ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[SickStew]

I had some problems with pushing pass 1510 QDR. Bios had to do a quick update. but when i booted to Windows it took ages. So i'm going to reinstall windows from boot up.

P.S. I bloody hate Windows XP Home. it only notices one core i'm going to upgrade to Vista 64bit that will notice both cores

[SickStew]

ThanksNB cooling which is the best? I will re seat my NB with so Strike Paste. but can i get some different cooling for it

[KHORR]

Originally Posted by Asce

It will be great, just look at the PSU ive got .

Awesome I can't wait for mine. Bring on the modular! So sick of the crappy coloured wires all through my case.

[TriBeCa]

Originally Posted by SickStew

ThanksNB cooling which is the best? I will re seat my NB with so Strike Paste. but can i get some different cooling for it

Strike Paste? Not sure what that is... I'd really recommend something from Arctic Silver. There's a few other TIMs out there that are competitive, but AS5 is tried and true, and outperforms most other TIMs by like 5C when properly applied.

As for a new NB cooler, I'm really happy with my Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II. And it'll fit with virtually any CPU cooler, even the monstrously large TRUE.

[marsey99]

the best standalone chipset cooler you can buy,
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=p...7&lng=en&set=1

as for thermal paste, well tri is spot on that as5 is the tried and tested but mx-2, tx-2 and ocz freeze can all give better results if they are propperly applied, but we are only talking 1 or 2c difference. the main reason i would go with those 3 over as5 is they are non conductive, now i know its not a big deal if you are carefull but accidents do happen so bear that in mind when putting silver paste onto anything as it will cause shorts if your not carfull.

tbh tho i would reccomend any of those 4 with mx-2 being a personal fave (great temps, east to use and nonconductive being the reasons) of mine but due to running out im currently using as5, lol.

@sickstew

if windoze only sees 1 core after the upgrade you want to reinstall anyway m8, doesnt matter which you reinstall as they will all see both cores, you will want 64bit you plan to use more than 4gb ram.

[TriBeCa]

Originally Posted by marsey99

the best standalone chipset cooler you can buy,
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=p...7&lng=en&set=1

as for thermal paste, well tri is spot on that as5 is the tried and tested but mx-2, tx-2 and ocz freeze can all give better results if they are propperly applied, but we are only talking 1 or 2c difference. the main reason i would go with those 3 over as5 is they are non conductive, now i know its not a big deal if you are carefull but accidents do happen so bear that in mind when putting silver paste onto anything as it will cause shorts if your not carfull.

tbh tho i would reccomend any of those 4 with mx-2 being a personal fave (great temps, east to use and nonconductive being the reasons) of mine but due to running out im currently using as5, lol.

@sickstew

if windoze only sees 1 core after the upgrade you want to reinstall anyway m8, doesnt matter which you reinstall as they will all see both cores, you will want 64bit you plan to use more than 4gb ram.

AS5 is not conductive--people just often think it is because many/most other silver compounds are.

It is very slightly capacitive and can cause temporary electrical problems if it bridges a connection. However if it is subsequently cleaned up functioning should return to normal. As it is not conductive it can not cause electrical shorts. All it can do is store charge that should be going somewhere else.

source

[MrQ]

Originally Posted by SickStew

P.S. I bloody hate Windows XP Home. it only notices one core i'm going to upgrade to Vista 64bit that will notice both cores

Not quite. Windows XP will support 2 cores if you have it completely updated with the latest patches. This I know because i have 3 computers + 1 i built for a customer that are dual core and run on windows xp. One even runs on XP Home. They all utilize both cores. If you really want to upgrade go with XP Pro.

What XP WILL NOT support fully is the quad cores.

[marsey99]

its like saying its not wet its moist,

Originally Posted by source

could potentially cause problems i it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths

99.9% silver, wont short a circuit? silicon based paste wont cause a problem if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths other than sharing their heat out.

like i said, im using as5 on mine but i wouldnt recommend it to everyone as it has its risks.

[SickStew]

I've got Windows Vista Home Prem 32 bit coming tomorrow. i'll upgrade to 64 when i do my next big upgrade. The reason i went for 32 bit is because alot of games do not need no more than 3 gb ram. Ifi was Video encoding and stuff like that i would of got 64 bit and uped my ram to 4 gb but I use my PC for Gaming, Watching DVD's & Internet that is all.

I'll just wait for Vista and do the installaition from Windows.

[TriBeCa]

Originally Posted by marsey99

its like saying its not wet its moist,



99.9% silver, wont short a circuit? silicon based paste wont cause a problem if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths other than sharing their heat out.

like i said, im using as5 on mine but i wouldnt recommend it to everyone as it has its risks.

Once I get my hands on a multimeter (soon) i'll bridge the leads with AS5 and report back. I'm inclined to believe Arctic Silver isn't lying that it's not conductive, though.

In most cases capacitance won't be an issue. The only problem is that the AS5 would store some charge, which might draw that charge from a component that needs it and cause 'problems', but not a short.

If you're really scared of it, use arctic ceramique... but it's pretty hard to bridge a connection with AS5 and not notice that you've done it.