What BIOS do you Neo2 plat O/Cers prefer

[nealh]

I have just setup my new A64 platform

A64 3200 with Neo2 Plat
1 gb Kingston valuram seems to be running ok in slot 1&2..ie Dual channel

anyway..I am still running just Bios 1.3...

I here 1.37 or 1.36 is best..what is your opinion

Thank you

 

[DragonFire]

I'm having no problems running my FX-55 at 273x11 with the lastest 1.4 bios.

 

[somekid617]

only 270

 

[nealh]

Hmm...I loaded up 1.36 beta..not sure how this is better or worse than 1.3/1.4

 

[Stormgiant]

I believe 1.41 is gathering best OK's from users...

 

[Duvie]

I use 1.41 as well, though I can't say it garnered me any better performance from what I already knew....

 

[nealh]

Thanks guys...

Duvie...is your vcore at 1.5v with 3.3% over vid

The Neo 2 plat is a pain with the voltage...

I have a 3200 at 2600mhz(10x260) but with prime95 23.8 (in process early but at 1 hr)..at 1.5v with 8.3%..so I get at load increase in voltage to 1.54-1.57v

this increased voltage at load is so weird to me on my Abit IT7 Max2 rev2...load voltage would drop 1.625v to 1.60 v on P4 2.4B@2.9...I am using same OCZ 520w PSU


what do you guys use to monitor temps

MBM5..reports my system temp as 0C...my idle temp 31-37C...load 50/51C with XP90 with AS5 and Vantec stealth 92mm fan...very quiet but only moves 27/28cfm at 20db..also have 2 Panaflo L1a

 

[nealh]

Does 1.41..provide any better voltage issues....what would the advantage be updating?

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: nealh
Does 1.41..provide any better voltage issues....what would the advantage be updating?

got any issues??? If not dont bother. I saw no differnec in temps or reported voltages. MOst of the reporting issues are by corecenter in the windows environment and is going to be in a form of a software update to fix any of them...


Neo2 undervolts but once you get a handle on it, it is easy to figure out....


1.5v w/ 0.0% over vid = 1.43-1.44v actual idle - 1.45v loads

1.5v w/ 3.3% over vid = 1.47v actual idle - 1.48v loads

1.5v w/ 5.0% over vid = 1.52v actual idle - 1.54v loads

1.5v w/ 8.3% over vid = 1.57-1.58v actual idle - 1.59-1.6v loads

One strange thing I noticed is the board undervolts less and less as the vcore raises....

undervolts .06-.07 with 1.5 w/ 0.0% but only undervolts .04-.05 with 1.5v and 8.3% over vid. That would be like 1.62

 

[nealh]

One of the interesting things I found when trying to get a idle vcore of 1.54 and load 1.57..is 1.475v/1.525 with add cpu vid gave essentially the same values 1.5v with add cpu vid

I tried like 4 different combos and I could not get what I wanted...looks like I am going to have to stick with 1.5v w/8.3% over vid

I figure under/at 1.6v should be ok

 

[jbh129]

some of the betas offer higher vcore options, like +18%