MSI's X570 Tomahawk May Become Go-To OC Board??

CD32 · 9 Apr 2021 at 19:27

The Asgard said:
Hi guys,
Hoping to get my 5900X and this board soon and have a question. Can the bios be updated if the cpu isn't supported but the cpu is fitted in the board?

I know you can update the BIOS without the CPU. I was wondering if the same procedure would work with a CPU installed. The reason I ask is that I am using a custom water loop and its easier to fit the block with the motherboard and chip outside the case. If for some reason I need to update the bios then this would be the situation.

Many thanks

Hi, installed my 5600x cpu along with ram. Got the led debug light for the cpu light up which meant it didn't recognise the cpu. Anyway...updated the bios no problem with both cpu & ram still installed. HTH . Andy

uscool · 9 Apr 2021 at 19:40

rare said:
I have to say this is one of the most stable and reliable boards I’ve ever owned so far. It’s been amazing. The only thing I don’t like is the way it looks I keep finding myself look at more expensive boards just because of the aesthetics and 1 more Nvme slot...need to stop myself from doing a potentially pointless upgrade (!).

Same here I haven't ordered this yet I have 5800x arriving soon so was deciding what board to go with it I thought the same about the looks

But for the price and how highly it's rated with power and vrm can't dismiss this but prefer the look of the gigabyte x570 ultra and MSI x570 unify both cost more but have 3 m.2 slots would I have need to use all I doubt it but nice to have the option if I do

The Asgard · 9 Apr 2021 at 21:03

CD32 said:
Hi, installed my 5600x cpu along with ram. Got the led debug light for the cpu light up which meant it didn't recognise the cpu. Anyway...updated the bios no problem with both cpu & ram still installed. HTH . Andy

Perfect, good to know. Thanks

SpudMaster · 10 Apr 2021 at 00:20

Seems a few people don't like the look of this board. Gotta say I'm a fan of the looks. Nice dark colours, no ghastly contrasts and minimal rgb.

MissChief · 10 Apr 2021 at 00:41

SpudMaster said:
Seems a few people don't like the look of this board. Gotta say I'm a fan of the looks. Nice dark colours, no ghastly contrasts and minimal rgb.

I have plenty of RGB but the ones on the board are so pitiful I can't even see them.

Cadder · 10 Apr 2021 at 00:50

SpudMaster said:
Seems a few people don't like the look of this board. Gotta say I'm a fan of the looks. Nice dark colours, no ghastly contrasts and minimal rgb.

I like the look of mine, not sure why people think it's ugly. Maybe it helps that I'm not keen on mega RGB.

Digital X · 10 Apr 2021 at 08:00

Running a 2700X on mine currently, not skipped a beat. Tempted to drop a 5600x/5800x in its place soon.

SpudMaster · 10 Apr 2021 at 20:09

MissChief said:
I have plenty of RGB but the ones on the board are so pitiful I can't even see them.

That's a good thing. My board rgb is disabled in bios

JRS · 12 Apr 2021 at 13:43

Beta BIOS 7C84v163 now listed on MSI's site

Update to ComboAM4PIV2 1.2.0.2
Improved USB device compatibility

PeegeeTips · 12 Apr 2021 at 13:57

just come to post that myself, cheers.

fingers crossed it's deemed stable asap...

JRS · 12 Apr 2021 at 15:04

Installed it. Banged all my previous OC and mem tweaking settings in (got the inputting of all that down to a fine art at this point). CB r20 run within a couple of points of best, going to do some GTA V later and see if it's still stable.

The Asgard · 13 Apr 2021 at 20:43

JRS said:
Beta BIOS 7C84v163 now listed on MSI's site

Update to ComboAM4PIV2 1.2.0.2

Improved USB device compatibility

Perfect, this board and my 5900X will be here tomorrow.

SpudMaster · 22 Apr 2021 at 11:37

Does anyone else's board reset the network speed to 100mbps every now and again? I thought the issue was solved but it happened again last night. Only way I could get it back to full speed was by disconnecting the cat cable from the board and connecting it again so it negotiates the correct speed again. In Windows I've tried ethernet set to auto negotiate, 1000/1000mbps and 2.5gbps but every so often it drops to 100/100mbps.
Using latest realtek lan driver.

The Asgard · 22 Apr 2021 at 12:43

Not something I have noticed. It’s on all day so will monitor what it does. I will report back if I experience any issues

SpudMaster · 22 Apr 2021 at 19:52

The Asgard said:
Not something I have noticed. It’s on all day so will monitor what it does. I will report back if I experience any issues

It would happen quite often before. I'm on Virgin 350 get get download speeds of around 48MB/s and first noticed it when all my downloads where suddenly about 12MB/s but wifi was still full speed. After installing newer drivers I didn't get the issue for a month or two but as I said above it suddenly happened again. Restarting my router doesn't fix it. I have to unplugged from my board and connect again to regain full speed. Installed the latest driver from Realteks site last night which is newer that the one from MSI so we'll see how this goes now.

Stu · 23 Apr 2021 at 12:28

What is the general opinion on getting drives from MSI or seeking out newer versions from original chipset manufacturers?

labbby · 23 Apr 2021 at 12:32

SpudMaster said:
It would happen quite often before. I'm on Virgin 350 get get download speeds of around 48MB/s and first noticed it when all my downloads where suddenly about 12MB/s but wifi was still full speed. After installing newer drivers I didn't get the issue for a month or two but as I said above it suddenly happened again. Restarting my router doesn't fix it. I have to unplugged from my board and connect again to regain full speed. Installed the latest driver from Realteks site last night which is newer that the one from MSI so we'll see how this goes now.

have you got msi dragon centre installed ? its got some sly software in it called cfos or something that did the same to me.. ill link one of the many threads on it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/f69j95/do_not_install_msi_dragon_center_ever/

labbby · 23 Apr 2021 at 12:33

SpudMaster · 23 Apr 2021 at 21:52

labbby said:
have you got msi dragon centre installed ? its got some sly software in it called cfos or something that did the same to me.. ill link one of the many threads on it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/f69j95/do_not_install_msi_dragon_center_ever/

Already knew about that thanks. And no never had that tripe installed

Cadder · 26 Apr 2021 at 11:04

Is anyone using the 7C84v163(Beta version) BIOS? Released 2021-04-12. I'm interested in knowing how it's performing. I am on the previous stable version and have had USB issues, so wondering if it's worth the upgrade, or if the beta aspect of it just trades my problems for something else.