X79A-GD65 (8D) -- RAM Issues

Hello.
My setup:
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) [BIOS ver 1.6], i7 3930k, Win 7 64 bit
CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Rosewill LIGHTNING-1300 1300W
MSI N580GTX Lightning GeForce GTX 580
Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
Been having issues with BSOD's and random boot issues (has trouble posting on occasion). Everyone of my error codes pointed to memory (0x1A for example). I had 4 sticks of 4GB ram in DIMM slots 1, 3 , 5, and 7. Memtest86+ ran smoothly overnight, however, Prime95 detected a hardware issue. Reading online told me that RAM is usually the culprit, so I switched down to 1 DIMM of RAM and so far Prime95 is running fine. I have heard of issues with slots 5 & 7. Can anyone confirm this? Also, this is just two packs of dual channel RAM. Would I be better off getting a quad channel pack?
Thanks,
Devin

Quote from: HU16E on 26-April-12, 11:16:37
Doesn't always matter. Henry, one of the forum mods has reported having three identical part number sticks, and all three had different makers chips on them. +1 on the recommendation to get a matched quad kit for your rig.
so true, i have had many packs of dual channel memory kits that have different chips even though there the same make and model! (even though there the same type kits doesnt mean there the same chips on the ram modules, manufacturers will update them after only a few months of in some cases weeks as better ones become avalible or the ones there using run out)

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MSI X79A-GD65 (8) Ram Compatability

hello gents
I'm planning for my new rig with the MSI X79A-GD65 (8).
I found in the memory compatibility guide page 7 that the "G.Skill [RIPJAWSZ] F3-12800CL9Q-16GBZL" kit that has 4 dimms as advertised.
filled the 8 dimms in the test
does it means i can use two kits of this with no problem???
please advise cause i'm on a harry to buy.

Quote from: aelghattas on 19-July-12, 03:48:48
I'm planning for my new rig with the MSI X79A-GD65 (8).
I found in the memory compatibility guide page 7 that the "G.Skill [RIPJAWSZ] F3-12800CL9Q-16GBZL" kit that has 4 dimms as advertised.
filled the 8 dimms in the test
Quote from: HU16E
If you are going to fill all 8 slots, you are better off getting an 8 stick matched and tested kit. Reason, mixing kits even though the same part number may have different chips on them and not be compatible with each other. That particular RAM manufacturer even has some disclaimers about that with some kits.
That's right.
http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=427
3. G.SKILL guarantees module compatibility within this specific Quad Channel kit. Combining with other memory kit or module (even with same part number) is not recommended to avoid any compatibility issue.
In fact, 8 memory modules is not a good idea at all.
There will be a huge bandwidth demand and you'll need to raise the voltages and/or to slow them down.
Otherwise you'll get into stability issues.

X79A-GD65 (8D) memory issues.

Greetings Everyone! I've just joined this forum.
My issue is that i cant use all eight memory sockets without the board getting stuck in POST with the debug code 67.
I currently use the mainboard on this computer but with only 5 sticks in.
The memorysticks i use are two sets of "Corsair 16GB (4x4096MB) CL9 1600Mhz VENGEANCE Quad Channel" totalling 32GB.
I cannot add any of the remaining sticks in slot 4, 6 and 8. I've done it in all thinkable methods even test booting with every stick placed in every slot. took me a good two hours of testing.
I've also tried the sticks in a Gigabyte 1366 motherboard with four slots and both sets run on it.
I contacted Corsair and it looks like i have to send the memorysticks to them for a checkup but i wont know for sure until i hear from them later next week. I'll discuss the issue further with them then.
This is my current set-up (i point out that the parts i've changed are the Mainboard, CPU and memory from the 1366 computer)
Mainboard: MSI X79A-GD65(8D).
CPU: Intel Core i7-3820.
Memory: Two sets of Corsair Vengeance Quad channel 4x4Gb 1600MHz.
Graphics card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 OC.
Main boot device: WD 500Gb.
PSU: Corsair HX-650

Hi everyone and i must thank you for such speedy answers and support.
On the server issue. I do use alot of servers, not normal servers as you would think but gameservers. I like to run dedicated servers for like CS:S, Minecraft and such and i have startded playing ARMA:2 alot lately and i want to run them simultaneously for extended periods.
I was planning to install ARMA:2 in the RAM because of its extreme loading times when editing maps and missions. And also i like to run Firefox, Java, WinRAR and other background programs from the RAM.
I also want the amount of RAM for the pleasure of just having it. I understand how a primitive feeling that is but it feels good.
I understand now that i will never get all sticks to work but i do run 5 of them at this moment so i got 20GB of memory and already have set up a 12GB ramdisk.
I will discuss the issue with Corsair when we get in touch on the Support thread i've created hoping to send my modules to them and change them to a 8 stick kit and me paying the shipment and differance in price.
EDIT: Should i flash the BIOS anyway according to xmad's statement? Should i in that case default the BIOS and run only 2 sticks?
p.s. I have got to stop editing these posts....

X79a-GD65 8D - Booting issue

Previously, I was having a few issues with my board. I was having the common error of CPU posting as well as memory issues. Since then, these have all mostly subsided.
X79A-GD65 (8d)
Apevia Warlock 1100w
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EVGA nVidia 550 Ti (Fermi)
My current issue occurs at start up. When the computer has been turned off for some time, and I want to start it back up - it will not. In order to start up my computer, I have to hit the CMOS Reset on the back (on the io board) and then start up my computer. It's a minor inconvenience - but I shouldn't have to.
The board originally shipped with possibly Bios 1.0-1.1 (as stated by others, mine has a sticker with a red dot)..... I've since flashed to the latest (which I believe is 1.6 - successfully).
Any ideas as to why this is happening and how to remedy this?

Quote from: Henry on 10-April-12, 13:01:48
tiaolipa, yes please start your own new topic with yor problem instead of asking for help in someone elses topic. Hijacking other peoples topic is against forum rules.
>> Please read and comply with the Forum Rules <<
>> Posting Guide <<
When you do that provide the information Ron (HU16E) said to. See my signature below for an example of information to provide.
Sorry I didn't wanted to hijack the post. I'm new on this forum, and on another foruns I've been (mostly cars and engine preparation forums) people used to not post new topics about the same subject.
Anyway I found my solution. I updated the board with a C1 3960X and found that my PSU were 8 pin cable were not working properly with this board, but starngely worked well with my other board (Gigabyte Z68X UD4), so I just swaped PSUs and I'm fine.
Thanks for the helps and forum tips!

MSI x79-GD65 (8d) RAM issue.

I've just recently bought a new pc. Put it together this week aswell, everything works fine except for the fact that my RAM is not capable of running quad channel. The problem is (as far as I've been able to diagnose it) that the slots to the right of the cpu, that's dimm slots 5-8, aren't working.
After installing all the parts and installing the memory in slots 1, 3, 5 and 7 (the black ones), I noticed that Windows only saw 8GB of ram rather than the full 16GB. I went into my BIOS (not clickbios but startup bios as that allows you to view Memory-Z) and found that it only detected the Ram in slots 1 and 3. I turned off the pc and put the ram in slots 5 and 7 into slots 1 and 3 to check if the ram was faulty. They were detected fine.
I put all of them in again but still no more than 8GB got detected. I swapped all the memory into the blue slots (2, 4, 6, 8). After doing so the computer wouldn't post. I then tried to boot with different ram (2 sticks of 2GB DDR3 1333mhz Mushkin) in slot 1 and 5 (that is 1 one the left and one to the right of the cpu). Only the ram in slot 1 got detected.
I then put the Mushkin in the first two black dimms (1,3) and put all the corsair ram into the blue slots (2, 4, 6, 8). No more than 12GB got detected (which was slots 1-4, 2x2gb and 2x4gb). Memory-Z confirmed that none of the ram in slots 5-8 got detected.
As a desperate last measure I took out the Mushkin ram and put the Corsair ram into slots 1-4. All of the ram got detected but for obvious reasons it was only running dual channel.
I've read on this and other forums that sometimes the cpu socket pins can be bent and that can cause memory problems, I took apart the pc again and looked at the pins, but none of them were missing nor were any bent.
The question now is how can I get quad channel ram working?
system specs
Motherboard: MSI x79-GD65 (8D)
Bios: Version 1.7 (latest version)
VGA: Gigabyte 670GTX OC
PSU: Corsair Enthusiast TX750M (750 Watt)
CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 (stock speed)
MEM: Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 (4 sticks of 4gb)
HDD: Corsair Force 3 240GB SSD.
+ 2xSamsung F3 1TB in raid 0, all on the Intel chip.
COOLER: Corsair H100
OS: Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

For quad channle you must populate DIMM1, DIMM3, DIMM5, DIMM7 or all slots if using 8 sticks. Populating slots 1-4 has to result in dual channel.
If 1, 3, 5 and 7 won't work there's some different problem that still would indicate bent pin(s).

X79A-GD45 Plus RAM issue

I'm trying to configure my system with 64GB of ram. I'm using Kingston ram of the type listed above. The issue is whenever I place any ram in slots 7 and 8 the system refuses to power on. I have tried swapping the ram around and all the modules work fine when placed in another slot. The issue only occurs when slots 7 and 8 are occupied.

You mean even if you just use tow or even one stick at all it will refuse to boot?

MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) stability issues

yeah, sorry see it now
reason I asked is I've been having a hard time getting my memory to run reliably. I'm using Corsair Vengeance, CML8GX3M2A1600C9 (4*4GB)
http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-product-family/vengeance/vengeance-low-profile-8gb-dual-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cml8gx3m2a1600c9.html
machine will be stable for awhile then all of a sudden starts crashing, refuses to boot again to windows (bluescreens).
to fix it I goto bios, load default and then set the exact same settings, im guess its auto-detecting some setting wrong

Quote from: RemusM on 26-November-11, 01:19:09
First of all, overclocking & overvolting are faulty activities.
With new components you might get some stability for a while.
But sooner or later you'll pay the price.
Secondly, that link again:
http://ark.intel.com/products/63697/Intel-Core-i7-3930K-Processor-(12M-Cache-3_20-GHz
Max Memory Bandwidth: 21 GB/s
4x4GB DDR3-1600 means double dual channel, in other words 2x12.8 = 25.6GB/s
I'm sorry, your posts have nothing to do with my questions, I get that you want to run stock, but I don't and haven't since my 486
Quote from: Bernhard on 26-November-11, 01:06:02
It's quite possible that the actual voltages are lower than whats indicated in the BIOS. This is what I observed on the Z68 board when I use a Digital Multimeter. So increasing the voltages ever so slightly may solve the problem as the actual may be just a tad too low. Don't know if your board has V check points, but if it does, its worth your while checking them with a DMM.
I can look into that, dont have info yet on measurement points, but increasing the SA voltage is definitly helping. I'm able to run prime95 for hours now, before max ~20-30 min

Msi x79a-gd65 8d BSOD and Ram issue, Code 67

Hi,
Specs as follows:
Mobo: msi x79a-gd65 8d (Bios: latest 4.4)
CPU: 3960x
RAM: 2x8GB Corsair dominator platinum 1866MHZ (CMD16GX3M2A1866C10)
PSU: CM 1000watt
GPU: EVGA GTX 680 Classified 4GB
Mobo came back from MSI and they said there were bend pins, they fixed the bent pins. However the mobo still BSODs on stock settings and does not want to boot with 2x8Gb. It only boots with 1 stick.
I also get the code 67.
The mobo is only stable when I enable OC genie and run 1 ram module
Please help, thanks in advance!

>>Clear CMOS<< and retry. If no help try the second stick in any mem slot and see if it boots in any while other stick is installed too. If not try each stick individually to check if both are working.

Cant get X79A-GD65 (8D) to oc my ram

having a hell of a time trying to oc my ram to 2133.
system...
MB X79A-GD65 (8D)
i7-3960x
intel 120GB SSD
SEAGATE 1 TB HDD
EVGA 560Ti 2 GB
KINGWIN 1300
PHANTEKS HEATSINK
GSKILL RIPJAWS Z DDR3 2133 QUAD CHANNEL (8X4GB) 32GB TOTAL
WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE OS
any help would be welcome

This is right off G.Skill's Website for the RAM;
2. The default DIMM frequency depends on its SPD, which is the standard way of accessing information from a memory module. Under the default state, some memory modules for overclocking may operate at a lower frequency than the vendor-marked value.
3.G.SKILL guarantees module compatibility within this specific Quad Channel kit. Combining with other memory kit or module (even with same part number) is not recommended to avoid any compatibility issue.
The OP doesn't specify the exact RAM kit, so I can only speculate the combination of two kits may be part of the problem.
Added: 32GB G.Skill DDR2133 (8 x 4GB) two quad-channel kits # F3-17000CL11Q-16GBZL
RAM calls for 1.6v's. Sandy-E platform is 1.5v's + or - 0.075v's.

X79A-GD65 (8D) -- Keep having issues

I've been having issues with this board from the beginning.
"Using PCI 2.0
Can't find device "
This always comes up when I start my computer. As of recently, it seems that it will post every other time I turn the computer on.
Anyone else have a similar issue? I'm using Bios version 1.3.

It is the first thing I see when it actually posts. Before the MSI splash screen.
My Setup:
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) [BIOS ver 1.3], i7 3930k, Win 7 64 bit
CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Rosewill LIGHTNING-1300 1300W
MSI N580GTX Lightning GeForce GTX 580
Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
All of this is at stock settings. Haven't messed with anything.

X79A-GD65 (8D) Max RAM Memory

I'm in the proccess of setting up my new pc. My main reason for going for the "X79A-GD65 (8D)" is that it can use up to 128 Gb RAM. There are some using 64 Gb RAM but I'm looking for any information where someone runs this with 128 Gb RAM.
Q: Is there anyone in the forum who has any relevant information on this
Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Quote from: ebamspm on 14-April-13, 20:51:47
I'm in the proccess of setting up my new pc. My main reason for going for the "X79A-GD65 (8D)" is that it can use up to 128 Gb RAM. There are some using 64 Gb RAM but I'm looking for any information where someone runs this with 128 Gb RAM.
Q: Is there anyone in the forum who has any relevant information on this
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
That 128GB RAM is the max theoretical value.
The real memory amount depends on your processor.
But you didn't say anything about it ...
Anyway, in most of the cases you are limited to 32-64GB RAM.

MSI x79A-GD65 (8D) no post, no beep, no dispay

I have an MSI x79A-GD65 (8D) Motherboard
G.Skill 32GB CL9 2133Mhz RipjawsZ Performance
Samsung SSD 830-Series 128Gb
Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz
2x Nvidia 130GT
Frio Advanced CPU Cooler
Corsair TX 850w PSU
Fractal Design Define R3 casing
I just bought it. Everything new (except the nvidia cards). I installed everything in the right slot according to the User Guide. I turn the computer on and their is no output, no signal to the screen, no beeps, no LED Post.
I've disassebled the computer and reassembled it again with different configurations, 1 stick of RAM with the PSU, processor, and video card. changed videocard. tested the video cards on my old computer and they worked.
Everything runs as they should; all fans spinn, even the graphics card fan, the LED lights "DRR PHASE" and "CPU I/O PHASE" are blue (can't see the CPU PHASE one because its covered by some Military Class thingy).. the only LED not showing is the HDD one, but since it doesnt even boot its not active. No warning LEDs or so...
I figure its the PSU, but 850W should work fine...
anyone with a clue?
thankfull for any help I can get

Quote from: KaizerKaizer on 10-March-12, 18:15:14
thanks for the help. There was no problem at all with the PSU after all, there seems to have been an incompabillity issue between x79a-gd65(8D) and Corsair TX850. I called the place where I bought my Corsair and asked I they ever tested it against my modell of MB, and they did not. I realized this endevour would continue untill end of mankind, and beeing so certain that it was an incomplabillity issue, I bought a Cooler Master PSU from another reseller...and it worked.
I don't know if anyone else has had this kind of problem before, but this was the solution for me.
Thanks again for all the help!
No problems with X79A-GD65(8D) here using a Corsair HX850, but, I did have trouble with a BB X II. Tried both a Corsair AX1200 and HX850. If the replacement mainboard acts the same, I have a Thermaltake here I can test with to rule out a compatibility theory. I can only guess the Corsair PSU you had had some odd intermittent function behavior & was faulty. I know the AX1200 & HX850 work, as I had them on other systems running with no problems.

X79A-GD65 (8D) - Cannot populate all 8 slots

It appears that whenever I run a full complement of 8 DIMMs that I cannot boot. Here's the details:
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) running latest release firmware 1.70 with default NVRAM settings
Intel i7 3930k
8 x 8GB G.SKILL DDR3 1600 DIMMs
Default RAM settings (1333MHz without XMP)
It appears that the issue might be with slots 7/8 on the motherboard. When I populate 4 slots as shown below everything tests out OK but the system only recognizes 24GB of RAM.
When I populate the slots as below on the left, I get the full 48GB of RAM and memtest86 runs as expected. When I populate as shown on the right, or populate all of the slots, I get up to "b0" on the diag LED and the system will reset itself in a boot loop (no video at this stage, so it's just booting every 10 seconds or so with no video output)
When swapping around memory in the 48GB configuration all of my sticks test out correctly, so it doesn't appear to be the RAM itself. Is anyone running one of these boards with a full 64GB of RAM successfully?

Quote from: 5hr4pn3l on 22-June-12, 05:06:58
Have you tried just two modules and tested all your pairs in the same known working slots? You may have a faulty module.
Yes, I've booted with each of 4 sets of pairs and let one pass through of the default memtest86 test run, and everything tests out (I had previously RMAd one of the kits as a single stick tested bad after trying this the first time).
Quote from: 5hr4pn3l on 22-June-12, 05:06:58
Otherwise, does the system read all of your memory if you insert your modules into slots 2, 4, 6 and 8? If so, Slot 7 sounds faulty. If not, maybe both.
I haven't tried this yet, as it isn't listed as a supported configuration in the documentation. I'll give it a go tonight.

X79A GD65 [8D] Intel LAN Driver(s)

I can't install the Intel LAN Drivers for my MSi X79A GD65 [8D] Mainboard...
I have Windows 8 installed and whenever I try to install the LAN Driver, the system freezes and I need to switch off and back on...
I have tried everything or everything I can think of to get around this issue but no success :(
I have tried on a clean install of Windows 8 and tried various different versions and still the problem occurs.
Has anyone else experienced this issue and anyone know if a fix or something I could try?
Many thanks in advance

My Driver problem, along with Memory issues, clock and animations running double speed and Memory_Management errors BSOD have all been resolved since rolling back my firmware update. I also got all my ram replaced by Kingston so they all had the same revisions and this corrected the issue where 4 sticks were registering as different/slower ram.
Not even the MSi LAN Driver worked prior to these changes...
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X79A-GD65 8D problem with built in BIOS utilities (browser, etc)

Good day. I have my X79A-GD65 8D running for about a week now paired with i7 3930k. The board is working wonderfully, however there is just one issue. After installing winki from the cd and returning to the bios to use the built in browser or MSI live update, the white splash screen appears for a while and shortly after a black screen appears and remains.
Ive tried leaving the disc in the drive and have the browsre run directly from the CD but still no luck. I've also borrowed the install DVD of a friend of mine who has an identical board but it still doesnt work.
Please note that I am on the latest BIOS, version 1.7.
Any help will be appreciated.

Must be talking about Winki? The Software Application User Guide covers it pretty well how it all works and such. Using Live Update is not recommended to be installed or used. Do all UEFI/BIOS updates and driver updates manually from the downloaded files available at the MSI Websites.

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