990FXA-GD65 Northbridge Temperature

I've recently bought myself a 990FXA-GD65 and it is all set up now in my rig.
I then went into SpeedFan to check the temperature of my PC and I see that my Northbridge is running at 127°C!
Is this temperature right? Or is this a faulty board?
Thanks,
Alex.

Quote from: scottydog75 on 05-August-12, 15:49:52
I cannot find a download for "CoreCenter" anywhere, does it still even exist? So Ill check my BIOS soon.
its on the link that already give you, and its downloading fine
Its named "Control Center" not "CoreCenter"

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990FXA-GD65 high temperatures using HardwareMonitor

Hello,
Just got this board and I'm overclocking a FX-6300 chip with it around 4.4GHz @ 1.4v, with all the other settings set to auto. Everything seems stable apart from the motherboard temperature that quickly shoot up past 62 degrees at which point occt shuts it down.
I'm using open HardwareMonitor and I believe the following is true correct me if I'm wrong
temperature 1: CPU Socket
temperature 2: MB (about 43 degress idle)
temperature 3: Mosfets (about 50 degrees at load)
core 1-6: core temperatures
Is it the fact I have my NB voltage set to auto? Any idea what's the max this can be set at should I just set it to 1.3v? What is the max temperatures I should be looking at for the MB and Mosfet temperatures?
Thanks

Quote from: durquavian on 22-March-13, 08:50:33
Funny mine doesn't have an AUX temp... however since u said u had a water cooler I rednecked mine. I put a small cpu fan(stronger than normal fans) pointed at my regulators and made a port in the side(backside of mobo) where I put another fan directly behind cpu seat and regulators. definitely helped board temps.
Your AUX temp has me stumped, wanna say screw it but never know what it is. Generally CPU is always the highest temp at 100% load so anything above that cant be accurate. However maybe the regulators on yours possibly can. If you have no fans on them now and since you have a water cooler you lack the airflow of normal cpu air coolers, i'd say add a fan above the cpu seat pointed to the regulators. Mine without air would burn me when touching the heat sink(which spans the northbridge and regulators). with air on them feels warmish.
Ok just looked at your board and you do have heat sinks on your regulators. deference with mine is my heatsink is one piece with north bridge. So a fan would go a long way if you don't have one.
If you have done that then I am out of ideas as far as Aux temp goes.lol
Got a 200mm fan blowing direct on the motherboard from the side panel + the rear intake is blowing across the motherboard. Thanks for the input I have mind of saying screw it since the images I've seen have that sensor at very high temperatues but really can't fry my board as I have work to do on it. Guess I have to wait till MSI get back to me.
Cheers

990FXA GD65 CPU voltage reading

Hi, I Have an MSI 990FXA GD65 with an AMD FX 6100 cpu.
I have been struggling with this board for a while trying to match the voltage I set in the bios to the readings I am getting from CPU-Z and HWMonitor.
at default with CPU voltage set to auto in the bios cpu-Z and HWMonitor show 1.32v at idle and about 1.30v under load with P95, if I set the cpu voltage to 1.4 in bios they show about 1.48 at idle and 1.44 under load.
What puzzles me is that my CPU needs 1.4v in bios to run at 4.2 ghz, this seems to match what a lot of other people are getting with this CPU but if I am to trust CPU-Z's readings then I am needing 1.44v so should I be trusting what I set in the Bios or should I go with CPU-Z and face that I need a lot of volts to run stable and 4.2ghz is as far as I can go.
I also seem to have very low temperatures for running such high voltages, if it's really at 1.48v then surely it should be getting hotter than 46 degrees running P95 even with a corsair H80. Temps were even lower with a thor's hammer in push/pull on there.
For some reason I cannot run MSI ControlCentre in windows 8.1 so I have no idea what that will tell me.
So just joined up here to see if anybody else has the same issue and can give me some advice.
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I have the sunbeam twister 120, and it's AMAZING! The fans on it rotate in different directions making the airflow VERY quiet even at 3k RPM. It's a dual fan push pull with 3 DirectCU Healpipes, and an amazingly smooth base. I purchased mine for just under 30 bucks from Newegg (discontinued on their site) and it allows me to push my AMD Athlon ii X4 640 (3.0Ghz) to 3.8 with a 1v change, and still keeps it around stock temps. @ 3.5Ghz (what I run @ stable due to motherboard limitations) I hit a max of 40c core temp and an idle of anywhere between 16c-20c.
Stock temps were about 19-21c idle, and 38-40 under load.
Stock cooler was almost 20c more idle, and under load, so this is DEFINITELY a badass cooler.
It also comes with a fairly decent size tube of TX-4 Tuniq paste which is apparently one of the best in the game, so I went ahead, and used some of that on my HIS HD 6850, and I'll be damned, the paste alone dropped my temps enough to get a world record breaking overclock on stock air cooling. The heatsink also comes with a "RheoSmart" rheostat controller that also plugs into the four, or three pin cpu fan connector, to allow you to switch between manual, or motherboard controller speeds. (Which is pretty awesome IMHO) I absolutely LOVE this thing, and am 150% confident it'll be able ot cool my 8350 efficiently when I get it (if I don't end up waiting on the Steamroller cpu line.)
This is what you're looking for. According to several testers across the internet, this is right on par with a V6-V8 cooler...and over 30 bucks cheaper.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207009
http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/cooler/twister120.html
This is the validation for my CPU using the paste that comes in the box with the Twister 120 - btw, that's on the standard stock HS...nothing special at ALL.
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/cr3w7/
and a photo of how it performs compared to a 6950 with speeds near those.

990FXA-GD65 Vs. 990FXA-GD80

Hello to every-one
I'm hoping someone can tell the difference between the "990FXA-GD65" and the "990FXA-GD80" in regards to performance and durability.
I've seen some people say that the GD65's Northbridge gets hot and that the GD80's does not, Would a hot Northbridge be a problem ?
I may do some light OC'ing.
Basically i would like to know which one would be better
What i will be doing: Game Programing, Gaming, Some rendering and Video conversion.
I'm getting the FX-8120 BTW.
Many thanks.

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Advantages:
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graphics,located on the motherboard.It is usually higher clocked ddr2 or ddr3 memory
which is faster than usual system memory providing better performance for integrated graphics.
Motherboards claim for an increased >10% performance by using sideport memory.
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APS:Active Phase Switching, APS, technology is an intelligent design that helps to save energy on MSI’s mainboards. The underlying idea is to switch off the power supply as soon as no electricity is needed, and when the system needs more resources again, APS will automatically adjust electricity supply accordingly. APS will automatically detect your processor’s loading at any given time and save energy accordingly. This is only possible by means of a very advanced power controlling technology. Other than software-based solutions, APS technology stands out from MSI's own research. The specially developed IC chip can operate automatically depending on the demands of the power supply, which is to reduce the total power usage.
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MSI 990FXA-GD65 revision

in what difference of revision 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 MSI 990FXA-GD65 ?

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990FXA-GD65 & 970A-g45 Bios Question-HPC

I have 2 systems with pretty close to the same bios Feature. My question is a quick one, and I hope a simple one?
What is HPC-I know it stands for High Performance Computing-I know that it has to do with the throttling, under load.
What is the exact reason for this? Why was it added to the bios? Is this just for FX cpu's
Looking for a quick rundown.
When enabling in Bios-with everything on default-do you just enable? Do you need to turn anything off-C & Q? or do you just turn in on and go?
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G.skill Ripjaw X 1600 Low Cas G.Skill Ripjaw x 2133 running at 1600
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ZALMAN Z11 Plus Black Steel / Plastic COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC
Asus DVD /RW Asus DVD RW
Should HPC be enable with the 2 computers along with all the STD setting in Bios
Thanks for your help guys

HPC locks the multiplier for the CPU at maximum setting so it has no LAG when asked to do a demanding job as its already running at maximum performance levels and doesn't have to wait for the CPU to realize that it needs to up the clocks from idle clocks(powersaving mode) to high performance clocks!
if you want no delay in performance thats what HPC is for as it will hold the CPU at its full clocks all the time...
as for C & Q that should be disabled as it may interfere with HPC mode and continue trying to throttle the CPU to lower clocks and voltages! if C&Q is off just enable HPC and it should function properly!

990fxa-gd65 bios setting

I need to know the best setting to my bios 990fxa-gd65 to make it more stable and long life time.

At the very minimum what CPU you have and the brand, model, capacity & number of modules of the RAM you have.
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MSI 990FXA-GD65 + AMD FX-6300 + 16GB 1866MHz RAM Won't Boot

Hello,
Today I received parts for my new gaming system (sans water cooler, using the stock heatsink+fan until then), however I'm experiencing problems with the setup. The specs are as follows:
- MSI 990FXA-GD65
- AMD FX-6300 CPU
- GSKILL 16GB (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 RAM
- Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD
- 2x MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti
- EVGA NEX750B1 PSU
- BitFenix Comrade case
Upon powering on (after assembly), the Phase Indicator only has the first two LEDs lit up (Phase 2 Power Mode, according to the manual). No output is displayed on screen. I've tried removing and re-inserting the CPU and removing one of the graphics cards, to no avail.
I would appreciate any help/advise that could be offered, that I might get this system up and running!
Kind Regards

Try to run this system out of the case on non conductive area (e.g. plain cardboard) with 1 stick of RAM only, 1 GPU (try without any graphics cards too), single HDD/SSD, PSU of course, CPU+cooler and monitor+keyboard and mouse. When booting spam Delete and it should take you to the BIOS where you have to change timings of RAM suggested in the post about GSkill memory.
If possible, borrow different brand of RAM to test your PC with.
Make sure that if you're running single GPU, that video cable is connected to the card. If no GPU, then to the motherboard.

990FXA-GD65 MAINBOARD POWER CONNECTORS

hi,
I am building a new system using your 990FXA-GD65 board and an AMD 8320 chip.
I am at the part where I must connect power connectors. I see that there are 3 connectors: JPWR1, JPWR2 and PWRCONN1.
My Power Supply has the 24-pin cable for JPWR1 OK. But it does not have the 8-pin cable for the 8-pin JPWR2. It only has 2 x 6-pin connectors labelled PCI E1 and PCI E2 and another 2 x 4-pin connectors labelled CPU1 and CPU2.
The power supply I have is a OCZ 700W unit (OCZGXS700) and its about 4 years old.
What to do? Can I just leave the connector JPWR2 unplugged? Or will I have to purchase another Power Supply?

connect both 4pin CPU ones to JPWR2 as that is a 4+4 connection and if you look at the pins its 2 identical pin sets as a 4 pin so use both.

Front Panel USB3 solution for 990FXA-GD65?

I just got a 990FXA-GD65 and a case with front panel USB3. I assumed (incorrectly) that there would be a USB3 header on the MB. Is there any way to hook up the front panel USB3 male plug (20-pin I believe) to one of the back panel USB ports with some kind of adapter?
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Limited vcore 990FXA-GD65

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Its been a BIOS restriction for a long time, and it was introduced when the FX8000 series were launched.
These CPUs start spiking to over 200Watt TDP when overclcoking. The board was designed before these CPUs were launched and thus the VRMs are not safe at those power requirement levels. To protect the VRMs from burning up, the restriction was added.

990fxa-gd65

hi i have a msi 990fxa-gd65 whit fx4130 cpu and i wonder why the cpu temp is inkorekt in bios ? can somone tell mi why ?

When you are in your bios at startup, not ClickBiosII, the temp is likely correct but:
Your CPU will be running at max clocks and not running any powersaving feature like Cool and Quiet. Therefore the temp will be somewhat higher. On mine it wil run anywhere from 38C to 48C depending on if it was running prior or not. After windows login, where the power stages are run like C&Q, It will operate like normal and for mne those temps are as low 27C and only ever really get to 45C under some moderate load. All these tamps are socket temps. It is no big deal.

990FXA-GD65 and the pwrconn1

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i have the 990fxa-gd65 and MSI R6850 (MS-V244) must i use the PWRCONN1 when using this gcard

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990fxa gd65+win8.1 are the latest AMD chipset drivers needed?

990fxa gd65+win8.1 are the latest AMD chipset drivers needed? any benefit?
http://support.amd.com/it-it/download/chipset?os=Windows+8.1+-+64
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it just depends if you have problems you have with your chipset!
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945GCM478 northbridge temperature

hello folks,
did anybody measure the northbridge temperature of his 945GCM478?
My system [P4 2,8 GHz Prescott with a Scythe Shuriken CPU Cooler (PWM with 100 mm fan) + Arctic Cooling 120 mm PWM case fan, internal graphics]
shows 32 °C CPU temp and 28°C MB temp when nearly idle (Desktop running, reported by Dual Core Center), and a temperature sensor clamped between the ends of the NB heatsink shows 68 °C.
Under load, when both fans speed up, the NB cools down to 56 °C, due to increased air flow through the system.
I now wonder if I should speed up the fans in idle mode. I prefer to keep the system quiet for normal Desktop operation, but I am unsure wether the NB temp is too high at 68 °C?

Don't trust Dual CoreCenter.
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