Massman

Haha! Use sticker for optimal conductivity.

Just re-submit, won't hurt the points

I was invited to day by the Belgian high-end PC shop TONES (http://www.tones.be) to play with Sandy Bridge at the Intel launch party. Together with other [M]-boys (Leeghoofd, Pt1t, Gamer, Teemto and Piotke) we tested 5 retail chips. Here's what we found out: Batch: L039B470 # 0028: 4900 MHz # 0030: 5200 MHz # 0298: 5250 MHz # 4672: 5415 MHz (air) # 4673: 5375 MHz Those CPUs had two different types of S/N. The 467x start with 2V036, the others start with 35038. I also tested one 2500K ES: Batch: L035B183 # 1377: 5200 MHz And one 2600K ES: Batch: L035B191 # 0771: 5288 MHz

How to bin The Overclocking Results Gathering some batch/wafer# information of the Sandy Bridge K-sku chips (2500K and 2600K). Feel free to post your info! L031B189 # 1579: 5103 MHz L035B091 # 0646: untested # 0650: untested L035B137 # 0346: 4700 MHz (no pll) # 1538: 4800 MHz (no pll, 2500K ES) # 1702: untested L035B146 # 1136: 5400 MHz # 1189: untested # 1456: 5100 MHz L035B183 # 1377: 5200 MHz (2500K ES) # 1405: 4700 MHz (no pll) # 1873: 5320 MHz (Monstru - 2500K ES) L035B191 # 03xx: 5567 MHz # 0430: 5160 MHz # 0473: 5310 MHz # 0771: 5288 MHz # 0888: 5547 MHz # 0911: untested # 1231: 4800 MHz # 2556: 4430 MHz (no pll) # 2862: 4800 MHz (no pll) L036B030 # 3227: untested L036B125 # 1251: 5150 MHz 3036D257 # 0787: 5350 MHz L037B091 # 0006: 5400 (hicookie) # 0025: 5583 (hicookie) # 0089: 5500 (hicookie) # 0200: 5300 (hicookie) # 0371: 5300 (hicookie) # 0398: 5200 (hicookie) # 0809: 5583 MHz # 1983: 5400 (hicookie) # 2570: 5400 (hicookie) L037B224 # 0155: 4500 MHz (not maxed) # 0179: 5000 MHz (no pll) # 0402: 4515 MHz (not maxed) # 0604: 4737 MHz (no pll) # 0663: 4700 MHz (no pll) L038A638 # 2861: 5670 MHz L038A646 # 1644: 5242 MHz L038A659 # 1080: 5522 MHz # 2083: 4500 MHz # 2737: 5507 MHz # 2983: 5490 MHz # ----: 5000 MHz L038A660 # ----: 5000 MHz # ----: 5439 MHz # 0509: 5288 MHz # 1241: 5350 MHz L038A670 # 2190: 5447 MHz # 2201: 5350 MHz L039B155T # 1130: 5150 MHz L039B214 # ----: 4700 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 4900 MHz (only 1.4V) L039B461 # ----: 4500 MHz (not maxed) # 0316: 5362 MHz # 1471: 5220 MHz # 2929: 5300 MHz # ----: 5244 MHz # ----: 5200 MHz L039B467 # ----: 4400 MHz (not maxed) L039B470 # 0028: 4900 MHz # 0030: 5200 MHz # 0220: 5200 MHz # 0298: 5250 MHz # 0388: 5404 MHz # 1156: 5303 MHz # 1633: 5050 MHz # 1668: 5050 MHz # 1915: 5400 MHz # 3024: 5500 MHz # 3137: 5465 MHz # 4462: 5540 MHz # 4672: 5431 MHz # 4673: 5411 MHz # ----: 4989 MHz # ----: 5288 MHz L040B157 # ----: 4800 MHz (not maxed) L040B165 # ----: 4700 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 5441 MHz # ----: 5488 MHz # 0717: 5752 MHz # 0771: 5700 MHz (steponz) # 0916: 5589 MHz # 1007: 5600 MHz # 1021: 5600 MHz # 1067: 5500 MHz # 1077: 5400 MHz # 1781: 5500 MHz # ----: 5000 MHz (not maxed) L040B166 # 1247: 5708 MHz # 1538: 5332 MHz L040B208 # ----: 5051 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 5041 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 4700 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 5602 MHz L040B225 # ----: 5300 MHz # ----: 5000 MHz L040B229 # ----: 4200 MHz (not maxed) L040B307 # 0051: 5309 MHz # 0557: 5675 MHz # 1301: 5600 MHz # 1646: 5253 MHz # 2458: 5288 MHz # ----: 5560 MHz L040B313 # 2620: 5318 MHz L040B354 # ----: 4700 MHz (not maxed) # 0069: 5000 MHz (not maxed) # 1343: 5260 MHz # 1537: 5000 MHz # 1864: 5300 MHz L040B554 # ----: 5000 MHz (maxed) L040B671 # 4153: untested # 5641: 5000 MHz L040B690 # ----: 5460 MHz # 2591: 5505 MHz L040B694 # 0531: 5315 MHz L040B698 # ----: 5000 MHz L040B705 # 0097: 5281 MHz # 0233: 5215 MHz # 0319: 5450 MHz # 0836: 5650 # 1139: 5115 MHz # 1880: 5000 MHz # 2210: 5200 MHz L040B901 # 0039: 5250 MHz # 0061: 5150 MHz # 0076: 4950 MHz # 0255: 5050 MHz # 0382: 5050 MHz # 0300: 5150 MHz # 0588: 5450 MHz # 0707: 5350 MHz # 0708: 5250 MHz # 0723: 5250 MHz # 0740: 5350 MHz # 1350: 5250 MHz # 1394: 5150 MHz # 1462: 5350 MHz # 1507: 5150 MHz # 1518: 5450 MHz # 1533: 5250 MHz # 1585: 5250 MHz # 1621: 5550 MHz # 1730: 5450 MHz # 1736: 5150 MHz # 1881: 5250 MHz # 1910: 5450 MHz # 2053: 5250 MHz # 2158: 5050 MHz # 2512: 5150 MHz # 2983: 5050 MHz # 2994: 5250 MHz # 3000: 5150 MHz # 3013: 5350 MHz # 3036: 5350 MHz # 3039: 5050 MHz # 3052: 5250 MHz L041B144 # 0743: 5500 MHz L041B202 # 1732: 5211 MHz # ----: 5600 MHz L041B204 # ----: 4500 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 4700 MHz # ----: 5000 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 5000 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 5380 MHz # 0733: 5700 MHz L041B229 # 1422: 5640 MHz L041B299 # 0201: 5328 MHz # ----: 5471 MHz 3041B320 # 1786: 5350 MHz # 1972: 5350 MHz L041B517 # ----: 4600 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 5358 MHz L041B541 # 0114: 5100 MHz 3041B644 # 0295: 5250 MHz # 0348: 5050 MHz # 1138: 5350 MHz # 1152: 5550 MHz # 1155: 5550 MHz # 1520: 5150 MHz # 3286: 5250 MHz # 5390: 5350 MHz # 5614: 5350 MHz # 5616: 5150 MHz L041B739 # 4959: 5594 MHz L041B800 # 1984: 5300 MHz L041C106 # 0060: untested # 0199: 5480 MHz # 0598: 5512 MHz # 0694: 5654 MHz (not max) # 0815: 5340 MHz L041C107 # 1349: 5407 MHz L041C108 # 1333: 5449 MHz # 2350: 5400 MHz # 2460: 5860 MHz # 3576: 5420 MHz # 3832: 5500 MHz # 3984: 5450 MHz # 4323: 5664 MHz # 4244: 5700 MHz # 4584: 5250 MHz # ---: 5654MHz L041C123 1439: untested L041C143 # 2452: 5500 MHz (not maxed) L041C232 # 2766: 5450 MHz L041C236 # 2632: 5250 MHz L041C238 # 3242: 5250 MHz L042A969 # ----: 5100 MHz # ----: 5400 MHz (not maxed) # ----: 5519 MHz # 2380: 5387 MHz # 2576: 5000 MHz (not maxed) L042B074 # 0108: 5400+ MHz # 0412: 5500 MHz # 1019: 5369 MHz # 1038: 5300 MHz # 1192: 5794 MHz # 1385: _ # 16xx: 5536 MHz # 2956: 5188 MHz # ----: 5500 MHz L042B076 # 0060: 5322 MHz # 0766: 5500 MHz # 0799: 5731 MHz # 0993: 5757 MHz # 1086: 5681 MHz L042B144 # 0743: 5517 MHz L042B208 # 4360: 5250 MHz L042B215 # 1783: 5188 MHz # 5362: 5315 MHz L042B243 # 0735: 5350 MHz # 1174: 5800 MHz # 2751: 5359 MHz # 2771: 5300 MHz L042B291 # 2659: 5250 MHz L042B634 # 0012: 5050 MHz # 1677: 5350 MHz # 2212: 5250 MHz # 2811: 5150 MHz L042B636 # 0559: 5450 MHz # 0917: 5350 MHz # 1159: 5250 MHz # 2049: 5250 MHz L042B640 # 0448: 5450 MHz # 1302: 5450 MHz # 1318: 5450 MHz L042B657 # 1552: 5203 MHz L043B688 # 3739: 5250 MHz L044B676 # 2197: 5304 MHz L044B681 # 2508: 5179 MHz L044A892 # 2368: 5674 MHz # 2774: 5275 MHz # 6070: 5587 MHz 3044B310 # 3012: 5550 MHz L044B441 # 1242: untested # 1730: 5666 MHz L044B676 # 2037: 5225 MHz # 3082: 5200 MHz L044B678 # 1670: 5650 MHz L044B682 # 1977: 5181 MHz L044B690 # 1309: 5250 MHz # 1336: 5150 MHz # 1516: 5250 MHz # 2517: 5450 MHz # 3121: 5250 MHz # 3175: 5450 MHz L044B692 # 0110: 5350 MHz L044B694 # 0610: 5281 MHz # 0864: 5300 MHz L044B723 # 1491: 5150 MHz # 1628: 5150 MHz L045A912 # 0002: 5100 MHz # 0490: 5005 MHz # 2239: 5700 MHz # 2255: 5796 MHz # 2417: 5602 MHz # 2616: 5600 MHz # 3054: 5100 MHz L045A932 # 3171: 5200 MHz L045A998 # 0584: 5000 MHz # 2101: 5575 MHz L045B003 # 1138: 5175 MHz L045B021 # 1771: 5100 MHz # 1943: 5350 MHz L045B331 # 2475: 4970 MHz # 4442: 5288 MHz L046B028 # 2704: 5250 MHz # 3570: 5500 MHz L046B079 # 0199: 5400 MHz # 0241: 4900 MHz (not maxed) # 4532: 5500 MHz L046B099 # 2567: 5150 MHz L046B106 # 2212: 5100 MHz # 2331: 5227 MHz L046B509 # 0028: 4900 MHz # 0198: 5460 MHz # 4294: 5540 MHz L046B582 # 2105: 5000 MHz L046B632 # 0015: 5150 MHz # 0018: 5150 MHz # 0034: 5450 MHz # 0048: 5050 MHz # 0050: 5450 MHz # 0116: 5020 MHz # 0116(2): 5300 MHz # 0118: 5200 MHz # 0120: 5600 MHz # 0126: 5450 MHz # 0137: 5150 MHz # 0168: 5300 MHz # 0171: 5560 MHz # 0199: 5300 MHz # 0217: 5450 MHz # 0227: 5390 MHz # 0233: 5700 MHz # 0243: 5350 MHz # 0275: 5350 MHz # 0330: 5330 MHz # 0342: 5350 MHz # 0368: 5150 MHz # 0424: 5350 MHz # 0460: 5250 MHz # 0513: 5350 MHz # 0522: 5350 MHz # 0527: 5250 MHz # 0529: 5150 MHz # 0530: 5150 MHz # 0578: 5250 MHz # 0743: 5450 MHz # 0744: 5700 MHz # 0643: 5150 MHz # 1011: 5200 MHz # 1088: 5350 MHz # 1193: 5000 MHz # 1198: 5250 MHz # 1321: 5500 MHz # 1411: 5450 MHz # 1557: 5300 MHz # 1563: 5250 MHz # 1780: 5425 MHz # 1781: 5120 MHz # 1793: 4800 MHz # 1795: 4950 MHz # 1928: 5100 MHz # 1930: 5120 MHz # 2154: 5150 MHz # 2183: 5220 MHz # 2228: 5250 MHz # 2290: 5350 MHz # 2360: 5300 MHz # 2493: 5400 MHz # 2696: 5250 MHz # 2918: 5250 MHz # 2939: 5200 MHz # 3202: 5730 MHz # 3205: 5525 MHz 3047A237 # ----: 5096 MHz 3047A248 # 4732: 5760 MHz 3047A895 # 0436: 5550 MHz # 2027: 5633 MHz L047A898 # 2096: 5650 MHz # 3264: 5390 MHz 3047A929 # 0268: 5300 MHz # 0353: 5300 MHz # 0354: 5238 MHz # 0938: 5400 MHz # 1429: 5400 MHz # 1769: 5238 MHz 3048A395 # 0488: 5100 MHz 3048A446 # 1547: 5450 MHz # 2537: 5550 MHz 3048A882 # 0209: 5350 MHz # 0537: 5450 MHz # 0648: 5150 MHz # 0651: 5350 MHz # 2633: 5650 MHz # 3685: 5250 MHz # 3692: 5350 MHz # 4644: 5250 MHz # 4646: 5150 MHz # 4647: 5250 MHz # 4936: 5350 MHz # 4944: 5250 MHz # 4958: 5450 MHz # 4964: 5450 MHz # 4967: 5650 MHz # 4977: 5650 MHz # 5008: 5250 MHz # 5063: 5450 MHz # 5109: 5550 MHz # 5110: 5550 MHz # 5140: 5650 MHz L048A937 # 3154: 5250 MHz L048B237 # 0107: 5445 MHz # 0136: 5513 MHz # 2122: 5420 MHz L048B284 # 1907: 5613 MHz 3049A310 # 0549: 5342 MHz # 2694: 5323 MHz 3049A327 # 0631: 5530 MHz # 1639: 5350 MHz # 2991: 5550 MHz # 3681: 5850 MHz 3049A330 # 0174: 5250 MHz 3049A385 # 2097: 5847 MHz L049A796 # 0642: 5666 MHz 3049B334 # 0938: 5450 MHz # 0884: 5150 MHz # 1860: 5450 MHz # 1099: 5450 MHz # 2920: 5350 MHz # 2925: 5550 MHz # 2934: 5350 MHz # 3312: 5250 MHz # 3365: 5450 MHz # 3368: 5550 MHz # 3371: 5450 MHz # 3423: 5550 MHz # 3431: 5350 MHz # 3456: 5350 MHz # 5065: 5250 MHz # 5068: 5250 MHz # 5070: 5150 MHz # 5078: 5250 MHz # 5087: 5350 MHz # 5092: 5250 MHz # 5095: 5450 MHz # 5096: 5350 MHz 3050A420 # 1726: 5450 MHz 3050A749 # 1961: 5250 MHz L050A853 # 1042: 5400 MHz # 2329: 5550 MHz # 1273: 5325 MHz # 2021: 4944 MHz # 2624: 5512 MHz # 2640: 5460 MHz # 2927: 5506 MHz L050A993 # 0170: 5400 MHz # 2532: 5300 MHz # 26xx: 5400 MHz # 1948: 5500 MHz L050B233 # 1568: 5337 MHz # 2743: 5426 MHz L050B263 # 0171: 5260 MHz # 0989: 5350 MHz # 1816: 5320 MHz # 2071: 5200 MHz # 2189: 5150 MHz # 2991: 5050 MHz # 3125: 5315 MHz L051A163 # 2205: 5374 MHz # 1619: 5250 MHz L051A863 # 0108: 5500 MHz L051A869 # 1607: 5200 MHz # 1608: 5200 MHz # 1609: 5400 MHz # 1610: 5100 MHz L051A872 # 2452: 5600 MHz L051A975 #----: 5200 MHz # 4770: 5410 MHz L051B138 # 0453: 5550 MHz # 1292: 5500 MHz # 2128: 5500 MHz L051B145 # 2243: 5540 MHz # 2852: 5565 MHz # 4159: 5410 MHz L051B163 # 1922: 5650 MHz # 1924: 5655 MHz # 3411: 5539 MHz L051B170 # 0586: 5300 MHz L051B468 # 1014: 5650 MHz (not maxed) L051B469 # 1599: 5250 MHz # 1822: 5450 MHz # 2128: 5550 MHz # 2224: 5550 MHz L051B875 # 2022: 5350 MHz L052A707 # 1350: 5600 MHz # 1336: 5622 MHz # 1637: 5375 MHz # 2264: 5628 MHz 3101a112 # 3079: 5350 MHz 3101A201 # 0329: 5450 MHz # 1181: 5500 MHz # 1358: 5480 MHz # 1374: 5350 MHz # 1418: 5350 MHz # 1499: 5650 MHz # 1531: 5470 MHz # 1983: 5750 MHz # 2011: 5523 MHz # 2088: 5350 MHz # 2242: 5470 MHz # 2247: 5350 MHz # 3322: 5550 MHz # 3365: 5550 MHz 3101A482 # 1825: 5300 MHz # 3533: 5611 MHz L101B341 # 1720 : 5300 MHz # 1877: 5500 MHz L101B356 # 0502: 5450 MHz # 0507: 5450 MHz # 0899: 5250 MHz # 1196: 5650 MHz # 1310: 5550 MHz # 1313: 5450 MHz # 1591: 5550 MHz # 2020: 5450 MHz # 2111: 5250 MHz # 2125: 5350 MHz # 2128: 5350 MHz # 2226: 5400 MHz # 2355: 5250 MHz # 2529: 5350 MHz # 2698: 5250 MHz # 2703: 5450 MHz # 2706: 5350 MHz # 2772: 5250 MHz # 3044: 5450 MHz 3101A359 # 0707: 5325 MHz L101B372 # 031x: 5339 MHz L101B381 # 0184: 5600 MHz # 0404: 5600 MHz # 0891: 5240 MHz L101B437 #2052: 4800 MHz L101B503 # 1980: 5450 MHz L101B540 # 0955: 5500 MHz # 1975: 5500 MHz L101B624 # 0489: 5350 MHz # 1424: 5328 MHz L101B801 # 2030: 5350 MHz # 2218: 5250 MHz # 3261: 5450 MHz L102B309 # 2230: 5300 MHz 3102C256 # 0164: 5500 MHz 3102C314 # 0161: 5850 MHz # 3210: 5450 MHz 3102C318 # 3160: 5550 MHz 3102C367 # 1770: 5050 MHz # 1891: 5450 MHz # 1893: 5450 MHz # 1899: 5450 MHz # 1966: 5650 MHz # 2004: 5450 MHz # 2225: 5550 MHz # 2237: 5650 MHz # 2248: 5600 MHz # 2246: 5450 MHz 3102C393 # 0283: 5450 MHz # 0478: 5050 MHz # 0674: 5550 MHz # 0691: 5350 MHz # 0704: 5450 MHz # 1666: 5250 MHz # 2274: 5350 MHz # 3292: 5450 MHz L103A975 # ----: 6003 MHz L103A978 # 1819: 5250 MHz # 1913: 5650 MHz 3103B276 # 0302: 5550 MHz 3103B302 # 2099: 5350 MHz 3103B306 # 1281: 5847 MHz # 1539: 5734 MHz (not maxed) # 1741: 5450 MHz # 3155: 5580 MHz # 3340: 5450 MHz # 3367: 5758 MHz # 3929: 5548 MHz 3103B326 # 5775: 5908 MHz 3103B332 # 4469: 5487 MHz 3103B366 # 2781: 5333 MHz 3103B471 # 0438: 5450 MHz # 1707: 5350 MHz # 1769: 5150 MHz # 2000: 5250 MHz # 2003: 5050 MHz L104A438 # 1696: 5426 MHz # 3008: 5400 MHz # 3686: 5476 MHz L104A476 # 0160: 5150 MHz # 1821: 5350 MHz # 2606: 5450 MHz # 1763: 5150 MHz # 2176: 5250 MHz L104B907 # 1778: 5450 MHz 3104C368 # 4167: 5896 MHz 3104C380 # 1014: 5250 MHz # 1031: 5350 MHz # 1477: 5450 MHz # 1564: 5350 MHz # 2630: 5450 MHz # 2735: 5150 MHz # 2737: 5350 MHz # 2740: 5250 MHz # 2746: 5350 MHz # 2748: 5350 MHz # 2870: 5250 MHz # 2871: 5250 MHz # 2876: 5250 MHz # 3039: 5350 MHz # 3092: 5350 MHz # 3125: 5250 MHz # 3119: 5350 MHz # 3099: 5550 MHz # 3128: 5350 MHz # 4796: 5050 MHz # 4799: 5550 MHz 3104C864 # 3355: 5480 MHz # 4190: 5650 MHz # 4207: 5550 MHz (bad CB) # 4287: 5650 MHz L105A817 # 2531: 5250 MHz L105A823 # 0647: 5350 MHz # 0797: 5150 MHz L105A823 # 1832: 5550 MHz # 2372: 5350 MHz # 2454: 5550 MHz # 2462: 5550 MHz # 3003: 5450 MHz L105A941 # 0094: 5250 MHz # 0102: 5350 MHz # 1104: 5150 MHz # 2191: 5250 MHz # 2286: 5150 MHz # 2315: 5350 MHz # 3171: 5150 MHz 3105C379 # 1010: 5350 MHz # 1200: 5450 MHz # 1226: 5150 MHz # 1232: 5250 MHz # 1293: 5350 MHz # 2654: 5150 MHz # 3544: 5350 MHz # 4564: 5550 MHz # 4712: 5450 MHz # 4715: 5150 MHz 3106B261 # 2442: 5650 MHz # 2700: 5150 MHz # 2710: 5550 MHz # 4504: 5650 MHz 3106B395 # 1863: 5350 MHz # 5244: 5250 MHz 3106B399 # 2470: 5300 MHz L107A801 # 0465: 5350 MHz 3107B189 # 0217: 5504 MHz # 2144: 5150 MHz 3107B832 # 1767: 5289 MHz # 2277: 5150 MHz # 2888: 5500 MHz (not maxed) L108A783 # 2753: 5250 MHz # 3122: 5150 MHz L108B058 # 1093: 5250 MHz # 1105: 5350 MHz # 1127: 5250 MHz # 1265: 5450 MHz # 1536: 5350 MHz # 1745: 5250 MHz # 2270: 5150 MHz # 2766: 5250 MHz # 2882: 5450 MHz # 3041: 5050 MHz L108B066 # 3256: 5400 MHz 3108B401 # 1150: 5405 MHz 3110B397 # 3297: 5250 MHz 3113B026 # 0356: 5150 MHz 3114B701 # 1473: 5450 MHz # 3371: 5350 MHz L115B966 # 0136: 5155 MHz # 0713: 5350 MHz L116B596 # 0021: 5550 MHz # 0023: 5450 MHz # 0049: 5350 MHz # 0124: 5550 MHz # 0160: 5350 MHz # 0212: 5250 MHz # 0232: 5150 MHz # 0252: 5450 MHz # 1147: 5700 MHz # 1374: 5450 MHz # 1702: 5150 MHz # 1721: 5550 MHz # 1730: 5050 MHz L116B960 # 4852: 5864 MHz 3117B243 # 0340: 5343 MHz 3117B257 # 4116: 5250 MHz # 4274: 5550 MHz L117B264 # 2070: 5350 MHz 3118B529 # 2064: 5250 MHz 3119A956 # 4101: 5550 MHz L119B928 # 2195: 5450 MHz L121A844 # 2729: 5511 MHz 3129B463 # 0862: 5350 MHz 3129B494 # 1151: 5500 MHz L129B636 # 2425: 5349 MHz L129B673 # 1532: 5340 MHz

I've also noticed that the M4E I'm testing at the moment tends to loop the memory initialisation more than once. So, it's possible to see it go from 00 to 6x, back to 10, back to 6x and repeat. Just ignore and hope it boots. Oh, in case you have lock-up at 63, try to shutdown PSU and power it on quickly again and boot again. Sometimes it goes straight through. With ASUS boards, when it says overclocking failed: F1 -> bios -> F10 + save and it should work just fine. For the P8P67 Deluxe I quickly tested today: looks like loading settings from the OC profiles doesn't work. Clear CMOS, set everything in bios and reboot works perfectly.

For Clarkdale, it looks like Gigabyte's providing the best BIOS. DDR3-2100 should be possible on all boards, though. Tested 3x 655K and they all did the same clocks under single stage.

Confirmed. Had no issues with the P67A-UD4 and same error on M4E. UD4 doesn't have EFI?

Battle it out in the Sandy Blitz competition, Chris

Now I finally understand the origin of the word 'softie'

Haven't picked up on it ... no idea.

Go into Windows 7 64-bit and flash the bios using the @Bios 2.10: http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Utility/motherboard_utility_gbttools_gbt_atbios.exe

You can avoid the reflash by just shutting down the power supply for like 30s. If everything goes well, the board'll try to boot from the right bios again. Works most of the time here ... sometimes it takes 5-10x repeating the PSU shutdown, though.

I'm getting error 59 when setting DDR3-2400 DRAM ratio. Means D2 microcode isn't allowing this ratio

You can work around the AE by enabling speedstep and C1E. Then I can see the different options, but WinXP doesn't boot (hangs at loading bar)/

I'm booting at 55x100 now, I think ... but AE is keeping me from trying to get into windows :-/

So far, the debug codes I'm most familiar with are: 00, 25, 63 and AE.

Today = Jan. 8th Release date = Jan. 10th

Sandy goes retail officially the 9th.

It's part of the game ...

The unique hardware is based on EITHER processor, videocard or memory and not a combination of all three. For VGA benchmarks, the unique hardware limitation is set on the graphics card; for CPU benchmarks, the unique hardware limitation is based on CPU. A part of the Country Cup is also teaming up when necessary to push the team to a higher score. It's strategy.

No prizes - this is just a competition for fun .

The only requirement is LGA1366

You are using a D2, right? VTT = 1.24V PLL = 1.7V Neither settings were important, though.

I tested the UD4 and went from 4890 to 5288MHz. The F5 bioses don't have the fix, I think. The F6x is the one with the override setting (which needs to be enabled)

Haha! Looks like a nice event!