Few questions about MSI Neo2 Platinum

[asintu]

1. Core Center shows the NBridge temp as N/A. Is it ok?
2. I have my 2 memory sticks in DIMMs 3 and 4 cause 1&2 are too close to the CPU. Somewhere in the manual guide it says that in order to activate Cool'n Quiet it's recommended to use DIMM1 for stability purposes. What should I do? Is C'nQ worth it?
3. How do I setup the nvidia firewall? What software do I need?

...more questions to come

 

[keeleysam]

1. It's ok; mine doesn't either.
2. Thahts OK too.
3. Install the softeare that comes on the driver cd.

 

[asintu]

so can i use Cool and Quiet with the memories on dimms 3 and 4?
and is it useful at all?

 

[Aries64]

Originally posted by: asintu
1. Core Center shows the NBridge temp as N/A. Is it ok?
2. I have my 2 memory sticks in DIMMs 3 and 4 cause 1&2 are too close to the CPU. Somewhere in the manual guide it says that in order to activate Cool'n Quiet it's recommended to use DIMM1 for stability purposes. What should I do? Is C'nQ worth it?
3. How do I setup the nvidia firewall? What software do I need?

...more questions to come

(1) You can downlaod and configure MBM 5 (Motherboard Monitor 5) if you want to be able to read the NB temp. Although MBM 5 is no longer supported (and, in fact the K8N Neo2 WAS NEVER listed as being supported at all) MBM 5 works with the K8N Neo2 board. I'm running it right now.

Download MBM 5 at the MBM 5 HomeSite:

http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

Configure the Sensors as follows:

Case Temperature Sensor = WinBond 1
CPU Temperature Sensor = WinBond 2 Diode
NB Temperature Sensor = WinBond 3

(2) What do you mean by youe memory sticks being "too close to the CPU"? Does your CPU Cooler interfere with placement in DIMMS 1 & 2? Cool' N' Quiet seems to work well at underclocking the CPU (thus running your chip at lower voltage and keeping it cool) so as long as you are not going to overclock your CPU I recommend using it since you really only need the full power of the CPU for 3D games and 3D applications.

(3) If you want to run the Nvidia software firewall you can download and install the latest version automatically by running MSI Live Monitor. If you don't have this installed already, install Live Monitor off the CD that came with your K8N Neo2, then update to the latest version of Live Monitor (and Live Update). However, a software firewall is only an added measure over a "hardware firewall" such as a router, so it should be used in conjunction with a hardware-based firewall.

Good luck and hope this helps.

 

[asintu]

Originally posted by: Aries64

Originally posted by: asintu
1. Core Center shows the NBridge temp as N/A. Is it ok?
2. I have my 2 memory sticks in DIMMs 3 and 4 cause 1&2 are too close to the CPU. Somewhere in the manual guide it says that in order to activate Cool'n Quiet it's recommended to use DIMM1 for stability purposes. What should I do? Is C'nQ worth it?
3. How do I setup the nvidia firewall? What software do I need?

...more questions to come

(1) You can downlaod and configure MBM 5 (Motherboard Monitor 5) if you want to be able to read the NB temp. Although MBM 5 is no longer supported (and, in fact the K8N Neo2 WAS NEVER listed as being supported at all) MBM 5 works with the K8N Neo2 board. I'm running it right now.

Download MBM 5 at the MBM 5 HomeSite:

http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

Configure the Sensors as follows:

Case Temperature Sensor = WinBond 1
CPU Temperature Sensor = WinBond 2 Diode
NB Temperature Sensor = WinBond 3

(2) What do you mean by youe memory sticks being "too close to the CPU"? Does your CPU Cooler interfere with placement in DIMMS 1 & 2? Cool' N' Quiet seems to work well at underclocking the CPU (thus running your chip at lower voltage and keeping it cool) so as long as you are not going to overclock your CPU I recommend using it since you really only need the full power of the CPU for 3D games and 3D applications.

(3) If you want to run the Nvidia software firewall you can download and install the latest version automatically by running MSI Live Monitor. If you don't have this installed already, install Live Monitor off the CD that came with your K8N Neo2, then update to the latest version of Live Monitor (and Live Update). However, a software firewall is only an added measure over a "hardware firewall" such as a router, so it should be used in conjunction with a hardware-based firewall.

Good luck and hope this helps.

it sure does help..thanx
couple more questions though:
imma try to put the dimms into 1 and 2 today.
but if c'n quiet underclocks the cpu...doesn't it mean it's gonna slow things a little bit while doing so?
and msi lists (in the guide book) as recommended configurations: dimms 1 and 2 and also 3 and 4. only so that later to say 3 and 4 might be unstable with c'n quiet...watta heck?

 

[BlingBlingArsch]

cool`n quiet underclocks CPU only when necessary, it automatically clocks it to stock speed, when more or all CPU-power is needed. Thatswhy it can be dangerous to have c&q running on an already overclocked CPU with higher vcore etc. if u dont do or plan to oc u can use C&Q and wont recognize performance loss but power consumption wins and if ur fan is temperature controlled a quieter fan .

 

[asintu]

thanx..will enable it soon!

 

[Aries64]

Originally posted by: BlingBlingArsch
cool`n quiet underclocks CPU only when necessary, it automatically clocks it to stock speed, when more or all CPU-power is needed. Thatswhy it can be dangerous to have c&q running on an already overclocked CPU with higher vcore etc. if u dont do or plan to oc u can use C&Q and wont recognize performance loss but power consumption wins and if ur fan is temperature controlled a quieter fan .

Right on BlingBlingArsch. Thanks for replying for me.