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

[dr_dx]

got a few stability shots to share

will post bios profiles if anyone is interested...

4GHz


4.2GHz @ 1.3v

Since you have HT enabled, in IntelBurn's "Threads" section you need to select 12 cores for IntelBurn Test to test all cores - when left to auto it will only test your physical ones. You can see in Realtemp where you are only running a little over 50% load. It will increase your temps and put more strain on the cpu.

[BMWMASTER81]

Is it possible that max. Blck is lower when using Crossfire ? I can't go higher than 215 with my CF setup. :-(

[NoGuru]

Is it possible that max. Blck is lower when using Crossfire ? I can't go higher than 215 with my CF setup. :-(

Increase PCI-E.

[Bullu$]

Testing max. bclck but I'm at the wall of 220bclck x21, stable with LinX. Tried multi 23 but can't get it stable at 205x23.(4cores HT off) Raised Vcore till 1.65 but it's a no go. Temps are below <80degrees.
Using the GOOC 2010 bios.
PCI-E =115

Any suggestions?

Will post the settings shortly.
edit

[rjkoneill]

Since you have HT enabled, in IntelBurn's "Threads" section you need to select 12 cores for IntelBurn Test to test all cores - when left to auto it will only test your physical ones. You can see in Realtemp where you are only running a little over 50% load. It will increase your temps and put more strain on the cpu.

oh dear
forgot to hit the button

facepalm

[BMWMASTER81]

Need some Help pushing my i7 950...........(HT is off)

My 24/7 setup is 210x21= 4.41 Ghz stable with moderate Voltages.
1.325 Vcore 1.36 VTT

I want to run it @ 200 x 23 = 4.6 Ghz
what i try is:

CPU Clock Ratio............................: 23x
CPU Frequency ........................(GHz): 4.6 Ghz (200*23)
> Advanced CPU Core Features [Press Enter]

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech..................: Disabled
CPU Cores Enabled..........................: Enabled
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.....................: Enabled

QPI Clock Ratio............................: x36
QPI Link Speed........................(GHz): 7.2 Ghz
Uncore Clock Ratio.........................: x16
Uncore Frequency......................(MHz): 3200 Mhz
>>>>> Standard Clock Control
Base Clock(BCLK) Control...................: Enabled
BCLK Frequency(MHz)........................: 200
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 8
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1600
PCI Express Frequency(MHz).................: 103
>>>>> Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive (mV).......................: 900mV 
PCI Express Clock Drive (mV)...............: 900mV
CPU Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0ps
IOH Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0ps

> Advanced Memory Settings [Press Enter]

Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 8
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1600
Performance Enhance........................: Standart
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)...............: Quick
Profile DDR Voltage........................: 1.5
Profile QPI Voltage........................: 1.2
Channel Interleaving.......................:6 Auto
Rank Interleaving..........................: 4 Auto
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C
> Channel A, B, & C Timing Settings [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Standard Timing Control
Cas Latency Time...........................: 9
tRCD.......................................: 9
tRP........................................: 9
tRAS.......................................: 24
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Advanced Timing Control
tRC........................................: Auto
tRRD ......................................: Auto
tWTR ......................................: Auto
tWR........................................: Auto
tWTP.......................................: Auto
tWL........................................: Auto
tRFC.......................................: Auto
tRTP.......................................: Auto
tFAW.......................................: Auto
Command Rate (CMD) ........................: 1
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Misc Timing Control
B2B CAS Delay..............................: Auto
Round Trip Latency.........................: Auto

> Channel A, B, & C Turnaround Setting [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Reads Followed By Reads
Different DIMMs............................:
Different Ranks............................:
On The Same Rank...........................:
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Writes Followed By Writes
Different DIMMs............................:
Different Ranks............................:
On The Same Rank...........................:

> Advanced Voltage Settings [Press Enter]

>>> CPU
LoadLine Calibration.......................: level 1
CPU Vcore..................................: 1.400
xDynamic Vcore(DVID).......................: Disabled
QPI/VTT Voltage............................: 1.400
CPU PLL....................................: 1.80
>>> MCH/ICH
PCIE.......................................: 1.560
QPI PLL....................................: 1.20
IOH Core...................................: 1.30
ICH I/O....................................: 1.60
ICH Core...................................: 1.30
>>> Dram
DRAM Voltage...............................: 1.66
DRAM Termination...........................: 0.83
Ch-A Data VRef.............................: 0.83
Ch-B Data VRef.............................: 0.83
Ch-C Data VRef.............................: 0.83
Ch-A Address VRef..........................: 0.83
Ch-B Address VRef..........................: 0.83
Ch-C Address VRef..........................: 0.83

> Miscellaneous Settings [Press Enter]

Isochronous Support........................: Disabled
Virtualization Technology..................: Disabled

With this setting i can boot and also run LinX (All 10 didn't try more) but what is strange for me and i don't realy understand is that i can't run prime95 large (maximum heat) for more than 2 Minutes !!! I always get a blue screen.
Same when i try to run a game like Battlefield Bad company 2.

Has someone an idea what i could try ??
Core Temps are all ok max. @ 65°C

Something wrong with my settings maybe ?

[PLAY-911]

Need some Help pushing my i7 950...........(HT is off)

My 24/7 setup is 210x21= 4.41 Ghz stable with moderate Voltages.
1.325 Vcore 1.36 VTT

I want to run it @ 200 x 23 = 4.6 Ghz
what i try is:

CPU Clock Ratio............................: 23x
CPU Frequency ........................(GHz): 4.6 Ghz (200*23)
> Advanced CPU Core Features [Press Enter]

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech..................: Disabled
CPU Cores Enabled..........................: Enabled
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.....................: Enabled

QPI Clock Ratio............................: x36
QPI Link Speed........................(GHz): 7.2 Ghz
Uncore Clock Ratio.........................: x16
Uncore Frequency......................(MHz): 3200 Mhz
>>>>> Standard Clock Control
Base Clock(BCLK) Control...................: Enabled
BCLK Frequency(MHz)........................: 200
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 8
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1600
PCI Express Frequency(MHz).................: 103
>>>>> Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive (mV).......................: 900mV 
PCI Express Clock Drive (mV)...............: 900mV
CPU Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0ps
IOH Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0ps

> Advanced Memory Settings [Press Enter]

Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 8
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1600
Performance Enhance........................: Standart
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)...............: Quick
Profile DDR Voltage........................: 1.5
Profile QPI Voltage........................: 1.2
Channel Interleaving.......................:6 Auto
Rank Interleaving..........................: 4 Auto
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C
> Channel A, B, & C Timing Settings [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Standard Timing Control
Cas Latency Time...........................: 9
tRCD.......................................: 9
tRP........................................: 9
tRAS.......................................: 24
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Advanced Timing Control
tRC........................................: Auto
tRRD ......................................: Auto
tWTR ......................................: Auto
tWR........................................: Auto
tWTP.......................................: Auto
tWL........................................: Auto
tRFC.......................................: Auto
tRTP.......................................: Auto
tFAW.......................................: Auto
Command Rate (CMD) ........................: 1
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Misc Timing Control
B2B CAS Delay..............................: Auto
Round Trip Latency.........................: Auto

> Channel A, B, & C Turnaround Setting [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Reads Followed By Reads
Different DIMMs............................:
Different Ranks............................:
On The Same Rank...........................:
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Writes Followed By Writes
Different DIMMs............................:
Different Ranks............................:
On The Same Rank...........................:

> Advanced Voltage Settings [Press Enter]

>>> CPU
LoadLine Calibration.......................: level 1
CPU Vcore..................................: 1.400
xDynamic Vcore(DVID).......................: Disabled
QPI/VTT Voltage............................: 1.400
CPU PLL....................................: 1.80
>>> MCH/ICH
PCIE.......................................: 1.560
QPI PLL....................................: 1.20
IOH Core...................................: 1.30
ICH I/O....................................: 1.60
ICH Core...................................: 1.30
>>> Dram
DRAM Voltage...............................: 1.66
DRAM Termination...........................: 0.83
Ch-A Data VRef.............................: 0.83
Ch-B Data VRef.............................: 0.83
Ch-C Data VRef.............................: 0.83
Ch-A Address VRef..........................: 0.83
Ch-B Address VRef..........................: 0.83
Ch-C Address VRef..........................: 0.83

> Miscellaneous Settings [Press Enter]

Isochronous Support........................: Disabled
Virtualization Technology..................: Disabled

With this setting i can boot and also run LinX (All 10 didn't try more) but what is strange for me and i don't realy understand is that i can't run prime95 large (maximum heat) for more than 2 Minutes !!! I always get a blue screen.
Same when i try to run a game like Battlefield Bad company 2.

Has someone an idea what i could try ??
Core Temps are all ok max. @ 65°C

Something wrong with my settings maybe ?

BMWMASTER81 use settings in post #2090....really works!

[dr_dx]

Need some Help pushing my i7 950...........(HT is off)

My 24/7 setup is 210x21= 4.41 Ghz stable with moderate Voltages.
1.325 Vcore 1.36 VTT

I want to run it @ 200 x 23 = 4.6 Ghz
what i try is:

CPU Clock Ratio............................: 23x
CPU Frequency ........................(GHz): 4.6 Ghz (200*23)
> Advanced CPU Core Features [Press Enter]

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech..................: Disabled
CPU Cores Enabled..........................: Enabled
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.....................: Enabled

QPI Clock Ratio............................: x36
QPI Link Speed........................(GHz): 7.2 Ghz
Uncore Clock Ratio.........................: x16
Uncore Frequency......................(MHz): 3200 Mhz
>>>>> Standard Clock Control
Base Clock(BCLK) Control...................: Enabled
BCLK Frequency(MHz)........................: 200
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 8
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1600
PCI Express Frequency(MHz).................: 103
>>>>> Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive (mV).......................: 900mV 
PCI Express Clock Drive (mV)...............: 900mV
CPU Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0ps
IOH Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0ps

> Advanced Memory Settings [Press Enter]

Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 8
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1600
Performance Enhance........................: Standart
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)...............: Quick
Profile DDR Voltage........................: 1.5
Profile QPI Voltage........................: 1.2
Channel Interleaving.......................:6 Auto
Rank Interleaving..........................: 4 Auto
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C
> Channel A, B, & C Timing Settings [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Standard Timing Control
Cas Latency Time...........................: 9
tRCD.......................................: 9
tRP........................................: 9
tRAS.......................................: 24
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Advanced Timing Control
tRC........................................: Auto
tRRD ......................................: Auto
tWTR ......................................: Auto
tWR........................................: Auto
tWTP.......................................: Auto
tWL........................................: Auto
tRFC.......................................: Auto
tRTP.......................................: Auto
tFAW.......................................: Auto
Command Rate (CMD) ........................: 1
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Misc Timing Control
B2B CAS Delay..............................: Auto
Round Trip Latency.........................: Auto

> Channel A, B, & C Turnaround Setting [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Reads Followed By Reads
Different DIMMs............................:
Different Ranks............................:
On The Same Rank...........................:
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Writes Followed By Writes
Different DIMMs............................:
Different Ranks............................:
On The Same Rank...........................:

> Advanced Voltage Settings [Press Enter]

>>> CPU
LoadLine Calibration.......................: level 1
CPU Vcore..................................: 1.400
xDynamic Vcore(DVID).......................: Disabled
QPI/VTT Voltage............................: 1.400
CPU PLL....................................: 1.80
>>> MCH/ICH
PCIE.......................................: 1.560
QPI PLL....................................: 1.20
IOH Core...................................: 1.30
ICH I/O....................................: 1.60
ICH Core...................................: 1.30
>>> Dram
DRAM Voltage...............................: 1.66
DRAM Termination...........................: 0.83
Ch-A Data VRef.............................: 0.83
Ch-B Data VRef.............................: 0.83
Ch-C Data VRef.............................: 0.83
Ch-A Address VRef..........................: 0.83
Ch-B Address VRef..........................: 0.83
Ch-C Address VRef..........................: 0.83

> Miscellaneous Settings [Press Enter]

Isochronous Support........................: Disabled
Virtualization Technology..................: Disabled

With this setting i can boot and also run LinX (All 10 didn't try more) but what is strange for me and i don't realy understand is that i can't run prime95 large (maximum heat) for more than 2 Minutes !!! I always get a blue screen.
Same when i try to run a game like Battlefield Bad company 2.

Has someone an idea what i could try ??
Core Temps are all ok max. @ 65°C

Something wrong with my settings maybe ?

I think your VTT is a little low. For me to run 12 cores @ 23x200 LinX stable, the board defaulted to 1.435 and I wound up at 1.475~1.495VTT. What is the hex code on the BSOD?

[Fritz_the_germ]

well I won't get a chance to install it for a couple weeks
I use my machine all week for work. so any changes i usually do on Saturday, so any screw ups i can revert it back in time on Sunday to work Monday.
next weekend I'm out of town so it won't happen till following weekend.

will also have to redo my ram block to change the outlet, so that it lines up with MB block inlet of by the PWM

Yo man,
I am really curios how your cooling homework is making progress

[MadHacker]

Yo man,
I am really curios how your cooling homework is making progress

well i'm out of town at the moment...
but will be back next week and work on it over the weekend

[Fritz_the_germ]

Yo guys,
I am having some strange reboot issues since about a week. Sometimes when I am on the desktop the system shuts down just by itself and reboots.
What is the reason for this behavior?
Should I rise up the vcore? Right now I put 1.256v on the cpu (idle 1.216v)

[Gorki]

well i'm out of town at the moment...
but will be back next week and work on it over the weekend

Really love your custom made block

Yo guys,
I am having some strange reboot issues since about a week. Sometimes when I am on the desktop the system shuts down just by itself and reboots.
What is the reason for this behavior?
Should I rise up the vcore? Right now I put 1.256v on the cpu (idle 1.216v)

How can you be sure it's not software related?

[Fritz_the_germ]

How can you be sure it's not software related?

I can´t imagine what kind of software could cause a reboot

[Ice009]

Hey guys,

I posted about this before about 5 pages back, but I need to know if my board is f#$%ed.

I previously had a 5870 and an EVGA GTX 260 card that I was using as a dedicated PhysX card. I was saying before that I couldn't get the EVGA GTX 260 to detect in the bottom x16 PCI-express slot. I could only get it to work in the third slot.

Anyway, now I have sold the 5870 and have purchased an Asus DirectCU GTX 460 and I still want to run the EVGA GTX 260 as my dedicated PhysX card. I can't install the EVGA in the third slot next to the Asus card because of the cooler on the Asus card. Since I am now using 2 Nvidia cards I thought that I would try the EVGA GTX 260 in the bottom slot again, and yet again it still doesn't detect in that bottom slot.

Is that bottom slot on my Motherboard f$%^ed? The card seems to be getting power and the fan is spinning, but it's not being detected in Windows 7.

[MadHacker]

Is that bottom slot on my Motherboard f$%^ed? The card seems to be getting power and the fan is spinning, but it's not being detected in Windows 7.

does any card work in the lower slot by itself?

[Ice009]

does any card work in the lower slot by itself?

Can you actually put a single card there in the bottom slot and run it like a primary card?

It seems that the card is getting power so I thought the slot is OK, unless the two 6 pin PCI-e connectors from the PSU are powering it.

Also, I see people upping the PCI-express frequency in the BIOS for overclocking. Would that do anything for this?

[Ice009]

Anyone else got an opinion or reply for my previous post?

[Gorki]

I can´t imagine what kind of software could cause a reboot

Could be. Did you notice anything else unusual maybe? What OS do you use?

[Clunk]

Voltage measuring points + Review of the Rev 2 here.

[Fritz_the_germ]

Could be. Did you notice anything else unusual maybe? What OS do you use?

I am using W 7 64 bit. There wasn´t anything unusual beside the reboot issue. The scan for malware or viruses was negative as well.
But in deed the reboot was when the os started initializing the drivers, icons and so on.
What the hell is that?

[Gorki]

I am using W 7 64 bit. There wasn´t anything unusual beside the reboot issue. The scan for malware or viruses was negative as well.
But in deed the reboot was when the os started initializing the drivers, icons and so on.
What the hell is that?

So it happens on startup? Is everything fine while gaming? LinX?

BTW did you update any drivers lately?

[Fritz_the_germ]

Sometimes it happens when I start up or I am just on the desktop but never while I am gaming.
I doesn´t happen under load.
All my drivers are up to date (ATi 10.9, NVidia 258.96, chipset drivers and xonar are the latest ones)

[Lsdmeasap]

If it does not happen in safe mode, please test, then it's caused by some program at startup and you will need to use Msconfig to disable them one by one until you find the culprit.

[Fritz_the_germ]

Yo guys!
Thank you very much for your help. I finally found the fault; it has been an old flash player version. From the time on I upgraded my flash player the shut down issue has gone.

[yenclas]

Any news for new bios on rev1 ?