Intel extreme tuning utility stuttering

[boxleitnerb]

Hi all,

usually I do my OC in the bios but I just found this software and wanted to test it out. However, the mouse is stuttering when the ETU is open. The process itself doesn't cause any CPU load whatsoever. The stuttering also occurs when the ETU is out of focus and I'm web browsing for example. No other monitoring utilities are running.

My mouse is a MS Intelli Mouse Explorer 3.0, connected via USB 2.0. Board is a Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3, OS is Win7x64.

What could be the cause of this stuttering?

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Doesn't Gigabyte have a ez tune software program you can use?

It's quite obvious the problem is the software.

 

[sm625]

It is probably delaying your interrupt handling. That utility probably isnt meant to have its GUI open except for when you are configuring it.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

This software is designed for these Intel® boards DX58OG, DX58SO2, DP67BG. DZ68BC, and DZ68ZV. I believe it will also with the Intel DZ77GA-70K (which I am going to be playing with in the next couple days). I recently used this on overclocking of a Intel® Core™ i7-2600K on a Intel DZ68BC that did a simple overclock to 4.4GHz on between the multiplier and using the tool for the first time I changed the BLCK to 105 and was very stable. I don't believe that it was ever meant to be used with others boards or at least on our end we haven't tested it with them. http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?lang=eng&DwnldID=19683

 

[boxleitnerb]

Thank you for your restponse, Mr. Wood
Maybe Gigabyte should not provide it for download, then. It's a shame - I like the ETU much better than the rather overloaded Gigabyte version (easy tune).

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Tell you what I will be happy to pass that up for you. We are working on making our Extreme boards appeal more towards the overclocker and one thing has been said to use is that we need to make them more like the other enthusiast boards on being friendly towards overclocking. The ETU (Extreme Tuning Utility) is one step along this process. If you take a look at the Intel DZ77GA-70K you will see our new Intel Visual Bios advance overclocking.

P.S. I am more than happy if you call me Chris.

 

[boxleitnerb]

Okay, Chris.
While on the topic on Extreme boards: Do you think there will boards from Intel that support 3-way or 4-way SLI/CF? Even Intels X79 board only has two PCIe 16x slots.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

The Intel® DX79SI has 3 PCI-E 16x slots and does come with a 2 and a 3 way SLI bridge. So for the X79 chipset I dont see this out of the question on the P67, Z68, and Z77 chipset the most that you are going to see is 2 PCI-E 16x (8x /8x with the second card in them). With the Z77 chipset with a 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor on board you will run PCI-E 3.0 which will give the 8x /8x bandwidth equal to the full PCI-E x16 /x16 2.0.

So I think that this is about the best that you are going to get on Intel based boards. So I don't think you are going to get 4 SLI support boards from Intel anytime soon.

 

[bobni]

This software is designed for these Intel® boards DX58OG, DX58SO2, DP67BG. DZ68BC, and DZ68ZV. I believe it will also with the Intel DZ77GA-70K (which I am going to be playing with in the next couple days). I recently used this on overclocking of a Intel® Core™ i7-2600K on a Intel DZ68BC that did a simple overclock to 4.4GHz on between the multiplier and using the tool for the first time I changed the BLCK to 105 and was very stable. I don't believe that it was ever meant to be used with others boards or at least on our end we haven't tested it with them. http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?lang=eng&DwnldID=19683

Hi Christian
I have the DZ68BC with a 2600K and was trying to overclock in the BIOS with the non turbo multiplier after disabling turbo boost. The non turbo multiplier will lower below 34 but is locked from going above 34. Is there a BIOS setting to fully unlock the non turbo multiplier? Does the extreme tuning utility overclock thru the turbo multiplier, non turbo multiplier or both? Where can I find documentation (user manual) on the extreme tuning utility, the release notes at the download site are unhelpfull?

 

[Ferzerp]

This software is designed for these Intel® boards DX58OG, DX58SO2, DP67BG. DZ68BC, and DZ68ZV. I believe it will also with the Intel DZ77GA-70K (which I am going to be playing with in the next couple days). I recently used this on overclocking of a Intel® Core™ i7-2600K on a Intel DZ68BC that did a simple overclock to 4.4GHz on between the multiplier and using the tool for the first time I changed the BLCK to 105 and was very stable. I don't believe that it was ever meant to be used with others boards or at least on our end we haven't tested it with them. http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?lang=eng&DwnldID=19683

This board supported it according to ASUS (and I used it to great effect no it). I never had any issues with it. The memory stress test was always the thing that made my temps go higher than anything else I could find. Apparently the integrated memory controller was fusion powered.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1366/P6X58D_Premium/#overview

It's linked in the download's section. You had to set a bios setting to use it though. With the default it didn't work.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

I just got some feedback on the Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility. I was informed that this software should work on any board/CPU that would support overclocking. While the performance that you get from the software may vary in the end this software should help you get the best performance from your system.

 

[Smoblikat]

Just a question, why does anyone get intel boards? They have basic features, small VRM's and big prices. Certainly a board from the regular manufacturers is better in all ways. Unless its the quality, like their SSD's. The SSD's might not be fast but they have a reuptation for being stable.

 

[philipma1957]

the intel software works with my i7 3770t chip and my intel z77 atx thunderbolt board. it has limits but I can do 4.1,4.0, 3.8 ,3.4 which makes the chip even a little better.

 

[boxleitnerb]

I have another board now, the first one died. I'll give the software another try. Btw is it possible to change multipliers, memory clock etc on the fly? Having to reboot is quite a hassle.

Works good with the MSI Z77A-GD65 no stuttering whatsoever. However, reported clock values are wrong. CPU-Z reports 1.6GHz at idle while the XTU reports 2-3.6GHz.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

1.6GHz is the speed that the processor is running when Intel® Speedstep® is in effect; in otherwords when the processor isn't doing anything.

 

[boxleitnerb]

I know, I was thinking this was the case when idling. I have speedstep on always, but the reported clocks by XTU are significantly higher. Don't know what's wrong there.