K9N2 SLI Platinum - new Phenom support and OC

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MSI K9N2 SLI PLATINUM
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AMD PHENOM X2 965 BE CPU
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if it didn't I would be crying in a corner somewhere not posting this from my super fast PC 
Thanks to all you guys
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Hi guys,
Had my lovely new  M/B for a few months now and It has been a wonderful board. 
despite one hiccup where the PCIE bus had a moment / died ( flashing the BIOS to latest fixed it )
My setup currently :
Jeantech Storm 700w Modular PSU
MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
AMD Phenom 9550
with Zalman silent fan 
4GB crap ass RAM  (that's a real brand .. honest)
2 x BFG 9800GTX+OC in SLI    I likes these .. they make lovely noises in my dark room  .. VrrrrUmmmmmmm mmm mmmm mmm
500 GB slow ass HDD  (Again the marketing dept of this brand were out to lunch when they launched it)
Windows 7 RC. latest build
Nvidia Det's  190.xxx  latest driver
mostly playing Fallout 3  (graphics are beautiful but notice the CPU is lagging behind now)
So to the Crux of my issues :-
I'm looking to upgrade a few things here though, 
as you can see a few components are severely bottlenecking performance.
First off the RAM.
going to get some nice Kingston 1066 DDR2 (4GB or should I go for 8GB ?)
next .. a WD VelociRaptor 10k rpm HDD  probably just a small 74GB or the 150GB drive
and finally the pies de resistance  ( yes PIES ! .. I like PIES !!)   shiny new AMD Phenom 965 CPU
SO...   Will the 965 phenom work in this board ?   I've logged on tech support but no answer, 
 latest BIOS is installed already 7374v35 i think.
I know it's a 140W CPU so okay there, 
the Socket AM2+/AM3 is good
.. I just NEED to be sure before spending £200.00
if not .. is it worth getting the 945 or 955 BE and clocking them ... could the board handle clocking the 965  ??
and last of all,  if any one has any opinions on the build .. let me know...   have you built a similar rig ?
cheers all
PIES out ~!
OCD

WoW !!
  Thanks for the replies guys,  I really appreciate it...
and after a drunken bout of spontaneous cash wastage on the internet last night  :
1) AMDOA06KNF PHENOM II X4 965          £151.07   
2) WDGA060T2  WD VELOCI RAPT 150GB   £99.07
3) KTEA069M4  4GB 1066MHZ DDR2          £41.70
 ... goods on the way... 
So I guess in a few days I'll be able to update you all on the build and will more than likely be updating this post with my random moronic questions and queries when the next thing goes wrong   
looking into Power requirements
9800GTX+ SLI requires a min 550w PSU .. and so far in top gaming and 3D benchs hasn't gone over 250w on the meter ( pretty good I think)
the Zalman CNPS9700 LED  seems to keep everything cool without any power to the fan... but I leave power on low just for the pretty blue lights   
I'm happy to listen to any advice though,
One thing I will need is any pointers you can give on the K9N2  built in OC facility in the BIOS .. is it any good .. can I TRUST it to not fry my CPU by running it on auto ?   is there any recommended settings ?  etc.   your thoughts and experiences welcomed
OCD

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  • K9N2 SLI Platinum w/ Phenom II 940BE - Overclocking Advice?

    So I am wondering if any other USERS out there, can give any advice on how they've managed to overclock their Phenom II 940 "BE"s on an MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum motherboard?
    Now that I got my board running rock solid and stable, I am interested in venturing in this territory and I am curious as to what sort of "stable overclocks" others have achieved and how you configured to achieve such?

    Quote from: TheCello on 02-April-09, 01:55:00
    I have mine @ 3.4GHz on stock vCore w/ bios 3.3 (vCore is at 1.375ish) with the multiplier settings and the FSB at 200.
    Which sucks, because I don't want the extra voltage.  I need my proc to stay under 50C and playing crysis, it reaches exaclty 50C.   
    This is only a minimal increase in perfrormance tho.   What I really want, is to be able to overclock the HT link.  unfortunately, if I set it to 2000mhz, I get instant freeze at boot, if it even posts at all.  Trying to install BIOS 3.4 today.    lets see how it works =)
    How are you getting it 2000mhz HT? Raising the HT multiplier will not render a bootup. Incrementally raising HT will get you there....with CPU multiplier raised, a little bit of HT will give better Numbers on the CPU - Say 17 x 215 as opposed to stock 17 x 200. My brother has that board, 215+HT no problem, he has a thermaltake active Heatpipe Northbridge cooler attached to the stock cooling.

  • MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum (new board)

    I was wondering if anyone had this board?  I just recently bought this so that I could upgrade myself from the MSI K9AGM3-FIH board (old).  I wanted to carry over my Corsair DDR2 800 memory along with my AMD Athlon X2 4000+ to this board since its recommended that the specs states its an 1066Mhz memory slot.  I plan to overclock my AMD CPU 4000+ 2.1GHZ, but I am wondering if this would be possible or not?  If so, how will it greatly affect my performance?
    I am using a 350watts power supply and  EVGA 8800GT.
    Any help would be deeply appreciated.

    No I am not joking on the PSU.  Its what I got when my brother gave it to me.  At this moment, I don't want to spend my budget on a new power supply.
    Also will mixing RAMs affect performance?  At this current state, I have 2 GB Corsair (2 sticks of 1 GB) running 800Mhz with a timing of 4-4-4-12.  I thought about adding more rams, however, they're different timings.  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194 This has a latency of 5-5-5-15 hitting DDR2 1066.  Would it be fairly possible at all?
    Quote from: Hans on 14-September-08, 06:05:56
    800 or 1066MHz, it won't matter in dayly life at all.
    But, if you want to OC -- you can. The memory can handle a much higher clock than the max. speed in the cpu's memory controller specs. So, it will depend mostly on how far the memory controller will let you go.
    PSU: you must be joking. If you are really going to oc your stuff, see to it that you get a good psu first. And that's never a 350W's, because you shouldn't look at the watts, but at the amps on the (best single) 12V-rail.

  • K9N2 SLI platinum - another problem w/ Phenom II

    I decided to upgrade my K9N2 SLI Platinum from Phenom 9850BE to Phenom II 940 3.0GHz.  I switched the CPUs but I didn't update the bios from 3.2 to 3.3.  When I powered up the bios 3.2 system with the Phenom II it posted and booted but then blue screened.  I restarted and went into the bios settings and checked the hardware monitor and it showed the CPU temperature at 80C!  I looked at the voltage and this bios was giving the Phenom II 1.8 volts.  I immediately shut down and felt the CPU sink and it was quite warm after only 60 seconds or so.  That wasn't a stock heatsink either - it was a CNPS9700 with AS5 - a lot of copper to heat up.
    It seems that the 3.2 bios, if it didn't recognize the CPU, should not have set the VCORE to the maximum of 1.8 volts and continue to run. 
    Also, I replaced the Phenom II with a sempron to upgrade the bios and had a problem after successfully flashing 3.3.  I spent the weekend back and forth with MSI support and they sent a beta bios 3.3.3 that did work.  My problem with 3.3 was that the machine would freeze before POST with the Group 2 LED flashing green/red.
    I'm waiting for a new CPU and wondering if I should also RMA the motherboard.  How come so many people seem to have flashed 3.3 with no problem but mine didn't work?
    # CPU:  worked: 9850BE with 4 2Gb sticks of CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066 (worked at 1066 all four)
                burned up by bios version 3.2  Phenom II 940
                used to flash bios:  Sempron 1800
    # Motherboard model: K9N2 SLI Platnium
    # Video card: MSI 8800GTS
    # Hard drive(s) Seagate SATA 80Gb
    # No other cards.
    # Operating system: win32 XP
    # Power Supply: New ANTEC Neoblue 650W.
    Will

    Quote from: hifi239 on 04-February-09, 00:37:10
    Thanks for all the information.  As I said, I have the MB working on a spare Sempron and I am waiting for a new 940, but here are some facts I'm still curious about:
    1. With a plain vanilla Sempron 3400+ and a plain vanilla one stick of slow memory my K9N2 SLI Platinum will not boot correctly with bios 3.3, even after resetting cmos, unplugging, etc.   MSI tech had to send me 3.3B3.  Anyone know why that would be.   Is there something wrong or different about my MB compared with everyone else that has 3.3?  What bug in 3.3 is fixed with 3.3B3?
    The sempron should boot correctly. (3.3Beta3 is a pre-3.30)
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    2. I'm sorry but I think that with 3.2 or 3.3 or 3.3B3, before flashing, after flashing, with cmos reset, with cmos not reset, the bios should never put the red maximum 1.8 volts on a CPU it doesn't recognize.  I never set that parameter. It is a bios bug for it to switch up to 1.8 Vcore.  I had the 9850BE at Auto (about 1.1V I think).
    You need 3.30 and after reset the cmos.
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    3. "I doubt it burned the CPU"  Really? The max case temp for 940 is 60C.  Mine got to 80C.  That's not good, even if it does still work.  Fortunately I purchased from NE who will RMA it.
    I doubt yours even got 80C as you where using the wrong BIOS...did you measure it with a digital temp-meter?
    Did you burn your fingers on the heatsink?
    It's not the first time a CPU temp is being read wrong in the BIOS.
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    4. digit123abc said "i have the same board and 940BE, 3.3 sets the cpu voltage to 1.8volts even after bios reset and loading defaults"  So, when I get the new 940, with 3.3B3 am I really going to have to rush into the bios and change the 1.8Volts to auto before I burn that CPU also?  If so, that's a bad bios bug.
    A BIOS default is Vcore at Auto, never seen anything else....not a BIOS-bug but he didn't reset the cmos after flashing.
    And again 3.3Beta3 is older then 3.30 that is release version.
    Same as with Windows7 Beta....thats prior to Windows7 Release.

  • K9N2 SLI Platinum Freeze

    I did a build 3 weeks ago and everything was smooth as silk. Then this morning was reading up on the news online and system shut down. Try to turn power back on and all leds light green to say OS loading but nothing happens. No post, no bios, no feed out any of the video. Have tried swapping out memory, video cards, using on-board video, clearing cmos, pulling battery and let it sit for an hour. Nothing I do makes any change. I press the power button, the d-led lights green instantly, green #15 for power and the orange for standby, both for the pci-e cards. Please let some one have an idea other than replacing my cpu.
    K9N2 SLI Platinum
    AMD Phenom X4 9850
    4gigs 1066mhz Kingston HyperX
    2 - NVidia 9500gt's in SLI
    Vista Ultimate64
    Acer 22" LCD

    Man oh man, I found the issue alright. After trying everything under the sun including all your suggestions, I finally pulled the ruby orb cpu fan off. Scorch marks on the CPU. With low running temps, I'm not sure how it could be other than just a bad cpu. Tigerdirect(whom I purchased it through) said they refuse to exchange it even though I'm under 30 days, but luckily after contacting their supplier (no help from tiger) they are going to swap it for me. Only fear is, could some fault have happened on the motherboard to cause this? Or could the psu have spiked? But if the psu spiked, wouldn't the motherboard be completely dead instead of just unresponsive? Also, one chip on the board above the am2 plug-in and toward the rear looks a little different. Not cooked so much as just not as shiny as the others near it. Could there be a problem there? Don't want to be sticking in a new cpu just to have it fry cause of the motherboard being faulty. Thanks for your ideas.

  • K9N2 SLI Platinum - JPW2 connection essential? Also, question about diagLEDs

    I've been running a K9N2 SLI Platinum with a Phenom 9950BE and 2 Geforce 9800GT video cards for half a year now, running as stable as any computer could and I couldn't be happier. However, there's one thing that I've always had a question about - the molex connection on the board labeled JPW2. The manual says that JPW2 is "used to provide power to stable the operation of graphics card", but using the PCI-E connectors on the card appears to be adqeuate to running a stable system.
    In regards to this though, am I running the risk of an underpowering my motherboard not having JPW2 plugged in? The 24-pin and 8-pin power connectors on the board are of course plugged in and my concern is merely (hopefully!) academic at this point, but I'm just curious if not having power running through JPW2 would cause any problems down the line. My components are power hogs and I believe my power supply is up to it, but I'd love it if someone wiser than I could indulge my curiousity.
    Also, my diagnostic LEDS are reading something other than four green solid lights in normal operation (successful POST, Windows loaded and running). If you were to view the motherboard correctly mounted in the case, the order of the lights are: [G][R][R][G]. The manual refers to this as "BIOS Sign On - This will start showing information about logo, processor brand name, etc..." which is as incredibly unhelpful as it can be when it comes to this sort of thing. I state again that this doesn't effect normal operation - it's just another thing that I'm curious about.
    Thank you for helping me put my mind to rest!
    SPECS
    K9N2 SLI Platinum
    AMD Phenom 9950BE
    8GB G.Skill 800MHz DDR2 RAM
    2x Geforce 9800GT 1GB
    Seagate Barracuda ST3320620AS 320GB HDD
    SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB HDD
    LITE-ON DH-20A4P-04 20x DVD-DL Writer
    Thermaltake W0116RU 750W ATX Power Supply
    CM Storm Sniper ATX Case
    Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

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    1. Will not plugging in JPW2 will adversely affect system performance stability.
    No, but its recommended to be connected.
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    2. Diagnostic led is shoring GRRG during normal use. No apparent adverse effects. Manual quite unhelpful. Cause?
    If the system works OK ignore it. Else ask here: http://ocss.msi.com/

  • K9N2 SLI Platinum and Phenom II 940

    I have a K9N2 SLI Platinum and have a Phenom 940 on the way. Are there still issues with bios 3.4? what is the proper way to flash to 3.4 so the volatge is normal ? I just flashed via the usb meathod but dont i have to reset and clear cmos? also what is the stock proper voltage for the phenom 940? is it 1.375 or 1.350?
    K9N2 SLI
    Phenom 9750
    8GB OZC SLI 6400
    XFX 9800GT SLI
    OCZ 550W

    Quote from: digitabc123 on 08-April-09, 06:59:12
    have you tried uping the voltage, the black dragon works perfect at 1066 from 2.2v to 2.4v, however the gskill requires 2.3v to work perfect at 1066 (so my setup its 2x1gb geil and 2x1gb gskill (total 4gb) voltage set to 2.3v) if i dont set 2.3v i get completely random restarts (could be after afew hours or afew days), all passed with prime and occt.
    just in case, after bios reset ddr is set to 800 as default ,go into bios and set divider to 1066, then set timings to 5-5-5-15 (dont use auto/sli ready) bios sets strange timings by default at 1066 then set voltage and save.
    I've tried everything and even chatted with MSI Techs over it all, been back and forth between MSI and OCZ for about a month now.. bottom line, MSI told me was that they don't certify or support OCZ ddr1066 on the K9N2 SLI Plat; which OCZ Techs told me, basically. B.S!  ...claiming they tested the Board themselves when it came out.   However OCZ doesn't even have the Board listed on their RAM Configurator on their website; which they claim is MSI's fault... and so on, and so on...
    Anyway, OCZ is offering to swap my Reaper Set for a different Model set which they claim is more reliable on AMD processors.  Probably their Gold or SLI model set I'd guess; they don't even advertise on their website any difference in their sticks being "Intel Certified" or "AMD Certified" ... and so on.
    Worse case scenario; if in the end whatever they give me still doesn't work, I'll EBAY it and try a set of those geIL Black Dragons.

  • K9N2 SLI Platinum / Phenom II 940BE overvolting and buzzing at load

    I have seen many posts related to this issue, but have found no solution.  The only thread which seemed to be going somewhere went off topic and was closed before anything could be resolved 
    My Phenom II 940BE, at load, is constantly being overvolted between 1.37-.38 and 1.40v.  In the BIOS, after a fresh CMOS reset, I see the processor is set to 1.80v in the cell menu.  This is a false reading, though, since the hardware monitor still has it between the aforementioned 1.37-.38 and 1.40v.  Regardless, the lowest setting I have available with the CPU voltage setting in the Cell Menu is 1.375v then AUTO.
    I have tried using many BIOS images with freshly cleared CMOS (remove battery, power cables from motherboard, wait a few minutes etc.): 3.4 3.5 and a MSI tech provided 3.6B1 BIOS all produce the same behavior. 
    When my CPU is at load, a light buzzing sound can be heard from the CPU area of the motherboard.  This is especially noticeable when cool n quiet is enabled and the system decides to go from 800MHz to 3GHz, the buzzing is for the duration of the up-clocking until clocked back to 800MHz.  I had the same issue on Vista x64 as well as Win 7.  After some time at 3GHz the buzzing seems to go away, but may be drowned out by a fan or two.
    Has anyone found some sort of resolve for this issue?
    System Specs:
    K9N2 SLI Platinum
    Phenom II 940BE stock
    Stock AMD cooler
    8 gig of OCZ DDR-II 800 RAM (OCZ2N800SR2G) at stock
    BFG GeForce 9800GT 1gig stock
    Windows 7 X64 RTM
    EDIMAX Wireless card 802.11n
    Enermax Liberty Power Supply 500W (link)
    2x Samsung Ecogreen 500gig in RAID0
    Pioneer DVD-RW (SATA)
    Onboard sound

    Problem 1: solved.  The metal curly thing by the RAM was buzzing.  Unfortunately I do not have a hot glue gun and pressing on it with an eraser from a pencil did not alleviate buzzing, so removing 2 sticks of ram did it.  I had 4x 2gb sticks.  Taking out 2 stopped almost all of the buzzing sound, but sadly now I am running with only 4 gig of ram vs my mighty 8 
    Problem 2 still remains, the mystery of my CPU being at 1.38 - 1.40V instead of 1.350 when set to AUTO in the BIOS.

  • New K9N2 SLI Platinum isn't booting into BIOS

    So i just built a new system with an MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum, and installation went by with a breeze. However, after supplying power, and turning the system on for the first time I'm met with absolutely nothing.
    I'm not the most advanced in this category, and I've certainly never experienced the likes of this ever. I've gone through the hardware configuration a thousand times, and I'd know if it were that.
    I was wondering if anybody knew a few tricks to get this new board to boot. I'm suspecting it's probably something small and obvious I wouldn't ever think of.
    But yeah, any help would be much appreciated.
    Current System:
    Mobo: MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
    CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9850 (black edition)/stock cooler
    RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x2048Mb 1066Mhz DDR2
    GPU: PNY XLR8 GeForce 9800 GTX
    HDD1: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10K RPM
    HDD2: Seagate Barracude 1.5TB 7200RPM
    No operating systems yet (which is kind of impossible since I can't even set the boot order without the BIOS loading.) But I plan to run XP Pro alongside Gentoo.

    All fans are spinning fine, I'll get the PSU info later, I took it from an old system I built before my last deployment. It's an 850 watt (single 12 volt rail) system, not sure the exact specs on it anymore.
    I do believe though, that I've managed to knock something loose as it keeps beeping repeatedly now when it boots. Before it was absolute silence on boot. (which is weird because i don't actually remember installing the speaker?)
    Oh, the DVD drive is from another system too, and pretty old, but it opens, and functions.
    I also swapped between onboard video, and the graphics card to see if it was maybe the graphics card and still nothing.
    Though I have to use a DVI converter with the graphics card (which is pretty lame for a 200+ dollar graphics card to have two DVI ports and an SVID port, but no HDMI port.)
    Anyway, I originally tried to boot with my 1080P television connected into the HDMI DVI* port for the mobo.
    Keep good language in a forum!
    Now if I can just figure out what was wrong in the first place eh?
    It seems the reset button allowed it to boot into the BIOS, but a regular boot wont?
    Edit: Still wont boot into BIOS or POST though, I'm met with a blinking line that's been there for over 10 minutes now.

  • K9N2 Sli Platinum + SSD OCZ Vertex 3 = Slow Speed Problem [PARTIALLY SOLVED]

    Hey folks,
    I have a problem with my new SSD. I only get sequential reads of 140MB/s and writes of 114MB/s.
    I think it is a driver related issue. I once got faster SATA2-like speeds but cannot reproduce the system settings again... Everything back to SATA1-like speeds after reboot.
    First my pc specs:
    MSI K9N2 Sli Platinum, BIOS v3.9
    - 6 SATAII ports by nForce 750a SLI
    - 2 ESATA (External-SATA) ports (back panel) by JMB363
    - Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3 Gb/s
    AMD Phenom II 965 Black
    Patriot PV224G8500ELKB Viper II Series DDR2 4GB (2 x 2GB, CL5 PC-8500/1066MHz)
    SSD SATAIII OCZ Vertex 3, 120GB, FW v2.11
    LG Internal BlueRay BH10LS30
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    I only get very slow speeds with the SSD. I tried so many things that I am getting very frustrated now, I am even thinking about getting a new board and ram just to get the SSD up to speed...  
    1)
    I installed Win7 first with all the default settings in Windows Setup from DVD. Default "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" driver was "Standard AHCI1.0 Serial ATA Controller".
    SSD was connected to SATA1-port,  On-Chip Sata Controller AHCI enabled in BIOS,  Extra RAID/IDE Controller disabled.
    All fine, but whichever benchmark I used (AS SSD, HD Tune Pro, Atto Disk Benchmark, CrystalDiskMark; other tools used: DriveControllerInfo, AIDA64/Everest, CrystalDiskInfo ) I got e.g. 140MB/s Read and 114MB/s Write sequentially (CrystalDiskmark, similar with random data AND only zeros ).
    Trim working (it seems) with AHCI driver. I also changed to nvstor64 driver (nforce driver setup 15.56), with is marginally faster but not what you would expect from a SATAIII drive on SATAII controller.
    2)
    I installed Win7 using "diskpart" (Shift-F10) during disk setup, setting a cluster size of 64k instead of default. No real change.
    3)
    After reinstall of Win7 x64 (again...), I changed from SATA1 port to SATA6 port, also enabled Extra Raid/IDE controller set to AHCI as well.
    Nothing changed. With all settings to default in Windows (ahci default driver), I then manually updated the ahci to nvstore64 driver in Device Management, rebooted.
    Then a minute later after reboot I got the following Sequential speeds with CrystalDiskMark:
    273MB/s read and 137MB/s write (random data)  +  274MB/s read and 220MB/s write (with zeros) !!!
    While I ran this benchmark Windows came up with a message: "You must restart your computer to apply these changes - Restart Now/Restart Later".
    After the previos reboot, when I changed manually from AHCI to NVSTORE, I had changed nothing in the current session, apart from running CrystalDiskMark.
    I did reboot and I was back to the slow SSD speeds again = 140/114 MB/s...
    4)
    I have tried every possible combination of mainboard SATA ports, drivers changing with nvidia setup/manually, deleting and disabling controllers (incl BSOD and startup repair :D ), chaning bios settings around, but I just cannot get back the faster speeds  
    There is never any change in speed, whether I use ahci or nvstore64, whichever benchmark I use, whether random or zeros...
    5)
    Could the SSD be broken, something internally preventing it from faster speeds (with this one random exception)?
    Could it be that my K9N2 SataPorts only allows for / reduced to SATA1 speeds?
    Am I missing something with the driver setup?
    Do I need additional drivers for the extra JMicron Controller when using SataPorts 5/6 ?
    I have no other mainboard to test this with...
    Please guys, I am going to jump out of the window if I can't fix it... :(
    Thanks, Mike

    Hey guys - problem 'solved':  
    I tested the OCZ SSD Vertex 3 120GB with following sata3 controller card http://www.lycom.com.tw/PE-115H.htm.
    The card itself works immediately (needs at least PCIe x4 slot, will work slower otherwise but still faster than the OCZ SSD @sata1 with nvidia chipset).
    There is some raid setup, doesn't apply to me, the boot even with the card is really only a few seconds longer and not annoying at all. Windows (7 x64) needed a driver, supplied on CD (which is cheap and making noise like h**l). The card works w/o the driver but doesn't harm to install it...
    Also, just to clarify, this sata controller card did not need any specific setup at all. Just put it in, plug in sata cable (I use akasa sata3-rated), maybe change boot device in BIOS (I didn't even have to), done - booting Windows as usual.
    Benchmark CDM with sata controller card Lycom PE-115H:
    http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3845/cdmpe115hahci0x00.png
    http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/7549/cdmpe115hahcirand.png
    Speed is much better than before with nvidia chipset 750a SLI controller: sata1 (sata2 whenever it randomly worked):
    http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/505/cdmahci0x0.png
    http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6258/cdmahci0x0sata6contnv64.png
    Final thoughts:
    Well, I am happy with the SSD speed now (PCIe limited to 5Gbps). However, I had to spent quite some time to get it working on my sata2-cabable mainboard. Finally, I had to buy a extra controller card to get it working reliably at speeds faster than sata1. There is hardly any useful information on why this problem occurs with (older) nvidia chipsets and OCZ (sata3) SSDs. I still think that OCZ must know about this problem, but regards this issue as low priority, while at the same time not planning on giving up on sales to people with nvidia chipsets. Maybe OCZ should just make a big sticker on the box the drives come in with something like "Does/Might not work with nvidia chipsets, please use third-party sata controller card or different SSD manufacturer".   But then none of these potential customers would buy OCZ SSDs...  
    I will keep the sata3 controller, anyway handy to have, but return the OCZ Vertex 3 120GB and replace it with a SSD from a different manufacturer (Corsair Force GT, Patriot and OWC are not that great to get around here). The benchmarks for most people will not achieve the maximum advertised OCZ speeds anyway, so why not go with a brand that allows for some plug'n'play with some customer support.
    Hope this post helps others like me with their nvidia chipset  + sata1 speed problem
    Cheers, Mike

  • K9N2 SLI Platinum with Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283V Mounted - w/ Pictures

    ((I've updated my Temperature results in MY FIFTH POST DOWN; so please refer to the results in that post before jumping to conclusions!))
    So.
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    I decided to apply this credit to a new Cooler for my Phenom II 940 BE; and I settled on a Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283V.  It is basically the same thing as Xigmatek's HDT-S1283; just with black nickle over its aluminum fins and copper heat pipes.  Read a lot of reviews that seemed to put Xigamtek's HDT model Coolers "on par" with both the TRue120 and OCZ Vendetta.  I settled on the Black Knight primarily because I didn't want one that was all shiny and flashy; and this one supported the "snap on" lever set up of the AM2+ socket; rather then having to removemy Mob and bolting it on.
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    Quote from: Scooter71 on 14-January-09, 06:19:50
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