I don't see why not :)Quote:
Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
I'm 'lucky' that my OCZ Powerstream 520 works flawlessly with this board, lots of users had problems with that combo.
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I don't see why not :)Quote:
Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
I'm 'lucky' that my OCZ Powerstream 520 works flawlessly with this board, lots of users had problems with that combo.
I've seen somebody post they had problems with Antec PSUs. Anybody have it working with a TrueControl/TruePower PSU?
I have been runing mine with a True Control 550 for months @260x11 1:1 with out issue.
Blue078
Excellent! One more question - what voltages are you getting? Especially the 12V line.
Im trying to flash my bios but cant seem to get it right
What am i doing wrong?? please dont give link to msi's description
This is what im typing and then the error comes up at the bottom
I have a boot disk and the other disk has awfl833d.exe and w7025nms_141mod
thx
http://img119.exs.cx/img119/103/Picture564.jpg
orker, try adding the extension of the file.
Its ok ive successfully flashed.. The file i was using from http://www.lejabeach.com/MSIK8N/k8nneo2.html wasnt working
I used the one in post#1 of this thread instead :)
WHen i boot it says "141" so its worked but i dont have the extra voltage options of 13 and 15% for instance.. It also remembered my oc'ed settings which i thought was strange
Measured with a Fluke 88 at the 20 pin molex.Quote:
Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
With POT's turned all the way up and Under load
12v= 12.03
5v= 5.08
3.3v=3.28
Now ask me if I'm happy with the True Control
Blue078
Sure. Are you happy with the True Control :banana:
I sure am, since it was $15 for me to upgrade from a 460W Enermax!
i'm using 1.37 modded bios and when i set the VID to +13%, 15% + 18% and then save and exit the volatge goes back to default? but +10% works anyone having the same problem?
Yup, common problem with that bios.
If you want up to 1.75Vcore try 1.36 or 1.35 or 1.33.
ok thanks Bryon, guess i'll give 1.36 a go.
I would be for what you payed for it :DQuote:
Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
It's just the pots are allmost worthless IMO, turning them all the way up gets you what the PSU should supply. I was hopeing to beable to scoot the 3.3 rail up to 3.4 or so. It's not a bad PSU just not a great one ;)
has there been any success with additional NB cooling on this mobo? i know of the lack of STOCK thermal paste on the NB, (which mine didnt)...but it looks "flat" and seems to make good contact with the stock cooler...
i can tell right off that a taller HS (like the NB-1C) AINT going to work on this (way too close to the AGP slot :rolleyes: )
additionally, has anyone noticed any need to "sink" any chips or MOSFETS? the 3 FETS on the "back" of the mobo worry me...not a whole lot of air gets back there :rolleyes:
thats 2 strikes against this MSI layout...but if it OC's better than this Abit i guess ill work around the layout :toast:
preping this pup for the FX-55/MachII/OCZBooster :bananal:THRASHING :bananal: its going to get... :D
I don't think any aditional cooling on the chipset is necessary. just clean off the stock paste and use your own. I think I killed mine with the booster so you may want to put some sinks on there in strategic areas.
such as...?Quote:
Originally Posted by trans am
edit: ill probly stick an "old" vantec copper iceburg/AS5 on if it isnt too much bigger...just cant seem to find the darn thing...
edit2: ahhh yes...there on the dead NF7-s...my first "sacrifice" to the MachII gods... :worship: :cord:
flipping that AGP lock will be "fun"... :rolleyes:
well, i see :worship: OPP :worship: is running a MCX159 ... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by trans am
I'm using a "biggie" thermaltake heatsink (the one that is used for the VGA DDR's) on a mosfet which i've cut into smaller piccies to fit. The relative large mosfet is as you look at the northbridge chip on the top right, that is getting hot (on mine at least). Another chip that gets a bit hot is a small one on the down left side of the cpu area, if you've the stock heatsink installed you won't be able to see it but because its surface is small i doubt that a heatsink can be fitted there, only by using artic silver epoxy. Also a set of the vcore mosfets get hot when i use 1.75Vcore but haven't use any extra cooling on those.
so, the things ive circled in the pic get hot?Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron
damn, if the 6 FETS to the left get hot, i bet the 3 on the back get hot too, since they are RIGHT under (opposite) the "top" 6...
yup, thing is that the mosfets on the left (the ones for the vcore) only the bottom set seems to get hotter than the top ones.
Are you sure that there are mosfets at the back side of the mobo ??
yep :(
i drew in *ABOUT* where the FETS on the front are in relation the the ones on the back...it cant be a coincidence that they are spaced like that and NOT related...
EDIT:
just so you know who/what your dealing with, here is a pic of what i put on my sig-rig NF7-s...i am the GAWD of OVERKILL!!
ah, i see... hell how can we cool those mosfies ...?!
Had a similar mosfet cooling on my nf7 :D
not like urs tho man! WoW :p:
btw, did you add a fan on top of them? because without a fan the heatsinks work as insulators since the nf7's vcore mosfets are getting EXTREMELY hot when you run more than 1.8vcore ;)
Tend to measure them when i had that babe before and they were hitting 100oC +++ my temp probe couldn't go more than 99oC :D
getting off topic a bit, but yes, 2x 60mm fans (see sig)
as for cooling the "back" FETS...thats strike 3 against MSI's layout... :rolleyes:
ummmm...epoxy on "spacers" so that they will touch the mobo tray... :shrug:
Good idea but, what if something goes wrong and something sorts out the leg of the mosfets :D
Bring on the bbq's!!! :D
ya, wouldnt that be GREAT way to kill a FX-55 :slap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron
can anyone running this mobo "out-of-case" tell if the back FETS get as hot as the ones on the front?
ill be running my first set of tests on air and "out-of-case" but my 55 wont be here till late in the week...
i don't think that cooling those mosfets (the ones at the back side of the mobo) will offer much, only stable vcore IF they get very hot!