OverClocking On P45 Diamond & Qx9650

# CPU brand : Intel Qx9650 @ 3Ghz 12 Mb Cache
# Motherboard model: MSI P45 Diamond
# Memory brand : Mushkin Ddr3 1333mhz 2x2Gig & 2x1Gig
# Video card brand : Ati Radaeon 4870x2 2Gig DDr5
# Hard drives : 6x 1Tb Seagate Sata2
# Operating system : Windows Vista X64 Sp1
# Power Supply Unit : Coolermaster Realpower 750Watt
I Cant Seem To Get A Stable Overclock At 4.0ghz I Havent Played Around With The GTL REFERENCES, Be 4 I Start Doing That i Would Prefer Advice To See 1st. The Cpu Voltage Sits At 1.40v NB 1.40v SB 1.2v Mem 1.50 VTT 1.35 I Am Currently Running The Cpu at 3.3 Stable Doesnt Mess Up In Prime95 But As Soon As I Run 4Ghz After like 10 sec it fails. Any Help Or Advice Would Really Be Appreciated

First of all, please read this
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=38822.0
Quote from: Methy on 05-January-09, 15:57:08
The Cpu Voltage Sits At 1.40v NB 1.40v SB 1.2v Mem 1.50 VTT 1.35 I Am Currently Running The Cpu at 3.3 Stable Doesnt Mess Up In Prime95 But As Soon As I Run 4Ghz After like 10 sec it fails. Any Help Or Advice Would Really Be Appreciated
Secondly, you are setting a really high voltage for a stock DDR3 1333Mhz Ram..that surely can cause error and shorten its life too
Third, don't ecpect all CPU to be able to be OC'ed to any number that we wish..when OC'ing to 4 GHz,heat will be an issue..default CPU safe temperature in BIOS will be set to 65 degree celcius, so if your CPU goes beyond this mark, system will automatically terminate.
What was the temperature during prime95 test ? And are you using a stock cooler ?

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NEED BIOS MSI P45 DIAMOND

Hi!
I have a problem - can`t overclock my p45 diamond over 450 mhz at fsb with bios 1.67.
I need perfomance bios version. Where i can download it?

There are no up-to-date Performance BIOS Versions available for your mainboard. If Performance BIOS Versions ever existed, they were released in the early BIOS Development Phase for testing purposes. To be honest, I have not come across any Performance BIOS for your board yet and it is also highly questionable if such a BIOS would help you in any way (if it existed). Whatever problem there is (or not is) does not necessarely have much to do with the BIOS you use.
If you need help and advice on overclocking, please open your own topic in the OC Section of this forum, provide FULL system specifications (read the >>Posting Guide<< first) and post a list of your current Cell Menu settings for comparison.

I need help my p45 diamond overclock issues help help help

i can overclock the my cpu .. on my p45 diamond board its crash every time i need good advises this are my system pleas help
P45 diamond bios 1.5
momery ocz gold series pc3 10666 (1333) 4G
prosessor Q9550 E0 stepping
water cooled system
all the oc clock work on my older motherboar asus maximus formula se the clock work fine 3.8ghz stable but why this msi motherboad can handle the clocks
sorry my English are very poor ... help me if you understand me plees

Hello!brother,May i ask you a question?
Your CPU q9550(E0),Did it work when you first installed it on msi p45 diamond(BIOS v1.0)?
Did you flashed the Motherboard at first?
I found something here:http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/P45_Diamond_(MS-7516).html,Does Q9550(E0) needs flash the BIOS to v1.5?
MY ENGLISH IS BAD!

MOVED: P45 Diamond overclocking thread

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=119499.0

Quote from: youeffsee on 28-August-08, 16:06:07
hey,
I noticed this in your sig...."Custom liquid cooling driven by Apogee Drive Block/Pump, Coolit System CPU Eliminator Mod/Tecs and pump, TT T2MG Radiator"
I have a coolit eliminator that I plan on ripping apart fairly soon....from reading your sig and looking at your avatar it seems you have almost an identical cooling setup to what I'm about to do
few questions I have for ya:
-what pump are you using?
-what kind of temps do you get with it?
-do you have some more pictures?
-my eliminator is still installed on my current system(squeals like a pig all day long tho) so I haven't had a chance to really examine it closely,Do they come apart fairly easy and will I need any rare screwdrivers or tools? (eg.like Nintendo Wiis tri-wing screws)
I'm thinkin of getting another eliminator (my friend has 1 w/ a broken pump he might sell me real cheap) and plumbing them both together than adding a rad and reservoir with a more powerful pump.
nice system
edit:I don't mean to hijack your thread (I thought I PMed this lol)...pm me back if ya prefer
Thanks for not wanting to even though did Jack me just the same .
Please respond only to the with overclocking suggestions if you don't have a MSI P45 Diamond and if you do please share your settings in the afore mentioned format.
youeffsee, I would be more than glad to share info and pic's. Please pm me because I don't appear to have those privileges yet or too unfamiliar with site and haven't fiqured out how to.

P45 Diamond overclocking thread

Okay, I wanted to try a different MB and got what I asked for when I purchased the MSI P45 Diamond. I am lost with some of the settings in the Cell Menu but becoming more familiar from research and trial & error.
If you have a P45 Diamond please list your settings in the following format with any additional comments and maybe we can get some stable OC's and reach P45 Diamond's potential that the reviews say is there, with a bit of patience and hopefully some good bios updates .
If you are experienced with overclocking and have some suggestions with some settings, feel free to list'em and I will give'm a go.
CPU: Intel X3350 @ 3.2
Memory: OCZ Reaper HPC 1333 2x 2gb + 2x 1gb
Multi-Step OC Booster: Disabled
D.O.T. Control: Disabled
Intel EIST: Disabled
CPU FSB: 400
CPU Ratio (Multi): 8
DRAM Configuration: 6-6-6-18-1t
DRAM Ratio: 1 - 1:50 = 1280mhz
ClockGen Tuner: Default
PCI Frequency: Default
Auto Disable DRAM/PCI FSB: Enabled
CPU Voltage: 1.32
CPU GTL REF0: Auto
CPU GTL REF1: Auto
DRAM Voltage: 1.75
DDR_VREF_CA_A: Auto
DDR_VREF_CA_B: Auto
DDR_VREF_DA_A: Auto
DDR_VREF_DA_B: Auto
MCH Voltage: 1.244
MCH GTL REF: Auto
VTT FSB Voltage: 1.25
ICH Voltage: Auto
Spread Spectrum: Disabled

Quote from: youeffsee on 28-August-08, 16:06:07
hey,
I noticed this in your sig...."Custom liquid cooling driven by Apogee Drive Block/Pump, Coolit System CPU Eliminator Mod/Tecs and pump, TT T2MG Radiator"
I have a coolit eliminator that I plan on ripping apart fairly soon....from reading your sig and looking at your avatar it seems you have almost an identical cooling setup to what I'm about to do
few questions I have for ya:
-what pump are you using?
-what kind of temps do you get with it?
-do you have some more pictures?
-my eliminator is still installed on my current system(squeals like a pig all day long tho) so I haven't had a chance to really examine it closely,Do they come apart fairly easy and will I need any rare screwdrivers or tools? (eg.like Nintendo Wiis tri-wing screws)
I'm thinkin of getting another eliminator (my friend has 1 w/ a broken pump he might sell me real cheap) and plumbing them both together than adding a rad and reservoir with a more powerful pump.
nice system
edit:I don't mean to hijack your thread (I thought I PMed this lol)...pm me back if ya prefer
Thanks for not wanting to even though did Jack me just the same .
Please respond only to the with overclocking suggestions if you don't have a MSI P45 Diamond and if you do please share your settings in the afore mentioned format.
youeffsee, I would be more than glad to share info and pic's. Please pm me because I don't appear to have those privileges yet or too unfamiliar with site and haven't fiqured out how to.

P45 Diamond Post Problem

Hi,
I'm starting to have another post problem with my P45 Diamond motherboard. (First one was RMA'd). This time, it's showing "Processor Initilization" with red, green, green, red. My current system is
Motherboard - MSI P45 Diamond
Bios - 1.3
Processor - Intel Q6600 (older version)
Memory - Kingston KVR1333D3N9K2/4G 4gb total 1333
Power Supply - Silverstone 750 watt
Graphics - ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
It's been working fine for a few weeks and just started acting up. I'm using stock settings (no overclock) .
Recent changes are adding the Genie, however the post problem happened for the first time before I plugged in the Genie. The same result now occurs when the Genie is plugged in and when I remove it from the motherboard power.
Basically what happens is it will power up for the first time and it works. If I restart or shutdown and turn it back on the monitor stays blank and the status lights show Red, Green, Green, Red which is Processor Initilization. Only way to get it to boot up is hitting the Clear CMOS button or, when I went to bed and started it up this morning, it booted fine.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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The MCH voltage in Core Center we being reported at 1.976 however I NEVER changed any of the values. Is it possible that the bios "AUTO" changed the value?
The question is this value is really set to 1.976V or if it just a misreport. Please start Green Power Center and check the voltage values there.
{Remove Dual Core Center from the AUTOSTART list to make sure it does not open automatically when Windows is loaded. You can start Green Power Center independently of DCC. Just have look at the Dual Core Center Installation folder. There should be a sub-folder that contains the GPC Application. Create a shortcut to it from the Desktop and you are ready to go.}

P45 Diamond - Vista 64bit randomly freezes

After having many troubles with the MSI model X48 Platinum and OCZ memory modules (couldn't synchronize), the shop has replaced (with no charge thank God) it with another model P45 Diamond. The problem now is that randomly the system freezes without a specific reason. All the values on the bios are set to default. Also I haven't overclocked or overcharged anything. I have also installed a Tagan PSU TG900-BZ (900W). The system either hangs randomly or when I try to play a 3d game.
Any ideas of what might causing the problem?
Regards,
George
the characteristics of my system are the following :
motherboard : P45 Diamond
BIOS ver. 1.50
VGA : MSI 9800 GTX 512MB
CPU : 9450 quad core
memory RAM :2x2GB Kingston DDR3 1333D3N9
HDD: Western Digital 500 GB
PSU : Tagan PSU TG900-BZ (900W)
OS: Vista Ultimate 64bit

Hi and thanks,
well I have updated 1 month ago the BIOS to 1.5v while now MSI support team suggest to update to 1.65 (from their ftp site which is not accessible from the official site)which I did some hours ago. The Ram modules are Kingston KVR 1333D3N9/2G (2GB PC3-10600 CL9 240-Pin DIMM).I As I said all the values in the BIOS are set to default meaning that the voltage is by default 1.5v (from what I saw from Kingston documentation the voltage can be adjusted to +-0.075v). I tried to raise the voltage within the recommended values but the result was the same, randomly freezes. I have adjusted the vistrual memory, do I have to change it from within Vista? The only thing I haven't tried also is to change the VGA card.

P45 diamond - corsair memory issues

I have the p45 diamond board . i just upgraded to that board as well as the q9550 intel quad chip. I am running one of the recommended ram kits ( corsair 2x2gig tw3x4g16009hx )
My vista 64bit install went fine but i noticed by default my ram was running at 1067 instead of 1333 at post screen. I flashed the bios to v1.4 and adjusted the timings and voltage in my bios to 9-9-9-24 1.8v. with the fsb/dram ratio @ 1:2.00 . the ram clocked at 1333 in my post screen. however. i started getting blue screens (win32k.sys) as well i can't even launch cod4, it says there was an error and closes. I have re-installed cod4 and it still doesn't work. I went back to the default memory speed and still doesn't work. After flashing my bios i get these errors. I called corsair and explained to them what was going on and they said that that particular ram has known issues. I advised that they're memory configurator lists that as compatible, they thought it had already been removed from being suggested. They set me up with an RMA for ( 2X2gig twin3x4096-1600c7dhx) and said that would fix the problem. I haven't received the ram yet but we will see.
Is anyone else running this ram that i am RMA'ing up to? Its stupid that a high end board like this has so many problems with ram.
here is a message on corsairs website.
http://www.asktheramguy.com/v3/showthread.php?t=71780

Quote from: hatebreeder on 07-October-08, 10:54:33
I have the p45 diamond board . i just upgraded to that board as well as the q9550 intel quad chip. I am running one of the recommended ram kits ( corsair 2x2gig tw3x4g16009hx )
here is a message on corsairs website.
http://www.asktheramguy.com/v3/showthread.php?t=71780
That's true, but pay attention to that "users looking for the best overclocking results".
Also, he didn't mention the most important thing (the reason is obvious ):
all those modules are using overclocked & overvolted DDR3-1333 chips!
As general rule, an overclocked component doesn't run properly on ANY configuration in any condition.
Not to mention the extra heat, shorter lifetime and other troubles.
Before buying DDR3 modules, check out their SPD settings (skip OCZ because most of their settings are messed up):
7-7-7-20 at 1.5V means DDR3-1066
9-9-9-24 at 1.5V means DDR3-1333
Something more: 99% of the DDR3-1600 and DDR3-1800 on the market are in fact overvolted DDR3-1333.
The fastest DDR3 chips on the market are DDR3-1600, but they're a "rara avis" in DDR3 modules (also they're very expensive).
They have been designed to work with timings of 11-11-11-30(34) at 1.5V.
They can be overvolted to 1.8-1.9V and they can reach 2000-2200MHz.
For example, Buffalo has a DDR3 module using ELPIDA chips (11-11-11-34) able to reach 2400MHz at 2.1V.
For future take care and don't buy "nice heatspreaders"
cheers

MSI P45 Diamond : Question about voltages and straps.

Hi,
Before I start a post with my overclocking problems I want to learn more about the board and have a few questions:
1. OC Jumpers: What do they exactly do, do the increase any voltages, do the change the nb strap or do they only increase the fsb. If they do not change the strap, when/where does the board change it 266/333/400?
2. What is the maximum safe voltages for the mch,ich,fsb?
3. New BIOS: Does anyone know when can we expect one or where can I download a beta that is newer than 1.4.
Ok, my problem is that I can overclock past 390. I can get 400 but it is not stable in windows. I first want tolearn how the board works before I discuss my oc problem.
PC Specs:
MSI P45 Diamond (v1.4 Bios)
Intel Q9300 (ran 2000fsb on a xfx 780i)
4x1gb Transcend aXeram DDR3-1800+
Zalman 850W power supply
XFX GTX 260 XXX
Xfi Titanium
Thanks

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1. OC Jumpers: What do they exactly do, do the increase any voltages, do the change the nb strap or do they only increase the fsb. If they do not change the strap, when/where does the board change it 266/333/400?
The jumpers change the strap & the FSB Frequency:
When you have an FSB-266 MHz processor and put the jumpers into the 333 MHz position, the FSB Clock Speed will be forced to 333 MHz and the BIOS treats the CPU as though it is an FSB-333-MHz Processor, that means even after a CMOS Clear, the FSB Clock Speed will be 333 MHz and FSB/Memory Ratio will be adjusted automatically based on that strap and the SPD Tables of your memory modules.
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2. What is the maximum safe voltages for the mch,ich,fsb?
The Intel Datasheet for the P45 Chipset should give you a basic overview on voltage ranges. However, you may need to exceed these ranges, in some cases, depending on your overclock to keep the system stable. You will find nobody, that will seriously be willing to tell you the "maximum safe voltage" as every voltage increase is potentially dangerous to your the components. Welcome to overclocking.
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3. New BIOS: Does anyone know when can we expect one or where can I download a beta that is newer than 1.4.
The latest BETA I know about so far is v1.5b1.
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Ok, my problem is that I can overclock past 390. I can get 400 but it is not stable in windows. I first want tolearn how the board works before I discuss my oc problem.
Please give a full overview of your Cell Menu settings if you need suggestions.

Any P45 Diamond overclockers out there?

Hello all, first post on this forum for me here.
Was wondering if there are any P45 Diamond users/overclockers around that have experience in using GTL values.
Thing is, im overclocking atm stable at 3.8 ghz with a q9450. (8x475)
I have tried many settings regarding the GTL. None really helped. The only settings that helped was upping de VTT to 1.30, and the vcore to 1.36.
Just that i dont like the fact that i have to push the volts that high. Reading around the web showed that GTL can let me use lower voltages.
Also i have tried to reach 4 GHz, wich i could run but with higher voltages only.
Dont worry about my cooling btw, i got a bigwater set from thermaltake, that also cools the NB.
Something else thats prolly kinda interesting to say, the 1.1 BIOS sucks when it comes to my system. I cant get anything stable above 3.2 GHz for some reason. I reverted back to 1.0 and let me go up to 3.8 again.
There is another problem with my DDR3 memory it seems, when it goes above 1450~ MHz respectively, then the system does not post at all. But running it on 1266 gives me no memory issues. (FSB:DRAM 3:4).
I'll make a post about this issue later in another section of the forum.
So to get back to the origin of this post.
Is there anybody out there that can help me with the GTL values?
Needless to say its about a 45nm quad cpu.
I'll list my specs :
MSI P45 Diamond
Q9450 @ 3.8 GHz, 8x 475 FSB, 1.36 vcore (1.34 under load), 1.30 vtt.
OCZ3G16001G 2GB DRR3 1600 @ 1266 MHz (3:4)
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX 768 @ 600 core/950 memory (factory default, its OC but i didnt do it)
Sound Blaster X-Fi (lovely card included with the board )
RAID 0 config thru the use of the ICH10 chip.
Thermaltake Bigwater water cooling in a Thermaltake Armor case.

Quote from: Learey on 30-July-08, 22:29:35
Hello all, first post on this forum for me here.
Was wondering if there are any P45 Diamond users/overclockers around that have experience in using GTL values.
Thing is, im overclocking atm stable at 3.8 ghz with a q9450. (8x475)
I have tried many settings regarding the GTL. None really helped. The only settings that helped was upping de VTT to 1.30, and the vcore to 1.36.
Just that i dont like the fact that i have to push the volts that high. Reading around the web showed that GTL can let me use lower voltages.
Also i have tried to reach 4 GHz, wich i could run but with higher voltages only.
Dont worry about my cooling btw, i got a bigwater set from thermaltake, that also cools the NB.
Something else thats prolly kinda interesting to say, the 1.1 BIOS sucks when it comes to my system. I cant get anything stable above 3.2 GHz for some reason. I reverted back to 1.0 and let me go up to 3.8 again.
There is another problem with my DDR3 memory it seems, when it goes above 1450~ MHz respectively, then the system does not post at all. But running it on 1266 gives me no memory issues. (FSB:DRAM 3:4).
I'll make a post about this issue later in another section of the forum.
So to get back to the origin of this post.
Is there anybody out there that can help me with the GTL values?
Needless to say its about a 45nm quad cpu.
I'll list my specs :
MSI P45 Diamond
Q9450 @ 3.8 GHz, 8x 475 FSB, 1.36 vcore (1.34 under load), 1.30 vtt.
OCZ3G16001G 2GB DRR3 1600 @ 1266 MHz (3:4)
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX 768 @ 600 core/950 memory (factory default, its OC but i didnt do it)
Sound Blaster X-Fi (lovely card included with the board )
RAID 0 config thru the use of the ICH10 chip.
Thermaltake Bigwater water cooling in a Thermaltake Armor case.
Aaron can you please help me with the oc of mine p45 diamond with E8400 wolfdale cpu.
I am no at 3.3ghz with all at automatic.
Can you contact me please on msn

Possible P45 Diamond Faulty MOBO

First, system specs:
VGA:HIS Hightech H485F512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PC
Monitor:Acer P243WAid Black-Silver 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD
MB:MSI P45 Diamond LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX
OS:MS Windows XP Pro 64-bit
Browser:Firefox
CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95
Sound:Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme H/W Audio Card (MS-4132)
Memory:OCZ Special Ops Urban Elite 4GB DDR3 1600
PSU:CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Cer
Brand:Mine
HD:Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0
Cooling:ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
Misc: Plenty of case fans
Here is the story:
I originally built this system late August with hopes it would be an awesome gaming system. Since day 1 however, it has frozen randomly. It either hard freezes, or abruptly reboots. As of now, there is no overclocking, and the system is set at all defaults.
I have done the following:
* Tried a new, larger power supply
* Ran memtest for almost 24 hours with no problems
* Tried XP and Vista (both 64-bit)
* Removed ALL unused components. Left only video card. Even unplugged CD-ROM drives
* Tried another keyboard (not mouse, but mouse had no problems on previous system)
* Downloaded all of the latest drivers (first thing I did)
When I Prime95 & SuperPi simultaneously, the system freezes. Sometimes instantly, sometimes after 10 minutes. When not running stress test programs, it freezes seemingly completely randomly. I have run Hardware sensors monitor while running stress test software, and CPU temp PEAKS at 53. 72 is supposed to be safe for this proc.
I am ready to throw this out the window... any more suggestions?
Oh, and no weird entries in the error log.

Yep, still crashes. I have been lowering it, but not that low until you said to. I am updated the BIOS AGAIN. Apparently there are two 9550 CPUs listed, with different CPU Codes (whatever that is). There was one released in October that says its for my processor... even though my proc was supposed to be supported in 1.0. So anyway, I REALLLLLY hope the BIOS update does the trick. This is SO frustrating.

P45 diamond blank screen

i have a problem with my new motherboard.
The leds go all blue except the leds at the bottom of the motherboard, they say that the memory
Is not installed correctly or damaged.
I have send the memory back to where i bought, they tested it, and it was ok by them.
I tried different slots, different configurations for the memory, butt the leds keep burning.
Tried different videocards, changed the slots didn't work, reset the bios didn't work either.
Only the memory must be the problem say's the mainboard the rest must be ok, all other leds
are blue......
I don't know what the problem is......???
My config is;
P45 diamond rev.1.0
Q6600 g0
2gb OCZ 1800 mhz c8
Gainward 4850
Antec P190 case

Clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU and insert one memory stick only.
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2gb OCZ 1800 mhz c8
Please post a link to the product page of the mainboard. These look like factory overclocked memory modules.

MSI P45 Diamond, Wont Start Up

Motherboard - MSI P45 Diamond
Bios - 1.1
Processor - Intel Core2Quad Q9650 3.0GHz
Memory - 2x 2GB OCZ Reaper X 1333MHz DDR3
Power Supply - CoolerMaster Real Power M1000
Graphics - ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
I have just installed my new pc componants and when I turn the power on everything comes on the fans, cd/dvd, hard drives but there is no beep and nothing happens, I cant even get into the bios to change some of the settings.
Does anyone have an idea as to what is causing this and if there are any way of fixing this.
Thanks

Okay, the industry standard voltage for DDR3 modules is 1.5V, not 1.85V. The usual timings for DDR3-1333 memory chips are typically 9-9-9-24, not 6-5-5-20.
The bottom line is, that the specs on that OCZ page are far away from any kind of standard specification which is a not a good thing in terms of compatibility. For reference only, these are typical DDR3 specs:
- DDR3-1066, 7-7-7-20, 1.5V
- DDR3-1333, 9-9-9-24, 1.5V
Memory chips that nativey operate @1333 MHz, 6-5-5-20 @1.85V do not exist. There is no chip manufacturer that produces such components. So, whatever the native specs of you modules are, they are currently unknown to us, as OCZ seems to have a policy of not putting native ratings and SPD Profiles on their product pages. They always only mention overclocked ratings.
Test each module seperately in the first memory slot and see if the system is able to boot up with either of them alone. If nothing changes, test some modules with trustworthy parameters, that do not need non-standard voltages and are known to operate with standard frequencies and timings.

P45 Diamond Freezes/restarts

I recently purchased this board P45 Diamond, it first hanged on me during xp installation and i discovered it was faulty memory so I return it and they gave me a new batch Kingston DDR3 1333 2GB.
So I got the system up and running, after about it is switched on about a day or say I would come home and see it restarted. So ten I put in that green power Genie, And then after about a day it freezes.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=117984.0
I saw they changed the ram speed i will give it a try and see what happens.
Please let me know if there is any suggestions.
Or with what programs i could run some tests.
P45 Diamond
Q9300 core 2 quad
2GB DDR3 1333 kingston
700W Raidmax PSU
8600GT XXX 256mb DDR3
500 GB SATA Seagate
2 x 320 GB SATA Seagate

I know what it says on the product site. DDR3-1600 actually carries and *(OC) tag and actually DDR3-1333 should as well. It must be a mistake on the site.
http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1478&maincat_no=1
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• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600* (OC) SDRAM, 8GB Max
I am talking about Intel specifications and they clearly state that the P45 Chipset natively supports DD2-667/800 and DDR3-800/1066:
>>Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family - Datasheet: For the Intel® 82G45, 82G43 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)and the Intel® 82P45, 82P43 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) [June 2008]<<, page 27:
[click image to enlarge it]
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had to change it so my ram runs at 1066 not 1333
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2GB DDR3 1333 kingston
Can you provide a link to the datasheet of these modules or post the model/serial number? (example: KHX8500D2K2/2G )
Also, please make a picture of the CPU-Z "SPD" view and post it here. It may help to find the proper settings to stably overclock to DDR3-1333.

P45 diamond mobo does not power up

Hello,
I recently purchased a P45 diamond mobo from Newegg, and the mobo didn't work when I received it. The only thing it would do was display a red light at LED 1, which according to the book means it's on standby? I talked to Newegg and they said they would RMA it. Today I just received the replacement and the exact same issue exist. The probability of two boards having the exact same problem makes me suspicious.
I currently have the mobo sitting on the box it came with and the only thing connected are the two power cables; 8 pin and the 24 pin. When I turn it on, I only get a red light at LED 1. It doesnt matter what I have installed, I get the same red light. My real question is, what does this red light indicate other than standby? Am I doing something wrong? I have assembled computers since 1989, and I am out of ideas here.
I used the Cmos jumper- correctly. I also removed the power cable and pressed the Cmos button.
I have one last question. If no CPU is present, will the LED status indicators work or does the mobo need a functioning CPU to display LED light beyond the single red light that I am getting?
Q9300 Core 2 Quad
4GB DDR3 Patriot 1333mhz PC3-10666
Geforce 9800GTX 512 MB
700W Rocketfish PSU
If any more information is needed just ask. Thank you.

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 08-August-08, 16:04:21
Install the processor + heatsink, a video card and one stick of RAM, then clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU.
Try to start the system by shorting the two pins for the power-on button (JFP1 pin header) with a screwdriver. If nothing changes, please try another PSU.
I purchased a new PSU to try and isolate the problem during the last motherboard. I also tested the other components on another mobo and they worked. I did what you said also and shorted the power-on header and nothing happens. I dont know what the probability of receiving two boards with the same exact problem but it makes me wonder. Newegg is generally a good company, maybe it's just my bad luck.
I just built a system for a friend of mine and he uses the same board and loves it. Hopefully, I can RMA it from MSI and get better results.
Thanks Jack for the help.

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