ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[r0b126]

can't get coreTemp on the computer due to freezing issues atm...can always set it back to 1333 and auto on the vcore I suppose


but I still won't be able to run it at 1596 fsb


btw, how do we determine if the freeze is voltage or FSB hole related?

[r0b126]

am starting to consider changing mobo's...


would it be insane to try 1800MHz FSB, 3.6GHz CPU @ 1.4v and try upping the memory clock to 900MHz? System specs in profile


http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sspec=sla9v

says that VID Voltage range is 0.85 to 1.5v

[Gauvenator]

You may wish to try the 0608 bios. I've heard good things about it.

And, to determine whether the freeze is hole or voltage related, try going down to 1550 and see if it still freezes.

[r0b126]

Can the bios make a performance difference if its a FSB hole thats causing the problem? I can always try to reflash it. Need to see if I can find a USB stick around here somewhere (am at work atm). I work in info sys, so I pretty much do what I want all day...getting paid for the "oh @$&!" factor.


Something else I noticed on the newegg site, in the customer reviews. A lot of people have said they upped this to 3.2GHz and not had any problems. Of course they didn't mention what mobo they were using or get very specific.

[r0b126]

ok, here's what I got so far. I upped the voltage to near max (according to Intel) about 1.48ish.



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been running about 5 mins now with no freezes.




That 399 would suggest an operating frequency with the memory on the FSB of 798Mhz, right?

[Gauvenator]

If it doesn't start freezing again, it sounds like it was a voltage issue. In case you were wondering, the VID is the stock voltage for your chip.

Looks like you're running somewhat hot (you are idling right?). But don't those new C2Ds have a new thermal limit?

[xlastshotx]

Hometoast, what bios revision are you using? The 703rev bios is very hard to OC with, I had a lot of trouble with it. If you are using the 703rev try the 608rev bios. It was like night and day for me.

[r0b126]

This is my first dual core processor, so I'm really not sure how to interpret those CPU temperature readings. It says Tjunction 100C...that doesn't mean its running 100C does it? Each core is around 50C which seems more normal.

Not sure how to fix that, but yea, thats idling (just windows/firewall/logmein running w/ CPU-Z and CoreTemp)...no games or anything. Going to play with the resolutions and maybe monitor temps with WoW running...first have to see if I can even run it from work.

[r0b126]

Man, I swear this is going to be nothing but a living nightmare for me. I started WoW and at the login screen as soon as it got to "Connecting" the whole comp froze again. If I change bios' back to the 0608, do you think it will resolve any of these freezing issues?

At first I thought this was a win/win situation and loved the board / cpu combo...now I'm starting to think more along the buyer-beware train of thought /sigh

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by r0b126

That 399 would suggest an operating frequency with the memory on the FSB of 798Mhz, right?

Yes, that sounds right. In the bios if you disable the logo on boot, your RAM frequency is displayed, along with your processor frequency also.