Green Power Genie - MSI Eclipse SLI Intel X58 (Socket 1366)

Hi,
Please could someone tell me if it is mandatory to install the Green Power Genie inline of the power supply or if I can omit it and just plug my PSU (Corsair HX 1000W ATX2.2) directly to the motherboard.
Thank you,
Ted.

It is totally optional.

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Settings for OCZ3OB1600LV6GK on MSI Eclipse SLI (X58) and i7 @ 920??

Hello everybody!
Could anyone suggest me the right settings for the RAM (at 1600MHz), in order to pass memtest (in windows) wih no errors?
I've managed to setup the RAM at 1333 MHz without errors at all and my sytem stable. All the Dimms have been examined one by one and found healthy (via memtest in & out of windows). Thank you in advance!
Here are my computer specs:
MSI Eclipse SLI (MS-7520)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 920 @ 2.67 GHz + Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler
XFX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 (1024 Mbytes - GDDR3)
OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 /1600MHz /Value Series /Obsidian XTC Heatspreader /Core i7 Ready /2GB Module /6GB Triple Channel
WD2500AAKS
Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply

Henry thank u for answering!
First image settings (in bios): 9-9-9-24 (1T), Memory Ratio 1333Mhz - Uncore Ratio 2666Mhz, DRAM Voltage -Auto (1.50V), Spead Spectrum Disasbled. PASSES MEMTEST
Second image settings (in Bios): 9-9-9-24 (1T), Memory Ratio 1600Mhz - Uncore Ratio 3200Mhz, DRAM Voltage 1.65V, Spead Spectrum Disasbled. FAILS MEMTEST
I have tried a lot of different timings to stabilize at 1600Mhz but no luck I tried also to icrease the QPI Voltage at 1.35V (as i was suggested by a friend) but i can't read anywhere the default voltage in order to increase it
The CPU-Z SPD tab 1st and 2nd image shows some sets of timings which are the same. They differ a lot than the manufacturer's settings (9-9-9-24 1.65v). Which of these should i use? Could you help me a little by being more specific?
p.s: Hope you can see the images as they are my first (pic) uploads!
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PC shuts down or reboots spontaneously (MSI Eclipse SLI)

Starting a new thread to avoid totally hijacking another thread talking about almost the same symptoms here.
My original post:
Quote from: Smoke on 05-April-09, 12:43:21
I get this same situation.. except the event viewer doesnt state anything.
The system is not bluescreening.. it just hardware powers down and reboots.
I get the same message as the original poster as well, it is very annoying as it often happens in the middle of doing something.
I wonder if it could be thermal related to the high IOH temps on the board (often 80-85C, but not sure what happens to them in the middle of playing a game)? Is there any way to log the temperatures to a file so I can check what they were at the time of the crash?
I get this issue whether I change the default bios settings or not. Ive got a 920 on my eclipse board, my CPU temps are below 30C under load. System temp is about 27C.
What can I do?
The following replies:
Quote from: AaronYuri on 05-April-09, 12:56:57
That's way too high, even for 100% load. Reinstall the heatsink.
Quote from: Smoke on 05-April-09, 20:46:53
It is? I found another thread on this forum where it was mentioned that intel and msi said the IOH runs hot and to expect temps up to 100C. How do I go about changing the manufacturers heatsink on a board? Ive never done that before and cant find any procedural help thru google...
Ive been able to replicate the issue by running ram up to high usage. When I get above 98% ram allocation, I spontaneously reboot. So It could be a ram issue as well. Of would that be something possible IOH related as well?
Quote from: NovJoe on 05-April-09, 23:37:33
smoke,
Can you list out your full system spec and PSU spec?
System Spec:
Core i7 920 w/ TRUE 120
MSI eclipse SLI (bios 1.4)
6x 1gb corsair 1866mhz rated ram sticks (TR3X3G1866C9DF)
1500w thermaltake psu
galaxy gtx295 in the primary x16 pci-e slot
MSI eclipse soundcard in the 1st pci-e x1 slot
4x 1tb samsung 'UJ' hdd (raid 5)
O/S (= old winxp 32 bit until I get hold of a 64 bit os) running on 128gb PQI SSD
lg bluray burner
All the drives are sata2 and running on the ICHIOR ports.
For bios settings Ive got the optimised defaults with spread spectrum off and turbo boost on. Once its table then I will OC, but for now its not stable at the baseline yet.
Temp info:
IOH temps are as I said, around 80 at startup but rise to at least 87 under load, but not really much further that Ive seen.
CPU temps are very low with the dual-fan TRUE 120 heatsink. I havet seen it go above 35C with a reasonably heavy processing load. Usually sits about 0-2C above ambient at most when idle.
System temps get to about 40 under load, or around 27-35 under regular usage, but Im not quite sure what thats measuring the temp of on the board.
The issue is very frustrating but somewhat intermittent - I can go two days without a crash but then get several in a row. I wasnt previously paying attention to my usage at the time tho so I dont remember what I was doing when it crashed that I wasnt doing when it was fine. I have been able to replicate the crash/reboot/shutdown symptom by running multiple memory intensive apps and loading the ram up to just on the 2.99gb mark (the most winxp 32 bit will 'see') and it goes down. No blue screen though.. its a hardware issue not software I am pretty sure.
[edit] Updated the ram part number to be correct.

ok, should I label this possibly as solved?
I followed MSI's advice and checked through on drivers. Ive got totally up to date drivers, but nvidia just put out a .5 driver update (i mean, its increased the driver version by .50) and so I updated to that. I still got a sft reboot on testing, so no real joy.
THEN, I did the big change MSI asked me to do - Ive successfully brought my system up to bios 1.5B3 and pow, massive improvements all round!
Intelburntest runs perfectly now, no crash, no reboot, no errors of any kind. All residuals match. No memory errors. Memtest86 2.11 runs smooth as silk without errors either. PCmark runs out a basic benchmark of almost 19000 (about 3000, or 18.75%, more than the std core i7 920 benchmark without OC'ing) and looks great. Couldnt get that to run previously either.
The previous methods which 100% of the time would replicate the soft reboot of the system now no longer do so at all (i.e. 0% of the time yet) and for that matter I have not been able to get the box to fall over AT ALL since the new bios.
I have the same temps on cpu/ioh/system as I did previously. I recall for the same clock speed the cpu was putting out something well under 20 gigaflops... now its a solid 28. I didnt even realise that was a symptom of anything wrong, else the bios does some amazing extras.
I should note, Im only now using the 'optimised defaults' setting thru the bios. No overclock at all yet.
I'd love to know what MSI changed from 1.4 to 1.5B3, but whatever it was.. it does appear to have solved my issues. I wont say that conclusively just yet, but I cant bring the system to a crash no matter what I try now where it was rather easy to blow it over with a quiet whistle before.
Other things Ive noted is that the page file now seems to be actively utilised. Ive pushed it at load up to almost 3gb where before the bios update I was struggling to see 400mb used. Not sure if that was part of it, but if you get simiar issues go straight to MSI and see about getting hold of the 1.5B3 bios or later.
To quickly address the recent replies:
1) Ive got to agree with HU16E with my ram. I have no trouble running at the 1333 JDEC spec. And I feel very positive about now being able to achieve the XMP spec with this new bios.
2) Thanks for the link Aaron. I did end up using the USB flash method from this forum. Worked perfectly. Chalk up another success story!
3) I did try to swap out the ssd last night, but the system kept soft rebooting while installing the OS on the spin drive. SO I gave up. Seems the ssd isnt a drawback under the new bios tho (assuming it even was a cause earlier).
4) Ive DL'ed the x64 windows 7 beta and I'll likely as not have a shot installing that and refitting the extra 3gb ram back into the system. I'll let you know how it goes. Theoretically 6x1gb sticks should be as much as 15-20% faster than 3x 2gb sticks (and were about that much cheaper for me at time of purchase) but I'll run some benchmarks now that the benchmarks work and let you know the differences in case anyone wants to build their box the same way.
Conclusion:
I'll stress the system over a bit for the next few days without overclocking and I'll see if I can bring the system to reboot like it did previously through high usage, and if I cant I'll change the thread to solved and write out a proper solution post for the problem, symptoms and solution.
Id like to take the opportunity to say thanks to all the guys who've given me help and advice. Youve all been really great. Thanks a bundle! I owe you one

MSI Eclipse Sli and Asus 6950 Direct CU II problem

I’ve recently bought the Asus 6950 Direct CU II 2GB. After I installed it a weird buzzing sound started coming from around the area, where the big heat sink below the cpu socket sits. That only happened when the graphics card was on high profile and particularly when I was in any game.
About a month later my card stopped working properly so thinking it was its fault I used the warranty and got it replaced. However with the new card the system won’t even start. My monitor goes from “Please check signal cable” to “No signal” and apparently the system is not even moving past the bios checks.
The weird think is that when I use my old card (MSI R4870 1GB) the system seems to work properly!!! I tried the 6950 in two different systems and it seems to be working….
I’ve tried resetting the bios removing other devises to test the power supply etc., but nothing works, I can only think that something is wrong with the motherboard.
Any ideas on what might be wrong???
My system is:
MB: MSI Eclipse Sli
CPU: Core I7 920
PSU: TAGAN TG700-U88 PIPEROCK SERIES 700W
RAM: 3 x CORSAIR TR3X6G1600C9 Triple DDR3
HDD: WD Velociraptor 150GB for the OS

Thanks for the timely reply HU16E.
I don't have another psu available right now but I will in 3 days so I will try that.
On the other hand I have mine working as a single rail from the day I bought it (turbo mode switch on the psu), but i am not sure how this can be connected.
Also while I was playing around with the system it started up, only once, with the 6950, and that happened with everything connected so I still can't figure what the hell is happening!!!! I am thinking that something on the pcie port is wrong so i tried on the other ports too, yet nothing happened.
I am still leaning towards the motherboard but any other ideas would be welcomed.

GTX 470 AND MSI Eclipse SLI

hi,
I got a msi eclipse sli mobo and i going to upgrade my sapphire hd 4870 512mb to a gtx 470.
but why should i buy an msi gtx 470, does the card make a special connection with the mobo so it performs better than when i would put in an EVGA card ??

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but why should i buy an msi gtx 470
Probably because it is cool to have as much MSI Components in the system as possible (it is a corporate identity kind of thing).
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does the card make a special connection with the mobo
Not really.
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so it performs better than when i would put in an EVGA card
The performance depends on the cards specs. If the MSI Version has better specifications (more memory, slightly overclocked etc.), it may perform better than the EVGA Card. If the cards are identical there is no reason to believe that one would be faster then the other.

Does MSI ECLIPSE SLI SUPPORT

Hi
i want to know is my mobo MSI ELCIPSE SLI support intel new processer Corei7 2600K or not?

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i want to know is my mobo MSI ELCIPSE SLI support intel new processer Corei7 2600K or not?
No. The i7 2xxx series are 1155 socket & the X58's are 1366.

Msi eclipse sli -freeze on Drmos ,on cold boot after adding ati hd 5850

Hi all
Since I added ati 5850,pc freezes on DRMOS step if pc is cold
If I rebooted after it works
I updated on last bios,but the problem still there
Ati catalyst drivers are the last.
there is green power interface on atx power supply.
Is that the problem ,or any configuration in bios?
My power supply is 600 w
Any idea?
THANKS

Do >>Clear CMOS Guide<< with power cord removed
If problem persist test the VGA in another machine
Or test more power PSU, with 40A[or above] @ +12V
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=104805.0

Msi Eclipse SLi / Newest Beta Bios

Anyone here got a link to the ftw, cant access ftp now.
Msi Eclipse.
142/143b?

1.4B2: Using this file is of your own risk

MSI Eclipse SLI don't detect X-FI on vista x64 sp2, but XP detect it right

Why my X-Fi Extreme Audio detect as High Defenition Audio in windows, but in Everest it detect X-FI?
I can't install drivers for X-Fi. "Supported device not found"

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Hell it aint even a real EAX card. Couldn't even activate EAX 2.0 with on my old MSI Eclipse. All the games i tried it on simply said the card did not have EAX capability. What a crock >.<
Well, you knew what kind of X-FI Card you would get: A Creative X-FI Extreme Audio. This is a full featured Extreme Audio Card which has precisely the same features (and limitations (!)) of the retail version of this particular model:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster_X-Fi#X-Fi_Xtreme_Audio
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X-Fi Xtreme Audio
The entry-level model of the X-Fi series, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio, does not actually have the EMU20K1 chip but is a re-branded Audigy SE, using the same family of chips (CA0106-WBTLF), and even the same drivers.[9] Thus, not only is all of the X-Fi–related processing performed in software, but it also lacks basic hardware acceleration just like the SB Live! 24-bit, the Audigy SE and other budget Soundblaster models. The X-Fi Xtreme Audio does not use the same drivers as the rest of the X-Fi family, some games do not recognize it as being "X-Fi capable hardware", and the device's hardware profile resembles that of older Live! and Audigy cards.
Furthermore, users have reported that it slows down some applications and games, and that rear sound in games (all) is muffled and of profoundly low quality.[16][17][18] Thus, even if the card is marketed as part of the X-Fi line, it does not belong to it technically, just like the Audigy SE doesn't technically belong to the Sound Blaster Audigy series. The card is not marketed as supporting the "X-Fi Gaming Mode" (but is still marketed as "X-Fi"), and there are no official implicit or explicit statements regarding its having hardware acceleration or not.
This applies to all X-FI Extreme Audio Cards. What you are actually saying is: The card is bad because the card (you knew you were getting) is bad. This is a tautology of no argumentative value AND it has nothing to do with the board.

MOVED: SLI won't stay available on MSI Eclipse SLI mobo with 2 EVGA GTX 280s

This topic has been moved to Intel Core I7 boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=122254.0

I have 2 GTX 280 running in SLI with the new driver 182.06 vista 64 bit and everything works just fine.
First remove the physx software , than the nvidia driver with ad / remove programs in the configuration panel.
Restart you PC than install the new driver (182.06 vista 64 bit) and the new physx software (9.09.0203) is automatically installed with the driver. This is how i did it.
I use evga precision 1.4 tool for my GPU's and GPU-Z and there it is confirmed that sli is working as well in the nvidia controll panel.
My motherboard driver is 1.4B3.
CPU = i940 at 4083MHZ 177.6x23
Mem= 12GB Corsair XMS3 1333 at 1420MHZ.
PCI fix at 37.3.

Msi eclipse sli 7520 voltage problem above 25x

its all good and well that theres so many beta bios shame none of them make the sli a great bored
it needs a bios where you set your votage in the bios and it stays as you have set
i set 1.51v and get 1.5- 1.2-1.4-1.5-1.2 and finally 1.63v crashing the system,
this only happens above 25 multyplyer anyone got any ideas ?
http://s556.photobucket.com/albums/ss6/evocarlos1/?action=view&current=09102009003.flv

Okay. I suggest you contact MSI Technical Support about the issue (both of you for the respective mainboard):
http://support.msi.com/
I wanted to make sure the issue is not tied to the Base Clock Frequency. Now you can base your problem report solely on the Multiplier of the Extreme Edition Processor (whose whole point is that the Multiplier is adjustable). Evocarlos, maybe you can make another video clip that shows the VCore issue @133 x 25 and post a link here. You can then point the support to this thread and/or to your video clip.
Sometimes the technical Supporters have a tendency to consider OC related issues as minor problems that are tied to operating the system beyond specifications and tell you "we suggest, you do not overclock your system for best stability etc.". However, in this case it is pretty clear that the problem is not tied to changing the actual base clock frequency of the board but to the fact that a supported processor and its officially supported feature (increasing the ratio) is not fully supported after all. Base your arguement on that and I think they should be willing to take a look at this immediately.

MSI Eclipse SLI - no POST

I had the system of my sig running fine for about 9 months (apart from a d-led2 stuck at CPU Init). The board was won in a MSI contest and I was thrilled with it. Bios was upgraded to 1.C I think following the guide in this thread with the forum tool 3 months ago and all was fine and dandy until 5 days ago.
I decided to take apart the system and rebuilt i for some case modifications and cable management. Re-assembled the system, being very careful as always and tried to boot up.
System started, leds on but never heard the single beep. 15 seconds later, auto shut down and reboot.
System disassembled, put on cardbox, cpu only, cooler, 1 stick of RAM @ bank A0 and GPU. Cleared CMOS by removing PSU cable, pulling battery and hitting clear CMOS button for 5 sec as per manual instructions. Reboot @ 15 seconds no beeps
Changed RAM module with one known working (from other system) and at comparability sheet from MSI (KVR1066D3N7 1GB). Same thing
Changed GPU with one known working. Reboot again @ 15 seconds
Changed PSU with one from the other system. Nothing
Borrowed a CPU from a friend (don't have a spare one sitting :p). Reboot again
Anyone have a suggestion? Cause I am out and I think the only thing that's left is a bad m/b and I don't know what is MSI policy for competition prizes

Quote from: HU16E on 25-February-11, 04:13:58
Would think it falls under a policy similar to having received a product as a gift. If you have a prize award receipt or documentation of any kind, I would think MSI or your distributor/reseller could help you with an RMA process.
I have the email from the EU Technical PR Officer, Cyril I think, for my address to send the prize, but nothing else. I have opened a ticket with online support and we shall see.
Thanks for the answer though

MSI Eclipse SLI and OCZ Reaper 1866MHz memory OC

Hi there!
I have a problem with my board (I think) and memory. Everytime I try to overclock my CPU to 4GHz and my memory to 1600MHz my PC restarts after few minutes in windows :/ Also if I want to overclock my CPU should I change something on that switch on the motherboard? I think it's called CPU_CLK1 the red one with white switches.
I got this RAM: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227382&nm_mc=OTC-PricebatCA&cm_mmc=OTC-PricebatCA-_-Memory+(Desktop+Memory)-_-OCZ+Technology-_-20227382
I tried to set them at 1600MHz 8-8-8-28 (crash) 9-9-9-28 (crash) :/ And I need some help with CPU. I overclocked only AMD CPUs, and my record on X4 920 2.8GHz was 4.2 stable :P But never OCd an Intel CPU, specially i7. Can someone help me?
Oh I almost forgot... Why my mobo recognize my RAM as 1066MHz? :/

Quote from: sp4wners on 15-September-09, 23:25:30
Also if I want to overclock my CPU should I change something on that switch on the motherboard? I think it's called CPU_CLK1 the red one with white switches.
Don't use the OC switches.
Quote from: sp4wners on 15-September-09, 23:25:30
I tried to set them at 1600MHz 8-8-8-28 (crash) 9-9-9-28 (crash) :/ And I need some help with CPU.
One assumes you did increase the DIMM voltage?
Quote from: sp4wners on 15-September-09, 23:25:30
Oh I almost forgot... Why my mobo recognize my RAM as 1066MHz? :/
Because that's what it is.

MSI Eclipse SLI and USB ports

I have reinstalled Windows 7 fresh with formatting HD
Now whenever I plug a memory card (even on the motherboard ports) in any of the USB ports I get the message
"The USB device can perform faster if you connect it to a High Speed USB 2.0 port"
I reread the book, rechecked the connections, under device manager I have 8 Intel ICH10 Family USB enhanced host controller and underneath them i have another set of 8 root hubs -
The transfer speed is definetly USB1 (under 14mb/s) (in other pc core2duo e6400 - windows 7 the rate was almost 20mb/s)
Anyone has a clue - there are no drivers and I don't want to touch the bios before getting some advice
Thanks guys - you've been extremely helpful before

I have reinstalled Windows 7 fresh with formatting HD
Now whenever I plug a memory card (even on the motherboard ports) in any of the USB ports I get the message
"The USB device can perform faster if you connect it to a High Speed USB 2.0 port"
I reread the book, rechecked the connections, under device manager I have 8 Intel ICH10 Family USB enhanced host controller and underneath them i have another set of 8 root hubs -
The transfer speed is definetly USB1 (under 14mb/s) (in other pc core2duo e6400 - windows 7 the rate was almost 20mb/s)
Anyone has a clue - there are no drivers and I don't want to touch the bios before getting some advice
Thanks guys - you've been extremely helpful before

MSI Eclipse SLI BIOS v1.5B3

No changelog.
All at your own risk, anything you break or damage is entirely your fault.
>Only click if you agree to the above<

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I always flashed my bios with Live Update and never got any crash.
Yes, and? Lucky You. The failure rate (statistically) is about 6-10% and that is unacceptable. The problem is not the Flasher itself, but the complexity of Windows as an operating system. The statistical failure rate for DOS flashes is less than 1%. Do you really want to take that risk (and remember, every BIOS Flash (and its consequences) are the responsability of the user (and the user alone).
BIOS v1.8 is too new and probably not in the Live Update database yet. That is why it is not offered to you.
Anyway, MSI Live Update utilizes the AMI BIOS Winflash Utility for the actual BIOS Flash. You can download the utility here:
http://ami.com/support/downloadagreement.cfm?DLFile=support/downloads/amiflash.zip&InpDrvID=90
The application you have to use is in the \amibios\afuwin folder. Depending on your operating system, you have to use the 32bit or the 64bit version.
Again, please be absolutely aware, that flashing under Windows is inherently risky. If the flash fails because the system crashes, please do not complain here. And if this happens, make sure you get yourself an USB Flash Drive, because you will need it to try to recovery the BIOS.
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No one of my friends using pendrive.
Oh please, USB Flash drives are so cheap nowadays, that it is really not that big of a deal to get your hands on one. I have more than ten lying around here. Most of them where free give aways.
It does not matter if you need it afterwards or not (nobody cares), what matters is the fact that an USB Flash Drive will allow you to update your BIOS in a safe environment (DOS) and that is what counts here (and this is sufficiant reason to purchase such a device, trust me).

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