The OFFICIAL MSI K8N Neo2-939 tips and tricks guide thread

[kimandsally]

[QUOTE=kimandsally]Hi some time ago there was a great walkthrough on installing xp on the msi neo2, I have spent the last 4 hours trying to find it, there were links from Ocuk to this site but every link just takes me to the first page it no longer takes me to the bit I'm looking for.
I can't remember who wrote it but I think his avatar began with ( R ) it was a very thorough guide which made it virtually impossible to not get it right.

I'm needing it as I have 2 x sata drives which I want to run xp on one and put programs on the other, I had managed to do it but can't remember how, my mate came round and in his wisdom played with my bios then it said something like no operating system, I disconected the drive with my programs on then the remaining drive with xp on it works fine, I have tried various options but it no longer works with the 2 drives.

I know less than nothing about raid so I'm a bit stuck to say the least.


If someone knows where the thread is I would be pleased to death.

Cheers.[/QUOTE

Hi maybe I can explain a bit better, I have 2 hitachi deskstar 160gb sata drives and I want to run them in raid 0, I have followed the instuctions from the MSI manual but it will not load xp, I do not have another drive in my computer so I am setting these up in a raid 0 array, then go to install xp I press f6 when it asks for drivers and it loads them then it carries on untill you have to press enter, at which point it then says no hard disc detected :(

I have used the hitachi drive tool to write zero's to the drives and it still does the same, I have configured the drives for raid 0 and it says drives healthy.

Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

Any idea's would be welcome.

[vkbms]

i think that do you need a Ide Hd where win can load the sata driver....

[kimandsally]

Does that mean that I cannot load xp onto my sata array? It just doesn't make sense to me, what would be the benefit of having the discs in a raid array if you have to run windows from a single drive?
I bought the 2 drives so that everything would work faster, I trying to get the most from my computer for benchmarking.
Thanks for your reply though.

[kimandsally]

i think that do you need a Ide Hd where win can load the sata driver....

Just looking at your spec, how did you get your xp onto your 2 disks? And the speed you have yours is great how do you manage to get your winnie up to 2.9? :toast:

I would be well pleased if I could get close to that. :)

[vkbms]

Does that mean that I cannot load xp onto my sata array? It just doesn't make sense to me, what would be the benefit of having the discs in a raid array if you have to run windows from a single drive?
I bought the 2 drives so that everything would work faster, I trying to get the most from my computer for benchmarking.
Thanks for your reply though.

You haven't understood....I think you need a Ide disk where sata driver sould be stored to be loaded on windows boot ....After that the driver are loaded you don't need to access anymore at the ide disk....

Ps: Sorry 4 my English :P

[vkbms]

Just looking at your spec, how did you get your xp onto your 2 disks? And the speed you have yours is great how do you manage to get your winnie up to 2.9? :toast:

I would be well pleased if I could get close to that. :)

I had a 120Gb Maxtor HD for storing purpouse.....My winnie goes @ 2.950 only for screen (i have to update the sign....) .....It can bench @ 2780mhz..... And it finish Spi1M @ 2820-30 mhz... ;)

[kimandsally]

I have found my problem, I was using the floppy that came with the motherboard, I carefully read the pdf manual and it says to take the drivers from the cd and put on a floppy, I did that and windows xp has just finished loading :) So maybe I need to be a little more carefull when reading the manual.

I still think you overclock is fantastic, I can only get mine to boot into xp at 300 fsb max with the ram running on the 133 divider, but to do any benchmarking I can only run it at 295 fsb. I am also running the ( Northbridge ) I can't think what it's called on water, and the cpu, although it's not the best water cooling, Zalman Resorater, I am very happy with it the temps are kept down to 43 c most of the time :)

My cpu is a week 46 I think but the Northbridge chip is one of the older not so good ones.

Thanks for you help .

[vkbms]

I have found my problem, I was using the floppy that came with the motherboard, I carefully read the pdf manual and it says to take the drivers from the cd and put on a floppy, I did that and windows xp has just finished loading :) So maybe I need to be a little more carefull when reading the manual.

I still think you overclock is fantastic, I can only get mine to boot into xp at 300 fsb max with the ram running on the 133 divider, but to do any benchmarking I can only run it at 295 fsb. I am also running the ( Northbridge ) I can't think what it's called on water, and the cpu, although it's not the best water cooling, Zalman Resorater, I am very happy with it the temps are kept down to 43 c most of the time :)

My cpu is a week 46 I think but the Northbridge chip is one of the older not so good ones.

Thanks for you help .


Silly mobo....My mobo does 350mhz fsb....Try to increase HTT with clockgen ;) ....

[krush0]

I've a msi k8n neo2 and sometimes i have cold boot issues.
i start the pc, black screen, after a while a beep and my msi says "system is in overclocking safe" or something similar.
i have to enter the bios, save settings and now i can start the pc, even without overclock.
i don't know what to do, i've tried some bios, nothing. anybody with the same problem?

I have the same problem as well - if you solve it let me know
its really bugging me !!
Goes to 230 ok go to 231 or above - no cold boot

[FlyingHamster]

just got my 2nd board back from RMA. it says Korea 0451A2. anyone had any experience with this one?

[eva2000]

guys need help with MSI K8N Neo2 bios flash http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=54216 seems to just hang at please wait! flashing prompt

[darka]

>I've also been through 5 x K8N Neo2's & only 1 of them has been good so >far... It's a 0437 model... The others just plain suck...

>2 x 0420 & 2 x 0410 K8N Neo2...

Dear all,
where can i find which board model i have ?aka 0410 or 0420

tnx

Darka

[Karl Norris]

Hey darka,

You got me curious...

1 in 5 was good? Ick. How did the others suck? Low htt capabilities, or what?

I have a new board coming towards the end of next week...

Karl

[TheMeatFrog]

I remember reading a thread a little while back saying something about what bios was best for TCCD memory. If anyone can recall that thread or what bios it was please let me know.

[Arkangyl]

Just to add my 2 cents bout this board.

Really seems to hate my XMS C2 v1.2 (ought be CH-6, HS still on though)
Some days DDR440 2-3-2-6 T1 works, other days DDR333 3-4-4-7 T2 is flakey. (Ram was DDR450 2-3-2-6 in old AXP)

With some Buffalo PC-3700 using the Micron chips (more or less Ballistix) the mobo was awesome for me, managed to pull a 3000+ Winny to 2.55ghz stock voltage, stock cooling (with crap thermal pad).

Planning to get some TCCD to see where the limit is, HTT bus got pissed at 290 (3x LTD) but I'm going to give the NB some Ceramique and see whats up then.

sic thread

[ninjax]

I think 1.41 was the bios that help ocing TCCD mem (?)

[vkbms]

i have some problem with 2*256 mudhkin level2(bh5) and this board....the system won't go with 2-2-2-5 timings and 2.6v ....i've tried also 2.85v....1T or 2T nothing matters.... bios 1.36b....any suggestion?

PS: the system works only(with boot no a64tweaker use..) with 2-3-2-6 t1 2.85v

[Cashman]

Guys...

Ive had three Neo2's now and I'm loathed to get another even tho the clocks were so good.

The first two worked really well for 3 days and then just wouldnt turn on after that. The fans just started to spin for 1 sec and then stopped. I then read loads of stuff about problems with the Antec 550w and OCZ 520w PSU's.

So I sold the PSU and got a new Neo2 and a PC Power & Cooling 510 Turbo Deluxe. Worked a treat for the same sort of period and then... it wouldnt start. So I turned the PSU off at the wall and waited 1 minute. The I turned the PSU back on only to hear a tint repetitive "clicking" noise coming from the PSU. I then turned it off, had a think.. and the turned the PSU back on again, only to hear a bang and see a spark shoot out of the back of my new £150 PSU.

The PSU was dead.. I assumed (and hoped) that the PSU was at fault so I ordered another PC Power & Cooling jobbie and installed it... as soon as I turned the power on the clicking was back so I immediately turned the PC off and removed the Neo2.. reinstalled my Asus A8V and hey presto the system works perfectly!!

This really annoys me as this Asus board it terrible for overclocking and when Neo2 worked it was awesome!

Anyon know why the Neo2's kept dying on me? Id love to have one that worked but after 3 deaths already Im not keen to shell out another £100 :(

[Karl Norris]

Hey vkbms,

You have experience with this memory working at the tighter timings and lower voltage on another board?

Have you tried to disable the aggressive timings in Cell Menu in bios?

Karl

[LoneWolf]

Okay, I haven't posted in this thread for awhile, but I had a little time to play with my system yesterday and tweak it a little further. For more details besides my sig, I've got my Athlon 64 3000+ 90nm running at 9 x 240HTT (4x HT), 1 gig of Kingston HyperX PC3200 (not the ultra-low latency type) running 1:1 at 1T-2.5-4-4-8 at 2.7v. MB BIOS is 1.4 stock. The CPU Vcore is at 1.5 (not sure I need it to be that high, but it runs stably and temperatures seem okay). If I go up to 245HTT, Memtest86+ (v. 1.51) fails between in the last 5% of each pass. My CPU is rock stable and I've had no problems there; I'm quite sure my RAM is the limiting factor (but I don't plan on replacing it just to improve my OC).

What does everyone here deem as a reasonably safe Vdimm? The Kingston is listed in manufacturer specs as 2.65v recommended, and of course MSI's red warning text for voltage starts at 2.75v. My case is cooled quite well, so I'm not super worried about heat, but wouldn't like the thought of toasting my RAM either. Will 2.75v be an issue? I think there's a decent chance that if I bring it up to that, Memtest will pass. I don't need an extreme OC, but at 245-250HTT I should be getting Athlon 64 3500+ performance, which I think is pretty good. Also, hitting 250 at 4x would bring me back to the 1GHz stock HT speed that I'd like.

P.S. Final two questions: At what speed does everyone recommend droping from 5x to 4x HT?

Second, does anybody have any problem with Folding@Home? My system runs rock solid, I can do Prime95 for hours in Torture Test mode and loop after loop in Memtest86, but Folding@Home seems to bomb out with a system error within 30-90 minutes, even though system temps stay low. I'm running WinXP SP2, could there be a data execution prevention error, or is there another problem that people are aware of?

Lot of questions, I know...thanks to anyone who takes the time to answer. :)

[Arkangyl]

Figured I'd update since I was :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:in bout the CH-6 compatability.

I installed the newest nForce drivers and things are running great.

also using 1.37b BIOS

DDR450 2-3-2-6 T1 is possible, T2 is far more stable thou (I think I need more volts to go higher).

I can also swing 285 HTT x3 stable, I dunno if its an issue with the 3x mutli or what but I crap out after that. Would better thermal compound on the NB help here?

[LoneWolf]

Welp, 245 HTT is not a go at Vdimm 2.75v 1T 2.5-4-4-8. I could try 2.8v, but I'm thinking I'm about as far as I want to go without different RAM. Ah, well...360MHz isn't a bad overclock, and everything's still stable...

[I(illa Bee]

man, MSI recived my RMA on the feb. 16th, and still nothing...they told me 10-14 working days. long time no..?

[Speedi]

I finally managed to get everything stable. I replaced by cheezy Thermaltake 480W PSU with the OCZ Powerstream 520W and it works great. Voltages are dead on and the Amps are a nice dose to fresh air as well. I did have to adjust the 3.3v up a little, but not much, in order to get it to 3.3v.

As for 2-2-2-5-1T on this board with my Corsair TWINX RAM -- I couldn't make it happen. I ramped the crap out of the voltages and it didn't make a difference. I thought, well, I could just overclock the friggin' thing! :slobber:

After creating this mammoth spreadsheet of different HTT, Vdimm, Vcore, Multiplier, etc., I finally settled on the configuration you see in my sig. I didn't want to run higher voltages on anything... so I squeezed 2-3-3-5-1T at 440MHz (220MHz FSB) @ 2.75v and 2.42GHz from the 3500+ 90nm using stock cooling and voltage (1.4v) along with the 11x multiplier and HTT of 4.

Here are my numbers from my current configuration:
* NV/ATI Speedup = Enabled
* Passed SuperPI 2MB, 3DMark05 and Prime95 Torture for 8 Hours.
* 3DMark05/CPUMark = 5075/6159
* Sisandra 2005 CPU Dhrystone ALU = 11051
* SiSandra 2005 CPU Whetstone FPU/iSSE2 = 3924/5130
* SiSandra Bandwidth INT ALU/FLT FPU= 6548/6465

I want to say that I was able to push the RAM up to 500MHz (250MHz FSB), but it was with timings of 2.5-3-3-6-1T @ 2.85v and a Vcore of 1.50v. I ran Prime95 Torture for about 5 Hours before I had to do some other work... but it ran fine up to that point. Like I said, I just wasn't OK with upping the voltages to these levels and leaving it. This was also done with 10x Multiplier for the 3500+ 90nm. The bandwidth numbers were only marginally (7.5%) better... :stick:

I certainly hope this info helps someone. The system is really rock-solid... but it's finding the sweet spot that was a major time-consumer. I was really concerned about corrupting my disk once I got higher and higher in FSB settings... but it never happened.

[BerT]

Silly mobo....My mobo does 350mhz fsb....Try to increase HTT with clockgen ;) ....

Bought 2 bords ... both only did 290 - 300 HTT
That sucks... all korean chipset

[nealh]

why are you concerned with a vcore of 1.5v???

2.85v on the memory maybe too far out of spec..but vcore of 1.5v is fine

you realize the nv/ati speed up is overclocking your gpu and I would suggest turning it off and retrying your memory speeds...may get what you want ...the videocard maybe adding instabiltiy

[eva2000]

I got some BH-6 ram here but it's SPD programmed for PC2700 which with 1.36mod bios seems to default to DDR333 divider even if i set to DDR400 in bios. Anyone got a work around for this ?

[Rusty_Noob]

Im loving this board, although I cant get it above 260 its really awesome,

most stable overclock is 250 x 11 on 2-2-2-5 1T timings, had 260 x 11 for some serious speed but not stable enough for me.

1 annoying thing tho is that my ram can handle about 270 @ 2-2-2-5 1T but the mobo wont let me, not even 270 x 10 which really bugs me grr.

heres some screen shots.

250 x 11

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/Rusty_Noob/250x11Small.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/Rusty_Noob/250x11.jpg)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/Rusty_Noob/2502-2-2-5Small.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/Rusty_Noob/2502-2-2-5.jpg)

260 x 11

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/8039/overclockrev2small1gq.jpg (http://img80.exs.cx/img80/2585/overclockrev26db.jpg)

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/3228/overclockram2small3ka.jpg (http://img80.exs.cx/img80/7954/overclockram27ia.jpg)

[FlyingHamster]

wow wut stepping is that? that is an amazing 3500+

[Rusty_Noob]

ADA3500DIK4B1
CBBHD 0450SPCW
1167275L40019


Disapointed that I cant go futher really cause I wanna be doing 3.0gig tbh, might have to look into the DFI Sli Board or the Abit Fatality

[paulopais]

rockstable :
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paulopais/oc%20winchester/cpuprimestable.jpg



Bench
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paulopais/oc%20winchester/3000mhz.jpg
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paulopais/oc%20winchester/memorydiabo.jpg
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paulopais/oc%20winchester/superpi28s.jpg

[Rusty_Noob]

See I cant even boot 270 x 9 so I am thinking of going Abit Fatality and X850XTPE to see if it can do any better

[mid9XtremOC3r]

Impressive!!! Care to share your system info, i.e. cpu stepping, cooling technique ...

[Jack]

rockstable :
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paulopais/oc%20winchester/cpuprimestable.jpg
Bench
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paulopais/oc%20winchester/3000mhz.jpg
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paulopais/oc%20winchester/memorydiabo.jpg
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paulopais/oc%20winchester/superpi28s.jpg
nice :toast:

what kind of cooling?


I got some BH-6 ram here but it's SPD programmed for PC2700 which with 1.36mod bios seems to default to DDR333 divider even if i set to DDR400 in bios. Anyone got a work around for this ?
if i remember correctly, charlie had the same problem once...
maybe he can help you out :)

[paulopais]

Impressive!!! Care to share your system info, i.e. cpu stepping, cooling technique ...

system.. A643200+ + neo2 + BH5(2*256) + 6800GT + 2*120Gb raid 0

cpu stepping.. DIK ;week 45 i don´t remember more

cooling.. just Chilled Liquid Cooling with r404a

but with aircooling, and vcore default my cpu do 2750mhz+/-

[Fosco]

Best bios fore TCCD memory?

[rzonealley]

have anyone have compatibality problem with clockgen?
mine overclock till 2.4 with clock gen wont even stable.
but with bios easily can reach up to 2.5.

[VenuS]

Hi everyone !
I have to say this is the awesome place with a lot of information ! Really great site and lots of people who know their stuff.
Now iam thinking to get new system and last couple of days i just read the threads and gather information.Now i decided ,what i want to buy that will fit my budget and will have great specs.

For CPU i choosed AMD 64 3000+ Winnie,as i understand he's good for OC.
Motherboard of course MSI K8N Neo 2 (939) , i hear a lot about this great Mobo.
Memory: OCz Rev 2 is damn too much in my country right now ,so is the Geil Ultra X.
So i decided to go for G.Skill 1024MB (2x512MB) PC3200 DDR400 LA 2-3-3-6 DualChannel Edition as it have good price over here and as i see its very good RAM for OC too.

Also we don't have here the Ocz powerstream PSUs,but we have Tagan wich is produced by the Ocz.
I'll get Tagan TG420-U02 iXeye 420 Watt its great PSU with all Gold-Plated connectors.
And to cool my Winnie i'll get Zalman Cpu Cooler CNPS7000B-Cu LED wich is very silent and it glows Blue ,important because i get clear-side case.
Right now i have ATI Radeon 9800 pro but in near future it will be replaced.

What u think guys? AM i did the home work right ? :)

[stealthbomber]

Anyone here tried the official v1.5 bios?

[Minnyboy]

Anyone here tried the official v1.5 bios?

Trying it out now... On both of my boards...

One is a 0410 & the other os a 0437 board IIRC...

Seems fine so far, I miss the option of having +18% on the Vcore though... Have to do it through CoreCenter & then switch CoreCenter off again...

Currently running 10x240 @ 1.7v atm... seems a bit high for aircooling but Speedfan is reporting 58c running prime95 stress test.

The older of the 2 boards I have does not like my 512MB XMS3500 at all & the newer board seems to only do around 217MHz on the ram @ 3.4v @ 2-2-2-5... Any higher & it fails... Funny thing is that I've had my 2 x 512MB XMS3500 (BH5) running 240MHz @ 3.4v @ 2-2-2-5 on my old P4/IC7-G rig for just under 48 hours memtest stable...

Will update this once I've let prime95 run for a few more hours....

Seems like not much has changed with this 1.5 bios... Need someone like tictac to mod it for more volts...

Cheers,
Minnyboy
BTW, can I RMA my older board because it won't run ds BH5?? All I get is beeps when I even try 1 stick... All the more reason for me to sell this $ucker & get the DFI/PCI-E X850XT... Only problem is I've got some VX4000 coming next week...

[HighLife]

Anyone here tried the official v1.5 bios?


Im using it now, havent had time to stress test yet, so i thought i would give this a try and see.

[redgoo]

I am using 1.5 official - I haven't noticed any gains (or losses).

[jll]

I didn't have the time to read all this thread, but would like to know your opinion on the system I'm assembling with:

Msi Neo2 Plat
3500+ (0.13)
2x512 UTT [same as VX] (24/7) & 2x256 Bh5 [Ocz Plat Edition] (benchies)
Ati X800 Pro Vivo @ XT PE [520/560] @ 1.5v (V-modded)
Maxtor 160gb Sata
Audigy 2
Home made chiller (max @ -40º)

Please help with bios selection, mainly because of memory issues.

I'll post some SS in the near future at stock air cooling and in the the chiller.

Thanks and best wishes to all.

Jorge Lopes

[krjalone]

Is it possibly to get volts up from 1.74 ? I have read page 1 of this thread but i can´t
get it work right. What is the broblem? (1.36b bios and winchester)

[Keir]

Anyone noticed if the 1.5 bios sorts out the overly high temperature reading problems?

[Napoleonic]

I'm using official 1.4 and I can't pass 2.5ghz stable for my newcastle, should I change my BIOS? the problem is with vcore 1.5-1.7 my CPU still doing same, can't stable in 2.5ghz....

anyone have the same problem?

[LoneWolf]

Anyone here tried the official v1.5 bios?
What is this "official" 1.5 BIOS you speak of?

I went to MSI's site and only saw 1.4 official.

Link, anyone?

[Garrett]

Here you go :)

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/download/dld/spt_dld_detail.php?UID=607&kind=1

[neokenzo]

Do any of you used AGP Voltage increase for stock card?

[Minnyboy]

Do any of you used AGP Voltage increase for stock card?

I use 1.7v for the AGP all the time... Don't ask me why... I think it's because I've had it set to 1.65v AGP back when I had the IC7-G/9800Pro/9800XT boards...

Can't really say if it helps my OC or not... I don't usually take my X800 any higher than stock speeds unless I'm benching which isn't too often anymore...

Got 2 nice rigs yet the only games I play are with my son & his CartoonNetworkl Games & sometimes the odd Warcraft III every now & then...

As for the 1.5 bios, I have taken it off as I prefer to use the bios to to get more than +10% VID rather than waiting for CoreCenter bull*hit to load up...

Other than that minor problem I can't really see what has changed much with the bios over the past few releases... These bios haven't changed much... Having the option to add +18% VID is the main reason why I keep coming back to the 1.36b bios... Plus the others haven't made my machine any more stable than before...

[jll]

Ok, guys went to |Ricky|'s place and got the 3500+ under his casacade.

At the temperature of -100º the cpu went to 3300 (300x11) and got 30 secs on SuperPi 1M, with crap mem speed (3:2).

We used bios 1.36b to get V-Core @ ~1.836.

Hope you like.

Best wishes

Jorge Lopes

[Rusty_Noob]

30 secs at 3.3ghz? Thats slow, I do it in 30secs at 2.75ghz on my 3500+

[jll]

30 secs at 3.3ghz? Thats slow, I do it in 30secs at 2.75ghz on my 3500+

Mate I told that my mens were at crappy speeds (at 200 2-2-2-5) and a newly os with no tweaks.

Best wishes

Jorge Lopes

[Rusty_Noob]

My ram was running 2-2-2-5 @ 250mhz no other tweaks

[Karl Norris]

Hey Rusty_Noob,

What Vdimm voltage?

I am very similar with LS, 3500+ Winchester, 8kNS Ultra 939, and am also 2.75ghz (1.82Vcore). But I'm hitting 31sec, but at 6-3-3-2 at 3.1V with OCZ Platinum Rev2 2x512mb. No other optimizations for SuperPI.

A friend thought I might just need to let the memory 'break-in' some more...?

Karl

[muzz]

Got my board fixed yesterday...

I hope they use 10nf smd resistors on their boards... Certainly looks the same...

C66 & C65 were the ones missing/knocked off... Boots up fine. Just getting to the part where I rebuild my rig again...

Dammit!!! Can't seem to break the 30k barrier in 01... 29,880 is the best I can do... Haven't turned the volts up yet...

neokenzo,
Mosy Neo2's don't OC well with BH5 @ 1:1 without more than 3v... You should know that...

The best I can do with no OCZ Booster & BH5 is only 217MHz (XMS3500) @ 2-3-3-7.. Using 2-2-2-5 @ 2.85v, I can only do 210MHz...MemTest stable...

Cheers,
Minnyboy

It looks to me like you installed surface mount resistors, when the components you knocked off were surface mount capacitors.

Maybe I'm wrong here, but all the schematics I've read Use R for resistors and C for capacitors.

Edit: I just reread..
nF= capacitor.
I see that you just typed resistor by mistake...
Please proceed :D

[jackkpl]

For all ppl having problem with dividers. There is a workaround for that problem. It is a timing called TRFC, in 200 mem div it is set to 14, in other divs it is set to 12 and lower. If u change it with a64 tweaker to 14 them u can clock ur memory as high as in 1:1. Works for all ppl having k8n neo2 i know. Try it and give me info whether it works or not. Problem was forwarded to MSI by BIGTOE, i hope they will do sth with this bug in next bios release
Sry for Bold,but it is a improtant information i havent found on this forum.

[Rusty_Noob]

Hey Rusty_Noob,

What Vdimm voltage?

I am very similar with LS, 3500+ Winchester, 8kNS Ultra 939, and am also 2.75ghz (1.82Vcore). But I'm hitting 31sec, but at 6-3-3-2 at 3.1V with OCZ Platinum Rev2 2x512mb. No other optimizations for SuperPI.

A friend thought I might just need to let the memory 'break-in' some more...?

Karl

Running at 3.5v with OCZ VX Dual Channl Kit, I can't clock this board further than 260fsb so I cant push it anymore. 2.75gig is rock solid though.

[neokenzo]

Anyone know what bios fixes the subzero temps if it does?

[jrw]

Im trying to set up my BH5 with the booster right now.

I feel really dumb asking this, but where in the BIOS can I find the vdimm readout? I donht wanna do the changes in windows...

Im on BIOS 1.37b

[Jack]

Im trying to set up my BH5 with the booster right now.

I feel really dumb asking this, but where in the BIOS can I find the vdimm readout? I donht wanna do the changes in windows...

Im on BIOS 1.37b

In the main menu go to H/W Monitor, then select PC Health Status :)

[jrw]

In the main menu go to H/W Monitor, then select PC Health Status :)

I've been starring at the screen for minutes. There are no numbers corrolating to the 3.2 the booster says... :shrug:

[Jack]

I've been starring at the screen for minutes. There are no numbers corrolating to the 3.2 the booster says... :shrug:
You're right.
Vdimm can't be read from the bios.
i did a vdimm=vio mod, so that's why i pointed you to the pc health status.
With that mod your 3,3V rail is the Vdimm.

If you really wanna know for sure, than grab a multimeter :)

[jrw]

Got it all set up! :)

Results in my sig.

[mata2974]

cool

[Jack]

Got it all set up! :)

Results in my sig.
nice :toast:

[LoneWolf]

Well, I've loved this thread, but my Neo 2 has been sold, and my Neo 4 Platinum arrives today, and my Radeon X800XL should arrive from ATI on Monday. Hope there's a Neo 4 thread as good as this one has been for the Neo 2, guys. Thanks for all the help.

[Aleister]

Post updated below

[FlyingHamster]

hey all u neo2 users, whats the best bios for my gskill tccd? :D

i also have a few questions. should "aggressive timing" be enabled? should "high performance mode" be optimized or manual? and what should I set for side band addressing and fast writes?

[rzonealley]

have anyone encounter startup VID on 1.500 and 1.55 not working on their mobo?
i'm having this problem to adjust my vid example 1.55 + 10% should be 1.705 but detected on corecell only 1.6775v. the only working startup vid is 1.525.
i'm using 1.36mod bios. anyone know how to fix this do help me. thanks.

[Terryb47]

hey all u neo2 users, whats the best bios for my gskill tccd? :D

i also have a few questions. should "aggressive timing" be enabled? should "high performance mode" be optimized or manual? and what should I set for side band addressing and fast writes?

agressive timings = off
high performance mode = manual
fast writes = off

don't know about sideband addressing though.

[Special_K]

hello

first post \o/

thanks for all the great tips =D

it took a while to read this entire thread, but K managed it eventually =]

[Ritchey]

Hello guys
Can you give me some tips how to OC my CPU...
What HT/FSB/Memory Mhz should I use on my PC?
Thanks for any tips
:toast:

[Nukke]

Hey!

I am having big problems with my MSI K8N Neo2 54G Platinum. It was a really great board: I was testing a 3000+ 90nm and it was really going well. I read this thread and I wanted to check vcore. I grabbed a multimeter and I did it. Now here's the problem. I did two measurements: in the first one my vcore, which should be arounbd 1.4, 'cause it was in default, was almos 1.7. In the next day it even reached 1.8v. The multimeter was short on batteries.. but I guess that doesn's affect its credibility.. Does it? Now he're the :banana::banana::banana::banana:y part. While measuring... the system shut off. Until now it didn't work any longer (it was abou 10 hours ago). I pressed the button to turn it on and nothing happened. So I shutdown the switch of the PSU and switch it on again, while looking inside the case. This time the CPU and Northbridge fan moved, and the led of the wireless card turned on. But that happens only for half a second. The fans imediatly shut down. I checked if it was the problem of the case button, but it is not 'cause with a direct connection the same happens: the board won't boot. It doesn't even beep. Completely quiet. Any suggestions? :cry:

Basically the problem is that the mptherboard moves the fans about half a second... but then they shut down and nothing else happens.

Sorry for my English and thanks in advance for any help...

Nukke.

I am sorry for my English and thanks in advance

A64 3000+ 90nm s939
MSI K8N Neo2 54G Platinum
2x512 Patriot XBLK TCCD
200GB Sata
20A@12v PSU

PS: The computer was working fine 'till this happened. :)

Nukke.

[Aleister]

Nukke: It sounds like the power supply. Did you test another?

Hey all, I posted a while back with my overclocking problems. It seemed to be caused by my Kingston HyperX PC3500. I stuck in 2x512 of some off brand (at least I think) GamerPro PC3200 and I was able to get up much higher.

My 3000+ is now running at 2520 (2x280), 100% stable in prime, 3dmark03 and 05, and everything else I have thrown at it so far.

Here is a link to a screenshot with CpuZ, SuperPI, CoreCenter, Sandra, and ClockGen.

I am still thinking about getting some other ram, and maybe pushing it a bit further. I was able to get it to around 320 (with a mult of 8), but this was a bit more stable, and I did not want to lower the ram any more.

Any comments? Suggestions for improvement?

Screenshot: http://img76.exs.cx/img76/5269/screenshot0327059du.jpg

btw, I have FW off, am using SATA but have 1&2 disabled, mem timings are on auto, aggr. timings is off... what else am i leaving out? ;) Thanks!

[Nukke]

Yeah I tested another PSU. Withouth the CPU the NB fans spins and I get two reds and a yellow light in the BIOS lights... I'm gonna check what it means... I apreciatte more help... :)

Your vcore needs to be that high? With this config I ran 32MB Superpi at 2600mhz default vcore...

Nukke.

[Special_K]

Nukke - it sounds like you have shorted something with the probe =/

[Nukke]

Infortunantly that's mu guess too. Now... the question is... what is dead... CPU or MBO? I really though it was the mbo until the fans worked when I took the CPU off... now I don't know... any guess?

Thanks.

Nukke. :)

[Aleister]

Nukke: If I were to guess, it would only be a guess :) I do not think it is possible to tell which it is without testing.

And yes Nukke, if I lower my vcore it is not stable. Maybe this is due to another factor I am not considering *shrug*.

I have another quick question for everyone. In my above post I have my OC details. Is it generally considered better for the 64s to simply get the HT as high as possible, or would it be better for me to lower it a bit, to get the memory ratio better? I have heard many say that pure cpu speed is more important than mem bandwidth, and I am running at 2 2 6 2 anyway right now, but I am unsure.

My screenshot again: http://img76.exs.cx/img76/5269/screenshot0327059du.jpg

[jackolantern]

Nukke: It sounds like the power supply. Did you test another?

Hey all, I posted a while back with my overclocking problems. It seemed to be caused by my Kingston HyperX PC3500. I stuck in 2x512 of some off brand (at least I think) GamerPro PC3200 and I was able to get up much higher.

My 3000+ is now running at 2520 (2x280), 100% stable in prime, 3dmark03 and 05, and everything else I have thrown at it so far.

Here is a link to a screenshot with CpuZ, SuperPI, CoreCenter, Sandra, and ClockGen.

I am still thinking about getting some other ram, and maybe pushing it a bit further. I was able to get it to around 320 (with a mult of 8), but this was a bit more stable, and I did not want to lower the ram any more.

Any comments? Suggestions for improvement?

Screenshot: http://img76.exs.cx/img76/5269/screenshot0327059du.jpg

btw, I have FW off, am using SATA but have 1&2 disabled, mem timings are on auto, aggr. timings is off... what else am i leaving out? ;) Thanks!

Hey Aleister
I saw your screenie, looks very strange, the DDR is running at 180hz, I'm running HyperX-3500 (BH5) memory right now, It's running at 250Mhz, Your memory cannot possible set to auto on auto the memory runs 1:1 with the processor. I set mine to 2-2-2-5 200Mhz, then the HTT to 250, then everything clockes up sycronously. If your memory will not go any faster than 180Mhz you should definatly dump it and get something for overclocking!
Jack

[Aleister]

Hey Aleister
I saw your screenie, looks very strange, the DDR is running at 180hz, I'm running HyperX-3500 (BH5) memory right now, It's running at 250Mhz, Your memory cannot possible set to auto on auto the memory runs 1:1 with the processor. I set mine to 2-2-2-5 200Mhz, then the HTT to 250, then everything clockes up sycronously. If your memory will not go any faster than 180Mhz you should definatly dump it and get something for overclocking!
Jack

Thanks for the response. Actually with the HyperX I was only able to get the cpu to 220 or so. The ram I have in now is some cheap GamerPro :) I am not running 1:1 though. I have the ram set to 133. I wish I was able to raise the HT even more so the memory would end up being closer to 200, but it is unstable with anything higher. As far as the auto settings, my timings are on auto, but as mentioned, the speed is dropped to 133.

What I could do is raise the ram back up to 166, then I would have a lower speed, but at least I could get the memory running closer to 200.

I am not sure if I am going to keep this ram, I am technically just borrowing it for now. Strange that I cannot get my HyperX better even dropping everything.

I need to go back again and stress everything individually to make sure it is whats holding me back. I am thinking about buying completely new ram. maybe 2x1024 but I know if I ask 20 people I will get 20 different answers on what would be best for this board ;) Any thoughts?

Maybe I will give the HyperX another go. Any other special settings you have I could try? Maybe I was doing something wrong.

[lio]

For all ppl having problem with dividers. There is a workaround for that problem. It is a timing called TRFC, in 200 mem div it is set to 14, in other divs it is set to 12 and lower. If u change it with a64 tweaker to 14 them u can clock ur memory as high as in 1:1. Works for all ppl having k8n neo2 i know. Try it and give me info whether it works or not. Problem was forwarded to MSI by BIGTOE, i hope they will do sth with this bug in next bios release
Sry for Bold,but it is a improtant information i havent found on this forum.

well it is not working for me
i tested it with my bh-5 2x256 and pmiturbo466 2x512mb
actually the thing that made difference i mean more stable overclock was RAS to RAS delay . when i set it to 4 tjings got better may be you should try this setting and if msi could probably putit in the bios it will be much easier for me

[Nukke]

Nukke: If I were to guess, it would only be a guess :) I do not think it is possible to tell which it is without testing.


I guess so... I think I will try to get another mbo to test... :(

Nukke.

[redgoo]

When my first NEO2 died, it did the same thing where the fans would come on a for a second and then go off. It could be the CPU though too. Like others said, you would really need to test each.

[jrw]

have anyone encounter startup VID on 1.500 and 1.55 not working on their mobo?
i'm having this problem to adjust my vid example 1.55 + 10% should be 1.705 but detected on corecell only 1.6775v. the only working startup vid is 1.525.
i'm using 1.36mod bios. anyone know how to fix this do help me. thanks.

Remember that the mobo normally undervolts by 0.1volt and that VID above 1.5 doesn't work...

VID 1.5 would then give you ~1.4vcore. I simply play a little with the +3.3,5,8.3 and 10% overvolting settings with the VID set to 1.4 to find my desired vcore...

Other than that, you can use clockgen and corecenter to adjust vcore from within Windows.

[FlyingHamster]

oh really? wow.. so u mean even on the 1.36b bios, anything above VID 1.50v does not work?? ive been running VID 1.55v + xxx for quite some time now.. :rolleyes:

[jrw]

As long as you run + X.X% you'll get above 1.5. But running without the %s you cant go above 1.5vcore. Thats what I meant. Apart from that I really dont wonna be wise on these vcore settings. Its quite different from the AI7/P4 NW setup I come from... :confused:

I dont need above 1.4 so I just go with 1.5 :p:

On another note; what can I do to get the last 10MHz on the FSB? My CPU is capable of 2700MHz... (running HTT=3 ofcourse)

[Nukke]

I wanna thank all your help. I tested it today... the CPU is fine... the mbo is not. I think I found the problem: the mbo will only boot if I disconnect the auxiliar 4 pins energy cable near the cpu. When it is connected... the fans work for half a second and then they shut down. I don't know what else can I do... I guess I'll have to RMA it...

Nukke.

[JaCk0]

Hi, I have a msi neo2 platinum and a ocz ps 470w, i want buy a twinmos UTT memory but i have a question, which is the max vdimm with ocz ps? I think up to 3.2v or more.


Thanks

[Aleister]

Nukke: You are connecting the CPU fan to the actual CPU fan connector, and not just the other connector next to it right? I have read many times that you have to use the specific CPU connector or you will have problems (like you described).

[Minnyboy]

Hi, I have a msi neo2 platinum and a ocz ps 470w, i want buy a twinmos UTT memory but i have a question, which is the max vdimm with ocz ps? I think up to 3.2v or more.Thanks

The max vdimm for the Neo2 has nothing to do with the PS. The max vdimm without a vdimm mod or OCZ Booster is only 2.85v.

It is only when you either fully mod the board or just get an OCZ DDR Booster then you will be able to feed you RAM some serious volts...

Cheers,
Minnyboy

[Minnyboy]

BTW, just tesing out another 3200+ S939 (week 0505) atm...

So far so good, running it at 240x10 @ 1.55-1.57 volts...

So far I have been priming for over 16-17 hours without a hitch...

I've been through 4 x 3200+, 3 x 3500+ plus 5 K8N Neo2 mobo but have yet to get a winner...

The best I have done is 2.7Ghz (or thereabouts, unstable as hell though), otherwise I have do 10x235 (had 10x240 on my older 0451 3200+) but that was still not 100% stable....

Will have to wait another 30-48 hours for my DFI SLI-D/PowerColor X850XT/92mm Tornado to arrive before I can try & have some serious fun...

Man I'm getting anxious waiting for these parts to arrive... Then we'll see if it's these boards or the CPU that's holding me back...

Hmm, how's this for a combo:
3200+ (0505 CBBID)/DFI NF4 SLI-D/ThermalRight XP90 = 92mm Tornado/PowerColor X850XT/1GB OCZ VX4000 GOLD/ANTEC 550 TP (20pins only)...

Either the ANTEC which only has 24a on the +12v line or an ENERMAX 460w (with 33a on the +12v rail)...

Should I just go the whole hog & get meself a PowerStream 520w (hope it's 24 pin, I've forgotten if it's a 20 or 24 pin...

Ohh, the anxiety :slobber: :slobber:

Minnyboy

[Garrett]

BTW, just tesing out another 3200+ S939 (week 0505) atm...

So far so good, running it at 240x10 @ 1.55-1.57 volts...

So far I have been priming for over 16-17 hours without a hitch...

I've been through 4 x 3200+, 3 x 3500+ plus 5 K8N Neo2 mobo but have yet to get a winner...

The best I have done is 2.7Ghz (or thereabouts, unstable as hell though), otherwise I have do 10x235 (had 10x240 on my older 0451 3200+) but that was still not 100% stable....

Will have to wait another 30-48 hours for my DFI SLI-D/PowerColor X850XT/92mm Tornado to arrive before I can try & have some serious fun...

Man I'm getting anxious waiting for these parts to arrive... Then we'll see if it's these boards or the CPU that's holding me back...

Hmm, how's this for a combo:
3200+ (0505 CBBID)/DFI NF4 SLI-D/ThermalRight XP90 = 92mm Tornado/PowerColor X850XT/1GB OCZ VX4000 GOLD/ANTEC 550 TP (20pins only)...

Either the ANTEC which only has 24a on the +12v line or an ENERMAX 460w (with 33a on the +12v rail)...

Should I just go the whole hog & get meself a PowerStream 520w (hope it's 24 pin, I've forgotten if it's a 20 or 24 pin...

Ohh, the anxiety :slobber: :slobber:

MinnyboyMy OCZ 520 has a 24pin connector but the package includes a 20->24 pin converter :)

[raydelee]

Hi, I have a msi neo2 platinum and a ocz ps 470w, i want buy a twinmos UTT memory but i have a question, which is the max vdimm with ocz ps? I think up to 3.2v or more.


Thanks

me using TMSP UTT on msi k8n neo 2 mobo can't even boot without ocz booster
during initial startup u need to turn the ocz booster vr around 1/2 in order to boot
after boot up than u adjust voltage from the ocz again to find the stable voltage to run ur UTT certain speed (mine 3.375v to run 2-2-2-5 for 260fsb)
vdimm voltage measure using a digital multimeter

[Aleister]

I have seen a few people ask this, but never saw too many answers..

Is there a particular brand/model of memory that seems to work best with this board for overclocking? I have tested out some of my HyperX PC3500 and some GamerPro PC3200, and neither just let me push them very far at all.

I am thinking either 2x512 or 1x1024 depending on price. Any thoughts?

I also considered getting one of the boosters everyone has been talking about. They look good.

[rzonealley]

guys need help here. my mobo cant disabled Cool n Quite. i disabled it in bios and core center but my fan still wont run at full speed. when iddling the fan rotated at 3.9k and when full load at 4.9k. i tried bios 1.36mod, 1.51 and currently 1.41mod still having the same problem. i already update my corecenter to the latest vers. yet still have this fan speed problem.
helps plezzz???

[raydelee]

just plug your fan to system fan 1 or 2 on mobo

[steve-o]

Hi all, been reading round here for a while with great interest. Heres my first post.

I have recently got an A643200 + MSI Neo2 Plat.

I have some 3200VX to go with this and a DDRBooster.

But no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot get these modules to perform like everyone else on the damn planet!

After a lot of hassle and tinkering about, thanks to this site, I have got it running 257(HTT3) with the divider 166 (which gives 214mhz) 2,2,2,5 with just around 3.1/3.2v. I ran memtest #5 and it comes up with a couple errors per pass, but wont error everytime! I think this has something to do with the vdimm fluctiating, but I'm not entirely sure.

Now, if say, I run a speed that the memory cant cope with, like 220 2,2,2,5 with 3.1v it will return errors, but when I raise the VDIMM to more, it will return even more errors! Thousands at a time. Not sure whats going on there...I've never put anymore than 3.6v through the dimms. Measured with a multimeter on the back of the Booster. I have 2 80mm fans positioned over the memory slots.

I've tried different BIOS versions (136mod, 137mod and 1.5 official)to see if that helps and so far, it hasn't :(

I'm not a noob to overclocking but this is my first attempt at trying it with A64's.

Can someone with VX let me know exactly what timings they have set and at what voltage and bios revision on their Neo2, because I'm completely stumped as to why these chips arent performing (theyre supposedly brand new from an RMA, they looked it when I recieved them). I know they arent rated at those speeds but when theres a lot of talk about it on these forums, I cant help thinking that I somehow have a dodgy pair of modules.

I'm sorry this has been a long post, but I've been at this for a long time and really would like to get these modules performing like they should. Anyone?

[rzonealley]

just plug your fan to system fan 1 or 2 on mobo

thanx raydelee. its works. :banana:

:toast:

[Bonez4456]

hey i have amd 3200 on k8n neo2 platinum 939...it ran from september to january with out a hitch...no it wont turn on...i rma'ed but they just sent it back and didnt give me a write up or anything...i have no clue whats wrong...all other hardware tests out...whats wrong with my board...im gonna flip...anybody plz help...im lost

[SoF]

Hi all, been reading round here for a while with great interest. Heres my first post.

I have recently got an A643200 + MSI Neo2 Plat.

I have some 3200VX to go with this and a DDRBooster.

But no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot get these modules to perform like everyone else on the damn planet!

After a lot of hassle and tinkering about, thanks to this site, I have got it running 257(HTT3) with the divider 166 (which gives 214mhz) 2,2,2,5 with just around 3.1/3.2v. I ran memtest #5 and it comes up with a couple errors per pass, but wont error everytime! I think this has something to do with the vdimm fluctiating, but I'm not entirely sure.

Now, if say, I run a speed that the memory cant cope with, like 220 2,2,2,5 with 3.1v it will return errors, but when I raise the VDIMM to more, it will return even more errors! Thousands at a time. Not sure whats going on there...I've never put anymore than 3.6v through the dimms. Measured with a multimeter on the back of the Booster. I have 2 80mm fans positioned over the memory slots.

I've tried different BIOS versions (136mod, 137mod and 1.5 official)to see if that helps and so far, it hasn't :(

I'm not a noob to overclocking but this is my first attempt at trying it with A64's.

Can someone with VX let me know exactly what timings they have set and at what voltage and bios revision on their Neo2, because I'm completely stumped as to why these chips arent performing (theyre supposedly brand new from an RMA, they looked it when I recieved them). I know they arent rated at those speeds but when theres a lot of talk about it on these forums, I cant help thinking that I somehow have a dodgy pair of modules.

I'm sorry this has been a long post, but I've been at this for a long time and really would like to get these modules performing like they should. Anyone?

you played around with the ras to cas delay? i had a strange problem stopping me get my khx3200 run @200.
one stick doesn't like 2 at all and i have to give it 3. i'm testing @250 atm but i have errors 2-3-2-6 & 2-4-2-6 (less errors)
seems my one stick suxx with fast ras to cas delay timings :(

i will post some interesting experiences these days put i have to crack the 250 first - i get errors at any voltage. had it memtest86 stable @250 with 3.6V but that's too much. i buyed them from a guy telling me the pair does 255 @ 3.2V @2-2-2-(8) i guess. but it doesn't at all.

1.36 mod tested - Limit 250 (no mem86 possible without error 5), 1.37 mod gave me little bit more stability (250 stable @3.5V ^^ 2-3-2-6).

testing if i get 250 memtest stable with 3.38V anyhow but it does not look good :(

Greetz SoF

[steve-o]

I havnt tried changing the Ras to Cas yet gonna leave them burning in at 210, 2,2,2,5 3.5v tonight see what happens.

[SoF]

is it normal that i can run mem86 fine @250 (got 2-4-2-5 ras to cas delay must be that high :( ) but my windows memtest gets errors still @240 2-4-3-6 (and many many different a64tweaker settings)?
the sensors of the neo2 are crap - i'm really thinking about testing a gigabyte...still 3.4V and not even 240 stable and i really don't think it is just because of the ram.
is there any bios with some lower (hidden) ram settings? gained 5mhz from 1.36 to 1.37mod but still not enough. 250 must fall primestable ;)

Greetz SoF

[steve-o]

If memtest86 reports no errors, why bother with testing the memory in windows, is it crashing?

[Athens[2004]]

Ηι guys !.

I have a winnie 3.0+[300*9 1.49vcore stable] and of course a msi k8n neo2

My questions is ,
When i set divider [utt@3.3v vdimmed mobo&ocz 520] 166/200 for example the mobo skrews up the settings and the sticks are hitwall , [i find that you must set 1/1 and change divider from a64tweaker into windows ;) ] then the sticks overl:banana::banana::banana::banana: as well as 1/1 almost.

The second is that mobo supports 150 and 180 dividers [from a64 tweker it works 150 and 180 ] but it isnt option on bios :( any bios for the hidden dividers ?

[rzonealley]

mine almost have the same things happen. its seem my mobo didnt like divider much.
with divider my proc wont get higher clock. maybe this is due to newer mobo vers since
mine is K0501.

bout divider at 150 and 180 i dont think those option is available in bios even if its hidden.
unless theres people modd the bios. maybe trats, tictac or bigtoe will do it if u ask them.

[Athens[2004]]

No its because when u set divider 166/200 e.g from bios the mobo setups automaticaly trc-trfc 10 and 12 from 12 and 14 if u change divider from a64tweaker manualy its ok .

trats, tictac or bigtoe WHERE ARE U GUYS :banana:

[SoF]

ok here are some news of mine:
with a64 tweaker and a lot of testing this and last night i had prime running for ~30min (then i had to go back to work) with 240 HTT 1:1 with 2-10-16-4-2-6-4-3-2-3 @ 3.38V (settings are left side of a64 tweaker top to bottom)
the timings are ONLY ONES that will work without giving prime errors.
i have a good 12kb win memtest here - if i have errors until 50% (takes 5mins) prime won't run stable. very usable for testing!
i flashed 1.36 mod bios, 1.37mod bios and 1.41 mod bios - 1.37mod seems to be "best". i don't like the few ram settings in bioss - just saw a screenie of a gigabyte board - that's what i want and i'm really thinkin' 'bout buying it (friend got one ) - if i had the money for a pci-e card :(
1.41 bios won't work 240 stable at any setting.
back to 1.37 mod now - my old settings are not working, but i have a little different voltage (too lazy to measure another time today, it's enough V....) getting some winmem errors i can't erease by timings - fast or low doesn't matter...
the board goes up to 260 but setting voltage higher 1.55V resulted in no boot...bios 1.41....not tested 1.37 mod yet because i'm trying to get 240 1:1 stable again.
target tonight is to prime 240...
maybe i will post a screen of my a64 tweaker in a few minutes...if anyone sees something wrong please feel free to tell me. but i tried a lot with the timings and some won't work (e.g. row refresh cycle time 16 noticable more stable than 14)

Greetz SoF

€: here we go:
http://www.casextreme.net/pixx/overview.jpg
still having errors with these settings with the small memtest you see in the
pic.
another edit: i really really really really dunno why but it seems i have these timings working now @240 HTT 1:1
2-8-14-2-2-6-2-3-2-3 omfg why the hell i have to do so much with my a64 tweaker??? 241 seems to be totally maxed out and is going to be primed. strange : i never got ras to cas 2 working the first 2 days with one stick - just don't liked it as well as low timings. everytime i wanted to tune up i had more errors :confused: now it works with very fast ones... :toast: ...well raised my hope to get at least 250 stable (but before i can't xs ram settings by bios i won't get htt working when oc by bios....)
maybe have to search how to burn my working ram settings into t
he bios - any suggestions???

another edit: still not primestable - getting errors after 10-20mins :( but i read some interesting timings with a64 tweaker here - will test it in 10min when i'm back home

[Sancho]

If you need volts, stick with the 1.36.
Someone over here (http://www.rhcf.com/sisubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/21/9.html) tested some with a DMM, and it seems that some revert to 1.4V when taken past +10% Set.

Best for volts is WE7025NMS.136

+13% Set; Measures 1.64V
+15% Set; Measures 1.7V
+18.3% Set; Measures 1.74V

Is there anyway to get past that? I know Im getting greedy but I cant seem to get past 2.84 (258x11) stable but I can hit 270x10 stable. Id like to try 1.8v with my water cooling setup :|

[FlyingHamster]

so wuts this thing about setting agp freq to 67? what if u leave it at 66??

[Aleister]

so wuts this thing about setting agp freq to 67? what if u leave it at 66??
In certain BIOS versions, you had to set the AGP to 67 in order to lock it. It looks like newer versions lock at 66 anyway though. Maybe someone knows exactly which versions do which.

[FlyingHamster]

ok, well im using 1.36beta. anyone know for sure?

[Aleister]

ok, well im using 1.36beta. anyone know for sure?
You can actually download ClockGen, and it will tell you the current AGP speed (among other things). Make sure you download the version for the nForce3.

If your AGP is what it's supposed to be and you are overclocking, it means it is being locked.

[rzonealley]

i'm using 1.36beta bios too. weird thiing happen even though i set it at 66 the nvmonitor
show the agp is on 67.

[TMM]

hmm, not sure if this has been mentioned before (cbf reading the whole thread ;)) but if your neo2 boots instantly as soon as your psu is plugged in, and you just get 4 red leds on the d-bracket and it hangs, then try turning off the psu, and then holding the power button while you turn the psu back on. Works every time for me :D :toast:

my psu is a 480w antec, and it automatically starts up and hangs when i plug it in. This works every time ;). Once its up and running its fine, this just need to be done to get it to boot again after the psu has been unplugged for whatever reason.

[mustrum]

I just bought me Geil ULTRA X TCCD's that can do over 300mhz. Wich bios is best for TCCD's please?
Currently i am using the 1.5x bios but am thinking if i should give the 1.6mod a go. People report a lot shorter boot times with that one.

Any advice?

[Aleister]

Just got my G.Skill LE the other day. I am now running my 3000+ Winchester at 275 1:1. Screen shot is below, and link to the other specs.

http://www.templeofdagon.com/overclock.htm

http://img245.echo.cx/img245/1709/oc0419055wb.th.gif (http://img245.echo.cx/my.php?image=oc0419055wb.gif)

Any thoughts?

[TMM]

im running trats 1.37b mod bios (which is supposed to work up to 1.8-1.9v). on my winnie and can only get it up to 1.61v. setting to 1.5v VID (1.525 and 1.55 don't make a difference, but anything under 1.5 lowers the volts in the correct increments) and setting to 10% over vid gives me 1.61v which sounds just a tad under considering it undervolts .1v with winnies. The board won't boot properley with anything over 10% though. setting to 13, 15 or 18% results in it booting at stock volts and its set back to "by cpu vid" in the bios

ideas? is it the bios? if so, what bios should i use?

thanks

edit: ah nm needed 1.36b bios.. :toast:

[Napoleonic]

@ above poster
I think there is no difference within 1.36b and 1.41 mod, isn't it?

btw guys? is there already a new BIOS for X2 procs?

[TMM]

not sure, though 1.36b seems to be more popular (yet the 1.41 allows for a higher stable htt?).

[CD 1986]

I just bought me Geil ULTRA X TCCD's that can do over 300mhz. Wich bios is best for TCCD's please?
Currently i am using the 1.5x bios but am thinking if i should give the 1.6mod a go. People report a lot shorter boot times with that one.

I'd also be interested to know which bios is best for TCCD atm...any feedback? :)

[Aleister]

Well I have Samsung TCCD (pc specs in post above), and I am currently using the 1.36mod. I am planning to give 1.41 a test, and will post back about differences I get.

[CD 1986]

I'm currently testing 1.5, 1.5x and 1.6mod (earlier bioses are less stable on my system) to try and see if any bios has an advantage over the others...my PDP TCCD seems to like low voltages (2.55-2.60v)...so that may affect which bios works best in my system.

1.5 tops out on my system at 270mhz (dual channel) at 2.55v using 2.5-3-3-7 timings
1.5x tops out on my system at 272mhz (dual channel) at 2.55v using 2.5-3-3-7 timings
1.6mod tops out on my system at 273mhz (dual channel) at 2.60v using 2.5-3-3-7 timings

All bioses gave me 3Dmark stable / Prime95 stable benchmarks at 270mhz...but only 1.6mod was able to pass the same tests at 275mhz! I did get a few memtest errors however so it isn't completely stable. I also found that 1.6mod was more stable at 2.60v (v-dimm) as opposed to 2.55v which seemed to be best for the 1.5 versions.

They all seem very close in performance / stability, but i found 1.6mod to be the slightly better of the 3 on my system! :)

[nordik]

I just bought me Geil ULTRA X TCCD's that can do over 300mhz. Wich bios is best for TCCD's please?
Currently i am using the 1.5x bios but am thinking if i should give the 1.6mod a go. People report a lot shorter boot times with that one.

Any advice?


So far the 1.36mod has been working great for my TCCD, give it a go :)

[mustrum]

Thanks for your answers. I haven't got my TCCD yet but once they're here i'll try the options out if the result isn't satisfying on 1.5x.

[mustrum]

I hope the 1.6mod works well with TCCD sicne i just flashed it and wont go back! It boots a lot quicker!! Best bios so far for me.

[Kriller]

Does the percentage vcorething work on 1,6m?

I have been using 1,36b for my setup, and I run my winchester @ 2,7ghz 10x270 1,61 vcore (1,425 +13%) 1:1 2,5-3-3-8, with no problems...

[CD 1986]

Nope, its still only the 1.36 and 1.37 bioses that have the full range of voltage options available! :(

[raydelee]

anybody try 1.41 modded bios with Vcore up to 1.9v

[CD 1986]

Yeh, i'm just using that bios now as it happens. The over-volt options are ineffective above 10%

[Major]

download link for the 1.6mod ???

[CD 1986]

Is it possible to "over-flash" the bios chip on this board and lose performance? After testing a lot of bioses, i now can't boot at 300+ HTTs like i could before...which is frustrating to say the least!

Or maybe its linked to mustrum's experiences with 1.6, where "down" flashing doesn't work so well.... :confused:

Link to 1.6mod: http://msi.designlab.info/thread.php?threadid=15910

[Major]

Thanks ;)

[nordik]

Hmm..when the venices/diegos are released are we going to have to wait for a bios update from MSI to be able to use them? :stick:

[S!1v3rB@cK_Dk]

I have just tried the new 1.6 bios, and it sucked against the 1.41b. I couldn't even run stable at 2.6GHz, and I had no problem doing that with 1.41b.

[CD 1986]

Yeh, the 1.6 bios has no advantage over the 1.5 versions as far as i can see...i'm sticking with 1.5x Mod for now...until MSI release a better bios!!!

Things like accurate temperatures, adjustable chipset voltage, and more relaxed internal timings to get higher HTTs (like the DFIs have) on this board would be a great start! But will MSI listen.... :rolleyes:

*wishes for the days of the NF7-S with all the modded bioses available* :p:

[Up2]

Hi there, first of all I would like to give a big thx to all ppl who has kept this tips n' tricks thread up to date, it has really helped me alot!
I just got my first A64 and would like to tweak it a bit for more performance. I'm kinda new at this game, so I would like to have a few helping leads on this journey.
My HW is:
A64 3200+ Whin., MSI K8N NEO2 Platinum, 2x Kingston HyperX (KHX3200K2/1G - BH5), ATI Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro.
Right now I've been OC'ing a bit with just ajusting the HTT to 225, but I'm not sure if that's the right approach?
Another thing is that I'm running a raid, and have another SATA disk I would like to use. How long can I push the OC before my other SATA will go corrupt?

[Gorod]

TIP: to reach 1.9v vcore set 1.5 in bios + 3.3%, then get in windows use core center all the way up, and finally you use NF3 Clock-gen add 0.05v... it's about like 1.9v

Hi !
I've been reading this thread about Neo2 and couldnt find any info how to manage to get 1.90 Vcore :( I realy need it badly cause the mobo lowers the volts to 1.74-1.76 when i choise 1.85 from BIOS or Core Center . I am using 1.36Beta bios , 1.55V + 18.3% . So , how do u use Clock Gen to get extra 0.05 volts ? :confused: Some special tweaks or what ? So far it shows only 1.55 Max to choise from in VID folder . Any help is highly Welcome ! :toast:

Thank you !

[carsonho]

I got a Vapochill XEII. The temperature in the MSI Core Center shows 40C and the Vapochill temperature shows -29C. I wonder flash another bios would help or not. Thanks.

P.S. I am using 1.36 mod.

[Gorod]

I got a Vapochill XEII. The temperature in the MSI Core Center shows 40C and the Vapochill temperature shows -29C. I wonder flash another bios would help or not. Thanks.

P.S. I am using 1.36 mod.

Same thing here bro :) Vapo LS , Winnie CBBID , Core center = +40С , tried already like 10 different bioses - wont help . Also , any tips how to get 1.90 volt ? :confused: I need those 1.90 volts real badly :(

[carsonho]

Same thing here bro :) Vapo LS , Winnie CBBID , Core center = +40С , tried already like 10 different bioses - wont help . Also , any tips how to get 1.90 volt ? :confused: I need those 1.90 volts real badly :(

I am using 1.36B Bios, can go up to 1.93V......

[Aleister]

The first post of this thread explains how to get to around 1.9V


TIP: to reach 1.9v vcore set 1.5 in bios + 3.3%, then get in windows use core center all the way up, and finally you use NF3 Clock-gen add 0.05v...it's about like 1.9v

[Gorod]

TIP: to reach 1.9v vcore set 1.5 in bios + 3.3%, then get in windows use core center all the way up, and finally you use NF3 Clock-gen add 0.05v...it's about like 1.9v How do i add 0.05 Volts with Clock-Gen ?
In VID subfolder it shows the max of 1.55V only :confused: Also , Neo2 Lowers the volts for Winchester CPU's , so when i select 1.85 it gives me only 1.74-1.76 Volts recording to CPU-Z or CoreCenter or any other software . :(
All i need is 1.80-1.82 real volts to be hapy so i gues i have to find out the way to add
and finally you use NF3 Clock-gen add 0.05v... - the guestion is ... HOW ? :( :confused:

[Mitolo]

Ya what is the best slot for Audigy 2 as I to would like to know....

Bump "any 1 know"

[jrw]

Well. Set the VID startup low and add what you like with the +X.X%.

The clockgen VID doesnt go higher than 1.45. Thats why.

[CometMan]

guys can anyone help me out whit my problem whit k8n neo2 please check

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=60322

thanks for the help

[alexgontijo]

Hi guys,

I’ve just passed trough a nightmare with the BIOS 1.52 modded.

I read in somewhere that it was a good BIOS, so I went test it. Just after flashing it successfully, the computer didn’t post anymore. Dead, muerto, nothing on screen. It turns on for like 3 seconds and then shut down. I though I had killed the motherboard. After installing the D-Bracket, looking at the combination of lights, it seems to be the processor, a less than 24-hours A64 3200+ Winnie. “OMFG, I burned the processor” crossed my mind!

After resetting the CMOS, taking off the battery, taking off processor, memories, vga, everything, I went to a friend’s house and we searched the web. That was for my luck that I found some topics about it, with exactly the same thing that happened to me.

This 1.52 BIOS is too aggressive for the memories. And that was the problem. I have ordered a Corsair 3200XL and it still hasn’t arrived; I’m using a simple bad SpecTek DDR400, which was unable to turn it on.

My friend has the Corsair 3200XL, so I borrow one stick, and the computer came back to life!!! :D Now I’ve returned to official BIOS 1.6 and I recommend to stay away from the 1.52. The 1.41b has shown to be good also, but I will only mess up when my 3200XL arrives.

Watch out with modded BIOS, it can f*ck your system! ;)

Regards,

AleX

[mustrum]

Hi guys,

I’ve just passed trough a nightmare with the BIOS 1.52 modded.

I read in somewhere that it was a good BIOS, so I went test it. Just after flashing it successfully, the computer didn’t post anymore. Dead, muerto, nothing on screen. It turns on for like 3 seconds and then shut down. I though I had killed the motherboard. After installing the D-Bracket, looking at the combination of lights, it seems to be the processor, a less than 24-hours A64 3200+ Winnie. “OMFG, I burned the processor” crossed my mind!

After resetting the CMOS, taking off the battery, taking off processor, memories, vga, everything, I went to a friend’s house and we searched the web. That was for my luck that I found some topics about it, with exactly the same thing that happened to me.

This 1.52 BIOS is too aggressive for the memories. And that was the problem. I have ordered a Corsair 3200XL and it still hasn’t arrived; I’m using a simple bad SpecTek DDR400, which was unable to turn it on.

My friend has the Corsair 3200XL, so I borrow one stick, and the computer came back to life!!! :D Now I’ve returned to official BIOS 1.6 and I recommend to stay away from the 1.52. The 1.41b has shown to be good also, but I will only mess up when my 3200XL arrives.

Watch out with modded BIOS, it can f*ck your system! ;)

Regards,

AleX

The said bios does this with quite a lot memory sticks. It's well known and mentinoed several times in this thread. Glad you got your system up and running again. I reccomend the 1.6mod bios btw. It boots faster.

[Napoleonic]

can someone give me link to the newest BIOS that support venice and it's modded version? thanx

also I want to know, my corsair Corsair 1024XLPT3200 seems unstable even with 2.85 volt at 3-4-4-8@300mhz, I know that my current newcastle is sux ----> imagine 2.5ghz with 1.6 volt and air cooling is unstable for PRIME!!! :(after 2 hours it was error ---> it is 3500+ man, so only 300Mhz overclock!

bad proc eh? but seriously, do my corsair affected by the bad proc or it just damn sux too?

thanx, oh yeah, I would like to order venice from someone, will with the 3000+ Neo2 PLT could reach 320+ HTT? with divider of course, or should I order the 3200+ that will give me higher multiplier?

[nfm]

http://www.lejabeach.com/MSIK8N/k8nneo2.html

04-27-05, v1.8 beta BIOS is out, probably supports venice and san diego. Anybody tested it?

[Garrett]

testing right now... no problems so far :)

boots up just as quick as 1.6 :thumbsup:

[Napoleonic]

what is the difference within the 1.8 and 1.8 modded?

[Garrett]

the modded bios has the ability of NB fan control, as far as I've read... but since the NB fan isn't very loud IMHO I don't bother flashing the modded bios ;)

[Napoleonic]

but there is no modded voltage overvolting like 1.36 and 1.41 mod???

[Gorod]

http://www.lejabeach.com/MSIK8N/k8nneo2.html

04-27-05, v1.8 beta BIOS is out, probably supports venice and san diego. Anybody tested it?

I am testing it right now , Low Temp bug again ? On Venice ? Omg ... What is going on ?!!! :mad: :confused: Thats what it shows all the time , i got a Venice 3000+ cpu .... :(

http://img241.echo.cx/img241/5057/corecenter7ep.gif

[Napoleonic]

why don't you use MBM? I've never trust core center :), btw any new oc features in 1.8?

[Gorod]

why don't you use MBM? I've never trust core center :), btw any new oc features in 1.8? i dont see any :confused: everything is the same :)

[maxis]

wow 1.8mod, gonna try it tonight ! :D

[Special_K]

has anybody replaced the stock NB cooler with something ALOT quieter?

[alexgontijo]

Hi guys,

I spend the last entire night trying to install the Windows XP from the SATA 3 & 4, using RAID 0, and nothing.

I tried at least 5 different drivers from the RAID, pressing the F6, but the installation wasn't founding the RAID Array.

I looked into the forums about K8N Neo2 and I found a lot of cases like this, and lots of guys that just gave up using RAID, because they didn't wanted to use ports 1 & 2.

I tried formatting even with Partition Magic, but again, the XP wasn't recognizing the Array. Sometimes it saw the 2 separated disks, sometimes nothing.

Now comes the trick!

So, I decided to get a try: I reseted the BIOS to Fail Defaults, put the CPU to default clock, enabled the RAID in all ports, and using the ports 1 & 2, in Stripe, the RAID 0 was recognized by XP installation. I used the original floppy from the motherboard, with the original raid drivers.

I installed the Windows XP normally, applied the Service Pack 2, and then swap back the SATA 1 to 3, and 2 to 4. Now, with XP installed, and the HDs on the ports 3 & 4, the Windows booted normally, everything allright!! RAID 0 working and rocking in performance!!

- BIOS v 1.5.
- CPU and Memo at default speeds.
- Original drivers from Floppy that comes into the mobo.

Good luck to all, and it's working very fine!!

AleX

[Garrett]

Good work, alexgontijo :toast:

I'm sure more users can be helped with your information :thumbsup:

[Moonman]

I have problems with cpu temperature readings with bios 1.36b.
With 1.6 bios my temp readings are fine, but I need +15% vcore option. Is there any never bios with all options enabled?

Tnx

[Minnyboy]

Hey guys,
What Does "DRAM Drive Strength" mean??

DRAM Drive Strength "Weak" means Bank Interleave Disabled?
DRAM Drive Strength "Normal" means Beank Interleave Enabled?

Need to know as I'm using the PC3200 GOLD on my K8N Neo2 @ 200MHz 2.8v 2-2-2-5 (with everything set to "auto" in Memtest86+ v1.55) & I get 35 odd errors...

Components are:
3200+ Winnie
Antec 550w PSU (rails modded)
K8N Neo2
Booster (not used here or set at default 2.8v)...
X800Pro VIVO>XT

Errors out on my DFI too..
Finding out why my I'm having such rotten luck with RAM recently...

So, can anyone tell me how to disable Bank Interleave on the K8N Neo2??

Minh
One Frustrated OCer :mad: :mad: :mad:

edit:
changed from Drive Strength to DRAM Drive Strength

[P_1]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49393
according to the spread sheet the neo2 doesnt work with a multi of 9 and a 133 (2/3) mem divider?? :stick:

[zgundam]

Hi everyone, :wave:

I'm been having a really vexing problem with my k8n neo2 and ocz vx 4000 memory. For some weird reason, I can't set my athlon64 3800+ > 2.2ghz when my vx4000 is set at 250 @ 3.4v 2-2-2-8 :confused:

If I try set cpu > 2.2, when I try boot into windows I get a win32k.sys (or something similar) bsod (or the computer seems stable, then when I switch off the computer and cold boot it doesn't post and the bios gives continuous long beeps, and I have to reset the cmos). If I set the memory below 250mhz but leave voltage at 3.4v I still get bsod.

I've tried a couple of different bios (1.41, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8mod), upped vcore all the way up to 1.7v, relaxing memory timings from 2-2-2-8 => 2.5-4-3-7, different memory slot combinations (usually the vx is in slots 1 & 2, ddr booster on slot 4), doesn't help. :bsod:

Lowering the ddr booster voltage to 3.2v *seems* to help a bit, but then the vx doesn't get enough juice and fails super pi 32m at 250mhz. Lowering mem speed below 250 with 3.2v helps too but it defeats the purpose of having VX in the first place.

The weirdest part is, all this started happening roughly sometime between me burning in my vx, replacing my busted ddr booster for a new one, flashing my bios to 1.6 and installing watercooling on my cpu. Before all that, I was happily running at 2.5ghz, mem 250 3.4v 2-2-2-6 no probs.

I know my vx4000 isn't bad memory b/c I've done well over 100+ hrs test#5 memtest loop and 48+ hr full memtest loop at 200 3.1v 2-2-2-10 for burning in. I've swapped out the vx for my old ocz pc3200 plat rev2 and I can reach 2.8ghz with 1.7v, mem 265 @ 2.9v 2.5-4-3-7, no problems.

I've already set agp 67, aggressive timings off, coolnquiet off, fast writes off, dram strength normal, htt 4x.

Not sure if this would be a problem, but when I was getting my previous cpu cooler out it also yanked out my athlon out of its socket (arctic silver 4 is too adhesive :p ), but it seems to be working fine, considering I can do 2.8ghz with it...

Please Help! I'm completely stumped. :(

My system specs:
Athlon64 3800+ (currently at 2.2ghz, 1.5v+3.3%) watercooled with Corsair Cool kit & Black Ice Extreme II
k8n neo2 plat (1.8mod bios)
2x512 ocz vx4000 @ 3.4v with ddr booster (92mm 53cfm fan blowing on it)
6800gt @ 435/1175
2xwestern digital 120gb raid (sata slots 3&4)
ocz powerstream 600

[P_1]

isnt vx supposed to run at 250 with lower than 3.4v seems like ur sticks arent even doing stock rated 250mhz at 3.3v. Another thing might be u busted ur mem controller on ur cpu

[STEvil]

Hey guys,
What Does "DRAM Drive Strength" mean??

DRAM Drive Strength "Weak" means Bank Interleave Disabled?
DRAM Drive Strength "Normal" means Beank Interleave Enabled?

Need to know as I'm using the PC3200 GOLD on my K8N Neo2 @ 200MHz 2.8v 2-2-2-5 (with everything set to "auto" in Memtest86+ v1.55) & I get 35 odd errors...

Components are:
3200+ Winnie
Antec 550w PSU (rails modded)
K8N Neo2
Booster (not used here or set at default 2.8v)...
X800Pro VIVO>XT

Errors out on my DFI too..
Finding out why my I'm having such rotten luck with RAM recently...

So, can anyone tell me how to disable Bank Interleave on the K8N Neo2??

Minh
One Frustrated OCer :mad: :mad: :mad:

edit:
changed from Drive Strength to DRAM Drive Strength


DRAM Drive Strength is not Bank interleave.

DRAM Drive Strength can be set from 1 to 8 on the DFI boards, but only to weak or normal on the MSI. Weak means odd numbers (1,3,5,7 for DFI, ? for MSI) and Normal means even numbers (2,4,6,8 DFI, ? MSI). TCCD prefer a weak setting, and BH prefer a stronger ("normal") setting, although at default they usually both work fine also.

[zgundam]

isnt vx supposed to run at 250 with lower than 3.4v seems like ur sticks arent even doing stock rated 250mhz at 3.3v. Another thing might be u busted ur mem controller on ur cpu

Well, that's possible too, but if that's the case then why can I run my old pc3200 plat rev2 up to 265mhz @ 2.5-4-3-7 then?

[P_1]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49393
according to the spread sheet the neo2 doesnt work with a multi of 9 and a 133 (2/3) mem divider?? :stick:

any1 able to answer the above?




Well, that's possible too, but if that's the case then why can I run my old pc3200 plat rev2 up to 265mhz @ 2.5-4-3-7 then?

maybe ur memcontroller doesnt like tight timings? :confused:

[Minnyboy]

DRAM Drive Strength is not Bank interleave.

DRAM Drive Strength can be set from 1 to 8 on the DFI boards, but only to weak or normal on the MSI. Weak means odd numbers (1,3,5,7 for DFI, ? for MSI) and Normal means even numbers (2,4,6,8 DFI, ? MSI). TCCD prefer a weak setting, and BH prefer a stronger ("normal") setting, although at default they usually both work fine also.

Figured that out when I had a proper look at the DFI bios & MSI bios at the same time...

All the same, still erroring out on both machines whereas my 2x256MB XMS3500 flies on both machines at the tightest timings possible...

"DRAM Bank Interleave: set to "on" & I can run 11x220HTT on the DFI (haven't tried lower multis) & 10x240HTT on my MSI...

The PC3200 GOLD just errors out, expecially at Test 7 & less errors on the other tests...

Man do I regret selling my 2x512MB XMS3500 just so I could get VX4000 because of the "DDR500 @ 2-2-2-8 @ 3.3v"... Then because they were faulty, I changed both the RAM & PSU just to get another set of faulty RAM...

I've attached a pic of the timings that the K8N Neo2's bios sets as default when I get errors in Memtest...

The default settings with my DFI are looser than the MSI's but I still get errors...

Anyways, I've already applied for another RMA & will just stick with 2x256MB XMS3500 for the time being in hope that the replacement PC3200 GOLD is actually what it says in it's title... "GOLD"...

Minh

[STEvil]

P_1 - my Neo2 works fine with 9 multiplier and 133 divider.

Minny - Have you tried swapping the CPU's between the boards? Sucks that your having so much trouble with the ram :(

[FlyingHamster]

do u guys enable or disable fast writes and side band addressing in the bios?

[dexth77]

Hi everyone, :wave:

I'm been having a really vexing problem with my k8n neo2 and ocz vx 4000 memory. For some weird reason, I can't set my athlon64 3800+ > 2.2ghz when my vx4000 is set at 250 @ 3.4v 2-2-2-8 :confused:

If I try set cpu > 2.2, when I try boot into windows I get a win32k.sys (or something similar) bsod (or the computer seems stable, then when I switch off the computer and cold boot it doesn't post and the bios gives continuous long beeps, and I have to reset the cmos). If I set the memory below 250mhz but leave voltage at 3.4v I still get bsod.

I've tried a couple of different bios (1.41, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8mod), upped vcore all the way up to 1.7v, relaxing memory timings from 2-2-2-8 => 2.5-4-3-7, different memory slot combinations (usually the vx is in slots 1 & 2, ddr booster on slot 4), doesn't help. :bsod:

Lowering the ddr booster voltage to 3.2v *seems* to help a bit, but then the vx doesn't get enough juice and fails super pi 32m at 250mhz. Lowering mem speed below 250 with 3.2v helps too but it defeats the purpose of having VX in the first place.

The weirdest part is, all this started happening roughly sometime between me burning in my vx, replacing my busted ddr booster for a new one, flashing my bios to 1.6 and installing watercooling on my cpu. Before all that, I was happily running at 2.5ghz, mem 250 3.4v 2-2-2-6 no probs.

I know my vx4000 isn't bad memory b/c I've done well over 100+ hrs test#5 memtest loop and 48+ hr full memtest loop at 200 3.1v 2-2-2-10 for burning in. I've swapped out the vx for my old ocz pc3200 plat rev2 and I can reach 2.8ghz with 1.7v, mem 265 @ 2.9v 2.5-4-3-7, no problems.

I've already set agp 67, aggressive timings off, coolnquiet off, fast writes off, dram strength normal, htt 4x.

Not sure if this would be a problem, but when I was getting my previous cpu cooler out it also yanked out my athlon out of its socket (arctic silver 4 is too adhesive :p ), but it seems to be working fine, considering I can do 2.8ghz with it...

Please Help! I'm completely stumped. :(

My system specs:
Athlon64 3800+ (currently at 2.2ghz, 1.5v+3.3%) watercooled with Corsair Cool kit & Black Ice Extreme II
k8n neo2 plat (1.8mod bios)
2x512 ocz vx4000 @ 3.4v with ddr booster (92mm 53cfm fan blowing on it)
6800gt @ 435/1175
2xwestern digital 120gb raid (sata slots 3&4)
ocz powerstream 600

I just got a new 3200vx as well. It's failing test#7 at stock and voltage >3.2v doesnt seem to help. I'm wondering if there is an issue between vx & k8n neo2 board...i have submitted the ram for rma, i'll update result if it's still failing. Good luck.

[Napoleonic]

I saw there is no official 1.6 BIOS in MSI' website, where did lejabeach get that BIOS?

btw 1.41 mod BIOS seems unstable for me, I have got 4-5 times random blue screen in 2 months, anyone got it too?

[CD 1986]

do u guys enable or disable fast writes and side band addressing in the bios?
If it's anything other than an nvidia 6800, enable fast-writes. Keep SBA enabled too.

[zgundam]

any1 able to answer the above?



maybe ur memcontroller doesnt like tight timings? :confused:

Oh well, looks like I'll have to save up some money and get my hands on a dfi board then... or a new cpu. There's probably a good chance that I busted the mem controller after yanking out of the socket (note to self: never use Arctic Silver 4 with an Athlon64 :p: ) or the "1.6" bios update just screws the mobo up irreversibly :shrug:

I wasn't having any problems with the 1.5 bios, after all...

[FlyingHamster]

thnx CD :) got a few other questions too

1) do all u guys use "1.5vcore + XXX%" in the bios, or do u use something else like 1.475, 1.45, etc

2) this is really weird. i cannot get past 2.4ghz with my setup. ive gone through different ram and different cpus, but i still cant get past prime past 2.4ghz. 2.4ghz on stock voltage is rock stable in prime, but then ANYTHING above that fails. i tried raising vcore all the way to 1.7v for 2.5ghz, but still fails. only thing i havent changed is my neo2, so im guessing its just a crappy board?

3) i can run prime all day long at 240x10 with my gskills in slots 1&2. the minute i put them in slots 3&4, same settings, prime errors out in a few seconds. is this normal? bad board??

[Napoleonic]

@flying hamster

maybe the processor, maybe the board

[Boble76]

(My first post)Hi all!

I flashed 1.8mod bios yesterday for Venice that I will get in this week (I hope so). Has anybody tried this 1.8mod bios with Venice-prosessor?Is it ok?

[CD 1986]

thnx CD :) got a few other questions too

1) do all u guys use "1.5vcore + XXX%" in the bios, or do u use something else like 1.475, 1.45, etc

2) this is really weird. i cannot get past 2.4ghz with my setup. ive gone through different ram and different cpus, but i still cant get past prime past 2.4ghz. 2.4ghz on stock voltage is rock stable in prime, but then ANYTHING above that fails. i tried raising vcore all the way to 1.7v for 2.5ghz, but still fails. only thing i havent changed is my neo2, so im guessing its just a crappy board?

3) i can run prime all day long at 240x10 with my gskills in slots 1&2. the minute i put them in slots 3&4, same settings, prime errors out in a few seconds. is this normal? bad board??

Yeh, don't use mem slots 3&4 if you are OCing memory on the Neo2 - it just doesn't like it! Strange that you can't run above 2.4Ghz...what bios are you using...and what is the max HTT your board can take if you drop the multiplier?

My guess is that some bios settings might be holding you back if you can run at 2.4G at stock voltages.

Personally, I use 1.45v + xx% to over-volt, and i'd suggest using that rather than the 1.50v option.

Make sure when you're priming that you use the "small FFT" option in case it's your memory that is giving the P95 errors. I've found that 1.5x Mod works well with my TCCD memory btw. :)

[FlyingHamster]

well I tried what u said and found some interesting results. using "small FFT" it primed for over an hour fine, so I decided to stop and try blend.. then it failed in a few seconds. i ran memtest test #5 overnight at this speed and it didnt get any errors. should I try a different test or just let them all run overnight? could it just be my mobo that is bad??

any help would be greatly appreciated

[Brian2k1]

HELP!

I'm having alot of trouble getting 1.65v to stick I've tried pretty much all the bioses. 1.36b has been the most stable so far, but frequenty e when I reboot or cold boot my voltage gets bumped to 1.675 and fluctuates to 1.71 and this causes instability. When I'm lucky enought to boot properly at 1.65 my system is rock solid.

My specs:

Winchester 3000+
290HTT x 9
HyperX TCCD PC3200 166divider 2.5-3-3-6 1T @ 2.8v
1.45vcore 13% overvolt
Antec Truepower


I was wondering what could be the problem why is my vcore unstable and boots up at different voltages randomly?

[mustrum]

I got my Geil ULTRA - X TCCD's. I know they do 300 HTT on DFI and on the NEO2 since it's been testet. It's supposed to run 290 2.5-4-3-7 at 2.7v memteststable.
I can't get the memory stable at 285 even with 3-4-4-10 and up to 2.85v. Tested any voltage combination - activecooled the RAM, flashed 1.36b, 1.37b, 1.6mod - no success.
The only thing i can do now is run a divider and have it at 240 2.5-3-3-7 wich is not satisfying.
I allready tested slot 3 and 4 but they are unstable. Also switched the modules around. No go.

Any suggestions what else i can do to get this RAM stable at 285+?
Is it my motherboard or CPU that craps out? The CPU is primestable when i run the RAM on a divider btw.

Edit: Also tryed DRAM strengh weak and normal.
Sometimes i get one run at 2.5-4-4-8 stable but sooner or later it craps out. Relaxing timings doesn't seem to affect it. :(
If i try the 183 ratio in A64 tweaker my system freezes.

[mustrum]

Did several thimgs and my situation seems to improove. I flashed 1.37mod again since it seems good for TCCD. At the same time i placed a 80mm fan in front of the RAM's since they get really hot. Now i seem to be stable at 285 2.5-4-4-10 at 2.7v.
I think i mostly tried CL3 to be safe until i read somewhere that a guy had TCCD that doesn't like CL3 but runs fin at 2.5. I don't know what helped. Maybe it's a combination of all things but i am quite happy now. I'll try to get to 289 next and maybe i can get some tighter timings out of it as well. If not i am pleased still.
7.5k bandwith is not bad and i upgraded from sticks i had to run at 190mhz (2:3 ratio).

Suggestions that improove my setup are still welocme btw.

Edit: Bah i meant to edit my above post. :(
Could get to 285 2.5-4-4-8 2.7v. No dreamtimings but not crappy either i guess.

[CD 1986]

@ Flying hamster - the fact that you can run "small FFT" ok, but not blend suggests it's a memory problem. Try downloading Windows MemTest, since it will show up memory errors whilst running windows instead of DOS. If that test shows errors, it's a matter of relaxing the timings slightly or playing with mem voltages. On the Neo2, my TCCD wouldn't run stable at 270mhz @ 2.5-3-3-8, but runs rock solid at 290mhz and beyond at 2.5-4-4-8 so it's a matter of compromise.

http://hcidesign.com/memtest/

[CD 1986]

@ Brian2k1 - if the voltages aren't stable then it's most likely the mobtherboard or the Power Supply at fault. What rating is your Antec PSU? If it's drawing too high a load then voltages will suffer and fluctuate as a result!

@ mustrum - have you tried using lower voltages out of interest? When i was playing with my TCCD using 2.5-3-3 timings, it behaved better at 2.55-2.60v but would error at higher voltages! The lower voltages also prosuce a lot less heat. Although when i relaxed the timings to 2.5-4-4 it seemed that 2.70v worked the best...it might be worth trying lower voltages if you haven't done so already.

Btw, my memory also hates CL3 and randomnly reboots if i use it, so stick to testing with 2.5!

[Brian2k1]

@ Brian2k1 - if the voltages aren't stable then it's most likely the mobtherboard or the Power Supply at fault. What rating is your Antec PSU? If it's drawing too high a load then voltages will suffer and fluctuate as a result!


- CD1986

I tested the voltages of my PSU with a multimeter and its rock solid even at full load 11.96v 12.01v idle. Its an antec Trupower480 460w. But I've since learned these mobos don't like antecs. Anyway, I've just overvolted it a bit more in the bios to compensate for now, but I'm still getting vcore fluctuations between 1.63-1.66 and was wondering if this is normal. I have my vcore set to 1.45v and 15%overvolt in the bios. Is this normal to have small voltage fluctuations, or should it be rock solid @ 1.65 with no fluctuations? I was getting the same thing with my ABIT NF7S same powersupply I don't think its the mobo since my experience is identical with my abit and the HTT overl:banana::banana::banana::banana: on this mobo is insane 335HTT . I'm going to get my hands on my friends Vantec to test things out further.

[mustrum]

@ Brian2k1 - if the voltages aren't stable then it's most likely the mobtherboard or the Power Supply at fault. What rating is your Antec PSU? If it's drawing too high a load then voltages will suffer and fluctuate as a result!

@ mustrum - have you tried using lower voltages out of interest? When i was playing with my TCCD using 2.5-3-3 timings, it behaved better at 2.55-2.60v but would error at higher voltages! The lower voltages also prosuce a lot less heat. Although when i relaxed the timings to 2.5-4-4 it seemed that 2.70v worked the best...it might be worth trying lower voltages if you haven't done so already.

Btw, my memory also hates CL3 and randomnly reboots if i use it, so stick to testing with 2.5!
Just tryed that out but no luck. 2.70 volts seem to be the sweetspot for mine on this mobo. I'd love to have 2.5-3-3 but i am happy as it is. I had 72000 points in Aquamark before the memory upgrade. Now i have 80475. Quite a big improvement IMO. The 80mm fan at 5Volts i installed keeps the RAM cool too so 2.7v shouldn't be an issue.

@Brian: I had a OCZ Powerstream 520W but switched to a cheapo 550 LC Power (24A on 12 Rail, Cheap but good reviews and stable Rails and most important: a 120 fan i control with fancontrol) because the OCZ was way too loud. I couldn't see a differenc in vcore stability at all.
My vcore fluctuates between 1.568 and 1.578 and i think that's caused by the board and not the PSU.

[Brian2k1]

@Brian: I had a OCZ Powerstream 520W but switched to a cheapo 550 LC Power (24A on 12 Rail, Cheap but good reviews and stable Rails and most important: a 120 fan i control with fancontrol) because the OCZ was way too loud. I couldn't see a differenc in vcore stability at all.
My vcore fluctuates between 1.568 and 1.578 and i think that's caused by the board and not the PSU.

hmmm...your vcore fluctuates only .01v mine thats alot better then my .03v fluctuations....I think it may be the powersupply but I spent alot of money on this antec and when I had my ABIT NF7S I just couldn't even concieve it was my PSU that was the causing the fluctuations and wrote it off as a mobo issue but the same thing is happening now, I just dont have enough experience to know whether this is normal or not, but my multimeter says everything is solid.

[mustrum]

hmmm...your vcore fluctuates only .01v mine thats alot better then my .03v fluctuations....I think it may be the powersupply but I spent alot of money on this antec and when I had my ABIT NF7S I just couldn't even concieve it was my PSU that was the causing the fluctuations and wrote it off as a mobo issue but the same thing is happening now, I just dont have enough experience to know whether this is normal or not, but my multimeter says everything is solid.
I never had one by myself but i read quite some negative stuff about antecs a while ago. They had some serious problems with the 12v rail a while ago but got it fixed on newer models.
Only way to find out is swapping the PSU i fear.

[CD 1986]

I don't have the board with me now, but i remember when i set the voltage to over-volt to 1.55v, it would fluctuate between 1.53-1.55v, although usually it was stable at 1.55v. Never caused any stability problems for me, but your fluctuations do seem unusually large.

You really need to get hold of a different brand of PSU to test with, as it's the only way to find the source of the error. But as you say that the Neo2 and Antec supplies have known issues...that might well be a contributary factor. Most boards will have voltage fluctuations, but not by that amount IMO.

I have a cheap 550w Colors-IT supply, bought on eBay for £25, and so far it has worked flawlessly. It's also nice and quiet due to a single 120mm fan.

[P_1]

well I tried what u said and found some interesting results. using "small FFT" it primed for over an hour fine, so I decided to stop and try blend.. then it failed in a few seconds. i ran memtest test #5 overnight at this speed and it didnt get any errors. should I try a different test or just let them all run overnight? could it just be my mobo that is bad??

any help would be greatly appreciated

use occt, ull get testing done much quicker and it tests the entire system and plus it outputs the voltages to graphs for you. :toast:

[CD 1986]

Link to OCCT:

http://www.ocbase.com/OpenBeta/OCCTv0.91.exe

[FlyingHamster]

thnx guys, ill give OCCT a shot. how will it help me diagnose what my problem is?

could a corrupt/bad install of windows cause errors in prime and other applications?

EDIT: OCCT asked which program i am using for monitoring my voltages, but im not using any. what should I select? speedfan? or do i have to do something else manually??

do I select "test" or "torture"? test priority: above normal?

[FlyingHamster]

ok, ran memtest in windows and it got an error in like 10 seconds, and errors just kept comin. weird how dos memtest doesnt get any errors.

im running my gskill at 240fsb, 2.5-4-3-7, stock voltage. :stick: I woulda that this gskill could do 240fsb @ stock voltage

gonna up vdimm to 2.6 and see if i still get errors.

EDIT: well, 2.6-2.7vdimm didnt help any. should I RMA my ram? this is ridiculous.. unstable at 240fsb w/ even 2.6vdimm :rolleyes:

[CD 1986]

Yeh, DOS memtest is not a great tool to use, as what is stable in DOS isn't stable in windows! That G-skill should be able to do 280+ with ease! Try higher voltages...and maybe loosen timings to 2.5-4-4-8 if voltages don't help things.

Are you using any SATA drives?

[FlyingHamster]

nope, no SATA drives.

check this out, it failed memtest at 200fsb 2.5-3-3-7 with stock voltage. definitely time to send OPB a PM

[CD 1986]

Ouch, RMA time i'd say! Was that using 1.36b bios? And what's stock voltage on those G.skills?

You should try each stick individually with Windows MemTest to see if one is faulty...if both produce errors it might not be a memory problem...it's extremely unlikely both sticks would be faulty!

[mustrum]

MY Geil TCCD's seem to run better with 1.37mod than with 1.36mod.
Might give it a try.
I also had a hard time to get them working.

[P_1]

thnx guys, ill give OCCT a shot. how will it help me diagnose what my problem is?

could a corrupt/bad install of windows cause errors in prime and other applications?

EDIT: OCCT asked which program i am using for monitoring my voltages, but im not using any. what should I select? speedfan? or do i have to do something else manually??

do I select "test" or "torture"? test priority: above normal?

download speed fan(its a small prog and doesnt require a reboot iirc) and use that. Select test for testing. About your ram, try using 2.85v, i remember some peoples gskills like 2.85, some of them like 2.7. On the nf4 DFI boards they need 3.0v-3.1V. I dont remember if u have tried switching the ram sticks around as well in the ram slots or even trying other ram slots. On the neo2 ur supposed to use the 2 closest to the cpu(again i dont know if u have tried).

[mustrum]

I agree. You might need some more voltage on your RAM. MY RAM ran at 2.7v even at 300mhz on 2 other boards but i need 2.75v for only 285mhz. I think my PSU undervolds the 3.3v rail a bit or it's the board that undervolts.
Maybe your sticks just need some more voltage even if the rail is at 3.3v.
Just tried OCCT. Good program. I like the graphs it puts out after you're finished.

[zgundam]

Hi Everyone,

How do I keep the cpu voltage that Core Center adds without running core center everytime I start up windows?? The bios only allows me to push up to ~1.73volts but I need around 1.8v to see if I can push my 3800+ to 2.8ghz...

I've tried 1.41mod, 1.37mod bioses and when I try use the extra options (ie. +13%, +15%, etc) the bios doesn't save my settings and just reverts back to "By CPU VID"...

Thanks!

[Boble76]

Have you tried lower voltages?
My 3500+ Winchester goes 1.6V~2800Mhz (http://koti.mbnet.fi/boble76/Tietokone../kellotusta%20modeja%20%20ym/A64%203500+%20winsu/SuperPi/5min25s.JPG)
with +28-30C water. :rolleyes:

[CD 1986]

Or try 1.36mod...it's the only bios that has working +13, 15, 18% over-volting options.

[Napoleonic]

:rolleyes: 1.41mod works too, but not stable for my neo2, uh not 'not stable' actualy but something weird......

[BowedToothDoc]

Anyone have experience with Mushkin LV2 XP3200 (TCCD)?
I have two 512MB sticks in my new rig.
How far should I be able to go with stock cooling?

Here is the rest of my setup:
Asus Vento Case
Aspire 550 watt PS
AMD 3000+ winnie
MSI K8N Neo2
2 WD Raptors Raid 0

Any help appreciated since I am new to this!
Thanks,

[Napoleonic]

stock cooling? maybe 2.6-2.7GHz.....

[AFRS]

Hello all, my board has been fine up till now, ive just got some twinmos speed premium and have been burning away around 245-250mhz fsb 1:1, but when i try a 166 devider to regain my cou overclock i cant boot over 260fsb (and yes i dropped my ht multi) i can boot with the fsb at 250 and the mem at 214ish but anything hisger and no post. do you lot think that it is my board (1.36b bios) or my mem controler (everybody loves CBBID :( ) i have a suspecious feeling that its the latter not liking 2225 timings with a good clock (i used to run 2.55ghz all day and night)

[zgundam]

Hi Everyone,

How do I keep the cpu voltage that Core Center adds without running core center everytime I start up windows?? The bios only allows me to push up to ~1.73volts but I need around 1.8v to see if I can push my 3800+ to 2.8ghz...

I've tried 1.41mod, 1.37mod bioses and when I try use the extra options (ie. +13%, +15%, etc) the bios doesn't save my settings and just reverts back to "By CPU VID"...

Thanks!

1.36b works! :toast:

[zgundam]

Hello all, my board has been fine up till now, ive just got some twinmos speed premium and have been burning away around 245-250mhz fsb 1:1, but when i try a 166 devider to regain my cou overclock i cant boot over 260fsb (and yes i dropped my ht multi) i can boot with the fsb at 250 and the mem at 214ish but anything hisger and no post. do you lot think that it is my board (1.36b bios) or my mem controler (everybody loves CBBID :( ) i have a suspecious feeling that its the latter not liking 2225 timings with a good clock (i used to run 2.55ghz all day and night)

Sounds like what happened to me after I burned in my VX4000... no matter what I tried I just couldn't go above 2.2ghz with mem 250mhz 2-2-2-8.... only thing I could do was swap my VX out for some ocz pc3200 plat rev2 I had lying around

[STEvil]

new (kinda) mod for the board.

PC ICE did it first, but he never gave results (maybe his board didnt have the caps on as badly as mine from the start) ;)

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=61373

[AFRS]

oh thats just great, maby if i use cas2.5 a la tccd that would help, just goning to check now

update: cas 2.5 allowed me to boot at 260, 265 was no go, still not high enough to justify the lower mem speed.

[Formann]

Hello all, my board has been fine up till now, ive just got some twinmos speed premium and have been burning away around 245-250mhz fsb 1:1, but when i try a 166 devider to regain my cou overclock i cant boot over 260fsb (and yes i dropped my ht multi) i can boot with the fsb at 250 and the mem at 214ish but anything hisger and no post. do you lot think that it is my board (1.36b bios) or my mem controler (everybody loves CBBID :( ) i have a suspecious feeling that its the latter not liking 2225 timings with a good clock (i used to run 2.55ghz all day and night)


Its your Board.

I have tried and tried, but I cant get my Neo2 to run the RAM higher than 215-220 with divider. (1:1 works great .. 270+ easy)
I have tried all the BIOSs that are out there, different sticks, different CPU´s and been messing around with A64 Tweaker for god knows how many hours.
I even bought a second mobo, but im stuck at 215-220 on RAM with divider.
Pretty anoying when you have got a ClawCastle that does 3.2Ghz, but the 11 multi needs a 186Mhz divider.


Both my Neo2´s are Korea batch, and I get the feeling it has got something to do with it. Everybody I know with the Neo2 has got Taiwan or China, and neither of them has had this problem.


If you find out anything, please post here :)

I have an AGP card I want to play with, but my DFI wont do there im afraid.

[AFRS]

well it looks like 2.2ghz for me for a whyle then, who said the neo2 plat was a good clocker, oh well you win some you loose some, its all down to luck at the end of the day and i dont seem to have much.

[Napoleonic]

Both my Neo2´s are Korea batch, and I get the feeling it has got something to do with it. Everybody I know with the Neo2 has got Taiwan or China, and neither of them has had this problem.

can someone tell me how to know that? (korea or whatever) thank you :)

[uniacid]

haven't posted or been here in awhile but if I remember correctly the info is underneath the nb fan on the nb chip

[Napoleonic]

yes okay, but how do we know the version? I haven't look it but I guess it just codes? hmmm what about in the box? can we find it there? :P

[mata2974]

bump

[Boble76]

What's the best bios version for AMD Venice?? Any idea? :stick:

[sideeffect]

Hello everybody

I got a neo 2 platinum today with a 3700+ san diego was a little worried that the cpu wouldnt post but it posted fine :D .

The motherboard came flashed with bios 1.4 official and it detects the cpu and cpu speed just fine and is labeled correctly as a 3700+ :banana:

the ram will only run at 2cmd though and the option to switch it doesnt show in bios. I read about this in another thread regarding the san diego and im going to try other bios files later to fix it.

Regards

3700+ san diego
2x 512mb ballistix 4000
all in wonder 9800 pro

[Mitolo]

(My first post)Hi all!

I flashed 1.8mod bios yesterday for Venice that I will get in this week (I hope so). Has anybody tried this 1.8mod bios with Venice-prosessor?Is it ok?
you have a link for that bios

[sideeffect]

http://www.lejabeach.com/MSIK8N/k8nneo2.html

[BowedToothDoc]

Ok,
Please forgive me because I am new to this, but the highest FSB that I can reach and still be stable is 210. Memory is running at recommended settings which are 2-2-2-6 @ 2.7 volts. I should be able to go higher on stock cooling right? Any suggestions.

[nfm]

Ok,
Please forgive me because I am new to this, but the highest FSB that I can reach and still be stable is 210. Memory is running at recommended settings which are 2-2-2-6 @ 2.7 volts. I should be able to go higher on stock cooling right? Any suggestions.

First of all, flash to 1.6v BIOS because it gives you accurate temp. readings which is important to watch when your on stock cooling. Neo2 allows 2.85v (overvolts to ~2.90) on Ram. Set HTT to 4X and try reach at least 230 fsb with 2.85v option. This should give your winnie 2.07ghz. You can go safely till 2.5ghz+ on stock. I think your sticks are bh-5, so I suggest doing vdrr mod (3.3v volt mod) to give your sticks 3.3v, which is safe for bh-5. Small fan blowing at them wouldn't hurt. Read the whole first post, oc for some time and tell us your results

Remember, best way to learn is to try it yourself, try to find yours cpu and ram limits, Good luck

[BowedToothDoc]

Thanks for the help.
I think the RAM that I have is what you guys call TCCP.
Should that make a difference?

[rodman]

So does the 1.8 bios work with the diego cpu or what?

[nfm]

Thanks for the help.
I think the RAM that I have is what you guys call TCCD.
Should that make a difference?

Ok, I see. You got TCCD chips on your ram, so use 2.85v option, it's safe for 24/7 anyway. You should get at least 275 fsb (550mhz) with these if they are TCCD. Try 2.5-4-3-8 timings at 2.85v and find out how far you can go with that. Try to settle around 290 fsb with HTT 3x, CPU with VID: 1.55v + 8.3% overvoltage which should give you 1.55v vcore (2610 mhz for cpu). That should be fine for stock cooling. If your winnie and ram can handle, go more than 290fsb. Remember some Neo2s have problems when you exceed 290fsb mark. Mine does 305fsb fine :D

Refer to first post for additional settings!

Use Memtest to test ram stability ( press c,1,3,5,enter in memtest to loop #5 test. 50 successfull loops should equal great stability),

Prime95 ( prime for at least 2 hours. Some winnies fail this app even at stock, keep that in mind)

SuperPI (finish 16M calculation or 32M to test stability)

If everything goes well or you want more mhz's, reply

[TMM]

Is there any way to get around the TRFC problem? Im on a 1.36b modded bios atm and want to run 290x9 with the mem at "333" (= 238~mhz iirc..), though i can't get into windows from the bios (either resets, locks up, or gets into windows and the screen gets corrupted at the "Welcome" message) , though i can get into windows easy (and be prime stable) at 260x10, mem "333". My mem is good for 247 1:1 prime stable. LDT is set to 3x.

Im thinking that its the TRFC being set lower thats limiting me getting into windows. if i boot at 245x10, then change the memory to "MEMCLK 166" via A64tweaker and turn down the multi to 9x and crank it to 290HTT its prime stable :s I've had the board POST at 360HTT, and had it boot windows at 340HTT

Any modded bioses that get around this? (i'll sarifice the higher voltage settings for a bios that fixes this issue, i only use 10% for 24/7 usage anyway)

ty. :toast:

[mustrum]

I just found out that it's most likely not my CPU that's at it's limit y<et but the board crapping out at HTT 285+. 300x7 isn't stable. Is there any way how i could squeeze some more HTT out of the board without getting instability?
The Chipset is watercooled so heat is no issue here.

[BowedToothDoc]

Thanks for the help. With new memory timings I am able to take Core Center all the way up to 250FSB. Is there a way to make it go any higher than 250MHZ?

[Garrett]

Thanks for the help. With new memory timings I am able to take Core Center all the way up to 250FSB. Is there a way to make it go any higher than 250MHZ?Clockgen does the job very nicely :)

[mustrum]

Is there any setting that increases max stable HTT on the Neo2. It seems my board gets unstable at 285mhz+. I get Prime Errors even with Multi at 7 if i go above. HTT Multi is set at x3 of course.

[nfm]

So does the 1.8 bios work with the diego cpu or what?
Most of the BIOS should work. v1.36b mod or higher. If you got problems, go straight to v1.8 BIOS


Is there any setting that increases max stable HTT on the Neo2. It seems my board gets unstable at 285mhz+. I get Prime Errors even with Multi at 7 if i go above. HTT Multi is set at x3 of course.
Looks like you reached nFORCE's 3 fsb limit. Try 1.55 agp voltage or 1.60


Thanks for the help. With new memory timings I am able to take Core Center all the way up to 250FSB. Is there a way to make it go any higher than 250MHZ?
Yep, use ClockGen to increase your speed, find max stable at certain timings and lastly set them accordingly in the BIOS


Is there any way to get around the TRFC problem? Im on a 1.36b modded bios atm and want to run 290x9 with the mem at "333" (= 238~mhz iirc..), though i can't get into windows from the bios (either resets, locks up, or gets into windows and the screen gets corrupted at the "Welcome" message) , though i can get into windows easy (and be prime stable) at 260x10, mem "333". My mem is good for 247 1:1 prime stable. LDT is set to 3x.

Im thinking that its the TRFC being set lower thats limiting me getting into windows. if i boot at 245x10, then change the memory to "MEMCLK 166" via A64tweaker and turn down the multi to 9x and crank it to 290HTT its prime stable :s I've had the board POST at 360HTT, and had it boot windows at 340HTT

Any modded bioses that get around this? (i'll sarifice the higher voltage settings for a bios that fixes this issue, i only use 10% for 24/7 usage anyway)

ty.
Nice HTT there :D Unfortunely, running divider decreases memory stability because it lowers TRFC timing. If you can, upgrade your ram to something like OCZ PC3200 Rev2 TCCD which does DRR630 easily, priced at $200

[BowedToothDoc]

Thanks,
I found the Bios adjustment and was playing around.
Got it up to 285 but probably not too stable.
How do you post a screen shot?

[nfm]

There's a button called Prt Scr, right to the F12 button. Press it, go to the paint, edit, paste. Save as JPEG and your good to go

[FlyingHamster]

Make sure when you're priming that you use the "small FFT" option in case it's your memory that is giving the P95 errors. I've found that 1.5x Mod works well with my TCCD memory btw. :)

so "small FFT" tests mainly the cpu? or do I have this backwards??

[FlyingHamster]

Have you tried lower voltages?
My 3500+ Winchester goes 1.6V~2800Mhz (http://koti.mbnet.fi/boble76/Tietokone../kellotusta%20modeja%20%20ym/A64%203500+%20winsu/SuperPi/5min25s.JPG)
with +28-30C water. :rolleyes:

nice! what stepping is that?

[Napoleonic]

if I flash my BIOS using winflash should I update all or just the main block? what is the difference and effects?

[Jacke2k]

My first post on this forum and i hope i will enjo the stay her :)

Do vx run good with the msi neo 2 palt mobbo ?
Do you know any oneno if the ocz platinum limited edition bh6 runs bad on that bord ?
Sry for my english it's kind of bad :P

[Napoleonic]

no unless you buy DDR Booster, the max vdimm for neo2 is only 2.85volt

btw, pls someone answer my question...

[Jacke2k]

no unless you buy DDR Booster, the max vdimm for neo2 is only 2.85volt

btw, pls someone answer my question...
I'v got a DDR Booster and the funny thing is that i can't get it over 210 whit any volt from 2.9 to 3.6 and any timing :confused:
My cpu i good for 2.5 i think.

[Napoleonic]

what are your rig include the cooler?


My cpu i good for 2.5 i think

:D I'm not too fluence in english too but I don't understand that statement :D

[Jacke2k]

what are your rig include the cooler?



:D I'm not too fluence in english too but I don't understand that statement :D

Haha my bad :slapass:
I think i can't get my cpu higher then 2.5 ghz but my memory cant get above 210.

My rigg [Amd 64 3200@2.55][XP 120/ Papst 32 db][1024 OCZ PLE 2.2.2.7][Maxtor 30 GB 7200 8mb Cache][Maxtor 120 GB 7200 8mb cache][6800 GT@Ultra Galaxy][Msi neo2 platinum][ Antec True Blue w480][Wavemaster Silver]
[Ocz booster]

[BowedToothDoc]

Haha my bad :slapass:
I think i can't get my cpu higher then 2.5 ghz but my memory cant get above 210.

My rigg [Amd 64 3200@2.55][XP 120/ Papst 32 db][1024 OCZ PLE 2.2.2.7][Maxtor 30 GB 7200 8mb Cache][Maxtor 120 GB 7200 8mb cache][6800 GT@Ultra Galaxy][Msi neo2 platinum][ Antec True Blue w480][Wavemaster Silver]
[Ocz booster]
Have you tried changing your memory timings?

[Jacke2k]

If you read higher up you can see that no mather what timing ore volt I cant get it higher then 210. When I', clocking whit clockgen frome stock.

[Napoleonic]

mmm maybe your BIOS jacke2k, how about your vdimm?

[Boble76]

9x313Mhz (http://koti.mbnet.fi/boble76/Tietokone../Venice%203500+/5min20s.JPG)

I Like this Mobo! :eek:

[Jacke2k]

mmm maybe your BIOS jacke2k, how about your vdimm?
I'v testet all kinds of bois. From 1.36b to 1.6 i think and nothing helps :(.
Maybe the motherbored dont like my mem.

[Napoleonic]

if I flash my BIOS using winflash should I update all or just the main block? what is the difference and effects?

can someone answer that?

also.... BIOS 1.6, 1.8 beta, 1.8 mod which is the best for venice?

[NeForce]

Jacke2k, have you tried moving the AGP frequency from 66 to 67? I have heard this helps for some K8N Neo2's.

My first post here and really like this forum :)