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Gigabyte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H not showing temps in Win7

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btibben   10-31-2009 at 11:03:00 PM

Gigabyte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H
AMD Phenom II X3 720 [4th core unlocked]
Xigmatek HDT-S964
G.SKILL 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600
WD800AAJS - root drive
WD3200AAKS - archive/backup drive
Running Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (clean install, fresh build, legitimate copy)

My problem is when I use AMD Overdrive (or any other temp software) it reports my CPU temps to be -256C. I can only assume that means they aren't reporting correctly. Is there anything I can do? The BIOS still correctly displays temperatures.

Second question, my MB has a setting to manually set my memory speed to 1600. Can I set this as my RAM is rated for it? Or will it not do anything because of other limitations of my setup.

Thirdly, is there a way to utilize power saving features while still overclocking? As in, can I set the multiplier higher yet it still dials back on no load?

My previous PC build was with a AMD 3200+ so I'm just catching up on new changes.

Thanks!

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Silver Motherboards badge bilbat   11-01-2009 at 12:24:51 AM

If you're not at BIOS F3, you might try it; it is common for GB to not quite 'get' the IT8718 LPCIO competely down in the first couple of BIOS revs, though the changelog doesn't mention this specifically (does mention corrected intialization code, though); BIOS can be gotten here:
http://www.gigabyte.us/Support/Mot [...] leID=14989
Don't use @BIOS - it's a board killer!

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btibben   11-01-2009 at 12:32:25 AM

good call, I haven't updated the bios yet.
I won't lose my 'hybrid' ability will I? I thought they did something to get rid of that after F2. I will try it when I get back on.

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Silver Motherboards badge bilbat   11-01-2009 at 01:44:49 AM

If you mean HybridXFire, I don't think they'd dare disable that - AMD/ATI would have a hissy fit, and it would 'cripple' the OBGPU that people buy the chipset for in the first place...

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btibben   11-08-2009 at 04:38:01 AM

Updated bios and still nothing.
By 'Hybrid', I meant the setting to unlock the 4th core. It is still in version F3 so no worries on that.

I'll just live not knowing the temps.

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Silver Motherboards badge bilbat   11-08-2009 at 04:59:34 PM

Might try AMD OverDrive - maybe it will 'see' the LPCIO 'hookup'?

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