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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: awahwah on March 08, 2011, 06:45:37 pm

Title: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 08, 2011, 06:45:37 pm: Hi Guys,

First post but i've been readin the forums for a little while now.

Maybe one of you would be so kind to answer the following recarding the P67A-UD5-B3 bios.

Just got mine today and it shipped for F1 bios, can i update the bios with the non-B3 bios's?

Thanks
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 08, 2011, 07:53:27 pm: Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

As the boards are identical as far as I know in theory there shouldn't be a problem but I would be unsure if it came to it. What I can't understand is why you would want to anyway. The B3 BIOS has to be newer than any of the previous boards as it has come out since and will have had the latest BIOS installed at time of manufacture. If you check the date of the BIOS you will find the F1 on your board is newer than the F6 on the old boards.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 08, 2011, 08:16:17 pm: DM, you are correct. F1 date via CPUZ v1.57 states 14/02/11. Plus F1 has PLL overvolt too. Just fyi, CPUZ will not read the cpu core volts correctly.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 08, 2011, 08:36:48 pm: That's what I figured.

What reading do you get for your core volts then ?
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 08, 2011, 10:10:09 pm: 1.080, so i believe an update may be required. Work ok with my old UD4.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 08, 2011, 10:12:00 pm: I am getting a reading of 0.912v but that is the rev 1.0 board
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 08, 2011, 11:04:40 pm: I t never changes with load. ET6 reads the correct volt along with HWMonitor, though HWMonitor will not read the +12 volt correctly.

So, I think they've change something else within the B3 stepping and the software guys need to catch up. Pain the a** while I playing with oc'ing.

The UD5 requires less volts then my old UD4 B2 did so far. 4.2 is prime blend 2 hrs stable for 1.24v, I needed 1.26 on the UD4 - I know 2hrs isn't long enough but I use 2 hrs as a good indication of stablilty. I'll continue to play with it over the next couple of days and report back via this thread but this board does seem to be better :)
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 08, 2011, 11:09:59 pm: Good luck I will keep an eye out on this thread for your progress. ;)
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 11, 2011, 09:10:11 pm: Ok, little update for you,

4.6 Ghz on 1.33v LLC 1 (1.37 bios with - .020 DVID)

QPI @ 1.080
SA @ 0.935

The UD4 woudn't do 4.6GHz for me.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 11, 2011, 10:35:58 pm: Yes that is the maximum stable overclock I could get with the voltage untouched. That is by just upping the multiplier, I haven't tried playing around with any other settings yet and still using the air cooler.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Lsdmeasap on March 12, 2011, 10:09:52 am: You can't use the older B2 boards BIOS with the new boards.

And until CPU-z is updated, the voltage you see in Vcore is the actual applied QPI/Vtt value by auto or what you have manually set.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 12, 2011, 12:44:18 pm: I think that a lot of this confusion over the BIOS versions could be avoided by Gigabyte adding a BIOS tab on the B3 motherboard page on the website as there is simply no mention of BIOS versions on it at all. I will contact them and see if they can rectify this situation as a lot of people seem to be having a problem with this.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 12, 2011, 10:53:48 pm: Quote from: Dark Mantis on March 12, 2011, 12:44:18 pm
I think that a lot of this confusion over the BIOS versions could be avoided by Gigabyte adding a BIOS tab on the B3 motherboard page on the website as there is simply no mention of BIOS versions on it at all. I will contact them and see if they can rectify this situation as a lot of people seem to be having a problem with this.

That would be great DM ;)
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 12, 2011, 10:56:24 pm: Another update,

4.6 with the setting posted above isn't quite prime blend stable. I think -010 dvid would sort it but I don't want to run highish volts through my cpu. Knocking the multi down to x45 - rock solid, which I' very happy with.

I must resist sticking 1.4volts though it and gun for 5GHz :)
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 12, 2011, 11:11:16 pm: Yes the magic 5.0 is so near ;) Go for it!
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: soarwitheagles on March 13, 2011, 03:01:25 am: Hey guys,

Have you tried SIW? [SIW = System Info for Windows]. It works a heck of a lot better for me than CPUID/CPUZ/HWMonitor. You make want to try it!

Soar
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 13, 2011, 09:43:18 am: I've not tried it soar, but it sounds ok and by the looks of it you are quite happy with it. I have downloaded it and will try and find the time to do an evaluation of the program shortly.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: soarwitheagles on March 13, 2011, 03:01:40 pm: Quote from: Dark Mantis on March 13, 2011, 09:43:18 am
I've not tried it soar, but it sounds ok and by the looks of it you are quite happy with it. I have downloaded it and will try and find the time to do an evaluation of the program shortly.

DM, I think you will like it very much. It is shockingly thorough! So you do not get lost: click the "sensor" button for all the voltages and temps. ;)

Please let me know what you think of it!

Soar
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Lsdmeasap on March 14, 2011, 07:53:02 am: With SIV you can also more clearly browse each section to see what's what by using the fly-out menu in the toolbar tray icon, instead of clicking buttons in the windows.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 14, 2011, 08:54:23 am: I can see I am going to have to spend some time getting to know this utility. ;)
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 15, 2011, 10:27:03 pm: Downloading now, thx guys
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3 bios
Post by: runn3R on March 16, 2011, 09:59:24 am: Quote from: Dark Mantis on March 12, 2011, 12:44:18 pm
I think that a lot of this confusion over the BIOS versions could be avoided by Gigabyte adding a BIOS tab on the B3 motherboard page on the website as there is simply no mention of BIOS versions on it at all. I will contact them and see if they can rectify this situation as a lot of people seem to be having a problem with this.

Done :)

P67A-UD5-B3 : http://uk.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3762&dl=1#bios

all P67: http://uk.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/download-center.aspx?kw=p67
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 16, 2011, 12:07:46 pm: That's much better runn3R! Should stop a lot of confusion in the future. ;)
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: runn3R on March 16, 2011, 12:34:38 pm: Denitely.

BTW: You are close to reach 10K post today! My congrats mate and thanks for your commitment.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 16, 2011, 01:31:22 pm: Thanks you runn3R, that is it now! ;D

Can I have a badge ? or what about a job ? ;)
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: runn3R on March 16, 2011, 02:28:59 pm: Quote from: Dark Mantis on March 16, 2011, 01:31:22 pm
Thanks you runn3R, that is it now! ;D

Welcome.

Quote from: Dark Mantis on March 16, 2011, 01:31:22 pm
Thanks you runn3R, that is it now! ;D
Can I have a badge ? or what about a job ? ;)

One of these of course :). I will need to check regarding which one exactly.
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 16, 2011, 02:36:17 pm: Thanks Runner

Edit, congrats fro 10k post DM
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: ex58 on March 18, 2011, 02:26:57 am: Latest beta BIOS:
GA-P67A-UD5-B3 - F3c (http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12/20/2696817/7aud53.3c.zip)
:D
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Lsdmeasap on March 18, 2011, 05:10:09 am: Quote from: runn3R on March 16, 2011, 12:34:38 pm
Denitely.

BTW: You are close to reach 10K post today! My congrats mate and thanks for your commitment.

Congrats DM, that's a lot of helping others!!
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 18, 2011, 08:34:59 am: Thanks Lsdmeasap ;)
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: awahwah on March 18, 2011, 08:07:27 pm: Quote from: ex58 on March 18, 2011, 02:26:57 am
Latest beta BIOS:
GA-P67A-UD5-B3 - F3c (http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12/20/2696817/7aud53.3c.zip)
:D

Anyone know the contents of the change log?
Title: Re: P67A-UD5-B3
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 18, 2011, 08:11:55 pm: Hi

Have you checked to see if there is any more information on the TweakTown forum as they usually get these updates first ?