Msi X79A-GD45 (8D) Power on Problem

Dear Msi Users.
I got a Strange problem with a Msi X79A-GD45 (8d) Motherboard.
The Motherboard runs a Intel i7 3930K with a Kingston HyperX 32gb 1600mhz Kit (KHX1600C9D3K8/32GX), a Ati 7770 2gb, A SSD + HDD and a DVDRom
We deliverd 9 systems and 8 of them are Working just great (Al the Set-ups are the same).
One of them is giving strange problems with powering on the whole System.
When i boot the Machine it goes on for a couple of Seconds (Without signal) and then powers off for 2 Seconds, afher that it boot's again and the problem is the same.
So we tried a couple of things, change Memory kit (result the same), change Cpu (result the same), change power supply (result the same), new Motherboard (result the Same).
Then i tried 32gb 1333 kit and the system works great, goes on like normal and boot's windows like normal.
But when i put the 1600ghz 32gb kit back the problem is back right away. Even with a New 32gb Kit.
The Bios is the Last version, We are in the Dark now. Is there a smart guy who can help us?
Thnx in Advance and Greets from Holland.

Quote from: RemusM on 24-October-12, 21:48:57
If they need 1.65V, they are overvolted & overclocked DDR3-1333 chips for sure.
So ...
Be sure XMP is disabled.
If it doesn't work on "Auto", you need to manually set the speed, timings and voltage (for 8 modules I recommend around 1.60V).
Good luck.
Oke will do that, does not work on auto indeed, one rimm (of 4) does but 8 does not.
Quote from: xmad on 24-October-12, 21:44:13
I can almost gaurantee that ram is 1333, with an 1600 oc profile.(XMP)
So it is running at 1333 by default, this indiciates either different bios, or something different about the ram you used previously. Which was why I was thinking perhaps they switched memory makers or something. Something has to be different. The only thing you have tried differently is a different brand of memory.
That is just the Stragest thing.
We Orderd 9 cpu's, 9 Motherboards, 9 Dimm kits, 9 SSD's, 9 HDD's, 9 Grafixcards, 9 CPU Coolers, 36 (4x9) CaseFan's and 9 PC Cases.
All build on one day and all works great, after 4 weeks of great use, 1 of them is giving this problem.
In the Netherlands we call this "Schiet me maar in een balonnetje" with means "Shoot me in a baloon"

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Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 21-January-13, 09:51:28
31 is a memory problem. Is this two separate 2X2GB kits mixed together? UEFI/BIOS v1.4 is the correct basic one to support your CPU, so that should not be a problem.
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>> Product Info Page <<
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Before I was using
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You can only lower the multiplier on non-k version Intel CPU's.
Judging by your post, you probably didn't know that.
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Setup
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Quote from: Henry on 11-June-12, 06:02:19
That's correct, simply not enough power or a cheap junk PSU, without a brand name we can only assume you have a crappy PSU. There has to be some kind of brand name and model number on the label of the one you have.
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Quote from: flobelix on 21-January-14, 06:14:05
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Sounds like good news, although I'm a pessimist by nature...
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Hopefully I wont have to follow this advice, took me so long to set everything up!
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