P7N Diamond heat issues

I got my GTX 275 FTW in yesterday and while my rig is pretty screaming now, I'm having some heat issues. My profile contains all my specs and settings. I was hitting temps of up to 66c or so on my CPU when playing Grid at 1920x1080 with full AA/AF turned on yesterday. I've got a Cosmos 1000 case, which is quite silent, but not the best at moving heat, although it has a good number of fans.
I installed Nvidia Precision tool and set my fan to 70%. I'm hoping that helps some. Is there a way to crank up the fans any with the P7N diamond mobo? I've checked speedfan and it shows my CPU fans at 100%. I'm not sure about PSU or case fans and if there is any way to crank them up some. Any advice on maybe cooling it down some? Also, any suggestions on maybe tweaking my bios settings? I had a hell of a time getting the thing to run stable, as I had to OC and crank up the voltage to get the thing to even work out of the box. Thanks!

Quote from: Jack t.N. on 18-September-09, 23:46:05
Well, this temperature limit is not defined for the Core Temperatures, but actually for the so-called "TCase" temperature (temperature measured at/in the geometrical center of the CPU's own heatspreader). There is no sensor there, so you can't really measure it anyway.
The limit for the Core Temperatures (TJunction) is much higher (Core Temp should show you the TjMax/TJunction value). It is usually around 95-105°C for a Quad Core processor.
Thanks for the info. So what would you think is a good "max" Core Temp temperature to go by before worrying? Obviously you would prefer to stay well below the TjMax value I would think... Also, what about GPU temp for a GTX 275 or do you know? I really appreciate the feedback by they way. It helps a lot.
I have also been worried about some of my bios settings, but have been unable to move to a new bios because I'm not sure how to convert the % based values to the more meaningful ones used with later revisions.. but alas that is another topic in and of itself.

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P7N Diamond Power Issues (S3/Standby/etc)

Hi all,
I've been up and running stable for the last week or so now, so I'm quite happy . One minor quirk is that S2/S3 power modes are not functioning properly. When my system attempts to wake-up from S2/S3 I press a key/mouse-click and the keyboard and mouse will light up, hard drives/cdrom will start spinning but my monitor wont ever come back on. As such, I'll have to reboot to get it back. Anyone else know if there is a work around to this issue? I've read that there is a similar probably on the P7N platinum, perhaps its something that will be addressed in the next official bios release? Does anyone know if P07 or 1.16 fixes this?
Thanks

I'll try using the power on/power off button as the method for returning from S3 power mode. I swear, the first time I got my system up and running it worked fine and then something crapped out on me and ended up having to clear the CMOS and re-install Vista x64 and now it doesn't work.
I read that this was a known issue on the Platinum board, it could be the same here, anyone else run into this?

P7N Diamond Memory Issue

Hello,
I recently upgraded the memory to 4x 2GB DDR2 DIMMs and since then I have had issues with the computer freezing. The computer worked fine for years running 2x 2GB DDR2 DIMMs. The new memory modules are 4x 2GB DDR2 Corsair XMS2 CM2X2048-6400C5C (800MHz 2048MB 5-5-5-18 1.80V) and if I run any of these as a pair or singly the computer works fine. So no issue with the modules as its just when all four are used together that I get the issue of the computer freezing.
Computer spec in signature below. Any ideas?
Cheers

Did you try all the RAM slots if they work?
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4x 2GB DDR2
Single kit or 2x 2x2?
Also would be worth to test in different PC as whole kit.

P7N Diamond Booting Issues

Ok, so the other day I decided to have a little bit of a clean up inside my case and put all the cables straight, and when I turned it back on again it wouldn't boot :(
At the time I noticed the graphics card fan wasn't coming on, so I kinda just thought "oh crap, I've broken it somehow". But after trying another card (GTX 260 as well) it seems neither wish to power up.
I also tried putting the cards in in SLI mode (not quite sure why that'd help, but hell it'd be a nice system if it booted), and with only one card in the second PCI-E 2.0 slot, to see if it was the PCI slot messing up.
The odd thing is, although everything comes on (case fans, although they aren't connected to the motherboards fan controller, and motherboard LEDs), the graphics cards do not. In any slot.
The PCI-E LED's positioned just above the slots come on when a car is plugged in, and all the RAM diagnostic LEDs come on fine. But the other weird thing is, near to the cmos switch all three lights come on.
Two blues with a red in the middle, but apparently the bottom one is the standby LED? :S Any idea why that would come on?
Clearing CMOS also does nothing
Any help you guys could give'd be grand

Other than the mainboard and PSU, I doubt it'll be the PSU but I'll give it a try with my friends anyway.
bah, kinda sucks :( At least I've got an excuse to order an x58 when they come out now though :P

P7N Diamond (Ms-7510) - Possible chipset heat problem

Hi,
Have a P7N Diamond (Ms-7510) with possible chipset heat problem.
After looking around I have seen the platic plugs that keep the chipset heatpike in-place are broken.
Would like to replace them but dont know what size and type to get.
Does anyone know?
Or perhaps there is some other issue with it?
Have seen a few people who clams there is alot of issues with this m/b...
I am a bit stubborn and want to get some life in to this thing! ;-)
FYI I have posted a few others post about this m/b before here...
Thx
//Christoffer

Try checking at hobby shop or hardware store and get some nylon screws of size needed instead. Just measure the hole size or take one of the broken pins with you so you can get the right size. Length shouldn't be much of a problem because if you have get something longer than needed they are relatively easy to cut.
P7N was one of the not so good MBs back then. P45 Platinum was one of the very best though and if you could get your hands on one of them for a good price you would be very happy with it. I know several people with new rigs but their mainstay backups are P45 Plats.

P7N Diamond Blue Screen Issues

Ok first off specs... Nothing is overclocked--
Motherboard: P7N Diamond Bios V. 1.3 (Flashed and reinstalled after CMOS clear)
Power Supply: Ultra 1000W Model: ULT-HE1000X (+5V [28A]; +3.3V [24V]; +12V [70A]; -12V [0.8A]; +5VSB [3A]) All tested and working well with in normal specs
CPU: Intel Q9550
RAM: 4 x 1GB 1066 PC2-8500 Kingston HyperX Ram (pulled each one and tested)
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB SATA (Tested-No issues)
Video Card: XFX 9800 GT, 512MB GPU (Brand new..Replaced 8800 GT)
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit. (Reloaded)
Worked fine for approximately 9 months. Now however I am getting recurrent Blue Screens, even after testing each piece and following the instructions given on other threads in this forum. Please advise.

To reach stability (still testing as I don't quite trust it yet but it looks promising)
**This is after testing PSU, And Hard drives for failure**
1 Replaced the Video Card (It was artifacting as the blue screens started, but they continued after replacement)
2 Repair installed OS to make sure it was not software related
2 Blew out dust
3 Updated Bios
4 Pulled CMOS battery and replaced it
5 Pulled all but 1 stick of RAM (Tested each stick separately to make sure they were still good) set to auto settings in bios
7 Reinstalled OS to Fresh drive
8 Installed Newest drivers and updates
9 Reinstalled the other 3 GB of RAM
everything appears stable now....but if something happens I will be sure to let you know

PC keeps crashing P7N Diamond, soundcard driver issue?

Hi everybody!
I have followed some forums on xtremesystems.org and I ended up here.
I'm doing my 3rd build over the years (haven't done one for the last 2 years). I have done so far everything with extreme caution as don't want to mess up anything (I have had the case together already for the last 2 weeks and haven't even had chance to fire up even one game ). So far I have stayed away from trying over clock anything since my rig is not even stable with stock settings (plus I'm newb so I'm not ready to over clock yet). Haven't adjusted anything in Bios except DRAM voltage to 2.10 (recommended factory settings) and the timings 4-4-4-15 (again recommended factory settings). Everything fired up with first go but when I started to intstall drivers then I started to run into problems. I'm running XP Pro 64 and these are the drivers that I have used used so far:
Mobo: 9.64_nforce_winxp64_english_whql
GPU: 169.21_forceware_winxp_64bit_english_wh ql
X-Fi drivers: the ones that came with CD as cant find any from the internet that would go for XP64
I did not install Media Shield and I didn't install any software with X-Fi.
My main problem is that whenever I'm trying to install some software or drivers, the system keeps crashing by just rebooting from the middle of the install. It also kept crashing when I had that that software installed (volume control etc) that came with X-Fi, when ever I had mp3 playing and wanted to increase volume. I'm not sure if its any important but I have run Prime95 Small FFT Torture Test for 2 hours and everything was OK. But my my computer still keeps crashing randomly when I'm trying to install anything. Sometimes it takes like three attempts before I manage to install something. My own theory is that it has something to do with the X-Fi drivers.
All ideas are welcome, as I have no idea what do try next.
Sincerely,
Janx
PS! I do apologize for my bad English as its not my native language.

Quote from: janx4u on 15-April-08, 03:54:49
Regards "creative 5.10.0.33 whql dated 3/2/2007" drivers, are those the ones that you can download from MSI website (from here http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1372 ) ? If yes then I cant even install them. I cant remember what error it prompts me with as I'm using that Audigy for time being. I will edit my post later after I have swapped the cards back and done some further testing. I let you know what error it shows.
It shows the following message:
"This installation does not support the AMD 64 processor architecture"
Quote from: loonym on 14-April-08, 11:11:16
and just a question here although this might be a futile exercise, have you tried moving the card around to different slots?
Tried few different slots. Same old story, computer keeps crashing when trying to install some software. As a side note its quite random. Sometimes it crashes with first software I try to install, sometimes with second or third. It doesent have any preference which program it likes more or less. Sometimes if it doesn't install some certain software with first run I may be able to install it with second or third run. Quite random thing. There isn't any specific pattern that I have discovered (well except the fact it only becomes unstable after I install those drivers. Everything is so random.
Quote from: loonym on 14-April-08, 11:11:16
If you want to experiment you can read about some end-user modded x-fi drivers here: http://www.driverheaven.net/audio-general-technical-discussion/149754-vista-xp-driver-support-audigy-xtreme-audio-xfi-cards.html and here: http://www.youp-pax.org/
Tried those Youp_Pax_XFIAudio&XFIXpressAudioV1.01 drivers and it produces following message:
"Setup is unable to detect a supported product on your system. Please ensure that your product is properly installed before running this Setup program. Setup will exit." (and it only gives me an option to press "OK")
I also did a fresh Windows XP 64 install and tried again. No luck as it still prompts me with the same message. As a side note, I am able to install those drivers that come with the CD. So therefore I believe my product is properly installed. But that could be just me still doing something wrong (but it doubt).
I'm also going through these issues with MSI online support. They are very helpful, but so far there isn't much breakthrough. This is their last advice:
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Dear,
Please go to the following link to download the xp 64-bit driver for your sound card to have a try. If still can't help, please mail us again.
http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?MainCategory=1&nRegionFK=&nCountryFK=&nLanguageFK=&sOSName=Windows+XP+Professional+x64+Edition®ion=1&Product_Name=Sound+Blaster+X-Fi+Xtreme+Audio&Product_ID=15855&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=23&drivertype=0&x=17&y=10
Regards
MSI Technical Support Team
Using that driver results with the same error message when I try to install it:
"Setup is unable to detect a supported product on your system. Please ensure that your product is properly installed before running this Setup program. Setup will exit."
But that is kinda obvious as those are drivers for Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio but I have PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio . The soundcard that is shipped with MSI P7N Diamond motherboard is not true X-Fi so therefore those X-Fi Xtreme Audio drivers should not work anyway.
I know it was long shot but it was worth to try.
I have notified them about my results, will see what other ideas they might have.
All ideas or suggestions are very welcome
Cheers
Janx

P7N Diamond issue

Hi,
Have a P7N Diamond, have a few problems with this m/b(not sure where to post this, think its a bios issue):
- Often get hang-ups, sometimes it returns after a minute...
- Sometimes it looses connection to a Samsung 1TB harddisc, have tried to change it without any change.
- Games doesnt run smoothly... get small and very annoying delays in framerate!!
There is not a hardware issue as you can see bellow!! :-p
At the moment I have the v1.3 bios, have the same issues with older bios...
* Does this m/b have full support for 1TB hdd?
* Does this m/b have the SATA optical drive issue?
Know that the nvidia chipset have some issue with sata optical drives....
* Are there any new vga bios... since I have all msi.... thougt I would be able to update it thrue liveupdate!!!
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
System Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
System Model: MS-7510
BIOS: v1.3
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9650 @ 3.00GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 8GB RAM
VGA: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB Super OC
Optical Drive: 2 x Sata optical drive (Blueray + DVD-RW)
Drivers: Have lastest version avalable from nvidia
HDD1: ST325062 250GB
HDD2: WDC WD10 01FALS-00J7B 1TB
HDD3: SAMSUNG HD753LJ 750GB
HDD4: Maxtor 6 V250F0 250GB
HDD5: SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1TB

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Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
System Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
System Model: MS-7510
BIOS: v1.3
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9650 @ 3.00GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 8GB RAM
VGA: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB Super OC
Optical Drive: 2 x Sata optical drive (Blueray + DVD-RW)
Drivers: Have lastest version avalable from nvidia
HDD1: ST325062 250GB
HDD2: WDC WD10 01FALS-00J7B 1TB
HDD3: SAMSUNG HD753LJ 750GB
HDD4: Maxtor 6 V250F0 250GB
HDD5: SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1TB
What PSU are you using to power all that? Please post the brand name, the model name and the current limits (A) for the main voltage rails (12V, 5V and 3.3V).
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Memory: 8GB RAM
What brand/model of RAM are you using? Can you post a link to the manufacturer's product site for these sticks?
Have you tested your system in reduced configuration?
- CPU
- video card
- one stick of RAM
- one hard drive (system hard drive)
- keyboad + mouse
- power connectors
... to see if these issues persist:
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- Often get hang-ups, sometimes it returns after a minute...
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- Games doesnt run smoothly... get small and very annoying delays in framerate!!

P7N Diamond 1066mhz Reaper boot issue

I have had this machine for a year, originally I had 4 sticks of 800mhz OCZ ram in it, but somehow 2 of the sticks developed errors (1 stick from each batch of 2) and they were returned, I ended up replacing them with 2x2gb OCZ reaper HPC sticks which i have been running at 800mhz (i know thats their ACTUAL speed).
Problem is, they are rated to 1066mhz and its always been niggling at me to run them as they should.
I currently have them set at 1066mhz, 2.1V, 5-5-5-15 and they seem pretty stable, the problem is that the machine wont boot from cold like this, i can sit here all day and use it, but if i shut it down then hit the power button the lights come on for a split second and then nothing. The only way to get it to boot is to reach round and turn the PSU off for 5 seconds then turn it on and it will boot first time. This as you can guess is a real pain in the ass.
If i drop them down to 800mhz it boots fine with no issues, but I would really like to figure out why it refuses to boot like this.
Currently most settings in the cell menu are on auto, i stuck the NB up to 1.4V to see if that would help but it did nothing and the issue remains, any help would be appreciated or I may have to drop the speed down again just to save my back.
Edit: forgot to say im running beta bios 1.2B1

Quote from: Papamambo on 28-April-09, 00:56:23
Ok.. I have the exact same ram, and I'll tell you what I did.. First off, the P7N Diamond (and I'm assuming the Platinum as well) doesn't give you an option to change tRFC in the cell menu. These sticks need the tRFC to be set to 54. Depending on when you bought your RAM (I bought mine May 08), the sticks may or may not have this change implemented as to whether they FORCE tRFC to 54 clocks. If yours are a bit older, chances are that they do not have this fix implemented. I have been assured by OCZ that all NEW 1066 Reaper RAM now has the SPD adjusted to force tRFC to 54 clocks.
If you think you have an older set of RAM, check out this link - http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36341
Instructions are posted there on how to flash the SPD of your Ram to force tRFC to 54 clocks.
Originally, I couldn't understand why I couldn't get my RAM up to its rated speed. I knew that I would technically be overclocking to get up to 1066 from 800mhz, but every time I changed the speed in the Cell menu I would either get a hard lock or BSOD. Once I flashed the SPD, everything now works tickety-boo - no problems whatsoever. Give it a shot..
Also, just a quick note - you probably won't need to give your ram as much juice after you've flashed the SPD.. I know that they're rated up to 2.1 or 2.2v, but chances are at 1066 with 5-5-5-15, you can get away with 1.9-2.0v
Dude Can u tell me the exact settings u have done in BIOS . And I dont think that my system is really stable with these settings . And what does SPD means ? I am really noob in Overclocking .

New Need Sink needed for MSI P7N Diamond nForce 780i SLi (Socket 775)

Hi Guys,
I've been having a problem with my machine where it will be working away as and then suddenly restart. I haven't been able to pin point the problem as it can happen regardless of applications or load thats on the machine. I've also run a couple of app's to check the RAM and its fine. The only thing I've been noticing is that the 4 cores of my Q6600 seem to be running a bit hot. On average on Idle there running between 45-55oc. Does this seem normal? I'm thinking that the cpu might be over heating when I'm running apps. I've seen one of the cores up around 68oc when under a bit of load. I'm using the stock heat sink at the moment and would like to cool things down it see if that helps. Can anyone recommend something suitable for my motherbroad.
Thanks
Garret

Quote from: Garret C on 15-October-09, 17:22:47
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
MSI P7N Diamond nForce 780i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard with Free Creative X-FI Card
Thermaltake ToughPower 750W Modular Power Supply
My Q6600 (also G0/SLACR but don't know what you mean by "Pro") is OC'd to 3.4GHz and has had no problems running stable. Highest temps during OCCT/Linpack and LinX/Linpack peak at 80C 1st/2nd cores - 76 C 3rd/4th cores. Other tests (e.g. Prime95 small FFTs) run much cooler. I've run 2hr+ linpack tests with no errors, so I don't think you need to worry about your temps yet.
However, may I suggest that you check into is your power supply, in particular the modular connections. I had the ToughPower 750W Modular before upgrading to PCP&C. I noticed that the ToughPower's modular connections had a tendency to be just a tad loose. They wouldn't dislodge but they had a little bit of play. I could jiggle them ever so slightly while they were connected. As a result, the CPU power cable (8-pin/4-pin) would cause a restart upon the slightest disturbance or sensation. I've since discovered that modular connectors also affect the efficiency, power noise levels, and overall performance of a PSU. All in all, I plan to avoid modular connectors entirely going forward. Many newer cases have excellent cable management features and even old-style cases can be cleaned up with a little planning and effort. So the modular cabling advantages don't offset the severe disadvantages. Even if your problem isn't due to the PSU, it's something I'd recommend considering replacing.
Good luck. Hope all the suggestions are able to help you nail down and resolve your issue.

Good things on P7N Diamond-yes I have it.

Just browsed through the owner's manual on the P7N Diamond..some things which are improved:
NO bios protection in Advanced Menu...means less bad flashes because the user didnt disable it..! Kudos MSI!
Cell menu has tons of available settings for overclocking..nice setup, finally!
Sata connectors are on the edge of the board.
Added fan connectors
LED lights on almost every Pcie-e, CPU and memory connector.
Power switch and reset switch on the board..Kudos MSI!
No diagnostic header/led's..dont need them with the all the lights I guess?
Power supply connector is at the top of board..bad news for cases with power supplies at the bottom, aka Antec/etc..the 8 pin connector just barely reaches.
A real Creative X-Fi card..Kudos MSI!
All in all...a really nice job, especially in the bios. Hope the board does well.
Paul

Joe, yep, got the board! I did have a eVGA 780i that was DOA and was in the process of RMAing it back to Newegg when the P7N hit their site..I just got the P7N and paid the extra $50 difference in price. Well worth it. The P7N just impresses me. Tonight I had the board on the kitchen counter, bench testing it w/a stock Intel cooler on a e6750 and had it overclocked to 3600. What impresses me is the bios improvements and stability. The board will consistantly set whatever multiplier and FSB you set. I ran tests with the 6, 7 and 8 multipliers and all ran like clockwork. I could never do that with the P6N..only got the 6 multiplier to run once, by accident..lol. I stopped at 1800 FSB because I was just checking the system temps, but I'm sure it will do 1900-2000 with no issues. Ah, one thing..the circu-pipe on the northbridge will never do with watercooled cpus. Even with the Intel cooler, the system temps hit 98-100 degrees with .50 volts on the CPU at 3600mhz. And MSI does not supply a fan for the northbridge/circu-pipe. I removed the stock pipe assy, good thing..found why the temps were a little high..during assy, a robot knocked the 8 pin header cover off, and it lodged under the Mosfet heat sink..haha. Only three mosfets were making contact and only half the northbridge heatsink, due to the stress/bending caused by the plastic cover under the Mosfet cooler no doubt. I'm going to be watercooling, so no problem. A Enzo heatsink/fan combo fits the MCP (SB) perfectly and will fit the PCIe 2.0 chipset with some mods..working on that. The Thermalright HR09 mosfet cooler fits the P7N perfectly after flipping the retaining pin legs over so they face right instead of left. The Koolance GPU200 fits the Northbridge with no problem. So, I should have the board in a case in a week or so and then I can do some more testing w/good cooling. Totally impressed so far tho. The Cell Menu has so many options I may have to go to night school to learn what they all do...lol. Afterthough..the eVGA board was cheesy compared to the MSI board...the MSI pcb is nicer...all the caps are solid state (only the caps around the CPU on the eVGA are) and the layout of the board is better. Well..that's all for now.''
Paul

Buyin' a P7N Diamond

Hey guys,
I'm bought this recently:
Asus Striker II NSE mobo
Intel Q9450 Core 2 Quad 45nm 12mb L2 2.66ghz processor
2gb 1333 DDR3 corsair
BFG 9800 gx2
1000W Antec
The Striker can't even play games due to a heat dissipation issue with the southbridge, and the 9800 touching it. I'm not adding a fan to cool it, because that's not a long-term solution, although people indicate that that's what needs to be done. For example, 3dMark would crash the system after about 1:30 minutes, C&C3 immediately, TF2 after 30 secs and Bioshock after about 1:30 mins.
I've ordered a P7N Diamond and will be installing it Wednesday. Can you guys maybe give me a heads-up concerning what I might be facing in terms of issues or known problems? I've read about the video playback thingy, but are there issues for gaming?

I currently have the P7N Diamond and am in a world of hell. I've spent since last Friday TRYING everything that I and other good people here can think of to install XP. Right now I would say look elsewhere or wait.
Just my personal experience.

Proper Planning for P7N Diamond

After several years of a desperately inadequate computer, I have decided to upgrade. Instead of a simple and easy (but less powerful) upgrade, I decided to build my own. I'll be frank; I have very little idea what I'm doing. I know possibly a little more than the average person, but I possess almost no in depth knowledge. I've selected the parts I wish to buy (haven't purchased yet), and I'm simply finishing up proper research and planning before I go ahead and make the financial commitment.
Here's the major components of the build, at least the ones I'm moderately concerned about.
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P7N Diamond Mobo
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply Unit
EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
Kingston HyperX 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) RAM
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB and Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB HDDs, both 7200 RPM SATA 3.0GB/s
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit
My main worry is the Mobo and CPU. While according to http://global.msi.eu/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=1372&maincat_no=1&orderby=cpu_name%20ASC#menu
Q6600 Quad is compatible, from what I've seen from a few other purchasers of these two there have been a few problems. Considering the Mobo is one of my biggest investments of the build, I want to make sure it can work with everything.
I am NOT CURRENTLY concerned with Overclocking and SLI (maybe further down the line, not right now).
To put it simply; using the P7N Diamond Mobo and the Q6600 Quad core CPU, what are some of the snags I might run into? Will the mobo be able to recognize the CPU right off the bat? Will I need to Flash the Bios? If so, I will need a Floppy Disk Drive, correct? Is there anything severely wrong with the PSU/Mobo/CPU/ETC that would require me changing anything?

???
A poster above is looking for P6n diamond it is available new from a Dealer on Ebay about 79.00dollars Shipped.i purchased an Asus p5e-3 premium wiFi open Box for 150.00 shipped 3 months ago no issues.he also auctions open box p6n diamond but charges 14.95 but people have won with 40.00 and it averages 50.00.
well i am typing from a P7n running a Q9550 2gigs OCZ 1150 running at 800mhz.No luck whats so ever getting past
2775 overclock.very frustrating but I probably have the original bios.i bought this on ebay at an Auction unopened.It was thirty dollars less with shipping than NewEgg even with the rebate they had.
this a great board i hope and I have to download the Latest Bios and try again.if I am still stuck will have to buy a Q6600go and fallow the various successful overclocks that are listed as i want a modest 24/7 stable overclock at 3.6.
I considered the P6N but having the crystaliser built in pluss the overheating issues with 680i boards coupled with the memory burnout issues decided to spend more money as I am a Semiprofessional Dj and needed something that will last me at least five years running overclocked.P7n has an extraordinary chipset cooler set up.i run old 486/386 fans blowing over everything.
I run two 8800GTX 768m and run 3 22inch lCds and 1 DLP projector and I am driving through the Soundblaster 3 5500 watt amps.MMX6 dj program waves Plugins.Having the ability to swap out the audio Card to another CSB specificaly for recording and midi key board was a Pluss.though could have done with that with the P6N diamond.
Part of my agravations with this board i think is that I am running Xp64 Bare to the bones as fast as linnux but a few minor issues like Asio crashing.i do not like vista but she is triple boot xp64 xp32 and shoosh dont mention it 32 bit 8&56^.
Hey was looking at the quad I think q8500 forgot basicaly same price as q6600 but tired of the hassles would prefer just to get it over with.read on other boards at idle q6600 at 3.6 runs 20-22c.
My board definitely has issues with 45n processors. At idle 49-50c stock speed on a Modded OCZ II vendetta monster cooler heat pipes with TWO loon fans in push Pull??Well time to cut the Dribble and see what BIOS's are available.Probably I put the wrong ram into this also.was a Bargain 19.00 shipped after rebate.expected the old style OCZ ram and got the new one same heat pipe desighn nicer lines.
amazing still eist is running only 5percent CPU usage temps stable but high.Going to crank up my audio editor reaper hmm let me ripp some CDs at the same time and see if this CPU will crank up.ah convert some vidio at the same time!
this board computer is also a DAW.My asus is used for vidio editing running a pair of Akimbos.and q9450 and a xifi .CSB of course!Building another asus p5k wi fi to run connect to 8 wireless cameras so put this q9550 into the Asus vidio editor take the q9450 and get a q6600 for this board and be done with it.
Ah almost forgot the MSI update software etc does not work in my xp64 nlite.
just realised install it on the other partitions!!
forgot to mention the hassles and hours spent installing drivers on this xp64bit build.still have a minor issue my ethernet is labeled ethernet port then ethrnet port 2? and Xp64 keeps trying to Install a 3rd one on bootup?Afraid to uninstall #2 and go through the hassles I went through last week.I guess xp64 is not supported yet on this board just Vista 64 .Which I have on an Hp 9200t media center.i cannot use foul language as to how frustrating Xp64 Vista is to me.

Frequent lock ups of my P7N Diamond

Here are my system specs:
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @2.50Ghz
P7N Diamond
Nvidia GeForce 9800GTX
Creative X-fi Xtreme Audio(came with board)
Hyundai Electronics Zion DDR2 800Mhz 2GB(1GBx2sticks)
Corsair CMPSU-620HX PSU (620W)
Segate Barracuda 500GB hard drive
Windows Vista 32bit
The problem is My computer restarts anywhere from 5min to 2 hours while playing a game and sometimes even while just browsing the internet and watchin videos.I ran
memtest and sticks are perfectly fine.I have the latest video drivers(185.20) and other necessary drivers are also installed.Disabled all unnecessary items in BIOS on the motherboard
like spread spectrum,eist etc and since i came to know from other threads about the video corruption issue,i updated the bios to 1.2B1 still the problem persists.the system is completely unpredictable as it simply locksup with the audio goin into an infinite loop with the video still.I hav everything running at stock speeds includin CPU,NB,DRAM all set to auto.
My memory timings are 5-5-5-18 with command rate 2T at 1.8V.CPU,system and GPU temperatures are normal.Please help me as i am not able to hav a stable system.Suggest any remedies for this issue.
thanks

ok i will up the CPU and NB voltages as u specified and lets hope its the end of this problem and i hav disabled the spread spectrum in the bios before only..
well as per the CPU-Z here are the list
From SPD tab
Timings table
Frequency: 200MHz 266MHz 400MHz
CAS#Latency: 3.0 4.0 5.0
RAS# to CAS# 3 4 5
RAS# Precharge: 3 4 5
tRAS: 9 12 18
tRC: 12 16 23
Command Rate: 2T 2T 2T
Voltage: 1.8V 1.8V 1.8V
And from the memory tab
Current timings:
DRAM Frequency: 400MHz
FSB:DRAM : 5:6
CAS#Latency(CL): 5.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay(tRCD): 5 clocks
RAS# Precharge(tRP): 5 clocks
Cycle time(tRAS): 18 clocks
Bank Cycle Time(tRC): 23 clocks
Command(CR): 2T
Wat is the next step??
thanks
PS:Can u tell what u voltages u hav set for the CPU and NB in ur board for now??

P7n diamond - no bios - 2 of them - fun troubleshooter

Hello,
I write fun troubleshooter because I went so far as to try my friends "working for years" Asus P5B-Plus mobo and CPU and RAM and had same results...
Specs: P7n Diamond - OCZ GameXstream 700W PSU - E8400 Wolfdale - G.Skill 4gb RAM (2x2) - MSI NX8800GT 512mb OC - 2 Sata WD HDDs - 2 Sata DVD drives
The Story:
I get my supplies from newegg and built it, it turns on (gives CMOS Checksum Error) but then enters bios..... then I get random freeze-ups (even in bios) that were fixed by manually setting my ram to its default timings and low end of voltage. This fixes it enough to allow me to install Vista 64 business. I get everything running happily and play HL2/TF2 games for about a week before it starts locking up more and more frequently. my USB mouse would die in game and the mouse lights/laser would turn off before the system just froze about 10 secs later... So I decide it could be a Vista issue and so I setup a dual-boot with XP-32. It seems to fix the freeze-ups before about 5 days later it starts freezing in XP too. I ran memtest for 6+ hours with zero errors (albeit it did give me memtest errors when i used bios auto timings for ram)... During the freeze-up issues I went from bios 1.0 to 1.16 to rule that out..... didnt fix it. It ended up getting to the point where I was freezing before windows XP or Vista even loaded... so I RMA'd the p7n diamond.
Receive my 2nd p7n diamond and got it in.. It boots to Vista before freezing 2min later.. same with XP.. mouse stopped working after even just surfing IE. then it hard locks... one time I did get the (PFN_LIST_CORUPT) BSOD... but its not consistent.. most freeze-ups just hard lock it with no BSOD. I get immediately frustrated and try throwing my friends 4 (1gb) sticks of PNY DDR2-667 in the machine... turn it on and it doesnt boot to bios at all/nor give any beep codes.. re-throw my DDR2-800 back in and again.. not even an attempt to show bios - i turn it on and nothing comes up on the monitor (the monitor just flashes waiting for a signal).. So I try more troubleshooting. Disconnected EVERYTHING but one stick of ram and the graphics card... same result - no post.... swapped ram, even tried taking the graphics card out.. no beep codes... I then assume its a bad CPU and try my friends working-for-years E6300 core-duo chip.... same result-no bios..
Then I figure - it has to be 2 bad p7n diamond mobos.. So i try my friends Asus P5b-Plus with my E8400 CPU... turn it on.. SAME result!! no bios or beep codes.. i'm thinking now bad PSU and its frying Mobos on contact?? Odd because both p7n diamonds gave me perfect on-board LED readouts when plugged in and turned on (and on standby).. All peripheral cards lit-up fine... and my friends p5b-plus also had the red light showing it was getting power.... Is it possible a PSU that worked for 2 weeks relative fine all of a sudden fry things?
so I go to best buy and buy an Antec 650W PSU to rule it out.. same result! no bios...... the main frustration is I was using the system for about 2 weeks relatively fine and now all of a sudden things seem to "fry" on contact..
Anyway, I RMA'd this p7n diamond, and the OCZ 700W PSU to try new ones... I was just looking for opinions on what could be the problem.. I mean as it looks.. either the PSU was frying motherboards yet still lights their LEDs up.. or my E8400 CPU is ruining the motherboard?? or my RAM went bad after being OK?
some questions - when I get my new setup - im going to plug it in paranoidly...... Can I power up the system with no RAM sticks in it at all?? I just want to make sure RAM wasnt causing the mobo to short out? Is it possible the GPU is frying the mobo? Could my Antec 900 case wires be causing this? I feel since I tried so many diff combinations its the one thing thats staying consistent??
Thanks in advance!!
-mike

Mike...when you get it back...run it outside the case, just the bare essentials, lay the MB on a non-conductive surface (the foam packing works fine.) If it boots up and works normally..start checking your case for extra MB standoff pins that you may have left in..they will short the board. If it still has a problem out of the case w/ minimum components...then you can start troubleshooting components. This is the way to start. G/luck.
Paul.

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