ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by butteredtoast

hey, i was just looking for some good memory for this board... currently i have 2x1gb ballistix tracers, though i can't say i like them that much(it scores under a 5 in the vista performance index)... i was wondering if you guys could recommend any good/cheap memory, im looking for probably 4 gigs, preferably some good 2x1gb

thanks

Why not get 2x2gb? There are some really good deals on DDR2 G.Skill memory right now at newegg.

[High Roller]

BIOS viruses do exist, but they are oldskool and rare, i did a bit of research and they are hard to actually get into BIOS and do damage, mainly due to the fact crashfree bios kicks in and saves the day - anyway, ive ruled that out...
I wasnt doing a bios update, its pretty much common knowledge 0608 is the best one to have with a q6600, and thats what it is...

I'd pulled the tope cover off the psu a couple of weeks before and blew out the dust from the fan - cos it was whirring along with a complete maintenece jobby - and two weeks passed by then this

I hadnt done anything particularly intrusive since then.

I havent ruled out the PSU dying, as soon as i get a 24 pin ill definatley try to rule that out other than say its my motherboard... A new psu would be easier to replace than a mobo. Anyway, thanks for oyur help, ill post when i can do a series of test to figure out what the faulty component is.

Good luck with the probz ur having too.

[Silver_Skull]

Hi all,

Can't believe the size of this thread!

I'm just starting out with my first full system build using the P5N-E Sli mobo. One question I have is, I will be replacing the stock NB heatsink with a Thermalright NR-05-Sli heatsink, will it be necessary to lap the heatsink before fitting ?

Another question is, is it worth getting a cooler for the Southbridge?

Cheers

[boggle]

Hi guys -
New to the board, obviously, and mostly because I'm having a problem with my board. It will not overclock. Not even 1%.

I've updated to the new 1002 BIOS, which may have something to do with it - however, downgrading to 0902, which I've OC'd my board on before, still didn't allow me to get past POST. It just keeps saying it failed to BOOT and to reset to default or ignore (which I've read means that it was a failed OC). I'm at a loss here, and Google is taking a beating from my scouring of the internet for anyone with a similiar problem/solution. Any advice is appreciated!

Rig:
Intel E6300 1.86gHz
nVidia 9600GT 512MB
2GB G.SKill DDR2-800 RAM (the one listed in the first/second post in this thread that's compatible)
All stock cooling, looking to be replaced - I don't believe temperature would be an immediate issue not allowing me to to OC it, though. At least, not in the BIOS.

Edit: Tried earlier BIOS - 0608, still no go. Wondering if maybe it's a hardware issue, but I see no reason why it would be. This is majorly confusing. It won't let me touch the FSB even 1mHz over without it refusing to BOOT without a POST fail.

Edit 2: I'm confuzzled. I decided to stay at 0608 and tinker for a bit, and on a whim shoved the rated FSB to 1100 (default 1066). It booted fine. (x.x)

[Perry]

Originally Posted by deltaepsylon

BIOS virus... never heard of such thing.

Hmm, when you say it died after installing updates, was that, like, a BIOS update?
ROM Chips- the manual mentions it; something to do with if you ever corrupt the board's ROM, instead of having a dead board you can just buy one and replace the on-board one.
HDD is silent - can you confirm there's power getting to the HDD? Try a different power supply, if you haven't already. It sorta sounds like the mobo isn't getting power properly, and if the vid card doesnt show anything, perhaps no PCI-E power or the supplemental connection is getting any 'juice'. It might be this.

But if you can confirm its your board, sorry, but I think its pretty much screwed over.

edit: Ok, So I finally tested my system with667 mhz RAM in real games. Lasted like 15-20 min before I got the usual crash.
Worst thing is, I cant even really pinpoint what component is causing the faults!

Umm...I'm pretty sure the BIOS chip is soldered on to this board. If it isn't that's great news...just in case I screw something up.

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by Silver_Skull

Hi all,

Can't believe the size of this thread!

I'm just starting out with my first full system build using the P5N-E Sli mobo. One question I have is, I will be replacing the stock NB heatsink with a Thermalright NR-05-Sli heatsink, will it be necessary to lap the heatsink before fitting ?

Another question is, is it worth getting a cooler for the Southbridge?

Cheers

When I used this board the HR-05 was great. I didn't lap it, but it could use it (all those ridges lol), although that should not be neccessary for chipset cooling I would think.

I put the heatsink of the cooler master blue ice on the sb to be safe, although most people do not have a hs on it and are fine.

[KHORR]

Well I am back in action and I'm currently priming on 3.3, stock vcore and everything. I've got a good feeling about this OC Hopefully it all goes well. I'll see how high I can run this cpu unlinked, and then maybe loosen the timings and try link it 1:1.

[Silver_Skull]

Originally Posted by Gauvenator

When I used this board the HR-05 was great. I didn't lap it, but it could use it (all those ridges lol), although that should not be neccessary for chipset cooling I would think.

I put the heatsink of the cooler master blue ice on the sb to be safe, although most people do not have a hs on it and are fine.

Cheers for that. I was thinking of getting a second HR-05 for the SB (would look nice..most important)

[butteredtoast]

Originally Posted by Gauvenator

Why not get 2x2gb? There are some really good deals on DDR2 G.Skill memory right now at newegg.

i've just heard that 4x1gb performs better than 2x2gb... and its not like im planning on getting 8gb of memory anytime soon

[Grizzly Adams]

Major problemo, Since I had to reinstall vista I have been having internet problems. I have a great connection for about half the time I am online, then other half I am not connected at all. I downloaded Itunes it kept going around 600Kb/s then it suddenly stopped for 15-20 seconds, then started up again. Visiting websites is spotty, even my google homepage. What is up? I re-re-reinstalled the drivers from Nvidia and still no luck