ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[TriBeCa]

Originally Posted by henderson_83

Thanks Tribeca. All other temps seems perfectly fine. CPU is at 32C - 36C, MB is at 36C. I just found an easier way to recreate the problem. If I open the ATI Tool and select 3DView to show the fuzzy cube thing, I can watch my +12v rail drop down to 11.84v, I've even seen it drop to 11.80v in some cases and then after a little bit, it will power off completely. Through all my testing my GPU doesn't get above 65C and my case airflow is good. My case temp sensor shows it between 27 and 29C. When not under load (graphical) my +12v stays right at 11.97v. Any other thoughts?

-Todd

Ok, well it's not temp related then. And that behavior on the 12V rail seems odd. I'm no expert on PSU issues...you might create a seperate thread and ask around, since your issue is probably not related specifically to this board. Do you have/can you get another PSU to test with?

Originally Posted by neil_is_the_syndicate

Hi all, my name is Neil.
I've been on my MacBook Pro for a while, but just recently decided to sell it and begin building my gaming rig. So, here is what I got :

Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Motherboard
Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.00Ghz Processor
4GB (4x1GB) PC6400 DDR800 Memory (5-5-5-5-15 or something like that; I might upgrade to 8GB soon)
500GB Western Digital Sata(Sata3?) Hard Drive (MAIN)
320GB Hitachi - IDE Hard Drive (Secondary)
Dual SLI GeForce 8600 GT 256mb (256x2=512) DDR3 (So 2 Video Cards)
400 Watt Power Supply
Windows Vista Home Premuium 64 Bit.
Outputing Display to a Samsung DLP 50" HDTV through DVI to HDMI cable.

Some games installed are BF2142, FEAR, and GRAW:2

I can play BF2142 at full speeds with everything maxed out and resolution set to 1920x1080, FEAR and GRAW:2 go at like 80%-85% speed at 1920x1080 so I lowered it to 1280x720 for those games, and it goes fine and still looks good.


1920x1080 = 1080p; 1280x720 = 720p.

Anyways, I was wondering, how would I go about overclocking the CPU and or GPU(s)? The whole BIOS thing is a bit confusing haha. The computer is running good at stock speeds, but I was just wondering if I could crank out some more juice.

If anyone can help me out like step by step I would appreciate it.

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help!!

Sadly, I don't have time to write out a step-by-step guide at the moment, but I have done in the past in this thread. If you look back one or two weeks and just scan for long posts by me, you'll find it.

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by Sinimeister

You got me nervous there, so I reverted to stock for the time being.

Load:


I don't get why PC Probe II is reporting such high voltage though. I don't think that those Core 0 / Core 1 temps are the actual CPU temps, or else the system probably wouldn't even boot up or would be fried by now, right?

Idle:

I think whats causing your high temps is your voltage. Put your volts to 1.35 and see if it is stable. I don't mean to worry you it just seems your temps are high. Im pretty sure our processors are only supposed to go up to 65 celsius. I only increased my volts to 1.3625 because I was trying to get past an fsb hole.

Try to use 1.35 as long as you can until you become unstable. Ideally, the lowest voltage possible should be used.

If the temps stay high, try reseating your cooler.

Good Luck!

[TriBeCa]

he solved this a while back...and yeah, it was indeed the vcore. he had it on auto, and the board was pushing WAY too much vcore through the chip. he's got it stable with 1.4something vcore, iirc.

[LeeVing]

Originally Posted by Ravin

Results from my first OC on the Q6600. I am not posting any screen shots as it is not a significant OC, I'll post proof once I've found the max OC.

CPU @ 2.7GHz (300*9) @ 1.2875V, droop to 1.20V Idle/load(high core): 34C/52C Me likey the temps

RAM @ 1000MHz 4-3-3-6 2T @2.265V- lowered from 1066MHz due to stability issues with CPU OCd. Perhaps it's a timing thing, perhaps a chipset thing....dunno. Any ideas on this are most appriciated. I already tried running looser timings but could not pass Memtest86- Funny that OC on the CPU only affected my RAM stability.

Chipset @ 1.3875V Idle/Load temp 30C/39C

OC Benchmarks:
PCmark05:7306
3DMark06:3923
AquaMark3: Gfx-14001 CPU-16568 Combined-98419
SuperPi 1M: 18s

Interesting notes for benchmarks:
Baseline benches were CPU@2.4 GHz and RAM@1066MHz (1:1)
PCMark05:6842
3DMark06:4708 -no surprise here due to less memory bandwidth
Aquamark3: Gfx-14103 CPU-15200 Combined 96419
SuperPi 1M: 22S

Baseline benchmarks with ATI X800XL 512Mb (which has always been iffy at best)
PCMark05:6694
3DMark06:2310
Aquamark3: Failed to complete due to driver issues...
Superpi 1M: 22s

Edit:next up 325*9=2.9GHz

I'm glad someone with experience is trying out the SLACR Q6600 on this board. I'll be anxiously waiting to see how you do.

[GruntWork]

Thanks to help from you brilliant people, I finally got my system built and running. I didn't end up needing a donor CPU to flash the BIOS. I just reset the CMOS and it POSTed fine. The stock BIOS version was 0202, so I flashed it to the latest and t seems stable.

I did some preliminary testing at all stock settings in Vista 32-bit.
Idle core temp is 33C and the highest it got while running PCMark05 was 39C.

My PC Mark score was 7375.

I have about $50 left in my budget. Can anyone recommend a good CPU cooler and NB cooler that will allow me to get some good overclocking out of this setup? I already have a decent SB cooler (at least the biggest that will fit under two GPU cards)

From everything I've read, if I can get the FSB up around the 450 mark while keeping it sufficiently cool, clocking the PCI-E, RAM and GPU's. I think I can get a score over 10K.

I ran 3DMark06 also. I didn't really sit and watch it, but it was up as high as 60 FPS was usually between 30 and 40 fps. I have a 3DMark score of 8268. Although the CPU test in 3DMark was sad at 1-2 FPS.

Has anyone run the tuning function in the nTune Control Panel? And does it actually do anything. I am thinking of running the fine tune setting (appraently takes 3hours) to see what gives...

[brandon6199]

I have tried almost everything to hit 500 FSB on this board and my E6550, but I've never tried touching the vcore offset option...

If I played with that a little, would that possible let me reach 500 fsb?

[xlastshotx]

Hey, could someone post or send me a picture of the board with a Thermalright HR-05 SLI on it. I have a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro on my CPU and I need to see if I will have enough room for it. The CPU, North bridge, and Graphics cards are all very close it seems.

[Asce]

It will fit as i use mice with a Tuniq Tower

[Miles267]

Hi, I've never OC'd a system before and feel like I'm missing out on the true potential of my hardware. Was hoping some of the more patient, OC veterans could assist me in getting me off the ground. I'm currently running the following configuration. Would prefer to start off by OC'ing w/ my existing hardware and not investing any money if possible:

- all default settings in the Asus p5n-e sli motherboard BIOS
- vista ultimate 32-bit
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600
- EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
- Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series
- 4 GB total: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034
- default cooling (CPU and heatsink)
- Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
- OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply
- SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L

Thank you all in advance!
-an overclocking newbie

[Ravin]

Ok... here it is

PCMark 03: 7603
3dMark06: 3938
Aquamark3: Gfx-13905 CPU 17361 Combined 99298

Idle(low/high):Load(low/high) 34/34C:50/55C Avg:34C/52C

Voltages remain: CPU 1.2875, MCH 1.3875, Vdimm 2.265
Memory remains 1000MHz 4-3-3-6 2T

Originally Posted by TriBeCa

Is the 8800 really so much better than the 7600 that I get double your 3dmark score with my e6400 at stock? IIRC I get like 9k 3dmarks at stock, and 12.15k on my current OC.

RE: having to lower your RAM clock due to OC...you had to lower RAM clock from stock? It may just have been that for w/e reason the board didn't like the FSB:RAM divider you were at. Also...I presume your RAM was at stock timings when you were OCing the CPU, ya?


Only other thing I can think of is that the GPU is overheating.... What's the case airflow like? What's your GPU core temp at (the newest version of speedfan will report this)?

Yea the 8800 is far superrior to the 7600. Double the price, double the performance. Still, it works well enough for my needs now as I am not a "hard core" gamer. Sure I like to play, but running 1440*900 w/AA on and all the other super high res settings is not that important to me.

As for the RAM, well yes and no. It was tried at stock timings (5-5-5-15 2T) overclocked from 1000 to 1066 MHz and at tightened timings 4-3-3-6 2T, 4-4-4-8 2T and 4-4-4-12 2T. I had to return the memory from 1066MHz to 1000MHz to run stable with the CPU running @300*9. (RAM unlinked)

Its definitely not the GPU overheating. My case is ultra big with all rounded cables that are zip-tied neatly to the side. Lots of fans- 2X120mm for the mainflow compartment (CPU/RAM) and 4*80mm for the secondary flow compartment (GPU/HDD/PSU)- one right next to the video card exhausting outside the case. Ambient room temp at the moment is around 63F (it's already cold here- 40F outside).