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Good Deal on Z77A-GD65 Gaming & 3570k at New Egg

The board is selling for $169.99 (down from $179.99) and coupled with the 3570k for $219.99 grants you $55.00 off! Just picked this combo up today. If you're in the market for a deal on a good set up then this is it. Not going to find a deal like this on X79 and Haswell is a ways off still.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130686

Hi Froggy,
Thanks for all the suggestions, really appreciate it.
I think I must have been updating my signature when you viewed the post if it wasn't showing up. I am getting by on integrated graphics for the time being so could I OC that a little too? The memory is Samsung Green DDR3 2 x 4GB but I've not re OC'd it yet whilst trying to ensure the CPU OC is stable first.
I found an old screenshot from my OC on BIOS v10.5 where I had the Spread Spectrum disabled so I think that has been the main thing causing instability this time around at achieving 4.4GHz on BIOS v10.6. I've not used the Enhanced Turbo before so am not sure what that does, am coming from a very old non msi motherboard that used an Intel 440GX chipset. Is the Enhanced Turbo the feature that OC's just the one core? I've implemented some of these changes that I've highlighted in green and been running P95 for around 4 hours without any bsod, or threads in error. CPU-Z mainly shows a core voltage of 1.176 or 1.184 and my temps on the hottest cores have maxed at 60c. Will it be possible to go any higher than 4.4 but still retain the power saving of throttling back to 1.6GHz on idle?
Disable EuP 2013
Change Internal PLL to 'Enabled'
Enhanced Turbo to 'Enabled'
Disable 'Spread Spectrum'
Try VDroop at 100%
Digital Comp Level change from 'Auto'
Core Expander change from 'Default'
Leave Core Switch as is
Change I/O to 1.07
SA to 0.970
PLL to 1.82-1.84
PCH 1.055-1.061
C-State either 'Disabled' or if want to keep it, change package limit to 'No Limit'
Long 'D' (W) change to 250
LD Maintain (s) to 60
Short D (W) to 250
Primary (A) leave alone
Secondary (A) to 60
Primary Turbo (W) to 250
Secondary Turbo (W) to 250
Other notes; I always 'Disable' C-State, and 'Enable' C1E Support when doing a Turbo OC with EIST to take full advantage of those power saving features they provide.

MOVED: Connection drops - MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming

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The directions are posted with the bios. It is very easy.

MSI's Latest Dragoon Equipment Z77A-GD65 Gaming!!!

As PC Gaming is becoming more and more popular, MSI formed a gaming community named “Dragoon Army”. This division is composed of international gaming teams sponsored by MSI and is equipped with G-Series notebooks and as well as Gaming desktop hardware.
The latest gaming equipment that MSI has to offer is the “Z77A-GD65 Gaming “motherboard. Now in black and red color theme and with the new MSI Dragon look, it is a new masterpiece tailored for gaming perfection.
Below are the highlights of the board:
• Killer E2200 Game Network – Is built for maximum networking performance for online games and high-quality streaming media. Featuring Advanced Stream Detect, Killer E2200 automatically detects and accelerates game traffic ahead of other network traffic for smoother, stutter-free in-game performance and the competitive edge. With this exclusive, automatic traffic prioritization, games and real-time chat get priority over low-level system chatter, giving you the lowest latency for game data on the most controllable network hardware available.
•Gaming Device Port – Optimized for high polling rate (500 to 1000 Hz) which lower’s your mouse’s response time from 8 milliseconds to 1 millisecond. Additional gold plating on the ports enhances the durability drastically and ensures your PS/2 and USB ports are always working when you ship out to a LAN party.
•Sound Blaster Cinema – Get amazing surround sound with just stereo headphones. The most important gaming sound effects are reproduced crystal clear allowing to focus on your game even during extremely long gaming sessions.
•Military Class III Components – High quality components ensuring your PC’s stability and efficiency under extreme gaming conditions.
•Optimized for Multi-Graphic Cards – Provides enough space for optimal airflow when using multi-graphic configuration (SLI, Tri-SLI & Crossfire). No worries about PC overheating.
•OC Genie II – Automatically overclocks your CPU and Memory for a faster and smoother gaming experience.
•Supports DDR3 3000 Memory for faster response
Let’s open up the package
Black interior and the bundles are all placed underneath the motherboard.
Specifically there are new bundles for this gaming kit. First one is the Door Label with the message “I’m Sorry Busy Gaming / I’m Not Here” and the Dragoon Army badge which I think is cool hehehe.
• User’s Guide
•Quick Installation Guide
•Reviewer’s Guide - Gives a good understanding how you can fully maximize the Killer E2200 Game Network and the Sound Blaster Cinema Audio Features.
• DVD Software Utility Disc
• 2x SATA 6GB/s Cables
• M-Connectors
• V-Check Points
• I/O Back plate
Here is the board. New heatsink design for the VRM and the most noticeable of all is the Southbridge heatsink with the Dragon design ~~ Wicked!! .
12 CPU Power Phase design. Super Ferrite Choke and Hi-C Caps of Military Class III components around the CPU socket providing the best electric current capacity and at the same time power efficiency. Heatpipe design in VRM heatsinks for faster heat dissipation.
At the upper right area of the board are the Easy buttons which consists of OC Genie, Power and Reset. Then just below it is the V-Check points which provides exact and actual voltage readings of your Processor, Memory and Chipset and usually being use during overclocking.
8-Pin processor power connector which helps to gain higher overclocks instead of the usual 4pin. 4x DIMM slots with a max of 32GB and when paired up with a 22nm CPU it can handle speeds up to 3000MHz.
Clean layout for the bottom part of the board. 3x Gen3 PCIE VC Slots capable of running video cards at bandwidth speed of 16x/8x/4x.
Carved Dragon!!! Such masterpiece  . Below is the Debug LED indicator which helps isolating problems during system boot up and also serves as temperature indicator of the processor during system operation.
Left to Right: 2x SATA 6GB/s Asmedia Controller, 4x SATA 3GB/s Intel, 2x SATA 6GB/s Intel and Intel USB 3.0 header.
Just want to take photo of the labels hehehe 
Well I hope MSI included a Bluetooth and Wifi Connectivity for the board like what they did with the MSI Z77 MPower.
• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF-out port
• x Optical S/PDIF-out port
• 4 x USB 2.0 ports
• 2 x USB 3.0 ports
• 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
• 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
• 1 x HDMI®
• 1 x DVI-D
• 1 x VGA
Moving on, I will be showing you screenshots of Click Bios II, Control Center in Windows, Sound Blaster Cinema, Killer E2200 and the UEFI Bios.
These are the two windows you will be using to configure your Killer Network. You can assign network priorities with certain softwares. So if you are an online gamer. Ofcourse you will prioritize your games to lower the latency and smoothen out your gameplay.
Now we look into the control panel of the Sound Blaster Cinema. This is an improved version of the previous THX Audio software. You can adjust the bass from here, make audio surround, crystallize the audio to make the sound more clearer and many more…
Control Center configurations and tabs are all the same but the color is changed to black and red and ofcourse the addition of the Dragon logo. Same goes for the Click Bios II Gaming version.
The response of the BIOS is much faster. Tabs are all the same though.
Another set of UEFI screenshots.
That’s it for now and will be updating this with benchmarks stay tuned….

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Error 55 Msi Z77A-GD65 Gaming

Hi guys,
I'm new in this forum..
I bought a new mainboard this is: MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming.
My components are:
Intel i5 3570K
Asus Geforce 660 2GB
Ram Kingston Hyperx 2x4GB 1866Hz
The problem is, when i started for the first time the PC i read in the display "Error 55", I tried with the RAM in dual channel (1:2)(1:3)(2:4)(3:4) and in single channel with only 1 ram.
What I can do now?Have you already reported this problem? I can't even get into the bios, in practice, I was not able to turn it on the PC.
For more info you can contact me. Thanks and let me know as soon as possible pls.

Do >>Clear CMOS Guide<< with power cord removed, if no change, try with another and different type of RAM.
consult with memory support test list from msi web page

Z77A-GD65 Gaming won't recognize my Sapphire HD-7970 Dual-X

I just built a new system using the Z77A-GD65 motherboard and am unable to get it to recognize the video card. I get a debug code of 62 when I attempt to boot up the computer. Onboard video works fine as does an older video card I had laying around. Latest bios is installed.
Z77A-GD65 Gaming motherboard
Sapphire HD-7970 Dual-X video card
16g Gskill Ram
650 watt gold power supply
Thanks for any help
Mike

62 = Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services
thats a DXE code so its struggling to get pre-OS driver for the card! so i would suspect that the graphics card is faulty and needs to be returned for replacement!

Z77A-GD65 Gaming

So I just updated my computer from an Asus P8P67-Pro to the MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming motherboard, I also updated my CPU to an i5-3750K. I am having some issues with games crashing, especially Metro Last Light and Far Cry 3.
I checked the CPU and GPU temps and the CPU is maxing out at 51C and the GPU 60C, so I figured it wasn't heat related. Then I ran Memtest86 and discovered that I had some bad RAM. I got some more RAM and installed it and ran Memtest86 again for hour and a half and found that there were no errors.
I also ran Prime95 for two hours and had had no failures. I also monitored the PSU voltages and they appear stable. I have a Corsair HX750 that is not that old and so far it has been rock solid.
So I tried to start Metro again, and sure enough about 5 minutes into the game it crashes. Completely freezing the computer, I have to CTRL+ALT+DEL, sign out and then log back in to get to a usable desktop again.
I don't think the GPU is bad because I can run 3DMark with no issues, also MSI Kombustor causes no issues.
I have also ran Crystal Mark on all of my hard drives and they are producing expected results.
My 3750K has turbo boost OC'd to 42 on each core, but as I have said running Prime95 or any other benchmark causes no crashes.
Also I will add that these games are all within Steam, so possibly it could be the Steam client itself causing the issue.
I am running the lastest Nvidia driver 320.88, but rolled back to 314 and had the same issue.
After replacing the RAM and still having the issue, I have decided just to start with a clean slate and am re-installing Windows 8 Pro and all of the Steam games. But other than that I am at a complete loss, does anyone have any other suggestions?
One last thing, the digital code read out always shows A0 when in Windows, shouldn't it show the CPU temp?
My Specs are:
i5-3750K turbo OC to 42
MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming
16Gb Corsair 1600 RAM
MSI GTX670 PE OC
Samsung 830 256Gb Boot
WD Black 2TB Game drive
WD Black 700Gb Storage drive
Corsair HX750 PSU
Cooler Master 212 Evo

After adding the new RAM everything seemed to be working well, however Metro Last Light still crashes at the same spot. Completely freezes the computer and I have to CTRL+ALT+DEL sign out and then sign back in. Then if I try to launch the game again it immediately crashes, I have to reboot the computer before the game will run and then again it crashes at the same point. I am playing Metro on Steam, please note that this happened before and after I replaced the RAM I completely reinstalled Windows 8 and again the game is crashing at the same point. I did completely reinstall the game when I reinstalled Windows. I figured I would then try to play Crysis 3 on Origin, and am able to play it for about an hour and then it crashes with dxgi_error_device_removed and if I try to relaunch the game it just crashes immediately. I again have to reboot the computer before I can play the game again. The GPU temps never get over 61C, and I have the MSI GTX670 PE OC card. Could the card be defective, or possibly even the motherboard?
I ran Furmark for 15 minutes and had no issues, but I did notice that if I try to start Furmark after a game crash it just crashes as well until I reboot the computer. I was having the issue with the Nvidia 320.18 drivers so I updated to the 320.49 and still the same issue. I am just at a loss here as what to do next.

Connection drops - MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming

Hello there.
I've tried to search for a similar issue on the forums, and the interwebs in general, without any luck.
So recently I upgraded almost all the parts in my old computer, including the motherboard which is now a MSI z77A-GD65 gaming motherboard.
So, after my new setup, I'm having troubles with internet connection losses during gameplay.
The connection losses only lasts for around 5-10 seconds before I'm connected to the internet again, and it happens from every half an hour, to not at all, but it is an annoyance when playing games, as you can imagine.
I've been in contact with my internet provider every couple of days for the past week to see if it was a problem at their end. Although I got a new router, there doesn't seem to be a problem with the connection in general. They couldn't see anything on their end at least. And if I plug my laptop to the router via cable, I don't get the dropouts either.
So.. I'm faaairly certain it has something to do with the new hardware, more specifically, the motherboard. But I am not sure.
What I have done, is to check the connection, obviously.
I have also updated all drivers, using the LiveUpdate 5 tool that came with the motherboard (which was pretty intense since it updated the BIOS as well, and after that I couldn't boot until I reset the pins).
Anyways, drivers updated, couldn't find more recent ones.
I've checked if there has been a problem with the servers at the game company of the game I am playing, not the issue either.
Also, the yellow "warning triangle" at the connection icon in the taskbar is also showing for the brief moment of 5-10 seconds (not enough to do a troubleshoot)
I didn't have any problems with connection drops with my old computer, even at 8-9 hour gaming sessions.
Note that there doesn't seem to be any pattern in when the connection drops, as it can be from every half hour, to not at all during an evening of gaming. And there is no connection between what I am currently doing in the games I play, when the connection drops.
I hope you can help me out, because I have no clue at this point.
/thanks

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Z77a-gd65 gaming board error code

Hi i have a gd65 gaming board and i have the debug code of 35 come up all the time code 35= Early cpu initialization, i have swaped cpu's and ram still tell's me same code.
I have checked for bent pin's can't see any have flash to up to date bios still same code, i try to go to MSI Online Product Registration Center and all i get when i try to make a account is php error's.
Any one help me at all.
My pc spec's are
i7 3770k
z77a-gd65 gaming
msi gtx760 gaming
8 gb corsair pro ram
corsair hx 650 psu
intel 560 ssd

i have just removed the cpu and checked the pins cant see any bent at all blow some air to clean any crap out.
I have emailed MSI to see if i can get a rma i hope they can fix it cause i had a z68 -gd55 board last loved it so i love this board more .

Z77A-GD65 Gaming CPU Core Speed Lock 1.6Ghz

Hello everyone, this is my first time using a MSI board at first I'm using the default setting in BIOS and the core speed at idle is at 1.6GHz which is fine. However, when the CPU cores are at full load it still remains at 1.6GHz.
I've done a bit of research tried different settings with EIST, Intel Turbo Boost, Enhanced Turbo, Adjust CPU Ratio, C1E, but it is not working.
Just to clarify the power settings in Windows is set to balanced.
Here's my rig's spec:
Motherboard: Z77A-GD65 Gaming
CPU: Intel 2600k
RAM: Corsair vengeance 16GB kit
VGA: AMD 290x
Storage: Corsair Force GT 120GB
OS: tried both Win7 and Win8 64bit
Thanks in advance
P.S. I'm away from home at the moment if needed I can take some screen caps from the BIOS.

For initial setup, establish everything works correctly at stock/auto/default on all the OC settings. Make sure EuP 2013 and Spread Spectrum are disabled. EIST and C1E enabled is fine, and just try with standard Turbo enabled and Enhanced Turbo disabled. Might try with C-State disabled. Download the utility Intel Burn Test (IBT) and see if the CPU speed ramps up to the Turbo speed.

Z77A-GD65 GAMING PCIe bug?

Greetings
First of all I'm Portuguese and i hope you understand my English
I have this motherboard "Z77A-GD65 GAMING" gonna make 4 days and i fund (i think) 2 bug's
1- I try to disable PCIe Gen3 on BIOS to have PCIe Gen 2 and wont disable it whatever i do still running on
PCI3 GEN3
2- I notice weird thing on PCIe, I'm running 2 Nvidia's GTX680 in SLI and the BUS Interface change from pci-e 3.0x16 @x8 3.0 to pci-e 3.0 x16 @x8 1.1 every second and the fps on game drop's
real time screenshot at 3.0 and my pc info
real time at 1.1
eny ideas what's going on?

Quote from: xmad on 01-October-13, 22:52:14
Why would you want to disable PCIE 3?
In your Geforce Control Center, disable the power savings features and see if it stays constant.
I wanna disable PCIe 3 for performance test nothing more...
I change the Power Management to Maximum performance and works like charme no more frame drop or 1.1 thanks mate
Quote from: Papf on 01-October-13, 21:39:18
PCIE version is dependent from the CPU - IB and Haswell - PCIE 3.0 - SB 2.0.
Yes and no.. correct me if im worng
PCIe 2.0 only for 2nd Generation cpu
PCIe 2.0/3.0 for 3nd Generation CPU
so thats why the board have
PCI Subsystem settings ---> PCIE GEN3 ----> Auto or Disabled
and that is something supposed to work

MOVED: help with msi z77a-gd65 mb

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the MSI Z77A-GD65 has no onboard GPU at all! the GPU is in your CPU (i5 3570k has Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Graphics Core).
and why do you want to disable it for?

Z77A-GD65 Gaming Code "Fb" Or "F6"

I was running Memtest the other day on my Z77A-G65 Gaming mobo and the LED Debug display was showing "Fb" or "F6" I think it was "Fb."
The thing is I cannot find this code in the manual, can anyone tell me what the code indicates?

Not sure, which bios is the system running on? Is there a faulty bios code flashing? It could be something to do with a failed recovery.
Recovery Progress Codes
0xF0
Recovery condition triggered by firmware (Auto recovery)
0xF1
Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)
0xF2
Recovery process started
0xF3
Recovery firmware image is found
0xF4
Recovery firmware image is loaded
0xF5-0xF7
Reserved for future AMI progress codes
Recovery Error Codes
0xF8
Recovery PPI is not available
0xF9
Recovery capsule is not found
0xFA
Invalid recovery capsule
0xFB – 0xFF
Reserved for future AMI error codes
Otherwise, is the system working properly? If so I wouldn't worry to much about this.

Overclocking Z77a GD65 Gaming Motherboard

Hello everyone, I am new to the forums, and new to overclocking MSI boards.
I am trying to overclock my new Z77 GD65 Gaming mb but cant get a stable clock. I prefer to do it manually instead of using the OC genie, but can't find any guides on it.
I am coming from EVGA boards, so to do things like disable turbo, and not disable vDroop are pretty new to me as well.
On the EVGA Z77 FTW, I have gotten a stable clock of 5.2GHz, but cant even get a clock of 4.5GHz on this board.
Can someone point me out to a guide or give me pointers on how to get a stable OC and get my RAM at 2133MHz?
Thanks in advance.
My setup:
i7 3770K
16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz 1.65v
Custom Loop
240GB Corsair Neutron GTX
120GB Corsair Neutron GTX
2x 60GB Corsair Force GT (raid 0)
2x EVGA GTX 780 SLI

Quote from: Bernhard on 11-October-13, 18:50:27
Have a look in this thread for a start. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=159647
I saw that thread, but was unsure about the templates. They seemed to be default values. I could be mistaken, but I saw default clocks.

Z77A-GD65 with 3570k noobie needs some help.

Hi Guys,
First of all I’m very impressed by the looks of GD65, I just hope it will work as well as it looks…
So finally I should get my RAM tonight (4 x 4gb Sammy ECO ram). I believe there might some issues with o/c the memory, which I believe was a ittle improved in beta bios.
3570k
Silver Arrow SB-E HSF
4 x 4gb Sammy eco ram
Gigabyte gtx670 GPU should arrive early next week.
Corsair TX750
Windows 7 x64 SP1 Home
HAF 922 case
I’ll use this method to upgrade mobo to the latest official BIOS 10.5 using recommeded method.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=108079.0
Also should I wait for Gtx670 to come in next week, or would I be able to use hdmi/dvi output from GD65 (IB HD4000 IGPU) to display 1080P on LG 32LD450 display. I believe there were some reports only VGA output works? Is it true?
Also where should I get most stable NIC Intel drivers (I saw some people having problems with them) and 898 audio drivers?
Is official 10.5 BIOS recommend or is there a “better” beta BIOS I should install (and where do I get it from)?
I do apologize for so many questions, but I’m very scared to put this rig together with so many z77 chipset issues around… I’m just trying to avoid “ I told you so” from my wife… LOL I’m concern about error 55 (memory not installed), in some cases CPU installation issues. I’m coming from several years of AMD builds… so IB it is very new to me…
Any help would be much appreciated…
TIA

I promise as soon as I get everything stable I will test it with 200mm fan as intake and outtake...
I love big sinks and fans, I will post some pictures after everything is done. My system is nothing to brag about, HAF 922 with 3 x 200mm 1 x 120mm, 1 x 140mm and Silver Arrow SB-E (dual tower) HSF. I’m using Lampron fan controller to control fans.
Positive pressure is very interesting concept and some swear it works...
http://www.silverstonetek.com/techtalk_cont.php?tid=wh_positive&area=usa
So I went to bed at 3am last night, I did go far, as I was taking updates, installing drivers, changing drive letters… etc..
System seems to be stable at stock/default 10.3 bios settings, all I changed was to set fans on CPU (I selected 70C to be my goal) and SYSFAN1 to run at 50% (my 140mm internal fan, which is strapped to the drive cage).
The NIC card seems to be working fine, Intel IGPU video works fine (using dvi to hdmi cable). I haven’t installed any temp monitoring software so I cannot tell you how is my IB CPU.
The only problem I found last night was I couldn’t get any audio from rear speaker output (I tried display’s and 2.1 speakers). The driver seems to be working, because I can see sound bar moving up and down. Also when I connect my headphone to my front audio output, I can hear sound and I get pop up saying I have headphones connected. When I remove headphones I get another pop up saying the headphones have been disconnected. When I connect anything to the green output (speaker out), I get pop up saying rear speakers were detected, however there is nothing no static, noise or anything… I tried to disable/enable device without luck. I’ve used all drivers from MSI website, should I try to see if there are newer/older drivers? Since I’m currently using 10.3 BIOS, should I try latest 10.5? Have you guys heard about this problem before? If you have any ideas please let me… I did poke around BIOS but I couldn’t find anything related to audio…
Overall (other than small audio hiccup) “so far” I’m very happy from my purchase…
Thank you

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