Gigabyte EX58-UD5/Extreme Discussion Thread

LoL, that's exactly my thoughts on this mod as well!!

I am fine when it comes to soldering wires, but there is no-way in hell I would trust myself soldering tiny resistors like these!

Knowing my luck, I'd end up losing the bloody thing.

Jep...me too bro!
But maybe the days before christmas I meet a good solderer! He' gonna do that for me

Here's my latest overclocking results with the UD5 and i920..

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...gets/44GHz.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...ets/44GHz2.jpg

I'm well happy with this result, however, I think I need to go out and buy some faster RAM, as I have to underclock these Dominators down to 1260MHz, as my system becomes unstable if I leave the mem multi on 8x, even if I try loosening up timings and pushing more VDimm and Vtt, so I'd like to get either 1866MHz or 2000MHz modules instead of my current ones..

But 4.4GHz is not to shabby imo, I think I can push for more as well!! :D

You need to increase the nb multi if you want to run your ram faster. For DDR3-1866 you need at least 3700mhz NB/L3 clock (meaning 18 multi with 210mhz blck).

Rule of thumb is NB speed needs to be 2 x mem speed, or your system gets instable.

I often find 2x +2 works great in most situations as well, especially when pushing high overclocks

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Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap

I often find 2x +2 works great in most situations as well, especially when pushing high overclocks

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That's my find too!

I know about the uncore and mem multi relationship, I always just set it to 2x that of the mem multi, however, when using the 6x mem multi like I am in those screens above, I have to set uncore to 13x, if you try using 12x the system refuses to POST..

Do you guys reckon if I give it more Vtt I might be able to get my Dominators running at 1680MHz?

What tips can you guys give me for overclocking RAM?

I have tried running the RAM at 1680MHz CAS9 with the processor at 4.4GHz, but it got to about 15 passes of LinX and then stopped due to errors..

I forgot to mention what voltages I was using for those screens above.

Vcore 1.400v (BIOS), Vtt 1.255v, VDimm 1.500v, CPU PLL 1.300v (my system becomes unstable if this is left at stock 1.800v, but if I set it to 1.3v everything seems fine!) IOH core 1.140v, QPI PLL 1.140v.

Hopefully more Vtt will let me run at 1680MHz, I mean, it's only an 80MHz bump in frequency!!

Would like to see those settings for 4.7Ghz - I'm stuck at 4.6ghz atm but older BIOS. Haven't OC'd as much as I'd want to lately.

~Bex

Is it ok to my system 24x7 @ this timings below continued

1648 MHz 6-7-6-18 1t @ 1.66v
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5185/1001209cp.jpg

1860 MHz 6-8-6-23 1t @ 1.68v :shocked:
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/5335/1001220.jpg

2020 MHz 8-9-8-24 1t @ 1.66v
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/5315/1001196v.jpg

Is Memtest v4.00 the best program to test my rams stability ? :)
How many pass should i have to run ?

1860MHz @ CAS6 is really good mate, although, 1 pass of Memtest isn't enough imo, I usually leave it running for at least 8 hours when checking my RAM..

@Bex, for that 4.7GHz CPUZ validation, I just set Vcore to 1.45v (BIOS) Vtt @ 1.335v, and all other voltages are the same as in my post above.

What I had to do to reach 224Bclk was set it to 222MHz in the BIOS, and then once I was in Windows, I used SetFSB to bump it up to 222MHz, as the UD5 has a 222 Bclk wall, so anytime I tried to push more than that via the BIOS, it wouldn't even POST.

The highest I have had Bclk so far was 226MHz, but I can't find my CPUZ validation that I did... :(

Sweet. I'll look into having another go for sure then :D

~Bex

BTW, does those new bioses work with that physical PCI-e mod?

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Originally Posted by BulldogPO

BTW, does those new bioses work with that physical PCI-e mod?

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Yes, you can use any BIOS you want with a modded board. The Fxxx BIOS simply allowed you to change PCIE freq in the BIOS was all, with it or any new BIOS you can just use SetFSB to change the PCIE Freq

New BIOS will not be able to change PCIE in the BIOS is all, works fine other than that and I do suggest the latest beta BIOS of course

Does anyone know which of the latest BIOSes is guaranteed to have a working S3 sleep function? I'm still on the F6e BIOS because that one allowed my computer to sleep at the time. Has the issue been permanently resolved?

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Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap

Yes, you can use any BIOS you want with a modded board. The Fxxx BIOS simply allowed you to change PCIE freq in the BIOS was all, with it or any new BIOS you can just use SetFSB to change the PCIE Freq

New BIOS will not be able to change PCIE in the BIOS is all, works fine other than that and I do suggest the latest beta BIOS of course

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OK.
Will flash then.

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Originally Posted by PC_User

Does anyone know which of the latest BIOSes is guaranteed to have a working S3 sleep function? I'm still on the F6e BIOS because that one allowed my computer to sleep at the time. Has the issue been permanently resolved?

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I just tested F9k at 4.2Ghz for a user last week, worked fine for me. I think the S3 issues have been resolved since the old F8 beta's, maybe even before that for the entire lineup.

If you test F9k and fail, don't give up so quickly and switch back. Many changes have been made (And always are in each BIOS) so old settings may not work, you will need to tweak and retweak your board to get it stable again. Just like when you first bought it.

S3 requires stability, so get that first and it should work for you without issue

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Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap

I just tested F9k at 4.2Ghz for a user last week, worked fine for me. I think the S3 issues have been resolved since the old F8 beta's, maybe even before that for the entire lineup.

If you test F9k and fail, don't give up so quickly and switch back. Many changes have been made (And always are in each BIOS) so old settings may not work, you will need to tweak and retweak your board to get it stable again. Just like when you first bought it.

S3 requires stability, so get that first and it should work for you without issue

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Thanks for the info. My F6e has been rock stable for about 8 months now so I might just not risk it and leave it as is. Just wanted the peace of mind of having some final BIOS version.

How's the waterblock included with this board? =)

Any that have tested with after-market blocks without removing the entire heatsink? Is it it even possible to do that? =)

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Originally Posted by PC_User

Thanks for the info. My F6e has been rock stable for about 8 months now so I might just not risk it and leave it as is. Just wanted the peace of mind of having some final BIOS version.

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Anytime! You could always save your current BIOS (Including profiles) with @BIOS, then flash to the new one (Using QFLASH PLEASE :D ) and test it out. Then if you don't like it you could flash back your old BIOS and be all set again.

The new BIOSes have many added fixes, improvements, and features. I would check it out for sure, and like I said if you do don't give up on it so quickly, give yourself time to tweak settings a bit and test it out giving it a real chance.

hi

i have just purchased the gigabyte ex 58 ud5

i have just installed windows 7 64 bit with bios F9e

my Western digitial velocirator and liteon are both detected in
windows, but NOT IN THE BIOS

my current bios settings are as follows

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

ICH sata control mode - AHCI
sata port 0-3 native mode - DISABLED
usb 1 controller - enabled
usb 2 controller - enabled
usb storage function - disabled
onboard sata/ide device - enabled
onboard sata/ide ctrl mode - IDE

when i go to STANDARD CMOS FEATURES

both hdd and cd rom drive are not recognized.

please do help me out here.

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Originally Posted by insidertrading

hi

i have just purchased the gigabyte ex 58 ud5

i have just installed windows 7 64 bit with bios F9e

my Western digitial velocirator and liteon are both detected in
windows, but NOT IN THE BIOS

my current bios settings are as follows

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

ICH sata control mode - AHCI
sata port 0-3 native mode - DISABLED
usb 1 controller - enabled
usb 2 controller - enabled
usb storage function - disabled
onboard sata/ide device - enabled
onboard sata/ide ctrl mode - IDE

when i go to STANDARD CMOS FEATURES

both hdd and cd rom drive are not recognized.

please do help me out here.

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connect the liteon on sata white port!

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Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap

If you test F9k and fail, don't give up so quickly and switch back. Many changes have been made (And always are in each BIOS) so old settings may not work, you will need to tweak and retweak your board to get it stable again. Just like when you first bought it.

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This is very true, when I first tried out F9e, I couldn't get my o/c stable using the same settings as I was on F7, so I ended up going back to F7 again, but a week later, I decided to give F9e another go, and after spending some time tweaking the voltages, I managed to get my system stable using much lower Vcore and Vtt than I was using previously..

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Originally Posted by insidertrading

hi

i have just purchased the gigabyte ex 58 ud5

i have just installed windows 7 64 bit with bios F9e

my Western digitial velocirator and liteon are both detected in
windows, but NOT IN THE BIOS

my current bios settings are as follows

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

ICH sata control mode - AHCI
sata port 0-3 native mode - DISABLED
usb 1 controller - enabled
usb 2 controller - enabled
usb storage function - disabled
onboard sata/ide device - enabled
onboard sata/ide ctrl mode - IDE

when i go to STANDARD CMOS FEATURES

both hdd and cd rom drive are not recognized.

please do help me out here.

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When you enable AHCI, the bios wont dedect the hdds, cause they are managed by the intel raid controller.

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Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap

Anytime! You could always save your current BIOS (Including profiles) with @BIOS, then flash to the new one (Using QFLASH PLEASE :D ) and test it out. Then if you don't like it you could flash back your old BIOS and be all set again.

The new BIOSes have many added fixes, improvements, and features. I would check it out for sure, and like I said if you do don't give up on it so quickly, give yourself time to tweak settings a bit and test it out giving it a real chance.

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Originally Posted by DavyBoy

This is very true, when I first tried out F9e, I couldn't get my o/c stable using the same settings as I was on F7, so I ended up going back to F7 again, but a week later, I decided to give F9e another go, and after spending some time tweaking the voltages, I managed to get my system stable using much lower Vcore and Vtt than I was using previously..

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You guys convinced me. I'll give it a try right now.

I'm having some strange issue flashing to the new beta BIOS (F9k) on my EX58-UD5. I've never had this issue.

I followed all the steps correctly and just tried flashing from F6e to F9k and Q-Flash says "Invalid BIOS file." I tried flashing to the F9e BIOS from Gigabyte's website and it says the same thing.

I also tried to flash with FLASHSPI and it says cannot read BIOS file successfully.

What to do?

new bioses are up on gigabyte site.
Any one tried?

Bios : 15.12.09

GA-EX58 - Previous Final/BetaBIOS


GA-EX58A-UD7 - F2 : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...58a-ud7_f2.exe
GA-EX58A-UD7 - F3g: http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...8a-ud7_f3g.exe

GA-EX58-Extreme - F8 : http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...extreme_f8.exe
GA-EX58-Extreme - F9p: http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...xtreme_f9p.exe

GA-EX58-UD5 - F8 :http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...x58-ud5_f8.exe
GA-EX58-UD5 - F9m: http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...58-ud5_f9m.exe

GA-EX58-UD4 - F6 : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...x58-ud4_f6.exe
GA-EX58-UD4 - F7j : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...58-ud4_f7j.exe

GA-EX58-UD4P - F9 :http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...58-ud4p_f9.exe
GA-EX58-UD4P - F10k : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...-ud4p_f10k.exe

GA-EX58-UD3R - F7 :http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...x58ud3r.F7.zip
GA-EX58-UD3R - F8i : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...8-ud3r_f8i.exe

GA-EX58-UD3R (1.6) - Fc :http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...x58ud3r.Fc.zip
GA-EX58-UD3R (1.6) - Fdb :http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...3r_1.x_fdb.exe

GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI - F5 :http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...d3r-sli_f5.exe
GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI - F6i : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...3r-sli_f6i.exe

GA-EX58-DS4 - F7 : http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...x58-ds4_f7.exe
GA-EX58-DS4 - F8h : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...58-ds4_f8h.exe

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GA-EX58A-UD7
GA-EX58-Extreme
GA-EX58-UD5
GA-EX58-UD4
GA-EX58-UD4P
GA-EX58-UD3R
GA-EX58-UD3R (1.6)
GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI
GA-EX58-DS4

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how to get Dynamic Vcore to work? I can't edit it and my vcore doesn't drop in idle.

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Originally Posted by Andrea deluxe

connect the liteon on sata white port!

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so i should not connect the liteon to the intel ports but instead to the jmicron? what mode should i set the jmircron port to? ide or ahci?

also should i enable or diable native mode for the intel ports?


Hornet:

so the bios will no longer list the drives if i use ahci?

how then would i be able to boot from cd? i.e i ran into this problem trying to run memtest

could you guys help me out with the bios settings? this is the first time ive ran into such problems and im tearing my hair out.

really do appreciate all your replies!

Dynamic Vcore is working great, you have to set vcore to normal and adjust the DVID to get the same vcore you have before
EX: Before I use 1.33125v vcore, I get 1.296v idle vcore and 1.248v load vcore in windows
Now I set the Vcore to Normal and Adjust DVID to +0.0625 which will give me same 1.33125v but now I get idle vcore 1.08v with my OC settings.
Temps reduced 8c in idle.

Normal vcore will differ from chip to chip, you have to calculate the DVID + Normal vcore your chip needs.

Running the new F9m on my UD5. So far so good, haven't tried Dynamic Vcore yet.

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Originally Posted by insidertrading

so i should not connect the liteon to the intel ports but instead to the jmicron? what mode should i set the jmircron port to? ide or ahci?

also should i enable or diable native mode for the intel ports?


Hornet:

so the bios will no longer list the drives if i use ahci?

how then would i be able to boot from cd? i.e i ran into this problem trying to run memtest

could you guys help me out with the bios settings? this is the first time ive ran into such problems and im tearing my hair out.

really do appreciate all your replies!

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connect the liteon on white sata and the hard drive to blue connector...

afer you reset the bios and do not change anythink, but only the boot priority.

ensure to have the latest bios....

Dynamic Vcore does exactly what I've always wanted ever since I started OCing back when I still used a P35. I never understood why the CPU Vcore never scaled down when the CPU was idling. This is fantastic, works like a charm. I'm idling at 1.088V as opposed to 1.312V with exactly the same full load voltage (1.296V).

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Originally Posted by nipper575

Dynamic Vcore does exactly what I've always wanted ever since I started OCing back when I still used a P35. I never understood why the CPU Vcore never scaled down when the CPU was idling. This is fantastic, works like a charm. I'm idling at 1.088V as opposed to 1.312V with exactly the same full load voltage (1.296V).

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can you explay how thy work?


example my system:

200*20
1600 8 8 8 24 2t

load line calibration enabled
v-core 1.2750v
v-qpi 1.200v
v-dimm 1.56v

my v-core on idle is 1.243
my v-core under load is 1.232

this new function how help me?

This new feature rocks!
I've been wondering since I made my i7 rig why someone hasn't yet programmed it in since it is indeed possible to do so. Gigabyte ftw :D
Thanks to phsinc1 for describing how he did it, I just wanted to do a more in depth explanation for everyone that couldn't work it out from his description.


Okay, for everyone who hasn't yet figured out how this thing works, a quick guide of how to enable Dynamic Vcore:
1. you need to know voltage needed for your OC under 100% load
2. you need to know your cpu's default voltage (can differ between identical cpu models!)

To find out both get CPU-Z. Load into windows and start CPU-Z, start Linx, when the CPU is at 100% load check CPU-Z voltage. That's your load voltage.

Then go into the bios, set cpu vcore to normal. Lower your multi so you get around 2.8ghz speed at full load (imitating default speed). Boot into Windows and load your CPU 100% again, check CPU-Z while doing that to find out what is your normal voltage!

Now you're almost done, go into the bios again, set/leave cpu vcore at "normal", go into advanced voltage settings and set dynamic vcore at number closest to number derived from (VCORE_UNDER_LOAD_OC - VCORE_UNDER_LOAD_DEFAULT).

That's it, have fun with significantly lower idle consumption/temps!

UD7 has a "Level 2" option which idles with less Vcore, and raises on load.

Dynamic Vcore works get on my UD5. It lowered the idle voltage from 1.248v to 1.104v. However, I think C1E and SpeedStep have to be enabled because the Vcore is at 1.104 only when the CPU downsteps to 12x200 = 2400MHz.

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Originally Posted by Andrea deluxe

can you explay how thy work?


example my system:

200*20
1600 8 8 8 24 2t

load line calibration enabled
v-core 1.2750v
v-qpi 1.200v
v-dimm 1.56v

my v-core on idle is 1.243
my v-core under load is 1.232

this new function how help me?

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Basically just follow Arcanum's instructions.

In your case, you will set voltage to "Normal", leave LLC on if you use it normally. Now what ever your normal voltage is (it is displayed to the right hand side of where the CPU Vcore heading is), you need to subtract that amount of voltage away from your predetermined OC voltage (for you that is 1.2750V) and the difference between those two amounts is the value you place in the Dynamic Vcore.

Here's a picture of mine, take note that before I used Dynamic Vcore, I needed 1.33750V as my CPU Vcore to be stable (hence why I have entered +0.04375V as my DVID).

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...r575/001-8.jpg

OMG!!!!

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5976/catturaz.png

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/424/cattura2i.png



:D :O :eek:

does Dynamic Vcore work on C0 stepping ?

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Originally Posted by pr@$r1g

does Dynamic Vcore work on C0 stepping ?

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sure

Oh, this Dynamic Vcore sounds very nice.. time to put the UD5 back on my short list of boards to consider for end of month purchase.

how to enable it ,seems to me it is disabled
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1387/1001236a.jpg

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Originally Posted by pr@$r1g

how to enable it ,seems to me it is disabled

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You need to read back a couple posts sir, at least two people have given excellent explanations of it. :shrug:

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Originally Posted by pr@$r1g

how to enable it ,seems to me it is disabled
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1387/1001236a.jpg

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simple!

set v-core to: Normal

^^^ thanks man got it :D
Starting to love ......................
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8608/v1136.jpg http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7075/v1264.jpg
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/4657/v1280.jpg

3 stage of volts :up:

On thing i need to ask is when i set the ram voltage to 1.70 to get 1.68 in real .In everest i see it to be fluctuating between 1.70-1.68,it makes my system unstable in lynx & BSOD

Couple quick questions for you guys. Been seriously loooking at this Mobo since i have a brand new i7 920 D0 laying around. I know,who has one of these just laying around. Well i was at Microcenter the other day grabbing some other stuff, while chatting with the sales guy he mentioned they had a bunch of D0's in stock for 200$. I couldn't resist and now I'm in this predicament of which mobo/ram combo to buy. So this leads me to my question, what RAM would you guys reccomend for this mobo? I'd like to get a 3x2gb kit as well. Rig will be W/C with an Appoge Xt set up and I'm looking to end up near 4.2 - 4.4 ghz range. Seems like Ive been raking my brain looking over gigabytes mem compatibility list and I just cant come up with the best option.

thanks for the help....

scott

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Couple quick questions for you guys. Been seriously loooking at this Mobo since i have a brand new i7 920 D0 laying around. I know,who has one of these just laying around. Well i was at Microcenter the other day grabbing some other stuff, while chatting with the sales guy he mentioned they had a bunch of D0's in stock for 200$. I couldn't resist and now I'm in this predicament of which mobo/ram combo to buy. So this leads me to my question, what RAM would you guys reccomend for this mobo? I'd like to get a 3x2gb kit as well. Rig will be W/C with an Appoge Xt set up and I'm looking to end up near 4.2 - 4.4 ghz range. Seems like Ive been raking my brain looking over gigabytes mem compatibility list and I just cant come up with the best option.

thanks for the help....

scott

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You won't get much speed gains with from this mobo moving from 1200Mhz to 1800 Mhz

As the board also has nice mem. freq dividers, I would recommend this for you:

3x2Gb OCZ Platinum PC 12800 (7-7-7)

Put them at 1.66v and you get pretty decent latencies.

It's exactly the memories I've been using for a year in my X58 Extreme, they have never been the bottleneg when overclocking, and I used phase change to hit 4.4 Ghz, just keep them between 1200-1800 Mhz.

Hope I helped! :)

Thanks, that does help.

I was looking at a few different sets including the ones you mentioned. Hard to make a decision as only one of those sets, the Patriot's, are on the approved list. If that list even matters. Anyone else up for some recommendations?

- Mushkin Redlines
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226050

- Corssair Dominators
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145224

- Patriot Vipers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220363

- OCZ Golds (cheap ones)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227365

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Originally Posted by pr@$r1g

does Dynamic Vcore work on C0 stepping ?

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Yes indeed.

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Originally Posted by Tobit

Oh, this Dynamic Vcore sounds very nice.. time to put the UD5 back on my short list of boards to consider for end of month purchase.

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Very good motherboard and a nice new feature to lower the idle vcore.

Love the new DVID option on these new BIOS, but I ran into a problem where you could hear some electric buzzing coming from the motherboard when it's idling and when you run prime or something that forces full voltage it goes away. I think with the overclocks and at idle state the voltage may be a bit too low causing this problem. Maybe allowing us to set the idle vcore would be a good idea.

Has anyone noticed this?

My voltage settings for DVID enabled.
CPU Vcore 1.19375 [Normal]
DVID 0.08125

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Originally Posted by Bl0ss0m

Love the new DVID option on these new BIOS, but I ran into a problem where you could hear some electric buzzing coming from the motherboard when it's idling and when you run prime or something that forces full voltage it goes away. I think with the overclocks and at idle state the voltage may be a bit too low causing this problem. Maybe allowing us to set the idle vcore would be a good idea.

Has anyone noticed this?

My voltage settings for DVID enabled.
CPU Vcore 1.19375 [Normal]
DVID 0.08125

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have tryed to enable the load line calibration?

WoW this DVID is wonderful

@ just v1.168 & a C0 :shocked:
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9351/v1168.jpg

Stable first time man SO FAR :D ..............
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9351/v1168.jpg

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Originally Posted by pr@$r1g

WoW this DVID is wonderful

@ just v1.168 & a C0 :shocked:

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:up:

To be safe, I would run it more than 5 runs - something like 20-30.

Dynamic VCORE, FINALLY!!!!!!

I have been asking for it since I first got this board one year ago.

Very very nice, it works super :up:

Xeon W3540@4200 0.976 vcore idle 1.232 full :D

* temps are much better when idlle too, like -6cº!

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Originally Posted by Andrea deluxe

have tryed to enable the load line calibration?

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Yep, and that isn't the problem.

It's when C1E kicks in as brought up by Homeless over at the Gigabyte/Tweaktown forums when I copy and pasted my post about it over there.

But with C1E disabled, DVID is pretty much disabled too.

Oh well, at least I found out someone else is experiencing this, I'll keep it disabled since I'm running on water I only saw about a -2c difference on idle.

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Originally Posted by Bl0ss0m

Yep, and that isn't the problem.

It's when C1E kicks in as brought up by Homeless over at the Gigabyte/Tweaktown forums when I copy and pasted my post about it over there.

But with C1E disabled, DVID is pretty much disabled too.

Oh well, at least I found out someone else is experiencing this, I'll keep it disabled since I'm running on water I only saw about a -2c difference on idle.

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Hi

I had the same problem here.

If you disable the C1E and ENABLE "C3/C6/C7 State Support" the squealing sounds will stop completely and the DVID works 100%.

Have fun.

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Originally Posted by euonline

Hi

I had the same problem here.

If you disable the C1E and ENABLE the C6/7E the squealing sounds will stop completely and the DVID works 100%.

Have fun.

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Really? I tried that before posting my last post and didn't see my voltage drop, I'll try again. Thanks for the info. :up:

*Edit*
I just tried it again and it doesn't work, I am assuming you mean the "C3/C6/C7 State Support" in the bios settings.

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Originally Posted by Bl0ss0m

Really? I tried that before posting my last post and didn't see my voltage drop, I'll try again. Thanks for the info. :up:

*Edit*
I just tried it again and it doesn't work, I am assuming you mean the "C3/C6/C7 State Support" in the bios settings.

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It works for me 100%! (C3/C6/C7 State Support enabled)

I will make some pics of my settings and post, it must be some other setting also.

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Originally Posted by Bl0ss0m

Yep, and that isn't the problem.

It's when C1E kicks in as brought up by Homeless over at the Gigabyte/Tweaktown forums when I copy and pasted my post about it over there.

But with C1E disabled, DVID is pretty much disabled too.

Oh well, at least I found out someone else is experiencing this, I'll keep it disabled since I'm running on water I only saw about a -2c difference on idle.

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I should also note that I'm using a EX58-UD3R rev 1.6 so it's not limited to your ud4p

I know my cpu works with 4.2@1.28v. Since i use my pc in idle most of the time i want to use speedstep/c1e, too.
So after flashing with new f9m bios and dynamic vcore i'm a bit confused. I know also that my bios droops around 0.3v with load line calibration and even more (around 0.4-0.5) without.

So can u guys help me with settings ?

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Originally Posted by Bl0ss0m

Really? I tried that before posting my last post and didn't see my voltage drop, I'll try again. Thanks for the info. :up:

*Edit*
I just tried it again and it doesn't work, I am assuming you mean the "C3/C6/C7 State Support" in the bios settings.

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Bl0ss0m, with this settings the Dynamic Vcore is working and there is no squealing sound at all. Check it out:

http://img121.imageshack.us/g/img7845l.jpg/

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Originally Posted by ic3m4n2005

I know my cpu works with 4.2@1.28v. Since i use my pc in idle most of the time i want to use speedstep/c1e, too.
So after flashing with new f9m bios and dynamic vcore i'm a bit confused. I know also that my bios droops around 0.3v with load line calibration and even more (around 0.4-0.5) without.

So can u guys help me with settings ?

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Set vcore to NORMAL and DVID to 0.100 you should get around 1.28 in full. If not make some adjustments.

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Originally Posted by Homeless2

I should also note that I'm using a EX58-UD3R rev 1.6 so it's not limited to your ud4p

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Hm the only other board that I saw that had this setting was the DFI boards, I wonder if they squealed too with this setting enabled.

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Originally Posted by euonline

Bl0ss0m, with this settings the Dynamic Vcore is working and there is no squealing sound at all. Check it out:

http://img121.imageshack.us/g/img7845l.jpg/

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I just took a look at your pictures and I had my settings pretty much the same.
c1e disabled, c3/c6/c7 enabled, llc enabled (even llc disabled), vcore normal, dvid +0.08125 for me.

I do have CPU PLL changed but that shouldn't affect dvid.

*Edit* Problem solved in the next post below!

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Originally Posted by Bl0ss0m

Hm the only other board that I saw that had this setting was the DFI boards, I wonder if they squealed too with this setting enabled.



I just took a look at your pictures and I had my settings pretty much the same.
c1e disabled, c3/c6/c7 enabled, llc enabled (even llc disabled), vcore normal, dvid +0.08125 for me.

I do have CPU PLL changed but that shouldn't affect dvid.

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WTF, what is your graphic card?

Haha, I just figured it out while I was upstairs, I had changed my power management plan in Windows 7 from balanced to high performance. So went back disabled c1e, enabled the c3 etc, booted back into windows and adjusted my power plan. Everything works now, thanks for helping euonline.

*Edit*
I played with the c state options more, just disabling c1e and leaving c3/c6/c7 disabled works too. Its only c1e when it is enabled that is causing the squealing.

Hi there XS :wave:, I think this is my first post here.

On my UD5 the normal vcore seem to vary depending on what multi / bclk settings i use, not sure which one it is, or if it requires both parameters to be within certain values for it to change, so I'm wondering where does the BIOS get this value from? How is it calculated?

19x200:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1883616/200x19.PNG

21x180:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1883616/180x21.PNG

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Originally Posted by wims

Hi there XS :wave:, I think this is my first post here.

On my UD5 the normal vcore seem to vary depending on what multi / bclk settings i use, not sure which one it is, or if it requires both parameters to be within certain values for it to change, so I'm wondering where does the BIOS get this value from? How is it calculated?

19x200:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1883616/200x19.PNG

21x180:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1883616/180x21.PNG

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The default vcore value changes when you have turbo mode enable/disabled.

Thanks to euonline for pointing out turning off C1E in exchange for C3/C6/C7 gets rid of the buzzing noise. I thought that buzzing was just something I was going to have to get used to with DVID.

Is it the latest official BIOS that has Dynamic VID control guys?

Looks like a nice little feature to have.

Gives us something extra to play around with when overclocking!!! :D

The only thing I hate about updating my BIOS is the fact that I have to tweak all the settings again, and most of the times I find that the settings I had used with a previous BIOS don't tend to work for me, so I have to start all over again. . . :(

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Originally Posted by DavyBoy

The only thing I hate about updating my BIOS is the fact that I have to tweak all the settings again, and most of the times I find that the settings I had used with a previous BIOS don't tend to work for me, so I have to start all over again. . . :(

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Yea i totally agrea on that.

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Originally Posted by Bl0ss0m

Haha, I just figured it out while I was upstairs, I had changed my power management plan in Windows 7 from balanced to high performance. So went back disabled c1e, enabled the c3 etc, booted back into windows and adjusted my power plan. Everything works now, thanks for helping euonline.

*Edit*
I played with the c state options more, just disabling c1e and leaving c3/c6/c7 disabled works too. Its only c1e when it is enabled that is causing the squealing.

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U R Welcome!
*Did you change for "balance" again?

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Originally Posted by nipper575

Thanks to euonline for pointing out turning off C1E in exchange for C3/C6/C7 gets rid of the buzzing noise. I thought that buzzing was just something I was going to have to get used to with DVID.

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U R Welcome!

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Originally Posted by DavyBoy

Is it the latest official BIOS that has Dynamic VID control guys?

Looks like a nice little feature to have.

Gives us something extra to play around with when overclocking!!! :D

The only thing I hate about updating my BIOS is the fact that I have to tweak all the settings again, and most of the times I find that the settings I had used with a previous BIOS don't tend to work for me, so I have to start all over again. . . :(

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Try to make some pictures of the bios pages with your digital camera. It makes much easier to set up the new bios, maybe there will be some small differences but I can guarantee that the new DVID function is worthy.

Merry Xmas everyone!

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U R Welcome!
*Did you change for "balance" again?

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Yup pretty much, tweaked it a bit from default "balance".

Some good info in this thread. Thought I would post my results so far. My first 1366 build. Picked up a xeon and paired that with the ud5 and 6 gigs of crucial ballistics. Stuck with stock air cooling till my water block arrives.
Still learning and I have not played with the ram yet.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...r%20pics/3.png

^^^ :up: keep going :welcome:

Is there any use of these volts marked in red box ?

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4045/1001295v.jpg

If yes can i have an explanation of them how they are used & can they improve OCing ?

DVID works great on mine. At 4.4ghz used to idle at 1.36v now idles at 1.2v, idle temps dropped 4C, idle power dropped 35 watts (kow meter) 32 watts cpu by everest. No buzzing sound on mine with c1e and eist enabled, still linx stable, and S3 still works perfectly.

:up::up: GB

Any tips on what voltages to use on ICH, IOH, QPI VTT for 24\7 on 4-4.4GHz
And does anyone know why the TURBO cuts off when going past 235bclk?

^ @ PlatoonSgtElias
regarding ur sig....
are u using 700W Seasonic M12 Modular for all that ? .........
then some PICS PL................

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Originally Posted by pr@$r1g

^ @ PlatoonSgtElias
regarding ur sig....
are u using 700W Seasonic M12 Modular for all that ? .........
then some PICS PL................

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Whats so special about that? The PC takes just over 370w full load, with 2x295 it took little over 575W-s in full load. Idles around 230w.
meh heres some pics:

http://www.upload.ee/thumb/316581/P1090275.jpghttp://www.upload.ee/thumb/316582/P1090225.jpg
http://www.upload.ee/thumb/316584/P1090158.jpghttp://www.upload.ee/thumb/316583/P1090135.jpghttp://www.upload.ee/thumb/316585/P1090133.jpg

Anyway, im still searching what is the problem that TURBO drops off after 235bclk :(

^ Are u sure?
It just takes only 370w @ full load only if u run them @ default clocks ....
If not Buddy ur calculations are wrong ,Bcoz my system(u can see my sig.)
It takes about 300w idle & 500w full load.......
Measured ur wattage with any instrument or ur own calculation ....

No offense :)

anyway nice rig man ,nice & clean :D

Measured with a wattmeter!
Anyway, I got a Giga Extreme today, gonna get this mobo modded too, see if this one works better then the UD5

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^ @ PlatoonSgtElias
regarding ur sig....
are u using 700W Seasonic M12 Modular for all that ? .........
then some PICS PL................

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Mines running on a 650W at the moment cause my Silverstone 850W just kicked the bucket

~Bex

So we can get more juice from a low watt PSU instead of buying a high watt PSU ...........

@ PlatoonSgtElias
Ok if u Measured with a wattmeter! ,No prob ...
Myself just being curious ........

:up: for extreme .......

@ bex
regarding ur sig......
so many bench's & #1 UK Female OCer too.
thats what's called Beauty with Intelligence......................:)

Everybody has there spl. interests ....
I dont think what boys can do girls cant,it solely depends on there interest............

lmao@ people with ridiculously high watt consumption.

Buy a REAL energy meter. most of them are totally inaccurate.

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Originally Posted by mudkip

lmao@ people with ridiculously high watt consumption.

Buy a REAL energy meter. most of them are totally inaccurate.

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Most of the cheap kill o watt meters publish an accuracy of within 1% or better. I can plug mine up to a 200 Watt lamp, with 200W bulb and kow meter reads 197W. Same for several other appliances of known wattage, all register within 1-2% accuracy.

Here is someone who did an independent review of cheap $20 kow meter, again found accuracy within 1% comparing to known wattages.
http://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2...ter_Report.pdf

Here is another from Johnny guru forum using cheap kow meter compared to Valhalla Scientific 2101 Digital Power Analyzer (~$650 and supposed accuracy to .2%), again cheap kow meter tested accuracy ranged from 0 to 3%.

Sure they are not acceptable for the power company in terms of accuracy, but if my kow meter says I am pulling 650W from wall, it isnt going to be more than 10-20W off.

But since I am not planning on using this info to dispute the power company bills, I can accept 1-3% error. Even 10% error, which never have seen would still mean at 650W, not more than 65W off.

When you say these are so inaccurate, what percentage, and where are you getting your information? Can I see the study, which kow meter, when it was done?

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Originally Posted by pr@$r1g

@ bex
regarding ur sig......
so many bench's & #1 UK Female OCer too.
thats what's called Beauty with Intelligence......................:)

Everybody has there spl. interests ....
I dont think what boys can do girls cant,it solely depends on there interest............

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1. I'm NOT the #1 UK Female OC'er officially... hence the "?"
2. You'd be suprised the comments I get for turning up at LAN and then pwning people at COD4 :rofl:
3. The number of jaws been broken and second even third looks I get when I give OC'ing input suggestions
4. I have neither? Just look at my avatar for crying out loud - a drunken Scot :rofl:

~Bex

PS. I just ran out of power! *Face palm* GOD DAMNIT STUPID BROKEN 850W PSU! WANT TO GET 4.7GHZ!!!!

^^^ Ok gr8 ,but u can be !
& best of luck 4 ur future ..............

@ rge & mudkip

those are not kill o watt ,those are hole in pocket for watt
650$ man ,those pricey one .............
I check with my ups which handles all my load ..I have one ups for my LCD & one for my CPU ...there are some LED's which show how much i consume ...... that's all

Is there any way i can check my wattage through voltmeter ..........

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Is there a reason why you have got that massive length of tubing going from the CPU to GPU block?

Your tubing layout doesn't look very tidy at all imo..

try ich and ioh core 1.300v. lower cpu volt to 1.375 and go up from there. use vtt volt of 1.300

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Originally Posted by crapshoot

Hi everybody. I'm new on this forum. Really glad I found it too. I just finished a new build with an Core I7 920 D0 CPU and the Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Motherboard with Bios F9e. It all water cooled too. My full specs are in my sig.

Although I managed to get a stable 4.2Ghz (Turbo boost enabled), I am floored by the voltage requirements I had to set as well as the Idle and Full load temperatures that I'm getting. I was hoping you guys could give me some assistance.

Here are my Bios settings:

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CPU Clock Ratio [20x]
QPI Clock Ratio [X36]
BCLK [200]

Advanced CPU Features
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech [Enabled]
CPU Cores Enabled [All]
CPU Multi Threading [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology [Disabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT [Disabled]

Uncore & QPI Features
Uncore Clock Ratio [x17]
Isonchronous Support [Enabled]

Advanced Clock Control
Base Clock (BCLK) Control [Enabled]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) [AUTO]
C.I.A.2 [Disabled]

CPU Clock Drive [ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive [ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew [ 0ps]
IOH Clock Skew [ 0ps]

Performance Enhance [Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) [Profile1]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) [x8]
DRAM Timing Selectable (sPD) [Quick]

CAS Latency Time 8 [9]
tRCD 8 [9]
tRP 8 [9]
tRAS 20 [24]
CMD [2]

Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance [Standard]
Channel Interleaving [Auto]
Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Load Line Calibration [Disabled]
CPU Vcore [1.50V]
QPI/Vtt Voltage [1.520V]
IOH Core [Auto]
DRAM Voltage [1.50V]

Advanced Voltage Control

CPU PLL 1.800v [Auto]

PCIE 1.500v [Auto]
QPI PLL 1.100v [Auto]
IOH Core 1.100v [Auto]
ICH I/O 1.500v [Auto]
ICH Core 1.1v [Auto]

DRAM Voltage 1.500v [1.50V]
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]

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Because I am new to the Core I7 and X58 platform, I used this guide from Gigabyte

Notice how high he sets the voltages for the Vcore and QPI/VTT !
Well, to get a stable 4.2 GHZ so did I apparently. I tried lower voltages but would get BSOD withing 2 minutes of ORTHOS. I can get a stable 4Ghz at 1.4V with Turbo Boost disabled.

Now here's where I get freaked out. While running Orthos (one instance for each core, 2 threads per instances) at 4.2 GHZ and the above mentioned 1.5V , my core temps jump as high as 79C!!!! That's on freakin' water! Is this normal? And my idle temps again at 1.5 are between 42C and 46C.
With Turbo boost disabled, a vcore of 1.4 my temps idle between 37C and 41C and can reach 71C during Orthos.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3246/dsc00024ao.jpg

This is my third watercooled build and I'm fairly sure that the CPU block is properly seated. I mean it's hard to install the Swiftech GTZ poorly. Could it be the Radiator not performing to specs? On my previous build I had a quad 120mm rad, cooling an OCed E8600 to 4.5 Ghz and a Radeon 4870X2 and my temps idled in the 24C to 28C range and never went above 62 at full load. That's what I'm used to seeing.

Also, I'm confused as to why CPUZ reports a Core Voltage of 1.392 even thought I set it to 1.5V.

Anyway, sorry for the lengthy post. If anyone on here could put in their 2 cents I'd much appreciate it.

Thank you very much. :shrug:

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Well iv been hitting a wall trying to get much over 4.2Ghz. As my CPU will do 4.2Ghz LinX stable with 1.23v i was thinking i must have a bad mobo that just couldnt handle the BLCK. Today though i decided to stick most to auto and have ago finding max BLCK. It turns out it must be my bad clocks and not the hardware or my CPU just needs a massive jump in voltage to raise its speed much over 4.2Ghz. I was surprised by the amount of QPI/Vtt and vcore it needed to run at this BLCK.

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...PU-ZScreen.jpg

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...BLCKscreen.jpg

Hopefully now i know its capable of 221BLCK that I can get to 4.5Ghz 24/7

I hate my i7 920/EX58-UD5 setup, it can't even do 200 BLCK, stuck at 191*21.

Today i redit all my tests with the latest F9M Bios.
And i have isolated the problem. What i did:

Flashed the bios in dos with the autoexec.bat. Loaded optimal settings. Left everything stock. System booted:
Then set Uncore Multi 20x = System boots (default)
Then set Uncore Multi 19x = System fails and resets bios
Then set Uncore Multi 18x = System fails and resets bios
Then set Uncore Multi 17x = System fails and resets bios (i used 24/7 on the F7 bios)
Then set Uncore Multi 16x = System fails and resets bios
Then set Uncore Multi 21x = System boots
Then set Uncore Multi 22x = System boots

So it seems everything below stock is locked. And everything above works fine. But i'm running 195 QPI so with 20x muli my Uncore would be 3.9 GHz and i cant get that stable.

I have this problem with all BIOS version from F8 and higher. F6 and F7 work fine.

Is there anyone that has the same problem ? or am i the only one ?

Stock Uncore multi is 16x.
Are you sure you mean Uncore?

IS TB broken in latest BIOS (not BETA). Doesn't seem to work for me... temps have went mega wierd even with a bad mount... Idles ~45c but load her up and she crys...

But.... I had some lol's today... Not the best but hey - she can boot in and do 32m all day long @ like 1.16v but to get her stable she needed this...

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...marks/LOL2.jpg

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=915657

~Bex

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I hate my i7 920/EX58-UD5 setup, it can't even do 200 BLCK, stuck at 191*21.

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Try bumping your voltages by quite a bit. I have to increase my vcore by .1 before it will budge past 191x21

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Try bumping your voltages by quite a bit. I have to increase my vcore by .1 before it will budge past 191x21

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I'll give that a try but won't heat become a problem then?, I already hit the mid 70's load with 1.325V, at 1.425V I can probably expect low to mid 80's.

hi everyone i was wondering if i can run 2x 285s in sli but using the 1st and the 3rd pci-e slot mainly becuse if it in the 1st and 2nd there will be to close for my likeing it says in the instructions that the 3rd slot only runs 8x and not 16x so will one of the cards run half the speed

thanks everyone

(this is an upgrade and not sure if i shuld do it by the way)

New bios works great with DVID!

Testing out an older chip that I never got around to:
http://individual.utoronto.ca/bzhou/...w3520-4200.png
Uncore @ 3200

Apogee GTX+PA120.3+Sflex F+DB-1 pump + poor mount!

hi, ive got a small concern here with my UD5..

The power LED on my casing seems to be blinking under normal operation, while the manual says thie led should stay light up.

googled and people have been saying DES might be the reason behind the blinking power LED, but i've not installed any utilities from the cd yet.

bios of my ud5 is F8e, could it be a bios issue?

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hi, ive got a small concern here with my UD5..

The power LED on my casing seems to be blinking under normal operation, while the manual says thie led should stay light up.

googled and people have been saying DES might be the reason behind the blinking power LED, but i've not installed any utilities from the cd yet.

bios of my ud5 is F8e, could it be a bios issue?

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flash the f9m bios!
http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...58-ud5_f9m.exe

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flash the f9m bios!
http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...58-ud5_f9m.exe

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thanks, shall try it out :D