msi 790 fx-gd70 thread

[FlawleZ]

Whoa!! Hey!!! No worries mate, just put on your black hat and throw caution to the uber! Chew and MSIMax should charge hourly What I mean is, take it slow, and don't be afraid to PU

Don't worry, you'll be seeing more of me in this thread for sure.

[cdawall]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148147
Crucial 1GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model CT12864BA1067 - Retail
Cas Latency: 7
Voltage: 1.5V
Heat Spreader: No
Parts: Lifetime limited
Labor: Lifetime limited

I found this 15usd a stick to be some ok ram! I have ran it at 8-8-8-24 at 1.7 1600Mhz

Didnt really try to oc that stick to death.....

mine did 1704 cas6 and 1800 cas7 the older ones of those are D9JNM

[SKoob]

Got my 955 upto 4Ghz, took over 1.5v Not to keen on pushing it any higher on air Would that be conisdered alot of volts for a 955?

[Entropicity]

Ok time for a break from overclocking guys!

Here's some news
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=newsdesc&news_no=788

For a moment I thought the Teletubbies had invaded.

[PoppaGeek]

Winki? WTF? Board looks nice but who came up with that name?

"Be there in a minute hun, playing with my Winki!"

[FlawleZ]

Winki? WTF? Board looks nice but who came up with that name?

"Be there in a minute hun, playing with my Winki!"

Yeah, name is definitely lame, yet quite an interesting idea. I'm a little leary of access to the Internet at the BIOS level as it would seem to me that would open a slough of holes that could be exploited to do a lot more damage than just corrupting your NTFS file system or hijacking your web browser.

[LowRun]

Yeah, name is definitely lame, yet quite an interesting idea. I'm a little leary of access to the Internet at the BIOS level as it would seem to me that would open a slough of holes that could be exploited to do a lot more damage than just corrupting your NTFS file system or hijacking your web browser.

It's not at the bios level, it loads a small Linux seating on a USB flash drive bundled with the mobo.

[hellcamino]

It's not at the bios level, it loads a small Linux seating on a USB flash drive bundled with the mobo.

From the description it sounds like the Asus Express Gate, I'm sure they feel left out now that MSI came up with the name winki...

MSI: "The winki chip is very sensitive to electrostatic discharge"

User: "I can't touch my winki?"

[FlawleZ]

It's not at the bios level, it loads a small Linux seating on a USB flash drive bundled with the mobo.

Ah, that makes much more sense.

[jonspd]

wheres the new beta's?

has anyone removed the stock cooling on the board and replaced it with better?

[bingo13]

wheres the new beta's?

Sitting in my inbox....

[Daveburt714]

jonspd: So what's your impression of the board so far?

I almost bought an Open Box from NewEgg last week but by the time I decided to go for it they were gone...

I'm still kind of up in the air, I really like MSI, but this Asus board has been so good to me that the M4A79-T is calling my name.

I know you OC similar to the way I do from back in the K9A2 days (Carefully... ).

I'd really like to hear your opinion bud!

If you don't mind, some results would be nice too...

[jonspd]

so what are we waiting on I never tried 1.37

Sitting in my inbox....

Cant really post results on my 955 ATM but I will say the 1st one oced nicely but for some reason I think my 945 es doesn't do as well with ddr3 maybe a stronger ddr2 mem controller verse the 955. I tested waiting to install xp also been testing with win 7, just got a true for the board as I was using a 9700 hsf for a weel or so.

I pretty much cant run ddr3 1600 with my 945 and the 955 didn't have a problem with it. In comparison to my sb600 and 945 es the gd-70 and 955 is a really nice combo if you have the rest of the good stuff to go with it. Don't have a 4gb set yet either so only being able to play with 2 different sets of 1600 2x1gb one of them is d9's.


945 es around 3.6 max 955 retail did around 3.8 give or take but waiting on the right stuff to get here.


my plat still works great gonna house my 945 but I have a stuck vddim 2.2 and will only go up.....


Still think the msi didn't properly set up the pwm area as it is one of those that get's to hot IMHO similar to the k9a2 but not as bad nothing modding or adding fan's cant fix.

[Entropicity]

Anyone know anything about this 2.0 Bios release? Its for the Winki edition mobo.
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=do...1&prod_no=1814

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

quick questions here as I've just got my board up and running.

-what are my voltage ranges to work with here using the stock cpu cooler with the AC on full blast?

-I see that when I press the minus key from auto voltages go down and the + voltages go up - is it safe to assume the default/auto voltage is the unlabeled one in between the nerest +/- values?

-CPU-NB and NB voltage - former is IMC voltage and latter is onboard chip? whats the range I should be looking at on CPU-NB?


sorry for all the noob questions, I know my intel voltages very well but these are puzzling me, a little nudge in the right direction is all I should need


P.S. I love this memory-Z and all the ram settings! so much fun ahead of me I can tell already

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

also BTW chew I just caught something you said a lil while back - do NOT lap that cpu block - it is a bowed block and should never be lapped, what you need is mounting pressure and lots of it.

[hellcamino]

[QUOTE=SNiiPE_DoGG;3809385]also BTW chew I just caught something you said a lil while back - lap that cpu block!!! - it is a bowed block and should be lapped!!!!!!!QUOTE]

*fixed ;P

On a beautifully flat IHS such as AMD's have a lapped block should be a big benefit.

[XRogerX]

ok peoples Question

i have the 1.3b6 Bios should i get the latest one

or does anyone have any ideas on a stable one

that is great for overclocking

Thanks Roger

[chew*]

also BTW chew I just caught something you said a lil while back - do NOT lap that cpu block - it is a bowed block and should never be lapped, what you need is mounting pressure and lots of it.

yah well the bracket is bending so that should be tight enough

I just had a bad paste application and mount, all is good now

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

so I'm getting somewhere, this cpu OC is LinX stable.... ram timings are tho >.< also this = ownage >>> http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=1095657

[chew*]

Nice, ram is a tad tricky if you need help I will do my best but I don't have diablos .

I have a special bios for you once you get those cards on water as long as you don't mind feeding them a little juice and they area ref design

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Nice, ram is a tad tricky if you need help I will do my best but I don't have diablos .

I have a special bios for you once you get those cards on water as long as you don't mind feeding them a little juice and they area ref design

wonderful, I wish it was still a hardmod on these things but alas the masses have software voltmod and HWbot points will get harder as time goes on I guess.

I think I'm just gonna slowly pull in the timings but for now I need to learn the CPU stability stuff so I am gonna mess around with that

[bingo13]

ok peoples Question

i have the 1.3b6 Bios should i get the latest one

or does anyone have any ideas on a stable one

that is great for overclocking

Thanks Roger

The 137 beta and official 1.3 release are the same BIOS. I actually like them better than the 1.3b6 for the most part. I have a 138 beta but it is just 137 with new AGESA code for the upcoming CPU releases. So no real performance differences, yet.

[FlawleZ]

so I'm getting somewhere, this cpu OC is LinX stable.... ram timings are tho >.< also this = ownage >>> http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=1095657

What was your CPU VDD voltage set to in the BIOS here in your screenshot?

[chew*]

The 137 beta and official 1.3 release are the same BIOS. I actually like them better than the 1.3b6 for the most part. I have a 138 beta but it is just 137 with new AGESA code for the upcoming CPU releases. So no real performance differences, yet.

Bingo have you tested quadfire for bugs? If not I will tackle that this week......I need it to work 100%

Waiting for the 13C7 bios
C = cold very very cold