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

[Sonic9]

For the voltage, in cpu-z i have 1,552v , SpeedFan & Everest 1,55v however in bios i set it to 1,7v ... with CoreCenter I have 1,7v ... I set to 1,85v and I get 1,680v (cpu-z)

harpyboy, have you got pc3200xl corsair ? if yes why don't use divider 166 ?
I will StressPrime this night (yes in france, it's 00h47 am ... and I work tomorrow .. erf) at this spec:
cpu: 303*9 @ 1,55v
ram: 248 - cas2.5/ras6/rcd4/rp&rrd3/rc7/fc14/rwt3 - weak mode - mtrr continous (small description ... :-P ) and it's 2*512Mb Corsair tccds pc3200xl dual channel ...

goodbye.

[harpyboy]

For the voltage, in cpu-z i have 1,552v , SpeedFan & Everest 1,55v however in bios i set it to 1,7v ... with CoreCenter I have 1,7v ... I set to 1,85v and I get 1,680v (cpu-z)

harpyboy, have you got pc3200xl corsair ? if yes why don't use divider 166 ?
I will StressPrime this night (yes in france, it's 00h47 am ... and I work tomorrow .. erf) at this spec:
cpu: 303*9 @ 1,55v
ram: 248 - cas2.5/ras6/rcd4/rp&rrd3/rc7/fc14/rwt3 - weak mode - mtrr continous (small description ... :-P ) and it's 2*512Mb Corsair tccds pc3200xl dual channel ...

goodbye.

nope not the XL... this is literally the first 2-2-2-5 PC3200 corsair came out more than 2 years ago.... it max out at 230mhz...

[4rory]

Anyone got the files I need them and I can't seem to get them from the site registered already, I hate sites that make you register to veiw images and such.

[4rory]

nvm I got them if you want them just email me ill send them, if you don't feel like registering that is.

[brschmid]

does this new bios officially support the Venice processors? i don't like my cpu being identified as a 0.13nm processor

[harpyboy]

nvm I got them if you want them just email me ill send them, if you don't feel like registering that is.

i hosted it on my server alredi..
refer to post #1458

[brschmid]

any of you guys gonna get the new DFI nf3 mobo?

[uniacid]

I have a question about getting an OCZ booster, will I have to worry about my memory's temperature or does that not really matter much? B/c I know at 2.85 V via bios it does feel quite hot

[brschmid]

put a fan over them

[sideeffect]

I have a strange issue with the new bios. I tried both the mod and normal version and it wont let me enter the bios setup menu. Pc boots and sets the ram to 2-3-3-8-11 1T and sets the san diego 3700+ at 11x200 which is ok. When i press delete it says unable to load bios setup and just sits there.

If i let pc load it does so fine and im in windows now with the new bios.

I used winflash to flash the bios from windows ive since reflashed it within winflash but still same issue i flashed from 1.8 official bios and cleared cmos. I flashed with the multi set to 11 and the htt 200.

Any ideas why its not working?
(Could it be a cold bug)

Specs
3700+ san diego
2x 512mb pc4000 ballistix
Vapochill PE
ati AIW 9800 pro
2x seagate barracuda connected on ide
dvd burner connected on ide


Edit
In 1.8 bios it worked fine for me but when i went into hardware monitor it used to freeze when detecting the cpu temp. Does the new bios show the cpu temp on the main screen? maybe thats why.

[harpyboy]

both BIOS 1.8 and this beta 1.9 works fine for me.
i don't have any issues with temp monitor either....

u r using vapochil ? wat is the temp... this might be the issue for reporting too low cpu temp

[sideeffect]

Temperature is about -25 degrees idle and -10 load yes i think it could be that to but there is not a lot i can do about that. Hopefully the official release will cure this problem or maybe a moded version will work on this. Pehaps other people are having this issue.

Gonna try to boot when vapochill hits like 5 degrees and see if that helps but first i need to find out if its safe to start up like that.

[brschmid]

was the memory issue only if you use a divider?

anything special i need to do to use TCC5 based ram on this board. I think it is TCC5, it could be TCCD but i doubt it.

[Electroid]

MSI K8N Neo2 54G pics...

[sideeffect]

looks a bit like mine

[Blinkme323]

Can you help with my problems. Read the thread below.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...863#post914863

I am going to try a modded 1.8 bios that has relaxed that relaxes internal memory timings when using dividers.

[sideeffect]

Have been reading around the other forums and other people also have the bios setup time out issue where you cant enter bios setup. Seems that its not a cold boot issue at all and something wrong with the bios under certain hardware conditions. Ill have to wait for the official release.

[nfm]

Maybe some of you didn't notice that, here's remodded v1.36Mod BIOS http://www.geocities.com/nastechxtre...o2-13modR1.zip that we requested. Big thanks to tictac
trc=13 clocks, trfc=15 clocks. Those timings will always stay on 13 and 15 no matter what divider you will use So if you had divider problems try it now! If your on venice or san diego grab this v1.8 one http://www.geocities.com/nastechxtre...eo2-V18-R1.zip

EDIT: Ok, here's rev.2 of v1.8 BIOS with same tweaks as above + much more cool stuff. Refer to this post http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...254#post915254
BEST BIOS I EVER USED!

[sideeffect]

Maybe some of you didn't notice that, here's remodded v1.36Mod BIOS http://www.geocities.com/nastechxtre...o2-13modR1.zip that we requested. Big thanks to tictac
trc=13 clocks, trfc=15 clocks. Those timings will always stay on 13 and 15 no matter what divider you will use So if you had divider problems try it now! If your on venice or san diego grab this v1.8 one http://www.geocities.com/nastechxtre...eo2-V18-R1.zip

EDIT: Ok, here's rev.2 of v1.8 BIOS with same tweaks as above + much more cool stuff. Refer to this post http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...254#post915254
BEST BIOS I EVER USED!

Thanks for the info mate.

Im trying 1.8 r2 now seems good so far tictac makes really good bios files so i hope he makes more for neo2

This bios does seem to be more stable for me even though i used to use A64 tweaker to set the timings anyway its better with the bios it seems.

[sideeffect]

What chip is that green heatsink covering. Mine doesnt have a heatsink on it worth putting one on?

[STEvil]

been working on 1.8r2.. great bios tictac!

[Havoc]

Has anyone replaced the noisy fan fot a passive HS on the chipset? Which model? I hava a NV Silencer 5, so my options are limited... but I sure would like to get rid of that 5000rpm annoyance.

[TMM]

well theres not alot of clearance at all with the Silencers... But the chipset doesn't run too hot, so i bet one of the Zalman 'sinks will work fine. Just clip the pins that get in the way down to size .

I'll probably replace mine with a Zalman NB47J, trimmed to fit ofcoarse. Though i have alot of clearance with my current graphics card, only about a quarter of the zalman will have to be trimmed, if at all.

I think the bearings in the stock chipset fan got shot - its increasing RPM by the week. Its almost at 6000rpm now! :S

[harpyboy]

i think for overclocking, better to use one with fan tho... i hav the silencer nv5 too.. doesn't seem to fit any passive heatsink capable of decent cooling... i really love to get a tall nice passive heatsink for it.. but we are the one who wanted a 6800

weird that you said the chipset fan is noisy... i can't really hear it.

[Sonic9]

For me, I use SpeedFan and I set the Chipset's fan to 70% and it isn't noisy ...
Moreover I wait the bios 1.95b with Multiplier fixed !!!!!