MSI Z77A-G41, Ivy bridge compatible

Hello! I am planning on ordering a Z77A-G41 motherboard and a i5 3570k processor. It says it's Gen 3 compatible but I watched a YouTube clip of a guy building his computer with the same exact motherboard that I am planning to buy and he said he had to update his BIOS to make it compatible. Other than that I can't find any other information regarding this.
My question is: Do I have to update the BIOS for the motherboard to support i5 3570k or will it work right away?
Thanks!

Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 30-May-13, 16:49:25
Yes they are. I believe Bernhard missed the Z77 and was thinking Z68.
The other way to update the UEFI/BIOS without a CPU is to use an SPI flash programming device.
Another possible is to contact MSI Technical if you can get the mainboard serial number in advance and ask them what it shipped with from the factory;
>> How To Contact MSI <<
Sweet, thank you! I'll go ahead and contact them :D

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MSI Z77A-G41 Boot Problems

Just bought the mobo brand new, with ram & cpu connected everything spins up but no output to display, if I add gfx still no output to display, if I add my ssd the following happens h**p
I have tried all 4 sticks of ram in dimm 2 slot and same problem persists. I have tried a blank HDD non SSD and nothing outputs to display, tried an alternate blank SSD no output, tried a DVD RW no display.
My assumptions are that CPU isn't faulty given that it briefly posts with the SSD, the RAM could be the issue if the mobo is picky but doubt all four sticks are faulty.
For info the Windows 8 installation on the SSD is from a previous build and if I could get it to post would format and reinstall.
Is the mobo faulty or are the parts incompatible? Any suggestions gratefully received, thanks.
Full list as follows
MSI Z77A-G41
i5-2500k
120GB Corsair Force 3
16GB (4x4) Kingston Hyper X Genesis Grey DDR3
Corsair 650w PSU

Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 09-March-13, 05:49:07
Most of the time, that is never going to work.
What connection method are you using to connect to a monitor? Onboard graphics or discrete card? And what is the monitor model?
I never intended the SSD to work, however by connecting the SSD with the windows installation on it is the only way I have been able to get anything to display.
I could only get the VGA connection to work connected direct between the mobo and my monitor, hdmi doesn't. My 560ti won't display anything either.
The monitor is a Digimate something or other but have had it several year with no real problems.
Thanks

MSI Z77A-G41 USB 3.0 and PS2 problems

I have had this board for about 4 months now and have come to realize that non of the USB 3.0 ports on the back of the board work, nor do the PS2 ports for my keyboard. I tested this in Windows 8 and nothing registers when I plug my USB 3.0 flash drive in (which works in any other USB 2.0 port). I try booting from the flash drive through the port but it doesn't detect it.
As for the PS2 ports my keyboard uses a USB to PS2 adapter. I plug that in and nothing happens. I don't even know if power flows through those ports. I'll have to check that later.
Could this be an issue with the BIOS or perhaps be a defect?

Double check all the applicable drivers are installed. Any yellow exlamation marks in Device Manager? Also, that the USB controller(s) are all enabled. Have a look at the MSI Website for any current W8 supporting drivers, or a UEFI/BIOS that improves W8 support.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G41.html
Use the forum's USB Flash Method for UEFI/BIOS updates.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=108079.0
No Intel USB 3.0 driver for W8 was found at the MSI Website, but believe the W7 driver should work.
Intel USB3.0 Driver
Description N/A Version 1.0.5.235
Type System & Chipset Drivers Release Date 2012-10-12
OS Win7 64, Win7 32
Download intel_usb3_mb.zip File Size 6.16 MB

MSI Z77A-G41 New Build LAN Inop (No lights)

As stated in topic. Brand new build. Everything so far works good except the LAN. I am using a wireless USB port at the moment.
Anyways, I do not have any lights on the back of the lan port at all.
There is a RealTek controller showing up in my Network Adapters screen.
I have verified that I do have the latest BIOS version.
Verified cable is good with working computer and LAN card.
Any more ideas? Or should I start a RMA...
Thanks in advance.

Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 31-March-13, 11:06:53
Very possible. A lot of work, but if the mainboard has to be RMA'd anyway, maybe pull it out of the case and test it on a plain piece of carboard or untreated wood. That will also give a better chance to carefully inspect the LAN port for any contacts that may be damaged or repairable.
Thanks a ton for the help. Makes sense.
I am the type that since I may have caused the damage myself, I wouldnt feel right RMAing the board because it wasnt MSI fault the port buggered up. Do you think if that is the issue I would have caused any other damage. Or if everything is working good now (other than the LAN port) I may just get a PCI ethernet card and run it that way and leave the mobo alone.

MSI Z77A-G41 Audio problems

Hello.
My Soundcard (Creative x-fi) Did crash so i decided to use the motherboards own Audio card. When i plugged in and Installed drivers for the Motherboards Audio it didnt work so i checked my Device manager which said (Check picture/Link) scr.hu/0qqt/j7p9q
I really wants it to work... Or i cant game anymore because this is a major problem for me.
Regards
Dennis.

Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 30-July-13, 12:37:10
Creative Outlet Store has X-Fi PCI-E Titanium refurbs for under 50 USD.
Holy smokes batman! Just ordered that baby and will be here in a day or so!
Thanks for the heads up.

Restore Ivy Bridge to Sandy Bridge MSI Z68A-GD55 G3

Hi,
I made the mistake that upgrade my BIOS to Ivy Bridge compatible one and I lost my all OC control over my motherboard. When I tried to back to version 23.7 BIOS that in the link http://msi.com/product/mb/Z68AGD55_G3.html#/?div=BIOS , I get the following error "rom file romid is not compatible with existing bios" with MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool. Please help me, how can i go back to Sandy Bridge bios?

Quote from: Svet on 26-April-14, 18:33:22
it will help to flash back to the wanted bios
Sorry but I can't say I understand what you are saying :(

Z77A-G41 issues

Hi,
I recently started having problems with a new build I assembled back in October. First off I will list the components:
MSI Z77A-G41
i5 3570k
8gb G Skills DDR3 PC17000/2133MHz (currently only running at 1600MHz)
XFX Radeon 6950 2gb
Corsair HX650 PSU
OCZ 128gb SSD
Western Digital 500gb HD
Sony DVD-RW
Rosewill WLAN card
Nothing is overclocked, and the max temp I've seen on the CPU using HWmonitor, BIOS, and a couple other programs was 49C (during gaming). The system never got over 40 C, and the video card heat sink wasn't even hot (yeah I was desperate enough to touch the copper heat sink at one point)
The issue recently came up, and I have fighting with it for a couple of weeks now. The system ran absolutely perfectly for about a month and a half after I first built it. Then during a game of Civilization 5 on max settings, the video just hung up and the sound started repeating indefinitely. I had to do a hard restart, and ti all booted up. I tried the game again, and this time to did the same thing almost immediately and then I got a BSOD related to the video card. It then went into an infinite reboot cycle where it would all spin up for 3 seconds, and then cut off and do it again.
If I waited about a day, it would all boot up fine. I would get the Bios reset to defaults message on the first boot, hit F1, and everything was fine for an unspecified amount of time. Then it would do it again.
I had recently installed some Windows updates, so I removed them all. It didn't fix the problem. I uninstalled and reinstalled the graphics drivers and the catalyst control center. I reinstalled all the Intel drivers. I thought it might have been the PSU, so I tested the voltage with a DMM where it all was fine. I temporarily replaced it with a CoolMax 750 I had laying around, and it performed worse (multiple rail PSU). I then reinstalled Windows, and re-updated all the drivers. I have tried cycling through the memory in different slots and only using one stick at a time. I have used onboard VGA and removed the video card. I unhooked all the unused SATA drives except for the SSD. Nothing I have done has seemed to fix the problem or lead me towards a more definite problem. During all of this, I would get random reboots, lockups, and BSODs (even one during the windows reinstallation). Depending on the number of times and the situation I would be in to restart it, it would either reset the BIOS setting on reboot as stated previously, or it would go into the infinite reboot loop and I would have to leave it alone for a day.
Most of the BSODs that I have managed to get the codes for were ones related to video, memory, and driver issues. The only thing that seems to be consistent about it is it crashes when running Civilization 5 sooner or later.
Thanks,
Tim

Hey xmad,
Just wanted to report back the status. So far I have the system up and running stable. After the intel burn test failed the first time through, I had taken everything back out of it last night, blew it all out with compressed air, and re-assembled. I reset the CMOS. I then went into the BIOS and set the DRAM voltage to 1.5v and 2133Mhz. I also went ahead and manually set the clock for the CPU. I'm not sure what actually worked, but it was still up and running this morning. I had it run furmark and burn test on max for a while last night and everything passed.
Thanks for the support!
Tim

Is MSI Z77A-G43 a good board? For Ivy Bridge?

Is MSI Z77A-G43 a good board? I have read few problems posted here in the forum. Obviously majority of users use it just fine?
Is the mobo good for Ivy Bridge? I don't see Ivy Bridge listed here http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G43.html#/?div=CPUSupport

Yes the Z77 supports Ivy Bridge. The CPU support list is not quite up to date as as the time there were no CPUs available, they were supposed to launch April 23rd but have been delayed until some time in June as far as I know.

Compatible rams for ivy bridge

Hello i have a Macbook pro mid 2012 with an ivy bridge 2,5 ghz and 4 gb ram 1600mhz. and i want to upgrate to 8 gb.
does someone knows what tipe of ram are compatible with the ivy bridge and can anyone recomand me what rams are good...kingston...corsair...etc...

Best to buy from a recognized retailer.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3_160 0MHz_SDRAM

Z77a-G41 with EVGA GTX 650 1GB compatible problems.

Z77A-G41
I7-3770k
8GB crucial ballistix @ 1600MHz
EVGA GTX 650 1GB
PC does boot in safe mode and if the videocard drivers aren't installed yet.
After installing the videocard drivers the PC still boots but screen freezes on the Microsoft logo or I'll just get "no signal" status from the monitor.
I know that the PC is still running cause i can hear the Windows start up and shutdown sounds after using Soft-off power button.
I switched the video card with my other PC, a XFX AMD HD6870 1GB. of course uninstalled the previous drivers and installed the new latest drivers from the official websites.
The EVGA 650 is running on my PC:( Z77A-G45 I5-3450 8GB corsair ) just fine and the XFX HD6870 is running fine on the Z77a-G41, even after 20 reboots.
I even installed my SSD drive in the PC with the problem to see if its maybe the OS.
Also installed my memory in that PC. and Switched the 6pins power cable because i couldn't think of anything else anymore.
I tested with bios version 2.1 and 2.9 .
What to do now ?

It didn't work, And i get the feeling its getting more unstable everytime i boot, So it looks like a hardware piece is dying slowly.
Specially since i installed the PC 1 month ago and didn't had any problems. but the PC started to become more and more unstable.
So this should be Hardware problem, Not driver/firmware/bios problem.
I'll go to my shop to make a RMA.
Kind regards,
Bastian.

FIFO Underruns in newer versions of Linux using the Ivy Bridge cpus

I have been getting consistent results from my Lenovo Z580 where an error will apear when upgrading to a newer version of linux past 3.15.8. More specifically a "[drm:cpt_serr_int_handler] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun". This also includes transcoder B.
I found the bug report https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/40952?p … sort2=desc which near to the bottom of the page someone has stated building the kernel from git fixes the issue. There was aslo some reports on updating the bios to solve the issue but on the bios I have is current based on the lenovo support site http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product … s/DS100928.
lscpu info:
Architecture: x86_64
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 4
On-line CPU(s) list: 0-3
Thread(s) per core: 2
Core(s) per socket: 2
Socket(s): 1
NUMA node(s): 1
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
CPU family: 6
Model: 58
Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Stepping: 9
CPU MHz: 1210.253
CPU max MHz: 3100.0000
CPU min MHz: 1200.0000
BogoMIPS: 4990.71
Virtualization: VT-x
L1d cache: 32K
L1i cache: 32K
L2 cache: 256K
L3 cache: 3072K
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-3
lspci info
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (rev c4)
lsmod info
Module Size Used by
fuse 84249 3
ctr 3927 2
ccm 8278 2
xt_tcpudp 3207 3
ipt_MASQUERADE 2250 1
ip6t_rpfilter 1740 1
ip6t_REJECT 3980 18
ipt_REJECT 2505 20
xt_conntrack 3425 7
ebtable_nat 1916 0
ebtable_filter 1927 0
ebtable_broute 1493 0
bridge 100134 1 ebtable_broute
stp 1653 1 bridge
llc 3729 2 stp,bridge
ebtables 24586 3 ebtable_broute,ebtable_nat,ebtable_filter
ip6table_raw 1352 1
ip6table_mangle 1620 1
ip6table_filter 1556 1
ip6table_security 1372 1
ip6table_nat 3585 1
nf_conntrack_ipv6 9661 5
nf_defrag_ipv6 26126 1 nf_conntrack_ipv6
nf_nat_ipv6 3736 1 ip6table_nat
ip6_tables 17729 5 ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_security,ip6table_nat,ip6table_raw
iptable_raw 1348 1
iptable_mangle 1616 1
iptable_filter 1552 1
iptable_security 1368 1
iptable_nat 3454 1
nf_conntrack_ipv4 9474 4
nf_defrag_ipv4 1499 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_nat_ipv4 3728 1 iptable_nat
nf_nat 13368 5 ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,ip6table_nat,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack 80172 9 ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,xt_conntrack,ip6table_nat,iptable_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6
ip_tables 18115 5 iptable_security,iptable_filter,iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_raw
x_tables 17344 17 iptable_security,ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip6t_rpfilter,ip_tables,xt_tcpudp,ipt_MASQUERADE,ip6table_security,xt_conntrack,iptable_filter,ip6table_raw,ebtables,ipt_REJECT,iptable_mangle,ip6_tables,iptable_raw,ip6t_REJECT
uvcvideo 74983 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 3368 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 2239 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core 30407 1 uvcvideo
arc4 2064 2
videodev 123032 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
coretemp 6388 0
rts5139 313272 0
iwldvm 170735 0
media 12611 2 uvcvideo,videodev
hwmon 3346 1 coretemp
joydev 10367 0
mousedev 10912 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 40396 1
led_class 3611 1 iwldvm
intel_rapl 12460 0
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 7311 0
mac80211 495361 1 iwldvm
intel_powerclamp 9442 0
kvm_intel 135528 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 54803 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 56366 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_intel 22831 4
snd_hda_controller 22975 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec 104665 5 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
kvm 408583 1 kvm_intel
iTCO_wdt 5663 0
psmouse 94918 0
iTCO_vendor_support 1929 1 iTCO_wdt
pcspkr 2059 0
microcode 17157 0
serio_raw 5073 0
snd_hwdep 6652 1 snd_hda_codec
evdev 11784 14
snd_pcm 83207 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
ideapad_laptop 10439 0
ac 3595 0
thermal 9103 0
sparse_keymap 3242 1 ideapad_laptop
battery 7885 0
iwlwifi 148746 1 iwldvm
r8169 59191 0
mii 4251 1 r8169
cfg80211 437959 3 iwlwifi,mac80211,iwldvm
snd_timer 19294 1 snd_pcm
snd 61276 16 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
wmi 8539 0
rfkill 15971 3 cfg80211,ideapad_laptop
shpchp 25706 0
mei_me 10096 0
mei 66784 1 mei_me
lpc_ich 14008 0
mac_hid 3273 0
soundcore 5551 2 snd,snd_hda_codec
i2c_i801 11364 0
processor 25153 0
ext4 494420 2
crc16 1359 1 ext4
mbcache 9155 1 ext4
jbd2 82948 1 ext4
algif_skcipher 6387 0
af_alg 5020 1 algif_skcipher
dm_crypt 17527 1
dm_mod 85258 3 dm_crypt
sr_mod 15026 0
cdrom 35191 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 37554 3
crc_t10dif 1135 1 sd_mod
atkbd 17006 0
libps2 4571 2 atkbd,psmouse
crct10dif_pclmul 4714 1
crct10dif_common 1436 2 crct10dif_pclmul,crc_t10dif
crc32_pclmul 2955 0
crc32c_intel 14217 0
ghash_clmulni_intel 4362 0
xhci_hcd 149286 0
aesni_intel 144871 6
aes_x86_64 7463 1 aesni_intel
lrw 3821 1 aesni_intel
gf128mul 6018 1 lrw
glue_helper 4737 1 aesni_intel
ahci 24299 2
ablk_helper 2100 1 aesni_intel
cryptd 8537 4 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
libahci 21772 1 ahci
libata 174153 2 ahci,libahci
ehci_pci 4152 0
ehci_hcd 64619 1 ehci_pci
scsi_mod 138333 4 rts5139,libata,sd_mod,sr_mod
usbcore 188509 5 uvcvideo,rts5139,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,xhci_hcd
usb_common 1712 1 usbcore
i8042 13666 2 libps2,ideapad_laptop
serio 11018 9 serio_raw,atkbd,i8042,psmouse
i915 797177 2
video 12057 1 i915
button 4765 1 i915
intel_gtt 12856 1 i915
i2c_algo_bit 5480 1 i915
drm_kms_helper 39643 1 i915
drm 244846 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_core 41648 6 drm,i915,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,videodev
journalctl of a previous attempt
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: ACPI: Lid Switch [LID0]
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: input: Sleep Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input1
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: ACPI: Sleep Button [SLPB]
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input2
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: ACPI: Power Button [PWRB]
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input3
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: ACPI: Power Button [PWRF]
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm] Memory usable by graphics device = 2048M
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: checking generic (e0000000 410000) vs hw (e0000000 10000000)
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: fb: switching to inteldrmfb from VESA VGA
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: irq 40 for MSI/MSI-X
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 2 (21.10.2013).
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:00:02.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm:cpt_serr_int_handler] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun
I've tested all the kernels > 3.15.8 but they seem to create the error above. My questions are
Was there a change in the linux kernel options from 3.15.8?
Am I using / missing a module that I shouldn't / should be using for my cpu?
Last edited by acothi (2014-10-06 02:49:39)

Hi acothi,
I was getting the same error message for months. Linux kernel 3.16.3-1 finally fixed it for me. My system: Intel Ivy-Bridge i5-3570K CPU + Intel DH77DF Mobo with latest BIOS (dated 2013). Please update to latest kernel in [Core] and report back. However, I don't think that your SD card slot issues are directly related to this error message. I also recommend installing linux-lts kernel and adding a bootloader entry, so you can still be productive, even if the latest Linux kernel doesn't fix it for you.
Afaik, this error has nothing to do with kernel options, but was introduced by a usual kernel commit (and seems to be fixed upstream).
Cheers,
Tolga
Last edited by tolga9009 (2014-10-06 16:47:02)

MSI Z77A-G43 GAMING LGA 1155 MOTHERBOARD

Does anyone know where I can get one of these in the UK, everywhere I look it says out of stock/discontinued..... I mean everywhere
I have no choice to get a z77 version of the motherboard as im running an i5 3350p ivy bridge which is a 1155 socket.
any help or location of this product would help.... I wish MSI would just sell their stuff too.

Quote from: badboy2k on 07-March-14, 08:49:26
http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Z77A-G43-Motherboard-Pentium-Celeron/dp/B007JRGV14/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394153251&sr=8-1&keywords=Z77A-G43
was easy as just typing it in on amazon enjoy!!!!
Thanks for the reply I did see that one but I was looking for the red and black dragon emblem one, its seem everyone of these I find is somehow discontinued.
prefer the red and black as its goes with the colours scheme I have also matches the 2 msi GPU's I have, just wondered if anyone knows of a UK retailers of this version
As a side note the blue and black doesnt look as impressive XD

H61MA-E35 (B3) 4 beeps on POST with Ivy Bridge

Just built this machine, it has never posted and I am getting a 4 beeps and then a reboot whenever it is turned on.
I looked it up online and found it's either it's something to do with a timer(?) or the most probable cause being the current bios not supporting the Ivy Bridge CPU I'm using.
So basically, am I indeed correct in thinking the CPU isn't compatible with the current BIOS? If so, is there anyway to flash it without a cpu/using the incompatible CPU? As I don't really want to buy another processor just to use this one.
Thanks for any help.

As you don't know what bios you have it is hard to say but it is an old B3 board so most likely it has no Ivy Bridge supporting bios. You could add S/N to say for sure. If it has a bios not supporting Ivy Bridge there is no other way than using a Sandy cpu to update bios or asking MSI or a pc shop to do it for you.

MSI Z77A - G45 - CPU multiplier problem

Hi,
I recently bought this PC:
Intel Core i5 3570 k
MSI Z77A - G45 - with BIOS V 2.5
Seasonic S12II-620 620W
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600
Amd HD 7850
My problem is following:
If I change CPU Ratio (multiplier), in standart mode to 40x and leave CPU core voltage auto, it cause instability, even if use Cpu core voltage 1.25 V for ratio 40x.
But that's not all problem. I could understand, why I cant OC my CPU, but this instability is even if I change multiplier to 30x from default 34x and this makes me uncertain.
Now I will describe you that instability...
OK so, when I change ratio to 40x or 30x it doesn't matter, it runs to windows successfully but after using windows something about 3-6 hours pc turns off.
I also discovered second problem by coincidence. If I hit F11 (Boot menu) , when I am starting pc and I have set ratio 40x or 30x, I can choose what I want to boot only for 10 secs and after that PC restarts by itself....
But if I set default 34x ratio I can choose what I want to boot forever and pc doesnt restart.
I know that boot menu is not some test of stability but it is very strange... Why If I change multiplier, it doesnt matter, if it is higher or lower then default settings it just cause instability ? :-/
Thanks for help.

Quote from: xmad on 19-August-12, 07:02:15
I was just saying that the beta caused a vga problem, latest release the f11 problem so try the release prior to that, but if you got it working don't touch it! lol
Are you still using the beta bios?
No clue, we are just users like you are, just keep checking the website. You should report the troubles you had with 2.4 to msi too.>>How to contact MSI.<<
Yeah iťs working now. As I said, I wanted flash older Bios 2.4, so for sure I click on restore defualts in bios (for sure before flashing) in that 2.64 Bios version...
PC restarts and my graphic card started working =)...
So now I am running on that the latest Bios as you refered mi (2.64 beta).
I am running some test of stability on @ 4 GHz with 1.070 V (IBT,Prime,memmaxx,linx,cinebench,occt,super pi, 3d mark) temps are 62 C max...
So I guess it's ok now =)
At the end I have one question :
My Cpu is now running on 40 x ratio all the time, there is no some underoverlocking ratio (16x etc.) when it's in idle. I was thinking the Ivy Bridge overclocking is overclocking of turbo only...
I know It's detail, because I have good temps even in idle with 40x ration (33-39 C) but i want to be assured if it is ok.
EDIT:
And btw I didnť have 2.4 bios flash on, I wanted put them on... But before flashing my 2.64 beta started working right with HD 7850 as is wrote upper.
I had Bios 2.5 before 2.64

MSI z77a-G45 Gaming 3770k overclocking?

I just recently purchased the z77a-G45 Gaming mobo and a i7 3770k, most of my googling would leave me to believe that the 3770k can easily obtain 4.6Ghz with fairly low voltages like 1.16-1.20 vcore; here comes the question...in order for me to obtain some level of stability @ 4.6Ghz I must crank my vcore to 1.4150 with 100% cpu offset resulting in a 1.39 vcore in windows with a 1.38 vcore under load. I have all power saving technologies disabled, pll overvoltage enabled, cpu vdroop offset set to 100%; my question is am I missing something with MSI boards as this is the first one I've ever owned or did I just get a very power hungry 3770k?
General system specs
MSI z77a-G45 Gaming MOBO
i7 3770k CPU
16Gb of Gskill Trident X 2400mhz memory
Corsair HX850 Gold PSU
MSI GTX 670 PE OC
Cooled by custom water loop

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