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Originally Posted by
Spicy61Â

Very disappointed in this brand. My first Gigabyte and probably my last. Let me recap so far what's happened:
1. Not even base LAN drivers installed--not a big deal, just annoying
2. UEFI is complete junk.
Very clunky and the mouse integration is poor.
3. Bios utility does not detect newest bios. It updates my old F2 bios to F2.... yea, problem is there's at least 3 other newer bios...
4. Vcore adjustments not allowed. WHY? Even sub $50 boards allow vcore adjustments this is just inexcusable. Why even buy an aftermarket board then?
4. Smart fan controls are poor. I have to choose from base settings of "Silent, Normal etc. " Why not give the user more control instead of choosing these preset points.
Seriously considering returning my z77 DS3H. This is NOT a board anyone should be purchasing.
I am going to say this once, and only once, you bought the cheapest board you could find, you are lucky you even found a Z77 board for that price. Here is the issue, no serious OCer buys a $50 motherboard to OC with, that is the issue, no one will buy it to OC so the manufacturer wont put so many OC feature into it, can you afford a better motherboard? I mean for $50 i wouldn't put much faith into OCing with a $50 board.
I know for a fact that on the UD3H, UD5H, and other boards I have tried, the speed can controls give you the option to manually set the fan PWm modes, very nice too. I also know it gives you total options when it comes to voltage adjustment.
You have to use QFlash in the BIOS to update the BIOS, take a FAT32 thumb drive, load up the BIOS file on there and go into the BIOS advanced mode, and hit F8 and follow the steps, perhaps that is the issue.
Thank you. Try set XMP, manually set the first timings, manually set the multiplier, set the VDIMM to 1.7v, and see if it works.
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Originally Posted by
brothergcÂ

ok I am in , posting now on my new z77 UD3H , so far smooth as silk , updated to f9 bios befor loading the OS and all is well . Mine came with F7 preloaded . Did not care for amazons ocaking of my board , they just threw it in a box, no packing material , and just shipped it . one end of my motherboard box was crushed , did not seem to hurt anything but next time I think I will use new egg . Anyway where are the power settings for proformance ? been digging around in the bios and just cant find them , any suggestions ?
oops never mind I found it

I do have one question , is gigabytes utiltitys any good I am looking at "3D Power and easy tune" Never used these any problems with these ? 3D power power looks cool
3D power im my opinion is a waste of time lol. It is cool tho, you can test in windows with changing LLC levels.
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Originally Posted by
ConnersÂ

Just out of curousity is there such a thing as a bios template ne more:whistle: If so I would like to see one for the G1.sniper 3...I know I don't understand what and why I should change a setting. Vcore, dvid llc, fmc and so one. Sorry just trying to figure out how all this works and why.
THey have BIOS profile saving now, just introduced it is pretty cool, but you need the board to use it, so there is a place to templates still.
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Originally Posted by
mandrixÂ

Hey Conners, welcome. Glad you made it over, doesn't seem to be many posting with the Sniper 3 yet. For my purposes using DVID offset and High or Turbo LLC works pretty good for me.
I think Sin has a Sniper, maybe he'll chime in.
Not sure about the Sniper, but the UD5H can save profiles which can be loaded on another pc? Look on the last page of the Advanced Bios and see if yours has that ability.
Yea I will help.
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Originally Posted by
homestyleÂ


Anybody know what these new vales are in hwinfo?
cpu package
cpu ia cores
cpu gt cores
cpu package power
ia cores power
IRF IR3567
IRF IR3567
IRF IR3750
I assume these are the vrm controller temps. But where are sensors located?
Yea they are the PWMs, there is on IRF3567(6+2 phase) and a IRF3750(3+2phase). I bet yu those temps are the temps of the controller itself or the phases, in which that case they are very low.
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Originally Posted by
AliceInChainsÂ

Is the vrm/power-delivery design the same on the ud5h and the g1 sniper 3? They look identical. Just curious. I like the design of the sniper, but I dont need all those extra features and pcie slots.
Yes it is the same.
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Originally Posted by
sixorÂ

hey guys, i know the dif between these 2 mobos, but what about vrm, heatsinks, etc, what could you tell me?
GA-Z77-D3H
z77x ud3h
VRM is the same, as is the heatsink, but the input power connector is different. Also D3H has 1 oz copper PCB(which is the standard), the UD3H has 2 oz. Also UD3H has real overclocking features, which are handy like voltage read points and post code.
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Originally Posted by
arrow0309Â

Got it!
Thanks for the answer, now it's all clear to me.

One last question: would there any be a Z77X-UD7?
At this point and time I cannot answer that question, however I will say that technically no there will not be a Z77X-UD7.
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Originally Posted by
verification11Â

hello guys
first i'm not a native speaker, so excuse my english
ok... i'm a BIG noob when it comes to overclocking , and i have 2600k with a z77x-d3h mobo
all i done is overclocked mine to 4.2 auto everything......... ran prime95 test for while and it was perfect with my h100 good temps with no errors. loved the extra boost for a couple of days till i got bored again lol, now i want to push my 2600k to the maximum limit

so i tried to play with the V core, little bit of research in google... people where saying something like 1.5v and 1.6v something like that, but on this mobo it's more like 1300 or 1250
so i got confused and adjusted the vcore to 1.0something and booted up on 4.5ghz, and it didnt boot up, freeze and then it wasn't booting up at all removed cmos battery to boot on default bios, then i just went ahead and change it to 4.2 auto everything tell i really get the hang of it

so now i have a couple of questions
what is the safest vcore for 2600k to start for 4.5ghz or 4.6ghz or more ?
and what other setting should i change?, how can you update the bios? what is the best update for overclocking sandy bridge ?
set the vcore to 1.4000v and then set 45x, then work the vcore down, until you are a t a point with good temperatures. 1.4000v is a lot for 4.5ghz, but it will make sure 4.5ghz posts, so when take the vcore down a few notches at a time until you reach your lowest stable vcore.
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Originally Posted by
homestyleÂ

Is there a way to turn off the blinking lights on the lan port in the back of the ud3h board?
lol. Have you ever seen an option to turn off the lights on a LAN port? Perhaps in windows in some windows thing, but not through the BIOS, at least not on these boards.