ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[Asce]

Download Orthos and run it for about 12 hours just to make sure its stable

[TriBeCa]

Originally Posted by SSJVegeta

I need help with hitting atleast 3GHz with my E4300. I can hit 2.8GHz with stock vcore of 1.325v but only with CPU FSB at 350MHz (1400MHz QDR) and multi at 8x.

With 3GHz on 8x or 9x multi and even with 1.45v vcore my PC reboots or freezes when running Orthos.

I've never fiddled with the +100mV or northbridge voltages. Perhaps now is the time for me to test them and see if I can hit 3GHz with 333MHz FSB and 9x CPU multi.

I'm guessing you need to up your NB voltage. Definately reseat the NB with a good TIM. If you do that and have decent case airflow over the heatsink you should be ok at 1.56v. Keep an eye on the MB temp sensor though.

And your vdroop is totally normal for this board.

[TriBeCa]

They should come with thermal tape. Basically a double-sided tape that stay adhesive at high temps and has a decent heat transfer itself. So you just stick the sinks on and as long as you don't apply too much force to them they'll stay on. This means you have to position them correctly the first time, so make sure you figure out exactly what configuration you want them in before you remove the backing on the tape.


And yeah, I love that quote I laughed so hard when I saw it

[Awesome]

Originally Posted by Asce

Download Orthos and run it for about 12 hours just to make sure its stable

I keep hearing this...


There is NO REASON to run Orthos for that long unless you run F@H or some similar program 24/7.

[SSJVegeta]

Ok, I noticed this just now but the whole of my Thermaltake Big Typhoon heatsink and fan seems to be vibrating/resonating a fair bit, you can just about see it vibrate if you look hard enough but if you touch it, it definitely vibrates.. Could this be the reason why my CPU won't overclock so well?

I get temps of 61c in Core Temp and under Everest in Orthos CPU test with 2.8GHz.

When I installed the Thermaltake I did apply Arctic Silver in a straight line down the CPU as shown in a guide.

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by SSJVegeta

Ok, I noticed this just now but the whole of my Thermaltake Big Typhoon heatsink and fan seems to be vibrating/resonating a fair bit, you can just about see it vibrate if you look hard enough but if you touch it, it definitely vibrates.. Could this be the reason why my CPU won't overclock so well?

I get temps of 61c in Core Temp and under Everest in Orthos CPU test with 2.8GHz.

When I installed the Thermaltake I did apply Arctic Silver in a straight line down the CPU as shown in a guide.

Is it just vibrating or is it rocking like it's not fastened tightly?

[TriBeCa]

Originally Posted by Awesome

I keep hearing this...


There is NO REASON to run Orthos for that long unless you run F@H or some similar program 24/7.

12 hours does seem long, but I still think 6-8 hours is important if you want a rock solid system. I've hit a rounding error 5 to 6 hours into an orthos run, and while that's mostly a problem for me because I occasionally do data analysis that takes that long or long, I'm sure I'm not alone in that my gaming sessions sometimes go that long....

Originally Posted by SSJVegeta

Ok, I noticed this just now but the whole of my Thermaltake Big Typhoon heatsink and fan seems to be vibrating/resonating a fair bit, you can just about see it vibrate if you look hard enough but if you touch it, it definitely vibrates.. Could this be the reason why my CPU won't overclock so well?

I get temps of 61c in Core Temp and under Everest in Orthos CPU test with 2.8GHz.

When I installed the Thermaltake I did apply Arctic Silver in a straight line down the CPU as shown in a guide.

Sounds like a bad mount. How much vcore are you pushing for 2.8GHz? 61C definately seems high.... I don't know exactly how that cooler mounts, but are you sure the backplate is on right, and all the screws or whatever are as tight as they can be? I'd really recommend a remount...don't be afraid to apply a LOT of downward pressure when you're mounting a cooler.

[Bonez]

Originally Posted by Awesome

I keep hearing this...


There is NO REASON to run Orthos for that long unless you run F@H or some similar program 24/7.

Yeah, there is. Beyond 12 hours, any error that occurs will be in the realm of freak-damned-annoying-occurance. Listen to Mr TRIB. 8hours should be fine....unless your just too damned lazy like me. In which case half to an hour on Orthos and a few extended gaming sessions with error free results give me enough real world proof of stability. Doing it properly would entail running Orthos for 8+ hours....preferably 12.

I'm missing the P5N E SLI!

[cybershark5886]

Originally Posted by TriBeCa

They should come with thermal tape. Basically a double-sided tape that stay adhesive at high temps and has a decent heat transfer itself. So you just stick the sinks on and as long as you don't apply too much force to them they'll stay on. This means you have to position them correctly the first time, so make sure you figure out exactly what configuration you want them in before you remove the backing on the tape.


And yeah, I love that quote I laughed so hard when I saw it

Thanks.

Oh, and I now have that quote officially hanging on the wall in our (my University's) IT staff office to lighten the atmosphere.

[ri0ku]

Hello guys, 1st of all apologies for my newbie entry into this thread.

I have been reading allot of this thread lately and im liking what i see. Because I have just bought a pc (which will arrive shortly) which has the p5n-e sli 650i Mobo.

The specs will be
quad core q6600,
4gb of ddr2 800mhz ram (i dont think it will be branded tho -_-)
500gb hdd
8600 gts (gonna get a 8800)

The reason i bought this pre built was because i got it at a very reasonable price and i ended up not having the time to build myself.

My question is will i get any sort of overclock out of this? and if so whats the easiest way of going about it? anyone else here that has a q6600 have you did? if so how was it and how much of an OC did you achieve?

Thanks guys! and im glad i joined the comunity!