EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (ShockTheMonky)

Sun, 09 May 2010 06:56:59 GMT

And you are posting in the 759 Classified thread for what reason? 759 is a different animal from what you have. Pci-e speeds are different due to nf200 chip. 760 does not have the nf200.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (529th)

Sun, 09 May 2010 04:23:54 GMT

I have a 760 A1 and I have a strange problem that maybe related to the bios or the Crossfire bridge.

My primary PCI Express slot runs at x 8, instead of x 16. I have nothing else except another 5870 on the 3rd PCI Express 2.0 x 16 slot and that one is in x 16 mode. What is going on?

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (dejanh)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:02 GMT

rambler358

This BIOS was pretty good for me. I was able to get 4.0GHz stable with only setting VCore and VTT.

It's not general OCs, or anything like it that are a problem with BIOS 44. Problems are with DRAM multipliers, S3, VT, etc. Every time a resume from S3 is done CAS value of DRAM gets set to 11 regardless of BIOS setting. Problems setting 2:10 DRAM multiplier (possibly in combination with Turbo), etc. Double pump on every single soft reboot with VT enabled. Missing splash screen (this is because BIOS chip ran out of space IIRC, not really important). The list goes on.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (rambler358)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:53 GMT

This BIOS was pretty good for me. I was able to get 4.0GHz stable with only setting VCore and VTT.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (dejanh)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:34:02 GMT

Davabled

azamat

firerx

Molten,
I'm using Build 5.30.1900 of the beta. and it shows the NB temps.

got the same version and the NB temp shows the same temp as the CPU sensor, I don't think it's correct

It's accurate, it just takes a couple sensor sweeps to grab the right temp. Roughly half the time the NB temp will still show the CPU temp, give it a few seconds (depending on the time interval you set up for sensor sweeps) and it should give you the correct temp. If you watch it, you'll see it cycling between showing the CPU's temp and the NB temp.

Anyway, the scuttle on twitter says we should be getting a new BIOS today.

In terms of Everest, if you get the newest build from the support page you will see only the NB temps, no switching back and forth. You can get it here http://www.lavalys.com/support.php?lang=en and you will have to extract it over-top of the existing installation of Everest.

In terms of the BIOS, I hope it addresses the S3 deficiencies and other mess in BIOS 44. I had to go back to S22D from this release.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (Davabled)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:05:22 GMT

azamat

firerx

Molten,
I'm using Build 5.30.1900 of the beta. and it shows the NB temps.

got the same version and the NB temp shows the same temp as the CPU sensor, I don't think it's correct

It's accurate, it just takes a couple sensor sweeps to grab the right temp. Roughly half the time the NB temp will still show the CPU temp, give it a few seconds (depending on the time interval you set up for sensor sweeps) and it should give you the correct temp. If you watch it, you'll see it cycling between showing the CPU's temp and the NB temp.

Anyway, the scuttle on twitter says we should be getting a new BIOS today.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (azamat)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:42:46 GMT

firerx

Molten,
I'm using Build 5.30.1900 of the beta. and it shows the NB temps.

got the same version and the NB temp shows the same temp as the CPU sensor, I don't think it's correct

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (firerx)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:25:23 GMT

Molten,
I'm using Build 5.30.1900 of the beta. and it shows the NB temps.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (Moltenlava)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:16:58 GMT

azamat

NB temps are not reported in Windows anywhere, you can only see them in BIOS setup. Your software is prolly reading wrong sensor and not giving you correct info. Now, if you saw 127C in BIOS, then I'd be worried...

BTW, if you crave silence, how come you got velociraptor in there? Replace it with an SSD and get rid of that screaming monstrocity

With the latest Lavleys Beta Everest you can see the Northbridge temp in Windows, dont ask me how they did it but its working and its accurate.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (Moltenlava)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:14:12 GMT

rodymcamp

The problem with the new bios that is killing some over clocks is more than likely you are running a 22x multiplyer insted of the old 21x. I am not 100% sure of this but it seems to be what happened to me, As soon as i got booted up and ran a single thread app it bumped me to 22X and then hard locked. I backed my oc down a bit and it is working fine.

rody

To stop this happening Turn of turbo performance, thats what turbo performance does, by turning it off all you are "losing" is that 22x multi from showing up, with Turbo performance off it will stick to the 21x.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (chillernr1)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:37:37 GMT

firerx

yeah,
I've turn that turbo performance off too. BTW, nice OC on that vaporchill!

thanks

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (dmoheban)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:44:26 GMT

You guys have gone really off topic...

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (dejanh)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:40:45 GMT

If the block fasteners are not fastened in a certain order you can have poor contact with certain components. You should start from the top of the board (MOSFET area) and work your way down gradually to the SB. I strongly recommend using spacers around the SB area instead of the NF200 area, unless EK now includes spacers for all areas. Not using spacers around SB area can cause the board to warp and malfunction, sometimes not showing any symptoms for quite a while (several months).

Anyway, back on topic, is there anyone from EVGA that reads this thread or do I have to contact Peter directly again?

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (Lvcoyote)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:40:45 GMT

I think I'd still go back and revisit the installation. You really shouldn't have to tighten those screws very much at all. If everything is in its proper place just the weight of the block it self should provide good contact with the NB chip. Of course if the board was not in the case and laying flat. I remember when I put this Koolance full board block on, thats exactly what I did....I applied pasted to the NB, laid the block in place with no screws and lifted it back up to make sure it was making good contact. Once satisfied good contact was being made only then did I tighten it down, and not much past finger tight really.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (MasonStorm)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:18:15 GMT

Sorted.

I tightened the block's screws, especially in the NB area - and with a bit more effort than I'm comfortable with on such an expensive rig (fingers crossed, sweating, heart pounding) --- but now all is well. All temps in line, with NB 38C.

Thanks for the help!

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (azamat)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:00:20 GMT

well, in that case reseat the mobo waterblock, it prolly not making contact with the NB after all... Did you check if it did before you screwed it on? I usually do that by applying a thin layer of TIM on all the chips supposed to be cooled by a WB, put the WB on top and apply pressure, then see if the chips leave residue on the WB contact area. GL sorting it out!

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (MasonStorm)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:44:41 GMT

Hi azamat,

These are all BIOS readings. I'm still building the hardware base and testing, so I haven't gone as far as installing an OS yet.

Money keeps me from buying another SSD! But for now, I have a great HDD silencing enclosure, although I can't recall the name.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (azamat)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:34:23 GMT

NB temps are not reported in Windows anywhere, you can only see them in BIOS setup. Your software is prolly reading wrong sensor and not giving you correct info. Now, if you saw 127C in BIOS, then I'd be worried...

BTW, if you crave silence, how come you got velociraptor in there? Replace it with an SSD and get rid of that screaming monstrocity

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (MasonStorm)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:31:49 GMT

Does this BIOS version report NB temperatures correctly?

I've just installed the EK full-board block, and am enjoying temperatures in the 20s-30s on all of the components as reported in BIOS...except the NB, which reads 127C! Now unfortunately, I didn't think to record the temps on stock cooling before I removed the stock cooler, and it's no trivial affair to mount the EK block in the first place (fellow EK users know what I'm talking about - it's very difficult to keep the required spacers in place while mounting). So I don't want to remove the EK block except as a very last resort.

My first thought was that it must not be reported correctly, or that there is a faulty sensor, because surely the poor NB chip could never tolerate such a high temp in reality for more than a second or two??!! But when it occurred to me that it might, I shut down pronto. My next step will be to remove the motherboard and try tightening up the EK's mounting screws in the NB area. But at such a high temp reading, I'm thinking that could only occur if the cooling block wasn't making any contact AT ALL with the NB; and that's just not possible. Everything else is being cooled too well, and this EK block is, after all, one massive, long, straight piece. So how could it be making no contact?

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (firerx)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:31:36 GMT

yeah,
I've turn that turbo performance off too. BTW, nice OC on that vaporchill!

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (chillernr1)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:50:28 GMT

Welkom to the club ?

i got my Gulfy from september 2009.
bought a new vapo in decmeber and putted the chip direct under it : http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=861006
look at date of submission
only still under vapochiller done, because this is my 24/7 chip.

under SS i got 5.45Ghz benchstable.

With this new bios 44 i tesed the "Turbo performance" option in bios on and off.

When i turn it off, everything is like it supossed to be, but with "Turbo performance" enabled, my memoey drops from 2020mhz (cpuz says 1011).
But i thought maybe more performance on cpu????

let's test it :

3dmark vantage cpu test without "Turbo performance" option :

http://i49.tinypic.com/2e5sa9w.jpg

3dmark vantage cpu test with "Turbo performance" option enabled :

http://i47.tinypic.com/30283n5.jpg

So i don't use this option anymore.............
for the rest, this bios version is not bad at all.
to 1685Mhz (cpuz 840)

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (firerx)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:59:15 GMT

Welcome to the club Chillernr1!

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (chillernr1)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:49:52 GMT

i use it with Gulftown Q3QP , dominator gt 2000 cl7 on E759.

Sweet bios, flashed from beta bios to 44bios, and it's working great, more options, better memory stability,

turbo performance working great, notice sometimes reacts faster en Wprime1024m shortened on the same clocks with 6sec.
from 116sec to 110 sec wprime1024m.

Now stabile at 4.6Ghz with same Vcore as with previous bios version on 4.5Ghz 6cores/12treads HT enabled.

Here's my 24/7 use screenshot, benchmarks, gaming everything stable :

http://i47.tinypic.com/2qkjfk6.jpg

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (atfrico)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:52:12 GMT

dejanh

BIOS is too buggy. I'm down to S22D again for the time being. We'll see if they fix some stuff in the next release. A comment by anyone at EVGA would be appreciated, however, nobody will show up here to say anything.

meh, good luck on that....all I hear is so far

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (dejanh)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:09:02 GMT

BIOS is too buggy. I'm down to S22D again for the time being. We'll see if they fix some stuff in the next release. A comment by anyone at EVGA would be appreciated, however, nobody will show up here to say anything.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (kpablo)

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:54:17 GMT

dejanh

I found another problem with this BIOS. It won't run 2:10 DRAM multiplier correctly. I have it set in the BIOS, tried everything imaginable to get it to take and no matter what the board keeps going back to 2:8 multiplier. The BIOS is showing 2:10 to be set, but it is not taking. Actual multiplier is 2:8. Impossible to run 2GHz DRAM at 200MHz BCLK.

Happened to me when i had Turbo Performance Enabled... had to clear CMOS and start the OC again and got fixed.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (dejanh)

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:17:15 GMT

I found another problem with this BIOS. It won't run 2:10 DRAM multiplier correctly. I have it set in the BIOS, tried everything imaginable to get it to take and no matter what the board keeps going back to 2:8 multiplier. The BIOS is showing 2:10 to be set, but it is not taking. Actual multiplier is 2:8. Impossible to run 2GHz DRAM at 200MHz BCLK.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (dejanh)

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:21:29 GMT

Actually my priority for fixes now is the CAS value being set to 11 after S3 resume...what gives? Does anyone from EVGA even read these darned threads after they dump the BIOS on us or do we have to again hunt down individuals.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (firerx)

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:57:09 GMT

3D Modeller

Hey guys...hope you can help.

My E759 has the factory bios and has always been unbelievably slow to post. In fact it's slower to post than it is to get the whole OS loaded.

Does this or any bios release fix post time? It's my only reason to upgrade the bios to be honest.

All the best

There's a number of thing in bios that you can disable to shorten the boot time. Namely, stuff that you don't use, so the bios can skip that confirmation check when booting up. See what items you have need for bios to see and disable the rest.

Re:EVGA X58 Classified (E759) - BIOS 44 Released (Marty66)

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:59:10 GMT

I can´t run my Ocz 1600 Mhz Tripple Kid with this Bios. I try to set the Speed manual, but my Ramspeed is always 1067Mhz. In Bios it shows 1600Mhz, but in Bootscreen and Windows only 1067Mhz. Eleet shows 533Mhz.
Back to 227a - everything is fine and Sticks run at 1600Mhz.