MSI P67-GD65 (B3) Did I make a bad choice? I'm building a new system!

After reading all the problems everyone seems to be having with boot problems and freezing, did I make a bad choice? Here's what I'm putting together when the parts arrive.
It's been a few years since I built my own rig, but every pc I've ever owned I built myself except my Dell XPS 630i (got a screaming deal).
MSI P67-GD65 (B3)
Intel i7-2600K unlocked and unleashed
CORSAIR high performance Vengeance memory module 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz 9-9-9-24, 1.5V
Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E 1080P
Western Digital Caviar Black 1T Hard Drive
Dell XPS 630i Case and Delll 750W power supply (I know I shouldn't reuse this case)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

"Dell XPS 630i Case~I know I shouldn't reuse this case"
Poor case for cooling with quad CPU and higher power consuming VGA card as you sure will end up with high temperature problems. It would be wise to get a better case.

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Sandybridge MSI P67-GD65 with Cayman MSI R6970 Short Test :)

Just for share and I think this post is already late because there are lots of reviews in the net for the new ATI 6970 video card. At least we can say that this would be a real benchmark score and I personally did the run. Also, I’m using Intel’s new Sandybridge for the tests and I will enumerate the configuration later on.
The video card I have here is a MSI ATI R6970-2PM2D2GD5. Specs are 2GB of GDDR5 Mems running at 5500mhz / 880mhz Default Core Clock / 256Bit and with 1536 Unified Shaders.
Plain and simple design box but its huge
Accessories
More photos of the card
You have 1 Dual-Link DVI Port / 1 Single-Link DVI / 2x Mini Display Port and lastly an HDMI connection With one card alone you can actually have 4 displays for Eyefinity
Pencil case look for the Top Side hehehehe 1x 8pin and 1x 6pin Power Inputs
Next for my Test Configuration System:
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• Processor: Sandybridge i5 2500 3.3ghz
•Motherboard: MSI P67-GD65
•Mems: Plain 2x 2GB DDR3 1333mhz
•PSU: AcBel R8 1100watts
•HDD: WD Caviar Green 500GB SATA
•Softwares: Windows 7 32bit / ATI Catalyst 10.11 Driver / 3dmark06 and Vantage with latest patch
Stock Benchies
3dMark06 24k
Vantage 19k
Next Oc’ed i5 2500 to 3.9ghz just to check if there are still bottlenecks for the new Sandybridge You decide hahahaha
3dMark06 26k
Vantage 20k
Lastly, Both VC and Proc oc’ed
3dMark06 27k
Vantage 21k
That’s it . Thanks!!!!

@zsde
this is an AVC Global Star Cooler. Actually all 3rd party market 1156 coolers are still compatible with the new sandybridge sockets So if you have one, your safe already

MSI P67-GD65 Query

Hi all
ok this might be a stupid question that im asking here and there maybe a simple quick soloution or maybe something else.
I just finished building my New system which is great atm but im noticing that the memory that i bought which was rated at 1600mhz is running only at 667mhz atm
Am i doing something stupidly wrong with settings and need to change the timings on the memory to get them to run at say 1333mhz or sommat like that or is my settings fine and im worried about nothing.
also a quick question on the control centre software, is it advised to have it installed as i have it installed and its on startup all the time when i dont want it to be.
ive attached a screenshot of my control centre with timings so if anyone can help with any tips to get the best of my memory then that would be awesome.

Anytime you run sticks under THEIR rated specs, it is considered underclocking them...or anyway it has been for a few years now, Intel has nothing to do with DRAM specs, JEDEC sets the DRAM standards.
I stand behind my statement that a 2500K should easily handle 1600/1866 sticks at stock, have built a number of systems with the 2500K and when there was a problem, it was almost always in the BIOS and not tied to any particular brand of mobo, not sure why you wish to slam only the DRAM manufacturers, and in this case GSkill in particular, because Yes, as a matter of fact I saw this post, they were working directly with ASUS...as they do with Gigabyte, ASRock, Intel, BioStar, ECS, and other mobo manufactures including, MSI. And it only makes sense when responding to a particular customer that you let them know that you do work directly w/ their mobo maker when issues arise, and that you aren't just blowing them off and ignoring the problems. A little further reading may have resulted in finding this post at the GSkill forums:
http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=8076
quoted below
For MSI P67 series motherboard owners
Some have reported issues operating performance modules on the MSI P67 motherboards.
We were finally able to attain working motherboards to test these issues.
Here is what we discovered:
For B3 revisions, nothing worked.
We attempted DDR3-1333 CL7 - DDR3-1600 CL6, CL7, CL8 - DDR3-1866 CL8, CL9 - and all DDR3-2133+ products. None were able to work with stability. Lower performance products such as CL9, should work fine. We are doing our best to assist MSI in any way to quickly resolve this issue. Watch out for BIOS updates on manufacturer website, and check back here as we will provide a follow up.
For B2 revisions, we had some results. The key was to enable XMP, AND manually configure settings. Usually only one is required, but for this particular issue, the temporary solution is to do both. A BIOS update should be in store as well to solve this problem.
Here are some pictures to further explain:
http://www.gskill.com/pdf/MSI P67 Setup.pdf
Remember, this issue only applies to MSI motherboards. There are no problems with ASUS, Gigabyte, AsRock, or other P67 motherboards. These have been fully tested and approved with our RipJaws X lineup. For example with ASUS P67 motherboards, all you need to do is enable XMP in EFI/BIOS, and ANY RipJaws X memory should work flawlessly. (even DDR3-2000+) For now, we will continue to push MSI for revision.
Thank you
GSKILL TECH
Where you say "If a Sandy Bridge sytem will not run a 2X2GB DDR3 1333 with 9 9 9 24" , I fully agree, but I thought we were talking about 1600 sticks here, not a 1333 set.....

MSI P67-GD65 running 4 DIMMS slots

Hello,
I have two kits of memory:
2x2Gb 1600 cl7 1.65v (that runs at 1.5v with same latencies 7-8-7-24)
2x4Gb 1600 cl9 1.5v (9-9-9-24)
Both kits are Gskill Ripjaws, I have already tried lots of things without any success so far, (relax timings to high values, increase voltage, tried link/unlink, swapped kits from black to blue), I cannot boot with RAM set to 9-9-9-24 (whether 1 or 2T) and 1600Mhz, the only way is to disable XMP and let memory speed to auto.
And so memory is recognized and runs in Windows at around 1310Mhz~1315Mhz with timings 7-7-7-20 (values chosen by me since I cannot use higher speeds).
In case I set memory speed to manual, whether its 1333Mhz or other values I get three long bips and I am unable to boot.
CPU Core i7 2600K
MSI P67-GD65 (B3) using latest official bios (1.E)
Actual position of the memory:
DIMM0:4Gb
DIMM1:2Gb
DIMM2:4Gb
DIMM3:2Gb
Thanks for your kind help.

Quote from: Jack on 14-November-11, 22:45:26
Thanks for your help Jack, this explains my issue.
I am still used to SDRAM, I mixed different sizes, brands, single and dual sided, even speeds, it always run without problems.
I need to get used.
Quote from: Henry on 15-November-11, 14:47:34
And the fact that they are the troublesome Ripjaws to begin with. Mixing one type of troublesome Ripjaws with another type of troublesome Ripjaws and you end up with double trouble.
I see, despite of the fact Ripjaws are mentioned as compatible, I should avoid them as they mean trouble.
RIP Ripjaws
What brand would you recommend?

MSI P67 GD65 Boot Beep change after bios flash 1H & 1I

Good evening.
First of all my pc specs:
- Msi P67 GD65 B3 Revision
- i5 2500K
- 2 * 4 gb DDR 3 G.Skill Ripjaws XF3 1600 mhz
- Sapphire HD 4870
- Ocz Vertex II 60 Gb (windows 7)
- Western Digital Blue Caviar 1 tb (storage)
Today I flashed the bios using a bootable pen drive.
Previously I had the 1.9 version and all went perfectly fine. The booting sequence was : 1 short beep, short beeps counting my usb devices and 1 final short high tonality beep.
Now I updated to version 1.I and the beep sequence changed completely: now I have 1 long low tonality beep, short beeps counting my usb devices and no final short high tonality beep . Also it takes some more seconds than version 1.9 before making the beeps!
I tried also versione 1.H (which I have in this very moment) and I experienced the same faulty beep sequence
I also tried to clear c-mos and load optimized defaults but I still have the same beep sequence in both cases.
What shall I do?
Please notice I never changed memory or cpu settings (no overclock at all)

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They say do not care about the beeps if the PC could work normally.
Same thing I already told you...
Forgot about those stupid beeps. As long as the system starts & boots fine, they are not critical error signals to begin with but status signs, that tell you that some things are there.
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What do they mean by "the new bios should fix some beep error" ? Which bios are the talking about? Maybe the upcoming 1 L version which is going to be released in future?
What they are telling you is that the beep sequence is not something to worry about. That the beeps "lie" so to speak and that you are looking for a meaning that is not there.
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What beep sequence do you have with 1.C version compared to the two videos I posted ?
It does not matter. You are getting hung up on beeps even though the system is obviously running just fine. If the beeps are getting on your nerves, then unplug the speaker from the board and enjoy the silence.
This is a non-issue. Stop being paranoid.

MSI P67 GD65 and 1600mhz RAM

Picked up a MSI P67a-GD65 to replace my faulty (and by faulty, not SATA port faulty)Gigabyte UD3P. Anyways. I had a stable overclock of 4.7ghz on that board so I assumed w/ close voltages Id hit that on this board. Ive spent the last 2 days trying to get it stable to no avail. Dropped the speed to 4.5ghz even w/ same voltages and nothing.
Finally I dropped my RAM speed from 1600mhz c8 to 1333 c9. System is stable at 4.7 no problem now. The ram has been used for awhile without any issues on 2 other boards (P55a-UD3 and P67a-UD3P) and memtest checks out. Is there a problem w/ the 1600mhz strap on this board? Ive read other people have issues with certain RAM speeds as well (although it varys). Specs below!
MSI P67a-GD65
Intel 2600k cooled by H50 w/ push/pull 38mm deltas
Corsair DDR3 1600mhz C8 (2x2gb)
XFX 6970
Corsair HX750
Agility 2 240gb, (2) 1tb WD Black

Quote from: iamcyclopseatme on 12-March-11, 05:44:02
Screw you ELvis This is doz from OCF, was hoping to find someone from MSI chime in on the problem! Getting frustrated. I have some new GSkill 1600mhz c8 2x4gb on the way as my wife eats up the RAM editing pictures in photoshop and bridge at the same time. Maybe its the RAM, but it hasnt given me an ounce of problems yet! Maybe Ill try some 2000mhz C9 that I have laying around at 1866mhz and see if it likes that.
Any more of that and you will have problems you didn't expect.
This is a forum with users helping each other and that includes us moderators and the administrator, we do not work for nor are we paid by MSI.
If you expect to get direct technical support from MSI then contact MSI here:
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MSI P67-GD65 (B3) Problems With New Ethernet Drivers

MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) BIOS 1.13 Beta 1, i5 2500K, Windows 7 Sp1 64 bit
G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24
Coolermaster 750w GX
Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (1024 MB)
SAMSUNG HD103SJ SCSI Disk Device (1000 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
ATAPI iHAS124 B ATA Device
Antec 300 Case/Logitech Gaming Keyboard and Mouse/Logitech 2.1 THX Speakers
Windows 7 Sp1 x64
The latest Realtek Network drivers that install and work when surfing is 7.041.
I have installed 7.042, 7.043 (from station drivers and windows update), and 7.044
They will install but when i surf, it goes nowhere. 7.038 and 7.041 work like a charm.
Am i doing something wrong, i uninstall and install. :(

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the 7.043 is for a windows update, which doesn't work correctly. It wouldn't be on windows update unless you werent meant to upgrade it.
That's not entirely true. Windows has made mistakes in the past of supplying incorrect updates to components & devices. Safest way to get correct drivers is from the MSI Website for your board. MSI tests them when they are received from the vendors & then posts them on the Website.

MSI P67-GD65 + 3770K overclocking

Hi,
I've used my P67-GD65 for almost 2years now in combination with an Intel Core i7 2600K and I was able to overclock just fine. Ever since I flashed my GD65 to v4.1 and v4.2 to support my new 3770K I can't overclock anymore (aside from Intel's default turbo of upto 39x). Also ECO mode and OC Genie mode are unresponsive in the BIOS.
Does Anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks for reading,
-Blade-

I copied the bios of a forum member that's able to OC his 3770K on his P67 GD55 and I'm stll not able to... It showed him having 45x 100MHz but it only applies 3497MHz for me
My Bios
Forum member's BIOS

I5 2400 / TeamXtreem 2x2gb 1600 /MSI P67-GD65 problems ....

Ive just bought an new kit:
-Coolermaster 212Plus
-Core I5 2400
-MSI P67A-GD65
-TeamXtreem PC3 12800 DDR3 LV 1600 MHz CL7 (2*2GB) http://www.teamgroup.com.tw/teamgroup/en/productDetail.php?pd_id=533&pl1_id=1&pl2_id=59
and my old components Psu Corsair 650W ,Evga GTX 295 , 2x 1 tb Seagate , and my "antique" Audigy 2 ZS PCI
Ive maid last bios update 1.7 on motherboard .
From time to time i experience sistem hang on first power of the sistem - usually leds are all blue but nothing apear on the screen , sistem dont initialize ; other times i get first 3 leds blue and sistem dont initialize ; after 4-5-6-7 resets finnaly sistem boot and i can use him at full potential .
1. Ive tested my Vga with furmark,3dmark,MSI Kombustor - its ok
2. my monitor its ok
3. Psu its ok
ive read on internet about a "Cold power" issue on many 1155 motherboards - i mean u power sistem , sistem hangs for a time and after many resets it starts and if u restart it its working ok .
i suspect thare is a bios problem around CPU-MB-MEMORY-And the rest of devices VGA/Sound PCI maibye cant be detected ....
thank u in advance.

Jack posted a pdf of the Dual BIOS. Here is the link, look for Reply #5 in this thread; https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=145084.0 If you have a failsafe in place to revert to a saved BIOS in the backup chip, I really recommend to give 1.8b6 a try. The forum USB flasher utility information & the 1.8b6 + ME can be found in brattak's OC & Mod Section thread. Svet has everything posted & linked in that thread also involving the beta & flashing it.
There is an update to the ME at the Intel Website. It is an Interface Host to Firmware update (Version 7.0.3.1184) & no flashing involved. It is worth a try.
Added: Also the info of the 1.8b6 + ME1164 is in this thread; https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=145081.0 (Svet Reply #1 & #3).

MSI P67 GD65 2600 k cannot OC to 47x multi

I tried everything with the voltages, it just won't post at 46x multi no matter what voltage all the way to 1.6V
I can boot at 46x multi @ 1.3V but it needs 1.35V to be stable
I'm on watercooling and the 1.6 BIOS. I think it needs a bios update to do high multi properly. Other people with otherboards had the same problem with not going up in multi but with a BIOS update they were able to get really high. I'm at 32C on idle.
I'm pretty annoyed because I got MSI because of it's SFC and Hi-c CAP instead of sticking with EVGA. I found out it has only 6 phase power. Some people with the same board were able to do 5.1ghz though. I can't even do 47x multi. I'm highly positive it's the BIOS. Please respond saying you will update the BIOS of 1.7 to be able to do high multi.

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EVGA is a trusted and proven overclocking board. I'm tempted to get Gigabyte or Asus but some people are having problems with them. EVGA's customer support and product support is top notch
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see P67 SLI of EVGA people are only doing 4.7ghz with them too.
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I can't find that motherboard on the internet to buy for some reason.
Stay calm young man, and slow down on emotional statements. The P67 chipset is brand new and all the manufacturers are trying to find solutions with Beta BIOS releases. Just read some other forums, and you will have similar problems throughout.
Write down precise cause and symptoms and then report them to MSI technical. Every user's feedback helps to get to the solution. You cannot expect that someone here has all the answers. There are more questions currently than answers. Put your pen to paper in a rational and constructive manner and let MSI know exactly what you are experiencing.
Here a quote from your favoured MB forum.
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Nice runs there. I'm right there too @ 4.8 with 1.4 makes 70C. Having stability problems tho whenever I raise the BCLK. Did you add some VTT to get to 103 ?
Seems like 4.6 to 4.7 is going to be the 24/7 sweet spot for these.

MSI P67-GD65 B3 Sound not working.

Hey guys, I don't know whats up but my sound is not working when I plug my speakers in the back.
When I plug the speakers in the front of the case they work fine. The Realtek HD Audio Manager even reads that I have plugged something in when I plug the speaker in the back. All the ports on the back are read by the Realtek Manager but no sound comes out when I try to test them. I even make them the default Device in the sound panel.
I am running Windows 7 64 Bit.
My monitor speakers also work fine, and my monitor is running on HDMI on the Geforce 560ti card.
Here are my Specs

Perhaps you can also try to deactivate (temporarely) all non-Realtek-Audio stuff in device manager (just to make sure that there is no interference).
As it looks, some short-circuit problem is either completely knocking out the back-panel audio ports (hence the suggestion to test the whole thing outside the case (barebone setup)) or the ports are defective (whether or not this has been so from the beginning or happened as a result of some short-circuit issue, is irrelevant at this point).
In case the problem still occurs when the board is sitting outside the case, the next logical thing is to assume some sort of defect, which means that unless you want to live with this issue, an RMA procedure is probably in order.

Have MSI p67 GD65 - update bios to 1.7 help.

Hi there,
I want to update my bios to 1.7.
When I search on the site I don't see 1.7, only 1.6. Where are people getting 1.7? Also, I hear there's something else you need to download as well? Something about IME?
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
Also, is it required to clear cmos? I have to take the case apart right?
Thanks.

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=145076.msg1079858#msg1079858
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=144484.msg1080805#msg1080805

Msi 990fxa-gd65 posting problem

hello all,
have bought a MSI 990fxa-gd65 motherboard and the amd fx 8350 processor
built it in a new system case and now it is not posting at all
all the fans are working my dvd player works, hard disk is working but nothing on my display at all
no beeping sounds and the display stays black
put in another video card no luck (working card from another computer)
put in another cpu amd fx 8120 no luck (working cpu from another computer)
put in memory amd entertainment edition 1233 no luck (working memory from crosair 1233 from another computer no luck)
850 watt powersupply (chandged it with 480 watt from another working computer no luck)
is there a big problem with my motherboard or is ther something i missed???
i am out of options sorry for the bad englisch hope someone can help me out
John

hi there
the following is in the case
850 watt powersupply it is checked and working
nvidia videocard gtx560 3072mb checked and working
amd memory entertainment edition ddr3 4gb 1333mhz (9-9-9-24) checked and working
corsair memory ddr3 1333mhz 8 gb (2 x 4) (9-9-9-24) checked and working
checked and working means i tried it in another case with another motherboard (gigabyte) and there it all works
the memory i use is compatible i think have tried it in all configuraties possible
only 1 slot with memory, 2 slots with memory , and all 4 slots with memory in all cases no luck my hard drives are all western digitale and are working
hope this will tell you enough
John

P67-GD65, change Turbo multipliers in BIOS for overclocking

Hi,
Here are my specs
Intel Core i5 2500k
MSI P67-GD65 B3, Bios 1E
8GB Corsair ram
I have read a lot on guides and other forums on how it is possible to keep the base multiplier, i.e. at 33 and to go into the CPU features part in the Overclock menu and change the core limit for Turbo multipliers so that the over clock comes into effect when turbo kicks in. As yet, though I haven't been able to pull it off. I have changed the multipliers and increased the watts given in the menu. But still in windows the CPU only goes up to 34 multiplier. Even when I set the multipliers to a relatively tame 40.
Am I missing something here. Is this sort of thing not possible in the new BIOS, because all the guides and topics have referee to old or beta BIOS. Bt I don't want to start flashing them all and screw something up.
So any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance

http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.php?showtopic=183670
Please check down below where he shows how he over clocked using turbo, "Latest Successful Attempts using Speedstep Turbo overclocking"
That's basically what I am aiming for. I will be over clocking through the BIOS, I want to leave the base multiplier at 33 which is default for my processor and over clock by changing the turbo multipliers.
I have tried an older BIOS, 1.9. In it using the instructions provided I have been able to do what he mentioned and with prime95 my clock speed runs at 40x.
I'm trying each BIOS to see which one essentially killed this feature. Because in later BIOS this doesn't work and for some reason the turbo multiplier cap seems to be fixed at 60.
A review by Guru3D mentioned a similar way to overclock the board

Is Raid Monitoring Possible? P67-GD65

I have a MSI P67-GD65 that has Server 2008 R2 installed on a solid state drive. In addition I have 4 - 2TB Drives configured in Raid 5 for a total of 6TB of Storage, well 5.5TB really. I purchased 5 - 2 TB drives to have a spare standing by in case there is a failure before I upgrade several years down the road. Now my system building is underway I am wondering how I will be notified of a drive failure for the raid? At work we have emails and pages sent out alerting to a drive failure. Is their something I can do with the P67-GD65?
Thanks for the help and guidance!
Ryan

The "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" driver & utility package includes a utility that allows to check the status of your hard drives and the array they function in on the Windows level. The tool has a monitoring utility running in the background. It will notify you as soon as any problem with the array or one of its drives is detected. It will not send out emails, though.

MSI P67-GD65 (B3) Did I make a bad choice? I'm building a new system!

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