Gigabyte EX58-UD5/Extreme Discussion Thread

[RCG_Bex]

Fudge, I think I just topped out my PSU *grumbles*

Tried every adjusting every setting and no joy. BSOD after it tries to load windows - not even enough power to get the loading bar going

Checked PSU calculator and if it's 90% load or there about it's went over what my PSU is capable of >.<

Quick - someone go grab me at least 850W so I can see how stupidly low I can get 19x220 to boot stable at :P

~Bex

[DavyBoy]

@Brad, the only way that I managed to get past 222Bclk on these mobos is to use SetFSB in Windows, by doing this I managed to get Bclk up to 228MHz, but you need to do it 1MHz at a time, otherwise it locks up, or at least this is what happened with my system..

@Bex, you're not the only one with a failing PSU, my Be Quiet 850w has started making a hissing sound when the system isn't even on, and when I run any stress testing apps, like Prime, LinX, AS SSD and HDTune, the PSU starts making a squealing sound, almost like a ZX Spectrum loading up a cassette, so I have to send it back to Scan after the new year, hopefully they give me a replacement PSU.

[Shocky]

Try bumping your voltages by quite a bit. I have to increase my vcore by .1 before it will budge past 191x21

Tried 1.425V and 200*20 does seem to be holding, supprised you need that much more voltage just for 200Bclk, also 200*21 seems to be working so far..

But temps are hot, 86C load.

Will try lowering voltage slightly to see if I can get it down a little.

[Astennu]

Stock Uncore multi is 16x.
Are you sure you mean Uncore?

Yes i'm sure its the uncore. Stock or not what you see above are my test results. And i dont have those problems with the F7 or older.

[PeterW_R]

Hi guys,

This board can reach 211 BCLK with 19x multiplier, but my CPU seems to suck when overclocking (I have a C0 stepping 3841A700 batch)

I'm now stuck at BCLK 196 with 21x multiplier, any ideas about how can I get this to magic number 200?


Temps are not a problem as I have phase change cooling in my CPU (Inner Cores report an absolute max of +15ºC, minimum of -22ºC, averaging -7ºC, compressor is at -32ºC at load).

Current X58-Extreme Bios settings:

Using F9q Bios

CPU Clock Ratio:21x
Intel Turbo boost: Enabled
Multi-Threading:Enabled
CPU Enhanced Halt: Disabled
CPU THermal Monitor:Enabled
PROCHOT:Enabled
VT:Enabled

QPI Clock Ratio: x36 (QPI LINK SPEED 7.05Ghz)
BCLK Freq: 196
PCI-Express Freq: 102
CIA2: Disabled
CPU Clock Drive: 800 mV
PCI-E Clock Drive: 900mV
Cpu Clock Skew: 0ps
IOH Clock Skew: 0ps
Performance Enhance:Extreme
Memory Multiplier:8.0 (Mem Freq 1568, CAS 7-7-7-24, memory CAN take those clocks)

Load-Line Calibration:Enabled
CPU Vcore: 1.500 (tried 1.462V,doesn't work)
QPI/VTT:1.460V (tried 1.42V, doesn't work)
CPU PLL:1.84V
PCIE:1.50V
IOH Core:1.320V
ICH I/O: 1.6V
ICH Core:1.2
DRAM:1.66V

Uncore Clock Ratio: x17 (Uncore Freq. 3332Mhz)
Isochronous Support:Enabled

Thanks in advance!

[Andrea deluxe]

Hi guys,

This board can reach 211 BCLK with 19x multiplier, but my CPU seems to suck when overclocking (I have a C0 stepping 3841A700 batch)

I'm now stuck at BCLK 196 with 21x multiplier, any ideas about how can I get this to magic number 200?


Temps are not a problem as I have phase change cooling in my CPU (Inner Cores report an absolute max of +15ºC, minimum of -22ºC, averaging -7ºC, compressor is at -32ºC at load).

Current X58-Extreme Bios settings:

Using F9q Bios

CPU Clock Ratio:21x
Intel Turbo boost: Enabled
Multi-Threading:Enabled
CPU c1e etc.....: disabled
CPU Enhanced Halt: Disabled
CPU THermal Monitor:Enabled
PROCHOT:Enabled
VT:Enabled

QPI Clock Ratio: x36 (QPI LINK SPEED 7.05Ghz)
BCLK Freq: 196
PCI-Express Freq: 102
CIA2: Disabled
CPU Clock Drive: 800 mV
PCI-E Clock Drive: 900mV
Cpu Clock Skew: 0ps
IOH Clock Skew: 0ps
Performance Enhance:Extreme
Memory Multiplier:8.0 (Mem Freq 1568, CAS 7-7-7-24, memory CAN take those clocks)

Load-Line Calibration:Enabled
CPU Vcore: 1.500 (tried 1.462V,doesn't work)
QPI/VTT:1.460V (tried 1.42V, doesn't work)
CPU PLL:1.84V
PCIE:1.50V
IOH Core:1.320V
ICH I/O: 1.6V
ICH Core:1.2
DRAM:1.66V

Uncore Clock Ratio: x17 (Uncore Freq. 3332Mhz)
Isochronous Support:Enabled

Thanks in advance!

clear c-mos an try:



CPU Clock Ratio:20x first and after 21x
Intel Turbo boost: disabled
Multi-Threading:Enabled
CPU Enhanced Halt: Disabled
CPU THermal Monitor:disabled
PROCHOT:Enabled
VT:Enabled

QPI Clock Ratio: x36
BCLK Freq: 200
PCI-Express Freq: 100
CIA2: Disabled
CPU Clock Drive: default
PCI-E Clock Drive: default
Cpu Clock Skew: default
IOH Clock Skew: default
Performance Enhance: standard
Memory Multiplier:8.0 (Mem Freq 1600, CAS 7-7-7-24 2T)

Load-Line Calibration:Enabled

CPU Vcore: 1.500
QPI/VTT:1.2V first, after 1.3v and last 1.4v
CPU PLL: auto
PCIE: auto
IOH Core: auto
ICH I/O: auto
ICH Core: auto
DRAM:1.66V

Uncore Clock Ratio: x16 (Uncore Freq. 3200Mhz)
Isochronous Support:Enabled

[DoomSayer]

Can anyone tell me if tRFC has any overall impact to performance ?
CPU-Z shows it at 88 and i have no idea how to lower it on a UD5.
Or if i even should lower it.

[pr@$r1g]

^ hello it will not have any greater impact on performance ,but u can test & play with it ............. by the way 88 is good enough ............... its in advanced memory settings menu & u have to set it manually for every channel

[balance101]

Hi guys I'm wondering if this is a problem on my side

Haven't oc in a while when from f9e -> f9m on ud5 and turn back on HT

here is my bios settings

CPU Clock Ratio [20x]
QPI Clock Ratio [X36]
BCLK [200]

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

Uncore & QPI Features 
Uncore Clock Ratio [x18]
Isonchronous Support [Enabled]

Advanced Clock Control
Base Clock (BCLK) Control [Enabled]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) [101]
C.I.A.2 [Disabled]

CPU Clock Drive [ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive [ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew [ 0ps]
IOH Clock Skew [ 0ps]

Performance Enhance [Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) [MANUAL]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) [x8]
DRAM Timing Selectable (sPD) [Quick]

CAS Latency Time 8 [9]
tRCD 8 [9]
tRP 8 [9]
tRAS 20 [24]
CMD [2]

Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance [Standard]
Channel Interleaving [Auto]
Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Load Line Calibration [Enabled]
CPU Vcore [1.21250V] [normal]
DVID [+0.18125]
QPI/Vtt Voltage [1.335V]
IOH Core [1.2V]
DRAM Voltage [1.66V]

Advanced Voltage Control 

CPU PLL 1.800v [1.8]

PCIE 1.500v [1.5v]
QPI PLL 1.100v [1.1v]
IOH Core 1.100v [1.1v]
ICH I/O 1.500v [1.5v]
ICH Core 1.1v [1.1v]

DRAM Voltage 1.500v [1.66V]
DRAM Termination 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-A Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-B Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-C Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-A Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-B Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-C Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]

I have C1E and C3/C6/C7 on so on idle multiplyer should drop right?

cpuz reading doesn't change much

thanks

[pr@$r1g]

any update on new bios's coming for UD5

[PlatoonSgtElias]

So a bit of an update, my Extreme motherboard performs better than my UD5.
No bclk issues going past 235,6MHz.

Watercooled 920, SuperPI 1M
Intel® Core™ i7 920 D0 5007MHz 1.55v SLBEJ 3912B351
3x2Gb A-Data PC12800 DDR3 1906MHz CAS 7-6-6-15 1T 2.2v
Gigabyte EX58-EXTREME 238.4MHz

[zalbard]

I have C1E and C3/C6/C7 on so on idle multiplyer should drop right?

You have Turbo Boost disabled.

[balance101]

You have Turbo Boost disabled.

does turning on that make the multiplier x21 when it is full load

I'm just wondering why cpuz shows the same multiplier when the cpu is idling

[pr@$r1g]

^^^ yes set the multi to x21 in bios ,every-time anything is loaded in windows it goes to x21...............

[shaolin95]

Off topic:
I am about to get a GA-EX58-UD4P, is this the thread that I can use as a reference? I have not seen one for the GA-EX58-UD4P specifically.
Thanks

[SimpleTECH]

Off topic:
I am about to get a GA-EX58-UD4P, is this the thread that I can use as a reference? I have not seen one for the GA-EX58-UD4P specifically.
Thanks

Yup, the BIOSes are basically the same with all boards.

[PeterW_R]

Update: Easytune 6 is stable at 19X BCLK 216, 4.1 Ghz, but when I set those settings in Bios I can't boot!

Any thoughts about how to solve this?

[Homeless2]

Update: Easytune 6 is stable at 19X BCLK 216, 4.1 Ghz, but when I set those settings in Bios I can't boot!

Any thoughts about how to solve this?

try increasing pcie clock to 102+

[madmax999]

So a bit of an update, my Extreme motherboard performs better than my UD5.
No bclk issues going past 235,6MHz.

Watercooled 920, SuperPI 1M
Intel® Core™ i7 920 D0 5007MHz 1.55v SLBEJ 3912B351
3x2Gb A-Data PC12800 DDR3 1906MHz CAS 7-6-6-15 1T 2.2v
Gigabyte EX58-EXTREME 238.4MHz

Nice BCLK m8.
What PCI-E frequency did you use?

[PlatoonSgtElias]

Thx man
I used 119MHz PCI-E but if i remember correctly it didnt change anything when using 106MHz or 130MHz

[PC_User]

Thx man
I used 119MHz PCI-E but if i remember correctly it didnt change anything when using 106MHz or 130MHz

Just curious, but how do you have your DRAM voltage at 2.2v when the max safe voltage is 1.65v?

[madmax999]

1.7v Vtt

[Leeghoofd]

Yep he needs high VTT to compromise the high Dram voltage required by his non low voltage dimms... though for 24/7 I would loosen the timings to reduce the amount of Vdimm required (but I suspect his signature is his benchsetup, not 24/7 speeds)

[stasio]

New BIOS:
GA-EX58-Extreme - F9r
GA-EX58-UD5 - F9p
GA-EX58-UD4 - F7l
GA-EX58-UD4P -F10m
GA-EX58-UD3R - F8k
GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI - F6k
GA-EX58-DS4 -F8j
-released 12.Jan 10
Link

[Andrea deluxe]

Bios : 15.01.10


GA-EX58 - Previous Final/BetaBIOS


GA-EX58A-UD7 - F2 : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...58a-ud7_f2.exe
GA-EX58A-UD7 - F3k: http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...58AUD7.F3k.zip

GA-EX58-Extreme - F8 : http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...extreme_f8.exe
GA-EX58-Extreme - F9r: http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...EX58EX.F9r.zip

GA-EX58A-UD5 - F1 : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...58a-ud5_f1.exe
GA-EX58A-UD5 - F2c : http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...os/X58AUD5.zip

GA-EX58-UD5 - F8 :http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...x58-ud5_f8.exe
GA-EX58-UD5 - F9p: http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...X58UD5.F9p.zip

GA-EX58-UD4 - F6 : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...x58-ud4_f6.exe
GA-EX58-UD4 - F7l : http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...X58UD4.F7l.zip

GA-EX58-UD4P - F9 :http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...58-ud4p_f9.exe
GA-EX58-UD4P - F10m : http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...8UD4P.F10m.zip

GA-EX58A-UD3R - F1 : http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList...8a-ud3r_f1.exe
GA-EX58A-UD3R - F2c :http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...s/X58AUD3R.zip

GA-EX58-UD3R - F7 :http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...x58ud3r.F7.zip
GA-EX58-UD3R - F8k : http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...58UD3R.F8k.zip

GA-EX58-UD3R (1.6) - Fc :http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...x58ud3r.Fc.zip
GA-EX58-UD3R (1.6) - Fde :http://america.giga-byte.com/FileLis...d3r_1.x_fe.exe

GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI - F5 :http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...d3r-sli_f5.exe
GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI - F6k : http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12...D3RSLI.F6k.zip

GA-EX58-DS4 - F7 : http://download1.gigabyte.ru/bios/mo...x58-ds4_f7.exe
GA-EX58-DS4 - F8j : http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...X58DS4.F8j.zip

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GA-EX58A-UD7 - F3k
GA-EX58-Extreme - F9r
GA-EX58-UD5 - F9p
GA-EX58-UD4 - F7l
GA-EX58-UD4P - F10m
GA-EX58-UD3R - F8k
GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI - F6k
GA-EX58-DS4 - F8j