Finally got it figured out. Any change what so ever to blck , even from 100.00 to 100.01 knocks out my lan. I can live with that till a new bios come out. Strange problem though.
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Finally got it figured out. Any change what so ever to blck , even from 100.00 to 100.01 knocks out my lan. I can live with that till a new bios come out. Strange problem though.
anyone get the subzero coldbug fixed?
I think F7 should have fixed this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivi
You clocking a different CPU ;) lol he just got like 4 WRs i think with his 3930K and UD3 with F7. It is just to prove that it isn't limited. IMO SBe ES suck for OC compared to retails, but yea there is nothing bad about your score :) But your clocking is very nice! I think he ran a bunch of runs at that same frequency too like SPI and HyperPI.Quote:
Originally Posted by l0ud_sil3nc3
BTW you guys see this, which baord burns first, xfastest 5 boards, which burns first? http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ill-burn-first
Sorry for the OT but I have the beta BIOS of ECS and I think it comes with turbo and can also play with the multi. The official BIOS in the website really is not that good as you will be stuck with the x32 multi :D
Is there a way to update the 2nd BIOS from my current(working F4f) BIOS? Or do I have to remove the CPU cooler to update the 2nd BIOS... not that it's difficult, but I don't really want to...
There is a bios switch at the back for you to select which BIOS you want to use. once selected i think you can update the BIOS already. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GBorrelli
Guess I should have worded that better. I mean is there a way to copy from BIOS 1 to BIOS 2?
Um I don't know. I think 99% of people use the green/blue button on the backside to switch between BIOSes and flash either seperatly.
BTW new BIOS: F8B
Am I seeing this correctly when i see that they are testing these temps without fans on the VRM heatsinks and they are getting 83c and higher off the top of a heatsink?Quote:
Originally Posted by sin0822
So I was wondering what it would be with the probe under the heatsink with and without fans so I tested it.
Here are my results with R4E Idle All Stock settings with and without Fans
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...EMPSR4E018.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...EMPSR4E021.jpg
Im wondering what it cranks up to while under load!
So I set a 4.375 Normal OC profile preset from Asus R4E and loaded it with Vantage
With No fans
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...HeatVRM012.jpg
After the vantage run I put a few fans on the VRM and it took a pretty long time to drop temps to 87 (over 5 minutes)
I cant wait to get another UD7. I just like the Gigabyte board better
I think at xfastest they tested under the heatsink, but at stock frequency and 1.4v set with highest level LLC, those were their only restrictions.
^ your reading is in F not C from the looks of you screen, under load it is about the same as the normal temp of the human body lol. If this is the case it is running very cool, it can safely run at those temps for 100 years.
Thats hilarious! Thats exactly what I was thinking when I was taking the picture! I think their readings were in F as well. If not then thats fairly hot. 85c is 185f. That would be pretty hot at idle. I am actually shocked it didnt go up higher under load.Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
But that was with no Digi settings changed at all.
I had this set at 1.4 and I think the profile auto sets LLC to medium. Dont know why its running as cool as it is. Ill leave the heat sensor on and run it to 5.0Ghz at 1.5v and run vantage again. It seems odd that my temps are so much cooler then theirs. I wonder if they were under load. I cant read the language to tell!
Edit, I see their readings were in C. Wow, Wonder why so hot?
Nice! Will try it later tonight. Maybe this BIOS will introduce some goodies. .
With the new BIOS update 2400MHz RAM works pretty well, I no longer have to OC to 2400MHz but rather XMP profiles work just fine :)
Note, this is with F7, not F8D.
Are there any change log notes for F8D?
no change log, but from what i have tested, it doesn't offer much over F7. It is probably just F7 with some rudimentary fixes, maybe new cpu microcode. Maybe we have to wait for later betas, like F8e
Well i got my mobo and chip and so far not happy as with a lot of people..the dreaded 6A error. After trying all ideas from here and only able to see BIOS once( before i could flash) i gave up after 3 hours. Hopefully my supplier can sort this out.
This is what you should do, tell the supplier GB said the board needs to be flashed to F7, tell them you want your board flashed to F7.
Its odd because I've had this board since the first day of launch and I haven't encountered this issue at all... and I started with F3.
Me too i have not had this issue. Russian you have an ES C0 stepping?
6A error is interesting. We had an RMA in AU with this error supposedly but the end user would not give us the CPU or sell it to us. We ended up sourcing a new retail chip from a local store and tested the board in question and the board was working perfectly fine .... confused!
I had a 6A issue under cold. Basically, I can't adjust the BCLK when the temperature was under -15°C. If the temperature is above -15°C, everything will be just fine.
Well he picked it up and after trying various sets of RAM we were able to get into BIOS and update to F7. Then had issues installing windows under RAID. got BSOD or driver corruption messages. Then this morning decided to run single drive and all went well. Awating replacement of my SSD so was using SATA 2 drives
As TT forum is down....:
G1.Assassin 2 - F8g
GA-X79-UD7 - F8g
GA-X79-UD5 - F8g
GA-X79-UD3 - F8g
-05.Jan 12
G1.Assassin 2 - F8
GA-X79-UD5 - F8
GA-X79-UD3 - F8
-Improve LAN Performance
-Improve DDR3 2400 Compatibility
-06.Jan 12
So how is this board? I am considering buying it. If I do, I will use it for overclocking/gaming/folding. I know I am better served with other boards, but I absolutely love the color scheme.
Yea then get it, you should be fine. it will do all of those things. Good quality board. Make sure to use BIOS F7 and above.
Is the board capable of handling RAM above 2133 without much issues? I really don't need more 8 GB, and there decent fast kits out there for cheap (at least at the moment :D). Again, I realize I am better served with a slower kit, but I would like the option available.
Hello,
I hope someone could help me.Maybe one of the user with 6A problem have an idea for me.My systym only runs with default setting.My bios version is now 8fb. I get still 6A boot error.This only happens if i try 2 change the CPU clock ratio.Cant get over 35!!! All other ends into 6A.I tried new set of memory (g-skill z series),still same failure.My system runs at my Mainboard trader without problems after bios update.He gots stable oc to 4,5 ghz with aircooling.At home with watercooling no way??Is it my kind of cpu or the pressure of the cooler?I dont have any idea more.(sry for bad english)
Settings.
UD7-3930K-gskill 4x2gb RipjawsZ-MSI 580GTX TFII-Heatkiller 3.0-enermax rev. 1020w
I've got Kingston DDR3 2400MHz running stable.Quote:
Originally Posted by matari
So I updated to F8G without backing up my BIOS and unlike when I updated from F4 to F7 my raid took a $h1t and was irreparable... Kinda weird that the setup wouldn't carryover. Yet another time I've been all but thrilled with this board. And then I started getting 6F halts...
sorry to hear that man:(Quote:
Originally Posted by GBorrelli
Quote:
Originally Posted by matari
Its a good mobo and with bios revisions will get better. Good choice if you purchase it...
I'm here with f8g and satisfied with it. keyboard and mouse works a lot better in uefi. I dont like at all miscellaneous settings being empty, it does not make sense...
Hi
If i disable the Turbo and enable Real-Time CPU ratio in OS, my Board go in 6A. All other settings default.
Disable turbo only or only Disable Real-Time CPU Ratio in OS makes no problems. Do i need the Turbo for Realtime Ratio?
Thanks
Oli
edit: BIOS is F8d
edit2:
??
It has nothing to do with turbo. Now my board does not starts with real-time cahnge ratio!?! I load otimized defaults, then I enable realtime cpu configuration and my board goes into 6a ..
Yesterday it worked with real-time .. Very confusing.
I think i have the same problem like Homers.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=1#post5029718
With 6 cores, i can not boot over ratio 35. Whith 2 Cores i can nott boot over 39.
Each oc ends with 6a Code.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Same happened to me now with an ES chip. Tried 3 different rams and it was a no go. I do not know what bios it is, because i can not boot :p.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swanie
Looks like I have to borrow a retail chip for maybe update the bios. :(
Has anyone successfully overclocked via bclk and changing strap?
Well i am happy , no very happy with my setup. My 6A problem ended up being memory compatibility issues. I now have Patriot Viper Extreme DDR2000 and all is good. No more 6A errors. My supplier (which knows much more about OC than i do) assisted in setting up my PC.Running @ 4500 mhz and memory @ 2000 mhz. I am so happy. Hope all the others with the dreaded 6A issues gets theirs sorted. On F7 BIOS
Nice to hear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swanie
Which Ram you had with 6a error
Which Ram do you use now?
Did you have ever 6a or only when oc?
thanks
hooaaaa !!! great man i want one :DQuote:
Originally Posted by l0ud_sil3nc3
F8g bios is out.
http://www.station-drivers.com/page/...ga-x79-ud7.htm
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=1#post5029256Quote:
Originally Posted by Nizzen
@ andressergio
just to let you know, those clocks were not possible on the giga, looking forward to trying an MSI board as well.
Greetings --
I have a very serious question for which I'd like an answer. And before I go any further I want to make it very clear that I am not in any way, shape or form a Troll. Nor am I in any way trying to discredit Gigabyte and their fine products. With that out of the way, here is my question.
Has this board (The Gigabyte X79 UD7) been discontinued? I ask because I was going to purchase the board today and when I went to the Newegg site and then Amazon both sites are currently listing the board as DEACTIVATED.
This is very disheartening for me to say the least. I have gone to a lot of expense and a lot of preparatory work for my new computer build which is to be based around this board, especially the color scheme. I've purchased a boatload of Cougar fans and sleeved the majority of my cables (MDPC) in colors to go with the "Gigabyte Orange" theme. I really, really hope that what I'm seeing on the Newegg and Amazon sites is just a temporary problem that Gigabyte is working to resolve.
So... If there is anyone on this forum from Gigabyte or anyone "in the know" who could answer my question, I sure would appreciate it. Has the board indeed been discontinued? If not, can we expect a re-designed board in the market again any time soon?
Thank you very much for your response and consideration of this matter. I appreciate it very much.
In Germany you can buy it. :shrug:
To OP, i have heard the same thing here in Greece. Source the board from somewhere else while you still can! :)
Well here in my country we have stock available of the UD7 and we normally the last place to get.
I used OCZ Platinums at that stage and could not get my mobo to boot . Tried GSkill (cant remember which range sorry) and also no luck. Got it booting with Vengeance DDR 1866 .Quote:
Originally Posted by Schnuppl
Am now running Patriot Viper Extreme DDR2000 without any issues and as said running at 2000 mhz.
Now my system stable and was running AIDA 64 bench and Cinebench together and max temp was 68 degrees. During gaming never goes past 60 degrees with ambient @ 22 degrees
Keep in mind Gigabyte's press release that said they were going to pull stock off the shelves and replace with new stock that had the latest BIOS (to prevent the less experienced users from burning up thier boards). I would think this might be a temporary lull in availability that will corrected very soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danchyk
yeah i know i moved to asus long time ago thanks mateQuote:
Originally Posted by l0ud_sil3nc3
good luck on that !!!
Thanks to those who have responded. A further check shows that some US retailers are still offering the board for sale, namely - Tiger Direct, CompUSA and Chuck's Audio and Video. However, the fact that the two biggest retailers - Newegg and Amazon are listing the board as "DEACTIVATED" is still a huge concern for me. I wish Gigabyte would clarify exactly what the status of this board is. If indeed it is to be discontintinued then what's the point of buying it? Will it still be supported? I've posed the question to Gigabyte but have not gotten a reply. Playing guessing games with a major component like a motherboard is obviously not a good thing. Oh well. Nothing to do but wait, I guess...Quote:
Originally Posted by Danchyk
This is Gigabytes flagship x79. I doubt very seriously it is discontinued. As mdzcpa said, "Keep in mind Gigabyte's press release that said they were going to pull stock off the shelves and replace with new stock that had the latest BIOS (to prevent the less experienced users from burning up thier boards)".
So I've got my VCore set at 1.35V in BIOS, however in Windows CPU-Z reads around 1.294V under load. What gives? CPU-Z or BIOS not accurate?
thats gigabutt vdrop feature lol
That sounds about right if you are not using LLC. Test it with a DMM and see what the real vcore is.
do you have llc enabled? if so what level?Quote:
Originally Posted by GBorrelli
Anyone having trouble with radeon 7970??
I cant see any video signal in uefi posts. Using my physx card in slot1, I am able to install amd and nvidia drivers. Once installed, the 7970 works ok...
I am using f8g as main and f7 as backup and the same result. Tried changing slots, leaving the card alone, changing power connectors with no luck.
...
UD7 - F8 is out.
to answer your question, it is POSSIBLE that production has been ended. the reason: soon intel will release new socket 2011 chips and patsburg chipset(s).Quote:
Originally Posted by Danchyk
allegedly the xeons were delayed in part because they were broken and needed a respin, but also because patsburg was broken too. so it is possible that the current x79 boards will be replaced with new ones using the newer patsburg. we'll know in a month or two I think.
Yo guys,
the x79-UD-7 will be my next board.
There is still one thing that makes me a little nervous; Did anybody measure the temperature of the mosfets during oc?
Is a water cooling solution in sight?
dude don't worry about the temperature of the VRM, just place some airflow over it if you are going to OC over 4.2ghz that is what i am recommending now.
On a side note, I actually talked to GB about the issue and others pertaining to the X79 boards when i was at CES like a day or two ago, i voiced some suggestions and questions to their top management, they actually wanted to hear my suggestions. I sat down and talked to some of their VPs. They were eager to hear what i had to say and they really impressed me by listening and trying to understand what they can do better. What other company will have their top management sit down with a power user like me and hear what i have to say? F7 is a good and safe BIOS and yes they took the boards to flash them all with F7 to ensure nothing happens like it did on the UD3. I saw the UD7 is currently out of stock before i left, it is either in for BIOS flash or because they ran out, as the board wasn't made in large quantities. GB has some really good stuff planned for 2012, I am excited for some excellent overclocking products, and no i don't know when or what, I just know that there is a strong push internally.
When i saw their Z77 boards i couldn't help but think that they started to listen to overclockers, did anyone notice that all the ATX boards had Voltage read points, buttons for power,reset, and clear CMOS, and Port80H. Even the UD3 and G1 Sniper 3 and UD5 had these. IMO that is great! i looked over some of the chips (like on the G1 Sniper 3 they have 4 8x slots, and they have a PCI-E bridge chip, but it isn't NF200 and it isn't Lucid, but it is PCI-E 3.0 capable), the VRM on the Z77 boards is a bit different than on the X79, they use the same digital PWM, but they used different inductors (the ones used were made by the same manufacturer that made the OC board's inductors) but i was told that these are ES boards and that the final should be slightly different. I know they are trying their best to make sure Z77 tops Z68 by more than what we expect. They already have hicookie OCing, and IVY has some excellent OC potential as so i have heard.
Thanks Stasio.Quote:
UD7 - F8 is out.
@All, anyone tried them Corsair GTX3's in this board?
Sounds like good news.Quote:
Originally Posted by sin0822
Did you hear anything about the rumors Intel is going to build 22nm chips for the 2011 socket?
You are referring to Ivy-E? That isn't a rumor it is a plan as far as i know. LGA1155 will go through SB and IB and LGA2011 will go through SBe and IBe
Yes, that's what I meant.
The Ivy-E will be for sale in autumn this year. So the 3930K is the right cpu for my system now
indeed. Enjoy the 3930K it is very powerful!
hi guys, i have been following extreme systems forum for a long time and think it is a great forum with a wealth of knowledge, have never posted in the past as i feel a bit of a noob!
unfortunately though i like to let you guys know that my x79-ud7 board burnt out :( it seems smoke came from the similar place as that you tube video of the (Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 burns)
bios settings were set at optimised settings, i have sent gigabye technical support a email and asking that i will be requesting for my money back! i was getting the 6a error from the word go
and could only post with ratio change in OS disabled, and bios version f7!
Do you remember the BIOS version you had on your system when your mosfets burned out?
It happend to the UD-7 of a friend of mine a few weeks ago but he had an old BIOS version running.
hi fritz, yeah i had the f7 flashed as suggested by gigabyte, i really don't think its the bios just a bad batch as i don't think everyone was getting the 6A error, which i think is the whole problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
Is there any reason why they made the F8 bios do the same thing as F7, mainly automatically updating my backup bios without any prompt from me to F8 as well? All that did was blow away my 3 overclocking profiles. Can't even stop the dam thing, it starts writing immediately. Not impressed with that one little bit.
@grafic harbour,
It's bit difficult to explain in in English; the cause for the burning mosfets wasn't the BIOS version by itself. The phase control and firmware of the mosfets failed to manage the overclocking protection. The BIOS F7 was supposed to update the BIOS and the firmware of the mosfet controllers as well.
thanks for your response and time Fritz_the_germ, but this is the first time this has happened to me and i really hope gigabyte just refunds my money without any troubles as that is all i want, i only had the
board for a few weeks! i strongly feel that is my right!
I think Gigabyte won't argue to pay back your money. It was definitely their fault.
You have deserved an extra gift for the trouble you went through
Fritz
F9a is out.
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by stasio
First bios for my Asus x79 WS and now for UD7 again :D
It is like christmas every day :up:
Any changelog for 9a?
it is probably very small change. As it is F9A probably F8 with some compatibility enhancements or updated microcode.
With the F6 and F7 BIOS, my Gigabyte ga-x79-ud7 made clearly audible sounds. I have F8 now, and I'm going to test again with my stethoscope.
The sounds came from the two rows of black cubes in-between the CPU and the heat-pipe riser. The sounds were loudest with heavy graphics card use, but are noticeable with any significant IO load, including USB devices. The sounds are as loud as conversation, (30-60db at one meter on my sound level meter). The sounds are similar to hisses, squeals, squeaks, scratches and ticks.
My question now is if I should just RMA or return the board. I want to overclock it, but I don't expect to ever have a stable system if the power regulators are fried.
I would RMA that is inductor squeal, just make sure it isn't from your GPUs.
When I flashed my main bios from f8g to f8, backup bios got flashed too.
I randomly have electrical noise in mainboard. Gonna try f9a.
from where?
i experienced the same noise on this board. just the intensity was not that high like yours. but the system, with default bios settings, endet after 45 min of gaming in a freeze. iv sendet the mb to rma. the x79 ud7 currently is in most parts of the world out of stock... fingers crossed that i see it again;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlweed
My electrical noise comes from disks data. But has been reduced almost completely with new bios revisions.
Btw, f9a is not good overclocker, need more voltage for same oc.
Performance Tuning Protection Plan by IntelŪ
http://click.intel.com/tuningplan/default.aspx
Seems like a great deal from Intel. No matter how you blow it up or break it...
Yo guys,
before I gonna buy this board just two question on you all:
1. Are there still any POST-problems (code 6a or 79) known?
2. Did it happen that the mosfets were burned even using the F7 BIOS (or higher version)?
Hey, guys.-) I was off of PC market for quite a while but recently decided to change the platform. I've got a pretty good deal on UD7 where I live. So I wanna ask how bad the problem with mosfets?
Thx in advance
I have had no post or mosfet issues at all. The new f9a bios seems to be good for me also.
Most had it fixed with BIOS F7. Now each BIOS seems to get better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
I have a UD7 and the G1 Assassin 2, i run them for longs periods of times and hard stress, both are still alive. Plus with the GB board you are better covered if it does, it can happen on any X79 boards really, it takes one bad component out of the 1million made of the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz_the_germ
Thank you for your honest reply. I already found somebody who wants to buy my X58-UD-7.Quote:
Originally Posted by sin0822
I just can't wait to make the X79-UD-7 work...
yea it should work fine, i am surprised you can find one tho, but yea you are in Germany not the US. post about your experience when you get it, good or bad. if you need help this is what this thread is for, or if you want you can PM me.
Awesome, I've been using this board for almost 2 months now... and now I'm getting A2 post code after clearing the CMOS after a poor OC. Seriously? I'm running F7 and i'm only now getting A2 after a CMOS clear? Any suggestions? I've already changed RAM.
Futzed with it a bit, now its Giving me A6.
Honestly, though, I don't get it. I was just trying to push my 2400MHz ram past 2400MHz and now I'm getting A2 and A6 post code. I'm 99% sure its because I cleared the CMOS by removing the battery and unplugging power.
Edit: Fixed by unplugging EVERYTHING from the board and then clearing CMOS and rebooting.
I had the same issue and I solved it by clearing cmos or disconnecting and connecting expansion cards and memory...
Good morning to all
I'm writing from Italy
I updated the bios F8 but the problems were not solved.
I hope that Gigabitre take note of the problem.
http://www.hwupgrade.it/forum/showth...2423284&page=7
Thank you so much.
Edit
Quote:
Originally Posted by dewwwxx84
Mine got burned like this one. Now I have a second giga ud7 and all works ok, f8 is a good bios version, in my opinion..
Regards from Spain.
This is what happened to my ud7 last night, i have been running the f8 bios for 1 day before this happened, just sitting in windows also no stress on the motherboard.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...p/IMG_0476.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...p/IMG_0477.jpg
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Good morning to all users,
Today I was contacted by Gigabyte Italy, their were very helpful with me and took note of the problem immediately, by sending me another motherboard X79UD7.
I'm happy with as Gigabyte is handling the issue with users and, by the end of this week I'll have another new motherboard in my PC.
Amazing, good Gigabyte!
But why are so many of these boards frying in the same place? I mean, just IDLE on the desktop? What's going on ....?
the protection mechanism implemented on UD7 may not be functioning correctly. We are getting all these boards back to HQ for testing and will find out what is up and update. It's being treated as a top priority!
GIGABYTE incredible support
X79UD7 sent ........ :shocked:
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good glad to hear they are taking care of it