Gigabyte EX58-UD5/Extreme Discussion Thread

[ReverendMaynard]

It works for me, then again I have User Accounts disabled.

if anyone in this forum has UAC enabled...I'll laugh.

[BulldogPO]

Same thing :p
UAC is good for normal PC users, but not for us.

[Xello]

what cat?

Hmm seems like this isn't the problem though.

Am i the only one that everything works ok for

Sleep mode fine (rare in my experience - a huge plus, i'll be using it often when my OC is nailed down), dynamic energy saver thing fine (though i haven't started using it - does it do something similar to EIST?), Easytune fine...

I'm on a fresh vista x64 HP install right now after my raid array was buggered over the weekend so there is no trick to getting them to work

Only thing so far to annoy me with this system is vista hangs on the 'welcome' for a good 10-15 seconds every boot, even after my fresh install. This points to one of the Gigabyte programs/utilities, though i tried disabling all my startup programs and it still happened, which points to perhaps a process. The boot log in event manager wasn't helpful, so i'll investigate further when my OC is finished. Minor annoyance i know but when you shell out the money for two of these velociraptors a faster boot is one of the things you're looking for in return!

[GAR]

I have everything disabled with vlite, security center, uac, system restore, firewall etc..... i mean everything is disabled. Vista 64 runs smooth as butter with all that disabled.

[freshy]

and ive disabled everything et6 still doesnt work for me , might have to load up vista 64 bit see if that does anything

Hey Freshy ..

I think you were onto something with these settings ..

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=657

I used exactly these settings & been priming for 90mins + now which is farthest I've ever got at at 4Ghz CPU clock .. lowest temps too ..

But I'm confused about your Vcore .. your later posts here are saying you had to up the Vcore to ~1.39V after BIOS updates ..

But then the link in your sig to 4Ghz settings show Vcore of only 1.328V (CPU-Z) .. back on 12-10-2008 ..

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=761

So what were you using for that test ? QPI/Vtt volts etc ?

these were the settings for whats in my sig, but like i said after i flashed bios i needed more vcore
voltages for 4.2ghz 8 hours 38 mins of prime
200 x 19 + turbo, HT on
cpu vcore 1.55v
qpi/vtt 1.535v
cpu pll 1.88v
qpipll 1.18v
ioh core 1.24v
ich i/o 1.58v
ich core 1.22v
vdimm 1.66v
qpi link was x36
and uncore was running at 3400mhz
____________________________________
voltages for 4.137ghz stopped after 14 hours of prime
197 x 19 + turbo, HT on
qpi link x 36
uncore frequency x17
vcore 1.49375v
qpi/vtt 1.495v
cpu/pll 1.88v
qpi/pll 1.18v
ioh core 1.14v
ich i/o 1.58v
ich core 1.16v
vdimm 1.66v
_________________________________________
voltages for 4.1ghz 14 hours prime
195 x 19 + turbo HT on
qpi link x36
uncore frequency x18
cpu vcore 1.45v
qpi/vtt 1.435v
vdimm 1.64v
everything else auto
_________________________________________
voltages for 4ghz 13 hours prime
191 x 19 + turbo , HT on
qpi link x36
uncore frequency x18
vcore 1.375v
qpi/vtt 1.315v
vdimm 1.64v
rest auto

edit... im trying out f4r now

[MarkJohnson]

at first EasyTune 6 wasn't working for me either. I had been using a hard drive off my X38 board and plugged it into this board and it took. I had SP2 installed on my Vista Ult. x64 and EasyTune 6 would give an AppCrash error and then when I clicked continue it would give me a windows sockets initialization error. Not sure if you all got that same error or not.

I thought maybe it was SP2, so I reinstalled Vista Ult x64 and loaded EasyTune 6 just after my lan drivers and it worked fine. I then installed SP2 then my drivers and it still worked.

Hope this helps someone.
-=Mark=-

[crashmax]

Here are some tips for installing EasyTune:

1. Don’t install it from an USB-Drive or Network-Share, always copy the Installer-File to a local Driver.
2. Always install it as Administrator (right click on the Installer-File and chose Run as Administrator), even you have UAC disabled.
3. Before install a new Version of ET6 uninstall any Version first witch already is Installed, and check for leftover chunk.

I have Vista x64 and Catalyst 8.12 and ET6 works great.

Hope this helps anyone

[ReverendMaynard]

here's one of my first actual 3D bench since setting up this i7 deal.

[kayl]

can anyone tell me what the 8.8. error code means on the GIG X58 -UD5, i dont have the manual with me so cant look it up
Pics not the best, but this is what im refering to




if i leave the board for 6 hrs and then try it again it boots fine, then i clear bios and restart and it happens again. So not sure if its the cpu or the mobo

[ReverendMaynard]

can anyone tell me what the 8.8. error code means on the GIG X58 -UD5, i dont have the manual with me so cant look it up
Pics not the best, but this is what im refering to


if i leave the board for 6 hrs and then try it again it boots fine, then i clear bios and restart and it happens again. So not sure if its the cpu or the mobo

88 has always been an open, un-allocated error code from experience dealing with manufacturers. RMA time.

[dinos22]

kayl
i got your email
i have never seen that code come up

try to loosen your mount a little
also clean and reseat the CPU

what bios are you on

[Splave]

here's one of my first actual 3D bench since setting up this i7 deal.

I like this

[Hornet331]

can anyone tell me what the 8.8. error code means on the GIG X58 -UD5, i dont have the manual with me so cant look it up
Pics not the best, but this is what im refering to

*snip*

if i leave the board for 6 hrs and then try it again it boots fine, then i clear bios and restart and it happens again. So not sure if its the cpu or the mobo

Seems it is 8Bh



Manual:
http://download.gigabyte.ru/manual/m...8-ud5(p)_e.pdf

[kayl]

kayl
i got your email
i have never seen that code come up
try to loosen your mount a little
also clean and reseat the CPU
what bios are you on

not sure exactly what bios version i was running. I have been trying to get system to run today on air with no luck
I go into bios and let it sit, around 1min later system crashes and I get that error. Leave it for a few hours and try again, same issue. Looks like its either the cpu or the motherboard damit

Seems it is 8Bh

Manual:
http://download.gigabyte.ru/manual/m...8-ud5(p)_e.pdf

thanxs for that link Hornet331, had a quick flick and found what you said on page 120 but not much other info in relation to my problem, so what does that mean??
1) Invoke all ISA adaptors ROM’s
2) Invoke all PCI ROM’s (except VGA)

I know the graphics card runs fine in my other 775 system?
Ya think it’s the mobo that playing up??

[MuMiXaM]

kayl, not sure thats the real problem, cause code 69 says its "turn l2 cache on" which many users its the triple channel mem in the wrong slots

[Hornet331]

I am not sure, do you have any PCI card in you system? (Sound card etc).

[mascaras]

It works for me, then again I have User Accounts disabled.

i always have User accounts disabled ! (easytune doesnt work)

EasyTune 6 would give an AppCrash error and then when I clicked continue it would give me a windows sockets initialization error. Not sure if you all got that same error or not.

yep , thats the Error !




Kayl are you using the the white Ram slots?? (3x Ram sticks @ Triple channel are always in White slots )



regards

[ReverendMaynard]

not sure exactly what bios version i was running. I have been trying to get system to run today on air with no luck
I go into bios and let it sit, around 1min later system crashes and I get that error. Leave it for a few hours and try again, same issue. Looks like its either the cpu or the motherboard damit





thanxs for that link Hornet331, had a quick flick and found what you said on page 12 but not much other info in relation to my problem, so what does that mean??
1) Invoke all ISA adaptors ROM’s
2) Invoke all PCI ROM’s (except VGA)

I know the graphics card runs fine in my other 775 system?
Ya think it’s the mobo that playing up??

You're chasing your tail with that code. Your LED post says 88, and by everything that I've been told it is an open code, meaning the board has more than one issue so by default it spits out a "blank" code.

I like this

word Not bad for a first run on a single card. Looking for 20k tonight.

[rge]

Not bad for a first run on a single card. Looking for 20k tonight.

Yep much better than me on 1 card, the best I can do is 18,175, and that is with my i940 at 4.4ghz, ultra 735 core, 1688 shader, 1181 mem, going up 1 notch on any ultra settings and get freezes. I guess that difference is because my ultra is at pcie 1 instead of 2, and any other tech enhancements from G90 series.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=9347092

[ReverendMaynard]

Yep much better than me on 1 card, the best I can do is 18,175, and that is with my i940 at 4.4ghz, ultra 735 core, 1688 shader, 1181 mem, going up 1 notch on any ultra settings and get freezes. I guess that difference is because my ultra is at pcie 1 instead of 2, and any other tech enhancements from G90 series.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=9347092

That is still a sick score for an 8 series. Have you ran with HT on? I found in gave me 1100 cpu points, which might be irrelevant to the overall score, but interesting none-the-less. All I heard before the i7 released what that HT was going to cripple 3D perf....bull lol.

Going for 700/1500/1050 tonight for a run at 20k.

Here's my compare. You have me creamed in cpu score.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=9341263

I think my next move is 64b Vista. 32b can't be helping.

[rge]

That is still a sick score for an 8 series. Have you ran with HT on? I found in gave me 1100 cpu points, which might be irrelevant to the overall score, but interesting none-the-less. All I heard before the i7 released what that HT was going to cripple 3D perf....bull lol.

Going for 700/1500/1050 tonight for a run at 20k.

Yep, that is with HT on. Good luck with 20k. I cant decide on when to upgrade mine, waiting at least month or two to see what comes out.

[ReverendMaynard]

Yep, that is with HT on. Good luck with 20k. I cant decide on when to upgrade mine, waiting at least month or two to see what comes out.

thanks

The next couple of months we're going to see die shrinks, process shrinks...yadda yadda. Not really anything worth waiting for unless you're into a hot box like the proposed GTX295 GX2.

I think 2 or 3 260 216's are the seet spot right now for i7 3D bench madness

[Xello]

The next couple of months we're going to see die shrinks, process shrinks...yadda yadda. Not really anything worth waiting for unless you're into a hot box like the proposed GTX295 GX2.

Count me in! And you're right about GTX260 x2/3, especially if the 55nm are selling now.

I have found the LED post codes to be not that useful also, i've never had big problems where i was stuck and couldn't post but i've had the floppy related error code 6F when it was definitely a memory problem. It's like the LED display isn't quite keeping up with the data being processed so it crashes out before it's on the right code or something.

[Lukee]

Count me in! And you're right about GTX260 x2/3, especially if the 55nm are selling now.

I have found the LED post codes to be not that useful also, i've never had big problems where i was stuck and couldn't post but i've had the floppy related error code 6F when it was definitely a memory problem. It's like the LED display isn't quite keeping up with the data being processed so it crashes out before it's on the right code or something.

I get that same error as well, but it is when I push the Bclk and I don't have enough qpi/vtt voltage.

[ReverendMaynard]

Count me in! And you're right about GTX260 x2/3, especially if the 55nm are selling now.

I have found the LED post codes to be not that useful also, i've never had big problems where i was stuck and couldn't post but i've had the floppy related error code 6F when it was definitely a memory problem. It's like the LED display isn't quite keeping up with the data being processed so it crashes out before it's on the right code or something.

Never been a fan of two cards sandwiched together. AMD approach to multi gpu, single slot cards is much more desirable. The 55nm thing is understandable but the way that nVidia is sneaking them in under the same product name is bull. I love nVidia's cards, but the way they do business is evil.

As for the LED posts...I think they are extremely useful, except when you get an empty block lik 88. I've had two boards that gave that error, both times it resulted in a board RMA, which fixed the issue.