ECS X58B-A (Intel X58)
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Date: 10.02.2009 |
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BIOS
The BIOS of ECS X58B-A is based on the AMI BIOS version, and its capacity is 16 Mbit.
All the memory settings are gathered in the overclocking tools section:
There is also a parameter that affects the performance - setting the memory operating frequency.
Now move on to the section to do with the system monitoring.
The board displays the current temperatures for the CPU, system, rotational speeds of all the fans, as well as voltage levels. However, the kit if the latter is incomplete: standard voltage are not traced. Note that the coolers plugged in to the 4-pin connectors are able adjusting the rotational speeds depending on the temperature of the CPU and the system, due to the SmartFan technology:
The BIOS also gives access to tuning all the features of modern processors:
Overclocking and stability
Prior to moving to overclocking, let's look into the power converter. It uses a 6-phase power scheme, in which there are four 270 mkF and eleven 820 mkF capacitors.
All the power components of the PWM are equipped with a radiator.
A pack of overclocking tools:
Here is a table:
| Motherboard |
ECS X58B-A |
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| CPU multiplier adjustable |
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| Memory controller multiplier adjustable |
- |
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| QPI adjustment |
within 133 MHz to 511 MHz (1 MHz) |
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| Vcore adjustment |
within 0.5 to 1.6V (0.00625V) |
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| Vsb adjustment |
within +0.05V to +0.15V (0.05V) |
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| Vmem adjustment |
within +0 to +0.63V (0.01V) |
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| Vtt adjustment |
within +0 to +0.63V (0.01V) |
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| Vioh adjustment |
within +0 to +0.63V (0.01V) |
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| PCI-E adjustment |
within 100 MHz to 200 MHz (1 MHz) |
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Now on to the practical overclocking. ECS X58B-A has demonstrated the following results: a stable operation at QPI = 180 MHz with a Bloomfield CPU.
This result is not bad indeed. For comparison - we attained QPI=200 MHz with ASUS P6T-Deluxe, and QPI=212 MHz with ASUS Rampage II Extreme. In both cases, the multiplier of the memory controller had a nominal value.
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