The MSI Neo2 Platinum Owners Help Thread

Yes I've swapped them around as well so the rear speakers are plugged into the front channels and when I did that the rear speakers were louder, I've now tested a spare sb live and it's definately the onboard sound so i'm getting a new sound card - sighs as bank balance drops again ;)
 
Any way to get more than +10% CPU Vcore?

I used to be able to get an 18.3% ontop of my vcore of 1.55. I know its not the best amount to be pushing through my cpu, but I want to see how far this cpu will go on highest vcore. (water cooled)
 
If your CPU is a 90ns one, then the Neo2 lowers the volts anyway.

Someone told me this, and sure enough, on checking it, he / she was right.

At 1.5v in the BIOS, when I check it out with CPUz , its actually at 1.4

Or 1.392 or 1.408 to be more precise.

Anyway, mine is a winchester 3200 and on stock volts, I max out at 230FSB, but at 1.55v ( 1.45v according to CPUz ) I have taken it to 298FSB, and 5% over it hits the 300FSB.

running it stable now at 250FSB ( closer to hit the 1000 HTT with a 4x multi thats the only reason ) and I am at 1.5v ( 1.4v in CPUz )
 
Just installed a Venice 3000 at stock with a stock HSF on a Neo2 with 1.6 bios and getting CPU temps of 12 degees thru the bios HW monitor, flashed to bios 1.8 and still getting the same.

Any ideas?
 
HEHE!

I use Speedfan myself.

At stock, I get 32c ( Temp Monitor No.2 )

At 300FSB @ 1.55v + 10% I get just 36c

Now running at 250FSB and I am getting only 33c and under load, its at 44c

Seems to jump between 33 and 44c and so far, I have not seen it between much at all.

For example, when I quit a game, I see it at 44 then a few seconds later, its at 33 again.

Sort of given up believing any of the temps actually.

I will know when it gets too hot... The smoke release mechanism will engage.
 
It makes sense that your PC is hottest after a game. This is when it has been working the hardest.

And if it then drops rapidly to 33 at idle, this means you have a good agressive cooling setup in your box. So this sounds about right. :)
 
No no, I understand that... What gets me, is how quickly it heats up to 44, then how quickly it cools down to 33.

Heating up and then cooling down is normal and yes, its to be expected, but I doubt it will cool down as quick as it does if I threw it into a bucket of water... ( Thats a joke by the way - I just mean its almost instant! )

I do notice that yours is a similar setup... MSI Neo2 of course, my CPU is a winnie 3200 yours a venice, but I also have the Freezer64, so how are your temps?

I have BIOS 1.8 by the way.

CPU @ 1.5v / 250FSBx10 / 4xHT / 2 x 512MB Corsair XMS4400
 
FatRakoon said:
No no, I understand that... What gets me, is how quickly it heats up to 44, then how quickly it cools down to 33.
Click to expand...

That's normal for an A64 CPU, mine does it too.

The reason is that unlike Athlon XPs where the temperature sensor was in the motherboard, in A64s the sensor is built into the CPU die itself, so it reacts much more quickly.
 
So, is there any modded bios available atm, to get a higher vcore?

My venice sits happily at 2650 @ 1.65, yet.. only seems stable with CoreCentre at 1.7~

But I have to do that in Windows. need a bios update or somewhat!
 
MAllen said:
LOL.... 12 degrees... are you in Iceland?

What does the heatsink feel like to touch? Could also try loading up speedfan and see what that reportss.
Click to expand...
Just put Speedfan 4.25 on, temps as follows:
Temp 1 17c
Temp 2 21c
Temp 3 22c
HD0 24c

Bios now has:
System temp 22c
CPU temp 24c

A temp probe inside the HSF fins at the centre give 23c, room temp is about 19c.

The 12c reading has disappeared :confused: but the bios CPU temp still seems low at 24c as the probe at 23c has the fan blowing directly onto it.

Which Speedfan reading relates to which part?

edit : just noticed fan speed that would make sensor 1 the NB and sensor 2 the CPU
 
Last edited:
DaveMac said:
edit : just noticed fan speed that would make sensor 1 the NB and sensor 2 the CPU
Click to expand...


I think that this is the case for most, if not all Motherboards... SpeedFan reads the CPU as Temp 2 on all my systems, and I have one or two lying about the place... They all use Reading 2 for the CPU, so I think its the standard.
 
Hey, listen.

I have had a few BSODS on this board since I had it... I have been putting it down to this or that, but in the last week or so, I think I have narrowed it down to the SoundCard, but not entirely convinced?

I am currently using an Audigy 1 alongside a LiveDrive II ( Ok, not alongside, but you know what I mean )

Now, most of the time, it during playing HalfLife 2... It will suddenly hang and the sound will go into a loop... I know this does not point to the Audio as such.

Now, if I run the game in a Window, I can close the window, and carry on with everything else, but with no audio.

If its not in a window, I cannot do anythign except press reset.

The BSODs I do get have sometimes given me some info, but most of the time, its just a corrupt screen, so nothing really to do on. The info I do get, is tellign me nothign either, btu twice its made references to the audio.

The sound Card is plugged into the 3rd from bottom PCI slot.

Is there any known issues with this or any other sound cards on the MSI Neo2?

The thing here, is that my speakers have no volume control or HeadPhone socket, and hwile *** volume is controled through the keyboard, I find that the headphone sockets are absolutely indespensible, otherwise I would use a different Audio card, or even the onboard if its any cop ( Not tried it to be honest ).

Anyway, I have no real info as I said to truly verify the issues I do have, and other than using another card, ( And lose the ability to use headphones ) I am unsure what to do.
 
FatRakoon: Uninstall / Disable your soundcard and see if the issues persist. If the game hangs when playing without sound, it's obviously not the soundcard. If you can't be bothered to play HL2 with no sound, just download some demos or something for CS:S and loop them.
 
I have taken it out.

That way I can be certain.

I have not enabled the onboard audio yet. I suppose I could, but nah!

The trouble is, that I can go for yonks before it does this...

For example, I dont know how well you know HL2, but the last time it went wasAt the lighthouse in the SANDTRAPS section, and the time before that, was in the tunnel, and before that was Ravenholm, just as I was about to jump into the big VAT to get up to the lift to go down again ( God I hate the way HL2 works like that - Too linear! )

So, anyway, I am just getting into Nova Prospekt again ( the whole reason I play it is for Nova Prospekt and the City levels, well Anti-Citizen one anyway )

Will update you when it next fails... or not?
 
Ok, I thought I would update you on the BSOD issues.

I hadnt had any errors at all for the whole of the 29th, even though I tried to force it.

I put the card back in, and played for about 2 hours and maybe 20 or so minutes and had BSOD... 95% sure its the Audigy then.

Before I got rid, I tried one last thing... The drivers I am using are simply off the CD, so try the updated ones... Since then, and so far, its been perfectly fine!

Nice.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom