Gigabyte EX58-UD5/Extreme Discussion Thread

[MonsterDK]

Is it just me or is ET6 a no-no on Windows 7!?
It installs ok, and the GUI process is running but I see nothing after clicking.

Tried a variety of compatability options and still nothing.......HELP!!

Exactly the same thing here Jonny.. tried to fix it without luck so far.

[Jonny Manc]

Exactly the same thing here Jonny.. tried to fix it without luck so far.

Hows the stability going??

[MonsterDK]

Hows the stability going??

Hi,

So so,

Just trying to improve on a 1.35 VCore tried 1.325 and I got a reset.

Not sure what the UNCORE does but I've put that back to 3200 and I'm trying that with a 1.325 VCore to see what happens.

I was using a 3400 UNCORE with a 1.35 VCore with no problems priming after 2 hours and small 10k FFTs.

[Ikari1]

Hi

Is this memory Ok to run with the extreme?

OCZ Blade Series 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000 Triple Channel (OCZ3B2000C9LV6GK)

[yang88she]

Hi

Is this memory Ok to run with the extreme?

OCZ Blade Series 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000 Triple Channel (OCZ3B2000C9LV6GK)

I'm using this same ram on my UD5 and seems to working fine.

So before I go reading all 100+ pages, is there a "sticky" as to how to OC this thing =D, yes I'm another newbie to i7 and x58

[Godmyster]

Can someone help me on my OC im using bios F7c and i got it up to 3800 i have a C0 920, i would appreciate some help thank you.

[SimpleTECH]

I'm using this same ram on my UD5 and seems to working fine.

So before I go reading all 100+ pages, is there a "sticky" as to how to OC this thing =D, yes I'm another newbie to i7 and x58

Can someone help me on my OC im using bios F7c and i got it up to 3800 i have a C0 920, i would appreciate some help thank you.

Try this site: http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/ga-e...locking-31636/

Lsdmeasap does a good job explaining what to disable/enable and set when overclocking.

[Jonny Manc]

Hi,

So so,

Just trying to improve on a 1.35 VCore tried 1.325 and I got a reset.

Not sure what the UNCORE does but I've put that back to 3200 and I'm trying that with a 1.325 VCore to see what happens.

I was using a 3400 UNCORE with a 1.35 VCore with no problems priming after 2 hours and small 10k FFTs.

As far as I know, UNCORE should be set to twice the speed of your RAM.....dont know what it actually does though

[MonsterDK]

As far as I know, UNCORE should be set to twice the speed of your RAM.....dont know what it actually does though

Hi,

Well priming with UNCORE 3200 and VCORE 1.325 seems stable up to now.

So for my system to reset at UNCORE 3400 with VCORE 1.325, whats this telling me? The more UNCORE the more VCORE needed?

Anyone know????

[phsinc1]

Hi,

Well priming with UNCORE 3200 and VCORE 1.325 seems stable up to now.

So for my system to reset at UNCORE 3400 with VCORE 1.325, whats this telling me? The more UNCORE the more VCORE needed?

Anyone know????

Yes I found the more UNCORE needed more vCore, just use 16x uncore if your memory is set to 8x
Also you can try QPI/VTT 1.355v

Use LinX to test stability, it will fail fast if your overclock is not stable, 25 passes with max mem available better than waiting hours and hours priming

[MonsterDK]

As far as I know, UNCORE should be set to twice the speed of your RAM.....dont know what it actually does though

Yes I found the more UNCORE needed more vCore, just use 16x uncore if your memory is set to 8x
Also you can try QPI/VTT 1.355v

Use LinX to test stability, it will fail fast if your overclock is not stable, 25 passes with max mem available better than waiting hours and hours priming

I'm using QPI/VTT 1.335 at the moment is lower not better with this???

[4Qman]

Can someone please check these settings for me

Spec:
Gigabyte EXTREME
Corsair Dominator 1866 9-9-9-24
920 DO
Stock Air Cooling

Multi.................... 20
Turbo .................... Disabled
Speed.................... 4000
CPU Multi Threading.................... Enabled
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E).................... Disable
C3/C6/C7 State Support.................... Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor.................... Disable
CPU EIST Function.................... Disable
Virtualization Technology.................... Enabled
Bi-Directional PROCHOT.................... Disable
QPI Link Speed*.................... 36
QPI Link Speed (MHz).................... 7200
Uncore Frequency.................... 20
Uncore Frequency (Mhz).................... 4000
Isochronous Support.................... Enabled
Base Clock (BCLK) Control.................... Enabled
BCLK Frequency (Mhz).................... 200
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).................... 100
C.I.A.2.................... Disabled
CPU Clock Drive (mV).................... 700
PCI Express Clock Drive (mV).................... 700
CPU Clock Skew (ps).................... 0
IOH Clock Skew (ps).................... 0
Performance Enhance.................... Standard
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).................... Disable
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).................... 10
Memory Frequency (Mhz).................... 2000
DRAM Timing Selectable (sPD).................... Quick
CL.................... 9
tRCD.................... 9
tRP.................... 9
tRAS.................... 24
CMD.................... 1
Round Trip Latency.................... Auto
tRC.................... 27
tRFC.................... 60
tRRD.................... 4
tWR.................... 8
tWTR.................... 4
tRTP.................... 4
LoadLine Calibration.................... Disabled
CPU Vcore.................... 1.3
With vdroop.................... 1.22
QPI/VTT Voltage.................... 1.4
CPU PLL.................... 1.5
PCIE.................... 1.5
QPI PLL.................... 1.1
IOH Core.................... 1.1
ICH I/O.................... 1.5
ICH Core.................... 1.1
DRAM Voltage.................... 1.64

Temps hit 81oC FULL Load on all cores.

IS this safe settings for 24/7, any adjustments please???

[DavyBoy]

Hi again guys,

I was wondering whether any of you UD5/Extreme owners use the Be Quiet Dark Power Pro PSU to power your rig???

I talked to a guy on another forum who has a pretty similar rig to me, and he is also experiencing a lot of the same problems as me to...

Also, I spoke to soon earlier when I said the RAM channel was fine... It has now stopped working again!!!

I have tried playing around with the QPI/Vtt and DRAM voltages, but nothing seems to cure this problem!!!

This mobo is bricked... when my new one arrives then that should confirm it!!!

[Jonny Manc]

Hi again guys,

I was wondering whether any of you UD5/Extreme owners use the Be Quiet Dark Power Pro PSU to power your rig???

I talked to a guy on another forum who has a pretty similar rig to me, and he is also experiencing a lot of the same problems as me to...

Also, I spoke to soon earlier when I said the RAM channel was fine... It has now stopped working again!!!

I have tried playing around with the QPI/Vtt and DRAM voltages, but nothing seems to cure this problem!!!

This mobo is bricked... when my new one arrives then that should confirm it!!!

Its the first time I have heard of problems with that PSU and i7's, but others have mentioned issues with other PSU's eg Thermaltake 1000w.

Guess testing of the new UD5 will give us some clue

[DavyBoy]

DIMM slot is working again!!!

I pulled the CMOS battery out, closed the clear Cmos jumper, and left it sitting for 10 minutes, fitted the battery back, removed the jumper, and turned on my rig, and all my RAM was detected...

However, I then loaded optimzed defaults, and enabled XMP profile for my Dominator RAM, and when I saved and exited the BIOS I looked at the POST screen and only 2 sticks were being picked up!!

I removed the Dominators, and put my XMS3 set in, and it was working again...

This rig is causing me so much stress, I am sick of it, I can't use it for its intended purpose, and that is driving me mad...

All I can hope for is that the new mobo will sort all my problems, and then I can return my current one for a replacement...

[Jonny Manc]

DIMM slot is working again!!!

I pulled the CMOS battery out, closed the clear Cmos jumper, and left it sitting for 10 minutes, fitted the battery back, removed the jumper, and turned on my rig, and all my RAM was detected...

However, I then loaded optimzed defaults, and enabled XMP profile for my Dominator RAM, and when I saved and exited the BIOS I looked at the POST screen and only 2 sticks were being picked up!!

I removed the Dominators, and put my XMS3 set in, and it was working again...

This rig is causing me so much stress, I am sick of it, I can't use it for its intended purpose, and that is driving me mad...

All I can hope for is that the new mobo will sort all my problems, and then I can return my current one for a replacement...

Do the full CMOS clearance again and just put the XMS's in and try that. I wonder if the Dominators are goosed and have been causing issues!?

A few years back, I discovered that clearing CMOS fully whenever I changed ANY hardware is the best way to go (for me anyway).....