DFI LP UT X58-T3EH8 - First bench, bios screens etc

[eva2000]

Dang!! I need to switch to DFI x58! Any 'gotchas' I should be aware of before I bail on this giga board? How are the AC characteristic, does it OC as well as other mobos?

This info is Extremely valuble.

AC ??? only used DFI x58 no other boards to compare, but from what I'm seeing DFI x58 overclocks better than others.

DFI just relased 01/06 bios with change log

1. Patch some board can not boot up as error code hang "B2",
2. Update Intel CPU micro code,
3. Fixed the S3 resume fail when insert Hard Disk to SATA 3/4 port,
4. Patch for SetFSB utility can not run

So to give you an idea of where it's at, I haven't experienced #1, #3 or #4 issues. SetFSB 2.1.88 works fine on my board with 12/31 bios.

I toyed with a gigabyte EX58-UD4P and it was much easier to get a 4.2GHz bench stable overclock than the DFI though the bclk topped out at 200MHz. I'm still tweaking the DFI and have yet to break 205 bclk using the 20 multi and 211 using any other.I have benched @ 4.3GHz with though. I'm a little more conservative voltage wise than the people who have though. My one complaint and problem I guess is this board appears to need to have a collation between vdmm and vtt as eva indicated. I'm sure I'll get better clocks once I get that down. This is still a tweakers board and will become easier once more info is available. Eva has been a great help though keep it coming.

all X58 boards will need to have a balanced relationship with vdimm and uncore/cpu vtt volts for properly stability just each board would handle it differently. Still regardless, memory dividers/stability/tweaking is important to get most of out system and bclk.

Eva, would it be possible for you to post your bios settings for your 3.8 setup, or perhaps post a link incase you already have. I should be getting my parts tomorrow to build, and I would just like somewhere to start. Thx

link http://i4memory.com/102545-post5.html

EVA,
My number one hot button is Smart Fan
I D/L the manual, but there is no useful info. How does this board do CPU Smart Fan? In bios, or as a util under windows? Most importantly, is the smart fan profile fixed, or is it user defineable? Thanks.

screenshots should be self explanatory http://i4memory.com/f80/dfi-lp-ut-x5...enshots-12949/ (3rd post, 1st screen photo). In windows you'd have more control via Smart Guardion options though to set fan speeds according to temps or fan speed.

eva2000, any chance you could take a few pictures of the motherboard with the two 4870X2 installed, like side views and top views?

Am getting this, just need to be sure that I can fit a sound card in there and a raid controller, water cooling the cards so they should have a smaller profile.

Thank you if you can.

Checking out your other topic in the other forum, it doesn't look like you can run two GPU in x16 slots and crossfirex too, from the pictures am seeing of the lanes setup, it has to be x16 and x8?

updated my post at http://i4memory.com/102537-post3.html with photos

I believe one of the pictures of the motherboard with the two 4870X2 installed is back on post #61.

I copied this from the online manual.



Both in the specifications and the image above it mentions 2-way CrossFire or 3-way SLI but there's no mention of 2-way SLI. Is this an oversight?

I've got a DFI LP UT X58 on order but because of a server error it won't ship until the 13th of January.

I think 2 way SLI is a given if 3 way is supported, will try SLI later but I only have 2x 640MB 8800GTS and 2x 512MB 8800GT on hand