Gigabyte EX58-UD5/Extreme Discussion Thread

[Splave]

you still on f4j rev? Im thinking about rolling to f5g, everyone seems to like it.

[ReverendMaynard]

you still on f4j rev? Im thinking about rolling to f5g, everyone seems to like it.

still on F4J and will never change my brother.

[Godmyster]

are you guys using stock cooling with this? i have a Xigmatek S1284C for the E8400 but probobly wond fit on this board right?

[ReverendMaynard]

are you guys using stock cooling with this? i have a Xigmatek S1284C for the E8400 but probobly wond fit on this board right?

not unless it has a 1366 bracket. I use water cooling, with a Swiftech GTZ block.

[CodeRush]

road-runner, while using DICE, did you experienced any motherboard cold-bugs or something?
I tried my i7 920 @ Extreme on DICE about 2 months ago, and couldn't get any better results as on cold water because of strange behavior of motherboard:

system can't boot if Vcore > 1.53875 (BIOS). It goes to infinite power on/power off loop with following error codes: 11, 22, 55. Tried F4m instead of F5e and nothing changed.

On cold water, same system with same settings (just remove DICE container and set up waterblock) started normaly with 1.6 Vcore / 1.6 Vqpi. WTF is going on?

[andyr(uk)]

Hi ,can you tell me what the 5 blue leds are for by the side of the ram and what are you using to monitor your qpi and nb temps

[EtherWind]

Hi ,can you tell me what the 5 blue leds are for by the side of the ram and what are you using to monitor your qpi and nb temps

If your talking about the 5 LEDs to the top right of the RAM (straight row up and down):

Page 25 of UD5 rev1.0 Manual - "The onboard CPU overclock LEDs indicate on which level the CPU is overclocked. The higher the overclock level, the more the number of lighted LEDs. Off: Normal Condition / F_LED1~F_LED5 : Blue"

If your asking about the 5 LEDs to the top left of the RAM (3 and then 2 LEDs side by side)

"Temperature indicator LEDs - ... The LEDs are off when the temperature is below 60C; the green LED lights up when the temperature is between 61-80C; the red LED is illuminated when the temperature exceeds 80C"

There are also LEDs for NB temps beside the NB.

[andyr(uk)]

If your talking about the 5 LEDs to the top right of the RAM (straight row up and down):

Page 25 of UD5 rev1.0 Manual - "The onboard CPU overclock LEDs indicate on which level the CPU is overclocked. The higher the overclock level, the more the number of lighted LEDs. Off: Normal Condition / F_LED1~F_LED5 : Blue"

Yeah it was those ones i was a bit concerned with but no probs then as i got all 5 on , finally getting somewhere with this board, proving to be a good one , wasnt too sure to start with as i never had a Gigabyte board before. Prime stable at 4.0Ghz so quite pleased , now reducing the cpu volts to see when i lose it.

[Splave]

road-runner, while using DICE, did you experienced any motherboard cold-bugs or something?
I tried my i7 920 @ Extreme on DICE about 2 months ago, and couldn't get any better results as on cold water because of strange behavior of motherboard:

On cold water, same system with same settings (just remove DICE container and set up waterblock) started normaly with 1.6 Vcore / 1.6 Vqpi. WTF is going on?

Did you hit the 222 wall? On reg water, I cant go higher. Raising voltages does nothing

[ReverendMaynard]

Did you hit the 222 wall? On reg water, I cant go higher. Raising voltages does nothing

You see this thread?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...27#post3703627

basically, the dude hit the same wall and overcame it with SetFSB. Give it a shot bruva.

[Splave]

Interesting, when I setFSB I lock at 221.9 as well. Maybe will try leaving those voltages auto like he did.

[road-runner]

road-runner, while using DICE, did you experienced any motherboard cold-bugs or something?
I tried my i7 920 @ Extreme on DICE about 2 months ago, and couldn't get any better results as on cold water because of strange behavior of motherboard:

On cold water, same system with same settings (just remove DICE container and set up waterblock) started normaly with 1.6 Vcore / 1.6 Vqpi. WTF is going on?

Only problem I had was I could not boot at 223, I could boot at 222. I am going to give it another try soon now that I finally got easytune working in 64 bit windows...

[Lsdmeasap]

GA-EX58-Extreme Beta BIOS F6f

This Beta addresses S3 sleep

Qflash issues may still persist, they are still testing the Qflash issues. So please use a @BIOS or a DOS Based flash!!

http://www.mediafire.com/?dzljji2ynsq

[CodeRush]

Did you hit the 222 wall? On reg water, I cant go higher. Raising voltages does nothing

No, 221.9 and that's final. 1.575 Vcore / 1.575 Vqpi. Rasing voltages does nothing too.

Crazy 231 BCLK on UD5 impressed me strongly. Need another DICE-bench try, but nearest dry ice factory is at ~500 kilometers distance.

[C3D76]

Hi,

Just wanted to let you all know I tried X58 Extreme Bios F6f, and results are good

- S3 : FIXED ( Tested working @ 195 x 20/21 )
- Q-flash : FIXED
- EasyTune : Working

[Lsdmeasap]

Hi,

Just wanted to let you all know I tried X58 Extreme Bios F6f, and results are good

- S3 : FIXED ( Tested working @ 195 x 20/21 )
- Q-flash : FIXED
- EasyTune : Working

Hey, what QPI Voltage you using for that overclock and how is a Cold boot with it? False double/triple startup still there, or is that a NON Extreme issue already?

[C3D76]

Hey, what QPI Voltage you using for that overclock and how is a Cold boot with it? False double/triple startup still there, or is that a NON Extreme issue already?

Hi LSD,

These are the exact and only settings I changed after "load Optimized Defaults":


C1e= off

Ram= 2:8 (7-7-7-24-2t, 1.64v)

Uncore freq= x18
QPI link = x36
BCLK = 195
PCI-e = 100

Cpu Vcore-> 1.40v
QPI VTT-> 1.315v
QPI PLL-> 1.20v
CPU PLL-> 1.80v
IOH-> 1.20v
ICH I/O -> 1.60v
ICH-> 1.20

SATA = AHCI
USB mouse+keyboard = Enabled
Onboard sound = Disabled

HPET = 64bit

Fan Control = Voltage


Ps. Oh, and this BIOS does not seem to have the double cold boot issue

[Hornet331]

and again back to F4j... with every bios higher then F6a i get a cold boot issue (oc setting reset).

Even when only use bclck 140 whit mem multi 6 and variouse cup multis, i get a rest after i turn of the power (turn of power and turn of the power strip, so the pc is without power).

My settings work till F6a, but with F6b or higher i cant coldboot anymore without a oc recover.... good work gigabyte....

Ble from now on i'll stick with F4j, i dont care for the double boot issue since it only takes a couble seconds and on F4j everything what i need works (S3, my oc settings).

[stasio]

and again back to F4j... with every bios higher then F6a i get a cold boot issue (oc setting reset).

Even when only use bclck 140 whit mem multi 6 and variouse cup multis, i get a rest after i turn of the power (turn of power and turn of the power strip, so the pc is without power).

My settings work till F6a, but with F6b or higher i cant coldboot anymore without a oc recover.... good work gigabyte....

Ble from now on i'll stick with F4j, i dont care for the double boot issue since it only takes a couble seconds and on F4j everything what i need works (S3, my oc settings).

Are you checking every new BIOS with F4j "Profile"?
.... good work gigabyte....
After F4j (released 03.12.08),16 new BIOS's has been released and no one work for you.

[Hornet331]

Are you checking every new BIOS with F4j "Profile"?
.... good work gigabyte....
After F4j (released 03.12.08),16 new BIOS's has been released and no one work for you.

yep, i compare them with F4j (settings that are stable with F4j).

Its not that bad, till F6a the same settings from F4j work, but S3 is broken.

With F6b or higher i cant cold boot, not even with 140mhz bclck without a oc failure recover.

Maybe its my cpu, but i doubt it. (but i will see, I plan to get a D0 920. )

[Infa]

Ok guys, I see all this 222 bclk, but i can't for the love of god get over 206 to even post, 210 i got to post once, then it rebooted with OC failure, then i used 1.50+ vtt to even get there, is there some kind of trick to get past that?

The cpu itself are a quite good voltage one, doin pretty stable now 3.8 with 1.26 loaded with stock cooler.. kind of tried to pull all the voltages to get it to boot even 211, raised all voltages a bit, and every one for itself too, Bad bclk cpu? seems almost everyone gets to 222, or maybe its just those who get there that's showin it?

I follow all the basic rules with 2x ram etc, qpi to x36.. any suggestions? Something i've missed maybe.

cheers.

[ReverendMaynard]

Ok guys, I see all this 222 bclk, but i can't for the love of god get over 206 to even post, 210 i got to post once, then it rebooted with OC failure, then i used 1.50+ vtt to even get there, is there some kind of trick to get past that?

The cpu itself are a quite good voltage one, doin pretty stable now 3.8 with 1.26 loaded with stock cooler.. kind of tried to pull all the voltages to get it to boot even 211, raised all voltages a bit, and every one for itself too, Bad bclk cpu? seems almost everyone gets to 222, or maybe its just those who get there that's showin it?

I follow all the basic rules with 2x ram etc, qpi to x36.. any suggestions? Something i've missed maybe.

cheers.

almost everyone gets to 222? Just a few are even attempting 222+ lol.

[Hornet331]

Ok guys, I see all this 222 bclk, but i can't for the love of god get over 206 to even post, 210 i got to post once, then it rebooted with OC failure, then i used 1.50+ vtt to even get there, is there some kind of trick to get past that?

The cpu itself are a quite good voltage one, doin pretty stable now 3.8 with 1.26 loaded with stock cooler.. kind of tried to pull all the voltages to get it to boot even 211, raised all voltages a bit, and every one for itself too, Bad bclk cpu? seems almost everyone gets to 222, or maybe its just those who get there that's showin it?

I follow all the basic rules with 2x ram etc, qpi to x36.. any suggestions? Something i've missed maybe.

cheers.

not every cpu is the same, everyting above 200mhz is up to the cpu.

I can go up to 216mhz blck with ease (1.45-1.50V), everything above that requires "insane voltages". (1.6x+)

[Infa]

Ok then fellows :P just seeing all peps getting annoyoed and all like, oh my good, im "only" getting 222 ... when im not even getting 205+ to boot win..

Ah well, I have to be happy then to even get past 200 Picking up my new Fuzion V2 tomorrow and hoping to get it to 21x205 atleast,and be satisfied
Then the tweaking will start! no idea now when 1.26 get the cpu to crash couse its to hot :P

BTW, have this uninstalled things in device manager, like 10 pieces of System Interrupt Controller, cant install them, neither Windows or INF tool will install them, tried installing over ICH10, wont do it, win online wont either, and cant find anything on giga either, anyone knows?

regards.

[Splave]

^werd as stated its all cpu

My b stepping goes to 221.5 before walling, my A stepping poops the bed way before at 214