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

[Solid Snake]

Hi All.

My last test on 980X, using Cooler Master V8

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Can you post your bios settings that you used to get 4.7ghz stable. I can get 4.6ghz stable but am having issues with 4.7ghz. Thanks

[Johnny87au]

Hi All.

My last test on 980X, using Cooler Master V8

Nice core speed, But definately fix your ram speed and IMC speed.. I can hit low 8's with my i7 930 @ 4.4 Super PI 1M, You should be smashing my score..

[Amurtigress]

I would raise the vcore about two or three steps. Maybe the vtt needs a little more too. Lower the cpu clock drive to 800 mV.
I wouldn´t run Load Line Calibration Level 2; use the level 1 it is safer for your cpu

By the way; Have you ever tried to run your system with 6 gb instead of 12

Kein LLC2? Warum zur Hölle nicht? erm, sorry. click. English...
LLC2 is not a problem at all. LEVEL TWO means voltage dropping OFF.
It has been done for years on previous platforms...and I've been doing it on at least a dozen chips 24/7 up to 1 1/2 years. It is NOT a problem if you don't do hilarious stuff like running >1.4Vcore 24/7. Keep in mind, most boards don't even have an intermediate level 1.

Anything beyond 1.35V is likely to lead to overheating on air anyway.

[Fritz_the_germ]

Yo Amurtigress,
I don´t argue.
But it is a matter of fact that level 1 is safer than level two. Disabling the LLC sets the VDroop following Intel specs. It´s better safe than sorry. I don´t know how much voltage amian: is going to set on his chip.

Are you ready for a quick hint?
How much VCore and Vtt should I use to get a BLCK 167MHz*24 stable?
For 3750 MHz (163*23) my system needs 1.25 V (=real 1.216V)
Mem. should run at 2000 MHz then

[Solid Snake]

Can you post your bios settings that you used to get 4.7ghz stable. I can get 4.6ghz stable but am having issues with 4.7ghz. Thanks

Sure.

Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ................................ [33]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech ...................... [disabled]
CPU Cores Enabled .............................. [2]
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 ...................... [enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ......................... [enabled]

Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed ..............................[6600]
Uncore Frequency ............................[2500]
Isonchronous Frequency ......................[auto]

Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control .......................... [144]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) ................................[3300]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ........................ [100]
C.I.A.2........................................... .. [disabled]

Advanced Clock Control:
CPU Clock Drive ..............................[auto]
PCI Express Clock Drive ................... [auto]
CPU Clock Skew ............................. [auto]
IOH Clock Skew ............................. [auto]

Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance ...................... [standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ........... [disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........... [8]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) ............. [xpert]

Channel A + B + C

Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ......................[8]
tRCD ..................................[8]
tRP ...................................[8]
tRAS ..................................[20]
CR.....................................[2]
B2B.....................................[auto]


Advanced Voltage Control:
CPU Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping
Load Line Calibration ................. [Level 2]
CPU Vcore ..............................[1.5250+]
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.150v .................[1.35]
CPU PLL 1.800v .........................[auto]
PCIE 1.500v ...........................[auto]
QPI PLL 1.100v ........................[1.16]
IOH Core 1.100v .......................[auto]
ICH I/O 1.500v ........................[auto]
ICH Core 1.1v .........................[auto]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.500v .............. [1.70]
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]

[Solid Snake]

Nice core speed, But definately fix your ram speed and IMC speed.. I can hit low 8's with my i7 930 @ 4.4 Super PI 1M, You should be smashing my score..

hehe I know. What do you think about these memory?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231374

regards

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@Solid Snake.. Thanks for the info it is much appreciated.

[SteveRo]

hehe I know. What do you think about these memory?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231374

regards

wow - 3x2GB 2KCL6 for 280$ - an excellent deal if they can really do 2KCL6.
any reviews on this yet?

[Fatalaty]

Hi Guys,

I have a i7 960 @3.2GHz and X58A-UD7/BIOS F6 and I really want up for @4.2GHz someone could help me with the exact values in the BIOS please?

[Andrea deluxe]

Bios : 20.07.10


GA-EX58 - Previous Final/BetaBIOS


GA-EX58A-UD9 - F3 : Link
GA-EX58A-UD9 - F4e : Link

GA-EX58A-UD7 - F6 : Link
GA-EX58A-UD7 - F7u: Link

GA-EX58A-UD7 (rev2) - Fb2: Link


GA-EX58-Extreme - F12 : Link
GA-EX58-Extreme - F13i:Link

GA-EX58A-UD5 - F5 :Link
GA-EX58A-UD5 - F6j : Link

GA-EX58A-UD5 (rev2) - Fb9 : Link

GA-EX58-UD5 - F12 :Link
GA-EX58-UD5 - F13i: Link

GA-EX58-UD4 - F10 : Link
GA-EX58-UD4 - F11n : Link

GA-EX58-UD4P - F13 : Link
GA-EX58-UD4P - F14j : Link

GA-EX58A-UD3R - F5 : Link
GA-EX58A-UD3R - F6m : Link

GA-EX58A-UD3R (rev2) - Fb11 : Link


GA-EX58-UD3R - F11 : Link
GA-EX58-UD3R - F12h : Link

GA-EX58-UD3R (1.6/1.7) - Fl :Link
GA-EX58-UD3R (1.6/1.7) - Fj7 :Link

GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI - F9 : Link
GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI - F6m : Link

GA-EX58-DS4 - F11 : Link
GA-EX58-DS4 - F12h : Link

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GA-EX58 - BIOSmod -

- Intel Raid/Ahci version : 9.6.0.1014 - Realtek Lan Controller Series v2.35
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GA-EX58A-UD9 - bios f3 : Link

GA-EX58A-UD7 - bios f7u : Link

GA-EX58-Extreme - bios f13c : Link

GA-EX58-UD5 - bios f13h : Link

GA-EX58A-UD5 - bios f6i : Link

GA-EX58A-UD3R - bios f6j : Link

GA-EX58-UD4P - bios f14i : Link

GA-EX58-UD4 - bios f11g : Link

GA-EX58-DS4 - bios f12g : Link

GA-EX58-UD3R - bios f12g : Link

GA-EX58-UD3R (1.6/1.7) - bios Fj3 : Link

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[Solid Snake]

Thanks Andrea deluxe for the BIOS update

[OC Nub]

Hi Guys,

I have a i7 960 @3.2GHz and X58A-UD7/BIOS F6 and I really want up for @4.2GHz someone could help me with the exact values in the BIOS please?

There are a lot of templates with bios settings posted if you read back through this thread. All chips require different settings so you will hve to play around with yours and see what works. Noone can give you the exact settings for your chip. You dont have to find a template with an i7 960, you can use 920 930 or other bloomfield, you have a higher multi to work with but the other settings will work the same.

[Amurtigress]

I'll give it a shot with F7u. F7t, just as F7r and Co. didn't get my D0 920 stable-Very contrary to F6.

[Fritz_the_germ]

Did run run any testing yet to see how the F7u works?
I am still thinking about updating to the latest BIOS

[Gorki]

Beta F7U
Fix: Audio Bug

I'm wondering what kind of bug was it exactly?

Did run run any testing yet to see how the F7u works?
I am still thinking about updating to the latest BIOS

Why not? If you're up to some playing go ahead

I have feeling that F7v could pop up (too) soon ....

[Fritz_the_germ]

Yo mate!
You are right- sometimes I do like playing with my system.
But believe it or not I had some issues with my audio since I updated to BIOS F7r. I blamed the creative driver for it at the first time. Now every issue is gone - since I have got the F7u running.

[Amurtigress]

Fritz: What bug exactly?

I am running F7u now, and I got my chip stable at 4 GHz. Yet with more core voltage. 1.3125V as opposed to 1.2875V on F6.

Looks pretty clearly like an effect of the changed LLC in F7...

Overall the F7 BIOSses have a tendency to just hang when the board is supposed to start initializing the extra controllers, and the POST as such is faster in F6.

Not to mention the odd disabling of the USB power for mice and keyboards every two seconds when updating the current settings screen

[Fritz_the_germ]

The sound didn´t come up synchronously with the video.
I am happy that the problems are gone now

[kimohw]

So bios f7u is working nice?
This is the longest beta bioses I have ever seen before the final F7 come out.

[Johnny87au]

hehe I know. What do you think about these memory?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231374

regards

They kinda look like the tridents, im not familiar with these, have u purchased them yet or ?

[Johnny87au]

So bios f7u is working nice?
This is the longest beta bioses I have ever seen before the final F7 come out.

try F7t, that and Fr my 2 favourites so far..

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Does anyone have settings for 5.0ghz with a 980X and do you think this can be achieved on water?

[Johnny87au]

Does anyone have settings for 5.0ghz with a 980X and do you think this can be achieved on water?

on Water i highly doubt it unless your using massive amounts of vcore, but chances arent all that great + temps too.. Im guessing around 4-4 to 4.6 on a good loop with alot of rad surface..

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right now I have my 980x on 2 rads (360.2/240.2) plus 2 res. I had to take my gpus off blocks having some issues with my 5970. my idle at 4.4ghz are really good right now. I was thinking of just trying 5.0ghz to see if I could get a boot up and run a few benchmarks. What do you think would be my best option would be to achieve these goals.