MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum"

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blade_1969

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Does the MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" its a Good choice for a ATHLON 64 3200+ (939)???

(Just tell me a good configuration between AMD ATHLON64 3200+,A Motherboard, AND HSF...) MY BUDGET IS MORE OR LESS 375$...

(Its not a mobile processor)
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by blade_1969 on 11/26/04 08:54 AM.</EM></FONT></P>
 
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Neo2 Plat - $136
The cheapest Athlon 3200 I found was here: http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=120422&AFFIL=FRG&NR=1
But you might not trust them and go with newegg for 189.
That leaves $50 for a HSF, which brings up the question, do you have thermal paste?

Also, what are your main goals - quietness or speed?
Or possibly just a good balance?

I've been a fan of the vantec aeroflow. I'm not sure about mounting it on a socket 939, I think you can but I don't have that experience.
 
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blade_1969

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BUT WITH THAT BOARD I CAN USE A AMD ATLHON 64 3200+? (BECAUSE ON MSI WEBSITE I SAW THAT IT SUPPORTS 3500, 3700 AND FX PROCESSORS...) I DUNNO... WHATCHA THINK? ALSO THE ATLHON 64 THAT I WANT TO BUT IS THE 3200+ MOBILE...


<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by blade_1969 on 11/25/04 10:24 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
 
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blade_1969

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I ONLY WANT, POWER!!! (RIGHT NOW IM RUNNING MY ATHLON XP 2800+ WITH A VOLCANO 12, NOISY!) BUT, F&CK IT! :) I JUST WANT A NICE SYSTEM... AND I HAVE THERMAL PASTE, ARTIC SILVER 5... BY THE WAY, I HAVE TO ORDER ANOTHER TUBE... SO, TELL ME? THATS A NICE MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" with Athlon 64 3200+ MOBILE ITS A NICE CHOICE?

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by blade_1969 on 11/25/04 10:21 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
 
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1. First and foremost, do not type in all caps. Ever. At all.

2. That motherboard will work with any socket 939 processor. MSI's website states that it supports A64 processors. It's just restating that it's high quality enouhg to handle the high-end 64-bits as well.
 
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Sure, it'll take any 939 pin Athlon64...

I'm not sure, but isn't the Mobile Athlon 64 a 754 pin chip?

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This Mobo is great, but just maybe you should wait for Nforce4 chipset with PCI Express and maybe SLI.


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I got one built the night before HL2 came out. So far, I think it's a great mobo and at a good price too. All has been smooth so far. I hear from the A64 guru's here that there is a Gigabyte that will OC better, but I think it is also alot more money. Either way, i'd definately buy the same mobo again.

There was a shortage for a week or so, and they now all seem to be shipping with a bios that supports the A64 3000+ and 3200+ no problem. I haven't tried to OC it much yet, but it did OC from 1800MHz to 2150MHz from within windows just using the MSI core utility. I'll have to hit the bios and see what it can really do. <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2242" target="_new">Anand hit 2.6Ghz</A> on that mobo and a 3000+.

MSI K8N Neo2 platinum, A64 3000+, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro
 
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The retail HSF is more than enough for the Athlon 64 cooling. You can even do decent overclocking with the original HSF! You should stick to Boxed AMD64. And buy a HSF only if you want to do some extreme O/Cing.

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hmm.. good advice... quick question...

this MSI board people are speaking highly about..

How long has this been out? Im just asking because i hate to buy Products when they first come out and then find out a week later that the board has conflicts with serveral other hardware components.. i ran into a HUGEEEEEE problem with the asus a7n8x deluxe and corsair memory.... bought it when that was brand new top of the line stuff.

thanks

Asus A7N8X Deluxe
80gb Maxtor
200gb WD 8mb cache..
Lian-Li PC-60
LiteOn 52X/LiteOn 811s DVD-RW
AMD XP2800+
LeadTek GF4Ti4200 128mb
Hitachi CML174
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LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

the hilarious humor never stops... i love this community!!

Asus A7N8X Deluxe
80gb Maxtor
200gb WD 8mb cache..
Lian-Li PC-60
LiteOn 52X/LiteOn 811s DVD-RW
AMD XP2800+
LeadTek GF4Ti4200 128mb
Hitachi CML174
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These boards (MSI K8N Neo/Neo2) are out since some time, I can't tell exactly when it was launched. But, it's not a new kid on the block!

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A7N8X / <font color=green><b>Sempron 2800+</b></font color=green> <- <i>Is this affecting my credibility?</i>
Kingston DDR333 2x256Megs
<font color=red>Radeon 8500 128Megs</font color=red> @ C:275/M:290 <- <i>It's enough for WoW!</i>
 
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