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03-16-2009, 06:46 PM
msimax

msi 790 fx-gd70 thread

msi support page

bios 1.1
CLICK

bios 1.2
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=do...9446&type=bios

bios 1.36b

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/920660/BIOS_A7577AMS.136.zip

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/958...0349915293.jpg
By [URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/user/deeodee]deeode

nice post code reader less headaches on boot
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/442...0451776076.jpg

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03-16-2009, 06:48 PM
msimax

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/857...0584630386.jpg
By deeodee

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4349/pict00595198379.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/3264/pict00605214139.jpg

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03-16-2009, 06:49 PM
msimax

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/188...0666794442.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6838/pict00676810607.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/456...0696827861.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/743...0706848366.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/301...0716869012.jpg

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked::shocked: :shocked::shocked: :shocked: :shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

i smell 1000mhz

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/124/pict00726887511.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/998...0736907867.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/396...0766929045.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/198...0776951221.jpg

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

i smell WR
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/795...0786971592.jpg
03-16-2009, 06:55 PM
bingo13

The BIOS I am working on right now has more secret sauce... ;)
03-16-2009, 06:55 PM
msimax

hold on i have to change my boxers again:hump:
03-16-2009, 06:57 PM
msimax

do tell
03-16-2009, 07:30 PM
Sparky

Nice to see they fixed the spelling on "OC Dial" before it hit the shelves :p:

Nice looking board... that's the one I want to get I think. Although all that ram timings is bound to confuse me! :nuts:
03-16-2009, 09:00 PM
Daveburt714

Quote:

Originally Posted by msimax

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked::shocked: :shocked::shocked: :shocked: :shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

i smell 1000mhz

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

i smell WR

I smell burning components... :smoke:... :yepp:

JK (sorta), I hope the board can stand up to the bios options available.

Good luck man, can't wait to see some actual numbers. :up:
03-16-2009, 09:11 PM
vengance_01

Huge price tag. Not sure the FX is worth it unless you want to fold or run crossfire. Looks nice with a great layout and color scheme. :)
03-16-2009, 10:55 PM
perkam

You...lucky SOB you !! :eek:

Looks like a promising board :D

Perkam
03-16-2009, 11:17 PM
Rammsteiner

Very neat board:up:
03-16-2009, 11:21 PM
Dumo

Time to torture it:D

Gotta decide between Asus M4A79T or this one...to bench

Hope it will be like MSI Neo2 without necessary Vmod
03-17-2009, 01:05 AM
msimax

Quote:

Originally Posted by SparkyJJO

Nice to see they fixed the spelling on "OC Dial" before it hit the shelves :p:

Nice looking board... that's the one I want to get I think. Although all that ram timings is bound to confuse me! :nuts:

dont worry the bios explains everything:up:
first time i seen this happen
03-17-2009, 01:09 AM
Entropicity

Can anyone verify if the 4th core on X3 720 BE can be unlocked using ACC on this board?
03-17-2009, 01:55 AM
msimax

problem 1

this board has the same symptoms as the gigabyte board, not being able to post past 213 in bios with a 4870x2 card memory is super stable.
03-17-2009, 02:28 AM
Nedjo

size of those pics is killing me :(
03-17-2009, 02:48 AM
chew*

Quote:

Originally Posted by Entropicity

Can anyone verify if the 4th core on X3 720 BE can be unlocked using ACC on this board?

The general concensus is that all manufacturers are patching thie bios's to not enable the 4th core.......what this means is that although you can unlock a chip on an older bios you will be missing out on the fixes patches and performance tweaks of the newer bios.......basically you will have no support.....
03-17-2009, 03:45 AM
Entropicity

Quote:

Originally Posted by chew*

The general concensus is that all manufacturers are patching thie bios's to not enable the 4th core.......what this means is that although you can unlock a chip on an older bios you will be missing out on the fixes patches and performance tweaks of the newer bios.......basically you will have no support.....

I understand the issue with no support but most people almost never have to update the bios short of a critical system issue.

I just need to know if the current bios that comes with the mobo can support 4th core unlocking as I already have a working 4 core X3.

Besides, we can count on bios modders to rescue us should we need to update to a newer bios.
03-17-2009, 03:57 AM
msimax

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/281...enshot023k.png
By deeodee
03-17-2009, 04:08 AM
msimax

memtesting @ 1880mhz now
03-17-2009, 04:22 AM
chew*

Quote:

Originally Posted by Entropicity

I understand the issue with no support but most people almost never have to update the bios short of a critical system issue.

I just need to know if the current bios that comes with the mobo can support 4th core unlocking as I already have a working 4 core X3.

Besides, we can count on bios modders to rescue us should we need to update to a newer bios.

I'd consider the lack of being able to clock the NB a critical system issue ;)
03-17-2009, 04:24 AM
msimax

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9954/screenshot024b.png
By deeodee
03-17-2009, 05:04 AM
stangracin2

Quote:

Originally Posted by chew*

I'd consider the lack of being able to clock the NB a critical system issue ;)

:ROTF::ROTF::ROTF::ROTF::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

sorry had to spam smilies
03-17-2009, 05:12 AM
Miwo

damn, can't see the results here at work!

I'm really close to pulling the trigger on this one, board looks awesome. I'm just worried about a weak PWM section in comparison to the Gigabyte/Asus boards. But since I'm only using air, i dont see myself pushing the pwms to the limit at all. Also interested to see how well the APS feature works when you are using an OCed setup.
03-17-2009, 05:34 AM
bingo13

Quote:

Originally Posted by msimax

dont worry the bios explains everything:up:
first time i seen this happen

Actually, this is still being completed as further details will be added in the upcoming BIOS update.

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