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The problems in my main post are sorted now really.

I now have a problem where SLI is not recognised. Several google searches reveal that updating the bios may solve the problem but if I do that I void the warranty and presumably loose the stable overclock.

What can I do???
 
Just bought pretty much exactly that... but not as a bundle. I fancied a go at over clocking because I've never given it a go before. ( No bottle, or knowledge more to the point)

Just in the process of screwing it all together and I was thinking that the Gigabyte P55-USB was a great board for the price, very impressed with quality.

Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
 
Mine all fired up properly this weekend, and seems very nice.

I didn't orientate my fan as I wanted to so the lead is a bit "loose" couldnt be arsed to take it off and do it again as it seemed bloody hard to get the fan onto those mounts. (Prob my fault for attaching fan whilst mobo inside case)
The spacing between fan and memory is tight as a gnats chuff but overall seems fine.

Did a few quick stress tests and seems stable, multiplier goes up a down a bit (mainly at 21x but occasionally drops to as low as 16x). Temps wise seems to be at approx low 30s on idle and peak at high 70s in prime.

Not 100% sure about my TIM application. The grooves in between the heatpipes mean its not easy to judge the minimum amount to cover the whole area. Any tips? Was wondering about the old fashined spread it across the whole plate with a finger wrapped in plastic rather than the more modern dot or line approach?
Not that I think I have any issues but just in case I need to remove for some reason.

One other tiny issue, the gigabyte heatsink hear the sata ports seemed very loose, it was almost wobbly. Was expecting PC to BSOD tbh, but it didn't. I always check everything after about 30mins to an hour and by that time it was rock solid....!?
Maybe TIM has cured on it and stuck it back on? Whats it actually cooling btw?
 
gunnytron said:
I now have a problem where SLI is not recognised
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The Gigabyte USB 3.0 series motherboards support the latest generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard NEC uPD720200 host controller. With superfast transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices. The onboard NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology also provides new power management features that include increased maximum bus power and device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices.

- CPU: Intel Core i7/Core i5 Processors (Socket LGA1156)
- Chipset: Intel P55 Express
- Memory: 4x DDR3 DIMM 2200 / 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz (Max. 16GB) / Dual Channel / Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- Expasion slots: 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, 2x PCIe x1 Slots & 3x PCI Slots (Supports ATI CrossFireX Technology)
- Storage: 1x Floppy, 1x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 & 8x SATA 3Gb/s (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10)
- LAN: RTL8111D Gigabit LAN
- Audio: ALC888 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- 14x USB 2.0
- 2x USB 3.0/2.0
- 1x PS/2 COMBO (Keyboard & Mouse)
- 1x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
- 1x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial)
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it doesnt say it supports SLI? :confused:
 
robskinner said:
Not 100% sure about my TIM application. The grooves in between the heatpipes mean its not easy to judge the minimum amount to cover the whole area. Any tips? Was wondering about the old fashined spread it across the whole plate with a finger wrapped in plastic rather than the more modern dot or line approach?
Not that I think I have any issues but just in case I need to remove for some reason.
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Personally I'd fill the grooves between the heatpipes with TIM, then go for either the dot,cross, or line methods on the CPU.
 
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