Z68A GD55-G3 and Lucid Virtu

Hi all
I have an issue with Lucid Virtu on my system.
I have reinstalled the OS, Updated the BIOS to the current version, updated the Lucid Virtu Drivers, Updated the Intel HD drivers in device manager and still the same thing occurs.
Setup
Core i3 2100 at stock
8gigs Corsair Vengeance 16000 RAM at stock
Z68A GD55 G3 Board.
250GTS 1gig
Corsair TX750
Stock Voltages
Samsung 32" Full HD TV via 3 meter HDMI cable
System has not BSOD, system is stable with the TV plugged in to the 250GTS and no issues.
Doing a Memtest86-it could be RAM
I think it could be the auto adjust settings on the TV but I have disabled all auto adjust settings that might relate to the TV picture that I can see.
Tried a different HDMI cable-same issue.
Tried different RAM settings for the Lucid Virtu
Tried Microsoft Intel HD drivers via Windows update.
D mode enabled or iMode enabled gets this when plugged into the HDMI slot on mobo:

Quote from: Bernhard on 04-April-12, 00:51:50
Ideas: your GTS250 works and you are not getting these distortions, then you may have a defective integrated GPU or even a bad board connector. Have you tried using a standard D-Sub (VGA) connection to see if there is a difference ?
Also try by removing the GTS250 and just use the onboard graphics.
Thankyou for your reply.
I removed the card and tried again. Still the same issue regardless of the mode enabled.
I think it could be the graphics on the i3 acting up as you said. I'm sure the motherboard, RAM, GPU and PSU are fine.
Tried different RAM slots too. Nothing.

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MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) and Corsair 2133Mhz doesnt boot! Please make a BIOS update!

Just bought a new MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) and flashed to latest official BIOS 23.6. This mobo supports 2133Mhz but my new Corsair 2133Mhz doesnt work no mater what i set it up in bios except 1333Mhz??
MSI please make a BIOS update for Corsair memory CMZ16GX3M4X2133C11R
My new PC works in default state/1333Mhz but not in 2133Mhz. Any tips?
I live in Sweden and bought this quad memory: http://www.webhallen.com/hardvara/147837-corsair_xms3_vengeance_quad_16gb_ddr3_pc3-17066_2133mhz

This is a user-to-user forum, not MSI Technical Support. We don't make BIOS Fixes here, sorry.
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This mobo supports 2133Mhz
Not quite right. The memory controller is inside the processor, not the mainboard. According to Intel specifications, the native supported maximum is DDR3-1333. Everything above that has to be considered overclocking and therefore not necessarely stable.
I am moving this thread to the overclocking section of this forum for further discussion.
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My new PC works in default state/1333Mhz but not in 2133Mhz. Any tips?
Go lower for testing: try DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866 etc, memory voltage 1.65V, command rate = 2T, play around with the other timings to find out what works and what not.
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flashed to latest official BIOS 23.6
FYI: Latest official release is slightly newer: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151148.msg1151874#msg1151874

Problems with Z68a-gd55 g3 and msi 660 gtx oc ed.

Bought the 660gtx card last week and have been pulling my hair since.. been getting the no post problem with the new card as some other ppl here I see.
from what I gather it's a bios update which is making the combo of these cards to work properly the msi liveupdate took me up to n.70 and that didn't help after reading a couple of posts here i found out about the beta updates for my bios.
Beeing a bit new when it comes to flashing I thought I'd make myself sure at what update to use.
In another post the tip was using .n88 is it still the best to use?

yes it's sandy bridge however I seem to do something wrong with the bios update. using the MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool and ran it got the .n88 on there set the bios to boot from it, got a press any key to boot from usb key then it shoot directly to win logo and starts windows.
Running the usb flashing tool program again and it says I got the BIOS Version: VN.8B8 (aka Version: V23.8B8) and a restart later it reverts back to BIOS Version: VN.7 (aka Version: V23.7)
First time I shut down windows after it started and did a clearcmos.
I'm guessing I'm doing something wrong.
Might as well post my system while I'm at it.
System is:
MSI Z68A-GD55 G3
Intel core I5 1155
2x4gb Corsair DDR3 1600
MSI Geforce 660GTX 2GB Twin frozr
320GB WD Caviar
Fractal design Newton R2 650W Modular
almost forgot second time I tried I updates as before and didn't do a clearcmos just turned off the computer plugged the 660 gtx in and started this time I got 2 beeps from mainboard then nothing. then silence for a while then two beeps again until I turned off the computer put my old 250 gts back in and the bois had reverted back to VN.7 again.
without the update and the 660 gtx the update fans running hd runs a bit then nothing btw.

Z68a-gd55(g3) and Corsair A70 fan control!

I have a little problem. I bought a corsair a70 and the z68a-gd55 and i noticed that the connector on the heatsink is only 3-pin, while the slot on the motherboard is 4-pin.
Now i know it'll work just fine if i plug it in because the 4th pin is only responsible for fan speed control.
My questions are:
1. Will my heatsink fans run full speed all the time? (I dont want this since it's noisy)
2. How can i control the speed of the fans with the 3-pin connector? (in that it only ramps up when the CPU is under load and relaxes when idle.)
I've read elsewhere that apparently you can do this in the BIOS, but i can't seem to find anything about this in the bios :(
help!

Quote from: HU16E on 05-November-11, 02:50:29
In some cases, a third party fan controller is the only solution.
Yes, like HU16E mentioned, most of the time hardware controller is the only solution. One of the companies which provides this solution is Aerocool. http://www.aerocool.us/

MOVED: MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) and Corsair 2133Mhz doesnt boot! Please make a BIOS update!

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Undervolting & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=156770.0

This is a user-to-user forum, not MSI Technical Support. We don't make BIOS Fixes here, sorry.
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This mobo supports 2133Mhz
Not quite right. The memory controller is inside the processor, not the mainboard. According to Intel specifications, the native supported maximum is DDR3-1333. Everything above that has to be considered overclocking and therefore not necessarely stable.
I am moving this thread to the overclocking section of this forum for further discussion.
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My new PC works in default state/1333Mhz but not in 2133Mhz. Any tips?
Go lower for testing: try DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866 etc, memory voltage 1.65V, command rate = 2T, play around with the other timings to find out what works and what not.
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flashed to latest official BIOS 23.6
FYI: Latest official release is slightly newer: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151148.msg1151874#msg1151874

Z68A-GD55-G3 + i5-2500 doesn't recognize my graphic card

Hello Gentlemen,
I've upgraded my MB and CPU to Z68A-GD55-G3 and Core i5-2500 recently and faced with big problem.
My Radeon 6950(it's also MSI, BTW) is not recognized by new system. I've connected my monitor to Graphic card and just see a black screen all the time. Graphic card's fan works.
I tried to connect monitor to integrated graphics's output and it works. I don't see my Radeon 6950 recognized in Device manager in windows.
Also, I tried my old Radeon 3870 on this MB. Result is the same, but it works fine on my second PC.
Virtu Technology - Disabled
Initiate Graphics Adapter - PEG
I haven't installed any virtu drivers and bios wasn't updated. Also, I haven't reinstalled my windows, but I don't believe it may cause such problem
I guess that this is due to integrated GPU and it should be disabled somehow.
Gurus, Can you help me?
Thanks in advance.

Quote from: Immortaliz on 31-January-12, 03:53:13
Hello again!
Had a conversation with a guy from service center and he said that most likely there is broken south bridge in my MB and they can't help me with this.
And warranty won't apply for this MB anymore because I had broken socket :(
Just wondering does southbridge somehow responcible for GPU?
I thought that northbridge is responcible for this and it's in CPU. So it seems to me that they don't really know what the problem is.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
I returned a Z68 GD65 G3 because some of the pins were slightly bent. I observed when I did my initial inspection of the MB just a few days after I bought it. Returned it to store withing the 30 day return period.
Since your MB is now out of warranty you may be able to slightly bend that pin to match the others. Just be very careful. (Do at your own risks).
Are you able to get a hold of a a different cpu that has a igpu and see if you can get the display working without the video card?
I have read about problems with the display not working. The latest BIOS should have all that fixed.

Did MSI alter Vcore settings with Z68A-GD55 (B3) BIOS 25.6 update?

You'll have to excuse me, as I've been away from motherboard/BIOS/OC stuff for a while...
I built my current computer about a year ago with a Z68A-GD55 (B3) and i5-2500K. After some initial OC experimentation, I found a sweet spot and have been running absolutely solid @ 4.5GHz Turbo with BIOS 22.4 for that year.
I recently made the upgrade to the latest 25.6 BIOS. Before doing so, I painstakingly took snapshots of all my settings before the upgrade, then performed the upgrade and re-entered all the settings to what they had been. Once booted into Windows, the system bluescreened after login.
I went back into the BIOS and immediately noticed that the CPU core voltage that I had been setting (1.325v) was no longer delivering the expected current voltage (it had been showing current voltage of '1.320V', but with BIOS 25.6, it now showed '1.288V'.)
Not really sure what else to do, I ratcheted up the CPU voltage until it more or less matched the old 1.320V, but it required that I now set the CPU core voltage to 1.36V to achieve that (.035V higher than before). It seems to have resolved the bluescreening for now.
So, my questions are:
1. Am I doing the right thing to achieve the stability I previously had?
2. Is a change in core voltage setting and readings from BIOS 22.4 to 25.6 to be expected?
3. Am I actually using up more power under this new BIOS to do the same thing as before?
Thanks in advance for any help or insight you can provide,
Gordo

Quote from: Bernhard on 22-October-12, 20:03:12
Does the ME8 firmware form part and parcel of the BIOS on the MSI website ? Does the ME7 firmware form part and parcel of the BIOS that you attached ? Does the BIOS flash install the ME8 or the ME7 firmware respectively when using the forum flasher to flash the BIOS versions on the MSI site ? That was the question.
Your answer was yes, and I believe that suffices.
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Does the BIOS flash install the ME8 or the ME7 firmware respectively when using the forum flasher to flash the BIOS versions on the MSI site ? That was the question.
Each BIOS version, carry on the co-respond ME versions that's required by this BIOS to runs properly.
When we flash with those special BIOS archives, its performed full BIOS update include the proper ME version which is part of BIOS file ver.

Z68A-GD55 G3 Virtu Trial Version

Virtu seems to be the Trial Version on this board. I have tried installing 1.2.102, 1.2.106 and 1.2.108 and all three are Trial Versions.
The latest revision of Virtu from Lucid is 1.2.106 but I was able to download 1.2.108 from the MSI driver download page.
I flashed to the latest BIOS as well which is 7681 v23.2. There are Virtu settings selectable in the BIOS too.
In the 1.2.108 Release Notes, Z68A-GD55 G3 is not listed as a tested platform only Z68A-GD80 and Z68MA-ED55 are but my other ASRock board works with Virtu flawlessly.
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I believe others have this issue as well?

Quote from: EvoDest on 08-October-11, 10:32:44
I contacted MSI Support regarding this issue and this is their reply:
Regarding your concern, Please be informed that MSI already got the license for using the Lucid Virtu driver but the Lucid Virtu driver included in the current DVD driver disk is only an evaluation copy but user still could use the Lucid Virtu function while using this version. MSI is validating the new MB bios combined with new lucid driver and the final Lucid Virtu driver version will be officially released to the website after the validation is done.
MSI should be releasing a new BIOS soon I suppose.
Thanks for the update EvoDest - I'm waiting to hear back from MSI about this exact problem!

Core i7 2600k and msi z68a-gd55 b3 acting up and lagging on me

HI, I just built a new gaming rig and for the life of me, I can't figure out why im getting lag and im not impressed coming from a P4 Dual core.. OK here's my setup
Core 17 2600k with CoolMaster Heat Sink
MSI Z68A-GD55 B3 mobo
4x4gb DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance Ram 9-9-9-24 Total 16Gbs
EVGA GTX 560TI 2Gb Video Card
CORSAIR GAMING SERIES 800 Watt 65a on the 12v Rail
(ONLY USING ONE HDD GOT 2 HDD'S TO TROUBLESHOOT TO SEE IF ITS THE HDD)
CURRENTLY IN USE FOR MAIN HDD 1 Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 1TB HDD
1 Western Digital Cavier Black 7200 rpm 2TB HDD
Running on Windows 7 Ultimate x64
So i install the OS and updated all my drivers and for all hardware and updated the BIOS and i got everything stock in the BIOS, No overclocking yet and when im just surfing the web or open up an app, I get this annoying lag and my CPU load and Memeory load will be at 0-5% and it will effing lag... Now i changed out everything thinking it was the problems, down to the Ram 3x's, CPU 1x, Motherboard 3x's (I'm even coming from a different board thinking, that was the the problem. Since i read alot of bad reviews on it.. AN INTEL DP67BG Extreme Series board and come over to the MSI im currently using ) and my PSU 1x.. and nothing fixed it.. When i run a CPU Stress test it comes back with no ERRORS... Now when i do a Memory Test in the BIOS of the mobo.. It will PASS, no problem.. but if i run it in MEMTEST86 it will FAIL right away.. Then when i test each stick 1 by 1 in BIOS they PASS, NO PROBLEM, But not in Memtest86... So i bought 2 Pairs of 4 new sticks 2 different times.. the same kind of Ram, "which are compatible with this board" and the same thing happens with the lastest MSI BIOS i'll test them with the Memory Tester From BIOS, all 4 sticks and 1 by 1 and then 2 sticks for dual channel in slot 1 nearest CPU and slot 3 and they will PASS but when i try with Memtest86 they FAIL... So i dont think its the Ram cuz 3 different sets are Failing... i highly doubt it's hardware anymore... Agree?
Can someone PLEASE HELP ME..! I've been working on this build for 2 straight weeks day and night and i have a bad taste in my mouth over this build. this isnt my first one either and i never, never, ever had theses problems before... i'm about to quit and go back to a p4 dual.. But i don't like to quit and want to feel the power of a i7 2600k that everyone swears by...
please lead me to fixing this... if you can email me for one on one support id compensate you for your time.. [email protected]
BTW i brought it by geek squad and they couldnt figure it out either... but he didnt know his from his elbow lol
Thank you, Marco

ok so the WD is still doing it but not as bad as the seagate was! as for UEFI/BIOS im on 22.8 loaded with default setting except for the dram voltage now, and it was set at 1.4 something i changed it to 1.5 like you said and that help some but i still get lag here and there showing up when moving the mouse with is a microsoft wireless 4000
update so after setting it to 1.52v in bios im noticing when typing i get freeze up with the cursor and when i open apps the hour glass is appearing at longer then normal even for a p4 chip
any other ideas why is this becoming a nightmare with my hardware can you give me a run down on what everything should be set to in bios.. cuz it looks like default settings are off and im having video card issues but that's for another forum but im thinking they all tie in together..
thank you so much for helping me looks like no one cares to help a fellow builder out.. but when its them in my shoes there quick to beat dowm the door for answers... sorry im just frustated that over a grand invest and my smartphone feels snappier and responsive then this build.. oh i ya check cpu and the board for mis seated chip and bent pins and correct amount of good paste and heat sink seated and torqued down correctly.. so im not sure anymore im sooo i just want to

Z68A GD80 G3 Lucid Virtu Installation

1st of all, here are my specs
i7 2600k
Super Flower 600W Golden Green
Gskill 12800 CL9 Dual 8GB RipjawsX
Sapphire HD 5850 Xtreme
I buy brand new Sapphire 5850 Xtreme and trying to use LucidVirtu to optimize onboard and discrete graphic and also power saving.
my current BIOS is 18.8 (that's what I saw on the UEFI)
when I use discrete GPU, on Virtu Installation, they said that I need to enable the onboard GPU.
I turn off, go to bios, integrated graphics configuration,
enabled lucid vritu on d-GPU mode, and it stuck on Windows Startup logo and reboot.
next try, change lucid virtu on i-GPU mode, change the LCD cable into motherboard DVI. still... stuck on Windows Startup logo and reboot.
how's this gonna work?

With the monitor connected to the discrete card, UEFI/BIOS setting to PEG, Virtu function 'enabled', do you have multi monitor 'enabled'? In this configuration, 'd' mode is used. The Software Application User Guide that came with the mainboard explains & provides a decent explanation of how it all gets set up & works.
Added: In case your mainboard didn't have a Guide with it, here is the downloadable version; http://eu.msi.com/service/download/manual-16898.html

MSI GeForce GTX 970 with MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) motherboard

Hi!
I have seen a similar issue here that was resolved with the help of this forum. (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=251322.0). I still want to ask my questons however, since I have a slightly different situation.
I recently bought a new Graphics card, a MSI GTX 970, to replace my older EVGA GTX 570. After installing it, the time it takes to startup the computer is quite a bit longer. The very begninning of the startup process is the part that takes longer, I see a black screen and "B2" in the lower right hand corner, with the older GPU this was seen for a few seconds but now it stays that way for about a minute. After that I see some random colors in stead of the MSI logo and then the regular "Starting Windows" image appears, from there the startup is as fast as before.
When the computer has started it seems to work perfectly, and the new graphics card is great, everything on "ultra" in games etc.
I guess the way to resolve this issue is to update BIOS. I am a bit afraid of this however, of the risk of destroying something.
What would be your suggestions? Is it better to update bios or to leave it as it is, since the computer works? Are the any risks with keeping this bios version, that seems to have some issue with the graphics card?
Any help would be greately appreciated!
/Johan
Board: MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3)
Bios: Version 23.7
VGA: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
PSU: Corsair TX 750W Modular
MEM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Performance 2x4GB
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz – not overclocked
System Harddrive: SSD 120GB Corsair SATA 2.5", Force 3 Series
Extra Harddrive: 1TB Samsung SP SATA-2* 7200RPM Spinpoint F3
OS: Windows®7 Home 64-bit
Cooling: Standard fans from the case (Fractal Design Define R3) and for the CPU plus one Scythe Slip Stream 140mm (1200rpm)

Ok, thanks for the advice.
I have started looking at the instructions and have downloaded the installer and the bios file. It seems Norton Internet Security has some problem with the installer. When I start the installer it reaches the point when it shows the current bios version, after that it is interupted by Norton. The reason that Norton gives is that it has found something called "Suspicious.Cloud.9.B" in the file b4.bks. How should I react to this?

Z68A-GD55 G3 -- how do you get it to boot with 4 DIMMs installed?

Howdy folks,
I am really hoping that someone here can enlighten me on this magical BIOS setting that allows you to boot this unit up with all 4 DIMM slots populated? I have scoured the dark corners of the interwebz trying to figure this out and it completely eludes me, I even read the manual cover to cover... all I can find is a couple posts where people have updated the bios or went into the bios and changed a setting allowing them to escape the reboot loop that I get with all four memory slots filled.... the unit boots just fine with two DIMMs installed and it doesn't matter which two... I found this on a post but nothing else:
"One more thing, it wouldn't boot with four RAM-sticks out of the box, but it worked fine to start with only 2 RAM-sticks and use F1 to change bios-settings. After doing it that it had no problem with 4 RAM-sticks."
Take from: Google search "Z68A-GD55 megathread" since I can't post external links, the author of the article is "the Squonk"
Any one encounter this before?
Thanks in advance,
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That is a handy tool, thanks for pointing me to that.
Way more information but doesn't even show what you asked for?
Better printout:
Memory SPD
DIMM #            1
   SMBus address      0x50
   Memory type      DDR3
   Module format      UDIMM
   Manufacturer (ID)   Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000)
   Size         8192 MBytes
   Max bandwidth      PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
   Part number      CMX8GX3M1A1333C9
   Number of banks      8
   Nominal Voltage      1.50 Volts
   EPP         no
   XMP         no
JEDEC timings table      CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
   JEDEC #1      6.0-6-6-17-22 @ 457 MHz
   JEDEC #2      7.0-7-7-20-26 @ 533 MHz
   JEDEC #3      9.0-9-9-25-33 @ 685 MHz
DIMM #            2
   SMBus address      0x51
   Memory type      DDR3
   Module format      UDIMM
   Manufacturer (ID)   Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000)
   Size         8192 MBytes
   Max bandwidth      PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
   Part number      CMX8GX3M1A1333C9
   Number of banks      8
   Nominal Voltage      1.50 Volts
   EPP         no
   XMP         no
JEDEC timings table      CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
   JEDEC #1      6.0-6-6-17-22 @ 457 MHz
   JEDEC #2      7.0-7-7-20-26 @ 533 MHz
   JEDEC #3      9.0-9-9-25-33 @ 685 MHz

Problem with Lucid Virtu

Hello,
I have MSI Z68 GD65 Mainboard and an old VGA only 19 inch TFT monitor. Till now I was using Lucid Virtu technology which is implemented in the mainboard. But now the problem is the Virtu software is outdated and it gives a strange error stating "time bomb doesn't permit running!" [snapshot attached]. And that company (LUCIDLOGIX) not releasing new version of software. I started a support ticket on their website and they haven't responded yet! Currently I'm using DVA to VGA converter but it fails to handle large resolutions such as 1440x900. So please help me ASAP.
Abhinandan
India

Quote from: nmabhinandan on 11-January-13, 22:52:27
I have downloaded and installed latest driver and software. And I have also clean installed Windows 7 again but no use. Don't tell me to update again. The LucidLogix just gone crazy. I opened a ticket at LucidLogix but they didn't even replied to me. If you cant give me the proper software then why do you include the so called feature?
Sorry if I was rude
Sincerely
Abhinandan
I opened a ticket with them and never got a response either. I don't believe they even answer when msi calls, so yeah... it's like that.

Z68a-GD55 Overclocking issues (OC settings not working on reboot)

Hi all;
Quick synopsis of my issue - Z68A-GD55 board, I5-2500k chip; overclocking the CPU to 4.2 Ghz, bios version .50 according to Live Update 5 scans. Whenever I reboot my machine, the CPU returns to default settings (Intel quick boost, chip running at 16x multiplier idle, 33x under load instead of 42x constantly). I don't know why the overclocking settings won't affect my machine after reboot. I've tried updating the bios to .60 via Live Update, but it doesn't seem to take. When I look in the BIOS settings, it still looks like my OC settings are there, but the CPU still only runs at 33x. Any hints / help?

Sorry about that; let me try again.
Heatsink : Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1
OS : Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack
HD : OCZ 60 GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid 3 SSD Series (SLD3-25SAT3-60G)
RAM : Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3
MOBO : MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) LGA 1155, ATX DDR3 2133 Intel Z68, HDMI, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, Gen3 PCI-E, ATX Motherboard BIOS N.50
CPU : Core i5-2500k, @3.3 base, 4.2 in OC settings
Graphics : BFG 9800 GTX + 1GB
PSU : CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active ...
Output : +3.3@24A,+5V@30A,+12V1@18A,+12V2@18A,+12V3@18A,[email protected],+5VSB@3A
Case : Antec Performance One P180B Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis 1.0mm cold rolled ...
DVD : Asus SATA DVD/CD RW
This is what I've tried so far for overclocking settings :
1) Set the multiplier to something close to the base setting; say x38. No Voltage changes. Boot into windows, stress test with prime 95; everything looks ok. Reboot the machine, and the system acts as if the multiplier is still x33, even though the BIOS reads x38.
2) Using the OC Genie to test; this sets the multiplier to x42, CPU Voltage to 1.350 (and a few other settings I don't have access to at work, at the moment). Boots fine into windows, passes prime 95 tests; I've played BF3 for hours at this setting. I reboot, system runs as if the BIOS were back at default.

Faulty Z68A-GD55?

I have a MSI Z68A-GD55 (G3) that I think is unstable.
Woke up on Sunday morning, computer was hanging(only the mouse moving) with 1 core@100%
Various different bluescreens, all with different faults each time.
The PC when it works, will hit 1hr in idle, browsing then hang.
Everytime it hits 1hr, it hangs.
Will play games as long as it's less than an hour, but if you try a second game, it hangs.
Trying to save any settings in the bios(actual), it hangs.
In windows, it will let you change bios settings, sometimes.
2500K @ 4.5GHz- now at stock
16Gb- now 1 4Gb stick
Everything removed from USB's, booted with just a PS2 mouse(brought in to test, never used before)
All HD's removed bar Windows HD(sweparate backup HD used, still same result)
Internal USB headers removed
GPU's removed
Sound card removed
PSU swapped out
Latest bios installed and attempted to clear the cmos, but settings look to be the same after clearing cmos.
Tried running in 1 core, same result.
It can only be the cpu or MB, but as it hangs in the actual mb bios when you try to save any settings, I would tend to think it's the MB.
Any help or ideas.
Must add that this systems been up and running since September and never skipped a beat, 100% stable until Sunday morning.

From your comments I see you did run it at 4,5GHz previously. Any recollction of the applied voltages at that time ? What cooling did you use ?
It could very well be that either your CPU or your MB may have suffered deterioration because of the OC.
The best would be to test the CPU on another known working system and see what happens.
Alternatively, test a known good CPU on your MB and check the results.
You don't state all your components, like GPUs and so on and the PSU. >>Posting Guide<< It could also be your PSU that may have developed a fault and is not supplying clean power anymore.
With just one mem stick, do a full CMOS clear with PSU power cord removed and retest in bare bones condition. >>Clear CMOS Guide<<

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