OFFICIAL Gigabyte EP45-UD3P Ultra Durable (EP45-UD3, UD3R, and UD3P) OC thread!

[Kayin]

Featuring Gigabyte's new Ultra Durable technology, the new P45 series has such features as 2 oz of copper lper layer for increased thermal dissipation and enhanced stability at high FSB.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/tech_080924_ud3_ultracool-01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/tech_080924_ud3_ultracool-04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/tech_080924_ud3_ultracool-10.jpg

http://http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/WebPage/mb_080924_ud3/data/tech_080924_ud3_ultra-cool.htm More info

Also featured are all solid japanese capacitors, with a MTBF of 50,000 hours:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/tech_080924_ud3_ultra-d-01.jpg

More info http://http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/WebPage/mb_080924_ud3/data/tech_080924_ud3_ultra-durable.htm

Also on the board are lower RDS on MOSFETS, for leaner power and less electrical noise:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/2b75ed66b3ad8f8c1af9fbbbaa471480.png

More info: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/WebPage/mb_080924_ud3/data/tech_080924_ud3_ultra-cool.htm#uc-2

Finally, all ferrite core chokes also significantly reduce EMI:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/fb2395350c22cd67f556b72644aae1c1.png

More info: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/WebPage/mb_080924_ud3/data/tech_080924_ud3_ultra-durable.htm#ud-2

Different Models:

GA-EP45-UD3:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/motherboard_productimage_ga-ep45-2.jpg

GA-EP45-UD3R:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/motherboard_productimage_ga-ep45-ud.jpg

GA-EP45-UD3P:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/motherboard_productimage_ga-ep45-1.jpg

Differences in models:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/KayinStorm/42ec4aa21f9cfb242f7ebdbfc695a9ba.png

Members with:

GA-EP45-UD3:

GA-EP45-UD3R:

GA-EP45-UD3P: Kayin, bigslappy

[bigslappy]

here's a review of the
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R

it's the little brother of the P

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/11/21/gigabyte-ga-ep45-ud3r/1

[Kayin]

This is the first really easy clocking board I've had since my first Grouper. It's about as smooth as my old AN35N, as well. That makes it rank SOOOO damn high in my books. And lo and behold, for playing with simple settings, it works just fine to use tha auto-tune...

I can do 1600 1:1 with my GEiL Esoteria Limiteds, and I'm confident I could get more out of it. They're maked on the spreader 2.1v, but I did that at 1.9, which gives me a lot of hope...

I'll pull it up there and CPU-Z it tomorrow. Today has been a seriously bad day.

[Septim]

i have one of the ep45 ds3r, the ud2 boards, i've read somewhere that all Gigabyte's ep45 boards are good clockers...

[Kayin]

From what I can tell, yeah, the UD3 just go further.

1600 1:1 is nothing to sniff at, but I know it has more in it.

May try to get that screenie...

[Kayin]

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=460434

1720 FSB, 1:1 on PC6400, still haven't reached rated vDIMM.

Gonna try to push the multi to 9, and get almost 4 GHz on air on stock cooling. Prolly a suicide.

[bigslappy]

I got ta get mine back up running agin had a 750 watt psu come in DOA soo i had to pull the psu off that rig replaced the 750 doa with a 1200 watter that newegg had on sale that's now on the other R/F & i now have the psu for the UD3 ,but I've been sick all week & i don't mess with PC stuff when sick as I always F/u something ..

[Kayin]

Trying to catch me?

[bigslappy]

well i could move over to Herself's machine ...... I just built the wife an office Blazer it's got a Q9450 > EP45-UD3P > 750 pc pwr & cooling psu, 8 GB of G,Skill DDR2-1000 & VisionTek 3870 OC with twin HannsG 20" HDMI monitors = aircooled

i could move there to burn some rubber with BUt everytime i sit at her desk it's a bitch fest "that's MY computer GET away from it " GEEz where's the gratitude.... I gonna fuck with her thou i'm gonna switch it over to firefox & not tell her ...........L O L ..............

[bigslappy]

WATERBLOCKS for this board
HOT SHIT
Mips

PM ME for more info

[Kayin]

I'm getting mine filled and bled for some real hardcore action, I wanna blow away 525FSB. Chipsets are underwater, as is CPU, and the heat limitation should be getting tossed right out the damn window.

Gonna test some now, then the CPU loop will be redone with a silver Cuplex Di2. Also, the pedestal is getting attached next weekend, as well as some hardcore fan wiring.

Anyone got some good settings for 500+ with a quad?

[Kayin]

Just so you guys know...

If you drop 4 sticks in this, no matter what they are, you lose dual channel. Also, it fucking hates it. 8GB of RAM is a necessity for me (spend more time modeling than gaming) and this board just may not do it. Might have to become the new super-speed server.

[Septim]

btw kayin what revision mobo did you get. printed on the last pci slot near the rear panel. mine is rev 1.1

have not tried 8gbs yet, so am not one to speak on this subject.

i read rev 1.0 to be full of this disappearing ram problems...

bigslappy what mosfets blocks are compatible with this ep45-ud3p mobo... (ddr2)
am also considering the gskill 4x2gb rams...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231195&nm_mc=AFC-Smarterdeals&cm_mmc=AFC-Smarterdeals-_-Memory+(Desktop+Memory)-_-G.SKILL-_-20231195

[systemviper]

Hers a run i just did on the UD3P