Overclocking Q9650 + P45 Neo 3

Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me. I've had my Q9650 CPU a few months and I decided to try overclocking it. From reading other websites I got the impression it would not be difficult to get it to 3.6 GHz stable by just increasing the FSB. Here are my specs:
Q9650, P45 Neo 3, 4GB DDR2 RAM, Windows 7 64-bit, Hard Disk 250GB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
The timings for the memory are:
DRAM Frequency: 401.5 MHz
FSB:DRAM: 5:6
CAS# Latency: 6.0 Clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay: 6 Clocks
RAS# Precharge: 6 Clocks
Cycle Time: 18 Clocks
Row Refresh Cycle Time: 52 Clocks
Command Rate: 2T
If I increase the FSB to 400 then my computer will either reset after Windows loads, or during boot. I then have to clear the CMOS. I tried increasing the vcore slightly in the BIOS, but it made no difference. I did manage to get a stable boot by increasing the FSB to 367 and CPU temperatures were normal. Any advice to get it to 3.6 GHz would be much appreciated.

Hello and welcome,
First off, remove the crucial mem and run the samsung alone (the 2x1GB), mixing memory is never a good idea, always keep it with one type, for stability reasons.
If you need more then 2GB, best is to buy a 4GB kit (2x2GB), since running 4 DIMM slots occupied can be tricky too when oc-ing.
Set your memorytimings to auto completely, first time you oc, you can tweak that later on, only set Vdimm to ~1.9V, for stability when oc-ing..
Up Vcore and and NB 1 - 2 notches and set fsb to 1600, run mem and fsb unlinked when oc-ing, so put it in manual, if possible and put the mem @800MHz.
Maybe set fsb vtt 1 - 2 notches higher also.
Reboot and see if it works.
Ive got my cpu running at 0.0625V extra and it still isnt in the red, so dont worry about upping Vcore, as long as the numbers dont turn red and temps are within limits ( ~70C max !! on the cores ).
And remember, oc-ing is not done in minutes, it takes a while and need alot of testing to make sure all is stable.
Use HWmonitor, everest, CoreTemp for monitoring, Orthos, Prime95, or Intel burn test for testing stabilty, read well before using any of those programs.
Succes
Edit:
And use the search option on the forum, perhaps there are a few tricks already posted.

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Overclock E8400 + MSI P45 NEO Final results

This is the final result, and the default config for me from now on, thank you Jack the Newbe, you helped me a lot.
I fixed your links and tags
-Frankenputer

HARDWARE
MOBO: MSI P45 NEO - BIOS Version 1.1
CPU: C2D E8400 3.0Ghz - Cooler Box
MEM: 2x 2Gb DDR2 800Mhz Kingston Value Ram
GPU: MSI GeForce N9800GTX 512Mb(700/2200/1750)
HDD: Seagate 250Gb Sata II
PSU: Akasa 500W
CASE: Cooler Master Elite 333
Monitor: 19" Samsung 943BWX Wide (1440x900)
OS: Win Vista Ultimate x64 + SP1
CLOCKS AND VOLTAGES
CPU - BIOS
Multi-Step OC - [MODE 1]
D.O.T Control - [Disabled]
Intel EIST - [Disabled]
Adjust CPU FSB Frequency (Mhz) - [445]
Adjusted CPU Frequency (Mhz) - [4000]
Multiplier - [9]
Advance DRAM Configuration -
Timings - [5-5-5-15]
FSB DRAM Ratio - [1:1.00]
Adjusted DRAM Frequency (Mhz) [890]
ClockGen Tuner - [Untouched]
Adjust PCI Frequency (Mhz) - [Default]
Auto Disable DRAM/PCI Frequency - [Enabled]
CPU Voltage (v) - [1.3350]
DRAM Voltage (v) - [1.90]
MCH Voltage (v) - [1.100]
VTT FSB Voltage(v)- [1.25]
ICH Voltage (V) - [1.50]
Spread Spectrum - [Disabled]
GPU - Riva Tuner 2.10
Core Clock (Mhz) - [783]
Shader Clock (Mhz) - [1957]
Memory Clock (Mhz) - [1183]
FAN Speed (RPM) - [95%]
TEMPERATURES
Ambient Temp - 30~31ºC
CPU
Idle - 56~60ºC
Full Load - 85~90ºC
GPU
Idle - 45ºC
Full Load - 60ºC
I know that these CPU temps are not aceptable, but as soon as my thermal grease arrives I'll use it with my TT cooler(current I'm on cooler box) and it will drop a lot.
COOLING
I just use:
a 120mm fan in the lower front of the case sucking the (cool)air in,
a 120mm fan in the middle back of the case blowing the (hot)air out,
a 80mm fan fixed in the door case blowing the (hot) air out,
a 80mm fan over the back of the VGA blowing air to the Northbridge heatsink,
and (about next week) Thermaltake Big Thyphoon 120 VX with Artic Silver 5.
The MSI N9800GTX is the best VGA cooler that I ever saw, it really does the job even in the extreme overclocks.
FINAL WORDS
After I did this OC, I used the machine for about 4 hours with no problem at all. I did some tests, including some benchmarks like Super PI and 3Dmark 2006, but I did not made any stress test(prime95, orthos) because I'm still using the cooler box and this will for sure overheat it beyond it's capacity, therefore this OC was just a preparation(test) for the real one that I'll do when my thermal grease and my TT cooler were in place, I think that the voltages still can suffer some variation with the advantage of the new cooler, but it will be worked in the right moment, after all overclocking is a long process, when I wrote "final results" to the title of this topic, I mean that this is the clock that I wanted to reach, but of course that still lacks some fine adjustments.
The real objective of this test was to see:
1. if the motherboard handles it stable.
2. if there were no FSB walls to block my OC.
3. if there were any voltage problems.
4. if there were extreme overheating.(even with the cooler box)
and I'm more than happy to see that it passed in all the tests so far.
PROGRAMS USED FOR ADJUSTING AND MONITORING
CPU-Z v1.47
GPU-Z v0.27
Core Temp v0.99.3
Riva Tuner 2.10
Super PI v1.5
3DMark06 v110

MSI P45 NEO-F Overclock different from BIOS 1.1 and 1.7

Hi,
I have the follow configuration:
Case: CoolerMaster Centurion 590
Mobo: MSI P45 NEO-F
PS: Corsair TX650W
MEM: 2GB OCZ Platinum 800Mhz 4-4-4-12
GPU: eVGA 9800 GTX
CPU: Q6600 G0 with stock cooler
OS: Windows Vista 32bit
DualCore Center
eVGA Precision 1.5.1
I was using BIOS 1.1 and OC the CPU to 3.0 GHz using FSB 333, vcore AUTO, DRAM 1.9v, DRAM Mult 1:1.25 (833Mhz), EIST Enable and all other settings default.
Everything is OK, but I was unable to rise the CPU to 3.6Ghz using FSB 450. (The maximum that I get is 3.2Ghz with FSB 400 and DRAM Mult 1:1 (800Mhz) )
Now, i have updated my bios to the latest version 1.7.
The first difference is then i leave the FSB with 333, my DualCore Center shows 331 (2.979Ghz ) and CPU-Z shows FSB 332. This won´t happens when the BIOS was 1.1 and DualCore Center shows FSB 333 and CPU-Z too. (Seems that BIOS 1.1 has a better precision with FSB frequencies than 1.7)
Now, i can configure the CPU to 3.6Ghz (Using FSB 450), the system boot up but restart when loading the startup programs in windows.
My question is why with new bios 1.7 my fsb shows different from BIOS and DualCore Center/CPU-Z.
What information is correct? The BIOS or the DualCore Center/CPU-Z?
Has anyone already configured Q6600 to 3.6Ghz FSB 450 with P45 NEO-F and BIOS 1.1 or 1.7?

Quote from: koike on 21-March-09, 23:14:40
Thanks Vern,
I´m thinking in get a Zalman 9700 cooler.
Now I have started to do what you say and increase the fsb by steps of 5 and run 3dmak06 and Everest stress test for 5 or 10 minutes to see if the system is stable.
Now i´m running fsb 340x9 with vCore 1.33 and DRAM 840Mhz with volt 1.9. Everything is ok.
I have upgraded the BIOS to 1.8, but the problem of difference from bios setup and cpu-z fsb reading are still there. (The Bios is 340 but CPU-Z and DualCore Center is 337) Do you have the same problem?
Little at a time is the way to go. When you get that cooler you can get your vcore up in the 1.4 range. Then you should get higher numbers. You will nearly always see a different cpu speed in windows than what you see in bios. That's not a problem.

Q6600 OC Voltage with MSI P45 Neo-F

Hi Guys,
This is my first post, so bear with me a little!
First, my system:
Intel Q6600 G0
MSI P45 Neo-F mobo with 1.9 BIOS (factory installed)
Thermaltake Soprano case
8GB Kingston HyperX T1 1066 DDR2 (@ 800)
Changed the 120mm case fans for Thermaltake ISGC 12's
Changed the Stock Cooler for a CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 with an additional BladeMaster 92 fan in a push/pull config.
Used MX3 thermal paste.
Everything is running fine at stock settings.
I would like to get a bit more juice out of the CPU if I can - The PC is mostly used for work and general internet/mail, but I do game on it and I would like to get as much out of it as I can.
I've done quite a bit reading, and looked at a lot of other posts/forums, but I just can't replicate what others are doing with similar setups.
My problem is this:
I can get the chip stable at 3200 in Prime95, but only if I ramp the core v up to 1.4850. Most people with the same setup and similar cooling seem to be able to achieve this at a much lower voltage - usually around 1.37v or so.
Can anyone point me to where to start looking for the problem here?
I haven't done a lot of overclocking before and I'd appreciate some advice.
Thanks,
SeraphTC

Quote from: Jack on 19-January-11, 21:23:16
Set the board's OC jumpers into the 266->333 MHz position and clear CMOS after that. See if the system boots and if it does, try overclocking it from the 333 MHz strap.
I did as you suggested - booting at 266->333 is actually completely stable. The system boots at 3Ghz and seems fine with no adjustments. Once I tried to OC though it looks like the same old story - the system isn't stable until we hit 1.4850.
I didn't think it was possible to obtain stable OC by simply increasing the VCore any longer...everything I've read says I should have to play around with other settings....but this system is proving me wrong!!
The problem is, it's not getting stable fast enough for my liking.
I'm happy it's stable with my OC settings - 360x9 FSB, 3.2Ghz, VCore at 1.4850v, RAM at 4-4-4-12 at 864 with 2.1v (The RAM is rated at 2.2v), but I don't like having to feed it so many V's really.
Any other ideas?

E8500 + MSI P45 Neo

Hello! I'm trying to OC my E8500 and I've ran to some issues with this combo.
I've ran it somewhere @ 3,6GHz for couple of years now with auto CPU voltage. Now I decided to buy a decent cooler because new CPU coming and decided that I should try going over it.
I tried to bumb the CPU voltage but no effect, I added little bit to everything, No effect. It seems that the max FSB for me is 386x9.5 which gives me the clock of 3667MHz and I'm unable to go over it. Still this CPU should OC well and I got confirmation that this MOBO should be able to do more from here : https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=119816.0
I tried those settings with my system and boom overclocking failed ofcourse. The thing is what I've been noticing is that the Dram frequency gets set to 1068MHz somehow and I've set it to 890MHz what is causing this?
Specs:
E8500 3,16GHz (~3,6GHz with auto voltage)
MSI P45 NEO (bios 1.C)
A-Data 4GB 800MHz DDR2
ASUS 560TI DCII TOP
I've been trying to solve this problem @ overclockers.com but nothing url to the thread : http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=688445

Up your DRAM voltage to ~1,95V.
Set your Multi step OC booster to mode 2. It helped me on my P45 Platinum.
Have you removed the FSB jumpers on your board to set a 400FSB on boot ? If not, reset your BIOS to defaults first, and then try that. It worked well on my board, but you will need to check with your board.
These settings helped me achieve a stable 24/7 on my board with a Q9550 with a 450FSB.
DRAM ratio 1:1
CPU V 1.3325
DRAM V 1.956
MCH V 1.352
VTT FSB V 1.35
You may have to reduce your multi to around 7 for a start and see if you can get it stable with a 440-450FSB. Then start increasing your multi.

MSI P45 Neo-f System

Hello there MSI info seekers. This is my first time posting here, but I've used this forum as a guide to build a system online. I've been told by several sources that this motherboard cannot put out the numbers that I desire without risking burning up the whole setup. Now, im no dummy when it comes to overclocking, but I wouldnt say that I know enough to push where I'd like. I recently purchased a system with;
Mobo: MSI P45 Neo-f (possibly replacing if it cannot perform a 4.25 GHZ overclock and support 8 gigs of memory)
Proc: Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4GB <random> - to be replaced by 4/8GB of Corsair Dominator 1066mhz 5-5-5-15 2.1v (clocked down due to this boards displayed fussiness with stuff over 800mhz)
Video: <generic Nvidia 9500 1gb mem> - to be replaced by an EVGA Nvidia GTX 260 (revision 2, overclocked edition)
Storage: 300GB Velociraptor (for gaming) & 500GB <random brand> storage drives
I have a 750 watt power supply, 2 LG cd/dvd burners, and ... I think that should be it.
My question is, does anyone here have experience with this motherboard enough to give me any suggestions on overclocking this rig (or pointing me in the direction of a more reliable motherboard for the application/abuse I want to put it through - even if its to a DFI lanparty or some such)? I've seen some horror stories with it not being very reliable and want this rig to be stable and reliable for a few years, even if I have to remove the motherboard and slap in a new one myself. I'd be happy with a 4.0 GHz overclock, but eventually would want more.
Any insightful posts would be appreciated, thank you ahead of time

Ah yes wouldnt it be nice to be sure it will do 4.25GHz.
Let me check my crystal ball
But alas, you get no garantuee, with any manufacturer, that it will reach your desired speeds.
First of there's the cpu, you and I cant tell if its a crappy one, or a good one.
So thats limiting factor numero uno, if your cpu will "only" get to, for instance, 3.6GHz.
Remember its rated at 3.16GHz so in Intels eyes its still a good cpu, but you'll probably think of it as crap, since your friend, neighbours or whom ever, got an E8500 to 4+GHz.
Its not something I would complain abouth though, cause 4.25Ghz is nice, but the few fps more I get for running my cpu at its limit, isnt worth it for me.
And yes thats all you gain when raising cpu speed, a few fps.
Second, 8GB 1066MHz, without the use of an AMD or Bloomfield intel (core i7), you wont ever be able to run it at 1066MHz ( And those cpu's dont fit this board ).
On Core2 boards, no matter what people tell you, it aint gonna happen, 4x2GB 1066MHz.
With all 4 slots occupied, your limited to 800MHz, if you get lucky somewhere in the 900's.
This is something that involves all manufacturers, because of memorycontroller, not being able to cope with all the data from "double" dualchannel.
And why use 8GB??? Apparently you'll use it mainly for gaming, 4GB is enough, more then, these days.
If you decode/recode, rar a lot, I would consider a quad with 8GB of fast 800MHz memory.
If you use it only for watching movies, gaming, homeoffice and inet, a good dualcore, like the one you're on planning to get and 4GB 1066MHz will do.
On 4GB, 2x2GB, not 4x1GB, you can also do 1066MHz with your mem, cause then your not limited.
The board, well Ive seen many peeps doin 4GHz + speeds on it without any issues, here in Holland they reached a massive 5.6GHz OC during a competitionwith liquid nitrogen and the board still worked flawlessly, so that shouldnt be a problem.
Apart from the above, i would say nice setup.
I'll take it any day

RAM for MSI P45 Neo-F

Hello,
My first MSI mobo crapped out after 4 years.
So I'm building my second MSI mobo - MSI P45 Neo-F.
This is going to be used a soho desktop with some multimedia apps (Adobe Audition, Photoshop) etc.
I will NOT be doing any overclocking.
Can someone who has this mobo recommend some stable memory? I went to Kingstons website and they only recommend their Value-Ram line for this mobo. It seems 800Mz is the ony one stable on this mobo.
thanks.

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I went to Kingstons website and they only recommend their Value-Ram line for this mobo.
Nothing wrong with that.
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It seems 800Mz is the ony one stable on this mobo.
Look at it from a different perspective:
1) The Intel P45 chipset natively supports DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 modules. That's it for DDR2. Everything beyond that would actually exceed chipset specifications.
2) 99% of all memory modules sold as DDR2-1066 are DDR2-800 modules with a permission to overclock & overvolt them to DDR2-1066 clock speed.
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Can someone who has this mobo recommend some stable memory?
Any DDR2-667/DDR2-800 JEDEC Standard compliant RAM Module of known brand should be fine if you are looking for stability without additional tweaking of frequencies, timings and voltages.

P45 Neo-F ... unlocking multiplier?

Sorry for such a noob question as I haven't overclocked since the P3 days of yore, but with my Neo-F, I can't figure out how to unlock the CPU multiplier from 9.5x in BIOS? I'm running PC6400 Corsair XMS so I was hoping for a 1:1 of 400/400, but that would set my CPU at 3800, which to me seems quite high. I just want to try out a 9x. Is there an option (the manual is even outdated as it leaves off several BIOS Cell Menu options...ugh) to manually adjust the CPU multiplier on the Neo-F?
Thanks in advance.

Yeah, I realize I left off the processor as I was just trying to get the info out w/o being long-winded. I've since read with other MSI boards that disabling EIST should work - Thanks Jack!
I'll check as soon as I'm home and again, thanks for assisting. This will be a fun evening now ;-)
FYI -
E8500 wolfdale
Vista Home Premium 64-bit SP1
P45 Neo-F 1.0 (I believe)
2x2GB Corsair XMS PC6400
MSI 8800GT 512 MB
600W XION Modular PS
WD Raptor 150 GB & Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
EDIT: EIST was the trick. Too bad the manual doesn't say that. Thanks again Jack.

Anyone tried a Noctua NH-D14 Cooler on a P45 Neo??

Hey guys, just wondering if anywhere is has tried a Noctua NH-D14 Cooler on a P45 Neo Motherboard. Reason why i'm asking is because it is quite a large cooler and want to know if it will fit it.
My CPU is a Q8400 Core 2 Quad 2.66Ghz and it gets to about 80C temperature on full load so i will need something pretty good for overclocking considering it's bad enough on stock speed.
Any recomendations?

Quote from: Bas on 18-October-10, 05:11:02
@Onslaught2k3, weird is you have problems booting.
What is that supposed to mean?

How do i set the PCI-E Frequency on P45 Neo-F?

Hey guys, i'm been overclocking my system the last couple of weeks and i am getting instability with my graphics card.. i have a Core 2 Quad Q8400 processor, i read a tutorial that said to set the PCI-E Frequency manually to 100Mhz, but i can't find PCI-E Frequency anywhere in the BIOS set up of the P45 Neo-F board.
Could someone please direct me to where i might find it?
Thanks

Check it with Everest http://www.lavalys.com:8081/beta/everestultimate_build_1999_asoy5dkl1gx.zip
"Mainboard", "Chipset", then from right pane "South Bridge" and look below for Clock Generator

[FIXED] P45 Neo + AHCI = BSOD

Today while testing my overclock settings I decided to digg a little deeper into my P45-Neo's settings. Seeing AHCI was disabled I decided to test it, maybe I could see some small performance gains. Booted up at Windows 7, BSOD before the loading logo finished. Switched to my dual-booted Vista, BSOD. Maybe the OC settings were the problem. Reverted my E7300 to it's stock 266x10MHz, no change. Booting into safe-mode did not help either.
My current BIOS revision is 1.7. The changelog in newer versions don't mension AHCI whatsoever. Should I update it to see if the problem is gone or is it just waste of time? Has anyone experienced similar issues with this board?
OffTopic: I found out this board does not go well with a 1.25x memory multiplier. FSB 400x1.25 for DDR2-1000 = instant MemTest madness. FSB-333 and DDR2-999 = fine for 2 passes. Cranking up the NB voltage up to 1.3v did not make it any better, nor did increasing the VTT 0.10v. I ended up setting the FSB @ 410MHz to help the memory, but from what I read using DDR2-1000 would allow for better tRD values.
Thanks for the attention,
Daniel

Hello and welcome,
Maybe this can help:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=106575.0
Its about changing to AHCI without reinstalling windows.
You cant change it "on the fly", as you already noticed, without getting problems.
You need to do some other things too.
Also please provid full system specs like in my sig, so we can help you better.
Thx in advance

P45 neo problems

Ok, so I've tried about everything I could think of.
I assembled the computer, intel core 2 duo E8500, not 100% sure of the stepping, but its s-spec=slapk. motherboard is an msi-7519 ver 1.0, P45 NEO, 2X2 gig PC2-6400 DDR2 ram modules, 500 gig WD hd, nvidia 8800GT 512mb. Then when I switched power on, and had windows xp in it, it started loading stuff and then gave me the following error.
Technicall information*** STOP 0x0000007E (0xc0000005, 0xf75fe0bf, 0xf789e208, 0xf789df08)
*** pci.sys - address f75fe0bf base at f75f7000, basestamp 3bd855c
I tried switching to a different video card, use a GS7900 256mb, didn't work, tried my 1gig X2 pc-6400 ram, didn't work, tried different dvd-rw drive, didn't work, I have 2 other computers, and been trying every pieces to get past this error message and couldn't.
So, now I do not have a floppy drive anymore, but I bought a 2gig usb drive.
I've been trying to read on how to flash my bios, but it seems in all the instructions I've found that I need to have a stable operating system, problem being, can't install it.
I have even tried installing windows xp on the hard drive using my other comp, and putting it in before I install all the drivers, didn't work, getting the same error message.
So, I'm guessing I need to flash the bios.

GTX 260 require at least 40A at +12V line.
PSU's that comes with a PC Case usually are junk.
Add-on to read:
>>> PSU's---2 x 12v---The Dual Rail Myth <<<
>>> Is your problem caused by your PSU? <<<
Good PSU suggestions and more info:
===> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=112039.msg836246#msg836246
Some of those would be great choose:
Corsair 650TX: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
Corsair 750TX: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009
PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=n82e16817703005

MSI P45 Neo-f with intermittent boot problems

Current system:
*CPU: Intel core2duo 4300 1,80GHz
Mobo: MSI P45 Neo-F LGA775
*Memory: 1 Kingston 1GB PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 and 1 Dane-Elec 1GB PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2
Videocard: Club3D Nvidia 8800GT 512MB GDDR3
*Hard drive: 120GB IBM deskstar 7200rpm Ultra-ATA/100 (yes I realize it is known as the deathstar, but it hasn't failed so far, I do back-up because I'm paranoid
PSU: Real Silent Nexus NX-5000 500 watt
*Soundcard: Soundblaster Audigy
OS: Windows XP home, service pack 2
*Lite-on IT dvd-rom drive
*floppy disk drive
I also have 3 case fans spinning away in a marginally large Chieftec Dragon tower.
The parts I marked with an asterisk (*) are parts that I removed from my old rig and re-used.
I'll try to give a clear rundown of my problem and the steps I've taken so far.
3 days ago I acquired the P45 Neo and installed it into my system, together with the 8800GT videocard. I was still using my old PSU, a Chieftec 360watt. This PSU served me well for 7 years, but it was starting to build up noise while trying to keep up games on my old rig.
I had some trouble getting the system to boot, I tried changing some of the 4 pins wires going to the hard drive and the dvd drive. I don't know if it was luck or if I managed to divide the load properly for the system to boot. But I succeeded into booting up, got into the bios and eventually installed WinXP.
As soon as it was time to install the videocard drivers, it stopped responding. I assumed it was a power issue, since I could only install the 20pin and 4pin cpu, but my Chieftec PSU didn't have a 24pin plug to the mobo - and it needed replacing anyway! So I bought a new 500watt PSU that had all the required plugs and more wattage.
I installed the new PSU, checked every connection and pressed the power button. 'Lo and behold, the computer starts up. I install the videocard drivers and it proceeds with no problems. I try to install the soundcard, but the cd says I don't have one installed. I fix that by going to the System list and install the drivers from there. I install a firewall. By then I have successfully rebooted the computer 3 or 4 times. I decide all is well and turn off the computer. But I realize I wanted to check up something on the internet.
I press the powerbutton. The PC power light go up for just a fraction of a second. I can see the blue LED of one of the case fans switching on just as briefly - then it goes out. The computer keeps trying to turn itself on. It looks like it's hickupping to try and boot!
I turn off the PSU power on the back-side because the computer keeps trying and wait for a bit. After 10 minutes, it still doesn't work. I leave the computer for a bit and return an hour later. The computer then starts up with no problems. I turn it off after a few hours, do a reset, start it up, no problems. But then the next day it happens again.
It's pretty tough figuring out what the problem is because it looks..almost random. I considered it could be a heat issue, but sometimes it *does* start up just after it's been turned down. Checking the bios shows no strange temperature shifts.
Hope anyone can help me, because I do not want to go back to my old Asrock mobo

While powered down I cleared the cmos data, removed the Dane Elec DDR2 module and set the bios to optimized defaults. Computer restarted to WinXP with no problems (it has been off the whole night). I shut down WinXP, wait a few moments and then turn the computer back on. Alas, it won't start and starts hick-upping. I turn power off at the PSU again, so it stops.
Now I try switching out the Kingston module instead. By now the computer has been off for 10 min (while I write this entry on laptop). I press the power button on the PSU and then the power button on the front. There is a short pause, lasting a second. The computer turns on, longer now, but it only lasts 2 whole seconds before it turns off again and goes on again (I believe now you can call it powercycling). It repeats this process until I shut off the PSU.
I check to see if I have installed it properly and try again but it starts powercycling again.
15 min pass, I put the Kingston module back in, press the power button and voila, this time it does start. WinXP shows up, no problems. I leave it on for a bit and then shut down. And when I press the power button again - the feeling of dread returns, when it starts hickupping again.
I'm going to see if I can install one of the memory modules from my housemate. Then hopefully tommorrow, I'm going to try if I can test a different PSU, since I see someone else on the forum - who recently posted, has the exact same power supply and also has boot problems, coincidence... or not ^^;.

MOVED: P45 Neo Q9300 OC

This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=120380.0

Thx Joe, did'nt think of that.
Just so by the way, I'm running Vista Ultimate 64 bit, everything was stable for about a week, now all of a sudden its starting to crash applications like the sidebar and MS Office 2007 Groove, Media player, MS Office 2007 Outlook ect.
I dropped my clock a bit but still the apps crash.
MSI P45 NEO F
Q9300 @ 3.510Ghz
FSB @ 1875.4 Mhz
Bus Speed @ 468.9
Team Elite DDR2 800 8GB

MSI P45 NEO- F

Hello
I am using a MSI P45 neo- f motherboard.
my hard drive failed (Western Digital 400gb sata) and i just purchase a seagate barracuda 1tb sata 32 mb cache 7200 rpm data 3gb's data rate
does anyone know if this motherboard can support this hard drive
I am not a techy person, but have taught myself to build computers thru a magazine article. I have been using this home build for 3 years and have not had any issues with it. When I do encounter issues i search the boards for answers..
thanks

yes it should be supported!
i have an older board then that running a 1.5TB drive so i wouldn't think that you would have any compatability problems!

Overclocking Q9650 + P45 Neo 3

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