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Posted by GStew (A) on June 01, 2009 at 12:05:47

In Reply to: RE: Motherboard Comparison... GA-G31M-S2L vs GA-EG45M-UD2H... one man's view... posted by GStew on May 31, 2009 at 17:46:18

Carcass,

Thanks for filling me in on this. DANGED, another setting we need on this board!

Have you tried using 3rd-party software like Double-Dawg (http://www.mark-knutson.com/dawg/) to make these settings changes?

cics,

Thanks for the suggestion. I will give that a try on the GA-EG45M-UD2H (and also try the Mushkin and HyperX RAM again), likely this coming weekend. And of course, I'll report my findings.

Greg in Mississippi

Edits: 06/01/09

• RE: Motherboard Comparison... GA-G31M-S2L vs GA-EG45M-UD2H... one man's view... - GStew 17:39:15 06/01/09 (5)
  In Reply to: RE: Motherboard Comparison... GA-G31M-S2L vs GA-EG45M-UD2H... one man's view... posted by GStew on June 01, 2009 at 12:05:47

  Ok... put DoubleDawg on the cMP and with the G31M on my fully-configured cMP, there are no other PCI connections shown except for the Juli@ card.
  
  That's a good thing, right?
  
  Greg in Mississippi
  
  

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  • No, it's not - that tool is pretty much useless (I tried it long ago). - carcass93 08:14:27 06/02/09 (4)
    In Reply to: RE: Motherboard Comparison... GA-G31M-S2L vs GA-EG45M-UD2H... one man's view... posted by GStew on June 01, 2009 at 17:39:15

    You need "PCI Latency Tool" - link below.
    
    This latest version 3.1 is not the best, in the way it 1) doesn't always show the soundcard itself, and b) installs a device under Hidden devices. But it's still useful, since it allows you to see all onboard devices - I guarantee you'll see at least 5-6 of them, more if USB is enabled etc. Not all of them are programmable, those that have default setting of 0 are most likely not.
    
    I actually use version 2.7, which should be still available somewhere on the 'Net.
    

    • PCI Latency Tool   (Open in New Window)

    
    

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    • RE: No, it's not - that tool is pretty much useless (I tried it long ago). - GStew 20:09:55 06/02/09 (2)
      In Reply to: RE: No, it's not - that tool is pretty much useless (I tried it long ago). posted by carcass93 on June 02, 2009 at 08:14:27

      Ok... I installed the PCI Latency Tool 2.7 on my cMP tonight and it showed several (6, I think) more PCI devices, but all already had a latency of 0. Only the sound card was at 128.
      
      A couple of them were devices I'd disabled while doing the cMP optimizations.
      
      Am I good now?
      
      Greg in Mississipp
      
      

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      • Yep - that confirms what other users said about Gigabyte mobo. - carcass93 08:06:59 06/03/09 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: No, it's not - that tool is pretty much useless (I tried it long ago). posted by GStew on June 02, 2009 at 20:09:55

        So, is it true for both G31 and G45?
        
        

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        • RE: Yep - that confirms what other users said about Gigabyte mobo. - GStew 08:29:07 06/03/09 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: Yep - that confirms what other users said about Gigabyte mobo. posted by carcass93 on June 03, 2009 at 08:06:59

          I only tested the G31 last night. I'll publish results with the G45 when I get it back in the system... now looking like a week or two out.
          
          Thanks for confirming that I've got the PCI Latency setup correctly now and also thanks for educating me on how to do that and what tools to use.
          
          My only disappointment is that I didn't have a sound quality improvement to gain!
          
          Greg in Mississippi
          
          

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    • RE: No, it's not - that tool is pretty much useless (I tried it long ago). - GStew 08:35:51 06/02/09 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: No, it's not - that tool is pretty much useless (I tried it long ago). posted by carcass93 on June 02, 2009 at 08:14:27

      Thanks for the info.
      
      I've located what is supposed to be v2.7... will try it tonight and report results.
      
      Greg in Mississippi
      
      

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