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xxShinobixx

xxShinobixx

xxShinobixx

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I think i'll be correct to assume this board is (will be) a very popular board so i feel like it deserves it's own thread.

A thread where people can discuss and share their experience with the board - the good and bads, etc.

So in case you have no idea of which board this thread will be all about here it is:

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Official ASUS site:

Z77 Sabertooth

Official Microsite:

Z77 Sabertooth Microsite


Z77 Sabertooth at OCUK: Z77 Sabertooth

Feel free to post your pictures of the board, ask questions and share your overclock settings - both on Sandybridge and Ivybridge.
 
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ASUS UEFI Z77 Overclocking Guide: Click (You need PDF viewer)

System:
Motherboard: Z77 Sabertooth BIOS: 1015
CPU: Intel Sandybridge i5 2500K @ 3.3GHz stock
Memory: 16GB (4x4GB) Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer (Orange/Blue) 1600 CL8 @ 1.5v
PSU: Corsair AX850
OS Drive: 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Cooling: Custom water cooling

Target overclock CPU: 4.6GHz; RAM 1866 MHz

To achieve the above result, we will be working with the advanced UEFI menu so if you have not changed yours yet, please go ahead and do it.
All of our tweaking will take place either on the AI Tweaker or the Advanced menu screen.


First off let us start with AI Tweaker screen:

1. You want to set your AI overclock tuner to manual. This will allow you to control voltages, multiplier and other stuff. We need all this in order to be able to achieve our target OC.
2. First manually set the BCLK to 100 and then scroll down to CPU Mode and set it to Offset Mode.
3. For the Offsed Mode Sign choose + and for Offset Mode Voltage choose 0.005
4. I would suggest setting your DRAM voltage manually to 1.5 or lower, so it does not overvolt for whatever reason.
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5. Now go to DIGI + Power Control subscreen and make sure everything is set as per below:
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6. OK, we are done here, so let's go to the Advanced screen and choose CPU power management configuration:
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7. Once we select CPU Power Management Configuration sub menu, we need to change the tabs to match the screenshot below:
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That's all you need to do so save your settings and exit UEFI. boot Windows and run CPUZ to make sure Speedstep is on and your CPU Idles @ around 1.6GHz and about 1.00v (could be a little less 0.9 or a little more). If it does run Prime95 to make sure it speeds up to 4.6GHz @ around 1.32v.


If you encounter any problems, please make sure you double check all settings are same as above.
 
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Keod2 said:
You know the PCI port below your graphics card. Do you think if you used a double slot graphics card it'd be obstructed?

PS: nice Rig :)
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This actually is an old pic. I have SLI now and i think you'll be fine if you wanted to plug in a sound card between the two GPU as long as they are watercooled.

See if this gives you a better idea of what the distance is like.

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majnu said:
What's the latest bios for this board? I heard yesterday that there was an un-released Asus one floating around the web.
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Latest off ASUS Site is 0906 dated 30 March 2012, but i'm running 1009 dated 19-Apr-2012. I don't think it is on the server yet but here's a link you can find it.

http://91.121.148.119/downloads/BIOS/Z77/

It's about halfway down.
Obviously use at your own risk :D
 
^^^ Nice one mate. Welcome to the club, let us know how the OC goes and some more pics when all set up.

I have posted in the second post a guide for overclocking ASUS Z77 boards. It is not my guide so i take none of the credits it you find it useful.
 
^^^This was the same on my ASRock Fatal1ty as far as i can remember. I thought this is standard nowadays :D

And i agree on the small fans being noisy, the good thing is they can be controlled to be off almost always unless under heavy use. I'm thinking of getting a 40mm Fractal Design for the back as i hear only good things about it.
 
GnollinZ said:
Great board, but I'm getting a lot of whine from the central 40mm fan. Its speed seems to fluctuate over the course of a few seconds. I've tried changing it to "silent" in the BIOS and also tried FanXpert to keep it quiet but it still sounds bad....
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This is how i have mine set up in Thermal Radar. It is off almost all the time, unless i either game or do some rendering, in which case i don't really care about the noise :D
 
GnollinZ said:
Actually, I have a question.

In the BIOS and AI Tuner options I get are just Auto and Manual, there's no XMP option. Am I missing something?

Also, the version 1015 of the BIOS is now on the Asus website. Will install that tonight.
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It is quite possible you do not have XMP settings stored in your memory. What stick do you use?
 
I have a question for any of you guys. It seems my CPU thermal sensor in Thermal radar is broken.

When the CPU is idling it reflects the temperature almost identically with core temp, however when i fire up Prime95 it kind of freezes @ around 50C and will not reflect if the temps go higher.
See screenshot to get a better idea of what i'm talking about:

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See how there is about 12C difference between ThermalRadar and CoreTemp?

Can you guys check with your boards to see if you are getting the same mismatch?

Thanks
 
majnu said:
I'm having problems with Lucid Virtu.

I've downloaded the latest files from the Asus Website and for Win X64.

When I run Lucid I get this:
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When I try and run the drivers for the Integrated Intel graphics chipset (also downloaded from the Asus Website) I get this:
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When I connect the HDMI cable from the monitor to the Sabertooth I get no picture at all.

Has anyone any suggestions please?
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You need to enable the on-board graphics in BIOS as they are disabled by default.
 
Ok, so i played about with the OC settings in BIOS and i must say WOW, it is almost too easy to achieve a reasonable OC with next to no effort.

For those unsure where to start I'll share my settings in the second post.

When i say reasonable i mean i2500K @ 4.6GHz and speedstep on.

If you want a higher OC you should play about a little and i'm sure you will eventually get the result you are after. For me personally 4.6GHz is more than enough for now.
 
I don't know how much i trust the software. Also when you connect the pump to the CPU_FAN header it will warn you if/when you pump fails, especially on startup where most other software and hardware will not.
 
PurE GaminG said:
hi xxshinobixx just like to say i love setup, i love the colors.

i want my setup to use the same Material you have used.

if you would be kind enough give the links to where you purched your materiel from.

p.s are those tubes and barbs and compression, elbows and qdc fitting are those uv and what about the orange back plate is that also uv. look forward from hearing from you. its my first build i want to impress my family and friends
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I'm so sorry i missed this mate. Let me know if you still want the details :o
 
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