CPU replacement

[milsabords]

I just replaced my Athlon 64 3000+ by a dual core 4800+, on my MSI Neo2 FIR
mobo. The performance improvement is significant: encoding and burning a
DVD out of 35 MPEG files with Nero Vision takes 2h 40mn, while it took over
5h before. Both cores are over 90% loaded, and the CPU temperature is 51°C,
with the stock cooler, at 20°C ambient.

The only problem I had was a blue screen due to a problem with my graphic
card. I fixed it by dropping AGP to 4x, maybe my power supply (420 watt) is
too weak for this engine.

 

[Arthur Lipscomb]

I just replaced my Athlon 64 3000+ by a dual core 4800+, on my MSI Neo2 FIR
mobo. The performance improvement is significant: encoding and burning a
DVD out of 35 MPEG files with Nero Vision takes 2h 40mn, while it took over
5h before. Both cores are over 90% loaded, and the CPU temperature is 51°C,
with the stock cooler, at 20°C ambient.

The only problem I had was a blue screen due to a problem with my graphic
card. I fixed it by dropping AGP to 4x, maybe my power supply (420 watt)
is too weak for this engine.

I also have an Athlon 64 3000 on a MSI Neo2 motherboard which I'm planning
on upgrading to a dual core. Was the upgrade as simple as removing the old
CPU/fan and putting in the new one?

What model video card are you using?

 

[Frodo]

Try reload/updating the latest motherboard chipset drivers.
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/driver/dvr/spt_dvr_detail.php?UID=608&kind=1

 

[milsabords]

I also have an Athlon 64 3000 on a MSI Neo2 motherboard which I'm
planning on upgrading to a dual core. Was the upgrade as simple as
removing the old CPU/fan and putting in the new one?

What model video card are you using?

While still with the 3000+, I upgraded the mobo BIOS to 9.3 and the AMD
processor driver to its current version. Then I installed the 4800+ x2
processor, used CMOS settings to adjust some timings and voltages, and WinXP
loaded as before, using both cores.

My video card is an ATI 9600 Pro. After some time, with sevral windows open,
one with dynamic contents (Sysintenal's process explorer), the display
became unresponsive. I restarted, downgraded AGP to 4x in the BIOS, and
everything worked for a full day, with the CPU overclocked to 2880 Mhz.
Looks like the whole thing works better after some burn-in ???

Then I installed the latest ATI driver, set AGP back to 8x, and now it
yields top performance, running Prime95 at 56 ms/iteration at 61 °C CPU
temperature.

Bottom line: system performances and responsiveness look 2x better than
before, for 280 Euro ( ~ $320). Back a few years ago, some of my customers
would run an enterprise IS with a fraction of that power and storage
capacity ...

That's it, go ahead !

System specs:
- MSI 6702E MB
- Athlon 4800+ X2, stock cooler, overclocked to 2880 Mhz
- 4x512 M DDR 3200 set to 133 Mhz, running at 188 Mhz due to FSB
overclocking. Everest shows 76% efficiency.
- HTT set to 4x in BIOS
- ATI 9600 pro AGP 8x, 19" Hyundai LCD screen via DVI, ACER 3705 MGW TV via
Ethernet and VGA
- PSU LC Power 480 watt (possible weak point)
- 3 internal HD, FDR, 1 CD RW, 1 DVD RW, 3 USB drives, 1 USB DVD RW
- Audigy sound card
- MSI TV@nywhere+ TV card
- CMD 648 IDE controller card
- ADSL modem-router connected via Ethernet and Wifi
- Epson printer & Canon scanner connected via USB
- 1 KW UPS