GA-X58A-UD3R electrical noises [solved]

[Arundor]

I'm using a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Watt.

[onemilimeter]

I'm using a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Watt.

Do you mean this Silencer Mk II 750W?

[Arundor]

This one:  http://www.pcpower.com/power-supply/silencer-750-quad-crossfire.html

[Dark Mantis]

onemilimeter, I take it that you are after this information to try and build up a database of board/psu combinations that are troublesome. It is a good idea and one that I take it runn3R has also got in mind that's why he asked for the information I would think.

[onemilimeter]

onemilimeter, I take it that you are after this information to try and build up a database of board/psu combinations that are troublesome. It is a good idea and one that I take it runn3R has also got in mind that's why he asked for the information I would think.

I'm afraid it's not easy to build up a database due to limited resources. I reckon Gigabyte would have done that too. With far better resources, Gigabyte can easily test their motherboards with various PSU models, especially those popular models such as Corsair, Seasonic, Thermaltake, etc.. I was told that Gigabyte has tested many brands of PSU. May be customer should write to them (e.g. runn3R) and ask which board/PSU combination is not troublesome.

[Dark Mantis]

Hopefully you are right and the company is compiling a list of compatible PSUs. If they could release this as a QVL it would be most usefull.

[runn3R]

Hi runn3R
Has there been any indication of the problem yet? (...)

I was informed today that our HQ was able to hear the sound from your UD7. We need some time to make more tests locally about the suggested solution.

To all users of X58A-UD7 with this issue (if there are any from UK except Dark Mantis)

We need one "problematic" MB to borrow from you for a period of few days to test if the the solution works. Thanks in advance.

[runn3R]

(...)
I use air cooling (specifically a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus) on my GA-X58A-UD3R rev 1.0 (batch 1002) motherboard and I have the noise issue.

I have an I.R. thermometer gun which I've used to check the temperature of the VRM's and other components surrounding the CPU socket.  Most are in the mid-to-high 40's and none of them are over 50.

Thanks for the info.

[onemilimeter]

I was informed today that our HQ was able to hear the sound from your UD7. We need some time to make more tests locally about the suggested solution.

To all users of X58A-UD7 with this issue (if there are any from UK except Dark Mantis)

We need one "problematic" MB to borrow from you for a period of few days to test if the the solution works. Thanks in advance.

Hi runn3R... is Gigabyte UK able to duplicate the noise with my UD3R?

By the way, how's about the SATA3 issue? I'm not sure if you missed the Dark Mantis's question on SATA3 issue.

Thanks.

[runn3R]

Hi Dark Mantis and onemilimeter

Let's keep this thread clean and discuss there only "electrical sound" issue. As it's not the noise due to it's very silent sound, right?

If you want to ask for anything else (like SATA3) you can do it in the appropriate thread or just send PM (the best way as I read all of them).

As it's just impossible for me to read all posts at the forum.

---edited:---
New topic "MARVELL SATA3 problem" created: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,2336.0.html

[Silentspy]

anyone tried new bios yet? and where is the changelist?

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/BIOS/mb_bios_ga-x58a-ud3r_2.x_fb5.exe

[Dark Mantis]

Ha, changelist We have discussed this topic before! To be fair it is the same on most manufacturers and not a problem limited to Gigabyte BIOS updates, they just never supply enough information about what the problem the update cures and what extra features it gives.

[Pantera1222]

I have rev 2.0 board and haven't had any problem with noises or anything. It did act weird a time or 2 but has been running pretty smooth.

[Dark Mantis]

This problem doesn't affect every board by any means! It seems to be a certain configuration of components that cause these noises to occur.

[tracer]

Update

I now have two motherboards and two power supplies.
Motherboards are the Asus P6X58D-Premium and the Gigabyte X58A-UD3R Rev.1
The power supplies are the PC Power and Cooling Quad 750 Silencer (the original) and a new Seasonic X-750
All Bios settings left at default EXCEPT turning on XMP profile for my ram.
Here are the test results when Windows 7 initiates power savings.

PC Power and Cooling Quad 750 Silencer
P6X58D-Premium: Coil wine coming from Powre Supply
X58A-UD3R: Unbearable pig frying alive in hot oil sound coming from motherboard

Seasonic X-750
P6X58D-Premium: Silence
X58A-UD3R: very very slight noise coming from the power supply. I have to have my head beside it as it's out of the case to hear it.

The ending
I'm keeping the X58A-UD3R
The Asus board refuses to work with my SLI cards and my x4 raid controller at the same time (either one nvidia card and the raid controller or the two nvidia cards and no raid). That and I have to run the qpi link at 1.4v instead of the speced 1.35v to keep in stable.
PC Power and Cooling has offered to replace my Silencer under RMA and I'll have that as a backup.

So, there you have it. Morel of the story is you need a good, new power supply to run these latest batch of X58 Motherboards.