i just asked some thats all for there setting to test it out all cooling temps are fine
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Field Value
Sensor Properties
Sensor Type CPU, HDD (ISA 600h)
Temperatures
CPU #1 / Core #1 34 °C (93 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 34 °C (93 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #3 34 °C (93 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #4 34 °C (93 °F)
Seagate ST31000340AS 40 °C (104 °F)
Cooling Fans
CPU 28 RPM
Chassis 33 RPM
Power Supply 77 RPM
Voltage Values
CPU Core 1.43 V
Find your best overclock leaving nb, ram, and ht stock first. You can play with those after if you want to squeeze out a little more performance.
I finally installed everything. Im still on V1.0 BIOS which appears to be pretty stable. I guess it only underclocks my CPU a little to 1.332 but that doesnt affect the stability of the system. So far its been blending on prime 95 for a few hours with no issues. Yesterday i was torturing it on LinX for about an hour which it passed perfectly on stock speeds. I'll start clocking it soon and see how it goes. So far on stock speeds temperature is 53 max on full load and its baking hot outside and in my room... ;)
Nicky
Hows the 955 par up heatwise to your i7.
I know there two different animals , just curiouse what ya think . Since you own Both:D
yea give me 30mins there a small puppy at the back of my house i'm trying to get it and bring it in for some food and milk cute thing aswell
Of all the bios revisions, v 1.0 is the devil for me. I've gotten a better overclock with v 1.3 and when I do have to reset cmos because of a failed overclock attempt I don't get any failure to post. I'd flash to the newest bios asap.Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboDiv
they are both nice but the intel easy to overclock :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by gOtVoltage
gentlemen
I have a question, its a little OT but kinda interested to know.
Are you enjoying the GD70...in much the same way that we used to enjoy the Ultra D or Expert boards?
Bad question for the wrong guy Tony......My DFI were all DOA, never got to use one......Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
So I'm enjoying it much more but reserve full comment until I freeze it ;)
i am thinking of putting my gd70 on dice
what you guys think?
is it safe enough with the latest bios
I'm in line with chew*!
GD70 is much better and "intelligent" mobo than any LP...
It's much more intuitive to tweak, and "ergonomics" of the BIOS is far better.
It requires its own approach (no big jumps in HTT O'cing... just 5-by-5 steps) in tweaking, but its far less frustrating in contrast to LP when something goes wrong...
Also I dare to say that PWM-vise and generally quality-vise GD70 is much ahead... just mine 2 cents ;)
Ok keep em coming please
Just got my OCZ animal 1600 7-7-7 1.65v AMD edition and a Xigmatek thors hammer so I can actually get to overclocking tonight :D :woot:
I have the GD70 also and a Phenom 955 and i have tryed under it LN2 and it is a strong board and it clocks easely..
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=576484
http://www.hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=858726
I dont now about the red cros in cpuz i got it from 5ghz all the way up to 6.4ghz and i tryed with 4 diffrent versions of cpuz and 4 diffrent octools and also tryed to boot from bios at 6ghz but still the same red cros?
I must be lucky, I bought both the gd-70 and ultra-d from newegg open box and have never had a problem with either. The dfi was bare, not even a cpu cooler retention bracket, but I was able to overclock an opty 165 to 2.8ghz 24/7. It was harder to get there on the dfi, but with your handy dandy bios cd Tony (thank you) I was able to get a great overclock for nearly 3 years. The biggest problem with the dfi for me was getting the ram squared away, but it ran great for me once that got taken care of.
never owned an expert or ultra d, but a rdx200 (the first ati based chipset mobo from dfi, when i remember correctly).Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
i know the expert boards werenīt as quirky as the rdx200 and had a much better bios support. but i still enjoyed clocking on my rdx and reached that magic 3ghz with an opty165.
iīm definately enjoying the gd70 much the same way as i enjoyed my lp board.
just missing a few more memory dividers, i think the lp had more than twice as much mem dividers ;) but nowadays we have unlocked cpus that donīt cost an arm and a leg, such as the fx cpus did a few years ago, so mem dividers arenīt really an issue.
i like my gd70
Hey guys, its me again... BIOS v1.0 is officially bad. As soon as i changed the CPU VDD to anything rather than "auto" the system would not post and i had to clear CMOS everytime. So, i flashed to the official v1.3 BIOS as suggested above and i am reborn !!! MSI has done it !!! This motherboard rocks now- It does not go "black hole" on me when i change voltages for CPU VDD anymore :):). The memory compatibility is reworked or something and now it properly recognizes my memory - Patriot Viper 1600 7-7-7-20 1T. So far im extremely happy. Benching right now on 3.4GHz stock volts and stock all others. So far it passed an hour or so on Prime95 blend but im pretty confident that it will be stable on these settings. CPU temp has reached 55 degrees on max load but my room is extremely hot in this weather (cooler is Ultra-120 vanilla). My goal is to reach something like 3.7Ghz and to not go over 65 degrees under full load on extreme hot weather. So far this looks very doable but i want to go there slowly. Totally awesome~!!! :up:
Edit:
Forgot to ask, whats the best software for temperature measuring on the Phenom II 955 ? I am using CoreTemp but it only shows 1 temp reading, nothing for the other cores. OCCT has readings for all 4 cores but is it accurate ? thanks.
My gd70 was an "open box" too (everything inside was sealed though, so basically a new board for 100 bucks :D).Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow_419
My old opteron 165 got to 2.8GHz almost too easy on my old Asus A8R32-MVP. 3GHz chip if only my ram hadn't sucked :lol2:
Still need to make the push to 3.8-4GHz on the 955 but I'm just enjoying using it at 3.6GHz for the moment.
Yeah I got the gd-70 "open box" with everything but the outside box sealed to, but I paid $117 and wouldn't think twice about doing it again. I got my opty to 2.9 stable but the heat was too much in my old case and my ram wouldn't cooperate either. The only pair of g.skill uccc ddr500 that wouldn't do one more mhz of overclock. lol
heres how far I have gotten tonight - thoughts? how much more CPU voltage can I do? (given my idle load temps seen in monitor)
(single card 4890)
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/4038/19278.png
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=11121344
personally I have found this PHII 955 hella easy to clock... its like a walk in the park coming from a DFI board :D
Testing MSI 790FX-GD70 with 4 x ATI Radeon HD 4890 and Phenom II X4 ES under LN2 didn't go that well :(
I prepared everything with air cooling. Graphics cards were running @ 980/1115 MHz with fans blowing full speed. 3DMark03 score was around 108500 with Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @ 3,6 GHz & NB 2,7 GHz. I used Corsair DDR3-1800 memory @ ~860 MHZ 7-7-7-20 1T.
http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/gd70-setup01.jpg
Then I switched to my Phenom II X4 ES CPU which I just recently tested with LN2 on Asus Crosshair III Formula @ 6,328 GHz (1,785 V). I insulated Socket AM3 area and mounted F1 EE pot on CPU and started cooling it down with LN2.
When temperature was around -120 Celsius I started adjusting some settings from BIOS. I set up clock speed to 5 GHz and raised vcore to 1,6V but when I saved the settings system would boot/post no matter what. I cleared the CMOS and system started immediately with default settings. Soon temperature had dropped to -190 Celsius and I was still struggling to boot/post the system.
http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/gd70-setup02.jpg
Everytime I tried to change something from BIOS, three red leds turned on on graphics cards and debug-leds on mobo showed FF. Nothing happened from reset button. System just wouldn't boot/post but after clearing CMOS it started without issues. I even tried not to change any settings from bios but no luck.
I let the container warm up a little and around -170 Celsius the system suddenly started. I quickly adjusted voltages from BIOS and thought I could change everything else with AMD OverDrive from Windows. Well.. CPU @ 3,1 GHz, 1,75V core, 1,45V NB and 2,12V to DDR3 cause system to completely shut down during loading Vista and it never woke up again.
http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/drmos_fail.jpg
After I warmed up the CPU I removed heatsink from motherboard and noticed that one of the Dr. MOS chips had failed. Seems like 1,75V was way too much for GD70's PWM. I've been using even higher voltages (1,75 - 1,875 V) with Asus M4A79T Deluxe and Crosshair III Formula. With early samples we used +1,9V with Gigabyte 790GX and DFI 790FX boards.
The worst part is that of course motherboard took the CPU with it and both are now dead.
Be carefull with GD70 and extreme cooling / voltages :mad:
your not the only one this has happen too
So basically, gd70 good for air/water guys but not for extreme cooling guys.
Right, so all you extreme cooling guys send your gd-70's back to newegg. I need a "new" open box deal for a new build. lol
My opinion could be skewed on this one due to development work on the board. ;) Just kidding as we spend a great deal of time with each manufacturer, however, taking a step back and looking at each board on its own merits, I think it is the best 790FX board at this point for the air/water audience and it was never designed with the cold guys in mind. That might be a flaw for a few dozen people but overall I think MSI hit their target market perfectly on this round. For the cold guys, the next product will have a few changes in it. :D
At this point, for the mass majority I have to go with this board first, Gigabyte UD5 second, and ASUS M4A79 third, still testing the latest DFI board so no comments yet. However, I have the CrossHair III and it is looking "extremely" strong and appears ASUS listened to the complaints about the M4A79.
One of the things I find so great about GD70 is that represents truly meaningful innovation on mobo market (at least on AMD - don't follow so well "blue one ;))
All the things they've implemented are truly useful and not just some nonsense for stickers sake!
I love the way how OC Dial works without a glitch! I love to see how much Amps does CPU drowns.
end especially I love the fact that's so easy to OC locked CPUs (my favorite setup: 13x300 Cores, 9x300 NB; 7x300 HTT, and memory ofcourse @ rounded 1600 MHz CL7 ;))
My condolences for your mobo Sampsa.
I do agree on the point MSI has hit the market with a board that does everything well for both mainstream consumers and enthusiasts. I guess it may only have missed out on Extreme overclocking enthusiasts and the hype and marketing opportunities that comes from proclaiming your motherboard breaks world records. However, from a business standpoint, this would only affect 0.0000001% (figuratively) of users. In the end for day to day usage, it nails almost every requirement.
We await the next official bios with core unlocking ACC now, I hope.
Hey Sampsa,
We lost 2 boards that way already. 1st board.. we thought it was poor insulation.. maybe condenstaion killed it. Then the 2nd board went, which was insulated well. On 3rd board right now.. adn its running very good. Its been on LN2 for the last 2-3 weeks. We have a few 955, but they are all weak :( So a bit frustrated.
The board is fine w/ LN2.. its the voltage that is the problem.
- Ton
All this cold causes things to crack if the rest is not properly insulated/mounted. If that chip was really cold and than you suddenly pump up heat (lots of voltage) it will crack it right away. I would suggest a hair dryer to warm them up before pumping 1.75v to the CPU or maybe gradually increase the voltage. :shrug: Nonthelees, it sucks that it killed the sexy CPU too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sampsa
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sampsa
I'm sorry sampsa I should have warned you......sad to hear you lost a good chip......I have one of my duds in the board for initial testing....we lost a chip/board to early on in the early bios's.
sorry to quote myself but I'd like a little help with this one if thats ok :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
I would say something like 1.45v. But ultimately it depends on your max CPU load temperature under Prime95 at least (there other programs that load it hotter). For that, I woud say go as high voltage as 65 degrees under MAX CPU LOAD in hot weather and hot room. Its all about the temperature under load, that will determine your max voltage. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
well right now my load temp is 47 C @ 1.41 so I think I have some headroom :p: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TurboDiv
Thats pretty good. What heatsink + fans (rpms) are you using on the cooler ? I am running mine on the old ULTRA-120 vanilla + a single Antec Tri cool fan on a middle setting (roughly 1500RPM) so i have room for improvement on that, but so far i get 55 under heavy load so im OK with that.... for now. :)
Right now i've got two Sanyo Denki 109R1212M1021 fans in push-pull (not to be confused with h1011) on a Lapped Xigmatek Thors Hammer (pics of cooler in worklog in my sig)
it is an amazing cooler for this chip but I must say its disappointing that the cooler can only be mounted in one orientation on AM3 :\
OMG... you have a whole laboratory for this stuff + it seems like you are water cooling the video card ? And the case is huge also. :)
Would something like a new mount below :D help or does the cooler simlpy just get in the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
I know the Enzotek K10 mout can do 90/but is always out stock everywhere.This one below Prolimatech lets you turn 90degrees aswell.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/90...?tl=g40c14s222
that promilatech actually might work if it fit the slot... I might order one
I set one up for a friend with a BlackKnight,, but those dont have the slot.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
The Bracket could probally be trimmed/shaved on the sides if need be and repainted worse case if any.
gentlemen, you need to remember those cold clocking represent 0.0000001% of the market if that, MSI have done well here to build a board that caters to the air and water crowd which is where all the market is. Intel and AMD have gone a little benchmark drunk for me at this time, they need to not lose sight of where the main customers will be. Its ok to make boards that work well cold but they are usually crap warm...and for me not worth the effort.DFI owned with the Ultra'd's etc as they were just so tweakable air cooled, people like to experiment and see the last 1% come to them, but monday morning they hit that default profile in bios and go right back to doing homework etc...
I would agree with Gary for 1st MSI but then i would go Asus and last GBT, I want to see the new DFI shine and will beg for a board soon although i begged them to drop SB750 in the M2R for the ddr2 boys as that board is just awesome with the 955.
Tony, do you have the Crosshair III to test as well?
What's the temperature of this board like? That's the only thing that holds me from pulling the trigger on this board. I mean, supposedly 790FX and SB750 have very low TDP (both below 10W iirc) so I assume the only thing that heats up is power delivery around CPU socket. I have a Gigabyte DDR2 board and it gets barely warm to touch. (NB heatsink and Mosfet heatsink) But I heard from several users that this board gets warm especially the heatsink that covers NB/PWM. How hot does it get? And is there a way to read temps of the board so that I can plan for adequate cooling?
not yet...devoted quite a bit of time to the MSI so not been requesting many boards lately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus
Oh and Tony.. what memory would you recommend for this board? If you don't mind.
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1589&pageID=7022
see at Winrar bench!!!!!
omg.. its possible about 4000kb/s on AIR???..I have dieferent MB, but max only 2800Kb/s at 3800MHz
I really miss the core unlock feature from this board. :mad:
It's not the best choice for X2 550 and X3 users.
any of the OCZ LV AMD kits, it all depends what cpu speed you are looking for and what CPU you are going to run.Quote:
Originally Posted by lopri
Me...955...3.8GHZ, 2.6GHZ NB, 1333, 6-5-5-24 1T
Voltages....stock or slightly elevated cpu
1.2ish V CPU-NB
1.55 to 1.6V ram, some kits 1.65 if you are unlucky
all air cooled
By any chance does the new bios have an unlock for 720 BE, am seriously considering the MSI or the Gigabyte 790X boards. Thanks.
tony:can u try winrar bench at some hardcore setings CPU/NB? I mean, in review Bjorn3D is not possible so high score...
Hey Tony can you post more detail on the voltages. I have mine at 3.6Ghz on 1.376v under load. But i can't stabilize it at 3.7ghz even at 1.48v. I keep my CPU-NB VDD at stock, do i need to change that ? What about the NB voltage ?
Basically i need to know:
CPU-NB VDD
NB Voltage
CPU PLL
Spread spectrum "DISABLED" ? C1E + the other Virtual machine option "DISABLED" ?
Thanks
Sounds like me. 3.6GHz was almost easy as pie, but anything more and it doesn't seem to matter what I do, it just won't quite stabilize any higher :shrug:
I keep reading other threads, they all have like NBv at like 1.2-1.3 for 3.8Ghz but i don't know which voltage is that on the UD70. "CPU-NB VDD" or "NB Voltage"...
I get like 7 hours Prime95 stable large FFTs on 1.376v at 3.6ghz and it wont even stabilize on 3.7ghz at any voltage... We are missing some option.
ps: Or we have the lamest 955's out there. :)
Hi all,
They can indicate where i obtain a BIOS (MOD/BETA) to unlock the four core of X3 720 (To X4) in the MSI 790GX-G65 ?
BATCH 0904EPTFW
Thanks!
Sorry for my bad english:(
Yesterday i managed to pull a little over 3 hours Prime95 stable large FFTs @3.72ghz on 1.45v but Core #3 gave me an error. NB @ 2400 mhz. Its all about the NB...
WIth the egg lowering the price for this board by $20 to $150... I am tempted.. but I am also considering the GA 790FX-UD4P.. Will be pairing this with a X4 810 and Corsair XMS3. Any opinions???
All the guys I talk to who use these boards pretty much agree this is the best for air/water :yepp: I dont think you can go wrong with it - Since I have had it it has been smooth sailing to 4ghz for the most part :D I find the OC knob fun to play with, if only it had a second mode for .01 cpu voltage increments it would be perfect!
Just got this board and finished putting everything together. So far no issues, have the X4 955 clocked@3.6 with a slight core voltage bump (1.376 according to CPU'z) NB and HT are both @2.1Ghz currently after some very quick bios fiddling, anything more on either and prime would fail, will test more combinations later. Bus speed is set to 300Mhz, 12x multiplier.
I had some Intel kit tri-channel OCZ3G1600LV6GK running two of those (of course) @1600 8.8.8.24. I had to bump the voltage up to 1.7 from their default 1.65 otherwise things were not 100% stable. So the memory is okay I guess, I have not been able to take it past 1600Mhz in quick testing.
So this board looks so far to be pretty decent, I would like to go much higher on the NB clocks, will have to play with all the combinations of settings. BTW, I went to use the built in BIOS flash utility, going from 1.1 to 1.3 it complained about a ID mismatch, so I flashed using the AMI utility, didn't want to risk bricking a new motherboard.
Using a Coolermaster V8, about 57 degrees after an hour of prime, 26 degrees ambient, good enough cooler for me for now.
Have you tried to bump the NBvid or NBvolts for CPU from 1.1v to say around 1.2vid-1.3vid for 2600mhz NB.Quote:
Originally Posted by eleeter
You can clock High CPU(955) 3600mhz on stock Vcore(1.35volts),,but when combinned with High freqency ram and Higher NB you will need to add a little volts to the Nb/CPU,,then the CPU will be more than happy to do what you want:D
Note:
Play around with the NBvid first , while keeping CPU where its at. Dont change CPUvcore. Just raise NBvid a hair. You problem should go away.
If not then you can try setting NBchipset on Mobo to 1.2v(default should be 1.1v) since your @ 300x12..This will help with ram also.
Thanks for the tips. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gOtVoltage
I have not tried any of the more fine grained voltage adjustments, only memory and CPU core to start, I'll try out your suggestions later on. I'm hoping for 3.8 with good NB clocks using reasonable voltages.
Cool deal,, once i move to DDR3 ,, the G70 will most likely be it. Unless some uber Mobo comes along while im saving up for it lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by eleeter
Did some tweaks as suggested by gOtVoltage. Got the NB@2400 easily. CPU is running@3.6 with a mild voltage bump prime stable. Getting 2600 NB is proving to be harder. I can easily boot@ 2.6NB with CPU ~3.76, but prime fails one the 2nd core after about 30 minutes. Tried many different combinations of base clock, multiplier etc. still same error. (and a bunch of blue screens in between) Will do more tweaking later I'm tired of blue screens right now.
How are some of you running NB@ 2.9Ghz anyway? Running Win7-7201 x64 BTW. On another note, OCZ3G1600LV6GK is not the best memory around. Won't go past 1600 even a few Mhz, which holds me back. Won't run at stock speed @1.65 volts (stock voltage) either. It's i7 specific memory don't know exactly what that is supposed to mean or do.
edit- forgot to post, memory read in Everest is 10,000 on the nose. At 2.6NB, got about 10,120 read.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2444/ph2screen.jpg
AMD overdrive latest version freezes and crashes this board a lot, using whatever version MSI has on their site.
Maybe you could try a little more core voltage. As long as you're keeping it cool, don't be afraid to throw some volts at that chip. You don't have to go crazy, but 1.4-1.45v isn't going to do any harm.
Quote:
Originally Posted by eleeter
At 1.4-1.45 make sure you are NOT going more than 65-67 under load...
Here is what i have right now. A little less than an hour large FFTs stable. I just hope i can stabilize it for at least 8-10 hours... lol
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/9113/p23k.th.jpg
2.9GHz NB under air cooling is IMPOSSIBLE. Unless you have some 'exotic' air cooling or air itself. Of course this is XtremeSystems and I know some might disagree, but for normal folks with 70~80F room temperature around 2.6~2.7GHz is max under air.
NB heats up like crazy yet it likes cold. The core itself doesn't seem as much sensitive to heat. I'd first try to find out the max of core by locking NB speed to 2000MHz or even 1800MHz (so that it doesn't heat up), then same thing for NB Max. Divide & Conquer style.
Sorry to flood with posts but i have good news. After 2 long weeks i finally got the hang of the mobo and managed to stabilize it for 6 hours (had to stop it) Prime95 large FFTs @ 3.7ghz. So now my aim moves up to 3.8Ghz: :woot:
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/900/30417190.th.jpg
What settings?
Play around with NB voltage(if you are increasing NB frequency) + CPU-NB to stabilize the CPU. There is some kind of ratio between the two but im still working on it. Yesterday i redid my 3.72gz Prime95 and got it stable for 9.5 hours, so im pretty sure that i got it rock solid for 3.72. CPU@3.8Ghz prime stable so far is not looking good. I've tried many different settings but looks like 3.8ghz 24/7 might not happen that easy if at all. Keep in mind that too much voltage on the CPU has a negative effect. ;)
Too much CPU volts being negative in temps or does it actually limit the OC?
Temps are fine, the clock gets negatively affected and more unstable. Right now i have it @ 1.432v rock solid for 9.5 hours but as soon as i put 1.5v it is not stable anymore and blue screens like crazy. They just don't like high voltage. And im not going over 63 degrees under load on 1.5v so go figure, it makes you crazy until you figure it out. Im working on some theories for 3.8ghz right now and I managed to pull about 15 minutes prime stable but than it blue screens or sometimes the system restarts so its gonna be tough...
ps: Another thing i noticed is that on most shots for stability over the web the memories are with low timings and low frequency. Most of us who have trouble clocking past 3.7Ghz are trying to go 3.8ghz with memory at 1600nhz. Furthermore, look at the Am2+ and 940BE, they all clock like MOTheRF@@@@@ and they all use slow DDR2... I wanna see 3,8Ghz Prime95 8 hours stable shot with memory 1600 or above... That kind of shot is hard to find so im thinking higher memory speed puts too much strain on the controller for stability(YES, you can bench test for 1 hour with more than 1600 + CPU@3.8ghz but thats not Priming for 9 hours.) use and that's why we might be having hard time. After all, its just a theory im working on and i'll begin tests with memory @ 1333 + low timings to see how the stability goes. Also, there is some kind of wall after certain frequency for the memory so this adds more support for my argument (@ 1600 and 3.7ghz+) and shows the weakness of the memory controller. So i have a few things to test in the next few weeks but i really wanna keep 1600mhz.
I have a problem
i was using my msi @ 3.6 stock volts today and all of a sudden the board decides to just turn off by itself.
So i turn it back on and it just stays at FF on the debug leds.
i removed battery waited 15mins plug everything back in still nothing.
It did boot up all the way to the win 7 log then freeze.
is this rma time?
Shut down your PC and then clear CMOS. Should get rid of any non stock settings and get you booted right back up again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Assassin48
Is your NB frequency too high?
i did it and still no goQuote:
Originally Posted by Entropicity
i was told the nb solder isnt made right and cracks
anyways i got a rma from msi so i will send it in
i can show u a screenshot of over 2hrs prime at 240x16 with ram at 1600. but nothing is gonna make me run it over 9hrs. thatīs just too much stress for the pwm section of the board.Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboDiv
i did a 1,5hr run at 211x18.5 which makes 3.9ghz on the cpu and 1688 on the ram. but that just restarts during prime without giving any error. makes me think itīs kind of a protection for the pwm. canīt be cpu heat, cause it was colder than my 3.84ghz prime run. so it must be the board shutting off.
go a few pages back and u can see a blown mosfet from sampsaīs ln2 adventures with this board. i donīt want that to happen to me, although iīm not putting 1.75v on the cpu ;)
Does anyone know if this motherboard can unlock a Phenom II x2/x3 with a certain BIOS?:shrug:
Well mine must run that long, and longer. I stress my stuff pretty good 24/7 all week :yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by MadDias
Hey all. If anyone has any suggestions to my issue, please, toss me some ideas. Here's the link to the thread. Can't figure out if it's the board or the CPU.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=227332
Any other ideas would be awesome. Thanks in advance.
OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS HERE!!!! TWINKI IS HEREEEEEEEEEE!!!!
http://www.msi-forum.de/index.php?pa...eNo=4&31f1d5d3
Actually I dont know what they are calling it yet, but I think fellow users here have been waiting with anticipation for this!
ITS QUAD PARTY TIME!!! :clap:
http://www.benmaller.com/graphics/benstuff/dance.gif
Will try it when i get home!!!!
This is what I was waiting for before switching over to the dark side (or the green side)
:D :D :D :D :DQuote:
01.Fix physical memory size display mistake if real memory size more than 4GB.
02.Remove "4GB+ Memory Size" information from POST2 screen. 02.Remove "4GB + Memory Size" information from POST2 screen.
03.Correct "DDR Vref Voltage (V)" algorithm to meet hardware spec. 03.Correct "DDR Voltage Vref (V) algorithm to meet the hardware spec.
04.Fix HTx1 unsatble when C1E enabled. 04.Fix HTx1 unsatble when C1E enabled.
05.Update clockgen code to RTM880N793.15 05.Update clockgen code to RTM880N793.15
(1)Fixed system will hang on when used AM2 Sempron 2800 & 3000 CPU enter in Cell Menu. (1) Fixed system will hang on when used AM2 Sempron 2800 & 3000 CPU enter into Cell Menu.
(2)Fixed some code error. (2) Fixed some error code.
(3)Fixed adjusted DRAM frequency will display incorrect speed when CPU not support that SPD speed. (3) Fixed adjusted DRAM frequency will display incorrect CPU speed when not support that speed SPD.
(4)Fixed the Check_OC_Item_jmp_si routine code error to cause DOC function can't work normally. (4) Fixed the error code Check_OC_Item_jmp_si routine to cause DOC function can not work normally.
(5)Modify M-Flash boot function fail error msg code. (5) Modify M-function flash boot fail error msg code.
06.Fixed AOD adjust clock function can't work normally issue. AOD 06.Fixed adjust clock function can not work normally issue.
07.Fixed BTS 6.8.5 with "AthlonII x2 250" test fail. 6.8.5 BTS 07.Fixed with "AthlonII x2 250" test fail.
08.Update RTL-8111D BootROM to ver:2.26. 08.Update RTL 8111D BootROM to ver: 2.26.
09.Update AGESAMSI - MSI's AGESA module v6.14. 09.Update AGESAMSI - MSI's AGESA module v6.14.
10.Update AGESA to v6.1.2.2. 10.Update AGESA to v6.1.2.2.
11.Support Dual ECC for ACC. Dual ECC 11.Support for ACC.
**Some CPU(720) can change to QuarCore mode.** ** Some CPU (720) can change to QuarCore mode .**
I registered just to download this lol.
update:
I've been playing with this bios all morning, and I guess my 720be will not unlock. It has an EC Firmware setting in bios for normal or special. Under normal it boots no matter what settings I put under acc. With the ec firmware on special, it will not post under any setting I've tried in acc. :( Anyone else try this bios yet?
yeah.. we need some user with x3 or x2 cpus to test this special ec thing.
i tried booting with "special" but got no post. i thought maybe itīs my 955 that already is a quadcore, so it wonīt work anyways. but reading u had no luck with ur 720 too makes me think it will not work at all...
where are u 720 and 550 owners??
there already is a 1.4b2 ! iīll flash it tomorrow and see if special ec is working now.
can someone post a link to the 1.4b1 and b2 files and reply if they have tested them.
Registered and got the 1.4b2 :) good stuff :up:
Oh finally a BIOS that supports unlocking...
Is the 1.4b1/2 stable thus far?
Stay away from 1.4b1... had some wierdness (stuck at FF unless you clr cmos) reminicent of the original pre-retail beta that supported core unlock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smartidiot89
1.4b2 seems to have fixed the extra 1mhz or so bus speed fluctuation issue. Now if you set bus speed to 200mhz it STAYS at 200mhz.. Helps alot when you are pushing the limits and that unstable bus speed can scroo with your stability by edging your cpu/nb/ht-link into unstable territory.
Seems to be still no way to measure temps properly with hwmonitor and some other apps when cores are unlocked.
so does that mean u unlocked cores?Quote:
Originally Posted by Entropicity
what cpu did u unlock and how did u do it?
i canīt get my board to post with ec firmware set to special and acc on auto.
Yup, but it wasnt a surprise as I have unlocked and overclocked cores with my current X3 720 when I got it back in Feb? (first week the X3 720s were available in the market) on my previously owned Biostar AM2+ mobo.Quote:
Originally Posted by MadDias
EC to special and ACC on auto does the trick and should work at all stock settings with 4 cores.
If you have never unlocked cores on your processor before and it doesnt work at stock settings with 4 cores, then I guess maybe yours doesnt have good enough cores.
the problem is mine already has 4 cores ;) itīs a 955beQuote:
Originally Posted by Entropicity
iīm just curious about why i donīt get a post when i set ec firmware to special.
i have to clear cmos to get it to boot again.
unlocking a 720 should be a surprise on the gd70, cause this "feature" was disabled in all the latest bios releases.
Its not a surprise. It was only a matter of time MSI followed Asus with their "Unleased" ACC and Gigabyte with their "Hybrid" ACC in officially supporting core unlocking in the bios. I even mentioned somewhere else in this forum that I believed the 1.4x bios would be the ones to do it. This was before 1.4 bios was released.Quote:
Originally Posted by MadDias
Setting EC firmware to special is for unlocking cores. Obviously it wont work for you since you got no cores to unlock.
It doesn't seem to work for my 720be. I'll try some different acc settings tomorrow, but it looks like my cpu isn't going to unlock.
ok so would anyone be nice enough to send me the 1.4b2 via p.m.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonspd
why donīt u just create an account at msi-forum and show ur apreciation to those guys?Quote:
Originally Posted by jonspd
ok.. now we know it works on a 720be. but, does it work on a 550be too?
iīm about to order some ocz lvam4gk 1600 and a 550be. would be really nice if someone could test if the 550 unlocks too.
Any nice OC's on the unlocked 720BE?
I tried unlocking my x3 720BE but it didn't work.
Enabled EC Firmware, put ACC on Auto and system wouldn't even post.
Should I try increasing voltage, or did I just do it wrong?
I tried acc on auto, +2%, +4%, -2% and vcore from stock to 1.45v and no post so I guess no unlock for me. :(
So far i have this for 24/7. Slowly and gradually i keep understanding how wonderful the MSI mobo is... :D:D
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7494/rapen.jpg
with this board if u put a 1x slot in the bottom slot will it change the whole thing to 8x or will it just run 1x and leave the top slot on 16x
and dose the realtec nic do hyperV properly
Is there a way to verify that my slots are running at 8x/16x ?
I have a Dell Perc 5/i Controller on the bottom slot, and I want to make sure its running at 8x
Use Lavalys Everest. You can download a trial version and see what's running on the pci-e controller and at what link speed.
Well everything has been stable at 3.6 for a while, now all of a sudden I've been having daily BSODs. Usually happens overnight so it is sitting there in the morning. Weird...