Does anyone have experience on this mobo with 4 sticks of ram? I'm thinking of buying one and have 4gb of G.Skill HZ :D
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Does anyone have experience on this mobo with 4 sticks of ram? I'm thinking of buying one and have 4gb of G.Skill HZ :D
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Originally Posted by JayG30
Anything above 400x8 is where I have issues booting. Ran Sp2004 for 8hrs both small and large FFT's at 413x8 and 421x8 passed without errors. But still get that random cold boot bug at those settings. Stock settings is not a issue just when pushing the limits.
im not sure if its been posted, but this msi board, can it use up multipliers as well as down ones on the x6800, eg, 12,13,14 onwards?
thanks
X6800, limitted to x6 ~ x11Quote:
Originally Posted by Azh_fx
bah thats a shame.
i was going to use this over a bad axe for now, seen too many bios lock problems in the other thread.
do you know if there is any real difference between the 2.A 2.B & 2.1
msi doesnt distinguish between them, just lists it as one on the site.
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Originally Posted by majestik
I am using 4 sticks, but I am using a PD 950.
day187, was that Prime stable?Quote:
Originally Posted by day187
HiQuote:
Originally Posted by Sumanji
I ran prime for an hour no probs and past 3Dmark06 at them speeds on the MSI
but it lack sata ports for me thats why i gone with the asus so far i hit 475x8 but temps are holding me back from going any further.
so i've settled for these settings which are prime stable and what i.m running 24/7 on the P5B
Vcore 145v
vdim 2.0v
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2839/everydaykh2.png
Day187
I have a question regarding flashing the bios from 714 -> 715. I forgot to save optimized defaults before I flashed to 715. Could that be why my new settings are not sticking after I save?
I have the MSI 975X Platinum Powerup edition 2.1 mobo, I am having problems with the duall core center software, the dam alarm keeps going off regarding the CPU fan, which I am not running one "cpu is liquid cooled", I have disabled Smart fan in Bios, and I am still geting those anoying alrm sirens once the program is up and running after computer boots into windows, my CPU IS liquid cooled by a Freezone CooIT systems, in Bios and in core center it shows it at 27c, but those dam fan warning sirens are driving me nuts, and after I clsoe it down afte r a few of those siren samples the program just freezes "does not respond" till I get rid of it and restart it, with the same results, how do you disable it in corecenter "the dam fan alarm", thanks again.
So was the 8x450 on the 975X or the P5B? Did you use an additional cooling on the northbridge, mosfets etc.?Quote:
Originally Posted by day187
Also does the board support fan speed control in the BIOS like the DFI boards do? (e.g. If CPU temp goes to a certain point it automatically speeds the fan up).
Cheers,
Suman
I just had to leave it off for 5-10 minutes. I am now on 715 and the settings stick, but everytime I power down and do a cold boot it refuses to start back up. This problem boggles my mind. The settings 400FSB run fine on SP2004 and SuperPi 32MB but as soon as I turn off the PC my settings won't boot the next time? This is 110% bios issue that needs to be fixed ASAP.
I am giving up OCing until a new and VERY MUCH improved bios is released. Please MSI engineers help us!!!
Scotty, have you posted on the MSI forums? If enough people mention this problem I'm sure it will be fixed :)
Every time he posts something here regarding this mobo he crossposts it to [H] forums and MSI forums as well... and probably a few more that I don't know about. He's got his bases covered :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sumanji
:toast:
The biggest problem I'm having with this board (715 Bios) is I can get the system to boot after going into the BIOS, but I can't restart. It feels like this board would boot at 400fsb with default voltage, but it won't restart at 360fsb with any voltage. Anyone else feel this way?
kman540 I have the same RAM as you! Does it run ok on that board? Any boot issues, divider issues etc?
In fact most of my rig will be the same as yours :D except I have 2 raptors :p:
I'm still testing now, I haven't tried dividers yet. The biggest issue is what I stated in my last post. It has a lot of issues on a restart, but if you power down, it will start up ok. The ram runs ok, but ok isn't good enough for xtreme. I'd like to test with some TX or HZ.
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Originally Posted by Sumanji
TBH I just wanna get an E6400 to 8 x 400 (or similar clock for E6600). As long as they can keep up (they should for stock speeds!) then I am happy! Maybe I'll try and get them to run 4-4-4-10 or something a bit tighter...Quote:
Originally Posted by kman540
Hi SumanQuote:
Originally Posted by Sumanji
This is on the Asus which is now running nicely at 450x8 with no extra cooling just mounted in my coolermaster stacker 830 which does have 3x120mm fans mounted on the side panel.
When i was testing and got the 475x8 i put the fan on the memory and NB for caution!!!!!!!
There is some fan fuction on the asus called Qfan.
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7824/qfansf7.png
But i not tried it using my fan controller.
Day187
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Originally Posted by [timko]
http://www.xsltblog.com/archives/248...-Excellent.jpg
:)
Latest O/C so far with air cooled E6600 and whole system mounted inside CM stacker case
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?pcm05=449255
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6...tx3ddefws0.jpg
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=448322
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1...r211432zc3.jpg
Sorry dude, was wondering about the MSI board for fan control and stuff! What's the max stable FSB you got out of the MSI board? Sorry I know you posted loadsa stuff already, but I can't tell which is from the MSI and which is from the Asus P5B :(Quote:
Originally Posted by day187
Dude is CPU-Z showing the voltage correctly? What other voltages and memory options did you have to tweak (VPCIE etc.)?Quote:
Originally Posted by IluvIntel
Cheers,
Suman
@ILuvIntel
What bios are you using?
Dude, Cpu-z is ok but not 100% - bios setting 1.47vQuote:
Originally Posted by Sumanji
NB - 1.65v
DDR2 - 2.35
as set in bios v715
Isn't rebooting very similar to a cold boot, except the longer pause. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by kman540
Anyway, I am having the sameish issue as you. I dual primed 400X8 for 9 hours and ran SuperPi flawlessly yet the next day my computer won't turn on and after unplugging everything and waiting 10 minutes I can come back and it turns on but errors to "Your last overclock settings were unstable" but how? I just ran Prime and SuperPi PERFECTLY?
Either MSI gets a better bios or I start hunting for an Intel 590 board.
I am very excited since I primed 400X8 perfectly with 3-4-4-10 timings!
Another weird anomaly with this board. After running at 400x8@1.32V for the last couple days, my onboard LAN quit working. On bootup I'd get an error that the controller couldn't start and than when I got into Windows it would say the device wasn't working correctly. That was using 7.14B and when I flashed to 7.15, it seemed to fix the problem.
I haven't tried overclocking again so I don't know if the problem was permanently fixed with the new bios or if there is some issue with overclocking and the onboard LAN working correctly. I'll test over the next couple days and report back.
My friend. Windows and Booting two diffrent things.
:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonDTM
Overclocking in Windows and overclocking while booting, are two entirely diffrent worlds... Better?
Agreed. Didn't mean for my post to sound like I thought otherwise. I've been doing all my overclocking through the bios. Didn't figure I'd test for stability with Clockgen quite yet ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonDTM
Thats an interesting point. Does Clockgen work on this board ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Elfear
Quote:
Originally Posted by IluvIntel
Yes, it does.
So many issues with this board (boot, RAM, LAN?!), let's hope MSI are working on 7.16 Beta...
Hi all, long time reader, first time poster =)
What temperatures in Core Temp is the maximum before you should be getting worried with air cooling? My C2D is reaching 60 degrees in Core Temp at full load (core center shows 42) is this ok?
What is your voltage, and cooling solution? imo I would trust core temp before I trust core center.
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Originally Posted by Warman
I'm at 1.38v 3.4GHz and have a Zalman CNPS 9500 cooler. What I'm most interested in is what temperature is the maximum for C2D in core temp since it reads so much higher than core center (and it rises and falls much faster as well).Quote:
Originally Posted by kman540
Sorry about my bad english :-/
I have the same cooler, for now. What is your idle temp? And which cpu are you running? It may be easier if you update your sig.
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Originally Posted by Warman
Idle temp is between 40 and 42. CPU is X6800 (I know it's really bad price/performance but it was the only Core processor available until October 1 and I needed a new system). 425MHz FSB, memory set to 1:1 (Corsair 4:4:4:12) standard voltage on everything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by kman540
Is the temp normal for full load in Core Temp? What temp do u have in your system at full load?
(trying to update sig as soon as I leave work)
Some benchies with this mobo and E6600 B2 stepping @ 3.7Ghz air cooled running 1:1
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5...2114324gm3.jpg
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3...2114324cz9.jpg
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4...1143246zu5.jpg
X1900 XTX @ 3D stock & Cat 6.7's
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=448970
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1...r211432zx5.jpg
Check out the CPU score in 3K03 - click to link:http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4925081
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7...3dstockit3.jpg
My idle temps are very similar to yours at the same voltage at idle. I haven't put mine under full load yet, I will do that tonight and let you know. I would suggest getting a better cooler. btw at what multiplier are you getting 425fsb?
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Originally Posted by Warman
Using 425*8 now but I haven't really pushed the system since I am worried about the temperatures.Quote:
Originally Posted by kman540
Everyone else that is using air-cooling, what temperatures have u got with Core Temp at full load? When do u stop increasing the processor voltage?
IluvIntel, those benches are sweet. I truely believe since we are FSB limited at the moment a e6600 or higher is the way to go. I just ordered a e6600 from newegg this morning. That ram is kicking too.:toast:
Have some Patriot PC8000 arriving today. We post results but I don't anything over 450 with any divider is hopeless. Maybe some 3-3-2-8 action at 400 would be nice as its rated 4-4-4-8 at 1000.:banana:
Dude, sweet clocks :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by IluvIntel
Could you tell us voltages and other settings please? That's the important stuff :D
Cheers,
Suman
For me it's temp limited I can not stay under 60c using 1.5 volts:(Quote:
I truely believe since we are FSB limited at the moment a e6600 or higher is the way to go
Another tidbit of info about the board. You can NOT use both IDE channels, like hard drive on 1 and DVD on 2. I started wondering why Oblivion was taking so long to install, as a hour had gone by. I was getting 50% cpu load as well during any DVD to hard drive activity. It seems the board or whatever can not use IDE 2 correctly, it's as if it trys to send data both ways like sata instead of IDE one way.
I switched out my IDE hard drive to SATA and DVD to IDE 1 and Oblivion installed in 5 min:eek: Something is not right:stick:
Hey, I just got my system up and running and I have a couple questions...
1) When my BIOS loads, I get an error message saying "Floppy failed(80)", or something to that extent. I'd check what it is exactly but I'm formatting my HD now. I disabled Floppy in the BIOS but I still get the message. Any ideas?
2) At the BIOS screen, my E6400 is only reading as 533 Mhz (8 x 66 Mhz). Why does it say this? I disabled Speedstep and C1E, BTW. Maybe an error with the BIOS? I'm using the one straight from the box and will flash to 7.15b once Windows is installed.
If these questions have already been answered, I apologize. Thanks to anyone who can help :)
Small Update:
1) I actually didn't have the Floppy disabled. I just disabled the controller, and didn't specify that there was no Floppy Drive. Stupid mistake :P
2) As for the 8x66 question I had... this is really bugging me. Anyone know what the deal is? I don't think it's throttling because my temps are low according to the BIOS. I can't see why my E6400 is only reading as 533 Mhz, anyone have any ideas? I'm using BIOS 7.0, BTW, so I'll try flashing to 7.15b.
Insomniac34: The 714 and higher BIOSes should resolve the clock speed dislplay issue...
Nice rig dude, post some pics pls :D
OT: I am a fellow Red Sox fan (sort of!). My sis and bro-in-law lived in Boston a few years back, and I came to visit them for like a month in 2004. Started watching every game and became a real fan (even though they like hadn't won sh1t for 80 years or whatever :p:). Johnny Damon is God! And I like Ortiz, and Manny and I saw the 2nd backstop guy at Natick mall! And said hello to him and stuff!
Erm yeah so :D
Immediately flash to the 715 bios. Also, I noticed that you should disable unwanted items first, restart, then go into the bios set your voltages, restart, and then on the third reboot then change memory and FSB settings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Insomniac34
Over on the MSI forum somebody was saying that (if possible) increase your vdimm to 2.3-2.4v and see if the cold boot issue goes away? I am thinking about trying this being that my RAM is rated at 2.2v.
Thanks for the help :). I'll flash the BIOS once I get Windows formatted, then run 3Dmark 06, SuperPi, etc. I don't wanna OC right away, considering this is only Day 1. Maybe in a couple weeks, once I settle in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sumanji
A couple things to note:
- The x1900xt cooler sounds like a friggin jet engine! I had always heard it was bad but you only understand once you hear it. Loud roar at startup, but slows down very quickly.
- Temps are in the mid 30s for my E6400 at the moment, this is with 1 120 mm intake, 1 120 mm exhaust, and a 95500 CNPS. All fans are on low speed. Big improvement over my old prescott.
- Now the system temp... is that the NB or the SB? It reads around 32-33 when I check in BIOS. I wanna put a 92 mm Panaflo over the NB to help cool it for when I OC.
- I tried flashing BIOS with a CD-rom but it said "Operating System Failed" or something like that. I'll flash once Windows is installed. Also tried with USB Drive but had some issues.
I'd love to take some pics of the rig itself but I can't ATM. My old digi camera is busted and I can't post pics til i get a new one. I'll post screenies of benchmarks, though (3Dmark 05/06, FEAR, SuperPi, etc.)
OT: Johnny Damon WAS God until he went to the Yankees. I still admire his play and work ethic, though. he's genuinely a nice guy who went to New York for more money. A lot of people blame him, but hey, money is money :(
The very first thing i did before anything else was disable unwanted devices (Floppy, Onboard Audio, Onboard Lan, C1E, SpeedStep, etc.). I'm running all stock voltages (2.0V on the Ram). I changed my memory timings to manual 4-4-4-12, although would it really matter if the SPD is 4-4-4-12? I think I read that with other boards, and maybe this MSI one, that you should set manual instead of SPD or vice versa when it comes to OCing.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottFern
And one more question: That little metal thing over the SB, the metal piece that jingles a little bit when it moves... is that removable?
Just use Winflash for the BIOS. Much easier than other options.Quote:
Originally Posted by Insomniac34
I'm sure you could get the jingly thing off if you want, but why?
Maybe it restricts airflow to the HS? I'm not sure if it's even an issue, just wondering if anyone has tried it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Choad Namath
Looks like a little decorative thing to have the MSI badge on it... you can pull it off if it's really bugging you :p:
OT: OMG Damon went to the Yankees :eek: heart... broken... :(
If anyone still having issues reaching 400fsb might want to looking into some Patriot PC8000. Here's my fresh 2x512 right out of the box from Newegg booted up first time at these settings, 2.0v in the bios........
http://home.comcast.net/~phippy1/Patriot.JPG
LOL, I tried to take it off and about pulled the heat sink off the southbridge, I wouldn't mess with it;)Quote:
Looks like a little decorative thing to have the MSI badge on it... you can pull it off if it's really bugging you
Yes it is killer stuff, esp since it is under 400 after rebate:DQuote:
If anyone still having issues reaching 400fsb might want to looking into some Patriot PC8000.
What are your temperatures at this speed? (Using core temp)Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerX
RacerX, what are your voltages? Do you have cold boot issues?
Hooked it up with a E6600 and Vappo PE. Have fsb401, Bios 714, but it is killing me that I cannot enter bios when the ¨system is cold. -17degC. Any solutions? Have'nt read all posts, but does any body know??
Bios
cpu-1.38v
vdimm-2.0v
PCI Xpress-1.5
http://home.comcast.net/~phippy1/test.JPG
Have a E6600 coming in today should be fun.:banana:
Guess my board is topping out around 960mhz. I know its not my cpu as it did well over 1000mhz on a soft DS3. Anyways seems these Patriots are fairing better than either my TeamXtreem 667 3-3-3-8 2x1gb and my GSkill PC6400 HZ 2x512 4-4-4-8. I was going to say less stress on the northbridge using 2x512 but then I remembered my GSkill. I will be able to test with a 4mb cpu later today once my e6600 arrives.
http://home.comcast.net/~phippy1/Patriot2.JPG
This board still keeps knocking me out with its efficiency, but I'm not far away from peak cpu power option in bios. There is some Vcore droop as to be expected with 4 phase cpu power on this mobo. :)
Here is the latest from me with unmodded mobo and v714 beta bios. There is still the annoying manual restarts when you tell the system to reboot...:(
One of the highest PCMark05 scores on the ORB without I-ram or dual card vga. My X1900 XTX is @ 3D stock for the record. Run includes FULL cpu & ram test suites. All air cooled system mounted in CM stacker case. :woot:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?pcm05=450495
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7...4vcoredpu9.jpg
Some dual SuperPi 32mb v1.5 quick O/C stability test.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3...1143246xx8.jpg
Some of your scores are extremly high compared to mine. How did you manage that?
PcMark05
E6600 @ 360
2GB 4-4-3-8
1900XT @ XTX speed
37GB 10k RPM Sata
Here's a link for run I ran this morning........sorry to cheap to buy it.:slapass:
http://home.comcast.net/~phippy1/PCMark05.jpg
Running one X1800XT/w PE bios. think thats 594/600.
I don't get it can all you guys turn your PCs off at night and come back in the morning to these settings booting up fine?
Well finally 1000mhz with 1.25 divider. I've been pulling my hair out the last few days thinking why the hell doesn't the MCH voltage help, maybe it really doesn't exist. Finally found the mofset to measure the PCI/MCH voltage which is right next to the 4pin JPW and below the cpu fan header. Measure middle leg gave me exactly 1.5 which is what I had set in bios. Everytime I increase voltage so did the measurement on the board all the way up to 1.8v. I needed 1.65v to finally get my ram at 500 but didn't in anyway help my 1:1 OC even with 1.8 though I will add my board would boot up as high as 450x8 1:1 just not quite into windows. So I know the MCH is most definitely helping in someway. Maybe 2.0v is needed.
http://home.comcast.net/~phippy1/MSI3.JPG
PS. ScottFern, I still get cold boot issues anything over 400fsb.
I just placed the order on this motherboard, and I'm wondering about the vcore options. In the manual it says the max vcore is DEFAULT +400mv. But does it really top out at 1.58?
I'm trying to hang onto my 805d for as long as possible, but i need around 1.60 to get to 4.0.
Any idea?
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Originally Posted by y0bailey
Not gonna happen without a vcore mod. Max is indeed 1.58 and small vdroop around .03 under load. But you never know your 805d might use less on a 975x chipset.
that may do it. the vdrop on my old mobo was pretty significant. Somewhere down to 1.52 ish. Lets hope for the best!
If not I'll be happy with 3.9 until I can get some money for a conroe!
Now i just hope these hacked SLI drivers will work for me!
Anyone in here have any success with this mobo, SLI bridge + hacked drivers?
I can let you know late tonight, early a.m. I'm currently running my E6600 in the P5W DH with the sli driver hack. 3DMark Score was 10170 after I oc the cpu to 3.6 ghz with the cards @ 695/825. Got 9700 with cpu @ stock, cpu score was in the 1900's. The drivers work, but they're definitely not for benchmarking or max performance & fps. I'll be moving everything over to the MSI board tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by y0bailey
God this can't possibly get anymore frustrating. I thought, what the heck, give it one more try. Go into bios...set voltages, vcore = 1.43v, vdimm = 2.3v, PCIeV = 1.5v and set FSB to 375. Loose timings 5-5-5-15 and see what I can do.
Initially, it wouldn't reboot, so I shut her down and unplugged PSU. Plugged everything back in, and IT BOOTS!!! Get into Windows, verify FSB and clock speed via CPU-Z and now its showing 267FSB. Why o why?
What is this weirdness? Please I am begging here MSI engineers. I need a better bios. This one is so weak.
I contacted MSI Support again, with teh following:
Let's see what kind of response I get back :DQuote:
Hello. Could one of your BIOS engineers please read this thread? http://xtremesystems.org/forums/show...110054&page=27
It would help both him and a lot of the members on that forum out. If a BIOS engineer solved all the problems listed in that thread, and made that BIOS great, and stable for both overclocking & performance, the board would be an instant hit. That's what everyone at MSI wants, no?
very niceQuote:
Originally Posted by NickS
So everything is up and running, all seems fine, but I think my internet is running slower than it was in my previous build. I'm using Belkin Wireless Network card which says the connection is strong and at high speed, but pages open up rediculously slow. The only thing I can think of being the problem is that my x1900xt and network card are on the same IRQ. This doesn't seem to be affecting my video card though:
3DMark 05 - 10,947
FEAR Stress test - 1280x960, 4xAA, 16xHQAF, all max (no soft shadows) - 32 minimum, 64 average FPS
Anyone else see this happening with their board? Do you guys think this could be an issue?
Insomniac, I had a suspicion my internet was a little bit slower, a little lagged, but I couldn't prove it in any way but now that you said something I don't think I am as paranoid as I once thought.
Mine is lagging a lot over here. I'm using wireless off of a Belkin Router and the pages load so slowly, very "dial-up"-esque. I checked the IRQ situation and the first PCI-E slot and first PCI slot are sharing the same IRQ. Same goes for the second PCI-E slot and second PCI slot, but I'm not in Crossfire so there's no affect on my sound card. Windows says there isn't a sharing conflict, but I'm not convinced. I'll try switching the network card IRQ to an unused one - the MSI BIOS let's you choose 5, 9, 10, 11 or 12 for PCI cards. I seem to be getting a lot of "Timed Outs" from Firefox...Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottFern
Oh, and this 7.0 BIOS is freaky. Shows 66x8 for CPU speed (CPU-Z shows the correct numbers), and my PSU has some crazy voltage readings in the BIOS and Speedfan:
CoreA: 2.61 V
CoreB: 3.76 V
+3.3V: 3.25 V
+5V: 5.46 V
+12V: 16.32 V
And MSI PC Alert reports temps of around 140 C and wants to shut down on me. I know this is just a BIOS issue... too bad I can't find my old floppy drive. Newegg has them for $6-7 so I'll get one from there.
Flash off a bootable USB thumb drive.
Or use Winflash, it's much easier than either option.Quote:
Originally Posted by NickS
I'll give WinFlash a whirl, thanks. I spent quite a while trying to find out how to set up my USB drive as a bootable drive but I just couldn't quite figure it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Choad Namath
Oh, one more thing (n00bish question coming up...), I have an IDE DVD-burner and an SATA-II HD. My HD seems to be running in UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/133). I think it has something to do with my IDE DVD burner but I'm not entirely sure. Is there a way to set things up so my HD runs at its rated speed? The BIOS and manual were a bit over my head in this area (I know very little about HDs :))
And I tried changing IRQ for the Network card but it wouldn't budge.
EDIT2: Ok, I must've done something terribly wrong here. I use Winflash, the BIOS starts updating, then my screen freezes and reboots. I get a screen then saying something about a bad checksum, BIOS error. Then is says it's looking for Drive A and says "System Halt" and starts beeping like crazy. I screwed up big time here. Any advice on what I can do here? If I attach a floppy with the BIOS files will this issue likely get resolved?
EDIT3: I did some research and it looks like the only way to fix this problem is either changing the BIOS chip or RMAing the board. It seems easier (and cheaper) for me to just RMA the board and get a new one. If anyone can think of something else, I'd be glad to hear your answers.
Yeah I would RMA that sucker maybe MSI will give you one with an already updated bios.
Well I finally was able to get the board to read ICH7DH sata raid floppy driver during setup. However, after it loads the driver and I press enter to continue windows install, I get BSOD a few seconds after setup copy completes, so windows never has a chance to completely install. I tried reseating graphics and memory to no avail.Actually reseating graphics gave me a scare as I couldn't get a picture after putting it back in. However I switched to 8x slot it booted, then I switched back over to 16x and it works fine now.Well I put one drive on the JMicron sata slot and enabled it in bios and it is 30 percent through windows install right now. It kinda sucks becuase I bought a 2nd drive just for raid 0 but I have litterally went through 12 floppy disks, 3 different drives, dozens of floppy reformats and file extractions to floppy disk and I have progressed alittle but it just wont do raid.:dammit::bsod: I will have to settle for single sata until I get a new board this winter. I have heard that the J micron was a bit faster than onboard intel controller. Is this true? I will post OC screenies when everything is done.
Install winblows with one stick of memory. Thats how I always do it and have never ran into a problem.
Was this directed torwards me? I will try it anyway.lolQuote:
Originally Posted by JasonDTM
Sorry for repeating the question but can you guys that are using air-cooling post some of your temps (using core temp) on full-load? What is the maximum allowed temperature (using core temp) that you are comfortable with?
I am at 3.4GHz (425*8) and reaching >60 degrees at full load and a bit scared that it is too much =)
warman - i use core temp and was in the high 50's on the stock cooler at stock voltage under load so i assume 60 is ok but it would be the max i would be comfortable with.
I now use one of these
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=p...ts_id=1&lng=en
and at vcore 1.47 it never goes above 45
60 full load at 3.4 Ghz is fine, I would make sure it doesn't get near the upper 60s though.
I'd keep it under 70. Remember, core temps reading is from inside the die, not on surface or near surface.
Is this directed at me?Quote:
Originally Posted by hifiking
Thanks for the answer! I thought I bought a good cooler in the Zalman CNPS 9500 but I guess it's not as good as I thought :(Quote:
Originally Posted by NickS
I actually had to decrease the speed to keep it under 60 when I put the MB inside my case so maybe it's time to get a new cooler...
Thats a good cooler so long as you case has sufficient airflow. That cooler simply doesn't blow enough air around of the rest of the motherboard. If you don't have a nice flow of air from intake to exhaust the the heat kinda builds up. Of course that can be said of any cooler, but the Zalman really has the problem since it doesn't blow alot of air towards the board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warman
Be interesting to know what others are using for MCH v in bios on this mobo ?
Say, over 415mhz FSB ?
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Kyosen hit 454fsb on an X6800 I believe it was with 1.8v PCI-E Voltage
Ok, probably with active cooling no doubt. H20 or fanned air ?Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonDTM
I'm having trouble running 2 x SuperPi v1.5 - 32Mb runs with 1.7v on MCH @ 416Mhz FSB with E6600..
That board had vcore and vdimm mods as well. Who knows maybe even a MCH mod.Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonDTM
I think he was water on CPU, extra cooling over the NB, of course he was running 5400UL's 1:1 :)
The board got vdimm mods and vcore and vdimm mods ofcourse, but they were not enabled when he was testing maximum FSB, and there is no MCH mod.Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerX
Yeah, I figured something like that. I'm running 8000UL's 1:1Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonDTM
Yes, nothing wrong, but you might have some good advises?Quote:
Originally Posted by IluvIntel
Well Here are my OC results so far.
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2...reen001wf7.jpg
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5...reen002gn9.jpg
DDR volt at 1.9. Everything else is at stock. Video card is slightly oced.
714 bios
OK I have reached as far as I need to go, it gets unstable in bios at 430. On stock voltages the highest my 6300 will hit stabley is 421 fsb. I ran some benchies at 421 fsb which got me my highest aquamark 3 and pi score, however to guarrentee a 100% stable oc I have my final fsb set at a very modest 416 fsb for 2.911 ghz. This is with virtually no tweaking in the bios, only thing I have done is raise ddr to 1.9 and set timmings at 5 5 5 12. I am sure if I raise volt I could get higher. Aqaumark score is with fsb at 410
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/4535/screen001dm7.jpg
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1...reen002mt3.jpg
Hey Guys,I have this board and everything else looks fine but then it acts weirdly once i try installing X-Fi SOund Card in it.Anyone has any clue ? Why this might be happening ?:confused:
Also the BIOS still needs some work IMHO.I reached 429 FSB Max,not more than that.
Lets hope MSI brings out a good BIOS very soon.
Also the NB Cooling is crap,needs lot of fresh air on it,have to order the block very soon.:slapass:
Quote the user you are referring to, then we know who your talking to.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by hifiking
You have to compare the cpu and ram runs in that PCMark05 suite. As Hard drivers and VGA are irrelevant. But total score is combined for everything.
I'm not using this board anymore, last night I could not boot without windows freezing up after launching a program with more than 417Mhz FSB or 9 x 417mhz = 3753mhz cpu speed.
This is with unmodded mobo and beta v715 bios. Each time you change a setting for Cell menu in bios, you have to manually turn off PC, wait about 5 secs or so, then start again. Its kinda annoying.:stick:
I'm giving the Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 a go now. So no more posting for me in this thread. But I'll hang onto this MSI mobo anyway for the time being. :)