charlweed

With the F6 and F7 BIOS, my Gigabyte ga-x79-ud7 made clearly audible sounds. I have F8 now, and I'm going to test again with my stethoscope. The sounds came from the two rows of black cubes in-between the CPU and the heat-pipe riser. The sounds were loudest with heavy graphics card use, but are noticeable with any significant IO load, including USB devices. The sounds are as loud as conversation, (30-60db at one meter on my sound level meter). The sounds are similar to hisses, squeals, squeaks, scratches and ticks. My question now is if I should just RMA or return the board. I want to overclock it, but I don't expect to ever have a stable system if the power regulators are fried.

Is this board a gem or a Lemon? Many folks seem to have had major problems with the early BIOS, including hardware damage. That may (or may not) include me. I'll post more about that later. The feature set is really great for me, but I'm getting no love overclocking, and given the price, I'm seriously considering returning it. Charlweed

Hi, first post! I'm intrigued by the beta BIOISs for Gigabyte's GA-X79-UD7. I'd like to try the F9a version () hurry dual BIOS!) , but I have some questions and I did not find a BIOS FAQ. 1) Where do these BIOISs come from? Friends within Gigabyte? 2) How can we find out what the version is supposed to accomplish, are there change-logs anywhere? 3) Where/how can I provide feedback on a BIOS, and where can I see whats happening to other "testers"? Is this thread the best place? Thanks!