MSI X58A-GD65 Overclock Problem

Hi there,
I have been trying to overclock my mainboard and it doesnt change my Clock Frequency, actually it changes but when I try to reboot system, it comes back to 133mhz again! I'm sure that it is not failure of overclocking, what should I do about this problem?
Every detail can change but clock frequency...!
I updated mainboard by the way to the last firmware.
NOTE: I manually change frequency on mainboard to 200mhz. now Setup says 200 mhz, while computer starts, startup says 200mhz, in Windows, it says 133 mhz! even CPUZ says 133mhz!... what is going on :S

I bought the MSI X58A-GD65 because I am a complete moron who wanted a hardware Easy Switch.
It works really well,but I was pissed when I noticed that my 12GB's of RAM was no longer recorgnized. Only showed 8GB's..............
So I set the Easy Switch to deafualt ( 133 ) and decided to overclock the CPU and tweak the RAM.
I just read every forum where people had problems w/ various settings, and since I only want 3.2GHz w/ 12GB's of RAM @1.4v it was a walk in the park.
Clearing the CMOS after a day of torturing myelf and committing Human errors,I easily was able to simply undervolt the RAM from the 1.65v default,and raise the 133 default setting up by a factor of 5 and rebooting.
So this is my first OVerclocking experience and MSI seems like a worthy board..
I use this to perform hardware and virtual musical synths and instruments 6 nights a week.
Since I cam from a solid 32bit DAW that ran 100% for 3 yerars,I didn't upgrade, but actually did an entire new rebuild since I wasn't sure ofthe stability in x64.
But this DAW has worked for days on end now flawlessley.
I Declare This Dog Will Hunt.............

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I bought the MSI X58A-GD65 because I am a complete moron who wanted a hardware Easy Switch.
It works really well,but I was pissed when I noticed that my 12GB's of RAM was no longer recorgnized. Only showed 8GB's..............
So I set the Easy Switch to deafualt ( 133 ) and decided to overclock the CPU and tweak the RAM.
I just read every forum where people had problems w/ various settings, and since I only want 3.2GHz w/ 12GB's of RAM @1.4v it was a walk in the park.
Clearing the CMOS after a day of torturing myelf and committing Human errors,I easily was able to simply undervolt the RAM from the 1.65v default,and raise the 133 default setting up by a factor of 5 and rebooting.
So this is my first OVerclocking experience and MSI seems like a worthy board..
I use this to perform hardware and virtual musical synths and instruments 6 nights a week.
Since I cam from a solid 32bit DAW that ran 100% for 3 yerars,I didn't upgrade, but actually did an entire new rebuild since I wasn't sure ofthe stability in x64.
But this DAW has worked for days on end now flawlessley.
I Declare This Dog Will Hunt.............

MSI X58A-GD65 Voltage problem

Merry Christmas all.!
I've just purchased a MSI X58A-GD65 and I'm have a few problems overclocking with it. My setup is MSI X58A-GD65, Intel i7 950. 6gb dominator 2000 GT.
The problem I'm having is I can't access any voltage controls for the CPU and memory in the BIOS. They are all greyed out and say [AUTO].. No matter what I change I can't access them. What am I doing wrong guys?
I have updated the BIOS to v.2.2 also..
Thanks,
Mcbonio

Found the sticky as soon as I posted.! Felt like a right dunce.!
Thanks.!!

[MSI X58A-GD65] Overclocking, stabilizing and testing a Core i7 920

Greetings,
I have overlcoked my i7 920 to 4.000 MHZ and I would like to run some tests just to be sure about it's stability.
The RAMS have been succesfully tested with Memtest86+ which is included in Ubuntu 11.10 distributions.
However, blue screens rarely occur.
If my current knowledge does not deceive me:
a) The more volts the more stability, heat and power consumption rate
b) Green/eco, less power consumption, Intel states are cr*p, right? I use a Power Wattage meter and the watt consumption does not fall below 400 Watts (it's the same when it's overclocked).
c) In my own experience Intel Turbo (21x Multiplier), states cause instability
Full System Specs:
Case: Coolermaster Cosmos RC1000
PSU: Coolermaster M850
M/B: MSI X58A-GD65
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster V8
RAM: OCZ Core i7 Edition 8-8-8-24 1600 MHZ
VGA: Sapphire Radeon HD4870 1GB
HDD:
a) Intel SSD 80GB Postville
b) 2x Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1 TB [SATA 3] [Raid 0]
c) 1x Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1 TB [SATA 2]
d) 1x Western Digital WD6402AAEX Caviar Black 640GB [SATA 3]
Full Current overclock settings:
CPU Features:
Code: [Select]
Intel EIST: Disabled
Intel C-State: Disabled
C1E Support: Disabled
Overspeed Protection: Disabled
Hyper-threading function: Enabled
Execute bit support: enabled
Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3: Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech: Enabled
Intel VT-d tech: Enabled
Overclock Settings:
Code: [Select]
Adjust CPU Base Frequency (MHZ): 200
Adjust CPU Ratio: 20
DRAM Timing Mode: Auto
Extreme Memory Profile: Profile 1
Extreme Memory Profiles Mode: Advanced
Memory Ratio: 4
Adjusted DRAM Frequency (MHZ): 1600
Uncore Ratio: 8
Adjusted Uncore Frequency (MHZ): 3200
Adjust PCI Frequency (MHZ): Auto
Adjuest PCI-E Frequency (MHZ) 100
Auto Disable PCI/PCI-E Frequency: Enabled
QPI Configuration:
Code: [Select]
QPI Links Speed: Full-speed
QPI Frequency: 4.800GT
Clockgen Tuner
Code: [Select]
CPU Amplitude Control: 800mv
PCI Express Amplitude: 800mv
CPU CLK Skew: Normal
IOH CLK Skew: Normal
Voltage Settings:
Code: [Select]
VDroop Control: High VDroop
CPU Voltage (V): [0+300]
CPU PLL Voltage (V): 1.96
QPI Voltage (V): 1.35
DRAM Voltage (V): 1.65
DRAM_VREF_CA_A (V): Auto
DRAM_VREF_CA_B (V): Auto
DRAM_VREF_CA_C (V): Auto
DRAM_VREF_DQ_A (V): Auto
DRAM_VREF_DQ_B (V): Auto
DRAM_VREF_DQ_C (V):Auto
IOH Voltage (V): 1.30
ICH Voltaga (V): 1.65
Spread Spectrum: Disabled
Looking for more advice/suggestions about getting more stability and performance
I know that overclocking is dangerous and can damage/destroy/cook the components such as the CPU, RAMS etc.
However, whatever happens it's my responsibility

Why are you using X.M.P. with Memory and Uncore being adjusted manually? What are the random BSOD codes? VDroop should be set to Low. PLL and CPU V. seem to be ridiculously high for a 4.0 OC. What does CPUID's CPU-Z utility show for CPU voltage? PLL, IOH, and ICH should only require the Auto setting.
Uncheck Automatically restart;

X58A-GD65 overclock problem

Hi all,
I just got the X58A-GD65 and updraded the BIOS to V2. I'm trying to get my Dominator 2000GT and intel i7 950 to 2000mhz and 4ghz respectively.
I can get the memory up to 2000mhz using XMP on auto and manually giving it 1.65v. Very stable!
I can also get the CPU to 4.2ghz with the base clock and multiplier to 175mhz and x24, again stable.
The problem is I can't get them both working together, when I enable the XMP feature on the memory, it remove the multiplier value on the CPU and doesn't allow me to change the base clock speed. It just runs them at it's own speed of 3.42ghz which is a good speed, but I know i can get 4ghz+ from my CPU.!
Where am I going wrong guys?

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I'm trying these settings as you recommend but I can't get it to post.
Probably need more CPU V. Raise in small increments & check for post. In no way should it need to get up to 1.400, so the limitation will most likely be RAM speed & a limitation of the CPU IMC. In this case, recommend manually setting your CPU to the speed you want & set the RAM to 'best speed' in conjunction with the bclk you have selected.
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Memory timings 1T - 8 - 9 - 8 - 27
The XMP profile at 2000, uses CR of 2 not 1. That 'may' be the problem at that speed.
With a bclk of 176, mine are currently running 1760 CR 1, 8 9 8 24, tRFC 88 @ 1.62V's.
Added: In the spirit of the pursuit of science, I did some more testing. The mainboards are capable, the RAM is capable, but it does seem to ultimately rest with the CPU itself what it can handle. This screenshot is most likely an 'exception to the rule' & 'non' typical of capability for a standard 1366 i7 9xx series. This is with an i7 970 which has much different operating limits. * DRAM V. 1.68V's with VDroop reads 1.66V's in CPUID H/W Monitor.
* WARNING.....Maximum DRAM voltage for other than i7 970 or 980X is 1.65V's! Permanent CPU damage/degradation may be the result!

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Found the sticky as soon as I posted.! Felt like a right dunce.!
Thanks.!!

MSI X58A-GD65 bios problems, I guess.

Hello.
Like the title says, I believe there's something wrong with the bios. I installed Live Update 5 - wanted to update my bios (in a window), it finished deleting the flash, but once it reached 20% of the rebuilding part the screen went black, I waited for about an hour, tried rebooting and the screen is now.. Always black, I've followed the "Clear CMOS guide" nothing happened. So forum... What do?

Quote from: HU16E on 18-June-12, 07:05:46
Recommend to send the mainboard to MSI for service, or if a pc shop in your area has an SPI flash programming device, they may be able to revive it for you. Since the BIOS updates are only available to use with LU, you would need to contact MSI Technical for a .zip or.rar BIOS file the pc shop can flash.
>> How To Contact MSI <<
I'll do that then, thank you, Gentlemen.

Overclocking MSI X58A-GD65

Greetings to all!
I would like to overlock my computer properly in order to be able to achieve better perfomance in gaming
That is due to the reason I don't want to spend more money to this computer (I have already spent a lot)
My system build is:
Tower: CoolerMaster Cosmos RC-1000
PSU: CoolerMaster Real Power M850
CPU: Intel Core i7 920
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster V8
Motherboard: MSI X58A-GD65
RAM: OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Intel® i7 Triple Channel [3x2GB, 1600 MHZ, 8-8-8-24
SSD: A-Data X25 80GB by Intel (Model: SSDSA2MH080G1GN) [Sata 2]
VGA: Sapphire Radeon HD4870 1GB
HDD1: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (WD1001FALS) [Sata 2]
HDD2: Western Digital 250GB [Sata 1]
HDD3: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB (WD6402AAEX) [Sata 3]
Optical 1: Samsung 223QRSMN DVD-RW [Sata ?]
OS: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
As you can see my build can be considered high-end.
So far I have overclocked CPU to run at 3.0 GHZ and RAM speed at 1800 MHZ.
If I set CPU to run at a higher speed the system boots fine but the OS refuses to start
Also I have encountered some hang ups in games. I believe it's because of the automized RAM timings.
In order to overclock I have to access the "Cell Menu" in BIOS Settings.
The Cell Menu has exactly these options:
Current Core Frequency: 3.00 GHZ (150x20)
Current DRAM Frequency: 1800 MHZ
Current QPI Frequency: 4.8000 GT
->CPU Specifications (it has information about what technologies Core i7 920 supports)
->CPU Feature: Intel EIST, Intel C-State, C1E Support, Overspeed Protection, Hyper-Threading Function,
Execute Bit Support, Set Limit CPUID Max Val to , Intel Virtualiation Tech, INtel VT-d Tech
->Intel Eist: Disabled, Enabled, Auto
->C1E Support: Disabled, Enabled
->Adjust CPU Base Frequency (MHz): 100-400 mhz (Current: 150)
->Adjust CPU Ratio: 12-21 (Current: 20)
->Adjusted CPU Frequency (MHz): 3000 mhz
->Memory -Z: DIMM1,3,5 Memory SPD Information
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DIMM 1 Memory SPD Infromation
Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM
Max Bandwidth: DDR3-1066 (533 MHZ)
Manufacture: OCZ
Part Number: OCZ3X1600LV2G
Serial Number: 00000000
->X.M.P Support Information:
Code: [Select]
X.M.P Support
Max Bandwidth: DDR3-1800 (900 MHZ)
Memory Voltage: 1.65V
SDRAM Cycle Time: 1.111ns (1CLK)
DRAM TCL: 10.000 ns (9CLK)
DRAM TRCD: 10.000ns (9CLK)
DRAM TRP: 10.000ns (9CLK)
DRAM TRAS: 30.000 ns (27clk)
DRAM TRFC: 90.000 ns (81clk)
DRAM TWR: 15.000ns (14CLK)
DRAM TWTR: 7.555 ns (7clk)
DRAM TRRD: 6.000 ns (6CLK)
DRAM TRTP: 7.555ns (7clk)
SDRAM Cycle Time: 1.875 ns (1CLK)
DRAM TCL: 13.125ns (7clk)
DRAM TRCD: 13.125ns (7clk)
DRAM TRP: 13.125ns (7clk)
DRAM TRAS: 30.000ns (16clk)
DRAM TRC: 49.500ns (27clk)
DRAM TRFC: 110.000ns (59clk)
DRAM TWR: 15.000ns (8clk)
DRAM TWTR: 7.500ns (4clk)
DRAM TRRD: 7.500ns (4clk)
DRAM TRTP: 7.500ns (4clk)
Current DRAM Channel 1 Timing: 0-0-0-0
Current DRAM Channel 2 Timing: 0-0-0-0
Current DRAM Channel 3 Timing: 0-0-0-0
DRAM Timing Mode: Auto(1), Unlick(2), Link(3)
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If set to Auto (1):
Advance Dram Configuration: Is grayed out
If set to Unlick(2):
->Advance DRAM Configuration:
Code: [Select]
CH1 1T/2T Memory Timing: 1-3
CH1 CAS Latency (CL): 4-15
CH1 tRCD: 3-15
CH1 tRP: 3-15
CH1 tRAS: 9-31
CH1 tRFC: 30-255
CH1 tWR: 0-15
CH1 tWTR: 0-15
Ch1 tRRD: 0-7
CH1 tRTP: 0-15
CH1 tFAW: 15-63
CH1 B2B-CAS Delay: 0-31
[color=#696969]Current CH1 tdrRDTRD,TWR,TRD,TRD etc... [/color]
->Channel 1 Advance Timing: Auto, Manual
---> If set to Manual these options appear:
CH1 tdrRdTRd: 3-9
CH1 tddRdTRd: 3-9
CH1 tsrRdTWRr: 3-17
CH1 tdrRdTWr: 3-17
CH1 tddRdTWr: 3-17
CH1 tsrWrTRd: 11-25
Ch1 tdrWrTRd: 2-8
CH1 tddWrTRd: 2-8
CH1 tdrWrTWr: 3-9
CH1 tddWrTwr: 3-9
CH1 tsrRdTRd: 4 or 6 DRAM clocks
CH1 tsrWrTWr: 4 or 6 DRAM clocks
CH1 Round Trip Latency: 1-255
Then I have Channel 2 and 3 which have the same options as Channel 1
->Extreme Memory Profile: Disabled, Profile 1, Profile 2. If set to a profile option "Extreme Memory Profiles Mode: Advance" appears
-> Memory Ratio: Auto, 3-8 (Current: 6)
Adjusted DRAM Frequency DRAM Frequency (MHz: 1800)
->Uncore Ratio: Auto, 6-20 (Current: 12)
Adjusted Uncore Frequency (MHZ): 3600
->QPI Configuration: Quote
QPI Links Speed: Full-speed, Slow-mode (Current: Full)
QPI Frequency: Auto, 4.8 GT, 5.866 GT, 6.4 GT (Current: Auto)
->Clockgen Tuner: Quote
CPU Amplitude Control: 700-1000mv (Current 900MV)
PCI Express Amplitude Control: 700-100mv (Current 900MV)
CPU CLK Skew: Normal, 100-1500ps (Current Normal)
IOH CLK Skew: Normal, 100-1500ps (Current Normal)
->Adjust PCI Frequency (MHZ): Auto, 37.3 42 (Current Auto)
-> Adjust PCI-E Frequency (MHZ): 100-200 MHZ (Current 100)
-> Auto Disable PCI/PCI-E Frequency: Enabled, Disabled (Current Enabled)
->CPU Voltage (V): Auto, +0.00-+0.630 (Details: when voltage is high the text is colored in red meaning that's its dangerous), -0.020- -0.320 (The text is colored in grey meaning that these options are safe) (Current: +0.300)
->CPU PLL Voltage (V): Auto, 1.00-2.43 (When voltage is high or very low, text is red-colored) (Current: 1.85)
->QPI Voltage (V): Auto, 0.88-1.83 (When voltage is high or very low, text is red-colored) (Current: Auto)
->DRAM Voltage (V): Auto, 1.20-2.77 (When voltage is high or very low, text is red-colored) (Current: 1.65) (Details say: "According to the INtel CPU spec, DRAM Voltage setting 1.65v may damage the cpu permanently. It is strongly recommended that you install the dram with the voltage setting below 1.65V. "
->DDR_VREF_CA_A,B,C: Auto, 0.510-1.225 (When voltage is high or very low, text is red-colored) (Current: Auto)
->DDR_VREF_DQ_A,B,C: Auto, 0.699-0.985 (When voltage is high or very low, text is red-colored) (Current: Auto)
->IOH Voltage (V): Auto, 0.76-2.64 (When voltage is high or very low, text is red-colored) (Current: Auto)
->ICH Voltage (V): Auto, 0.70-2.13 (When voltage is high or very low, text is red-colored) (Current: Auto)
-> Spread Spectrum: Disabled, Enabled
Text in blue means that these options are Disabled by me
Reasons: These technologies conserve power, I want to have better perfomance not to conserve energy.
Text in grey means that these options cannot be changed
Ouf, that all the options in Cell menu... This motherboard must have been designed for professional overclockers.
So any suggestions, any guides that I should follow?
I have heard and seen on the internet that Core i7 920 can reach 4,0 GHZ but not quite stable can I achieve such perfomance with good stability?
How do I get the real full specifications of these RAMs?
Should I enable some of the CPU features to conserve power and have a better temperature?
Should I enable also green power?
PS) Again to clarify it. I'm aiming for perfomance.

Quote from: Jack on 23-November-10, 21:46:51
It does not make sense to try overclocking the CPU and rhe memory at the same time, as it does not allow you to know if stability problems are caused by instable memory settings or instable CPU related settings.
Because of that, you should split your whole OC task into two obectives:
1. Objective: Overclock the CPU, not the memory.
2. Objective: Once the desired CPU Overclock is reached & stable, start worrying about the memory.
To reach your first objective, please keep your memory speeds as low as possible (keep it @DDR3-1066) and focus on the processor only.
So should I leave all the RAM options to Auto?

MSI X58A-GD65 new BIOS

I have motherboard MSI X58A-GD65 bought in September.
It is possible to flash it new BIOS v.23.0 or not?
Now i have BIOS v. 22.1

Hello every body.
Does anyone check 7522vM3 22.3 bios?, the 22.2 was a disaster, but what about 22.3?, or perhaps it works and resolve the problem of suspension state when you make overclocking.
Code: [Select]
X58 Platinum / X58 Platinum SLI = BIOS version 3xx
X58 Pro / X58 Pro SLI / X58 Pro-E / X58 Pro-E SLI = BIOS version 8xx
X58A-GD45 = BIOS version Pxx
X58A-GD65 = BIOS version Mxx
X58A-GD65 = BIOS version Nxx
The BIOS is for LiveUpdate ONLY!
No need to post BIOS Mxx & Nxx since there are different BIOS version
with the same marketing name.
X58A-GD65 (MS-7522) V22.3 BIOS Release
1. This is AMI BIOS release
2. This BIOS fixes the following problem of the previous version:
- Update CPU micro code.
- Improved memory compatibility.
- Update LAN option ROM.
3. 2011/03/21
Quote from: SuperCurro on 14-January-11, 15:26:07
My experience with X58A-GD65 Bios
22.0 = dont get out from suspension state, Overclock runs ok
22.1 = it runs ok, OC ok
22.2= it has lots of problems, the main is the inestability of raid 0 over SSD, lots of blue screens, OC inestable.
So, dont upgrade to 22.2, stay in 22.1.
The upgrade of the bios shoud be done from the BIOS (you have an option to upgrade with an usb memory stick).
My computer
Game PC: Antec Solo & MSI X58A-GD65 & i7-950 @3.8GHz & 6GB 2:10 1600Mhz O.C.Auto
DELL 3007WFP-HC* & 2x470GTX SLI & GF9800GT_physx
Raid0 2xOCZSSD2-2VTXE 240G + Raid0 640Gb + 2 TB & Zboard MERC & G5 & G25 Xi-Fi & Z-Logitech 5400

MSI X58A-GD65 BIOS Cell Menu Bugs!

Hello,
I updated the bios to the latest version according to MSI's website (Update Date 2010-11-17 version 2.22)
I had configured everything from scratch and even Cell Menu options.
I had my CPU overclocked to 4.0 GHZ (20x200) and RAM to 1600 and in Extreme Profile 1 (8-8-8-24).
I verified that everything was ok and stabled (I did a couple of benchmarks and torture tests to be assured)
I noticed today that the BIOS refuses to run with the overclocked settings
By refusal I mean, it boots fine but it boots at 133x20! (2660 mhz)
I tried setting the options again and nothing happened everything stayed the same.
Also I have disabled ALL POWER SAVING FEATURES like Green Power, Intel EIST and the like
Some proof: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1514841
PS) I refuse to use the old bios because the old bios was worse than the current one and I will have more trouble with it.
Give me a solution please.

Quote from: HU16E on 05-December-10, 03:11:14
Recommend opening a ticket with MSI Tech Support & describing in detail the problems you are having with the new bios. Since this is a user to user forum, nothing concerning a bios revision or the like is going to get fixed here. About the only advice anyone here could give would be maybe some new setting in the bios has been added, or a setting has been overlooked preventing the desired results.
After taking a peek in the manual, nothing is shown about the board having these setting options. It's possible the new bios has incorporated it. It would show up in bios Cell Menu & the description of what it is & what it does would be in the info box to the right. When OC'ing, make sure to disable Spread Spectrum. After the bios update, did you remove the power cord from the PSU & clear CMOS?
I have disabled the "Spread Spectrum" because it caused slow perfomance especially in SSD.
About the power cord and clear cmos. No, never, ever.
Full System Specs:
Tower: CoolerMaster Cosmos RC-1000
PSU: CoolerMaster Real Power M850
CPU: Intel Core i7 920
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster V8
Motherboard: MSI X58A-GD65
RAM: OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Intel® i7 Triple Channel [3x2GB, 1600 MHZ, 8-8-8-24]
SSD: A-Data X25 80GB by Intel (Model: SSDSA2MH080G1GN) [Sata 2]
VGA: Sapphire Radeon HD4870 1GB
HDD1: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (WD1001FALS) [Sata 2]
HDD2: Western Digital 250GB [Sata 1]
HDD3: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB (WD6402AAEX) [Sata 3]
Optical 1: Samsung 223QRSMN DVD-RW [Sata ?]
OS: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
I don't see the point of posting system specs because I'm sure it's a bug, the bios refuses to save the Cell Menu options but whatever. I can't argue with that because this information is crucial to most issues

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Quote from: HU16E on 05-December-10, 03:11:14
Recommend opening a ticket with MSI Tech Support & describing in detail the problems you are having with the new bios. Since this is a user to user forum, nothing concerning a bios revision or the like is going to get fixed here. About the only advice anyone here could give would be maybe some new setting in the bios has been added, or a setting has been overlooked preventing the desired results.
After taking a peek in the manual, nothing is shown about the board having these setting options. It's possible the new bios has incorporated it. It would show up in bios Cell Menu & the description of what it is & what it does would be in the info box to the right. When OC'ing, make sure to disable Spread Spectrum. After the bios update, did you remove the power cord from the PSU & clear CMOS?
I have disabled the "Spread Spectrum" because it caused slow perfomance especially in SSD.
About the power cord and clear cmos. No, never, ever.
Full System Specs:
Tower: CoolerMaster Cosmos RC-1000
PSU: CoolerMaster Real Power M850
CPU: Intel Core i7 920
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster V8
Motherboard: MSI X58A-GD65
RAM: OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Intel® i7 Triple Channel [3x2GB, 1600 MHZ, 8-8-8-24]
SSD: A-Data X25 80GB by Intel (Model: SSDSA2MH080G1GN) [Sata 2]
VGA: Sapphire Radeon HD4870 1GB
HDD1: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (WD1001FALS) [Sata 2]
HDD2: Western Digital 250GB [Sata 1]
HDD3: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB (WD6402AAEX) [Sata 3]
Optical 1: Samsung 223QRSMN DVD-RW [Sata ?]
OS: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
I don't see the point of posting system specs because I'm sure it's a bug, the bios refuses to save the Cell Menu options but whatever. I can't argue with that because this information is crucial to most issues

MSI X58A-GD65

This is driving me crazy
Currently have this motherboard(no bios updates but is running ESXi) so cannot upgrade with out loads of problems
Anyway running 24 gig of ram
2 ssd's a a 64 gig OCZ agility and a ocz 240 Onyz SSD
well i tried to add another 240 gig OCZ agility
anyway when copying to this drive the drive goes off line(shows no errors)
fair enough could be the drive
then chnaged that for a
octane 2 240 gig ssd which has been running windows 7 for 4 months that shows no errors and working fine
plug that it and create the storage so i am able to use it
try moving data to it after a couple of mins that drive goes off line
re imaged windows to it and using it at the moment on another pc with no problems???
also the agiltity 3 drive is working fine within windows on another motherboard??
i just do not know where to go here now
made sure disks seem to be working fine but
when connected to the X58A-GD65 it seems to take the disk off line
funny though the 2 existing ssd's seem to be working fine
any ideas?

I am not an ESXi user myself but I checked around and it could be a compatibility issue.
MSI does not test ESXi on their desktop boards.
Desktop boards may or may not work properly under ESXi, I can;t find any desktop boards in the hardware compatibility list of ESXi either.
So support will be thin if any.
Doesn't mean it shouldn't work though.
Have you tried a Sata HDD to see if that works?
Which version of ESXi and which verison of the datastore are you using?
Do you run AHCI mode?
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1008673&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=384510726&stateId=1%200%20384530827
(IDE mode might have some issues)
Updating the bios as xmad suggested is also something you could try.
Which bios do you currently have?
I attached the latest bios (M46/v22.4B6), could you give that a try?
You can use this bios update in DOS or use the >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<

MSI X58A-GD65 Flash/Re-Flash the New/Same BIOS

Hello.
I have some trouble with overclocking.
The BIOS always saves the Voltage settings but not the multiplier and MHZ and I would like to Re-Flash the same BIOS or a new one.
I can't find the BIOS that I have already flashed and the Live Update does not have any BIOS updates so I came here to ask.
Can I update to version V22.2 from this page? http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/X58A-GD65.html#/?div=BIOS
How can I find the BIOS that I already have and re-flash it?
PS) Please stay to topic questions don't tell me anything about my Cell Menu settings. They are fine because I have tried countless times to save them and only a few times they were actually saved and worked at 4 Ghz.

Maybe others know why your board is stated to only be available thru live update but a quick google search and I found a link to a file with the exact same name as that bios.
http://www.msi.com/service/download/bios-14654.html (bios version 22.2) I'm assuming it's the same one stated on the page for your board that you linked.
I would wait for the more knowledgable people to say what method to use or if it's safe before just flashing anything.
BTW- live update sucks and never seems to work properly. When I first got my board I was thrilled to see an update function built into the bios. first thing I did was use it and it flashed my bios to a version older than what it shipped with!

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

New MSi Z77A - GD65 DIMM problem

I was wondering if anybody else has a similar experience with this.
My build:
i7 - 3770k 3.4 ghz
MSi z77A - GD65
MSi 760 Geforce GTX 4GB VRAM
Rosewill Xtreme RX750 - D - B
3 x 4 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM
So everything wrongs except for the DIMM. The two DIMMs closest to the CPU causes the system to not POST. The debug stays at 55 which indicates that there's no memory. When I installed two sticks into the slots furthest away from the CPU, it boots up just fine.
I tried booting up with one stick in the DIMM furthest away from the CPU for each ram stick. They all result in the system booting up just fine. I tried using 4 x 2 gb RIPJAW ram sticks and again the system errors at 55. The common denominator here is that the two DIMM slots closest to the CPU are not working and causing everything to freak out.
This is my theory on what's going on. I have no idea how to fix this other than returning the board for a new one. Hopefully I can get some suggestions or advice on what to do from here. Maybe my mobo isn't broken, and it's just me doing something wrong. I certainly hope so because I'm a pretty lazy dude. Bought this board because my other mobo didn't boot up. Now this board isn't reading my memory. What gives??? Any help is appreciated.

Enter bios and check if the intel ME firmware is properly installed. If not it will show N/A in the bios.
My PC with the regular Z77A-GD65 worked flawless for a year, then I had problems. My gcard died and I had massive bootproblems. I tried a lot to figure out the reasons. All I could come up with was a faulty board or incompatible memory, like you think you have. I switched from 4x4Gb to 2x8 Gb in slots 2 + 4, but it didn't help.
After I noticed Intel ME firmware wasn't installed, I tried that. I used the forum tool and most important: I used a bios version with Intel ME firmware included. Downloaded it from an attachment in these forums (so don't download bios versions from the official MSI website!). I flashed the bios and everything worked great again!
Try that first, before you start inspecting CPU pins or change to different memory. I installed BIOS version 10.8B3 (beta), but watch out, I think your gaming edition of the Z77A-GD65 has a different bios. Check the forums which (beta) version is the most reliable.

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