MSI K8N Neo 4 Platinum

[AFKMatrix]

Hi,

I am interested in getting this board as i am not bothered about SLI and the other board i am considering is the ASUS A8N-SLI purely becuase its cheap and i know that the heatsink i want, which is the Thermalright XP-120 fits.

Now i will go for this MSI mobo if i can find out if that XP-120 heatsink will fit the thing.

Here is a link to a pic of the board:

MSI Neo 4 Mobo

From what i can see and from comparing the pics another guy made of his asus board with this heatsink on i think it might work. The caps next to the processor do not seem that high and i think if the heatpipes go this way it might fit and i can also fit memory in the first DIM slot. If i put the heatpipes the other way towards the Memory i dont think it will work as there is not much room between the processor and the memory dimms.

Can any of you help cos i realy want to get a mobo ordered and build me comp.

 

[kindest]

Originally posted by: AFKMatrix
Hi,

I am interested in getting this board as i am not bothered about SLI and the other board i am considering is the ASUS A8N-SLI purely becuase its cheap and i know that the heatsink i want, which is the Thermalright XP-120 fits.

Now i will go for this MSI mobo if i can find out if that XP-120 heatsink will fit the thing.

Here is a link to a pic of the board:

MSI Neo 4 Mobo

From what i can see and from comparing the pics another guy made of his asus board with this heatsink on i think it might work. The caps next to the processor do not seem that high and i think if the heatpipes go this way it might fit and i can also fit memory in the first DIM slot. If i put the heatpipes the other way towards the Memory i dont think it will work as there is not much room between the processor and the memory dimms.

Can any of you help cos i realy want to get a mobo ordered and build me comp.

well considering you cant even order the msi neo4 i think your choices are limited.

 

[YtseFlyer]

Originally posted by: AFKMatrix
Hi,

I am interested in getting this board as i am not bothered about SLI and the other board i am considering is the ASUS A8N-SLI purely becuase its cheap and i know that the heatsink i want, which is the Thermalright XP-120 fits.

Now i will go for this MSI mobo if i can find out if that XP-120 heatsink will fit the thing.

Here is a link to a pic of the board:

MSI Neo 4 Mobo

From what i can see and from comparing the pics another guy made of his asus board with this heatsink on i think it might work. The caps next to the processor do not seem that high and i think if the heatpipes go this way it might fit and i can also fit memory in the first DIM slot. If i put the heatpipes the other way towards the Memory i dont think it will work as there is not much room between the processor and the memory dimms.

Can any of you help cos i realy want to get a mobo ordered and build me comp.

The Good news from Thermalright:

Dear XXXXXX,

The XP-120 fits the Neo4 Platinum. However, you might not be able to use the first memory slot because of the heatpipes. The XP-90 will fit onto the board without any problem though.

Thanks for choosing Thermalright and Happy New Year!

Best Regards,
Jack
Thermalright, Inc.

The BAD news....ZipZoomFly just updated the EDT to 1/19/05......

ZZF

I went with the XP-90 (didn't want to take a chance loosing the first memory slot); Antec P-160 case; Seasonic 460 SS....everything else will have to wait until these boards are more readily available. Interesting though that ZZF has lowered the ASUS SLI Board to $199...not much more than the MSI Board, but it should drop quickly.

Which video card are you looking at?

Cheers,

-rg

 

[DEredita]

Originally posted by: YtseFlyer
The BAD news....ZipZoomFly just updated the EDT to 1/19/05......

Which video card are you looking at?

Cheers,

-rg

I'm looking at either this board or the SLi version of it and getting a 6600GT board. Waiting stinks.


What would you guys get? The SLi version so later this year if I want I can add another card on it?

side note - I can believe TBreak.com tested the Diamond version of this board with only a 400 watt power supply - what were they thinking?????

- Mike

 

[AFKMatrix]

I have gone for a X800XT graphics card and as i said not doing the SLI thing so not too bothered about not haveing SLI.

Also DEredita, I cant remember but i swear i have seen the platinum have to graphics cards in it with a bridge. U dont get the full SLI but it is still quite a boost.

Well if the XP-120 works on this board but does obstruct the dimm slot then is this a big draw back. I am using a DDR dual memory setup so do i need that first dimm slot??

Also over here in the UK i phoned the website i am getting all me stuff from and was told around mid jan for this board, so if MSI hold there word which would be nice i could get it quite soon.
Thanks

 

[flexy]

>>>
Well if the XP-120 works on this board but does obstruct the dimm slot then is this a big draw back. I am using a DDR dual memory setup so do i need that first dimm slot??
>>>

no, you do not NEED them. If you use two sticks of mem you cvan plug them either in DImm1/Dimm2 (the two slots which will be obstructed)...or use Dimm3/Dimm4.

The problem is rather that SOME people say it might be more difficult to overclock with the sticks in Dimm2/Dimm3 since some boards seem to overclock better with the stick in the first two slots. I dont know anything about this.. But i didnt wanna chance it so i got the XP-90 instead. The xp-90 is almost on par with the XP-120, i dont see it as a big loss..

 

[FastEddie]

Originally posted by: AFKMatrix
Also DEredita, I cant remember but i swear i have seen the platinum have to graphics cards in it with a bridge. U dont get the full SLI but it is still quite a boost.

Yes, it's design by intention. The K8N Neo4 Platinum (Ultra) will be able to do a form of SLI, without an on board bridge sellector, (the cards need to be bridged, and that hardware should be bundled with the board---hopefully).

 

[d3vilz]

The zalman 7700cu also fits the neo4