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MSI 280x Flashing Question

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I want to undervolt my new msi graphics card so thought I would follow the instructions here.

http://rumorscity.com/2013/12/12/msi-r9-280x-bios-update-to-fix-overheating-and-vrm-temperatures/

As MSI Afterburner won't allow me to modify the voltage so I am believing it is voltage locked?

All goes well until I decide to flash the bios.
I get the following:

OLD SSID: 2775
NEW SSID: 2777

SSID mismatch.

Now is SSID a version system or a type system? I think its a type system else it would be saying can not flash to a new version which makes no sense.


This is the atiflash -ai of my current rom

Code: 
Adapter  0    (BN=03, DN=00, PCIID=67981002, SSID=27751462)
    Asic Family        :  Tahiti         
    Flash Type         :  M25P20/c    (256 KB)
    Product Name       :  113-MSITV277MS.330 TAHITI B0 XTL C38650 GDDR5 3GB 
    Bios Config File   :  11game.sb      
    Bios P/N           :  113-C3865000-G77
    Bios Version       :  015.040.000.003.003435
    Bios Date          :  10/29/13 02:36 
    ROM Image Type     :  Legacy Image
    ROM Image Details  :  
        Image[0]: Size(65536 Bytes), Type(Legacy Image)
and this is the rom I am trying to flash to:


Code: 
Product Name is :    113-MSITV277MS.314 TAHITI B0 XTL C38650 GDDR5 3GB 
    Device ID is    :    6798
    Bios Version    :    015.040.000.000.003435
    Bios P/N is     :    113-C3865000-X77
    Bios SSID       :    2777
    Bios SVID       :    1462
    Bios Date is    :    10/09/13 03:30
This is the card I am trying to flash
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-MS

Should I just flash with the -f switch? It just seems odd as I don't think from reading on the net that anyone else has had to do this.
 
I'm tested the bios from the 2777 on the 2775 card and it works, the only thing is it will reinstall the drivers after you flash the card. (but I'm going back to 2775)

I did flash using -f.

This is the command line that I use to flash AMD Cards: atiflash -f -p 0 Tahiti.rom

I've sent an e-mail to MSI, because if you look the bios that comes with the card, it is newer than the bios you are trying to flash, so I don't know if the bios that comes with the newer cards is OK or if we need to change to this one.

015.040.000.003.003435 have a clock of 1020mhz Bios Date: 29/10/13 (2775)
015.040.000.000.003435 have a clock of 1050mhz Bios Date: 09/10/13 (2777)

Actually I'm running a mod version of 015.040.000.000.003435 (2775)
that I:
lowered the clock from 1020 to 1000mhz
lowered the voltage from 1.2V to 1.1V
and changed the fan profile for one more aggressive.

Bios:

Subsystem Id: 1462 2775
OLD - http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/146749/msi-r9280x-3072-130912.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/149729/msi-r9280x-3072-131011.html
New Cards - http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/149351/msi-r9280x-3072-131029.html


Subsystem Id: 1462 2777 (Bios the websites are talking about)
People are using this - http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/146769/msi-r9280x-3072-131009.html
 
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Btw, I could not change the voltages with any bios on Afterburner.

If you flash the bios 2777 you will see the voltage control on Afterburner, but even if you change the voltage it doesn't actually change.

The only way, for now, that I could lower the voltage was editing the bios.
 
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I got the answer from MSI,

They said that the bios: 015.040.000.003.003435 is the last one (it is the one that comes with the card)
 
Drangueos said:
Btw, I could not change the voltages with any bios on Afterburner.

If you flash the bios 2777 you will see the voltage control on Afterburner, but even if you change the voltage it doesn't actually change.

The only way, for now, that I could lower the voltage was editing the bios.
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I have flashed three MSI 280X's with this BIOS:

http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/146769/msi-r9280x-3072-131009.html

All three give me voltage control with the latest MSI Afterburner BIOS and all three actually lower the voltage.
 
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I had to force flash mine, worked at treat and now have the 100+/- mv slider active. Only bone of contention is when I undervolt it's not showing so on TechPower GPUz, although I have noticed a reduction in temperature which would indicate it is undervolted.
 
Mathematics said:
I had to force flash mine, worked at treat and now have the 100+/- mv slider active. Only bone of contention is when I undervolt it's not showing so on TechPower GPUz, although I have noticed a reduction in temperature which would indicate it is undervolted.
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Yeah you have to force because the bios to use is 2777 and the card is 2775.

It doesn't show the voltage drop, but the temperature is lower.

but even if I set to -100, it sets to -94.
 
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Only way to see the actual voltage is with a multimeter. I haven't measured it but the drop in temperature/power use from the wall tells me enough.
 
MilanoChris said:
Only way to see the actual voltage is with a multimeter. I haven't measured it but the drop in temperature/power use from the wall tells me enough.
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Yeah,

Mining I'm getting 710W from the wall with default voltage and 600W from the wall with -94.

I forgot my power meter to show the max power draw before, so I didn't notice the drop :P

Getting 700kh each card using 1020mhz, 1020 seens to be the sweet spot for mining.
 
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Mine is very temperamental with mining, depending at what pool I'm with I can get 700+ with 1020-30/1500, others this won't get even 600 and I have to change to 1000/1800, which I got 730 from but don't like having the memory that high as the screen artifacts very small lines occasionally, even though it's crossfired with a 7990.
 
Thanks guys, I managed to flash it with the -f in the end.

This bios does allow you to undervolt via afterburner (make sure your on beta 17) and make sure you have gone into advanced options and to unlock undervolting.
While your in there you can turn on reporting for voltage.
This will show the undervolt in afterburner. But, GPU-z will never report it correctly for whatever weird reason.


Just got to work out why with a gpu load of 99%, core clock 1050 and using intensity of 13-16 (only makes slight difference) i am only getting 330kh :(

I am using -56 undervolt in afterburner (everything else is the same)
 
p.s. when mining does anyone else get artifacting when using web browsers? I assume its due to the max out gpu load?
 
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