ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[SSJVegeta]

How did you secure the fan?

[dpawl31]

It's not. LoL.
It's just sitting in the big slot inbetween fins.
Oh, its resting on my video card too. lol.

Cheap, quick solution and it works

You can use virtually any screw that will fit the holes on the fan.
The fins will spread as you screw it in.
If the fan holes don't line up with the fins- just turn the fan until they do. Diagonal is ugly, but it'll work

[SSJVegeta]

I won't be damaging the heatsink with the screws will I if I decide to use screws?

I don't like when you said 'The fins will spread as you screw it in'

Don't want to butcher my new rig

[dpawl31]

#1) With the right screws, it will just "scratch" the inside edges of the heat sink fins.
#2) Who cares, it's a stock HS. A $5 newegg special replacement heatsink, active cooling or not, will be better than the stock heatsink

[Ravin]

Originally Posted by SSJVegeta

I'm just wondering I've read around the internet about people having trouble getting the onboard LAN working under Windows XP.

What drivers do I need to install to get onboard LAN working and no unknown devices in the device manager? Just the nForce 650i SLI drivers on the nVidia website?

I want to be prepared as I receive my RAM on Tuesday and then I can install XP 32-bit on my new rig.

Thanks.

Shouldn't have any issues with the LAN and XP. Download the latest drivers from nvidia.com- the nForce 650i drivers.

[goody24]

I just got my board and i have a dumb question. Where do i set my memory timings? i cant seem to find anyplace in the bios. What am i missing?

[dpawl31]

POOKY!!!!!!

I want to know more about this LDT frequency, you seem to know a lot about it.
I want to try that trick and see if I can push my OC further.

[The Pook]

Stock FSB to ~400FSB, keep it at 4x.
Anything higher, tune it down to 3x.
I didn't notice any difference in performance, but it got me a bit more stable. (Let me do lower NB volts mostly, though.)

[JCushing]

as far as i know its the multiplier for the communication of the nb/sb. considering most people with c2d's run well over 300fsb with it at its stock setting i dont think its holding you back with that 14 multiplier on your 820.

it was important on nforce4-5 chipsets for amd's and i think it just kinda got ported over into the intel chipsets but not really necissary.

[gtboi604]

I've personally tried it with my PentD, noticed no difference at all...couldn't OC further, wasn't more stable, couldn't lower the volts...
o well, maybe a feature only for C2D's...
D~