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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: Garyj881 on July 13, 2011, 11:06:46 pm

Title: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 13, 2011, 11:06:46 pm
I have the above mobo along with a 2500k and 4gb of ram.

I have been running the system at 4.6ghz and  felt like I could go higer, so i changed my multi to 48 and booted into windows fine, however my muti stays at 46, touch bios confirms I have it set to 47 but it is only running at 46, is this a bios issue, can someone using this mobo try the 47 mutli for me?
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: ex58 on July 14, 2011, 09:31:05 am
Try this latest Beta BIOS:
GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 - F6c (http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12/20/2696817/Z68XUD3P.6c.zip)
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: timtom33 on July 14, 2011, 01:18:36 pm
Yep, try an updated BIOS. What vcore and LLC level are you using?
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 14, 2011, 05:30:41 pm
My vcore in bios is 1.335
In windows it's 1.368
In windows on load it's 1.38 using level 6 LLC
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 14, 2011, 06:20:17 pm
Updated to the beta bios posted above, I then reset to defaults and then overclocked my system to 4.7ghz which booted first time at the correct multi, second boot and so on was at 46 multi, there is a definet issue here.....what next  :(
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 15, 2011, 12:54:41 pm
Any ideas before I return my motherboard back to the supplier?
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: timtom33 on July 15, 2011, 01:03:17 pm
Have you also tried increasing BCLK/DMI/PEG Frequency to 105-110 in order to nudge it firmly over the 100MHz mark... this will push the speed slightly over 4.7 Ghz...?

Not our board but pretty similar - http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/01/07/how-to-overclock-the-intel-core-i5-2500k/4

Also what happens if you try and do x48?
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 15, 2011, 01:12:59 pm
48 multi is the same, shows as 46.

Firstly I am not after a work around, I want a fix.

I have thought about changing the BCLK to 103 which would give me 4.7 but if that's stable I will want to try 4.8 and so on, so it's not a solution for me.

I have read that increasing the BCLK can cause damage, is a slight increase ok?

Can I return my motherboard based on this?
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 15, 2011, 01:14:48 pm
The F6C bios has now been removed from the download page, any ideas why?
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: ex58 on July 15, 2011, 01:59:31 pm
The F6C bios has now been removed from the download page, any ideas why?
Memory multi bug.
New Beta coming soon.
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Dark Mantis on July 15, 2011, 02:22:44 pm
Don't forget that you have to turn Turbo off the reach the higher levels of multiplier.
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 15, 2011, 04:13:20 pm
I allways turn Turbo off.

The multi issue in the beta that has been removed, I am presuming that this is the issue I am having and was this issue present in all bios released?
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 15, 2011, 06:16:49 pm
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/Garyj881/47multi.png)

Touch bios reports a 47 multi but I am clearly still on 47, this is after a cmos reset.
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: timtom33 on July 19, 2011, 08:00:03 pm
Did you ever sort this out Gary?
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 19, 2011, 09:56:46 pm
No I haven't, I did find someone else withn the same motherboard with the exact same issue.

Lets see if Gigabyte release a working bios to fix this issue.

It's like buying a ferrari and sticking to the speed limit  :'(
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: timtom33 on July 19, 2011, 10:16:58 pm
It probably is a BIOS issue and i have the same board and do at some point want to OC to 4.7 Ghz... I am guessing because the board is new, an update in the future to the firmware will sort this. Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Dark Mantis on July 19, 2011, 11:13:16 pm
I am sure there wil be many BIOS updates to come and hopefully one of them should fix this issue. ;)
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: ex58 on July 20, 2011, 04:22:23 am
No I haven't, I did find someone else withn the same motherboard with the exact same issue.

Lets see if Gigabyte release a working bios to fix this issue.

It's like buying a ferrari and sticking to the speed limit  :'(
Try this:

GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 - F6d (http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12/20/2696817/Z68XUD3P.6d.zip)
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: Garyj881 on July 20, 2011, 05:59:54 pm
I have updated to the F6D bios and there is no change, still running at 46 multi.

I am going to contact the suplpier tomorrow and ask if I can return it and go for an Asus board.


Thanks for your efforts.  :(
Title: Re: Z68-UD3P-B3 multplier issue
Post by: timtom33 on July 20, 2011, 07:05:49 pm
Ok, i just tried this with mine, as a test...

(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/927/47overclock2.png) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/121/47overclock2.png/)

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