P35 Neo FR - E8400 overclock. Can OC but need advice

Hi Guys,
I need some advice as I have spent days reading on this to no avail.
I can OC my CPU to 3.8-4GHZ no problem. But the VCore seems a little high
Will run stable @ 3.8 – 1.275 volts. Drooping to 1.225 ish idle. I went up to 4GHZ but this requires 1.4 volts to show 1.375 in CPU-Z. It seems high although I don’t have temp issues.
Questions are:
1.   I don’t get the VTT FSB voltage. Can this be left at auto or is it best to set. I have read the thread on here that tells you how to work out correct VTT volts but also an article saying if its wrong the CPU will be fried or unstable. I don’t want to experiment too much with this voltage.
2.   I have FSB voltage set to 1.4. I have no idea if this is right as its not calculated and only a guesstimate based on other overclocks. Is there a method of testing this and will it damage anything like VTT-FSB?
3.   It seems to run OK with no increase on south bridge i/o or s/b core. Should I increase this or leave as is?
4.   Is any of the above going to have negative effect on my X-Fi or grafix card.
I don’t want it sat all the time @ 4ghz so I am planning on leaving it at 3.8.
422 FSB – 1055 ram @ 5-5-515 2.1v
EIST – disabled
Spread Spectrum disabled
Specs are
MSI P35 Neo FR2
E8400 Wolfdale
Corsair 650TX
Seagate Sata drive
XFX 260 black
X-fi sound card

Just curious, did you disable cpu C1E as well?

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Big problem using 512x4 dimm w/ Neo 2 (Venice core). At impasse, need advice.

Sorry for the semi-lengthly post but Im at the end of my rope here. Here's my issue.
I have a Venice core and recently added a new pair of 512 x 2 to my system. Same exact set of G. Skill DDR 400 dual channel to go with the original 512 pair Ive had. Running @ 2T w/ default SPD (200mhz 2-3-3-6) I tested Memtest 86+ over 50 passes with all four banks filled, as well as isolating the new pair by themselves for 12 hours which tested flawlessly as well. I also ran all four sticks overclocked (216mhz DDR 433) with 2.5-3-3-7 timings which passed both Memtest and Prime 95 for 10+ hours respectively with no error. Everything seems to be in shape.
Now my problem. I keep getting a nasty lock up every time I run Battlefield 2, the whole system becomes completely frozen and its followed by a nasty buzzing noise in my headphones. The timing of it varies greatly. Most often its been after 5 to 15 minutes of play but most recently its been locking up as soon as the server menu updates for some reason, without even loading up the actual game! I tried different drivers and reinstalled the game to no avail. Im pretty sure its directly related to the 512 x 4 configuration as going back to 512 x 2 the game runs without any trouble.
The very first time the game locked up Event Viewer said I had NFTS corruption as a result of the error. I ran chkdisk and some 3rd party diagnostic tools but nothing turned up faulty. Thinking perhaps it was a voltage issue I upped the memory to 2.75 v, yet the next freeze resulted in a BSoD. It said "Page Fault in Non Paged Area". Google brings up a ton of different results for that one so Im not sure what to make of it. Event Viewer called it category 102 event 1003.
I flashed the BIOS to 1.9 to make sure that wasn't the issue (it wasn't). Ive tried a lot of different settings in the Cell menu with timings, mhz and voltage. The longest without error (over 30 minutes before it finally froze) was at the default SPD w/ 2.65v. It always fails eventually though. No other game or application has given me a problem with all four sticks running at once. The thing is BF2 is probably the only app I have that actually uses over a gig of ram at one time though, so its hard for me to be sure its only a BF2 issue at this point.
I could really use some advice here as Im pretty much stuck at this point. If everything checks out in Memtest, would the next suspect be a power supply or motherboard issue? My PSU is a high quality PC Power and Cooling 470w but its gives me some funny sensor readings I have to admit. I never thought anything of them before since everything was stable until adding the ram but now Im wary. Everest diagnostic tool and the BIOS both report very different voltages, for example Everest says the 3.3 rail is only 3.07 v right now, whereas the BIOS says its at @ 3.15. Everest says the 12v rail is spot on @ 11.98 whereas the BIOS says its at 11.67 (yikes). Both agree the 5v rail is roughly 4.9 give or take. Im not sure if either one is right though, like I said this is the first time Ive had stability issues like this and before the ram Ive had my system overclocked and stable.

Thanks Bejon, Ill run it down 1 by 1.
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- Do you get lockup´s running BF2 at cpu stock speed ? ( not talking about prime or memtest now. Your signature says OC from stock 2,2Ghz to 2,6Ghz which would mean something like 11x237, your post says memtest/prime 11x216 )
Yes, I still experience the BF2 lock up using stock setting for everything (CPU, multi, FSB, ram mhz, ram timing, voltage etc). I must've confused you with the 216 number, sorry about that. I meant to say my OC is 10x260 fsb using a 166 memory divider, which= 216 mhz for the ram (or DDR 433). This passed memtest and Prime 95 as well as stock, but BF2 still locked up with this setting. So basically overclocked or not, using divider or not... I still get the lockup.
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- Did you actually test the 77.76 driver ( not just any differant driver ?)
Yes, tried drivers from the 72 set, 76, and the latest 77.77.
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- Did your experiment with vcore, meaning for example startup 1.425v and cpu voltage +3,3% - still running at stock speed./ Maybe even try 1.6v for AGP.
1.425v +3.3% is exactly what I use for my overclock CPU setting and neither that nor the stock voltage make any difference. For some reason lowering RAM voltage to default (2.65v) seemed to result in going longer without error. I almost made it past 40 minutes thinking I solved the problem with this voltage but it finally caved in again.
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- Did you install any patches ?
Yes BF2 is up to date.
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- Another thing to check is if your Audio / LAN / VGA have some kind of IRQ or driver conflict.
I checked and it turns out I do have an IRQ with two assignments on it. IRQ 21 has both Nvidia Network Bus Enumerator and Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller assigned to it. I have no idea what this means though, perhaps someone can shed light if its a potential root of the problem.
Also whats confusing me is the fact that sometimes when BF2 locks up with 512 x 4 it happens just loading up the server menu, not even loading game data into ram yet!
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I ask these specified questions because I´m running BF2 flawless on another Neo2 system without any hickups with bios 1.8 and a Winchester+Venice stock speed 4 x 512 RAM (3-4-4-8 )and a 6600GT.
Thats kinda surprising to me with a Winchester because from what I understood only Venice/San Diego had the memory controller capable of running 512x4 @ 400+ mhz DDR. Sounds like you got a great chip!
Well thanks for your kind feedback Bejon, sorry if I came off a little snappy before. Im just very frustrated right now. Im going to try and reformat tomorrow just in case its somehow OS/IRQ related. If that doesn't work then Im really stuck. Also if someone can point me in the right direction in how to test my PSU for errors/bad rails Id really appreciate it.

Want to take up infinity but need advice

Hi,
I have very recently returned to BT and am aware that the FTTC in my area is due to be completed by end of June.
My present service is just 10gb as a stater for free 3 months.
What's my best option regarding taking up the infinity service when it's rolled out?
I seem to recall something about having "unlimited" or 40gb giving automatic infinity option or am I mistaken?
Thanks for any comments.
Stuart.

They are several options which are listed here http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=25633
They do have an offer with 10Gb limit at the moment but normally there are two products
BT Infinity Option 1 40 Mb/sec down 2 Mb/sec up download download limit of 40Gb each month
BT Infinity Option 2 40 Mb/sec down 10 Mb/sec up unlimited download.
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P35 Neo FR wont boot with 1066 Ram

Hi Guys,
I have a problem with a new build. The specs are
P35 Neo FR
E8400 (not overclocked)
2 gb Crucial Balistax tracer 1066 Ram
XFX 7900GS card
450W PSU
It will boot and I have been into windows to which all seems fine, however I have an issue.
1. The BIOS and CPU-Z are showing my ram at 667. I have manually adjusted it to 5-5-5-15 and set the divider so it should be running 1066. However it wont boot and goes into the re-boot over and over and over and over and over again "mode". This can only be rectified by re-setting the CMOS and then it will boot with its origional 4-4-4-24 timing @ 667. I have checked the voltages and they make no difference. It will only boot when the LED's on both ram sticks are lighting up on first power up. Ram has been tested in another PC and doesnt seem an issue.
Bios is 1.5 I think. Should I flash and go to 1.8?
I will also try the Mobo, PSU, HD and GPU without anything else attatched to see if there is a problem
Also, 1 stick of ram at a time to see if thats causing an issue.
I would appreciate any suggestions
Thanks

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 19-March-08, 22:28:13
Which FSB/Memory Ratio did you choose in BIOS?
Does it work, if you choose the divider for DDR2-800 MHz?
What is the memory voltage recommended for these modules @1066 MHz effective speed?
Did you try with one stick of RAM only?
Thanks for the quick reply
I think the divider was 1.1-6? I will confirm in a couple of hours once I am home. It works at 1-1 but the speed was 400mhz. It also ran at 667. Whatever that divider was.
I am going to try the one memory module test tonight and I will also report on that and the DDR800 settings.
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=BL2KIT12864AL1065 Is my ram and its rated at 2.2V
Thanks in advance and I will update in the next few hours.

Ms-7360 P35 Neo wo't boot with full 8GB DDR2

Let's begin with me stating my problem:
I recently bought these ddr2 modules: http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_6400_vista_performance_gold_4gb_dual_channel (2x2GB OCZ Gold PC2-6400)
I already had 2x2gb Patriot ddr2 (http://www.patriotmemory.com/products/detailp.jsp?prodline=5&catid=2&prodgroupid=38&id=658&type=1) installed on my mainboard (ms-7360 P35 Neo).
Now i can't boot Windows 7 64-bit with the full 8GB memory, it gives a blue screen or just keeps looping the boot sequence. If i use 6 GB my rig works, but is still a bit unstable.
I have tried placing the new memory modules in another rig and they work. I also tried swapping the modules:
A1 + B1: Patriot memory
A2 + B2: OCZ memory ---> doesn't work, turn out in a blue screen
A1 + B1: OCZ memory
A2 + B2: Patriot memory --> this doesn't work, because i it has something to do with BIOS remembering previous setup.
A1 + B1: Patriot Memory
A2: OCZ memory module 1 --> works, but when i was loading files to a separate hdd i got the blue screen.
A1 + B1: Patriot Memory
A2: OCZ memory module 2 --> works too, but like above it's only 6GB and i want the full 8GB.
A1 + B1: Patriot Memory
B2: OCZ memory module 1 --> works
A1 + B1:Patriot Memory
B2: OCZ memory module 2 --> works
Oh, i almost forgot to say this: During the boot i also see that, when all 4 slots are full, i see 8GB
Now if anyone can help me get the full 8GB working, I'd be a very happy person

Get all 4 matching modules. It works when you have 3 of them installed because they would be in single channel mode and single channel can tolerate miss-matched RAM much better than dual channel can. 2.2V Patriot 4-4-4-12, 1.8V OCZ CL 5-5-5-18

E8400 Processor + P35 Neo Mainboard = Not Working.

PROBLEM:
Basically I have a MSI P35 Neo Mainboard and an E8400 3.0GhZ Core2Duo Processor.
I have the E0 model of the chip (SLB9J)
I have updated the BIOS to 1.8 (used the Flasher tool provided from this forum) as it is said to fix the compatability issues between the two components.
However, whenever I boot I get get stuck at a POST screen.. I think... not sure if its a POST screen but comes up every few times I power up the PC with the E8400 in it.
It says something like press Y to run BIOS settings or N for default settings.
I have tried both Y and N
Then it reads what's in the PC..
4096MB RAM
USB Keyboard....
and freezes.
However, I got this screen again when I reinstalled the Pentium D 820, and it recognised everything after I pressed Y (including USB components), and the PC booted up normally.
If anybody has had any similar problem and/or can offer any advice on what do do it would be much appreciated.
Apart from updating the BIOS version, I have also tried using a PS/2 keyboard instead of a USB.
PC Specs:
Processor: Intel Core™ 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz, Socket LGA775, 6MB, 1333Mhz
Mainboard: MSI P35 NEO-FI, P35, Socket-775, DDR2, 1333FSB, ATX, GbLAN, Firewire, PCI-Ex16
Graphics Card: Gainward Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, 2xDVI/HDMI/HDCP
RAM: DDR2: 4GB OCZ PC2-6400 Vista Performance Platinum Dual Channel kit
Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream Powersupply ATX/EPS, 500W, 120mm Fan, 20/24pin
Harddrive: Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA2 32MB 7200RPM

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I have updated the BIOS to 1.8 (used the Flasher tool) as it is said to fix the compatability issues between the two components.
BIOS v1.8 does not support the E0-Stepping 45nm processors yet. You need to upgrade your BIOS to the latest Version for your board version (v1.10 [.ten] a.k.a A7360IMS.1A0). I will upload it for you in this post.

P35 Neo 2 & 8400 no post

Hi all,
I post here through desparation. I built this PC 3 weeks ago, and it's worked like a dream. It boots 'twice' on startup, but I know that's normal. I didn't update the BIOS from teh stock 1.6 it arrived with, as I had no need as things were smooth.
2 days ago the Power supply to the PC was turned off at the wall whilst the PC was on. i.e ungracious stop. I don't have a UPS.
I turned the power back on 2 minutes later. The PC cycled, power up, fans started, no screen post, PC shuts down. Repeats indefinitely.
I opened her up and checked the LED strip. It hung on the Processor test (red green green red), which follows the memory test which passed. I say it hung, but it actually faile there and started the boot sequence again.
I reset the CMOS using the onboard button. Waited 1 hour. Retried bootup, no change. I moved memory around all four sockets but there was no issue with it, single stick in use now only to reduce issues. I removed Hard Drive and DVD, no difference. (Actually the BIOS sequence isn't getting that far.) Reseated CPU.
This morning, 8 hours since last tried it, I booted up the PC and it worked! NO changes or CMOS change since the night before. I gave it 5 minutes, testing the PSU by running games, Video encoding, utorrent etc. All worked. I told XP to restart the system, and the boot sequence began failing again. I haven't got it to boot again since, even with more button-CMOS resets etc. ONE difference: now it does actually hang on the Processor test and goes no further, no reboot repeating sequence.
I'm running out of ideas, I come here grateful for any help and advice that anyone can offer. I don't have any other PC here to swap/test components, and I don't think it's fair to ask friends to pull apart their own PC's to test my own components individually.....
My system specs are:
- P35 Neo 2 (board version 1.2)
- BIOS v 1.6
- Antec TruePower Trio PSU 650W.
- Wolfdale 45nm E8400 cpu
- 2 * 1Gig Corsair XMS2 TwinX DDR2 6400 (800Mhz) CL2 4-4-4-12
- Stock Cooler
- No overclock, ever
- Default BIOS settings, zero tweaking.
- 1* PATA Hard drive (ie IDE connected).
- Saphire ATI 3870 GPU
- Some OEM DVD burner.
- Windows XP home SP2.

Hi,
My 'good news' post now!
I did a battery-out CMOS reset as suggested, with a nice long wait and full power 'clean'. The PC did keep hanging at the CPU tyest part of the BIOS startup. Then, completely by chance, I pressed the spacebar. The PC proceeded to boot-up! This made me think of your post and the fact that the 1.8 BIOS update does say something about sleep mode S3. I vaguely remember that PC's can be set to 'wake-up' on mouseclick, keyboard action etc (although I never personally use those features).
I left the PC to run stably for 340 mins and then updated the BIOS to the version 1.8 (I used windows Liveupdate, a bit risky I know, but I had no idea if this post was a one-off fluke so wanted to do it whilst I had some control).
Bingo, this seemed to have sorted it! Many tests later, shutdowns and restarts and I'm very happy again.
So the problem seemed to be that this unplanned power-off dropped the PC into a 'sleep state' (S3?) , which si a known problem with E8400 CPU's on earlier BIOS releases.
For anyone else finding this thread, if your PC is stuck not posting, then hit your spacebar just in case it helps. I wish I'd done that 2 days earlier...
Thanks for your helpful posts guys, happy computing!

P35 Neo Combo, boot problem? [FIXED]

** PROBLEM SOLVED - Tech support told we that if there was any way to update the BIOS to version 1.3 then I should do that. I found a way and after that everything have been running smoothly.
I would like to thank everyone that helped me in here and hope that my experience and the solution might come in handy to someone else. **
**This thread have been updated with more information and an alteration of the story as my experience with the board/BIOS grew larger, and some information was given to me by at kind person in this thread**
Hello everyone.
Some days ago I got some new hardware and put it all together but I ran into a big problem.
Specs of the new machine:
Case: Arctic Cooling T2 Pro, Miditower, 500W
Psu name: AX-500F, specs:
+12v: 14 A (15 A peak)
+12v2: 16 A (19 A peak)
+5v: 25 A
+2.3v: 30 A
-12v: 0.5 A
+5vSB: 2.0 A (3.0 A peak)
This information is a direct quote from Artic Cooling's homepage:
Power Supply
The AX-500F is a power supply optimized for high end PC's and complies with Intel's ATX12V version 2.0. The continuous output power fulfils gaming system requirements based on multiple VGA boards.
The AX-500F was tested with the following configurations:
AMD Athlon FX-62 CPU
2 GB Ram
2x ATI X1950 XTX (Cross Fire)
Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU
2 GB Ram
2x NVIDIA 7950 Gx2
I also did try booting with a more powerful PSU but still no luck, and from what I can see then this one should be powerful enough
Mobo: MSI P35-NEO-Combo-F, Intel P35, Ver. 1.0, BIOS ver. 1.2
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750, BOX
Ram: Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4, 2x1024MB 2.1v
Graphics card: Inno3D GeForce 8800GTS, 320MB, PCI-E
CD-rom: Lite-On DVD/CD
HDD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB
OS: Windows XP 32bit
When I turned it on for the first time nothing happend, no picture no error sounds although I could see and hear that the computer was on. I turned it off and then on again, nothing, I turned it off and then on again and something happend.
I got a red text message saying that my overclocking attempt was unsuccessful, which I found pretty odd cause this was the first time the computer was on. I have now been informed that it's a fail safe build into the BIOS to prevent a melt down if you overclock it too hard, which is kinda smart. I then had the option to go into the BIOS, so I looked at every setting to see if things were OK and if it was somehow overclocked or had some wrong settings.. Everything looked and still looks alright when I save and exit. When I do save and exit, be it with the settings I think is okay, the fail safe or optimized settings then the screen just goes black.
So now for the 'clearing the CMOS' part When I reset the CMOS with the jumper I can get further than the error message about overclocking. I get two options:
1. To enter BIOS setup to configure the bios.
2. To automatically load some default settings and continue booting.
First I tried option 1, after doing a save and exit the screen went black again, got the overclocking message and had to clear the CMOS one more time.
Then I choose option 2, windows started to load, I got into safe mode and windows started to find all the new hardware and so on. When that was done I was kinda forced to reboot, screen went back and yes you guessed it... I had to clear the CMOS and choose options 2. I got as far as getting into windows and installed some of the stuff from the CD-rom's that came with the motherboard, again I was doomed to reboot and clear the CMOS. Once again option 2 needed to be selected to get the system up and running, and I got as far as to the "Want to activate windows" option, and couldn't do that cause the network card was not installed so I had no internet connectivity. Apparently if windows detect too much hardware being replaced then the activation thing pops up, and I later learned that I can't activate my windows anymore cause I used my activation quota and I have to get a new key
What I learned from my brief time in windows normal mode:
Everything seemed to work nicely, and freaking fast too....swiiing!
2gb of ram was detected, running dual channel and at the desired voltage.
The CPU was running at normal speed and voltage.
All in all everything seemed normal until I rebooted.
The only thing I can conclude is that something goes horribly wrong when I clear the CMOS, load some default settings and then reboot. I have seen that I am able to get into the system with my current hardware, but only after a CMOS clear, so what the heck is wrong, what goes wrong after the reboot?
And this is as far as I can get with my own knowledge of computers :(
So now I hope to go that I can get some help from some of you guys, any thoughts on this or anyone know of such a problem and maybe know a solution?
If I missed some information you guys need to solve this puzzle then just ask.
On a side note, if I somehow get the chance to flash my BIOS to version 1.3 in hope that if will solve my problem, then will it erase my chances to send it in for RMA and get a new board? Do I break any rules by doing that?
Best Regards
Mads, Denmark

Quote from: Maesus on 24-August-07, 23:29:25
ok, when you turn it off and on and off and on, the BIOS will think it's an overclocking failure event, and hence display the overclock error message.
usually this is due to the memory settings was set incorrectly (by the BIOS itself). You may need to manually change the memory settings and see if that helps. And, please make sure that your BIOS can support FSB1333 processor like E6750 out of the box. If not, try flashing to the latest BIOS.
Hello and thanks for the quick anwser.
I did check if memory/cpu settings were okay and the seem to be on the right defaut setting. I save and exit and the screen just goes black. I forgot to add the motherboard and BIOS versions but they are there now: Mobo: MSI P35-NEO-Combo-F, Intel P35, Ver. 1.0, BIOS ver. 1.2
I don't see how I will be able to flash the bios when I can't get into windows and do it, and there is no way else for me to do it. If it was the case that the BIOS didn't support FSB1333, then I would never have gotten as far as getting into windows and getting the activation message would I?

P35 Neo: Freezes on Boot Screen HELP!

Hi, I need help.
I took some of my old parts and bought some new ones to make a cheap computer for my dad.
The mobo I used, used to be in my old pc, and ran great with an intel e8400 in it.
I put together today:
P35 Neo
Intel e3400
Corsair XMS2 2GB ( 2 X 1GB )
Zotac 8400GS
420 Watt psu
I put everything together, tried both mem sticks, 1 at a time each slot, same outcome.
It boots to the sceen asking to press del or tab, and then freezes. The cpu fan slows down a bit, when it freezes.
The BIOS chip thinggy says something like a7360 ms 160, but i dont think the bios matters because i used to run a e8400 on this exact motherboard
PLEASE HELP THANKS A LOT!

Celeron E3400 is not in the supported CPU list for P35 Neo (G33 Neo) with 1.x BIOS. G33 is the correct CPU list for your P35 MB with 1.x BIOS.
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/G33-Neo.html#/?div=CPUSupport
You can ask MSI tech support.
>> How to contact MSI <<

Problems with msi p35 neo 2

Default problems with msi p35 neo 2
pc works fine when using windows and the net and emails
only when using 3d mark or games do i ever get problems
just help in getting the hole story 6 months ago got a msi neo2 install all my old components core 2 duo 4 gig ram form a diffrent board works fine but never used it playing games just used for the net and email shoping seamed to work fine but
tryed playing a game 2 months later command and conquer 3 pc was some times freeze or graphics artefacts on screen assumed vga card faulty got another graphics card geforce 8600gts installed still the same in the last month got round to playing with the pc again and installed new g7 780 watt power supply and ati hd 4870 graphics card
now i can use 3d mark some times it will go through once or just freeze or 3d mark stops the test
temps on the board (from msi dual core center temps cpu 33oc system 47oc)
memory voltage 2.1
any one know the settings for the ram
more details you need
System Details
MotherboardEdit Value
msi p35 neo2 fr
Motherboard BIOSEdit Value
latest
CPUEdit Value
core 2 quad 6600
CPU Overclock SpeedEdit Value
none
CPU HeatsinkEdit Value
standard intel that come with cpu
CPU Idle TempEdit Value
N/A
CPU Load TempEdit Value
N/A
MemoryEdit Value
******* xms2 2x2 gb ddr2 part no cm2x2048 6400c4dmx
Memory VoltageEdit Value
N/A
Video Card(s)Edit Value
ati hd4870
Video Card SpeedEdit Value
N/A
Sound CardEdit Value
onboard
PSUEdit Value
g7 780 watt power extreme
Hard Drive(s)Edit Value
mator dimondmax 21
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Other CoolingEdit Value
3 80mm fans 1 frount 1 back 1 side
ModsEdit Value
N/A
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windows 7

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******* xms2 2x2 gb ddr2 part no cm2x2048 6400c4dmx
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memory voltage 2.1
Make sure that the memory timings are not set to 4-4-4-x but that they are set to the defaults values (5-5-5-x). Also ensure, that the memory clock speed is not set to anything higher than 400 MHz (=DDR2-800). The voltage at these settings should not need to exceed 1.95V. So please lower it accordingly. In case the freezes still occure, please run memtest86+ to check your memory for errors.
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msi dual core center
Please get rid of that tool for all further tests. Uninstall it completely from your system as it is known to cause crashes and freezes on its own terms when running.

P35 neo + q9550 problems

I've just upgraded my one-year-old PC with a new CPU and additional memory. I flashed my old BIOS 1.7 to the newest 7360v20 version, which should support Q9550.
However I can't boot up normally (even to POST) and have to keep trying five times (in order to get the "BIOS settings resetted" -message). The only way to boot seems to be the following: In the resetted BIOS settings menu, I choose to load fail-safe options and DO NOT save the BIOS settings. If I save the BIOS settings, the PC restarts and I'm stuck in the beginning - not getting booted even to POST.
The processor is nicely recognized by BIOS, when I finally get there. When I get booted my OS (winXP 32-bit) seems to run fine and stable (over 100 hours up and running now). However, when I try to watch 1080p video or extract large archives, my CPU slows down remarkably (1080p just doesn't run and extracting takes ages). Basically, I cannot do anything CPU costing. I'm not feeling any other differences. The temperatures seem normal and I don't get any blue screens whatsoever.
I can think of only the following explanations
- My CPU is not supported (my Q9550 is s-spec SLB8V). However, my system had the same boot-up problems with the older E8400 after flashing the BIOS, so that doesn't seem to be the case.
- My BIOS somehow isn't correctly flashed, doesn't actually support the CPU, or some old settings bug it. I've dropped the BIOS battery out a couple of times to be sure.
- My PSU can't somehow keep up
ATM my specs are:
MSI p35 neo(-f) motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 s-spec SLB8V CPU
2x Corsair Twin2X 1024MB DDR2 800Mhz + 1x Kingston HyperX 2048MB 800MHZ DDR2 memory
MSI N9600GT-T2D512-OC GPU
a cheap-ass PSU with 450W and 12V/18A, 5V/14A, 3,3V/18A
The only hardware changes are the processor and and additional Kingston RAM
The power consumption changes are:
Intel c2d E8400 TDP 65W (old cpu)
Intel c2d Q9550 TDP 95W (new cpu)

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but I get only 8x 333mhz = 2,66ghz
If you enable EIST in BIOS, the multiplier should be automatically set to x8.5. As far as I know, this bug only exists if EIST is disabled in BIOS. In any case, the problem should be fixed once you flash the latest A7360IMS.1A0 release for your board. Just make sure that your system is entirely stable before you think about flashing.
http://download1.msi.com/files/downloads/bos_exe/7360v1A.zip
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
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a cheap-ass PSU with 450W and 12V/18A, 5V/14A, 3,3V/18A
Invest in a better PSU as well. Yours does not look very convincing (for comparison: a Corsair VX450 PSU with the same overall wattage can deliver 33A@12V, 20@5V and 20A@3,3V ).
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(ddr2 @ 667mhz)
How come your memory is running @DDR2-667? Can you post a screenshot of the CPU-Z SPD view for each of your modules?
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2x Corsair Twin2X 1024MB DDR2 800Mhz + 1x Kingston HyperX 2048MB 800MHZ DDR2 memory
Mixing different memory modules is also not a very good idea as it can cause problems of its own.

P43 NEO + Intel E8400 - OC Help

*EDIT* Oops maybe this should be in the OC Forum, don't know how I missed that.
Does anyone have any suggestions or any bios settings that are working stable at around 3.8 ghz?
MSI P43 Neo
Intel E8400 @ 3.0 Ghz C0 stepping
2 Gigs (2 x 1) Crucial Ballistix (2.2 volt) 800 Mhz
I have it running at 3.6 Ghz now with the CPU @ 1.3 Volts and the RAM @ 1.9 volts - other settings are auto for now. Any help would be great.

Best way to go is slowly raise your fsb and monitor temperatures then stress test for system stability, I wouldnt change stock voltages untill your cpu or memory isnt stable and needs more. More volts=more heat so be carefull how much you feed your cpu and ram. Keep in mind when you raise fsb your memory also increases in frequency (and heat) and can only take so much. Also set your fsb-memory ratio in bios to 1:1. What sort of heatsink are you using on your cpu? because overclocking will make it very hot. I had a scythe ninja on my old E6400 which could easily hit 3.2G stable but the heat generated and the noise from the fan having to go full speed drove me up the wall. I have and E8400 now and dont bother overclocking, I learned to appreciate cool and quiet

Help needed P35 NEO

Hi
Have a P35 Neo happily running a Intel Dual 2.66. Have recently been given a Pentium D 945 Processor (all tested and working) although my board says this is supported cannot get anything except blank screen on boot up. Chip does appear to get hot so am guessing it is definitely firing.
Advice gratefully received as due to emigrate in 4 four so not got a lot of time to get this sorted.
Cheers

Cheers for the help
Have successfully updated Bios to 1.A but still no joy with the processor - no bios screen.
Only clue I get is when putting my old processor back in I get the message "overclocking failed - load default settings (or something very similar).
Cant think of anything else to try as I dont have another board I can check the new cpu against, although its old owner does assure me that it was working.
Going to return and get it checked or maybe just ask for my cash back. Shame would have been nice to have things running a bit quicker.

P35 Neo Combo crash problem

Hi all,
Recently my computer has started to crash with a BSOD (Stop 0x00000124), it happens almost every day but I haven't been able to reproduce the crash, it seems to occur completely randomly. It even crashed when I was away for a day and didn't use the computer - I left it running to see if the crash would happen without me running any programs.
System:
Mainboard: MSI P35 Neo Combo, Bios version 1.7
CPU: Intel Core2 E6750
Memory: 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz
3 hard drives
Graphics: Radeon 4850
Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality Pro
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate trial (64 bit), however the same crash happened under Vista Home Premium (64bit) so everything including the error code seems to point to a hardware error.
- disk checks return no errors
- memtest86 returns no errors
Not sure what to try, googling the problem leads me to believe the problem is with the mainboard. I'd like to know if there's something I could try before replacing the board. I have never overclocked anything on this system, mainboard and CPU are about three years old, memory about two, graphics card a year, hard disks 0-3 years. Before this problem happened everything was stable.
Some more info I can think of below. Any ideas/suggestions/assistance welcomed. Thank you!
Mainboard info:
CPU info:
Crash info from BlueScreenView:
Crash List
Created by using BlueScreenView
Dump File      Crash Time      Bug Check Code    Parameter 1      Parameter 2      Parameter 3      Parameter 4    Caused By Driver    Caused By Address    File Description
070110-25546-01.dmp   1.7.2010 15:25:17       0x00000124   00000000`00000000   fffffa80`04b7f038   00000000`b2000018   00000000`06000e0f   hal.dll   hal.dll+12903
070110-25171-01.dmp   1.7.2010 0:25:05       0x00000124   00000000`00000000   fffffa80`04b90038   00000000`b2000040   00000000`00000800   hal.dll   hal.dll+12903
063010-24921-01.dmp   30.6.2010 10:59:54       0x00000124   00000000`00000000   fffffa80`04b64038   00000000`00000000   00000000`00000000   ntoskrnl.exe   ntoskrnl.exe+4a5f3c   NT Kernel & System
062910-25765-01.dmp   29.6.2010 20:21:40       0x00000124   00000000`00000000   fffffa80`04b96038   00000000`b2000040   00000000`00000800   hal.dll   hal.dll+12903
062710-29781-01.dmp   27.6.2010 15:44:03       0x00000124   00000000`00000000   fffffa80`04b6e038   00000000`b2000040   00000000`00000800   hal.dll   hal.dll+12903
062610-134281-01.dmp   26.6.2010 18:51:01       0x00000124   00000000`00000000   fffffa80`04bad038   00000000`b2000040   00000000`00000800   hal.dll   hal.dll+12903
062610-32218-01.dmp   26.6.2010 14:31:57       0x00000124   00000000`00000000   fffffa80`04b62038   00000000`00000000   00000000`00000000   ntoskrnl.exe   ntoskrnl.exe+4a5f3c   NT Kernel & System

What I have now is 2x1GB and 2x2GB PC6400, all are A-Data. There was a crash with one of the 2GB sticks, trying the other now.
I might get DDR3 as replacement, as I'll be buying a new system towards the end of the year - my current board supports DDR3 as well and then I could use the memory in the new system. Or I'll just run with 3GB and no dual channel for the time being (the board has 2xDDR2 and 2xDDR3 slots, so can't use more than two sticks).
It's just odd that memory checks don't report any errors, and the system only crashes every 24 hours or so.

P35 Neo Combo beep codes

Hi All
I just installed the P35 Neo Combo into my antec sonota II case with a E8400 cpu, BallistiX 8500/1066 ram and a Sapphire 3650 video card. I'm using 2 SATA drives 120 gb each (no RAID), a liteon DVD writer and have WinXP SP2 running. Everything seems fine except for a few oddities.
When I boot I here 3 chirps from the system speaker, one then two more. I've tried to stop the screen (pause/break) but I can never get it as it goes by too quickly. What I can see doesn't indicate any problems or errors but as I said it goes by way too quick. Don't know if this is normal or an indication of a problem. Also I use a boot disk to perform various patitioning duties and troubleshooting(s). In addition to that I use acronis version 10 to restore my hard drives from time to time. Neither of these boot disks will function. The first causes a screen full of garbage and the internal speaker goes ape! The arcronis disk just sits at the loading screen and never gets to the actual program.
I have a few more days before I have to return for exchange or refund if I don't solve these problems. I've searched this forum and found some beep codes but nothing that discribes my situation. I didn't find anything for the boot disk issues. Any help would be gretly appreciated.
Brad

Quote from: bradds on 25-April-08, 00:15:07
Sorry if I've made some mistake in replying. Each forum you visit has there own rules, which I'm happy to follow. I'll re-read yours and make the proper response/edit/modify, in future.
Its reminder
Quote from: bradds on 24-April-08, 23:21:33
The Sonata II case by Antec uses the following:
Specially designed low-noise SmartPower 2.0 450W ATX12V v2.01 power supply.
The actual specs I can't say right now. I went to the antec site and used there PSU calculator to determine if I'm over extended and after adding all my components it said 231 watts required which puts me well within the limits. I know this isn't what you were asking but I was curious.
Look for them over PSU sticker, example in my signature.

P35 Neo FR - E8400 overclock. Can OC but need advice

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