A Question? 890FXA-GD70

Hi, a want to purchase a 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard, and i want to known if my memory stick are good for this motherboard. In the Qualified Vendor List an not specified. I have 4 x 2 Gb A-Data Vitesta Extreme 800+ DDR2 800 Mhz kits, if i purchase the mb are going whit this stick? Sorry 4 may bad english. Thanks

Will never work:
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• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3

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890FXA-GD70 slot use question..

I am considering the 890FXA-GD70 as an upgrade board. I have also considered the 890FXA-GD65... but the GD70 has a Bios available for the Revo SSD. (also a possible future upgrade want)..
In research on the 890FXA-GD70.. I have read that the one and only (PCI Express 2.0X1 slot).. is not useable if slots 1&5 are used for a Crossfire setup.
Is it true... If I install my 6870's (2ea) for Crossfire.. that I will not be able to install my Creative Soundcard? It will be blocked by the lower 6870?
Too bad I don't know that a future Bios update on the GD65 is in the future, for the Revo's. I would just buy that board. At MSI... it shows that the 890 series boards are AM3+ ready. This will allow me to upgrade now... and still be able to switch to AM3+.
Thanks for the answers... there are a lot of 890FXA-GD70 owners here.

sjay... all correct.. upgrades are like a new toy... doing the same job.
I upgrade ever few years... it's been three... I now have an EyeFinity setup with 3 22" Monitors. Way functional, beyond gaming having multi-monitors. For me.. I do a lot of multi-tasking and video crunching.. some gaming too..
My next board upgrade is for the upcoming AM3+.. why not.. it's the next step. I did go from a X3 720BE to a 1090T X6. I wondered if the X6 factor would be a benefit over the X4 970 @ 3.5.. But what I find is that my multi-tasking is great. I can crunch a video.. while watching another... and even browse at the same time. I saw lag with my X3 and I see no lag with my X6. Again the X4 might have given me the same results.. but, I have looked and All 6 cores are in the game... was it a waist over buying an X4? Don't know.. I went from 3 to 6. What I do know.. is that I feel it was a good choice for me.. and an improvement over my Overclocked X3.. my X6 is running stock..so far..
My SSD... no doubt fast.. and yes.. there are setup with an SSD that an HDD doesn't require... a gain... only seen so far in gaming and boot up... using my PC otherwise... not sure it is a blazing difference over my HDD performance.. for browsing... but my video... wow... between the X6 and SSD... the process of completing a video is blazingly faster... like 1/2 the previous time.. what prev took about 20min to do.. now takes about 10..
So do I need to update...no I am going to build a second PC... so a newer AM3+ board makes sense.. But still... no one has confirmed my original question... will my lower VideoCard install block my Creative card from install. Is on-board audio good, yes... but you are not taking into account that my soundcard has a front bay that I use everyday.. It's not just sound I'm after..
It's always amazes my how people can give advise based on their personal use and needs... good advise is based on the other persons wants and needs... even if it differs from yours.. but I appreciate you taking the time to express your feeling.. My SSD give me over 200MB/s... My HDD gives me just over 100MB/s.. not noticeable difference you say... it's in the math.. Does Crossfire work.. is it a rip off... not based on my average FPS in a game I play.. I have a more consistant higher FPS since going crossfire... but the games will play with just one... I don't think Crossfire/SLI is a rip off suggestion for us to spend a couple of hundred dollars... but it is a toy..
Well before I buy the board I will contact MSI themselves and ask tech support... I want my soundcard and it's features.. I am no master of all... but I know what I like... and a soundcard does release resources fromthe MB.. a tiny gain.. Who likes blue.... who like green... sure glad life has differences..
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890FXA-GD70 Question

I have a 890FXA-GD70 motherboard, does this board support SLI?
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http://www.msi.com/product/mb/890FXA-GD70.html#/?div=Basic

Code FF :( Please Help MSI 890FXA-GD70

Specs:
MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3+ AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
EVGA GeForce GTX460 1 GB Superclocked GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card -
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II
Corsair - Gaming Series 700-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply
I had everything working for 8 months or so then everything suddenly went bonkers....my cpu wouldn't start up. I replaced my PSU and took everything apart and I had it working outside of my case for 2 weeks and then it decided not to start up again.....I resat all components with no luck.
I RMA'd my motherboard to MSI and had it swapped out. Now....I went to reseat everything and like an idiot; I had spilled excess arctic silver 5 onto the mainboard socket and the PCU. I cleaned everything best I could without any solution and tried to start it up; CODE FF (only using 1 stick of ram and video card).
I did some reading and picked up some loctite electrical cleaner http://www.rshughes.com/products/079340_1174633.html
and cleaned everything out. I used a fine brush to clean out the socket.
Now; I installed pcu; heat sink; 1 stick ram (tried all slots) video card. I also made sure my power connections were hooked up---pcu and mainboard---I still get a code FF immediately..no post; nothing. Every time it goes to code FF and nothing else. Fans run and the all lights on the motherboard light up...the PCU lights are on as well. (all 4)
I've tried every solution I've read on this board and whatever google could find for me....my questions is (sorry for long story); should I just replace my PCU and motherboard as I messed it up with the arctic 5?
Thanks for any insight!

Quote from: Scrumhalf01 on 29-February-12, 22:57:23
Don't have the spare parts or I would have done that.....do computer shops willingly let you test out pieces you bring in to their shops? If there was an issue with the motherboard could it fry the new pcu installed?
Quote from: Scrumhalf01 on 29-February-12, 22:57:23
Don't have the spare parts or I would have done that.....do computer shops willingly let you test out pieces you bring in to their shops?
yes eventually, you have to ask them
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If there was an issue with the motherboard could it fry the new pcu installed?
yes its possible

MSI 890FXA-GD70 | ATI/AMD Downloads | Advice needed on a few things

Hi
I have a few questions to which someone would probably know off-hand the answers to, so here goes:
1. I purchased the MSI 890FXA-GD70 along with an AMD Phenom X6 1090T BE CPU and need some recommendations on which 8GB (2 x 4) memory kit to purchase. This will be used with a 64 bit OS (Win 7/Linux) and would like to slightly overclock the memory (IF NEEDED) to reach a CPU speed of 4.5GHz. I would prefer Patriot, Corsair or Gskill DDR3 10666 or higher...whatever would do the job.
2. This question involves downloading and installing the Catylist drivers for the motherboard. I DO NOT use an ATI/AMD GPU, but rather a nVidia 580 Reference board, so I am under the assumption that I DO NOT need to download any of the catalyst drivers EXCEPT the following:
AHCI
SB Driver
RAID
Those are directly related to everything BUT the GPU...if I am wrong, please correct me. For the following components, I usually go to the individual manufactures web-site to download drivers:
RealTek LAN: RTL-8111DL PCI-E LAN Driver - v7.034 - 2010-DEC-22
IEEE 1394: From VIA - VT6315N
Realtek Audio: From Realtek ALC889/ALC892
USB 3.0: From NEC
I have not yet installed the mobo yet as I am awaiting for memory suggestions, thus I am grabbing all the absolute latest drivers for my system beforehand.
I just downloaded the RTM SP1 for Win 7 64 file and addition to that, wish to merge (slipstream) the above drivers into the Win 7 OEM DVD so I have everything ready to go.
3. In regards to AHCI, do I or can I use that with a fresh install of Win 7 or is AHCI reserved for those with SSD's ? I know I can use AHCI via Linux which I do on several other boxes, however, I am not sure about Windows 7 64.
I suppose that wraps it up. All this is replacing my DFI LanParty 790FXB-M2RSH board in which I fell in love with, however, DFI is not supporting/making that line of boards again, so my choice was between MSI and Gigabyte. Obviously, you can tell who won.
If there is anything I should be 'prepaired' for (e.g. bugs, troubles, etc.) feel free to post the information.
Thank You Very Much
Tim
ARS N9NU
Digital Audio Productions

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some recommendations on which 8GB (2 x 4) memory kit to purchase
The following kit is in use by some of the forum members and it performs exemplary in all instances. Although being a 1333 it will OC to 1600 at 1,5V. The link is for the UK store, but they are available through the Crucial US store as well. http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=930A546EA5CA7304
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This question involves downloading and installing the Catylist drivers for the motherboard
Your analysis is quite correct. Insert your GPU card before your windows installation. Once the installation is complete you can then install the latest NVidia drivers, or start with the ones that shipped with your GPU.
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If there is anything I should be 'prepaired' for
Initially start with only one mem module, single optical drive, single HDD and GPU card. Ideally do ar barebones build outside the case on a non-conducting surface. Get everything up and running, and then transfer everything to the case. Test if all is still normal, and then start to add the other copmponents, ie. 2nd mem module, HDDs, etc.

890FXA-GD70 bios update via Live Updat & now won't load windows...help pls

Hi There
First off, please excuse the fact that I am not very experienced with the tech aspects of a home build (which this is & I bought off the builder), or any build for that matter..
I was getting a 'keyboard/interface' press f1 to continue error message, when I started my computer, along with most of the usb ports not working when windows 7 ultimate (64) sp1 (build 7601) loads.
Otherwise it was working fine..
So I deceided to follow the instructions of the Live Update tool & used the total installer to update the bios from American Megatrends V1.10 06/30/2011 to the latest bios. I know now that wasn't very wise (why is it even an option if it can do soooo much harm?).
After it updated the bios there was a question (which I don't recall of course), something about ROM I think and not being the same, with 3 choices to correct it and I'm pretty sure I went with the 1st option for it to be corrected.
So now when I turn the computer on it starts loading everything (I can get in to the bios setup), right after it shows the windows logo it flashes a blue screen with some type on it & goes to windows startup repair which of course doesn't help & tries to do a system recovery which also doesn't work.
I don't want to do any more damage by fiddling around with things I know little about.
I was encouraged to read in one of the post answers that if it gets to the point where Windows goes to load than the mobo is ok...hopefully!
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Specs: (Copied from a Belarc Advisor scan)
O/S Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
Main Board: 890FXA-GD70, Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends V1.10 06/30/2011
Processor: 3.30 gigahertz AMD Phenom II X 6 1100T Multi Core Not hyper-threaded
Drive: ST3500418AS Hard drive 500 gig SMART Status: Healthy
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24LS50 ATA Device (optical drive)
Optiarc DVD RW AD-728OS ATA Device (optical drive)
PSU: Corsair GS500
12 gigs of RAM 1. 2048, 2. 2048, 3. 4096 4. 4096
Display adapter: MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5
Local Drive Volumes: c: (NTFS on drive 0)
Hopefully that is the required info on the specs.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Rob

yes the BIOS controls the CMOS from that User interface with all the settings menus!
and yes its in there where you can see what Drive mode its set at!
if its using the older style BIOS like my board has and not a UEFI then in this heading set:
1: go into your BIOS (press Delete)
2: Integrated Perifirals
3: On-Chip ATA Devices
4: Raid Mode <--- the options for that should be in there if its the same and may have been set to IDE mode before the update but may be set to AHCI now after you flashed the BIOS via live update which is more then likely why your getting a BSOD as it in the wrong operating mode!

890FXA-GD70 Overclocking DDR 1333 Memory to 1600

I am a professional network administrator and have been building my own computers since 2002. However, am not a gamer and have never over clocked anything. I just built a new rig based on the on a MSI 890FXA-GD70 mobo and an AMD 1090T processor. The mobo supported 1600, 1800, and 2000 speeds of over clocked DDR3 1333 RAM. I purchased 2 2GB sticks of Corsair Dominator CMP4GX3M2A1600C8 RAM because it was supposed to be able to handle being OCed to 1600 with no problems. My system is running great but it automatically detects the RAM as 1333 MHz with timings of 9-9-9-24 instead of the advertised 1600 with 8-8-8-24. I went into the BIOS and manually set the timings to 8-8-8-24 and it worked fine. I then set the ratio from Auto to 1/4 which showed the speed of the RAM at 1600 MHz. However, when I told it to save the setting and reboot it would not come up at all. The only way to recover my system was to use the jumpers on the mobo to reset the CMOS back to its original settings. From everything I've read it's easy to set the RAM to 1600. Both my mobo and the RAM are advertised by the manufacturer as supporting 1600 DDR3. I would appreciate any advice anyone has. Specific settings for my mobo would be appreciated. My system is fine the way it is but I paid extra to have certified 1600 MHz RAM and would like to be able to use it at that speed. Thanks in advance.

Mobilebyrd,
I received a personal message from you with the question below but for some reason my account won't let me send personal messages or view to profile to get your e-mail address. Hopefully you will get this. Please post a reply to this forum if you have any more questions. Hopefully it will help others how are having the same problem. I have posted the question and answer. Please keep in mind that the settings I used are for the Corsair Dominator RAM that is approved to go to 1800 MHz. You settings may be different but this is how you change them. Also some of the settings have to be made individually for each stick of ram while others apply to all sticks. I am not familiar with the setting for TC but assume that is the same as CAS since that's the only one missing and it's in the same order. The timings on the RAM like 8-8-8-24 are in order of CAS, tRCD, tRP, and tRAS. They are also in that same order in the BIOS.
Q: I saw where you had successfully overclocked your memory inside the BIOS. I have looked at the manual for the board but have not been able to figure out how to input the changes for the memory. Can you supply a step by step for accessing the Cell Menu and then accessing the Ram's TC, TRCD, TRP, etc. I have figured out how to change the command rate and can see the aforementioned timings but have not been able to determine where I go to change them.
A: To Overclock Memory from 1333 to 1600
Go to Cell Menu
Advanced DRAM Configuration (press enter to go into sub menu)
Change each option below by hitting enter on default setting (auto) and using up and down arrows to select new setting then hit enter to select it.
DRAM Timing Mode: Both
CAS: 8
tRCD: 8
tRP: 8
tRAS: 24 *highlight Auto and use + and – buttons to change
(must change for each stick of RAM individually)
ESC to exit sub menu
Under Advanced DRAM Configuration select FSB/DRAM Ratio
FSB/DRAM Ratio: 1/4 (for 1600 MHz RAM)
Command Rate: Auto
Scroll down further in the menu until you get to voltages
DRAM Voltage: 1.651 *highlight
Options are grayed out, you must select Auto and use + and – buttons to change value then push enter to select.
Spread Spectrum: Enable
After making these changes and it's working I recommend backing up your BIOS settins to a USB device from the M-Flash menu. I would also recommend backing up your working BIOS before making these changes in case it won’t book after you change the RAM settings. In my case I didn’t change the RAM voltage and it wouldn’t boot so I had to use the reset jumper on the Mobo to set it back to factory settings. I then had to reconfigure everything else that I had already done.
Save and Exit

Oh Gosh,,,, MSI 890FXA-GD70 4 x 5830,, Was working fine,,, out of nowhere KABOOM

No it didn't blow up but now I can only get two cards working on this board. I have tested it on another power supply.
Am I missing something that isn't allowing me to use all the lanes? It was working fine under windows 7 x64 for a while until it crashed and wouldn't show all cards after boot up...
Has anyone had a similar problem?
I am still under warranty and have initiated an RMA but really don't want to go without the board for 2+ weeks.

Board: MSI 890FXA-GD70
Bios: Version = Newest
VGA: 4 x undervolted 5830 AMD GPU's..... 900 engine 260mhz memory each card.
PSU: Coolmax 1000 watt, Modular Single rail PSU (Also tested on a Corsair TX750)
CPU: AMD Athlon x2 250 @ 3ghz
MEM: 1gb Kingston DDR3 1333mhz
HDD: 80gb WD Sata2 Drive
COOLER: Stock
OC: none of cpu or memory.... GPU ONLY
OS: Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
I have numerous 890FXA-GD70 boards and they can run 4 or 5 cards without issue.... 5 cards when using the 1x slot with a PCIE 1x to 16x Riser cable.
The rig in question has Identical Sapphire Xtreme 5830's.... After a BSOD (unknown) when windows rebooted the cards were missing from device manager.. Tried changing the order or even running 3 cards instead of 4... All these GPU's have been tested in a different machine... They all work fine.
All extras in the bios have been turned off, eg. Sound, Lan controllers and so on...
Bios updated default settings set.... I even tried seating the cards differently in to the board....

MSI 890FXA-GD70 - Can you use all 6 PCI Express expansion slots at once?

Hey all,
I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to use all 6 PCI Express expansion slots on the motherboard (the 5 Full x16 slot and the 1 x1 slot) at the same time? I know I'd lose the capability for x16 bandwidth but does using any of the slots automatically disable any of the other slots? I have 6 single wide x1 PCI express cards I want to use at the same time and they do not all seem to be getting recognized by the OS (W7 x64).
Specs on the machine are:
890FXA-GD70 Motherboard - BIOS 1.9
AMD Sempron 145 CPU
4 GB DDR3 Kingston RAM
WD 160 GB Blue SATA HD
Win7 x64
Thanks!

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I have 6 single wide x1 PCI express cards I want to use at the same time and they do not all seem to be getting recognized by the OS (W7 x64).
What cards are they?
By not recognised is mean, not detected? driver conflict?
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I know I'd lose the capability for x16 bandwidth but does using any of the slots automatically disable any of the other slots?
• 5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
- PCI_E1 supports up to PCIE x16 speed (when PCI_E3 is empty)
- PCI_E5 supports up to PCIE x16 speed (when PCI_E6 is empty)
- If you want to install two graphics cards, please use PCI_E1 & PCI_E5 slots
- PCI_E3 & PCI_E6 support up to PCIE x8 speed
- If you want to install four expansion cards into PCI_E1, E3, E5 & E6 slots, these four PCIE x 16 lanes will auto arrange from x16/ x0/ x16/ x0 to x8/ x8/ x8/ x8
- PCI_E4 supports up to PCIE x4 speed
All PCI-E slots can be filled at the same time with no problem.
They will run at x8,x8,x4,x8,x8
The question mark is the small PCI-E x1 slot.
It's not clear if will affect others or will be disabled, or will work fine with x1 speeds as adverted.
What hapends if you fill 5x of those cards into the five of the PCI-E slots, except the small PCI-E x1 slot?

MSI 890FXA-GD70 temperatures issue

I carefully read those topics where there are problems with the motherboard specified, to find an answer to my problems but were not advertised until now.
These are:
A. JMicron controller temperature is very high, very hot to the touch (I use an ATA100 HDD WDC);
Two. any USB storage temperature is very high since its introduction in USB ports.
I mention that I had these problems right from the start.
However, I managed some good results enough Ock (CPUz @ 3900 MHz FSB @ 296MHz) to realize that my motherboard properly respond to tasks.
If the first problem concerns me in terms of overclocking that I am going to apply it (although tensions on the controller are not affected directly), the second issue is worrying because I have never met before on other boards.
My configuration is on MSI benchtable :
CPU: AMD Sempron 140 (or Athlon X2 4400 after ock) with Thermaltake Frio
MB: MSI 890FXA-GD70, latest BIOS (v1.13)
RAM: ADATA 1600G 4GB @ 1333MHz, CL 9-9-9-24
HDD: WDC 80GB ATA 100
GPU: Asus 2400 Pro
PSU: Codegen 400W.
Thank you.

Quote from: Jack on 23-February-12, 00:28:18
Mh, the only way electric devices can warm up is because they are supplied with power (Voltage x amperage). Amperage is nothing the board can control. The devices will pretty much suck what they need to work. So, basically, you need to measure the USB output voltage on the board side with a volt/multimeter to find out if anything unusual comes up.
The board can't "heat up" the devices any other way.
he is right! without exact heat levels its not possible from just saying something is getting hot to determin if something is wrong without actual data of any kind (heat or there power draw).
it might be that the other system you tested the devices on couldnt supply enougth ampage to the devices so the usb devices in question would just bottleneck there speed staying very cool as its running slower! usb 3.0 devices tend to pull more then an old style usb2.0 device but pull a lower ampage by restricting there speed to funcion without erroring data in a lower ampage port!
the heat may just be a byproduct of running at there native speed with no ristrictions placed on them! without a comparable system capable of loading the device at its maximum load it can draw its hard to say for sure if anything is wrong at all (just doesnt sound normal if your other system is capable of pushing maximum load into them)!

MSI 890FXA-GD70 Probs (FF and 24/8 Pin Prob)

Hey Everyone -
I picked up the following to make a 2nd gaming rig:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz
MSI 890FXA-GD70
DDR3 Corsair 1333MHz 4GB
DDR3 Kingston 1333MHz 2x4GB (Bought this thinking the Corsair was bad - using them separately - not together..)
I already have video cards/Harddrive/psu (1000w) that I know work.
I have 2 issues with the new motherboard (MSI 890FXA-GD70).
1) I can only power up the motherboard if I unplug the ATX 8-pin while the ATX-24 pin is plugged in.
a) while running like this I get the famous flashing "FF" code.
2) If I have the ATX 24/8 Pin plugged in - it seems to have a slight hiccup of power and then nothing happens (except 2 blue phase lights for the RAM stay lit)
a) I've tried switching RAM around with multiple combination (single/duel etc) in all DIMM slots (1-4)
a noobie question:
Am I getting the FF code - because that 8 pin is not functioning properly?
Just to note - ive also triple checked the CPU to make sure pins were not bent/placed wrong etc...
Thanks for any help - Ive tried searching everywhere for a fix - and the ones Ive found didn't work. (other then returning the board )

You tried everything you could in my book, yes I agree RMA the board.
8 pin must be connected else the CPU doesn't get power.
However, it could also be the CPU that's broken, best to RMA both, board and CPU.

Noob assistance MSI 890FXA-GD70 recommendation

I am building a new computer mainly to play Eve Online and surf the web/homework blah blah blah. I picked this board (MSI 890FXA-GD70) and would like some assistance in picking the ram and if possible some input as to what i have chosen would be nice. I am unsure about buying ram for this board i dont plan on overclocking so i was going to get the 1333mhz but i was wondering if it would be a bad idea to get the 2133 1800 or 1600 ram even though I wont be setting it up for OC. although i say im not going to OC i like having the option maybe one day down the road i will. also this is not a mobo question but the game i play eve online requires atleast shader 3 for video and i dont see anything on the details for the video cards i was looking at about shader models so if you guys could take a look at what i have picked out for my new build and some input on my choices would be greatly appreciated.
MOBO - MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX
Processor - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz
Video Card - GIGABYTE GV-R687OC-1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
plan is to use onboard audio unless you guys talk me into getting a card and will be getting SSD maybe about 80gb to run windows/eve with another prolly WD blue for storage. And I will be getting aftermarket fan(s). this will be my first build so any input is appreciated. thx

There are so many correct, good choices.. you are asking for what we like. That can become a big list of answers that only confuse you. Compatibility... stability.. these are the important parts. If you go to the MSI website and look up your board, there is a list of tested memory, videocards and more. The CPU's are standard memory 1333. Anything else is an overclocking question. MSI did not test every available sold product on the market. The list is only the ones they did test. You will have to use possible other reference points if you want something not on their list.
The equipment you have listed for an opinion, are compatible. I would find it hard to believe the 6870 doesn't give you the shaders you want for your game. The card is loaded with great video graphic adjustable abilities. There is no Power Supply listed, get a good one. 500w ... more. Your videocard lists the minimum voltage requirement. You want a power supply with the amps you need.. not just wattage. Do some reading, you will pick a good one. Module Power supplies with removable wires can offer better ventilation, by not blocking air way with wires. But some of the good power supplies have all attached wire sets.
That's it for me. Unless you want to know if I like 'A' over 'B', and on-line reviews and other research can guide your buying decisions from there. I looks like you, with a good PSU and a good air flow case, your on your way. That will give you the start you want to use your PC and you can grow from there. Unless you have deep pockets, and then you can just go for it now. Oh yea... a Soundcard can't hurt. But the sound on the board is good.
Good Luck.

890FXA-GD70 AMD Motherboard Memory Configuration

I just purchased the 890FXA-GD70 AMD motherboard and have a question about installed memory. Can I install two 4GB bars in slots 1-2 and two 2GB bars in slots 3-4 for 12GB of RAM?

Quote from: Svet on 29-April-10, 03:45:08
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=130042.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=120827.0
This I was unable to get my answer from the provided links. I clicked on the links but wasn't really able to make sense of it.

890fxa gd70 cpu support

straight to questions
i have 890fxa gd70 rev 1.3 with the black socket AM3+
1. does my 890fxa gd70 supports the upcoming FX-8140 or even vishera out of the box?
2. can i boot into the bios or can it even boot windows? i had an experience before with AMD that when i put a new released processor to an old motherboard it still can boot, the only downside was the bios wrongly recognized the processor
3. if i'm building a new pc, and im buying an 990fx board just at the same time vishera is out (without vishera's bios), will it boot?
4. dont you think, if building a new pc with vishera needs to have an old processor to boot it first, this will eliminate the price advantage that AMD has?

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is this file provided by msi?
yes it is
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will i be violating my warranty by updating to this bios?
no
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if my board dies after flashing, can i use my warranty?
yes
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really confuses me, as if msi provide something but don't care if its working or not
BIOS flashing is always at own risk

890FXA-GD70 and RevoDrivex2

I am sure this question has been asked a million times, I bought a RevoDrivex2 240gig PCIe a while back and at the time the Revo drive would not work with my motherboard 890FXA-GD70. The drive has been sitting on a shelf all this time so now I have just updated my bios to the newest version and I am wondering if anyone has had any luck installing this drive with my motherboard.
Thanks

Gonna have to try it in a friends computer, I could only see the drive on the first cold boot...showed all drives in raid 0 but would disappeared once the computer moved on with the booting process. With that said, I could not update the firmware for the RevoDrive, used all different configs and different BIOS's it's a no go for this board.

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