Anyone try an Intel i5-2500K + GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 build yet?

[Dark Mantis]

When he finally gets round to building it hopefully we will find out 

[Lsdmeasap]

Ha, ya I guess that would help 

What's the hold up?

[Dark Mantis]

Cougar Point! I think it has hit his confidence!

[Lsdmeasap]

Ahh, so not parts at all yet then eh?

No problems here with P67     I just need to find a golden chip is all

[Dark Mantis]

That is always the quest!   Trouble is it doesn't seem to matter what search engine you use they never come up with the link

[pauleden]

I've just completed a P67A-UD3 + 2600K build.

It's lovely. Really top drawer, especially with a big cooler like my Coolermaster V6.

[Dark Mantis]

Excellent! I am glad that you are pleased with it. I am sure that Soar will be too.

[soarwitheagles]

I've just completed a P67A-UD3 + 2600K build.

It's lovely. Really top drawer, especially with a big cooler like my Coolermaster V6.

Pauleden,

Congrats on your new build!  May I ask what BIOS you are using?  Did you have any special challenges besides flashing the BIOS?  and what speed are you achieving?

Thanks,

Soar

[soarwitheagles]

Excellent! I am glad that you are pleased with it. I am sure that Soar will be too.

DM,

Now how much did you pay Pauleden to tell everyone that the GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 works well?

You must be quite rich to bribe so many people so many times!

Hey everyone, I think DM owns Gigabyte stock options too!

Someone said he is on the Board of Directors!

Hmmmmmmmm....very interesting!

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Well Soar you know how it is, you have to look after your interests! Just glad I haven't got shares in Intel at the moment or they might be after my piggy bank! 

[pauleden]

I've just completed a P67A-UD3 + 2600K build.

It's lovely. Really top drawer, especially with a big cooler like my Coolermaster V6.

Pauleden,

Congrats on your new build!  May I ask what BIOS you are using?  Did you have any special challenges besides flashing the BIOS?  and what speed are you achieving?

Thanks,

Soar

Soar,

Yes, it came with P3, which doesn't support the CPU. I managed to use Qflash to get to P4 where the CPU is supported, then, thanks to advice from Dark Mantis, used @BIOS to get to P6.

He tells me Qflash will work now. I found it didn't work for P5, P6A or P6 - it was reporting bad BIOS image, but it was a bug in qflash, not corrupt BIOS images. As I don't like to routinely flash BIOS, I went straight to P6 using @BIOS and will use qflash for further upgrades if required.

For speed, I assume you mean CPU speed? I'm still at stock.

[soarwitheagles]

I've just completed a P67A-UD3 + 2600K build.

It's lovely. Really top drawer, especially with a big cooler like my Coolermaster V6.

Pauleden,

Congrats on your new build!  May I ask what BIOS you are using?  Did you have any special challenges besides flashing the BIOS?  and what speed are you achieving?

Thanks,

Soar

Soar,

Yes, it came with P3, which doesn't support the CPU. I managed to use Qflash to get to P4 where the CPU is supported, then, thanks to advice from Dark Mantis, used @BIOS to get to P6.

He tells me Qflash will work now. I found it didn't work for P5, P6A or P6 - it was reporting bad BIOS image, but it was a bug in qflash, not corrupt BIOS images. As I don't like to routinely flash BIOS, I went straight to P6 using @BIOS and will use qflash for further upgrades if required.

For speed, I assume you mean CPU speed? I'm still at stock.

PaulEden,

Thanks for the road map on how to update the BIOS.  I appreciate you and the time you have given to help not only myself but potentially many others on how to get these GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3's up and running.

If it were not for people like you, many of us might be doing days and nights of circles in out attempt to simply upgrade to the newer BIOS in this situation.

So thanks for providing excellent clarity and knowledge on how to make it work.

Have a wonderful day!

Soar

[Noodletoe]

Finally received my Hyper 212+
Looking forward to this evening in seeing what my 2500k + UD3 will do!  Local supplier said they are having a tough time getting these coolers in stock as they are in high demand.  I wonder if I can get 4.0ghz at stock voltage?

[p1lot]

I recently built a i5-2500K + GA-P67A-UD3 system as well and am very happy with it so far.

I never overclocked any of my older systems, but Sandy Bridge seems to make it really easy to gain some extra performance without a lot of hassle.

This whole vdroop-issue doesnt seem to be very healthy for the CPU though, so I'm thinking about switching to another board.


Will there be a BIOS release which fixes that issue or should I look out for another board?

[pauleden]

I've just completed a P67A-UD3 + 2600K build.

It's lovely. Really top drawer, especially with a big cooler like my Coolermaster V6.

Pauleden,

Congrats on your new build!  May I ask what BIOS you are using?  Did you have any special challenges besides flashing the BIOS?  and what speed are you achieving?

Thanks,

Soar

Soar,

Yes, it came with P3, which doesn't support the CPU. I managed to use Qflash to get to P4 where the CPU is supported, then, thanks to advice from Dark Mantis, used @BIOS to get to P6.

He tells me Qflash will work now. I found it didn't work for P5, P6A or P6 - it was reporting bad BIOS image, but it was a bug in qflash, not corrupt BIOS images. As I don't like to routinely flash BIOS, I went straight to P6 using @BIOS and will use qflash for further upgrades if required.

For speed, I assume you mean CPU speed? I'm still at stock.

PaulEden,

Thanks for the road map on how to update the BIOS.  I appreciate you and the time you have given to help not only myself but potentially many others on how to get these GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3's up and running.

If it were not for people like you, many of us might be doing days and nights of circles in out attempt to simply upgrade to the newer BIOS in this situation.

So thanks for providing excellent clarity and knowledge on how to make it work.

Have a wonderful day!

Soar

You're most welcome. I should say that I was only acting on Mantis' advice.