The MSI Neo2 Platinum Owners Help Thread

What would you guys recommend to monitor the cpu temp as the MSI utility crashes?, I've got the board up and running stable going to start ocing soon but I'm only using stock HSF and so I want to keep an eye on CPU temp.
 
Speedfan seems to work fine. Though it isn't obvious how to change the names from Temp1, Temp2, Fan1, etc. Not as obvious how to tune it like MBM was. Darn it... if all else fails then I am going to just have to RTFM. :)
 
CrapshoT said:
I'm using MBM 5 and it works with mine well apart from reading that fan no 2 is doing 337500 rpm.It seems fine for temperature.
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I mean the overclocking utility built in, I reinstalled corecentre just made sure it doesn't automatically oc for me, I've set the cpu target temp to 50 in bios so fan (using stock cooler) doesn't max unless I'm running cpu @ max (prime/folding @ home),

I'm currently at 2420GHZ with 220 fsb (using geil ram no probs :) ), does anyone know if their is a pci/agp lock?
 
I set the clockspeed to 2475 with 225, and prime gave me an error, does anyone no where the error file would be located as it tells me that to locate the error message?, as i've just got my s939, I don't know what things to set at what, (mem divided, HT frequency)? any advice

ps mentioned in sig the ram is geil any advice on what timings I should set for this?
 
Use the BIOS for overclocking. All software solutions are going to "have a go" at overclocking, but I would not trust them. It is far better to do it in a controlled way with the BIOS by hand. This way also lets you have access to the memory timings, voltages and other important settings which help the stabilty of overclocking.

Try the overclocking section of this website. Read the stickie on overclocking for newbies. Page one will give you general overclocking times, and post #188 give AMD A64 tips
 
Thanks for the link

MAllen said:
Use the BIOS for overclocking. All software solutions are going to "have a go" at overclocking
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I completely agree the corecell crashed my pc causing a reboot then i got rid of it and then I reinstalled and made sure it was not overclocking for me, (so it just monitors temps). If any of you are interested in ocing here is another link given to me by timko http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?t=327
 
The BIOS is a great place to be. You can learn a lot trying to make sense of the settings. Just follow one simple rule before you start:

Write all the current settings down first!!

That way it is easy to put things back to a "good working set" anytime something is pushed too far. :)

Also, Only change one setting at a time. This way it is easier to see the effect it has. (Okay, so that's two rules. Well... one rule and another one rule..... )
 
I've read the two threads/links above when I get home I'm going to set the divider to 5:6 and the ram to 233 (essentially back to 200) with faster cpu. And the AGP clock to 67 to lock it.
 
You start loosing the advantages of the overclock if you run the memory out of synch with the CPU. If memory is not syncronised, it intruduces extra wait states, so not worth doing.
 
MAllen said:
You start loosing the advantages of the overclock if you run the memory out of synch with the CPU. If memory is not syncronised, it intruduces extra wait states, so not worth doing.
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Ok so i'll lock the agp and loosen mem timings?
 
I have locked agp/pci, but at 225 fsb their are errors within minutes using memtest. MAllen I know you've advised against this but I want to see how far I can push my cpu, I can't find any options for memory dividers anyone know where they are/exist?
 
MAllen said:
You start loosing the advantages of the overclock if you run the memory out of synch with the CPU. If memory is not syncronised, it intruduces extra wait states, so not worth doing.
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correct me if im wrong but isnt that NOT the case for a64's? i always thought that pentiums suffered from this problem because their memory controller is on their northbridge, but a64 cpus have it built in to the cpu, so as there is a direct link (theres no waiting)? Ive seen people with their ram on a divider getting great memory bandwidth scores with the a64's.

The only way to be sure is to test it yourself.
 
I'll try and dig out my references on this one later today. You may be right, but I thought I had still read about this same situation on the A64s. No harm in trying it out.
 
right my system has been running stable for 4 months now without an overclock now gonna try tried just upping it to 220 setting to x4 aswell wouldnt boot to be honest i am used to the old stuff in bios lol

so who can give me a rough guide what to start at ie mem settings fsb setting ht settings

currentley is at

a64 3200 at 200
ht at 5
memory at 200 (1 gig geil value one with blue heatspreaders on )
agp at 67 6600gt

current temp according to bios hardware is 40 standard fan

i dont want to go mad maybe just push it a bit and if it goes ok invest in a better heatsink and fan

cheers guys heres hoping
 
try upping the fsb to 220 (I have the same ram and it's stable) and ht at 4, ht needs to be lower than 1000 so 200x5=1000 =ok, but 220x5=1100=bad, but 220x4=880 = ok.
 
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