ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[thunder12]

Hi all, Ive just recieved my zerotherm FZ-120, idle temps atm are: 31. 34. 35. 28.

They seem quite random, should i reseat before overclocking or not? I will be clocking to about 2.8ghz because i know thats about as far as i will be able to get to. BTW you might want to add the zerotherm to the compatible coolers list?


Thunder

[dpawl31]

Originally Posted by Dr1fter

Hey fellow P5N'ers...

I have a strange issue with mine... When plugged in, I get a green power light... I hit the power button to start the computer... the fans turn for a moment, and then everything stops... it won't POST. I have pulled it from the case, removed all but the CPU and it does the same thing.

A friend told me he had the same issue with a different ASUS board and that he said to leave it plugged in with the PSU turned off for about an hour and it should start up again. W-T-F? Bad capacitors? Shouldn't they discharge on their own?

Would anyone be able to shed some of their infinite wisdom and light on this for me... I really don't want to have to RMA the board.

Thanks

D

SPECS:
P5NE-SLI
Core2 E6550 - not overclocked
2GB OCZ Reaper 6400
EVGA 8800GT
PSU - Thermaltake TR2-430W
Case - Antec 300

Not to get you down or anything, but very similar with my board except all my fans etc stayed powered.
Mine is in the process of RMA. Good luck.

Originally Posted by No1Joker

I've just bought some G.SKill to replace my 4 sticks of OCZ Gold. When its delivered next week i'll let you all know how it does.
Its PC8000 1000Mhz but i'm not sure the board is going to let it run at that speed. Some others i've read had it topped at 400MHz (which i guess is 800MHz in RAM speak?)
I was hoping it would help me get a better stability at a higher FSB, or am i barking up the wrong tree with that assumption??

Anyway, if you want to wait i'd be happy to post out the 2GB of Gold to you if it helps. i guess you be looking at 10 days, IF the new stuff behaves. If its any good to you, PM me sir.

EDIT: Also i got all my cooling stuff delivered today so i'm an excited little bunny! TRUE Black, TR HR-05 NB cooler, panaflo 80mm and tube of MX-2 + the Antec 900 is waiting paitiently in its box for me to get sorted! Nothing like a big shiny motorbike Mr dpawl but it'll help me run quicker too

The 1000Mhz will probably run @ 800 at first but then you can run it 'overclocked' at a 1:1 ratio with your FSB if you can get your FSB to 500. lol...

If you are @ 400 FSB, then running at DDR2-800 and you can undervolt and cut back your RAM timings

[dpawl31]

Originally Posted by thunder12

Hi all, Ive just recieved my zerotherm FZ-120, idle temps atm are: 31. 34. 35. 28.

They seem quite random, should i reseat before overclocking or not? I will be clocking to about 2.8ghz because i know thats about as far as i will be able to get to. BTW you might want to add the zerotherm to the compatible coolers list?


Thunder

Will add the zerotherm tonight.

Why do you say your temps are random? at what time interval were those temps taken?

Also - why do you think only 2.8Ghz is attainable? Push higher!

[thunder12]

Its a quad, ive heard 3ghz is a push and at 3 i will be damaging my board? Anyway i may be posting next week seeking advice on my first overclock, been stock for far too long. Nice to see you back dpawl btw, havent seen you on any other threads. I guess this is where you live?

Na i jsut thought about reseating my heatsink because i thought all cores have to be between 2-3 degrees of each other but apparently not. I will just leave it how it is. On load temps are 43, 45, 46, 39

[dpawl31]

3 Ghz is def no prob for a Q6600. And cpu speed has nothing to do with killing your board. Far too many factors in board health, but cpu frequency is now one of them.

Yes, this is my thread lol. But I definately do get around here. Just don't really start a lot of threads myself.
Those temps seem fine. My E2180 @ work is @ 3Ghz and the cores run 50 and 52, 2 degrees difference all the time.

[No1Joker]

Originally Posted by thunder12

Hi all, Ive just recieved my zerotherm FZ-120, idle temps atm are: 31. 34. 35. 28.

Originally Posted by thunder12

On load temps are 43, 45, 46, 39

I was under the belief that idle temps aren't the ones to really worry about its more the load temps that are the issue.

Other than the fact that high idle will of course lead to higher load temps. If your temps are going from ~30 to ~40 then i'd say your coolers doing a cracking job for you by the looks of it. I started with the idea of a "conservative" overclock. (i thought i'd be happy pushing from 2.4 to 2.9, but now i want something starting with a 3!) Keep pushing and tell us how you get on.

[Asce]

Originally Posted by BIGWORM

Bad News Bears!

One of my Tracers died on me last night, bumping me down to 1gig. It's depressing--I haven't been on a 1gig system since I had a kit of Kingston HyperX DDR227 some years ago. Can anyone suggest me a good 2GB kit, or maybe even a 4GB kit? This was unexpected, so I'm limited on funds right now. I'm looking to spend no more than $45. That's my absolute limit! HELP! =(

I find the Geil Black Dragons very good.

[thunder12]

Originally Posted by No1Joker

I was under the belief that idle temps aren't the ones to really worry about its more the load temps that are the issue.

Other than the fact that high idle will of course lead to higher load temps. If your temps are going from ~30 to ~40 then i'd say your coolers doing a cracking job for you by the looks of it. I started with the idea of a "conservative" overclock. (i thought i'd be happy pushing from 2.4 to 2.9, but now i want something starting with a 3!) Keep pushing and tell us how you get on.

dont worry, i will keep you all updated. Love this thread, helped me alot in the past

[pheoxs]

Bad news, was changing cases this afternoon, put everything back together, booted windows fine and then out of nowhere. Bluescreen. Ugh oh, try to restart it, nothing, won't post, no beep codes, but everything powers up fine. Double checked everything so its looking like either the MB, GPU, or CPU at this point

[dpawl31]

Originally Posted by Asce

I find the Geil Black Dragons very good.

And those go on sale very often @ the egg.
Granted, some have received bad reviews, but you can't trust egg reviews. User reviews FTL!

Originally Posted by pheoxs

Bad news, was changing cases this afternoon, put everything back together, booted windows fine and then out of nowhere. Bluescreen. Ugh oh, try to restart it, nothing, won't post, no beep codes, but everything powers up fine. Double checked everything so its looking like either the MB, GPU, or CPU at this point

No fun. If you can get into BIOS even once, save to a OC profile all your settings. Then do a complete CMOS clear. If that works, it's an OC issue.