ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[RATNIK]

Hey guys I have a quick question. I ordered 4x1GB A-Data Extreme RAM and was wondering if there should be any problems, or if anyone had any problems with this brand. In the manual A-Data is listed as a supported manufacturer with a few models with one resembling a model I just ordered almost exactly. Looking to push the e6300 to >or= 2.5;done it before but with different RAM so fr now RAM is my only concern.
PS: Anyone foresee a problem with 4GB on XP 32bit? Except it not showing full 4GB. Thanks ahead,

[MadDogX]

Except for the usual problem of XP only showing 3.25GB of RAM there shouldn't be any problems. Especially since A-Data are on the list of supported manufacturers.

I've heard about people having problems with the yellow ram slots, but I haven't had any problems with my 4x1GB so far.


On a different topic: The ZALMAN ZM-NBF47 northbridge cooler I ordered recently for my southbridge doesn't fit there... does anyone know whether it will be better than the stock heatsink? I'm thinking about putting it there instead but the stock heatsink is so much bigger.

[Blizzie]

Originally Posted by MadDogX

I've heard about people having problems with the yellow ram slots, but I haven't had any problems with my 4x1GB so far.

That isn't an issue anymore if you update the BIOS.

Just wondering.. Do you have any luck getting your Q6600 past 2.7 GHz? I couldn't stabilize past 2.7..

[MadDogX]

Originally Posted by Blizzie

That isn't an issue anymore if you update the BIOS.

Just wondering.. Do you have any luck getting your Q6600 past 2.7 GHz? I couldn't stabilize past 2.7..

No, I'm afraid not. My heatsink could probably handle a lot more than 2.7 Ghz but somehow the damn board fails to post with anything above 300x9. There's either a huge FSB hole - or it's the ceiling.

A lot of people have been saying the P5N-E sucks at overclocking quads, but I'm not going to just accept that. There's got to be a combination there that makes it work.

[Blizzie]

Originally Posted by MadDogX

No, I'm afraid not. My heatsink could probably handle a lot more than 2.7 Ghz but somehow the damn board fails to post with anything above 300x9. There's either a huge FSB hole - or it's the ceiling.

A lot of people have been saying the P5N-E sucks at overclocking quads, but I'm not going to just accept that. There's got to be a combination there that makes it work.

I wish you luck then. I spent over 15 hours getting my Quad to go past 2.7 GHz. Tried everything I could think of.. Random FSB numbers to get away from the holes. Tried everything up to a 3.4 GHz.. nothing at all. One thing I noticed was that it doesn't like even clocks like 3000 MHz. You have to do like a 3011 MHz or something to get into Windows (but once in windows it crashes.. at least I get past the POST screen). I had to reset my CMOS everytime it failed (over 100 times) since it froze on the POST. Again. Good luck. Let me know what you get.

[MadDogX]

Originally Posted by Blizzie

I wish you luck then. I spent over 15 hours getting my Quad to go past 2.7 GHz. Tried everything I could think of.. Random FSB numbers to get away from the holes. Tried everything up to a 3.4 GHz.. nothing at all. One thing I noticed was that it doesn't like even clocks like 3000 MHz. You have to do like a 3011 MHz or something to get into Windows (but once in windows it crashes.. at least I get past the POST screen). I had to reset my CMOS everytime it failed (over 100 times) since it froze on the POST. Again. Good luck. Let me know what you get.

You wouldn't happen to have written down the FSBs that got you into windows?

<--- this is my hopeful face.

[Blizzie]

Actually no. Haha.. Sorry. I was kind of mad at that point. I kept resetting CMOS and trying different combos...

Although I know I couldn't get anything from 2700 to 3000 MHz.. Most successful were from 3000-3040 MHz.. But no go.

[MadDogX]

Originally Posted by Blizzie

Actually no. Haha.. Sorry. I was kind of mad at that point. I kept resetting CMOS and trying different combos...

Although I know I couldn't get anything from 2700 to 3000 MHz.. Most successful were from 3000-3040 MHz.. But no go.

That's a start! Thanks!

Rep+

[tonedeaf]

man just spent the last few hours getting things to work, anyone else found the 400mhz (1600) wall?
also the massive vdrop as well, tried running orthos while at 1580 ( watching cpuz and as soon as it hits load the voltage drops from 1.360 to 1.296 D: orthos was crashing in around 10ish seconds. will up the vcore tomorrow took me 20mins to clear the cmos, teaches me for having a small case and jamming an 8800 and 3 drives in it >_<

heres a couple of caps of cpuz any help would be great

its supertalent ram, settings from the manufacturer

[Blizzie]

My vdroop is pretty horrible too.
Idle - 1.44v
Load - 1.38v