Msi X58 Platinum will not POST

[vilacr]

I ordered this board last week and installed all the components and it would not POST. So I RMA'd the board. I received the new board yesterday and same thing. The board was coming on for about 20sec. then shutting down. I then took out the cmos battery for 10 min. and now the system comes on and will not POST. It will stay on as long as I leave it on but no POST. I thought maybe it was my PSU mushkin enhanced 550 watt but I put it back into my OC'ed q6600 system and it worked perfectly, I also used my daughters antec 550 wat psu and same problem. I have that system OC'ed to 3.6 ghz. My components are as follows:
MSI x58 Platinum
i7 920 cpu
2 gig ocz reaper ram (1333 version)
Mushkin 550 enhanced PSU
8800gts GPU
DD i7 waterblock
dtek db-1 pump



Any help will be greatly appreciated. By the way I am more of an enthusiast than a gamer.

PS I am not getting any beep codes. I took my system out of my MM H2G0 and put it into my antec nine hundred (has a speaker) to test for beep codes and I do not get any codes. Is there any possibility my cpu is dead?

[vilacr]

I spoke with MSI and all they said was rma the board. I guess I will rma the board,cpu and ram back to newegg.

[BababooeyHTJ]

Yeah, sounds like a bad board. Thats how my P7N went out. MSI then sent me a board with no heatsinks. Their quality control is horriffic. Ill never buy another MSI product.

[vilacr]

I decided to only rma the cpu and ram. I just got the board back yesterday from rma. It was told to me the x58 platinum has a problem with ram from over at hardocp. When I get the new ram and cpu and it does not fix the problem I will rma for a refund and get the asus board.

[tranngocminh]

Put RAM to black slot.

[revenant]

that reaper needs more than 1.65 vdimm, eh? that might be the issue right there..

[vilacr]

I used all the slots it did not work. I think it was the reaper ram. It required more than the 1.65v. I rma'd the ram along with the cpu. I tried everything to get the system to POST. I changed psu's moved ram from slot to slot, disassembled reassembled 4 times and nothing. The editor over at ocp told me he had problems with ram on that board.Hence the delay in a review for the platinum.

[tranngocminh]

yep, My X58 Platinum can't work with 2x1GB Adata 1600X.
RAM setup

Due to the memory settings for X58 is kind of different as usual
Attached please find the memory setup directions for reference
The suggestion settings would be A0→B0→C0→A1→B1→C1 when you have different numbers of memory

[vilacr]

If you do not mind what ram are you using now? Newegg is going to issue me a refund on the ram so I can purchase a different type. I am not trying to spend a fortune on ram. What is a good reasonable priced ram for the x58 platinum.

[revenant]

I would get G.Skill 9-9-9-24 for it.. either 1333 or 1600.. (that's what I have on the way) It's got a low vdimm requirement, like 1.5v or 1.6v and I think this board is a little sensitive to ddr3 which needs higher vdimm.

[philbrown23]

wait you are using 2X1GB of ddr3?? thats why this board wont post m8, you NEED 3X1GB for it to post I'm surprised msi did not catch that but read their online PDF manual it says it right in there.

[JNav89GT]

you don't need 3 dimms to post. I have 2x2gb in mine and it posts. In the manual you are asked to use the 2 closest black slots to the cpu for 2 dimms.

[s3rv3r]

I got this results with MSI X58 PLATINUM, of course my memories are OCZ PLATINUM 1600MHz with 1.9V and I used cooler box.

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=454533

[tranngocminh]

MSI X58 Platinum can run SLI with MSI X58 Platinum SLI BIOS, but not stable. I must RMA 1pcs after 3 days
Here is my result

MSI X58 Platinum - BIOS v3.0 beta 3 (MSI X58 Platinum SLI BIOS)
Core i7 965 EE@3.2Ghz
3x1GB Corsair XMS 1333C9
2 x MSI 9800GX2 - SLI
Corsair HX1000W
VISTA SP1
Forceware 180.60
Futuremark 3DMark Vantage
PhysX - disable


Futuremark 3DMark Vantage - MSI 9800GX2 - 12176




Futuremark 3DMark Vantage - 2x MSI 9800GX2 SLI - 19520

[s3rv3r]

MSI X58 Platinum can run SLI with MSI X58 Platinum SLI BIOS, but not stable. I must RMA 1pcs after 3 days
Here is my result

MSI X58 Platinum - BIOS v3.0 beta 3 (MSI X58 Platinum SLI BIOS)
Core i7 965 EE@3.2Ghz
3x1GB Corsair XMS 1333C9
2 x MSI 9800GX2 - SLI
Corsair HX1000W
VISTA SP1
Forceware 180.60
Futuremark 3DMark Vantage
PhysX - disable


Futuremark 3DMark Vantage - MSI 9800GX2 - 12176




Futuremark 3DMark Vantage - 2x MSI 9800GX2 SLI - 19520

I think MSI X58 PLATINUM is a good motherboard for its cost.

[jabski]

how did you flash the sli bios to the board. I tried with afudos and got a ID error

[tranngocminh]

how did you flash the sli bios to the board. I tried with afudos and got a ID error

I use AFUWIN

[jabski]

can you test wether you can use over x24 multi with that bios please

[sinister1st]

I got this results with MSI X58 PLATINUM, of course my memories are OCZ PLATINUM 1600MHz with 1.9V and I used cooler box.

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=454533

Nicce s3rv3r what cooling you using bro?

[tranngocminh]

can you test wether you can use over x24 multi with that bios please

With MSI X58 Platinum and Eclipse SLI, I can't increase ratio over 24
I 'll send you all BIOS i have, check your mail

[revenant]

With MSI X58 Platinum and Eclipse SLI, I can't increase ratio over 24
I 'll send you all BIOS i have, check your mail

What happens when you hold the multi @ 20 and bump the bus speed? how high can you go there??

[jabski]

i got to about 170fsb

[vilacr]

I now have new (old) mobo MSI platinum,new cpu i7 920 and ram g.skill 1333. I have also added Danger Den water block (as I do not think swiftec is going to release an adapter for my apogee gt)and have it oc'd right now to 4.099 ghz. What a cpu. It does it without breaking a sweat. My temps, from coretemp, are ~38 idle and ~68 load via stress testing by prime95

[rocketr2]

Any news on this? I just ordered a x58 Platinum non SLI but I want to run 2 gtx260 in SLI