MOVED: Overclocking on the MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)

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Cooler and RAM for the MSI P67A GD65?

I am thinking about getting the Thermaltake Frio for the MSI P67A GD65 board.
The ram i am thinking about is = G.Skill RipJawX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz.
Does anyone have the above components?
Does the cooler clear the ram?
Can anyone recommend some Ram and /or Cooler if the G.Skill is not suitable.
Cheers guys.

That Depends on how you set up the heatsink.
I happen to have this exact heatsink, but not the same RAM, I have Corsair. In order for me to use the heatsink, I had to put the fan at the rear of the motherboard (where the rear exhaust fan is) and not use the extra fan that came with it because it would block the RAM slots closest to the CPU. This caused me to switch the exhaust fan to an intake fan, which isn't a huge deal if you have top exhaust fans(i do). Be aware that if you have a sidefan/funnel/whatever over your cpu, you'll need to remove it as this heatsink stands a whopping 6.5(give or take .01in) inches tall.
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Overclocking on the MSI Z77A-GD65 - help...

Hello MSI Forums,
I'm sick to death of trying to overclock using this motherboard so I resorted to coming here.
Basically, no matter what I do, I cannot get the CPU voltage to set above 1.2v. I've gone all the way up to 1.5v but the DMM still reads 1.07v (stock).
I'm using a 3770K for what it is worth.
I've flashed from the oldest to the newest BIOS's, without success.
I'm so close to throwing it out. I've never had a pleasant experience with MSI products but I thought I'd give it another shot. What a shame I did.
Please, if you know how to get around this, I will change my mind about MSI. If not, I won't touch another MSI product again, ever.
Cheers.
EDIT: I do apologise - this is a little ragey! I'm just sick to death of always having issues with these products.

I can do that, sure. I need to put the cooler back on, though.
Uhm, it's going to be for dry ice cooling so voltage is essential.
EDIT:
Here are a few... Note the CPU voltage. It should be at 1.25v or so, but it isn't. It's at stock volts. I've tried setting 1.5v (for the hell of it mainly) and it remains at stock.
I have also tried setting custom OC GENIE profiles with no avail. It says voltage set at 1.25v but the current voltage is 1.076v. It's ridiculous. Why does it do this? Does anyone have an actual BIOS that works?

Random lock ups with MSI P67A-GD65 (B3). Please help!

Hello all,
I just built a new system with the following components:
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W ATX 12V PSU
Antec Lanboy air case
2X Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB in RAID0 running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
This was supposed to be my dream computer, but it has turned into a nightmare! It locks up constantly. Usually the mouse pointer will disappear and the computer will just freeze up. This normally seems to occur after the computer has been idle for a while. I have read that there might be compatibility issues with the MSI P67A-GD65 and the GTX 570 video cards. Can anyone confirm this? Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this? The only thing event viewer is showing is the unexpected shutdown when I have to power cycle it. Thanks in advance!

Quote from: HU16E on 12-April-11, 11:26:00
That can happen, & it can really mess things up if two kits are attempted to be run together. The platform is DDR3 1333 as to native support by the CPU IMC. If the system can't run on 1333 RAM speed at CR 1, 9 9 9 24 @ 1.50v's, then something is wrong. No system should ever have to use an OC (or X.M.P.) as a workaround to make it work. That's why I recommended the Crucial 1333. Plug one stick in the blue primary dimm slot to get everything loaded & checked out, & go from there.
Exactly which SATA ports are you using for the HDD's & RAID? White Marvell or Intel SATA III, or the black SATA II?
Unfortunately, my local shop didn't have the Crucial, so I grabbed the Corsair instead. The Velociraptors are running from SATA 1 and 2 (the top white connectors). I also have 2X HITACHI Deskstar 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s running in RAID0 from SATA 3 and 4 for storage (this computer is intended for HD video editing, compositing in After Effects, etc.). Sorry I forgot to mention that in the original post!

MSI P67A-GD65 and other 1155's whine

Hello MSI and community.
Recently I decided to build a PC especally for minimun noise.
I waited a long time for the B3 boards so I wouldn't have to go through the trouble of returns. Sadly this didn't work out.
First of all I ordered the cheapest and first mobo(gigabyte ph67-ud-b3) that was relesed. Soon as I plugged it in and Windows 7 got to boot screen (from the DVD) it started giving off a high pitched whine.
After alot of research I RMA it and ordered a Asus P8H67-M LX. Loaded it up and thought woohoo no whine, then as soon as windows finishes installing the drivers (first time on windows) of goes the whine again.
I RMA that 1 too and bought the MSI P67A-GD65 advertized as "whistle free" as well as people on another forum saying they didn't hear anything from theirs. This one does the same but I can't keep sending back boards for RMA and want to keep this one so I'm here hoping to try and resolve the issue with MSI.
I have tested these boards with Casecom 500w, ozc gamextream 700w, antec true power 650w and coolermaster pro m 600w with them behind a door to eliminate any fan noise.
MSI GPUS: 8800GS, 8800GTX and 560TI as well as onboard from the h67 board.
I've tried many differant BIOS settings, nothing but disabling C-STATE (fully disabled) effected it. (I havn't manually played with volts)
On the other 2 boards I noticed it seemed to dim when I unplugged all USB devices and in their BIOS it was c3/c6 I had to disable, MSI board doesn't whine as loud as the other 2 but it's more constant but with a morse code type theme to it which seems to be coming from CPU socket whenever the PC is idle, it's equally noisy from either side of the board. It's very annoying and accually gives me a headache as maxium distance.
Alot of people have said their 1155 board don't make a sound but 3/3 for me have so I'm not sure what to think.
I'm currently running with c-state disabled but Turbobooster only seems to go to 25% and slower clock speed on my i5-2500k and I assume for power usage, all things I don't want.
Can you give any information at all? Might it be possible to correct with a BIOS update? I'm open to any suggestions and will keep checking back here.
Hope you will be able to work with me on this issue.
Thank you in advance, I've prefered to go with MSI all my computering life.
Paul

Quote from: HU16E on 22-March-11, 04:18:14
Used the same CPU cooler on all three? That would be my wild guess.
I test it fanless of course but no I have used mutiple heat sinks aswell.
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What's wrong with throttling down at idle or low usage? Who sits at a stop light with the engine at full throttle?
I'm not too sure what disabling C-state accually does but when running Orthos I saw speed was at 3.6ghz instead of the 3.3 while disabled.
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Contact MSI Tech Support by opening a ticket & ask them. This is a user to user forum, being as such, MSI will most likely never read your thread.
Thanks, I didn't realize that.

Turbo multiplier MSI P67A-GD65

Dear users of the MSI forum. I hope this question hasn't been asked before, I did search but found nothing.
Is it possible to adjust the so called "Turbo Multiplier" on the MSI P67A-GD65 motherboard in combination with the i7 2600k processor? For example: lets just say I want the standard 3.4GHz - 3.8 GHz turbo boost set to, shall we say, 4.0GHz - 4.5Ghz? Is this possible on this board? I have only seen this feature on Gigabyte and Asus motherboards, unfortunately not with MSI.
If the MSI motherboard doesn't have this function, do you miss it?

This thread may be of assistance regarding that; https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=146272.0

MSI P67A-GD65 and Corsair Cooling Hydro H70?

Im wondering if its possible to mount the Corsair Cooling Hydro H70 on the MSI P67A-GD65 becouse I cant seem to understand how to do it?
Any tips/guide or advice would be most welcome :-)
Thank you :-)

Quote from: Zugar on 27-January-11, 21:01:03
Im wondering if its possible to mount the Corsair Cooling Hydro H70 on the MSI P67A-GD65 becouse I cant seem to understand how to do it?
Any tips/guide or advice would be most welcome :-)
Thank you :-)
It's not possible. Won't fit.
Oh...waitaminute

MSI P67A-GD65 VDrop Mod

Now I came across this modification for the MSI P67A-GD65 but I have no idea what this will do. Perhaps an adjustment for the VDrop (Vdroop?) voltage setting?
It's this mod posted on hwbot.org: http://hwbot.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22294
I'm not saying I want to apply this and perhaps ruin my motherboard or encourage anyone to do this, I'm just curious and wanted to share/discuss this with the people here on MSI HQ. Feel free to speculate and do any of the moderators/tech people have any idea what this does?
Happy modding

It doesn't state the origin, nor the real outcome (except a claim about VDrop ???), nor does it have any comparitive values, i.e. before and after. Not a very scientific way of approaching things. It just happens to appear in someones inbox. This post is March 2011 and no further comments since then ? I would be very careful.
Anyone attempting this, you are on your own. Let us know how daring you are and what your results are.

MSI P67A-GD65 killed my USB drives

I recently bought MSI P67A-GD65 and I am having a weird problem: I plugged my seagate usb drive and corsair voyager gt usb flash memory stick into usb 3 port on the motherboard and the stopped working (memory stick is dead and smells burned) and the drive is not recognized as proper usb device anymore - result both of them dead. As I recently used these usb devices only with my computer and a old laptop it looks pretty bad for msi motherboard.
I have a power adapter with shortcut safety and a descent PSU chieftech GPS 650GB, I do not overclock, when I upgraded my PC I replaced motherboard, cpu, memory and graphic card the other components are the same (PSU etc) and I never had the same problem before
No the questions:
1. Did anyone else have the same problem?
2. How can I diagnose it, I am going to replace my usb drives, but how can I be sure I can use them with my PC?
3. If it is a msi's fault how can I get reimbursted for my damaged property?

Why don't you provide the information asked for? So far all you have provided is model of motherboard and other information is so vague it's just about useless.
Again read the >> Posting Guide << and provide required information.

Boot Cooling Issue on MSI P67A-GD65

I luv my MSI P67A-GD65 with the 1.8b10 bios but this one has me baffled - first of all my system is controlled by a wall switch so at night I hit the switch and all power is off the system. When I turn it on after work I hit the power button and when I go into bios the temps read 97c!. After a restart the same thing and then on the third try temps are normal.
I have the CPU temp setting at 50c and am suspecting that the Corsair H50 pump does not have enough volts to turn over especially when it is cold. I've been dealing with it but those high temps are kind of scary.
My Green Power CPU Power setting is APS. Any Ideas??
jja
MSI P67A-GD65 @5.0ghz 1.375vcc | 4g G-Skill RipJaws 1600 7-7-7-24 1.6v : Corsair 1K PS : Corsair H50 Cooler | GIGABYTE 580GTX
ENABLED settings: SpeedStep, TurboBoost, Internal PLL Overclock, C1E, C-State, HPET, Enable CPU Ratio In OS, Ram XMP Profile.
DISABLED settings: HyperThreading, OverSpeed Protection, Spread Spectrum
Also POWER MODE = APS, VDroop Contol = AUTO and all cores Limited to 50 Mult

Quote from: Henry on 01-February-11, 11:23:45
Maybe the fact that by shutting off the power like like that you lose the standby power to the MB creating your problem. Do you have the same problem if you don't shut the wall switch off and just shut the PC down the normal way in Windows?
I always shut down windows first then hit the wall switch. Tonight I'll leave the power on to the computer and will check it tomorrow after work.
thanks
jja

Weird boot sequence - MSI P67A-GD65

I have a prob with my board;
1. I turn on the pc in a normal fashion
2. The PC starts up (powers on), and I hear the fans and HDDs spinning
3. The PC stays on power for a few seconds, then powers down.
4. The PC restarts on its own and performs a normal boot into windows.
I can't find the solution for this weird problem. I have memory from the recommended list from the msi site, and updated my bios to the most recent version in an attempt to fix the problem. I have found a similar problem on another site, but this is a mb of a different brand, namely Asus. LINK -> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=265454
The solution given there is a bios update (what I've already did) or change some bios settings, but asus uses different names for the settings, so I'm confused.
I have this problem in normal mode (load optimized defaults) and also in mild OC situations. I have the most recent bios from the MSI site.
MSI P67A-GD65
i5 2500k
2x Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ, 1TB
Noctua NH-C14
Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1333C8
Cooler Master Real Power M620
Coolermaster Stacker ST01 (soon to be replaced by Corsair Obsidian 650)
MSI N275GTX Twin Frozr OC

Having exactly the same cold boot issue:
1. I turn on the pc in a normal fashion
2. The PC starts up (powers on), and I hear the fans and HDDs spinning
3. The PC stays on power for a few seconds, then powers down (no any POST printout)
4. The PC restarts on its own and performs a normal boot into windows.
5. CPU is overclocked to 4.6GHz, 1.30V@BIOS (1.35V in CPUz under heavy load, max temps 64-65C). Rock stable, Prime95, Linx, IBT 2.51, etc for hours.
Also strange this is that is does not happen always, but maybe in 70-80% of cases. Haven't figured out what's the catch, but it does not happen when everything is on default/auto.
Bios v1.9.
MSI P67A-GD65, i7-2600K, Noctua NH-D14, 4x2GB DDR3 @1866MHz, Corsair HX750, OCZ Vertex2E + 4x1TB, GTX560Ti

Problem with downgrading bios. MSI P67A-GD65 (B3).

Hi!
I'm having problems with downgrading my bios from version 4.3 to 1.19. I want to downgrade, because 4.3 doesn't want to boot when I use xmp settings for my RAM ( that might be related to my CPU since I have i5 2500k which is 32nm and 4.3 version of BIOS is recommended for 22nm processors ). When I try to flash with the MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool I'm getting an error: "Rom file ROMID is not compatible with existing BIOS ROMID". I've ran out of ideas how to downgrade my bios so I'm asking you for help. My specs:
MOBO: MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
CPU: INTEL CORE i5 2500K
RAM: G.SKILL RIPJAWS X 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHZ CL6 (F3-12800CL6D-4GBXH)

Here you go. GD65 and GD55 usde the same BIOS files;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=179837.msg1295420#msg1295420

HELP! My 2011 MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) build suddenly refuses to boot

Hello, I am new to this forum because I hadn't had any troubles yet.
I built my system in July/August 2011. Here's what it has:
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge CPU
16GB Corsair Vengeance 240-pin DDR3 1600
650w Corsair Enthusiast PSU
MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GD5/OC GeForce Graphics Card
1x 2TB Hitachi 7K3000 7200RPM SATA 6 GB/s (With Windows 7 64-bit installed)
2x 3TB Seagate 7200RPM SATA 6 GB/s (For storage)
I have used this computer for graphics and video editing...it has served me faithfully. Yesterday evening while editing a Word document, I got "do you want to save your changes before exiting?" and of course I said yes. Then to my surprise my computer proceeded to shut down and reboot. At first I thought maybe I missed a Windows Update message telling me it would reboot in xxx minutes so I was not alarmed. But then as I watched it reboot, it gave me the POST message that there was no disc drive recognized. I thought that was weird since I never noticed it before. But then after the BIOS screen with the MSI graphics thing I was faced with a blank screen except for a flashing cursor two inches from the top of the screen. When I realized that this wasn't going to leave, I got a bit worried so I did a reset through my tower's button and same thing happened...I unplugged everything and let it sit for a few minutes... restarted 10 minutes later....same thing. Did it again and then went into my BIOS to look around. It showed no HDD's connected and I had 3 hooked up. I was concerned my HDD went bad so I connected it to another pc and accessed it with no trouble as another storage...I was happy my files are all there. So then I reconnected to my original build and got the same POST message, but this time the drives were visible in BIOS....but still no boot.
I have another blank SATA HDD so I removed all my HDD's and connected it by itself along with my SATA DVD drive and I tried to do a clean Win7 install on it. But at the point in the install process where it asks WHERE you want to install Windows, no drives showed up. So that door was closed. I tried the same thing again after swapping SATA port locations, thinking 1 was defective, but I got the same treatment from all of them...nothing recognized during the install process, although the drives are showing up in BIOS....
I think I know why the POST message is saying 'no drives detected,' though...I read it is saying that based on the SATA ports being used...I have 8 SATA's on my MOBO...4 6gb/s; 4 3gb/s. 7-8 are 6gb/s and ONLY when I have a HDD plugged into one of them does it show on the POST screen...which I still think is weird, and seems to have just started happening last night with the rest of the problems...but I could live with that since I could disable the message in BIOS I think.
But I have tried to clear the CMOS...all three ways...jumper, button, battery. I reset BIOS thru BIOS.... Nothing changes. BTW, in BIOS I ran a RAM memory check and it passed. Besides, I am not hearing any weird beeps...related to that....
I don't know why this would happen after working perfectly for 2 years... And why would it politely shut down in the beginning of the process anyways? I mean...I appreciated being asked to save my changes...but I don't know what else to do...PLEASE OFFER SUGGESTIONS...any help is appreciated.
Thank you in advance...I hope someone can help me! I am still covered by warranty...but I want to do this right.
Thanks!
Marie
EDIT: BTW, I have also tried unplugging everything from the pc except for the DVI and power plug in case that was interferring....

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On a slightly different topic...would it work (I have never done this!) to take my OS HDD and boot it on another PC? I am thinking this would not work because of system files and etc., but I have always wondered this and now would be the best time for me to know
It mostly works if the components used aren't too special. As you have no RAID setup it should work. However you will need to reactivate Windows once it made it. Of course you will also need all drivers for the new machine. Be aware that you might not be able to connect to the internet before you installed the proper driver for the ethernet adapter.

MSI P67A-GD65 infinite boot/loop problem

installed everything into my case and go to boot into the UEFI and nothing !
i press the power switch, everything starts fine and the fans spin up and the LED's on the board are fine, waits 5 secs then it shuts itself off and tries the exact same process again. it keeps doing this until i cut the power !
i've checked the 24pin etc, KB & mouse r fine, 2 different sets off RAM in every slot, cleared CMOS (i think).
seems like a very common problem with this board after a bit of googling !!
also tried
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this is the 1st time ive used it !
tried the OC genie button on and off.
been sitting in the box unused for about 1.5 months. doubt that means anything tho.
put the stock cooler on securely, and still the same problem !
now tho, it wont start for about 3 secs after i press the power button
and
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disconnected all the SATA's bar 1, and still the problem :/!
all the standoffs etc r fitted correctly and iv re-connected the 8 pin cpu and 24 pin. 1 stick off RAM in the 1st slot also :/!
checked no molex connectors r touching the case metal either
any suggestions?

motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) bought on march 31st and used today for 1st time
CPU: intel core i7 2600K
CPU Cooler: tried an alpenfohn matterhorn with Scythe 1850RPM gentle typhoon Push/pull also tried the stock cooler
RAM Corsair CMD4GX3M2A1600C9 (2X2GB kit of 1600Mhz CL9 corsair dominator DDR3) and tried Patriot PSD34G1600KH (2X2GB kit of Patriot signature DDR3)
PSU Corsair TX650 650w psu
GPU XFX radeon 4870 1GB
Case NZXT M59 + mainly scythe fans and a noctua and coolermaster
DVDRW liteon DVDRW
Storage 128GB kinsgton SSDnow V100, 1TB Samsung F3 7200RPM, 1TB Hitachi 7K100 7200RPM all sata 3gb/s
Generic 5.25" fan controller
2 x 12" blue CCFL's
OS windows 7 x64 professional (installed on the SSD, but havent booted it yet as the board doesnt even get to BIOS :()
peripherals Microsoft reclusa keyboard and gigabyte GM-6990 (i think) mouse
monitor Benq g2222hdl connected via DVI
the only things i have changed today are, put the new notcua fan in my case, changed the Motherboard and CPU from and Asus M4A78LT-M & Athlon II X4 640 to MSI P67A-GD65 (b3) & intel core i7 2600k. Also, put the alpenfohn matterhorn on today.
everything is confirmed working apart from the CPU & Motherboard. everything worked yesterday, but i didnt have the necessary equipment to test the motherboard or cpu before using them together (today)
hope this will help

MSI P67A-GD65 keeps turing on and off...

I have had the follwing build since about march this year.
8GB Mushkin Silverline #996770 (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz 9-9-9-24
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (REV B3) Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard
Intel Core i7-2600 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
XFX ATI Radeon HD5750
It was all working reasonably fine but I had notice it getting abit noisier so thought it was time for a bit of a clean to remove dust from fans, heatsinks etc. which it drastcially needed.
Anyhow, put it back together and now it turns on and off on start up at a period of about 5 seconds. (It has done this about 11 time before I unplugged it) Checked connections but everything SEEMS fine there. Unsure what it could be and could do to get it back up ASAP.
All was working fine prior and upto cleaning (which was today).
Also I currently have no computers to test bits on but I have done a Bare bones test with no look.
I am secrectly hoping one of can tell me its the heastink as I do have another of those (in fact a better one which I should really put on) but I somehow doubt it would be the issue.
Anyhow I hope this is enough information but I will promptly reply as soon as I can if you need to know anything else.
Thanks,

If it does not POST should it go I still get some output to the screen? I remember many years ago I could get to the BIOS but not boot with no RAM in. Should this happen with this board? All I would like to do is eliminate as many components as possible.
I am not sure sucessfully POST ing is necessarily important in this instance as the issue is (to me)a little odd. Even if it does not POST should it stay on for more than a second and secondly if it does turn off should it stay off and turn on and off ad infinitum? Just to not I am not using the case power switch just in case this had for whatever reason got jammed (this has happened on a computer I had to fix once (I am not a professional but often get roped in to "can you just have a quick look at..."))
Once again a huge thanks for the continued support on this, I have had far more useful advice/questions asked so far from you than I have from MSI themselves and actually had responses unlike my retailer (I will have ot try call them tommorow).

MOVED: Overclocking on the MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)

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