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

[Photek]

Whats the difference between rev 1.0 and rev 2.0 of this board? the newer rev uses different BIOS versions as well... and i noticed rev 1.0 is 24 phase power, rev 2.0 is only 16 phase... so wouldn't this make it worse than the original?

[Lsdmeasap]

Whats the difference between rev 1.0 and rev 2.0 of this board? the newer rev uses different BIOS versions as well... and i noticed rev 1.0 is 24 phase power, rev 2.0 is only 16 phase... so wouldn't this make it worse than the original?

Rev 1.0 is the best IMO, UD7 Rev. 2.0 is the same as UD5 Rev. 2.0 minus the extra water block.

So, yes you want a Rev. 1.0 if you can get one

No it's not the cpu or mem in my case she's stiff and cold, LSD i mean the board. What a bummer. Took out a wireless X360 controller with it as well as crippled my GTX480 which died next day...

well thanks for your input.

So you were asking about RAID, and moving it to a new board? If so, that will be fine as well as long as you put the same drives on the same ports on the new board, and enable RAID before you get into windows.

[sin0822]

rev 1.0 is deff better. LSBMEASAP is 10% correct.
here are the differences between rev 1.0 and rev 2.0 of the UD5:
First off rev 1.0 vs rev 2.0
Rev 2.0 change:
PCI-E has already been done for PCI-E speeds over 103 mhz
16 power phases
actual internal USB ON/OFF charge port
RTL8111E LAN instead of RTL8111D


Check that against rev 2.0 UD7 spec.

[OC Nub]

^^ He didnt compare rev1.0 UD5 to 2.0 UD5. He said "UD7 Rev2.0 is the same as UD5 Rev2.0 minus the extra water block". He was probably referring more to its ability to overclock.

[stasio]

GA-X58A-UD7 - F8d
GA-X58A-UD5 - F7c
GA-X58A-UD3R - F7e
GA-X58-USB3 - F3c

- Improve SSD compatibility
- 09.Nov 10

[MikeMK]

New beta bios? anyone tested the F8d yet? What are results like. Might give it a go in the next few days.

[angelreaper]

New beta bios? anyone tested the F8d yet? What are results like. Might give it a go in the next few days.

I think this bios is very good for my 24/7 setting

[Cele303]

New beta bios? anyone tested the F8d yet? What are results like. Might give it a go in the next few days.

I'm using F8e for few days, you can find it on Giga web site, very good and stable just like F8c

[mbreslin]

It's been awhile since I upgraded bioses (I think my current version is F7p) and I forget, do I need to backup my saved profiles? Will upgrading blank them out?

Thanks.

[NoGuru]

It's been awhile since I upgraded bioses (I think my current version is F7p) and I forget, do I need to backup my saved profiles? Will upgrading blank them out?

Thanks.

Yes they will be erased with a BIOS update.

My board is on it's way to Giga in Cali to get some surgery done. I hope to get it back by Mid Dec.

[macg]

Seem to be having stability issues with F8e. I've been getting random BSODs (IRQ no less than equal error, and Win7 shows them as error 1033 - memory related?) at settings which were rock-solid with BIOS F6. The only reason I jumped to F8 was because of the improved SSD support as stated on FW updates, as well as updated drivers.

Only thing I changed in my system was the addition of the SSD. All other settings intact. Thoughts?

[NoGuru]

Seem to be having stability issues with F8e. I've been getting random BSODs (IRQ no less than equal error, and Win7 shows them as error 1033 - memory related?) at settings which were rock-solid with BIOS F6. The only reason I jumped to F8 was because of the improved SSD support as stated on FW updates, as well as updated drivers.

Only thing I changed in my system was the addition of the SSD. All other settings intact. Thoughts?

Every time you change to a different BIOS you should test for stability. More often then not you need to give a bump here or there and maybe decrease in other areas.

[macg]

I concur. Might tweak memory voltages and timings to check.

[Johnny87au]

f8d is a great bios, im running my 930 @ 4.5 on air only need 1.31 vcore... I swear this board has the most bios releases out of every board i've owned

[_AntLionBR_]

Hello guys!

I managed to stabilize my 980X 4.5GHz with 1.392v voltage. The Problem is the memory, trying to stabilize 1800MHz (Dominator GT 2000MHz 8-9-8-24), I'm not getting any way, even increasing the value of IOH and QPI/VTT not getting. Does anyone have any tips for me to try here? Thanks!

980X @ 4.5GHz

[sin0822]

you need to push qpi/vtt over 1.5v most likley between 1.5-1.6v. Not worth it IMO.

[phsinc1]

Anyone with the UD7 rev1.0 can try to use IOH core 1.160v?
EasyTune 6 reads my IOH core 1.100v when I set it from bios 1.160v. If set 1.140v or 1.180v from bios, ET6 reads it correct. Only with 1.160v bios ET6 doesn't report it.

[OC Nub]

Hello guys!

I managed to stabilize my 980X 4.5GHz with 1.392v voltage. The Problem is the memory, trying to stabilize 1800MHz (Dominator GT 2000MHz 8-9-8-24), I'm not getting any way, even increasing the value of IOH and QPI/VTT not getting. Does anyone have any tips for me to try here? Thanks!

980X @ 4.5GHz

The UD7 is good with bclk, have you tried dropping the CPU multiplier and raising bclk? The 2:8 memory multiplier and 215bclk will get your memory to 1720mhz and keep your CPU at 4.5ghz. I dont have a 980x but this is what I run on the Bloomfield.

[zsamz_]

you need to push qpi/vtt over 1.5v most likley between 1.5-1.6v. Not worth it IMO.

try running your memory 1600-1800mhz 6-8-6-5-24
needs less vtt 1.28-1.38v and just as fast

[_AntLionBR_]

you need to push qpi/vtt over 1.5v most likley between 1.5-1.6v. Not worth it IMO.

This value for 1800MHz (1.50~1.60v), there would be a somewhat exaggerated value which is analyzing a Gunftown?

The UD7 is good with bclk, have you tried dropping the CPU multiplier and raising bclk? The 2:8 memory multiplier and 215bclk will get your memory to 1720mhz and keep your CPU at 4.5ghz. I dont have a 980x but this is what I run on the Bloomfield.

Yes I have downloaded the blck and increased the multiplier (150 * 30 for example). 1700MHz with 1.375v I've got to QPI, 1800MHz now I can not in any way, even increasing the QPI to 1.455v. But I will try other combinations here, thanks for the reply.

PS: Which setting you use for 215bclk stable, could pass? Thanks again!

[OC Nub]

I could fill out a template but I dont think the same settings would even work for GT 980x.

Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio .........................[21]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech ...............[DISABLED]
CPU Cores Enabled .......................[All]
CPU Multi Threading .....................[ENABLED]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) .................[Disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support ..................[DISABLED]
CPU Thermal Monitor .....................[ENABLED]
CPU EIST Function .......................[Disabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ..................[Disabled]
Virtualization Technology ...............[Disabled]


Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Clock Ratio..........................[36x]
QPI Link Speed ..........................[7.2GHz] 7.74
Uncore Clock Ration......................[17x] 16x
Uncore Frequency ........................[3400MHz] 3440
Isonchronous Frequency ..................[Disabled]


Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control ...............[ENABLED]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) ....................[200] 215
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) .............[105] 103, if fails try 105.


Advanced Clock Control:
CPU Clock Drive .........................[700mV] 800
PCI Express Clock Drive .................[700mV] 900
CPU Clock Skew ..........................[0ps]
IOH Clock Skew ..........................[0ps]


Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance .....................[TURBO]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ..........[DISABLED]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ..........[8.0]
Memory Frequency (Mhz)...................1720mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) ............[QUICK]

Channel A + B + C

Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ........................[7]
tRCD ....................................[7]
tRP .....................................[7]
tRAS ....................................[20]
Command Rate (CMD).......................[1]

Channel Interleaving.....................[6]
Rank Interleaving........................[4]

Advanced Voltage Control:
Load Line Calibration ...................[LEVEL2] level 1
CPU Vcore 1.20000v.......................[1.35000v] 1.450-1.4625v
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.175v ..................[1.355v] 1.335-1.355v
CPU PLL 1.800v ......................... 1.60v
PCIE 1.500v ............................. Normal
QPI PLL 1.100v ..........................1.16v
ICH I/O 1.500v .......................... Normal
IOH Core 1.100v ......................... 1.16v


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

[mat87]

Hello guys!

Look at the Hardware Monitor window.
How is it possible for my CPU to use (at stock) that amount of power?
I found a lot of similar screenshots (UD7 + i7950) and the power was always under 200W even with strong overclock.
Is my CPU faulty?

P.S. The values don't change with other bios and in overclock the situation is even worse.

[Johnny87au]

thats heaps weird, checked mine and mine seems correct, are u using the latest version of HW monitor?

[mat87]

Latest version of everything: bios, drivers and HW Monitor as well (1.10.1 as you can see in the previous screenshot).
Anyway that behavior doesn't change with other bios revisions or different (older for the sake of clarity) drivers.

[Johnny87au]

Try booting up from a old PSU, could be your rails playing up.. or its just faulty sensor readings..