X99 Ga-UD3 XMP issues?

[TechyRod]

Just built system recently all parts ordered from newegg,

i7 5820k
gigabyte x99-ud3
windows 7 sp1
Corsair DDr4 2666Mhz
h80i cooler
gtx 960ftw

System overall works fine but having issues "enabling" XMP profile or any XMP profile for that matter. after XMP is enabled system will not boot, not sure whats going on or where to go from there? Also unable to overclock my CPU. Bump up the cpu to 4.3 on 1.3volts and unable to boot. Unable to do any overclocking. not sure if its the board or some setting im missing in the BIOS/UEFI BIOS ANY HELP is great

[slightlyjaded]

 

Just built system recently all parts ordered from newegg,

i7 5820k

gigabyte x99-ud3

windows 7 sp1

Corsair DDr4 2666Mhz

h80i cooler

gtx 960ftw

System overall works fine but having issues "enabling" XMP profile or any XMP profile for that matter. after XMP is enabled system will not boot, not sure whats going on or where to go from there? Also unable to overclock my CPU. Bump up the cpu to 4.3 on 1.3volts and unable to boot. Unable to do any overclocking. not sure if its the board or some setting im missing in the BIOS/UEFI BIOS ANY HELP is great

 

It's also possible you got very unlucky in the silicon lottery. Chips are guaranteed to function at stock, but they make no guarantees after that. XMP profiles are setup so that over 95% of the chips the board manufacturer has tested work.

 

Try giving it a little nudge, like adding 1 to the multiplier, and see if it works, and remains stable.

[Sam Z Man]

Update the bios to the latest version, gigabyte's X99 boards ship with a shit bios but the update fixes it.

[TechyRod]

Board shipped with bios f6 and non of my issues worked, updated to newest version on gigabytes website "f7a BETA" and same issues, hoping  i didnt get shit end of the stick with my chip "silicon" lottery and board. SMH

[TechyRod]

Guess I got unlucky as im not able to overclock the cpu and ram runs perfectly at 2133mhz...can I rma the board and  chip?? lol everything works perfect besides not being able to get that extra performance that im entitled to...

[Sam Z Man]

Guess I got unlucky as im not able to overclock the cpu and ram runs perfectly at 2133mhz...can I rma the board and  chip?? lol everything works perfect besides not being able to get that extra performance that im entitled to...

 

You are not entitled to anything, the silicon lottery is a lottery sometimes you lose, the only thing you are entitled to is the stock clock speed.