ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[Eddie3dfx]

Thats the strange part, manually set timing has achieved zero stability on this board while automatic set timing was stable, yet not accurate.
I can't really tell exactly what the motherboard set the voltage too.
Is there a program that will let me find out what the bios is set at?

[Christiaan]

Originally Posted by Ravin

How much do you droop on the Vcore @ 3.6G/1.5V? My old D820 was drooping from 1.5V to 1.44V clocked @3.7GHz. I droop from 1.5V to 1.37V with the quad @ 350*9, and from 1.275 to 1.18-1.20V currently @333*9.

Edit: and my temp on the 820 @257*14 was 72C.....64 would have been preferable.

I didn't check my voltages at that speed, but I can tell you at my current clock.
Using Orthos and CPU-Z.
Current setting in BIOS 1.3875v +100mv = 1.4875v
Idle - 1.440v
Load - 1.312v

[Perry]

Originally Posted by Christiaan

For 3.6GHz 2 things happened for me. 1) My temps went over 64 degrees on load and 2) I needed over 1.5v to do it. I wouldn't run it at the voltage. It's a bit too high.
Might be different for you, let's see.

I'll punch it to 1.4v on the vcore tonight. What I find funny is that it his 3.2Ghz without any voltage increase at all. Rock solid at 1.27.

My load temps at 3.2Ghz are 55 degrees as I previously said and I can see myself having those jump up to over 60 and if you had yours go to the danger zone with your Zalman, I don't think my Tempest will fair well. I'll cut it off as soon as it hits 60 though since my wife will me if I blow something up.

[TriBeCa]

Originally Posted by Eddie3dfx

Thats the strange part, manually set timing has achieved zero stability on this board while automatic set timing was stable, yet not accurate.
I can't really tell exactly what the motherboard set the voltage too.
Is there a program that will let me find out what the bios is set at?

hrrm.

it'd help if you filled out your system info under the User CP. I've no idea what RAM you have

did you manually set 2T as well?

and no, I'm not aware of anything that'll tell you what your BIOS is set at.

Originally Posted by Christiaan

I didn't check my voltages at that speed, but I can tell you at my current clock.
Using Orthos and CPU-Z.
Current setting in BIOS 1.3875v +100mv = 1.4875v
Idle - 1.440v
Load - 1.312v

Holy S**T that's some crazy droop! and you say you've got vram sinks on your mosfets too?

[Eddie3dfx]

So far so good!
What I did was go back to evgas website to find out what the rest of the memory settings I used were after the 5-5-5-15 etc.
I popped in 4-23-6-10 and left the rest at automatic.
I put the memory in synch and I was able to run at 1425fsb (712memory)
I can't get over 1450 without it freezing.. I tried to increase the volt but no luck
I'll let you guys know how it worked.
Thanks

[Dostoyevsky77]

Hey, project complete on my wife's rig! Pictures soon.

Ravin, I had a spare Coolermaster Aquagate 120 lying around that I used instead of stock (I have so many stock HSF... I wonder what they go for on eBay). It is insufficient. Even though it's "liquid", I'm going to have to get something better. I had to bend some capacitors slightly to even install it. I was naughty.

Right now, I have modest 3.2 on that system at 320x10 (yes, unlocked multi... but the bigger bus speed translates into a LOT of extra RAM performance... observations on my P5N32-E attached). I had to use a little more power than on my board, but that's not unusual.

My P5N32-E SB HS fit beautifully, as does the Tt Spirit II (which seems much hotter to the touch than mine, even though they are pretty much the same v).

My only other observation is that in my other-than-sober state last night, I accidentally installed 680i drivers on the board. I didn't realize it until this morning when the networked HDD was running really slow, but everything else was working fine! So, there's that.

Can't wait to take the QX6700 higher, but must buy Zalman 9700 first (better than Tuniq/Thermalright because I don't want to lap another HSF!)

**ATTACHED is my OC notes on the P5N32-E re: FSB v. RAM performance. Unless otherwise specified, the RAM is 4x1GB Ballistix PC2-8500. Also unless otherwise noted, the CPU and everything else is as in my sig.

[TriBeCa]

nice! you should still update your system config though, i can't for the life of my remember what's in your rig

Originally Posted by Perry

I'll punch it to 1.4v on the vcore tonight. What I find funny is that it his 3.2Ghz without any voltage increase at all. Rock solid at 1.27.

My load temps at 3.2Ghz are 55 degrees as I previously said and I can see myself having those jump up to over 60 and if you had yours go to the danger zone with your Zalman, I don't think my Tempest will fair well. I'll cut it off as soon as it hits 60 though since my wife will me if I blow something up.

your chip is rated up to 64C, so don't get too nervous about 60

[Chani.-]

What BIOS revision fixes the memory kink?

[xxfendrpnk3kxx]

I have two 1 gig xms2 ram, but i cant post with the two gigs! I can only post with one gig, have everything set to manual.. Voltages and timings... Im not sure if i should leave at 1t or 2t, but to be safe i left it at two.. Im going to try to swap the other ram that im using now and put that in the A1 slot and see if its defective.. if that works im going to but it in the b1 slot.. Any other advice would be appreciated thnx!

[TriBeCa]

Originally Posted by Chani.-

What BIOS revision fixes the memory kink?

Err, which memory kink? If you mean the loose timings that the board auto-detects, I don't know of any. If that's not what you mean...I have no idea what you're talking about?

Originally Posted by xxfendrpnk3kxx

I have two 1 gig xms2 ram, but i cant post with the two gigs! I can only post with one gig, have everything set to manual.. Voltages and timings... Im not sure if i should leave at 1t or 2t, but to be safe i left it at two.. Im going to try to swap the other ram that im using now and put that in the A1 slot and see if its defective.. if that works im going to but it in the b1 slot.. Any other advice would be appreciated thnx!

Stock voltage and timings doesn't work with two 1GB chips of your RAM? Definately 2T for stability...only try 1T if you're sure your stable at 2T already. You've tried both pairs of slots (yellow and black) with your two chips, with stock settings? If it works with one but not two, with manual timings and voltages set to stock, the only thing I can recommend is calling ASUS tech support and getting an RMA # That is, presuming your RAM chips show up in Corsair's memory configurator for this board...if they don't, then ASUS will just tell you to get new ram