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Strange Issue with overclock

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psilocybn

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About every month or so my BIOS goes haywire and resets my CPU back to default 2.4ghz. The BIOS reports the correct settings (3.6ghz), but Windows and CPU-Z says 2.4ghz.

And the only way to fix it seems to be resetting the BIOS to defaults and starting over.


Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
Q6600 G0
Bios v F7
FSB=400
CPU=9 (3.6ghz)
vcore=1.505 (reports 1.440 in CPUZ)
PCIE BUS:100mhz
SPD=2.0
4-4-4-12

cpu enhanced halt:eek:ff
cpu thermal monitor: off
EIST:eek:ff
performance enchanced: standard
 
I've had something like that happen twice in about 6 months. I would get a hard crash and reboot and everything is default in the bios. Once i reset it, it shows OK in windows again. Not much help, but I think it may be the board is a little twitchy. I haven't tried a bios update yet, but its on my 'to do' list.
 
I opened up a case with Gigabyte support and they made a suggestion that MIGHT fix this annoying problem.

1. I had to completely reset the CMOS with the jumper
2. Loaded factory defaults in the BIOS, then loaded optimized defaults
3. I loaded all the settings I outlined in the original post with 1 addition
4. Gigabyte support said that I needed to increase the voltage to my memory

The systemboard memory voltage is based on 1.8v (default voltage) My memory is rated at 2.0-2.1v

So I went into the memory voltage control and changed it to +0.3v (1.8v + 0.3v = 2.1v)

I ran the usual burn in tests for 12 hours and then played some Gears of War maxxed @ 1920x1200 for a couple hours which seemed to give my system a work out.

So far so good.... I guess I'll find out in a month or so...
 
I opened up a case with Gigabyte support and they made a suggestion that MIGHT fix this annoying problem.

1. I had to completely reset the CMOS with the jumper
2. Loaded factory defaults in the BIOS, then loaded optimized defaults
3. I loaded all the settings I outlined in the original post with 1 addition
4. Gigabyte support said that I needed to increase the voltage to my memory

The systemboard memory voltage is based on 1.8v (default voltage) My memory is rated at 2.0-2.1v

So I went into the memory voltage control and changed it to +0.3v (1.8v + 0.3v = 2.1v)

I ran the usual burn in tests for 12 hours and then played some Gears of War maxxed @ 1920x1200 for a couple hours which seemed to give my system a work out.

So far so good.... I guess I'll find out in a month or so...
 
I believe I having this exact same problem with my GA-G31M-S2L and the E2180. After resetting the computer, I find myself the E2180 won't read at my usual 3GHz anymore. The BIOS read it 3ghz but when it went to Windows, it back to 2ghz.
 
I was also about to suggest memory voltage.
My system has naughty moments if I run my memory at less than 1.9V.
 
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