GD65 X79A - 4930K Issues

Hi,
I have just bought a 4930K to upgrade my PC
I flashed the BIOS to the latest version (4.4) before installing however when I boot the machine won't post,
It runs through the LED status lights and stays on 82 for a few second but then flicks to 48, 47, 46 ... usually hovering on 37/38 and goes no further. If I put a 3930K instead it works fine.
Any ideas on what the issue might be ? I stripped the PC down to one graphics card/hard drive/memory module so it would look like a problem with the CPU / support ?
Regards
David

With the Sandy-E installed, reflash using the forum's USB method and the archive v4.3B2 found here;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=163900.0
Rare, but wonder if the 4930k is a dud?

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X79A-GD65 (8D) memory issues.

Greetings Everyone! I've just joined this forum.
My issue is that i cant use all eight memory sockets without the board getting stuck in POST with the debug code 67.
I currently use the mainboard on this computer but with only 5 sticks in.
The memorysticks i use are two sets of "Corsair 16GB (4x4096MB) CL9 1600Mhz VENGEANCE Quad Channel" totalling 32GB.
I cannot add any of the remaining sticks in slot 4, 6 and 8. I've done it in all thinkable methods even test booting with every stick placed in every slot. took me a good two hours of testing.
I've also tried the sticks in a Gigabyte 1366 motherboard with four slots and both sets run on it.
I contacted Corsair and it looks like i have to send the memorysticks to them for a checkup but i wont know for sure until i hear from them later next week. I'll discuss the issue further with them then.
This is my current set-up (i point out that the parts i've changed are the Mainboard, CPU and memory from the 1366 computer)
Mainboard: MSI X79A-GD65(8D).
CPU: Intel Core i7-3820.
Memory: Two sets of Corsair Vengeance Quad channel 4x4Gb 1600MHz.
Graphics card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 OC.
Main boot device: WD 500Gb.
PSU: Corsair HX-650

Hi everyone and i must thank you for such speedy answers and support.
On the server issue. I do use alot of servers, not normal servers as you would think but gameservers. I like to run dedicated servers for like CS:S, Minecraft and such and i have startded playing ARMA:2 alot lately and i want to run them simultaneously for extended periods.
I was planning to install ARMA:2 in the RAM because of its extreme loading times when editing maps and missions. And also i like to run Firefox, Java, WinRAR and other background programs from the RAM.
I also want the amount of RAM for the pleasure of just having it. I understand how a primitive feeling that is but it feels good.
I understand now that i will never get all sticks to work but i do run 5 of them at this moment so i got 20GB of memory and already have set up a 12GB ramdisk.
I will discuss the issue with Corsair when we get in touch on the Support thread i've created hoping to send my modules to them and change them to a 8 stick kit and me paying the shipment and differance in price.
EDIT: Should i flash the BIOS anyway according to xmad's statement? Should i in that case default the BIOS and run only 2 sticks?
p.s. I have got to stop editing these posts....

X79A-GD65 (8D) -- RAM Issues

Hello.
My setup:
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) [BIOS ver 1.6], i7 3930k, Win 7 64 bit
CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Rosewill LIGHTNING-1300 1300W
MSI N580GTX Lightning GeForce GTX 580
Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
Been having issues with BSOD's and random boot issues (has trouble posting on occasion). Everyone of my error codes pointed to memory (0x1A for example). I had 4 sticks of 4GB ram in DIMM slots 1, 3 , 5, and 7. Memtest86+ ran smoothly overnight, however, Prime95 detected a hardware issue. Reading online told me that RAM is usually the culprit, so I switched down to 1 DIMM of RAM and so far Prime95 is running fine. I have heard of issues with slots 5 & 7. Can anyone confirm this? Also, this is just two packs of dual channel RAM. Would I be better off getting a quad channel pack?
Thanks,
Devin

Quote from: HU16E on 26-April-12, 11:16:37
Doesn't always matter. Henry, one of the forum mods has reported having three identical part number sticks, and all three had different makers chips on them. +1 on the recommendation to get a matched quad kit for your rig.
so true, i have had many packs of dual channel memory kits that have different chips even though there the same make and model! (even though there the same type kits doesnt mean there the same chips on the ram modules, manufacturers will update them after only a few months of in some cases weeks as better ones become avalible or the ones there using run out)

X79a-GD65 8D - Booting issue

Previously, I was having a few issues with my board. I was having the common error of CPU posting as well as memory issues. Since then, these have all mostly subsided.
X79A-GD65 (8d)
Apevia Warlock 1100w
Intel i7-3820
G Skillz 16GB (4x4)
EVGA nVidia 550 Ti (Fermi)
My current issue occurs at start up. When the computer has been turned off for some time, and I want to start it back up - it will not. In order to start up my computer, I have to hit the CMOS Reset on the back (on the io board) and then start up my computer. It's a minor inconvenience - but I shouldn't have to.
The board originally shipped with possibly Bios 1.0-1.1 (as stated by others, mine has a sticker with a red dot)..... I've since flashed to the latest (which I believe is 1.6 - successfully).
Any ideas as to why this is happening and how to remedy this?

Quote from: Henry on 10-April-12, 13:01:48
tiaolipa, yes please start your own new topic with yor problem instead of asking for help in someone elses topic. Hijacking other peoples topic is against forum rules.
>> Please read and comply with the Forum Rules <<
>> Posting Guide <<
When you do that provide the information Ron (HU16E) said to. See my signature below for an example of information to provide.
Sorry I didn't wanted to hijack the post. I'm new on this forum, and on another foruns I've been (mostly cars and engine preparation forums) people used to not post new topics about the same subject.
Anyway I found my solution. I updated the board with a C1 3960X and found that my PSU were 8 pin cable were not working properly with this board, but starngely worked well with my other board (Gigabyte Z68X UD4), so I just swaped PSUs and I'm fine.
Thanks for the helps and forum tips!

MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) stability issues

yeah, sorry see it now
reason I asked is I've been having a hard time getting my memory to run reliably. I'm using Corsair Vengeance, CML8GX3M2A1600C9 (4*4GB)
http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-product-family/vengeance/vengeance-low-profile-8gb-dual-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cml8gx3m2a1600c9.html
machine will be stable for awhile then all of a sudden starts crashing, refuses to boot again to windows (bluescreens).
to fix it I goto bios, load default and then set the exact same settings, im guess its auto-detecting some setting wrong

Quote from: RemusM on 26-November-11, 01:19:09
First of all, overclocking & overvolting are faulty activities.
With new components you might get some stability for a while.
But sooner or later you'll pay the price.
Secondly, that link again:
http://ark.intel.com/products/63697/Intel-Core-i7-3930K-Processor-(12M-Cache-3_20-GHz
Max Memory Bandwidth: 21 GB/s
4x4GB DDR3-1600 means double dual channel, in other words 2x12.8 = 25.6GB/s
I'm sorry, your posts have nothing to do with my questions, I get that you want to run stock, but I don't and haven't since my 486
Quote from: Bernhard on 26-November-11, 01:06:02
It's quite possible that the actual voltages are lower than whats indicated in the BIOS. This is what I observed on the Z68 board when I use a Digital Multimeter. So increasing the voltages ever so slightly may solve the problem as the actual may be just a tad too low. Don't know if your board has V check points, but if it does, its worth your while checking them with a DMM.
I can look into that, dont have info yet on measurement points, but increasing the SA voltage is definitly helping. I'm able to run prime95 for hours now, before max ~20-30 min

Z77A-GD65 Multiple BIOS Issues - B4 Hang, Splash Screen Blinking

Back in November 2012, I built a home server with a Z77A-GD65. Lately, I've noticed some strange things happening that I've been trying to research but to no avail.
First off, I get the B4 code hang-up whenever I'm booting. This doesn't matter if it's a cold boot or a reboot, it hangs on B4 for about 10-15 seconds, flashes 92 really quick, and then goes to A2 which it stays for another 5 or so seconds. After that I get the MSI splash screen for about 1 second, then it blinks 5 times. After that it goes into Windows just fine.
The blinking is a new issue, the B4 hang is not. I've read from multiple posts that this is a USB issue. When I disable USB legacy support, the issue goes away, but of course then I can't have legacy support. I have yet to figure out what exact device is causing it. In the process of trying to figure this out, I updated BIOS to A.A0. After updating to this version of BIOS the splash screen blinks 5 times before going to the "Starting Windows" splash screen. This is a more difficult issue to figure out why it's doing this because if you search for "BIOS" and "flash" or "flashes" or "flashing", you typically get results for flashing your BIOS. Hence, why I'm using the term "blinking". But even then I can't really find a solution out there.
I also happened to see that the website for the Z77A-GD65 is showing a newer BIOS version, but I'm unable to flash this (at least using M-Flash). I threw it on a USB, re-enabled USB legacy and whenever I click on it to install, the BIOS screen hard locks. The screen just freezes exactly where it's at in the BIOS and the mouse is dead. However, I can CTRL+ALT+DEL on the keyboard and it will reboot the system so I don't need to power cycle the computer. Not sure why this is happening either. Perhaps I need to flash this a different way? Maybe I don't need to flash this at all?
I could really use some input here on why this is happening.
As for the specs on my system, they're as follows:
i7-3770K overclocked to 4.2 Ghz by using the Turbo Mode in BIOS
32GB Komputerbay DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz DIMM with Low Profile Blue Heatspreaders Quad Channel RAM | 9-9-9-24 XMP ready
AMD PowerColor 7870 Myst Edition GPU - currently not overclocked although overclocking this doesn't seem to affect any issues
2 - 128 GB Corsair SATA III SSD - one runs the OS, the other I use to load games from
2 - 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM Sata II HDD's mirrored via Windows 7
1 - 750 GB Seagate Barracude 7200 RPM Sata II HDD
1 - 1 TB Western Digital MyBook USB 2.0 external
2 - 3 TB Seagate USB 3.0 external
ASUS DVD Burner - not sure which one, it's a cheapy $20 from Newegg
1 - PCI USB 3.0 expansion card
Antec TruePower New TP-550 Modular 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
NZXT Switch 810 gunmetal - currently have 4 fans running but plan on more, also the Switch 810 has the multi-card reader in the front with 1x SD Card, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0
for peripherals
1 - Microsoft 360 Wireless controller adapter (legit one, not the knockoff although I had a knockoff prior to getting the real deal)
1 - Logitech Wireless USB Keyboard with Touchpad
I tried to be thorough. Thanks in advance for any help!

Quote from: PirateDog on 26-August-13, 12:45:18
Probably a USB device problem.
This is a candidate, as well as mouse and keyboard. Disconnect USB devices one at a time to find the culprit.
A lot of devices running. PSU a +12V single rail or is it multi rail? A rail going to the graphics or components may not be enough amps. My best guess is the card reader.
For UEFI/BIOS flashing, select your mainboard here and use the forum flash method;
I'll definitely try unplugging some of these USB devices to see if that helps with the B4 hang issue.
As for the PSU, according to the description for it on Newegg: "Four industry-leading independent +12v rails are provided for more stable and safer power output." It has two rails going to the GPU. The GPU is a new addition to the system and so I wasn't running it until recently. The issues were occurring beforehand, but you're right that this PSU is underpowered for the rig considering PowerColor recommends a minimum of 500w. I'm going to be buying a larger capacity one sometime in the very near future. Any recommendations on good modular PSU's? What's a good way to tell what wattage to get?
Thanks for letting me know about the forum flash method. I'll be back later when I have some results.

MSI Z68A-GD65 G3 - Performance Issue

Hi Sir
Good Day!
I had bought this new system for a week ago as follows :-
MSI Z68A-GD65 G3
Intel Core I7 2600k
TeamElite DDR3 2133 PC3-10700 8GB 2x4GB
MSI GeForce GTX 550 TI
WD WDCWD10ealx 7200 1TB SATA6
Win 7 64 ULTIMATE
Asus DVD writer
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Enermax 500W
Logitech K520.00
It having some performance issue after i updated the bios to new version n.30, before this was original version 23.0 come with motherboard.
I updated the bios using msi live update on yesterday.
What i noticed after updating to new bios, i can feel the performance had drop, when lauching a program, and sometime when typing webpages address or in the google typing word, what happen was the word seem to appearing slow to display. Not sure what happen.
I hope you guys can help me out, and please advise me what to do.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Raja

If the system was working, why did you update the BIOS ?
If the previous BIOS worked for you, then flash back to that BIOS. Use the forum flasher >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
Once you have flashed the BIOS do a CMOS clear. >>Clear CMOS Guide<<

P67a-gd65 b3 sleep issue

Hi guys,
Just did a new build using p67a-gd65 board with core i7-2600K, evga gtx580, 4GB ripjaw gskill memory, crucial c300 128gb SSD.
The problem I am having is that when the computer goes to sleep (S3 set in bios) it turns completely off, I cant wake it from the mouse or keyboard. Have to hit the power button to get it to start and at that point it's basically rebooting rather than resuming from sleep and Windows complains it wasnt shut down properly.
I have all the right drivers installed from MSI, using their live update utility and all the windows 7 64bit patches etc.
Anyone else facing this issue?

Please post back following the guidelines in this link. This will help users better troubleshoot your issue.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=38822.0
Without knowing details I would say to check 1) OCing, 2) Power supply capabilities and 3) Different RAM, GSkill Ripjaws can be problematic
Quote from: ymee on 13-March-11, 03:38:12
Hi guys,
Just did a new build using p67a-gd65 board with core i7-2600K, evga gtx580, 4GB ripjaw gskill memory, crucial c300 128gb SSD.
The problem I am having is that when the computer goes to sleep (S3 set in bios) it turns completely off, I cant wake it from the mouse or keyboard. Have to hit the power button to get it to start and at that point it's basically rebooting rather than resuming from sleep and Windows complains it wasnt shut down properly.
I have all the right drivers installed from MSI, using their live update utility and all the windows 7 64bit patches etc.
Anyone else facing this issue?

MSI P55-GD65 soft reset issue

I have an issue with soft reset, and restart from Win7 x64 or Ubuntu. After I made these restarts or soft reset, the PC is not responding only for a hard reset or for the power button hold to power off the PC.
I have:
MB: MSI p55-gd65, BIOS is 1.A
RAM: Mushkin 996659es 2x2GB ES3-12800
CPU: Intel Core i7-860 (stock clockspeed)
CPU cooler: Scythe Kama Angle with 3 Scythe 12cm Fans
GPU: MSI GTX260 TwinFrozr OC 896MB
HDD: 500GB Samsung HD502HJ and 1000GB WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1
DVD: NEC/Optiarc DVD RW AD-7240S
PSU: Cougar GX-600
Chassis: Lancool K58 with 2x140cm fans front, 2x140cm fans top, 1x140cm fan side, 1x120cm fan back (all fans are Fractal Design)
And other issue I have is the Turbo Boost not working correctly after I updated the BIOS. It only can 3.34 GHz oc, before 1.A it can do more than 3.5, 3.6 GHz.
All issues came out after a successful BIOS update with LiveUpdate. After I have found the issues I tried BIOS's M-Flash from a pendrive, issues came out again after a time.

I found that the BIOS has a faulty High/Low VDrop usage, because Low VDrop gets the error, but when I change it to High VDrop this error is gone. I haven't tried with OC-ing the CPU yet.

MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming - Audio issues

Something keeps crashing the Windows Audio Service in Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.
This is a fresh install of Win 7 Pro 64, using just the standard software that came on the MSI supplied CD.
I go into the "Sound" menu on control panel, do *anything* at all.. and all my devices disappear in front of my eyes.
I go into the Realtek HD Audio Manager, do *anything* at all, and all my devices disappear in front of my eyes.
I go into the Sound Blaster Cinema program, do *anything* at all, and all my devices disappear in front of my eyes.
In all cases, this is because the Windows Audio Service is crashing or stopping. It's set to "automatic" in services.msc, it runs for a moment. But the minute I go to make *any* changes which require the Windows Audio Service to function, it crashes.
I have tried downloading the latest driver package from Realtek.. Installs fine, but same issue.
I have tried disabling potentially competing audio devices in the Windows Device Manager... these would be the "Nvidia High Definition Audio" and "Nvidia Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM).. No change.
I tried disabling the digital output on the Realtek.. No change.
I really need some help with this one.. I'm at my wits end. Suggestions?

Good call there, Bmxjumperc..
Uninstalled all the realtek software, Windows automatic bits took over.. a few configurations, and bam.. I now have 5.1 audio coming out where it's supposed to.
Which makes me really really wonder why, if Microsoft can do this with generic drivers, that a company like Realtek can't build a driver package to save their ass for hardware that they *designed and built*??
Somebody in their customer service dept is gonna have a bad day here in a few min. *chuckles*
Thanks for the help!

Frustraited with Z68A-GD65 G3 Throttling issues

Well, I can't seem to beat these throttling issues. I've now successfully tried every single Beta BIOS including V23.3B4 (N34) which many claim seems to have fixed the throttling issues, but it doesn't seem to work for me.
In the past couple of hours I've tried N34, N48, N49, N60, N40, and every other beta bios lised in https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151148.200 that thread.
I've disabled everything in the BIOS that could have anything to do with this to my knowledge, but could someone please provide a list of things that must be turned off to prevent throttling? I've turned off everythign I can see/think of....But still, I boot into windows, running at 50x100 at 1.4vcore, everything's running smooth, run Intel Burn Test, and immediately watch the multi in cpu-z as well as realtemp drop to around 41 or 44 or 46, it bounces around, but WILL NOT STAY at 50!!!!! ?!?!
I've read somewhere that the original BIOS version, N00, did not throttle - does anyone know where I can get it to give that a shot?

Quote from: Bernhard on 30-January-12, 14:02:01
Lets keep the language to standard English please. This is an international forum and slang is not understood by everyone.
If your CPU is limited at 4,6 with a reasonable voltage, then accept that. Yes, you can push it further with huge voltage increases, but at the risk of ruining the CPU. Some CPUs just need more voltage than others.
This thread is about throttling, lets focus on that. If you have another issue, then start a new thread.
No problems with my throttling.
HU16E was hinting towards a setting in the CPU features. Not voltage but related to TDP.
My 2500k can pass Intel Burn Test with 1.35v at 4.6GHZ no problem. However any multiplier higher than 46 and I have to massively increase voltage to get it stable. The voltage beyond 1.35v at 4.6ghz doesn't seem to be scaling correctly. There is no offset voltage setting on the BIOS and I'm not sure which settings HU16E is hinting towards.
I think there is some type of electronic harmonic inbalance when I increase voltage beyond 1.36v. I have a very good power supply. I have fantastic water cooling. I have a great cpu from what I can see for it's ability to run stable with auto voltage at the 4.6GHZ mark with x46 multiplier.
I don't think my CPU is at it's max potential. I just think a BIOS setting is off or there is a better BIOS that I need to be running for over clocking. I'm running the official v23.6 right now.

MSI x79-GD65 (8d) RAM issue.

I've just recently bought a new pc. Put it together this week aswell, everything works fine except for the fact that my RAM is not capable of running quad channel. The problem is (as far as I've been able to diagnose it) that the slots to the right of the cpu, that's dimm slots 5-8, aren't working.
After installing all the parts and installing the memory in slots 1, 3, 5 and 7 (the black ones), I noticed that Windows only saw 8GB of ram rather than the full 16GB. I went into my BIOS (not clickbios but startup bios as that allows you to view Memory-Z) and found that it only detected the Ram in slots 1 and 3. I turned off the pc and put the ram in slots 5 and 7 into slots 1 and 3 to check if the ram was faulty. They were detected fine.
I put all of them in again but still no more than 8GB got detected. I swapped all the memory into the blue slots (2, 4, 6, 8). After doing so the computer wouldn't post. I then tried to boot with different ram (2 sticks of 2GB DDR3 1333mhz Mushkin) in slot 1 and 5 (that is 1 one the left and one to the right of the cpu). Only the ram in slot 1 got detected.
I then put the Mushkin in the first two black dimms (1,3) and put all the corsair ram into the blue slots (2, 4, 6, 8). No more than 12GB got detected (which was slots 1-4, 2x2gb and 2x4gb). Memory-Z confirmed that none of the ram in slots 5-8 got detected.
As a desperate last measure I took out the Mushkin ram and put the Corsair ram into slots 1-4. All of the ram got detected but for obvious reasons it was only running dual channel.
I've read on this and other forums that sometimes the cpu socket pins can be bent and that can cause memory problems, I took apart the pc again and looked at the pins, but none of them were missing nor were any bent.
The question now is how can I get quad channel ram working?
system specs
Motherboard: MSI x79-GD65 (8D)
Bios: Version 1.7 (latest version)
VGA: Gigabyte 670GTX OC
PSU: Corsair Enthusiast TX750M (750 Watt)
CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 (stock speed)
MEM: Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 (4 sticks of 4gb)
HDD: Corsair Force 3 240GB SSD.
+ 2xSamsung F3 1TB in raid 0, all on the Intel chip.
COOLER: Corsair H100
OS: Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

For quad channle you must populate DIMM1, DIMM3, DIMM5, DIMM7 or all slots if using 8 sticks. Populating slots 1-4 has to result in dual channel.
If 1, 3, 5 and 7 won't work there's some different problem that still would indicate bent pin(s).

890FXA-GD65 Small memory issue.

Hello, I am having some difficult getting my memory to run at rated speeds when I try tweaking my bios settings I cannot get to to read at 1600, they default to 1333 1.5v so i changed the voltage in the bios to 1.666 reason i used 1.666 instead of 1.65 is because MSI control reads 1.65 as a lower voltage and 1.666 as 1.653. My first question is should I go by bios voltage or trust msi control in windows.
After changing my voltage my speeds stayed at 1333 so i changes the ratio when changing the ratio i can only set it to 1333, 1500, or 1800. So this brings me to my second question, why cant I get my memory to run at 1600.
Third question, should i just run my memory at 1800 and try CL 8 instead of 1600 and going for CL 7. Currently I have my memory running at 1500 with CL7 since i cant get it to 1600.
I'm a bit new to this so if I am missing so info on how memory speeds adjust please let me know
"I just really wanna run them at least at rated speeds lol"
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Mobo: 890FXA-GD65
CPU: 1090T
RAM: Mushkin SilverLine DDR3 1600 CL 7
http://www.mushkin.com/Memory/Silverline/996947.aspx

Hi Scooter31,
Go into Bios and then enter Cell Menu. Before doing this if you are using any oc utility turn them off. After entering cell menu check CPU FSB, it should be at 200.(I suspect it is at 225). If you want to run cpu at 3.8 put fsb at 200 and set cpu multiplier at 19.
Next go to memory and enter fsb/ratio, should then see 1:2, 1:2.66, 1:3.33, 1:4. Enter the 1:4 and exit this category. Line below fsb/ratio should read 800 which being DDR is x2=1600!
Possibly move this topic to OCing and Modding.
Hope this helps.

MSI 890FXA-GD65 PCIe speed issue!! HELP PLEASE

I just finished building my new PC using this said motherboard. After a clean OS install, all updated drivers, etc... my PCIe link speed is stuck @ 8x. I have done everything possible to trouble shoot this issue, and no matter what I do (I played with PCIe MHz speed in Bios, put card in another slot, etc) it seems to be stuck on 8x speed. Im thinking since this is such a new motherboard, and no BIOS's are out for it yet, that this may be a BIOS issue, and I just need to wait for MSI to correct this???? Any suggestions ya'll?? TY

Quote from: Mark on 29-January-11, 04:19:56
Since you're running an overclocked system, if you restore all settings to default what speed is reported then?
If I go into bios and "LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS" it goes to 16x speed.... Crazy!! Obvious bios bug here

FX990A-GD65 serious memory issues

i have recently purchased a new motherboard with the FX8320, the problem here is : (please follow me carefully :p )
- when i place my 4Gb in single channel mode BUT in the last slot \"from the CPU and go on), the config seems be working fine with no problems at all.
- when i place my 4Gb memory in the 3rd slot, the pc boots normally BUT it reboots after awhile (when gaming or using resource intensive programs).
- when i place my 4Gb memory in the 2nd slot, the PC boots BUT it does'nt last long before the reboot problem strikes again !!
- when i place my 4Gb in the first slot, the PC doesn\'t boot at all, no matter what i try, it gives me no bios or whatever !!
now this is the tricky part, when i activate the dual channel ( putting 2x same memory stick \"ADATA btw\"), the PC boots normally, BUT ,boom, it began its restart loop problem
please help me, I've tried every thing, i am actually in Algeria, and the tek service is so BAD, and i cant afford another mobo for the moment ( i am a jobless poor young man ^^)
OH yeah another problem i am facing, the OCII genie functionality is NOT working !! when i enable it, my PC wont boot to bios untill i reset CMOS
thank you in advance
my rig:
CPU FX8320
GC HD 6870
PSU 4 yrs old coolermaster 400W
MoBo FX990A GD65
Memories 2x ADATA 1600
update !
some people told me that in that board, memory DIMMs are ordred in inverse .. DIMM1 is DIMM4 an so..

What model is that PSU? I think part of your problem may be due to it not being powerful enough for your system. With that graphics card you have you need a PSU that can supply at least 28A on the +12V rail. Recommend a quality PSU with a single +12V rail such as Corsair, not a PSU that has 2,3 or 4 +12V rails. Another thing you should do is download memtest and run the tests on your memory.
http://www.memtest86.com/
DIMM1 is slot closet to the CPU socket. For proper dual channel operation use DIMM1 & DIMM3, the 2 black slots.

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