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

[rusty]

which volts are more correct the ones you get in bios or the ones you get from multimeter ?

[drak3]

I had this same problem. The board seemed to run fine for 2 days, then set the bios up for a minor overclock with the ram, and the system would not boot back up. I tried everything, reset cmos, remove battery, jumpers, and left it unpowered for 2 days. I took all my components to a local computer store, and had them tested, and they agreed it was the board. I rma'd it, and so far it's been great. I think it was bios 12/18 on the bad one. Don't give up, I had to go through 3 DFI boards till I get a good one. Don't give up hope, once you go dfi, you can't go back...

Looks like RMA for me as well. I will buy a new PSU anyway because I feel the 480w I got is not enoigh and see if it is the PSU (I doubt).

It will be corsair 750+ or PC Power & C 750+ so I have plenty of power and avoid running with 480w basically on the edge.


Yeah, DFI I liked everything from the moment I opened up the box. Board looks quality made and in taiwan ... but this problem killed the dream for me.

Hopefully it will get sorted and RMA service will be quality as well and I will be back online in a few days MAX.

[eva2000]

which volts are more correct the ones you get in bios or the ones you get from multimeter ?

multimeter more accurate as per my findings at http://i4memory.com/102537-post3.html (very bottom of page) Of course this is assuming you have a decent and accurate multimeter

Looks like RMA for me as well. I will buy a new PSU anyway because I feel the 480w I got is not enoigh and see if it is the PSU (I doubt).

It will be corsair 750+ or PC Power & C 750+ so I have plenty of power and avoid running with 480w basically on the edge.


Yeah, DFI I liked everything from the moment I opened up the box. Board looks quality made and in taiwan ... but this problem killed the dream for me.

Hopefully it will get sorted and RMA service will be quality as well and I will be back online in a few days MAX.

yeah looks like RMA time and quality psu will go along way too

When you say code you mean the mobo will power on but nothing happens and code 88 is clearly visible no flashing or anything?

Also, in the manual it says "secondary RTC reset" any idea what is it?

yeah when it's stuck at 88 on LED code

not sure on secondary RTC reset as no where in manual it says 88 code is related to secondary RTC reset ??

[drak3]

From your experience with DFI guys, you think PC P&C / Corsair at 750w+ is the best choice? I need solid quality.

[eva2000]

With DFI boards from P35, X38, X48 and now X58 i'm using Corsair HX620, Corsair HX1000 and Silverstone OP1200 without problems.

[Sam_oslo]

I'm done with OCing the CPU & RAM, and doing some 3D-testing. I have connected Corsair HX 1000w fdc connector to the board too.

GTX 295 @684/1246/1476 + Core i7 @4.01GHZ HT:on | 3DMarks P22240

[rioja]

hello!
i'm going to buy this awesome board next week!
and i have a few questions

-will be 3x1gb ram enough under vista (games, films, ant other home use,
and what memory u may recommend, for ex i lean to corsair TR3X3G1600C8D or TR3X3G1866C9DF
or maybe one of the highest kingston hyperx?

- do i need additional backplate for cpu (with waterblock)?

- and do i need to watercool southirdge?

[cstkl1]

hmm question again
what does ppm stands for

and what does rank interleave setting?? whats the default 1way 2 way 4 way??

[drak3]

For the records,

I re-builded my ASUS system with the Tagan PSU (used with DFI) and it worked fine. I did not boot an OS as I tested with minimal setup but monitor had signal and got to the "No Operating System ... " point.

DFI has been sitting without battery, jumper at 2-3 reset bios, and no power conectors for 10+ hours. I tried again after I verified the PSU, no power up still fails.

Power LED on top of the RAM is lit after I press the power button which implies that the board "powers up" but is pretty dead in practise.

Just to make sure, I will now measure the PWR_OK on the PSU to see if it is high to ensure the mobo has the "green light" to power up. Who knows ...

PS: I wish I had time to debug these things as I like electronics, but the HUGE problem is that this is supposed to be my main workstation and I am now stuck on my laptop :p Hows DFI RMA, can I hope for a new one in few days?

[Praz]

hmm question again
what does ppm stands for

Processor Power Management

and what does rank interleave setting?? whats the default 1way 2 way 4 way??

The latency between reading the ranks of memory. 4-way should be default and offer the highest performance.

[i7luver]

my rma came back and the buzzing's gone, but the power HDD is still permanently on (even when the computer's off) and the hdd led is permanently on once the computer's on, even with the latest bios. is it just me? i'm using a HAF 932 btw

[drak3]

my rma came back and the buzzing's gone, but the power HDD is still permanently on (even when the computer's off) and the hdd led is permanently on once the computer's on, even with the latest bios. is it just me? i'm using a HAF 932 btw

How long did it them to send it back from RMA?

[rusty]

do you guys use IDE mode or AHCI ? For AHCI which drivers do you use ?

[i7luver]

i rmaed with ewiz, took 1 week and 5 days

[Grinch]

running at this right now:




was also able to get to:

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=518306

4.4....still testing

[hiwa]

my UT will back after tomorrow

what is the best bios for 965 guys ?

[Grinch]

my UT will back after tomorrow

what is the best bios for 965 guys ?

I am still running the 1-14 bios...however this is with my 920

[rioja]

does someone disassemble stock cooling (remove heatpipes from sb, nb, pwm), what is the quality of stock thermointerface? is it necessary to change it to smth like mx-2 or i may leave just how it is?

[masska]

running at this right now:



was also able to get to:

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=518306

4.4....still testing

Grinch,are you able to post your bios settings?

[cstkl1]

eva and praz..
y does this mobo doesnt read the bclk 200 and always 199.8..
isnt this a issue or just software reading incorrectly??

[eva2000]

eva and praz..
y does this mobo doesnt read the bclk 200 and always 199.8..
isnt this a issue or just software reading incorrectly??

yeah it's annoying sometimes but that's probably how the clock generator was set - no biggy i just set 201bclk for 200.8bclk heh

[Sam_oslo]

I'm not sure if the clock generator is set in this way. It shows correct/exact numbers for BCLK 211 and 213, but all others (that i have tierd) has a tendency to drop a bit.

[cstkl1]

yeah it's annoying sometimes but that's probably how the clock generator was set - no biggy i just set 201bclk for 200.8bclk heh

hmmm dk doesnt seems to have that issue..
arent they suppose to be using the same clock generator?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=215411

[cstkl1]

btw eva
to pass linx i had to pump more nb voltage compared to what was require for memtest hci 1000% and prime

[Downy]

I should have this board set up by the weekend along with the rest of the system, and hopefully will be able to post some figures and help out if maybe