msi 790 fx-gd70 thread

[Tony]

161B is released, http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=59825

[Smartidiot89]

161B is released, http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=59825

What's new with this bios?

[mav2000]

At this rate I will never be able to OC....just keep getting new bioses...

Edit: cant seem to find a change log.

[ckleu]

Hi I am running bios 1.4 and stable at 4GHz on my 955 black. Vtemp is 51 deg. full load. Got myself a ssd and now she is real fast. Machine spec is 1333 GHz 2 x 2Gb memory, 2x 4790 running 900/ 1000, falcon 128Gb ssd , wd 1t and 2x 500 GB drives. PSU 1500 Watt, Xfi sound card, Haf 932 case.CPU cooler V10, Samsung 26T. I just cranked the multilayer and now a am running 4GHz 24/7. My NB is also on 2600GHZ, vcore set on 1.5V. Any successions on how i can run even better settings.

[ridney]

161B is released, http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=59825

thanks for sharing tony

[beta]

What's new with this bios?

A7577AMS.157 --> A7577AMS.161

- Fix Linux system can not boot if E-Sata controller disabled

apparently no important changes in this bios

[ablech]

Hello i need some help i have had this board sinses April and it is great i took my 955 to 6.4ghz on Ln2 and 5.4ghz fully stable 3d benz..
But on daily basis i am on wicked good water and now i have got an 965 and no matter what i do i cant bench 4ghz+ i can bench vantage on air and water 4ghz with both my cpus but i cant go any higere than 4050mhz !!!

Can somebody please post pics of bios voltage settings with the cpu going 4ghz+
I have tryed all the bioses out there and i am using the 1.5B7 rigth now..

same problem with me m8,, @3.9 1.45volt this chip really2 stable,, @ 4.010 it always crash,, really2 need help from this forum member


@tonny,,,thanks for sharing

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

thanks for the new bios tony, cant wait to try it

[Tony]

you know guys msi have not really changed anything that will make the board clock well since around 145beta...if you are thinking a new bios will give your cpu 200mhz higher clock you are dreaming. It looks like msi are now just cleaning up the code and sorting small bug fixes.

what we need to do now is find the sweet bios much like the 0706bta that we had for the old NF4 DFI board and just stick with it

[Panther57]

I think you right. The 'Beta' bios's that are out are just for that, fixing problems and fine tuning. As customers write to tech support for thier problems it creates a need for the Betas to run trials and fix problems. I'm guessing that MSI will release a stable 1.5 and that's it for awhile. As newer CPU's come out then there will poss. be new editions for support.

[=SOC= Admiral]

anyone know how this board does with SSDs?

[MadDias]

anyone know how this board does with SSDs?

just got an ocz agility 120gb today. will put it in tomorrow on the sb750 on ahci and install vista x64 on it and then test it. will definetly report if i run into any problems.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

you know guys msi have not really changed anything that will make the board clock well since around 145beta...if you are thinking a new bios will give your cpu 200mhz higher clock you are dreaming. It looks like msi are now just cleaning up the code and sorting small bug fixes.

what we need to do now is find the sweet bios much like the 0706bta that we had for the old NF4 DFI board and just stick with it

I'm on 1.36 at the moment so yes I think this new one will help my clocks

[ridney]

you know guys msi have not really changed anything that will make the board clock well since around 145beta...if you are thinking a new bios will give your cpu 200mhz higher clock you are dreaming. It looks like msi are now just cleaning up the code and sorting small bug fixes.

what we need to do now is find the sweet bios much like the 0706bta that we had for the old NF4 DFI board and just stick with it

okay, just flashed mine with 1.5b7 and 1.6b1 and both bios doesn't boot my x3 720 with 2800 cpu-nb or higher, now i'm back to 1.5b1

[Tony]

I tested 157 and it clocked just the same as the 145 i had on before, I bet nothing has changed for a good while now...you guys just need to clear cmos thoroughly and retune the board.

[bingo13]

1.6B is to address some power management problems under Linux mainly. 1.57 addressed 8GB clocking at 1600, as in decent CAS rates and 1T at rated voltages among other things, otherwise Tony hit the nail on the head, since 1.45 there have not been any increases in clocking. Personally, since I run 8GB, 1.57 is my favorite.

[chew*]

Personally, since I run 8GB, 1.57 is my favorite.

DDR III whore

[shadow_419]

DDR III whore

lol ! I've been looking to get another 2 x 4GB kit. Are the only know problems at 1600 since I'm planning to stay at 1333?

[demonkevy666]

i'd buy the 4gbs 1333mhz kingston stick for an HTPC but I have to pay a $400 cable bill

[MadDias]

anyone know how this board does with SSDs?

this is my 120gb agility after vista64, drivers, arma2 and wolfenstein installation. right after a wipe.


i also got some new ram to play with. g.skill ripjaws 1600 7-7-7-21
but i can´t get them to post on the 1:4 divider. i just get a "cmos checksum bad" error. funny thing is, i can post and boot into windows fine on the 1333 divider with 7-7-7-21 timings and the htt up at 240mhz for ddr3 1600.
so the ram is capable of running at this speed with those timings, but not at the 1:4 divider. seems to me like another bios bug.

[bingo13]

i also got some new ram to play with. g.skill ripjaws 1600 7-7-7-21
but i can´t get them to post on the 1:4 divider. i just get a "cmos checksum bad" error. funny thing is, i can post and boot into windows fine on the 1333 divider with 7-7-7-21 timings and the htt up at 240mhz for ddr3 1600.
so the ram is capable of running at this speed with those timings, but not at the 1:4 divider. seems to me like another bios bug.

Booting straight at 1600 C7 (1:4) is extremely difficult with the Phenom II quad cores. I could not get it stable on four different 790FX boards, stable meaning decent voltages and heavy multitasking tasks. Unless you are trying to set a SuperPi record, it really does not matter between C8 and C7 at 1600 in apps or games. In fact, I found 1333 C6 to offer a better balance of performance with 8GB installed.

[Riska]

I have no issue booting into win7 with my Crucials Pc10600 value at 1600mhz 7-5-5-15-1T at 1.90v and can boot at 1700mhz 7-7-7-18-1T at 1.75v and it is totally stable can run intelburntest 2.0 for over an hour

[Praz]

I have no issue booting into win7 with my Crucials Pc10600 value at 1600mhz 7-5-5-15-1T at 1.90v and can boot at 1700mhz 7-7-7-18-1T at 1.75v and it is totally stable can run intelburntest 2.0 for over an hour

If you want to pick and choose what programs are used for stability one can claim no issues. However as Gary has wrote for the majority of users 1600 at CAS 7 is nothing more then a dream. I have also been though four different boards, processors and a box full of memory with the same results.To state otherwise shows a lack of true stability testing.

[beta]

I've never had any issues with my ram @ 1600 cl7. It limits my cpu nb overclock to 2400mhz, but that's acceptable for me.

[Zeus]

If you want to pick and choose what programs are used for stability one can claim no issues. However as Gary has wrote for the majority of users 1600 at CAS 7 is nothing more then a dream. I have also been though four different boards, processors and a box full of memory with the same results.To state otherwise shows a lack of true stability testing.

You're not serious are you?

1600 cas 7 ought to be a breeze imho. I can do that with my set of 2x2GB OCZ platinums with just 1.67V if i play around a little with the Dram reference voltages.

As for stabilty:HCI memtest (100% at least) SuperPi 32M, Intel Burn test and Prime 95 blend.

Stable enough for me.

I can even do 1600 6-6-6 32M stable but it needs a bit much voltage, still under 2V though.