I5 3570K + MSI Z77A-S01 @ 4.4Ghz help reaching 4.5 please

Hello!
I just purchased a new computer.
CPU: i5 3570K
MB: MSI Z77A-S01
MEM: Vengance red Low profile 2x4 1600
GPU: GTX 660 DCII TOP
COOLING: Corsair H80i (h2o)
after reading some oc guides I just can't seem to find anything useful for MSI boards
anyways.. I've reached 4.4Ghz at Vcore 1.280.. stable in windows with IBT stress test standard within decent temperatures (80 max at one core though).
when I then try too change to 4.5.. Windows boots up, but keyboard and mouse doesnt work.. I found that vcore ~1.32 would make it somewhat stable, with bluescreens and BSOD's occuring..
Could someone please help me step by step with what to change to get it stable at 4.5 before I try next time because I went back to 4.4.. (see attached pictures of current)
current settings:
Input please! =)
Best Regards,
Kristian

Quote from: xmad on 12-February-13, 01:56:30
If you are just trying to make it run at 44x all the time, disable EIST, Intel C-state, EUP2013
Vdroop: 100% or low w/er that board affords
Set: I/O: 1.1
DramV: 1.55
(Assuming that memory is rated at 1.5v not 1.65v)
Actually im trying to see how far i can get it too run stable for daily usage.. Im quite new at overclocking..
My goal is 4.5ghz but I can settle for 4.4ghz if I have to :-)
I will try changing those parameters when my wife is done playing skyrim! ;-)
Thanks xmad
Thanks

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Quote from: pogiak on 23-January-13, 03:54:31
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im getting frustrated and i know i can get to 45 ghz but i dont know how :(
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processor cooler: H100i
Processor : 3570k stock speed Delid
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Ram: Crucial Ballistix tactical tracer 8 gb @ 1866
Video card: Power Color myst 7870
Case: NZXT Phantom Full tower
Monitor: Sony Bravia 32 inch
Psu: Corsair TX750
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still pass
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Hi again sir
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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=168621.0

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I checked and Creative is out of the X-Fi Titanium.
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MSI z77a GD80 bios 1.2
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Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 18-November-12, 16:22:21
As per the manual, the VGA must be in the primary slot to run 16X. BIOS setting for graphics 3.0 should be set to Auto.
Do not use Live Update for BIOS updates. Too many borked boards are the result. Use the forum's USB method;
>> Forum Flash Method <<
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When I first started my new system, I did get a display and entered the BIOS. I changed the boot order to put my optical drive first, put in a live CD, restarted, and got a black screen. I ejected the CD, restarted, and got a black screen again. I didn't get a display again until I disconnected all my drives whereupon I got a map error and was able to get back into the BIOS. A web search indicated this is a bug that occurs when no drives are connected so I reconnected the drives, restarted, and got a black screen again. I disconnected the drives again and restarted but I got a black screen again (no map error this time). I tried connecting my monitor to the graphics card instead of the motherboard and that didn't work. I tried removing the graphics card and video capture card and that didn't work. I tried clearing the CMOS by pushing the button and even removing the battery for several minutes and that didn't work.
Here's where things get weird. I tried testing the RAM by pulling out one stick and the system kept restarting itself: it would turn on then power off a few seconds later then, after a few seconds, start up again, etc. I had to wait till it powered off and quickly pull out the power supply's cord to get it to stop. I removed that stick and put the other one in instead and the same endless loop of restarting happened again. When I put both sticks back in it stopped restarting.
Since I couldn't get into BIOS A, I switched to BIOS B and got a display again. There was no option to restore BIOS A so I was forced to continue using BIOS B. Since my graphics card was removed at this point, I changed the BIOS to IGD instead of PEG for graphics and shut down. I reconnected my drives then restarted and got a display again and entered the BIOS. I changed the boot order to put my optical drive first, put in a live CD, restarted, and got a black screen. I ejected the CD, restarted and got a black screen. I disconnected the drives and restarted hoping I would get a map error and could get back into the BIOS but got a black screen again. I've tried switching back to BIOS A but still can't get a display.
I tested the RAM by putting it in my old desktop one stick at a time, and then both sticks at once, and it worked fine. I installed the optical drive and one of the hard drives into my old desktop and successfully installed and booted linux off of it with the no problems. The second hard drive does appear to be borked and my old desktop froze when I tried to boot with that drive installed. However I've tried starting my new system multiple times without that damaged drive connected and I still get a black screen so I don't see how it could be the problem.
The LED on the motherboard mostly alternates between 19 and 72. It will run through a bunch of codes too quickly to read then pause for a second on 19 (Early South Bridge Initialization) then run through a bunch of codes too quickly to read then pause for a second on 72 (Late South Bridge Initialization) then go back to 19, etc. I've sometimes also seen it pause for a second on 55 (Early Memory Initialization) and 4F (which doesn't appear in the manual).
I'm guessing it has to be the motherboard or CPU but I don't know which. I don't have another motherboard to test the CPU on and no other CPU to test on this motherboard (the old desktop is AMD).
Hardware:
MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K CPU
G.Skill DDR3-1600 CL9 1.5v 4096MB (x2) RAM (tested in old desktop)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive (tested in old desktop)
Pioneer BDR-208DBK blu-ray drive (tested in old desktop)
Corsair Obsidian 550D case
Seasonic G Series 550W power supply
Samsung S23B550V monitor (tested with old desktop)
Currently disconnected hardware:
HIS Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition graphics card
Seagate Barracuda 3TB hard drive (believed to be broken)
Black Magic Design Intensity Pro capture card

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Here's where things get weird. I tried testing the RAM by pulling out one stick and the system kept restarting itself: it would turn on then power off a few seconds later then, after a few seconds, start up again, etc. I had to wait till it powered off and quickly pull out the power supply's cord to get it to stop. I removed that stick and put the other one in instead and the same endless loop of restarting happened again. When I put both sticks back in it stopped restarting.
Test each stick in Dimm 2 (2nd from the cpu) Make sure they are installed into DIMMS 2 & 4 (2nd from cpu and last)
Did you try a full cmos clear on Bios A?
If so, you can recover using this guide:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=160450.0
With the z77a-gd65, you will need to flash bios B to version 10.5. In that version in the security section is a multi bios update. Use that and it will recover bios A.
For bios flashing: >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<

I5 3570K + MSI Z77A-S01 @ 4.4Ghz help reaching 4.5 please

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