MSI P35 Neo versus MSI P35 Neo Combo
The BIOS of MSI P35 Neo and P35 Neo Combo is based on AMI BIOS
version and is unified to the maximum.
The section in charge of memory operation settings looks like
this:
The next important parameter that affects the performance is
setting the memory operating frequency.
Now look at the system monitoring section.
Both the motherboards display the current temperatures of the
CPU and system, voltages, tack the rotational speed of all the three
fans, and both offer the feature for adjusting the rotational speed of
the CPU cooler depending on the CPU temperature.
Overclocking and stability
Before we move on to overclocking, let's look at the power
converters. Their scheme is the same: the PWM of MSI P35 Neo Combo and
MSI P35 Neo offers a 3-phase scheme in which there is one 3300 mkF,
four 1000 mkF, and eight 680 mkF capacitors.
The overclocking tools are also identical.
| Motherboard |
MSI P35 Neo/Neo Combo |
| Multiplier adjustment |
+ |
| FSB adjustment |
within 200 to 500 MHz (1) |
| Vcore adjustment |
to +0.7875 V (0.0125 V) |
| Vmem adjustment |
within 1.8V to 3.3 V (0.05-0.1V) |
| Vdd adjustment |
within 1.2 to 1.6 V (0.025 V) |
| Vpcix adjustment |
within 1.5 to 1.8V (0.1 V) |
| Vsb adjustment |
within 1.05 V; 1.15 V |
| Vtt adjustment |
within 1.2V to 1.6V (0.025V) |
| PCI-E adjustment |
within 100 MHz to 200 MHz (1) |
A few words on the MSI D.O.T mode in which overclocking is
done on demand. Simply put, the raise of FSB speed occurs at the time a
resource-hungry application (e.g., a game) starts up. On closing the
application, the system reverts to the rated frequency.
Now let's look at the practical results of overclocking. The
maximum stable FSB speed in MSI P35 Neo equals 466 MHz; in MSI P35 Neo
Combo – 350 MHz.
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