MSI Z68A-GD80 THX TruStudio Pro piece of crapware HELP

MSI Z68A-GD80
There is no supported audio device available THX TruStudio Pro
can anybody please tell me how to make this work?
I already had A LOT of problems with MSI Lucid 1156 motherboard, but finally I was able to make THX Tru whatever work great (it enhances stereo, like headphone use)
Now I bought the new Z68 and this sucks, it doesn't works at all

Quote from: tintinmcleod on 06-June-11, 14:47:12
The funny thing is Live Updater 5 said yesterday I just check the available updates for my board, and there was update of Live Updater 5, but when I installed it, it said that I already installed the latest version compared to exe that just downloaded.
But, still, there were no updates from Live Updater. Just download the latest version of Realtek HD Audio in Realtek website.
I'm not a fan of Live Updater. It's rather unpolished IMO. It shows products as not installed when they are or the wrong versions from what I have installed, not acceptable for me. It also shows products that aren't from MSI, like Media Expresso. If it's not available from the downloads section of my products page, I don't want to see it. That's really just my personal preference and won't fault LU for that.
But I was referring to checking manually at the Z68A-GD80 downloads page

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Z68MA ED55 THX TruStudio Pro not working

I cannot make THX Trustudio Pro work. Returns error when it starts: There is no supported audio device avaible. Driver and Audio Genie is installed. I have read that other users have the same problem but there is no resolution by MSI.
Since I bought and paid for a product that needs to work, expect a fix. I have already written to THX to inform them.
It's the first MSI product I buy, and definitely the last. Their service has closed the ticket without responding. You are the worst of the worst.

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IMO MSI "forgot" to pay the license and we are stuck with a non-existent , but advertised feature.
Oh, come on: unless you have sufficiant proof for that, this is first and foremost not the opinion you are entitled to have, but mere speculation and therefore somewhat of a conspiracy theory. You are not only suggesting that the license was not payed for but also that this happened because somebody "forgot" to. Too many unnecessary assumptions, if you ask me.
Actually, you forgot to include another factor in your theory: the sound chip is neither an MSI nor a Creative product but actually a Realtek® ALC892 chip. Perhaps Realtek has forgotten to pay for its own part of the license deal, ever thought of that? This is a theory you might even like, as it is based on your original idea, but broader in perspective. It is a more radical conspiracy theory than yours, because it is able to explain much, much more than yours:
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It has the same issue on various mainboards/OS combinations.
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I said various mainboards: MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte, Intel, ...
... but let's be honest: Speculation is what this is, nothing else.
We have a simple symptom: A piece of third party software application is telling you that no supported hardware is found, even though you know that there is a Realtek® ALC892 onboard which is supposed to be supported. The error message is not mentioning one single thing about a license problem.
The simplest explanations should be preferred to radical conspiracy theories:
1) A buggy routine in the installation software treats the right hardware as not supported. [a problem Creative needs to fix]
2) The Realtek Driver which is supposed to properly initialize the hardware and render it usable by other software applications is missing certain flags or device ID markers that cause the THX software to not properly recognize the hardware as supported [a problem Realtek needs to fix]
3) The BIOS/UEFI is not initializing the onboard sound chip in terms of hardware ID information on the most basic level of hardware initialization [a Problem MSI needs to fix via an UEFI Update]
4) ... an unfortunate combination of the above.
Once these explanations have been properly falsified, the way is open for speculation and conspiracy-theory-building regarding licenses that were not payed because someone forgot to do that. The bottom line is, that I do not see any indication that the 4 above hypotheses have been sufficiantly falsified in the context of this thread and the involved troubleshooting.
MSI has put forth an UEFI/BIOS update (v10.4) containing the following fix:
- Update Realtek HD Audio verb table SSID 7676 (Fix THX Audio issue).
This fix basically fits my third hypothesis. If that does not solve the issue, we still have to consider hypothesis 1, 2 and 4 as possible explanations, before it makes sense to build more advanced theories about this whole matter.

MSI 990FXA-GD80 THX audio Driver Problems...

Hi...
Sorry about my Bad English...
Last week I bought MSI 990FXA-GD80 mainboards..
But I found a problem when I'm installing it's THX audio driver..
Here a message : "there is no supported audio device"
screenshot :
I have try to download a new version from MSI's website but there's no solving my problems..
So what must I do?
Thanks for help..

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UEFI/BIOS version is original.. or how I cant check it?
Check in UEFI/BIOS Setup. It should be mentioned under "System Information" somewhere.
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All drivers versions is originally from CD drivers that come with it's mainboard.
Use the latest Realtek HD Audio driver: http://www.realtek.com/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false
... and the latest THX TruStudio Pro installer: https://forum-en.msi.com/moderator/pics/svet/THXTruStudioPRO.rar

THX TruStudio Pro not working (Windows 8.1 64-bit) GT60 0nc - help !!

THX TruStudio Pro not working there is no effects, like doing any thing on THX TruStudio Pro will give no change in the sound
i have the latest realtek sound driver
any help please !

Quote from: adybrasov on 13-January-14, 20:41:25
Have you tried the original one from windows 7 x64? >> thx_pro_nb_w7_3264_10211 THX TruStudio Pro(W7 3264,1.02.11)
I suggest you delete the Windows Registry in connection with THX then restart and try your luck in >>> this case MSI version on the website of your laptop goes. Let me know and I'll give you my kit.
THX TruStudio Pro Settings from windows 7
not working at all on 8.1

Z68MA-ED55&THX TruStudio Pro

I cannot make THX Trustudio Pro work on my PC, tried different Realtek HD Audio drivers(from CD, MSI website and Realtek website), different THX drivers (1.03, 1,04) in multiple combinations, but still no luck.
It is my understanding that THX is a licensed software so is it possible that MSI did not update the latest BIOS with proper license?

not happy with MSI Support- they locked my issue although is unresolved
did probably 20 install/uninstalls using driver sweeper and different versions of THX and Realtek drivers- no luck, THX does not show as a device on win audio control panel, audio genie just shows what functions THX is having without being able to change them
did a test with SRS Audio Lab and it did show there even without restart and was able to pick it over Realtek.
when installed THX adds 3 startup entries: Windows Host Process C:\Windows\system32\THXCfg64.dll,RunDLLEntry THXCfg64 and Product Registration Reminder C:\Windows\UpdReg.EXE and C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\THX TruStudio Pro\THXAudioCP\THXAudio.exe
I read somewhere else that this software needs to be registered in order to be used, but the UpdReg.EXE does nothing

THX trustudio pro problem

I just cant get THX trustudio pro working on my msi z77a-g44 motherboard.Today i was happy to see that they have finally updated both Realtek and ThX trustudio pro drivers but after install it still did not work.It says THERE IS NO SUPPORTED AUDIO DEVICE AVAILABE.
I have had this problem since first updates.Original Realtek and THX drivers worked just fine.Right now i cant find anywhere these old drivers ether so its pretty much f... up.
Can someone help me with this?

there is no such board that you typed,
but those should works i think:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G43.html#/?div=Utility&os=All

PCIE 3.0 test with MSI Z68A-GD80 G3 :)

The Z68A-GD80 G3 is MSI’s first motherboard with PCIE 3.0 connectivity. Currently there are no PCIE 3 devices available yet but later on we can test its performance by using a PCIE SSD. Aside from this, the board has also a new UEFI Bios named “Click Bios II” which for me is way better than the previous version.
Before we take a closer look on the board, let’s check out the package first.
Box design is a bit the same as the GD80 B3 version before. Once you open it up, all main features of the said board are enumerated
Extreme Power Design, Military Class II Components (SFC, Hi-C Caps, Multi Bios), 3 PCIEx16 Slots, Super Charger and OC Genie II
For the bundled accessories, you have the same old story – Manual, Software Disc, four SATA cables, two Molex to SATA power connectors & SLI Bridge. Then for some extras - PCI USB 3.0 two ports bracket, guide headers for faster and easy connectivity and lastly voltage check points.
Next, the “Mainboard”. By physically looking at it and by comparing it side by side against the Z68A-GD80 B3 motherboard. You won’t find any difference except for the PCIE X16 locks. It has also the same black and blue color theme, two vrm heatsinks connected by a flat heatpipe and V-Check points.
Moving closer to the board you have 8 Power Pins to power up the processor, 2 PCI slots, 2 PCIE x1 slots for devices such as TV Tuners or Audio Cards. 2 PCIE Gen3 & 1 PCIE Gen2 x16 Slots. With one VC connected at the top most slot, speed will be @ x16. If both top and middle are used, it will be @ x8/x8. Lastly, by using the 3rd PCIEx16 Gen2 slot. You have x8/x8/x4. It would also disable certain onboard devices such as eSATA Port, Sata 7, one onboard front USB 3.0, two PCI Slots and firewire. So if possible avoid using the last VC slot.
At the top most PCIE x1 area. You will find a 6-pin power connector. This will provide more juice/power for multi-GPU setups.
Next, at the bottom part of the board. You have the Easy Buttons (Power and Reset) and the popular one button “OC Genie”. The red colored USB header is for the Super Charger while the blue is a regular USB 3.0. For the SATA Connectors you have a total of 7. 4 regular SATA 3GB/s, 2 SATA 6GB/s controlled by Intel chipset and another SATA 6GB/s by Marvell.
Wrapping things up, we have now the IO terminal ports. Starting from the left we have combo PS2 port and SPDIF Optical Out. Clear CMOS Button, e-SATA port running under Marvell, 2 USB 2.0 and Firewire ports controlled by Via. Moving across, 2 Gigabit Lan by Realtek 8111E, 2 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 run under NEC D720200 controller. Next, we have DVI and HDMI output connections and 6 analog audio ports by Realtek ALC892.
Once you are into the bios, you will find the new and improved Click Bios. Nice and professional looking, faster navigation and easier to use.
To test the performance of the new PCIE Gen3 technology, we will be using this Photofast PCIE SSD device http://www.photofast.tw/comboproducts.asp?pid=1.
We will be connecting the PCIE SSD device on the GD80’s Gen3 and Gen2 slots and compare the results using the disk benchmark software ATTO. I ran the benchmark 9 times for the two set of tests.
System Configuration as follows:
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K at default stock speed
Memory: Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 2x2GB DDR3 2133MHz
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD80 G3
Softwares: CPU-Z 1.58, Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit with SP1, Latest Atto Software 1.47 I think.
First test, Photofast running on Gen2 (third VC slot). One screenshot from the 9 tests made
Second, using the Gen 3 connectivity. One screenshot from the 9 tests made
Below is the summary of all the tests done on the board with the Photofast SSD PCIE.
That’s probably it. More forum posts to come 

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I have a eSata hdd Seagate Freeagent Xtreme 1,5tb which cannot be recognized by win7
Did you have your previous board's BIOS set to AHCI or IDE ? You need to set this BIOS the same.
Firstly only insert one RAM module in the slot closest to the CPU. Remove the rest. Then do full CMOS clear >>Clear CMOS Guide<< also remove the MB battery.
What BIOS do you currently have ? The initial BIOS releases were plagued by CPU throttling which have been fixed in the cyrrent beta BIOS releases.

MSI z68A-GD80 (g3) "B2" error with ned gtx 970

Hey.
Hardware info:
MSI z68A-GD80 (g3) - Bios version. V18.8
Intel i5 2500k
4x4GB kingston hyperX 1600mhz
MSI 970 gaming g4
PSU : Seasonic SS-500GB
My problem is that when I'm trying to install the new GPU i get the error "b2" when i boot. If i chance back to my old gpu (560 ti) or the gpu on the CPU there is no problem. Also i have tested the gtx 970 in another PC and it works.
After some reseach i found out that i need a bios update. I have tried this but with no luck, cant upgrade bios. I have use "MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing" tools with bios from MSI hp (I choose the (g3) bios) . I can get the bios on the USP stick but when I'm trying to install the new bios i got the error "Bios corruption detected !!" and stopped. I don't know what to do now, i hope that you can help me
The usp stick is fat32

I had the exact same problem as the original poster - same motherboard, same old graphics card (560ti) and same new graphics card (970 gaming) and got the same B2 error code and the PC not going beyond that.
I flashed the bios and that fixed the problem - the exact version I used was on this page:
Ok, this forum isn't allowing me to post a link to it, but just go to the official page for the motherboard on MSI's website - then click on Support and Service Location, which should open up the list of BIOS upgrades...
The top one as of writing this is version 19.2
To do the flashing of the BIOS you must load the downloaded exe file onto a flash drive and run it from there. Don't worry if it seems like your PC is hanging, it just takes a while (while still in Windows). It then reboots and will finish up flashing the BIOS (you'll see a red bar with the warning on a black background with white text).
After doing that, my GTX970 GAMING works like an absolute charm! I can now finally enjoy Minecraft like it was meant to be played haha (kidding, I played GTA 5 the whole weekend with EVERYTHING to the absolute MAX!)
Hope this helps if you are experiencing this extremely annoying error.

Problematic Motherboard MSI Z68a GD80 (B3) and bad customer service

I opened a support ticket at MSI's support site (http://support.msi.com/index.php?mod=questions&dop=reply_list&question_no=102573) and still waiting for a response since last week. Not only that, but there is no way you can talk to customer support and you can only submit tickets online. What if your PC is not working because of the MSI motherboard? How is then the customer able to talk to customer support?! eh!!!?!?!???
To describe the issues I experience I will copy-paste some of the info from my existing support ticket....
Recently I noticed that my new PC's performance degraded considerably, without me having made any changes to its settings, software or hardware. After extensive testing I realised that the RAM was faulty so I replaced it with new DIMMs which I tested again and work correctly. However after replacing with new RAM (memeory is in the "approved" list of the motherboard) the PC's performance is still very slow, especially when it comes to hard disk access. So I tested all, memory, hard disks (checkdisk, defrag, and also used WesternDigital utilities to check all disks) and all tests came back fine. I also checked all BIOS settings and re-installed all Motherboard drivers to ensure that the issue was not due to a damaged driver file. But none made a difference. So given that everything appears to be working correctly and all tests for individual components come back as normal, I uspect that it's the motherboard to blame.
In addition to the above the PC has now started behaving strange too: when rebooting pc restarts..and then turns off and then on again and off again. ...or it restarts but then does not boot at all. Just now i turned it off and then on again and the pc behaves as if it boots up but nothing is showing on the screen. not even the bios.
Once, when i turned on the PC and when logged into windows I got a popup saying "you have booted from your second BIOS rom. Please update your BIOS using Live Update". I then went to live update and it said i am running the latest BIOS.
The issues exist also outside the OS. I also tried to boot from Norton Ghost DVD and take a backup from there and see the backup speed (which normally takes an hour). It took 2-7 times more, depending on the PC's "mood". I also tried booting from a DVD into Windows PE (pre-installation environment) and tried to take a disk backup from there too. Same issue everywhere.
I did various tests with Western Digital to eliminate the hard disk, and all come out fine. I even formatted the hard drive (low level format) and reinstalled a fresh OS. The problem was still there and the mouse pointed would stutter when the disk was active.
Another thing I noticed which might help: sometimes disk to pc/disk-over-network file copying works at a reasonable speed. But local-disk to local-disk copying is very slow and affects the mouse pointer and overall pc performance.
I use this PC for business so it's critical that this is fixed asap or that I am sent a replacement motherboard promptly before I send this one back so that I am not left without a working PC.
Any suggestions?
My spec:
   * CPU brand, model and speed: Intel i7 i2600K 2.5 GHz
   * Motherboard model: MSI Z68a GD80 (B3)
   * Memory brand, type/speed, size, number of sticks: Kingston KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G (2 sticks x 2 Gb each. total of 4gb)
   * Video card brand, chipset type, memory size: XFX 7600GT 256MB
   * Hard drive(s) brand, size, type, speed: Westerd Digital Velociraptor 600Gb
   * Operating system and version (including if 32 or 64bit!): Windows XP SP3 32bit
   * Power Supply Unit brand and output in watts and DC output (amps) - OCZ 650W

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Well on the MSI UK website that is the only support which is listed for motherboards! Global or not, that's the one listed there.
Yes, I know. But there is an E-Mail Contact listed for RMA procedures. When you go to the Global support site:
http://ocss.msi.com.tw/
... you'll find the same E-Mail contact address listed under the heading
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If you live in the following country and have any request about RMA, please go to Online RMA Request:
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Ok, I will contact both the reseller and send an email to the email address you mentioned and see what happens.
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In fact the reseller has an online system specifically for returns and as per UK distant selling regulations their system does not accept any returns and won't allow you to make a returns request after 28 days from the date of purchase. ..and given that I've been dealing with these issues for 10-14 days weeks now I am not sure they will allow a returns request. But I will contact them and see what they will say.
Yes, contact them.
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But have a look at the returns policy anyway: http://www.ebuyer.com/help/returns#1
Look:
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Items Faulty in Warranty Period
If any of your purchases develop a fault, and it's more than 28 calendar days since receipt, then provided your item is within its warranty period, you are entitled to a warranty repair.
... more:
http://static.ebuyer.com/customer/help/index.html?action=c2hvd190ZXJtcw==&type=personal
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9. Our refunds policy
9.1 When you return a Product to us:
   9.1.2 for any other reason (for instance, because you have notified us in accordance with clause 21 that you do not agree to any change in these terms and conditions or in any of our policies, or because you claim that the Product is defective), we will examine the returned Product and if you are entitled, we will notify you of your options to either repair, replace or refund via e-mail within a reasonable period of time. We will usually process your elected repair, replacement or refund as soon as possible and, in any case, within 30 days of the day you confirm whether you opt for repair, replacement or refund for the defective Product. If you elect a refund of a Product returned by you because of a defect it will be refunded as per our refunds policy, including a refund of the part of the delivery charge which related to that defective Product for sending the item to you and the cost incurred by returning the defective Product to us. If you elect a repair or replacement of a defective Product we will not charge you for redelivery of the repaired or replaced Product.
   9.1.3 If you elect to return the defective Product to us using your own method of delivery, we will refund up to £4.00 of the costs incurred by you. This will only be refunded upon the receipt of proof of the carriage costs.
Just for your record:
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and still waiting for a response since last week.
MSI Technical Support has responded to you giving you the following advice:
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Dear sir/madam
Thanks for contacting MSI technical support.
Regarding your concern,if the issue appears when loading windows,we suggest you reinstall your os for a try.If it appears when post,we have to suggest you contact your reseller (The place you bought this MB from) and have them test the MB completely for you to check if this MB is faulty or not, then ask for some help.
If the reseller for some reason cannot help, we have to ask you to contact MSI distributor or MSI office near your place to seek further help.
Thanks for your cooperation in advance!
Best Regards,
MSI Technical Support Team
... and as I said before, this is precisely the next logical step in your situation.

GT 683 DX - THX TruStudio Pro settings

Hi all,
i have recently bought GT 683 DX and i was wondering if anyone managed to successfully run THX TruStudio Pro. It launches for me and gives me :
Code: [Select]
The current selected audio device is disabled, not present, not supported by the application, or has unplugged jack connections. Do you want to select another audio device now?
When i click Yes i will get :
Code: [Select]
There is no supported audio device available.
Then i will get to the black small window of the application where everything is grayed out so i can only minimize the window, restore, go through the dialogue again and then close it.
I do play games with 5.1 headset on (all jacks are occupied) and sound has no problems at all.
Anyone has any idea?

Ok i will try this.
How using Realtek drivers will affect games with Punkbuster (like Battlefield 3) with their infamous Realtek vs. Punkbuster error?

TITANIUM HD + WINAMP + OPENAL = NO "THX TruStudio Pro" :-(

Hi,
Could You Creative company make me possibility to enable THX TruStudio Pro using OpenAL Output ? I had that kind of combination used many years with Xtreme Gamer and I would love to use of HARDWARE sound output with TruStudio !

Ok,
i have tested in Winamp+ Entertnainment Mode:
DirectSound output + EAX Effects = working
DirectSound output + Tru Studio Effects = working
OpenAL Plugin@Default: SB X-FI Audio (Hardware) + EAX Effects = not working
OpenAL Plugin@Default: SB X-FI Audio (Hardware) + True Studio = not working
OpenAL Plugin@Generic Software + EAX = working
OpenAL Plugin@Generic Software + Tru Studio = working
If your Experience is different? maybe there is something wrong.
In my case i had Problems with the newest Drivers, where the TruStudio effects did not apply or in some cases the Tru Studio effects were not even shown in the Console. Sometimes i had the THX Tru Studio Options in Game Mode when using the Creative Audio Control Panel ( Not in the Console Launcher-Whatnot). Very wierd!
Now i am using the Drivers which were supplied on the CD ( Device Manager shows me Version 6.0300.35 from 02.02.200 ) And everything i need works so far, so i haven't done much research to that.
Maybe you should uninstall everything from Creative as clean as possible and try the older Driver.
And again, sorry for my german english.............
Perfi

Please help with bypassing bootup selection screen. MB:MSI Z68A-GD80

Hi Guys,
I was wondering if you could help me bypass the boot-up selection choices screen and go directly into Windows.
My MB is MSI Z68A-GD80. I want to remote control this pc, but with the selection boot option screen keeps coming up after rebooting, it might not work.
Is there a setting somewhere to disable this and go directly to Windows? I tried different setting in the Setting menu, but not working.
Thanks in advance!
Rich

Enter BIOS 'Settings', 'Boot', enter (red arrow) UEFI & disable, enter & either leave alone or disable as to preference (blue arrow), USB HardDisk set as desired, etc. Then, in the 'Boot Option Priorities' (white arrow pointing at 1 thru 8 boot list in this example), start at the bottom & disable as you go upward until you have only set for #2 as example, CD/DVD drive, & for #1 boot device, your OS HDD. Hit the 'F10' key & the 'Enter' key & it should be set correctly to what you want.

MSI Z68A-GD80-G3 sata port 7 marvell controlled not showing in BIOS

My spec is..Antec 1200 case. MSI Z68A-GD80-G3 board . i7 -2700K @4.1 GHZ. GTX 580 OC twin FrozR II 1536 Mb Graphics.Corsair Vengeance 16 GB PC3-12800C9 1600MHz RAM. Cooler Master Hyper 212+ CPU cooler. Crucial SSD M4 128 GB SATA 6Gb/s main Hard drive.Crucial SSD M4 128GB hard drive. 500 GB HDD. Crucial SSD M4 60GB.1200W PSU.
My 3rd 60 GB SSD drive had to be plugged in sata 7..I reformatted It in windows and it is working. It does still not show up on BIOS.
I could not find my install disc. I couldnt find any marvell drivers in the download section for my board?
Has windows found them? why no show in BIOS?

I may have found correct drivers now SATA 7 drive is showing up. seems to be running . my ssds running off SATA 1 and 2 are getting a AS SSD bench mark score of 710 and 780. The SATA 7 one is scoring at 340 so it is not working like the first x2 SDD's.

Random crashing - MSI Z68A-GD80 Intel Z68

Hi All,
I bought the following recently from Aria - Gladiator Z68 Core i7 2600K 4.60GHz 8GB Overclocked Bundle, however when purchased it the deal included the MSI Z68A-GD80 B3. Now before i start i have never had anything over clocked before and thus have no clue at how it all works, therefore apologies for my newbieness in advance!
My rig:
Mobo: MSI Z68A-GD80 Intel Z68
Chip: i7-2600K Overclocked @ 4.60GHz
Cooler:Be Quiet! Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler.
Ram: 8GB Mushkin Ridgeback #996987 (2x4GB) DDR3 1866MHz 9-11-9-27
GPU:MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II
PSU: Cant remember the name but its 1200w
SSD: Crucial 256GB RealSSD C300
HDD: 2TB Samsung
OS: Windows 64 bit ultimate
When it works it works excellently, but every now and again the system will just shut off. A couple of seconds will pass and it will restart itself, I don't press a thing or touch anything. It wont boot as it keeps restarting. The only thing that will work is if i keep the power button presses, boot in safe mode, shut down and restart the system.
The only thing i have done regarding the above is change the CPU speed as in it was set to run at 4.6GHz permanently so I changed it so that when its idle the speed reduces to around 1.6GHZ. Outcasst thought about doing the same with the voltage but the only options in the BIOS are to either set it to a fixed voltage or Auto. When i set it to Auto to see if that helped the computer wouldn't boot so i changed it back again immediately.
It has been formatted in the last week if that makes a difference. But it was happening before i formatted it too.
Has anyone seen this before? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I haven't contacted Aria as yet, thought i would post here first.
Thank you in advance
Mark

Quote from: HU16E on 27-June-11, 10:31:28
Ah, ok. Thanks for the screenshots. Helps a lot. Recommend setting Internal PLL Overvoltage from 'Auto' to 'Enable'. CPU Core Voltage, raise a step to 1.360v's. The voltage loss reading at the BIOS is telling. 1.645v set, only 1.616v is applied. This can be checked & confirmed for accuracy using a digital multi meter at the V-Check Point. For now, if we presume the 1.616v is accurate, your X.M.P. for 1866 RAM speed is 1.65v's. 1.616v is a long way from 1.65v's. With that 0.034v loss, BIOS setting would have to be raised to 1.685v range to give a true 1.65v's. I am a little reluctant to recommend that setting without a multi meter being attached to the V-Check Point. You don't really want to exceed the actual applied DRAM V. of 1.65v if at all possible.
Added: Just as an FYI, CPU V. recommended maximum is not to exceed 1.400v's.
I changed the above. Not sure if its coincidence or not but its crashed more in the last 24 hours than ever! Trying to eliminate all possibilities now.

Bad MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3)? Diagnostic available?

I have an i7-2600K installed on a MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) board that quit booting Windows 7 the other day. The boot would proceed to the point where the four color swatches start swirling around to make the MS flag and then the screen freezes and nothing more happens. The system will boot Memtest86+ v4.2 and that reports no memory problems after running for many hours/passes. I have stripped the system of everything but one 4Gb stick of memory, the SATA DVD drive and a new/blank/different HDD than was present when the problem started. The video card has been removed and I'm now using on-board video. The lasted available version of the BIOS was flashed and both the default BIOS settings and also a BIOS configuration with most hardware disabled have been tried. Different SATA ports have been tried as well as SATA and IDE modes. Still the behavior does not change.
I've created both 32 & 64 bit Ubuntu boot CDs and both will start to boot but hang. A "FalconFour’s Ultimate Boot CD" will boot and display a menu but both the miniXP and mini Linux environments hang when I try to start them. Windows 7 & Windows XP installation disks hang after a minute or two of starting up.
I do not have a compatible second CPU or motherboard to swap into the system to check if that helps.
So far I have only found versions of the Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool that run under Windows.
Is there a stand-alone version of it (or something similar) or one that will run under DOS available?
Are there other troubleshooting steps I should be trying?
Thanks!

At this point the parts left in the box that are collectively still misbehaving are:
Intel BX80623I72600K (i7-2600K Sandy Bridge)
MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) motherboard
G.SKILL F3-12800CL7D-8GBXH (16Gb total but only 4Gb installed at the moment)
WD WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRSN (WD Caviar Black 2TB 7200 RPM SATA)
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS (24x CD/DVD SATA R/W)
Corsair Gold AX850 (CMPSU-850AX) power supply
Antec P183 V3 case
The system started with more but this is what's left after weeding out the parts that did not impact the problem.
FWIW either the HDD or the DVD drive could go too because the problem occurs if I try to boot from either with the other removed.

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