Overclocking the E5300 on the MSI G31M3-F V2

Well here's my story guys......
I jst bought me the E5300 processor......and everything went swell. It ran perfectly on my MSI on which i overclocked it to 3.6Ghz . Bt jst until last month when i upgraded my mobo's bios version from 1.3 to 1.6 (which to me seemed like a good idea at first), i cant seem to get my e5300 to overclock anymore . If i try to overclock it, my system wont reach the post screen. What can b the problem?? Or s it possible to "deflash" my bios to the standard 1.3 that it came out wit?

It's a common mistake that users believe a new BIOS will improve the system. Your's is probably a good example that its not always the case for a specific configuration. The BIOS changes are to accommodate later or different configurations and the rule of thumb is, if it's working for you don't change it. Yes, suggest you flash to the previous 1.3 version as that seemed to work well. You can of course try 1.4 and 1.5 as well just to see from which BIOS onwards it actually does not seem to support an OC for your config anymore. I also suggest once you have done that and its back to "normal" that you provide MSI with your feedback as that may help them to take that into consideration in later BIOS releases. Good Luck.

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i just got my Ti4200-VTD8X MS-8894 (good card )and would like to see if it's safe to overclock it.
what would be a fairly safe speed to clock this card (msi Ti4200-VTD8X) to ? , as i would like to overclock it to get a little more speed out of it

Download and install Coolbits and install it to your registry by double clicking it...
Then reboot, open Display properties and you'll see a new entry in the settings menu for the card...enable it..
Then tweak away a little at a time until you start seeing artifacts on your screen, 3DMark2001SE is a good program to test it with...
When you start seeing artifacts then back it off to the last setting that was good and you'll be there!!
Cheers!! 8)

Need help overclock the MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition !

I want to overclock this card MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition (MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072 MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card), but I don't know how far I can get. Can you help me overclock this to get a maximum performing? and how can I do that? can you guide me?
what is temperature should be consider over heat and might damage card?
After overclock, can I keep that always in 3-5 days without shutdown computer?
Here is default Corelock 832, Shaderlock: 1664, memory clock 2100
Also, when I click the "K" to show MSI Kombustor: I see Core: 416, and GPU Throttling -416Mhz. What is happening? is that graphic card has problem? it doesn't run fully 832mhz.
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Motherboard   Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Processor   Intel Core i7 2600K
Memory   Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHz (PC3 15000)
Video Card # 1   MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 3072 MB
Hard Drive # 1   Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB
Hard Drive # 2   Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
Power Supply   Corsair HX1050W
Case   Corsair Graphite Series 600T
Monitor   Acer HN274H BMIIID 3D 27-Inch LED Monitor - Black
Operating System   Windows 7 Utimate (64 bit)

Quote from: flobelix on 02-December-12, 01:03:03
Playing aan entire level of Crysis or Crysis2 with extreme settings is a very sure way to test. A multiplayer round of BF3 at max settings is also a good test.
If you got the max stable clockrates without overvolting and temps are fine. Go on adding voltage in small steps and agin try the highest max clockrate of any voltage step. That way you'll find the total max clockrate. At some point adding voltage will have no effect anymore and that is the highest clockrate. Remember that voltage unlike just higher clockrates will increase the temps massively.
Agreed with flobelix
Crysis 2 with ultra setting and set Vsync to Disabled is a very hard test in real life application, I don't use furmark or kombustor. To test stability first I run Vantage and 3DMark2011 then playing Crysis 2 about 2 - 3 hours every day for aweek or 2 weeks and if pass then I call it stable
I use GTX580 Lightning and at stock volt I can do 920/2200 with all little DIP switches turned ON/Enabled/Unlocked excluding Xtreme cooling LN2 DIP switch since I use normal air cooling and not LN2. If I let all DIP switches to their stock/OFF even at 900MHz I can't pass Vantage.
For safe daily OC better stay under 80c for your core temp and under 70c for your VRM & Memory temp also do not use beyond +200mv for your core voltage (+200mv is the max value)
Note : For 24/7 I use 980/2300 with +112mv/+40mv. VRM and memory temp are under 60c and Core temp is under 80c.

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Hey,
I read some reviews with the kt3 Ultra ARU and i have read that people have been getting the FSB up to around 167? Yet, i fail to get it past 151? Any suggestions?
-Knowa-
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AMD xp 1800+
768 mb pc2100
TDK 40x12x48
Lite ON DVD
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you would have more chance of it booting at 166
than 151 as the divider kicks in at 152
at 166 fsb your video and pci slots are at the correct speed
it can be done if you have been lucky with the cpu you gotlink

Can the MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 overclock out off the box pentuim g3258 ?

Hi everyone Im building a mini itx gaming computer and I want to know if the MSI H81I can overclock the g3258 easily and out off thé box ( I dont have any other cpu to make a BIOS update )
Thanx
Nalfein

Obviously voice inflection doesn't come across well in typing. If we're here only to sing MSI's praises, it's not a forum.
"Fix the attitude" is little harsh considering MSI seems to be the only one following Intel's wishes. Perhaps you missed the light hearted "Peer pressure: Come on MSI...everybody's doin' it! Lol" and the part where I said I like the board? ASUS, Gig and others as well as other MSI boards can run the little Haswell multiplier up, this H81i, bummer...nope.
No, overclocking it is not endorsed by Intel, MSI or anyone else for that matter and no company can endorse cranking a 3.2 chip to 4.7. However, the web is full of H81/g3258 overclocks. Like, for instance, Tom'sHardwareguide.com. We all read the specs (or should) but as is well publicized, you don't need the expensive Z boards to work low end magic.
I've used MSI components since the Athlon 750 CPU was new and still have an old MSI GeForce 4 Ti 4200 in a drawer out of nostalgia. I would simply like to play with the multiplier and tinker up to 4.0 or something modest, just to see. Heck, even ECS is doing it. I wanted to stay with MSI products since I'm happy with them. As a board, it's fine. The news about updating the BIOS and rolling up the multiplier just isn't true. (Yet)
Edit-Ok...I missed this: "Rules- Attack, abuse or otherwise 'bash' MSI or its products. We are only interested in providing help to users having problems with their hardware and seeking assistance."
Now I understand. In a way the links in the next post help. They all still endorse MSI products by specifying which boards are g3258 multiplier friendly.

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Hey. I fully understand the settings as far as frequencies go, but am a total voltage newb. No matter what I do I cant seem to get a stable vista load up with my voltage settings.
Please help me by providing suggested voltage settings for my hardware.
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My cooling is sufficient, and I have the BIOS version 1.2
I also turned off all of the overclocking not friendly functions, example: spread spectrum, and DOT, ETC....
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my settings I want are (as shown in the P7N bios)
System Clock Mode - Manual
FSB clock - 1600
DRAM clock - 800
Please help me by providing the proper voltages for my setup
Everything I need is marked by "???"
CPU Voltage - ???
DRAM Voltage - (already have, its 2.1)
NB voltage - ???
SB voltage - ???
NB Memory reference voltage - ???
DIMM memory reference voltage - ???
Memory terminator voltage - ???
CPU GTL reference voltage - ???
NB GTL reference voltage - ???
FSB terminator voltage - ???
SB sleep mode voltage - ???
PCI Expander PLL voltage - ???
For the sake of you not typing too much, if you specify voltages, any that you do not specify will be assumed to be left at [AUTO]
PLEASE help me by providing some voltages for me, as I have absolutely no clue what to put for them. If you have any questions about my hardware feel free to ask, and any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED

Quote from: nihilkrist on 08-October-08, 08:03:22
adjusting gtl ref. voltages isn't very difficult, but it is probably best to learn the basics first.
So, basically, increase the fsb a little. So, for example, from 1333 to 1400. See if it's stable, if it isn't try bumping up vcore one notch and try again. If not try Northbridge. Then later move on to stuff like the fsb term.
Test stability using prime95, there is a 64-bit multi-core aware version floating around somewhere. Try the ftp server linked to in the "hot use prime95" sticky on here.
Tbh with your OC you shouldn't need to touch any other voltages, or really use the gtl ref settings. What exactly is "sufficient" cooling though? Stock?
*EDIT: on a side note, just so you don't think I'm deliberately being awkward not telling you specific voltages, they wouldn't do you any good. Every cpu/mobo can handle different freq. at different voltages. Also, use cpu-z to check on your actual voltage and make sure you don't raise it beyond 1.3625 (I think that's right, it's 1.36something anyway)
Thanks for the tips. The reason I wanted to jump straight to FSB 1600 is because the MSI p7n is really picky and only likes 1:1 ratios.
My "sufficient cooling" is an aftermarket heatsink, high performance thermal paste, and MASSIVE airflow through my case. If you want specifics, its the Scythe Zipzang
Quote from: AaronYuri on 08-October-08, 09:05:16
CPU Voltage - No one can tell you this.
NB voltage - Depends on what frequency you want
SB voltage - What's your HDD setup?
NB Memory reference voltage - Auto
DIMM memory reference voltage - Auto
Memory terminator voltage - Auto
CPU GTL reference voltage - Depends on speed and other voltages
NB GTL reference voltage - Same as above
FSB terminator voltage - Depends on CPU voltage and CPU/FSB clock speed
SB sleep mode voltage - Auto
PCI Expander PLL voltage - Auto
My recommendation is do some reading. Guessing leads to dead hardware.
6GBs smells like mixing modules... Or do you have 3 modules?
First of all, I already stated the frequencies that I wanted in the top post, and fairly clearly at that.
CPU shouldnt be too hard to figure out, as there are very few to choose from. I'll try to get back to you on that one
I have 5, 7200rpm SATA 3.0 drives. It sometimes runs with only 4, as one is a hot swap.
My ram IS mixed, unfortunately. I'm using 2x 1gig sticks, and 2x 2gig sticks. However, both sets have heatsinks, and are rated at 800mhz, 4-4-4-12, 2t, timings. (2.1v)
I AM running them in dual channel.
If this helps you suggest voltages please do, If not, then I will just have to start trying using nihilkrist's suggestions.

MSI P7N SLI PLATINUM OVERCLOCKING THE Q6600 HELP ME OUT!!!

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ZALMAN 120MM COPPER
PC 6400 - 2X2G 4-4-4-12
650W PSU
9800GTX
I cannot overclock the processor what so ever, it wont even let me go from 800mhz fsb to 815 without it crashing. I NEED PLEASE someone to help me with this, what settings to i put it at along with the voltages.
im about to return this peice of crap board and njever buy an msi ever again i fi kant solve this issue, i want to get it running, please help!

Quote from: Langnasen on 13-May-08, 01:02:23
You do not want to see them going over 60c really.
You can go over 60C without any problems, just keep it under ~70C under full load.
If you want your cores below 60C you cant oc very far even with a great cooler, or you'll need watercooling or a dozen fans @high speed
I've seen many people with stress temps of around ~68C and I know someone who has it running 24/7, with cores at ~65C at peak moments for a few hours.
His system has been fine for almost 2 yrs now .
And what about the summer?
It has been 27C here in Holland and my cores ran sometimes over ~61C for a couple of hours (lotta decoding/encoding done) and all is still working fine
Below 60C with a decent oc on air cooler,in summers is a nono as far as i know.
Unless like you, you like a lot of fans spinning at high speed ( must sound terrible ) to cool things down.

Switched computer cases and now I hang at the MSI splash screen.

Hey guys. I've never had any problems with building my PC until yesterday on the simplest of tasks.
I decided to buy a new case and switch everything over but when I did it decided to hang on the MSI motherboard splash screen.
Specs:
* MEM 4Gx2|G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL + one more stick.
* Processor = AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX
* Graphics Card = HD 7950
* Motherboard = MB MSI| 880GM-E41 880G R
* PSU = CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
* OS = Windows 7 64Bit
* No overclocking.
So far I've done the following.
* Removed battery/Jumped the bios.
* Checked and rechecked each RAM stick.
* Removed all connections.
* Removed graphics card etc.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, Christmas has kind of killed my budget for a new build.
Thanks!
These are as far as I can get before everything stops working.

Really strange.
Have you made sure that there was will be/was no contact between mobo and case (apart from spots where the contact should be made) ? This could've break the motherboard.
Check ALL of the power supply cable connections between it and mobo.
Now something weird which doesn't seen to make any sense... Try to put your motherboard back to the old case.
That's all my suggestions, apart from that, if you're still able, then get it on a warranty and RMA it.
Good luck.

*UPDATED 7/15/04* Complete guide to bioses, drivers, and needed files for the MSI K8N Neo Platinum

Complete newbie's guide to bioses, drivers, and needed files for the MSI K8N Neo Platinum:
Last Updated: Thursday July 15th, 2004
Bioses:
(In order of date released.)
1.1b3 - (Download)
- Pre-1.1, given to reviewers to use in their reviews and benchmarks.
- Less stable, but supposedly you get slightly better overclocks.
1.1 Official - (Download)
1. This is AWARD BIOS release
2. This BIOS fixes the following problems of the previous version:
- Memory always run DDR 200 when install single side DDR on DIMM2 & DIMM3.
- Windows 2000 can't format the RAID IDE HDD when plug in Promise 378 controller.
1.2b5 - (Download)
1.2b7 - (No Download Yet)
1.2b10 - (Download)
- First attempt to fix false temperature readings. Fixes it for some people with Newcastle cores and doesn't fix it for anybody with Clawhammer cores.
1.2b12 - (Download)
- Second attempt to fix false temperature readings. Fixes it for some people with Newcastle cores and some people with Clawhammer cores.
1.3b1 - (Download)
- Another attempt to fix temperature problems?
- Possibly fixes cold boot/power light issues?
1.2 Official - (Download)
1. This is AWARD BIOS release
2. This BIOS fixes the following problems of the previous version:
- System can't resume from S3 sometimes when install USB device.
- Support K8 Sempron CPU.
- Turn off keyboard LED in S3.
--Quick Guide for flashing BIOS, provided by MSI--
1. Create a MS-DOS boot diskette, then copy the the .exe and the bios file to the floppy disk. Both of these files can be found in the package you downloaded.
2. Press "Delete" and go to BIOS setup while computer bootup.
Check BIOS advanced features and see if BIOS flash write control is enabled
(This option must be enabled. If you can not find this setting, it means the BIOS can be
flashed.)
3. Boot from MS-DOS boot diskette and get a:\> prompt.
4. Type "", then press ENTER
5. The flash program will then ask "Do you want to save BIOS?", please press "N" for no. The when you see Press 'Y' to program or 'N' to Exit, please press "Y" to continue.
6. After flashing complete, remove floppy and reset the system .
7. Press DELETE or F1 when prompted at first reboot after flashing.
8. Load BIOS optimized defaults, then save settings and exits.
Drivers & Needed Files:
(Note: All these drivers are for Windows XP.)
Leaked Nvidia nForce3 Chipset Drivers Version 4.40
(Please use at your own risk, these are LEAKED drivers. Password for the .zip file is "ocworkbench rules". Also, you will need to rename the WinXP_2K folder in IDE to either WinXP or Win2K else the installer doesn't pick it up.) Thanks for the link Wonkanoby!
*NEW* Leaked Nvidia nForce3 Chipset Drivers Version 5.03
More leaked drivers? Seems some parts of the drivers are older and some are newer.
1. Windows XP Service Pack 1A (Web Install) -or- Windows XP Service Pack 1A (Full Install)
2. Microsoft DirectX 9.0b (Web Install) -or- Microsoft DirectX 9.0b (Full Install)
3. Nvidia nForce3 Chipset Drivers Version 4.24
4. AMD Athlon 64 Processor Driver Version 1.1.0.14
5. Nvidia Video Card Driver Version 56.72 -or- Omega Nvidia Video Card Driver Version v1.5303
(The Omega drivers are third party drivers optimized for gaming, most prefer these over the standard Nvidia drivers.)
5. ATI Video Card Driver Version 4.7 -or- Omega ATI Video Card Driver Version 2.5.51
(The Omega drivers are third party drivers optimized for gaming, most prefer these over the standard ATI drivers.)
6. Onboard Sound Driver (Realtek AC'97 Audio Codec) Version A3.61
It is HIGHLY reccomended that you install the drivers/needed files in the order listed above. Please note that there are two #5's because you either install one or the other depending on your video card, do not install both of them.
You will come across a problem here though. You can't install the chipset drivers without installing the Windows service pack and DirectX first, but the Windows service pack and DirectX installs need the internet to download files and you won't have working internet until you install the chipset drivers. Here's what I did to get around this. Instead of downloading the web install versions of Windows service pack and DirectX, download the full version and and put them along with all the other drivers on a backup hard drive or burn them to a CD, this way you will have all the drivers you need when it's time to install them and none of them will require the internet to download files.
Another note when installing drivers. Apparently the Nvidia chipset drivers also come with drivers for the onboard sound, but people seem to agree that the Realtek onboard sound drivers are better. When you are installing the Nvidia chipset drivers, just be sure to uncheck the box for sound drivers when it asks you which drivers you would like to install. Now you can safely install the Realtek drivers without any chance of conflicting sound drivers. Thanks for the tip Wonkanoby!

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Originally posted by RLiu818
You CAN install the nforce drivers BEFORE installing SP1. The only requirement to install the nforce drivers is DX9.
So is SP1 still recommended to install before the nforce drivers?
The installer still reccomends to install it beforehand for full USB 2.0 functionality... I would have put what you said in there but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible.
oh. IIRC the installer just says USB 2.0 will be fully functional after SP1 is installed. So after you install SP1 you go into device manager and u click update driver and it will auto search and update the driver.
Simplicity-wise, i guess its pretty much equal. It might take less preparation to just copy DX9 full onto a CD and install that first, then nforce driver, then right away you have yoru internet connection.
but i dunno.. i guess i will try it your way this time when my RMA"d board comes.
i will be fomratting and doing a fresh install later on today and will let you know if i come across any problems

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I am a newbvie at this can anybody guide me in the right path?
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Arctic Cooling Copper Silent 2 Tc
AMD ATHLON XP2700+ 333MHZ FSB 256Cache CPU
Acer 1931 RADEON G9800 8xAGP 128MB DDR
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Western Digital Caviar 80gb 7200rpm Ide
Seagate ST3120022A 120Gb 7200rpm
ATX Midi Tower 400w
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Homer Simpson,
If you want to overclock the CPU, look at setting the FSB to RAM Ratio at 1:1 and then increase the FSB a couple of Mhz at a time.
Make sure you have good Thermal Paste along with good cooling.
I would run something like 3DMark2001SE to make sure that your overclock is stable, before increasing it again each time.
If you want more info, try the Overclocking Forum.
Take Care,
Richard

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Is there a chart for comparing the features of the MSI Z77 motherboards?
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|-Raider-|,
Since your MSI Hardware is a Motherboard and you posted in the Multimedia Forum, I moved the thread to nForce Forum for you.
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Overclocking the ex625 w/ HD4670

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had any luck overclocking the gpu or cpu on their ex625. I am hearing of some people that are having luck doing it, but am not being so lucky. I am running the latest vga drivers. I have tried overclocking the gpu with ati tools and msi's afterburner, but when I click apply on the settings, my clocks just drop back to default. If you were able to get your overclocking done successfully on your ex625, could you please give me some pointers? Thank you for reading and your time.

Hi, I have the same problem with OC ex625 GPU. I tried all (?) known applications and tools. Here are all my knowledge in this topic:
1. MSIAfterburner151 - there is no possibility to change anything (any changes doesn't work - after click Apply return to default, even after change some parameters in ini file).
2. AMDGpuClockTool98 - only shows temperature, no possibility to change anything.
3. RivaTuner224 - RT allows change clocks (after modification in ini file) but there is no impact on benchmarks score (3DMARK06, Furmark). If I set some nonsensical values (e.g. 1000/1000 or 300/300) in RT and run FurMark, FurMark show the same stupid values but benchmrk score is still the same as without OC.
4. GPU-Z.043 - I tried safe BIOS file but this is impossible: "BIOS reading not supported on this device".
5. There is no application to show correct fan speed.
Is anyone who can solve this problem/topic and can help me, cos I know that mobility HD4670 has big OC potential and the same GPU moved to another notebook may be overclocked (over 800/900) ?
best regards

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I recommend searching the threads that specialize in the 'Turbo' OC method. Ivy CPU's are not super OC'ers on conventional cooling solutions, but excellent performance can be pulled out of them in the 44X-45X range and still keep all the power saving features intact as well. CPU V. left alone to work on Auto is recommended. Initially for testing, set VDRoop to 100%. Disable EuP 2013, Overspeed Protection, and Spread Spectrum.

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