Anyone using a Gigabyte 990FX G1 Gaming motherboard with FX9590 ??

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I'm getting alot of instability issue's due to the CPU, it's making my system hang a bit and it's causing my system to lock up(freeze) quite reuglary, all my drivers are upto date, fresh install of windows 10

I've noticed on my temperature mointoring software aswel that while idle the CPU reads as low as 2C, and the most I've noticed it reach was 63C at the menu of Endless Legend during window mode

At first ~I thought it was a windows issue but noticed online that it's a problem with the CPU itself, and by disabling the CPU Turbo fixed the issue, the problem is I've looked in the BIOS and I get no such option for a Turbo

I've since replaced the 9590 with a 8350 and PC is fine, no issue's even get stable temps of around 10/15C while Idle and around 40 while in game

Thanks

[Bad 💀 Motha]

FX-9 are just Factory OC'ed FX-8 really.
You are better off just using a 8350 or 8370 and install a quality cooler and then OC that kind of CPU yourself.

What cooler did you try when using your FX-9 CPU?

Also ensure your Motherboard BIOS has been updated to the latest before attempting to use any FX-9 CPUs.

Before you attempt a BIOS update, check which Motherboard Revision you have. As GA-990FX-Gaming comes in two revision models; 1.0 and 1.1

Here is an example:
http://www.gigabyte.com/fileupload/product/2/5655/20151126153032_big.png
^ Notice in the upper left it says REV 1.0
So please check your board. As BIOS will differ based on board revisions.

GA-990FX-Gaming (REV 1.0)
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5655

GA-990FX-Gaming (REV 1.1)
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5825

[upcoast]

Core Performance Boost (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology. (Default: Auto)

I think that's what you're looking for ^, maybe, they keep changing the names.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes on Gigabyte, CPB is essentially your AMD CPU Turbo Mode

I would just Disable Turbo, C1E and Cool & Quiet

I seen many times where it was much more stable to just go that route; then manually OC the CPU to what would be its default Turbo speed clock. For example, manually setting an FX-8350 at 4.2Ghz. If your cooling is good enough, running the Turbo Clock 24/7 should not pose any issues.

You will want a high quality dual 120 / dual 140mm Air Cooler for an FX-9; or Liquid Cooling.

On most builds I have done with FX-9590, we mainly used Corsair H75, H80 type of AIO on those; the CPU never got above 45-50*C

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The cooling system is just fan based, 2x 140 corsair and i think a 120 corsair case fans that come with the Corsair 750D case with a Arctic freezer CPU fan, the North of Ireland isn't that warm to be honest so I don't really need water Cooler to keep my system cool at the moment

BIOS is upto date, using the F2 version, my board is revision 1.0, and the only reason I brought the 9590 is because I got a good deal onit and I thought my 8350 was failing but had no spare CPU to test in my rig to eliminate a cause but I built a new PC so I was either going to keep my old one as a back up/spare, sell it or give it to my nephew

引用自 upcoast：

Core Performance Boost (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Core Performance Boost (CPB) technology, a CPU performance-boost technology. (Default: Auto)

I think that's what you're looking for ^, maybe, they keep changing the names.

Yeah thats the problem I had it doesn't mention CPU turbo in the BIOS so wasn't sure about it

Regardless I just put in a RMA ticket and thinking about refunding it at the moment because of the hassle of getting it to function and the performance difference copared to the 8350 is small

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Doesn't matter; FX-9 will not be very stable on an Air Only Based Cooler; good luck having any FX-9 run stable without Liquid Cooling.

If you are able to; you also need to use a very high quality PSU; like 750W Gold/Platinum; to which I would not suggest anything less for such a build.

If you even attempt Air Cooling an FX-9; then you need a larger HSF cooler; like those more expensive ones from Noctua or Phanteks; Arctic Freezer has nothing good like that.

On AMD, do not worry above Idle Temps; they are simply wrong with most apps. And generally inaccurate below the 28-30*C range

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引用自 Bad-Motha：

Doesn't matter; FX-9 will not be very stable on an Air Only Based Cooler; good luck having any FX-9 run stable without Liquid Cooling.

If you are able to; you also need to use a very high quality PSU; like 750W Gold/Platinum; to which I would not suggest anything less for such a build.

Yeah I got a 850w G2 supernova 80+gold PSU, so do you think I'd be better off just getting a refund and sticking to the FX9590

[Bad 💀 Motha]

An FX-9 should work fine on that Motherboard; but without a decent Cooler, no way.

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引用自 Bad-Motha：

An FX-9 should work fine on that Motherboard; but without a decent Cooler, no way.

Well to be honest It would freeze my system up and then I was able to play for hours without issue's the last time it froze it reached 63c but the majority of the time the while i was able to play the temp would sit around 30/40c and would flucturate into the 20s or 50s, the Air cooling I don't think is a issue and I'm even running a 980ti sc+ acx2.0+

mainly the issue is when the turbo kicks in and boosts my cpu clock upto 5.0

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Desktop AMD CPUs > 60*C+ is reaching the max

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引用自 Bad-Motha：

Desktop AMD CPUs > 60*C+ is reaching the max

So would you say to refund it

It has been locking up my system sitting at 20c just while i browse the likes of youtube ans such

[Bad 💀 Motha]

If the FX-9 is doing that and the FX-8 is not; I would suggest you refund or by some means get rid of your FX-9 CPU then.

In real world performance there is VERY little differences in actual performance when comparing an 8350/70 to any of those FX-9xxx

Most likely the instability here is the Motherboard VRMs not good enough for an FX-9 chip.

For FX-9 I have pretty much always used ASUS Sabertooth series 990FX for those chips and have yet to have any issues; from either mine, or the many customer builds I have done with that sort of combination. There are maybe 4-6 990FX boards on the market that actually can fully handle an FX-9 without issues. Yours is a much cheaper board, so yea I would not trust any FX-9 on that. I have since, sold off my FX-9 CPUs and just OC 8350 or 8370 to around 4.9-5.0 Ghz; much more stable.

Also ensure your RAM is locked in via XMP/DOCP in the BIOS. As the RAM being left all on Auto could cause instability issues as well.

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引用自 Bad-Motha：

If the FX-9 is doing that and the FX-8 is not; I would suggest you refund or by some means get rid of your FX-9 CPU then.

In real world performance there is VERY little differences in actual performance when comparing an 8350/70 to any of those FX-9xxx

Most likely the instability here is the Motherboard VRMs not good enough for an FX-9 chip.

For FX-9 I have pretty much always used ASUS Sabertooth series 990FX for those chips and have yet to have any issues; from either mine, or the many customer builds I have done with that sort of combination. There are maybe 4-6 990FX boards on the market that actually can fully handle an FX-9 without issues. Yours is a much cheaper board, so yea I would not trust any FX-9 on that. I have since, sold off my FX-9 CPUs and just OC 8350 or 8370 to around 4.9-5.0 Ghz; much more stable.

Cheers, I was actually looking at getting the Asus Sabertooth board but at the time was about £50 dearer so I went with the Gigabyte 990FX, and thanks for your input, I have since issued a refund request as I know there isn't much between the FX8's and 9's, at least this way I save almost £200

Is that the reason you got rid of your FX9 because of the stability

[Bad 💀 Motha]

You can usually find Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 at a decent discount.
The newer R3.0 (retails for $200 USD) really is not a huge improvement over the R2.0

Overall, your board should be fine for any FX-8; and 8350 or xx70 are fairly decent; even without any OC'ing

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引用自 Bad-Motha：

You can usually find Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 at a decent discount.
The newer R3.0 (retails for $200 USD) really is not a huge improvement over the R2.0

Overall, your board should be fine for any FX-8; and 8350 or xx70 are fairly decent; even without any OC'ing

Saber kittys sound isnt as good as the gaming boards, As rock, giga and msi have them and their onboard sound is 2nd to none compared to other onboards

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引用自 Bad-Motha：

You can usually find Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 at a decent discount.
The newer R3.0 (retails for $200 USD) really is not a huge improvement over the R2.0

Overall, your board should be fine for any FX-8; and 8350 or xx70 are fairly decent; even without any OC'ing

Yeah at the time the sabertooth was about £190 where i got the Gigabyte for £140

引用自 OCeePC：

引用自 Bad-Motha：

You can usually find Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 at a decent discount.
The newer R3.0 (retails for $200 USD) really is not a huge improvement over the R2.0

Overall, your board should be fine for any FX-8; and 8350 or xx70 are fairly decent; even without any OC'ing

Saber kittys sound isnt as good as the gaming boards, As rock, giga and msi have them and their onboard sound is 2nd to none compared to other onboards

The main reason I went for the Gigabyte because of the Audio :)