***Unofficial GA-X58A-UD5/UD7* rev 2.0* Discussion Thread

This Thread is for the Gigabyte X58A-UD5 Rev 2.0 thread. I own this board but there is a huge huge lack of information on the net about it and i can't find any official/unofficial all together thread on any site about it. It's the newest revision of the X58A-UD5 that gigabyte has out. Im going to gather all the info i have about it and post it in one place.
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IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE UD5 REV 2.0

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HERE IS 3 LEVEL LLC ANALYSIS
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1290031068

This board's bios is also laid out like the UD9

GA-X58A-UD5 Rev 2.0 Latest Bios:
UD5 v2 Bios FB from GB website
UD5 v2Bios FA from GB website
UD5 V2 Beta Bios FC2
UD5 V2 Beta Bios FC4 from GB website
Use at own Risk!! from HWUpgrade.itModded UD5 V2 FC4 Beta Bios with updated Intel,JMicron, and Realtek ROMs.
UD5 V2 FC5Latest Beta Bios from GB website
Use at own RISK!! from HwUpgrade.it UD5 V2 Modded FC5 Beta Bios with updated Intel,JMicron, and Realtek ROMs

GA-X58A-UD7 Latest Bios:
Use at own RISK!! from HwUpgrade.itModded UD7 V2 FC5 Beta Bios with updated Intel,JMicron, and Realtek ROMs
Courtesy of tweaktown, direct Download links. UD7 v2 Beta FC3
UD7 V2Beta Bios FC5
UD7 V2 Latest Beta bios FC6 From GB Website
Use at own RISK!! from HwUpgrade.itUD7 V2 Modded FC6 Beta Bios with updated Intel,JMicron, and Realtek ROMs


HERE IS THE CLOCK GEN

Download at your own risk** Gigabyte GOOC Bios UD5 Rev 2.0
Bios changes:
1. vcore 1.0 - 2.1v
2. OC lean mode
3. extreme clock
4. extreme temp

UD7 Voltage Read points
UD7 voltage read points, very similar to UD5 layout, so most are the same. If you read teh article you will see the DMM is very close to Easy tune it seems its not worth the effort, but for people who must, this might help.

Voltage Read points for UD7 rev 2.0

here are my best results with this board:
My problem with max blck is 220, but my problem is my cpu sucks, its a 930, the blck on this board should easily go over 230.
Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ................................ [21]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech ...................... [disabled]
CPU Cores Enabled .............................. [all]
CPU Multi Threading .............................[enable]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ........................ [disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support ......................... [disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor ............................ [disabled]
CPU EIST Function .............................. [disabled]
Virtualization Technology ...................... [disable]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ......................... [disable]

QPI Link Speed ..............................[x36]
Uncore Frequency ............................[x13]
Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control .......................... [215]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ........................ [103]
C.I.A.2........................................... .. [disabled]

Advanced Clock Control:
CPU Clock Drive ..............................[900mv]
PCI Express Clock Drive ................... [900mv]
CPU Clock Skew ............................. [auto]
IOH Clock Skew ............................. [auto]

Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance ...................... [extreme]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ........... [disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........... [6]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) ............. [quick]

Channel A + B + C

Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ......................[9]
tRCD ..................................[9]
tRP ...................................[9]
tRAS ..................................[24]
Command Rate.....................................[1]


Advanced Voltage Control:

Load Line Calibration ................. [level 1]
CPU Vcore ..............................[1.44]
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.150v .................[1.375]
CPU PLL 1.800v .........................[1.80]
PCIE 1.500v ...........................[1.56]
QPI PLL 1.100v ........................[1.25]
IOH Core 1.100v .......................[1.2]
ICH I/O 1.500v ........................[1.6]
ICH Core 1.1v .........................[1.16]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.500v .............. [1.66]
DRAM Termination 0.750v.......... [AUTO]
Ch-A Data VRef. 0.750v ...........[AUTO]
Ch-B Data VRef. 0.750v ...........[AUTO]
Ch-C Data VRef. 0.750v ...........[AUTO]
Ch-A Address VRef. 0.750v ........[AUTO]
Ch-B Address VRef. 0.750v ........[AUTO]
Ch-C Address VRef. 0.750v ........[AUTO]

Where can i buy this Rev 2?

i thing newegg is shipping them, and so is microcenter if you live by one or they can ship

Ok cool, ya i usually buy most of my stuff from newegg anyways and i have sonme credit with them :) .. Ill prob pick it up in the next week or so and begin my 3rd project build lol.. How do you say this board holds up OCing wise? I have a evga x58 classified MB , was good but for some reason the Gigabyte really caught my eye.

yea i love it, except for my chip it really can perform. Nice power phases, low temps on the nb side, its cooled nicely, but a lot of people cut off the heat pipes, i dont i just put tiny fans to cool the mosfets and nb. The options in bios are very nice, i like the load line calibration levels, it has level 1 for slight llc, level2 for llc, and standard for stock intel. The pci-e can be taken up as high as you need, and i've heard of this board doing 230+ very easily with a capable chip like the 980x.

Very interesting , i sold my 940 which I hit 4.2 with HT on and picked up a 950 which will go on this board . What you mean people cut the heat pipes off ? And why?

I wanna get this board and see what my 920 can do. I have had it up to 224 stable with the original board.

I thought this was for the rev 2.0 of the UD7.. brain fart.

Eh , I had an ek wb on my classy board , was nice but on this next board I don't think I'm gonna water cool the board , just the CPU and 2 cards.

your 950 should do fairly well with that 23x multi. One more thing, Today i picked up an OCZ agility2 and i installed windows, and i did not enable SMART b/c i have the most recent non-beta and i didn't want to try the beta or have to use it all the time, i didn't have any problems though, even though if you enable smart it should fail. This drive rocks btw, feels twice as fast as my velociraptor.

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your 950 should do fairly well with that 23x multi. One more thing, Today i picked up an OCZ agility2 and i installed windows, and i did not enable SMART b/c i have the most recent non-beta and i didn't want to try the beta or have to use it all the time, i didn't have any problems though, even though if you enable smart it should fail. This drive rocks btw, feels twice as fast as my velociraptor.

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The FB Bios dated "2010/08/24" already have the smart fix with sandforce drivers and it is newer than the latest beta bios.

Hmmm well i have 2 crucial c300s :) , thinking about throwing 1 more in there hehe.

really? i guess your right that beta must be old then, i can't find a newer one, nor can i find someone who has hacked that GOOC bios for the UD7 and UD9, id really liek that bios. yeah that beta is from 8/20/10

I added ud7 voltage read points, its similar to the ud5 in layout so some of the points are similar but what is even better about the article is about how close the acutal to displayed voltages are. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-19.html

i've done some measurement points for UD7 rev2.0 and posted here

http://gigabytedaily.blogspot.com/20...s-release.html

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really? i guess your right that beta must be old then, i can't find a newer one, nor can i find someone who has hacked that GOOC bios for the UD7 and UD9, id really liek that bios. yeah that beta is from 8/20/10

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GOOC version for UD5 2.0 will release later ;)

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Originally Posted by hicookie

GOOC version for UD5 2.0 will release later ;)

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here you are , Could anyone help to host the BIOS
i upload to free space, but maybe not long. :)

X58A-UD5 VER2.0 GOOC version
http://www.mediafire.com/?m9h6i6vd9qssgm0

1. vcore 1.0 - 2.1v
2. OC lean mode
3. extreme clock
4. extreme temp

hicookie

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Originally Posted by hicookie

here you are , Could anyone help to host the BIOS
i upload to free space, but maybe not long. :)

X58A-UD5 VER2.0 GOOC version
http://www.mediafire.com/?m9h6i6vd9qssgm0

1. vcore 1.0 - 2.1v
2. OC lean mode
3. extreme clock
4. extreme temp

hicookie

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Thanks hicookie,upload here:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12...7/GOOC2010.zip

thanks for that!!! i posted bot the read points and bios. you guys just made my day

Edit: i flashed and that GOOC bios works perfectly, im guessing its the latest out there that i can find b/c my sandforce drive works with smart enabled.

Any chance we could get a title change and make this the GA-X58A-UD5/UD7 rev 2.0 Discussion Thread? I think those of us with the 2.0 boards should band together ;)

sure thing, they are basically the same boards, except the heatsink and a few other things. I cannot understand why gigabyte lowered the number of phases from 24 to 16 for the rev 2.0 ud7. Can some of you gigabyte experts answer that one..... or was it just to cut cost so the ud9 would sell? Or was it to integrate the 8 on and 8off phase thing? Or in general was it just easier to manufacture? I can see how the proce difference now between the two boards are soooo small, almost the cost of including those extra heatsinks, or else if it has 24 phases everyone would spend the extra 30bucks.

How to Install C300 Series Drives on X58A-UD3R, X58A-UD5, X58A-UD7, X58A-UD9, "Correctly"
First Step is to go into bios and goto Integrated Peripherals
Set GSATA 6_7/IDE Controller make sure it is enabled, then set GSATA 6_7/IDE Ctrl Mode to AHCI

Make sure you plus your drive into one of the first 2 white ports that touch the blue ones, only the first two on top of each other are SATA3, the bottom one is the Master.

Second Step is to Install Windows 7, but DO NOT provide drivers for the Marvell SE9128 Controller, at this time the drivers are TERRIBLE. So let windows install its own MSAHCI drivers, it will do this automatically. At this point if you run windows experience index score will be 5.9 for your drive, if you have enabled AHCI mode in the bios.

When you go into windows the Marvell Controller will not be installed. You need to install Marvell Mangi Console, this does not install drivers for the drive, just for the controller. Direct Link "Marvell Console"
Extract then install. After installation your windows experience index will shoot up to its maximum at 7.9. You have Success. Enjoy.

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Originally Posted by sin0822

i thing newegg is shipping them, and so is microcenter if you live by one or they can ship

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do you know if newegg is only shipping the rev 2.0 now?

i think so, ive heard most people reporting it, at least on the ud5 and ud7. The ud9 is only rev 1. Im not sure about the ud3r. you had some nice success with the ud3r.

yea thats why im asking cause if the ud5's are all rev 2.0 now maybe the ud3r's are too

probably, think about it, new egg moves so much. But the truth is that not many people have the rev 2.0, and micro center moves less than newegg, so itd make sense that if micro center had all 2.0 then newegg would too, but new egg would have larger quantity, so once you hear reports of rev 2.0 from newegg you can basically count on it. Your not satisfied with your ud3r? hahahaha

i dont have one right now,i have a serious problem of changing sockets and setups.
right now im on 775 UD3P,but i have a 3849B018 on the way and need to get a new
1366 MB to play with it,so im selling my EP45-UD3P rev1.0 MB and going back to 1366.
i just hope i can stay on 1366 longer than a month:D im hardware bi-polar,every month
or so i cant help but sell what i have to get what i dont have only to sell it for new stuff:D

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Originally Posted by radaja

yea thats why im asking cause if the ud5's are all rev 2.0 now maybe the ud3r's are too

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UD3R rev2 has been shipping much longer than UD5 and UD7 so it will be extremely unlikely to end up with rev1 board now if you were to order one

awesome thats what i wanted to hear.thanks dinos

I'd just like to comment that the Windows 7 (x64) install sequence advocated above WORKS!! I had exactly that problem with a pathetic 5.9 hard disk performance rating in Windows 7 as a result of my first install where I did, in fact, make the serious mistake of installing the Marvell drivers for the C300.

However, following the steps outlined above, the reinstall went very well, and I only installed the Marvell console drivers, along with the other latest drivers listed on the Gigabyte web site. After that I downloaded all the Windows 7 updates (it took several download sequences), and finally installed the 10-9 ATI drivers.

I then ran the Performance Index tool in Windows 7, and got the following:

CPU: Intel i7-980X (@4.350GHz) = 7.8 Rating
Memory: Corsair DDR3(1600)(12GB) @1450 = 7.7 Rating
Video: ATI HD5850 = 7.7 Rating
Disk Drive (C300) = 7.9 Rating

I'm sure with a little tweaking, I can raise the other values a bit. However, all in all, right now this thing is running stable at those settings, and gets along like a scalded cat!

Many Thanks for the tip on the install sequence to overcome the TERRIBLE Marvell drivers for the C300. Indeed, Marvell should be ashamed of itself for failing to provide a proper SATA3 6GB driver.

Best regards to everyone. TheBeagle

your welcome man, thats why made that list of sequences.

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Originally Posted by Aedubber

Where can i buy this Rev 2?

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Just got a rev. 2 from ewiz. Cheap with coupon and free shipping.

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Originally Posted by radaja

do you know if newegg is only shipping the rev 2.0 now?

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See above.

If I try to do 25x161 or higher on the bclk on my 980X I get post codes 25 or 26 with any bioses I've tried so far ( Fa, Fb5, and the GOOC WWF) using 3x 4GB sticks. I've done higher on my evga E760 and I've done searches on google and it appears the rev 2.0 UD7 has issues with 3x4GB. :(

25 is PCI problems, you havent bumped the pci-e freq have you? what are your other settings?

PCie is set to 100mhz & pci is at 33Mhz I don't change those because of the raid controller I have in my system. I was running similar voltage setting that I used on my E760. QPI PLL 1.24 IOH at 1.58 IOH vcore 1.24 ICH 1.18 I'm using standard on the vdroop setting so I had the voltage around 1.36 for the cpu. ram is around 1.64 & VTT 1.34. I've tried increasing the voltages, but no luck at the moment. I'll post later when I have more time to play with it. Does anyone know what post code 26 is?

QPI speed is set to 36X

Mem ratio tried 2:8 and 2:10

Uncore that I have tried are 18x, 20X, and 22X. The evga E760 could do 22X no problem. It looks to me like I just need to learn this board.

Got my UD5 2.0 sittin here in a box, damn pissed that the board block I got for it doesnt fit. :(

I booted it and played in the BIOS, but havn't had a chance to really OC my 940. I'll be back to talk timings :)

what block did you buy that didnt fit? if you have the block for rev 1.0 it wont fit b/c this revision has more phases plus reworked dual phase system.

I too would like to know which block wouldn't fit. I just ordered this board, its on its way right now. I was going to order the EK-FB KIT GA X58 which is supposedly good for the EX58 ud5 but on EKWaterblock's website it says it wont fit on the X58 ud5. I contacted them about it and they told me they couldn't confirm if the kit would work or not, they wanted me to send them a picture of the naked board.

What is the difference between the EX58 and X58 boards? Also does anybody happen to have a nude picture of this board?

The EK-FB KIT GA X58 block will NOT fit the UD5 REV2. As stated, the power phase setup has been redesigned.

the difference between EX and X58A is that the EX was replaced with the X58a, the x58a has redesigned almost everything, they even did the pci-e mod to the x58a so we can go over 105 pci-e. The power phases are redone, I dont think anyone makes blocks for the new UD5 yet.

Just got the board mounted and under water(cpu only obviously) and will start to overclock it soon. I hope it can do 180 blk with minimal voltage on my 940. I'd like to keep it as cool as possible for the rest of my loop.

180 blck should be no problem.

Thx for starting this thread, couldn't find anything anywhere else otherwise....

yup thats why i started it, it doesnt have that much info, but ill help you. I'm sure when more people buy the board/s we wil have more traffic.

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yup thats why i started it, it doesnt have that much info, but ill help you. I'm sure when more people buy the board/s we wil have more traffic.

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Hey sin0822,

Have you found a way past 220 bclk? On a pure bclk run, I can do 220bclk but not 225. At speed (21x220), I can get into windows but I can't get it stable during intelburn maximum. :shrug: I haven't gone over 1.46 volts.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dr_DX

Thought I should mention an odd occurance with my new board. First boot into the BIOS I got 6GB available memory but only 4GB usable. Weird problem but after I updated to the latest bios it's using all 6.

I can not set "OC Lean" mode with UD7 rev2.0.
I set "OC lean" mode ON, but it cant disable any function on BIOS.
Does anyone set it functions correctly?

If it is bug, please up-date a.s.a.p

how do you know the fuctions are not disabled? It doesnt automatically se the functions to disabled, it does it it self, doesnt set hte settings in bios? It works fine for me.

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how do you know the fuctions are not disabled? It doesnt automatically se the functions to disabled, it does it it self, doesnt set hte settings in bios? It works fine for me.

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Thank you for your quick reply.

Yes, my mobo does not disable some functions, when I set "OC Lean" mode ON in BIOS.
Your mobo set to disable some functions when "OC Lean" is set ON in BIOS?

no it doesnt set it, but i know its disabled b/c i dont see my c300. and fans run full speed, and in windows my devices say not working/disabled.

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Originally Posted by dr_dx

Hey sin0822,

Have you found a way past 220 bclk? On a pure bclk run, I can do 220bclk but not 225. At speed (21x220), I can get into windows but I can't get it stable during intelburn maximum. :shrug: I haven't gone over 1.46 volts.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dr_DX

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Also at the wall of 220bclck x21, but stable with LinX. Tried multi 23 but can't get it stable at 205x23.(4cores HT off) Raised Vcore till 1.65 but it's a no go. :( Temps are below <80degrees.
Using the GOOC 2010 bios.

Are there any WC blocks for Rev.2?

Dear forum menber.

Does someone has UD7 rev2.0, please check GOOC BIOS.
Additional function can do correct work or not.
Especially, OC lean mode works fine?
I flashed it sometimes & clear CMOS,
But it does not work correctlly.
I suspect my mobo was defected.

Thank you so much for advance.

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Originally Posted by Bullu$

Also at the wall of 220bclck x21, but stable with LinX. Tried multi 23 but can't get it stable at 205x23.(4cores HT off) Raised Vcore till 1.65 but it's a no go. :( Temps are below <80degrees.
Using the GOOC 2010 bios.

Are there any WC blocks for Rev.2?

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Well you got further than I did if you can do 220x21 Linx stable. I can do 23x200 3pass maxburn stable and I can get about 7~8 passes in Linx but it craps out. I think my RAM is bad and so i cam getting new stuff. Also, I am trying to do it with a hexacore w/HT.

I did re-Tim the mb block. It reduced my temps by 3~4c. I can post a template if you like.

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Originally Posted by kurumi_Japan

Dear forum menber.

Does someone has UD7 rev2.0, please check GOOC BIOS.
Additional function can do correct work or not.
Especially, OC lean mode works fine?
I flashed it sometimes & clear CMOS,
But it does not work correctlly.
I suspect my mobo was defected.

Thank you so much for advance.

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I have it enabled but I don't know if it is working because I manually disable those things any way.

Nihongo de hanashimasho ka?

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I have it enabled but I don't know if it is working because I manually disable those things any way.

Nihongo de hanashimasho ka?

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THX dr_dx for your kind reply.
Yes, my mobo can enable "OC lean" mode, but it does not apply any BIOS setting.
GOOC site announced if it's enable, disable 3rd party ICs & off the full screen BIOS logo and so on.
You can check this function whether 3rd party ICs disable atuomatically or not.
If it does not set disable 3rd party ICs automatically, same as me, it does not work correctlly, I think.

I understand these setting can be set manually & basically, I set these kind of setting manually same as you.

I only want to know whether it works correctlly or not.
If it does not work correctlly for everyone, I clear my question that's BIOS has bugs.

Thank you so much again for your kind follow up my questions.:)

What are yours max. blclk with this board?

Trying to use qpi @ slow-mode but somehow it won't boot into windows. Using a i7 980X.When I use Auto there's no problem.
With my old w3540 it just work with slow-mode.
Is it the board or the cpu?

there is a qpi slow mode bug with the whole series of board, the multiplier is not set correctly, and so the qpi slow mode is wayyyy too slow and it does not work, you have to work with the x36 and theoretical limit of 8.8ghz qpi, sucks until the engineers can fix it. my 930 has a top blck of 220, but its due to my chip, lsdmeasap has been much higher than that, this board is designed to go way above 220, it has a pci-e mod done to it that earlier boards do not have. And if you have a 980x can't you just up the multiplier? why would qpi be a big issue for you? you dont need to push anywhere next to 200blck.

you guys are right lean mode doesn't work. ill take it up

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THX dr_dx for your kind reply.
Yes, my mobo can enable "OC lean" mode, but it does not apply any BIOS setting.
GOOC site announced if it's enable, disable 3rd party ICs & off the full screen BIOS logo and so on.
You can check this function whether 3rd party ICs disable atuomatically or not.
If it does not set disable 3rd party ICs automatically, same as me, it does not work correctlly, I think.

I understand these setting can be set manually & basically, I set these kind of setting manually same as you.

I only want to know whether it works correctlly or not.
If it does not work correctlly for everyone, I clear my question that's BIOS has bugs.

Thank you so much again for your kind follow up my questions.:)

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Looks like you are correct...it doesn't appear to be working. I never noticed becasue I did it manually . Thanks for the heads up.

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Originally Posted by Bullu$

What are yours max. blclk with this board?

Trying to use qpi @ slow-mode but somehow it won't boot into windows. Using a i7 980X.When I use Auto there's no problem.
With my old w3540 it just work with slow-mode.
Is it the board or the cpu?

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On a bclk run, I could do 220 but not 225. At speed (4.5~4.62), I can only get 215. I could probably make 220 work but I don't want to run that hard.

I think lsdmeasap and others that have reached a higher bclk were all using a rev1 board. If you read the first 30 pages of the official UD7 thread, you will see that a couple of people got the rev1 up to 237~238.

I haven't heard of anyone getting past 220~222 with the rev2.

QPI Slow (X24) is working for Bloomfield CPU's now, for sure on Rev 1.0 as I've tested it myself.
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1422487

Just got word last week that they may be getting it going for Gulftown soon as well, it will be x32 for that CPU. As of now it does not work for 980X.

And ya these boards can do some massive Bclks, not sure about this revision as I've only used 1.0, but I'm sure this one can knock the Bclks out there too.

I can boot at 245-246 Bclk on water with low voltage, so depending on your CPU you should be able to get a fairly high Bclk

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/815/245bootable2.jpg

Best I've been able to hit is 246.61, but that is with x36 QPI (Hopefully soon they will have QPI Slow fixed for Gulftown, cause this CPU has a ton more Bclk left in it for sure)
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1190969

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Originally Posted by sin0822

there is a qpi slow mode bug with the whole series of board, the multiplier is not set correctly, and so the qpi slow mode is wayyyy too slow and it does not work, you have to work with the x36 and theoretical limit of 8.8ghz qpi, sucks until the engineers can fix it. my 930 has a top blck of 220, but its due to my chip, lsdmeasap has been much higher than that, this board is designed to go way above 220, it has a pci-e mod done to it that earlier boards do not have. And if you have a 980x can't you just up the multiplier? why would qpi be a big issue for you? you dont need to push anywhere next to 200blck.

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I know, but I just want to test the cpu/board for its max bclck.

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you guys are right lean mode doesn't work. ill take it up

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Tnx.

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Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap

QPI Slow (X24) is working for Bloomfield CPU's now, for sure on Rev 1.0 as I've tested it myself.
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1422487

Just got word last week that they may be getting it going for Gulftown soon as well, it will be x32 for that CPU. As of now it does not work for 980X.

And ya these boards can do some massive Bclks, not sure about this revision as I've only used 1.0, but I'm sure this one can knock the Bclks out there too.

I can boot at 245-246 Bclk on water with low voltage, so depending on your CPU you should be able to get a fairly high Bclk

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/815/245bootable2.jpg

Best I've been able to hit is 246.61, but that is with x36 QPI (Hopefully soon they will have QPI Slow fixed for Gulftown, cause this CPU has a ton more Bclk left in it for sure)
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1190969

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Tnx, for the heads up. I'm looking forward for the (beta)-bios for qpi @ slow-mode.

Get it "stable"at 225...with qpi @ auto
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...x/225bclck.jpg

i'm thinkin that with later rev of the bios we will be able to attain higher blcks we only have 2 official non beta bios's lol.

I've been pissed off lately with my build. Stupid Nvidia HDMI audio/video has been driving me crazy lately. Crashing every game, locking up, and hard locking sometimes even.

I tried even a small 166blk w/1650MHz ram @ 8-8-8-24; even took the voltages up to 1.4/1.66 respectively and it couldn't hold. Funny thing is stock speeds on this 940 is fine, temps are great too. 52ºC load so meh I'll stay at stock for now.

the loop is a 940->470->260->MCP35x RES/pump->120.4 w/4 Xigmatek Crystal white fans. Not bad really for a single complete loop.

maybe its something else? thats pretty weird, im pretty stable 4ghz here and I only play BF2 but my movies are flawless.

New BIOS:

GA-X58A-UD7 (2.x) - FC3
GA-X58A-UD5 (2.x) - FC2

-18.Oct 10

Waht's the deal with high Bclock and 980X ? you got an unlocked multiplier... you are somehow wasting ya time, unless you want to show what the board can do, but for 24/7 and benching it's useless...

Any chance Stasio Gigabyte will implement the lean mode into the UD9. Tim H didn't say yes but also not no :p

Thank you great sir :) greatly appreciate both.

he is going for a high blck run, its used to find max blck of the board.

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Any chance Stasio Gigabyte will implement the lean mode into the UD9. Tim H didn't say yes but also not no :p

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In Hicookie BIOS GOOCUD9.W01,lean mode is implemented.
Hope GBT will implement in future BIOS........:shrug:

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Waht's the deal with high Bclock and 980X ? you got an unlocked multiplier... you are somehow wasting ya time, unless you want to show what the board can do, but for 24/7 and benching it's useless...

Any chance Stasio Gigabyte will implement the lean mode into the UD9. Tim H didn't say yes but also not no :p

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Weet ik ;) just want to know my board max.

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Originally Posted by stasio

New BIOS:

GA-X58A-UD7 (2.x) - FC3
GA-X58A-UD5 (2.x) - FC2

-18.Oct 10

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Is the new bios with that fixed qpi slow-mode for i7 980x?

here is qpislow mode set in bios booted up into windows at stock: (133x24)/2=1596
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1287780767
This is normal 36x(133x36)/2=2394
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1287795229
marvell sata3 firmware updated as well, again, this time raid utility works. I'm still trying to figure out what they have done, im going to go for a higher blck.

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Originally Posted by sin0822

here is qpislow mode set in bios booted up into windows at stock: (133x24)/2=1596
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1287780767
This is normal 36x(133x36)/2=2394
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1287795229
marvell sata3 firmware updated as well, again, this time raid utility works. I'm still trying to figure out what they have done, im going to go for a higher blck.

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With my W3540 there was also no problem with qpi @slow-mode (GOOC bios).
Shall test it soon with the 980x and the new bios.

More info about new BIOS:
http://translate.google.com/translat...%3D9998%239998

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Originally Posted by Bullu$

With my W3540 there was also no problem with qpi @slow-mode (GOOC bios).
Shall test it soon with the 980x and the new bios.

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Gulftown (980X) QPI Slow mode is not corrected yet, I'll let you guys know once it is.

Hopefully soon! I think Rev. 1.0 may come first, as that is what I've been inquiring about, sorry :)

It will be x32 QPI though for 980X, not x24

x36v32x? whats the point?

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Originally Posted by sin0822

x36v32x? whats the point?

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A LOT actually, heck 35 would even be good, but Intel has it at x32, so that's what they have to use.

x32 QPI = 275 Bclk will be possible at the very least before hitting 8.8GT/s QPI Speed

Yea i know about 8.8ghz, i really wish i had a cpu with a nice IMC that would let me do over 230. Like a xeon or a nice 920 or a 980x would be perfect. lol. I see now.

How can I know if my sata 3 firmware have been updated? I didn't see any thing related to marvel after I update to new bios.
Also when I try to open Raid Sata 3 Configuration, nothing open, it just reflash the screen bios.
I don't have any drive connected to sata 3 ports though.

Edit: I update the sata3 firmware by changing "Sata3 Firmware Selection" to Force instead of Auto and after saving and exit, it showed a screen updating sata3 firmware.

it should work on auto, the first time you boot up it should automatically do it. But yea i was going to say force would also do it, instead of auto or onchip. Do you have a c300? b/c I do and after updating firmware i dont get better results, but I am using msahci drivers not marvell. Marvell drivers are looking so very tempting.

I just realised that guys write speed is 6mb/s how is that good for 4k? is that a joke?

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Originally Posted by sin0822

it should work on auto, the first time you boot up it should automatically do it. But yea i was going to say force would also do it, instead of auto or onchip. Do you have a c300? b/c I do and after updating firmware i dont get better results, but I am using msahci drivers not marvell. Marvell drivers are looking so very tempting.

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I don't have any drivers plugged to marvel controller, just using a black WD 1TB.
You can also try the new RST10 instead of msahci, it should give you better performance.

4.65Ghz on above dew point water - Xeon W3680 Batch# 3013A739



My goal was to reach 100GFlops.



http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...x/465alinx.jpg


Here's a template:

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GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 rev2

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

> Advanced Frequency Settings [Press Enter]

CPU Clock Ratio............................: 30
CPU Frequency ........................(GHz): 4.65
> Advanced CPU Core Features [Press Enter]

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech..................: Disabled
CPU Cores Enabled..........................: All
CPU Multi Threading........................: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)....................: Disabled
C3/C6/C7 State Support.....................: Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor........................: Disabled
CPU EIST Function..........................: Disabled
Bi-Directional PROCHOT.....................: Disabled

QPI Clock Ratio............................: x36
QPI Link Speed........................(GHz): 5.58
Uncore Clock Ratio.........................: x21
Uncore Frequency......................(MHz): 3255
>>>>> Standard Clock Control
Base Clock(BCLK) Control...................: Enabled
BCLK Frequency(MHz)........................: 155
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 12
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1860
PCI Express Frequency(MHz).................: 100
>>>>> Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive (mV).......................: 800
PCI Express Clock Drive (mV)...............: 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0
IOH Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0

> Advanced Memory Settings [Press Enter]

Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 12
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1860
Performance Enhance........................: Standard
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)...............: Quick
Profile DDR Voltage........................: 1.5
Profile QPI Voltage........................: 1.175
Channel Interleaving.......................: 6
Rank Interleaving..........................: 4
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C
> Channel A, B, & C Timing Settings [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Standard Timing Control
Cas Latency Time...........................: 8
tRCD.......................................: 8
tRP........................................: 8
tRAS.......................................: 22
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Advanced Timing Control
tRC........................................: Auto
tRRD ......................................: Auto
tWTR ......................................: Auto
tWR........................................: Auto
tWTP.......................................: Auto
tWL........................................: Auto
tRFC.......................................: 80
tRTP.......................................: Auto
tFAW.......................................: Auto
Command Rate (CMD) ........................: 1
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Misc Timing Control
B2B CAS Delay..............................: -
Round Trip Latency.........................: Auto

> Channel A, B, & C Turnaround Setting [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Reads Followed By Reads
Different DIMMs............................: Auto
Different Ranks............................: Auto
On The Same Rank...........................: Auto
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Writes Followed By Writes
Different DIMMs............................: Auto
Different Ranks............................: Auto
On The Same Rank...........................: Auto

> Advanced Voltage Settings [Press Enter]

>>> CPU
LoadLine Calibration.......................: L2
CPU Vcore..................................: 1.5375
xDynamic Vcore(DVID).......................: 0
QPI/VTT Voltage............................: 1.415
CPU PLL....................................: 1.4
>>> MCH/ICH
PCIE.......................................: Auto [1.5]
QPI PLL....................................: Auto [1.1]
IOH Core...................................: Normal [1.1]
ICH I/O....................................: Auto [1.5]
ICH Core...................................: Auto [1.1]
>>> Dram
DRAM Voltage...............................: 1.66
DRAM Termination...........................: .75
Ch-A Data VRef.............................: .75
Ch-B Data VRef.............................: .75
Ch-C Data VRef.............................: .75
Ch-A Address VRef..........................: .75
Ch-B Address VRef..........................: .75
Ch-C Address VRef..........................: .75

> Miscellaneous Settings [Press Enter]

Isochronous Support........................: Enabled
Virtualization Technology..................: Disabled

GOOC 2010 WWF Rev.2 Settings Only

GOOC Lean Mode.............................: On
GOOC extreme clock.........................: Enabled
GOOC extreme temp..........................: Disabled

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very nice GFlops dr_dx!

Can I ask what if you change CPU PLL to default 1.800v? do you get instability?

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Originally Posted by phsinc1

I don't have any drivers plugged to marvel controller, just using a black WD 1TB.
You can also try the new RST10 instead of msahci, it should give you better performance.

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No those are drivers for the ICH10R, I'm using Marvell SE9128, people lower the cpu pll to lower temps, ive actually seen people take it upto 1.9v for insanely high OCs, me myself raise it as well.

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Originally Posted by dr_dx

4.65Ghz on above dew point water - Xeon W3680 Batch# 3013A739



My goal was to reach 100GFlops.



http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...x/465alinx.jpg


Here's a template:

Code:

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GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 rev2

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

> Advanced Frequency Settings [Press Enter]

CPU Clock Ratio............................: 30
CPU Frequency ........................(GHz): 4.65
> Advanced CPU Core Features [Press Enter]

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech..................: Disabled
CPU Cores Enabled..........................: All
CPU Multi Threading........................: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)....................: Disabled
C3/C6/C7 State Support.....................: Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor........................: Disabled
CPU EIST Function..........................: Disabled
Bi-Directional PROCHOT.....................: Disabled

QPI Clock Ratio............................: x36
QPI Link Speed........................(GHz): 5.58
Uncore Clock Ratio.........................: x21
Uncore Frequency......................(MHz): 3255
>>>>> Standard Clock Control
Base Clock(BCLK) Control...................: Enabled
BCLK Frequency(MHz)........................: 155
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 12
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1860
PCI Express Frequency(MHz).................: 100
>>>>> Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive (mV).......................: 800
PCI Express Clock Drive (mV)...............: 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0
IOH Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0

> Advanced Memory Settings [Press Enter]

Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 12
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1860
Performance Enhance........................: Standard
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)...............: Quick
Profile DDR Voltage........................: 1.5
Profile QPI Voltage........................: 1.175
Channel Interleaving.......................: 6
Rank Interleaving..........................: 4
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C
> Channel A, B, & C Timing Settings [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Standard Timing Control
Cas Latency Time...........................: 8
tRCD.......................................: 8
tRP........................................: 8
tRAS.......................................: 22
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Advanced Timing Control
tRC........................................: Auto
tRRD ......................................: Auto
tWTR ......................................: Auto
tWR........................................: Auto
tWTP.......................................: Auto
tWL........................................: Auto
tRFC.......................................: 80
tRTP.......................................: Auto
tFAW.......................................: Auto
Command Rate (CMD) ........................: 1
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Misc Timing Control
B2B CAS Delay..............................: -
Round Trip Latency.........................: Auto

> Channel A, B, & C Turnaround Setting [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Reads Followed By Reads
Different DIMMs............................: Auto
Different Ranks............................: Auto
On The Same Rank...........................: Auto
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Writes Followed By Writes
Different DIMMs............................: Auto
Different Ranks............................: Auto
On The Same Rank...........................: Auto

> Advanced Voltage Settings [Press Enter]

>>> CPU
LoadLine Calibration.......................: L2
CPU Vcore..................................: 1.5375
xDynamic Vcore(DVID).......................: 0
QPI/VTT Voltage............................: 1.415
CPU PLL....................................: 1.4
>>> MCH/ICH
PCIE.......................................: Auto [1.5]
QPI PLL....................................: Auto [1.1]
IOH Core...................................: Normal [1.1]
ICH I/O....................................: Auto [1.5]
ICH Core...................................: Auto [1.1]
>>> Dram
DRAM Voltage...............................: 1.66
DRAM Termination...........................: .75
Ch-A Data VRef.............................: .75
Ch-B Data VRef.............................: .75
Ch-C Data VRef.............................: .75
Ch-A Address VRef..........................: .75
Ch-B Address VRef..........................: .75
Ch-C Address VRef..........................: .75

> Miscellaneous Settings [Press Enter]

Isochronous Support........................: Enabled
Virtualization Technology..................: Disabled

GOOC 2010 WWF Rev.2 Settings Only

GOOC Lean Mode.............................: On
GOOC extreme clock.........................: Enabled
GOOC extreme temp..........................: Disabled

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What's the difference between a high Gflops and lower?
More performance? Can u show which benchmark u will see the difference?

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Originally Posted by phsinc1

very nice GFlops dr_dx!

Can I ask what if you change CPU PLL to default 1.800v? do you get instability?

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In my case, yes it was easier to get stable with the lower volts.

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Originally Posted by Bullu$

What's the difference between a high Gflops and lower?
More performance? Can u show which benchmark u will see the difference?

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GFlops is an combination of CPU and memory throughput. At a given cpu setting, raising the GFlops by tweaking the RAM will increase the overall performance of the pc (as long as it remains stable).

I don't have any proof, but it would seem any thing that is memory intensive would benefit from it performing faster.

I have seen pc's that had a higher Ghz with loose memory out-performed (benchmarks, etc.) by a pc that had a lower Ghz with tight memory.

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Originally Posted by sin0822

How to Install C300 Series Drives on X58A-UD3R, X58A-UD5, X58A-UD7, X58A-UD9, "Correctly"
First Step is to go into bios and goto Integrated Peripherals
Set GSATA 6_7/IDE Controller make sure it is enabled, then set GSATA 6_7/IDE Ctrl Mode to AHCI

Make sure you plus your drive into one of the first 2 white ports that touch the blue ones, only the first two on top of each other are SATA3, the bottom one is the Master.

Second Step is to Install Windows 7, but DO NOT provide drivers for the Marvell SE9128 Controller, at this time the drivers are TERRIBLE. So let windows install its own MSAHCI drivers, it will do this automatically. At this point if you run windows experience index score will be 5.9 for your drive, if you have enabled AHCI mode in the bios.

When you go into windows the Marvell Controller will not be installed. You need to install Marvell Mangi Console, this does not install drivers for the drive, just for the controller. Direct Link "Marvell Console"
Extract then install. After installation your windows experience index will shoot up to its maximum at 7.9. You have Success. Enjoy.

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This really works thanks for the post:clap::)

you are welcome, but you should also note that the new bios for the x58a series have marvell firmware updates, so you should do that too if you have one of these boards.

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Originally Posted by Bullu$

What's the difference between a high Gflops and lower?
More performance? Can u show which benchmark u will see the difference?

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Here are a couple of pics that show what I am talking about. You will see that the 4.6 setup outperforms the 4.65 setup. It finishes Linx 14 seconds faster for the same problem and memory size, even though it has a slower proc speed. Because it has a higher GFlop throughput, it performs better - at least in Linx - but it would proportional to the amount of memory used in the app/benchmark.




http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...x/465blinx.jpg



http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...x100GFlops.jpg

looks good

Just got me a X58A-UD5 rev2, seems to be ok. I have a problem though, can't seem to get Speedstep to work in this board. I've tried virtually all combos in CPU features without any success. In my MSI X58M it was no problem to have a sound OC in combo with working Speedstep.

Any ideas?:shrug:

never tried. On default it has it disabled on my board. so EIST doesnt work? are you sure?

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Originally Posted by sin0822

never tried. On default it has it disabled on my board. so EIST doesnt work? are you sure?

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Yup, definately sure. No EIST. I've tried all combos, it just wont shift down. The temps confirms it as well.:shakes:

EDIT: I have now tried everything, both using multiplier and BCLK to OC. Enabling/disabling Turbo, hyperthreading, all kinda C states, Load line...still no EIST. If all on default EIST works, even with Turbo on. Only one multiplier or one MHZ on BCLK, bye bye EIST. This board sucks whales balls if this is going to be the case.:down:

The board overclocks the same as my MSI X58M, even worse on BCLK. The GA board is 2x costly and gets beaten by this? Is it anyone here that uses EIST, just to confirm?

Otherwise it will be sent back, I don't accept this on a board with that price tag.:shakes:

Try fully clearing the CMOS for 20 minutes or so, with the PSU unplugged from the wall and press and hold the case power button for a bit before you clear the CMOS.

If that does not work, reflash the latest BIOS using Qflash and be sure you disable Keep DMI Data before you flash. Then after you flash go in and load optimized defaults and save/apply/reboot F10 Back to the BIOS.

Once in the BIOS again set your SATA/Disk settings to what you need, your ram voltages, and anything else you need to set.

Then be sure you have C1E and EIST enabled (Disabled if you need off) and go into windows, if it is still not working go into control panel/power options, and select once of the power saving options for enabling or high performance for disable.

Then go into the advanced settings for the plan, and choose the Min/Max CPU % States that you want used.

If none of that helps there may be something wrong with your board, and you may need to RMA if you need speedstep and it is not working, but it's definitely not normal of the board/model for it to not work either way

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Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap

Try fully clearing the CMOS for 20 minutes or so, with the PSU unplugged from the wall and press and hold the case power button for a bit before you clear the CMOS.

If that does not work, reflash the latest BIOS using Qflash and be sure you disable Keep DMI Data before you flash. Then after you flash go in and load optimized defaults and save/apply/reboot F10 Back to the BIOS.

Once in the BIOS again set your SATA/Disk settings to what you need, your ram voltages, and anything else you need to set.

Then be sure you have C1E and EIST enabled (Disabled if you need off) and go into windows, if it is still not working go into control panel/power options, and select once of the power saving options for enabling or high performance for disable.

Then go into the advanced settings for the plan, and choose the Min/Max CPU % States that you want used.

If none of that helps there may be something wrong with your board, and you may need to RMA if you need speedstep and it is not working, but it's definitely not normal of the board/model for it to not work either way

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Did all at once, board came with FB bios so plugged in FC3. After that did a CMOS clear again. Once back up it all had been sorted.:up:

Wierd though, board had not been touched before me. Anyway, it's on probation for a week..hehe!

Thanks for input!:up:

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Originally Posted by sin0822

you are welcome, but you should also note that the new bios for the x58a series have marvell firmware updates, so you should do that too if you have one of these boards.

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I have upgraded my GA-X58A-UD5 MB BIOS to GA-X58A-UD5 (2.x)-FC2. W7 64-bit was installed prior to the update of the BIOS, now when I check my Windows Experience index and re-run the assessment I get 5.9 and not the 7.9 score I had before the update! To update the BIOS to the new version i used Q-Flash, I do see that the BIOS was updated the version FC2 when booting my system.

Now, since the PC is brand new and only has the system W7 installed I dont mind reinstalling W7! If i do reinstall W7, do I;

Step one make sure in BIOS that Sata 6/7 or enabled
Step 2 change IDE to AHCI
Step 3 install W7
Step 4 install MB drivers from CD (Gigabyte)
Step 5 install Marvell Mangi Console
Step 6 update W7 via windows update

One more thing, when I look in Device Manager in the Storage Controllers I only have Gigabyte GBB36X Controller, i dont see the MArvell 9xx anywhere? Is this normal or do I have to manually DL and install this driver? I did see that after I updated my BIOS that the SATA 3 firmware was updated to the lates drivers.

Thanks