ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[floppydrivez]

I have confirmed mostly what I have read. The P5N-E sli needs more cooling (esp the northbridge).

Can anyone recommend a cpu and northbridge set that fits? We will keep cases out of it for now.

[UkGouki]

Originally Posted by floppydrivez

I have confirmed mostly what I have read. The P5N-E sli needs more cooling (esp the northbridge).

Can anyone recommend a cpu and northbridge set that fits? We will keep cases out of it for now.

cpu fans on the very 1st page of this thread i believe

but here's a small list
zalman 9500/9700 nt
thermaltake blue orb 2
asus dark knight
TRUE all versions

northbridge cooler
Hr05 is the only aftermarket one i know definitely fits

southbrige you can buy a non standard heat sink for it but if you sli gpu's may cause clearance issues if you use cards bigger than 7600gt's

maplins sell southbridge heatsinks in the UK there only £3 i think thats just a sink what will fit and is low profile no fan attached

[xtascox]

Originally Posted by Snake_A

Really??? I want my q6600 @ 3ghz and Ram on 1000mhz. Is it possible??? Can someone give me the configuration please???

The only way I can really see this being pulled off is with a lot of voltage to the northbridge and your ram. You are going to need to make sure you have adequate cooling for your ram and an aftermarket heatsink/fan for your northbridge.

[Snake_A]

I have Zalman Fatal1ty for my cpu. But default cooling for my ram..

[diddler1979]

Originally Posted by floppydrivez

I have confirmed mostly what I have read. The P5N-E sli needs more cooling (esp the northbridge).

Can anyone recommend a cpu and northbridge set that fits? We will keep cases out of it for now.

I used an Arctic Freezer Pro 7 on my Q6600 on the P5N-E when I had one and a Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II on the nb and it was awesome.

[Snake_A]

My ram are not suiteable for OC .... So... tough luck. Is there anyway to OC the q6600 above 3ghz on p5n-e sli ??

[UkGouki]

Originally Posted by Snake_A

My ram are not suiteable for OC .... So... tough luck. Is there anyway to OC the q6600 above 3ghz on p5n-e sli ??

nope teh highest has been 3.04ghz this board is just not good with quad cores

[xtascox]

Originally Posted by UkGouki

nope teh highest has been 3.04ghz this board is just not good with quad cores

I second that. I tried pushing it higher with no success. But I did get my ram running back at 800mhz along with my Q6600 at 3.0ghz. I picked up one of those Antec spot coolers and I have it blowing right on my memory and northbridge heatsink. Now I'm not so afraid to push her a little more

[cry.w07f]

Hey Guys, I've never OverClocked before and i was wondering if i'd be able to OC my board as it is now .. or if i need to make some more purchases first.

I have a Pentium Dual Core @3.00GHz
I have 2x 1GB XMS2 RAM

I do not have an aftermarket HS on NB or SB chips.

[UkGouki]

Originally Posted by cry.w07f

Hey Guys, I've never OverClocked before and i was wondering if i'd be able to OC my board as it is now .. or if i need to make some more purchases first.

I have a Pentium Dual Core @3.00GHz
I have 2x 1GB XMS2 RAM

I do not have an aftermarket HS on NB or SB chips.

get an aftermarket cpu cooler at the minimum and you should be able to get 3.2 to 3.4 quite easy