problem with gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R

[PAULRYAN52]

has anyone tried the intel cooler, if so did it help

 

[PAULRYAN52]

please don't say that I've just been given a return number for them to test the cpu, ram and mb, if they can't find a fault I've got to pay deliver cost of £15 + vat

 

[PAULRYAN52]

I sent my mb. Ram. CPU back and the company found the Ram faulty

 

[PAULRYAN52]

did those components come from overclockers?

If so and my gremlins come back I may have to see what to do to get it sorted out

no they came from a competitor

 

[PAULRYAN52]

haven't received them yet, hopefully Tuesday

 

[PAULRYAN52]

hi, I received my parts back with new ram, here's the results

day 1: 6 gig
day 2: 4 gig

so it looks like I've still got the problem despite them saying they found the fault with the ram

 

[PAULRYAN52]

day 2: 6 gig (off for about 7-8 hours)
day 3: 6 gig

 

[PAULRYAN52]

A new bios has been released today if you want to try it, it seems to be running fine here.

hi what version is it and where can I get it from

 

[PAULRYAN52]

hi newest I can find is fb, mine is a rev 2

 

[PAULRYAN52]

how do I flash it, also does it void my warranty if I flash

 

[PAULRYAN52]

day 3: 2 more reboots both 2 gig
day 4: 6 gig

 

[PAULRYAN52]

rebooted now 4 gig

 

[PAULRYAN52]

day 5: 6 gig (cold boot)

 

[PAULRYAN52]

Mine alternates between 4 and 6gb depending on the day. Was having trouble with new Bios settings from Gigabyte so reverted back to the FA release. Still does the same. I will be going to their latest beta in a week or 2. But will probably find it unstable as hell again.

how do i update the bios and does it affect warranty

 

[PAULRYAN52]

Easiest way is to put the bios on a usb stick and then hit the end key on the POST screen to enter Q-Flash and flash from there. I can't see why it would affect warranty considering Gigabyte themselves are supplying the BIOS updates and also the fact that these boards come with Dual BIOS they obviously expect people to flash them. I personally always update to the latest BIOS for my board.

thanks it sounds easy enough

 

[PAULRYAN52]

Check this guide PAULRYAN52: http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/27576-bios-flashing-how-qflash-guide.html

It's not difficult and only takes a couple of minutes

My board is a Rev1.0 and I've just flashed to BIOS F6 as I was stillgetting some boots without the full 6Gb - only just done the update so no idea if theres an improvement/fix

thanks i will see how things go first before doing it

 

[PAULRYAN52]

day 6: 6 gig (cold boot)

 

[PAULRYAN52]

day 7: 4 gig (cold boot)

 

[PAULRYAN52]

Since flashing with the F6 BIOS (rev1.0 board) I've returned my tower to it's normal position and so far had 6Gb available each boot - admittedly it's still early but successful so far

when did you update

 

[PAULRYAN52]

early saturday evening, so only 48 hours ago

Running on standard clocks/voltages (basically the failsafe defaults) but using XMP profile on the RAM for 1600Mhz - this setup previously would not have given me 6Gb available for long

looking good so far