790fx-gd70 Memory - which brand / type is most compatible?

I have just recently built my first PC using the MSI790fx-gd70 (thanks to some helpful advice from Svet, Bas, and Miles). I encountered a problem early on pertaining to the memory. I had originally purchased 1.65 volt ram and this board only supports 1.5 volts (thank you Newegg for your lack of tech specs). And in doing some reading, it seems that this board only supports up to 1333 speeds without overclocking. I plan to OC down the line, however i am really only interested in utilizing my PC on default settings for the time being. A friend of mine has loaned me a 2GB stick of 1333 Wintec ram. Of course i plan to return this to him shortly, after i have purchased my own memory.
My question is, which brand/type of memory is most compatible with this board? I have looked through the test sheet for this board and it seems as though Kingston, G Skill, OCZ, and a few others have been successful, however i am wondering what the people think. If any of you folks have this board, could you give me a little insight on your preferences for dual channel, 1333 (since that is as high a speed i can get without OCing) ram sticks? I would prefer to purchase 2, 4GB sticks of 1333. any thoughts?
Thanks all

Yeah some Cruical Ballistix would be awesome.
Anything Crucial, Kingston, or Corsair you really can't go wrong with. I have used Kingston and Corsair on my 790FX before I got rid of it. They both worked fine.
BTW if you are looking for Corsair XMS:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347304 these are really good. And if you live near a Microcenter you don't have to deal with that shipping back and forth if something is wrong.

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790FX-GD70 Memory Issue

I had 4 GB of OCZ AMD Black Edition (8-8-8-24) memory in Dimm1 and Dimm2 which worked fine. I recently purchased 4 more GBs of Corsair memory and installed it. But after the system would not post and the mother board display would just flash FF. Thought the memory was bad and exchanged it for 4 GB of Patriot Memory (8-9-8-24) but had the same issue. Note the speeds on all memory were the same. OCZ and Patriot work fine by themselves in Dimm 1 and 2. I took one stick of memory and tested it out in each of the slots and the system would not boot/post when I had a stick in Dimm 4. Does anyone know of any issues with this board and memory? The memory also reads at 1033 in the bios but the box for the mem states 1600. Am I doing something wrong?
Also, unrelated to this post, I am having an issue with windows server 2008 r2 on my raid setup. It sees the raid after I load drivers from MSI.com but after the last step of the install it gives me a message saying that it couldn't save settings and I need to restart the installer. After which it says that again.
Thanks for you time and help!
AMD Phenom II 965 Quad Core 3.4 Ghz
■ 790FX-GD70 - 601-7577-030
■ OCZ (8-8-8-24) and Patriot (8-9-8-24), DDR3 1600 (Both), 8GB , 4
■ XFX RADEON HD 4770, 512 MB
■ Seagate, 1.5 TB (x4), Sata 300, 7200 rpm (Raid 10)
■ Win Server 2008 R2 x64
■ OCZ 600w

Okay heres a list of things to remember about mobos and ram:
Motherboards only support certain types and certain rated speeds, most don't support 1600 without overclocking the ram, the board, and the processor.
The Dimm4 slot is the Last slot in the list, your PC won't ever boot with just one stick in the 4th slot.
Also make sure your mobo supports the amount of memory you want to add, some only support up to 16GB or less.
Brand doesn't really matter (though it is better to have tested brand name dual channel kits) but specs do.
Though some memory just doesn't play nice with each other and in this setting, to me, OCZ and corsair don't sound like they are playing nice together. Though it might work just fine - you just need to get the settings right.
Edit:
As for buying ram, I don't know where you are located but I use www.newegg.com and I got 8GB of G.skill dual channel kit value ram (2x 4GB) for 80-90 bucks. Slap one in dimm1 and the other in dimm3 and you got 8GB!
Come to think of it, try testing your ram like this: 1 corsair in dimm1, 1 corsair in dimm3, 1 ocz in dimm2 and 1 ocz in dimm4 & don't forget to set the timings otherwise it just won't work. (Have to overclock to run 1600 ram)
Another note is that usually when AMD calls something "Black Edition" that means it has been overclocked at the factory, so unless you have some more of the same kind of ram I am betting it won't be as stable as it can be.

790FX-GD70 Memory

Just bought the 790FX-GD70 and I am trying to decide on which memory to get? I have started with Kingston 1333 basic to get running and it's running fine. Since the board is new there is little OC info or comparision available. My system consists of: Phenom II X3 720, CoolMax 950w, Sapphire 4870 512mb in an Antec P180B. I want to use the features and available OC options, but no to the "Limit" or as a Serious OC Gamer. Just the option to rev up when wanted and even use the "Green" feature or a Stable mid of the road performance.
So my question is, what would you pick? 1600, 1800 different? I am thinking 1800 but poss 1600 is a better choice so I can use the memory to it's best performance when also not OC'd. I am not new at this, but not a Master either.
Thanks for your thoughts... it will help me decide.

I agree with Fredrik on the PSU. I'd stay away from Coolmax until you hear high marking reviews from them, especially if you plan on using such high-end components.
Your PSU can say it will produce 1 gazillion watts, but if it only has 18a on 5 12v rails, you're in big trouble. Your best bet is to pick up something along the lines of a Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling, Corsair, Enermax, ABS (Tagan series only) or something that has a single 12v rail, and has at least 50 amps on it. Stick to the big name brands, as you'll not only get the best warranty, but you'll also know you're getting a quality component. I got a heck of a steal on my current PSU a month ago from newegg.
BTW, you can find a much better power supply calculator here:
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
This is the light version. They do the best they can keeping it updated. There is also a version which costs a few bucks, but will give you much more detailed information on the specifications of the power supply you should buy. Unless you are running 50 cathode tubes, 100 LED's, 12 LED fans, and an electric blanket, most systems won't need more than a 600w power supply, even while having an over clocked CPU, RAM, and a single graphics card.... Well, I guess that depends on how high the over clocks are.... But anyways, look up a few reviews on that coolmax unit. If the reviews are solid, then awesome. If they are questionable, then I'd recommend swapping it out right away.
I don't want to scare you or anything, but hopefully you're still in replacement land with the PSU, granted, this is only 1 review I have found so far, and I'm sure I could dig up at least one bad review for each and every PSU manufacturer out there, but...
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=106

790FX-GD70 Memory Problems

First off let me say MSI has done a stellar job with this board and I personally would like to thank the bios makers, as they consistently put forth effort to release good beta bios. Now onto my problems. Here is my system:
# AMD Phenom II x2 550
# 790FX-GD70 bios 1.5b3
# 2x2gb OCZ3P1600LVAM4GK (1600mhz 7-7-7-24 @1.65v)
# Sapphire Radeon 4870 1gb
# Samsung Spinpoint 750gb
# Windows 7 x64
# Corsair TX850W
No matter what I do I can not get the memory to run at 1600mhz. I know AMD doesn't officially support it, but maybe MSI should reconsider advertising speeds of ddr3 2133+. I have tried the following settings:
cpu-nb voltage: up to 1.45v
nb-voltage: up to 1.3v
dram voltage: up to 1.67v
These settings are applied at both stock and overclocked settings, which I know are prime95 stable. I have tried it with my processor as a dual core and also as a quad core using ACC (which works great btw!) I have seen people run 1600mhz on the am3 platform so I know it is possible with tweaking. What kind of settings do I need to mess with?
edit: 1333mhz 6-6-5-20 seems pretty good with NB @ 2600 seems good. Also there are some things I would like to tell MSI about this bios and maybe help them test new beta directly. If any MSI engineer is reading this please contact me

Quote from: Dopamin3 on 31-July-09, 09:50:40
First off let me say MSI has done a stellar job with this board and I personally would like to thank the bios makers, as they consistently put forth effort to release good beta bios. Now onto my problems. Here is my system:
# AMD Phenom II x2 550
# 790FX-GD70 bios 1.5b3
# 2x2gb OCZ3P1600LVAM4GK (1600mhz 7-7-7-24 @1.65v)
# Sapphire Radeon 4870 1gb
# Samsung Spinpoint 750gb
# Windows 7 x64
# Corsair TX850W
No matter what I do I can not get the memory to run at 1600mhz. I know AMD doesn't officially support it, but maybe MSI should reconsider advertising speeds of ddr3 2133+. I have tried the following settings:
cpu-nb voltage: up to 1.45v
nb-voltage: up to 1.3v
dram voltage: up to 1.67v
These settings are applied at both stock and overclocked settings, which I know are prime95 stable. I have tried it with my processor as a dual core and also as a quad core using ACC (which works great btw!) I have seen people run 1600mhz on the am3 platform so I know it is possible with tweaking. What kind of settings do I need to mess with?
edit: 1333mhz 6-6-5-20 seems pretty good with NB @ 2600 seems good. Also there are some things I would like to tell MSI about this bios and maybe help them test new beta directly. If any MSI engineer is reading this please contact me
Mate get your cpu/nb back to 1.1 or 1.2v, where you have it is way to high.
The problem you have is you're not giving the ram enough voltage. set it between 1.7 and 1.8v. Try 1.72v for starters.

Maximum no of HDD with RAID in 790FX GD70 ??

Respect to All experts !!
I have 790FX-GD70 in which 6x SATA II ports are provided by ATI SB750 chipset with RAID facility. I am currently using 2x Seagate 500GB in Raid 0.
I want to re-create it with 6x HDDs (Just for benching and self knowledge as I know performance will not be 6 times faster or even 4 times).
Can ATI SB750 RAID use all 6x SATA ports with Raid 0 ???,
because my friend has an Intel board named P7P55D Pro E and according to him he is restricted to use more than 4 HDD in RAID.

I am using 18 file adapters at sender side .
added 6 more in dev and UAT total 24 working fine in these environemnts..
my file adapters never gave me a problem unless and untill structure problem..
Regards
Rao

Memory Advise for MSI 790FX-GD70

Whoever may help,
Hi all, i'm trying to build a computer, i have all except the memories, im intent to go to 8GB DDR3 1333mhz but i dont know which brand/memory is compatible for this board. if anyone could help me in this i would appreciated.
Thank you.
my system spec is:
MSI 790FX-GD70
Phenom II X4 Quad-core 910 2.6GHz Processor
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro
Antec TP-750 750W Continuous power
Antec Twelve Hundred with extra cooling fan tricool
SAPPHIRE 100243-1GTXSR Radeon HD 4870 1GB
LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R SATA
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB SATA 2x order

Main Memory
• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600*/1800*/2133* (OC) SDRAM, 16GB Max
http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1740
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but i dont know which brand/memory is compatible for this board.
That most depend of the CPU used, since memory controller is there.
You can see memory test report here ==> http://global.msi.eu/uploads/test_report/TR10_1740.pdf

790FX-GD70 and Double Channel Memory on slots 3 and 4 only ????

Hi,
I am planning a complete AM3 build. I am very interested in the 790FX-GD70 motherboard with AMD's 955 BE CPU & Corsair Dominator memory (2 X 2G). Problem is I want to cool the CPU with a Noctua NH-U12P heatsink, which from reviews and research, will block Corsair Dominators (and other large heatsink mem) on bank 1 and maybe bank 2. So my question is this, can I install the memory on bank's 3 and 4 only, and still operate in dual channel mode ????
If not, then I guess I'll just have to ditch the dominator's in exchange for the XMS.
Thanks in advance,
am3builder

You don't need giant heat spreaders on the RAM, they really don't do much good and just interfere with good CPU coolers. How many years have you used RAM without that junk stuck on them? For the most part it's all eye candy, put another way 'all show and no go'.

Memory Upgrade on my 790FX-GD70 (MS-7577) Board

Hi, I'm new on here and a sliver surfer, so please be gentle with me. I've been building computers for a few years now, I started back in 2001 when I had to retire from work because of medical problems (I am confined to a wheelchair) instead of letting it get me down I started to read books on building my own PC. I have built 6 in that time and all are still working well, however, my knowledge is still limited.
So I have a question I would like to ask you, I've been trying to upgrade the memory on my motherboard a 790FX-GD70 board. From Corsair Dominator DDR3 Part No TW3X4G16009D 4Gb, X2 2Gb Modules 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 1.8 volts ver1.1. To Corsair XMS3 DDR3 Part No: CMX16GX3M2A1333C9 16Gb, 2X8Gb Modules 1333MHz 9-9-9-24 1.50volts ver8.21. But I have had a problem, when I install 1 X 8Gb module into slot 1 the PC seems to run fine, but when I install the second 8Gb module into slot 2 my system is very unstable and I get the blue screen of death.
I have been advised that the maximum Gb per dimm slot is 4Gb is that correct? or is it my BIOS that needs updating? if so that is something that I will not try myself I will have to get an expert in to help with that.
Please can anyone help me.
Thanks in advance, Steve.
My System:
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70 (MS-7577) Revision 1.0
CPU: AMD Phenom ll X4 965 Processor AM3 (938)
BIOS: Version 1.4 Date 07/02/2009
Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H50 Water Cooler
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCI 1Gb GDDR5 Memory
Memory: 4 Gb X2 2Gb Dimms, Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 1.8 volts Part No TW3X4G16009D
HDD: 2X Western Digital 640Gb raid
DVD: 2X Liteon GH22 Super Multi DVD Rewrite 22X
Power Supply: Seasonic X Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular +3.3v 25A, +5v 25A, +12v 54A, -12v 0.5A & +5Vsb 3A.

Hi Wooly,
I have gone through what you suggested but I had no luck running the 16GB (2X8GB Modules). So I went out today and I bought from my local PC Store a new kit of 16GB of DDR3 16GB (4X4GB Modules) 1600MHz and clocked them at 1333MHZ and set the voltage to 1.65, booted up my system and all's fine. The system has been running all afternoon and it is now stable.
Thank you all for your help in resolving this issue for me, it has saved me a lot of time messing around.
My System:
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70 (MS-7577) Revision 1.0
CPU: AMD Phenom ll X4 965 Processor AM3 (938)
BIOS: Version 1.4 Date 07/02/2009
Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H50 Water Cooler
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCI 1Gb GDDR5 Memory
Memory: 4 Gb X2 2Gb Dimms, Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 1.8 volts Part No TW3X4G16009D
HDD: 2X Western Digital 640Gb raid
DVD: 2X Liteon GH22 Super Multi DVD Rewrite 22X
Power Supply: Seasonic X Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular +3.3v 25A, +5v 25A, +12v 54A, -12v 0.5A & +5Vsb 3A.

790FX-GD70

I have a MSI 790FX-GD70 and bought the OCZ3BE16000C8LV4GK memory to go with my Phenom II 965 BE CPU. Memory is supposed to work with 790 chipsets and BE CPUs. It is not listed on the "Test" list for this MOBO. When I set the AOD BEMP the system will not even boot. I checked OCZ and they setting they gave me didn't work for me. It seems to have worked for a couple of people.
Of the memory that is on the "Test" for this MOBO most of hem are for Intel, why's that?? There's only 1 brand 4GB stick that will run at 1600????

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When I set the AOD BEMP the system will not even boot.
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There's only 1 brand 4GB stick that will run at 1600?
The Phenom II CPU's memory controller natively supports up to 1333mhz memory speed. To run faster memory, you must overclock the memory controller. And these faster sticks are also not 'natively' 1600mhz etc, but are 'overclock rated' sticks.
Start with the basics: insert 1 stick of RAM, clear CMOS, power on your PC, enter BIOS settings, and make sure memory settings are set to Default or AUTO. If your memory has SPD settings for 1333mhz, then it will start with those settings. Make sure everything works fine at these settings, then add the other stick.
If this works okay, then you can start tweaking the settings to get it to run at the faster speed.
Please also read the >>Posting Guide<< and tell us about all the hardware in your system.

790fx-gd70 + crossfire

I am having trouble getting crossfire to work. The computer is not recognizing that I have a crossfire setup even though catalyst is saying that crossfire is enabled. The second card does not even get warm to the touch.
here is my computer stats.
Mainboard : MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD 790FX-GD70(MS-7577)
> Chipset : AMD 790FX
> Processor : AMD Phenom II X4 955e @ 3200MHz
> Physical Memory : 8192MB (4 x 2048 DDR3-SDRAM )
> Video Card : AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (2@ 6870 msi twin frozrII)
> Hard Disk : Western Digital WD1600JB-00GVC0 ATA Device (160GB)
> Hard Disk : Western Digital WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 ATA Device (750GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : Hewlett-Packard DVD Writer 640c
> Monitor Type : LG Electronics E2350 - 23 inches
> Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
> Operating System : Windows 7 Professional Professional Media Center 6.01.7601 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
> DirectX : Version 11.00
> PSU: Antec High current 850w pro ( gold certified 80+)
Now I know that both cards work because I tried both cards in the first pci-e slot to see if that was the problem, it is not. I tried both cards in the third pci-e slot and that slot works fine. When I use both cards, and I try to put the monitor into the second card it does not work. Shouldn't this work? The second card does not even get warm either. I bought this board quite a while ago specifically for the so called good crossfire friendly use. I have been scouring the internet for options but this board just doesnt seem to be supported anymore by most places and I just happened to come across this forum. Am I just dreaming that the configuration isnt working or what?

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Is it just the program CPUID that is giving me wrong info or is it right and I just can't figure it out?
If AMD's own Catalyst software is telling you Crossfire is enabled and working, then the chance is that CPUID is simply wrong.
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If MSI wants to keep my business, they should be offering some kind of words of wisdom here and not leaving me in the dark here. I have read on new egg that msi was a little slow on help but I didn't think being ignored was on the list.
This forum is run by MSI users, on behalf of MSI, for MSI users. It is by its own very title a "User-to-User" forum. Occasionally there comes a time where fellow users cannot answer your question (hence the seeming lack of responses), therefore we then ask you to contact MSI Support directly at http://support.msi.com
>>Please read and comply with the Forum Rules.<<

How to set 1600 timmings on MSI 790FX-GD70

This is how and these are the settings that I use to achieve stable 1600 timings on my OZC Black Edition Ram using the MSI 790FX-GD70 board.
OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) OCZ3BE1600C8LV4GK timmings CL 8 8-8-8-24 1.65volts
Restart computer, Boot into BIOS by pressing "delete" until you see the screen say it is going into the bios. When changing settings in bios use the plus and minus key to make changes.
Select Cell Menu, this is the memory menu where you will adjust most of the timings for your memory
Go into Advanced Dram
Set the following timings settings for your RAM When selecting both you have to scroll down the page and set the same timings for the other dimm. So you are setting one set for one RAM and one for the other.
In the picture I have it set for 2T but I use 1T, 1T is faster but I am showing you the default spec settings of the ram, once complete hit esc and back to the cell menu
continued

I would like to point out that I have my CPU overclocked so that is why I have turned the cool n quiet off. You will also note that some of my numbers are not set at 2400 and that they are a little bit above what I have wrote. This is caused by me trying to get a little more out of my CPU overclock. These settings and multipliers interact with each other so if I set a multiplier at 12 and it shows 2400 but then go and set the FSB frequency a little higher the timing will reflect in the HT link. One note, you can not have your CPU-NB Freq lower then your HT Freq. Just wanted to explain that so you know why my numbers are not exact or a little different from the settings I am showing
Do not replicate my settings for the CPU as they are all different for all systems. I am only showing you the memory settings that you can set from the OCZ 1600 settings that they recommend.
Press escape and hit F10 to save your settings and the computer should post with the timings that we set.
Once you are stable you can then go in and try different settings of your own. Most people will try tighter timings which could relate to 7-8-8-8 or 7-7-8-8 etc. You can experiment once you are stable with the stock 1600 settings.
Your bios should have a User settings section and you can save your settings in their so if you are experimenting and you have to re-boot you can easily load the saved settings that we have done here!
If you mess things us and have to reset the cmos you unplug the maching, wait at least 1 minute and then press the cmos button. Plug machine back in turn power supply back on and the computer will tell you it has an error and to press F1. Press F1 and set the clock, then go into user settings and load the settings that we did here. If at anytime you want the original settings go into bios and select optimised settings and it will load the best settings that it uses to operate. Note that your overclocks and your ram will go back to default settings and any bios settings that you did manually will be gone until you reload them in user settings. If you update your boos, user settings are lost and you would manually have to set the timings again like we did here.
Many ways to go about this and this is the way that I use. I am not saying it is the only way or the best but it does work. I am using stock volts on the CPU and recommended volts for the memory and to raise the NB Freq. Constructive comments are very welcome.

790FX-GD70 winki Bad bios checksum (please help!!) unresolved

I have the 790FX-GD70 winki edition motherboard only for a few weeks, then i went on holiday for a week and when i came back and started up the computer it came up with the error:
Bad BIOS checksum. Startin BIOS Recovery ...
Checking for USB Devise ...
Reading file "A7577AMS.2xx"
but then it does nothing, iv tried puting the bios files for the winki edition and the normal edition onto a USB pen but it just comes up with that error and doesnt get past it.
My Specs Are
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
790FX-GD70 Winki Edition
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 2GB Vapor-X
Kingston HyperX Triple Channel Kit - memory - 6 GB ( 3 x 2 GB ) - DIMM 240-pin - DDR3
Western Digital WD10EADS Caviar Green 1tb SATAII 32Mb Cache
1TB Wester Digital
Ezcool 700W PSU
Iv been trying to fix this for a week and nothing will work.
cheers

Quote from: eminem2o4 on 07-October-09, 05:13:05
i just tired clearing it with the jumper(you dont have to press the button when you swich the jumper do you?) and it is still coming up with the same error
Bad BIOS checksum, Starting BIOS Recovery
I really dont know what to do?
and could any1 give advise on good 6gb AMD RAM?
cheers
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and could any1 give advise on good 6gb AMD RAM?
Such combination is not recommended in AMD systems as you must use 2x2GB and 2x1GB memory stick to obtain it.
Which is not good idea[mixing memory sticks]
For best results and optimal performance, use 2x matched memory sticks only.
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I really dont know what to do?
Go to reseller to sort for you.
Let him try with different memory sticks{AMD Tested}.
The message may gone by itself, often such fake message can come from bad or not compatible memory stick.
Quote from: Hans on 08-October-09, 01:14:27
Make sure to change the extension to .ROM.
Nope, system is expecting original file name A7577AMS.200 as Bas mention as well.
Quote from: Hans on 08-October-09, 01:26:19
Ah, I see. Thought it needed a .ROM, but I'm obviously wrong.
But if we already knew this, what's this whole topic about then?
Get the file on a stick and make it recover. Can't be that hard... ???
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Get the file on a stick and make it recover. Can't be that hard... ???
I would suggest to try with AMD regular memory stick 1st before attempt any BIOS recovery.
Else he really can kill his board, while attempt to recover healthy BIOS{Too possible to be memory error and not BIOS failure
[bad|not compatible memory stick can produce the same fake message.]
Also BIOS hardly can corrupt to this stage by itself, he tell never touched the BIOS:
Quote from: eminem2o4
and no iv never tried to flash the bios before, and no1 was near my comp when i was away

790FX-GD70 with 16GB RAM, possible?

Hi guys,
Currently, my PC using 790FX-GD70 with 8GB RAM, and now I want to upgrade it to 16GB. I need your advice which memory are compatible and stable for my system.
I've checked on MSI Memory Test Report here:
http://www.msi.com/file/test_report/TR10_1740.pdf
However there's no test report for 16GB, max memory used there is for Kingston KHX1600C9D3K3/12GX (12GB) running at 1600 (OC).
Following is my spec (NO overclock):
+ Processor AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
+ Motherboard MSI 790FX-GD70, Bios A7577AMS v1.H
+ RAM (8GB):
- Team-Elite 1333 PC3-10700H 2GB x2
- Team-Elite 1333 PC3-10700 2GB x2
+ Video Card ATI Radeon HD5700 GDDR5 1024MB
+ Hard Drives (10TB)
- 1 x WDC SATA II Caviar Black 2 TB 64Mb,
- 4 x WDC SATA II Green 2 TB 64Mb
+ PSU Seasonic M12II-520 520W Modular - 80 Plus Bronze, 520Watt, +12V1 = 20A & +12V2 = 20A
+ OS Windows 7 x64
I really need your advice.
Many thanks!

Hi Bas,
Many thanks for the reply.
Maybe this one?
Kingstone KVR1333D3N9/4G 4Gb PC 1066 DDR3 http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/partsinfo.asp?ktcpartno=KVR1333D3N9/4G

790FX-GD70 won't POST - 3 beeps & diagnostic LED "2e"

Hi,
After a second or two of rapidly displaying various hex values, the POST_LED stops at "2e" (not documented in manual; can't find on MSI support site) and the system issues 3 beeps (1 long and 2 short, also not documented in manual or online for AMI BIOS, which I assume from pictures in manual is what this mobo has on it).
My configuration is as follows:
Motherboard: 790FX-GD70 (model MS-7577)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2 GHz Socket AM3
Memory: 2x (8GB total) OCZ 4GB KIT (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600Mhz PC3 12800 REAPER SERIES DUAL CHANNEL KIT (7-7-7-24)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146059
Video: Inno3D GTX260 216 Core 896MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E (I know it's SLI, not CrossFire, but I'm only going to be using the one card)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152386
Hard Drives: 2x Western Digital WD3000HLFS VelociRaptor 300GB Hard Drive SATAII 16MB Cache 10000rpm
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149435
Optical Drive: LiteOn 20x DVD±RW Dual Layer & Ram + Lightscribe IDE
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126226
PSU: 500W EarthWatts PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128045
Obviously the CPU is good since I'm getting *some* POST activity and beeps, but I'm afraid I don't have any other video cards, memory, or PSU I can swap out to compare against. The previous poster (linked below) said he had swapped out many components and still had the same problem, though.
Any ideas, anyone? I'd be happy to further diagnose the problem myself if someone could point me towards a complete list of diagnostic LED values and meanings, and BIOS beep codes and meanings.
Cheers,
Philip the Duck
Previous post with same problem:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=127265.0

Quote from: Stu on 02-August-09, 20:41:23
yannifb,
Please keep discussion of your own problem in your own topic, do not hijack others'!
In order to find out the real cause, it is generally a good method to make comparisons with partially different configurations, as yannifb did. Therefore, I see his post as a useful contribution rather than hijacking, and I hope I am allowed to say so in this forum, even to a Global Administrator. Bootup failure with the 790FX-GD70 with various graphic cards and PSUs (which might very well have a COMMON cause) is now being discussed in different threads, which makes it more difficult to follow the discussion and to compare and analyse the phenomena.
My own PSU is a Corsair HX1000W, which is undoubtedly strong enough and even recommended expressly by AMD for the Radeon 4890. Nevertheless, bootup fails with the configuration given in my signature. (I hope I'm not guilty of another "hijacking" attempt. I believe we need some consolidation on this whole subject.)

790fx-gd70 and the dreaded FF

Hi!
first, my hardware:
MSI 790FX-GD70, 790FX (dual PC3-10667U DDR3) (7577-010R)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 (C2) Black Edition, 4x 3.20GHz, boxed (HDZ955FBGIBOX)
a) OCZ Platinum Low-Voltage DIMM Kit 4GB PC3-10667U CL7-7-7-20 (DDR3-1333) (OCZ3P1333LV4GK)
b) Kingston ValueRAM DIMM 2GB PC3-10667U CL9 (DDR3-1333) (KVR1333D3N9/2G)
Gigabyte Radeon HD 4350, 512MB DDR2, VGA, DVI, HDMI, PCIe 2.0 (GV-R435OC-512I)
LC-Power Silent Giant LC6550GP2 Green Power 550W, ATX 2.2
I just got a brand new 790fx-gd70 out of RMA (I had to RMA my original board because I tried flashing bios via the m-flash).
As I have intel certified memory I flashed the latest 1.7 bios (with the help of the utility). A few day all was good, when my computer started freezing. I pinpointed the problem to a faulty memory stick and send it to RMA.
I put the Kingston memory in as a temporary fix till I get the OCZ from RAM and just in case ran memtest. After a few errors, memtest froze and after the reboot I ended up with the FF on the display.
If I remove the memory module I get three beeps, but it's still stuck at FF.
Any ideas what I should do next? I don't have the patience to RMA the board again as i'll probably have to wait another 30 days...
Thanks for any answers.

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After a few errors, memtest froz
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LC6550GP2
Looks like a combined problem.
However the first can be caused by that junk powersupply.
You can't get a decent powersupply for 30 Euro.....just see the figures: +12V @ 16A

790fx-gd70 Memory - which brand / type is most compatible?

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