Potential IRQ problem with Big Bang XPower

Is there anything I can do in the BIOS to change the IRQ for my sound card to something other than 16?

I can't really put it in another slot since I have 3 GTX 480's installed but before I got my 3rd 480 I had tried it in another slot and it grabed the same IRQ. Sounds like I'm stuck with 16 for the sound card. In regards to having any problems. I can't say that I am but I really don't like the idea of 3 video cards, USB host controller, and a sound card fighting for the same IRQ. It would give me peace of mind to seperate the sound card.

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Seeking help with Big Bang XPower board, please.

Hi Guys,
I'm a noob to upgrading computers and am hoping somebody can help me. I have never overclocked anything before or changed BIOS settings. However I just installed the Big Bang XPower Board, into my old Dell XPS 730x and added an Intel 980X chip running Win 7 64bit. I have read about the BIOS settings on the MSI site but I am still not sure about some things. I have listed my hardware below and am trying to figure out how to get the best performance out of my system. I would like to know what other BIOS settings to change to get the most out of my 980X CPU and RAM without completely stressing my system. I want to utilize this board and the components but I also don’t want it running at max non stop... so somewhere in the middle. I’m in the USA if that matters as well. If anybody could guide me as to what I what I should change in the BIOS for this id really appreciate it. Here is what my system consists of:
5 HARD DRIVES:
(1) SATA II WD 3gb Hard Drive @ 1.5TB
(2) OCZ SATA II SSD drives @120GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227543
(2) Hitachi 6gb SATA III drives @2TB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145473
3 DVD/CD/BLUERAY DRIVES:
1 SATA DVD DRIVE
1 SATA BlueRay Drive
1 SATA CD Drive
(So 8 SATA Devices Total)
24GIGs of this ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145321
1 NVida Geforce GTX 470
1 Soundblaster X-Fi Titanum Card
I have all my hard drives on the SATA II ports as suggested by a forum member. I have my Blurray on a SATA II port as well, and my other two disk drives on the SATA III ports.
I do have the system up and running, its just not that fast, and I expected with this setup for it to be BLAZING. Hence why Im looking to you guys. I currently have the BIOS set to “failsafe” mode, b/c if I don’t when I turn the system on, it runs for 5 seconds, then reboots, the comes back on and loads windows... that seems odd… yet it doesn’t do it in failsafe mode or if the Genie button is pushed.
I also don’t want a RAID setup, just each drive acting alone. Yet, the Maxell software still runs before Windows starts. Is there a way to stop that since Im not using raid?
Any info, advice, or a point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
Best!

Hi guys,
Ok, so Im not really making any progress with this. I havent done anything with the memory yet b/c I trying to solve the booting issue first. Here is what I have tried, but nothing worked:
Set BIOS to optimal settings which causes booting issue (turns on, then instantly turns off, then boots win 7 successfully). I shut down and restarted 2 times, but both time I still had the booting issues.
I disabled EuP 2013, and still had the booting issues.
I disabled EuP 2013 and Spread Spectrum, but still had the booting issues.
So I reloaded failsafe settings and it was fine.
STARTING OVER I loaded optimal settings again, and disabled everything in the CPU Features menu except for Hyperthreading, Execute Bit Support and Intel Virtualization Technology. This also did not solve the booting issues.
I added the disabling of EuP 2013 to the above, and still had the booting issues.
Then I added the disabling of the Spread Spectrum to the above, but still had the booting issues.
So now I am back to the failsafe settings. Could this be a hardware problem, or not since it works in failsafe mode.
I also wanted to point out I only added they extra 3 stick of memory a week after I started having this problem. So while there are 6 sticks of memory in now, I have had this booting issue since the first time I booted the new mobo, and for a week of only have 3 memory sticks.
So any idea what I should do now? It just seems odd that failsafe works, and turning OC Genie on to max it out works, but nothing in the middle.
I look forward to hearing back from you guys.
Best,
moxy
P.s. Dilburt you asked about the power supply im using previosuly. Heres the info i got: "The Dell 1000 watt power suplly 12 volt rails are rated at 18 amps each. That's why only 2 x 6 pin PCIE power connectors vs the 8 pin PCIE connectors."

Problems with Big Bang Fuzion

I have been having a world of problems with this motherboard. It a long story but I will start with what is going on now.
The machine has some of the strangest behavior.
10-30 minute boots.
This happens every time I boot the machine after the first re-boot after installation of the operating system.
there is one thing that will help, that is to boot into the recovery console and execute
bootsect /nt60 all
This only works once and then after the next reboot, back to 10-30 minute wait. The machine will sit that log at the windows loading screen, as the windows logo glows in and out.
asdf
The next problem is periodically the mouse will become choppy, and the sounds cut out. This also happens when drivers are being installed. Everything freezes, the keyboard num lock light stops responding, the mouse stops responding. Then after a few moments everything resumes back to normal. This happens no matter what driver installs. NIC, chipset, Video, Sound, Raid, etc.
Also the machines performance is just not that what my hardware should be. On the FFXIVBenchmark, my machine scored a 1000, when it has scored a 3000 before.
So those are the issues that are happening now. Now I would like to describe the history of the machine.
I have been troubleshooting this machine for well over 5 months, so if I lack details, it is due to exhaustion.
First I installed windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit back on 2/22/2010. I was getting BSODs during install. I ran Memtest 86+ and the RAM would fail I had the RAM replaced, with the same kind and re-installed. The problems were gone for a while. I enjoyed Half Life 2 at 120 FPS, and started playijng GTAIV at full specs and would get 30-40 FPS.
Then I wanted to take advantage of final 1GB of RAM and installed 64-bit. Here is where the problems started (I have installed 32-bit recently and the same problems exist) First the machine was unbearably slow at install. The mouse was choppy, and the install never made it past expanding Windows Files after 12 hours.
I installed an additional hard drive, and installed the boot partition there, and the system partition on the RAID0. Things would work for a bout a month and then the machine would BSOD more and more often. Pretty soon the BSOD's were durring boot. I ran another MEMTEST and the new memory failed again. OCZ tech agent said that I needed to use the Low Voltage version. OCE replaced my RAM with the new LOW Voltage ram.
Things did not get any better. BSODs continued to happen. So I installed WHOCRASHED and within 24 hours, 12 BSOD, 9 of them NTOSKERNL is to blame.

One thing to note, my copy of Windows 7 is from an MSDN subscription. I re-downloaded the disc and verified that the ISO was the correct SHA1 checksum from the MSDN store. Burned the ISO, verified the burn. The exact same disc was used to upgrade my wife's machine from VISTA to windows 7 and there has been no problems.
Here is the troubleshooting done then.
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=153XmmkyBB4r5y9G99jBjDP_J5wRl3N4Epdhuu9q2zgw
durring the time I was troubleshooting with MSI, the motherboard would no longer POST. the CPU PHASE indicator would say "F"
After the RMA of the motherboard, the problems I am having now exist. and some of the same from before.
One such problem, when only downloading the ATI video card drivers I get an error "The data passed was too small"
Some of the things I have done are replacing the DVD drive with a known good one. Using an entirely different hard drive. Swapping memory DIMMS. Replacing the Sata cables.
I am so tired of this machine that its hard to remember what I have and have not done. I know that I have built machines before and never had so much struggle as I have had with this one.
The memory still passes on Memtest. The hard drives pass Western Digitals testing software. I don't know what else there is to do.

Problem with Big Bang z77 mpower and USB3

I built my pc last night and everything was working just fine. I have 3 external harddrives connected to the USB3.0 ports in the back. Last night, I was able to see all 3 (along with my 4 internal harddrives (1ssd, 3 hdd)). I turn it off for the night and then this morning, the only thing I was seeing was my internals. Nothing changed between then and now. I did see a UB91 in the device manager with a yellow triangle.. updated all my USB controller drivers via the downloads from MSi's website which got rid of the yellow device but my USB drives are still not showing. My USB2 ports seem to be working. My mouse/keyboard are connected to the ones in the back. I connected a thumb drive to the front ports of my HAF case (both USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports) and it showed up in each one. Not sure why my back USB3.0 ports are no longer working.
Other parts in the build are:
Intel i7 3770k
2 x 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz
nVidia GTX 680
Any ideas what I can do or if its a mobo failure?
Edit: Forgot to put I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit.

Quote from: pikka68 on 30-March-13, 01:11:43
The site msi: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77-MPOWER.html#/?div=Detail
USB 3.0
• 6 USB 3.0 rear I/O ports (2 ports by Intel® Z77, 4 ports by Renesas®uDP72020
The site Renesas: http://www.station-drivers.com/page/renesas.htm
is located : uPD720200 & uPD720200a , and uPD720201 & uPD720202
Syntax error or other reason?! uDP----uPD
Quote from: xmad on 30-March-13, 01:19:29
I had a bunch of trouble getting my BBxII to flash with win 8.
Try opening an elevated cmd promt and manually typing the commands using the files from station drivers.
Syntax:
w200fw35 /srom 0 /writeall f401502.mem cfg.ini
if that one doest work, replace the other firmware: f302808.mem
I attached the package, just extract them somewhere easy to naviagate.
tried .. the two options .. always "dece not found"!
Syntax error or other reason?! uDP----uPD
thanks for your help ..
Greetings ..
Pikka68

MSI Big Bang xPower II PCI-e 3.0 Problem

Hey Guys
I´ve got a big problem with my Big Bang Xpower II Mainboard. Although i´ve got at PCI-e compatible (Gigabybte GTX760 OC) which is placed in PCI-e Slot 1 and PCI-e Gen 3 activated my Board doesn´t activate PCI-e 3. I´ve already tried to install the UEFI on several ways but nothing helped.
My specs:
Mainboard: MSI Big Bang xPower II
CPU: Intel I7 4820k
VGA: Gigabyte GTX760 OC
Soundcard: Creative Soundblaster Z
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz
sry if there are Mistakes my english is not so good because im from Germany and and im still a student
thanks for your help

Aha, but how windows changes will affect BIOS PCI-e version reading?
etc: this one which you said:
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You can see the PCI-e Version activated before the Xpower BIOS Screen shows off (the where it show all data about the ASMedai chip ...
or this still shows 2.0 during bios post screen?

MSI BIG BANG XPOWER II VIDEO Ooutput / BIOS problem

HELLO
recently i Bought BBXPII MOBO and I install ALL when i start it up the Mobo starts no issues but the monitor was on stand by ;/
I read some comments and i see this MOBO don't support my Processor on the original version of the BIOS crap I have I7 4820K ;/
I bought new chip with the newest Version of the BIOS i swap it with the CHIP Original installed I Clear the CMOS and press multi BIOS button then i plug in my PSU
NOTHING monitor is still on stand by i check with 3 Video cards all are working with my sec PC no issues
i don't know what to do that's sec MOBO first one was faulty and after switching it on one of the chips just spark MSI swap it for new one and that one is not working to :(
any ideas someone know what i do wrong ?
the Chip i buy with the BIOS can be faulty to but how i can check it i guess I cant ;/
then how i can flash BIOS when i even cant get the MOBO boot ? and i will not buy older CPU to start the MOBO that will be just insane and i don't have any one who can barrow me one for 5 min ;/
Board: MSI BIG BANG XPOWER II
Bios: Version 1.2 CHIP with 2.7 installed
VGA: GT 130 as a TEST also have GF 780TI on both no out put
PSU: AEROCOOL STRIKE X 800W
Intel Core i7-4820K LGA 2011 130W
MEM: 4x4 RIPJAWSZ 1866 MHZ
HDD: CORSAIR FORCE 240gb SSD
COOLER: Corsair H90 Water Cooler

HELLO
Again ME I think its a warning for a lot of you
Finely MSI contacted me and i get my RAM nr I spend 40£ to send the motherboard to MSI in Netherland yee i was happy someone will deal with the problem I have and they will update my BIOS to make sure my CPU will be compatible with the Mobo.
Today I receive my MOBO back I was really happy i connect all and i get in SHock nothing the same issue no Video output Monitor stays black just like was before the debug panel is off nothing running
i check and the serial nr of the MOBO is different what mean its total new Mobo and probably coz i cant get it running its same old BIOS i spend 40£ probably to swap new Motherboard for New Motherboard but not to fix the issue and the issue was simple i need version of bios 2.3 or higher to make it work with my CPU I7-4820K
now I don't know what to do the shop where I buy the Mobo dont want to help me and when i ask for my money back they seid its after the 30 days period and i cant get refund i just wasted 284£ all in for nothing a big black garbage what taking only space in my room now with MSI LOGO ON IT
In MSI eyes People don't buy new rigs they just upgrade stuff
it should be like that
I was should have old PC with I7-3930K and then i decide to buy new processor that how MSI Think (Why to buy 3820k or 3930k when u can get 4820 or 4930k for allmost the same price ? )
but my mistake was i buy new processor and new Motherboard and cant get it run because in that NEW MOBO is 1.2 Ver of BIOS and without having old CPU u cant update :(
Best Regards to everyone

MSI big bang xpower ii memory problems

Hello! I wasn't sure where to post this question, so If it is in a wrong subforum please forgive and transfer it to the correct one.
Story is, I have msi big bang xpower ii motherboard, runnig 3930k, c1 cpu. I have two memory sets, both tested extensively, 1) gskill ripjaws 2133 32gb 4x8 (one matched set), 9/11/10/28 1.65v and 2) gskill ripjaws 1600 16gb 4x4gb 9/9/9/24 1.5v, also one matched set.
I updated bios to 1.2 (i think that's the latest official one).
Problem is, in 2133 mode, i can only post with 1 stick. With set 1) in 1600 mode I can post with 2 sticks (any slots as shown in manual). With set 2) in 1600 mode, I an post with 3 sticks (also any slots as shown in manual). That's it. Any other configuration (for example quad channel or 8 sticks) will not post, I get error 67.
I tried manual mode as well as XMP. It seems in XMP mode i don't even get to error 67, it just keeps rebooting and rebooting, rebooting on error code 19.
Does anyone run this 2133 set at 4x4gb ? If so could you please possibly give me your OC settings? I tweaked vccsa, pll and dram voltage, but no luck.
Thanks in advance.

It won't boot in quad channel even in 1333. Manual says, if you number slots A B C D | E F G H, quad channel is A _ C _ | _ F _ H . It will not post in this configuration. Neither of my two sets (even 2133 running in 1600 or 1333). However, A B C D | _ _ _ _ will post in 1600! I tried this out of curiosity and this is technically an invalid configuration? It's not even mentioned in the manual. It also seems to me the system will never post if I have something in slot G.
I also must add both of my kits are tested, additionally my asus rive can run quad set in 2133 just fine.
I set 1.5v kit at 1.5, then tried 1.520. For 1.65v kit, i tried 1.5, 1.520 and 1.65 and next one I don't remember i think 1.68. I tried vccsa (system agent) 1.15 - 1.30, also, why is PLL so high on this board? I am seeing ~ 1.77 (I did set it at 1.8 later).
Also what are the modes 1-7? Where can I find more information about those?
Should I RMA this board? I can probably get it replaced within a day or two.
I also must note, I have the worst luck ever with lga 2011 boards. It took me 3 tries to get normal rive, and now this. Sigh.

Msi Big Bang Xpower II can only run with 3 memory modules?

Hello there! I've just got my new system up and running. But it cant boot with 4 memory modules when there is a module in slot 7? I have a 4x8gb kit from corsair (CMP32GX3M4X1600C10), and a Msi Big Bang Xpower II..
When i start it, it just shows me the debug code "67" which is "Late Cpu Initialization" according to the "User Guide".. It stays there, for about 15 seconds, then it shuts down, and does the same, over and over..
Atm, i'm running with 3 modules, and there's no problems at all! I've testet ALL memory blocks, in another computer, and they run just fine..
What should i do?

Quote from: xmad on 25-September-12, 21:09:52
Also, what cpu, bios version , memory type etc
Make sure the mem mods are in the proper slots for tri channel operation.
>>Posting Guide<<
If everything comes up clean, update to the most recent bios. Only do this if your computer is stable in bios. IE You are only having crashes in windows etc.
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Big-Bang-XPower-II.html#/?div=BIOS
**Merged
Core i7 3930K, V1.2 Bios, 32GB Corsair Dominator Quad channel 1600Mhz Kit.. The memory are installed as the manual says..

Big bang Xpower SATA 1-6 problems and Sound Card wont install.

My new system came in the mail today and I put it all together only to find out that my Hard Drives and DVD drive would not be recognized from time to time. The BIOS would sometimes not detect the drives and sometimes it would. I finaly was able to get windows 7 installed only to have the compter freez on me. (I belive the freez was due to the drives being dropped, cause I could still move the mouse around but the rest was froze) I also could not get the included sound card to detect, I had it plug in to the spot the manual says to have it and durring my many reboots(due to the drives dissapearing) one time the plug and play wizzard showed that the card was detected but befor I could install the drivers the cpu froze again. I am useing the system now via the 2 SATA 6 ports/ ports 7/8. the computer runs fine on those 2 ports. One of my questions is the are the 2 6gb/s SATA ports controled by a differnt controler then the 3gb's SATA ports? Im just trying to understand why those work and the others dont. What could be damaged on the board that would cause the 3gb/s SATA ports to not function and drop the drives connected to them at random? Also the sound card not detecting could that have some tie in to the SATA problme? The sound card uses PCIE port 1 to funtion but I have no problems runing my video card and its on a PCIE slot. Maybe the sound card is controlled by the same controller used for the SATA ports that are not working??? Let me know what you guys think. I have a replacement board on the way but I would like to know for sure that its not something else causeing my problem. Sorry for the spelling errors/typos, its late and Ive been fighting with this all day.
The new parts I got today are as follows
MSI big bang Xpower
OCZ fatality DDR3 6Gig 1600 @ 7 8 8 26
Intel i7 930
Corsair H50
The existing parts from my old system
OCZ Summit 120gb ssd
Samsung DVD SATA drive
ATI 4890 XFX card
Antec 850 tru power
Antec case as well

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I am using the 6.0 ports as we speak with 3.0 and 1.5 devices and its working fine. It even detects the speeds of the drives upon startup. Are you mistaken on the backward compatibility with this chipset.
Sometimes we can't believe some of the reviews & articles we read. I'll research that a bit more too.
I currently have a ticket in with Tech Support concerning two things, one the Quantum Wave card sound crackling like a walk on corn flakes. Also trying to get confirmed if the PCI-E slots E2 thru E7 support anything other than VGA's. Faulty audio controller maybe. Tested Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Champion & it crackles too. Not so sure W7 64 bit doesn't have something to do with it.
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"The new 6.0 spec also offers enhancements to support multimedia applications, enhancements for increased functionality, and is even backwards compatible with earlier SATA implementations 1.5 and 3 Gb/sec."
That's what I get for reading the wrong information! I should have read this one first!

XMP for Big Bang Xpower with BIOS 1.6

So the problem is when setting XMP mode to enabled it causes the BIOS to not recognize all 12GB with it disabled it always recognizes all 12GB of ram...
This is 6 sticks by 2gb a piece of Patriot Sector5 Viper II PC 17000 Ram.
In windows I get random BSOD's of mainly memory management errors. CPUZ will detect all 12GB in windows...
Is there a fix or maybe a new bios going to be released to fix this memory problem?!?!?????

I got a BSOD today.... this is with default BIOS. no over clock...nada
PFN_LIST_CORRUPT.... STOP 0x0000004E
I have seen this one before as well... on a side note...
This is the second motherboard I tried...I also tried with a 980x retail and It would still crash...
Im thinking its the motherboard and the compatibility with my ram...
Also the heat on this board is fairly hot I know I dont have fans facing my motherboard because I just keep the side panel off because Im always messing with the stuff inside....
Another thing to note is memtest86 crashes completely at random parts...usually early...and sometimes it runs all night...
I tried to see if it only crashes with a certain stick of ram but if it crashes all it needs is a reboot and it might run correctly for a long time....
Im really at ends to know exactly whats wrong... but I think its this kind of motherboard and ram setup..... Any one in the world use patriot sector 5 2133mhz ram on a big bang xpower???!?!

Big Bang-XPower II - how to prevent ARCING?

Hello everyone,
1st post, hopefully have placed this in the appropriate section.
Any day now the Big Bang XPower II should arrive. My primary concern stems from multiple reviews claiming that the gatling style heatsink arcs with the MOSFETs, causing potentially not only complete motherboard failure, but sparks, smoke and (apparently even) fire.
My question is what would be the best course of action to take in order to prevent this from happening? Would coating the heatsink with some sort of insulation be a good idea? This board looks fantastic; I just don't want it to sizzle and fry >_>

For starters, it seems from comments of various different people all over the internet that this is indeed a problem and not something made up. I'm not sure that the cause is certainly the heat-sink.
Knowing MSI, they shall indeed replace the board if it dies because of this. There are however MSI support people across various countries that lack what it takes to realize that the board is to blame here and not a user error, thus declining any RMA request (at least locally). Being a bit more aggressive, or even better, contacting MSI support from the internet will make things easier (RMA will most likely be accepted in that case).
If you use DIY water-cooling on your system then the best approach is to change the heat-sinks with water-cooling blocks and be done with it.
If you use air cooling or a CPU-only water-cooling solution then your only choices are two. You either use another heat-sink (possibly a 3rd party one... too bad that I don't think any exist for the XPOWER II) or you don't use a heatsink at all (you remove the existing one).
All that while assuming that the cause is the heat-sink of course.
Now, not using a heat-sink (if it is the cause of the problem) sounds like a bad choice by people not familiar with the components of the board. However, the transistors on the VRM have integrated over-temperature protection in them that always kicks in by design (it even kicks is if there is an over-temperature condition on something next to them, but they don't turn the system off in that case cause they don't reach their internal OTP limit). The board also uses a vast amount of phases.
The things above mean that you can take off the heat-sink without making the system kill itself. Worst case scenario is hitting the OTP limit of the transistors and making the system turn off (or under-clock) under overclocking conditions.
Now, you might be wondering why the transistors (the driver MOSFETs) with the integrated OTP did not save those boards since the problem is related to them. Well... it's not. The arc sort of creates a short circuit between the input and the output of the power supply (the VRM is essentially a power supply). No protection of any kind can exist there due to the severe lack of space it would need compared to the available space.
From the 4 screenshots I've seen so far from boards having this problem the arc seems to happen next to the tantalum input capacitors, before the MOSFETs so the MOSFETs can't offer any kind of protection (PWMs aren't able to offer any help either in that case, no matter the protections the have).
Something final regarding this problem is that the temperature on the affected area (which is close to some of the MOSFETs) is way above 100 degrees Celsius whenever signs of the problem are observed, since it manages to trigger the OTP indicator of MOSFETs placed quite some millimeters away. All that while the system is not stressed at all.
This is literally THE clue to the fact that something is not right. If the VRM over-temperature LED on the board lights up (or the MSI software shows a VRM over-temperature warning) while the CPU runs at stock settings then your board is affected and you should take measurements before it dies (be it heatsink removal/replacement of board RMA).

MSI Big Bang XPower II - Firewire and PCI issues

Hi all,
yesterday i recieved my new MSI Big Bang XPower II and got some really strange issues:
First of all ill let you know my hardware:
MSI Big Bang XPower II (BIOS v1.4) new
Intel I7 Extreme 3960X new
G.SKILL 64GB RAM Kit 1600 new
Palit NVIDIA GTX 680 - 4096 near new
3 x RME Soundcards used but okay
7 x WD 2TB SATA where 3 are OS Systems and 4 are Storage used but okay
Be Quiet Dark Power 1200W new
1 Problem:
There is absolutely no Firewire available. I tested the onboard connection (which is at the backplate) and i also tested the extension connection with a additional firewire slot. Also it seems that wether Windows nor Linux is recognizing the firewire at all. The strange thing is that i recieved this new board after i send the first one back to my reseller with exactly the same problem!!! I also take a look into the BIOS if there is any option i need to activate but as far as i see there is nothing to set for 1394?
2 Problem:
As you can read above i use my GTX680 and all 3 RME Soundcards each with one PCI Slot. But some of the slots are not working fine. If i, for example mount my GTX680 to Slot 1 and want to mount my first RME Souncard to slot 4 (2 and 3 are covered under my GTX680) its not working. If i try it in slot 6 for example, the soundcard works fine.
BUT:
The slot 4 is not damaged cause if i set my GTX680 to slot 8 and retry my RME Cards in slot 4 its working...
Never had that before!
I connected the 24pin ATX and both 8pin connectors (the 4pin additional connector for the graphics is not used).
Would be nice if someone guiding me through the dark

Quote from: RemusM on 02-March-13, 23:12:26
With so many components and shared resources, you are gambling with IORQs and I/O addressing space.
Mmmhmm i dont thought about getting interrupts, MSI is offering the board with that configration/features and if there is one user out who try to use the board near to the fullest it should of course work or not?!
Quote from: RemusM on 02-March-13, 23:12:26
What is the purpose of your build anyway?
Well im a musician and need a lot of storage ;-)
Quote from: RemusM on 02-March-13, 23:12:26
Why do you need GTX 680
Thats for sure only for gaming
Quote from: RemusM on 02-March-13, 23:12:26
64GB RAM
Got it new and very cheap (VERY!!)
Quote from: RemusM on 02-March-13, 23:12:26
and 3 sound cards
Like i say im a musician
Quote from: RemusM on 02-March-13, 23:12:26
And why do you need 7 HDDs
Also for store all samples and that stuff

MSI Big Bang XPower II X79 release date

Whats the release date for this motherboard to the UNITED STATES?
MSI Big Bang XPower II X79 LGA 2011

We don't know, we have nothing to do with MSI marketing. We are MSI product users the same as you helping each other with problems and have nothing to do directly with MSI. You would need to ask MSI. Question like that my typical answer is that you will know the release date after you see it for sale in the stores.
>> How to contact MSI <<
http://us.msi.com/service/PreSaleForm/
As a matter of fact if we knew the release dates of products like that we would post it in the forum to avoid those kind of questions all of the time.

MSI Big Bang Xpower D4 Debug (No POST, No Beep)

Specs:
-MSI Big Bang XPower Mainboard
-Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W PSU
-MSI GTX460
-Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 3 x 2GB RAM (CMP6GX3M3A1600C8)
-Intel Core i7 970 processor
Issue:
While power on, the debug indicator gets to d4 (indicating problem initializing the memory per the handbook) it doesn't POST and no beep. I have tried with just one RAM at the DIMM1 position, but whatever I tried it consistently gives me d4.
Any help is much appreciated

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I called intel, and they claim that the RAM is not compatible with this processor. They said this processor (i7 970) is only compatible with memory of 1.5v and at speed 1066. Unfortunately, the corsair module I tried is working at 1.65v, therefore it is not guaranteed to work. Will try with 1.5v mem kits, and follow up afterward.
True, Intel i7 970 native speed is in fact 1066, however, the RAM you have can easily be set to say 1333 9 9 9 24 tRFC 88, maybe even 59, CR 1 @ 1.5V's & I would almost guarantee it is going to work. One tidbit they didn't tell you, is the i7 970 & 980X 32nm CPU can be run with up to 1.8V's DRAM Voltage. That's per the current Intel datasheet (absolute maximum chart). Look it up for yourself. I don't want to argue with Intel, or the stock/default of 1066 @ 1.5V's as 100% correct to the letter of the law, but I have some of that RAM & two of these boards, & I know they will perform above 1066. Unless of course, either the board, CPU, or RAM just won't cooperate. With three things in the mix, any one of them can make or break what can be done. Your RAM can be, unless something is grossly wrong with it, be made to run stock/default of 1066 speed @ 1.5V's.
This is a BBX with Corsair RAM & an i7 970. Wonder what Intel would say about this?
DRAM Voltage in BIOS set 1.66 (WARNING i7 970/980X only), CPUID H/W Monitor shows 1.65V's. Always consult the latest & most current component datasheets! Know the specs!

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I am doing my first build, and do not see several components I have selected (some already purchased) for my new system in the MSI compatibility literature for the Motherboard. Can someone please advise if any of the below components will cause issues? I have done much research and believe I am OK, but would like to have confirmation before proceeding. As an FYI, I will be doing video editing with the new system:
1.) Motherboard: MSI Big Bang-XPower LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (purchased)
2.) Video Card: MSI N470GTX Twin Frozr II GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (purchased)
3.) OS Drive: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (purchased)
(I will also have four 1TB drives in raid "10" - 7200 RPM Western Digital SATA 3.0 Gb/s for data storage, working files, etc.) (to be purchased)
4.) CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950 (purchased)
5.) Memory: This one I would like confirmation on but I believe it will work (I like that it is Cas Latency 7 and know I will pay a few more $ for this):
G.SKILL Trident+ Turbulence II 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7T-12GBTDD
DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Timing 7-8-7-24 Cas Latency 7
Voltage: 1.65V
Multi-channel Kit: Triple Channel Kit
Timing: 7-8-7-24
Model #: F3-12800CL7T-12GBTDD
Item #: N82E16820231381
6.) OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (purchased)
7.) The other items are fairly straight forward.
Any feedback on the above will be greatly appreciated, especially the memory.

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1.) I Am between the following 2 power supplies:
- CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply ($169.99)
- CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply ($194.99)
I am leaning toward the first one, I do not believe the second is worth $25 more - comments???
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I spent time today with Intel concerning RAM for the Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield - here is a cc of my log (they obviously have only one recommendation):
You are now chatting with 'Allan'
Allan: Hello. Thank you for using the Intel Customer Support chat service. We are glad to be of service. How can I help you today?
sldwaa: I just purchased in i7-950 Bloomfield and am in the process of purchasing the RAM. I have an MSI Big Bang X-Power MOBO and am running Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit. I have read many posts and Intel spec sheets and I understand Intel does not recommend anything other than 1066 / 1.5v VDIMM. Now for my question as I am new to purchasing ram and building PCs. Here are my questions:
1.) I am deciding between 1066 and 1600. The most posts recommend 1600. The obvious alternative is the Intel recommended 1066. I believe if I do not over clock, 1066 will be the ticket. If I buy the 1600, then I can only achieve this by over clocking - correct?
2.) If I buy 1600 and do not over clock, it will perform at 1066 without any negative effects - is this correct? This is assuming XMP is not enabled. I will not be a heavy over clocker, but want the capability just in case.
Allan: the processor supports DDR3-800/1066 at 1.5V
Allan: no other memory is supported... no matter if the board supports 1600 or even 2000mhz
Allan: I remind you that the memory controller is on the processor, this is not integrated on the board
sldwaa: Understood. Follow up question - If I purchase 1066 with the fastest CAS Latency I can find (possibly 7), can I over clock the 1066 (understanding the negative potential effects) or would I still need the 1600 to achieve any over clocking capability?
Allan: I am afraid I cannot answer that... I cannot comment anything about over clocking
Allan: you will need to search this information on Internet
sldwaa: OK - to summarize you only recommend 1066 at 1.5VDIMM. Anything else, I am on my own, including risks of overheating and instability = correct?
Allan: that is exactly correct
Allan: Intel recommends DDR3-800/1066 at 1.5V
That being said, I guess I am between 1066 with the lowest CAS Letency I can find at 3x4GB, or go with the 1600 (I researched and agree 3x4GB is better than 6x2GB). As intel is against the second, based on what I am reading, I am leaning toward 1066. If so, can I overclock the 1066 to something higher or is this the max speed? Help!

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