Unstable k8n neo?

i have just got a 64 bit k8t neo with via k8t800 chip set im trying to install xp pro yet it crashes mid way through the instalation (at radom points)the sata drivers seem to load ok and im using the set up defaults after it freezes if i restart i get no vidio signal and have to reset the board by taking the battery out iv tryed changing the graphics card but same problem can any one help
MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R SKT 754 K8T800 8x AGP GB LAN 1394,S-ATA RAID 6CH Sound
2 x Crucial CT6464Z40B 512MB DDR 400MHz PC3200 CL=3 Memory Module
1 x AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (ada3200aep4ax) Skt 754 OEM Processor
1 x igloo 7200 AMD socket 754/939/940 85452 haet sink and fan
2 x Maxtor 6B200M0 Diamondmax 10 200GB 7200rpm Serial ATA150 8mb Cache
Samsung TS-H552UB 16x16x DVD R/RW IDE Internal
1 x Sony 52x32x52x16 IDE Drive (combo)
1 x XFX GeForce FX5200 256MB DDR, AGP8x, DVI, TV-Out
Mitsumi 7-in-1 Floppy Drive / Media Drive SM/MS/MD/CF/MM/SD Black
400 w psu
Superflower SF-562S Silver ATX Case

Thanks, have tried those things already, and I spent a week browsing these and other forums on this boards quirks but bought it anyway....
Odd thing is if I run stock speeds on my 6800 I can play Guild Wars trouble free, but cant bench Aquamark or 3D Mark at all because of horrible performance.
If I OC my 6800 I can bench till the cows come home but cant play Guild Wars.... this setup has me ready to
I know it's not "officially" supported yet but I am Running a new Venice core A64 3200 maybe thats what the issue is ? My board came with the 1.5 bios, right now I am running the official Taiwan but unofficial US 1.6 bios. Have also tried the 1.8 mod and the 1.41b mod bioses to no avail. I'm running the new nvidia Unified 6.11 Chipset drivers with the WHQL "beta" 76.45 Dets. I'm going to try a different vid card driver and chipset driver tonight and hope this fixes my issues.
I have always been an AMD man, but right now I am seriously considering doing an RMA on this and trying a P4.........

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[Athlon64] unstable k8n neo?

i have just got a 64 bit k8t neo with via k8t800 chip set im trying to install xp pro yet it crashes mid way through the instalation (at radom points)the sata drivers seem to load ok and im using the set up defaults after it freezes if i restart i get no vidio signal and have to reset the board by taking the battery out iv tryed changing the graphics card but same problem can any one help
MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R SKT 754 K8T800 8x AGP GB LAN 1394,S-ATA RAID 6CH Sound
2 x Crucial CT6464Z40B 512MB DDR 400MHz PC3200 CL=3 Memory Module
1 x AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (ada3200aep4ax) Skt 754 OEM Processor
1 x igloo 7200 AMD socket 754/939/940 85452 haet sink and fan
2 x Maxtor 6B200M0 Diamondmax 10 200GB 7200rpm Serial ATA150 8mb Cache
Samsung TS-H552UB 16x16x DVD R/RW IDE Internal
1 x Sony 52x32x52x16 IDE Drive (combo)
1 x XFX GeForce FX5200 256MB DDR, AGP8x, DVI, TV-Out
Mitsumi 7-in-1 Floppy Drive / Media Drive SM/MS/MD/CF/MM/SD Black
400 w psu
Superflower SF-562S Silver ATX Case

Run Memtest86 and see what happens.

Very Unstable K8N Neo-2 Platinum

Hey, just would like some feedback. I just got this board on Friday and have spent untill yesterday just getting Windows loaded....
I fix/build PC's for a living so I'm no noob, b ut this board has me wanting to run over it with my car... lol
I can only get this board stable if I relax memory timings a bunch 8 3 3 2.5 . I have an Antec Truepower 550 PSU, A gig of Corsiar TwinX 3200 XL Pro,
Maxtor 120 GB PATA HDD, GeForce 6800 And a Samsung Burner and a hitachi DVD rom.
My main issue is stability have tried board stock, and overclocked. I have tried 4 differnt Bios versions and three different chipset versions but my video performance is odd, cant run aquamark it is doggishly slow, but I can play Guild Wars finally. I havent tried a new vid card driver yet. Running the 76.45 WHQL beta from nvidia atm. If I overclock my vid card at all I get blue screens and reboots. With it at stock settings it runs fairly ok.
I just wonder if Im missing something in setup? MSI's manual is big , but worthless, any ideas guys ? cause I really want this to work......

Thanks, have tried those things already, and I spent a week browsing these and other forums on this boards quirks but bought it anyway....
Odd thing is if I run stock speeds on my 6800 I can play Guild Wars trouble free, but cant bench Aquamark or 3D Mark at all because of horrible performance.
If I OC my 6800 I can bench till the cows come home but cant play Guild Wars.... this setup has me ready to
I know it's not "officially" supported yet but I am Running a new Venice core A64 3200 maybe thats what the issue is ? My board came with the 1.5 bios, right now I am running the official Taiwan but unofficial US 1.6 bios. Have also tried the 1.8 mod and the 1.41b mod bioses to no avail. I'm running the new nvidia Unified 6.11 Chipset drivers with the WHQL "beta" 76.45 Dets. I'm going to try a different vid card driver and chipset driver tonight and hope this fixes my issues.
I have always been an AMD man, but right now I am seriously considering doing an RMA on this and trying a P4.........

Question for those with memory issues on k8n neo plat

I have been having issues with my memory on the k8n neo platinum board since i built the system last month and i just recently discovered a fact I had overlooked.
I Have discovered that if i test the system while it is cool (having sat turned off overnight for example), then memtest will pass the ram just fine and the system will be stable for a short period of time, generally longer if no intensive applications are used, ie. doom3 vs. websurfing).
This system, once it heats up ( seems mostly to be the nvidia 3 nb that needs to be "hot"- that is, a probe placed in contact with the module reaches about 58+ degrees c) then the system becomes unstable and memtest, if used, fails.
Prime95, if used on it when its cool, will usually take about an hour or so to fail, but if its used on the system when its been running a bit ( temps from nb at 58c+ and memory module hot to the touch) then it fails after about 20-30 seconds.
I have placed an active hs on the nb in an attempt to correct this, but temps still remain high with failures occuring.
I have spent the better part of three days testing the sytem this way and the above facts have held true in all these tests.
I have tested at stock ratings ( not using "auto" in bios, but using "approved ratings" of 10 x 200 for fsb and timings of 2-3-3-7 for my ram at 1:1 (which is recommended as well) since i am testing for base stability at this point;Voltages have been left at auto settings, however.
I was wondering if anyone else with memory issues could try this out and post if this seems to be the case for you as well.
Perhaps the memory issues on these boards are directly related to a problem with the nvidia 3 chipset running too hot?
Does anyone have a memory issue with these boards who is using water cooling on the NB ?
Lack of issues from people using 'problem" memory, but having no failures with water cooled nb's would support my assumption.

Yes i did mean chipset.
I am using a stock hs/fan from amd, which seems to run a tad hot but, considering that I wont overclock until I can get board stable, its not an issue. (runs 35-40 idle and up to 72 intensive). I need the warranty more then the extra mhz at present.
I removed the stock heatsink from the nvidia chipset and bought a generic chipset cooler (green, very little in the way of fins and seems to be aluminum) with a small fan.
I used a generic silver paste from Compusa to adhere both the cpu hs and the chipset.
I didnt lap either hs, just installed each as per instructions on artic silvers website (figured it had to go on the same way even generic).
I also bought a kingwin thermal center which i ran probes from to the cpu, case, and nb chipset.
I am not using it to adjust fans so those arent connected - its just a reference temp I can see at a glance, esp considering the funky bios reading this boards been known to give.
I assume from these responces that even a nvidia 3 250 chipset shouldnt get as hot as mine?
I asked about that from the retailer i bought this from but he seemed to think it was "ok" at 50ish celcius, but then again he didnt look too confident when he said it, lol.
Idle right now reads on Corecenter at 28 celcius for cpu and 33 celcius for the chipset, although, I have readings of 37 c and 43 c from the kingwin thermal center, which i believe to be more accurate.
My voltage reads at 11.67 for the 12v line at idle right now.
The psu i got is stick from the xblade case i bought in store. (http://www.xoxide.com/xblade2.html)
I have a dvd burner, cd drive, and two maxtor ide hd's attached to the system;The only card is the agp.
Is there a way to check and see if the cpu ispower starved? software monitor or even an external probe perhaps?
I havent put a probe on it, but the ram came in its own heatspreader, which gets very hot to the touch as well.
What temps should I be looking for on these items?

K8N Neo - High Performance Mode Killed System?

I'm slightly frazzled at the moment, so forgive me for any mistakes. I installed the K8N Neo Platinum on Tuesday night, with a brand new Athlon64 3200+ with 1mb L2.
Video Card: VisionTek Xtasy Geforce4 Ti4400
Memory: 2x Kingston 512MB 400MHz DDR PC3200
Power Supply: Antec True550
+3.3V @ 32A
+5V @ 40A
+12V @ 24A
I installed the various MSI applications tonight, including CoreCenter. Attempted to adjust the FSB with it, but with just a 2.5% increase, the temperature of the CPU was getting higher than I cared to see during stressful applications. So I set it back to default, and later on read up on the BIOS settings in the manual... I read the description of "High Performance Mode", and figured I would try setting it to Optimized.
Seemed like a good idea, let the board I had read was great for overclocking do it's stuff automatically. So after I set it to optimized (Didn't change anything else), I hit F10 and let it reboot. It never did. When it rebooted, the power stayed on, Hard Drive light showed it was being accessed... Only problem was absolutely no video was being sent. Monitor was as black as black could be.
Turned the power off, tried again and again. Same deal. Power comes on, HD shows it is being accessed constantly for about 20 seconds, then just stops. But no video is being output, which leads me to think the system is just dead in the water for the most part.
During this state, the LED's on the back are as follows: Top two are red, bottom two are green. I saw in another thread someone was going on about there being an explanation for them, but I don't have it in my manual nor could I find an explanation of them.
At this point I'm just shaking my head, because there is absolutely nothing to be done as far as I can tell. If anyone has any ideas as to a possible solution or at the very least, whether the MB just went nuts or something worse happened, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm at a loss and afraid to even think what might be the problem.

While the "high performance settings" can surely make the pc unstable, it should hardly ccause hardware-damage.
Turn the computer off (to be safe, remove the power-cord)
Clear cmos with the jumper (instructions can be found in your manual)
Wait 30 seconds
Put the jumper back to its original position.
Power on the system, and see if it works ?
EDIT: Info from manual:
Quote
Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1
There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery
to keep the system configuration data. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically
boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration,
use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear data. Follow the instructions below to
clear the data:
MSI Reminds You...
You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off.
Then return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the
system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

Kingmax Hardcore DDR500 with MSI MS K8N Neo Platinum (Bios Version 1.40)

I am interested in Kingmax Hardcore DDR500 (PC4000) 512MB DDR-SDRAM. Currently, I’m using MSI MS K8N Neo Platinum (Bios Version 1.40) with AMD 64bit 2800+ & MSI MS 8907 FX5200-TD128 AGP Card.
Please advice whether the Kingmax Hardcore DDR500 (PC4000) 512MB DDR-SDRAM compatible with my systems.

The "safe mode" that the BIOS message refers to is not related to Windows' Safe Mode. The BIOS safe mode lets you un-do any overclocking or memory settings that might make your computer so unstable that you can't even get into the BIOS settings to change them. In that case, you hold insert while powering on to reset the BIOS to default safe values.
As for your problem getting into Windows' Safe Mode. If you upgraded from another motherboard that uses a different chipset, or if you somehow got the wrong chipset drivers installed, then the old AGP GART or chipset drivers will cause the system to halt/reboot very early in the Windows boot process even in safe mode. I've run into this problem before and its tricky. Best thing to do is switch back to the old motherboard, then go into safe mode and remove all chipset-related drivers, and then switch back to the new motherboard. If you can't do that, try running system repair from the windows setup CD. And failing that, you'd probably have to fully re-install the OS.

K8N Neo Platinum 754 1t/2t

Hey guys,
This may have been answered, but on a K8N Neo Platinum 754 with 3200+ Athlon, how do I access my 1T/2T Ram timings? Also, is the BIOS fixed yet (1.5) for this motherboard, or do you know where a beta can be found without the bugs, suchs as non adjustable HyperTrans speeds and unstable system performace. Thanks all!!!
BJ
Athlon 64 3200+ , MSI K8N Neo Platinum, 160gb SATA Hard Drive, 160gb USB External HD, 1gb PNY PC4000 DDR500 Memory modules (w/LEDs), PNY Geforce 6800 Ultra 256mb, Creative Audigy 2 ZS, ATI HDTV Wonder, Ultra X Connect 500W Power Supply

True, after 2 dead msi neo fsr boards i finally decided to go for a platinum board wich turned out great
Just love my mobo & ram ^^

K8N Neo - Random Hang - Memtest Fail

I'll make this quick:
Have MSI K8N Neo Platinum (BIOS 1.4), Athlon64 3000+, 512MB GeIL Golden Valur DDR3200, Radeon 9800 Pro, 160GB Maxtor SATA. No overclocking.
Everything installed (XP Pro) fine but lots of random crashes and freezing, both in games and browsing internet, etc...
Ran memtest86, which returned around 980,000 errors after an hour or so! - seems all on Test 5. Faulty RAM or just incompatible???
Getting 512MB Crucial Ballistix DDR3200 instead, but that doesn't arrive until tomorrow....
If this doesn't solve the problem (ie. Memtest still fails), could the problem be down to a faulty motherboard or even faulty CPU?? Is the new memory likely to solve my problems?
Thanks for your help... I just can't bare the stress any longer

I think you can forget about fauly cpu . Usually it either works or not .
Exception is broken pins , overheating or something like that.
Try the memory in different slots and give it more voltage with manually selection
to compensate for voltage fluctuations or low lines ,ajust it up to 2.8v (they are confirmed by geil to operate from 2.55-2.85) .
Set aggressive timing to "disabled" .
If this does not improve it's operation set it to max frequency 166 in the dram submenu of cell menu.
Memory errors "can" occur with low wattage psu if the voltage to the mainboards
voltage regulators is unstable or low. If +12v is overloaded it typically affects the max output on 3.3v and 5v and makes them unstable .
And as a result memory which is ran from 5v via mobo regulators can get unstable .

K8N Neo Platinum Bios 1.3 Question

This is bit of a dumb question..... I am not a noob either, been building computers for 6 years.
I have a K8N Neo Platinum with AMD64 3000, 1 GB Corsair Value Ram, 160 GB Western Digital ATA Drive, ATI 9800 Pro 128MB Catalyst 4.7, LG DVD Drive and NEC 2510A DVD burner, Windows XP Pro with SP 1a.
Tried to get into Safe Mode the other day ( to uninstall the video driver with Driver Cleaner) ...Hit F8 while booting , got the standard menu for safe mode, picked the standard "Safe Mode " option....then the computer restarts.
So I can't get into safe mode
I went back to the MSI website to get bios version again....then I saw this for Bios version 1.3 which I have on my board....
Quote
System reboot to safe mode when "Insert" key pressed
Does this mean, instead of hitting F8...you hit the insert key , or does this mean hit F8, chose the menu selection you want , then hit insert while it is going through the boot process.
Thought that I would ask?

The "safe mode" that the BIOS message refers to is not related to Windows' Safe Mode. The BIOS safe mode lets you un-do any overclocking or memory settings that might make your computer so unstable that you can't even get into the BIOS settings to change them. In that case, you hold insert while powering on to reset the BIOS to default safe values.
As for your problem getting into Windows' Safe Mode. If you upgraded from another motherboard that uses a different chipset, or if you somehow got the wrong chipset drivers installed, then the old AGP GART or chipset drivers will cause the system to halt/reboot very early in the Windows boot process even in safe mode. I've run into this problem before and its tricky. Best thing to do is switch back to the old motherboard, then go into safe mode and remove all chipset-related drivers, and then switch back to the new motherboard. If you can't do that, try running system repair from the windows setup CD. And failing that, you'd probably have to fully re-install the OS.

K8N Neo FSR won't boot.

I've flashed mainboard BIOS using LiveUpdate from v1.6 to latest v1.9 for some reason (CPUID for Sempron 64bit, low DDR speed). Everything ok . Then XP became unstable (blue screens) and finally PC wont boot (one LED is green, nothing appears on the monitor) . Any idea, except to put it back to the reseller, what I probably have to?
Does anyone have the dg. LED description for this board (there's neither anything in my printed manual nor I've found this in the web)? The description was there for older mainboards, why is this not there now???

you did the big mistake if you used live update!!!
Bios flashing and live update:
look at this: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=84865.msg606175#msg606175
and this: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=14909.0
and this https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=69.0
something abou Bios recovery:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=71165.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=65951.0
btw look at this, it`s about bios version 1.9 for MS-7030, this bios has lots of bugs at K8N Neo-FSR:
look at this: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=87562.0
and this: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=86772.0
I suggest you to revert back to official version 1.7 (which is stable) or modded version 1.56 by pinochio...look at this: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=59711.0 and also look at syar`s collection: http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~chsmith/Syars_Bios_Collection/
go to NEO1 and download 7030MOD.156

NX6800 not working on K8N Neo

I have a problem with my MSI NX6800 VGA / K8N Neo Platinum mobo. The card emits a long buzzing sound immediately after a start up and the sound does not stop. After the computer posts and starts to load up windows, the monitor goes black and the buzzing sound continues.
The card works perfectly on other computers, it just does not work on my K8N Neo Platinum mobo. Other VGAs work fine on my mobo. I am not sure whether this is a problem of the VGA or the mobo.
In addition, the card worked on the mobo without any problems in my old box. After I got a new box and reassembled the system, the card stopped working, but the system works with any other card. At the time of reassembly I also tried to mount a new cooler on the card, however, due to the problems I remounted the original cooler and the card appears to work just fine in other computers.
The other systems which worked with the VGA had much weaker PSU, so I assume the power is not the problem in my case.
Any ideas what could be the problem?
thx
pepe
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
MSI GeForce NX 6800-TD128
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
2x ADATA DDR 400 512MB
MAXTOR 160GB HDD + MAXTOR 80GB HDD
LG GSA-4081B DVD-RW
Yesico FL-420ATX +3.3V 25A/+5V 35A/+12V 18A

Ok, I did several testings during the last hours.
The first thing that suprised me was, that the NX6800LE was suddenly working in the computer with the weaker PSU I tried. Nevertheless the buzzing in the other machine (with 420W PSU) still started when putting the power plug in and still stopped when powering up the system and powering it down afterwards.
What I tried was to connect two older spare PSUs I still had to this system.
First, it was an Enermax with 350W. No problem, no buzzing! The second one was an ancient 250W Noname PSU. Still, no buzzing sound when I plugged in the cable! It even ran some benchmarks - rock stable.
It really seems that the problem is related to my specific PSU. I understand that there is some kind of current flow even when the system is not powered on. I suppose that the buzzer not only starts when there is too less power, but also if there is power "out of threshold".
In my case it would mean that there is a leakage current in the powered off state that is interpretated as "not enough power when computer is switched on".
In your case it would not necessarily mean that there is a lack of power - it could also be that one rail, e.g. +3.3V, is out of range (even too much!) or slightly defective/unstable.
I suppose that the 6800er series is extremely picky about the power it gets.
Ok, lots of assumptions, so we could really need a MSI-technician that tells us some more details about the buzzer....
I am still not sure what I should do now - RMA the NX6800LE or the power supply?! The latter could be quite difficult to RMA. It just does not work properly with this specific graphics card...

Official, non-beta K8N Neo Platinum BIOS when?

Hi,
I see a lot of beta 1.5x BIOS releases for K8N Neo Platinum. Anybody know when the official release will come from MSI???
Thanks.

Quote
Originally posted by darthhen
Yeah I guess. It's hard to tell sometimes. I don't have the time to test out all the different beta bioses. I just want to update to the stable one.
yes but its also wrong to assume tha beta BIOS are unstable.in fact most these days are rock stable hence the fact they become official.

Erratic K8N Neo Platinum

I have a MSI K8N Neo Platinum configured with an AMD Athlon 2800+ 64 bit processor accompanied with 2*80GB SATA drives and 512MB DDR400 RAM module.
The problem with my mobo is that it has become highly unstable and behaves rather erratically 9 out of 10 times I try to use it. Some of its most troublesome operations are
* It fails to go beyond POST or DEL option ( i.e. it hangs at that option )
* Even if it manages to go beyond that, then it fails to boot ( HDD, RAM & Processor are recognised in the BIOS properly )
* If it finally boots in to Windows XP, it is liable to hang the PC after sometime, the primary reason being the Processor usage is shown at 100% even if nothing is going on at the OS interface and only 16 -18 background processes are running.
I have checked the AGP card and its working fine, I have checked the RAM modules by replacing them and also checked the slots onboard.
SMPS is a 400watts power supply, providing enough power to all the peripherials and is working fine.
These are the problems I have being facing for the last 3 months or so and they have increased manifolds in the last month or so. My PC is refusing to start up at all costs and it takes more than an effort to start it up. Please help me guy in this regards.

Nopes Mate I am not overclocking my Processor. Its running at stock at 1.8GHz only.
As far as the Dynamic overclocking part goes I'll have to check it out as I am not using my PC presently.
The AGP card I am using is a Asus 128MB card with a Nvidia FX 5200 GPU on it.
No mate I am not using RAID anymore. I used it initially with 2 SATA drives in RAID 0+1 mode. My Primary IDE port is connected with a Sony CD RW and a Sony DVD ROM. The other IDE port is empty.
I am using 2 SATA HDD's. Both are identical pieces from Seagate having the following specs
7200RPM, 8MB Buffer and each has a capacity of 80GB.
Coming to system memory, I have 512MB of RAM in all. It is manufactured by Hynix Semiconductors and I have 2 modules of 256MB running at a frequency of 400Mhz. ( i.e. 256MB*2 = 512MB )
I have an SMPS from Intex and carries a tag of providing a supply of 400watts. Though I am not sure of its claim, but Intex is a respectable organisation in our country ( India ) and its brand carries a certain name and value. So whether it fits the bill or not is open to speculation. But one thing is for sure that in the initial phase, my PC was running fine with the same SMPS. So we can safely assume that the SMPS makes the cut and delivers a respectable performance even though it comes nowhere near to giants like Antec.
Hope I have answered most of your questions. If you do have some query or confusion bout my PC, do post it, I'll try and make it more clearer & easier for you so that you can help me out of the mess I have landed myself into.

MSI k8n neo (s754)

This weird, i've enabled dynamic overclocking and chosen "Captain" .. isnt this suppposed to increase the FSB? .. it's still 200 ..
msi k8n neo s754
a64 3200+

heya
the Dynamic Overlocking Technology is designed to overclock the cpu/fsb bus to cope with an increased load
i'm not sure what each of the "ranks" percentages are but
i think "commander" is 11%
therefore, when the cpu is under 100% load, DOT will increase ur FSB(HTT) by 11% to try n finish the job a little faster, i wouldnt recommend using DOT as it can be unstable for this reason
if ur running PC3200/DDR400 ram in ur pc at normal timings and have it set at Auto or 200 in bios, so its running 1:1 with HTT....if u use DOT, the memory will be overclocked as well to keep in sync with FSB(HTT).. now this will introduce new problems cos some DDR400 doesnt like being overclocked and will cause systems to hang or crash....i experimented tightening my RAM timings and cos its cheapo RAM i didnt get very far, too many applications were crashing
so i guess what i'm trying to say is, if u want to experiment with overclocking, i would highly recommend using the Cell Menu in the BIOS, its alot more friendly than just setting DOT to commander.
i loosened the timings on my RAM...and got it to DDR460 running in Sync with the HTT bus
and the bios is more fun to experiment with
i hope i didnt drone on too much
Good luck with what u decide on doing
mike

K8N Neo platinum with 3 Ram slots full?

Looking to upgrade my Athlon 64 3400+ (ClawHammer C0) from 1GB to 2GB.
One of the options would be to add a 1GB DIMM to the two existing 512MBs. I know this would drop me back to DDR333, but would there be other problems?
The board's a K8N Neo Platinum.
Thanks in advance
Derek

Quote from: wazzledoozle on 26-March-06, 05:58:58
It really depends on your processor, since that is where the memory controller is. The newer Sempron 64 based on venice cores can handle 3 dimm's at 400 mhz fine (I think)
Newcastle cores and the older Sempron have issues, im not familiar with them so I dont know.
well, your close.....newcastles (least the one i have) and venices (for sure) can handle the 3dimms (in most cases....depending on ram brand, timings, etc...) and keep the 400mhz. i know i read a review somewhere that the memory controllers on clawhammers are Low Latency Brand picky. most of them would produce errors out the wazzoo with (for example: corsair 2-3-3-6 1t memory ) common ultra brand memory. i remember this review showing the twinmos wouldnt even post. i had a choice between two processors (3400+ clawhammer and the newcastle i have) i wanted the clawhammer cause i here they are wannabee fx's in the makin when overclockin but i did my homework (read/searched many reviews) and found that the clawhammer and using 3 double sided LL memory modules was a shot in the air. didnt want to take that chance for 512k more cache and have a unstable puter. i MUST have my patriot memory (cause they rock...) so when newcastle came i placed my dual channel (512mb x 2) kit in and walla....workin fine...placed my 1 gig stick in..... .......i bet the clawhammer would of worked (since i havent herd any issues with memory and clawhammers) but didnt want to take the chance.
what was your cpu stepping may i ask?? CO was the big booger that had memory picky issues and not being able to use 3 dimms at 400mhz stable.
edit to my previous post.....
1 dimm used (dont matter on what size of memory module) would yield the best bandwidth scores. 2 or 3 dimms being used would yield same scores (and not matter which stick in what slot.....all combos gave me pretty much same scores).

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