UnOfficial EVGA X58 Classified Owners Thread

[tekjunkie]

Test results as promised with trying uncore more than 2x memory.My W3540 did not have any problems doing memory 2:8 and uncore memoryx2+5=21 and this was hyperPi32Mx8 stable



I will now mount my 920 D0 and post back. The good thing is that my 920 required almost the same amount of volts as my W3540 to hit the same speed as it is from the "golden" batch 3845B027.

[dejanh]

Test results as promised with trying uncore more than 2x memory.My W3540 did not have any problems doing memory 2:8 and uncore memoryx2+5=21 and this was hyperPi32Mx8 stable



I will now mount my 920 D0 and post back. The good thing is that my 920 required almost the same amount of volts as my W3540 to hit the same speed as it is from the "golden" batch 3845B027.

Thanks for doing the tests. The Xeon is doing what I expected, but let's see the 920...

[tekjunkie]

Quick hyperPi 1Mx8 test with the 920 and uncore running x21 memory @2:8

[FragMagnet]

This is a Xeon and they do seem to work fine. Nobody with a Xeon reported this kind of behavior yet, not that I registered anyway. Also, your DRAM is running below stock settings (just over 1200MHz vs. rated 1600MHz) so I am not sure if that has any impact on anything.

Hey threadjacker ! this is a Classified thread, and I'm posting !

Yes in terms of your topic, uncore should have been 2x6 or 2x6+1, but it's 2x6 +6, so that confirms the Xeons are not included in this issue.

[dejanh]

Quick hyperPi 1Mx8 test with the 920 and uncore running x21 memory @2:8

Thanks man! Not looking promising for my chip. Which DRAM are you running? You gave me a few ideas to try still so I hope something comes out of it

Hey threadjacker ! this is a Classified thread, and I'm posting !

Yes in terms of your topic, uncore should have been 2x6 or 2x6+1, but it's 2x6 +6, so that confirms the Xeons are not included in this issue.

Haha thanks for posting the results earlier. I knew that Xeon chips are fine. I think some 920s just have crap IMC unless there is a few boards out there with problems. Looks like the A832 lot has some problems, at least mine. Not too impressed with this. I would not be surprised if this chip had problems with high speed DRAM as well. Maybe I should sell it, get a Xeon instead. Either way, a number of people reported a problem clocking Uncore higher, but also some clearly reported not having problems. I'd be inclined to say its the chip's IMC that has a problem rather than the board or the board's BIOS.

[dejanh]

So I finally managed to pin down the Uncore clocking problem to the setting which is causing me to not be able to clock past 2x + 1 in reference to DRAM. If the memory multiplier is left on Auto the Uncore cannot be clocked past 2x + 1 and POST fails with looping F3/68 codes even if Auto multiplier results in correctly rated DRAM speed within specifications. However, setting manual multiplier to say 2:8 and then clocking Uncore independently works fine. I managed to quickly clock Uncore to 2x + 4 in reference to 1600MHz DRAM (4GHz Uncore). I am certain this is the problem because I can now reproduce it at will just by flipping back to Auto DRAM multiplier instead of manually setting one.

[raptor1]

I doubt it will get as nice as that thread. That's a very impressive thread

in time it will be close - rome was not built in a day

i only get time the odd evening when i get home early from work and at the weekends to update the first few pages

this is my first thread and any help i can get to have it a particular way would be appreciated

if ye have suggestions on how to do this please make them


Thanks
Raptor1

[dejanh]

in time it will be close - rome was not built in a day

i only get time the odd evening when i get home early from work and at the weekends to update the first few pages

this is my first thread and any help i can get to have it a particular way would be appreciated

if ye have suggestions on how to do this please make them


Thanks
Raptor1

Hehe, no worries dude, I'm just glad this thread exists

One thing to do is to get the links on the front page organized nicely like this..

UnOfficial EVGA X58 Classified Owners Thread

The syntax is like this (* is inserted to stop the tag from working)

[U*RL="h*ttp://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3812840#post3812840"]UnOfficial EVGA X58 Classified Owners Thread[/UR*L]

Also, we need to get all versions of the BIOS for the Classified linked off the main page and add a small snippet on the top introducing the mission and vision of the thread

Here are the links for the BIOS...

ftp://ftp.evga.com/bios/E759S21H.bin
ftp://ftp.evga.com/bios/E759S21M.bin
ftp://ftp.evga.com/bios/E759S21N.bin
ftp://ftp.evga.com/bios/E759S21S.bin

[tekjunkie]

So I finally managed to pin down the Uncore clocking problem to the setting which is causing me to not be able to clock past 2x + 1 in reference to DRAM. If the memory multiplier is left on Auto the Uncore cannot be clocked past 2x + 1 and POST fails with looping F3/68 codes even if Auto multiplier results in correctly rated DRAM speed within specifications. However, setting manual multiplier to say 2:8 and then clocking Uncore independently works fine. I managed to quickly clock Uncore to 2x + 4 in reference to 1600MHz DRAM (4GHz Uncore). I am certain this is the problem because I can now reproduce it at will just by flipping back to Auto DRAM multiplier instead of manually setting one.

Glad that you figured it out. So can I put my Xeon back on my classified or do you want me to run more tests? I am asking this because of the reason that the I cannot seem to get my 920 stable when I clock uncore independently of the RAM. It is semi stable allright, but HyperPi 32mx8 always gives me IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD or some other BSOD related to IMC/Memory and memory is fine as I can run memtest. So inshort, yes the 920 D0 does seem to have a weaker IMC, atleast when compared to the xeons.

[raptor1]

One thing to do is to get the links on the front page organized nicely like this..

UnOfficial EVGA X58 Classified Owners Thread

The syntax is like this (* is inserted to stop the tag from working)

[U*RL="h*ttp://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3812840#post3812840"]UnOfficial EVGA X58 Classified Owners Thread[/UR*L]

can you explain this to me - maybe i'm not reading it properly

[raptor1]

Another Review I Found For The EVGA Classified Motherboard

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mai...lassified.html

[dejanh]

Glad that you figured it out. So can I put my Xeon back on my classified or do you want me to run more tests? I am asking this because of the reason that the I cannot seem to get my 920 stable when I clock uncore independently of the RAM. It is semi stable allright, but HyperPi 32mx8 always gives me IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD or some other BSOD related to IMC/Memory and memory is fine as I can run memtest. So inshort, yes the 920 D0 does seem to have a weaker IMC, atleast when compared to the xeons.

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD has been Vcore related for me with the D0. With a C0 it was VTT/DRAM voltage related or plain DRAM related (e.g., faulty ICs). Try bumping up your Vcore. I am testing 4GHz Uncore atm using DRAM at 1600MHz. I will let you know what happens. I agree though that the i7 920 D0 does seem to have weaker IMC than the Xeon parts. Try what I suggested and let me know what happens...

I'm currently at +200mV VTT and 1.6V DRAM for 4GHz Uncore. Everything else is on Auto except for Vcore which is at 1.26250V Without Vdroop and I also dropped the IOH PLL and CPU PLL voltages to 1.50000V. BCLK at 201MHz (200.5MHz effective), 21x multiplier (20x + turbo), 2:8 DRAM multiplier, 7-7-7-16-59-1T basic timings, using DRAM Ratio for MCH Strap.

Edit: Got the same IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD around 25th iteration, bumped the Vcore to 1.27500V and passed 50 runs of LinX. Now running x64 LinX test as well with all memory selected but I'm quite certain I will be problem free.

Edit 2: x64 Linx running just fine with all memory. Noticed a funny thing though in CPU-Z and E-LEET. My DRAM is being reported as 8GB even though I have 6GB installed in triple channel configuratin. I wonder if it is because I have a Dominator 2000MHz SPD flashed to the on-board chip?

Edit 3: Everest screen at new stable DRAM config using 4GHz Uncore...next is finding a stable Uncore combination to go with my 4.4GHz 24/7 OC. Not gonna be too much higher than current Uncore (gonna go for 20x210MHz or 4200MHz Uncore). I wonder how some of the people posting Everest screenshots are getting latencies in the 35ns range though? My timings are already pretty good I think. Are these suicide runs on DRAM with latencies below those that are stable?

can you explain this to me - maybe i'm not reading it properly

I butchered the tags by inserting * in order to prevent the tag from rendering. Just a sample of how you would code up a link tag so that you can have a title as the link instead of a full URL followed by a descriptive name. Makes sense?

[pphx459]

Got a chance to play w/ the system tonight, all is lookin good



Anyone else liking the ELEET tuning utility as much as I do?

[gmod]

Any of you guys running your Class. with 12gigs ram..In other words all the dims filled up...Does this reduce your OC any.

[gatecrasherlok]

I'd guess just like any platform filling up the dimm slots is gonna reduce the overclock but that assumption from me comes from reading a few forum posts by others and I have never tried it first hand. I'm only an avid overclocker, more of a gamer.

[Splave]

Any of you guys running your Class. with 12gigs ram..In other words all the dims filled up...Does this reduce your OC any.

I believe that 12gb of ram will put more stress on the IMC on the cpu regardless of the motherboard you use which could hurt clocks

[dejanh]

Raptor1, your BIOS links are pointing to *.exe files instead of *.bin. Just an FYI.

[raptor1]

Bios Section Has Been updated on the first post

if any one has bios ver s21j and s21e please pm them to me so i can add them

Thanks
Raptor1

[LardArse]

Edit 2: x64 Linx running just fine with all memory. Noticed a funny thing though in CPU-Z and E-LEET. My DRAM is being reported as 8GB even though I have 6GB installed in triple channel configuratin. I wonder if it is because I have a Dominator 2000MHz SPD flashed to the on-board chip?

yes its the backup SPD ROM, Free Ram... NOT

[raptor1]

Raptor1, your BIOS links are pointing to *.exe files instead of *.bin. Just an FYI.

fixed

[dejanh]

yes its the backup SPD ROM, Free Ram... NOT

Free DRAM, I wish!

[Viss]

Crazy board, testing me 3540's IMC. 3x2GB ~1000mhz @ 7-8-7-20-1T with 1,30 vtt

[OBR]

Yeah, my Ci7 920 is LinX stable on AIR at 4200 MHz without TURBO ... but Vcore is pretty high ... 1,5V ...

Only one problem i have - cannot break 210 MHz BCLK ... i tryed everything but no succes ...

[G-UNIT91]

@OP: my 3d

http://i4memory.com/f55/evga-x58-cla...-thread-17928/

[Longbow]

how long are the included sata cables? tnx