I7 920 on MSI Pro OC

Hey guys, I'm just going to post my OC and see if this is ok. I haven't messed with any of my voltages. I have my i7 920 on my MSI Pro with EIST off (so no turbo mode). Spread spectrum disable (that is what I read....I have no idea what it does) and overspeed proection disabled. My Base Clock is 177mhz with a multiplier of 21. Now Windows is reporting 3.5GHz (a 20 multiplier) while CPU-Z reports a 21 multiplier for 3.72GHz. I trust CPU-Z, but I don't know why Windows reports 3.5GHz. Also, when I run a stress test (Prime95) for all 4 cores (or I guess "8" with hyperthreading) the multiplier drops down to 20 (according to CPUZ) which doesn't make sense to me because I though I disabled all features that slow it down. It's not a big deal, but any ideas why?
Also, another weird problem. Before I had bios version 7.0, I had EIST on (with turbo mode) and set the base clock to 183 to get 3.66GHz. Ran great, stable as a rock, went up to like 3.8GHz or so when running single threaded apps. But now with bios version 7.1, I can't get that exact same settings. It crashes/locks up when I try to load any game or stress test. I don't know why a BIOS update would prevent that. That is why I am now using my new OC settings (described before). I don't get it.....thanks!
Windows XP
MSI pro
Core i7 920
3x2Gigs DDR3 1333 Corsair RAM
Sapphire ATI 4870x2
950 watt PSU

EIST is a power saving feature, when 'Enabled', it steps down the CPU at idle or low requirement. Spread Spectrum 'Enabled' is for systems plagued with EMI problems. Here is a link to a good forum thread that talks a lot about the 21 multiplier. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=124684.0
The bios version 7.1 should have given you QPI 'realtime' voltage in Cell Menu. That is a plus. As to why some parameters get changed with a new bios, I'm not sure any of us know that one. If you wanted to, a reflash back to the 7.0 version is always an option. Windows is showing correctly, as well as CPU-Z. The 920 can't stay at 21 multiplier at full load, as it is limited, locked by Intel.

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Quote from: Disloyalcarrot on 16-December-09, 07:48:50
Thanks for the reply. Sorry I forgot to mention that I am going to be using a I7 920 processor. Also I found a picture of the bios settings someone had and they were doing the second method you mentioned. I don't think it has more than 1 XMP profile, and if it does I'm probably not going to change it because I will be using the second method. So just to double check to make sure I'm not messing this up, I want to set it to 2N not 1N right? (Just checking cause I read somewhere that you usually leave it on 1N.)
Typically you will want to use 1N but some RAM won't be able to do it properly...
Something else you may want to consider: If you use 1333 mode instead of 1600 you won't have to increase voltage and often can use much better RAM timings. I've some 7-7-7-20 Corsair RAM in here but when I found out that in 1333 mode it runs with 4-6-6-15 without the requirement to increase the voltage, I was very happy to leave it at that. There are also other timings which can nicely be set manually - my tRFC is 49 instead of 88 now!
Something which may speak against using XMS info: My corsair RAM is a triple kit, but somehow one module has one value set differently than the others in there...thus I'm using manual setup now (tRFC was set much too high anyway, it wasn't even using XMS info).
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Are these temps ok? (Core i7) (MSI Pro-E)

Hello folks, before I started doing some light OC, I wanted to make sure that my system was stable at stock settings, without any after market cooling devices.
My h/w specification goes like this:
CPU - Core i7 920 D0 Stepping 2.67 GHz
Motherboard - MSI Pro-E
RAM- Corsair 6 Gb kit 1333 MHz
Video card- Nvidia 9500 GT 1 Gb
Hard drives- WD 500 Gb X 2
Operating system- Ubuntu 9.10 64 bit
PSU- Corsair VX450W
I ran Mprime (the linux port of Prime95) for an hour without any issues. The temperatures were as follows:
Idle: CPU: 25-26
IOH: 64
Load: CPU: 84
IOH: 77
I know that IOH temps are high at idle, but am getting an Antec Spot Cool fan to fix that. (thanks to the informative discussions on the forums)
However what I want to know is that at full load, isn't the CPU temp too high ? My system didn't crash, but since I am new to this subject, please let me know what you think. Also, since it has been mentioned in the forums in threads regarding the high IOH temps that a lot of after market coolers leave little room for cooling of the heatsink...which brand/model/type of an after market CPU cooler according to you folks should I go for ?
Also, is there a possibility of slightly OCing the system, say up to 3 GHz, with the stock cooler, or should I start saving for a good CPU cooler ?

Quote from: Aaron on 11-February-10, 12:28:13
84 at stock? Something wrong there. Shouldn't even be going over the 50s. Make sure you installed the CPU cooler correctly. If you reinstall it and the temperatures are the same, then the chipset heatsink is making little/obscured contact and needs to be reinstalled. A fresh blob of TIM on the chipset wouldn't hurt either. (Doing both the CPU and chipset coolers would not hurt one bit.)
I still don't know why MSI's IOH temperatures are still so high. It's been months now and they still have this inconvenience/issue.
Thanks a lot for the information. I have re-checked and the CPU cooler is installed fine, is fixed tight. I will try your other suggestions as soon as I get the thermal compounds. Sidenote- Arctic Silver Ceramique should be fine, right ?
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IOH is ok, but if you feel adventurous, new TIM & adding a nylon washer between the stock washer & spring should help. The Antec Spot Cool is a great temp reducer. All my rigs run a Zalman 9900. One reason I like it on an X58 rig, is because it gives a little passive air onto the IOH similar to the stock cooler. smile
Added: Once you get that high CPU at load figured out, you should be able to run the stock cooler up to around 3.5-3.6 with no problem.
Thanks HU16E, your posts on the other thread (on high IOH temps) have also been useful. I will look into buying the Zalman 9900, thanks for the info.
I hope I haven't done any damage to the CPU by running that stress test for an hour. (n00b query: why didn't my system shutdown at such high temperature ?)

MSI Pro-e

This is driving me mad! I just recently installed a corsair h70 to my setup. After doing so i keep getting the 1 long beep with 2 short ones following it. From what ive been reading my other forums it has to be either the ram or the video card. Well iv reseated the cards and made sure the power was connected. I also tested it with another video card i know works. I actually tested the board with a completely different set of ram too. Ive tried resetting the CMOS and checked to see if everything was plugged in correctly.
Basically all the computer does is boot up ( fans start up and lights turn on motherboard ) then after my mouse lights up i get the beeping noises and everything just stops.
i7-920
MSI Pro-e
6GB Corsair ddr3 ram
Evga 285 sli
Win7 x64

MSI Pro-e ( not the usb 3.0 version, bios version 8.C ); i7-920 ( reset cmos so stock ); Corsair H70 dual push pull fan; 3x2 GB DDR3 Corsair CMX6GX3M3C1600C7; EVGA 02G-P3-1186-AR GeForce GTX 285 Superclocked Edition 2GB ; 2x Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 raid0; WD 300GB SATA HDD; BFG Tech EX-1200 BFGR1200WEXPSU 1200W Continuous; HAF 922; Win 7 x64;
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Before I get flamed I just want to say that I HAVE searched this problem, but could not seem to find a definite answer, so please don't yell too loudly.
Anyways, I have an MSI pro, and I can't get the S3 Standby state to work. The computer goes into Standby, but when I turn it back up (with the power button, or mouse, or keyboard when I have it enabled) the computer starts up but nothing is displayed on the screen, it is not even receiving a signal. The keyboard lights also don't light up (Numlock, etc). I have tried adjusting bios settings till my face is blue, same with the Windows XP settings. I have the latest ATI drivers for my 4870x2. Any help would be much appreciated. The only way to fix it is pull the plug or hold the power button down for 6 seconds until it shuts down. Oh, and I have bios Version 7.0.
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Quote from: StiebelEltron on 22-April-09, 20:38:36
Hi!
I have exactly the same problem as knexkid.
My system:
MSI X58 Pro (BIOS 7.1), Core i7 920, GTX260, 6GB DDR3 1333, bequit 550 Dark Power Pro PSU, Vista Business x64.
My CPU is running at a BCLK of 175. But what I found out is, that S3 does work, if the CPU is not overclocked.
I tried various BCLK-Speeds testing if S3 works or not.
133 S3 works, 140 S3 works, 150 and higher S3 doens't work.
It would be interesting to know if knexkid's PC shows the same behaviour.
If that's the case, MSI's answer doesn't help much.
I think that some clock (QPI, Uncore Clock, etc.), that is depending on the BCLK is running out of it's specification and causes this behaviour.
Anyone any further ideas?
My system is similar to yours, just different power supply, and I'm using OCZ 12GB ram. My S3 works perfectly in Vista Ultimate x64. I'm not running this system overclocked, CPU standard specs.

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I assume that means I have nothing to worry about.
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How do I change the voltage for thr cpu and Rams? In my bios its seems to be always in auto
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How to adjust VCORE in MSI Pro-E X58?

Hey guys; I've built my first rig and I'm interested in overclocking the i7 I've bought. I've already read a lot on OC'ing and the potential hazards that come with it. In any case, I own the MSI Pro-E X58 and was looking to OC. I've steadily increased the BCLK using the default voltages, but when I hit 3.4 GHz (with a BCLK of 170), Windows crashed after about an hour of P95. I opened the cell menu in the BIOS looking to bump the voltage up a notch, but am a bit confused as to how to do this. Under the cell menu, I noticed the "CPU Vcore" at 1.328 V; I find this odd because I thought the default voltage setting for the Core i7 was 1.2? Also, I'm somewhat unsure as to what the "CPU Voltage" setting does; is this linked wit the "CPU Vcore" setting? My best guess so far is I can change the CPU Voltage to +/- from the CPU Vcore but I'm not entirely positive. Any help would be great.

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I noticed the "CPU Vcore" at 1.328 V; I find this odd because I thought the default voltage setting for the Core i7 was 1.2?
QPI is 1.20V default on the Pro-E. Your CPU Vcore of 1.328V's will need to be bumped a bit to remain stable. CPU V./Vcore, basically the same thing. Just bump up the CPU V. a step at a time until the system remains stable. Be sure Spread Spectrum in bios Cell Menu is disabled. Remember to keep an eye on the RAM speed as you increase bclk. That can be another source for instability.

MSI PRO e DEAD ?!?

Hi,
Under is my post from tech powerup. So as last thing I post it on your forum.
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Hi,
I need some advice what to do ...
Today, I turned on my pc (see specs watched some news, facebook ,etc.)
I noticed that I have 1 left FAN for my PC from work (got from some new case, quiet with normal connecotr SYSFAN), so I wanted to install it because I needed more airflow .
So installed turned on , saw that POWERLED is not working. Checked and it was plugged. So I turned on AND no BEEP !
Tried agan NO BEEP (ofc normal booting sound of Corsair H50, etc) after 5 sec It rebooted and again no beep. It stays just like that (turned on).
ANY ideas ???
OFC no post , blank screen
today: Tried both GPUs separatedly , still nothing
Tried all RAMs seperately
Removed all driver
changed speaker
Changed GPU to Nvidia 6200LE
Checked CPU
Checked CPU pins
Cleared CMOS
Took out battery for CMOS
AND STILL NOTHING = Rly angly ... = Blank screen
Yea , working all fans , all leds (phase of CPU) , just NO POST NO BEEP - Turn on , reboot after 5 sec and stays that way.
BTW I planned to put this board to server in next 3 days, it was on my schelude , now, I can just watch dead Board with working Leds and Fans ...
PS: It's really possible to destroy board by connecting SYSFAN bad way ?
EDIT: as I can see , under me is same problem with MSI PRO e ... NICE
Thanks for your fast reply

Have you tried disconnecting the power cord, removing the battery and resetting the CMOS via the pins (should show how in your manual), reinsert battery, then check all power connections to mobo, ensure mobo attached firmly at all standoffs (to eliminate shorts), plug in and try to power up.

Msi pro-e mb possibly keeping psu fan on?

Hello all, fresh i7920 build with msi pro-e mb, corsair xms3 6gb, and a corsair tx750w psu. The problem i'm having is when i power down the system for the night the psu fan will continue to run all night long even though the system if off(not in sleep or hibernate). I am guessing its the psu or the mb or maybe even a bios setting i'm overlooking? Any suggestions or feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

Hmmm, Another experiment to try. Turn off the system and do what I said before with unplugging the PSU and draining the capacitors. Now, unplug the SATA connector to your HDDs and the Power connectors to the HDDs. You can leave the ODDs connected. Re-plug in the PSU with no HDDs connected or powered. Turn on the PSU and turn on the computer. You should get a blinking cursor or some message. Turn off the computer by the power switch. Does the fan still run?
If the fan still runs, do you have access to another computer or another PSU? You could try this PSU on another computer, yours or a friends to see if it does the same thing, or borrow another PSU and see it that fan runs on your PRO-E when the machine is off.

Overclocking i7 920 d0 not working on msi pro-e

I intend to overclock my intel processor to 4ghz but when ever i change the base clock, after reboot it will just revert back to the default settings 133. (i did press F10 to save and exit) I have disable overspeed protection and spectrum I am not able to update my bios via MSI live update as well. Anyone face the same issue as me?
My rig:
Intel i7 920 d0
Noctua c14 cpu cooler
MSI x58 Pro-e
Ripjaw x 4gbx3 1600mhz
crucial ssd 128gb
Asus gtx 670 2gb DCii
Corsair HX650

Quote from: Bernhard on 13-May-12, 03:19:50
What does your memory default to in the BIOS ?
memory default? 1600mhz?

MSI Pro E high IOH?

As with most people, I seem to be having a high IOH temperature at idle. temperature was monitored with BIOS, and with HWMonitor.
relevant hardware would be the MSI X58 Pro E, 920 d0, Corsair H50 heatsink, Antec P193 case with two 1200rpm slipstreams up front.
Before I installed the OS, I decided to head into the BIOS to get the fans setup (had to make sure the impeller maintained full RPM), and noticed that the IOH was sitting idle at 82ºC. Decided to let it run about 20 mins before checking it again, and the IOH still stayed up around 82ºC. Took the side panel off to take a look around (no interference noticed, all air had a nice flow) for about 10 mins, and the IOH soared up to 92ºC. Apparently, the side fan works quite well in keeping the IOH down...
Installed XP and ran a few long videos while watching core temps and IOH, stayed within 80-82ºC. Have not tried anything that was graphics intensive as of yet (keeping it offline until I can sort out the IOH).
I have seen the threads with the modifications to attach an aftermarket heatsink for the IOH, but I'd rather use that as a last resort (thermal paste falls within this as well, I'd rather not have to extract everything out of the case)... Others appear to have used small fans, but I'm not quite clear how they were mounted (if anyone can shed light on that one, i'd be quite thankful).
thanks for any help!

Sorry for the double post, bu update on the system:
went through almost ALL the computer stores beside campus (literally an entire street of computer parts), starting from the furthest to the closest... and the last one (closest to campus) has the spot cool. no other store had any 40mms in stock, OR the spot cool....
Anyway, mounted the spotcool to the PCI holes off the back of the case, and it allowed me to push the spot cool right up against the heatsink (tried your mount location HU16E, temps rose slightly, but i already took off the Kama middle fan. plus it lightly scratched the paint off of the mobo in that corner, little metalic colour showing through... anything i can use to cover that back up?).
Initial results appear to be good, with temps around 64ºC after about 15 mins. The fan's blue lights though, are of a slightly different shade compared against the motherboard + GPU cooler, but its not too noticable.

Help with Overclocking my i7 920 on X58 Pro-E

Can someone please give me some step by step instructions on how to overclock my i7 920 on my X58 Pro-e board? I have the following specs- X58 Pro-E, i7 920 co stepping, H50 hydro cooler, 6 gigs Corsair 9-9-9-24 1600, GTX460-SE 1Gig, OCZ Stealthxstream 600 watt, 1 tb Western Digital, running Vista home Premium 64 bit.
I have been able to get it to 3.6 but after that I have problems with the memory I think. But I think it should be able to do much better if the voltage and or timings were set correctly.
So if you guys can walk me through it that would be great. Thanks John

Dear John,
Your initial posting did not contain any information as to what you had tried to achieve in terms of Overclocking your system, neither does it indicate that you had made any attempts at trying to gather information in terms of general OC'ing for the i7/X58 platform. These are normal processes one would go through before having an expectation of someone dishing out a "magic formula" that will give you what you want in terms of an OC. OC'ing a system must start with a reason for wanting to do so. i.e. faster gaming, higher theoretical benchmarks, improved video rendering times, increased folding performance, experimentation or just plain an ego trip and being able to post a nice number somewhere.
Your reasons of wanting to do a higher OC are unknown and quite frankly have got nothing to do with us. You decided on a Sunday to do some OC'ing and it seems after some frustrating time, gave up and came to the forum. Now being a weekend, and this forum being monitored by users just like you, most forum users were probably having their Sunday BBQ and relaxing,oblivious to the fact you were out there crying for help. Some people actually do have other things to do than just sit in front of the PC to wait for someone like you.
Anyhow, come Monday, people are off to work and will probably have some spare time during or after work to see if they can be of assistance with users posing specific questions regarding their rig combinations and the exact detail of what has been done to get around the problems.
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Well it looks like no one wants to help or can't!
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I think I will just sell my MSI board and buy a Gigabyte or Asus as they seem to have a much better forum with people that have the seem boards and are willing to Help!
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Last MSI product that I will buy.
This put some questions in my mind regarding your homework in terms of your decision to acquire the combo you did. Was it a spur of the moment decision or was some research conducted in terms of the hardware selection based on comparing reviews and visiting the forums beforehand to establish if the intended hardware does actually satisfy the targeted/expected outcome.
The first thing you do is to threaten other users of MSI products that you will sell your board to buy something else.
A bit of searching on the net regarding general OC'ing would have given you enough information to establish the basics. Once those don't work out for you, then the time comes to state those and request assistance.
If you search this forum you will find hundreds of threads where the best advice in the world has been provided because the person wanting assistance has provided a bit more detail than you have, with a clear indication that they actually did do some effort in terms of research.
In order to assist you, perhaps you could start anew by providing your current BIOS settings and posting screenshots of your CPU-Z memory and SPD tabs. That's always a good place to start. You may be surprised at the amount of advice forthcoming when people can see the whole picture...

I7 920 on MSI Pro OC

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