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Use CPU-Z http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
Quote from: apem on 24-August-12, 18:33:30
Coult not see just mp in the bios all i could see was turbo mp is that right?
look for option to change the CPU MP, normally in Cell Menu

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990FX-GD80 Overclocking

Hi Guys,
I am looking to overclock my cpu on the above board im currently using a Phenom II X6 1100T but I have no clue what to do at all so im looking for some help please.
Thanks in advance

Use CPU-Z http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
Quote from: apem on 24-August-12, 18:33:30
Coult not see just mp in the bios all i could see was turbo mp is that right?
look for option to change the CPU MP, normally in Cell Menu

MSI 990FX GD80 CPU Voltage problem

Hello guys, I am new to overclocking and i think i have encountered a problem.
Whenever i try to increase my CPU voltage over 1.37 volts in B2 bios my PC freezes and cant boot up. The GPU fan ramps up for a moment and it sends a signal to the monitor but as soon as the monitor turns on there is no signal and it turns off. This keeps on going over and over until I clear CMOS.
PC Specs.
CPU: AMD Phenom II 945 95w x4 3.0ghz 945 (Deneb) (Waiting for FX8150..)
RAM: Corsair XMS DDRIII 1600Mhz downclocked to 800Mhz
MB: MSI 990FXA GD80 Military Class II AM3+
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5870 Sapphire CF
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5870 Asus CF
PSU: Corsair AX850w
Case: Corsair 650D
I don't know if its a problem with the motherboard or the CPU but the reason i post this in MSI forums is because once unboxing the motherboard I've noticed that there were some scratches on the CPU socket. I don't really remember what it was but i thought it nothing serious.
Sorry for my bad english...

KellirSpree
Welcome to club of owners 990FX-GD80, it is necessary to try new bios E7640AMS.B37 (v11.3B7).
http://forum-de.msi.com/index.php?page=Thread&postID=783122

Best RAM for 990FX-GD80

I need to buy 8GB low-profile DDR3 for my new 990FXA-GD80 and was wondering if anyone could advise which will work and overclock (i.e. give the best speeds) with this board.
There's some 1.35v Mushkin Blackline for £36
or 1.65v Corsair XMS3 for £30
or 1.5v Corsair XMS3 for £41.76
I've also seen some 1.5v Crucial Rendition, which would be the cheapest at £26 for 8GB, but I think I'd prefer something with some sort of cover/heat spreader http://www.ebuyer.com/291000-crucial-4gb-ddr3-1333mhz-rendition-memory-module-cl9-1-5v-rm51264ba1339-rm51264ba1339
All of these are 9-9-9-24 sticks
I realise the Rendition is 1333Mhz whilst the rest are 1600Mhz, but the tests I've seen don't seem to show much benefit and there's no guarantee anything would run at 1600Mhz with a Phenom II X4 (which only officially supports 1333Mhz) anyway. If I recall correctly, running 1333Mhz with tighter timings (i.e. tighter than 9-9-9-24) gives more of a boost, so if anyone knows if any of the above (or something else) will run at tighter timings, that would be useful information as well.

Yeah, Corsair 1.5V LP and Vengeance LP are compatible, so they're options, although I'm not sure there's any reason to believe they'll be any better than Mushkin, which seems to be well regarded, particularly because every stick is hand-tested. If I understand you both correctly, you've had good experience with the Corsair but never tried it on the 990FX-GD80?
Bernhard, no doubt you're right that the size and shape of some heat spreaders is just a marketing gimmick, but I don't see any harm in people buying parts they like the look of, as long as they also work well and it's not generally any more expensive with heatspreaders. As you suggest that heatspreaders may be needed at 1.65v (and above), even if I'm buying 1.5v 1600Mhz I may want to overclock that, which may involve bumping the voltage to 1.65v+, so it seems sensible to get something with heatspreaders unless you're SURE that you're never going to want to run it any faster than 1.5v (and even then, it can't hurt to have something helping to conduct the heat away from the chips).
One of the reasons I'm attracted to the Mushkin 1600Mhz 1.35v 996988 is because I'd imagine that gives me more room to overclock/overvolt it, compared to 1.5v 1600Mhz RAM. I'm a bit confused though, as I've been told on the Mushkin forum that I'd get better overclocking potential with the 996995, which seems to be the same specs except it's 1.5v!

MSI 990FX GD80 REV2

Hi All recently i sent my MSI GD80 motherboard in for repairs due to faulty PCI-E1 slot. the supplier has informed me that they might have to swoop it out however they only have the REV 1 in stock and the ETA on the REV 2 is 6 weeks. my question is there a difference between the two? i currently the FX 6300 CPU and have been told that the REV 1 doesn't support the FX CPU can this be confirmed? i know its a down grade in a way but 6 weeks on a swoop out under warranty is a long wait.

As far as I know the only difference between the 990FX GD80 and the 990FX GD80 V2 was that the V2 came from the factory with BIOS to support FX CPUs where as the 990FX GD80 originally required a BIOS flash to support the 1st FXs when they came to market. As far as the MBs go they should be the same no matter which one you get. They both needed BIOS update for Vishera as neither one had BIOS to support Vishera when they came to market.
You may need to have the BIOS flashed on the replacement MB to support your CPU but you wont know until you get it, There would be no guarantee that either version of the MB you end up with would support your CPU, you could ask the supplier if they know what version BIOS it has on it. Maybe they could even flash the BIOS to version that supports your CPU.
Basically the downgrade is in name only, MB and hardware on it is the same. Compare the specs, they are exactly the same between the 2 of them.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/990FXAGD80.html#/?div=Detail
http://us.msi.com/product/mb/990FXAGD80V2.html#/?div=Detail

990FX GD80 V2.2 FF error code

Today I watercooled my gpu but upon starting the PC it gave me a FF error code. i tried everything: move the ram and try with one stick and even with a diffrent stick, tried a diffrent PSU, tried a diffrent GPU, tried clearing the CMOS in every possible way and re checking all the cables. What can I do to fix this?

Quote from: Svet on 19-June-15, 19:52:43
have you checked all power cables?
can you list full system specs, see >>Posting Guide<<
Yeah I checked and rechekced all cables.
Whoops sorry forgot to do that:
AMD FX6350
MSI 990FX GD80 V2.2
Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X with Aquacomputer Hawaii waterblock
Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 8GB DDR3 kit
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm drive
Seasonic M12II 620W
Silverstone Raven RV03

MSI 990FX-GD80 memory issues

just recently purchased the 990fx-gd80 and all i have had is issues with the ram.
i have been testing constantly for 2 days now and come to the conclusion the ram i have bought isnt supported at all
i can only achieve DDR3-1333Mhz 8-9-8-22, because if i take it any higher windows puts 2063mb of the ram into "hardware reserved" in resource monitor.
i have tried all the fixes in the world like msconfig boot options, DDR voltages, manual timings, memory remapping options and basically everything else!
i have the full 4GB running in windows now but i cant achieve the rated 1600mhz speed set by the manufacture.
i have attached the SPD information of the ram below.

op, mods, admins, MSI staff - you can view the issue by:
1) flash bios .1 off the web site and clear cmos for good behaviour.
2) put sticks in for dual channel sockets.
3) select ddr3-1600, save and exit.
4) memtest (latest one) from a boot disk.
5) test reports (and so will windows) 64bit DC with a stick reserved and you will get through with no errors. windows will also boot but your 2nd stick won't be available.
6) reboot.
7) change memory to unganged for 128bit SC and the board will fail to post with a code of 54.
8) clear cmos back to defaults to get back in.
9) flash *any* other bios *after* version .1 (either .2 off the site - or one of the b3x betas from places), keep the sticks in the same sockets and run memtest again at 1600. you will find it hangs the *second* it tries to access the 2nd stick and if you can get into windows - you will find that you are in 64bit SC mode (even though you haven't touched the sticks) and still 1 stick will be reserved.
MSI STAFF, MODS, WHOEVER... on certain chips... this board doesn't use/initialise/work with/switch on half of the IMC. it's not an OC issue. it's not a 1600 issue. it's not a XMP issue. it's having a rubbish UEFI bios that was written by drunken chimpanzees and all you're doing by making your customers go round in circles is make us all buy another brand of product in the future.
OP - you've the same issue as me. my board'll be going back to the shop for a refund after the UK holiday I think. support have had my ticket in for 3 weeks. first they sent me a scan of the instruction book and 2 weeks later said they will get a engineer to look at it. 150GBP for 3 weeks downtime. bargain.

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You should state all your system specs for a start. >>Posting Guide<<
Your intended Overclock outcome will determine which method to use. It is always advisable to maintain all the power saving features when OC'ing these boards and most CPUs will allow for a typical 4,4 to 4,6GHz OC with everything left on Auto, except the turbo cores that you set to the desired OC multi. These you will find under the advanced CPU feature.
As soon as you set a CPU core voltage or the CPU multi manually, you will loose the power saving features.

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op, mods, admins, MSI staff - you can view the issue by:
1) flash bios .1 off the web site and clear cmos for good behaviour.
2) put sticks in for dual channel sockets.
3) select ddr3-1600, save and exit.
4) memtest (latest one) from a boot disk.
5) test reports (and so will windows) 64bit DC with a stick reserved and you will get through with no errors. windows will also boot but your 2nd stick won't be available.
6) reboot.
7) change memory to unganged for 128bit SC and the board will fail to post with a code of 54.
8) clear cmos back to defaults to get back in.
9) flash *any* other bios *after* version .1 (either .2 off the site - or one of the b3x betas from places), keep the sticks in the same sockets and run memtest again at 1600. you will find it hangs the *second* it tries to access the 2nd stick and if you can get into windows - you will find that you are in 64bit SC mode (even though you haven't touched the sticks) and still 1 stick will be reserved.
MSI STAFF, MODS, WHOEVER... on certain chips... this board doesn't use/initialise/work with/switch on half of the IMC. it's not an OC issue. it's not a 1600 issue. it's not a XMP issue. it's having a rubbish UEFI bios that was written by drunken chimpanzees and all you're doing by making your customers go round in circles is make us all buy another brand of product in the future.
OP - you've the same issue as me. my board'll be going back to the shop for a refund after the UK holiday I think. support have had my ticket in for 3 weeks. first they sent me a scan of the instruction book and 2 weeks later said they will get a engineer to look at it. 150GBP for 3 weeks downtime. bargain.

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Overclocking is at your own risk.
A moderate overclock could be regarded as a set up where you can maintain your power saving features and keep your voltages within the Intel specified values. For the Sandy Bridge CPUs it is recommended to stay below 1,4V.
OC Genie normally provides higher voltages than is really necessary and if you start tweaking yourself you may find for the same voltage, that you probably run at 4,3-4,5GHz. But each CPU is slightly different and you will need to find the upper limit.

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Quote from: DaveR on 11-March-07, 03:56:06
Clear cmos.
Enter bios and load optimised defaults.
Exit.
Re-enter bios and change user settings to your liking; ensure usb stuff is enabled.
Save and exit.
Shutdown and change keyboards.
Report back.
I tried what you mentioned above several times and sometimes boot up would work without the PS2 keyboard, sometimes it would not. Clearing the CMOS never worked on this board. I pressed the clear CMOS button (with power cable disconnected) and it did nothing. I also upgraded to the 1.2 bios and that seemed to reduce the frequency of the "overclocking has failed" bootup failures, but it was still present. Also, with the 1.2 bios, I seemed to have more bootup hangs (raid, etc.) once I did get through the initial posting process.
Power Supply Specs:
Antec Truepower 2.0 (480 Watt) - Haven't had an issue with thie PSU in my previous SLI setup.
+5: 38A
+12(1): 18A
+12(2): 18A
+3.3A: 30A
-12: 1.0A
+5: 2.0A
But at this point, it is a lost cause because the board is now toast (where is the PB and J!!!!). I left the PS2 keyboard connected, installed windows, installed some testing software, and did some performance checking, heard a "sizzling" sound from around the capacitors between the cpu socket and the rear board connetors, a quick burnt electrical smell, and the system powered off. Now the board won't power on. I checked the CPU, memory and cards and thankfully they are ok. So it appears the board is toast. I have already requested an RMA.
The first board I got was DOA, and now this board had issues from the first time I powered it on. It just seems like the K9N Diamond boards have some serious quality issues. I read the NewEgg reviews for this board and there are quite a few reviewers having DOA/posting type issues.
-S

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km4m-v overclocking????

Hello,
This is board was not meant for overclocking so it may have limited BIOS options.
I had a look in the manual and it did not show a page for frequency/voltage control.
So can you list everything that is shown in this section, (does it only have the 1 option you listed?)
eg
FSB
CPU ratio
Vcore voltage
Memory voltage
Also the "Advanced chipset features >DRAM settings" might be in the BIOS.
It may contain some useful memory options.
If the CPU is locked you may not be able to change the CPU ratio.
Does the board have any CPU ratio jumpers?
Overclocking the FSB to anything/200Mhz may not work if the board does not have an option for you to lock the AGP/PCI BUS.
Look in the BIOS for something that allows you fix the AGP/PCI BUS to 66/33. < this is a very important if you want to OC.
And if the Board does not have a FSB:DRAM ratio option other than 1:1 you may need to get some PC3200.
But to make matters worse the board does not officially support 200Mhz FSB (400DDR).
So you are probably not going to get very far.

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Thanks for the help but unfortunately I couldn't revert the BIOS using the file you supplied.
I am getting the same error as with a manual update: Current ROM version is not compatible with something something.
I've used both the manual way and the MSIHQ USB Bootable Tool and BIOS Helper to no avail...

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After realizing something.. this CPU batch can't handle high NB frequencies. After dropping the multi to x6 and 286 being the current FSB, this processor is chomping on numbers like a champ. Anything over 2Ghz on the HT link or NB really screwed things up for me. Weird thing though.. after changing the voltages to 1.4V, the CPU voltage according to CPU-Z state it fluctuates to 1.42V even. I know the maximum is 1.475 for this chip but I would like to keep temps as low as possible to keep this overclock. The RAm being 1333mhz ddr3 dual channel modules (2x2GB), it's actually able to hold 1525 (286x1:2.66) mhz ddr3 quite nicely at stock volts. The ht link and NB freq is at 1716 mhz. The batch I have is 1030FPMW.

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Quote from: Beartrap on 06-October-05, 00:18:10
I've just upgraded a Windows XP Professional..................I'm using the latest BIOS for the motherboard and have installed the version 5.9 drivers from the ATI website. All of the problems go away when I run a crappy old ATI Rage3D PCI video card, so this is definitely all related to the onboard video.
Please help me resolve these issues! Thanks in advance!
use the driver from here.
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/driver/dvr/spt_dvr_detail.php?UID=639&kind=1

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