790GX-G65 // Ram Problem

Phenom II x 4 AM3
650w psu - Corsair
Seagate 500gb x 2
2 x LG dvd-cd 24x
Radeon HD 5750
New system, I bought Corsair XMS3 - DDR3 1600  (2x2gb)  x 2 = 8gb
Windows XP Home Edition 32-bit - I built this tower to specifically run Pro Tools LE 8.0
First I couldn't get to bios.  Finally figured it out, clear CMOS and remove all DDR3 except dimm#1.  Now everything is running great, but it won't take the rest of the ram (other 6gb)
Anybody??

When I put more than 1 (one) memory DIMM in the system it won't boot, either to bios or OS.  Can I change the frequency prior to installing the other #2, #3, & #4 DIMM?
Also, I plan on keeping the XP 32 bit system.  Yes, I was told the OS will only use 3.5 - 4 gb, but the software manufacturer said that the program would recognize and use the entire 8gb, is this not true?
Finally, it says dual channel, so on this MoBo, should I try slot 1 & 4, or 1 & 2 for a max of 4gb?  Regardless, the system won't boot with more than 1 (one) DIMM installed.
Side problem.  On a system scan & in bios it recognizes the 2nd harddrive 500gb Seagate, C:/ drive is recognized, but when I go to MyComputer it only shows 1 harddrive and 2 x optical drives, how do I get the 2nd harddrive recognized and assigned.

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  • MOVED: 790GX-G65 // Ram Problem

    This topic has been moved to AMD64 ATI/SiS/VIA boards.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=134422.0

    When I put more than 1 (one) memory DIMM in the system it won't boot, either to bios or OS.  Can I change the frequency prior to installing the other #2, #3, & #4 DIMM?
    Also, I plan on keeping the XP 32 bit system.  Yes, I was told the OS will only use 3.5 - 4 gb, but the software manufacturer said that the program would recognize and use the entire 8gb, is this not true?
    Finally, it says dual channel, so on this MoBo, should I try slot 1 & 4, or 1 & 2 for a max of 4gb?  Regardless, the system won't boot with more than 1 (one) DIMM installed.
    Side problem.  On a system scan & in bios it recognizes the 2nd harddrive 500gb Seagate, C:/ drive is recognized, but when I go to MyComputer it only shows 1 harddrive and 2 x optical drives, how do I get the 2nd harddrive recognized and assigned.

  • NF980-G65 ram problems

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    Quote from: nathon5000 on 05-March-10, 15:25:00
    good info. i did not know most of that. some i did. 
    i will try 1333 Mhz. i will let you know on this post. if it works. how ever i know that 1066 dose work. the board info.
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    - Supports a maximum memory size up to 16GB.
    i did see that and i check the MSI site. every time i buy a new board. oh and fast reply. im really glad to learn something.
    It's down to the CPU[memory controller is build in there] not board.
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    i will try 1333 Mhz. i will let you know on this post. if it works.
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  • 790GX-G65 Voltages not right!

    Hi all ..am new to your forum!
    i recently purchased a pc which i assembled..here is my specs
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    Motherboard- MSi 790GX-G65
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    Quote
    as u can see the volatages are not right..
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    and 1 more thing ...my cpu idles at 51c and when on load goes upto 65c....is this right??? 
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  • 790GX-G65 (...yet another one) LAN problem

    Greetings to all!
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    RAM: Kingston 2x2GB 1333 DDR3 (value ram)
    PSU: Seasonic S12 430W
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    From the very first day that I bought this system (2 months ago) I encountered problems with my LAN port. The mobo had BIOS version 1.1 which I upgraded to 1.3.
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    @DeHillBilly
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    SKU? You mean the model? It is a Seasonic S12-430. I really don't think that a quality PSU like that is not able to manage the load of my 790GX-G65 plus a Phenom II 550, a couple of low voltage (1,5V) DDR3s and an HDD Western Digital 640GB. (I don't have a graphics card!)
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    EDIT: It seems that another person has almost the exact same problem with me! https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=129403.0 (Network problems with MSI 790FX-GD70)

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    What is in your system, we don't know much: >>Posting Guide<<
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  • MOVED: my 790GX-G65 has some problems..

    This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=127728.0

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  • 790GX-G65 worst experience of all time

    So here i was an avg gamer. The only game i ever played was Arma 2 That game was CPU intensive and could only max out at 31-35 avg FPS.
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    4gb ddr 2 ram 667mhz
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    Antec Neo Power Blue 650 watt PSU
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    i thought it was my gfx card (i had just rma'd the thing because of bad memory problems) so i couldnt believe it.. i quickly shut off to prevent further damage... to my surprise when i rebooted to bios, no gfx glitch. i figured it was the drivers.. my friend suggest i install windows 7 on my new spinpoint and start fresh..
    I spend 3 hours trying to install windows 7 because the disc would never finnish. it would freeze after the logo... i went back to bios changed a few things unplugged devices... finally i thought it was the new ram.. tried out both ram chips individually in dimm1 and dimm2 one by one to no avail. windows memory diagnoistics reported no problems. We finally managed to load it after we found out the OC switch on the mobo was on.. weird the CPU was running at 3.30ghz instead 3.0. But when the completing installation stage started windows the pc would just randomly reboot also causing the installation to be corrupted forcing me to try again and again and again
    So i put vista in, it finally installed but it would crash when "adjusting windows performance". This told me it was a hardware problem... me and my friend narrowed it down to the cpu/mobo. What fixed my problem was lowering the multiplier from default (x15) to x13. To our surprise i could finally logon to the new windows. My friend told me to instantly download prime95 and run a test to see what was going on.. Also to check CPU-Z and temps
    Almost instantly after hitting the start button in prime95 the pc crashed. So fast it felt like the start button was more like a "shutdown" button :O
    CPU-Z said that the cpu voltage was at 1.456 and avg around there... He told me it shouldnt be like that since his 945 avgs out at 1.3 or less
    Changing the bios "CPU Voltage" would make the pc not startup.. (screen would stay black) i couldn't even get into the bios. So i had to "clr CMOS" and try again.... and again.... and not ONE setting i tried for the "CPU voltage" was successful...
    Finally i installed windows 7 and would you look at that.. it installed. But anything higher than x13 muiltiplier would cause crashing in any programs... even sometimes starting CPU-Z would crash.. watching 1080P videos would crash... everytime everytime...
    and windows was so unresponsive at times with these weird stutters that lasted 1-3 seconds every 5 seconds. It was ridiculous. Why should i have to underclock my new cpu from the default values to 2.6 just to start my OS..
    We Tried everything buying new thermal paste reapplying thermal paste (6 times) changing coolers, i bought the best paste out there (artic silver 5) nothing...
    Finally changing the mobo to optimized defaults again and going directly to the "CPU Voltage" setting changing it to 1.284V my mobo booted without having to clear cmos. BUT HERE IS THE SHOCKER: temps where at 85C-90C range like 200F !!!!! i couldnt believe it.. so i shut off instantly and clrd cmos..temps dropped down again to the low to high 40's.
    Here i am now.. with an underclocked overvoltaged phenom II x4 945 edition barely able to run windows. My bios is updated to the latest wich is 4.10 and i dont know what else to do. Faulty CPU? doubt it. All i know so far is that my mobo is just sending waay to much power to my cpu causing the quick overheat and shut off. I've spent 5 miserable days since i got my new build trying to just run the default values. NOthing... so i'm contacting you msi guys and the people on these forums to please guide me. my last 5 days have been hell..
    Anyways my friend says my new cpu is not on the mobo support list which is true, but the other 945 is. not the new revision i have so maybe thats also a contributing factor....
    O and another weird thing.. sometimes i can play arma 2.. performance is not too good because of the hiccups, but it doesnt crash my pc.. Except when i tried to raise the cpu/fsb multiplier up to x14 it would crash sometimes.
    ANYWAYS please help me figure this out i dont understand all these experiences dont make sense to me.

    Well, this is the motherboard i have:
    http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1739&maincat_no=1
    I dont know how to check if its a "winkie" board.?
    Anyways. I can confirm that flashing the bios back to 4.0 did nohing for me.. Exact same results. I also changed my PSU and got exact same problem.
     So so far its not:
    Ram
    PSU
    Cooler (i'm pretty sure its not the cooler because i went from my antec cooler to reapplying paste on my antec to stock cooler to reapplying paste on stock cooler twice. After 4-5 times playing with the coolers and paste i'm pretty sure its not the Cooler/paste causing the issue.
    Quote
    And 97C isn't possible, the board should shutdown at about 70C.
    I gurantee you this is what the motherboard monitoring stated.
    yes 45C isnt good i know that. And i cant seem to do anything about it. The weird thing is the first test run the temperature was at high 30's second try with reapplied paste bios said temperature was at the low 20's (21-23C) But as i booted OCCt temperatures readings said 70C which made no sense to me.
    So i finally put the stock cooler and so far all the readings have been in the 43-47C range. Except for that one time i changed the "Cpu Voltage (V)" to 1.2840 which btw was the highest setting possible in the bios and caused my readings to go off the chart at 97C range. I can confirm doing this over and over will give me same results. All the higher settings are in red or "Not recommended" and also force the mobo to not boot. 1.2840V is the only setting that i can change aside from auto that will alow my mobo to reboot. And its also the highest thats not in the red zone
    I'm now able to get on with you guys because the multiplier is at 13X and temps in OCCT AND mobo are conistent with one another reading at 45-47C.
    My friend is suggesting me to get a new mobo but before i do i want to know if it's really the motherboard or the cpu... I bought this cpu last week and i can still RMA it if thats the problem.

  • Please help 790GX G65 wont POST

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    nt650
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