GIGABYTE P55-UD3P Motherboard Overclocking Test

Overclocking/Overclocking Tests by windwithme @ 2009-11-03

MB Chipset is P55 and all MB makers also launched the products at the same time. Currently, the P55 MB price is between 160~280 USD. If you want to buy LGA 1156 platform, i5-750 plus 160USD P55 MB is the best C/P. Certainly, if you need HT and also affordable, you also can consider i7-860. Merely, i7-860 price is very close to LGA1366 platform

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The Bios Explored

The BIOS Explored

P55-UD3P Boot Screen

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Gigabyte’s Intellligent Tweaker (MIT)

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CPU.DDR3 Clock current status

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Adjust CPU clock ratio, QPI clock ratio and BCLK

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CPU Core Feature
Turbo Boost Tec is auto OC feature in Intel Core i7/i5

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DDR3 Setup

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DDR3 parameters page
B2B CAS Delay is the P55 exclusive item for DRAM performance
The range is 1~32 and Auto is around 1~3
The higher number means looser. Sometimes, you even see 1xxx MB/s which is lower bandwidth than DDR. However, it’s also the key factor for achieving a high DDR3 clock

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Voltage page
Load-Line Calibration Disable will raise CPU voltage as full speed/Enable will lower CPU voltage as full speed
CPU Vcore 0.50000~1.90000V
QPI/Vtt Voltage 1.050~1.990V
PCH Core 0.950~2.000V
CPU PLL 1.600~2.540V
DRAM Voltage 1.300~2.600V

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PC Health Status

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All above are BIOS screen and also my OC setting for P55-UD3P XPU/DDR3 is 200/200 ratio.
The OC setup may be different as depending on your components combination. Even the same model and period Core i5-750, the OC ability are vary. Users need to find your best voltage setup by your own. Use these settings as a general guideline, but build up voltage and overclock gradually.
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