cappybf2

Does anyone have advice for removing the nb heatsink on the p5n-e?I have a a extreme spiritII that I need to install.Is it possible to do without removing mobo from case?

Crusaders!

Finally managed to create a USB boot up and downed the BIOS to 0608 - got to 3.0GHz first pop - Cheers

Can't get it past 3.0 though... temps are around 34 at idle might try dropping the rating of my memory (4GB OCZ Reaper HPC), it seems to hang on the memory every time I try to go past 3.0

diddler1979

I have the same heatsink chief and the only way to remove the old heatsink is to take out the motherboard I'm afraid. You have to pinch the plastic hooks to remove them and the Asus heatsink.

Nice one chief, so glad to hear of another successful overclock. Without performing a vdroop mod on the motherboard, I'd stick with 3.0Ghz. I've tried many many combinations and its never stable for long enough because of the vdroop problem with the board.

Excellent mate. Enjoy the extra speed.

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My P5N-E Boot CD which includes bios' 0608, 0703, 0801, 0803, 0901 &1002 Beta.

Betrivent

Okay, so I managed to get 3Ghz. Is there any way I can raise my ram's clock now? It's at 667, form it's default 800. Also.. I could've sworn I blew something on my mobo. Everytime I turn on the power supply now I hear this kind of hissing/high pitched whirring noise. Other than that, it's pretty stable.


And like everybody else, I was using 0803 before. God that's a horrible bios.

Also, in previous posts people wanted to see howlow the vcore can go.

My G0 Q66 is doing 3ghz right now at 1.25. VID 1.225.

Yankeefan

First off I wanted to say thanks for all the useful information on the forum.

Now, I have tried to load bios 608 but I keep getting a error message saying can now downgrade bios. Is there a way around this? I followed the guide to a T till the point.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

cappybf2

check out page 6 of this thread. I followed diddlers advice and it worked perfect for me.Oh and thanks to diddler on the nb advice I removed my mobo and replaced the heatsink today.extreme spirit II. I wish the mobo had more fan hookups. what do you guys use?

diddler1979

Yeah it's not the best for fan support. I have my cpu, northbridge and southbridge heatsinks plugged in to the board and the chassis fans disconnected so they are just running without being monitored.

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Windows XP - 3DMark 06 = 19852.
Windows Vista 64 - 3DMark 06 = 18347.
Windows Vista 64 - 3DMark Vantage = P21286 3DMarks.

My guide to Q6600 3.0Ghz on the Asus P5N-E.
My P5N-E Boot CD which includes bios' 0608, 0703, 0801, 0803, 0901 &1002 Beta.

RaiDer

Quite shocking this board with Quad Core overclocking, pwnage for the 65nm duals, even seen a number of E8400's running at 4ghz on this board. Thats almost maxing out the FSB though. Shame it can't really hack it with the quads.

In light of that, I'd prolly jump on a E8400 if I where going to upgrade bar that, wait for the next socket.

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cappybf2

vcore -1.35
mem volt -auto
nbcore volt -1.208(I see most of you use 1.3xx)
vcore offset -auto
fsb/mem-linked
sync mode
fsb 1333
mem 667
mem timing 5/5/5/15/2t
ldt 3x(not completely sure about this but Its stable @4x also)
0608 bios
I've got some screen shots but I dont know how to resize them.
might help to know my VID is 1.30
anyway thats my settings.maybe it will help someone

Wobbley

Well i was trying to get the Q6600 so i flashed the BIOS, and downgraded it to 0608 from 9 whatever it was. After it had finished the screen just went black i waited for some time then gave up waiting. I decided to reboot the PC. The only thing that happened was the there was no beep and the fans were just running the screen was just black and not even on I figure i am prety much ****ed

Update: tried shutting the power off and replugging stuff. It booted up but its stuck on the boot screen. It gets a weird after a while like it gets pixlated or the colors go all wrong...

Specs are¨
p5n-e sli
q6600
8800gtx
Creative X-Fi xtreme gamer
Vista Home
4 x 1 some Geil thingi (4-4-4-12 800mhz i think)