Did you reinstall Windows?Quote:
Originally Posted by flenser
What BIOS you curently running?
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Did you reinstall Windows?Quote:
Originally Posted by flenser
What BIOS you curently running?
MoBo MSI K8N Diamond Plus
FSB clock in BIOS limited to 320MHz, in manual 450.
Where disappeared 130 MHz ?
CPU x2-3800+ e4.
Wich program do you guys use to mod a bios from the MSI K8N NEO 2? I need this because I cant select the advanced timings for my memory! :mad: I saw bios release for tccd ram and other ram but they dont fit for my memory.
BIOS from AWARD, right ? If yes, then modbin6_1.00.38.
http://tinc.narod.ru/bios/modbin6_1.00.38.zip
It work correctly only under DOS.
A quick question, What kind of amps/watts/current can a fan header handle on the motherboard?
I went through my manual, the web site and did not find the answer. I was told on another forum to expect 0.5A max.
Thanks man! It works finnaly :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by TINC
where are the pictures of the vcore mod(s) for this motherboard? as i remember they were up here and now i have finally gotten around to doing the mod(s) and they are not here
I have tried uccc but for some reason my msi did not like them, and with kigston it was even worse. So for 2X1gb i would suggest a pair of supertalents. With 2.8 they easily did 240 3-3-3 with the rest of the timings quite tight. They like the extra voltage so i am waiting for summer to go by so that i can mod my 3.3 and up the vmem to 3 and see what happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by TiTaNiUm
144 here also @2950@1.55
I cant get mine to post using the 10x multi when i try 10x280 with out first booting @ 10x160 any ideas on Y ?
What has happened to Sideeffect and all his great work? Wasn't there a 1.C3 Final Modded BIOS made?
Ok now the sites working. Thanks
Was it down for some reason?
Anyone had a problem with this motherboards GigaLAN not working? I've tried everything I can think of. I even reformatted XP. The network device shows that it's working, but it's not receiving any data.
i did, one of them wont work for me, it has 2, one works and one doesnt, but it will work for a LAN connection.
use the realtek one, it works with DHCP
Quote:
Originally Posted by MaRtIe
Yeah the bottom one (realtek) works I was just thinking that maybe I did something wrong.
links to vmods for thsi board ?
There was some but I think the sites are shutting down.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=339051
Going to try this:
Component:
Integrated nVidia LAN
Links: Problems with LAN
K8n Neo .. lan died
Problem pops up:
Suddenly.
Problem description:
The nVidia NIC is working just well, then, suddenly, there is no LAN traffic, the network link exists but you get no responses to pings and there is no internet, you don't have a IP. There are no enumerated LAN devices.
Possible cause:
The O.S(XP) turned OFF the NIC interface to save power.
Possible work around:
Remove the motherboard stand by power. Shut down O.S.. and remove AC from PSU by two/three minutes.
After this, disable the save power option in NIC device configuration for this device.
Thanks to Syar for Solution
:brick: didn't work
Hey sideeffect,Quote:
Originally Posted by sideeffect
Thanks for links. I wanted to know if you knew anything about the my new RAM and the advanced timing settings for it. It's Corsair Twin2048-3500LLPRO that uses Infneon -5 64M X 8 Rev B chips. I have trouble getting it to overclock as I see everyone else doing. Would you be able to make a BIOS that has more of the memory timing options?
Read/Write Queue Bypass
Idle Cycle Limit
DQS Skew Control
And any others that you can.
Do you have any info on how to use the BIOS editing software you posted on you site?
Thanks for you time.
Shawn
hi guys, i have a question: in order to make to work ddr booster the servants who the local power supply distributes the tension of the -5V? i have the hiper 580W.....
sorry for my bad english i'm italian
You only neeed -5V (usually white cable in ATX plug) to actually see the V value on a display.Quote:
Originally Posted by stalker170
The Booster WORKS without -5V but you cannot see how much volts it's feeding. However, if you use a multimeter to measure it you can live without -5V rail.
ShawnTRD
Can you post some benchmark scores with your system..Thx
yupQuote:
Originally Posted by Losphoron
A follow-up to my usb bsod at shutdown/reboot - I think it was caused by a USB camera that I connect through a powered USB hub. I have no idea how a usb device that appears to be functioning properly could possibly cause a BSOD, but the problems disappeared after I unplugged the usb camera.
Strangely, this never happened before I upgraded from a 3700 to an x2 4400. That was the only change I made, swapping out the cpu, installing the 2 AMD cpu drivers, and the MS dual core hotfix.
Has anyone else noticed vcore swing upwards on load with this board?
In BIOS I have it set to 1.275 x 5%, which gets me 1.36 there (as well as with Speedfan and Everest) but when I run sp2004 or anything cpu intensive vcore creeps up to 1.4v :confused: Temps are 30ish idle, around 50 on load.
I only ask because I'm 24h dual sp2004 stable at current settings but can't seem to get stable higher, and I'm wondering if the voltage from the board or PSU is too flaky for the cpu...
Thanks in advance for any help! :)
well i run @ 1.45x10% and it only shows as 1.55-1.57 in cpuz
hey whats up sideeffect i see u still doing excellent work for the board
Yeah, I don't really get the math on how vcore is computed. Does it stay around 1.55-1.57 at idle and load?Quote:
Originally Posted by Console
those are the same settings i use and i get the same output
Hey guys..
Can anyone tell me which bios for this board is the best when overclocking an X2 3800+ Manchester? I have tried 1.C official and 1.C Final Beta with very bad results.. Only 2.15GHz overclock no matter what voltage! When using 1.D2 I was able to get 2.4GHz with standard voltage - Hurray! But im not satisfied, as it takes 1.47v just to get 2.5GHz stable. I think thats quite a big increase from 1.35-1.47v just to get 100MHz more!
So which bios will help me get more MHz or doesn's it have anything to do with the bios at all!?
1.8 and 1.C3 beta get max FSB. As for CPU clock vs. Voltage every bios will get exactly the same (assuming you're not FSB limited)... i'd just put it down to a lemon of a CPU in that case.
and about 0.1v per 100mhz sounds about right... lots of Athlon64s scale poorly with voltage.
And don't worry too much about vCore fluctuations, my CPUs barely clock any better (10-15mhz tops) in my Ultra-D then my Neo2, and my Ultra-D is VERY good (does not fluctuate at all, period.)
it absolutely amazes me that afterall these years and 172 pages this thread still sees action! This was the ONLY board to have for several months...
Yeah, I like the board, and after all it seems im not the only one :D I still think its the best s939 AGP board! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by charlie
I'm still using this board :).
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy Samurai
I have the same drives and the same problems. Have you found a fix? On SATA 3/4 I can load the drivers in the XP SP2 install (latest from MSI), format, and copy files over, but as soon as it reboots, I get a windows error screen saying I have a hardware problem (boot path, cabling...) and I'm done. When I'm using SATA 3/4 in the boot path selection in the bios, under the hard drive list, it shows the stripe AND the two drives seperately. If I use SATA 1/2, I only see the stripe, and during install, I get all the way to where it's going to load windows for the first time, and it just reboots after showing the XP screen for a few seconds. I've tried the bios that came with the board, 1.C, and currently 1.Dmod.
I've been thinking about getting a PCI SATA-II RAID controller, but I'm afraid that the PCI bus will be a big bottleneck. Am I wrong in thinking that? I was thinking about either a Promise card, or a HighPoint RocketRAID.
Last night I just forgot about the RAID for now, and installed Vista RC1 on one of the drives (back on SATA 3/4) and had no problems. I couldn't beleive that Vista found ALL the drivers (except my X800SE). Impressive.
had the same problem with 2x250GB HDD's in RAID so replaced them with 2x40GB HDD's and had no problems :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by ArmyGreen11
as usual, after going through the headache of getting it to work, somebody made a post about this issue, and they suggested removing all IDE drives (even your CD/DVD) and it would load off the RAID array - they then reinstalled all IDE drives and had no problems afterwards :shrug:
Hrm... might have to try that... Thanks.
Is it impossible at all to run 3 memory sticks at the same time on this board?
According to the manual (page 2-8) you should not run three modules "or it may cause some failure"...whatever that means. Never tried it.
guys idk a lot about all of this. but my computer works fine when it is booted. memory ocz bh-5 running at 250mhz @3.6v memory, v core at 1.47v . timings on memory at 3-3-3-8 . the computer works fine when it is running and plays games, completely stable. then i turn it off for the night. go to turn it on the next day it won't send a signal to the monitor, nothing happens. hard drive light comes on, cd drives spool, just like normal boot, i can even hear the hard drives spool. but nothing happens on the screen
later that day after leaving it off, i can decide to turn it on later and it will boot fine and go into windows like nothing happend
I get the same monitor problem, Ive tried everything i could think of, nothing helped. Im using X800pro, tried many drivers, also tried many chipset drivers, ive just grown to live with it ( i never turn my comp off for more than a cleaning)..lol i just unplug th monitor till it searches for signal, then plug it in hot...Samsung 173V monitor....id also like a resolve.:D
Mine does the same thing , once im up in the 270-280 htt range if i power off then i need to clear cmos and resest every thing . It is a pin if some one find a fix plz post it
Hey guys... I have somewhat of a problem. I can't seem to break this 237MHz barrier on my Motherboard. No matter what I do I can't up it any. I've cranked down the CPU clock, HT is set to 3x, and I've even tried to use a divider on my ram to keep them from getting in the way of pushing up my FSB. I think my problem lies in the fact that these motherboards dont allow you to up the chipset voltage, but hey, I'm just a n00b so what do I know? I thought if I could ONLY increase the CPU Multi higher then x12 then I could possibly get a better overclock. But, it would seem that my CPU is locked at x11 or less. :( So am I screwed or what? Temps are super cool, idle is 29c and underload I've never seen it higher then 35c after about 7 hours of Prime95. Any tips or tricks would be appreciated. Hey, look on the bright side... check out that 1M Super PI time. Not too shabby for only a 400Mhz overclock on the CPU. :) I was browsing some other threads and noticed that some of the other San Diego's were getting around 28 seconds.
/cheers
your CPU may be maxed out- have u declocked your cpu multipler and up the FSB ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyaxler
My MSI neo runs with mem at 250MHz 1:1 so 237 is nothing is your mem up to it?
I'm pretty sure it's not the CPU. Like I said I underclocked my cpu, mem, and HT to 2x and cranked up the FSB. Computer wont even boot until the FSB is brought down to 237, it posts between 237 and 260 but if the FSB is more then 250 it corrupts my windows install. Brand new motherboard, CPU and Memory btw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus...
Trust me, the memory is upto it. Its the 2gig DDR550 kit from Corsair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus...
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145028
Ask the Ram Guy u may find your anwser there
Are you sure it's not the cpu? The board can easily go over 300 fsb. Here is a shot with a 144 opty running d2ol 24/7. I've been running this for months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyaxler
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/2...o29x323kn4.jpg
Could be... I know it's not my RAM. I had the same sticks on a CHAINTECH ZNF3-250 Socket 754 with the same memory timings. Memory was running between 260Mhz and 270Mhz. I can't remember specifically what I had the FSB set to on that board. I had a 3200+ overclocked to 2.4Ghz on that board. I can't remember who I told, but I was explaining to someone about trying to find the limitations of certain components and the motherboard did come up in the conversation. I underclocked my CPU, Memory and HT to see how far up I could push the FSB. I was able to get the FSB upto something like the high 260's before it stopped posting.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4N
Then again, I remember reading that if you use SATA ports 1 & 2 it will limit your overclock. I switched them to ports 3 & 4 but then remembered that I have a 200gig SATA drive connected to Port 2. Will my overclock still be limited or does that ONLY apply to RAID 0 configs running on ports 1 & 2?
Hey 4x4, could you tell me what BIOS your using and how you have things set and possibly even a screen shot of your memory timings using A64 Tweaker? I'm just curious because it could possibly be missing something stupidly simple in my memory timings I've overlooked that's limiting my FSB clock.
/cheers
This TIP came from: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=46730Quote:
TIP: Cpu fan header must be connected, if not the pc could experience boot problems
Just wondering if this might be an issue at higher FSB settings. At my current setting, 237Mhz, it doesn't give me any problems. Just wondering what the deal is with this. Some kind of a hardware bug? BIOS bug?
/cheers
never had that problem, even at 360fsb :). Use the two sata ports near the CPU. never use the other ones when overclocking, even without raid.
If someone’s interested I flashed a Platinum bios to my Neo2-FX-works, then putted in it 1.C final Mod by sideeffect-works! Also no problem getting HT 1000 and HTT 380 (and above?) even if it’s a nF3 250Gb inside. Question: Since I have, X800XT AIW should keep 1.C or flash to 1.C3 Mod – advice?
Thats where my problem is more then likely. I disabled all the SATA ports and used an IDE drive last night. I was able to push my FSB up. It's stable as high as 280 FSB but stops posting after that even with a 2x HTT, CPU cranked down, and the memory divided up six ways from sunday. I'm seriously beginning to think my PSU, which is two years old btw, might not be putting out the power that I need to get it up higher.Quote:
Originally Posted by TMM
Making an educated guess here but I've read that you shouldn't use SATA ports 1 & 2 because they arn't locked. Meaning, the speed goes up with the FSB? Is that why my data was getting corrupted when I was using those ports? So even if I'm using Ports 3 & 4 for my RAID 0 volume, the data on my 200gig drive will get corrupt if I put it on port 1 or 2? Just making sure I fully understand why. Sorry, I would like to know why I can't and not just that I shouldn't use SATA ports 1 & 2. :D
Thanks
My poppa always said... "If it ain't broke, dont' fix it..." Wise words. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mdm
If your current bios works just fine, dont change it. :)
/cheers
Dyaxler, you wont get anything stable with sata 1&2. No post and bsod's, even with a mild overclock. I'm using a hitachi 160gb sata, and also the same bios as you. I never could get raid to work worth a damn with this board. Here are memory settings. I just have some corsair pc3200, about 208 is the max for them. Hope this helps. It can't believe how this thread just never goes away.
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5374/neo2memep9.jpg
@4x4
Thanks for the screenies. I was going to compare my A64 Tweaker settings with yours to see if I could rule out a possible bottleneck.
To get the RAID to work properly on this board you have to Slipstream Service Pack 2 into what ever flavor of XP you have then include the newest nForce drivers so you can bypass the F6 option. Make the CD bootable then away you go. Took me 3 days to figure that one out! :P Works great now...
As far as using SATA ports 1 & 2, originally I was using them and I did manage to get a stable overclock but was limited to a 1:1 - 237fsb setting. (setup in my current signature). If I went above 238, I would get data corruption. As I was saying earlier, I unpluged all my SATA drives and used an IDE drive to see how far I could push my hardware. Currently I can get a "windows" stable install and boot at x3 HT, 10x cpu multi, 280fsb, and using a 166mhz(ddr 333) divider on my memory. Overall it gives me 2800Mhz CPU, 233Mhz mem, & 840Mhz HT freq. Unfortunatly it's not Prime95 or SuperPI stable. Vcore voltage is max, and Mem voltage is 2.8.
Tonight I'm gonna try uping the cpu multi to x11 and lower the fsb then kick it up from there to see how high I can go and possibly get it to run stable at 2.8Ghz which is my goal. If I can't get anymore then a 250Mhz fsb setting then I can at least kick up the HT to 4x, kick up the mem back up to 200 and tweak the crap out of it and call it a night. :D
Wish me luck... :up:
Dyaxler - from your sig, it seems you are using 3 SATA ports (2 for RAID + 1 for storage) which will not allow you to get your max OC for the reasons posted above =/
265x11 was the most K's Neo2 would do (24/7 BF2) stable - 266x11 would randomly crash while idling in Windows =/
the Neo2 is dependent on the chipset place of manufacture (don't remember where they are, but one would allow high HTT and the other wouldn't) so it's luck of the draw with Neo2's =/
I must have gotten a good board then because I pushed up my FSB to 297 with the HT set to 3x, CPU Multi to 7x and used a 166Mhz (DDR333) divider on my memory. Ran stable for 7+ hours on Prime95. I narrowed down my problem though after all that. Basically, I won't ever know how high I can push my proc unless I get a new power supply. At 2662Mhz (cpu) - 4x HT - 11x Multi - 242Mhz FSB & 200Mhz (1:1) on the memory I can get a stable over clock across the board. Prime95, SuperPI, 3DMark03 run over night on a loop... all good. But, here's the problem I noticed. At my current setting, with and without SATA drives, the Vcore voltage is stable and CPU-Z shows it at 1.58v (+/- .02v). At around 250Mhz FSB the voltage starts to go nuts! At 260fsb the Vcore drops to 1.52v and skips between 1.51v-1.56v. So I'm seeing some significant voltage variants that I shouldn't be seeing. Gets worse the further I push up the CPU/FSB. Doesn't matter where the FSB is or what CPU Multi I use, as the resulting CPU Freq goes up, the worse the Vcore voltage variant gets. Doesn't surprise me really considering that the PS is 2+ years old and it's only a 550w continuous. I should have a 750w if I'm going to push the CPU up that high. To confirm my suspicions I hooked up a volt meter and measured the variants. Without boring you guys with a technical analysis suffice to say, my CPU is starving for power. I'm not really complaining... 2.6Ghz is respectable and my computer does what I need it to do. Run WoW in 1600x1200, max graphic settings and averaging 60-65fps. So yeah, I'm not complaining. :D
Thanks for the tips guys. Love using this site for a sounding board. :up:
/cheers
Oh yeah, forgot to respond to that point. :D Sorry for the double post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Special_K
Yes, I'm running (2) 36gig SATA drives in RAID0 on ports 3&4 and (1) 200gig SATA drive on port 2. After all my testing last night using an IDE drive, if I was able to get a stable over clock above my 238Mhz barrier I would have dumped the 200gig and bought two new and bigger WD Raptors. *sigh* but alas, I can't get anything higher then 2.7Ghz stable so why waist the money on the larger HD's. Besides, I would have to get a new Power supply too. Forget it. I'm good. :D :up:
/cheers
Yep the Korean chipsets did better on the early revisions, and after that pretty much all of them hit 300 and above no matter where they were made :).Quote:
Originally Posted by Special_K
@Dyaxler: just get a cheap PCI sata card for your 200GB drive ;).
I thought about that but I would still have to get a new Power Supply in order to run the CPU at a higher Freq stable. After tweaking my system last night I ran PCMark05 and I can't remember my score, currently at work :D, but in comparing my results with "similar systems" I ranked #2 which surprised the heck out of me. 3DMark03, 05 & 06 I scored in the top 10 among "similar systems" so again, I am not complaining. It should be a good system until I'm forced to upgrade.Quote:
Originally Posted by TMM
Haha... I just remembered that I can login to Orb from here and see my scores. :D I'll update my signature if anyone is interested.
/cheers
I can't seem to get that screen to show up. Is it only with older bioses?Quote:
TIP: In the bios press and hold Shift+F2 and then press ALT+F3 to unlock "hidden" features within the BIOS
I have had 4 of these boards, and couple weeks ago bought a used one for my x800xt aiw, this one goes 3x htt 344mhz, running a 144 opty at 9x344 on Big Typhoon, none of the other boards ran like this with same 1C modded bios:stick:
guess I will play with this for a couple weeks before can afford a 8800 gts, then I will change to a pci-e board again..:D
wow 4300 posts in this classic thread! One of my fave boards EVER.
Can you guys get more than 1.55v ? no matter what setting i try 1.55 is the max volts that shows up in bios any ideas ?
Yeah 1.55 is the max for me also,
But i don't care because i've been undervolting mine :p
If im not mistaken, if you max out the V in the Bios then use the Utility that came with the board, you can get 1.65-1.7...
In the Very first post by Charlie, in the Blue Tips section it tells you how to reach 1.9 vcore...i was close :)
Yea but will a bios that old work with a x2 ?
Anyone have a Dual Core Opteron running on this board?
Im thinking about getting an Opteron 165 Denmark to replace my 3000 winnie(@2160mhz). I dont know if its compatable, and I hope it can achieve the same overclock or greater with both cores.
Yes it will work
Does anyone know if the pic on page 77 shows the correct place to measure vcore from? According to DMM, 1.35 + 5% actually pumps 1.5v through my cpu, which swings up to 1.65ish under load!
Speedfan and BIOS report almost 0.1v lower (1.45 idle, 1.5+ load) than the DMM, but the weird thing is, vdimm is bang on - 2.65v just like I set it. WTF:confused:
Is this something this board is known to do, or do I have something wrong with my PSU? Rails looked stable when I measured them...
did a 3000venice -> 165 upgrade on this board a while backQuote:
Originally Posted by -TooL
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=109371
I was happy :D
I'm wonder that any vdimm reading in the BIOS ? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by bachus_anonym
I'm running a 165 right now at 300x9 prime stable 18hrs+. Luv it. :sonic:Quote:
Originally Posted by -TooL
I've never oc'd, never needed to, but I recently updated cpu to FX-55 SD from 3200 Winchester. For some stupid reason I flashed bios to 1.c from 1.3 using the MSI web utility. Now system hangs, even while in bios.
I know you're gonna tell me to read the forums, but I spent two nights browsing the forums here and on other websites (Rebels Haven for one) and it's all over my head. You guys are talking quantum physics when I'm trying to learn how to add and subtract!
I was a comp tech 10 years ago, always build my own systems, but I have literally no time to get my comp back in shape while trying to learn the complicated possibilities of why my system hangs.
Also, my 3D Mark scores on my previous 3200 setup was the lowest in the group....made me sad, even though I ran my games well enough. I want more, though.
There are over 4000 posts here! I'm hoping that somebody here would do me the favor of walking me through a few basics....optimal bios settings for this board and my vid card, for example. I'd really appreciate your help!
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
A64 Fx-55 San Diego
Bios 1.c
1 Gb Corsair Value Select
eVGA Nvidia 6800 GT
WD SATA
Enermax Noisetaker 470W PS
Win xp sp2
Thanks!
Don't use the web utility. Either use Winflash on it's own if you must flash from Windows or use the DOS based flash utility.
The web utility unfortunately doesn't flash correctly as you've noticed... :(
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/produc...UID=607&kind=1
Just got that link. Shows all processors "officially" compatible with our great old man of a board.
Worked fine for me both times i flashed it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Draxx
Reset the cmos and now booting and stable :)
Added new single-sided 2x512Mb Corsair VS Ram on Dimm 1 and 2, then ran 3dmark06 again. Scores went from a very dismal 1482 to a very mediocre 1513.
Added FX-55 cpu and score went down to 1494, though the cpu score increased from 780 to 1017.
Adjusted pci latency of my geforce 6800 gt from 280 something to 64, ran 3dmark again, score jumped a whopping 1 point. Disabled aggressive timing, agp fast writes, and spread spectrum. No change to score.
I'm not ready to overclock this thing until I find the bottleneck. Any ideas? I don't think I should be scoring at the bottom of the 3dmark spectrum!
Also noticed that other geforce 6800 gt cards on 3dmark were running at 11Mhz/1200 Mhz and scoring much better. Can anyone tell me what this is about?
I know this has been asked before but im not sure if its the same answer as the old. What are the best drivers for the neo2 now?
yo im new here. im wondering what is the best bios for this board for overclocking? i have 3200+ winny. also another question will the tuniq tower fit on this board? thanks
F.B.
When 3dMark shows strange readings like that it means the overclock was performed in windows after boot and 3Dmark doesnt properly recognise the clock speed. There is no point comparing your card to it because it could be massively overclocked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaposztas
Hello personal, my English is bad, but I hope understand :p:
I have this MB, exactly this.
I have a problem in the initialization of the system. :(
DMI Pool Data.... It is in this screen for 1 minute and later enters in the boot of the windows...
I disabled SATA, and it decreased to 30 seconds, but before didn't appear.
where is the problem??
Thanks!
I have bios 7025NMS V1.DB1 Mod by Sideeffect.I tryed to activate C&Q but it didn't work.I installed the proper driver but syill no working!is it because of the bios?
Zork you are bored..Ppl avoid C&Q because it's not so friendly with oc...
There is 1.C oficial on the site for some time.Did anyone tried it?
C&Q works fine but Via 'core center' But as 'Losphoron' states no good with overclock
if i put to hdd's on Sata 3&4 can i overclock like before when i had only ide drives?
You guys were right.I switched to Sata3 and now the oc is working like before... I am happy
anyone know good programs that track the neo2's voltage well?
something that works with an LCDC plug in would be awesome.
Anyone know what BIOS version I need to run Opty 185 on my Neo2 Plat ?
Currently using 1.B with X2 but do I need 1.C or 1.D / sideeffect's 1.Db1 ?
(just bought a 185 as the S939 Optys are getting pretty thin on the ground)
Thanks.
Try 1.C modified by Sideefect.I used this bios for a while and i have no problems..At least is newer than what you have and a there is a better chance that Opti os supported.You can dump your actual bios and revert back if you are not pleased..Good luck
Thanks, mate. I went with SideEffect's 1.D and it is great, nice new layout and options too.
What is the 1draid bios on this page about???????? I might be going to a fx 55 and im on sata raid so I would like to know what the raid is for. I am getting some http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148015 ballsticks memory so I want to use the ballstick memory but question what that raid file is. If you havent noticed this appears to be the same stuff sideffect is useing!!!!!!!!
someone posted this link on page 171 http://www.swjka.com/k8nneo2bios/?dir=./sideeffect
hope someone can reassure me and yes I still love the board. Got alot of money wrapped around it so im holding on till next christmas maybe. PLus the 7800 gs wasnt cheap.
thanks
:woot:
Hey guys, I'm new here so I'm not sure if I can do this or not...
I recently had a power cut which managed to blow my 3rd ram slot, so I can't use my second stick of memory (currently stuck with only 512 :().
I've looked everywhere and apart from paying some extortionate price on Ebay, I can't find a replacement.
I'm wondering if you can suggest where I can get hold of another one of these boards for a reasonable price :)
Cheers
p.s forgot to mention, I'm in the UK :)
HereQuote:
Originally Posted by int
http://forums.pcper.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3
your best chance in the world
you can also ask in our MSI forum
http://forums.pcper.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12
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Originally Posted by magica
e: urgh, having some email troubles with them at the moment :(
Hi guys, I'm new to posting on this thread, but I've been reading constantly on this thread for the past 3 years i've had my MSI neo2 plat.
recently, i just upgraded from a64 3200+ to x2 4400+ (adv version). I know my max FSB is 235 as I have 3+ sata drives and one of them falls on sata1/2. 235 is the max before instability.
so yesterday, i attempted to OC my 4400+. I tried several times and finally i was able to boot into the bios with the following settings.
Bios = Sideeffect's 1.CB3
Core = x2 4400+ (200x11)
Ram = xms twinx1024-3200XLPRO (stock timing 2-2-2-5 1T @ 2.5v)
FSB = 235
HT = 4x
MEM = 200
Vcore = 1.4
Vdimm = 2.8
agp = 67mhz
So what happens is that I get back into the bios to start changing other settings... before i can do anything (approx 2-3 seconds) the the keyboard freezes up, i can't do anything. The only thing that moves is the flashing red "8.3% vcore" and other warnings. after multiple power offs, i can still boot into the bios, but the time between entering bios and freezing becomes shorter. one time, (because i run dual monitors, usually both screens display the same bios menu) one screen went blank and the other distorted the screen resolution/size. reseting the cmos and running stock again fixes this.
I have a few guesses on what this might be... but not too sure cuz i'm inexperienced with pre-boot stuff. could it my PSU? not enuff vcore or vdimm? could it be an improper lock on the agp? timings too tight? I also read somewhere if the cas, ras..., etc is not set to auto, the vdimm changes back to 2.7 on reboot...
i'm dying to get a new 3dmark score hehe plz help! thx in advance!
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More info:
I tried both 1T and 2T timings, both did the same thing. Also, I'm trying to achieve 235x11 on a stock cooler (2585mhz). I'm also running some $40 500w rosewill PSU... not the best... but so far it's lasted me quite a while.
well... i was hoping i'd receive a quick response, but it seems that the last post was april hehe... so i took it upon myself to experiment some more. I researched some voltages for the 4400 and the fsb that was clocked on some of the cpu databases around the net. I'm not juiced up by 300mhz from 2.2 to 2.5 using 1.3 + 10.0%, giving me 1.43vcore. i was able to boot into my bios and take care of a few things. memtest gave me errors, i corrected it using 2-3-2-5 1T timings. currently, i'm at 228fsb. think i should push some more? I haven't gotten to get 235 stable yet... but then again, i think when i tried 235 just a few minutes ago, my cmos jumper was loose and reset my bios... or i can play it safe and be happy with 300mhz increase?
just try and keep the ram at 200mHz using dividers and stock timings until you find your cpu's top OC. the Toledo should take up to 1.5v on air, but watch those temps. keep her under 55c load which will be hard on your stock HSF. that's one of the reasons you wont get a great OC. need an aftermarket cooler. grab a Arctic-Cooling Freezer64 for $25-$30 or if you have the cash a Scythe Ninja or Thermalright Ultra.
cool thanks, i've been up the past 5 hours messing with my ram timings and such... max load turned out to be 58c.
but i gave up on the OC. nothing was stable- all gave me errors in windows. not only that, windows and its programs+services started up slower than at stock fsb. Not only that, I have to sacrifice a sata drive just to use only sata3/4.
The final settings on which i gave up on was...
FSB = 228, vcore 1.3 + 10%, vdimm 2.8, 2-3-2-5, (didn't play around with these values as much as the subtimings... trcd, trrd and twrt were the ones i messed around with...)
maybe my psu just isn't stable enough, CPU not cool enough... or just plain bad luck. If you got any tips on stability, let me know, i haven't seen any with my getup. Probably should try 2-3-3-5/6... maybe that'd do it. But I just feel unlucky to have to resort to those timings while people elsewhere are getting lower.