K8n Neo3 cpu temperature problem

Hi.
I built computer for my friend with these specs:
AMD64 3000+ socket 754
MSI K8N Neo3 nForce4(it's Gold edition, no clue what's so special in it... no msi sticker included, say hello to marketing guys from me )
Asus Pci-e 6600GT 128MB
DDR-400 some brand with Blitz chip, bios settings set to auto
Western Digital 80GB ATA
TEAC DVD-RW
some 350W psu
and the problem is the cpu temperature and kinda noisy fan... newest core center reports 41-42 degrees and 1390rpm when computer is idle, on mine it's around 35 degrees
and 2800rpm. amd drivers are installed, power saving settings are set to minimum cool'n'quiet is enabled, d.o.t. is disabled, but still, core center reports speed as 210x10 = 2100mhz and it should be less when idle... 1000mhz or 800mhz they say... another interesting thing is that core center reports north bridge fan speed as low, while bios health status
reports 7500 (!!!) rpm. what's wrong? please help.

Qool and quiet turn off in bios !
Quote from: laki on 16-December-05, 06:02:12
Hi.
I built computer for my friend with these specs:
AMD64 3000+ socket 754
MSI K8N Neo3 nForce4(it's Gold edition, no clue what's so special in it... no msi sticker included, say hello to marketing guys from me )
Asus Pci-e 6600GT 128MB
DDR-400 some brand with Blitz chip, bios settings set to auto
Western Digital 80GB ATA
TEAC DVD-RW
some 350W psu
and the problem is the cpu temperature and kinda noisy fan... newest core center reports 41-42 degrees and 1390rpm when computer is idle, on mine it's around 35 degrees
and 2800rpm. amd drivers are installed, power saving settings are set to minimum cool'n'quiet is enabled, d.o.t. is disabled, but still, core center reports speed as 210x10 = 2100mhz and it should be less when idle... 1000mhz or 800mhz they say... another interesting thing is that core center reports north bridge fan speed as low, while bios health status
reports 7500 (!!!) rpm. what's wrong? please help.

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I have no theory as to why one processor would have me to change bios setting to get the RAM to work, and why another wouldn't.
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MSI K8N NEO3-F Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX
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Sapphire Radeon X800Pro
Samsung Spinpoint 160GB
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Quote from: Deathstalker on 27-March-05, 22:51:26
Tydyt,
The question was about the Socket 939, which only work with the Neo2 and Neo4. If you have a Socket 754 it only work with the Neo and Neo3.
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of CPU VID and ratios . And on the MSI website , the compatability of 90nm Sempron on K8N Neo3 is being tested , will MSI release a new
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Ok the system temp refers to the nf4 chip. That makes sense now. I thought the system temp refered to the temp inside the case. The fan is spinning fine with a rpm of 6250 according to Core center.

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