Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 OC-Tips-Bios-Discussion Thread

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08-15-2010, 10:54 AM
SteveRo

Quote:

Originally Posted by OC Nub

Question: I picked up a second Intel X25-M SSD. Is it worth running them in Raid or should I use it for my other rig?
BTW if anyone lives near BestBuy they have these X25 80gb SSD's on sale for 199.99 + you get a 30.00 BestBuy gift card with the purchase.

I have had 2x x25m80G1 on ich10r in R0 (wite back cache enabled) for 6 mo or so on ggbt x58xtreme - not a single problem - runs link a champ, very pleased. :up:
08-15-2010, 11:31 AM
OC Nub

Thanks. I may try it tonight.
08-15-2010, 12:32 PM
SteveRo

Mr OC Nub and any others in northern Virginia, where do you go for your ln2?
08-15-2010, 12:55 PM
OC Nub

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

Mr OC Nub and any others in northern Virginia, where do you go for your ln2?

I've never tried any xtreme cooling, not sure where to get it. But it is tempting to try it, hope to eventually give it a shot.
08-16-2010, 12:35 AM
Le Titi

Quote:

Originally Posted by OC Nub

I have been able to get higher bclk on the UD7, I also have an R3E and bclk max is 218. Max is 231 on the UD7 bootable and for benching, max stable has been 226-227.

Many thanks for me it's the same max bench stable now 226 bclk on R2E

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/3295/bestspi1.jpg
08-19-2010, 03:33 AM
kill_a_wat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Le Titi

Many thanks for me it's the same max bench stable now 226 bclk on R2E

Just to clarify do you mean its the same as your R2E or better?
08-19-2010, 01:12 PM
OC Nub

@ Le Titi, Very nice :up:

I dont have my 920 in now to test, but I have been able to get linx stable at 225bclk on this board, using a 3x1gb triple ch kit. Benchable is a little higher.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=503

Edit: This is with my current chip, HT disabled. This chip runs 4500mhz on lower vcore than my 920 but above 4500 will not pass linx or much of anything else with HT enabled.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3876/229bclk.png

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Found this screen from my first and not so good 920, water cooling.
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/3189/ud7.png

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08-21-2010, 12:04 PM
mat87

Hi guys,

my triple channel memory kit runs without problems with 6-8-7-21-CR1 timings on F6 bios, but the same configuration refuses to boot if I use any of the new F7 beta bioses. Each of my memory sticks passes the memtest with 6-8-6-21-CR1 timings on the first two white slots while on the third white slot there is no way to boot with the same timings: the post sequence stops on CODE 26 and the system reboots with conservative settings. The third white slot works perfectly with F6 bios, so I think it is a bios issue. Has anyone got a similar problem?

My config:

CPU: i7 950 @ 4.0GHz
Motherboard: UD7 rev.1 with F7w bios
Memory: G.SKILL Trident F3-16000CL9T-6GBTD 1.6V (@ 1.64V)
08-23-2010, 12:10 AM
Deuzsta

anyone else having problems with this board have tried 2 diff ram types and cant get them to run at @1600 wtf. sent board back tryed everything is it a bios issue i need help with this
08-23-2010, 12:14 AM
Johnny87au

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deuzsta

anyone else having problems with this board have tried 2 diff ram types and cant get them to run at @1600 wtf. sent board back tryed everything is it a bios issue i need help with this

I had this problem , a new flash fixed it and a reseat fixed it as i had bent socket pins..;)
08-23-2010, 07:15 AM
Kondik

Good day fellow Gigabyte owners

Since UD5 was the best board I've had with the i7 platform , meaning most fun/ performace for the bucks
I decidet to grab the UD7 Rev 1.0

But I have one slight issue with it. from time to time it decides to make the USB Keyboard and mouse non functional and I have to unplug and plug them back. Then it works again.

It's kinda irritating doing it while Playing Starcraft II rated Match
If this a known thing or my board should end up RMAed.

Thanks
08-23-2010, 07:25 AM
boldenc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kondik

Good day fellow Gigabyte owners

Since UD5 was the best board I've had with the i7 platform , meaning most fun/ performace for the bucks
I decidet to grab the UD7 Rev 1.0

But I have one slight issue with it. from time to time it decides to make the USB Keyboard and mouse non functional and I have to unplug and plug them back. Then it works again.

It's kinda irritating doing it while Playing Starcraft II rated Match
If this a known thing or my board should end up RMAed.

Thanks

make sure usb keyboard/mouse is enabled in bios, also the new F7x, F7w bios'es improve the usb support.
08-23-2010, 07:31 AM
Deuzsta

Thanks johnny87 i decided to take it apart and reseat it once more while i was going to do that i had a razor at went through 1 pin at a time they all llooked good but i straighted them all abit more and whoot it worked i now have my i930 @4.2 1.35vcore and 9-9-9-24 trident @2000 memtest and prime stable thanks again..

Oh and like Boldenc said F7w made things alot better with my usb keyboard and mouse
08-23-2010, 07:33 AM
Kondik

Quote:

Originally Posted by boldenc

make sure usb keyboard/mouse is enabled in bios, also the new F7x, F7w bios'es improve the usb support.

Thanks mate

I have the one before those two.
God I hope it will work or I'll sacrifice the board to the Silicium God
08-24-2010, 09:40 AM
MannY

Hi i have a UD7 Rev 1.0 with a 920 running f6 bios, but if i try any of the latest beta bios the multiplier will not save at 21 keeps going to 20
running at 21x191 atm

Kev
08-24-2010, 09:58 AM
Lsdmeasap

Quote:

Originally Posted by MannY

Hi i have a UD7 Rev 1.0 with a 920 running f6 bios, but if i try any of the latest beta bios the multiplier will not save at 21 keeps going to 20
running at 21x191 atm

Kev

You can either disable turbo and actually set 21, or leave turbo enabled and then you can only set 20
08-24-2010, 12:49 PM
MannY

Thank you will try that :)

Kev
08-24-2010, 01:01 PM
MannY

Ive got turbo boost tech disabled and performace enhance on standard but still getting the same problem.

Kev
08-28-2010, 09:24 AM
Jp7

Quote:

Originally Posted by MannY

Ive got turbo boost tech disabled and performace enhance on standard but still getting the same problem.

Kev

disable c1 and eist
08-30-2010, 06:03 AM
Kristoferr

Couple of days ago i bought the new rev2 of that board. I really like how UD7 looks. However there is an huge issue with rev2. The vdroop is insane. I highly reccomend not to buy rev 2 until this is fixed. Hopefully it can be fixed with new bios.
I tried both bioses available at the moment. Neither is good.
One example how big this problem is.
I have i7 980x. 1.425V vcore set from bios. What i see in windows (according to cpu-z 1.55 and easytune6 as well) is 1.408v. Under load with LinX vcoe randomly jumps between 1,392v <---> 1,376v.
This is the worst vcore drop i have ever seen on any board!
Setting vdoop adjust in bios between auto-level1-level2-enabled doesnt help at all. It only raises idle voltage then set to lvl2 example. but voltage drop under load stayes the same.

Dno what im going to do now. Maybe ill change to some other board. Too bad. I really like the bios and looks of it. :(

Edit: Quite odd. Now i increased voltage in windows by few steps and suddenly vdroop is completely gone under load. However the difference of set voltage and actual reading is still same wrong.
08-30-2010, 01:23 PM
MadHacker

dead system

I think I toasted my board or my CPU....:mad:
was trying to overclock my machine to 4.3Ghz (was 4.2 Ghz Linx stable for 5 months) when during the second pass of Linx it just went into infinite reboot.
now it just powers up for 1/2 a second , then shuts down, then powers up for 1/2 second then shuts down, loops. Post error code shows C1 (Detect Memory)
any stick of ram in any of the slots shows this.
even with MB removed from case, nothing hooked up but CPU, and a stick of ram and power (no Harddrives or video card connected).
i have tried a different powersupply with the same result.

removing all ram it powers up and stays powered up with post error code shows C1

system is water cooled, and max temperature during tests was 70Deg on warmest core, vCore just under 1.4v
is my motherboard toast? or is it CPU? reason i wonder if it is CPU is because Intel moved their memory controller to the CPU...

thoughs:shrug:
08-30-2010, 01:46 PM
OC Nub

Did you take out the battery and do a long cmos clear (like 1hr or so)? Also what kind of voltages were you using?
08-30-2010, 02:34 PM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by OC Nub

Did you take out the battery and do a long cmos clear (like 1hr or so)? Also what kind of voltages were you using?

OK i'l try that
I was using just under 1.4v, 3 settings above 1.375 i think
08-30-2010, 03:51 PM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by OC Nub

Did you take out the battery and do a long cmos clear (like 1hr or so)? Also what kind of voltages were you using?

OK i tried this and had no luck.
still same power cycling.

RMA board?
08-30-2010, 04:09 PM
Nam-uk

Try a Different chip , the mem controller could be Down on the Cpu.
08-30-2010, 04:12 PM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nam-uk

Try a Different chip , the mem controller could be Down on the Cpu.

I don't have access to another chip.
small town, local computer shop has none in stock as well has only ever built 1 X58 system so no spare parts.

closest computer shop i know of is about hour drive away.

edit. highest i ever put the ram voltage was 1.66v, spec on the ram is 1.65, however bios settings doesn't have that, only 1.64 & 1.66
08-30-2010, 04:38 PM
Nam-uk

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadHacker

I don't have access to another chip.
small town, local computer shop has none in stock as well has only ever built 1 X58 system so no spare parts.

closest computer shop i know of is about hour drive away.

edit. highest i ever put the ram voltage was 1.66v, spec on the ram is 1.65, however bios settings doesn't have that, only 1.64 & 1.66

understand, and a bit of a pain no access to another chip :mad: but thats the only thing to test before Rma the Mb, imop mate it is the Cpu as the Ud7 would be harder to Fry over the Cpu, thats why i think the Mem controller on chip has gone Waffle up.

running the mem at 1.66 in bios if fine, as this what i do, Everest Reports as 1.65V , never could understand why the bios could Just not put the 1.65 setting in bios :confused: think this there just to Ask why :)
08-30-2010, 05:02 PM
Fatalaty

When will be released the final version of the BIOS F7 anyone know?
08-30-2010, 05:30 PM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nam-uk

understand, and a bit of a pain no access to another chip :mad: but thats the only thing to test before Rma the Mb, imop mate it is the Cpu as the Ud7 would be harder to Fry over the Cpu, thats why i think the Mem controller on chip has gone Waffle up.

running the mem at 1.66 in bios if fine, as this what i do, Everest Reports as 1.65V , never could understand why the bios could Just not put the 1.65 setting in bios :confused: think this there just to Ask why :)

guess i'm off to the computer shop 2morrow...
sigh..
thanks for the input
08-30-2010, 10:14 PM
Johnny87au

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kondik

Good day fellow Gigabyte owners

Since UD5 was the best board I've had with the i7 platform , meaning most fun/ performace for the bucks
I decidet to grab the UD7 Rev 1.0

But I have one slight issue with it. from time to time it decides to make the USB Keyboard and mouse non functional and I have to unplug and plug them back. Then it works again.

It's kinda irritating doing it while Playing Starcraft II rated Match
If this a known thing or my board should end up RMAed.

Thanks

Sorry for late reply havent been on here much lately.. This usually happens when u own a razer mouse and a g19 or g15 keyboard, new bios update fixes this or just unplug ur mouse or keyboard till windows is booted up ;)
08-30-2010, 11:11 PM
Trader88

Yes, I have a razer mouse and a G15 keyboard and it happens often with bios F6 and previous version. Now I'm using F7w beta bios and it never happen again. You can grab the file somewhere in this thread.
08-31-2010, 02:32 AM
SteveRo

@ Mr MadHacker,
You may have already tried all of this but I'll list it all anyway.
Try booting using the "safe" bios settings.
If no go - then try booting with everything turned off in the bios with minimum H/W population of mobo.
If still no go - then its the swap the H/W game assuming you have extras - cables, HDD, memory, keyboard, power supply, ...
08-31-2010, 06:53 AM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

@ Mr MadHacker,
You may have already tried all of this but I'll list it all anyway.
Try booting using the "safe" bios settings.
If no go - then try booting with everything turned off in the bios with minimum H/W population of mobo.
If still no go - then its the swap the H/W game assuming you have extras - cables, HDD, memory, keyboard, power supply, ...

it doesn't pass memory test (C1) with no video card, Keyboard or mouse.
tried different powersupply, as well as different ram.
08-31-2010, 07:01 AM
Kondik

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny87au

Sorry for late reply havent been on here much lately.. This usually happens when u own a razer mouse and a g19 or g15 keyboard, new bios update fixes this or just unplug ur mouse or keyboard till windows is booted up ;)

I had a Razer Mouse and a G110 .. Switched the mouse for G9x but with the recent bios updates it got better. Happends from time to time but before it happend like 2 times a day. Now it's like once a week.

But I Still think 1.35V for 4 GHz on HT is still crazy much when others have 1.28 and they run :p: Unfair
08-31-2010, 05:58 PM
Amurtigress

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatalaty

When will be released the final version of the BIOS F7 anyone know?

Latest when they are running out of letters after the 'F7'
:rofl: Sorry couldn't resist.

Seriously, noone really knows what goals they intended to meet with F7....but it has been quite a while. And it still doesn't work as well for me as F6 on a D0 920.
09-01-2010, 02:23 AM
SteveRo

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadHacker

it doesn't pass memory test (C1) with no video card, Keyboard or mouse.
tried different powersupply, as well as different ram.

Well my friend, sounds like probably an rma, sorry for ya.
09-01-2010, 07:42 AM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

Well my friend, sounds like probably an rma, sorry for ya.

the risk i take for messing with my system.
now working from my Q6600 and man it feels so slow in comparison.
09-01-2010, 08:23 AM
SteveRo

Mr. MadHacker - One last idea - did you take everything apart - and I mean everything including cpu from the socket and mobo battery from the mobo and let it set for a day or so? Stray capacitance?
09-01-2010, 08:31 AM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

Mr. MadHacker - One last idea - did you take everything apart - and I mean everything including cpu from the socket and mobo battery from the mobo and let it set for a day or so? Stray capacitance?

I did everythign what you said but not for a day (1 hour), nor did i remove the CPU from the socket.
I'll do that and let it sit and check it tomorrow, was planning to go to computer shop on friday to have them test out the board so it will give me some time to test.
09-01-2010, 08:58 AM
SteveRo

Its a long shot but it worked for me once before on this very board (battery out).
Others have reported - taking the cpu out and letting it sit has fixed the no boot problem.
Seems like sucessful recoveries have been from subzero oc gone bad (that was the situation for me ).
09-01-2010, 09:04 AM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

Its a long shot but it worked for me once before on this very board (battery out).
Others have reported - taking the cpu out and letting it sit has fixed the no boot problem.
Seems like sucessful recoveries have been from subzero oc gone bad (that was the situation for me ).

thanks. I'll post 2morrow how it worked out.
09-01-2010, 11:26 PM
stasio

X58A series final BIOS is out.
09-02-2010, 12:54 AM
klataa

Quote:

Originally Posted by stasio

X58A series final BIOS is out.

What changes make f7 bios?
09-02-2010, 01:26 AM
Fire4Wire

not out yet
09-02-2010, 01:43 AM
klataa

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire4Wire

not out yet

Out

http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...test-bios.html
09-02-2010, 01:58 AM
Fire4Wire

i meaned the chagelog
09-02-2010, 02:38 AM
stasio

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire4Wire

i meaned the chagelog

Also out together with BIOS.:cool:

Code:

-Enhance CPU, DDR, PCIex16/x8 compatibility -USB3.0 chip legacy support -Enhanced SATA3 RAID mode

http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...tml#post369447
09-02-2010, 02:40 AM
Chrono Detector

It took a while for Gigabyte to release an official F7 BIOS for the UD7 rev. 1 board, but I applaud them for providing us frequent BIOS updates.
09-02-2010, 07:36 AM
Toolius

hey everyone:)
a friend of mine wants to use 24GB of ram on his UD7 and i was wondering what ram should he go for ?
is there is anyone here already running that much ram ?
His cpu is a 930 overclocked to 3.36 ghz with 6 gigs of corsair dominators which he will either sell or use in another machine.
I saw corsair , kingston and gskill both have 24GB kits on sale and was wondering what kit to buy ?

The Corsair 24GB kit
http://www.corsair.com/store/item_view.aspx?id=1418696

The G-skill Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231383

The Kingston Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820104170

Thanks tons for the help guys !! :)
Cheers :)
09-02-2010, 11:21 AM
Fritz_the_germ

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire4Wire

i meaned the chagelog

:ROTF:

How about:
"I meant the changelog"

Your English is worse than your German so you better shut u*:sick:
si tacuisses...:rolleyes:

The F7 works out fine. I like it.
09-02-2010, 11:27 AM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

Its a long shot but it worked for me once before on this very board (battery out).
Others have reported - taking the cpu out and letting it sit has fixed the no boot problem.
Seems like sucessful recoveries have been from subzero oc gone bad (that was the situation for me ).

well tried it and no change...
thanks anyways...
Plan to take MB & CPU to the shop tomorrow
09-03-2010, 01:51 PM
Sam_oslo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap

You can either disable turbo and actually set 21, or leave turbo enabled and then you can only set 20

Interesting, but how does this x21-BIOS-set works in real life?

I had a chance to try it with my X5650 B1 ES (BIOS F7x). I could set it to x21 in BIOS but it ended up as x20 in w7 anyways. I didn't have much time to play with it, because I had to borrow RAM from may main-rig. I will hopefully get some RAM soon and will try to get my good old UD7 up and running again. So I'm really interested to find out how this works actually. You got a link or more explanation on this?.
09-07-2010, 06:26 AM
Johnny87au

has their been a newer update yet from f7x?
09-07-2010, 07:02 AM
Deuzsta

Yes F7 final is out seems good so far
09-07-2010, 11:02 PM
jbkappirossi

hello there guy's

I'm new here and my first post. So I've got an UD7 rev1.0 to, with a 930.
And I have bin some sort of ginny pig, because my Saitek cyborg keyboard
has issiues whit the new F7 bios. and for me its just horrible whit overclocking.
It can't even do the same as F6 whit more vcore on 200x20 4ghz.
So why dit they f*ck up the bios, because the main think is OCing whit this board.

Because the problem whit my bios/keyboard i have tested several F7 bios.
F7w, x, y, final and a bunch of customs. And not one of them overclocks as well as the F6 bios.
09-08-2010, 12:23 AM
klataa

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbkappirossi

hello there guy's

I'm new here and my first post. So I've got an UD7 rev1.0 to, with a 930.
And I have bin some sort of ginny pig, because my Saitek cyborg keyboard
has issiues whit the new F7 bios. and for me its just horrible whit overclocking.
It can't even do the same as F6 whit more vcore on 200x20 4ghz.
So why dit they f*ck up the bios, because the main think is OCing whit this board.

Because the problem whit my bios/keyboard i have tested several F7 bios.
F7w, x, y, final and a bunch of customs. And not one of them overclocks as well as the F6 bios.

so stay with F6. For me F6 is best bios. I've tried all F7 beta but i coudnt run stable 4200mhz on any f7!

If u have stable pc on f6 then dont change anything:)
09-08-2010, 12:41 AM
angelreaper

F7 bios is no good for my mobo :shakes:
09-08-2010, 01:05 AM
mat87

Quote:

Originally Posted by mat87

Hi guys,

my triple channel memory kit runs without problems with 6-8-7-21-CR1 timings on F6 bios, but the same configuration refuses to boot if I use any of the new F7 beta bioses. Each of my memory sticks passes the memtest with 6-8-6-21-CR1 timings on the first two white slots while on the third white slot there is no way to boot with the same timings: the post sequence stops on CODE 26 and the system reboots with conservative settings. The third white slot works perfectly with F6 bios, so I think it is a bios issue. Has anyone got a similar problem?

My config:

CPU: i7 950 @ 4.0GHz
Motherboard: UD7 rev.1 with F7w bios
Memory: G.SKILL Trident F3-16000CL9T-6GBTD 1.6V (@ 1.64V)

Same issue with the final f7 bios.
09-08-2010, 06:16 PM
Fatalaty

Very good this F7 BIOS!! Nice visual
09-09-2010, 01:07 AM
Lsdmeasap

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam_oslo

Interesting, but how does this x21-BIOS-set works in real life?

I had a chance to try it with my X5650 B1 ES (BIOS F7x). I could set it to x21 in BIOS but it ended up as x20 in w7 anyways. I didn't have much time to play with it, because I had to borrow RAM from may main-rig. I will hopefully get some RAM soon and will try to get my good old UD7 up and running again. So I'm really interested to find out how this works actually. You got a link or more explanation on this?.

Did you disable Turbo when you set x21? You have to do that, or enable Turbo and set 20
09-09-2010, 06:51 AM
Deuzsta

I like the lastest f7 bios my system runs great all the f7 beta's i had problems with keyboard unstable overclocks and ram bugs but in my mind the new f7 is the best so far maybe im just having good luck with it :D
09-10-2010, 11:11 AM
Gorki

Quote:

Originally Posted by angelreaper

F7 bios is no good for my mobo :shakes:

How come? Whats the bad side?

Can anyone else share their experience with final F7 bios? OC, stability...etc? :rolleyes:
09-10-2010, 01:08 PM
vrdublu

Not really on topic here but..........I'm interested in the UD7 heatsink and was wondering if anyone is not using W/C maybe they would want to swap for a UD5 heatsink plus $$$. PM works good for anyone interested, thx.
09-10-2010, 01:40 PM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadHacker

well tried it and no change...
thanks anyways...
Plan to take MB & CPU to the shop tomorrow

got a call back from the shop...
mother board is dead, CPU is fine...
question now is do i buy anther board while waiting for this one to get RMA'd?:shrug:
09-10-2010, 06:09 PM
zedane

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadHacker

got a call back from the shop...
mother board is dead, CPU is fine...
question now is do i buy anther board while waiting for this one to get RMA'd?:shrug:

Buy a new motherboard first, and sell off the RMAed mobo when it arrives:yepp:
09-10-2010, 06:16 PM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by zedane

Buy a new motherboard first, and sell off the RMAed mobo when it arrives:yepp:

is there a better board? bang for buck?
it is the only one that comes with watercooled x58 which i like.
09-11-2010, 01:52 AM
zedane

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadHacker

is there a better board? bang for buck?
it is the only one that comes with watercooled x58 which i like.

Theres the MSI XPower, dunno if thats good enough for you but i consider it bang for bucks :cool: Or the Rampage III Extreme, though i won't really classify that as bang for bucks. EVGA classified good for OC, but lacks U3S6 and is expensive.

Otherwise, theres always the UD9 you can play with but definitely overpriced:yepp:
09-11-2010, 10:53 AM
etoo

Hey guys,
What's the best bios for gigabye x58a-ud7 ??
09-11-2010, 10:55 AM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by zedane

Theres the MSI XPower, dunno if thats good enough for you but i consider it bang for bucks :cool: Or the Rampage III Extreme, though i won't really classify that as bang for bucks. EVGA classified good for OC, but lacks U3S6 and is expensive.

Otherwise, theres always the UD9 you can play with but definitely overpriced:yepp:

I went with another UD7, hope to have it monday...
09-12-2010, 12:36 AM
zedane

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadHacker

I went with another UD7, hope to have it monday...

Grats ;)

Do take note that some changes have been made to the rev2.0 board
09-12-2010, 01:35 AM
riokabuto

After many many time...

...today i start to OC my ud7 & my i7920......
09-12-2010, 02:19 AM
newhit

Quote:

Originally Posted by zedane

Grats ;)

Do take note that some changes have been made to the rev2.0 board

I think Gigabyte changed the power delivery to the same as the UD9 (uprated?)..............maybe

Supposed to help with extreme ocking. So, if you've got the LN2 handy :up:
09-12-2010, 04:22 AM
zedane

Quote:

Originally Posted by newhit

I think Gigabyte changed the power delivery to the same as the UD9 (uprated?)..............maybe

Supposed to help with extreme ocking. So, if you've got the LN2 handy :up:

Not too sure about that:p: But they reduced the power phase from 24 to 16 on the current board :(
09-12-2010, 04:26 AM
dinos22

the new PWM delivers MORE power with less (different) phases ;)
09-12-2010, 04:58 AM
Mafio

Quote:

Originally Posted by dinos22

the new PWM delivers MORE power with less (different) phases ;)

in order to run 980x at high frequency/voltage the vmod is still needed?

thanks :)
09-12-2010, 05:08 AM
dinos22

no not any more

i have a bios here with an option which you can basically select to disable OCP

we will release it soon :up:
09-12-2010, 05:13 AM
Mafio

that's great :D

you GB guys are doing an awesome work with these p55/x58 series :yepp:
09-12-2010, 05:17 AM
zedane

Sounds great ;)

Thanks for the heads up :D
09-12-2010, 08:04 AM
newhit

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mafio

that's great :D

you GB guys are doing an awesome work with these p55/x58 series :yepp:

Does "Dinos22" want to be one of us Poms?....:)

Errrr, answers on a beer mat.

(Of course, it's great being a Pom :rolleyes:)
09-12-2010, 04:27 PM
dinos22

Quote:

Originally Posted by newhit

Does "Dinos22" want to be one of us Poms?....:)

Errrr, answers on a beer mat.

(Of course, it's great being a Pom :rolleyes:)

hahaha are you having a hard time convincing yourself :D
09-13-2010, 06:27 AM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by zedane

Grats ;)

Do take note that some changes have been made to the rev2.0 board

I don't know which revision i'll get...
but will remember to check once i get it
also... it hasn't been shipped yet:shakes:
09-13-2010, 10:04 AM
MadHacker

is there anyway i can find out what revision the board is from the serial number?
Serial number is in the invoice sent to me
I'm just a little impatient... I should get the board tomorrow or Wednesday, it finally got shipped.
09-13-2010, 04:28 PM
bgraves

ESata and Hot plugging

Surprised to see that my UD7, Windows 7 64 bit Pro:
Plugged in a running, externally powered SATA drive into the rear ESata/USB 3 ports. Nothing happens until I reboot!

Once Windows sees the drive, if I unplug Windows doesn't notice.
Arn't Esata ports hot-pluggable?
Under XP with a PCI Sata/Esata card all of this worked fine!!!!

anyone know better?
09-13-2010, 05:20 PM
MadHacker

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgraves

Surprised to see that my UD7, Windows 7 64 bit Pro:
Plugged in a running, externally powered SATA drive into the rear ESata/USB 3 ports. Nothing happens until I reboot!

Once Windows sees the drive, if I unplug Windows doesn't notice.
Arn't Esata ports hot-pluggable?
Under XP with a PCI Sata/Esata card all of this worked fine!!!!

anyone know better?

I used the on board esata port once,
once the driver was loaded and used my Ethernet ports were unusable.
don't know why, never tried it again, my external drive also supports USB2 so i use that instead.
09-14-2010, 05:28 AM
KorbenD

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgraves

Surprised to see that my UD7, Windows 7 64 bit Pro:
Plugged in a running, externally powered SATA drive into the rear ESata/USB 3 ports. Nothing happens until I reboot!

Once Windows sees the drive, if I unplug Windows doesn't notice.
Arn't Esata ports hot-pluggable?
Under XP with a PCI Sata/Esata card all of this worked fine!!!!

anyone know better?

Make sure the eSATA ports are set to AHCI mode in the BIOS, and that the correct drivers are installed. With the default drivers that Windows 7 installed, hot swap didn't work for me. Once I installed the ones from Gigabyte's site (and enabled AHCI) it worked fine.

Also, the combo USB/eSATA ports are USB 2.0. The 3.0 USB ports are the blue ones. ;)
09-14-2010, 01:01 PM
newhit

Quote:

Originally Posted by dinos22

hahaha are you having a hard time convincing yourself :D

No, I'm just trying to hide my joy..........:rolleyes: :bs:
09-15-2010, 08:09 PM
Ice009

Hey guys, not sure if this is a Gigabyte issue, but I thought I'd ask here anyway.

I've got a 5870 and I'm trying to install an Nvidia GTX 260+ card to try out the hybrid PhysX mod.

I have the 5870 in the primary PCI-express x 16 slot and the Nvidia card in the bottom slot (x8 slot).

I've followed this guide :

"Assuming you already have ATI card and drivers installed:

1/ Stick in your Nvidia card.

2/ Download Forceware 258.96 and install it.

3/ Restart.

4/ Install hybrid 1.04ff."

When trying to install the Nvidia 258.96 drivers it keeps saying compatible hardware not found.

I thought maybe the card was not seated properly so I tried re-seating it and the fan on the card seems to be spinning so it shouldn't be that.

I don't think it's a Gigabyte issue, but I thought I'd post and ask here in case there is a setting in the BIOS I need to change on the UD7 to get the Nvidia card working? It doesn't seem like it's detected. I would have thought that it would show up in GPU-Z even with out drivers installed, but it doesn't. Only the ATI card is listed.
09-16-2010, 01:16 AM
SteveRo

@ ice - what os are you using?
09-16-2010, 01:46 AM
Ice009

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

@ ice - what os are you using?

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.

Does another video card work when you don't have anything in the second x16 slot on this Motherboard?
09-16-2010, 04:38 AM
SteveRo

Yep, that is what i would do too, try all different slots, perhaps one has to be recognized before the other.
i run two old evga GF7800 cards in non-SLI mode to run three monitors - no problem (mobo - ggbt x58 extreme - very similar to UD7).
hopefully this is not another one of those GF vs ATI not playing well together again :rolleyes:
09-16-2010, 07:02 AM
Ice009

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

Yep, that is what i would do too, try all different slots, perhaps one has to be recognized before the other.
i run two old evga GF7800 cards in non-SLI mode to run three monitors - no problem (mobo - ggbt x58 extreme - very similar to UD7).
hopefully this is not another one of those GF vs ATI not playing well together again :rolleyes:

How many cards do you have in that system all up? Just the two 7800s? or 3 cards?
09-16-2010, 08:22 AM
SteveRo

Question for the UD7 bios experts out there, can UD7 rev2 bios be used on rev1 boards - see -

http://hwbot.org/article/newsflash/8...h_guide_notes_

BIOS Download link: http://rapidshare.com/files/419207367/GOOC2010.W08

I would like to try this bios on my rev1, any chance it would work?
09-16-2010, 08:24 AM
SteveRo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice009

How many cards do you have in that system all up? Just the two 7800s? or 3 cards?

No I have just the two GF7800s.
Did you try moving the cards around to different slots?
W7 is supposed to be more tolerant of using multiple video cards.
09-16-2010, 11:02 AM
overdoze

Thank you I'm able to OC my 980x to 4.4ghz stable 24/7 from this thread ... You guys are the greatest
09-16-2010, 05:33 PM
boldenc

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

Question for the UD7 bios experts out there, can UD7 rev2 bios be used on rev1 boards - see -

http://hwbot.org/article/newsflash/8...h_guide_notes_

BIOS Download link: http://rapidshare.com/files/419207367/GOOC2010.W08

I would like to try this bios on my rev1, any chance it would work?

I reuploaded the bios here: http://www.4shared.com/file/Tvyuru1-/GOOC2010.html

Quote:

Here is the summary of changes and features provided with this competition bios:

1. Bios is based on X58A-UD9 bios from 20/8/2010 and X58A-UD7 FB6 bios with a few additions
2. GOOC Lean Mode: disables various options on the fly including smart fan, power states and turbo, LOGO screen, enables USB keyboard/mouse and disables various third party IC functions which are not necessary for extreme OC
3. VCORE RANGE: from 1.0V up to 2.1Vcore (I wonder if there will actually be CPUs that scale with volts up to 2.1 lol)
4. GOOC EXTREME CLOCK: This option removes OCP when enabled
5. GOOC EXTREME TEMP: This options may improve cold bugs when enabled depending on CPU.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_CJpbLrog_T0/TJ...png?imgmax=800

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_CJpbLrog_T0/TJ...png?imgmax=800

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_CJpbLrog_T0/TJ...png?imgmax=800

sadly you can't use the rev2 bios with the rev1 motherboard.
Can we have a modified bios for rev1 motherboard?
09-16-2010, 08:04 PM
Ice009

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveRo

No I have just the two GF7800s.
Did you try moving the cards around to different slots?
W7 is supposed to be more tolerant of using multiple video cards.

Not yet. I have the 5870 in the first x16 slot, nothing in the second x16 slot and the Nvidia card in the bottom x8 slot.

The thing is I want to get a couple more ATI cards later on and Crossfire so I need the Nvidia card to work in the slot that it is currently in. That's why I didn't want to move it because eventually I want to use it in this slot. I will try it in the other slot though tomorrow when I have time to see if it works.

So it wouldn't be a BIOS setting or anything that needs to be changed? Even if I don't have drivers installed for the card should it still show up in GPU-Z or not? It seems to be running, but not showing up in GPU-Z, MSI Afterburner or any of those programs.
09-18-2010, 07:53 AM
_AntLionBR_

First test:

I've done the thinning of voltage to the processor, the remainder going to do yet.

I'm having a problem here with the program Easy Tune. The program is not saving the changes I make. Anyone know why?

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/7...40ghz128v2.png
09-19-2010, 06:47 AM
Gorki

Quote:

Originally Posted by boldenc

Can we have a modified bios for rev1 motherboard?

+1 That would be really sweet! :yepp:

I have not seen much rev 2 users posting around here..:rolleyes:

Quote:

Originally Posted by _AntLionBR_

First test:

I've done the thinning of voltage to the processor, the remainder going to do yet.

I'm having a problem here with the program Easy Tune. The program is not saving the changes I make. Anyone know why?

Are you using latest version of ET6?
09-19-2010, 06:58 AM
_AntLionBR_

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gorki

Are you using latest version of ET6?

The Bios I'm using is the one that came factory version F6 (2010/03/12).

The problem in the program Easy Tune I'm having, could tell me?
09-19-2010, 12:08 PM
Darknight

Quote:

Originally Posted by gorki

+1 that would be really sweet! :yepp:

I have not seen much rev 2 users posting around here..:rolleyes:

+1 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ilies/yepp.gif

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