ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[SSJVegeta]

Will a Thermalright HR-05 SLI northbridge cooler fit my mobo? I have a Thermaltake Big Typhoon 120 so thats why I'm wondering if it will fit or will the Typhoon get in the way.

[pheoxs]

Originally Posted by SSJVegeta

Will a Thermalright HR-05 SLI northbridge cooler fit my mobo? I have a Thermaltake Big Typhoon 120 so thats why I'm wondering if it will fit or will the Typhoon get in the way.

Yes it will, I have the BT as well as a HR-05 SLI. it fits with a tiny bit of clearance, I don't have a camera handy to show you but yeah it does.

[Asce]

It will do, i had mine with a Tuniq Tower installed aswell and there was planty of room

[SSJVegeta]

Cool, thanks!

BTW, is the motherboard temp sensor listed in EVEREST the temp for the northbridge?

[pheoxs]

Originally Posted by SSJVegeta

Cool, thanks!

BTW, is the motherboard temp sensor listed in EVEREST the temp for the northbridge?

Nobodies really sure, some think its the average of the NB/SB, but that would mean theres two sensors somewhere and why wouldn't it give seperate readings, some for a while said it was a sensor near a PCI slot, as far as I know no one really figure out for certain where that readings coming from.

[Euthanasiast]

Could someone please enlighten me on how I am supposed to update the BIOS (from 401) when I have Vista 64 (which means I cannot use windows flash because I have a 64-BIT OS and AWDFLASH.EXE will not work because I get an error saying I need a 64-bit version) and every time I try to use the BIN file from within the BIOS I get the error message "Downgraded ROM not suitable for system error message (with all BIOS versions)?

I have been trying to combat the dreaded NVLDDMKM.SYS recovery message for weeks and I have already reinstalled Vista (after wiping old driver files and trying various NVIDIA driver versions) and upgraded to a Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850 and pulled RAM and about a thousand other things. Frankly, this is the last thing I know to do to solve the issue and I can't even do that. I have been fighting this setup every step of the way!

Any ideas?

[hometoast]

Originally Posted by Euthanasiast

Could someone please enlighten me on how I am supposed to update the BIOS (from 401) when I have Vista 64 (which means I cannot use windows flash because I have a 64-BIT OS and AWDFLASH.EXE will not work because I get an error saying I need a 64-bit version) and every time I try to use the BIN file from within the BIOS I get the error message "Downgraded ROM not suitable for system error message (with all BIOS versions)?

I have been trying to combat the dreaded NVLDDMKM.SYS recovery message for weeks and I have already reinstalled Vista (after wiping old driver files and trying various NVIDIA driver versions) and upgraded to a Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850 and pulled RAM and about a thousand other things. Frankly, this is the last thing I know to do to solve the issue and I can't even do that. I have been fighting this setup every step of the way!

Any ideas?

reset your settings to default before flashing. and always use exflash from bios.

[tekseven]

Thinking about getting this board. Sounds great and I love asus but I'm not sure.

I've heard on here that 2x2gb is better than 4x1gb -- so because I know that RAM is finnicky on this board (as the thread says):
I would like to go for either G.Skill 800 or if the $20 extra is worth it G.Skill 1000. But as I am not sure if either of these will work, my fall back is four gigs of Ballistix 800.

A. I'd like to know if I could get the G.Skills, and if so, if the extra $20 to get 1000 is worth it.
B. If you wanted to you could recommend a temporary CPU for this board. I think I'm getting an E2180 to OC for a while until quad core prices drop (1/20/08?). Just something that will make my system run. But if you think it's better for me to bite the bullet now and buy a Q66... well... I'm up for suggestions.

I know I ask a lot. Thanks in advance.

[nolifeking]

Hi, my name is Nick, and I haven't overclocked anything in my life. I purchased and built (also a first) a new gaming computer for myself about 8 months ago, and I think I'm ready to start looking into overclocking the processor. I have (obviously) an asus p5n-e, an intel E6300, G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400). I've read the first posts here and a few other things, but I'm not entirely sure what to do or expect. Right now I don't want to spend anything on aftermarket cooling - what kind of OC can I get with stock cooling?

I've also been looking around in the BIOS, found where I change my FSB, but I also noticed it has an AI overclock option that I can set to 5%-25% in 5% increments. Is this option any good, or should I just set it myself?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, from where to start and then onward =)

[CyberT]

Hi to everyone. I was looking for a solution to my problem and i found this forum. I hope you'll be able to help me. This is my problem: I clocked my cpu to 3.2 on default voltage, and memory to 4-4-4-12 on 800MHz@2.1v, and NB@1.4v. And on that configuration everything runs great, but when i open a video in bsplayer or in nero showtime my computer freezes. Actually sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. But when i watch a video on wmp (i mostly use wmp) everything is normal. I ran orthos for about 5 hours and everything was fine. Then i switched back my cpu to default voltage leaving the other setting as they were while it was overclocked, and now when i watch a movie in bs or in nero everything is fine. What is the problem then??!!! I'm running vista business x64. I also tried different graphics drivers, and tried to unistall audio and video codecs but without any luck. So please if you know something help me!!
P.S. I'm sorry for my bad english. :-)