GA-X58-USB3 + I7 970

[PersonalJ]

I just went ahead and ordered a GA-X58-USB3 and it has shipped from Newegg. Gigabyte advertises it works with the 32nm hexacore processors. However, their cpu compatibility list only shows the 980x and not the 970. Are gulftown CPUs compatible with all x58 motherboards?

I found a hexus review using this mobo and my CPU http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=26177&page=3 but does anyone here have any experience with this combination? I called Gigabyte and the gentleman I spoke to informed me that someone from Taiwan would give me a call in two days with the information I was looking for.

 

[GreenGoose]

The 970 will work perfectly fine in that motherboard.

 

[PersonalJ]

The 970 will work perfectly fine in that motherboard.

Have you personally used this combination? Any issues you experienced?

 

[dandragonrage]

970 works in my X58A-UD3R. If it doesn't work in that board then it could probably have it's microcode updated from my board or another X58 board that supports it. But I imagine it'll work.

 

[PersonalJ]

970 works in my X58A-UD3R. If it doesn't work in that board then it could probably have it's microcode updated from my board or another X58 board that supports it. But I imagine it'll work.

Your X58A-UD3R shows that the 970 is supported after the F6 update which was on 8/24/10. The GA-X58-USB3 has an update on the same day with similar notes that it enhances cpu compatibility. I wouldn't be surprised if they simply didn't document the changes on their website. The board will still POST if it doesn't have the microcode, right?

 

[dandragonrage]

Probably... it will probably be like "Unknown Core i7 @ 3.20GHz"

 

[GreenGoose]

Have you personally used this combination? Any issues you experienced?

I used this combo in a build last month and it works great. Zero problems.

 

[PersonalJ]

I used this combo in a build last month and it works great. Zero problems.

Sweet, thanks for the confirmation GreenGoose.

 

[E4g1e]

Sweet, thanks for the confirmation GreenGoose.

Check the BIOS version when you first get the board and CPU. If it is F1 (the first release), update that to F2 or higher.

 

[PersonalJ]

Check the BIOS version when you first get the board and CPU. If it is F1 (the first release), update that to F2 or higher.

I have F3E ready to go on a flash drive.

 

[dandragonrage]

I have F3E ready to go on a flash drive.

I can do better for ya. Here's F3E with these changes:

Intel Matrix RAID 8.9 to 10.0
JMicron JMB363 1.07.06 to 1.08.01
Realtek PXE ? to 2.35

http://rapidshare.com/files/437202548/X58USB3-IMR10-JM10801-RPXE235.F3E

Putting on bios-mods.com too... I do the same exact mods to my X58A-UD3R. (Sucks for Asus people that they only get Matrix RAID 8.0 and the Asus ROMs don't support higher)

 

[ferrisnox]

This is probably old news but I wouldn't mess with those v3 beta bios's. They have recalled some and strange things happen. That have a v3 final now that seems pretty stable but I wouldn't ever recommend running beta bios for an important system.