Ok, here is my experience so far with MSI K7T Turbo-R (RAID):
I bought this mobo on Saturday. I was looking for the non-RAID version because I don?t need or use RAID, but my local distributor only has the RAID one. Btw, it?s quite cheap over here (Indonesia), only US$ 123.
I have a Duron 600 which can hit 1020MHz@1.85V stable on Abit KT7 (the mobo is my uncle?s). Why I didn?t buy Abit? Well, cause I don?t trust their quality and I had bad experienced with Abit BE6-2 1.2. Anyway, my Turbo come with BIOS 2.4 which is the latest I known (except for the oc BIOS, but it?s for Turbo only, not for the RAID). After some tweaking the most stable I can get is 866 (I don?t have enough time to try, must go to school =>).
Some problems and issues I encountered:
- The voltage doesn?t seems right. If I set the voltage for 1.525V and I will get 1.65V which is off by 0.125V. I?m not brave enough to try 1.85V, maybe I can get around +/- 2V!! Oh yeah, the BIOS shows 1.65V and MBM too. What do you think?
- I can?t turn off RAID. I tried everything but I still couldn?t turn it off. There is an option ?Boot from other device? in the BIOS and I tried to disabled it but RAID still showing up whenever I boot my computer. Anybody knows the solution?
- My temp. seems to high for me. I get 45C/111F idle and around 50C full load. Is it to high? I?m using Taisol CEK734092 with YS-Tech fan from GW FOP32. I?m using a good thermal grease and when I touch the heatsink it feels about right (between 40-50C)
- The highest multiplier I can use is 6 and 6.5. Anything above, it won?t boot. Anyone has the same problem?
- Anyone try using the oc BIOS with this mobo?
Ok, I think that enogh =), I?m waiting for some reply. Sorry about the poor english, it isn?t my local language =).
Thanks,
Martin
1xDuron 600@866 1.65V (6.5x133)
1xTNT2M64
1x15GB Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 40 7200RPM
2x64MB Micron 1st Party PC133
1x64MB Spectek Memory PC133 (can hit 140+MHz)
1xAsus 50x CD-ROM
I bought this mobo on Saturday. I was looking for the non-RAID version because I don?t need or use RAID, but my local distributor only has the RAID one. Btw, it?s quite cheap over here (Indonesia), only US$ 123.
I have a Duron 600 which can hit 1020MHz@1.85V stable on Abit KT7 (the mobo is my uncle?s). Why I didn?t buy Abit? Well, cause I don?t trust their quality and I had bad experienced with Abit BE6-2 1.2. Anyway, my Turbo come with BIOS 2.4 which is the latest I known (except for the oc BIOS, but it?s for Turbo only, not for the RAID). After some tweaking the most stable I can get is 866 (I don?t have enough time to try, must go to school =>).
Some problems and issues I encountered:
- The voltage doesn?t seems right. If I set the voltage for 1.525V and I will get 1.65V which is off by 0.125V. I?m not brave enough to try 1.85V, maybe I can get around +/- 2V!! Oh yeah, the BIOS shows 1.65V and MBM too. What do you think?
- I can?t turn off RAID. I tried everything but I still couldn?t turn it off. There is an option ?Boot from other device? in the BIOS and I tried to disabled it but RAID still showing up whenever I boot my computer. Anybody knows the solution?
- My temp. seems to high for me. I get 45C/111F idle and around 50C full load. Is it to high? I?m using Taisol CEK734092 with YS-Tech fan from GW FOP32. I?m using a good thermal grease and when I touch the heatsink it feels about right (between 40-50C)
- The highest multiplier I can use is 6 and 6.5. Anything above, it won?t boot. Anyone has the same problem?
- Anyone try using the oc BIOS with this mobo?
Ok, I think that enogh =), I?m waiting for some reply. Sorry about the poor english, it isn?t my local language =).
Thanks,
Martin
1xDuron 600@866 1.65V (6.5x133)
1xTNT2M64
1x15GB Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 40 7200RPM
2x64MB Micron 1st Party PC133
1x64MB Spectek Memory PC133 (can hit 140+MHz)
1xAsus 50x CD-ROM
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