MSI Raider A18 HX A9WJG-091TR RAM and SSD Incompatibility Issues - Is a BIOS Update Available?

mimarsina158b02db said:
Runs after removing superfluous drivers from the 14900HX:

#1: 11:33
#2: 11:25
#3: 11:35

Sounds like I need to rerun tests on the MSIs, too; after driver cleanups.

But time to return the 14900HX for sure - I had had such high hopes for it!

Before I plug-in the drives to the 9955HX3D, I plan to run the full test suites on the 7945HX3D first.
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I actually managed two best scores so far:
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This was on a RAID0 system of 9100 Pro (gen5) + 990 Pro (gen4) + OEM Samsung (gen5) - with 64KB stripe size.
Bu the RAID0 system is a lot more uncertain and variable. Also got a couple of 10:29s on same system.
 
You've certainly scored the all time bests with this benchmark that I've ever seen - congratulations!

I hope to rerun some tests once my 128 GB RAM kits arrive.

Since I'm running tests on fully loaded production systems with gazillions of services in the background, I doubt I'll ever meet or exceed your score.

But still makes great comparisons of current (and prior) generation hardware.
 
Doing some runs with the 7945HX3D:

#1: 10:56
#2: 10:53 (reduced simultaneous builds here down to 12 from 16, just to replicate what the 285HX does)
#3: 11:22 (same)
#4: 10:55 (all cores)
 
joao.sousa.domingo158102d7 said:
I actually managed two best scores so far:
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This was on a RAID0 system of 9100 Pro (gen5) + 990 Pro (gen4) + OEM Samsung (gen5) - with 64KB stripe size.
Bu the RAID0 system is a lot more uncertain and variable. Also got a couple of 10:29s on same system.
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Got 2x 10:20 as well with just the 9100 Pro (my final setup) in both "Discrete Graphics Mode" and MsHybrid mode. That's as best I can manage, and I'll stop for now.
No point in using any RAID0 system. I'll write a full update later.
 
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For all of the compatibility issues with RAM and SSD, kindly recommend contacting MSI support for the verified parts, which could ensure compatibility.
 
Edric said:
For all of the compatibility issues with RAM and SSD, kindly recommend contacting MSI support for the verified parts, which could ensure compatibility.
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When the same RAM/SSD works in one MSI device but not the other, that's not a good sign.
When you actually contact support with a ticket and you don't even hear back from them at all; that's a really terrible sign.
Do you have an escalation path, as the second sentence above is where I'm at.
 
joao.sousa.domingo158102d7 said:
Got 2x 10:20 as well with just the 9100 Pro (my final setup) in both "Discrete Graphics Mode" and MsHybrid mode. That's as best I can manage, and I'll stop for now.
No point in using any RAID0 system. I'll write a full update later.
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I just ran a CPU profile (3DMark) on the 7945HX3D and the scores are nothing to write home about, even slightly worse than the 14900HX.
So curious that these synthetic tests don't really seem to translate to much in the way of real-world benefits.
 
I've been retesting the AMD and here's a dramatically improved result:

3DMark06: Intel: 61,660, AMD: 67,780

Not sure why the earlier test had bombed at half the above.

BTW still having trouble tests like Time Spy scaling full screen.
 
joao.sousa.domingo158102d7 said:
You can read here my update on SSDs and RAID systems between gen4 and gen5 SSDs on a Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?...-upgrade-csodimm-and-ssds.411564/post-2336775
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This is phenomenal work - thank you so much for sharing!
BTW I've made a harrowing discovery as I posted about here:
If anyone has contacts at MSI to whom they might be able to help escalate this, I'd be much obliged!
 
Their latest response is "We are very sorry that we cannot provide you with instructions for recovering the device or loss." as predicted.
So a company with ten billion dollars in revenue, "the most trusted name in gaming and eSports. We stand by our principles of breakthroughs in design" is unwilling to clean up the mess it makes, wow!
I have suffered material losses of $4,000 and who's responsible for this loss but MSI? They've definitely achieved a new breakthrough by inventing a world-first technology that bricks SSDs just by virtue of booting up a BIOS.
 
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