ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[dod713]

Originally Posted by gooddog

Well, good news is that I got my Q6600 at 3G.
Bad news is that Vista now says I need to activate (a previously activated version) and when I try it says this license is already in use.

The only thing I changed since the original activation is:
- OCing the CPU
- going from 2 to 4G memory (I understand you can't even install vista with 2G so I can't believe that made a difference).

Anyone else have this problem? I guess I can call them to fix it, but I don't want to keep calling when I am just OCing.

thanks!

dogg can you post me how did you make it stable at 3g pls!!! i just got hard time making it stable.

[davidisflash]

Currently I'm at 1.5V Vcore, 1.5xx V for NB, and 1511 FSB, 756 Mem (1:1, 3.4 GHz). I'm testing for stability using Orthos right now. It's been 30 minutes, and already I see the following temps:

Core temp: both CPUs at 64...it went up to 67 instantly then right back down to 64 after a minute or so, dunno why

In speedfan:
temp1 = 55C //is this the NB??!!! This is way too hot!
temp2 = 37C //SB perhaps?
Temp3 = 25C // ??
Temp1 = 40C //guessing this is the mobo
Core0/1 = 64/64
Core = 46C //I know this is the GPU

Why are my temps so high? I thought I got pretty much all the air out of my water cooling. I reseated NB heatsink with AS ceramique and have an 80mm Silenx fan blowing directly on it (fan is rated at 32 CFM, which should be plenty).

[breader]

Originally Posted by dod713

dogg can you post me how did you make it stable at 3g pls!!! i just got hard time making it stable.

Same here, gooddog I have posted you a PM regarding this.

[hometoast]

Originally Posted by SSJVegeta

Can you change the CPU multiplier with bios 0608?

I seem to remember you couldn't change the CPU multi, atleast on my E4300 with bioses other than 0401.

looks like nobody else answered, but yes you can change the multi. you just can't change it upward of 9x (4300's a 200x9 right?)

[markt]

hey ,I just subsrcibed to this thread. I have been a member since november.Still trying to learn how to use everything...I like the usability of the p5n-e sli,I see people saying that the p5n-e sli is a crappy board.I can say its not. I have a Q6600 B3 rev. OCed to 3.22Ghz stable ,good temps(43c-47c idle ,55c-61c load.1.45 v...nice to meet everyone.

[Gauvenator]

wow 3.2 on a quad with this board is extremely good

[gooddog]

Originally Posted by dod713

dogg can you post me how did you make it stable at 3g pls!!! i just got hard time making it stable.

Here is the info:
Hi,
First, I have not done the ultra long burn in yet. Usually running prime95 for an hour or two until I see if it is worth trying to get a bit more out of it.

vcore 1.31875
vdimm 2.178
nb 1.3
offset .1
fsb 1331
linked/sync memory.
I know this drops memory down to around 665 but i haven't had any luck with unlinked.
timings 5,5,5,15,2

using 2x1G of the OCZ platinums.

A couple of notes:
1. Doesn't work when I go to 4 sticks of memory.
2. Using the 803 bios (the new one)
3. NO luck with running this with memory unlinked and memory at standard speed. I think that is a big clue as to what is going on.
4. When I go to 4 sticks of memory, I can't get above 2.7G with the same settings. Vista doesn't boot. I think this is a memory issue.

[Procol]

i got same problem cant get my pc stable with 3 gigs of ram 2 works fine but 3 starts getting error etc.
Anyone have some good advice?

Thx for help

[davidisflash]

Originally Posted by Procol

i got same problem cant get my pc stable with 3 gigs of ram 2 works fine but 3 starts getting error etc.
Anyone have some good advice?

Thx for help

Hi Procol-

Try loosening your timings. They are all the same DIMMs right? I don't think it's a slot issue as I believe ASUS resolved those with their later BIOS releases. I would think that the more memory you have, the more latency there would be for r/w accesses. So if you are at 4-4-4-12 right now, try 5-5-5-15. Make sure you are on 2T, and then start bringing your timings down one at a time. Who knows, through extensive burn-in, you may make it solid at your desired settings.

[Peroxide]

So I've read a bit about 4x1GB being bad on 650i and 680i.

Does this hold true to this board?