roadske Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) Thanks again for the warm welcome I've received here...I just built this new PC yesterday, and Its great...here are the specs. I'll get some pics up when I get home, at work atm. Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3ghz 6mb Cache Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G P35 Motherboard Freezer 7 Pro Heatsink OCZ Platinum 4GB(4 x 1GB) DDR2 800 XFX Geforce 8800GT 670 MHZ 512 MB XXX Alpha Dog Edition CORSAIR 550W 550W Power Supply WD 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive NZXT Alpha Black ATX Mid Tower w/ 2 extra 120mm Fans SAMSUNG 20X DVD Edited February 10, 2008 by roadske Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowfactor Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 well I think you biggest problem is you might not have the correct bios for the E8400. On the gigabyte site, does it say anything about where they added Microcoding for the Intel Exxx series ? The E8400 is new 45 nm technology and requires a Bios flash to get the system to post correctly. I would check on gigabyte's website and see if you can find a bios for your motherboard that supports the E8xxx series. Most certainly if you haven't flashed your bios since you got the motherboard in the mail, the e8xxx series isn't supported in that bios version as most likey when gigabyte shipped the board to your distributor 45 nm processors weren't released yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadske Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Actually, this card was shipped just recently, which is why theres only 2 versions of Bios available. It supported 45nm from the beginning (If im not mistaken?) Either way, I have the newest release listed which is F2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 You might have to wait for a newer BIOS release though... What happens if you change any voltages? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadske Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Any changes under the M.I.T (OC Menu on Gigabyte Bios), It resets itself after rebooting itself twice.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Well, the first reboot is normal, it needs that to adjust the settings... but yours seems to be away from the normal. Have you memtested/primed at stock speeds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 download the @Bios program from gigbytes website and see if you can OC it than. and remeber to save your old bios because there no going back afterwords. edit: i just used @bios myself and to my surpirsed i was using F7 Bios which doesnt even support my CPU, i dont know how i missed that. the newest one is F11 which came out under a month ago, i suggest you get that. i just did a quick benchmark and my cpu scores went up (not by much). it was being extremely low voltage now, its correctly sitting at 1.3v where as it was at 1.1v before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadske Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Ok, but...arent Bios tied to a specific motherboard model? I know there's some Gigabyte boards that are all the way up to F10 - F11...but since my model just came out, the 'newest' revision for that board is F2, and thats what I have. If I go to the site and try to 'update' to a newer Bios, the newest one that shows is the F2 version... So...I guess my question is...Can I use another F-version than the one specifically tied to my MB? And Kingdingeling...I've tested at stock, everythings fine. Hell, my CPU is idling around 29-32C and 8800GT OC'ed at 670 is ~35C. I so want to overclock this beast! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Does that MB have onboard graphics also? Also on the @bios, that is a good way to screw up your MB flashing through windows is risky enough and add the internet to it, not me... Use a floppy disk or USB drive to flash from... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Does that MB have onboard graphics also? Also on the @bios, that is a good way to screw up your MB flashing through windows is risky enough and add the internet to it, not me... Use a floppy disk or USB drive to flash from... who has a floopy drive anymore, last one i used was 7 years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 who has a floopy drive anymore, last one i used was 7 years ago. I have a few of them, I use a USB drive to flash though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadske Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Just want to point out that my user name 'roadske' is an abbrevation/minor change of my old nickname 'Road Runner'...thought that was kinda ironic, since road-runner is giving me advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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