BCLK 235 / PCIe 130 with GIGABYTE MB

[hicookie]

A brieft test with my core i7 975 es D0
with air cooling 235MHz of BCLK and
stable at 233-234MHz. its a bit wierd, seems
the PCIe just affect a bit around some MHz to improve
the QPI bus.like i got same results with 106Mhz and 130MHz of PCIe Clk

235MHz of BCLK , and QPI bus is 8.4GT/s
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9205/235.png

234.7MHz 1M with PCIe 108MHz, actully i tested 106 the same
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6223/2347.png

another run 233 8M with PCIe 130MHz
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1986/2335.png

[Leeghoofd]

Nice work ( as usual ) Hicookie, no need to go classified :p

[tajoh111]

WTF, I seriously thought Gigabyte couldn't count past 222. My ex58 extreme can't and the damn board cost so much more.

Did you get past this barrier with setfsb or in bios?

[Solarfall]

pretty surprising that you can raise the pcie that high.. im limited at 116 mhz on my evga x58, really nice work mate :up:

[Eeky NoX]

Hum! I'll be lookin' that thread with attention !! We could do so with all UD4P on the market or what ?

[dinos22]

where is my email

hits F5 again :D

[SoF]

c'mon make it cold already :D :D :D

[Benny Lodewijk]

really nice.... just receive the F9X BIOS too.. gonna try it !

[EXPANDER]

nda?

[gandalfone]

Ver nice bclk on air

[eva2000]

Nice.. wonder how many gpus and hdds will handle 130mhz pci-e ?

[ME4ME]

Very nice Hicookie!

now i know i can keep my UD4P, and don't have to buy one of those other expensive boards!

Great job man! :up:
hope you will try it on LN2 soon :)

[Nizzen]

My onboard network shuts down when i go over pci-e 110mhz. But the Areca 1680ix just geting faster with more pci-e speed :p 10 mhz more on the pci-e gives almost 100mb/s more readspeed with my 7 vertex ssd on Areca 1680ix. Just testetd 110 mhz. I am scared to try 140 :( Maybe the Areca goes too fast :D

[dinos22]

My onboard network shuts down when i go over pci-e 110mhz. But the Areca 1680ix just geting faster with more pci-e speed :p 10 mhz more on the pci-e gives almost 100mb/s more readspeed with my 7 vertex ssd on Areca 1680ix. Just testetd 110 mhz. I am scared to try 140 :( Maybe the Areca goes too fast :D

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[hicookie]

Nice.. wonder how many gpus and hdds will handle 130mhz pci-e ?

graphics is easy, hd4870, gtx 260 can 130 i tested, and for low-end like ati x300 129MHz for sure, and SATA keeps 100MHz always. :)

[dinos22]

i like the fact you run that sort of uncore volt

if you notice EVGA they are all forced to run low uncore(from what i've seen) hence their NB speeds will suffer badly and performance as a result
if this can be consistent and also able to make it to 240/250 there is going ot be some serious owange soon

starts looking for a good W3540 heheh

[Booj]

Awesome thread :D Time to pick up a D0 and bring my EX58 Extreme out of detention for some cascade lovin' :up:

[PytonOrm]

:eek: holy of mother... Are you gonna fry your graphiccard mate ? sure i´ve tested to 130mhz on pci-e but not help so much... thats risky :rofl:

[dinos22]

:eek: holy of mother... Are you gonna fry your graphiccard mate ? sure i´ve tested to 130mhz on pci-e but not help so much... thats risky :rofl:

really?
i've done 160Mhz on Rampage Extreme on single card :rofl:
it's still ok :D

[STEvil]

I've never cooked a graphics card due to high PCI-E speeds?

[BulldogPO]

Nice to see Gigabyte spanking EVGA Classified :)

[lior307]

Great News - Giga = 235 BCLK

What is Max CPU Clock (MHZ) you did with this Mobo ??

[dinos22]

update

working on bus clocks

now i need a W3540 heheh

32M is screwed up lol look at the available memory
CAS6 is fine too at that speed ..... :)

just in case Jody missed it > my NB is not too bad either :rofl:

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=574283

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/9109/screenshotflr.png (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotflr.png)
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4408/230mhzbus3dmark01single.png (http://img30.imageshack.us/my.php?image=230mhzbus3dmark01single.png)
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3729/232mhzbus32msuperpi4869.png (http://img29.imageshack.us/my.php?image=232mhzbus32msuperpi4869.png)

[tajoh111]

Hey dinos is this with a new bios? Or just pure skill? ;)

[dinos22]

just beta testing some changes for GBT

lucky that there is someone like hicookie there to translate OCers jibberish into a language engineers can understand lol

hicookie's the man :D



oh i HATE hicookie
last night i went to bed at 5am FFS :mad:
:rofl::D


and what's worse i cant wait to leave work....somehow get kids early to bed and tell the wife that i "just have to check something in the PC room for a sec" :ROTF: errr or about 8 hours :ROTF:

[Hondacity]

awesome work dino and hicookie

my gb x58 needs some retinkereing :)

bios settings pls :D

[tosunermc]

ud4p testing beta for changes

hicookie real good man thx

samebios with dinos22 & hicookie
Max valid bclk=235.46 with intel stock fan
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=573948


Max 1m 235.5
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2285/maxbclk1m.jpg

[tajoh111]

Man this looks promising!!

Does this new bios make lower bclks more stable?

Dinos, was its your idea to put 24 phases on the new core i5 board. Its seems like something you would suggest. Screw Digital PWM, MOOOAAAR analogue phases, mooAr Stable power = MOOOAAR overclock.

[hicookie]

in case some ppl don't know GBT's BIOS supprt Memory timing (including sub-timing):) on the fly

via cpu-tweak , you can set timing on the fly
boot with CL9.9.9.24 2T and on the fly to 9.7.7.20 1T, also you can change subtimings as well
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9123/11111r.jpg

[dinos22]

with a 950 chip we should be able to max out pretty much any CPU with this kind of bus speed as they are 24x multies

:cool:

[hicookie]

with a 950 chip we should be able to max out pretty much any CPU with this kind of bus speed as they are 24x multies

:cool:


lol, dude you not sleep....lol , look at your nice results and super faster pi time/clk, your the man stand all night and nonstop benching:D

[dinos22]

lol, dude you not sleep....lol , look at your nice results and super faster pi time/clk, your the man stand all night and nonstop benching:D

hahah hey i was only benching that late cause you were dancing like a cheer leader on msn for me :rofl:



:D

[tosunermc]

little improvement

Ihave changed intel hsf with akasa nero
ambient 27C
max bclk 237
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=574362
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9513/maxbclk.jpg

[splmann]

Can sombody post the Biossettings for this high bclk ? So i can test this with my W3540 !

Many thanks !!

[hey]

little improvement

Ihave changed intel hsf with akasa nero
ambient 27C
max bclk 237
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=574362
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9513/maxbclk.jpg

:down: :D

[Booj]

Is there F9x bios for EX58 Extreme? I have a W3540 here tomorrow and need every mhz of bclk for cascade testing :)

[crio]

Nice work guys.Besides the improvement in BCLK the PCIe freq is what is even nicer...Good Job

[qballe]

nice ... get a classy :D

[Deanzo]

Nice BCLK's and PCI-e freq hicookie :up:

[boblemagnifique]

great result , i need to test with my D0 & UD4 :)

[A2C]

OMG boys nice scores, but don´t run before me :rofl: i must hurry start test my UD5 :ROTF:

[kayl]

nice work their hicookie, picked up my i7 950 today, 235bclk would really come in handy with a 24x ;)

[Booj]

f5f5f5 :p:

My W3540 hit the 222x23 bclk wall. i got to 224 briefly with setfsb pcie increase, but need like 235+ hehe

can't wait for the public beta of these new bios. I cant stand having wprime 1024m and cpuz validation at the same frequency lol

[tosunermc]

little more up

cooling ln2 -55 C (cpu temp)

242 bclk
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/103/maxbclkh.jpg

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=576686

[dinos22]

what clocks are you stable at for 3D
that is really nice clocking

i dont know if it's the board or my CPU or me just being a n00b but i cant break 232MHz stable benching on UD5 :up:

i am only however clocking with max multi as that's all i am interested in

keep going this is great :cool:

[tajoh111]

Where is this magical bios if it works for the ex-58 extreme, could someone send it to me.

[systemviper]

yea, i'd love to grab a copy for my UD4p's

[tosunermc]

dinos
with 21 multiplier cpu completed around 4900 mhz 3d06 howewer I only tried max bclk, 5060 mhz validated, 5020-5030 super pi 1m run

[dinos22]

excellent man

what bios settings have start to show as sweet spots as you've gained anotehr 6-7MHz bus speed? :up:

[tosunermc]

dinos22
I have used 4770 cf and/or single card setup for all test . I dont know the affect of VGA on maxbclk. I will try Nvidia also.

for max bclk vtt 1.55-1.65 result was same(have tested all voltages) , Vcore:1,55 , Vioh :1.3, rest voltages are default but I talked with hicookie he advised to try lower ioh.

Pci-ex speed was 129.7 . I dont know why but 129.7 was the best I have tried up to 135 mhz


I think affect of the cooling made this
235 with stock cooling
237 with better cooling than stock (akasa nero -performance is terrible)
242 with ln2

[dinos22]

yeah i mainly use 1.57v Uncore, IOH is actually best for me at around 1.26-1.28v. I've been using 117MHz PCIe but i can use up to 126MHz i think or maybe 128Mhz cant remember.............didnt seem to make a difference

as you said you can run uncore even higher which is very encouraging for high NB speeds

i also found CPU Skew 500ps can help in some situations ~when fighting for the last MHz


i've run PCI and PCIe Nvidia card
also single and Xfire ATI 4870 :up:

have you run 3D
what is your highest bus clock stable in 3D?

i'm at around 229 with this chip benching everything and 232MHz for 32M SuperPi

[tosunermc]

I havent got any screenshot for 3d and other benches.
I have run 3d06 at 233 only one and cpu completed whole test . I have not tried higher bclk's for 3d .

[nikolas61]

Where is this magical bios if it works for the ex-58 extreme, could someone send it to me.


me too

:)

[mudkip]

http://i40.tinypic.com/9uaqaf.jpg

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=577096

http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/screenshot/577096.png

My PCI-e Frew doesn't go over 102.9 Mhz , any ideas how to fix this? I've F8B bios.

[JKDC]

I tried 106 PCI-E with the EX58-UD3R and it locks up with setFSB. Setting it in the BIOS won't let it boot at all. I have 260 SLI though maybe that's it. I thought I fried a hard drive but it turns out the SATA connector must've fallen off when I took out one of the video cards. lol

[rge]

Geesh how did I miss this....maybe should be posted in GB x58 thread too, though may want to wait til new bios is released or a lot more will be wanting it:D

Sweet to see bclk at 235!! good job guys, did not really want to get another brand anyways...this board has been great as has GB support. Now if they would hurry up and release the i950...

[westsider]

can somebody share F8x bios for UD5?

[westsider]

http://i40.tinypic.com/9uaqaf.jpg



My PCI-e Frew doesn't go over 102.9 Mhz , any ideas how to fix this? I've F8B bios.[/B]

same problem here
with same HArdware DFI had no problems upto 130 PCI-E

UD5 goes only upto 103 and 227Bclk with it

[Monstru]

Grat work Hicookie, dinos and tosunermc bros. Really pushing the UD4P! Will someone pls share the mod and the bios for UD5, I want to try to push the old lady further, she deserves it.

[Oliver]

great improvements man , this will get interesting huh

keep pushing it

[westsider]

can you share this bios please :)

[bluehaze]

i like the fact you run that sort of uncore volt

if you notice EVGA they are all forced to run low uncore(from what i've seen) hence their NB speeds will suffer badly and performance as a result
if this can be consistent and also able to make it to 240/250 there is going ot be some serious owange soon

starts looking for a good W3540 heheh

Yep, I went from UD5 to Classified and UD5 seem much more stable for higher uncore. Can run uncore volts up to 1.65-1.7 no problem but you do this on EVGA Classified and the board powers down, like it's a safety feature or something kicking in...no errors even when windows reboots no errors.

Really annoying problem with Classified.

[road-runner]

Yes please share the bios for UD5, UD3R and UD4P :D

[nikolas61]

Yes please share the bios for UD5, UD3R and UD4P :D

EX-58-EXTREME :D

[tajoh111]

Stasio, when is this bios going to be available for public download.

[mudkip]

They will never share it... greedy jews

[angelreaper]

EX-58-EXTREME :D

+1:D

[Benny Lodewijk]

it's not only the BIOS, you must hardmod something.... today i test my EX58-Extreme and got max 233 Mhz Bclk on air.... screenshot will follow laterz.

Pls PM me for the BIOS

[Sniper]

Hope the next gen X58 motherboards will solve or atleast extend this bclk wall.

[Booj]

it's not only the BIOS, you must hardmod something....

I was afraid of that. No 222mhz fix without a hardmod :(

[eva2000]

it's not only the BIOS, you must hardmod something.... today i test my EX58-Extreme and got max 233 Mhz Bclk on air.... screenshot will follow laterz.

Pls PM me for the BIOS
would explain why gigabyte have their entire x58 line up being revised with new models? :)

[raju]

With regards to VTT board to board varying, remember some of the boards appear to be able to run more VTT, but lose some of that percieved voltage thru the under socket power grid (what is seen at the CPU is the important factor). Voltage monitor sensing will be at the 'high' side of the power plane. I don't have an Extreme here so have no idea what it drops from high side to low. I'll try and get soemone I know to see if they can find an under socket decoupling pad for VTT and compare the losses to the Classified.


later
Raja

[angelreaper]

Pls PM me for the BIOS

We all wish this magic bios:D

[Benny Lodewijk]

Hope the next gen X58 motherboards will solve or atleast extend this bclk wall.

Yes for sure ;)

[=Pseudo=]

it's not only the BIOS, you must hardmod something.... today i test my EX58-Extreme and got max 233 Mhz Bclk on air.... screenshot will follow laterz.

Pls PM me for the BIOS

What exactly you need to harmod to achieve 233?

[angelreaper]

Modded F8x for Extreme

I've modded the Extreme F8x BIOS and updated the Intel AHCI ROM to 1.20E and Intel RAID ROM to v8.5.0.1030
I tested it by flashing it to my UD5, and AHCI is working great.

If anyone would like to try it:
http://wright-pc.com/pyr0/UD5/EX58_Mod/EX58EXm.F8x

[audigy]

Wow..... amazing :D Try with my MoBo X58-UD4P again. :D

[Rasmus66]

Modded F8x for Extreme

And it works for UD4P?

[angelreaper]

And it works for UD4P?

Yes, after crossflash to Extreme;)

[Rasmus66]

Yes, after crossflash to Extreme;)

crossflash to Extreme:confused:

So i have to flash it to extreme bios or what?

[Pyr0]

you can use spiflash to crossflash bios's
http://wright-pc.com/pyr0/UD5/EX58_Mod/SPIFlash/SPIFLASH.zip

create a bootable usb key or similar and once in dos mode, flash using the command
spiflash.exe EX58EXm.F8x

[dinos22]

i wouldnt start crossflashing boards
eeek

[Rasmus66]

i wouldnt start crossflashing boards
eeek

Why not?

i dont wont to :banana::banana::banana::banana: up my mobo by doing it but it will be nice with more then 216 mhz blck:D

[Arcanum]

i wouldnt start crossflashing boards
eeek

Crossflashed a min ago my EX58-UD5 to the Extreme F8X bios from Pyr0, works like a charm.

Remember, when hardware itself is identical, crossflashing had NO risk at all.

Furthermore, with Dual BIOS on Gigabyte boards even flashing a DFI nf4 Ultra BIOS won't kill the board... it'll just restore the backup image of your last working bios.

[Rasmus66]

I love the dual bios design on the my UD4P now:)

i tried to flash with the f8x bios and it did not work.

After the flash was done it reported a error and did a backup from the second bios chip.

[miahallen]

UD4P is not same HW as the UD5 and EXTREME. Couple minor differences probably prevent the flash from working properly.

[vanovich]

where can we download this f8x biose, for ud5? anyone?

[=Pseudo=]

where can we download this f8x biose, for ud5? anyone?

x2 :(

b4 crossflashing with that F8xmod for Extreme:p:

[[DRACO]]

donwload bios 8x?

nice fsb

[vanovich]

how many people can actually bench over 225 qpi on ud5? we really need this biose :(

[phsinc1]

where is the bios F9x for the UD4P?

[vanovich]

Hmm ,anyone moded the pci-e mod? links please

[[DRACO]]

Udp4 + w3540 226 fsb single stage rotary



http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6461/dibujoati.jpg


http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=587726

[hicookie]

give me your email, i will send the mod guide and BIOS to you.

[Rasmus66]

give me your email, i will send the mod guide and BIOS to you.

You got pm:D

[=Pseudo=]

give me your email, i will send the mod guide and BIOS to you.

You got pm x2 :D

[hicookie]

Rasmus66,=Pseudo=, check mails

[vanovich]

pm sendt :)

[phsinc1]

PM sent

Thanks

[=Pseudo=]

Rasmus66,=Pseudo=, check mails

Thanx m8 :up:

[dinos22]

any results guys

common

oh i spoke to a mate and he managed to lose that little resistor first time round like me hahahaha....lucky i have a board graveyard in my bench room to scavenge some more :ROTF:

[tosunermc]

0402 resistor so small and tiny one

lost and found
lost and found
lost
removed 3 resistor from graphic card the color is white but 1k its ok

I dont want to remember that day:):rofl:

[Jaction]

how about EX58-UD3R?

PCI-E ?

[hicookie]

how about EX58-UD3R?

PCI-E ?

EX58 UD3R version 1.6 no need mod and new bios, just lift pcie clk
then you will fly bclk

[hey]

0402 resistor so small and tiny one

lost and found
lost and found
lost
removed 3 resistor from graphic card the color is white but 1k its ok

I dont want to remember that day:):rofl:

color is not white, i soldered its other side view to pcb :p::ROTF:

[ME4ME]

yeah, this isn't one of those easy mods :p:
I was close to loose mine too, but found it some minutes later.

now the hard thing is to solder it back.. :rolleyes:

[dinos22]

LOL hicookie was laughing at me on MSN while i was doing this

it looks hard but its actually a pretty easy mod

to remove it you need to have a tiny flat screw driver....just physically push it and it will pop off..........then place it on the new spot carefully, use the little screwdriver to hold it in place from the top .... just hold it on top while you put solder on one side.....when the solder grabs you can lift the little screwdiver and do the other side

easy as pie

and i am a total noob at soldiering :D :up:

[carpo93]

i won an ud4p at the gigabyte contest guess and win, so i'll test it:asd:

[ME4ME]

finnaly its done :)

it really is a terrible job to do this mod, but like you sad Dinos, eventually when you find out how to do it, its not that hard..

next up: Bclock testing :yepp:

[Benny Lodewijk]

My result after done the mod...CPU cooled by dry ice and 3 x HD4890 on CFX mode.

Set 106 MHz on PCIe

Rig photo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/b3nnylase/920_d0_gigax58/dice/IMG_8268.jpg

Boot 234 MHz BCLK from BIOS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/b3nnylase/920_d0_gigax58/dice/IMG_8264.jpg

3D Benchmark all @ 232 BCLK x 21, HT On

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/b3nnylase/920_d0_gigax58/dice/3dmark03_139K.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/b3nnylase/920_d0_gigax58/dice/3dmark05_42K.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/b3nnylase/920_d0_gigax58/dice/3dmark06_33K.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/b3nnylase/920_d0_gigax58/dice/3dmarkvantage_26K.jpg

SuperPI 32M @ 234 BCLK

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/b3nnylase/920_d0_gigax58/dice/pi32m_bclk234.jpg

Super PI 1M @ 235 BCLK

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/b3nnylase/920_d0_gigax58/dice/pi1m_236bclk.jpg

CPU-Z Validation @ 237 BCLK

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/b3nnylase/920_d0_gigax58/dice/cpuz_337.jpg

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=587263

I think it will be higher with LN2, maybe 5 - 10 MHz more on BCLK

[dinos22]

very nice benny :)

[miahallen]

Nice work Benny :up:

[Booj]

Great numbers Benny :up:

I'm getting someone else to do the mod for me. I took one look at the size of those resistors and knew i'd butcher it :yawn::lol2: I'll have some W3540 & cascade action next week. can't wait :cool:

[[DRACO]]

0402 resistor so small and tiny one

lost and found
lost and found
lost
removed 3 resistor from graphic card the color is white but 1k its ok

I dont want to remember that day:):rofl:


CAN EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE vmode IN EXTREME X58 :shrug::shrug:

THANKS

[dmelsie]

nice one we havent reach that high clocks

[blossa]

Anyone tested with other values of the resistor? Results?

[Booj]

The mod is working well here. At least now it looks like I can max out my W3540 on cascade. It sucked big time to be stuck on 222bclk. Now I don't think there's any need to buy a Classified :)

It very nearly did a 32m run at this clock. There should be more in it with some tweaking. Sub 7m 32m is very close :D

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/774/1m5290.jpg

[dinos22]

you need to be on tripple channel for fast Pi

[Booj]

you need to be on tripple channel for fast Pi

I know, I'm the newest member of the dead elpida hyper club... 1 stick gone :(

[[DRACO]]

do you explain the extreme vmode x58?
ahy what that soldier? :shrug:

[Monstru]

Ok, here's my story for now. Boy I need some LN2 :)

Testbed

Gigabyte EX58-UD5 - F8X Bios + mod
Intel Core i7 920 D0
V0rt3x Ghetto SS (~-20oC)
3x2GB OCZ DDR3 1600CL7
IDE 40GB Maxtor
OCZ EliteXStreme 1000W
Room temp ~29oC

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1346/testbedx.th.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/i/testbedx.jpg/)


SuperPI 32M - 230BCLK x 21 = 4844MHz (ignore the bad time, bad OS)
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/638/230bclk.th.jpg (http://img44.imageshack.us/i/230bclk.jpg/)


SuperPI 1M - 237 BCLK x 21 = 4974MHz
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7753/236bclk.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/i/236bclk.jpg/)



CPU-Z Validation - 238 BCLK x 21 = 4999 MHz (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=593324) (also have a 5GHz (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=593288) one but it is marked red by CPU-Z)


RAM OC - CPU-Z Validation - DDR3 2400 9-9-9-24 1T (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=593315)

[blossa]

I have started to test EX58-Extreme with air cooling.

1. As I saw that someone found that 129MHz PCIe was the best on his board, I tried that. :p The board booted and was pretty stable. However, I backed down to 115MHz and atm I find that more stable. Before mod I was not able to boot above 103MHz PCIe.

2. I am still not able to go higher than ~222MHz BCLK.

Conclusion: I guess I have to improve my soldering skills? :p

[ME4ME]

did you use the new bios?
without the bios.. you won't pass that 222bclock wall.

If you already have, make sure you use 10x memory multiplier and 20x uncore multiplier. Those defenitly work best :)

[blossa]

yep, I use the new BIOS. I also have uncore set to 20x. :)

I don't think I can use 10x for memory as my RAMs max out... I use some old D9GTR.

[vanovich]

i tried doing the mod, and now i get error 88 on the display.trust my luck. probably didnt do the mod good enough.anyone know whatt error 88 is.

[dinos22]

from what hicookie told me it shouldnt really do anything if you stuff up the mod

88 under cold is cold bug but if on air.......you might be in trouble...usually thats a bad sign when it starts throwing that error :(

[vanovich]

its on air ,soo :(

[Lsdmeasap]

My Results with this mod and a UD4P, promising for sure! Haven't seemd to get much higher, but could just be that I have reached the max on these CPU's and or I need Sub Zero Cooling. I am on water and temps seemed fine, but I do see the frozen CPU's going much further.

Seems to me that higher PCIE Freq does not help after a certain point. I think maybe 104-110 is the nice range to be in. Higher did not help, at least for me anyway, and seemed like maybe 104-106 was the best range for my setup.

I did try 120 without any major improvements, but I still have yet to be able to put much time into it.

229 Blck W/ 920 SuperPI 1MB
Never tried more, maybe later. Just messing around

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9914/snap004.th.png (http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9914/snap004.png)

231.85 Blck W/ 920

http://i42.tinypic.com/icns6w.png

CPU-Z Validator 3.0 (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=594717)

231.04 Blck W/ 965

http://i44.tinypic.com/6gcs2t.png

CPU-Z Validator 3.0 (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=594711)


Max so far with Crossfire'd 3870's, haven't had much time to play though

228.49 Blck W/ 965

http://i44.tinypic.com/f9jwqb.png

CPU-Z Validator 3.0 (http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=594732)

[The-Fox]

I have started to test EX58-Extreme with air cooling.

1. As I saw that someone found that 129MHz PCIe was the best on his board, I tried that. :p The board booted and was pretty stable. However, I backed down to 115MHz and atm I find that more stable. Before mod I was not able to boot above 103MHz PCIe.

2. I am still not able to go higher than ~222MHz BCLK.

Conclusion: I guess I have to improve my soldering skills? :p

Where is the mod for EX58-Extreme and what BIOS version did you use (the BIOS version in this thread is for UD5 I think) ?
I can't find them (bios and mod) :shrug:

[Toolius]

hello
id love it if someone could PM me the directions/beta bios for the UD5 on how to do this as well please :)
an stuck at the 222 bclk wall myself on the UD5
would really appreciate it :)
thank you loads in advance guys .

[Infa]

you wouldnt mind sharing it? :) im all eager to try new things :)

[PiLsY]

HiCookie, you mention the mod is un-needed for UD3R rev1.6 - I have rev1.0 so I need to do it? Desperate to get over 200BCLK stable, can only bench to 202 no matter multi/voltage combinations.

Memory will also not go over 1630 (D9JNL iirc) and needs stupid volts to get there at 8x compared to 10x multi (where it does 1875mhz c7 same voltage). However cant do over 197 stable with 10x mem multi. Uncore good to 3800+.

Sound like bios and mod will help or look elsewhere for what's causing the limit?

Thanks :cool:

[Lsdmeasap]

The Mod is not needed for UD3R rev. 1.6, but the special BIOS may be? Or you can use SetFSB to raise PCIE if the BIOS will not allow you, which is all the special BIOS's do is allow PCIE to be set over 103

[thebanik]

give me your email, i will send the mod guide and BIOS to you.

If I can also get the bios and the mod guide please, thanks....

[LionRed]

Running x58-extreme on Phase Change...would very much appreciate it,if someone could pm me the mod guide and where to get the bios for the mb I have. Stuck at the 222bclk wall. :shrug:

[LionRed]

Houston......we have lift off:woot:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2545/3717914435_c6ba1d785a_o.jpg

I never want to solder a spec of sand again.

[hicookie]

yesterday, i tried 1 UD5 and 1 DS4, i think i got a nice 975 for bclk
air cooling 238MHz stable on UD5, and 235MHz on DS4. even use same CPU
the NB margin also affects the BCLK.

[dinos22]

nice CPU for sure man :up:
cpu can have a big effect on BCLK and NB speed for sure

[Hondacity]

what bios are you guys using? i can run 4.8ghz on my classy but only 4.2ghz on this extreme58. any tips on the bios too?

[thebanik]

hicookie/dinos can I have the UD5 bios plz??? Got the mod, one hand on the solder another on the usb stick.......

[Kean]

Guys, this mod IS in this thread.
Just search for it.

[ME4ME]

this mod works just great!
Gigabyte UD4P and 110mhz PCI-e

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff328/ME4ME2/242bclockvalid.jpg

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=604005

[Lsdmeasap]

Yeap, it sure does

http://i31.tinypic.com/2818tqw.jpg

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=604476

I think I need a D0 CPU now :lol:

[LionRed]

920 D0....Managed to get 231bclk....should there be more in the tank ....guys?

[[200]]

Well I just completely f****d my board doing this.

Removed the resistor, went to re-solder in the slot below but could not get it to stick, now I have lost any metal to metal contact where the solder was for both the original spot and where it was meant to go. I got a hot glue gun and put it back in to place where it was originally. One PCI-e lane is dead and I can only boot with 1 stick of RAM. lol... that will teach me.

I wonder how far into the RMA process it will get before being rejected.

[LionRed]

;3910509']Well I just completely f****d my board doing this.

Removed the resistor, went to re-solder in the slot below but could not get it to stick, now I have lost any metal to metal contact where the solder was for both the original spot and where it was meant to go. I got a hot glue gun and put it back in to place where it was originally. One PCI-e lane is dead and I can only boot with 1 stick of RAM. lol... that will teach me.

I wonder how far into the RMA process it will get before being rejected.
I would just ask them..how much would they charge to repair it...might be 50 bucks or something.

[[200]]

That's my plan, I cannot see it being too much to be honest.

I was looking at the resistor I was meant to pop and thinking damn that's small... I guess me having the shakes doesn't help much either.

[johnksss]

so you guys really don't like the classified huh....?
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3507/superpi920744.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3227/superpi8313.jpg

[Leeghoofd]

I don't like the Classified's price, that's for sure... most boards seem to require a hard mod and are right on the Classies heels now, at almost half the price... for benching I would buy a classified, for daily use absolutely not...

[johnksss]

i had a gigabyte first, but thought the classified was suppose to be better, so i sold my giga and got a classy....shoot, my giga was like 320 bucks when i bought it...what is considered cheap??lol

[Leeghoofd]

220 euro's instead of 400 ? Let's focus on improving the giga's here, classie owners got their own thread(s)...

[Rasmus66]

Why buy classified board when you can mod a much cheaper gigabyte motherboard and get allmost the same speed..

A X58 UD4P motherboard is allmost half the of a classified

[BaRaN]

pm send for f9x for x58-ud5

thanks

[Musho]

Very nice clocking! Is gigabyte going to release 1.6 revisions of the other x58 boards as well, like they did with their EX58-UD3R? In this revision the pci-e clocking was fixed, allowing bclk above 222mhz, right? I sure do hope so, I'm looking for a x58 mobo atm, and these gigabyte boards sure do look tempting if they manage to fix bclk clocking above 222mhz ;)

I wouldn't really mind doing the mod myself, but I can't afford to lose the warranty :(

[Olly_K]

i'm still using the F8x bios (email and pm sent Hicooke :) ) and this is where im at :

http://www.ollyk.com/236.jpg

[Booj]

I am about max on this board I think.
Just need 1 more on that multi heh :)

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/7682/clipboard01u.png

[youngpro]

booj your killing it on that board man, keep that :banana::banana::banana::banana: up ;)

[TiN_EOF]

Great work!

[vanovich]

Kan anyone tell me what ohm is on those resistors, if one has lost them and need to find a couple off new ones?

[lior307]

The Resistor is about 1K ohm (that's what i measured on EX58 Extreme)

[Riska]

did you measured it when it was of the mobo or when it was on the mobo?

[lior307]

I measured it when it was out of the MB.
Measurment when it is soldered will not tell the Correct Value .

[Riska]

Thats wy i asked... :)

[trakslacker]

Seriously looking at this board - can Hicookie or Dinos shed some light on the possibility of revised versions of the UD4P or UD5 being released that don't require a hardmod, similar to the UD3R v1.6? Willing to break out the soldering iron, but if I don't have to, then all the better.

[LionRed]

I am stuck at 233.9 MHz, once I go into 234MHz the mouse slows (glitchy)....then the screen goes a little pixel'y , followed by lock up. Temps are fine...PCI-e at 129MHz.

Need some help on this....hate to ask. But I can't find any mention on what to adjust to perhaps push through it.

[[200]]

Are you using water cooling? I get the exact same issue with my Asus P6T board but I am only using water cooling. From what I have read, those posting higher BCLK frequency are using liquid nitrogen or phase change.

Hopefully when I get my board back I might be able to give this another attempt, maybe just using a heat gun to stick some wires to the right spot with the resistor soldered to the end. I miss my gigabyte board and I will have a phase change unit to play with shorty as well.

[metro.cl]

Any tips for the UD4P? i'm having issue to get a 965 (ES C0) at 4GHz with a Bclk of 200Mhz :(

[LionRed]

Giga X58 Extreme running phase, at the 233.9 ...temp is -25C....starting to think to get the last few MHz out...might have to go with a Classified :shrug:

Temp & Humidity is getting high in the house these days....we have no AC. Might go on air till fall :shakes:

I don't know if it is the ram or the video causing the issue at 234+. Maybe NB.

[road-runner]

Where is the info for the mod at? I have looked all through this thread and did not see it?

[STEvil]

email hicookie for info

I think putting a VR in place of the resistor is the way to go but i've not had time to do anything yet...

[Alexxx650]

I am about max on this board I think.
Just need 1 more on that multi heh :)

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/7682/clipboard01u.png

What options for such frequency?

[Booj]

What options for such frequency?

hmm this will test my memory. The board has the pcie mod w/ F8x bios & cascade cooled

bios set
1.6 vcore, 1.46 vtt, 1.3 ioh, 112mhz pcie
2:8 ram, loosened timings & extra vdimm for headroom. 16x uncore.. if there's more I forget :p:

booted at 229bclk & used setfsb up from there

[trakslacker]

Is anyone hitting these high (220+) Bclks on air with any regularity, or is the usefulness of the mod mostly reserved for the subzero folks?

[MaJ0r]

Booj NB air cooled or other(water, di, LN2)? CPU PLL voltage? Thanks.

[Booj]

It's all pulled apart now so I can't give exact settings. Cpu pll would have been auto or a notch above. The nb was stock air cooled :)

[VictorWang]

i've tried 231bclk/121pcie boot on P55 with 750es :D

[metro.cl]

how are you guys running high pci-e freq? i tryed 106mhz and it wouldn't boot, i'm also using bios f9d and it has a huge hdd bug, i get 1MB/s transfer speed from my hdd to my pendrive and it takes like 2 minutes to boot.

[Riska]

They hard mod the mobo

[Lsdmeasap]

Some Dice results, think I maxed my board out as I can only get to 239 with 3 CPU's and any CPU Multi. Either way, Gigabyte's rock!!! Can't wait for the board revisions.

BIOS F9c


238.97 Blck x 19 HT on

http://i28.tinypic.com/mwfbpy.png

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=645053


236.26 x Blck x 21 HT on

http://i25.tinypic.com/wlsop5.png

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=643144

[MaJ0r]

Lsdmeasap nice result. Congratulation!

[trakslacker]

Some Dice results, think I maxed my board out as I can only get to 239 with 3 CPU's and any CPU Multi. Either way, Gigabyte's rock!!! Can't wait for the board revisions.

Lsdmeasap - maybe I've missed it, but has there been actual confirmation of a board revision on the current range of GB boards, or are you talking about the EX58A boards that are due out sometime? Very curious to know if a minor HW revision to the current line may remove the need for a hardmod. I hear the UD3R already has this change in a current revision?

[hicookie]

Sorry, friends, been busy i will host all latest x58 BIOS including improve some memory performance and B2B Cas delay.

here is a simple 2:10 226BCLK on UD3R testing.
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gigabyte/226.png

[MaJ0r]

max bclk http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8400/wprime32237.th.png (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/wprime32237.png/) Vista better what XP for high bclk. I dont understand it. 3D much worse. :(

[MaJ0r]

hicookie you're a monster :up:

[hicookie]

Update latest BIOS

GA-EX58DS4
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gigabyte/20090811X58newbios/EX58DS4.F7E

GA-EX58 EXTREME
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gigabyte/20090811X58newbios/EX58EX.F8I

GA-EX58 UD3R
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gigabyte/20090811X58newbios/EX58UD3R.F7E
GA-EX58 UD4
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gigabyte/20090811X58newbios/EX58UD4.F6E

GA-EX58 UD4P
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gigabyte/20090811X58newbios/EX58UD4P.F9E

GA-EX58 UD5
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gigabyte/20090811X58newbios/EX58UD5.F8H

GA-EX58 UD3R SLI
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gigabyte/20090811X58newbios/UD3RSLI.F5C


hicookie

[cesariuth]

Sorry, friends, been busy i will host all latest x58 BIOS including improve some memory performance and B2B Cas delay.

here is a simple 2:10 226BCLK on UD3R testing.
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gigabyte/226.png

OMG!!! a I need flash the BIOS now

[Lsdmeasap]

Lsdmeasap - maybe I've missed it, but has there been actual confirmation of a board revision on the current range of GB boards, or are you talking about the EX58A boards that are due out sometime? Very curious to know if a minor HW revision to the current line may remove the need for a hardmod. I hear the UD3R already has this change in a current revision?

Yes, the X58 boards will receive a refresh when the P55 boards are released. They plan to release them all at once so that the new features like "Smart 6" all get released at once.

Hard Mod will not be needed on the revised boards, and yes the UD3R rev 1.6 already has the modification made.

[MaJ0r]

hicookie bios F8i ex58etreme better what F8x? Or F8i official Bios and he is not intended for hich bclk? Thank you )

[hicookie]

Dear all, i will host new BIOS tomorrow
cuz since intel didn't want to fix their microcode
those new betas i host are with new microcode but lock
D0 CPU ratios, i i will make new betas with old microcode
:shakes: already told them on Apirl....seems like intel don't want
to fix that.

hicookie

[MaJ0r]

but lock
D0 CPU ratios
:eek: i don't understand :confused:

[Lsdmeasap]

:eek: i don't understand :confused:

D0 CPU's only have 8 and 10 Memory multipliers if you use the BIOS's with the broken microcode in them, thus also making the uncore ratio's available incorrect. I believe this also may apply to the CPU Multi as well like Hicookie said, I forgot as I have not flashed with a broken one for a while.

Main thing is you want to wait, unless you have C0 CPU, even then you should wait as well

[ME4ME]

only the 6x and 8x memory multipliers are available with the new bioses.

its not possible to run 10x... thats were the problem is when you want to overclock..

im back to F9X :)
still the best bios for UD4P

[trakslacker]

Yes, the X58 boards will receive a refresh when the P55 boards are released. They plan to release them all at once so that the new features like "Smart 6" all get released at once.

Hard Mod will not be needed on the revised boards, and yes the UD3R rev 1.6 already has the modification made.

Thanks for the info. Any idea on release timeframe? I heard they had been delayed somewhat due to the new SATA 6Gbps controllers, but didn't know how long that was going to take. I'm picking up a current UD5 in the next few days, but if the revised boards are inbound soon-ish, I may hold off a bit.

[hicookie]

updating new BIOS with old microcode, yup if intel guys looking this thread
please fix ur microcode, all manufactures used same new microcode

*new bios with old microcode to unlock D0 CPU ratios & dividers
*also you can download from official website, we host release bios already.

EX58UD3R
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=3103#anchor_os

EX58UD3R-SLI
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/ud3rsli.f5

EX58UD4
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/ex58ud4.f6

EX58UD4P
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/ex58ud4p.f9

EX58UD5
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/ex58ud5.f8

EX58 Extreme
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/EX58EX.F8

hicookie

[metro.cl]

Just flashed F9 bios (UD4P), got it from GB directly haven't tested it, do they have big changes? what are the improvements?

[Lsdmeasap]

Thanks for the info. Any idea on release timeframe? I heard they had been delayed somewhat due to the new SATA 6Gbps controllers, but didn't know how long that was going to take. I'm picking up a current UD5 in the next few days, but if the revised boards are inbound soon-ish, I may hold off a bit.

I do believe they will be here VERY Soon, set to be released with P55 of course. I think that would be the end of this month/beginning of next month. At least that is what I have seen tossed around

HiCookie is the one to tell us about that, but maybe he is not allowed to say?

updating new BIOS with old microcode, yup if intel guys looking this thread
please fix ur microcode, all manufactures used same new microcode

*new bios with old microcode to unlock D0 CPU ratios & dividers
*also you can download from official website, we host release bios already.

EX58UD3R
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=3103#anchor_os

EX58UD3R-SLI
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/ud3rsli.f5

EX58UD4
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/ex58ud4.f6

EX58UD4P
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/ex58ud4p.f9

EX58UD5
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/ex58ud5.f8

EX58 Extreme
http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/x58bios08122009/EX58EX.F8

hicookie


Thanks HiCookie!

[trakslacker]

I do believe they will be here VERY Soon, set to be released with P55 of course. I think that would be the end of this month/beginning of next month. At least that is what I have seen tossed around

HiCookie is the one to tell us about that, but maybe he is not allowed to say?

Well crap.

I've got a UD5 showing up today via UPS. I may have to refuse delivery and wait it out for the refresh. I normally do not fall prey to waiting for the "latest and greatest" (b/c then you never buy anything), but in this case I may have to make an exception as the EX58A baords look like a very solid upgrade.

[Harshal]

As soon as I find a decent place to bench I am gonna give you some good numbers HiCookie.. both Intel and AMD ones ;)

[Alexxx650]

My EX58UD5@EX58 Extreme
Bios F8 full stability On frequency of 215 MHz
216 MHz it is not stable

[audigy]

Thank you hicookie for bios & mod :D

My result On-Air Coolling.

System
i7 920 FPO 3910Axxx
CPU Cooling Thermalright Ultra120 Extreme1366 + fan 3600rpm.
MoBo EX58-UD4P F9x & mod
Crucial DDR3 Value 1333
VGA GIGABYTE GTX260 c216
WD 320GB
ODIN Pro 550watt

==============================

Max Bclk 232mhz On-Air

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=613029

http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/screenshot/613029.png



Max Ghz 4.79g On-Air

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=604466

http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/screenshot/604466.png



and more result....

[Jakethesnake011]

Some nice overclocking results, good volts and temps for air cooling when you run 3d mark.

[ditchmagnet]

PM sent for mod instructions

[TsuM]

nice :p

[Hondacity]

can i have the mod kit..or mod instructions..thanks :)

[vanovich]

Any one here kind enough to tell me what ohm the resistor next to the one that has to be removed is? that would be resistor nr 6. thanks in advance.

[ditchmagnet]

I'm in the middle of modding it right now...I hope I don't kill it.

[vanovich]

I'm in the middle of modding it right now...I hope I don't kill it.

Please do me a favour and measure ohm on the resistor next to the one you remove. thanks

[ditchmagnet]

thats measured with the board off right?

[vanovich]

thats measured with the board off right?

yes ,and thanks

[screwtech02]

Does anyone have links to this hardmod?? Or is it the same for all X58 boards???

[Hondacity]

hardmod for x58 xtreme pls :)

[ditchmagnet]

Finally got it! I really was worried I killed for a bit.
So far I have only got to 225 without it locking up, but I am just happy to be booting up again at this point.
Using F8 final bios
http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss321/ditchmagnet/Capture.jpg?t=1250827241

[MaJ0r]

ditchmagnet only F8 BIOS without hardmod?

[ditchmagnet]

F8 final WITH hardmod (my crappy version of it anyways)

[Lsdmeasap]

Keep pushing, glad to see you finally got it buddy!!

Higher IOH then you are used to may be needed for high Blck, at least that's what I find. I have no clue how others get high Blck's with stock or little IOH, I seem to always need it.

You can use any BIOS you like, you just will have to use SetFSB to change the PCIE inside windows if you do not use the Fxx versions.

[ditchmagnet]

I might switch to F7 till I get a fan controller as F8 just runs my fans at full speed

[Lsdmeasap]

Try the latest Beta instead I think that is fixed now.

I find PCIE 106-110 to be best myself

[screwtech02]

Man, is this "mod" a "state secret" or what??? Those that have done it, where did you get the pics/info from, besides Hicoockie?? Or is he the ONLY source for this info??

[Leeghoofd]

you answered ya own question there...

[clockero]

can i have the hardmod instructions/pics....PM.....pls

[..::G80::..]

really?
i've done 160Mhz on Rampage Extreme on single card :rofl:
it's still ok :D
Same here. :D
And card was 7300LE. :)

[borec]

very nice this GB mobos. we do not need classified. What is classified????? :rofl:

[ditchmagnet]

Guys, this mod IS in this thread.
Just search for it.

To those that still need the mod, it IS in the thread, you just need to search 4 it very hard.

[screwtech02]

Ok, wtf is a F8x file extension?? Looks like this is only the mod bios??? I seem to find no documentation/pics of hardmod process???

[Lsdmeasap]

Look harder and more outside the box, the documentation IS posted here in this thread. It's just not obvious as a link or anything, but think along those lines

Qflash or SPIFlash will read any extension, you can name it .F132 if you like. The x just notes that it is a special BIOS for something particular is all.

And just so you know, you need the F9x for UD4P not the F8x

[screwtech02]

Thnx, am searching now....

WOOT!!! Found it, little hinting helped!!! Now, about that mod bios........

[ditchmagnet]

Thnx, am searching now....

WOOT!!! Found it, little hinting helped!!! Now, about that mod bios........

Just use the most recent bios at tweaktown, the special bios just has pcie freq unlocked, thats all. Use setfsb and do it all in windows. just look at the pics in this thread for what clock gen to use...and be ready to sacrifice you board.

[screwtech02]

So, the latest f10 bios has the ability to unlock the pcie then??? If so, all i'll have to do is the hardmod correct??

[Lsdmeasap]

Yes, special Fxx BIOS versions are needed ONLY to allow you to set PCIE freq in the BIOS higher than 103, you can just use SetFSB in in windows to change the PCIE with any BIOS.

So it is wise to use the latest BIOS and just do that

[ditchmagnet]

I made it to the 230's! really stuck at this point though...I am thinking I will have to wait till winter for some cold air and try again.

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=675586

[orig3n]

Hey cookie :) can i please get the mod instructions for the UD5 please :D

cheers :)

[hicookie]

Hey cookie :) can i please get the mod instructions for the UD5 please :D

cheers :)

sent, and for all guys do this soldering mod, i suggest you prepare 2 irons
use 2 hands to move the smd, just need 1mins to do this mod.:)

[orig3n]

cheers, got the instructions :) ive got SMD irons but for these little guys i usually opt for a nice width tip that can heat both ends at the same time :)

[hicookie]

cheers, got the instructions :) ive got SMD irons but for these little guys i usually opt for a nice width tip that can heat both ends at the same time :)

then that will be much better:D

[bilbat]

OK - I have stared at that first post for over an hour now; I have 'moused over' every single element in it; I have plugged in numbers that look like they 'might' be thread numbers into "http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=xxxxxxx", and I'm feeling really stupid here; I've read and re-read the 'hints' that seem to have pointed some people to this mod... HELP! Can someone PM me??? Before I completely lose what's left of my sanity?

[Alexxx650]

How to make mod pci-e???

[borec]

read this thread !

[bilbat]

That's exactly what I'm saying - I have read this thread, until my eyes are ready to bleed (already have an eye infection, anyways... salve in 'em, four times a day!) and I just am not seeing it! Tell me this - is it somewhere in hicookie's first post??? EEEKKK!

[Lsdmeasap]

See page 4, think "Fire" and see the link..... Then think hard and outside the box

That's about as good of a hint as I can offer

[Pyr0]

lol :rolleyes:

[Lsdmeasap]

Uhh ohh! :shocked:

Hopefully you intended that Pyro whether intentionally or not, otherwise all hints may be null and void now :D

[Pyr0]

saying nothing lol...
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4702/emoticon0127lipssealed.gif http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4518/innocenta.png

[bilbat]

:ROTF: 'Fire' indeed - the funniest part, LSD, is that I finally found it about two minutes before your post! I thought "geez, that's awfully deeply nested to just be a 'file hosting thingie'... Hmm..." Thanks all, now I gotta find a bunch of suckers to send to the first post so I can enjoy the fun...

Bill

[orig3n]

hehe was a fun mod :)

just fired the board back up and it still works, i can set the PCI-E to 106 or whatever now no problems, still hardlocked in Linx at 219 BCLK though :( guess i need to keep playing and see what i come up with :)

hopefully i got a good connection with the resistor, so hard to tell with those tiny solder points... but i imagine it wouldn't post if it didn't connect anyway?

[Alexxx650]

Hi all.
I Need help.
The MoBo is not started if temperature below 27 degrees.
Who can make BIOS which on 25 degrees will shift temperature of NB?
It is necessary to receive at 27 degrees 50.
It to make really?

[freshy]

then that will be much better:D

hicookie i sent you a pm but can you please send me the
mod guide and BIOS for the ud5

thanks mate :D

[hicookie]

Hi all.
I Need help.
The MoBo is not started if temperature below 27 degrees.
Who can make BIOS which on 25 degrees will shift temperature of NB?
It is necessary to receive at 27 degrees 50.
It to make really?

could you tell more informations? how you get cooler sub 27c of NB?
i didn't find issue with NB at -10c lower

freshy, you got a pm

[freshy]

thanks hicookie , you rock ! :up:

[FtW]

Just wanted to give a thank you to Hicookie, got my ud5 modded & getting some nice overclocks & better benching. Finally getting extreme enough I don't feel too slow for this site...

[DavyBoy]

Man, I wish that I knew someone that could do this hardmod for me.. I wouldn't even dare to attempt soldering something as small as those resistors.. :(

I can hardly see them, nevermind solder them!