Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H BIOS versions

[tong]

Someone from gigabyte must of been reading the thread cause f7b just got released: Linky for f7b

Says it's beta and updates cpu support. Wonder if it's gonna be able to do the 6 core processors.

 

[Troubled]

I think they must be watching this thread too...but what is even funnier...when i looked at the Date of release...it was 12/14/09...(I just refreshed the page in my browser which i still had open) Shame on them for putting the wrong date on the website....Actual release...2/4/09. Says it support AGESA 3.5.3.1 just like F6. Not sure what they added...maybe they added the Core Control like the F7a BIOS for the UD4H

 

[Rizzle]

I think they must be watching this thread too...but what is even funnier...when i looked at the Date of release...it was 12/14/09...(I just refreshed the page in my browser which i still had open) Shame on them for putting the wrong date on the website....Actual release...2/4/09. Says it support AGESA 3.5.3.1 just like F6. Not sure what they added...maybe they added the Core Control like the F7a BIOS for the UD4H

should i try and unlock my 4th core again

 

[guyz92]

I have flash the BIOS.

The BIOS is made on 14/12/2009.
After flashing can see from system information or dxdiag.

 

[Alabala]

I asked Technical Services why in F7b have no Core Control like F7a and here is what thay answered:

''Dear Sir,

Thank you for your kindly mail and inquiry. About the issue you mentioned, this option only appear if you use the X3 processor. Sorry for the inconvenience.''

Is it the same with F7a?

 

[Troubled]

I decided to update my board to the F7b BIOS. I was about to find the Core Control features in there. I have a PII 940 attached to my board....I as a little disappointed by the fact that i could only control Cores 2 & 3...1 & 4 Core failures would mean that the whole processor would be dead since I cannot simply turn them off for stability purposes. But it is nice to know that if i really wanted to i could have a PII 940 X2....or an AM2+ Version of the Phenom II 545 X2(which is an AM3 processor)

 

[tong]

Anyone ever able to get all 4 channels running 1066 on a am3 processor? wouldn't mind buying another 2x1gig set to bring me up to 6 gigz of ram but don;t want to take the performance loss of 800 vs 1066.

 

[Domyre]

does someone know if the new six core cpu's will wwork on our motherboard?

 

[Rizzle]

does someone know if the new six core cpu's will wwork on our motherboard?

yea it will

 

[suraswami]

yea it will

How? Did you see any bios update related info? I have the UD4H, so it will help to check on mine too.

 

[Rizzle]

How? Did you see any bios update related info? I have the UD4H, so it will help to check on mine too.

new 6 core cpus are socket am2+ / am3 .. not sure which 1 exactly but either way it will work in the ds4h

google it

 

[suraswami]

new 6 core cpus are socket am2+ / am3 .. not sure which 1 exactly but either way it will work in the ds4h

google it

assumptions are not going to help. There are lot of things that a board needs to be designed for and if the board cannot handle it then you will end up with a blown caps, fets etc.

This is the reply I got from Gigabyte this morning.

"Dear customer,
it still under AMD's validation, please check back with us two weeks later."

 

[Rizzle]

assumptions are not going to help. There are lot of things that a board needs to be designed for and if the board cannot handle it then you will end up with a blown caps, fets etc.

This is the reply I got from Gigabyte this morning.

"Dear customer,
it still under AMD's validation, please check back with us two weeks later."

arent these new chips are based on the c3 stepping architecture of the phenom II x4 ? right ? there will be no problem running them on it ..they range from 95-125w tdp more than enough for the mobo to handle ..stop being foolish

I had a mobo before which MSI said could not supply over 95w to a cpu, I had my 720be at 3.5ghz on it using bout 140w full load with NO PROBLEM

it is not an assumption, it is a fact

its not like im tryin to fit a am3 cpu in an am2 socket

 

[suraswami]

arent these new chips are based on the c3 stepping architecture of the phenom II x4 ? right ? there will be no problem running them on it ..they range from 95-125w tdp more than enough for the mobo to handle ..stop being foolish

I had a mobo before which MSI said could not supply over 95w to a cpu, I had my 720be at 3.5ghz on it using bout 140w full load with NO PROBLEM

it is not an assumption, it is a fact

its not like im tryin to fit a am3 cpu in an am2 socket

"stop being foolish" - I replied to your post in a polite manner. If you do not want to be polite in your posting, its fine. I just asked if you had seen any proof, meaning some threads where people tried it and its working.

There is a reason why board manufacturers say it will only support upto 65w/95w/125w etc. They do better testing than you. Just because you can overclock a 95w certified board to 140w doesn't mean its going to last a while. They just don't test it to see if it will last few minutes under 140w extreme load.

Go on to Toms hardware/Anand Tech they have articles where they have put a 140W 9950 on boards that claim to support 140W and blew the fets/caps in just matter of minutes loading it.

FYI - AM3 cpu will fit in a AM2 socket but its not the other way.

And another thing a board that supports a 940BE not necessarily support a 955BE even tho both are 125W.

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/cpu_support.php?S_ID=353

Thats one of my boards. The reason being 940 is single plane power draw while 955 is dual plane power draw, which I guess the board is not designed for. Why would I buy an expensive chip and put it in a perfectly working board and end up killing either the board or the chip?

So its better to be quiet rather than show off your foolishness

"new 6 core cpus are socket am2+ / am3 .. not sure which 1 exactly but either way it will work in the ds4h"

Funny you don't even know what socket the X6 are natively designed for.

 

[Rizzle]

"stop being foolish" - I replied to your post in a polite manner. If you do not want to be polite in your posting, its fine. I just asked if you had seen any proof, meaning some threads where people tried it and its working.

There is a reason why board manufacturers say it will only support upto 65w/95w/125w etc. They do better testing than you. Just because you can overclock a 95w certified board to 140w doesn't mean its going to last a while. They just don't test it to see if it will last few minutes under 140w extreme load.

Go on to Toms hardware/Anand Tech they have articles where they have put a 140W 9950 on boards that claim to support 140W and blew the fets/caps in just matter of minutes loading it.

FYI - AM3 cpu will fit in a AM2 socket but its not the other way.

And another thing a board that supports a 940BE not necessarily support a 955BE even tho both are 125W.

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/cpu_support.php?S_ID=353

Thats one of my boards. The reason being 940 is single plane power draw while 955 is dual plane power draw, which I guess the board is not designed for. Why would I buy an expensive chip and put it in a perfectly working board and end up killing either the board or the chip?

So its better to be quiet rather than show off your foolishness

"new 6 core cpus are socket am2+ / am3 .. not sure which 1 exactly but either way it will work in the ds4h"

Funny you don't even know what socket the X6 are natively designed for.

I didnt not mean any disrespect by "stop being foolish"
they are designed for socket am3 ..when i made that post I was not sure ..but i am pretty sure its am3, just as i am sure it will work on this mobo

AM3 cpu's can work in AM2 Slots ? ..thought it was just AM2+ but meh

they should work in the ds4h ..we'll c

 

[suraswami]

My Cheap ECS board got an bios update for 1090T not the damn expensive Gigabyte board. I am really going to stop buying Gigashit.

 

[Rizzle]

My Cheap ECS board got an bios update for 1090T not the damn expensive Gigabyte board. I am really going to stop buying Gigashit.

LOL ..i want to order 1 right now but cant because of this

if anything i guess ill save towards a Crosshair IV and sum ddr3 plus a 1090t

 

[Dreamer]

New bios F7E
# Update CPU ID (AGESA 3.5.3.1)
# Update CPU AGESA 3.7.0.0
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=2887&ver=#anchor_os

2 Rizzle This bios should support X6


Info from GB tech support:

Due to the CPU is not yet available or just release in the market (Phenom II X6), we are not able to guarantee anything on the support issue. Our engineer is still proceed the examination procedure. Meanwhile, we will try our best to make it work if the hardware can support the specification. When information is ready, you can refer to our online CPU support list for more information.

 

[Keefa]

Too bad none of the download links work. :/ Two of them lead to unavailable sites and the rest point to F7B instead.

Edit: Woo-hoo, the Chinese mirror is back up and has the F7E.

 

[Domyre]

in the cpu support list i can't see the 1090t!

 

[Rizzle]

lol i was just gonna post it in here

TOLD you suraswami

 

[Rizzle]

I wonder if it will still work with the 1090t even though it doesn't show in cpu support list? my 2 cents is they haven't tested it enough yet but in the mean time i think im gonna get a 1055t

what the highest ref clock you guys ever gotten with the Ds4h ?

want at leat 4.0ghz on the 1055 and ima have to oc by raising fsb

 

[suraswami]

I wonder if it will still work with the 1090t even though it doesn't show in cpu support list? my 2 cents is they haven't tested it enough yet but in the mean time i think im gonna get a 1055t

what the highest ref clock you guys ever gotten with the Ds4h ?

want at leat 4.0ghz on the 1055 and ima have to oc by raising fsb

Lucky you. I just checked for my board and no love there. It might work like you said before but the thing is should I risk?

my board goes to 260HTT but not that stable tho. 250 was max stable with a locked 810, might be the chip too. So if you are lucky you might be able to get to 3.6 G on the chip and don't know how the Turbo will work, will it boost 500Mhz?

 

[Rizzle]

Lucky you. I just checked for my board and no love there. It might work like you said before but the thing is should I risk?

my board goes to 260HTT but not that stable tho. 250 was max stable with a locked 810, might be the chip too. So if you are lucky you might be able to get to 3.6 G on the chip and don't know how the Turbo will work, will it boost 500Mhz?

Turbo only works on 3 cores, as for me ill be turning turbo off so yea ...think i might wait it out for a 1090T (really want 4ghz or moar) 3.6ghz just a big hold back and pushing it anymore will fry this mobo as i just rememberd it only has 4+1 phases and can only supply so much and no more power to a chip

 

[guyz92]

I had manage to download F7e after trying for a long time using china server.

CPU Core Control finally works.

I will upload it here.

I disable 2 core, my Phenom II X4 940 become Athlon II x2 240.

There are 2 version of bios.
MA79GD4H_SLIC_F7e.zip is mod with SLIC 2.1 using OEM7 with GBT SLIC2.1
mb_bios_ga-ma790gp-ds4h_f7e.exe is clean without any modification.