Gigabyte EX58-UD5/Extreme Discussion Thread

[dinos22]

You're result is average at best for those clocks

what are you comparing this run to?

[koc]

Hi mate. New to this and could use some help.
Tried following giga's guide to 4Ghz found here (vcore 1,4v) and couldnt post.
I just want to reach 3,8-3,6 and be ok for now. (Summer being really hot in Greece.I have like 31-33 C ambient right now )

If you could spare me some time, could you post the exact changes you made in your bios to reach that nice overclock?


I have the F7 bios, which one do you use?
Any suggestions on xmp profiles when OCing? should it be disabled?
And what are the stock MHz for your memory; 1900 sound hard for me to reach with the 1600MHz sticks I ve got which btw reach 1600MHz only with xmp enabled, otherwise they run at 1066...

Thanks in advance mate.

sorry mate i didn't notes your post
speaking about summer , we are Toast here in Kuwait , but Swimming helps a lot, to bear the summer heat

Any way back to the topic , i also followed giga's guide to 4Ghz , but i changed some settings for more stability

My first OC @3.6 with these settings

Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ................................ [20x]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech ...................... [DISABLED]
CPU Cores Enabled .............................. [All]
CPU Multi Threading .............................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ........................ [DISABLED]
C3/C6/C7 State Support ......................... [DISABLED]
CPU Thermal Monitor ............................ [DISABLED]
CPU EIST Function .............................. [DISABLED]
Virtualization Technology ...................... [DISABLED]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ......................... [DISABLED]

Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed .............................. X36
Uncore Frequency ............................(20x)
Isonchronous Frequency ......................[Enabled]

Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control .......................... [Enabled]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) ................................[180]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ........................ [Auto]
C.I.A.2........................................... .. [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control:
CPU Clock Drive ..............................[800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive ................... [700mV]
CPU Clock Skew ............................. [0ps]
IOH Clock Skew ............................. [0ps]

Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance ...................... [TURBO]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ........... [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........... [10.0x]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) ............. [Auto]

and the last thing the volts :
set all the volts to Auto except Vcore , set it to 1.125
and Dram voltage as same your memory spec.

With these setting your memory will OC@1800 , So. you need to rise the volt to 1.66 or 1.7 and keep the timing at auto for more stability and change the timing after you successfully post to the window

my memory stock speed 1600 with timing 7-8-7-20 , and i reached 2000 with timing 8-8-8-24 at 1.68v
Also i used F8b bios

Hope these setting help

[javaneze]

Thank you for your time and answer.
I will give the settings a try and get back for some feedback.

Again, thanks!

[warmage]

any one running G.skill F3-16000CL8T-6GBPS ? Perfect Storm or w/e its called

[Andrea deluxe]

2 question!!!


cpu auto fan regulation works with 3 pin fan? or only with 4 pwm pin?

dominator 3*2gb 1600mhz works good on UD5?

tank's to all people!

[angelreaper]

2 question!!!


cpu auto fan regulation works with 3 pin fan? or only with 4 pwm pin?

dominator 3*2gb 1600mhz works good on UD5?

tank's to all people!

1.YES/cpu auto fan regulation works with 3 pin fan and 4 pwm pin/
2.YES

[MonsterDK]

Hi,

Rig Set up:
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel

System is water cooled and shows as around 27c in bios idle.

OC settings are as per the pics below for a 4GhZ OC.
I purchased this set up as a pre OC'd bundle from overclockers.co.uk.

I wanted to ask if these settings was the best and should I be concerned about anything set. It is more curiosity since the OC has not been done by myself.

Feed back please?







Thanks

[Jonny Manc]

Whats the RAM specs cos those timings look loose for the frequency (1528)!?

Also, you might get lower vcore for 4ghz (some D0's are as low as 1.15v :O)

[Aberration]

I've modded the Extreme F8x BIOS and updated the Intel AHCI ROM to 1.20E and Intel RAID ROM to v8.5.0.1030
I tested it by flashing it to my UD5, and AHCI is working great.

If anyone would like to try it:
http://wright-pc.com/pyr0/UD5/EX58_Mod/EX58EXm.F8x

I get a BIOS ID error. How do you manage to flash the UD5 with this?

[MonsterDK]

Whats the RAM specs cos those timings look loose for the frequency (1528)!?

Also, you might get lower vcore for 4ghz (some D0's are as low as 1.15v :O)

Thanks for replying...

Specs are...

- 1600MHz DDR3
- CL 8-8-8-24 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
- Gold Z3 XTC Heatspreader**
- Lifetime Warranty
- 1.65 Volts
- 240 Pin DIMM

http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...triple_channel

[Godmyster]

Heyz so whats new on the new bios? i havent updated since F7c

[phsinc1]

it is better to set the uncore speed to 4x the memory speed?

[BigBruiseral]

Hi All

Finally got my i7 to 4ghz and passed 1hr 15min in prime max temp 72c.
On the mobo there are loads of LED's which i have looked in the manual and all are explained except one near the CPU on top of the bored manual says it cpu temp and green is 60c and red is 80c (or something close) Mine are on Green with an amber(no mention of amber anywhere) one next to it these are on all the time even on idle which is 50 max. idea please?

[phsinc1]

Guys, it is ok to leave all settings on AUTO, just changed the CPU vCORE, DDR3 Voltage and QPI/VTT?

[Sparda]

Guys, it is ok to leave all settings on AUTO, just changed the CPU vCORE, DDR3 Voltage and QPI/VTT?

I see the IOH voltage scale up with the QPI/VTT from QPI/VTT=1.28v and up. You might want to fix it. Othwerwise it ok to leave on Auto except the one you mention.

[MonsterDK]

Hi,

Rig Set up:
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel

System is water cooled and shows as around 27c in bios idle.

OC settings are as per the pics below for a 4GhZ OC.
I purchased this set up as a pre OC'd bundle from overclockers.co.uk.

I wanted to ask if these settings was the best and should I be concerned about anything set. It is more curiosity since the OC has not been done by myself.

Feed back please?







Thanks

Whats the RAM specs cos those timings look loose for the frequency (1528)!?

Also, you might get lower vcore for 4ghz (some D0's are as low as 1.15v :O)

Thanks for replying...

Specs are...

- 1600MHz DDR3
- CL 8-8-8-24 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
- Gold Z3 XTC Heatspreader**
- Lifetime Warranty
- 1.65 Volts
- 240 Pin DIMM

http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...triple_channel

So are the screenies loose then like mentioned?

Thanks.

[phsinc1]

I see the IOH voltage scale up with the QPI/VTT from QPI/VTT=1.28v and up. You might want to fix it. Othwerwise it ok to leave on Auto except the one you mention.

QPI/VTT is set manually to 1.335v

I check with ET6 and IOH Voltage reads 1.100

[Jonny Manc]

Thanks for replying...

Specs are...

- 1600MHz DDR3
- CL 8-8-8-24 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
- Gold Z3 XTC Heatspreader**
- Lifetime Warranty
- 1.65 Volts
- 240 Pin DIMM

http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...triple_channel

So are the screenies loose then like mentioned?

Thanks.

Yeah, they do seem a bit loose.

They are set to 9-9-9-28 CR2 at 1528, yet the timings (from OCZ) are 8-8-8-24 CR1 @ 1600.

If you change your BCLK to 200 and alter your clocks via your mutli, this will allow your ram to be run at 1600 (stock) and change the latencies to match the stock, but ensure you put your RAM volts to 1.6v (you may even need 1.65v...but my GSkill run well at stock 1.6v )

[Godmyster]

WHat bios do you guys recommend? im using the F7c for my UD5

Thanks

[Jonny Manc]

On f8b and working well so far (I am not using RAID or AHCI though )

[Leeghoofd]

Thanks for replying...

Specs are...

- 1600MHz DDR3
- CL 8-8-8-24 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
- Gold Z3 XTC Heatspreader**
- Lifetime Warranty
- 1.65 Volts
- 240 Pin DIMM

http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...triple_channel

So are the screenies loose then like mentioned?

Thanks.

Yep you set 9-9-9-28, change those to 8-8-8-24, then command rate to 1T instead of 2T. Memtest thoroughly plz. Next up is to tweak the uncore it's prolly at sub 3200, try to go as high as possible there...

Nice CPU mate, hope she runs flawlessly

[sunn]

Hello, having problems with my OC....

The below is 'stable' (9hrs prime), but im not happy with the voltages especially considering this is also a D0, and of course if i could go faster, obv a bonus, any things to try?

Multi.................... 20
Turbo .................... Enabled
Speed.................... 4011
CPU Multi Threading.................... Enabled
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E).................... Enabled
C3/C6/C7 State Support.................... Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor.................... Enabled
CPU EIST Function.................... Enabled
Virtualization Technology.................... Enabled
Bi-Directional PROCHOT.................... Enabled
QPI Link Speed*.................... 36
QPI Link Speed (MHz).................... 6876
Uncore Frequency.................... 17
Uncore Frequency (Mhz).................... 3247
Isochronous Support.................... Enabled
Base Clock (BCLK) Control.................... Enabled
BCLK Frequency (Mhz).................... 191
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).................... 100
C.I.A.2.................... Disabled
CPU Clock Drive (mV).................... 800
PCI Express Clock Drive (mV).................... 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps).................... 0
IOH Clock Skew (ps).................... 0
Performance Enhance.................... Turbo
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).................... Profile1
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).................... 8
Memory Frequency (Mhz).................... 1528
DRAM Timing Selectable (sPD).................... Auto
CL.................... 8
tRCD.................... 8
tRP.................... 8
tRAS.................... 24
CMD.................... 1
Round Trip Latency.................... 60/62/62
tRC.................... 41
tRFC.................... 88
tRRD.................... 6
tWR.................... 12
tWTR.................... 6
tRTP.................... 6
LoadLine Calibration.................... Enabled
CPU Vcore.................... 1.36875
With vdroop.................... 1.312
QPI/VTT Voltage.................... 1.375
CPU PLL.................... 1.8
PCIE.................... 1.5
QPI PLL.................... 1.1
IOH Core.................... 1.1
ICH I/O.................... 1.5
ICH Core.................... 1.1
DRAM Voltage.................... 1.68

BIOS.................... F8b
CPU.................... D0 3850A795
RAM.................... Corsair Dominator 1600
PSU.................... HX1000

Thanks ahead

[Sparda]

QPI/VTT is set manually to 1.335v

I check with ET6 and IOH Voltage reads 1.100

That wierd.Mine is at 1.28v in ET6 when i set it on Auto with QPI/Vtt 1.475v and speed at 21x217. Will check again if any other setting might effect it.

[phsinc1]

Hi,

Rig Set up:
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel

System is water cooled and shows as around 27c in bios idle.

OC settings are as per the pics below for a 4GhZ OC.
I purchased this set up as a pre OC'd bundle from overclockers.co.uk.

I wanted to ask if these settings was the best and should I be concerned about anything set. It is more curiosity since the OC has not been done by myself.

Feed back please?







Thanks

I see your QPI/VTT is set to Auto, check with ET6 the correct value

[Godmyster]

Should i use the latest bios for my UD5 or stay with the F7c? im using a 920 C0