I remember that with the UD3R rev 1.0, the first 2 I got had the noise even after disabling C1E, but the third one had no noise after disabling C1E. So, there is some sample variance in the motherboards. However, I found that regardless of what C1E setting you have, you can eliminate the noise coming from the motherboard by fixing a vcore voltage value, rather than leaving it at Auto. Maybe you want to try that.
Thank you thank you thank you!
Fixing the vcore voltage works.
I set me vcore to 1.25v
Turned off turbo.
My machine now works at full clock with C1E enabled and NO NOISE.
Still, it would be nice if this problem was fixed completely.
That's the trouble, all these fixes are just workarounds and not actually tackling the problem itself.
Any "Fix" they do will involve turning off c1e.
There's one fix I know that will fix it permanently.
It involves a few simple steps as outlined below. Make sure you follow it exactly for permanent noise fix.
Steps:
1. get a hammer.
2. lay board on concrete or hard surface
3. raise arm and lower arm while holding hammer over the board.
4. make sure that adequate force makes contact with board.
5. repeat till board no longer resembles original appearance.
6. contact gigabyte for RMA and ask for a REFUND.
7. go buy asus