**Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 OC-Tips-Bios-Discussion Thread**

[klataa]

Yeah,you are right.
Let me check with Taiwan.
Are you flash?

I made a flash and guess that everything is ok!



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[stasio]

Yeah,thanks klataa.
BIOS is OK!

[klataa]

Yeah,thanks klataa.
BIOS is OK!

no problem P.s do u have any conections with poland? Im asking cause STASIO its polish name

[Lsdmeasap]

So, I had a not so fun and unproductive dry ice session the other day






More info here (2700Mhz+)
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=253191

[klataa]

So, I had a not so fun and unproductive dry ice session the other day






More info here (2700Mhz+)
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=253191

Still 2700 mems its not so bad

[Lsdmeasap]

Ya I agree, but I meant my session was terrible for other reasons mentioned in the thread I linked.

I planned/needed to do several things and had plenty of issues, so overall it was not a very productive session at all for me

[klataa]

Ya I agree, but I meant my session was terrible for other reasons mentioned in the thread I linked.

I planned/needed to do several things and had plenty of issues, so overall it was not a very productive session at all for me

I know and red what u wrote My point was to tell u that ANYWAY (exepts) those bad moments, STILL u have nice score Some times is easy to get good score, and some times not always look on the bright side of life(in this case SCORE)

[Lsdmeasap]

Ahh ok, sorry! Wasn't sure what you meant.

Thanks! Ya I was impressed with these memory clocks too, but you know expectations always get the better of you

[klataa]

Ahh ok, sorry! Wasn't sure what you meant.

Thanks! Ya I was impressed with these memory clocks too, but you know expectations always get the better of you

I know what u mean My i930 can easy get 4200 at 1.31 so my ecpectations was to get 4,6 4,7 but in resonable vcore and vtt he can get 4500( with 1.5 in 3dmark vantage) So still i have a nice cpu

[kullymontana]

Hi just a quick ? is easytune 6 and smart 6 and dynamic energy saver 2 really any good to install.this is my 3 windows reinstall i could not get it to shut down had to do it manually i think it could be one of these programs messing up my system.Plus stasio thanks for the new f7p bios update its running sweet i cant beleave what a difference it made me reinstalling windows 7 it was about 10 times fast to get to the first option.Plus like the new layout nice one thx.

[kullymontana]

Is it just me Only grouch i have with my UD7 is the errors about overclocking failed when i start the machine up after a night of it being off. Then i gotta clear error from the MIT page and just save and exit. No problems afterwords .. overclocks are stable and no issues with the settings. Only happens If I restart it and if it's been off for ages .

[Lsdmeasap]

Sounds like you need to still tinker with settings a bit, it doesn't sound as stable as you think it is because I have never seen this issue at all myself (Even with semi-unstable settings)

[kullymontana]

Lsdmeasap what setting ajustments would u tinker with here are my settings
>Advanced CPU Feature------------------------------[Press Enter]
CPU Clock Ratio --------------------------------------21X
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech.---------------------------- [Disabled]
CPU Cores Enabled------------------------------------- [All]
CPU Multi-Threading---------------------------------- [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)-----------------------------[Disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support------------------------------ [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor--------------------------------- [Disabled]
CPU EIST Function--------------------------------------[Disabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT------------------------------ [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology----------------------------- [Disabled]
>Uncore & QPI Feature---------------------------------[Press Enter]
QPI Clock Ratio -------------------------------------------[X36]
Uncore Clock Ratio--------------------------------------[X16]
Base Clock(BCLK) Control-----------------------------[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency(MHz)---------------------------------[200]
>Advanced Clock Control-----------------------------[Press Enter]
Base Clock(BCLK) Control-----------------------------[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency(MHz)---------------------------------[200]
PCI Express Frequency(MHz)-------------------------[100]
CPU Clock Drive-----------------------------------------[700mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive----------------------------[700mV]
CPU Clock Skew-----------------------------------------[0ps]
IOH Clock Skew------------------------------------------[0ps]
Performance Enhance---------------------------------[Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P)--------------------[Profile1]
System Memory Multiplier(SPD)--------------------[10.0]
>Advanced DRAM Features-------------------------[Press Enter]
Peformance Enhance---------------------------------[Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P)------------------[Profile1]
System Memory Multiplier(SPD)------------------[10.0]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)---------------------[Auto]
Channel Interleaving-----------------------------------[Auto]
Rank Interleaving----------------------------------------[Auto]
>Advanced Voltage Control
Load-Line Calibration------------------------------------[Level 2]
CPU Vcore -------------------------------------------------[1.33750v]
QPI/VTT Voltage------------------------------------------[1.255v]
CPU PLL-----------------------------------------------------[1.800v]
PCIE----------------------------------------------------------[1.500v]
QPI PLL-------------------------------------------------------[1.100v]
IOH Core-----------------------------------------------------[1.100v]
ICH I/O-------------------------------------------------------[1.500v]
ICH Core-----------------------------------------------------[1.100v]
DRAM Voltage----------------------------------------------[1.660v]
DRAM Termination---------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-A Data Vref--------------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-B Data Vref--------------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-C Data Vref---------------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-A Address Vref--------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-B Address Vref---------------------------------------[Auto]
really like to keep it at 4.2ghz or even take it higher. But getting it stable first is priority no1 . All help welcome thx

[klataa]

Lsdmeasap what setting ajustments would u tinker with here are my settings
>Advanced CPU Feature------------------------------[Press Enter]
CPU Clock Ratio --------------------------------------21X
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech.---------------------------- [Disabled]
CPU Cores Enabled------------------------------------- [All]
CPU Multi-Threading---------------------------------- [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)-----------------------------[Disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support------------------------------ [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor--------------------------------- [Disabled]
CPU EIST Function--------------------------------------[Disabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT------------------------------ [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology----------------------------- [Disabled]
>Uncore & QPI Feature---------------------------------[Press Enter]
QPI Clock Ratio -------------------------------------------[X36]
Uncore Clock Ratio--------------------------------------[X16]
Base Clock(BCLK) Control-----------------------------[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency(MHz)---------------------------------[200]
>Advanced Clock Control-----------------------------[Press Enter]
Base Clock(BCLK) Control-----------------------------[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency(MHz)---------------------------------[200]
PCI Express Frequency(MHz)-------------------------[100]
CPU Clock Drive-----------------------------------------[700mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive----------------------------[700mV]
CPU Clock Skew-----------------------------------------[0ps]
IOH Clock Skew------------------------------------------[0ps]
Performance Enhance---------------------------------[Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P)--------------------[Profile1]
System Memory Multiplier(SPD)--------------------[10.0]
>Advanced DRAM Features-------------------------[Press Enter]
Peformance Enhance---------------------------------[Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P)------------------[Profile1]
System Memory Multiplier(SPD)------------------[10.0]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)---------------------[Auto]
Channel Interleaving-----------------------------------[Auto]
Rank Interleaving----------------------------------------[Auto]
>Advanced Voltage Control
Load-Line Calibration------------------------------------[Level 2]
CPU Vcore -------------------------------------------------[1.33750v]
QPI/VTT Voltage------------------------------------------[1.255v]
CPU PLL-----------------------------------------------------[1.800v]
PCIE----------------------------------------------------------[1.500v]
QPI PLL-------------------------------------------------------[1.100v]
IOH Core-----------------------------------------------------[1.100v]
ICH I/O-------------------------------------------------------[1.500v]
ICH Core-----------------------------------------------------[1.100v]
DRAM Voltage----------------------------------------------[1.660v]
DRAM Termination---------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-A Data Vref--------------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-B Data Vref--------------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-C Data Vref---------------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-A Address Vref--------------------------------------[Auto]
Ch-B Address Vref---------------------------------------[Auto]
really like to keep it at 4.2ghz or even take it higher. But getting it stable first is priority no1 . All help welcome thx

Why HT off?
CPU Multi-Threading---------------------------------- [Disabled] - enable
CPU PLL-----------------------------------------------------[1.800v] 1.84
QPI PLL-------------------------------------------------------[1.100v] 1.14
QPI/VTT Voltage------------------------------------------[1.255v] u can raise it a bit specialy when ur using 2000mhz memes...

[SteveRo]

@ kullymontana - what are you using for cooling?
980's oc very well due to 32nm but also (in the long run) could be a bit more sensitive to high temps and v's for the same reason.
Looks like one thing NOT to do is to drop down to single cpu, leave all cpu's running - somefolks have instantly broke their 980's doing this.
Intel max v's are vcore and vtt up to 1.4v and cpu pll up to 2v - so you have lots of head room here - provided your cooling can handle it.
also -
CPU Clock Drive-----------------------------------------[700mV] make 900mv
PCI Express Clock Drive----------------------------[700mV] make 900 mv

edit -
Re your memory settings - set you settings manually - Vddq (dram voltage) to 1.66v up to 1.8v if you have sufficient memory cooling.
mem multi at 10x for 200 bclock is good, 8-8-8-24 1T set manually and reduce timings only after you have a solid cpu clock
qpi speed is better at 20 if you can do it - performance should be better vs 16x. This will llikely require you to raise your vtt v.

Also basic question - why 200 bclock - much easier to find max cpu oc if you stress only the cpu.
Maybe take advantage of that unlocked mullti you paid for when you bot the 980?
For 4.2 something like - 30x140.
For 4.3 something like - 30x144
I bench my 980 @ 30x160 quite a bit with no problems (cooling via chilled water).

[kullymontana]

Thanks for the advice steveRo i am watercooled so do have some headroom regarding heat.I had two 280gtxs in the board so i could not see the post led took the one out.It seems to me the issues im having the mb not posting when i restart is the memory post led stays on c1.i will try your settings and let u know how i get on but getting this memory to run 2000mhz is driving me insane board says it can and corsair says it can so where am i going wrong.

[SteveRo]

focus on cpu first that is most important - cpu speed is king al others come secondary
big memory speed/tight timings on i7/x58 can increase overall speed in some workloads but - surprisingly - not that many
get your cpu clock solid first then work on memory, vc, storage, ...

[tipes]

focus on cpu first that is most important - cpu speed is king al others come secondary
big memory speed/tight timings on i7/x58 can increase overall speed in some workloads but - surprisingly - not that many
get your cpu clock solid first then work on memory, vc, storage, ...

Good advice as always Steve.

[kullymontana]

well im prime95ing it now at stock settings for cpu and memory @2002 whats it rated to do lets see if it can be stable @stock first then move on to overclocking hey i have put back the bios to f6 to from f7p just to be on the safe side.

[kullymontana]

Im gonna prime95 it @stock for cpu and stock for memory@2000 dam these chips get hot even @low vcore hey compared to 45nm cpus.
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[MadHacker]

Maybe take advantage of that unlocked mullti you paid for when you bot the 980?
For 4.2 something like - 30x140.
For 4.3 something like - 30x144
I bench my 980 @ 30x160 quite a bit with no problems (cooling via chilled water).

is 30x140 faster then 21x200?
i would figure the higher BCLK would give you more speed.

[SteveRo]

higher cpu speed will always give you better performance regardless of how you get there.
some folks think higher bclock is better because you are ocing more than just the cpu - a larger set of the subsystems are running faster not just the cpu.
Truthfully though, I have not seen any difference in performance between low multi high bclock vs high multi low bclock as long as the result was the same cpu clock.
Maybe others can chime in on this.

[kullymontana]

I have Rma this board back for a refund nothing but a nightmare to work with .Maybe I got a faulty one anyways I have decided to lean towards the asus rampage 3 hope I have better luck with that one.Thanks for all your surport .

[Lsdmeasap]

Hey kullymontana, why RMA? Looked like you were making progress above.

Sorry for my late reply! A new board is only going to take you a while to get going too, same as this was, you just need to get used to it is all.

[tipes]

Hey kullymontana, why RMA? Looked like you were making progress above.

Sorry for my late reply! A new board is only going to take you a while to get going too, same as this was, you just need to get used to it is all.

This could be good advice. Don't know what problems made kelly montanna give up so soon ?????