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  • Z87X-UD7 TH

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    Votes: 3 0.8%
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    Votes: 51 13.9%
  • Z87X-UD4H

    Votes: 100 27.3%
  • Z87X-UD3H

    Votes: 91 24.9%
  • Z87X-D3H

    Votes: 25 6.8%
  • Z87-D3HP/HD3

    Votes: 4 1.1%
  • Z87M/MX-HD3/D3H

    Votes: 10 2.7%
  • Sniper Series

    Votes: 20 5.5%
  • OC Series

    Votes: 48 13.1%

Z87X-UD3/4/5/7 & All Other GBT Z87 Including TH Club/Discussion/Issue Report Club.

140K views 2K replies 205 participants last post by  OpaBollard 
#1 ·
First of all welcome, if you have any issue with the boards please list them here and I can report them to GBT to be fixed. Please do not PM me to RMAs or samples, I don't work for giga. If you have an issue the knowledgeable people here can help you out, however you might want to also try gigabyte's tech support before or after. I have the majority of these boards already so I can always check and see your issue if I have the other hardware as well. Now let's cover some of the features brand new to this generation across the UD boards.
Latest BIOSes here.



#1. Power Delivery: The UP thing is now a thing of the past, however all these GIGABYTE Z87 boards have the PowIRstages which are very high quality compared to most discrete MOSFETs.
#2. Fan Control: The new hardware/BIOS and Software allow for much improved fan control, on boards UD4H(M5 included) and down users will have control over 3 headers(maybe 4 as i think 2 might be combined, i have to double check that) and boards UD5H and up(including OC series) will have total control over at least 6 headers(many times 7) as these boards have something call EC which supplements the BIOS and SuperIO.
#3. Most boards also have the built in front headphone amplifier, the DRV632, this is a pretty cool amp and you can find it on the UD3H even, it can drive 600ohms.
#4. Software: GBT got a lot of complaints about their EasyTune6 and all the issues like DPC and the such, GIGABYTE redesigned it from input from the community like from facebook and forums, the new EasyTune is just called EasyTune(no number) and while it is still in its early stages it has some cool features, especially for fan control. Their new App center also is pretty comprehensive.

Some known things:
#1. HD mode in the UEFI's Windows mode only works with 1080P and above monitors and certain higher end GPUs, the iGPU isn't' supported but I am sure they are working on this.
#2. Try to use BMP format for changing the BIOS background.
#3. If you can't set the BCLK dividers(they all should work, except 2.5x lol) then most likely your ME is corrupted, another sign of this is after you save and exit the system hangs at a blank screen before shutting down.

Soon to be released boards:
The Z87X-UD7 TH:


CONTROLLING Z87X-UD3H, UD4H, and Sniper M5 and all boards below with speedfan, directions from:
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Originally Posted by ohhgourami View Post

Posted this a couple pages back for Speedfan:

You need to go to the "Advanced" tab and change the setting for the ITF controller to "software controlled" and tick the "remember it" box. Do that for all 3 PWM controllers so Speedfan is given permissions to control. Then you'll have to tick the "automatically variate" boxes for each controller under the "Speed" tab.

Speedfan seems to also have a -15C temperature offset for the cores so under the "Advanced" tab for the Intel sensors, enter a value of +15C offset for all the cores. That should fix everything.

I believe the CPU header cannot control 3 pin fans so try the SYS headers. This should get it to work.
 
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#5 ·
Having troubles with the D3H, for some reason i can't use all the RAM i have Corsair XMS3 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.65v 2x2GB and Corsair XMS3 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.65v 2x4GB - total 12GB

This is causing BSOD's i'll be putting a thread up in the right place to see if our lovely members can help me out
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I'll post back when i have an update.
 
#6 ·
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Originally Posted by ohhgourami View Post

Sin, you sure the DRV632 can drive my 50ohm headphone?!
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Do you have any idea what the DPC value should hover around during light load? I'm not getting any audio drop outs from my ES9018 DAC so it should be pretty decent.

Also got any idea why my Speedfan isn't reporting the correct core temperatures?
I highly doubt the amp will drive orthodynamics. Speedfan needs to be updated. Why won't you use Easytune? New programs from GB seem to be nice.
 
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Originally Posted by DeXel View Post

I highly doubt the amp will drive orthodynamics. Speedfan needs to be updated. Why won't you use Easytune? New programs from GB seem to be nice.
I'm just teasing Sin a bit about the amp!
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I'll give Easytune a try. Been thinking about it, just haven't gotten around to it.
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Originally Posted by Trumpeter1994 View Post

Great I already have my 4770k and UD4H sitting in the other room, I'm waiting for new ram(upgrading from a core 2 quad so i was on DDR2), my ssd and new tubes for my water loop.
Thanks for this thread sin. And btw Do you know why my UD4H is soo heavy, i love it because it just feels so high quality, is it because it is an ultra durable 5+?
Thick PCB and heavy heatsinks. Gigabyte boards are definitely made VERY well.
 
#9 ·
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Originally Posted by ohhgourami View Post

I'm just teasing Sin a bit about the amp!
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I'll give Easytune a try. Been thinking about it, just haven't gotten around to it.
Thick PCB and heavy heatsinks. Gigabyte boards are definitely made VERY well.
Yeah i knew the PCB was thicker, I didn't realise the heatsinks were all that much better. I originally had the msi z87-GD65 and then took it back an swapped it for my UD4H and man the second i looked in the box and picked the board up i was just like "OH MY GOD THIS THING WEIGHS A ****TON". It feels so high quality and just looks sooooooo good. Plus it has more power phases with than the msi. I have my core 2 quad sitting on a Gigabyte P43 ultradurable 3 board and it has lasted like 3+ years with me after an asus and foxconn died.
 
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Originally Posted by ohhgourami View Post

I'm just teasing Sin a bit about the amp!
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I'll give Easytune a try. Been thinking about it, just haven't gotten around to it.
Thick PCB and heavy heatsinks. Gigabyte boards are definitely made VERY well.
Yeah i knew the PCB was thicker, I didn't realise the heatsinks were all that much better. I originally had the msi z87-GD65 and then took it back an swapped it for my UD4H and man the second i looked in the box and picked the board up i was just like "OH MY GOD THIS THING WEIGHS A ****TON". It feels so high quality and just looks sooooooo good. Plus it has more power phases with than the msi. I have my core 2 quad sitting on a Gigabyte P43 ultradurable 3 board and it has lasted like 3+ years with me after an asus and foxconn died.
 
#12 ·
Hi all.

Just picked up the GA-Z87X-OC. Overclocking features seem nice and it doesn't have lots of stuff I don't need (the "gaming" stuff and the extra SATA ports/chip).

Also the orange goes nicely with my color scheme
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Started a build log and will update when parts arrive. Hopefully can help the community a little for a change since I'm picking this up right after launch!

-Noodle
 
#13 ·
As someone who has had 2x Z77 UD5H pretty much since they hit the stores, I have continued the trend with Z87, and my UD5H, 4770K, & 16GB Predator RAM should be here tomorrow.
Could find no approved memory list, but Gigabyte said to just look for RAM approved for Z77.

What I finally bought was the 4x4 16GB Kingston Predator kit KHX18C9T2K4/16X which I'm hoping will work out alright. Kingston RAM always seems to work well with Gigabyte boards. I also have some Trident 2400 I'll probably use for testing a little, then it will go back in my Z77.

Looking forward to a much revised BIOS and hoping it doesn't disappoint!
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#14 ·
I've decided I'm gonna start ripping my old rig apart tomorrow and fitting my UD4H and 4770k under my water loop. The new tubes are supposed to get here tomorrow so i'll drain the loop and flush everything out then leak test it while i wait for my SSD( samsung 840 250GB, supposed to get here from NCIX.us on friday) and my RAM(16GB G.Skill Ripjaw X 1866mhz, newegg won't tell me when it'll be here
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I guess i should start a thread tomorrow and post pictures of the process.
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#15 ·
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Originally Posted by Trumpeter1994 View Post

I've decided I'm gonna start ripping my old rig apart tomorrow and fitting my UD4H and 4770k under my water loop. The new tubes are supposed to get here tomorrow so i'll drain the loop and flush everything out then leak test it while i wait for my SSD( samsung 840 250GB, supposed to get here from NCIX.us on friday) and my RAM(16GB G.Skill Ripjaw X 1866mhz, newegg won't tell me when it'll be here
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I guess i should start a thread tomorrow and post pictures of the process.
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Newegg supersaver shipping? Yeah it always takes 5 or 6 days for me.
 
#16 ·
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Originally Posted by mandrix View Post

Newegg supersaver shipping? Yeah it always takes 5 or 6 days for me.
Yeah idk if i'll be using it again. I ordered the RAM saturday and it says it just left Memphis,TN (where neweggs warehouse is) TODAY(wednesday).
Not happy with that at all and idk if i'll be using that shipping method again. Pretty sure that was also the shipping method that lost the Router i ordered like a month ago.

Right after i ordered the router it went out of stock and was then discontinued. The stupid thing was that in shipping it got lost after it got transferred from FEDEX to UPS for delivery. They claimed the address was invalid yet it was linked to my paypal account and had been used before with any problems. So I asked USPS to hold the package but they didn't know where it was and said it would probably get shipped back to newegg. Then After being refunded my money I contacted newegg to try and get them to resell me the router(since it was once again in their hands). They wouldn't do that either and I had a feeling they were discontinuing it and thats why i wanted the one i ordered to be sent back was because they wouldn't sell me another.
I was not happy with that experience AT ALL, and if they screw up my RAM shipping and make me wait longer then I'm gonna find my way to the upper tier support and tell them to get it straight.
 
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Originally Posted by Trumpeter1994 View Post

Yeah idk if i'll be using it again. I ordered the RAM saturday and it says it just left Memphis,TN (where neweggs warehouse is) TODAY(wednesday).
Not happy with that at all and idk if i'll be using that shipping method again. Pretty sure that was also the shipping method that lost the Router i ordered like a month ago.

Right after i ordered the router it went out of stock and was then discontinued. The stupid thing was that in shipping it got lost after it got transferred from FEDEX to UPS for delivery. They claimed the address was invalid yet it was linked to my paypal account and had been used before with any problems. So I asked USPS to hold the package but they didn't know where it was and said it would probably get shipped back to newegg. Then After being refunded my money I contacted newegg to try and get them to resell me the router(since it was once again in their hands). They wouldn't do that either and I had a feeling they were discontinuing it and thats why i wanted the one i ordered to be sent back was because they wouldn't sell me another.
I was not happy with that experience AT ALL, and if they screw up my RAM shipping and make me wait longer then I'm gonna find my way to the upper tier support and tell them to get it straight.
I'm on my 2nd free year of Shoprunner. Don't miss the train next time!
 
#18 ·
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Originally Posted by murzik View Post

got 4770k and UD5H two days ago. Can't get it to work. Seems some sort of I/O problem. Windows just keep crashing. Acronis image restore is failing every other time.
Are you trying to not do a fresh install of Windows? Let's put it this way you should always install new OS when changing platforms. If you can't run memtest and see if the memory is the issue. Or you can RMA.
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Originally Posted by Krosh View Post

Having troubles with the D3H, for some reason i can't use all the RAM i have Corsair XMS3 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.65v 2x2GB and Corsair XMS3 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.65v 2x4GB - total 12GB

This is causing BSOD's i'll be putting a thread up in the right place to see if our lovely members can help me out
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I'll post back when i have an update.
You are mixing two different kits, yet of different density. Are you loading XMP as well? Different density kits have different subtimings, if you are loading XMP then that isn't going to work. IMO try auto or try to input your own settings.
 
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Originally Posted by Trumpeter1994 View Post

what is shoprunner?
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It's like an Amazon Prime subscription. You get free 2-day shipping and free return shipping for certain etailers that is Shoprunner approved (newegg, drugstore, etc). When Shoprunner started their service, they gave away free 1 year subscriptions.

In short, you can get free 2-day shipping for most items newegg sells.
 
#21 ·
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Originally Posted by mandrix View Post

As someone who has had 2x Z77 UD5H pretty much since they hit the stores, I have continued the trend with Z87, and my UD5H, 4770K, & 16GB Predator RAM should be here tomorrow.
Could find no approved memory list, but Gigabyte said to just look for RAM approved for Z77.

What I finally bought was the 4x4 16GB Kingston Predator kit KHX18C9T2K4/16X which I'm hoping will work out alright. Kingston RAM always seems to work well with Gigabyte boards. I also have some Trident 2400 I'll probably use for testing a little, then it will go back in my Z77.

Looking forward to a much revised BIOS and hoping it doesn't disappoint!
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Since Haswell certified memory kits (XMP Support For 4th Gen Intel Core CPUs & Z87),just start to apper on newegg,
GB will release memory support list soon.
 
#22 ·
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Originally Posted by stasio View Post

Since Haswell certified memory kits (XMP Support For 4th Gen Intel Core CPUs & Z87),just start to apper on newegg,
GB will release memory support list soon.
I got a set of Corsair Vengeance Pro.. should work well and Corsair always has great service in case something breaks.
 
#24 ·
Woohoo! I am the first one on here to be stupid enough to buy the Sniper 5 Mobo! :)

Anyway, it just came in yesterday. I haven't unboxed it yet, just gathering all the parts for a new build in the corner of my room.







We'll see how this build goes, but I'm hoping everything goes fine. I've got most of my parts together now, just waiting on a few fittings from Performance PCs.
 
#25 ·
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Originally Posted by lynnperformance View Post

Woohoo! I am the first one on here to be stupid enough to buy the Sniper 5 Mobo! :)
It's a little expensive, but it's a nice motherboard. I just didn't need any of the "gaming" features since I already have a sound card I'm using, so I went with just the standard OC model.

Also that lime green is obnoxious
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#26 ·
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Originally Posted by NoodleGTS View Post

It's a little expensive, but it's a nice motherboard. I just didn't need any of the "gaming" features since I already have a sound card I'm using, so I went with just the standard OC model.

Also that lime green is obnoxious
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Lol, funny enough, I actually WANTED the green. My new build is semi themed on the Nvidia Logo, so I wanted to make the Mobo match the green fans and cold cathodes I got. It will probably be a bit obnoxious but I never really tried making a themed build before so here goes nothing.

Plus, I like using multiple cards (2x SLI for now, but I am planning on adding one more card) so I don't have much space for a sound card. :p
 
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