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neo2 had some boards where the northbridge heatsink did not have any thermal paste or thermal pad causing it to get too hot.. please check that while buying otherwise use some of your own tp
other issues check the sticky on 939 boards and click the link in post #1
well in my books MSI K8N neo 2 has some major flaws.Quote:
Originally Posted by stalkersoftware
1. its not compatiable Corsair and Kingston PC3200. THis is huge issue for indian market when kingston is very popular. people have reported that this board wont even allow installing windows with these chips used on this board.
2. AMD cool n Quiet dosent work correctly on this board. Latest bios solved this for some but not for all.
3.If you are installing cards of GF6 series then removing them is big pain, real big pain. The chipset cooler is round and its blocks access to the lock clip from down.
These are not my conclusions, this is what many people complained about in forums like AT and guru3d.
And K8T800pro still performs on par and even better in most cases than NF3 Ultra chipset.
Have a look .
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1652&page=6
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1652&page=7
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1652&page=8
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1652&page=9
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...d=1652&page=10
and other pages of same review.
Thats why i recommand ASUS A8V over MSI K8N neo 2.
Hell I will even recommand MSI K8T neo2 over K8n neo2.
@senfunn :: The difference in performance between a equal speed CPU of Skt 754 & 939 is 5-10%. the Crux of the Athlon64 performance leap comes from the Integrated Memory Controller;which btw is present on both type of CPUs !!!the best combo to buy wud b something lik:
1. Athlon 64 2800+
2. Asus K8V-X - COMBO OFFER AT 10650/-
3. Phillips 17" CRT 5300 ordinary , no flat
4. 80GB 3300 SATA HDD samsung /Seagate
5. Lite-on DVD -ROM
or a combo 1700 black
6.*Original* 1*512Mb HYNIX DDR400 RAM
7. Logitech value optical mouse black/PS2(Rs 400)+ Easy Keyboard(black)Rs 275+TAX
8. Zebronics Lava Cabinet 400W-looks very good & has 2 Extra Case fans+LED temp display in Front-1400/-
9.speakers 3300 (ATP3)
10.UPS 1000 ??
Even a cheap Microtek 600VA costs 2k,&Wipro Emerge600VA costs 3k!!
which is better ? with performance
754 pin 3200+ - 10250
K8NE deluxe - 8900
939pin 3000+ - 8800
NEO2 platinum - 9000
Stock performance of the Socket 754 will be better. The 939 will overclock better. (Unless u get a really good CG stepping clawhammer. Mine does 2.6GHz). The 939 is a better bet for upgradability as AMD will not release any more skt 754 athlon 64 chips.
@ bottle - your signature shows different rig and the rig column shows P4 ???
I see you have amd64 3000+ ..?? whether its winchester ?? and what about performance ??
That is one hell of a mobo for that price... I got it for a few days b4 i got my deluxe. The only things missing are the gigabit lan, the SI SATA controller and firewire. For 5.5K or so its an awesome deal. Overclocks like crazy. I reached 2.5GHz on it with a C0 stepping 3000+ newcastle which are supposed to be bad overclockers :P
oh .. sorry i only created this thread .. but terribly lost kind of in this hardware world dont know
which to buy and what limit to put for the budget ..!!?!?!?!?
Dude,wat happend , suddenly jumping frm amd64 to p4. plz p4 sucks!!! :devil:Quote:
Originally Posted by senfunn
Go 4 AMD mate, n wat happend to those rig combos u had 4 AMD64.were u just inquirin the prices or were u really intersted in gettim an amd rig!! :ohmy: :ohmy:
No ... I was bit frustrated yesterday .. i have been planning for three months still to have hand on
games and stuffs with MY comp.
and i thought may be i can lower the cost by buying an onboard graphics .... when i buy a P4...
and dreaming of 939 but here no dealer has it .....! ! ! ! ! !
NEO2 PLATINUM has been bad at reviews ... and ASUS A8V is costly .....
I was about to buy P4 3.0GHz + Intel 915GAV from Mumbai @ 14500
But now i am thinking for AMD64
AMD64 + 9600 non pro + Mobo should fit in Rs. 17500
Which mobo will u prefer? Also is there any better config for given budget?
Rest of config is as follows
256x2 400Mhz @ 3500
Seagate 160GB PATA @ 4100
17" Samsung Magicbright @ 7650
Samsung DVD-ROM @ 1575
Ceative Inspire 2500 2.1 @ 1750
HP 1010 @ 9100
Help needed urgently coz i may buy the rig tommorow or monday.
guys last time i had made my mind for A64 but still i'm thinking the reason
being prices.First of all can n e 1 tell me how does A64 perform ??What i mean
is does it not play VIDEO WELL?or does it takes more time for software installation or can it not play games and video at same time???PLZ HELP
the other factor being of prices.When i last checked these were the prices of
various processors
AMD ATHLON64 3200+ s939 -12400/-
Asus A8V mobo -8750/-
Intel 3.06GHZ (Grantsdale)+ASUS p5gd mobo -14300/-
LG LCD FLAT MONITOR 17inch -15000/-
17" CRT -6100/-
256 MB DDR RAM-1900/-
Geforce MX4000 -2500/(approx.)
As u can C i will be able to get intel config with LCD monitor for 30000/-
and amd config for 36000 that's 6000 extra than intel
What i require is the computer must be fast ,must be good for Games,audio,video.I mean while writing CD/DVD i must be able to any other
work smoothly
C that i am getting from LG company itself at some 20% discount :bleh: becoz yesterday when i enquired at one of exhibs it's cost was 15000/- more than
the whole cpu combo (excluding CRT).tell me one thing how does u r config
perform as compared to intel 3.0 HT .I'm still waiting for amd prices to fall
so that i can get that athlon demon :rolleyes:
Get the AMD config. The intel one will suck for games especially with the onboard crap. Get a single stick of 512MB. The AMD 754 chips are single channel. Get a liteon DVD ROM and not a samsung.
Aadipa if possible visit lamington since they have A64 combos likeQuote:
Originally Posted by aadipa
2800+ and asus k8v-x for 10.5k
and 3000+ and K8N combo
a club/gigabyte 9600 non pro shud suffice.