[p67a-gd65] High temperatures with 2500K

After completing my build I noticed my cpu is 43 degrees in bios. This seemed rather high. Especially since I figured out after some testing in windows that this seems to be the load temperature (so apprently the bios is 100% loading).
The strange thing is that a friend of mine has the GD55 with the same cpu and same heatsink (Scythe Mugen rev b) and he shows 32 degrees in his bios (1.4 and 1.8 beta) and his load temperature on 40x multiplier is BELOW 40 degrees. He has a cheaper case (I have the cm 690 ii advanced ).
I checked the voltage but cpu voltage is a neat 1.2.
I also reapplied the heatsink coolpaste with spread (arctic mx2) instead of the drop method. However this did not change temperatures.
Also I noticed a difference of 10 degrees celcius between core0 and core 3.
To exclude the Mugen I removed it and installed the stock intel cooler (the little one) running at 100% rpm (2000). Now my bios temperature is 60 degrees and in windows its 40 idle/58 load.
Anyone any idea what's going on? Do I have a faulty cpu or is the motherboard lying about it's voltage?

Quote from: zsde on 03-March-11, 00:33:37
The MB does not lie about the temps. The core temps are provided by the CPU itself. My i3-540 also exhibits huge variations between the cores. I am working on the worst case temp from four different programs, as they all differ from -5 to +35, the +35 in idle corresponds to what is reported in the BIOS..
From your first set of fotos it looks like either the CPU case is convex or your coolers surface is convex. Some people spend some time to lap both to get a mirror smooth finish. This of course voids the CPU guarantee. But its worth your while trying to lap the cooler heatsink surface.
Could this be something I could request a new cpu for at my store or is it a case of bad luck?

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P67A-GD65 mainboard incompatibility with Steel series XAI gaming mouse

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As mentioned officially on SteelSeries web site http://faq.steelseries.com/questions/166/My+computer+gets+stuck+at+BIOS+stage+during+the+boot+for+a+few+minutes+when+the+Xai+is+connected. there's a problem with p67A-GD65 mainboard ( i don't know if other MSI P67A MB series have the same problem) and Steel-series XAI mouse about the pc gets stuck at BIOS stage during the boot for a few minutes when the Xai is connected. and personally i add that it's impossible in my p67a-gd65 (B3) to use this mouse for navigate in UEFI bios because it's moves only laterally.
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Hello,
next time you start a topic, please skip the CAPS. CAPS are considered SCREAMING and that is rather impolite. In addition to that, this is a user-to-user forum and not MSI Technical Support. We do not make BIOS/UEFI Updates here and if you want to report anything that needs fixing, report it to Technical Support directly: http://support.msi.com/
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[SOLVED] High temperature with lenovo x220

Hi there,
Since one month, I'm having problem with my lenovo x220, before that, everything was fine (I didn't know what have changed since then).
After ~3-4min of running (everytime), my laptop reach 96°C (even if I didn't log in) and the fan start working very fast (wich is annoying because of the sound, but my main problem is the temperature).
Here is the informations I have... Ask if you need more info:
acpid -tb:
Battery 0: Charging, 47%, 01:52:05 until charged
Thermal 0: ok, 96.0 degrees C
sensors:
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +96.0°C (crit = +99.0°C)
thinkpad-isa-0000
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coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
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Core 0: +95.0°C (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +91.0°C (high = +86.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
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[ 2380.080437] CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2380.080438] CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2380.080440] CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 2380.080441] CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal
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[ 2679.691437] CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal
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[ 2979.307526] CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal
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[ 3278.921582] CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal
[ 3278.921585] CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal
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Do you have any idea of my problems?
Thx
Last edited by pyknite (2012-10-31 20:47:55)

@op wrote:
If you are using kernel 3.6.x then it's a known problem causing power regression which implies a higher temperature.
More details in this thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=150743
I this case I'd recommend downgrading to 3.5.x or using one of the workarounds mentioned in the above thread.
Thx very much I'll read that
donniezazen wrote:
This might be related https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=150743
What kernel are you on?
Linux blup_laptop 3.6.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 29 09:49:00 CET 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Thx too...

990FXA-GD65 high temperatures using HardwareMonitor

Hello,
Just got this board and I'm overclocking a FX-6300 chip with it around 4.4GHz @ 1.4v, with all the other settings set to auto. Everything seems stable apart from the motherboard temperature that quickly shoot up past 62 degrees at which point occt shuts it down.
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Quote from: durquavian on 22-March-13, 08:50:33
Funny mine doesn't have an AUX temp... however since u said u had a water cooler I rednecked mine. I put a small cpu fan(stronger than normal fans) pointed at my regulators and made a port in the side(backside of mobo) where I put another fan directly behind cpu seat and regulators. definitely helped board temps.
Your AUX temp has me stumped, wanna say screw it but never know what it is. Generally CPU is always the highest temp at 100% load so anything above that cant be accurate. However maybe the regulators on yours possibly can. If you have no fans on them now and since you have a water cooler you lack the airflow of normal cpu air coolers, i'd say add a fan above the cpu seat pointed to the regulators. Mine without air would burn me when touching the heat sink(which spans the northbridge and regulators). with air on them feels warmish.
Ok just looked at your board and you do have heat sinks on your regulators. deference with mine is my heatsink is one piece with north bridge. So a fan would go a long way if you don't have one.
If you have done that then I am out of ideas as far as Aux temp goes.lol
Got a 200mm fan blowing direct on the motherboard from the side panel + the rear intake is blowing across the motherboard. Thanks for the input I have mind of saying screw it since the images I've seen have that sensor at very high temperatues but really can't fry my board as I have work to do on it. Guess I have to wait till MSI get back to me.
Cheers

Help with P67A-GD65

Hi everyone, just wanted some advise please, i have ordered the parts for my new gaming pc (This is my first build)
I have ordered the MSI P67A-GD65 motherboard and after doing some research i getting worried that my CPU cooler won't clear my ram.
I have the coolermaster V6GT CPU cooler and the G.Skill RipJawX 4GB DDR3 kit
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Or could i move my RAM into slots 2 and 4 ? would this work or would the system not boot properly ? (sorry first build )
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Quote from: HU16E on 28-January-11, 06:46:30
Well, that's what I get for not doing the testing myself! The P67A-GD65 'does' boot with a stick in the dimm 2 black slot, & then with a second stick placed in the other black slot. However, the manual is specific about initial startup with a RAM stick in dimm 1, which is of course the first blue slot next to the CPU. Without starting from scratch again, I can't verify initial build startup with a stick in the dimm 2 black slot will work or not. I guess if someone tries it, & it fails, obvious move would be to go to the dimm 1 & give it a go. Trouble is, I can't go back & edit my posts now to correct them.
Ha, it's OK, I read the same thing in the manual. The manual certainly doesn't leave any room for assumption, it flat out states you should use 1 & 3.

MSI's own Control Center hard crashes my comp (P67A-GD65)

So I just got a P67A-GD65 B3 board, with an i5-2500K and I got it all set up and put together. The thing runs great, quiet, cool, etc. I'm currently at stock speeds and settings. However, I did NOT use the MSI CD to install drivers. Instead, I used the website so I had the latest versions of all these drivers. Anyways, I installed pretty much everything but the TPM Modules and RAID tools.
So, when I pull up the Control Center, the main screen displays fine. However, as soon as I click the Cooling tab to check temperatures, the computer locks up hard and the sound emits a strange audible buzz through the speakers. I have no clue why this is happening, and furthermore, I'm disappointed this is happening on a very stock build. I literally installed the components, installed Win7 x64, installed the drivers, then tried to check the temps. That's it.
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P67A-GD65 (B3)
i5-2500K @ stock 3.3ghz
CoolerMaster 212+ HSF cooler
8GB (2x4) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC1600
XFX HD695X-ZDDC 6950 1gb vid card (the XXX turbo edition)
Crucial C300 64GB SATA SSD (boot drive)
Samsung Spinpoint 1TB SATA Drive (storage)
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Seriously, this is kind of ridiculous. MSI needs to get their stuff straight. Others are having this same problem.
I trust you did report this to MSI technical as per earlier responses in this post. Posting opinions out of frustration does not add value, nor does it assist in fixing the problem. This forum's prime objective is to gather factual information in an attempt to anlayse the problem and then employ the user community to post potential solutions. >>Please read and comply with the Forum Rules.<<
If others are having the same problem, then they also need to report this to MSI technical, being as comprehensive as possible. As I mentioned before, it seems a 64bit OS symptom.
>>How to contact MSI.<<

I have a question to HU16E about OCing for P67A-GD65 board

im currently struggling with OCing on P67A-GD65 B3 board.
it seems like 2600k going to 4.4GHz with 1.3 vcore fine.
but going over is bit confusing.
i noticed HU16E has gone over 5.0~ speed. do you mind to share which settings you put in the bios?
my goal is to go about 4.8-5.0GHz.
thanks in advance :]

Quote from: jksluv on 23-April-11, 13:36:36
whoop sorry about that. i was just in hurry to have more stress tests.
these are the components that i have
MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Board with 1.10 BIOS
Intel 2600k Sandy Bridge D2
Corsair H50 Liquid CPU Cooler
4x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz
GeForce GTX570
i was able to OC 2600k up to 4.4GHz by just by upping the vcore to v1.300.
but i feel like going up to around 4.8 will need me to config all other voltages but i cant figure them out :S
im testing 4.5GHz with the same vcore ATM. but im sure it'll BSOD anytime soon
Imo enable int ppl set vcore to 1.4ish and go 48*100, if your lucky ull have 4800mhz stable, i use these settings didnt really change anything els and im getting 50*100, works perfectly.

P67A-gd65 boot problem after BIOS update

I'm not optimistic about this, but...
My P67A-GD65 was delivered with BIOS 1.5. (However, the stickers on both chips read 1.4.) I updated the BIOS to 1.7 using a DOS formatted USB flash drive. (The EM was updated as well.) Things seemed to be running OK.
I foolishly experimented with the 1.8A beta BIOS. I flashed from DOS again. After rebooting, I went into the settings to reconfigure the machine as it had been. The EFI screen hung, so I powered the machine down (from the button, not the PSU).
I've been unable to boot since. No display appears on the monitor. If it is powered down, the power comes back on for an instant, goes off again, and comes up again with nothing on the display. The USB keyboard and mouse never become active, as far as I can tell. I tried a PS/2 keyboard; no difference.
If this board has dual BIOS indicator LEDs, neither illuminates, which indicates that all is serene.
I have cleared the CMOS several times, using the jumper or the button at the rear I/O panel.
Any advice? Is there any way to force the use of the second BIOS? (I've read the MSI dual BIOS FAQ posted elsewhere, but didn't spot anything of use.)
RMA time?

Quote from: ScunnyUK on 01-February-11, 16:08:59
Hi,
The blue screens started after a clean Bios flash to the 18b10 bios then eventually it stopped working complety (just doing the start up cycle over and over)
I had tried reseting cmos and it doesnt make a difference, the motherboard will not post , boot , start up at all so default settings cant be set (although reseting cmos would set to default anyway)
Each time the board goes through the start up cycle (i.e. upon pressing start button the board will start up with fans spinning for a second then shut down, start up again with fans spinning for a second then shut down, continuasly repeating until main power is removed) I have used a multimeter to measure the voltage read points on the board and they show that there is no vcore being suplied to the cpu but all other points show the voltage is being supplied to those componants, so imo that is where the problem lies and I would sugest that the other ppl who are having this issue to also try measuring the voltage read points and see if the same thing is happening on thier boards .
If others are getting the same results (no vcore) then the msi techs should be informed of this issue..(imo)
1.8b10 still is a beta bios. I got random bluescreens with that one also at some point a blinking bios led. So I flashed back from secondary bios (using the first option (change disable in enable)in "security" in the EFI shell to allow flashing from secondary bios), blinking bios led now stopped, Then I flashed with 1.7, no issues sofar cpu now running stable at 4.5Ghz (already 2 days).

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Dear members of the MSI-HQ user forum,
My attempts on overclocking my 2600k processor has been stalled for quite some time now.
I've been at 4.3GHz for a very long time because I wish to keep my Vcore set on Auto (I don't want my voltage set manually because it will remain at that voltage all the time).
I've been playing around with a lot of settings and none of them have worked.
The main problem is I want to be stable at 4.3GHz but with Vdroop set to Auto, it will only deliver 1.288V during a Prime95 torture test. 1.288V is not enough because after 10 min. I will get the 0x124 Bluescreen, which is too little Vcore. I have manually found out that 1.296V will do the trick! But again this is set manual... After switching to Vdroop set to Low Vdroop the Vcore voltage JUMPS to 1.42V during stress test (Prime95 & IBT)!! Waaaay too high. This will only get worse if I set my processor speed to 4.4GHz, Vcore will then be 1.44/1.45V and so on..
Bios is updated to version 1.H. I updated from 1.8 to 1.C to 1.H, didn't make any difference. I've also played around with bios settings but nothing solves my problem. Eup 2013, spread spectrum, C1E, Overspeed protection all disabled. Tried all C1 states. PLL overvoltage disabled & enabled. Memory both tested @ 1333MHz & 1600MHz auto&linked settings (according to spec). And so on.
I really want to overclock further then 4.3GHz (at least that one stable) using Auto Vcore. Or my voltage is too low (Vdroop set to auto) or too high (Vdroop set to Low). Please help :(
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MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
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To quote from a recent Ivye Bridge article:
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Today Intel defines three different voltages for every Sandy Bridge CPU: LFM, nominal and turbo. LFM is the lowest frequency the CPU can run at (e.g. completely idle), nominal is the frequency it is specified to run at (e.g. 3.3GHz for a 2500K) and turbo is the highest available turbo frequency (e.g. 3.7GHz for a 2500K). Intel determines the lowest voltage possible for each one of those frequencies. Sandy Bridge obviously runs at more than just three frequencies, there are many more intermediate frequencies that it may run at depending on the current workload. The voltages at those intermediate frequencies are interpolated from the three points that I mentioned above.
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CPU: INTEL CORE i5 2500K
RAM: G.SKILL RIPJAWS X 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHZ CL6 (F3-12800CL6D-4GBXH)

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P67a-GD65 won't boot with over 12 GB RAM

Hello all,
I am running the P67a-GD65 with i5 2500k, GTX 570, 1T HD and 60Gb SSD. I had 16 GB (4/4Gb) of Hyper x 1600 MHz RAM installed and it was working for a while. Then the computer shut off in the middle of a game. I realized the video card fan was not working and swapped it out. However, with the 4 (4gb) Ram installed it would start up for a few seconds (fans, lights running) then shuts off...the cycle continues but never stays on nor long enough to reach the BIOS setup. I removed one 4gb Ram and its up and running. I was able to play BF3 and I have had no issues. Is there any reason why this happens? is it a setting in BIos that I need to fix or do I just need to swap out the mobo? I know its not the RAM because I exchanged them earlier today along with the Video Card. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

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Any word on when an updated BIOS will be released to fix this issue?
No, you need to check this thread regularly https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=144655.700
At this point flash back to the BIOS that did work. Use the forum flasher >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
and report your findings to MSI so that they can fix it and potentially release the BIOS that you are hoping for If everyone reports their findings then the chances are so much better to get a fix sooner rather than later.

BIOS showing 2500K Locked & Cant adjust CPU ratio in Windows.. P67A-GD65

Hello all..
I am not having any stability issues at all with my setup.. It is running great and I love the P67A-GD65..
However I am having an issue w/ CPU ratio adjustment..
I am running the 1.6 BIOS release from the 1.4 the board shipped with.. The issues remained on both BIOS versions..
I noticed in the CPU section the BIOS is seeing my 2500K as "LOCKED".. I can however adjust the CPU ratio manually in the OC section of the BIOS to achieve the overclock I want..
I enabled the "adjust cpu ratio from OS" option.. However the Control Center II software will not show me a dropdown to adjust the ratio in Windows 7 Pro 64bit.. So I have to make manual CPU ratio changes in the BIOS for now.. Control Center II does allow all other options to be changed.. Memory settings etc.. I just can't change the CPU ratio..
I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling the Control Center app.. BIOS upgrade.. CMOS clear.. etc.. I suspect this is just a flaky BIOS issue..
Anyone else experiencing this? This is a minor inconvenience.. I can get everything I need out of the board from the BIOS I would just really like to use Control Center II for everything if possible..
Thanks!!

Quote from: zsde on 12-January-11, 14:10:44
The best I can advise is to delete Control Centre from your PC and attempt changes via the BIOS. IF that fails then MSI technical needs to be advised so that they can try and simulate your hardware combo. If it does work via the BIOS, then MSI technical should be advised irrespective about the Control Centre's inability to perform the functions it should.
My own experience with Control Centre software has been anything but satisfactory. The best way is still to tweak via the BIOS.
Just to confirm, you did do a CMOS reset/clear after the BIOS update? Power cord removed..... the normal procedure?
Yeah I've been working in the BIOS.. Bummer the tool lets me change everything but the CPU ratio..
I cleared CMOS w/ the same process you mentioned a few times prior to be sure..
Just after I made the initial post I opened a tech support tkt so we shall see.. I still think it has something to so w/ the BIOS interpreting my CPU as locked but I could be wrong..
Thanks for your assistance.. I appreciate it..

Random lock ups with MSI P67A-GD65 (B3). Please help!

Hello all,
I just built a new system with the following components:
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
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G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
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Quote from: HU16E on 12-April-11, 11:26:00
That can happen, & it can really mess things up if two kits are attempted to be run together. The platform is DDR3 1333 as to native support by the CPU IMC. If the system can't run on 1333 RAM speed at CR 1, 9 9 9 24 @ 1.50v's, then something is wrong. No system should ever have to use an OC (or X.M.P.) as a workaround to make it work. That's why I recommended the Crucial 1333. Plug one stick in the blue primary dimm slot to get everything loaded & checked out, & go from there.
Exactly which SATA ports are you using for the HDD's & RAID? White Marvell or Intel SATA III, or the black SATA II?
Unfortunately, my local shop didn't have the Crucial, so I grabbed the Corsair instead. The Velociraptors are running from SATA 1 and 2 (the top white connectors). I also have 2X HITACHI Deskstar 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s running in RAID0 from SATA 3 and 4 for storage (this computer is intended for HD video editing, compositing in After Effects, etc.). Sorry I forgot to mention that in the original post!

High temperature after suspend to RAM with linux-3.9.2-1.

After the update to linux-3.9.2-1 my laptop works on higher temperature after resuming from suspend to RAM. Works fine with linux 3.8.7-1.
Normal working temperature is 47~49 degrees Celsius and after resuming it is 59~61. It's not just a false temperature reading. I can actually feel the laptop warmer, and the CPU fun spins up.
I can't see any CPU high load. I tend to believe that the temperature rise has to do with the Intel GPU driver (i915). My CPU has an integrated GPU.
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350M CPU @ 2.30GHz
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
cmdline:
i915.semaphores=1 i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1 i915.lvds_downclock=1 aspm_force=true acpi_backlight=vendor intel_pstate=disable
Anyone noticed something similar?
Ways to debug it? Apart from kernel GIT bisect.

I got the impression myself, that all the i915 downclock tweaks have been getting counterproductive over time as the driver got better.
Be sure to give the new pstate another go. I had problems too with the upgrade to 3.9.x and the powersave governor. Enabling "performance" in cpupower only and letting intel_pstate manage the idling on its own had an awesome effect. I only have rc6=1 and "sna" accel along with it on a similar cpu. Resuming with fan off.

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