I've not updated my bios since my initial new pc build back in Nov24 and I used the 7E49v1A1A, 2024-11-21 bios at the time of build. I've now come back the the MSI update site to have a look at the latest bios as I'm building another machine with this board and I've noticed that the updates no longer state if the bios is beta or not. Is there another way of finding out what's beta and what's not? Just guessing but I assume non beta bios would be any without a "v(number)" i.e. 1A10? Also is the 7E49v1A15 2024-10-25 the most stable/best bios right now? or should I just stick with the 7E49Vv1A1A? I don't build very often and just need some advice thanks.
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Warning: I've read some more reports of BIOS updates for x870e motherboards containing AGESA 1.2.0.3a Patch A causing boot issues and in some cases unrecoverable failure even on reverting to older more table BIOS versions.
Revision v1A23 which some posters have already indicated was problematic, contains this AGESA version. Personally I'll be avoiding this BIOS version until I hear that these issues have been resolved in later BIOS revisions.
This Guru3D article summarises the problems:
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Revision v1A23 which some posters have already indicated was problematic, contains this AGESA version. Personally I'll be avoiding this BIOS version until I hear that these issues have been resolved in later BIOS revisions.
This Guru3D article summarises the problems:
Ongoing Concerns Over AMD AGESA 1.2.0.3a Patch-A Firmware and Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Recent user reports indicate that some Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors become non-operational after the installation of AMD’s AGESA 1.2.0.3a Patch A. Symptoms commonly described include an unresponsive system displaying the “00” motherboard diagnostic code and a constant red CPU LED.
www.guru3d.com
I think all BIOS versions are still beta at the moment, technically, even if MSI are no longer marking them as such.
v1A21 seems to be the most recent version that fixed a few issues people found in earlier revisions, and did not introduce any new problems. Avoid the latest version v1A23, which some users here and elsewhere have reported to have some serious issues.
No, it reports faster benchmark results in Aida64 memory latency tests, but that's about it. According to Buildzoid (actually hardcore overclocking), it actually reduces performance in real world workloads, games etc.
This _could_ be related to chipset drivers, I noticed there are new ones from January 22nd, have you tried with those? https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-X870E-CARBON-WIFI/support#driver
I tried wake from sleep on the release BIOS, and well, things just didn't wake up at all. So I've currently got sleep disabled in my power profile. Might test again soon as I've just installed these chipset drivers.
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Just an update in case anyone else runs across similar issues to the ones I've had. I've been using v1A21 since reverting back due to the boot looping with v1A23 and it's been solid so far.
I did have to disable latency killer as it introduces stutter in some games and I seem to be able to run tighter secondary timings without it. That might be due to having non QVL RAM though.
The other one that took a while to figure out was the LAN drivers causing stutter in games and across the OS in general. As soon as I disabled and uninstalled the 5g and 2.5g LAN the issues cleared right up.
With those drivers disabled/removed and latency killer disabled the system is flying along.
Interestingly I contacted MSI support about the boot looping with 1A23 and they said to wait for the next non beta BIOS revision. They did also say v1A20 is a non beta but unless I'm being blind it doesn't exist on the website unless v1A1A or v1A1G also go by v1A20.
I did have to disable latency killer as it introduces stutter in some games and I seem to be able to run tighter secondary timings without it. That might be due to having non QVL RAM though.
The other one that took a while to figure out was the LAN drivers causing stutter in games and across the OS in general. As soon as I disabled and uninstalled the 5g and 2.5g LAN the issues cleared right up.
With those drivers disabled/removed and latency killer disabled the system is flying along.
Interestingly I contacted MSI support about the boot looping with 1A23 and they said to wait for the next non beta BIOS revision. They did also say v1A20 is a non beta but unless I'm being blind it doesn't exist on the website unless v1A1A or v1A1G also go by v1A20.
I've been running 1A25 for a while and it has been good; https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/mpg-x870e-carbon-wifi-beta-bios.406994/
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For those having Sleep crash issues, MSI support told me to "go to Device Manager, right click on this WIFI adapter, select Properties>Power Management, and uncheck option 'Allow this device to wake the Computer' for a try."
This did actually solve the sleep crash issues for me.
This did actually solve the sleep crash issues for me.
Anyone got any issues with internet connection speeds on Ethernet ? I have a new, 2300mbps internet service and I can't get anywhere near the speeds. On a 2nd pc in the house it's getting very close to the speeds so it must be this motherboard. Tried both ports and really slow speeds.
Updated the driver via the MSI site also. Any ideas ?
Updated the driver via the MSI site also. Any ideas ?
You tried using the same ethernet cable as the 2nd PC? This'll rule out the cable being at fault.
We get only Gig at our home and see that easily on this motherboard.
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Yeah, same cable used. Now, I never plugged in the 8 pin connector on the bottom of the board until now. Just in case that did something, but nothing. Very odd this is.
Hello all. Currently on a asus x570 hero board with 5900x, always used asus boards my entire life and wanted a change and try out something different for next build. This msi board looked to me, the one to go for, now after reading all of the issues, as of today, has msi fixed it all or not at all, dont wana buy it if its going to give me headaches. I would appreciate any feedback on the current state of board/bios. Thank you.
New Bios: 7E49v1A27
- - Support AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPUs.
- - AGESA PI-1.2.0.3a Patch A released.
- - Optimized the memory compatibility of single rank (1R) under 2DPC configuration.
- - Optimized the memory compatibility of dual rank (2R) under 1DPC configuration.
- - Please update the chipset driver to version 7.01.08.129 for better gaming performance.
I think it was the right decision to not update the top post with 1A23/4/5/6, 1A23 has been replaced with this release!
As far as I'm aware, 1A21 BIOS and latest chipset drivers resolved most of the issues reported by users on this board, I've not heard back from the person who posted about their USB dongle only working with either mouse or keyboard. I've personally had zero issues with 1A21 + 9800x3D + a 6000Mhz CL30 64G ram kit. 1A27 was just released, but not heard feedback yet.
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Can't vouch for 1A27 as haven't updated yet but I've been running the 1A26 beta for 2 weeks now with zero issues.
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So, I'm starting to purchase the components to build a new PC from scratch.
So far, I have a Be Quiet! Silent Base 802 case , MSI MPG X670E Carbon mobo, Ryzen 9 7900X CPU, 2x 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000
I plan to start storage by purchasing 2x NVME SSDs to put in the M.2_1 and M.2_2 sockets (both PCIe 5.0 x4) - which are both located above the PCI_E1 slot (supports x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4) where, hopefully, I'll eventually put a Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 9070 XT!
Of course, the bulk of the GPU will sit below the PCI_E1 slot. However, the M.2_2 socket is very close to the PCI_E1 slot...
Anyone experienced (or can forsee) problems with this. I'm particularly mindful of the height of any NVME heatsinks...
Thanks for any constructive comment/advice.
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So far, I have a Be Quiet! Silent Base 802 case , MSI MPG X670E Carbon mobo, Ryzen 9 7900X CPU, 2x 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000
I plan to start storage by purchasing 2x NVME SSDs to put in the M.2_1 and M.2_2 sockets (both PCIe 5.0 x4) - which are both located above the PCI_E1 slot (supports x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4) where, hopefully, I'll eventually put a Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 9070 XT!
Of course, the bulk of the GPU will sit below the PCI_E1 slot. However, the M.2_2 socket is very close to the PCI_E1 slot...
Anyone experienced (or can forsee) problems with this. I'm particularly mindful of the height of any NVME heatsinks...
Thanks for any constructive comment/advice.
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Just get nvme drives without the preinstalled heatsink and use the ones included with the motherboard, then you shouldn’t have any clearance issuesSo, I'm starting to purchase the components to build a new PC from scratch.
So far, I have a Be Quiet! Silent Base 802 case , MSI MPG X670E Carbon mobo, Ryzen 9 7900X CPU, 2x 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000
I plan to start storage by purchasing 2x NVME SSDs to put in the M.2_1 and M.2_2 sockets (both PCIe 5.0 x4) - which are both located above the PCI_E1 slot (supports x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4) where, hopefully, I'll eventually put a Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 9070 XT!
Of course, the bulk of the GPU will sit below the PCI_E1 slot. However, the M.2_2 socket is very close to the PCI_E1 slot...
Anyone experienced (or can forsee) problems with this. I'm particularly mindful of the height of any NVME heatsinks...
Thanks for any constructive comment/advice.