Evga X58 Sli ultimate overclocking/ overview/ discussion thread

[ReverendMaynard]

yeah, it is huge when trying to diagnose memory issues. keep in mind, this is just from a single board. from what i have seen these boards are fairly consistent, but you might want to double check your own with a DMM just to be sure.

Will do, but it makes so much sense with some of the issues that I've had.

Much appreciated

[SirKronan]

E-LEET mis reports vTT. what you set in the BIOS is generally what the board is actually supplying, even less under load. check with a DMM, don't believe E-LEET. have a look at the chart in my review...

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-14.html

also, there are no settings that can "hard-lock" your vTT.

Thanks for the info. That's good to know. I was a little worried. Gosh, I can't love this board enough. It's so amazingly stable. I am looking to buy a new case soon. It will still be air cooled for a while, but I want the ATCS 840 from Coolermaster. I will run a 2x120 loop on this i7 processor, and eventually plan on running a 3x120 on my GTX 295. The i7 watercooling is very likely to happen, but the 295 might just be an empty dream, as the waterblocks for those are prohibitively expensive, and where they're changing the PCB design on the new 295's I might not be able to afford the waterblock for it before they start making them for the new design instead. Perhaps they will be compatible, but I highly doubt it.

The top priority is the case, then watercooling the i7, although this stupid TRUE really keeps temps down much better than one would expect. I used some new fan clips that also seem to direct the air better, specifically made for the TRUE 120, and with two of them I have a very strong push-pull fan setup. Both fans push over 110cfm at full 12v.

Keep up the good work, everyone, with this great board. EVGA really has a winner here, I think.

[matsjuw]

After seeing the news on the new EVGA X58 LE board I'm getting interested in that. The only different seems 6 phase analog PWM vs 8 phase analog PWM.
What is the downside of having 2 phases less if it would be to go 4.0 - 4.2 GHz i7 with watercooling?

I know it's a bit soon seeing it would only come out next month, so reviews aren't out yet. But any info would be nice about that phase change.

[cadupradoo]

Thanks for the info. That's good to know. I was a little worried. Gosh, I can't love this board enough. It's so amazingly stable. I am looking to buy a new case soon. It will still be air cooled for a while, but I want the ATCS 840 from Coolermaster. I will run a 2x120 loop on this i7 processor, and eventually plan on running a 3x120 on my GTX 295. The i7 watercooling is very likely to happen, but the 295 might just be an empty dream, as the waterblocks for those are prohibitively expensive, and where they're changing the PCB design on the new 295's I might not be able to afford the waterblock for it before they start making them for the new design instead. Perhaps they will be compatible, but I highly doubt it.

The top priority is the case, then watercooling the i7, although this stupid TRUE really keeps temps down much better than one would expect. I used some new fan clips that also seem to direct the air better, specifically made for the TRUE 120, and with two of them I have a very strong push-pull fan setup. Both fans push over 110cfm at full 12v.

Keep up the good work, everyone, with this great board. EVGA really has a winner here, I think.

Which fans are you using for the true? Are they 120x25mm? I would like to use two, but I can't, cause my scythes are 120x38 and the Silverstones are 120x28mm.. and the mosfets HS doesn't leave any room for a second fan..

[Ace-a-Rue]

my very early results (click on) with version 760 and i7-920 'D0'

[SirKronan]

Which fans are you using for the true? Are they 120x25mm? I would like to use two, but I can't, cause my scythes are 120x38 and the Silverstones are 120x28mm.. and the mosfets HS doesn't leave any room for a second fan..

Main Fan: PWM controlled
http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/coolj...21225buaf.html

2nd Fan: Normal 3-pin
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185060

Both fans are AWESOME. The Cooljag costs more but it's PWM controlled. I've been running the cooljag now for well over a year, and it's still like new. When these fans are at %100 the airflow is ridiculous. They're definitely audible but the main noise is all the airflow through the case and fins, not really whiny motor noise and such. I'm extremely pleased with them so far. I've only had the slipstream in there for a couple months, but so far, it's on par with the cooljag. When you turn down the percentage, they're extremely quite, too, so they scale very well.

Try somewhere other than newegg though for the slipstreams because of their ridiculous shipping charges on fans.

[cadupradoo]

Main Fan: PWM controlled
http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/coolj...21225buaf.html

2nd Fan: Normal 3-pin
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185060

Both fans are AWESOME. The Cooljag costs more but it's PWM controlled. I've been running the cooljag now for well over a year, and it's still like new. When these fans are at %100 the airflow is ridiculous. They're definitely audible but the main noise is all the airflow through the case and fins, not really whiny motor noise and such. I'm extremely pleased with them so far. I've only had the slipstream in there for a couple months, but so far, it's on par with the cooljag. When you turn down the percentage, they're extremely quite, too, so they scale very well.

Try somewhere other than newegg though for the slipstreams because of their ridiculous shipping charges on fans.

Although I could ask for my sister in law to bring these fans from newegg (or other seller) from NY to here, Brazil, I don't think I'll do it.. I'll problably just look for these models here in Rio..

Funny think (actually, not funny at all), is that my 120x38 Scythes were bought on NewEgg, while I was in the US this winter, for almost ten bucks.

Here in brazil, is something around R$70, or US$30.

Just ridiculous...

[SirKronan]

Although I could ask for my sister in law to bring these fans from newegg (or other seller) from NY to here, Brazil, I don't think I'll do it.. I'll problably just look for these models here in Rio..

Funny think (actually, not funny at all), is that my 120x38 Scythes were bought on NewEgg, while I was in the US this winter, for almost ten bucks.

Here in brazil, is something around R$70, or US$30.

Just ridiculous...

Yeah, those prices are no bueno ... (sorry, I speak Spanish, not Portuguese! )

[ReverendMaynard]

my very early results (click on) with version 760 and i7-920 'D0'

Great results mate, but you know this isn't a Classified thread...

[Ace-a-Rue]

i am loving the board even if there are differences between base line and top line

[ReverendMaynard]

i am loving the board even if there are differences between base line and top line

Not the same line lol, but the eVGA SLI 58 is a decent board. I went back to the GA Extreme, it's a better board out of the two.

[Alchemy1]

I miss my X58 SLI already. I dropped it off at UPS on Friday thinking it would be scanned in and start moving, but apparently it is still sitting at UPS and it isn't going to be delivered until the 1st This UD3R just doesn't give me the same joy. I can't wait until my Classified gets here, which apparently won't be until the first or second week of next month.

[cadupradoo]

No worreis, it seems to be worth the waiting

Especially with a D0 cpu

[SirKronan]

I miss my X58 SLI already. I dropped it off at UPS on Friday thinking it would be scanned in and start moving, but apparently it is still sitting at UPS and it isn't going to be delivered until the 1st This UD3R just doesn't give me the same joy. I can't wait until my Classified gets here, which apparently won't be until the first or second week of next month.

Did you step up to the classified?

[Alchemy1]

I am in the process of stepping up. I stepped up just a few days before it was found out that they (759's) would be phased out/removed from the step up list. Talk about good timing. At first I was upset because I thought they would immediately add the 760 to the step up list, which would have obviously saved me money, but as of now you can't step up to any other motherboard.

[SirKronan]

I am in the process of stepping up. I stepped up just a few days before it was found out that they (759's) would be phased out/removed from the step up list. Talk about good timing. At first I was upset because I thought they would immediately add the 760 to the step up list, which would have obviously saved me money, but as of now you can't step up to any other motherboard.

Step-up shmepp up ... hahah. I'm happy as a clam with my regular ol' x58. The thing is unreal. You guys and your disposable income ...


Anybody have a link to the best value water block components for this board, not the classified. Or do some of the parts work with both??

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=736

Would the above work for the vregs on the x58 non-classified?

[daftDavid]

Step-up shmepp up ... hahah. I'm happy as a clam with my regular ol' x58. The thing is unreal. You guys and your disposable income ...


Anybody have a link to the best value water block components for this board, not the classified. Or do some of the parts work with both??

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=736

Would the above work for the vregs on the x58 non-classified?

I think the X58 vanilla uses the MVR-40 and the 95mm stepped heat transfer plate.

[Solarfall]

Step-up shmepp up ... hahah. I'm happy as a clam with my regular ol' x58. The thing is unreal. You guys and your disposable income ...


Anybody have a link to the best value water block components for this board, not the classified. Or do some of the parts work with both??

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=736

Would the above work for the vregs on the x58 non-classified?

im not sure would that work but check this one out: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=24930

[Alchemy1]

Step-up shmepp up ... hahah. I'm happy as a clam with my regular ol' x58. The thing is unreal. You guys and your disposable income ...


Anybody have a link to the best value water block components for this board, not the classified. Or do some of the parts work with both??

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=736

Would the above work for the vregs on the x58 non-classified?

I don't disagree with you one bit. I didn't realize how much this $300 board gave me until I started using my UD3R.

Detailed info here...http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php...88&postcount=8

[SirKronan]

I think the X58 vanilla uses the MVR-40 and the 95mm stepped heat transfer plate.

The MVR-40 looks too small for that step up plate. Wouldn't the 100mm long MVR-100 be a better fit for the 95mm step up plate?

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=736

NB/SB block:
http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=804

Step up plate:
http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=803

How do those look?

Edit: According to Koolance, the MVR-40 is supposed to go with that step up plate. Would it work with the 100mm one, too though? I suppose if the MVR-40 fastens directly to the step up plate, then probably not.

[ben805]

Does this EVGA x58 have any problem running 12GB ram or not compatible with OCZ Platinum?

[SirKronan]

Does this EVGA x58 have any problem running 12GB ram or not compatible with OCZ Platinum?

Hehe. I have 6GB of OCZ platinum and 6GB of OCZ XMP stuff - both running at the same time!

1600MHz at CAS 8 with 1.625v. Good stuff! You'll have to set some of your timings manually, but I have had no issues, and the stuff even seems to overclock well.

[ben805]

Just received this board to replace my P6T Deluxe V2, My D0 chip can run LinX/Prime @4.51Ghz with the Asus but I'm still struggling to get this thing stable on this EVGA vanilla board, keep getting BSOD with 124 after 3min or so, raising the vtt all the way up to 1.52 underload didn't help either, and the PCIE is maxed out at 103, both NICs disappeared in Windows if I set the PCIE to 104. With the Asus we have the QPI/Vtt voltage needed only 1.35v but this EVGA I'm seeing a vtt and QPI vcore separated...are they kinda correlated? if say it needed vtt 1.40v do I have to bump up the QPI PLL Vcore to 1.40v to match the vtt as well?

The 8-pin power connector is in the oddest position hiding behind the VREG heatsink, dang hard to get to. And man as soon as I load up LinX the VREG shot up to 92'C...this puny little POS VREG sink ain't cutting it yo!

[SirKronan]

Just received this board to replace my P6T Deluxe V2, My D0 chip can run LinX/Prime @4.51Ghz with the Asus but I'm still struggling to get this thing stable on this EVGA vanilla board, keep getting BSOD with 124 after 3min or so, raising the vtt all the way up to 1.52 underload didn't help either, and the PCIE is maxed out at 103, both NICs disappeared in Windows if I set the PCIE to 104. With the Asus we have the QPI/Vtt voltage needed only 1.35v but this EVGA I'm seeing a vtt and QPI vcore separated...are they kinda correlated? if say it needed vtt 1.40v do I have to bump up the QPI PLL Vcore to 1.40v to match the vtt as well?

The 8-pin power connector is in the oddest position hiding behind the VREG heatsink, dang hard to get to. And man as soon as I load up LinX the VREG shot up to 92'C...this puny little POS VREG sink ain't cutting it yo!

According to EVGA they put the 8-pin connector right by the vregs to reduce resistance and help the stability of voltage regulation. I actually spoke to them on the phone and they informed me that this is the most robust and reliable analog setup found on any x58 motherboard, and that it rivals some of their competition's digital ones. Anyways, I have a screen shot compilation of the settings I'm using. I would try using them, with one exception. I would drop the voltage on the core .1 to .2 down from what I have mine set at, simply because I have a C0 and you have a D0. Give those settings a try. By scaling voltage up and down I can do a stable 4.0 at 1.38v with dang nice temps, and at like 1.6 or a little higher I can get it stable to 4.35GHz, really freaking good for a C0 still on air cooling. The benchmarking and stress testing don't last long, however, because it draws enough wattage to trip my UPS. It shuts off just before 600w of draw from the wall. I need a new one! These i7's are way power hungry. (the 295 isn't helping, I'm sure!)



vdroop prevention and turbo mode are both enabled.

[JohnMike]

Just received this board to replace my P6T Deluxe V2, My D0 chip can run LinX/Prime @4.51Ghz with the Asus but I'm still struggling to get this thing stable on this EVGA vanilla board, keep getting BSOD with 124 after 3min or so, raising the vtt all the way up to 1.52 underload didn't help either, and the PCIE is maxed out at 103, both NICs disappeared in Windows if I set the PCIE to 104. With the Asus we have the QPI/Vtt voltage needed only 1.35v but this EVGA I'm seeing a vtt and QPI vcore separated...are they kinda correlated? if say it needed vtt 1.40v do I have to bump up the QPI PLL Vcore to 1.40v to match the vtt as well?

The 8-pin power connector is in the oddest position hiding behind the VREG heatsink, dang hard to get to. And man as soon as I load up LinX the VREG shot up to 92'C...this puny little POS VREG sink ain't cutting it yo!

It's all about Vtt voltage and Uncore speed. For your D0 you should be fine under 1.3v @4.5Ghz. The problem is once ram (2000mhz) and Uncore (4000mhz) raises to high speed you need to push more Vtt voltage and CPU/VREG tempetures gets very hot.