APS for MSI N580GTX Lightning

Please help me with APS utility! How to make it to turn the Auto PWM Switch on automatically when it launches?
I'm just sick and tired of turning this PWM Switch on by my self every time OS starts.

Ask msi here: http://support.msi.com
as i'm not familiar with this tool and his function.[don't have N580GTX Lightning card to run the tool either]

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Need help overclock the MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition !

I want to overclock this card MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition (MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072 MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card), but I don't know how far I can get. Can you help me overclock this to get a maximum performing? and how can I do that? can you guide me?
what is temperature should be consider over heat and might damage card?
After overclock, can I keep that always in 3-5 days without shutdown computer?
Here is default Corelock 832, Shaderlock: 1664, memory clock 2100
Also, when I click the "K" to show MSI Kombustor: I see Core: 416, and GPU Throttling -416Mhz. What is happening? is that graphic card has problem? it doesn't run fully 832mhz.
Here is information of my computer:
Motherboard   Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Processor   Intel Core i7 2600K
Memory   Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHz (PC3 15000)
Video Card # 1   MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 3072 MB
Hard Drive # 1   Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB
Hard Drive # 2   Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
Power Supply   Corsair HX1050W
Case   Corsair Graphite Series 600T
Monitor   Acer HN274H BMIIID 3D 27-Inch LED Monitor - Black
Operating System   Windows 7 Utimate (64 bit)

Quote from: flobelix on 02-December-12, 01:03:03
Playing aan entire level of Crysis or Crysis2 with extreme settings is a very sure way to test. A multiplayer round of BF3 at max settings is also a good test.
If you got the max stable clockrates without overvolting and temps are fine. Go on adding voltage in small steps and agin try the highest max clockrate of any voltage step. That way you'll find the total max clockrate. At some point adding voltage will have no effect anymore and that is the highest clockrate. Remember that voltage unlike just higher clockrates will increase the temps massively.
Agreed with flobelix
Crysis 2 with ultra setting and set Vsync to Disabled is a very hard test in real life application, I don't use furmark or kombustor. To test stability first I run Vantage and 3DMark2011 then playing Crysis 2 about 2 - 3 hours every day for aweek or 2 weeks and if pass then I call it stable
I use GTX580 Lightning and at stock volt I can do 920/2200 with all little DIP switches turned ON/Enabled/Unlocked excluding Xtreme cooling LN2 DIP switch since I use normal air cooling and not LN2. If I let all DIP switches to their stock/OFF even at 900MHz I can't pass Vantage.
For safe daily OC better stay under 80c for your core temp and under 70c for your VRM & Memory temp also do not use beyond +200mv for your core voltage (+200mv is the max value)
Note : For 24/7 I use 980/2300 with +112mv/+40mv. VRM and memory temp are under 60c and Core temp is under 80c.

MSI N580GTX lightning running at stock specs

Hi,
I just bought two MSI N580GTX lightning for my sli setup .
One of my card is running at 772mhz ( stock ) speed with standard bios and the other one is at
832mhz ( as it should be ) also with standard bios .
So is there a way to fix the first one to run at 832mhz instead of 772 ? I know how to do it with MSI AB but i want a bios fix.
the two cards differs in respect with their bios , 1st one is 70.10.17 and the 2nd one is 17.10.20 , so i'm guessing something
is wrong with the 70.10.17 bios . So can i extract the bios from the 2nd card and use it in the 1st ?
p.s. if I use the ln2 bios for the 1st card , then it runs at the factory oc settings .
Thanks

ok close the thread as I found out what the problem was.
They mixed up the bios with ln2 and standard, as the standard was showing CBB FIX ( which should be in ln2 for sub zero ocing ).
anyways , awesome cards

Revamp!!! MSI N580GTX Lightning Extreme Edition VC

MSI N580GTX Lightning Extreme Edition is a reconstructed N580GTX Lightning but with 3GB DDR5 memory and redesigned Twin FrozrIII cooler (propeller blade fan’s color changes from blue to white if the card gets hot and the fan rotates backwards for 30 seconds each time the computer starts to remove dusts on the fan). The card still has the enhanced voltage controls and power circuitry where the Lightning series stands out. Compared from a regular 580GTX power phase, the EX has 16+1 (12 for the GPU Core, 3 for the memory and 1 for the PLL/VDDC Power).
At the back area of the card, you will find useful switches for unlocking the Memory, GPU, PLL voltages / Over Current Protection Power Unlocker/ PWM Clock Tuner / and LN2 Bios switch for Cold Bug Fix.
Below are more in-depth specs of the Lightning EX:
• Pre-overclocked GPU Core is running at 832 MHz
• 3072MB GDDR5 4200MHz Memory
• Video Output Functions – 2x Dual-Link DVI, 1x HDMI and 1x Display Port
• Compose of Military Class 2 Components for longer lifespan and better overclocking ability (Solid Capacitors, Super Ferrite Chokes, Hi-C Caps, Lightning Power PCB Layer, Copper MOS and Proadilizer)
• Capable of Two-Way or 3-Way SLI Configuration
Black colored underneath plate which serves as heatsink for memory and VRM chips. It also acts as support or brace for long video cards so that it won’t slant down once installed.
Accessories included with the VC Package:
•Two SLI Bridges for multi GPU configuration
•2x 6pin Power to 8pin PCIE Power Connector
•DVI to VGA Connector
•Software & Utility DVD
•Manual and Quick Guide
•V-Check Points Connector
Lightning EX at stock speed for all the tests. The only component that I overclocked was the 2600K processor to determine bottlenecks. PhysX was also disabled so that equal comparison can be made against an AMD ATI VC model.
Test System Configuration:
•Processor: 2600K with Fenrir Heatsink Fan
•Motherboard: Z68A-GD80
•Memory: Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 2133MHz
•Harddrive: Kingston SSD VNow+ 128GB
•PSU: Antec TPQ-1200
3dmark06 Result: 24777
Vantage Result: 25614
3dmark11 Result: 6535
Next with the 2600K overclocked at 5.1GHz. Video Card performance did increased. This shows that you have to run your 2600k at least at 4.5 – 4.8GHz to cope up with the Lightning EX’s Power.
3dmark06 2nd Result: 35384
Vantage 2nd Result: 28741
3dmark11 2nd Result: 6815
N580GTX Lightning is such a powerful card that even at stock settings, power performance is enough to play all latest games in high resolution with extreme detail settings. Then if the power is still enough for you, you could still use the MSI Afterburner Software to juice out more from the video card or configure it in SLI.

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Display driver : ForceWare 280.26
have you tried MSI's drivers for your card?
==> http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N580GTX-Lightning-Xtreme-Edition.html#/?div=Driver&os=All
Remove current driver with >>Driver Sweeper<< in 'Safe Mode' before install the new one
Quote from: Frakatchoo on 07-September-11, 22:13:04
It's only unstable when i'm use the GPU (Games & benchs), not HD videos.
Most games/bench crashes with default clock @ 1.031v. I tried to overvolted & undervolted the GPU, but my tests were not conclusive. The only way i've found to have all games/benchs stable is to downclock the GPU as I explained in my first post.
Maybe i need a more accurate GPU voltage ? Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
have you tested with 1050mV for core?
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Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
normally not, but depend what exactly is unstable
But it should work fine by default as is

UEFI/GOP vBios for MSi N780 Lightning

UEFI/GOP vBios for MSi N780 Lightning
Serial # 602-V296-05SB1312083126
bios file sendspace.com/file/mp5rev
Thanks

Now is fine.Thank you again.

MSI N580GTX Lightning Extreme Edition (Black Screen / Reboot)

Hi everyone !
Here's my computer specs :
CPU: Intel I7 870 (2.93 Ghz)
MoBo: Micro ATX from my Dell XPS Studio 8000
Memory: 6Go DDR 667 Mhz
PSU: Corsair HX750(w)
Windows 7 Pro 64 Bits
My problem :
80% of my games (Crysis 1 & 2, Bulletstorm,...) & benchs (3DMark 11, MSI Kombustor, ...) crashes after few seconds. My graphic card goes off, black screen, and then my computer automatically reboot. I've tried another PSU, same pb, and my Corsair HX750 is new. So I wonder if the problem is from my graphics card or my (dell) motherboard ? But my config has the minimum required by MSI.
My temporary solution
After few tests with differents drivers, I've try to change the Core Voltage, no result... So I decided to downclock the GPU freqs.
In order to have something stable to 100%, and be able to run all the games and benchs, i've to downclock the GPU like :
Core Clock : 600 Mhz (Original : 772 Mhz)
Shader Clock : 1200 Mhz (Original : 1544 Mhz)
Memory Clock : 1730 Mhz (Original : 2004 Mhz)
Its a big loss frequency!
Hope a new bios will come out to fix the bug.

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Display driver : ForceWare 280.26
have you tried MSI's drivers for your card?
==> http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N580GTX-Lightning-Xtreme-Edition.html#/?div=Driver&os=All
Remove current driver with >>Driver Sweeper<< in 'Safe Mode' before install the new one
Quote from: Frakatchoo on 07-September-11, 22:13:04
It's only unstable when i'm use the GPU (Games & benchs), not HD videos.
Most games/bench crashes with default clock @ 1.031v. I tried to overvolted & undervolted the GPU, but my tests were not conclusive. The only way i've found to have all games/benchs stable is to downclock the GPU as I explained in my first post.
Maybe i need a more accurate GPU voltage ? Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
have you tested with 1050mV for core?
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Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
normally not, but depend what exactly is unstable
But it should work fine by default as is

UEFI/GOP Vbios Request: MSI N580GTX Lightning

Hello,
it was updated to Windows 8.1, please report as it is possible to receive the VBIOS updating for the video card of your production, with support of GOP and where to take tools for the VBIOS updating.
Model: N580GTX Lightning
S/N: 602-V256-02SB1105035776
BIOS Version Graphic Card: 70.10.17.00.06

There is no GOP vbios for any Fermi based GeForce vga (no matter what manufacturer). Only for Kepler based GeForce GTX6xx vgas and newer models are GOP compliant vbios versions available. There is no way for UEFI booting with a GTX5xx or older.

GOP Bios for MSI GTX770 Lightning

Hello,
Could you please provide me the right UEFI GOP Bios for my 770 lightning ?
My serial number is 602-V283-10SB1307088998
Nvflash data:
NVIDIA Firmware Update Utility (Version 5.118)
Adapter: GK1xx (10DE,1184,1462,2835) H:--:NRM B:01,PCI,D:00,F:00
The display may go *BLANK* on and off for up to 10 seconds during access to the EEPROM depending on your display adapter and output device.
Identifying EEPROM...
EEPROM ID (C2,2012) : MX MX25L2005 2.7-3.6V 2048Kx1S, page
Reading adapter firmware image...
Image Size : 62976 bytes
Version : 80.04.C3.00.38
~CRC32 : D81640DF
OEM String : NVIDIA
Vendor Name : NVIDIA Corporation
Product Name : GK104 Board - 20050000
Product Revision : Chip Rev
Device Name(s) : GK1xx
Board ID : E12D
PCI ID : 10DE-1184
Subsystem ID : 1462-2835
Hierarchy ID : Normal Board
Chip SKU : 425-0
Project : 2005-0000
CDP : N/A
Build Date : 06/03/13
Modification Date : 06/20/13
Sign-On Message : GK104 P2005 SKU 0000 VGA BIOS
MSINV283MS.260

Use the attached (.260 is normal and .270 is the LN2 version)
Decompress the provided .rar archive with Winrar: http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
Then flash the desired file with Nvflash for dos: http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/nvflash_download.html
To do so rename the desired file to .rom and create a dos bootstick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0)
Put nvflash and the vbios file on it and boot from the stick. Then type nvflash -4 -5 -6 gop.rom (if renamed vbios that way) and hit enter. Confirm the questions and let the tool flash.

Shutdown during gameplay MSI N580GTX Lightning GeForce GTX 580 Frozr III

Hello everyone,
I recently purchased a brand new n580 GTX Lightning Frozr III and received my card yesterday. The installation went smoothly and it booted into Windows fine, until I ran into problems running benchmarks.
I'm a little hazy on my system specs, but I will get you more accurate specs when I have the sheet in front of me:
The specs:
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IntelDuoCore 2
2.0 GHZ
1 kilowatt PSU
Liquid Cooling
Windows 7 64bit
8 GB SDRAM
Ageia PhysX card (Removed, most people don't even know these existed!)
======================
I knew from the beginning that my processor was going to bottleneck my CPU, but the performance is way better than when I used the Geforce 8800 GTX SLI settings.
The Problem:
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Mafia 2 - Max settings, including PhysX, aliasing, resolution
A few minutes into the benchmark, basically as soon as the car explodes.
Computer shut down.
Crysis Warhead - Drove down a random rode and crashed into an exploding barrel.
Computer shut down.
APB - Managed to drive around the city for a few minutes, no explosions, no fighting nothing.
Went into the garage, to look at some cars.
Computer shut down.
======================
So I'm having trouble narrowing down what the problem is. I don't think it's overheating because my liquid cooling is doing its job. I don't think it's a driver conflict because I ran driver sweeper and cleaned out all of the old Nvidia drivers.
So, either my card is consuming too much power or my PSU isn't outputting enough power.
I will get specific system specs later on.

Quote from: johnnyw on 09-June-11, 18:50:51
Total system shutdown, if thats really the case is most likely psu issue that it dont deliver enough power card and overcurrent protection kicks in and shut the system down to prevent damage. Ive had exatly that issue in past when tried to run GTX470 SLI with 650w psu After i upgraded upgraded to 750w everything worked silky smooth after that.
That's right, its what i tell him here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=149377.msg1109284#msg1109284
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If it would be driver related issue it wouldnt cause shudown and would bem ore likly to receive bluescreen or some windwos driver recovery.
This is a separate, second case when he test VGA it friends machine. He don't have shutdown issues there.
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wattage of the psu:s dont really tell the whole truth these days. Some older 1000w psu:s with multiple 12v rails are actually worse for modern power hungry gfx cards than modern single 12v rail 600w psu
Yep
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http://hecgroupusa.com/products/switching-power-supply/80-plus/ZEPHYR-MX-750/
75A current
hec Zephyr MX 750 750W
Peak Output ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91
SLI Ready CrossFire Ready
80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
You need ampere @+12V not amperes on something else.[video card is powered by +12V line]
This 75A is not related to +12V lines, which is unknown for this split 2x30A, with total under 60A for sure [guess probably around up to 50A combined[if the PSU support combined mode]]

[Bios Request] GOP Bios for MSI GTX770 Lightning

Hi, I'm new here can someone provide me with the GOP bios for my card? Thank you in advance
S/N: 602-V283-06SB1306053745
BIOS : 80.04.BC.00.11 (P2005-0000)
BIOS File : h**p://goo.gl/8kk2SP
Cheers.

Use the attached (201 is normal and 211 is the LN2 version)
Decompress the provided .rar archive with Winrar: http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
Then flash the desired file with Nvflash for dos: http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/nvflash_download.html
To do so rename the desired file to .rom and create a dos bootstick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0)
Put nvflash and the vbios file on it and boot from the stick. Then type nvflash -4 -5 -6 gop.rom (if renamed vbios that way) and hit enter. Confirm the questions and let the tool flash.

VBIOS request for MSI GTX780 Lightning

602-V296-05SB1310101124
*https://www.dropbox.com/s/yszqzpjsp83x2iw/MSI780Lightning.rom?dl=0*
Thanks in advance !

Use the attached.
Decompress the provided .rar archive with Winrar: http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
NV296MH.131 is normal vbios and NV296MH.140 is LN2.
Then flash the desired file with Nvflash for dos: http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/nvflash_download.html
To do so rename the included file to .rom and create a dos bootstick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0)
Put nvflash and the vbios file on it and boot from the stick. Then type nvflash -4 -5 -6 gop.rom (if renamed vbios that way) and hit enter. Confirm the questions and let the tool flash.

New BIOS for MSI R290X Lightning

Hey. After some googling I learned that I need a new BIOS to control the fans etc with the Catalyst 14.4 driver.
My serial number is: 602-V307-04SB1402054122
Not sure what the difference is between GOP and UEFI bios though..? And which one of those I need. My current BIOS version is TV307MS.101. (Atleast that's what MSI Live Update 6 tells me)
Ohh, and here is a link to the BIOS I have right now. https ://www(dot)dropbox(dot)com/s/zvjrrog4c61y2oq/Hawaii.rom (Had to chop the link up a bit)
Thanks for all the help!

Your vbios is a legacy one which just supports bios legacy mode. A UEFI/GOP vbios supports UEFI mode of modern boards for ultra fast booting (but also supports legacy mode).
The latest UEFI/GOP vbios also fixes the fan control issue in Cat. 14.x. You can use the same and follow the directions in the following link: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=180521.msg1298693#msg1298693

Request: vBios for MSi 290X Lightning

Greetings from Greece.
S/N: 602-V307-04SB1403020417
Thank you very much.

Use the attached.
TV307MH.101 is normal vbios, TV307MH.111 is LN2
Create a bootable usb stick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0).
Then unpack the previously provided archive (307_04s.rar) and put the included file (TV307MH.101 or TV307MH.111) on that stick.
Rename TV307MH.101 / TV307MH.111 to 101.rom / 111.rom. Put the atiflash.exe also included in the archive on the USB stick too. Now boot from the stick.
Type atiflash -p -f -noaper 0 101.rom (or 111.rom) [ENTER] and let it flash the vbios.
On a sidenote: Never flash any random vbios versions offered at techpowerup.

[Request] Bios Update for MSI 290x Lightning (Fan Issue)

Hey there,
i'm forced to use 14.4 Catalyst now and having Fan Issues since then.
So here is my S/N:
S/N: 602 - V307 - 04SB1402053468
A short instruction on how to Flash correctly would be awesome

Use the attached UEFI vbios versions to fix the fan issue.
TV307MH.101 is normal vbios, TV307MH.111 is LN2
Create a bootable usb stick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0).
Then unpack the previously provided archive (307_04s.rar) and put the included file (TV307MH.101 or TV307MH.111) on that stick.
Rename TV307MH.101 / TV307MH.111 to 101.rom / 111.rom. Put the atiflash.exe also included in the archive on the USB stick too. Now boot from the stick.
Type atiflash -p -f -noaper 0 101.rom (or 111.rom) [ENTER] and let it flash the vbios.

N580gtx lightning xe/std - why?

Question to the MSI.
I bought a video card "MSI n580gtx lightning xtreme", but it is not the declared default frequencies 832/4200 - it is the frequencies 772/4008 and is listed on the label "MSI n580gtx lightning xe /std"(!!!). What is this, some kind of a product which is not mentioned in the official sources? That is, buy a sports car, but that's just the engine it will have on the sports bike, and for almost the same money? This card is not held for some parameters in a class "832/4200" and was demoted to a "standard class - STD"? Explain please, preferably with competence, and not based on speculation - I have enough of their own!
Thank you.

Quote from: viiv
Well ... Your response is predictable. On the other hand assiduous avoidance of the answer to this question shows that there is an unofficial selection. And the buyer should not rely on the exceptional opportunities card N580 GTX LIGHTNING EXTREME (XE / STD!!!). Most harm the brand image that you are trying to fog to hide the reason - you can lose consumer confidence, and he votes with money.
This is a Users-to-Users Forum and your last post is considered being more than just inpolite. It's the reseller who sold the card and he's the one to contact. You may also contact MSI and complain:>>How to contact MSI.<< but stop this attitude on this forum.

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