About Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7

[patriot34]

I've ordered this product (Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7) and i will have it in two days. My system is;


CPU: AMD Phenom X4 955BE
CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D14
Graphics Card: MSI Radeon 6850 Cyclone Power
Memory: Kıngston KH X1600C9D3/4  X2=8GB
Hard drıves: WD - 3.5 1TB Caviar Black Sata 3.0 64MB
Power supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 800 W Power Supply
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X 942    (Extra noctua 14cm fan)

I will use this product till Bulldozer processor comes to the market. I will have to overclock the system since I'm in graphic & video edit business and I'm not sure if my rams are suitable for it. I may have to ask for help. Do you think I may have any problems with Easytune 6 Auto-Overlock? I don't have much knowledge about these subject so I will need help for sure. Thanks for any help you may give. Have a good evening.

[patriot34]

 
      do not have any answers?

     note : win 7 ultimate using..

[absic]

Hi there,

EasyTune6 is a simple programme to get you started with overclocking and, as such, can be a useful tool.

There is also AMD Overdrive, which is another software programme for overclocking, but it is a little harder to use.

For the best overclocking experience though, you really need to get into the BIOS and make the necessary changes. This is harder to do but has the advantage of the overclock being there from the moment you switch on the PC, instead of waiting for everything to start-up.

Overclocking on the 9 Series boards is a little different to how things used to be done, because of the LLC design of the new boards. This means you need to have a higher starting Voltage for the processor to compensate for the Voltage drop that this design introduces, to protect the CPU.

Best advice would be to play with EasyTune6 first and let that find what is best for your system and then, once you have some figures for CPU Speed and Voltages etc.,  start looking into tweaking the BIOS.

If you have specific questions then feel free to ask them and someone is bound to be able to help guide you through the various stages.

[patriot34]

Thank absic  

Tomorrow, i will ask for assistance when the motherboard arrives.

respects  

[absic]

Before you think about overclocking I would recommend that you get the system up and running for a few weeks at the default settings to make sure all of your components are working fine. Once you know that everything is running well and that the PC is stable, then you will have a baseline to work from.

[patriot34]

First of all, thank you very much for the answers.

Do you think I might have any problems with RAM's, since they are single module. Before, with my FX790A Motherboard I had some problems and I'm concerned about having the same problem again. What options would be best for me, at least until my Bulldozer processor arrives.

And I might ask for a recommendation for RAM that is fully compatible with my motherboard (when Bulldozer arrives).

One more question; will UEFI BIOS be compatible with this motherboard in the future, does BIOS has any plans about it? I was about to buy ASUS just for it but old habits die hard and I got a Gigabyte again.

Thanks again, for the kindness you've shown in responding. Keep up the good work.

[absic]

As far as RAM Modules go I always use Corsair modules in my builds. At the moment the Corsair Vengeance modules such as these: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-(2x2gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v (sorry the link is for UK retailer) would be a good option. Whichever RAM you finally decide to get I would recommend that you look for RAM that runs at 1.5V. If you are looking for RAM that will work with Bulldozer CPU's then the modules linked aboveshould be OK but if you want something faster then these modules should also do the business: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-dominator-gt-ddr3-pc3-14900(1866)-nonecc-unbuffered9-10-9-27-dhx-xmp-150v

Gigabytes implementation of UEFI BIOS is a little different to that seen on other maker's motherboards and is sort of a cross between the advantages of UEFI with the reliability if the BIOS as it now is. The 9 series boards already have some of the features such as 3TB HDD support and I would imagine that further improvements will be added in the future.

If you have the time (and the patience) to wade through this post: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,5704.0.html it might give you some ideas and help in putting your new PC together. It is for the GA-990FXA-UD5 so there maybe some differences but the principals of the build and BIOS settings will be the same.

[Dark Mantis]

As far as RAM Modules go I always use Corsair modules in my builds. At the moment the Corsair Vengeance modules such as these: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-(2x2gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v (sorry the link is for UK retailer) would be a good option. Whichever RAM you finally decide to get I would recommend that you look for RAM that runs at 1.5V. If you are looking for RAM that will work with Bulldozer CPU's then the modules linked aboveshould be OK but if you want something faster then these modules should also do the business: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-dominator-gt-ddr3-pc3-14900(1866)-nonecc-unbuffered9-10-9-27-dhx-xmp-150v

Purely as a bit of extra information the Corsair Vengeance 1600 modules that you linked to will actually run at 2133 usually if you loosen the timings a bit. So they can save you a whole heap of money in many instances unless you are really "going for broke".

[patriot34]

These are the first setup results. Gigabyte disappointed me to say the truth. With Noctua Cooling the heat rate is still high. Overdrive seems to show the coolers either on or off after every restart, without any order. Easy Boost function of Easytune 6 didn't give me the improvement I hoped for. Where do you think is the mistake? I'm really disappointed about the performance, I hope it will improve with your help. Or I might send it back.

P.S: I didn't make any changes in BIOS (The BIOS version is F3).

Best regards & thanks...

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

I would suspect that your ambient temperatures are rather high at the moment in Turkey somewhere around 30-35 degrees I would expect which isn't going to be helping the system stay cool. Make sure that you have enough fans in the case and well balanced too. Ideally it should be slightly positively pressurised inside the case.

[patriot34]

Well, first of all, my pc is in a room well cooled by air conditioner, totally not affected by the weather outside. Also with my 790FX motherboard which I used before this one (with the same tower/case), I saw 32-33 degrees of heat with stock fans. Now, with Noctua D14 cpu cooling, are these results normal with system idle. I have no other additional programs setup other than the ones came with the Windows Setup (Trying to stabilize the system).

Coolermaster HAF942 is my tower model, you probably now how it's cooling is. Additionally, I have added another fan. The results I have given above are taken when the system was idle.

[Dark Mantis]

The Noctua D14 is normally excellent at cooling and I have a HAF932 so I know just what your case is like for cooling ability. Can you confirm the temperture by some other means as it sounds very high for your system on idle. Maybe the sensor is faulty. I am not familiar with the actual motherboard/CPU setup but absic knows them well and if there is anything wrong he will surely know.

[patriot34]

Thank you very much for the answer Dark Mantis.

I totally agree with you on the heat issue, I don't think it's normal at all. After talking to Absic I will use thermal paste and try again the whole process.

Have a nice night.

[Dark Mantis]

I don't know how familiar you are with applying TIM but it is as bad to put on too much as too little. Roughly the size of a large grain of rice in the centre is about right normally. Also make sure that the bottom/sides of the heatsink isn't fouling on something around the CPU area and being held slightly off the surface because I had that happen on my last build and it was just touching the coils so I had to rotate the heatsink 90 degrees.

[absic]

Hi there,

I have to say that I too think your CPU temps are a little warm (although they are within the safe working limits of your CPU) and I would be double checking that the cooler is mounted correctly and sitting properly on the CPU. If you look through this thread: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,5704.msg45814.html#msg45814 I explain about installing the CPU and cooler and further down, you can see that I too am using a Noctua NH-D14 cooler. I know ambient temps in the UK are lower than you experience but my 1090T is currently running at approximately 27C but that is on the GA-990FXA-UD5 not your motherboard.