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1. Minimum Spec Requirements

 

Supported platforms:

  • Z77
  • Z87

Motherboards tested by HWBOT Testlab:

  • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC
  • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

Notebooks tested by HWBOT Testlab:

  • /

 

2. Official XTU Certified Motherboards

 

TBD

 

(for OEM/ODM who want to know more about the XTU certification process, please contact pieter@hwbot.org)

 

 

3. User Support Feedback Template

 

If you want to provide feedback on your system's compatibility, feel free to reply here using our feedback template. We will include your testing results in the list above and link to your testing reply. Any help is always much appreciated!

 

[b]1) General Information[/b]

- Motherboard name:
- Chipset:
- BIOS:
- Processor name:
- XTU version:
- XTU switch in BIOS: Y/N

[b]2) Additional media as information[/b]

- System Information tab:
- Core control tab:
- GPU control tab
- Memory control tab
- Link to stock XTU profile:
- Link to overclocked XTU profile:

[b]3) Read information checklist[/b]

To go over this checklist, you can go into the bios and enable, disable or adjust the various settings. If XTU detects a change, you can check "Y". 

Core information

- Reference clock (default, adjusted): Y/N, Y/N
- Maximum non turbo ratio (default, adjusted): Y/N, Y/N
- Turbo ratios (default, adjusted): Y/N, Y/N
- PEG/DMI ratio (default, adjusted): Y/N, Y/N
- EIST (enabled/disabled): Y/N
- Turbo (enabled/disabled): Y/N
- Core voltage adaptive (default, adjusted): Y/N
- Core voltage static (default, adjusted): Y/N
- Processor cache voltage adaptive (default, adjusted): Y/N
- Processor cache voltage static (default, adjusted): Y/N

GPU information

To ensure this information is available, you must first confirm if the GPU is actually running. Some motherboards will shutdown the IGP if a dedicated graphics card is used.

- GPU multiplier
- GPU voltage

Memory information

- SPD: Y/N
- Timings: Y/N
- Memory clock multiplier (default, adjusted): Y/N, Y/N
- Memory multiplier (default, adjusted): Y/N, Y/N
- Memory voltage (default, adjusted): Y/N, Y/N

[b]4) Tuning checklist[/b]

Realtime adjustable

- CPU Reference clock: Y/N
- CPU Turbo ratios: Y/N
- CPU Core voltage adaptive: Y/N
- CPU Core voltage static: Y/N
- CPU Processor cache voltage adaptive: Y/N
- CPU Processor cache voltage static : Y/N
- GPU Multiplier: Y/N
- GPU voltage: Y/N
- Memory voltage: Y/N

Via reboot-POST adjustable

- CPU Maximum non turbo ratio: Y/N
- CPU PEG/DMI ratio: Y/N
- CPU EIST (enabled/disabled): Y/N
- CPU Turbo (enabled/disabled): Y/N
- Memory SPD: Y/N
- Memory Timings: Y/N (might have to specify which timings fail)
- Memory clock multiplier: Y/N
- Memory multiplier: Y/N

[b]5) Social overclocking support[/b]

- Save profile in XTU: Y/N
- Load profile in XTU: Y/N
- Successfully apply loaded profile (only realtime): Y/N
- Successfully apply loaded profile (with reboot): Y/N

- Export profile out of XTU: Y/N
- Import profile into XTU: Y/N
- Successfully apply imported profile (only realtime): Y/N
- Successfully apply imported profile (with reboot): Y/N

- Upload profile to HWBOT: Y/N
- Download profile from HWBOT: Y/N
- Successfully apply downloaded profile (only realtime): Y/N
- Successfully apply downloaded profile (with reboot): Y/N

 

4. Unofficial Compatibility Reports

 

Different levels of support compatibility:

  • 1. Benchmark and stress tool support
  • 2. Read system information
  • 3. Available OC tabs (options: CPU, GPU, Memory)
  • 4. Realtime overclockin
    • 4.1 CPU realtime overclocking support (options: CPU bclk, CPU turbo ratio, CPU ring bus ratio, CPU voltage)
    • 4.2 GPU realtime overclocking support (options: GPU ratio, GPU voltage)
    • 4.3 Memory realtime overclocking support (options: MEM voltage)

    [*]5. "POST" overclocking

    • 5.1 CPU "POST" OC (options: CPU MNTR, EIST, Turbo)
    • 5.2 Memory "POST" OC (options: divider, timings, SPD)

    [*]6. Save/Load Profile Support

    [*]7. Export/import upload/download Profile Support

 

4.1 Benchmark and stress tool support

  • Full support
    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    [*]No support

    • /

 

4.2 Read system information

  • Full support
    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    • /

    [*]No support

    • /

 

4.3 Available OC tabs (options: CPU, GPU, Memory)

  • Full support
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC (CPU, VGA)

    [*]No support

    • /

 

4.4.1 CPU realtime overclocking support (options: CPU bclk, CPU turbo ratio, CPU ring bus ratio, CPU voltage)

  • Full support
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC

    [*]No support

    • /

 

4.4.2 GPU realtime overclocking support (options: GPU ratio, GPU voltage)

  • Full support
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC

    [*]No support

    • /

 

4.4.3 Memory realtime overclocking support (options: MEM voltage)

  • Full support
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    • /

    [*]No support

    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC

 

4.5.1 CPU "POST" OC (options: CPU MNTR, EIST, Turbo)

  • Full support
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC

    [*]No support

    • /

 

4.5.2 Memory "POST" OC (options: divider, timings, SPD)

  • Full support
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    • /

    [*]No support

    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC

 

4.6 Save/Load Profile Support

  • Full support
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC

    [*]No support

    • /

 

4.7 Export/import upload/download Profile Support

  • Full support
    • MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

    [*]Partial support

    • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC

    [*]No support

    • /

Edited by Massman
  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Example with MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming. Template in opening post.

 

1) General Information

 

- Motherboard name: MSI Z87A-GD65 Gaming

- Chipset: Z87

- BIOS: V29.2

- Processor name: Core i7 4770K ES (QE6S)

- XTU version: V4.0.29.0

- XTU switch in BIOS: Y

 

2) Additional media as information

 

- XTU System Information tab: http://blog.hwbot.org/wp-content//systeminfo.jpg

- XTU Core control tab: http://blog.hwbot.org/wp-content//corecontrol.jpg

- XTU GPU control tab: n/a

- XTU Memory control tab: http://blog.hwbot.org/wp-content//memorycontrol.jpg

- Link to stock XTU profile: http://uat.hwbot.org/xtu/share/678

- Link to overclocked XTU profile: n/a

 

3) Read information checklist

 

Core information

 

- Reference clock (default, adjusted): Y, Y

- Maximum non turbo ratio (default, adjusted): Y, Y

- Turbo ratios (default, adjusted): Y, Y

- PEG/DMI ratio (default, adjusted): Y, Y

- EIST (enabled/disabled): Y

- Turbo (enabled/disabled): Y

- Core voltage adaptive (default, adjusted): Y

- Core voltage static (default, adjusted): Y

- Processor cache voltage adaptive (default, adjusted): Y

- Processor cache voltage static (default, adjusted): Y

 

GPU information

 

- GPU Multiplier (default, adjusted): Y, Y

- GPU Voltage (default, adjusted): Y, Y

 

Memory information

 

- SPD: Y

- Timings: Y

- Memory clock multiplier (default, adjusted): Y, Y

- Memory multiplier (default, adjusted): Y, Y

- Memory voltage (default, adjusted): Y, Y

 

4) Tuning checklist

 

Realtime adjustable

 

- CPU Reference clock: Y

- CPU Turbo ratios: Y

- CPU Core voltage adaptive: Y

- CPU Core voltage static: Y

- CPU Processor cache voltage adaptive: Y

- CPU Processor cache voltage static : Y

- GPU Multiplier: tbd

- GPU Voltage: tbd

- Memory voltage: Y

 

Via reboot-POST adjustable

 

- CPU Maximum non turbo ratio: Y

- CPU PEG/DMI ratio: Y

- CPU EIST (enabled/disabled): Y

- CPU Turbo (enabled/disabled): Y

- GPU Multiplier: tbd

- GPU Voltage: tbd

- Memory SPD: Y/N

- Memory Timings: Y/N (might have to specify which timings fail)

- Memory clock multiplier: Y/N

- Memory multiplier: Y/N

 

5) Social overclocking support

 

- Save profile in XTU: Y

- Load profile in XTU: Y

- Successfully apply loaded profile (only realtime): Y

- Successfully apply loaded profile (with reboot): Y

 

- Export profile out of XTU: Y

- Import profile into XTU: Y

- Successfully apply imported profile (only realtime): Y

- Successfully apply imported profile (with reboot): N

 

- Upload profile to HWBOT: Y

- Download profile from HWBOT: Y

- Successfully apply downloaded profile (only realtime): Y

- Successfully apply downloaded profile (with reboot): N

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