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[stasio]

You sure the chip is getting enough vcore, maybe GB have adjusted the voltaged to eliminate the drop & level out the overshoot with loadline

Yeah,I don't mind to add some voltage on CPU,if they memory problem gone.

I was 5.0 100% stable now I'm having a hard time getting back there...
Even going back to F7e

You cann't expect that BIOS F7e and F7 is the same.

[TheHardCase]

After 30 reboots back to 5.0, nice & stable again...
F7e Rocks

[sin0822]

LLC report

1.40 set

Level 1 IDLE 1.405 DMM/ CPU-Z=1.404
Level 1 LOAD 1.381 DMM/ CPU-Z=1.368

Level 2 testing now.

[sin0822]

LLC level 2
1.40 set

Level 2 IDLE 1.431 Measured/ CPU-Z 1.428
Level 2 LOAD 1.468 Digital Multi Meter(measured)/ CPU-Z 1.452

LLC Standard
1.40set

Standard IDLE 1.398 DMM/ CPU-Z 1.404
Standard LOAD 1.302 DMM/CPU-Z 1.296

Not that great, LLC level1 is good though, Standard caused BDOS at 5.0ghz all tests. Voltage read point at the inductor.

[GLENBOY]

i see they removed CPU PLL Overvoltage... so that is probably his concern.

Doesn't affect my OC but I have D1 stepping so cpu pll overvotlage doesn't help. I am check LLC i doubt they did anything for LLC.

yeh cpu pll removed as sin says , for me can't boot with the higher multis , but ok on normal multis, used same vcore as i did on f7e to boot from 54 multi and a no go i never checked if the vcore was actually lower than on f7e, might try it again but back to f7e for now

[sin0822]

might as well stick with F7E for OCes, LLC Level1 seems to be improved pretty good.

[OC Nub]

Im too lazy to try and find the voltage read points, I wish Giga would do what EVGA, ASUS, and MSI are doing on the high end boards and put easy read points on the board.

[Falkentyne]

Why would they remove cpu pll overvoltage?
O_O
Is that a bug?

What happens if you set cpu pll voltage manually from 1.8 to 1.9 ? Does that do the same thing?

[sin0822]

Im too lazy to try and find the voltage read points, I wish Giga would do what EVGA, ASUS, and MSI are doing on the high end boards and put easy read points on the board.

I wrote a OC guide/performance review of this board, i have voltage read points in there, CPU Vcore is pretty easy.

Why would they remove cpu pll overvoltage?
O_O
Is that a bug?

What happens if you set cpu pll voltage manually from 1.8 to 1.9 ? Does that do the same thing?

No CPU PLL overvoltage basically unlocks multipliers. The problem with it is that when its enabled it disabled S3 sleep. So maybe they should make it a special feature only accessible when you disable S3 sleep or something like that. Or have us hit alt+f4 like on the X58 GB boards unlocks spread spectrum.

[OC Nub]

I wrote a OC guide/performance review of this board, i have voltage read points in there, CPU Vcore is pretty easy.


No CPU PLL overvoltage basically unlocks multipliers. The problem with it is that when its enabled it disabled S3 sleep. So maybe they should make it a special feature only accessible when you disable S3 sleep or something like that. Or have us hit alt+f4 like on the X58 GB boards unlocks spread spectrum.

Thanks.

Still cannot boot above 46x multi raising CPU PLL to 1.90v. That makes me wonder how high the voltage was with that setting enabled.

[Falkentyne]

Since sin said that the settings aren't the same, and the overvoltage setting was designed only for unlocking higher multipliers, I guess that was still 1.8v, and it actually did something else. Maybe the s3 sleep disabling was related.

Um...now that I'm thinking, what happens if you change the sleep mode in power options?
Does Overvoltage reappear?

If you guys haven't given up in frustration yet, might as well try a hard power off (power off then unplug PSU for a few minutes) and see if you get the "double post" /overclocking failed, or if that has been resolved or not....

[OC Nub]

Since sin said that the settings aren't the same, and the overvoltage setting was designed only for unlocking higher multipliers, I guess that was still 1.8v, and it actually did something else. Maybe the s3 sleep disabling was related.

Um...now that I'm thinking, what happens if you change the sleep mode in power options?
Does Overvoltage reappear?

I could only boot above 46x multi before using Internal CPU PLL set to enabled or auto. Now it will not boot above 46x multi because the setting no longer exists, the multi in bios was already unlocked, or unlocked as high as I needed, couldnt boot above 52x no matter what voltage was used.

Normally I get the FE post code and it hangs, that happens 2 times then it will go to 70 and shut down, the next time it goes to 75 and allows me to get back into the bios.

[sin0822]

i tried everything to get CPu PLL Overvoltage nothing worked, i even did disable S3 sleep to S1 sleep or whatever.

Hmm yea the thing is Cpu PLL Overvoltage might overvolt the CPu pLL, or allow the overvolting of the CPu pLL, i am unsure, either wa you have to have the feature for it to work. BTW 2.0v Cpu pLL is ok for MAX OC like 5.8ghz like i have heard.

[Falkentyne]

I'm confused,
You're saying that 2.0 cpu pll unlocks the higher multipliers?

[OC Nub]

I have a feeling Ill be back on the X58 by the end of the weekend. Will give things time to mature and try it again down the road.

[sin0822]

I'm confused,
You're saying that 2.0 cpu pll unlocks the higher multipliers?

No that when OCing for really high multi like 57x people have used that high of a CPu PLL voltage.

I have a feeling Ill be back on the X58 by the end of the weekend. Will give things time to mature and try it again down the road.

I think maturity will only come with later revision of the CPU or Ivy Bridge. This is the mainstream product, not meant to be enthusiast, yet we are pushing it to its breaking point. I still think that 4.5-5ghz on air for 24/7 is pretty damn good enough reason to keep the setup.

[OC Nub]

I think maturity will only come with later revision of the CPU or Ivy Bridge. This is the mainstream product, not meant to be enthusiast, yet we are pushing it to its breaking point. I still think that 4.5-5ghz on air for 24/7 is pretty damn good enough reason to keep the setup.

I agree, it oc's better than 1366, or any other platform, voltages are low, temps are great but its not nearly as much fun.

I didnt spend much time on the Classified 3 board, Id like to see what it can do.

[sin0822]

yea its not as much fun, its just too easy !

[Falkentyne]

yea its not as much fun, its just too easy !

Unfortunately, I'm completely broke (less than $30 in the bank after this upgrade) so I don't have the luxury of fun for now Can't buy any more stuff....

[sin0822]

ehh don't worry just enjoy what you have, it wont get better for a while anyway! Money is just money. it comes and goes.

[nijel]

If you guys have Intel SSD connected to SATA 6GB/s, update its firmware to get almost instant detection at boot up.

This firmware revision fixes enumeration and slow-boot issues on SATA 6Gb/s controllers, adds improvements to S.M.A.R.T. attributes for more accurate reporting of drive health, improves NCQ capability, and fixes possible drive hangs when reading S.M.A.R.T. self-test log.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...&DwnldID=18363

[Johnny87au]

Guys you shouldnt be running the intel drives on Sata 6gb anyways, their 3gbs drives..

[OC Nub]

Pulled out old cards to try, they dont scale very well. They actually lose to my 460gtx sli setup, but fun to try.

[sin0822]

not bad my friend, very nice!

[stasio]

So,with BIOS F7 anybody can reach 5GHz or over?
Only fix S3 bug,with price of CPU PLL overvoltage option.