Hey guys, I've hit a dead end with this board and am hoping to get some expert help.
I am running the Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L with a Q6600 G0, and cannot get this thing past 333 FSB frequency (CPU 3.0Ghz) without also being forced to raise the PCI Express Frequency past 100Mhz. If I attempt to go past 3.0Ghz it refuses to POST. I was able to get it to boot at 3.2Ghz if I raised the PCI-E Freq to 105, but the video card would randomly freeze during graphics stress testing, so obviously that's an issue. Memory speed is not an issue, I've lowered it down to under 1000Mhz which it's always been happy with (DDR2-800 OCZ Reapers). During testing past 333 FSB the voltage was manually set and VCore raised to 1.5V, and everything else bumped up a notch with no change. It is definitely, without a doubt, the PCI Express Freq holding me back.
My last board before this, a Biostar, didn't care about the PCI Express Frequency and was happy to have it set to 100 without complaining, and I was able to overclock up to 3.4Ghz stable. I'm pretty disappointed with this new board so far. Am I missing something somewhere? Any help is appreciated!
I am running the Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L with a Q6600 G0, and cannot get this thing past 333 FSB frequency (CPU 3.0Ghz) without also being forced to raise the PCI Express Frequency past 100Mhz. If I attempt to go past 3.0Ghz it refuses to POST. I was able to get it to boot at 3.2Ghz if I raised the PCI-E Freq to 105, but the video card would randomly freeze during graphics stress testing, so obviously that's an issue. Memory speed is not an issue, I've lowered it down to under 1000Mhz which it's always been happy with (DDR2-800 OCZ Reapers). During testing past 333 FSB the voltage was manually set and VCore raised to 1.5V, and everything else bumped up a notch with no change. It is definitely, without a doubt, the PCI Express Freq holding me back.
My last board before this, a Biostar, didn't care about the PCI Express Frequency and was happy to have it set to 100 without complaining, and I was able to overclock up to 3.4Ghz stable. I'm pretty disappointed with this new board so far. Am I missing something somewhere? Any help is appreciated!