GA-X58A-UD3R electrical noises [solved]

[Akusho]

Well, maybe i'll get a squeal-free mobo this time... all i can do is hope =)
But in worst case i hope it won't squeal from the speakers, with the mobo itself i can live. 

[Dark Mantis]

It is normally caused by a collection of things that when they come together cause the noise. For example the motherboard, PSU and maybe something else. If you change one of them often it goes. Check out the longest running thread on the forum and you can read plenty about it.

[Akusho]

Tried 2 FSP's that ran perfectly on another PC, instead of my OCZ 550W, and both of them started to squeal 

BTW from some testing i did:
If have Win 7 go to advanced power settings and change the minimal CPU power or something (it is 5% default) and give it a 100%. After that I got a constant, like non-stop squeal from the mb 

[Dark Mantis]

That is probably the noise from the coils that some people find their boards make. You can eliminate it by turning off the power saving settings in the BIOS, EIST, C1E, C3 etc

[Akusho]

I kinda need these   my PC is running 24/7... it is hardly a solution =)

[Dark Mantis]

No you are right it isn't a long term solution but if it works there is a hardware fix available by contacting runn3R by PM for members in the UK and afterwards for the rest of the world. It will just prove that it is the same problem causing the noise and keep it quiet until fixed.

[Akusho]

This is a try at recording the noise(starts around 0.03). It was a few month back on the 1.0 Rev. Not very clear, but i tried.

PS I have an open backplate area in my case, so it was recorded right behind the CPU.

Is there a way to upload .mp3?

[Dark Mantis]

Not particularly clear but it does sound like the same noise as far as I could tell.

[runn3R]

Hi Akusho

The sound you provided is the same like I heard from some of UK users' MBs.
Temporary workaround is to disable C1E in the bios options, you will find it here:
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) --> Advanced CPU Features --> CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E): Disabled

After we confirm the solution with UK users it will be released to our other RMA centers.

[Akusho]

Well... got another motherboard today(3-rd). First of all, it was rev 1.0 and not 2.0 (the 1 i gave back was 2.0)
Second, it wasn't new
Third, it had the same problem as my first rev 1.0 with the fron tpanel audio. When you plug in 2 devices the driver goes crazy spamming "divice pluged in" and "device pluged out"...
Tomorrow i'll rma it again. It's getting kind of exhausting and costly in terms of gas etc...

The problem is i don't know what to ask. Either a rev 2.0, or a different brand, less good, but less problematic(if not DOA   ) board...

[onemilimeter]

Well... got another motherboard today(3-rd). First of all, it was rev 1.0 and not 2.0 (the 1 i gave back was 2.0)
Second, it wasn't new
Third, it had the same problem as my first rev 1.0 with the fron tpanel audio. When you plug in 2 devices the driver goes crazy spamming "divice pluged in" and "device pluged out"...
Tomorrow i'll rma it again. It's getting kind of exhausting and costly in terms of gas etc...

The problem is i don't know what to ask. Either a rev 2.0, or a different brand, less good, but less problematic(if not DOA   ) board...

Go for Rev. 2.0. I always believe newer release is always better than older release. Regarding the noise, like runn3R said, the only solution you have at the moment is to disable the C1E, or set the CPU core voltage to a fixed value, e.g. 1.1V. By the way, what do you mean that you will power on your computer 24/7? Is your computer going to do serious computation 24/7? If it's not, you can always let the computer to go into "Standby" mode, which I think will save you more energy.

[Akusho]

Lol, i just noticed that i got my old mobo, the first one i RMA'd (it had a liiiiittle scratch on one of the radiators)... well, that's just wrong =))
I guess i'll just get another product and thats it for Gigabyte motherboards...

About the so-called solution for UK customers. Isn't this model like a year old(maybe i'm wrong)? And only now gigabyte noticed the problem?
How long will it take for the solution to spread beyond Europe? Couple of month, half a year? More?
Nah, i just want to get a normal motherboard and forget about the hole deal.
I guess and MSI GD-65 will do the job.

Thanks anyway. Goodbye.

[Dark Mantis]

To be honest Akusho it wouldn't take so long if more of the people who were moaning about the problem came forward and let runn3R prove the fix works. Be fair to the bloke, he pushed for the fix and then when it comes nobody takes him up on his offer to make it right. Now I am always quick enough to condemn the company when they are in the wrong but fair enough they have done the right thing this time and it's the members with noisy boards who are letting the side down

Please let Gigabyte apply the hardware fix to these noisy boards just PM "runn3R" and he will arrange it.

Please note this offer is only open to UK residents .

[Akusho]

Well, i guess you're right   and i'm in no way judging Runn3r. Thanks very much for his effort.
But i'll still try to exchange this board for a different company. Guess it just wasn't meant to be  
There's always next upgrade in a couple of years, but then i'll know to search "squealing gigabyte"   Just kidding. I'm still happy with all my other Gigabyte products. Correct me if i'm wrong, but as it seams, only x58 motherboards have this problem (i read about UD5 and Extreme)

[Dark Mantis]

Yes That's correct it is the X58 boards. It has also happened to other companies too but of course on here we only tend to hear about the Gigabyte problem. It also seems to hit the lower end models more. Whether that is just because they sell in larger numbers or because they have less power phases or some other reason I am not sure.