Phenom II X3 720 BE + Gigabyte MA790FXT UD5P - Page 2

chaotic_uk · Feb 24, 2009, 01:42 AM

does not give me much hope with my gigabyte ga-770-ds3 then if your having trouble , time for a different brand of mobo me thinks . i was going to get the 720BE but i think i will get the x4 940 instead after i change mobo brand , best brand for overclocking the am2+/am3 cpu's ? (sorry if i am thread stealing)

devguy · Feb 24, 2009, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaotic_uk

does not give me much hope with my gigabyte ga-770-ds3 then if your having trouble , time for a different brand of mobo me thinks . i was going to get the 720BE but i think i will get the x4 940 instead after i change mobo brand , best brand for overclocking the am2+/am3 cpu's ? (sorry if i am thread stealing)

OPs board (and the 790X version) are fantastic from what I've heard if you want AM3. If you want AM2+, this Gigabyte motherboard is amazing, and will probably be my next purchase. If you want to move away from Gigabyte, try either this DFI, or this Asus.

I gotta stick with gigabyte boards 'cause for some reason they are the only ones who put the ALC889A Realtek Chipset with DTS:Connect onboard. Aside from this little squabble, I've had virtually no problems with this board, minus not being able to give additional voltage to the northbridge or memory controller (oddly, it lets me undervolt the northbridge, but WTF?)

chaotic_uk · Feb 24, 2009, 01:58 AM

that gigabyte mobo you posted looks interesting , the mobo i have atm lasted less than 6 months before i had to rma it . they returned it repaired but it does not perform the same

showstopper41 · Mar 1, 2009, 02:01 PM

Is there anyone here who can unclocks 4th core? It is claimed that after 51the week of 2008 Processors are able to this with a SB750 south bridge chipset motherboard.

bcorbin · Mar 1, 2009, 08:49 PM

I am also trying to experiment with the 4th core on my 720. However, I can not find the option for enabling ACC in the bios (ver. F4d) on my GA-MA790FXT-UD5P. The Gigabyte website states that the motherboard supports ACC...I see some of you who see it in your bios. What bios version are you using? What am I possibly doing wrong?

P.S. I also am having a very weird thing happen with my 720. I overclocked it to 3.2 GHz using only the cpu multiplier. I got over 8400 cpu marks in 3dmark Vantage. When I overclocked it a bit further to 3.4 GHz, my cpu score went down to 7700. Anyone ever have this happen? The cpu temp did not raise significantly for the higher frequency.

Tatty_One · Mar 1, 2009, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keenan

Best I can get is 1600Mhz @ 10-8-8-22-33 @ 1.8V

I've got some heat spreaders on the modules, what would be max voltage for DDR3, taking in account these are rated at 1.5V

Dunno TBH, at 1600mhz stock mine require 1.9V, I have given them 2.1V and they have been fine with some active cooling.

showstopper41 · Mar 2, 2009, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcorbin

I am also trying to experiment with the 4th core on my 720. However, I can not find the option for enabling ACC in the bios (ver. F4d) on my GA-MA790FXT-UD5P. The Gigabyte website states that the motherboard supports ACC...I see some of you who see it in your bios. What bios version are you using? What am I possibly doing wrong?

P.S. I also am having a very weird thing happen with my 720. I overclocked it to 3.2 GHz using only the cpu multiplier. I got over 8400 cpu marks in 3dmark Vantage. When I overclocked it a bit further to 3.4 GHz, my cpu score went down to 7700. Anyone ever have this happen? The cpu temp did not raise significantly for the higher frequency.

press Ctrl + F1 or Ctrl F2 while in bios main screen. It enables some hidden menus in gigabyte boards. Maybe it works.
Also try to check official users guide book of your motherboard to open ACC. Good luck..

egotman · Mar 15, 2009, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by showstopper41

press Ctrl + F1 or Ctrl F2 while in bios main screen. It enables some hidden menus in gigabyte boards. Maybe it works.
Also try to check official users guide book of your motherboard to open ACC. Good luck..

Tried this on the UD5P F4D and it does reveal one additional main menu option and another under the MIB Tweaker menu. The ACC appears here. Did not know this about gigabyte boards

Anyways, enabled the ACC to auto and it did nothing to enable the fourth core. Cant tell if it is the mobo firmware or simply because I have a disabled chip

Meltdown · Mar 20, 2009, 06:59 AM

Keenan nice job on the over clock

I have the same set up still trying to get 3.6 at 1.44v stable

I took few notes from your run see if that will help me thanks keep up the good work

Meltdown · Mar 20, 2009, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by egotman

Tried this on the UD5P F4D and it does reveal one additional main menu option and another under the MIB Tweaker menu. The ACC appears here. Did not know this about gigabyte boards

Anyways, enabled the ACC to auto and it did nothing to enable the fourth core. Cant tell if it is the mobo firmware or simply because I have a disabled chip

sorry that didnt work for you i think i forced it first then went to Auto worked for me

keenan · Mar 20, 2009, 01:37 PM

Everyone looking to unlock...

Here...

Set ACC to "auto" and CoolnQuite to "Disabled"

Proven...

3dsage · Mar 20, 2009, 02:32 PM

Nice dude, Hey you have all the bios saved for this board?
Im getting it soon and I heard that the newer bioses will not allow you to unlock the 4th core.

Meltdown · Mar 20, 2009, 03:21 PM

they still have F3B bios on the web site That is the one that i am on 3.5 all four cores 24/7

they do have two new versions f4,f31 have not tryed them yet Still getting my head around the new settings

3dsage · Mar 20, 2009, 03:28 PM

Gonna download it now before they pull it.

Meltdown · Mar 20, 2009, 03:41 PM

If things go bad i have it saved just email me

cdawall · Mar 20, 2009, 04:18 PM

that ram is pretty bad....i'll post some stuff off my 945ES+DDR3 when the mobo gets back.

my DDR2 gets better scores easily. keenen were are you from i have some much better ram if you want to buy some of it

keenan · Mar 20, 2009, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdawall

keenen were are you from i have some much better ram if you want to buy some of it

2 x 2GB @1600Mhz 7-6-6-20-1T is'nt that bad, is it..? I'm from the UK...

What you got anyway...?

egotman · Mar 20, 2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meltdown

they still have F3B bios on the web site That is the one that i am on 3.5 all four cores 24/7

they do have two new versions f4,f31 have not tryed them yet Still getting my head around the new settings

Yeah triedwith the F4 with no Cool and QUiet and ACC stilldoes not unlock the core. So im guessing it is the firmware update or not a good proc.

keenan · Mar 20, 2009, 08:10 PM

F3b is the only bios that allows for unlocking of the 4th core...

dimi80 · Mar 20, 2009, 08:52 PM

keenan @ do u think any 720 is able to unlock the 4th core? I found one 720 build 09/03.
And i also want to buy the GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P with ram 4GB PATRIOT Extreme Performance DDR3 (PDC34G1600LLK) and 4870x2. Do you think it will works?

erocker · Mar 20, 2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dimi80

keenan @ do u think any 720 is able to unlock the 4th core? I found one 720 build 09/03.
And i also want to buy the GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P with ram 4GB PATRIOT Extreme Performance DDR3 (PDC34G1600LLK) and 4870x2. Do you think it will works?

I have a 0903 and the 4th core does not unlock.

keenan · Mar 20, 2009, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

I have a 0903 and the 4th core does not unlock.

You tried with this board and F3b bios..? What's happens..?

TheMailMan78 · Mar 20, 2009, 09:00 PM

I'm rooting for this guy to hit 4ghz.

keenan · Mar 20, 2009, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dimi80

keenan @ do u think any 720 is able to unlock the 4th core? I found one 720 build 09/03.
Do you think it will works?

It's a gamble really, best results with 0904...

keenan · Mar 20, 2009, 10:00 PM

Updated...

System Name:	n\a
Processor:	Phenom II x6 1100T @ 4Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair IV Formula 890FX
Cooling:	6x120mm akasa viper 83cfm fans
Memory:	RipJaw PC3-10666C9 2x4gb
Video Card:	Powercolor 6970 Dead
Hard Disk:	OCZ Onyx 64gb ssd + 1TB Hd
Optical Drive:	samsung DVD RW+
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer H243HBxbmid
Case:	Lian Li PC-B70
Sound Card:	HD Onboard
PSU:	CM Silent Pro M1000W
Software:	Windows7 home premium x64

Processor:	AMD Phenom II 1055T @ 3.6ghz 1.3V
Motherboard:	Asus M5A97 EVO
Cooling:	Xigmatek SD1284
Memory:	2x4GB Patriot Sector 5 PC3-12800 @ 7-8-7-24-1T 1.7V
Video Card:	XFX Radeon HD 7950 DD @ 1100/1350 1.185V
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 3 120GB + 2x7200.12 500GB Raid1
Optical Drive:	LG Blu/HD DVD/DVD+RW Combo Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	3xBenQ GL2030 20" LED-LCDs in Eyefinity
Case:	Cooler Master 690M
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC892
PSU:	Enermax Liberty 620W Eco Edition
Software:	Windows 7 Professional x64 / Ubuntu 12.04 x64

System Name:	n\a
Processor:	Phenom II x6 1100T @ 4Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair IV Formula 890FX
Cooling:	6x120mm akasa viper 83cfm fans
Memory:	RipJaw PC3-10666C9 2x4gb
Video Card:	Powercolor 6970 Dead
Hard Disk:	OCZ Onyx 64gb ssd + 1TB Hd
Optical Drive:	samsung DVD RW+
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer H243HBxbmid
Case:	Lian Li PC-B70
Sound Card:	HD Onboard
PSU:	CM Silent Pro M1000W
Software:	Windows7 home premium x64

System Name:	The Black & White
Processor:	Core i7 930@4.3Gig 24/7
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA58 UD4P
Cooling:	Corsair Hydro H80i/Viper140's/Apache120's
Memory:	12GB Team Xtreem LV 2133Mhz CL8 in triple
Video Card:	Gigabyte HD7870 2GB Windforce3X@1250mhz
Hard Disk:	Crucial RealSSD M4 64+Spinpoint F4 320Gig
Optical Drive:	LG BluRay/HD and LG SuperMulti writer
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung S24B750V 24inch IPS@1080
Case:	BitFenix Shinobi Black/White
Sound Card:	Xifi Elite Pro/VideoLogicZXR550's
PSU:	Thermaltake ToughPower 750W modular
Software:	Win 7 x64
Benchmarks:	Retired

System Name:	Dads Toy
Processor:	amd phenom II x4 955 3.9 at 1.45 nb 2320
Motherboard:	Gigabyte ga-ma790fxt-ud5p
Cooling:	XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V
Memory:	micron 2x2g 7-7-7-20 1400
Video Card:	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 X2
Hard Disk:	2x seagate 80g raid 0 2x segate 250g raid 0
Optical Drive:	samung dvd rw
CRT/LCD Model:	samsung 24"
Case:	COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution
Sound Card:	creative X-fi 5.1
PSU:	CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W
Software:	XP/W7x86/W7x64

Feb 24, 2009, 01:42 AM	#26
chaotic_uk Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 679 (0.36/day) Thanks: 27 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts System Specs	does not give me much hope with my gigabyte ga-770-ds3 then if your having trouble , time for a different brand of mobo me thinks . i was going to get the 720BE but i think i will get the x4 940 instead after i change mobo brand , best brand for overclocking the am2+/am3 cpu's ? (sorry if i am thread stealing)

Feb 24, 2009, 01:58 AM	#28
chaotic_uk Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 679 (0.36/day) Thanks: 27 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts System Specs	that gigabyte mobo you posted looks interesting , the mobo i have atm lasted less than 6 months before i had to rma it . they returned it repaired but it does not perform the same

Mar 1, 2009, 02:01 PM	#29
showstopper41 Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is there anyone here who can unclocks 4th core? It is claimed that after 51the week of 2008 Processors are able to this with a SB750 south bridge chipset motherboard.

Mar 1, 2009, 08:49 PM	#30
bcorbin Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I am also trying to experiment with the 4th core on my 720. However, I can not find the option for enabling ACC in the bios (ver. F4d) on my GA-MA790FXT-UD5P. The Gigabyte website states that the motherboard supports ACC...I see some of you who see it in your bios. What bios version are you using? What am I possibly doing wrong? P.S. I also am having a very weird thing happen with my 720. I overclocked it to 3.2 GHz using only the cpu multiplier. I got over 8400 cpu marks in 3dmark Vantage. When I overclocked it a bit further to 3.4 GHz, my cpu score went down to 7700. Anyone ever have this happen? The cpu temp did not raise significantly for the higher frequency.

Mar 20, 2009, 06:59 AM	#34
Meltdown Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West Coast USA Posts: 137 (0.09/day) Thanks: 24 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts System Specs	Keenan nice job on the over clock I have the same set up still trying to get 3.6 at 1.44v stable I took few notes from your run see if that will help me thanks keep up the good work

Mar 20, 2009, 01:37 PM	#36
keenan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 198 (0.09/day) Thanks: 6 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts System Specs	Everyone looking to unlock... Here... Set ACC to "auto" and CoolnQuite to "Disabled" Proven...

System Name:	My PC
Processor:	Phenom II 720BE @X4 - 3.8Ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
Cooling:	HSPC H20
Memory:	2 x 2GB OCZ PC12800 7-6-6-20-1T
Video Card:	nVidia 9600GT Armor Edition
Hard Disk:	2 x WD 250GB - Raid O
Optical Drive:	Samsung DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer AL2016W
Case:	Antec 1200
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	OCZ 600W StealthXtreme
Software:	Windows 7057 X64

Mar 20, 2009, 02:32 PM	#37
3dsage Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NW Burbs of Chicago Posts: 1,309 (0.79/day) Thanks: 465 Thanked 331 Times in 275 Posts System Specs	Nice dude, Hey you have all the bios saved for this board? Im getting it soon and I heard that the newer bioses will not allow you to unlock the 4th core. __________________

System Name:	5GHZ_STAR
Processor:	Core i5 2500K 5GHZ 24/7 1.38Vcore
Motherboard:	Asrock P67 Extreme6
Cooling:	Scythe SCMG-2100 REV. B
Memory:	2x2GB GSkill Ripjaw X 1600 CL7
Video Card:	4850 XFIRE
Hard Disk:	500GB + 1TB NAS
Optical Drive:	DL DVDR
CRT/LCD Model:	I-INC 28" LCD 1920x1200
Case:	Antec P180
PSU:	Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650
Software:	Seven Ultimate 64-bit

Mar 20, 2009, 03:21 PM	#38
Meltdown Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West Coast USA Posts: 137 (0.09/day) Thanks: 24 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts System Specs	they still have F3B bios on the web site That is the one that i am on 3.5 all four cores 24/7 they do have two new versions f4,f31 have not tryed them yet Still getting my head around the new settings

Mar 20, 2009, 03:28 PM	#39
3dsage Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NW Burbs of Chicago Posts: 1,309 (0.79/day) Thanks: 465 Thanked 331 Times in 275 Posts System Specs	Gonna download it now before they pull it. __________________

Mar 20, 2009, 03:41 PM	#40
Meltdown Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West Coast USA Posts: 137 (0.09/day) Thanks: 24 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts System Specs	If things go bad i have it saved just email me

Mar 20, 2009, 04:18 PM	#41
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	that ram is pretty bad....i'll post some stuff off my 945ES+DDR3 when the mobo gets back. my DDR2 gets better scores easily. keenen were are you from i have some much better ram if you want to buy some of it __________________

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 modded to 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE@1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB@1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-850 (Antec TPQ-1200 waiting for it at home)
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

Mar 20, 2009, 08:10 PM	#44
keenan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 198 (0.09/day) Thanks: 6 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts System Specs	F3b is the only bios that allows for unlocking of the 4th core...

Mar 20, 2009, 08:52 PM	#45
dimi80 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 (0.01/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	keenan @ do u think any 720 is able to unlock the 4th core? I found one 720 build 09/03. And i also want to buy the GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P with ram 4GB PATRIOT Extreme Performance DDR3 (PDC34G1600LLK) and 4870x2. Do you think it will works?

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

Mar 20, 2009, 09:00 PM	#48
TheMailMan78 Banstick Dummy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crystal River, FL Posts: 15,109 (6.93/day) Thanks: 1,337 Thanked 6,829 Times in 3,739 Posts System Specs	I'm rooting for this guy to hit 4ghz.

System Name:	The Mailbox 3.5
Processor:	Intel i7 2600k @ 3.8GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24
Video Card:	EVGA GTX670 "FTW" Edition @ 1006MHz
Hard Disk:	256gb M4 SSD, 500Gb WD (7200)
Optical Drive:	LG - 24x Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	24" ASUS 1920 x 1080
Case:	Cooler Master 922 HAF
Sound Card:	SupremeFX X-Fi 2 with Bose Companion 2 speakers.
PSU:	SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
Software:	Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center 64bit
Benchmarks:	Benching is for bitches.

Mar 20, 2009, 10:00 PM	#50
keenan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 198 (0.09/day) Thanks: 6 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts System Specs	Updated...

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
The AMD Phenom II OC'ers Club	ShadowFold	techPowerUp! Club Forum	14386	May 11, 2013 03:58 PM
Gigabyte RMA Problems. I will no longer recommend them!!!	Super XP	Motherboards & Memory	71	Jan 23, 2011 01:34 PM
Gigabyte 3DMercury	Frederik S	Reviews	5	Apr 7, 2008 08:30 PM
GIGABYTE Triton 180	djbbenn	Reviews	3	Aug 1, 2007 09:01 PM
GIGABYTE 3D Galaxy II	djbbenn	Reviews	0	Jun 17, 2007 08:29 PM