Gigabyte EX58-UD5/Extreme Discussion Thread

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Originally Posted by Hornet331

lol GB spits out bios versions every 3 days.... but damn... i would be happy if the only spit out once every month, if they dont always break stuff.... ah well tim to try F6g..

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F6G? Not good at all. you will find the turbo does not stay engaged after boot up. Went back back to F6C or and F4J. For me these are some of the best of all the Bios releases for the Extreme! Just my 2 cents.:D

meh QPI Volt is still buged -> more then 1.3V no coldboot.... back to F4j

quickie suicide run -
4.62 ht off
2112 mhz memory
cpuv 1.55v
subambient coolant - under the Boreas

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Originally Posted by Hornet331

meh QPI Volt is still buged -> more then 1.3V no coldboot.... back to F4j

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I am using F6a on the UD5 and no such problem.

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Originally Posted by Aberration

I am using F6a on the UD5 and no such problem.

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F6a has no such problems, its F6c or higher.

anyone has the F6h for the extreme already?

Its already listed on JZelectronic, but no dl. :(

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Originally Posted by Hornet331

anyone has the F6h for the extreme already?

Its already listed on JZelectronic, but no dl. :(

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I would stick to looking at these two places but thats just me.:yepp:

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/giga...st-bios-28441/

http://forums.tweaktown.com/276790-post199.html

Well I can be added to the team now! I just splurged on the UD5, Corsair Dom's 3x2 1600, and 2 640gb WD Cavair Blacks to finally be able to slam this thing together on air till some more water components get in stock!

btw new bios can be downloaded now.

Finding F6C stable and good, tried a few and with this all is working, ET6 if i need it will work etc.
found my stable 24/7 setting now that i have my block mounted.

vcore will get 1.36 while loaded.
vtt 1.38
dimm 1.70 with CL7
Turbo setting


http://hem.bredband.net/infan/i7/i74200.jpg

Any feedback on bios F5e for the UD5 - It is tedious trying to keep track of all these bios releases.

Currently trying F6a - but no S3 support and worse still need much higher v core for same Oc.

Can anyone remind me of best previous bios for Oclock and keeping Vcore down or is F5e bios OK?????

any help / oppinoin welcome.

Mark

Tonight I had strange issue with memory in A channel. It stopped working totaly. :(
If there is only 1 module in ch. A (DDR3_1 by manual, white slot closer to CPU), I have B8 or B9 codes on debug led and no boot. If there are more modules, they all worked, but ch. A module don't. I can see ch. A module SPD by CPU-Z, Everest, MemSet, etc. CPU-Z shows Dual Channel mode.
WTF is that? Is that MB or CPU problem? It's ~3000 km distance from my house to store where I bought MB and CPU, and it will take a lot of time to return this buggy hardware in it. :(

stasio, where can I find full debug codes list for EX58-Extreme? Most of visible codes are mised in manual.

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Originally Posted by CodeRush

tipes, try F4j, F4m, F5g, F5.
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Tonight I had strange issue with memory in A channel. It stopped working totaly. :(
If there is only 1 module in ch. A (DDR3_1 by manual, white slot closer to CPU), I have B8 or B9 codes on debug led and no boot. If there are more modules, they all worked, but ch. A module don't. I can see ch. A module SPD by CPU-Z, Everest, MemSet, etc. CPU-Z shows Dual Channel mode.
WTF is that? Is that MB or CPU problem? It's ~3000 km distance from my house to store where I bought MB and CPU, and it will take a lot of time to return this buggy hardware in it. :(

stasio, where can I find full debug codes list for EX58-Extreme? Most of visible codes are mised in manual.

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You giving him BIOS for Extreme and he ask for UD5:confused:
I will try to found full debug codes,btw, you can try here

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Originally Posted by stasio

You giving him BIOS for Extreme and he ask for UD5:confused:

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Damn it! You are right. Sorry, tipes, my fault. :)

anyone able to overclock the PCI-E Frequency???

have been running 3.8ghz w/ HT Off(since it slows games by 1-5%: http://vr-zone.com/articles/does-cor....html?doc=6160)

Specs:

Core I7 920
Gigabyte X58 UD5
Coolermaster V8
OCZ XMP Ready Series 6GB DDR3 12800 ~ 1600

3.6 GHZ STABLE:
Multiplier/BCLK: 200x18 -> 3.6ghz (Temps around 60-66 at load)
Vcore:1.275
QPI/VTT: 1.240v
IOH Core:Auto
Dram: 1.66v
QPI Link Speed: X36
Uncore: 16X
Mem Multiplier: 8X
Mem SPD ratio: 2:8 @1600mhz
Timings: 8, 8, 8, 24

Load-Line Calibration: Enabled
Multi Thread: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt C1E: Disabled
C3/C6/C7 State Support: Disabled
CPU EIST Function: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Enabled
Turbo Boost: Disabled


3.8 GHZ STABLE:
Multiplier/BCLK: 200x19 -> 3.8ghz (Temps around 65-70 at load)
Vcore:1.3
QPI/VTT: 1.240v
IOH Core:Auto
Dram: 1.66v
QPI Link Speed: X36
Uncore: 16X
Mem Multiplier: 8X
Mem SPD ratio: 2:8 @1600mhz
Timings: 8, 8, 8, 24

Load-Line Calibration: Enabled
Multi Thread: Disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt C1E: Disabled
C3/C6/C7 State Support: Disabled
CPU EIST Function: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Enabled
Turbo Boost: Disabled


When i try going for 4.0ghz its always unstable, always get BSOD
Multiplier/BCLK: 200x20
Vcore: 1.35
QPI/VTT: 1.240v also tried 1.36
IOH Core:Auto
Dram: 1.66v
QPI Link Speed: X36
Uncore: 16X
Mem Multiplier: 8X
Mem SPD ratio: 2:8 @1600mhz
Timings: 8, 8, 8, 24

i really wonder why people buy Ci7 and then diable HT... thats the main reason i bought Ci7... more threads to do more works... I could get out more Mhz cheaper from C2D Quad and better FPS in games (which most of the guys here do) the with Ci7.

same reason people buy quads over duals perhaps ;) Maybe he upgraded from a very dated machine? I wouldnt assume before I knew the whole story mate.

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Originally Posted by CodeRush

Damn it! You are right. Sorry, tipes, my fault. :)

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Hey we all make mistakes - we are human afterall Lol.

Stasio - Thanks for the suggested bios to try - have tried F5G and F5, no dice, but I will give the others a go.


Thanks

Mark

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Originally Posted by Bobbylite

same reason people buy quads over duals perhaps ;) Maybe he upgraded from a very dated machine? I wouldnt assume before I knew the whole story mate.

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Yes, i had a Pentium 4 computer xD!

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Originally Posted by Hornet331

i really wonder why people buy Ci7 and then diable HT... thats the main reason i bought Ci7... more threads to do more works... I could get out more Mhz cheaper from C2D Quad and better FPS in games (which most of the guys here do) the with Ci7.

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I had a Pentium 4 computer, so its like a really really big upgrade!
I had to choose going Quad Core or Core i7(Latest Tech) ? So why not

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Originally Posted by Spinzaku

Yes, i had a Pentium 4 computer xD!




I had a Pentium 4 computer, so its like a really really big upgrade!
I had to choose going Quad Core or Core i7(Latest Tech) ? So why not

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Money, plain and simple. You can get similar/better performance with a C2D for less money then with a Ci7, especial when your NOT using HT.

Finnally got the 4.0Ghz stable with decent temps, 78C on load with the noctua cooler. My settings are 19x211. I see if i go water this summer or get a Ci7 D0.

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Originally Posted by tipes

Any feedback on bios F5e for the UD5 - It is tedious trying to keep track of all these bios releases.

Currently trying F6a - but no S3 support and worse still need much higher v core for same Oc.

Can anyone remind me of best previous bios for Oclock and keeping Vcore down or is F5e bios OK?????

any help / oppinoin welcome.

Mark

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I'm on F5G now tried some of the F6 ones and were a no go for me. Sticking to F5G for now. Teaktown forums has all of them

btw. QPI Bug still there with 12gb ram in F6h... (i dont think they will fix that -_- ).

Can you give me your unbiased opinion on which one to get if you were making a purchase today? :shrug:

Thanks in advance! :up: