Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

[Darkboss]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Yes, Just tested to find this out. Now I'm more confused then ever...

Do you have a spare hdd you can use to install windows on and not use your raid setup? I wonder if your mobo is giving up the ghost.

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Do you have a spare hdd you can use to install windows on and not use your raid setup? I wonder if your mobo is giving up the ghost.

Not that I can get my hands on right away. I'm not sure what you mean by "mobo is giving up the ghost". From Google if I understand what little information I found. Does that mean a ghost image of something is on my hardware so it is causing conflict? If so is there a way to fix this? I've officially entered desperate mode. I'm running memtest again to make sure my memory is fine. If that checks out fine again I think I'll unplug my system and hope for some magical fix (maybe even hit the bios reset switch). Silly I know but as I've said before I'm desperate.

[Darkboss]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Not that I can get my hands on right away. I'm not sure what you mean by "mobo is giving up the ghost". From Google if I understand what little information I found. Does that mean a ghost image of something is on my hardware so it is causing conflict? If so is there a way to fix this? I've officially entered desperate mode. I'm running memtest again to make sure my memory is fine. If that checks out fine again I think I'll unplug my system and hope for some magical fix (maybe even hit the bios reset switch). Silly I know but as I've said before I'm desperate.

No, sorry to confuse you. I didn't mean there is a ghost image on the system. It's a metaphor. Giving up the ghost means, "it's on it's last legs." Basically, I was wondering if your mobo is dying and that might be why it's acting up now. How are the temps on the system when it's booting up? Have you reset the hsf and made sure the cpu temps and system temps are ok? Make sure the fan on cpu is plugged in securely. Maybe that's why you're getting bsods. I'm not sure why it would be acting up now after an OS install.

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

I don't know exactly what happened but I'm STABLE NOW!! I unplugged my system and entered my old settings and it failed...but it did much better and didn't crash right away. All I did was bump up my qpi/vtt a little. Before I was running below voltage, now I'm as close as I can get (one notch above). I've tried that before but it didn't work. I'd like to know what happened but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Thank you so much to everyone being so patient with me. You people really helped me stay sane!! I really hope my system isn't on it's last legs, it's still fairly new lol.

Below are my settings.

Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ...............................[19x]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech .................. [Enabled]
CPU Cores Enabled ............................[All]
CPU Multi Threading .........................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ................... [Enabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support .................... [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor ........................ [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ...........................[Disabled]
Virtualization Technology ...................[Enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ..................... [Enabled]


Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed ............................[x36]
Uncore Frequency ...........................[16]
Isonchronous Frequency ..................[Enabled]


Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control ...............[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) .....................[200]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ........... [100]

C.I.A.2 [Disabled]

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


Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance .....................[Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ......... [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........ [8.0]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) .......... [Expert]

Channel A + B + C

Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ..................... [8]
tRCD ..................................[8]
tRP ...................................[8]
tRAS ................................. [24]


##Channel A Advanced Timing Control##
tRC ........................................[AUTO]
tRRD .......................................[AUTO]
tWTR ...................................... [AUTO]
tWR ........................................[AUTO]
tWTP .......................................[AUTO]
tWL ........................................[AUTO]
tRFC .......................................[AUTO]
tRTP .......................................[AUTO]
tFAW ...................................... [AUTO]
B2B CAS DELAY...............................[AUTO]
Command Rate (CMD) ..........................[1]

##Channel A Misc Timing Control##
Round Trip Latency ...................[AUTO]



Advanced Voltage Control:

CPU
Load Line Calibration ................. [Disabled]
CPU Vcore ...............................[1.33125]
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.150v ..................[1.340]
CPU PLL 1.800v ..........................[1.8]

MCH/ICH
PCIE 1.500v ..........................[1.5]
QPI PLL 1.100v .......................[1.2]
IOH Core 1.100v .....................[1.16]
ICH I/O 1.500v .......................[1.5]
ICH Core 1.1v ........................[1.14]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.500v .......[1.66]
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]

[Darkboss]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Congrats! I'm glad you got it going there! What are your temps for your cpu when idle and under load. I have the same case and my temps for my cpu are high. I even reset my hsf and reapplied the TIM a few times already and they are still high. I'm just wondering if it's just my cpu that is warm or if I can't get the right air flow in my case. I looked at your previous posts and saw the temps there for your cpu. Are they still the same? Or do the temps get higher with your OC?

Congrats again!

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Congrats! I'm glad you got it going there! What are your temps for your cpu when idle and under load. I have the same case and my temps for my cpu are high. I even reset my hsf and reapplied the TIM a few times already and they are still high. I'm just wondering if it's just my cpu that is warm or if I can't get the right air flow in my case. I looked at your previous posts and saw the temps there for your cpu. Are they still the same? Or do the temps get higher with your OC?

Congrats again!

Depending on ambient temp. My idle temps are 38c-45c. Full load is 56c-60c and cores around 70c-76c. To get things a little extra cooler I added two fans to pull more air into the case and also cool my HDD's. Should also help cool new graphics cards when I get them. Just a little insight on how to cool our closed case. It's nice to speak with someone with the same case and bounce off ideas.

[Darkboss]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

I will post pics a little later on my case and my fan setup. I have about the same temps as yours for idle and load. I also added a fan on the side of my hdd cage but replaced the stock intake fan with a Noctua. Didn't really help much and I feel might have been a waste of money.

I'm hoping to see if I can fix my wires a little more and get better airflow. If not, I might get a nicer case with better cooling. I like our case but it's heavy and bulky and keeps everything a little too warm for my liking.

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

I will post pics a little later on my case and my fan setup. I have about the same temps as yours for idle and load. I also added a fan on the side of my hdd cage but replaced the stock intake fan with a Noctua. Didn't really help much and I feel might have been a waste of money.

I'm hoping to see if I can fix my wires a little more and get better airflow. If not, I might get a nicer case with better cooling. I like our case but it's heavy and bulky and keeps everything a little too warm for my liking.

I understand what you say about heat. I would like a fan to be blowing directly on the mobo itself but I enjoy the look of the sealed case. Maybe I can find an in case solution for this but haven't yet. I think CoolerMaster has side fan panels for our case, you might want to check that out. Because of our sealed case cable management is a must for us. I knocked my system temps down by about 5c-8c just by taking my time redoing my cable management. This also gave me a small decrease on my cpu temps. Here is a pic. I have most cables out of the way not restricting airflow. Some are unavoidable to have in the way but are so small or in the direction of the airflow it doesn't matter. The back of my case well... is a well constructed rats nest (oxymoron?). I only had to make one mod so far to the case by cutting out a small piece of the right panel inside near the latching rail for my psu cable for the cpu (8pin) so I could close it.

[the_captain]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

hey guys, I'm stable at 4ghz and followed Mr. LSD's advice and some settings I found in this thread and th guide. My cooler is not up to snuff, I run 45c at idle and at load I'm getting to 100c after only a coupe of minutes. What voltages should I start to drop?

Thanks

John

[warren300]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

hey guys, I'm stable at 4ghz and followed Mr. LSD's advice and some settings I found in this thread and th guide. My cooler is not up to snuff, I run 45c at idle and at load I'm getting to 100c after only a coupe of minutes. What voltages should I start to drop?

Thanks

John

what are your current voltages? and do you have a D0/C0 chip? what cooler? i would buy a better cooler to start with 100c is gonna damage your chip 80-85c should be the absolute max,i only hit 70c with 3.8ghz clock

[the_captain]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Hi there, thanks for your reply,

My current settings are as follows.
cpu vcore = 1.325
qpi/vtt +1.32

qpi pll = 1.18
ioh core = 1.16

dram = 1.66

everything else is auto

I've been dropping the voltages back a notch at a time and I'm still stable on prime 95 for a couple of minutes but I'm hitting 94c on one of my cores and then I stop it. I do renderings and it doesnt usually hit greater than mid 80's with cinebench but I'd like to take it lower. I can drop my bclk down I guess and then lower a voltage. Where will I get the best bang for my buck with voltage drop? I mean temp wise? does the qpi dll and the ioh core drop temps that much if I lower them?

my mem is underclocked to 1200mhz. If I keep dropping the qpi vtt, it might be stable now, but If I try to run at the rated 1333 or higher to 1600 then I'll probably run into stability issues with the qpi vtt being low right?

I've got a tuniq tower on the chip that I retrofitted from my 775 rig. It's probably not the best.

thanks

John

[warren300]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Hi there, thanks for your reply,

My current settings are as follows.
cpu vcore = 1.325
qpi/vtt +1.32

qpi pll = 1.18
ioh core = 1.16

dram = 1.66

everything else is auto

I've been dropping the voltages back a notch at a time and I'm still stable on prime 95 for a couple of minutes but I'm hitting 94c on one of my cores and then I stop it. I do renderings and it doesnt usually hit greater than mid 80's with cinebench but I'd like to take it lower. I can drop my bclk down I guess and then lower a voltage. Where will I get the best bang for my buck with voltage drop? I mean temp wise? does the qpi dll and the ioh core drop temps that much if I lower them?

my mem is underclocked to 1200mhz. If I keep dropping the qpi vtt, it might be stable now, but If I try to run at the rated 1333 or higher to 1600 then I'll probably run into stability issues with the qpi vtt being low right?

I've got a tuniq tower on the chip that I retrofitted from my 775 rig. It's probably not the best.

thanks

John

if i were you id ditch that cooler and go for the thermalright true or true extreme,its that fastest way to drop temps ,if you have a D0 chip for 4ghz cpu v is usually around 1.25-1.28v for a C0 a bit higher.your voltages look ok to me so i would say its your cooler

[the_captain]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

ok, thanks a bunch.

how critical are the qpi pll and the ioh core to stability?
do they really up the temps?

can I drop them and will it make a difference?

Thanks

John

[warren300]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

ok, thanks a bunch.

how critical are the qpi pll and the ioh core to stability?
do they really up the temps?

can I drop them and will it make a difference?

Thanks

John

no they dont alter temps,the main temp voltages are qpi and cpu v,youll see a big difference 10c with a thermalright true or a noctua heatsink

[warren300]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

just keep lowering your cpu v one click at a time n test till either it freezes/blue screens or it gets to hot,same with qpi v