Z77a gd55, living with its issues

so since i have had this mobo its been riddled with issues which service has not been able to fix.
bootloops, board needs 3 goes min to just restart, wake from sleep and many more some mornings from a cold boot.
bios still does not display right because i am using a hdmi cable.....not sure why it only wants to output 800/600 res via hdmi but after 2 new revisions it still does.
the click bios app will just lock up my os and needs a hard restart so i cant edit the bios that way either.
starting to regret picking this board now, not sure i would ever buy another msi motherboard to be honest.

thanks for the input guys
psu, no as i only really have this one which is able to power this system atm. i do have a bequiet 600w unit on the way which i can test with when i get it but the others i have wouldnt be able to. i say that i have a 500w unit that should do on paper as it has enough amps but tbh i dont want to risk that. its not a tv either mate, its a hg281d monitor which came back from rma with a 2560/1600 panel.
dirty power from grid, i like that idea as its a new one if nothing else i dont think its this as i think i would notice it whist overclocking things on the ragged edge of stability. this z77 is my daily box so its only really ever running a safe oc (5ghz or less). i do bench other hardware which has much less stability and i think that would be more prone to issues caused by this. i mean i cant see dirty power from the grid causing the bios output to only be 800/600 res and while it maybe the cause of a system lock up i think the fact that it only happens when i try and launch the click bios app makes the click bios app more likely the cause.
switched bios revision just, 1.4b2 seems to have fixed the bootloops on restart and coming out of sleep, video output is still too low to show all the onscreen items.

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Impossible boot with Z77A-GD55

Hello.
First of all,my english is very BAD,so i'm sorry for errors.
I have a PC with a Z77A-GD55 Motherboard.It worked great for 2 months,but now i can't boot my PC.
When i try to boot it,the case fans and the CPU fan spin,but after 10 seconds the boot process stop and 2-3 seconds later it restarts.I can't access windows and the Bios too.
Where is the problem?I was thinking to update my BIOS but i don't know how to do it without entering windows or the bios.
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Thank you,and sorry for bad english!

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Oh,ok.i Will try it tomorrow,here in Italy is night now
Where I am it's night too, same time to be exact .
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Other ideas?
Take machine apart and try barebone as you already did (only PSU and Motherboard with Ram,CPU and CPU Cooler) outside of case on a non conductive surface (e.g. wood).

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Maybe a problem with Z77A-GD55

Hello,
I think I may have a some kind of a problem with my motherboard. After an upgrade I installed windows 7 64bit and took a brief look, ran some test and one thing stood out, that one temperature sensor always shows more than 60 degrees(TMPIN1), is it normal? I haven't installed any MSI utilities and haven't looked what bios version I have. If it is necessary I can post it when i get back home.
Thanks for replies.
Here's a pic of all temperatures
My specs:
I5-3570k stock speeds
Z77A-GD55
Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD
Sapphire Radeon HD6950
crucial ballistix tactical 2x4 GB RAM @ 1800

Quote from: HU16E on 11-May-12, 19:33:10
No problem. Here's the Intel pdf link (Table 3-1 has the limits);
>> 7 Series T & D Guide <<
hansip87, to relieve any anxiety, recommend to submit a ticket to MSI Tech Support and ask them if PCH is a sensored reading. My guess is it is bogus. I have a Z68 that reads -24C for TMPIN1 for an example. The PCH can also be checked and confirmed by using an IR thermal device.
http://support.msi.com
After getting back to my PC, it is not 100c :p seems like i read the wrong value before.. so thanks anyway :D

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Quote from: DaLoona on 11-May-12, 20:42:36
WEI means diddly squad and its just a bunch of numbers.
Does your system feel slower, do things take more time to load or something similar, then by all means continue your search, if not, leave it!, as said WEI means nothing!
Same goes for benches, they mean nothing, unless you are a numberfreak and like to watch the numbers get higher and higher.
Is all about how you experience your computer, not about some silly program that churnes out a number.
Yes i know, but doesn't the same applies for overclocking too? just to satisfy that need of higher number so yeah..

[Help] MSI radeon 7870 2GB OC problem on MSI - Z77A-GD55

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Quote from: flobelix on 02-January-14, 21:07:20
Did any card before work in the PCI-E 3.0 slots?
Yes my old ati radeon 4670 BUT i had this issue again first time i added the old GPU right as i bought the motherboard (1 year ago ) where my screen would be in Power save mode , but i removed my ram , removed power cable to drain power , and my GPU worked , from that i never removed / added anything in my computer (hardware wise) so this problem was here right from the start , the thing is i fixed it the 1st time , but i did had the 1.1 bios (even though i tried installing the new GPU on the 1.1 version and it didnt worked so i updated my bios to 1.11 and still the same issue)
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Integrated Graphics Devises : Initiate Graphics Adapter [ PEG] / Initiate Graphics Share memory [32mb] / DVMT Memory [128mb] / IGD Multimonitor [Disabled]
Bios Version : E7751IMS v1.11

Nvidia 650x2gig fails in MSI Z77A gd55: need NVidia drop-back card.

Gents:
Running UBUNTU 12.04 under:
Xeon 1240.v2
MSI Z77A gd55 : BIOS V1.2
2x8 gig Crucial ram
320 gig SATA
"ULTRA" 650W PS @ 60 amps on 12 volt rail
Auria 27" 2560x1440 monitor
My legacy gtx9400 vidcard will push the monitor, but my new purpose-bought EVGA 650x2gig fails to generate **any** response (no signal) in the monitor. An EVGA tek said it looked to him like a mobo BIOS/vidcard incompatibility. He advised flashing BIOS; I am very **risk adverse** and never flash BIOS. So assuming the problem is BIOS clashing with vidcard, then I need a downmarket/older vidcard. What is a good -- older -- midmarket Nvidia vidcard ( AMD Linux drivers inferior ) that the V1.2 MSI BIOS can handle?

Thanks for your interest & comments ... I am stumbling about and know it.
Believe me: the NVIDIA chip EVGA _650 vidcard fails totally in my system. So you say I need BIOS V1.5 to run my 1240.v2 ... and I am **not competent** to risk that/any BIOS flash. That's tuff-titty for me tho I get no error messages from my system. Casual *nix benchmarks are respectable. Unless you consider the NVIDIA-650 vidcard failure an "error message". Very well ... I must work around that issue and not arrogantly try to do what I cannot do. I **can** buy ( for less than $150) & install an NVIDIA_550 vidcard ; if I think it will work. That's my question ... given that a legacy GTX_9400 works and the EVGA_650 fails, what likelihood that a last generation NV_550 vidcard works?
Or .. are you telling me that the early BIOS versions for the GD_55 are well&truly a mess and **nothing** may be trusted to work with them. I still will not risk a BIOS flash, but will climb down the vidcard ladder until some legacy part above the GTX_9400 works! Thanks again for your post and info.
Quote from: flobelix on 30-March-13, 06:49:14
Using your current cpu requires at least bios version 1.5: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-GD55.html#/?div=CPUSupport as you have been told before. You may run into problems although it might look ok now.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-GD55.html#/?div=BIOS
I don't know what a NV_550 should be but your GTX650 should work fine with a current bios.

MOVED: Nvidia 650x2gig fails in MSI Z77A gd55: need NVidia drop-back card.

This topic has been moved to Intel Core-iX boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=167779.0

Thanks for your interest & comments ... I am stumbling about and know it.
Believe me: the NVIDIA chip EVGA _650 vidcard fails totally in my system. So you say I need BIOS V1.5 to run my 1240.v2 ... and I am **not competent** to risk that/any BIOS flash. That's tuff-titty for me tho I get no error messages from my system. Casual *nix benchmarks are respectable. Unless you consider the NVIDIA-650 vidcard failure an "error message". Very well ... I must work around that issue and not arrogantly try to do what I cannot do. I **can** buy ( for less than $150) & install an NVIDIA_550 vidcard ; if I think it will work. That's my question ... given that a legacy GTX_9400 works and the EVGA_650 fails, what likelihood that a last generation NV_550 vidcard works?
Or .. are you telling me that the early BIOS versions for the GD_55 are well&truly a mess and **nothing** may be trusted to work with them. I still will not risk a BIOS flash, but will climb down the vidcard ladder until some legacy part above the GTX_9400 works! Thanks again for your post and info.
Quote from: flobelix on 30-March-13, 06:49:14
Using your current cpu requires at least bios version 1.5: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-GD55.html#/?div=CPUSupport as you have been told before. You may run into problems although it might look ok now.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-GD55.html#/?div=BIOS
I don't know what a NV_550 should be but your GTX650 should work fine with a current bios.

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hey ...
I got hold of a z77a-GD55 mobo where the previous owner did not know if this motherboard was working or not.
I have installed an i5 2300 CPU and 4gb ram on two sticks.
when I press the start button its turns on and runs for about 5 seconds and simply turns off and on again in a loop.No picture on screen.
All the phase leds turns on.
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If that doesn't fix it, go to a computer shop and have them program your BIOS using an in-circuit SPI programmer. You can buy a cheap one from China/Hong Kong if you feel like doing it yourself.
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MSI Z77A-GD55 Lockout

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I put a lot of work into building my system and I feel in over my head right now :( Please help me regain access to my computer!

There is no way to get past this without the security usb key created. If the one created won't work the only possible solution would be asking MSI if this could be done if you prove your purchase: >>How to contact MSI.<<
Probably this didn't work because both sticks already were security keys. Make sure you don't use both but one at a time and retry.

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Hello, I'm currently using the z77a-gd55 w/ my i5 3570k. I hear a lot of people running into ram upgrade problems (not from your mb in particular, but in general).
I'm wondering how well will this board work with 4 x 4 gb sticks, because I'm currently running on 2 x 4gb stick and I get the "warning low ram please close x programs" too often, so I want to upgrade to 4 x 4gb setup.
I think i'm currently using this ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
But there seems to be a few other variations of that stick that looks exactly the same, but i just know for sure its 2 x 4gb G.Skill Ripjaws set.
Will buying another of that kit work?, and is there anything I should watch out for?
edit: also my current OS is Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

Corsair ram usually works fine, 8gb x 2 would be better.
What program are you using that needs so much ram. 8GB is generally overkill as it is.
A quick look at my resource manages shows me I am currently using 3gb.
EDIT:
This is what I buy for my personal computers:
http://www.corsair.com/us/memory-by-product-family/dominator-platinum-ddr3-memory/dominator-platinum-with-corsair-link-connector-1-5v-16-gb-dual-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmd16gx3m2a1600c9.html
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No virtu support in msi z77a gd55: how to use quick sync then?

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Quick sync is not a replacement for Virtu. They are two different products.
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/9
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Currently Intel’s Quick Sync transcode is only supported by two applications: Cyberlink’s Media Espresso 6 and Arcsoft’s Media Converter 7. Both of these applications are video to go applications targeted at users who want to take high resolution/high bitrate content and transcode it to more compact formats for use on smartphones, tablets, media streamers and gaming consoles. The intended market is not users who are attempting to make high quality archives of Blu-ray content. As a result, there’s no support for multi-channel audio; both applications are limited to 2-channel MP3 or AAC output. There’s also no support for transcoding to anything higher than the main profile of H.264.
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