DFI UT X58-T3EH8 continued - Part 2

[owikh84]

Hi, i have had error 8.8 and send boar to dfi, i´m not a xtreme overclocker, my 920 c0 was stable at 4011 with 1.36 ht off, and they say me this:
"i have attached a picture of the damage. An internal trace has been burned
thru. This can be visually seen in the picture as a bulge near the pin. From
an electronic standpoint my technician could not measure an electrical
signal passing thru the circuit using an oscilloscope. Basically the circuit
is severed. The only conceivable way this can happen is if too much power is
continually fed thru the circuit until it overheats and burns out."

I send other mail tell they that i didn´t do nothing xtreme and dfi said me:

"To be honest and direct the only thing that interests DFI is the condition in which the board arrived. The board was damaged when it arrived and that damage is a burned internal trace. This is a fact. If I was to allow for customers to offer "evidence" that they didn't cause the fault then everything would be in dispute all the time. The bottom line is that DFI must make a decision on these matters based on the facts at hand. These decisions are reached by myself and the repair technicians. I am aware that the person on the other end (you in this case) will not be happy if a decision is not in their favor. That all said, a decision has been made and it is binding. I don't expect you to be happy about it.

Perhaps as some small favor to give you a peace of mind I can tell you that I have been doing this for a long time and have mitigated 1000's of cases just like this. It is often so that in these cases a person doesn't mean to cause damage to a product, but they unknowingly cause damage anyways. That is what has likely happened here. I do believe you that you didn't recklessly overclock the product.

From DFI's standpoint it all comes down to one thing and that is the state in which we receive the product. It is the only thing that is relevant."

Now i go to buy another brand because DFI SAT sucks, be carefull with yours mobos, the warranty is for only boards than can be repaired, the other´s are f......

the s*ckest & most y reply ever...
lesson learnt from here, do not do anything to DFI mobos, or byebye

[donmarkoni]

@Blacknach and owikh84

Don't make this thread another "DFI sucks" thread, please.

[Praz]

@Blacknach and owikh84

Don't make this thread another "DFI sucks" thread, please.

Agreed. This is not what this thread is about. There are other threads where this type of stuff can be posted or you can start your own. Any more of these posts in this thread and I'll ask that they be removed.

[Blacknach]

Sorry, for the post, i only make to alert you be careful, nothing more.

[UNSTABLE_HERO]

OK so what can i do now?i had 62c pwm for 10 months and now almost 90!something is going wrong pwm heatsink is cool!the summer here is hot(30-33 room temps)and its getting close!so i will hit 100c pwm!the mobo start to smell weird!my retailer says mobo plays its ok no rma!if dfi dont s*ck tell me why this?why so many burned it?why i cant put pll to 1.80 or 1.85 and i have a damned broken thing in voltage menu with final 24/3 bios?i have to wait till the mobo explode or burn?Or to risk reseat the heatsink my self?some there at dfi must give their answers with their work(if this is helping users or making mobos,bioses,etc) and not to play the role of a loyer at forums!

[UNSTABLE_HERO]

FINALLY PLL VOLTS FIXED with 29/4/2010 bios realised today!This is the first bios with intels 6 core cpu support that dont have a bug at pll volt option for this mobo congratulations Now lets focus on the pwm problem from my search(google etc) 2 people with a burned mobo the one posted here!and 4 people burned because they tried to reseat the pwm heatsink because they had crazy pwm temps!its time for me to choose.....waiting to burn?or reseat the pwm heatsink?if happens the first or course as you can see at Blacknach's post dfi is gonna tell me ok burned no guaranty!if i remove the heatsink and reapply tim or just to check what is wrong there again no guaranty...so either it is or isn't your fault one thing is sure NO guaranty btw pwm area smells more and more day by day like a burned chip/trace something bad is comming i feel it

[cstkl1]

FINALLY PLL VOLTS FIXED with 29/4/2010 bios realised today!This is the first bios with intels 6 core cpu support that dont have a bug at pll volt option for this mobo congratulations Now lets focus on the pwm problem from my search(google etc) 2 people with a burned mobo the one posted here!and 4 people burned because they tried to reseat the pwm heatsink because they had crazy pwm temps!its time for me to choose.....waiting to burn?or reseat the pwm heatsink?if happens the first or course as you can see at Blacknach's post dfi is gonna tell me ok burned no guaranty!if i remove the heatsink and reapply tim or just to check what is wrong there again no guaranty...so either it is or isn't your fault one thing is sure NO guaranty btw pwm area smells more and more day by day like a burned chip/trace something bad is comming i feel it

lol.. u should read ppl.. on why they burned the board. its not a new issue
the problem has always been the reset the cooling near the cpl chips which are not meant to be passively/actively cooled by a heatsink.

second the board has always been a good board.
its limitations were the bios. its just too small to hold the same amount that was added on to the evga classified. etc the subtimings of the uncore, cpu skews, fixed rtl etc.

they problem ppl have with dfi rma is because they are so accustomed with asus/gaygay etc mainstream mass produced boards.. they dont repair. they just give u a new one.

dfi has always been niche and they dont realise the pros of dfi which u dont get a lot with other manufacturers

1.access to the engineers for custom bios and good feedback and response time.
2.the arguement before the x58 days that digital pwm doesnt make much of a difference and actually requires more voltage.. with the intricacy of x58 , i7 cpu etc.. and dfi experience in digital pwm.. they made the first good board.
3. rma.. this board is no auto settings.. so overclocking/changing cooling etc is all a risk.

[UNSTABLE_HERO]

not always some bunred like Blacknachs!if you had 38c ilde and 64 load at pmw for long time and one day you notice that you have 62c ilde and 89c load and a bad smell started came out of the pmw.. my retailer told me if the mobo operates its ok i have to send it to dfi myself and waiting with no mobo/pc for weeks!and again i wont be sure if they are gonna tell me hey buddy something here is almost half burned etc take it back cant fixed your fault!btw if i had the money i would by the evga but dfi was cheaper here...so i get what i paid for...

[cstkl1]

[QUOTE=UNSTABLE_HERO;4365425]

lol.. u should read ppl.. on why they burned the board. its not a new issue
the problem has always been the reset the cooling near the cpl chips which are not meant to be passively/actively cooled by a heatsink./QUOTE]not always some bunred like Blacknachs!so if you had 38c ilde and 64 load at pmw for long time and one day you notice that you have 62c ilde and 89c load and a bad smell started came out of the pmw my retailer told me if the mobo operates its ok

any burning is bad.

the dfi ut i had..worked perfectly for nearly more than 200 hours of prime/linx
until i sold it off to somebody who sold it off to another person.

only then there was a issue which until now i cant even answer.
wasnt burned or anything physical that can be seen
but the question remained what did two of them do.

[nickless]

FINALLY PLL VOLTS FIXED with 29/4/2010 bios realised today!This is the first bios with intels 6 core cpu support that dont have a bug at pll volt option for this mobo congratulations Now lets focus on the pwm problem from my search(google etc) 2 people with a burned mobo the one posted here!and 4 people burned because they tried to reseat the pwm heatsink because they had crazy pwm temps!its time for me to choose.....waiting to burn?or reseat the pwm heatsink?if happens the first or course as you can see at Blacknach's post dfi is gonna tell me ok burned no guaranty!if i remove the heatsink and reapply tim or just to check what is wrong there again no guaranty...so either it is or isn't your fault one thing is sure NO guaranty btw pwm area smells more and more day by day like a burned chip/trace something bad is comming i feel it

Finally good news from DFI about clear bios, I've to try it. Now if they put B2B CAS# Delay it will be great

I've removed the pwm heatsink without any problems when I put it under water.


The PWM heatsink is gripped not so tight as to damage the regulator (at least on my motherboard). When I removed the heatsink screws, without any effort it is peeled off from the PWM. Even noticed that there was not good contact between the cooler and PWM. If you work carefully, I see no reason to worry about removing the heatsink. My board is working until now without any problems, but this pwm area smell in your case is not good indication indeed.
Good luck
And sorry for my English!

[Mafio]

this new bios rocks.
it gave me big gain in performance, about 5 s less in super-pi 32M is really good.

Config:

• DFI UT X58 (northbridge cooled by 50 watt tec + WB)
• kingston 2000 cas8 3x2 GB elpida MGH-E-Hyper
• P&C 750 watt
• 6200 LE
• I7 920 D0 (SS 1.2 HP)

32M @ 245 x 21



BIOS D429

Genie BIOS Setting

CPU Feature
Set VR Current Limit Max: Disabled
Thermal Management Control: Disabled
EIST Function: Enabled
CxE Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
Virtualization Technology: Disabled


***** Logical Processor Setting *****
Intel HT Technology: disabled
Active Processor Cores: All

DRAM Timing
Channel Interleave: 6
Rank Interleave: 4
Memory LowGap: 2048M

DRAM Command Rate: 1N
CAS Latency Time (tCL): 7
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD): 7
RAS# Precharge (tRP): 6
Precharge Delay (tRAS): 18
REF to ACT Delay (tRFC): 72
Write to PRE Delay (tWR): 4
Rank Write to Read (tWTR): 6
ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD): 4
Row Cycle Time (tRC): 22
Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP): 5
Four ACT WIN Time (tFAW): 22
RTL 1: -1
RTL 2: -1
RTL 3: auto
tREFI: auto

Voltage Setting
O.C. Shut Down Free: Enable O.C.S.D.F
CPU VID Control: 1.55
CPU VID Special Add Limit: Enabled
CPU VID Special Add: Auto
Vcore Droop Control: Disabled
DRAM Bus Voltage: 1.920v
DRAM PWM Switch Frequency: +30 %
DRAM PWM Phase Control: 2 Phase Operation
CPU VTT Special Add: AUTO
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.60v
VTT PWM Switch Frequency: -30 %
VTT PWM Phase Control: 2 Phase Operation
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.80v
IOH/ICH 1.1V Voltage: 1.31v
IOH Analog Voltage: 1.30v
ICH 1.5 Voltage: 1.7v
ICH 1.05V Voltage: 1.05v
DIMM 1/2 DQ/DQSTB Bus VREF: -00.0%
DIMM 3/4 DQ/DQSTB Bus VREF: -00.0%
DIMM 5/6 DQ/DQSTB Bus VREF: -00.0%
ADDR/CMD VREF Control: Enabled
x DIMM 1/2 ADDR/CMD Bus VREF: 90
x DIMM 3/4 ADDR/CMD Bus VREF: 90
x DIMM 5/6 ADDR/CMD Bus VREF: 90
CPU QPI Drive Strength: Strong
IOH QPI Drive Strength: Normal

Exit Setup Shut down: Mode 2
O.C. Fail Retry Counter: Enabled
O.C. Fail CMOS Reload: Disabled

PPM Function: Enabled
Turbo Mode Function: Enabled
1 core Max Turbo Ratio: 22x
CPU Non-Turbo Clock Ratio: 20x

* BCLK/UCLK/QPI Controller Settings *
QPI Control Settings: disabled
QPI Link Fast Mode: disabled
QPI Frequency: auto
CPU Base Clock (BCLK): 245 Mhz
Boot Up CPU Base Clock: 225
PCIE Clock: 112 Mhz
DRAM Frequency: x8
UnCore Frequency: x18

CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

BIOS D324

Genie BIOS Setting

CPU Feature
Set VR Current Limit Max: Disabled
Thermal Management Control: Disabled
EIST Function: Disabled
CxE Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
Virtualization Technology: Disabled


***** Logical Processor Setting *****
Intel HT Technology: disabled
Active Processor Cores: All

DRAM Timing
Channel Interleave: 6
Rank Interleave: 4
Memory LowGap: 2048M

DRAM Command Rate: 1N
CAS Latency Time (tCL): 7
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD): 8
RAS# Precharge (tRP): 7
Precharge Delay (tRAS): 21
REF to ACT Delay (tRFC): 88
Write to PRE Delay (tWR): 18
Rank Write to Read (tWTR): 18
ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD): 6
Row Cycle Time (tRC): 31
Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP): 6
Four ACT WIN Time (tFAW): 31
RTL 1: auto
RTL 2: auto
RTL 3: auto
tREFI: auto

Voltage Setting
O.C. Shut Down Free: Enable O.C.S.D.F
CPU VID Control: 1.3
CPU VID Special Add Limit: Enabled
CPU VID Special Add: Auto
Vcore Droop Control: Disabled
DRAM Bus Voltage: 1.89v
DRAM PWM Switch Frequency: +30 %
DRAM PWM Phase Control: 2 Phase Operation
CPU VTT Special Add: AUTO
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.60v
VTT PWM Switch Frequency: -30 %
VTT PWM Phase Control: 2 Phase Operation
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.80v
IOH/ICH 1.1V Voltage: 1.31v
IOH Analog Voltage: 1.30v
ICH 1.5 Voltage: 1.5v
ICH 1.05V Voltage: 1.05v
DIMM 1/2 DQ/DQSTB Bus VREF: -6.50%
DIMM 3/4 DQ/DQSTB Bus VREF: -6.50%
DIMM 5/6 DQ/DQSTB Bus VREF: -6.50%
ADDR/CMD VREF Control: Enabled
x DIMM 1/2 ADDR/CMD Bus VREF: 90
x DIMM 3/4 ADDR/CMD Bus VREF: 90
x DIMM 5/6 ADDR/CMD Bus VREF: 90
CPU QPI Drive Strength: Strong
IOH QPI Drive Strength: Normal

Exit Setup Shut down: Mode 2
O.C. Fail Retry Counter: Enabled
O.C. Fail CMOS Reload: Disabled

PPM Function: Enabled
Turbo Mode Function: Disabled
1 core Max Turbo Ratio: 22x
CPU Non-Turbo Clock Ratio: 19x

* BCLK/UCLK/QPI Controller Settings *
QPI Control Settings: disabled
QPI Link Fast Mode: disabled
QPI Frequency: auto
CPU Base Clock (BCLK): 220 Mhz
Boot Up CPU Base Clock: 200
PCIE Clock: 102 Mhz
DRAM Frequency: x10
UnCore Frequency: x20

CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

B2B cas delay kills the performace...
for ram clocking on this mobo the most important thing is use the right settings for PWM switching frequency and adjust the referecence voltage of the ram.
I hope that those templates may be usefull for someone.

[eva2000]

Nice Mafio, your board seems to continue to rock on

FYI guys, DFI UT X58-T3EH8 has been out for 17+ months now - seems like ages for motherboards hehe.

[hoodlikegaza]

Does anyone know how to request to the bios engineers to update the ich10r bios rom? It's getting kind of old being limited to 2TB in 2010....

[hoodlikegaza]

Does anyone know how to request to the bios engineers to update the ich10r bios rom? It's getting kind of old being limited to 2TB in 2010....

anyone?

[wesleys_dad]

post this on the dfi forums and see if rgone the dfi moderator knows..i know he has some input to dfi tiawan on issues with dfi boards...

[Ice009]

Try this for 4GHz:

Genie BIOS Setting

CPU Feature
Set VR Current Limit Max: Enabled
Thermal Management Control: Disabled
EIST Function: Enabled or Disabled if unstable
CxE Function: Enabled or Disabled if unstable
Execute Disable Bit: Enabled
Virtualization Technology: Enabled

***** Logical Processor Setting *****
Intel HT Technology: Enabled
Active Processor Cores: All

DRAM Timing
Channel Interleave Setting: AUTO
Rank Interleave Setting: AUTO
Memory LowGap: 3072M

DRAM Command Rate: 1N
CAS Latency Time (tCL): 7
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD): 7 or 8 if unstable
RAS# Precharge (tRP): 7
Precharge Delay (tRAS): 20 or 21 if unstable
REF to ACT Delay (tRFC): AUTO
Write to PRE Delay (tWR): AUTO
Rank Write to Read (tWTR): AUTO
ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD): AUTO
Row Cycle Time (tRC): AUTO
Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP): AUTO
Four ACT WIN Time (tFAW): AUTO
Ch1 Round trip latency: AUTO
Ch2 Round trip latency: AUTO
Ch3 Round trip latency: AUTO
tREFI: AUTO

Voltage Setting
O.C. Shut Down Free: Disable O.C.S.D.F
CPU VID Control: 1.250v - 1.300v
CPU VID Special Add Limit: Enabled
CPU VID Special Add: AUTO
Vcore Droop Control: Enabled
DRAM Bus Voltage: 1.650v could try 1.635 - 1.665v
DRAM PWM Switch Frequency: Nominal
DRAM PWM Phase Control: 2 Phase Operation
CPU VTT Special Add: AUTO
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.24v - 1.34v
VTT PWM Switch Frequency: Nominal
VTT PWM Phase Control: 2 Phase Operation
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.80v
IOH/ICH 1.1V Voltage: 1.13v
IOH Analog Voltage: 1.10v
ICH 1.5 Voltage: 1.5v
ICH 1.05V Voltage: 1.05v
DIMM 1/2 DQ/DQSTB Bus VREF: -00.0%
DIMM 3/4 DQ/DQSTB Bus VREF: -00.0%
DIMM 5/6 DQ/DQSTB Bus VREF: -00.0%
ADDR/CMD VREF Control: Disabled
x DIMM 1/2 ADDR/CMD Bus VREF: 110
x DIMM 3/4 ADDR/CMD Bus VREF: 110
x DIMM 5/6 ADDR/CMD Bus VREF: 110
CPU QPI Drive Strength: Normal
IOH QPI Drive Strength: Normal

Exit Setup Shut down: Mode 1
O.C. Fail Retry Counter: Enabled
O.C. Fail CMOS Reload: Disabled

PPM Function: Enabled
Turbo Mode Function: Disabled or Enabled for 4.2GHZ
1 core Max Turbo Ratio: 22x
2 core Max Turbo Ratio: 21x
3 core Max Turbo Ratio: 21x
4 core Max Turbo Ratio: 21x
CPU Non-Turbo Clock Ratio: 20x

* BCLK/UCLK/QPI Controller Settings *
QPI Control Settings: Enabled
QPI Link Fast Mode: Enabled
QPI Frequency: 4.8GT/s
CPU Base Clock (BCLK): 200 MHz
Boot Up CPU Base Clock: 185 MHz or 190 if unstable
PCIE Clock: 100 Mhz
DRAM Frequency: 8x (1600MHz)
UnCore Frequency:  16x (3200MHz) or 18x (3600MHz) for Higher Memory Bandwidth

CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

As you see, you will have to play around with some settings a little.

Thanks a lot for this. I really appreciate you going to the trouble to do that for me. I will try it out when I have some time and get back to you with how it goes.

I have another query about an SSD that maybe someone here can help me with.

I just got a Kingston SNV425-S2 SSD which is my first SSD.

I went to enable AHCI in the BIOS and then when I went to install Windows 7 it wouldn't let me. I got to the screen where it lets you choose which HDD to install Windows on and every time I select the SSD it won't let me. I can install it on a regular HDD, but for some reason it won't let me install on the SSD. How exactly do I enable AHCI so I can install Windows 7? When I enabled it, it seemed to enable it for all hard drives. I have three other regular 7200rpm HDDs in the system.

For now I changed the SSD back to IDE mode and installed it like that. What am I losing installing it with IDE mode compared to AHCI?

[wesleys_dad]

you loose next to nothing as far as speed goes..you dont have the removable devise option when set to ide..

[Mafio]

with AHCI disabled you loose Native command queuing, hot plug and some other stuff.
more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance...ller_Interface

[Ice009]

Should I try updating the BIOS? Would that make any difference? I'm currently using 11/05.

Is this new BIOS good enough?

[Mafio]

i haven't used this mobo in the case then i don't know if the bios has some problem with the sata controller in AHCI mode.
one thing is sure, the latest bios is the best for performance and stability in overclock.
flash it and see if something change...

[Forin]

Yes you should.

New DFI BIOSes are great.

Should I try updating the BIOS? Would that make any difference? I'm currently using 11/05.

Is this new BIOS good enough?

[Krautmaster]

hello there,

does anybody know if a retail or B1 ES Westmere now runs on DFI UT X58? Gulftown works fine, but perhaps a Hardmod is needed to run Westmere, like on Evga boards...

Thx

[coolldh]

I found a bug in 0429.
if you set DRAM=Bclk*10 Ucore=Bclk*20
DRAM run in Bclk*8,Ucore run in Bclk*10

[kuti]

Hi guys, sad thing is that my DFI T3eH8 just died after 1 year running 24/7 @ 4.10 GHz. I did contact to DFI for RMA or may be this is time to go for Rampage III.

[p2501]

Died like how, what did you do, what happened?