well my UD7 B2 with bios F8f does the same i have both as main and backup and i can unplug all day power and still keep settings
LLC1 is much better
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UD7 B3 is worse than B2, for 5.0GHz HT 1.52v bios set (1.56v load) LLC2 still giving me BSOD 124.
lol Gigabyte still let the POWER button up side down like B2. So far I didn't see any good thing except for the B3 stepping chipset.
Check the 3dmark scores. Someone said that F7x bios let them overclock farther on B2, but when they went to F8f, they can't overclock as far (like you have seen), but they got a significant 3dmark 06/11 score boost. And someone said that F1 BIOS on B3 board is based on last beta bios for B2. Can't confirm that, though...
Sorry, I think I meant f7e.
I don't remember the bioses for UD7 since I have a UD5.
And I just had to fend off a clan of hackers in Crossfire, while this guy on my own team was talking trash to me. So I'm not exactly in a good mood. I was getting all the kills ....
Anyone on the B3 revision? Noticed that it needs a bit more bump on the vcore and the LLC's are behaving strangely.
Can you elaborate, by "strangely?"
On UD5 at least, LLC is mostly fixed on B3. Was completely broken on B2 (overshoots LLC1 or massive overshoots LLC2).
Nice CPU you found andressergio! Me jealous :D
From what I see, it now overshoots by alot on LLC2. Will do a few more test when I get the chance.Quote:
Can you elaborate, by "strangely?"
On UD5 at least, LLC is mostly fixed on B3. Was completely broken on B2 (overshoots LLC1 or massive overshoots LLC2).
UD7 B3 bios F3C and stock F2.
ok I'm running LLC1 1.6v bios set, 1.56v load, still BSOD 124 lol. On LLC2 as told before 1.52v bios 1.56v load BSOD 124.
B2 could stable at 1.47v bios LLC2, load 1.5v F8X. VTT 0.9v. Did i make a wrong decision by swapping to B3?
on Maximus this chip needed 1.5v bios set, 1.54v load but passed.
This is complicated.
If your chip is like my chip, that had somewhat high vid and ran cool, then it may have "degraded"/break in period. C_N told me that both of his chips needed 0.05v to 0.07v to run stable over time. Now, if a BIOS switch also addded on to this, for example, if change BIOS (B2 version f7e to B2 version f8x or f8f) required 0.05v more vcore--but gave higher 3dmark scores, then you combine cpu breakin+bios...and you get the answer.
Can you go into your BIOS, press CONTROL F1 please, then disable spread spectrum, and see if that helps? (Spread spectrum was unhidden in original B2 bios of UD7 and UD5, then later hidden).
Cross flash wont work as the ID would be a mis-match, now some may get around that, but without BIOS modification users will be unable to cross flash.
I am having a weird issue. I could not use AHCI after flashing to f8f and had to use IDE. I had a crash that reverted the bios back to F4 and I can use AHCI no problem.
Just finished my B3 swap out. Went straight to F2 and not seeing much difference from my b2/f7e.
It still lets me auto to 4.6 @1.325. The low side 1.6 @ .972 is down from .994 on B/2.
I will push it tomorrow. give the IC Diamond a day to set.
My windows raid0 drives started right up and didn't bring a windows activation screen(i thought it would)
It did reinstall all of the sata and usb drivers when i started it up
You won't see a windows activation screen for three days.
If you go to the activation page, it may say that it needs activation.
Is CPU-Z reading your vcore properly?Quote:
Just finished my B3 swap out. Went straight to F2 and not seeing much difference from my b2/f7e.
It still lets me auto to 4.6 @1.325. The low side 1.6 @ .972 is down from .994 on B/2.
I will push it tomorrow. give the IC Diamond a day to set.
My windows raid0 drives started right up and didn't bring a windows activation screen(i thought it would)
It did reinstall all of the sata and usb drivers when i started it up
Gave up on 2600K's...5 chips, best one will do 54X ....but no bclk. Bought this little guy for fun and he's alright!! Quirky board but getting used to it.