Z87-GD65 won't Overclock

Got My Z87-GD65 back from RMA.When i try to set my 4770k to 4.2ghz in bios its reverts to 39 only.I have flash to latest bios and still same thing.It wont let me overclock at all.I switched to bios B,and still locked at 3.9ghz.Even OC Genie won't overclock it.Did i get a worst board than the one i RMA'd.The one i sent in had a bricked bios A,but B still worked.Even my ram i set the xmp profile to 2400,but only does 1600.

Quote from: Nichrome on 07-September-14, 04:22:25
GSkill oh dear.
Use 1 RAM stick with GPUs of your choice. I am not just sure if 295X2 should be mixed with 290x.
About GSkill:  https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=178019.msg1286022#msg1286022  worth reading before frustrating 
Thanks I will give it a try......as for mixing cards here is a mouthwatering score http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2398042

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  • MOVED: Z87-GD65 won't Overclock

    This topic has been moved to Overclocking, Undervolting.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=182972.0

    Quote from: Nichrome on 07-September-14, 04:22:25
    GSkill oh dear.
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  • MOVED: Z87-GD65 won´t boot.

    This topic has been moved to GAMING Motherboards.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=184330.0

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    Quote from: headshotmsi on 10-November-13, 21:01:30
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  • Z87-gd65 Troubles

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  • MSI Z87-GD65 SLI problem

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    Quote from: xmad on 16-November-13, 02:00:25
    If you need to raise the voltage to run at default speeds, the card is most likely defective. A vbios update sometimes helps, but it should work at default settings.
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  • Z87-GD65

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