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

[roller11]

just a little question
can this board adjust 3-pin cpu fan speed?

No, only PWM fans are supported.

[Praz]

just a little question
can this board adjust 3-pin cpu fan speed?

CPU fan header - no. Other headers - yes.

[Sam_oslo]

System gets really hot, it is idling around 53'C, and it doesn't take much load before it hits 60'C, even with a strong fan blowing directly on the NB-cooler.

Anybody has tried to look under the NB-cooler? How is the condition av goop, and should be changed? Or anybody has found a good way to improve the NB/system cooling on air?

[Kabauterman]

Is there any newer BIOS than the Beta from beginning of January?

[eva2000]

System gets really hot, it is idling around 53'C, and it doesn't take much load before it hits 60'C, even with a strong fan blowing directly on the NB-cooler.

Anybody has tried to look under the NB-cooler? How is the condition av goop, and should be changed? Or anybody has found a good way to improve the NB/system cooling on air?

tried fan on PWM I/O connector area as well ? Do you have the flame freezer heatpipe installed as well ? Applied any TIM paste on the heatpipe that attaches to back I/O area ?

Is there any newer BIOS than the Beta from beginning of January?

latest beta on DFI web site is 02/06. Latest pre-beta is 02/17 no idea what has changed or improved yet as I haven't tried 02/17 yet.

Hi EVA2000

How I get in bios

CPU Feature
Set VR Current Limit Max: Disabled
Thermal Management Control: Disabled
EIST Function: Disabled
CxE Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
Virtualization Technology: Disabled
TDC Enable: Disabled
x TDC Limit: 0
TDP Enable: Disabled
x TDP Limit: 0

And What is tweak IOH/ICH

bold items only show up if you have 965 cpu, 920/940 won't show. IOH/ICH tweak is voltage related first post at http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=214381

[i7luver]

hey eva, any word on the electrical buzzing sound from the mosfet area? It only happens on load (ie priming) its not disturbingly loud, but its not the most comforting sound either, sounds like something's gonna short out or something. Seems like quite a few people on the forums have the problem and both mine and my brother's board does too. I sent mine back as an rma, but if its a prevalent problem chances are I'll get one with it again, is it safe?

[eva2000]

According to RGONE/Praz on DFIClub forums it's normal not that I have noticed such noise since 2x 120x38mm scythe ultra kaze 2000rpm push/pull fans are on my TRUE120 heatsink and I have 120x25mm 81cfm fan over NB heatsink area

[The Watcher]

hey eva, any word on the electrical buzzing sound from the mosfet area? It only happens on load (ie priming) its not disturbingly loud, but its not the most comforting sound either, sounds like something's gonna short out or something. Seems like quite a few people on the forums have the problem and both mine and my brother's board does too. I sent mine back as an rma, but if its a prevalent problem chances are I'll get one with it again, is it safe?

Well yes i have the buzzing sound too but not like your mine is when i load a 3d game under windows screen but lost it if i set to full srceen. strange isn't it from what i remember my board before the DFI also had that sound to. or is it my psu need more power ( now 850w silverstone )??????

[sjakie666]

i hear the sounds 2.. high pitch noises and hissing.. DFI says that the sounds is coming from resonating mosfets or something like that. Btw i have a hx1000.Also whats strange on my mobo is that when i shutdown vista the fan(120mm) coneccted to the NB fan still keeps turning... Something funky is going on with my mobo....

[Praz]

According to RGONE/Praz on DFIClub forums it's normal not that I have noticed such noise since 2x 120x38mm scythe ultra kaze 2000rpm push/pull fans are on my TRUE120 heatsink and I have 120x25mm 81cfm fan over NB heatsink area

I haven't heard it on my board either. But the buzzing or whining sound is the same as users have experienced on other boards and video cards. However, the crackling sound someone has posted about if it was me I would be shipping that board for RMA.

[The Mighty]

latest beta on DFI web site is 02/06. Latest pre-beta is 02/17 no idea what has changed or improved yet as I haven't tried 02/17 yet.

where to get the pre-beta?

in between i got that far...

[Praz]

Kingston Hyper X, 3x2GB.

[Sam_oslo]

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tried fan on PWM I/O connector area as well ? Do you have the flame freezer heatpipe installed as well ? Applied any TIM paste on the heatpipe that attaches to back I/O area ?
..

I don't have enough space in my case to place a fan directly over PWM area. I have installed flame freezer with some lazy TIM too, but I didn't pay much attention on fitting it properly. I guess i didn't have much believe on it. I will try to re-installing it with better TIM and fitting, and see how it works.

Tanks for the tips.

[REBEL900]

Here is an update. 4GHZ so far, 2 hour prime stable with OCCT running at the same time..

Water cooled loop Windows XP sp3 6GB mem..

[jcool]

Now all you need is an x64 OS so as not to waste 3GB of ram

[REBEL900]

Now all you need is an x64 OS so as not to waste 3GB of ram

Waiting on windows 7

What's the highest stable on water?

Thanks

[Hondacity]

@praz

can you do a superpi 1m..we have the same memory and settings... i got 10.187seconds

[sjakie666]

ok if experience some wierd votlage readings. hear a loud hissing sound or highpitch noise under 100% load..... check if you don't have a voltage leak... my DFI board had some strange things... when i turned of the computer(shutdown vista) a low rpm 120mm led fan rotated slowly(connected to the NB fanheader).... it hapenned when the bernsteinaudiomodule was connected.... i think it's important that u use a low rpm 120mm fan to test it because they can run on verry low voltages.....
hope it will help some ppl who experience some wierd things with their DFI MB

[Sam_oslo]

I don't have enough space in my case to place a fan directly over PWM area. I have installed flame freezer with some lazy TIM too, but I didn't pay much attention on fitting it properly. I guess i didn't have much believe on it. I will try to re-installing it with better TIM and fitting, and see how it works.

Tanks for the tips.

Some update on this ..

I have re-installed the flame freezer. This time with good PIM paste, and good fitting (which wasn't easy to archive), and it is cooling much better. My System/PWM-temp has dropped 3'C on idle and it is holding withing the safe temp on load too. I didn't think this "thing" would be much useful, but it is proven to be wrong.

[eva2000]

Some update on this ..

I have re-installed the flame freezer. This time with good PIM paste, and good fitting (which wasn't easy to archive), and it is cooling much better. My System/PWM-temp has dropped 3'C on idle and it is holding withing the safe temp on load too. I didn't think this "thing" would be much useful, but it is proven to be wrong.

Good to hear

[PRJ]

I don't have these these settings i my bios, why is this?

TDC Enable: Disabled
x TDC Limit: 0
TDP Enable: Disabled
x TDP Limit: 0

[The Nemesis]

I don't have these these settings i my bios, why is this?

TDC Enable: Disabled
x TDC Limit: 0
TDP Enable: Disabled
x TDP Limit: 0

Those settings are available only on the extreme chips I believe. The 940 & 920 don't have 'em.

[PRJ]

Those settings are available only on the extreme chips I believe. The 940 & 920 don't have 'em.

Yes thats what i thought too, but have found several i7 920 owners who does have this setting.

For an exaple, this is a i7 920 showing the feature....

http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/...&postcount=288

[eva2000]

Yes thats what i thought too, but have found several i7 920 owners who does have this setting.

For an exaple, this is a i7 920 showing the feature....

http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/...&postcount=288

nah that's just copy and pasting my bios template at http://i4memory.com/f80/dfi-lp-ut-x5...emplate-12919/

It doesn't show up for i7 920/940 any more as it's only a 965 feature. DFI just released 2/17 beta bios which changed some settings in bios for Thermal Management Control etc

02/17 beta

1. CPU shutdown temp use DTS.
2. Modify “Thermal Management” 、”TDC” and “TDP” function.
3. Added CPU Die temp item.
4. Update Intel micro code for new CPUs function.

[PRJ]

Ok, thats why..

Thanks for clarifying that.

New Bios, with Update Intel micro code for new CPUs function sounds good, new revision i7 can't be far away :o) Looking forward to buy another i7, my 3837B390 is'nt the best buy i made.