Gigabyte EX58-UD5/Extreme Discussion Thread

[Simfan]

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

Yes. S3 fixed. Needes one notch higher DRAM and VTT but looks good so far.

[road-runner]

I have 2-920s, one 205 is max the other will go to 222 and no more. I have tried both on the same MB/RAM etc. so it has to be the cpu, some are not as good as others...

[stasio]

EasyTune 6 B09.0216.1

[Splave]

I have 2-920s, one 205 is max the other will go to 222 and no more. I have tried both on the same MB/RAM etc. so it has to be the cpu, some are not as good as others...

Have you tryed any different boards?

[Ghigo]

EasyTune 6 B09.0216.1

Omg this one working on vista x64 , cheer !

[road-runner]

Have you tryed any different boards?

No, just the UD5 only. I have a UD3R but have not tried anything over 3.8Ghz as it is on air and crunching...

[EtherWind]

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.

I've never actually paid that much attention to them. I wonder at what overclock speed all five of them turn on... I'd guess around 3.6 or something.

Interested to see how low you get the voltages at 4.0, my sweet spot is definitely 3.8/1.325v otherwise I have to crank the power up too much for a 24x7 system for my comfort level.

[PlatoonSgtElias]

Hi guys! Please help me. I bought the UD5 board today with i920 and I have a GTX285 videocard. My question why is my videocard going into and out of 3D mode when using explorer and windows :S Its annoying plus the videocard makes this horrible hissing sound from components when in 3D and to have it regulary in 2D is just awful plus it should not go to 3D in windows!

And what is the best bios for this board right now and where to get it?

[ReverendMaynard]

Hi guys! Please help me. I bought the UD5 board today with i920 and I have a GTX285 videocard. My question why is my videocard going into and out of 3D mode when using explorer and windows :S Its annoying plus the videocard makes this horrible hissing sound from components when in 3D and to have it regulary in 2D is just awful plus it should not go to 3D in windows!

And what is the best bios for this board right now and where to get it?

Can you actually notice it going in and out, or are you just obsessing on the temp app? I ask, because mine go in and out, and I don't notice it unless I'm starting at Precision tuner app.

The whining that you hear is coil whine. Get used to it, a large percentage of nVidia cards have done it since the 8800 series. My last 3 (8800GT, GTX260 and both of these 285's) scream like a pig getting kicked in the nuts.

[stasio]

And what is the best bios for this board right now and where to get it?

Go here:
http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/giga...st-bios-28441/

[PlatoonSgtElias]

I mean I have never ever had this problem in 2D with other systems, today I buy a X58 system and pow, i get the videocard sounds in Windows 2D. And with Rivatuner I see the clocks going up and down like crazy just while opening a IE windows or smth. WTF..........

[ReverendMaynard]

I mean I have never ever had this problem in 2D with other systems, today I buy a X58 system and pow, i get the videocard sounds in Windows 2D. And with Rivatuner I see the clocks going up and down like crazy just while opening a IE windows or smth. WTF..........

nothing to do with the X58, i7 or rivatuner. It's 100% GTX285. Either suck it up or RMA it.

[GAR]

SLI Scales very good on the X58

Single GTX 285


2x SLI GTX 285


3x SLI GTX 285

[b0rnfrompain]

hey guys, i need a bit help please,

how do i know if my i7 920 reached his max blck? i just oced my 920 to 4200 mhz and when i run 3mdark my screen is flickering like hell. but no bluescreens at all.

btw, which voltage do i have to raise when i want to reach higher bclk frequency?

thanks

[Alcibiades]

I just put together my friends new computer.
Comments and suggestions especially for reducing ddr3 latencies would be appreciated.
I was hoping to get ddr latency down to 40ns or less.
I have OCZ PC3-12800 1600Mhz with a XMP profile for 1600 and 1866 Mhz.
DDR on Extreme with 40-6-6-12-88-6-24-1 and 6-6-8-9-9-9-6-5-1-6-6-1 subsettings with 56-57-58 round trip set.
All cpu options including turbo are disabled except multi processor support.

[Eagleclaw]

It's a driver issue if it doesn't go in and out of 3d mode not a card issue.

nothing to do with the X58, i7 or rivatuner. It's 100% GTX285. Either suck it up or RMA it.

[ReverendMaynard]

It's a driver issue if it doesn't go in and out of 3d mode not a card issue.

I'm talking about the buzzing not the 2d/3dmode switching, which is caused when the card has to render an object, not just a random act. If you have Vista, and have aero enabled, it happens frequently and visually you can't tell it's happening unless you're staring at the clocking/temp app IE eVGA Precision or Riva Tuner.

[EtherWind]

I mean I have never ever had this problem in 2D with other systems, today I buy a X58 system and pow, i get the videocard sounds in Windows 2D. And with Rivatuner I see the clocks going up and down like crazy just while opening a IE windows or smth. WTF..........

I'm not sure if it's related, but I have been plagued by the dreaded nvlddmkm.dll errors for the past little while. Thanks to help from kind folks on this forum, I was able to get my sys o'cing again, but still have this issue. After tonnes of research and testing (i've tried underclocking my gpu, increasing its fan speed, changed power setup, etc).... I have tentatively concluded it is a RAM issue. Just watching a movie last night with Windows Media Player an error message popped up "Insufficient RAM to run application" and then nvlddmkm errors started up again. I have 9gb, so no way in hell thats accurate, but even windows task bar on the side said that my RAM was 95% utilized and pc was just chugging away (no other apps running).

I think with that info, and my past (negative) experience with overclocking with my GSKILL 2x3GB modules, I am going to purchase some new DIMMs and see what happens with them.

EDIT: I was just looking online to see what new Corsair RAM would set me back and I noticed that at 1600 the RAM modules are spec'd to run at 1.65V VDIMM. I have my BIOS set to 1.540V. I think I should maybe try bumping the voltages up before going out and spending money.

EDIT: Found a trojan on my box last night. sigh. Prepping a BART PE disc at work today to see what else found its way on. Man, diagnosing system issues is almost impossible. Is it the OC / Voltage / Nvldmmkm driver issue / RAM fault / Trojan activity? But in a way, also kind of fun.

[andyr(uk)]

I've never actually paid that much attention to them. I wonder at what overclock speed all five of them turn on... I'd guess around 3.6 or something.

Interested to see how low you get the voltages at 4.0, my sweet spot is definitely 3.8/1.325v otherwise I have to crank the power up too much for a 24x7 system for my comfort level.

I get all 5 leds on at 4.0Gig and at 3.8 i get 4 leds on. I get the lights flashing on and off like crazy on cold boot at 4.0 Gig so i am back at 3.8 at the min untill i can do a bit more tweaking but volts at 4.0 gig will run prime stable at 1.425 volts , i have been reducing it and priming it and i am suprised how low its going.Just need to get over this initial startup problem , i am on F5 bios ,is this any good or is this why i have this issue?

[EtherWind]

I get all 5 leds on at 4.0Gig and at 3.8 i get 4 leds on. I get the lights flashing on and off like crazy on cold boot at 4.0 Gig so i am back at 3.8 at the min untill i can do a bit more tweaking but volts at 4.0 gig will run prime stable at 1.425 volts , i have been reducing it and priming it and i am suprised how low its going.Just need to get over this initial startup problem , i am on F5 bios ,is this any good or is this why i have this issue?

Most people here seem to like BIOS F5G or F4J... But it wasn't until I switched over to F6A (and some other stuff) that my boot loop problems went away finally. There are much smarter people then I here though, so hopefully they can help you out. But you might want to try F5G and see what happens, as that seems to be the current flavour of choice (aside from the F4J holdouts).

[icecold316]

Is there any bios released, which reduced the voltage requirements? so far i heard new bios need little more voltage.

[Hornet331]

Ok i have pined down the problem i have with every bios higher then F6a.. semes theres a bug when i put qpi voltage higher then 1.30V (the last setting berfore 1.3V is 1.295V).

If i go one notch over 1.3V i get the boot issue. GB said they fixed it, but it seems they haven't.

Cause i can boot with 150mhz blck (3ghz) with 1.295V qpi voltage but can't with 1.315+.... duh.. GB get your stuff fixed -_-|.

[silverfox71]

Ok i have pined down the problem i have with every bios higher then F6a.. semes theres a bug when i put qpi voltage higher then 1.30V (the last setting berfore 1.3V is 1.295V).

If i go one notch over 1.3V i get the boot issue. GB said they fixed it, but it seems they haven't.

Cause i can boot with 150mhz blck (3ghz) with 1.295V qpi voltage but can't with 1.315+.... duh.. GB get your stuff fixed -_-|.

Have you tried leaving your qpi as auto and just set your ram to 1.9v? You have to remember that for whatever reaseon the memory needs to be .5v higher than the qpi or it will become very unstable. If I have time tonight I will put f6c back on the xtreme and test this again. I have gone up to 2.0v on the ram and the qpi set to auto runs up to 1.5v's. mind you I don't think that this would be good long term though!

[Infa]

Omg, my waterblock is on now .. what a diffrence.... geez.. now 211 bclk isnt even a problem anymore, without a glitch at 1.42vtt, now 19x211 @ 1.26 loaded... HT ON!
looks like a good cpu just had to tell, get max 60c loaded. be back later

[Beef]

Is there any bios released, which reduced the voltage requirements? so far i heard new bios need little more voltage.

I found F5g needed lower VCore and QPi/vtt voltages for the same overclock than subsequent bios releases