990FXA GD80 new build

Hello All:
I have put together an AMD FX 4300 with a Zahlman HSF and the 990FXA GD80.  Using 4 known good Corsair XMS3 8GB RAM sticks and an HIS Radeon R9 290 video card the result does not post.  In an attempt to eliminate any problems, I have removed the hard drive and all other devices.  I have swapped out PSUs with no luck.  Upon power-on all fans spin, all MB leds light, and the debug read out shows 8_ immediately without going through any other numbers.  It the just sits there in that state until I cut the power.
Does any one have some suggestion as to how I can get this to work?

I had a similar experience last night.  First off, MSI RMA'd my GD80 with no problems and it went very quickly.  I also RMA'd a Seasonic PSU the same day and still have not heard back from them.  Thank you MSI.
Anyway, I got the GD80 back and was bringing it up to speed with a 9590. Got 4.7 stable and went for 4.8.  I use IBT AVX for stress testing and had just started a run when POP it went dead like flipping a switch.  I reset the bios and got nothing.  Well all the lights and fans turned on and the LED showed a FF code.
  The lights were on but nobody was home.  The FF code means it is going to post and is Fully Functional.  Unless it does not post.  The it means Fully Fracked.
 A search of FF code found one person with a bad PSU, one with a bad motherboard, and one with a bad CPU.  I have just replaced the motherboard and PSU, so dropped an 8350 in there. 
  It runs perfectly.  My 9590 popped.   
I hope this helps you find your problem.

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  • MOVED: MSI 990FXA-GD80 NEW BUILD

    This topic has been moved to Off-Topic Technical.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=153883.0

    Quote from: htdcj7 on 17-July-12, 06:47:37
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      You're not the 1st nor will you be the last to do so. Glad to see you found the problem before the expense of returning and/or needing buy other parts.

  • Another request for P55-GD80 new build advice

    Hello! This is my first time using an MSI motherboard and I was hoping to get some advice for when I put my system together.  My old system was ~14 months old - I added some RAM just before xmas and I'm pretty sure I fried the mobo due to static. Anyway, since I was going to be replacing the motherboard, I decided to upgrade the entire system.
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    Patriot Viper II PVV34G1600LLKB, 8-8-8-24, 1.65V (two 4x2gb kits)
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    Crucial 64GB SATA II SSD
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    Powercolor AX5770 1GBD5-DH PCI-E 2.1 x16 video card
    Anti-static wrist strap with cord 
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    A few questions about my setup... 
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    OC Genie:  I plan to use the OC Genie feature on this motherboard.  Will I need to change anything in BIOS (specifically- RAM settings) or will the OC Genie take care of everything for me with the push of a button?  I realize that the OC Genie won't give me "cutting edge" OC performance but I'm not knowledgeable (or brave) enough to go into BIOS and do everything manually.  I want some increased performance but stability is more important.
    BIOS #1:  Is there anything else in the BIOS that I need to be aware of when setting my new system up? 
    BIOS #2:  I have no idea which version of the BIOS is going to be on this motherboard. Is there a certain version I want right away or should I set up the system with whatever version is installed and only upgrade if it's not performing correctly?
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    Sorry to bump my own thread.  I put everything together and I'm having a problem that hopefully someone can help me with.
    I flashed the BIOS from 1.4 to 1.6 and now when I boot I get a CMOS CHECKSUM BAD.  I'm able to F1 to BIOS setup and then exit into Windows but I'd like to get this fixed.  I have not done anything to OC the system yet - everything is running stock.  Do I need to reset the CMOS on the board?  I did not do that after flashing.

  • MSI 990fxa-gd65 new build won't boot or post

    Hi, any help with this issue would be most appreciated
    I have just built a new system spec below:
    MSI 990fxa-gd65
    AMD FX8350
    2 x 4GB Hyper X fury DDR3 1866Mhz RAM
    MSI GTX960 Graphics card
    1TB WD HDD
    Corsair HX1000w (recovered from an older machine and in full working order)
    Unit powers ok, all fans are running, HD, Graphics card fans run and lights up DVD drive spins up OK too.
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    I've tried it with a single stick of memory and a different lower spec video card but nothing seems to work. Some posts are suggesting the CPU may not be supported with the MoBo's current version of bios so questions are:
    How can I find out the bios version and if it is compatible as it doesn't reach the bios screen?
    If it needs updating how do you update it?

    Hi,
    Post S/N of the motherboard and we are able to tell you (roughly) which BIOS version it has.
    What if you try without graphics card?
    Did you try to clear CMOS? --> >>Clear CMOS Guide<<
    If it needs updating, you will either need:
    -Supported CPU by current BIOS
    -SPI programmer (some IT services has one)

  • MOVED: MSI 990fxa-gd65 new build won't boot or post

    This topic has been moved to MSI AMD boards.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=254558.0

    Hi,
    Post S/N of the motherboard and we are able to tell you (roughly) which BIOS version it has.
    What if you try without graphics card?
    Did you try to clear CMOS? --> >>Clear CMOS Guide<<
    If it needs updating, you will either need:
    -Supported CPU by current BIOS
    -SPI programmer (some IT services has one)

  • New 990FXA-GD80 hangs when rebooting

    Hey guys,
    I have a brand new build based on a 990FXA-GD80. I have noticed that when the system is rebooted, the motherboard just "hangs". The diagnostic LED on the board shows "FF". I have to press the reset button for it to come back. I have reset the BIOS settings back to "optimized defaults".
    I have seen this when attempting to image using Acronis, and when installing a fresh copy of Windows 7 Ultimate x64. When Windows Setup needs to reboot, this is when it happens. I have not OC'd any.
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    Quote from: Svet on 17-June-11, 23:44:57
    try with mainboard out of PC case, there could be a shorting issue that cause it
    I double checked the motherboard standoffs. There are nine holes. The other side of the case shows nine standoffs in the proper places. I have disconnected all that I can from the board, except video card, CPU/CPU fan, hard drive.
    I even swapped out my video card with an old Geforce 7900 GS. Same issue.
    Quote
    Did you set anything in the BIOS? Like memory settings?
    No, I reset the BIOS settings back to default too. Both in the BIOS and with the jumper.
    I am going to start assuming that there is some incompatibility between the mobo and RAM, or CPU.

  • New 990FXA-GD80 direct from MSI shows FF code, can't get to BIOS screen

    I had a 990FXA-GD65 stop working, RMA'd it to MSI for repairs, got a 990FXA-GD80 in return, and it only immediately shows an FF debug code, can't get to a BIOS screen at all. System fans power up (even CPU fan, heh), still nothing. I've tried many troubleshooting steps including:
    1. Swapping in a new PSU
    2. Swapping in a new video card
    3. Disconnected everything but the boot drive, video card, and keyboard (even tried a PS/2 kbd)
    4. Pulled all-working parts from an identical PC (with the 990FXA-GD65 board) and still the GD80 board just shows FF code
    Next steps? Do I have to RMA this already-RMA'd board? Can I get one that actually works this time? This PC has been down for almost a month now and I'm starting to lose patience.

    List full detailed system specifications, see >>Posting Guide<<

  • MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 BIOS Settings

    I recently just put together my first new system. It consists of the MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 board. Lots of reading to find that most of the "other" board owners of different brands, that start wiyh A, and G seem to rant and rave about how good their boards are, and how horrible MSI boards are. Through all of my reading though, there seems to be a whole lot more complaints about how this doesn't work, can't get it to do this, etc,etc, and not nearly as many as those with MSI boards. Thus, why I purchased it, and absolutely love it! I have an AMD 980 BE, Mushkin 1600 Ridgeback 1.5v @ 7-7-7-18-24, Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240 gig SSD, Coolermaster V8 cooler,all in a Coolermaster 922 HAF case. Currently clocked at 4.1gigs, 24hr Prime stable. My question is if anyone knows, or has info on all the settings on voltages in this BIOS so that I can get a better understanding of what they all are and do,and where they should be set. I don't think I did to bad on my very first overclock, but Iwant more, for the bragging rights, you know. Any help would be appreciated.

    Quote from: stw1911 on 04-January-13, 08:40:53
    Funny you say overclock.net I stumbled upon that site quite some time ago. Now I'm sticking my hands in places that they should not be in, just to find a few more pennies to put into my rig. I knew nothing about computers before I saw that site, and now I am on it almost every day just reading and learning. My first and only computer before this one that I have just built was an old Gateway that I literally resurected from the junk yard with the help of a friend, put a new hard drive and OS in, and had my very first computer. It was an Intel Pentium 1.5 ghz POS. As I said before, I still need a good graphics card to temporarily complete my build, and some more knowledge to tweak it out, then I will start with the bling. Overclock.net got me good!! I don't think I did too bad on my first ever overclock of 4.1, using just multi  and cpu and cpu/nb voltages, but there are a lot more than just those in the bios, like SB volt, CPU PLL volt, NB volt,HT Link volt, DDR Ref volt CPU DDR PHY volt, NB PCI-E volt, and DDR VTT volt. I am trying to get an understanding of what these do, and where a good setting for these is so I can tweak the sh** out of this thing without burnung up the board and processor. This is why I came to this forum to ask these questions, because it is an MSI owners forum. This is an awesome board, and I want to make it pi** all over the A and G boards with the same type of equiptment. I truly think it can, just need a little more knowledge to do it.
    Since you're a beginner I think you should stick to the defaults with the voltages - you can probably bump up the multiplier safely a little bit without needing to touch the voltages. Unless you plan on doing water cooling or anything like that you really don't need to touch the voltages. Auto works fine. I had my Phenom X4 965 BE OC'd to 3.8Gz just by bumping up the multiplier and it was very stable. You don't want to fry your MB by setting the wrong voltages and its not something you really need to do as the gains aren't really there. (again unless you're doing active phase cooling or something hardcore like that) but thats really reserved for the true geeks like me. Not to mention I really doubt you'll even need to over clock at all unless you reallllllllly want to...
    As for graphics cards, I have and LOVE my Evga GTX680... I have the 2GB but theres a 4gb model out now which can handle higher texture fill rates and resolutions... but its expensive $550 or so.... good luck!

  • MSI 990FXA-GD80 / MSI Radeon ATI HD 7870 Hawk / Phanteks combo.

    Hi
    I am in the process of building a new system but have, potentially, run into some problems.
    The motherboard I am looking to buy is the “MSI 990FXA-GD80” and the graphics card is the “MSI Radeon ATI HD 7870 Hawk”, processor  FX-8350.
    Now to my question/possible problem.
    I am looking to buy a third party cooler from Phanteks, the “Phanteks PH-TC14P-RD”.
    I know that it will be a tight fit between the cooler and the graphics card normally, and since the Hawk has the “GPU reactor” (which builds the height of the card) my concern is that it would interfer with the Phanteks making it impossible for me to install the video card using the Phanteks.
    I was wondering if this combo would work or not, prior to registering here I Googled searched like crazy but came up with nothing.
    I would really appreciate some help.
    Best regards.
    Eric

    Since that board has two PCI-E slots with 16 lanes you wouldn't have to use the first slot so reactor is not the real issue. The VRM cooler of the board could be more troublesome as the cooler has two towers and two fans.
    However I found somone listing a combo with the cooler and a 990FXA-GD65 which should have a vrm cooler of the same height.
    http://hardware.forumsee.com/a/m/s/p12-31595-036007--first-overclock-questions-and-concerns.html
    http://www.msi.com/product/mb/990FXA-GD65.html

  • 990FXA-GD80: NB led 2 doesn't light up, CPU led at 2, PSU won't start

    Hi! I was hoping to get some help for my new build. Here's the components I got:
        AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core
        Corsair CP-9020062-UK RM Series RM1000
        MSI 990FXA-GD80 Motherboard
        Kingston Technology KVR13N9S8/4 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC DIMM Memory Module
    I've inserted the CPU and the stock fan and I have both the 24 and 8 pin power chords attached and the mem in slot 1, the board is lying on my wooden kitchen table.
    When I turn on the power switch the power button on mobo lights up, but when I press the power button, only the led 1 on the "NB Power Phase" and the leds 1 and 2 on the "CPU Power Phase" light up. The fan moves a bit, but the PSU doesn't start and the fan stops immediately and the lights go out. The memory led 1 also lights up for a while. There is no error code on the error code display.
    I tried removing and re-attaching everything and changing the 8-pin power chord, but nothing changes. If I remove the 8-pin CPU power chord the leds show the same.
    I've reset the CMOS with the jumper and also tried it with a graphics card.
    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

    Have you tried to boot with barabone setup and mainboard out of PC case,
    placed over wooden table?
    Checking your CPU used, http://www.msi.com/product/mb/990FXA-GD80.html#/?div=CPUSupport
    you probably may need a BIOS update to be able to boot with this CPU

  • 990FXA-GD80 Consistent Freeze on OS Install

    I just purchased hardware for a new system build and everything has worked fine up to trying to install Windows 7 on it. If I boot normally for an install it always locks up at "Expanding Files" between 2-3%. It used to always blue screen but after swapping the RAM it now just freezes. More on that in a second... If I boot in safe mode, I can make it through the first portion of the OS install (Copying Files, Expanding Files, Installing Features, Installing Updates) but when it reboots to "Complete Installation" it quickly freezes. Unfortunately I cannot perform the second portion in safe mode and the previous system freeze causes me to have to start the install all over again.
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    I have dropped down to using just a single stick but have not tried locating it in slot 2 instead of slot 1. I'm running a MemTest86 now but after 9 hours it's not found an issue. I figure it should have told me something by now if there was an issue with either the first memory slot or the stick itself.
    I'm about to hand this off to a buddy to diagnose and hopefully get working as I've been failing for several days now. I'd like to make one final run at it though if people have any suggestions.  My build specs are below:
    MSI 990FXA-GD80 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
    AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
    Crucial Ballistix Series DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) 9-9-9-24*1.5v (2x4GB)
    EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
    Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Bronze W0382RU ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Power Supply
    Barracuda Green 1.5TB 5,900RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
    LG 22x DVD±RW Super Multi Dual Layer Burner
    Thanks!

    Thanks for the replies.
    I'm on the latest BIOS (v11.8) and have tried a total of three hard drives. The latest was the brand new SATA 3 drive I'm currently working with.
    I've tried the hard drive and optical drive on several ports. Is there a particular reason you're wondering if the drive was on #1 and the dvd was on #5/6? I've also tried installing from USB and cutting the extra SATA connection completely out of the mix. I make it a bit further into the process via USB but still blue screen.
    I do choose the 'format' option everytime I restart the install and sometimes I even delete/recreate the partition. The machine has never had any problem performing this task as it takes care of the 1.5 TB drive in the blink of an eye.
    As of this morning I'm really starting to think there's something wrong with the board itself. At the suggestion of some peers I grabbed the latest Ubuntu 11.10 Live boot disk. The disk starts booting and listing my devices but was always hanging after finding my firewire. On a whim I disabled Firewire, eSATA, HD Audio, LAN and USB 3.0 through the BIOS. I left regular USB enabled for the keyboard and mouse and tried again. Now it hangs right after detecting the USB devices. I don't even have a hard drive hooked up in some test cases.
    Think I should just RMA and try again?

  • MSI 990FXA-GD80 B6 Max CPU voltage 1.27Volts????

    So I have updated to the new B6 bios but unfortunately cannot set CPU voltage higher than 1.27 volts in bios to overclock -.-.
    PC specs:
    AMD FX 8120
    Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600Mhz (not working at 1600 have to go down to 1066)
    Corsair AX850W
    2 ATI Radeon 5870 1Gb Crossfire
    MSI 990FXA-GD80

    Having the same issue here, only I'm getting up to 1.365v listed... https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=153820.msg1136534;topicseen
    Use version 11.5... It works good.
    Also, on many games with Bulldozer, some motherboards will BSOD, or on the 990fxa-gd80 you get insanely low performance. Such titles include Shogun 2, Portal 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and many more. On the ASUS Sabertooth, a user was able to correct all of his problems by rolling back his BIOS to version 0705, but that doesn't really help us here much, other than to say hopefully MSI will also be able to correct these issues in a BIOS update soon...
    As for me, I'm shopping for Intel/Nvidia parts now. I'm fed up with this crap. It's been one thing right after another with my AMD build....Never had any issues with any other system I've ever built in my life (been building systems since 386/486 days; over 15 years), but this one has just been a nightmere...Nothing against MSI - I love their products and hoping to get at least a couple gtx580 Lightning Xtremes, if not also one of their fine Z68 boards.
    EDIT: Here's a thread you may want to follow, about the gaming issues on Bulldozer: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1037986120#post1037986120

  • 990FXA-GD80 debug code 19

    New build using 990FXA-GD80, AMD FX-6100, GTX 560ti GPU, 8GB (2x 4GB) Crucial Ballistix Tactical, Patriot Wildfire SSD, PC Power and Cooling Silencer 610 PS.  Initial power up shows a debug code 19 and fails to post.  MB Bios sticker reads:
    AMI APTIO
    DT 2006
    AG84  3700
    Looking for some assistance with debug error.  Followed clear cmos procedure including battery removal.

    19 is Pre-memory South Bridge initialization is started
    this could be either a bad board, unsupported bios or a damaged CPU! check that the cpu has no bent pins!
    i guess you miss read the bios sticker
    AMI APTIO
    DT 2006
    AGB4  3700
    B4 means it has BIOS version 11.4
    your CPU requires a minimum bios version of B5 (11.5)
    you will need to eiter get a supported CPU or take the board to a computer shop for them to do it or Send the board to MSI to have them flash the bios for you!

  • Problems with 990FXA-GD80 and AMD FX8350

    Hello,
    I built this PC back in March, and ever since I have been having problems with it. I get BSOD every now and then. It usually only happens when I am playing a game or trying to render a video. The last time I tried running Prime95, my computer locked up and didn't report the error or go to bluescreen. I thought I might post my issues here, because I can't figure out the cause. I believe it's a piece of the hardware that is causing it.
    I ran memtest86 with all passes, and I checked my HHD for errors and nothing came back.
    I'm not sure if my BIOS version it out of date, but it says I am on V11.13. When I scan on Live Updater 5, there are no updates so I'm not sure if I need to just flash it or what.
    My BIOS settings are all default, except I changed the CPU and DRAM voltages to higher values. 1.35V for the CPU and 1.65V for the DRAM. I seen it recommended in another thread so I figured I would give it a try. All my temps look fine by the way. I'm not sure if it has solved the issues though, I haven't tried playing much games or rendering a video.
    If anyone might have an idea what is going on I would really appreciate any help. I don't know much about building PCs, so take it easy :P
    My full specs are:
    OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
    CPU: AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard: 990FXA-GD80 V2
    GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850
    Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133
    PSU: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W
    HDD: Seagate SV35 Series ST1000VX000 1TB
    I can post more info if needed, thanks!

    No replies?   
    First off that ram is 1.6V not 1.65V.  Your ram is ddr3 2133mhz which is an overclock ram speed.  Hopefully that works ok in "auto".
    Next, your cpu is being starved for volts.  Set it to at least 1.4V.  Do not be afraid to go higher if it still crashes. 
    The bios is the latest for Win7.  I am using it and it works fine.
    Do you have any monitoring software like HWiNFO64?  It shows my 8350 idling at 1435 mhz and using 1.32V-1.46V right now.  Under load it will be higher.  Yours will be too.

  • 990fxa-gd80 resume issue

    Hello, i hope someone among you good guys can help me with a very annoying issue i am experiencing in my system, that is driving me mad and that i could not solve in a month of tries. I own an HTPC based on the following configuration:
    AMD Phenom II X4 945 CPU
    MSI 990FXA-GD80 M/B
    8Gb Corsair XMS3 DDR (2x4Gb)
    Corsair AX-650 PSU
    Samsung 256Gb 830 SATA SSD (2 partitions, system + data), AHCI SATA mode
    Seagate 3Tb Barracuda SATA HDD with GPT table
    ATI HD 5750 video card (2 displays attached)
    Terratec Cinergy DVB-S2 card
    Hauppauge HVR-2200 DVB-T card
    Silverstone LC-16m case with Imon VFD + Imon Pad remote and USB card reader
    Internal serial port, 1394 and eSATA ports enabled
    Logitech USB Webcam, USB speakers and USB G110 illuminated keyboard
    Toshiba laser mouse
    Windows 7 x64 sp1, windows Media Center + DVBLink TV source, MST and various other programs.
    Hibernation disabled
    No overclok
    I used this HTPC with much satisfaction from nearly 1 year, never experiencing an issue: i used to keep it in S3 mode 24/7 and it always got out from S3 state to record TV programs without any problem.
    I installed the second drive, the 3Tb Seagate Barracuda, the first week of september. Then a day between the firsts of october i installed Mediaportal to give it a try; fearing system modifications by that software, i saved a backup image in my second drive. After a pair of days (or maybe at that time i noticed it for the first time), the issue has started.
    The issue consists in a strange system freeze when the HTPC tries to wake up from S3: when the HTPC tries to exit S3 state the case led gets on, the HDD led blinks once or twice and then fans start running loudly and the HTPC freezes BEFORE the display can show any image (it remains black and goes to power saving mode) - power led on and HDD led off. No blue screen (the display is off). No memory dump. Keyboard's leds off. No manual crash dump possible. All i can do is keep power switch pressed until system complete shutdown.
    But the really strange thing is that it happens ONLY once or twice a day, in the rest of the times the HTPC gets to wake up from S3 normally without any issue: it usually wakes up from S3 a number of times per day (7/8 minimum), but only 1/2 times the freeze issue happens (more often early in the morning or around twilight, seldom in other time slots)... Also, when on, the HTPC runs flawlessly as ever.
    Thinking MP was guilty in some way, i restored the backup image but unfortunately the issue didn't disappear! So MP was no to blame... something different had happened to my PC...
    I think you can understand that such an issue is really serious for an HTPC, because it makes it really untrustable for scheduled recording work: often recordings fail because of the HTPC freezing when it tries to resume... my wife is really sad about it...
    Trying to solve the issue, i made the following:
    running memtest and video card memory test - no error found
    change nearly every MST options - no effect
    reading carefully W7's event viewer logs after and between freezes - nothing found that could clarify the issue
    changing all ACPI and power related BIOS options (C3 support, EUR 2013, CPU phases, DDR phases, shadowing, etc...) - no effect
    updating BIOS and all drivers - no effect
    disabling cool'n'quiet - no effect
    unplugging Segate 3Tb HDD - no effect
    unplugging all external and internal USB devices (except mouse) - no effect
    uninstalling ATI video card and running with legacy drivers - no effect
    disabling embedded Ethernet adapter - no effect
    unplugging the second display (an HDTV) - no effect
    tried to get a manual crash dump - not possible as when the issue happens the HTPC is freezed
    Those tries took very long to be made, because every time i have to wait all day long for the issue to happen: it NEVER takes place if i wake up the HTPC after a few seconds sleep, seems like it needs at least a few hours of S3 state to take place.
    Now, many particulars of the issue seem to lead to a compatibility problem between PSU and motherboard: i read about other users experiencing similar problems using high-end PSUs (min load related?), problems they solved by finding older or cheaper PSUs compatible with their MB (that's a blind try thing, luck was needed)... but in all cases PSU functioning was not bad, so no RMA was possible. Anyway, it is obvious that changing MB solved the issue as well... so Corsair support states it is not a PSU issue but a MB related one.
    This seems to be a frequent problem for intel z68 based MBs, but i suspect my 990fxa MB can show the same compatibility issue with Corsair AX PSU, assuming some power related modification has happened in the last month in PSU or MB circuitry.
    So i would like to know if someone else is/is not experiencing the same issue using same MB and PSU; more, i would like to know what 80+ PSU is SURELY working flawlessly with my MB, in case i should have to solve the issue by replacing the Corsair PSU (that is manufactured by Seasonic); finally, i would like to ask MSI technicians to verify the issue and possibly working around it with a BIOS update (maybe raising resume initial load, if PSU min load is to blame).
    Thanks in advance.

    Even with AMD power reduction, consumption while on is nearly ten times than in standby... it happens me to leave my PC in S3 for 3/4 days, so power consumption would be too much (i write from Italy and here AC current is much expensive!).
    Anyway, i took a more accurate look around about PSU/MB incompatibility and i'm now sure enough that this is the problem. It seems certain MBs in power saving modes (like S3) require a too low power from PSU, so that PSU min load is not achieved, that makes it malfunction. This happens to new, energy efficient PSUs, that eliminate minimum load resistors to achieve maximum efficiency...
    Look at this: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=58802.
    So this issues happen because MB is too efficient (it requires too low power from PSU) and PSU is too efficient itself (it eliminates power used to remain above min load in power saving). Is this true? It seems ridicolous to me!!!!!!! To save a couple of watts we are forced to leave PC on so wasting dozens of watts? Are PC engineers really dummies?
    BUT it looks like this can easily be solved by a BIOS adjustment, isn't it?

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