and you're testing that now.
Last CPU, make sure all temps are good, seated properly and if all else fails, borrow another to try.
Make sure the aux power cable is plugged into both your MB and Videocard.
Try another HardDrive/Cable(s).

Not sure if I would trust that RAIDMAX PS though, I mean Modular to me is a gamble anyway but add in the $70 pricetag and woah.
If All else fails I would test with another Brand of PS.

Other than that, make sure board is not grounded to case(No steel touching any part of the board except the screw headers)
Best of Luck.
« Last Edit: February 22, 2010, 07:38:05 pm by t00nCiNaToR »