***Official***Z68X/P67A-UD7 Club/Discussion/Info**

**andressergio** · 03-19-2011, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by Falkentyne

It's a 3101A209, Costa Rica.
Not many of the 3 chips floating around...

B3 boards have much better cold booting, and can keep the bios setting after unplugs from PSU.
UD5 people have to upgrade to B3 (unless a B3 crossflash somehow works in B2) because LLC isn't working right on B2 Ud5's...LLC1 overshoots, LLC2 overshoots so far the comp reboots.
UD7's LLC seemed ok on B2's.

well my UD7 B2 with bios F8f does the same i have both as main and backup and i can unplug all day power and still keep settings

LLC1 is much better

**andressergio** · 03-19-2011, 05:34 PM

some quick 3DMVANTAGE

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**owikh84** · 03-19-2011, 06:27 PM

UD7 B3 is worse than B2, for 5.0GHz HT 1.52v bios set (1.56v load) LLC2 still giving me BSOD 124.
lol Gigabyte still let the POWER button up side down like B2. So far I didn't see any good thing except for the B3 stepping chipset.

**Falkentyne** · 03-19-2011, 06:53 PM

Check the 3dmark scores. Someone said that F7x bios let them overclock farther on B2, but when they went to F8f, they can't overclock as far (like you have seen), but they got a significant 3dmark 06/11 score boost. And someone said that F1 BIOS on B3 board is based on last beta bios for B2. Can't confirm that, though...

**andressergio** · 03-19-2011, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by owikh84

UD7 B3 is worse than B2, for 5.0GHz HT 1.52v bios set (1.56v load) LLC2 still giving me BSOD 124.
lol Gigabyte still let the POWER button up side down like B2. So far I didn't see any good thing except for the B3 stepping chipset.

sorry to hear that mate im forced to keep my B2 as i cant RMA now i live in South America and can't send the board back, but i love this one

try to use LLC1 not LLC2 this last tends to peak much more and will bsod

**andressergio** · 03-19-2011, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Falkentyne

Check the 3dmark scores. Someone said that F7x bios let them overclock farther on B2, but when they went to F8f, they can't overclock as far (like you have seen), but they got a significant 3dmark 06/11 score boost. And someone said that F1 BIOS on B3 board is based on last beta bios for B2. Can't confirm that, though...

F7x does not exist, was said on F8x but i tried all and compared and there's nothing on dif on points on 3dm, im using F8f as it solve perfect the boot loops and C3 state

**Falkentyne** · 03-19-2011, 07:21 PM

Sorry, I think I meant f7e.
I don't remember the bioses for UD7 since I have a UD5.

And I just had to fend off a clan of hackers in Crossfire, while this guy on my own team was talking trash to me. So I'm not exactly in a good mood. I was getting all the kills ....

**andressergio** · 03-19-2011, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Falkentyne

Sorry, I think I meant f7e.
I don't remember the bioses for UD7 since I have a UD5.

And I just had to fend off a clan of hackers in Crossfire, while this guy on my own team was talking trash to me. So I'm not exactly in a good mood. I was getting all the kills ....

ah ok yes UD F7e was the one but had that horrible reboot loops now fixed on F8f, also F8f needs a a notch on vdimm as other bios overvolted mem, as the UD7 doesnt have middle points jumps from 1,66 to 1,68 i have to use 1,68

**maxxx** · 03-19-2011, 08:22 PM

Anyone on the B3 revision? Noticed that it needs a bit more bump on the vcore and the LLC's are behaving strangely.

**Falkentyne** · 03-19-2011, 10:25 PM

Can you elaborate, by "strangely?"
On UD5 at least, LLC is mostly fixed on B3. Was completely broken on B2 (overshoots LLC1 or massive overshoots LLC2).

**Lsdmeasap** · 03-19-2011, 10:34 PM

Nice CPU you found andressergio! Me jealous

**maxxx** · 03-20-2011, 12:11 AM

Can you elaborate, by "strangely?"
On UD5 at least, LLC is mostly fixed on B3. Was completely broken on B2 (overshoots LLC1 or massive overshoots LLC2).

From what I see, it now overshoots by alot on LLC2. Will do a few more test when I get the chance.

**owikh84** · 03-20-2011, 12:29 AM

UD7 B3 bios F3C and stock F2.
ok I'm running LLC1 1.6v bios set, 1.56v load, still BSOD 124 lol. On LLC2 as told before 1.52v bios 1.56v load BSOD 124.
B2 could stable at 1.47v bios LLC2, load 1.5v F8X. VTT 0.9v. Did i make a wrong decision by swapping to B3?
on Maximus this chip needed 1.5v bios set, 1.54v load but passed.

**Falkentyne** · 03-20-2011, 01:05 AM

This is complicated.
If your chip is like my chip, that had somewhat high vid and ran cool, then it may have "degraded"/break in period. C_N told me that both of his chips needed 0.05v to 0.07v to run stable over time. Now, if a BIOS switch also addded on to this, for example, if change BIOS (B2 version f7e to B2 version f8x or f8f) required 0.05v more vcore--but gave higher 3dmark scores, then you combine cpu breakin+bios...and you get the answer.

Can you go into your BIOS, press CONTROL F1 please, then disable spread spectrum, and see if that helps? (Spread spectrum was unhidden in original B2 bios of UD7 and UD5, then later hidden).

**owikh84** · 03-20-2011, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by Falkentyne

This is complicated.
If your chip is like my chip, that had somewhat high vid and ran cool, then it may have "degraded"/break in period. C_N told me that both of his chips needed 0.05v to 0.07v to run stable over time. Now, if a BIOS switch also addded on to this, for example, if change BIOS (B2 version f7e to B2 version f8x or f8f) required 0.05v more vcore--but gave higher 3dmark scores, then you combine cpu breakin+bios...and you get the answer.

Can you go into your BIOS, press CONTROL F1 please, then disable spread spectrum, and see if that helps? (Spread spectrum was unhidden in original B2 bios of UD7 and UD5, then later hidden).

Good idea on the cross flash but i dont dare to try out right now. Spread spectrum was set to disabled.

**Lsdmeasap** · 03-20-2011, 01:36 AM

Cross flash wont work as the ID would be a mis-match, now some may get around that, but without BIOS modification users will be unable to cross flash.

**andressergio** · 03-20-2011, 06:06 AM

Originally Posted by Lsdmeasap

Nice CPU you found andressergio! Me jealous

thanks buddy

**aver** · 03-20-2011, 11:35 AM

I am having a weird issue. I could not use AHCI after flashing to f8f and had to use IDE. I had a crash that reverted the bios back to F4 and I can use AHCI no problem.

**Kingleo** · 03-20-2011, 09:38 PM

Just finished my B3 swap out. Went straight to F2 and not seeing much difference from my b2/f7e.
It still lets me auto to 4.6 @1.325. The low side 1.6 @ .972 is down from .994 on B/2.
I will push it tomorrow. give the IC Diamond a day to set.
My windows raid0 drives started right up and didn't bring a windows activation screen(i thought it would)
It did reinstall all of the sata and usb drivers when i started it up

**Falkentyne** · 03-20-2011, 09:59 PM

You won't see a windows activation screen for three days.
If you go to the activation page, it may say that it needs activation.

**the_real_7** · 03-21-2011, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by andressergio

and finally 5ghz prime !

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Nice Chip Kid

havent been on so been missing all these nice clocks

**maxxx** · 03-21-2011, 05:04 AM

Just finished my B3 swap out. Went straight to F2 and not seeing much difference from my b2/f7e.
It still lets me auto to 4.6 @1.325. The low side 1.6 @ .972 is down from .994 on B/2.
I will push it tomorrow. give the IC Diamond a day to set.
My windows raid0 drives started right up and didn't bring a windows activation screen(i thought it would)
It did reinstall all of the sata and usb drivers when i started it up

Is CPU-Z reading your vcore properly?

**andressergio** · 03-21-2011, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by the_real_7

Nice Chip Kid

havent been on so been missing all these nice clocks

thanks friend love this chip boots so easy on 53x that scares me lol

**Expat GriZ** · 03-21-2011, 06:44 AM

Gave up on 2600K's...5 chips, best one will do 54X ....but no bclk. Bought this little guy for fun and he's alright!! Quirky board but getting used to it.