MOVED: X58 Pro OC switch and BIOS OC

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Hi sf3000. When you change the base clock switch, the voltages adjust in the bios automatic. No manual adjustments are necessary.

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X58 Pro OC switch and BIOS OC

Which one has higher priority?
In the manual, I read that
Hardware Overclock Base clock Switch: CPU_CLK
You can overclock the Base clock to increase the processor freq
his switch. Follow the instructions below to set the base clock.
Only base clock and no voltages are changed?
Thanks

Hi sf3000. When you change the base clock switch, the voltages adjust in the bios automatic. No manual adjustments are necessary.

MOVED: X58 Pro not POST after flashing new bios v7.1

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system is rock solid through overnight stress testing at my current speed/timings, so i didnt complain
Yeah, it often happens, that the system runs fine during stress tests, but has problems to boot-up properly when there are memory related problems (initialization problems).
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do you think my memory is defective in some way?
Not necessarely defective. The question is what the native speed/timing ratings of the memory chips look like. Also, DDR3-1066 is actually the max. memory speed that your CPU's memory controller natively supports (according to Intel Specifications). So it is good to start testing here (does not cost anything and is not risky either). If the system starts fine @lower memory clock speeds, we will know more.

MOVED: X58 Pro and i7 920's 21X multiplier lock

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Perfectly normal , 920 has multiplier of 20 , under full load that is the max you will get on every board of any brand.
If you use HWmonitor http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php than you will see that your processor voltage with multiplier 21 max 150W is and if you stress cpu 100% it will drop to 130W that is the max TDP of the cpu. This is the meaning of turbo mode, if your cpu has power left (when you play game or other software because 100% load does not often happen) then the cpu uses this power to overclock one or two cores with one multiplier (21).
Msi made it possible to use turbo without EIST what is not seen often on motherboards because normally you need to use EIST witch is a power feature to use turbo.
If you google overclocking on core i7 you will see that many oc'ers disable this turbo mode because the don't want to use EIST.
I use EIST and turbo and my cpu is overclocked to 4083Mhz and under full load it falls back to 3926Mhz but in games it stays 4130Mhz if needed , but with EIST enabled my cpu falls back to 50% so 2130Mhz when surfing the internet or watching movie even in some games like cal of duty 5 my cpu fall's back to 2130Mhz because the game is not heavy on the cpu and i get constant frame rate off 90 FPS on 1920x1200 all max out.
With crysis the cpu goes to 4130Mhz , so this game uses the cpu more.(not for 100% because then it will fall back to 3926Mhz like when i encode movies to h.264)
I use EIST so my energy consumption is not so high when i don't play games.
But when i need the power turbo will kick in.

X58 Pro-E USB3 and Asus U3S6...supported?

All,
I took a risk and got an Asus U3S6 card at Amazon for $25. Yea, I know it says you need an Asus board! I wanted to add more SATA ports and have full-bandwidth USB3.
It's really not a big deal anymore as I found a 90-degree SATA cable and can now use all 7 ports. Also, the USB3 card is in the x4 slot, so the USB3 chip is getting PCI-E 2.0 bandwidth so it's not limited anymore or anything...but I still have the card.
When I put this card in, the system won't post unless I have the stock 133Mhz BCLK, but it won't boot with any SATA drives attached. At my normal 186BCLK the system does not post.
Just curious...maybe the necessary BIOS support will be added as I know MSI makes a similar card, although I guess not in the US market.
Also, liking the Pro-E. While it doesn't have the complex power circuits as more expensive boards, I have found it is efficient and allows good overclocks. I run 3.9 (4.3 at full TB) with a +.06V increase only. The IOH was hot, but I replaced the thermal solution...although it's still hot...at least it's stable. Also, running it with 2*GTX470s clocked at 725 instead of 607.
Thanks in advance...

Thanks, it's not that important, though.
I wanted a card that combined the USB3 and SATA on 1 card, as I'm out of slots!
I know MSI makes a similar card, but I have not seen it offered for sale. Curious whether that will work with the Pro-E or not...
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Star-USB3-SATA6.html

MOVED: X58 PRO-E v.s. 2-way SLI configuration?

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The mixed config is not ideal. You may want to try however to set it all manually in the BIOS and see if you are able to get it to work.
Disable XMP in the BIOS.
Set your mem ratio so that your mem speed is at 1066. Set your timings manually to 9.9.9.25 or 8.8.8.22 and test.

MOVED: x58 pro-e trying to understand a few things please help me out.

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Quote from: HU16E on 10-March-11, 08:41:31
Everything should be fine as long as the recommended max. voltages aren't exceeded. Lots of trial & error involved, within safe limits of course.
Added:I hope that 4.00 is the CPU speed & not the volts applied.
stop loling @ me come please i have a dead time on the rams if i dont like them i can return them
so it is the cpu speed the 4k yes so pleaseeeeeee tell me what kind of volts i should use with this setup lets say 3.8ghz and i know every cpu has its own vlots and all but i need like a refrance that i can work on lets say 3.8ghz needs 1.2v on the v,core 1.5v on ram 1.2 on qpi and so on .. so for 4ghz i need 1.3v,ram1.5,qpi...... some thing easy like that and if it works i will for you sir

MOVED: X58 pro-e voltage question

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Since component specs change or are updated with new revisions from time to time, it would be best to look up each components current data sheet for the latest information on max. voltages.

Random BSOD X58 Pro E new build

Hi everyone, I hope you can help me. I'm new to the custom built PC realm so forgive my ignorance on some of the finer points. I have searched and can't seem to find, or perhaps understand a solution to this problem I'm having. So, with the obligatory "please don't hit me" stuff out of the way here's the deal….
This PC was purchased from ibuypower with a factory 20% overclock. BSODs have appeared randomly since I unpacked it. Initially it was thought these screens were due to an unstable overclock, however they have persisted even with optimized defaults enabled. They usually appear during the first boot of the day, during light duty internet browsing, or doing nothing much at all. The BSOD has never appeared under a heavy load such as flight sim, photoshop, or lightroom (overclocked or not the PC has performed flawlessly running these programs). For example I ran flight simulator for three hours the other night at 3.85GHz with my RAM at 1600MHz and it ran beautifully. As you can see below however (info compiled from the program “whocrashed”) it has happened a ton. These have occurred pretty equally in OC and default configuration. I've ran the default win 7 memory diagnostic, LinX, and memtest86+ with no errors found so far. I hope I have provided enough information for a diagnosis, if most it is useless then I apologize and I will do my best to track down whatever additional info may be required to get to the bottom of this. Thank you in advance.
Intel Core i7-960 3.2GHz
MSI X58 Pro-E MS-7522 BIOS ver. 8.14
Corsair DDR3 1600Mhz 3x2GB
XFX HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1x16
WD 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 64MB cache
12-1 internal USB card reader
Corsair H70 Liquid Cooler
Enermax 120mm Fan
Windows 7 home premium 64bit
Corsair AX850 850watts (3.3v/25a, 5v/25a, 12v/70a)
Below is a list of all crashes that have occured...
On Fri 4/8/2011 11:53:11 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\memory.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: atikmdag.sys (atikmdag+0x164394)
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF89FCAC822CC, 0x0, 0xFFFFF88004A21394, 0x5)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
description: ATI Radeon Kernel Mode Driver
On Fri 4/8/2011 4:05:29 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\040811-16921-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x80640)
Bugcheck code: 0x1A (0x41284, 0x2FCC001, 0x0, 0xFFFFF70001080000)
Error: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
description: NT Kernel & System
On Wed 4/6/2011 12:22:06 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\040611-14078-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x80640)
Bugcheck code: 0x1A (0x403, 0xFFFFF68000029698, 0x4E000001B11EA867, 0xFFFFF68000000002)
Error: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
description: NT Kernel & System
On Wed 4/6/2011 12:13:51 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\040611-17062-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x80640)
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF88047479380, 0x0, 0xFFFFF88004C00215, 0x5)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
description: NT Kernel & System
On Wed 4/6/2011 12:29:38 AM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\040511-19218-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: fltmgr.sys (fltmgr+0x22751)
Bugcheck code: 0x1A (0x41201, 0xFFFFF6800002C398, 0x443000001B152867, 0xFFFFFA8005D5F330)
Error: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
description: Microsoft Filesystem Filter Manager
On Mon 4/4/2011 12:44:17 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\040411-16234-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x80640)
Bugcheck code: 0x1A (0x41790, 0xFFFFFA80033A7AC0, 0xFFFF, 0x0)
Error: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
description: NT Kernel & System
On Fri 4/1/2011 3:10:21 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\040111-16984-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x80640)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF88002922120, 0xFFFFF8800A98B7A0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
description: NT Kernel & System
On Fri 4/1/2011 1:35:24 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\040111-17093-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x80640)
Bugcheck code: 0x1A (0x41790, 0xFFFFFA8004970460, 0xFFFF, 0x0)
Error: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
description: NT Kernel & System
On Thu 3/31/2011 6:16:22 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\033111-24796-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x70740)
Bugcheck code: 0x1A (0x41284, 0xA017001, 0x5CD2, 0xFFFFF70001080000)
Error: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
description: NT Kernel & System
On Thu 3/31/2011 6:14:46 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\033111-14218-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x70740)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF80002F4A43D, 0xFFFFF88006FF6D70, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
description: NT Kernel & System
On Wed 3/30/2011 6:27:21 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\033011-17968-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x71F00)
Bugcheck code: 0x1A (0x41790, 0xFFFFFA8003445980, 0xFFFF, 0x0)
Error: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
description: NT Kernel & System
On Wed 3/30/2011 6:24:50 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\033011-22375-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x71F00)
Bugcheck code: 0x1A (0x41284, 0x5F3B001, 0xA2D, 0xFFFFF70001080000)
Error: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
description: NT Kernel & System
On Wed 3/30/2011 6:23:00 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\033011-23234-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x71F00)
Bugcheck code: 0x34 (0x50830, 0xFFFFF880033387F8, 0xFFFFF88003338050, 0xFFFFF80002D8908D)
Error: CACHE_MANAGER
description: NT Kernel & System
On Wed 3/30/2011 6:18:27 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\033011-14640-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x71F00)
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFFB00C2A67AE0, 0x0, 0xFFFFF96000171509, 0x7)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
description: NT Kernel & System
On Wed 3/30/2011 6:11:53 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\033011-18218-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x71F00)
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFFAA007336454, 0x0, 0xFFFFF880012BD642, 0x5)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
description: NT Kernel & System

With optimized defaults enabled the DRAM voltage is set to auto and it doesn't appear I can change it..please advise. Also, the BSODs have gotten much worse now and I haven't changed anything, they now occur at any time. I've probably gotten six in the past three hours. I guess the computer knows I have reached out to you guys and it's peeved
When the OC is enabled (hasn't been for several days now, but BSODs still occured when it was) the DRAM voltage was set to 1.64v per "tech support" they said that setting it to 1.65v would actually be 1.66v (not sure how that is, but that's what they said).
And to your last question their OC settings were +0.100 on the CPU voltage and 160 on the base clock.

X58 Pro BIOS Crash during Boot

Hi All,
I have recently assembled a system with X58 Pro board and Core i7 920. It was working fine for 3 months except that it started having BIOS crashes since last night. The issue is that the mainbaord lights would be on without the POST screen and within few seconds the system resets automatically. The same procedure happens for about 4-6 cycles and on the 7th cycle i get a message on screen saying the previous overclocking has failed and the BIOS is reset to default settings. Post then the system boots up normal and works just fine. But once the system is shut down and when the system is switched on(cold boot) I get the same problem. I have also noticed that a month back the CPU clock had jumped from default 2.66 to 2.67 automatically without any overclocking and just couple of weeks after that the clock rose up to 2.87. It has remained like that until the BIOS crash issue. All these happened without any manual overclocking. I was wondering how can this happen automatically unless the clock speeds are adjusted manually. That was quiet strange though. Neways after this issue(BIOS Crash) popped up the clock speed is back to 2.67 than the default 2.66. Weird again. The BIOS version is the default one(V7.0) that was shipped with the mainboard. I tried to M-Flash the BIOS to V7.3(after reading couple of postings from the forum) but without success. The same problem still persists. I have done the following things after going through the forums regarding the issue.
1. Cleared CMOS using the clear CMOS button(With power chord unplugged)
2. Tried M-Flashing to V7.3 (Not sure whether the BIOS was updated during the process)
I kindly request all of you so provide some solutions so as to get my system back to normalcy. Your worthwhile suggestions would be really appreciated. The system config is mentioned below
Core i7 920 @ 2.66 GHz
MSI X 58 Pro - BIOS Version 7.0
Corsair 6 GB(3 x 2 Gigs) DDR3 @ 1066 MHz (installed on the black slots currently)
EVGA GeForce GTX 295 1.7 GB GDDR3
Tagan 1100 W PSU
2 x 1 TB Seagate Sata HDD @ 7200 RPM w 32 MB cache
Sony Optiarc DVD-RW Drive
Windows XP 64Bit SP2
Looking forward for some positive solutions

Hey NovJoe,
Thanks a lot for your reply. I have done as per your suggestion and the system works fine now. Pretty interesting though. During the individual RAM tests i did not face any BIOS crashes and i thought the MOBO DIMM SLOTS would be faulty. So i installed the second RAM strip on the second slot worked fine and finally the third one and works fine too. I am really wondering wht had happened in the first place. Was that due to any dirt or dust in the memory and DIMM contacts? Well neways i am kinda relieved now. But i wanna make sure that everything works fine. What types of tests do you suggest to make sure that the system is working almost fine??
Thanks a lots
Regards
Rahul

Unable to boot with MSI X58 PRO-E and OCZ3P1333LV6GK

Hi,
This is my first post in this forum.
I've had this system for about 6 months, and from time to time I kept having instant reboots and once the PC would never start, I think I've sorted that by first flashing an old MB BIOS and then the most recent.
Tree days ago I've had another instant reboot, but now the system stops/reboots when the coloured animation starts to appear above the "Loading windows" message. This happens with both Win7 32 & 64 bits and even with the windows 7 installation DVD !!!
I think I've tried all combinations of the other posts where the MB+memory was the same as mine.
Another strange issue is: the memory PN shown inside the BIOS (OCZ3G1333LV2G) is different from the label on the memory (OCZ3G1333LV6GK)!!
I've already tested with only one memory chip at a time, the result is still the same.
I've only got connected the following: Video board, 1 RAM chip, USB Keyboard & one SATA HD. No over clocking whatsoever !
What else do I need to do to finally boot to windows ?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Paulo
My System:
Mobo: MSI X58 Pro-E, model MS-7522, version 3.1
BIOS: 8.B
CPU: Intel i7 920
RAM: OCZ3G1333LV6GK (6GB)
Video: Sapphire Vapor-X ATI RAdeon HD 4870 2GB
PSU: Combat Power CP 750W
OS: Windows 7 32 & 64 bits

Hi Henry,
Thanks for the help.
"What are your RAM timings? Screenshot of CPU-Z Memory tab and SPD tab."
I've added a few screenshots of the memory, the SPD & CPU-Z tab, plus a MEM86 test with only on memory stick installed. It appears that the memory is OK... or not ?
"Do you have another video card you can try? Those Sapphire Vapor-X cards have been a problem for others in the past."
I wasn't aware of any problems with this video card, I use it mainly to send movies to my big LCD TV through the HDMI port. I don't have access to another video card, sorry...
I don't know what else to do, do you think it's the PSU ?
Regards,
Paulo
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MSI x58 ProE and Corsair 12GB (3x4GB) RAM Issues

Greetings!
New poster here with a question that I cannot seem to find an answer to anywhere. I've looked over the forums but have had no luck figuring it out. My goal is to identify the culprit and replace the appropriate parts.
I built this computer in 2009 with the intention of doing OpenCL/CUDA computing and handle all my multimedia. At the time, 6GB DDR3 RAM (3x2GB) was about all I could afford. The machine works great, but lately, attempting to do some video and image processing has been hitting limits on my available RAM. I also want to run a linux VM or two. I thought I would order the Corsair 3x4GB DDR3 kit from NewEgg and not have any problems upgrading. I didn't have any plans of running the 6 and 12 GB sets simultaneously because I thought there would be some sort of memory density/timing issues.
New RAM desired: Corsair Dominator with DHX Pro Connector and Airflow II Fan - DDR3 Memory Kit (CMP12GX3M3A1600C9)
Old RAM in system: Corsair Dominator with DHX Pro Connector - 6GB Triple Channel (CMP6GX3M3A1600C8)
Request 1: Can I mix the 6 and 12 GB sets (for a total of 18GB) if I keep the density the same across each set of slots? There are 3 black (primary) and 3 blue (secondary). I was thinking of putting the 12GB in black, and 6GB in Blue.
I placed the order, received it, and went to install it yesterday. Took the existing 6GB out and dropped the 12GB in, saw that BIOS recogized it with the right timings, and proceeded to boot Windows up. Blue-screen at the very first Windows logo. I thought "well that stinks, let's check to see if the RAM is defective through MemTest." Downloaded an ISO of 4.2, fired it up, and it hung right away. Hung in the "Address Test, Own Address" test. Big fat A note: BIOS and MemTest both recognized the full capacity of the sticks.
My next thought was "Well, one of them might be bad, let's try to find out which one." I individually put each one in the first slot on the board, ran MemTest, and showed 0 problems on any tests with each of them.
Summary thus far: Individually, each 4GB stick works perfectly. In combination, they fail. The full 3x2GB set works perfectly.
My next theory was that my board might be bad (even though the 3x2GB set in the same slots has no issues). Knowing that the first slot was good with every bit of memory I put in there, I left a 4GB stick in slot 1, and dropped a 4GB stick in slot 2. MemTest hung again. Thinking it might have been that one stick, I put the other one in there, and it hung also. So, slot 2 looks suspect. Move the sticks to 1&3, and they look fine, but that still leaves me missing 4GB of RAM.
I've followed advice and re-seated the CPU, looked for bent pins (none found), and tried manually setting the timings to the 9-9-9-24 that is printed on the sticks. No luck with any of that.
Request 2: So, my question to you is what am I missing? I feel like the board is the problem, due to the slot 2 problem with the 4GB sticks. However, my 2GB sticks don't have any problems at all in the same slots. Could the 4GB sticks require a little more power that my board might not be pushing out (the board is labeled at 1.5V, the sticks are labeled 9-9-9-24, 1.65V)? Would a bent pin be causing this that my eyes just cannot see? I read somewhere that a guy had a pin that was 0.25mm off that was causing his problems.
Or should I be looking at the memory? The 3x2GB set works fine, but the 3x4GB does not.
I'm not sure what my next step should be other than replace the RAM first, motherboard second. The RAM I just got, so I could RMA it if I knew exactly what the problem was. The motherboard is approaching 3 years old and presumably is out of warranty. I wouldn't mind replacing it, but I don't want to spend money right now if I don't have to.
I don't have a second machine to test on, although I'm trying to locate one (most of my friends don't build custom PCs). I have also tried putting the 6GB in the black slots and 12GB in the blue, but the machine doesn't work with that configuration either.
Request 3: Could someone explain how I could aim for 1066MHz on my RAM? I read that on the X58 Pro-E that this resolves most problems with random bluescreens. When I try to do this, I get lost in the numbers/options within the BIOS.
Anything else I might be missing? I'm out of ideas
Thank you all so much for the help!

Hi and welcome,
You have 2 "bottlenecks": the processor and the mainboard.
http://ark.intel.com/products/37147/Intel-Core-i7-920-Processor-8M-Cache-2_66-GHz-4_80-GTs-Intel-QPI
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) : 24 GB
Memory Types : DDR3-800/1066
Memory Channels : 3
Max Memory Bandwidth : 25.6 GB/s
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/X58-Pro-E.html#/?div=Detail
• Supports six unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333*/1600* (OC) DRAM, 24GB Max
As you can see, above 1066MHz you need to overclock both the processor and the mainboard.
I think for your config the best shot is 3 x 4GB DDR3-1333 (9-9-9-24 at 1.55-1.60V)

MSI X58 Pro Overlocking and Voltages

Hi guys new here in the forums i would like to seek assistance or some bios pics in overclocking Intel Core i7 920/MSI x58 Pro 3.2GHz-3.8GHz. what would be the correct voltage for the ICH and IOH(on default values and for the above-mentioned speeds). your help is much appreciated thanks in advance

Disable Spread Spectrum & Extreme Memory Profile in bios Cell Menu. Disable Overspeed Protection in bios Advance Bios Features-CPU Features. Since RAM speed increase with base clock increases, you will have to 'experiment again to get the RAM stable. Set Mem. Ratio to 5, Uncore Ratio to 12, adjust DRAM, voltage & timings accordingly, set base clock to 166 or 167, leave all voltages (other than your RAM), on default. This should give you around 1660 RAM speed & 3.33G's, with Turbo, around 3.5G's .

X58 Pro-E - Added memory and having problems.

Good evening.
My original setup was:
MSI X58 Pro-E, running V8.14 BIOS (think it's listed as 8.E on MSI site)
i7 920
6GB (3x2GB) of A-Data DDR3 1333 (Part number HY63I1B16)
eVGA GTX 285
Win 7 64bit Ultimate
I tried to find the exact brand/model of memory to add, but was unable. I ended up buying this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211451
I installed the memory and BIOS saw it all. Windows started up fine, reports 12GB, but the 2nd night after installing the memory, I got a bluescreen. I went ahead and ran memtest86, which reported several errors.
I took quick pic of memtest86 showing several errors here:
Before I RMA the memory, I wanted to make sure it isn't a configuration issue, rather than just bad memory.
Here's a pic of the memory tab from CPU-Z:
SPD tab (slot #1 "old" memory):
SPD tab (slot #2 "new" memory):
And here's a pic from SIW's memory tab:
What do you think? Bad memory or configuration issue? Thanks for your time.

The mixed config is not ideal. You may want to try however to set it all manually in the BIOS and see if you are able to get it to work.
Disable XMP in the BIOS.
Set your mem ratio so that your mem speed is at 1066. Set your timings manually to 9.9.9.25 or 8.8.8.22 and test.

Upgrading the BIOS on an MSI x58 Pro

My Mum's Cyberpower i7-920 machine with MSI x58 Pro motherboard periodically fails to boot with the error that there is no boot device.
I figured out a few hacks/workarounds for this, but as it is my Mum's machine, and I'm not always around to help out, I need a better solution.
I posted on the Cyberpower forums and they said: 'Upgrading to the latest BIOS can sometime cure niggly problems lke this on MSI boards.'
As I have never needed to mess around much with the BIOS before, I would like to get some input here as to what people think of this suggestion. Also what is the latest version of the BIOS for the MSI x58 Pro? Any recommendations on the easiest way to do this?
Thanks very much.

Okay, in that case a BIOS Update is probably worth a shot. As said before, >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<< and take the latest BIOS Version from this site: http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1744 [v8.D].

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