--The Asus P6X58D Premium & E Thread--

[kckyle]

if you own one or curious of buying one or just interested in general. post here! POST YOUR P6X58D BUILD TODAY WITH PICS!
during my stay on this forum i seen couple p6x58d posts here and there. really scattered and doubt anyone would find them all. so why not make it into a collective/informative thread. cheers!



WHERE TO BUY YOU ASK?
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Open Box: ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

New E revision.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=p6x58d%20e
Whats the difference?

Originally Posted by Kitarist View Post
These are the differences i've found between the: P6X58D Premium and P6X58D-E

P6X58D-E has Marvell® 9128 While P6X58D Premium has Marvell® 9123 Controller. (It means the E version has a better controller and supports RAID better)

P6X58D-E also has better VIA® VT6308P controller while the P6X58D Premium has VIA® VT6308 (IEEE 1394)

P6X58D-E Only has 1 Gigabit LAN controller Marvell 88E8056® While P6X58D Premium has 2.

P6X58D-E doesnt have the RESET button on the motherboard while the P6X58D Premium has, but both have the POWER and MEMOK buttons.

P6X58D-E also doesnt come with 1 x Optional Fan for water-cooling or passive-cooling while P6X58D Premium does.

P6X58D-E might be better at overclocking

I hope this will answer some questions to some people who want to know what are the differences between those two motherboards.

Originally Posted by cyclone3d

The Premium has one more LAN port than the E.

The E supports RAID on the SATA 6Gb controller while the Premium does not.

Thats it!!!


WOULD ENABLING SATA6+USB3 BOTTLENECK 16/16 CFX &SLI?

Originally Posted by 2010rig

Is it true that if we want to go SLI with the P6X58D-E, that we NEED to disable USB 3.0, AND SATA 3 in order for the PCI-E lanes to both run at 16x?

Originally Posted by xmisery

I had already addressed that concern awhile back, it should have been a response to Robilar's post. However, I can see where the confusion comes into play from this piece of information. "This board does possess 36 lanes but the SATA6 and USB3 controllers use 6 lanes..."

The likelyhood of someone maxing out USB3 + SATA3 on each and every single available port at the exact same time, is never going to happen. You also have to take into consideration, that those devices will never reach their theoretical max throughput either. In any event, no you will not have to disable USB3 or SATA3 in order for you to run both PCI-E lanes at 16x.

I currently have both SATA3/USB3 enabled, running CFX ATI 5770's and both are set to and running at 16x with no performance issues.

NOTE: Be sure to set the 2nd PCI-E lane to run at 16x which can be found in the BIOS.

RAM NOT WORKING? OR ISN'T DISPLAYING THE CORRECT AMOUNT? READ BELOW.

Originally Posted by xmisery

source
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This thread is a basic troubleshooting guide users who have memory detection issues.

For example the motherboard is only detecting 4 GBs instead of 6 GBs or 8 GBs instead of 12GBs.

This issue is fairly common on Intel X58 based systems and affects all brands of motherboards. X58 is Intel's first platform with the memory controller built into the CPU. Good contact between the CPU and the socket pins is very important and bad contact is usually the cause of "missing" memory as well as other causes listed here:


Poorly fitted CPU cooler ( too much tension, not enough tension, uneven tension)

Fix: Adjust tension of aftermarket cooler, Test with stock cooler, reseat CPU and cooler.

*Most people fix the problem just by reseating the cpu and cooler*


Bent CPU socket pins. (damaged board, poor installation, poor cooler tension, uneven pressure etc)
Fix: Inspect CPU socket for bent pins, some users have been able to straighten the bent pins and solve the problem. Otherwise if its too badly damaged you might need to RMA the board. (Note: Asus might refuse RMA if bent pins were caused by user)


Faulty ram

Fix: Test each stick individually( in slot A1) to see if it boots. Run memtest. Test with another memory kit if possible.


Insufficient voltage

Fix: Set "Dram bus voltage" to 1.64v (or whatever your memory spec says) and set QPI/Dram voltage to max 1.35v (Max 1.35v is recommended for users with 12 Gigs and/or running at speeds of 1600Mhz or higher. If running under 1600Mhz with 6 Gigs you may only need 1.25v QPI/Dram voltage. Another option is to set XMP profile in the bios.


Wrong windows version:

Fix: Some new builders are unaware of limitations using 32 bit Windows. Windows 32 bit can only recognize and address under 4 GBs of system memory. Install 64 bit version of windows.


Short Circuit: (with some aftermarket coolers/cases)
Fix: The backplate of some aftermarket coolers touch the motherboard tray causing a short circuit. Test with stock cooler or make adjustments.


Faulty motherboard

Fix: Least likely cause but if all other fixes have been tried RMA the motherboard


Some notes for people using 12 Gigs of memory.

12 Gigs of memory is only supported at 800-1333Mhz. Some users can run 1600Mhz successfully with some voltage tweaking but 1333Mhz is the max supported speed using 12 gigs.

I hope that helps. If anyone wants me to add something let me know.
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Originally Posted by xmisery

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P6X58D Premium BIOS Update Changelog
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Description P6X58D Premium BIOS [0904] - Released (2010/08/27)
- Added Marvell 9120 support and updated option ROM to v1.0.0.1025
- Fixed CrashFree function failed in BIOS 0903
- Improve system stability

Description P6X58D Premium BIOS [0813] - Released (2010/06/22)
- Support IXTU (Intel Extreme Tuning Utility)

Description P6X58D Premium BIOS [0808] - Released (2010/04/20)
- Improve memory compatibility

Description P6X58D Premium BIOS [0703] - Released (2010/02/25)
- Improve system stability
- Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us

Description P6X58D Premium BIOS [0604] - Released (2010/01/29)
- Fix DRAM Voltage is abnormal in TurboV

Description P6X58D Premium BIOS [0506] - Released (2010/01/11)
- Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us

Description P6X58D Premium BIOS [0402] - Released (2009/12/01)
- Enhance OC Profile storage space from 2 to 8 slots.
- Enable instant display of Target CPU & DRAM Frequency under Ai Tweaker

Description P6X58D Premium BIOS [0301] - Released (First)
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owner list:date of entry not alphabetical ~ if you don't see yourself on this list please P'M me about it, i'll try my best to update this regularly.
kckyle~ admin
xmisery ~ OC Guru
reficul
IEATFISH~ forum mod
tvick47
OutlawII
Bearlout
JimW
Sno
sora1607
maximus7651000
wikidboo
bunzrok
fallen again
Ghoxt
pfran42
Mniceguy
Pheros
Captain Zman
00Smurf~extreme 975E
BlueFox
Hfire3
craptastic7
M3T4LM4N222
Riskitall84
Jtvd78
~LL~
mike.dp.05
Grindhouse
cccdjb
Jt705~ 975 extreme
kboom1~ 960 extreme
ekovalsky
Ew1029
blackdragon24
Lrs3329
HomeTeam
EaglePC
sidcitris
Aetro
DOM.
T2HWSSPDCO
jjeffreys
CULLEN
AK_Zeke
Necrosys
c0stantine666
hollywood406
JamezMcQueen
TheSwami
Mr.Mike
luke997
Revy106
|Nexus|
DocJohn
slidez
NemesisCavalry
Dirtydeedz
Myrlin
theshadow1234
buffalofloyd
quentin
whoisron
TheSwami
Arclite
Jamos169
nateobot
AK_Zeke
capt_zman
sarsonm
zamdam
b0klau
FuriousReload
arking
perkeo
Gormak
paleblue
d0rkb0y
Dirtydeedz
darith
daskog
lux
whoisron
paco1
raul602
goldtreasure
Tad
wontonforevuh
techjesse
dullboi
rattlerskin
Cyberman
faraz1729
lemo
Zudeo
tarnumf
mgutz
CPT Ethanolic
Sast
R1_Cowboy
samuel002
YaGit™
Shiggity
goonar
xDelx
krescent
Atlasprime
SandHammer
Cuar
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rattlerskin
broken pixel
samuel002
Fantomau
~sizzzle~
ibew112
xBlitzerx
BranFB
[AK]Blak-Hawk
ridge7064
lawrencendlw
thisischuck01
_Chimera
elricm
EasterEEL
B2K24
cyclone3d
ChadVader
Shozzking
Gorn~980x
kzinti1
gavindoc
phillydee
rent.a.john
dantoyang
Nakattk
Azone42
TheLastPriest
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Richard Eckert
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ibew112~980x
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teh1buck
Jangle
sti-06
personaobscura
Bandeezee
Yangtastic
J-Diddy
pzyko80
Enphenate
brent1118

Successfully Overclocked past 4GHZ!
00smurf~4.8ghz~975 extreme
DOM.~4.8ghz
ibew112~4.72ghz~980x
[AK]Blak-Hawk~4.51ghz
quentin~4.5ghz
xDelx~4.5ghz
techjesse~4.5ghz w/ht disabled.
Jt~4.4ghz~975 extreme
cccdjb~4.4ghz
capt_zman~4.4ghz
zamdam~4.4ghz @ 1.45v
reficul~4.2ghz
BlueFox~4.2ghz
bunzrok~4.2ghz
Captain Zman~4.2ghz
craptastic7~4.2ghz
wikidboo~4.2ghz
Lrs3329~4.2ghz
HomeTeam4.2ghz
EaglePC4.2ghz
~LL~ 4.2ghz
maximus7651000~4.2ghz
Shozzking~4.2ghz
kzinti1~4.2ghz
xmisery~4.2ghz with Low Stable voltage
Kckyle~4.1ghz
BranFB~4.1gh ~HT
tvick47~4.01ghz
IEATFISH~4.0ghz
sidcitris~4.0ghz
jjeffreys~4.0ghz
CULLEN~4.4ghz
Myrlin~4.2ghz
luke997~4.2ghz
Revy106~4.2ghz
|Nexus|~4.2ghz wHT
slidez~4.2ghz
Myrlin~4.2ghz
TheSwami~4.2ghz
Arclite~4.2ghz
sarsonm~4.1ghz @1.2v~ cool as ice
FuriousReload~4.0ghz
arking~4ghz
perkeo~4.2ghz
d0rkb0y~4.0ghz
Dirtydeedz~4.0ghz
lux~4.0ghz
whoisron~4.0ghz
paco1~4.0ghz
raul602~4.0ghz
goldtreasure~4.0ghz
dullboi~4.0ghz
krescent~4.0ghz
lawrencendlw~4.0ghz
thisischuck01~4.01ghz~HT on
rent.a.john4.0ghz
brent1118~4.0ghz




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a little OC tip from our very own xmisery

[xmisery]

I've decided to take some time out to go through all the trial and errors to OC the Intel Core i7 920 D0-Stepping (SLBEJ), matched up with this excellent Asus P6X58D Premium motherboard, so that you all don't have to go through all the pain I endured throughout this process.

Simply click on one of the links below to go directly to my OC post of your choice.

Last Updated: 06/09/2010

Intel i7 920 D0 @ 3.61GHz - Low Voltage Settings

Intel i7 920 D0 @ 3.80GHz - Low Voltage Settings (Now w/ 930 Settings)

Intel i7 920 D0 @ 4.01GHz - Low Voltage Settings (Now w/ 930 Settings)

Intel i7 920 D0 @ 4.20GHz - Low Voltage Settings (Now w/ 930 Settings)

Intel i7 920 D0 @ 4.41GHz - Low Voltage Settings (Now w/ HT Enabled)

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-+- THE ASUS P6X58D MEMBERS PHOTO GALLERY -+-
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Originally Posted by MedRed

P.S. - My Build: Ice Ice Baby! AKA the Companion Cube

Originally Posted by tomyboy

Originally Posted by luke997

Here's some eye candy - more in the worklog for those interested

Originally Posted by xBlitzerx

Originally Posted by Nakattk

Originally Posted by [AK]Blak-Hawk

Originally Posted by 2010rig

... more photos below in the next post! ...

[kckyle]

this will be the photo gallery. post your P6X58D today!

Originally Posted by ekovalsky

Originally Posted by Wikidboo

Hey Guys,

Im a new P6X58D owner, finished building my new rig last week and had it running smooth since. Right now im running an i7 920 @ 3.8 and have had no issues. I gotta say the H50 cooler is the best Ive ever used.

Originally Posted by Kckyle

Originally Posted by 00Smurf

This is at idle:


This is With Intel burn test maximum and Furmark running at the same time for 10 mins.


Pics of the Setup:

Originally Posted by xmisery

Originally Posted by ~LL~

Originally Posted by Riskitall84

Originally Posted by tvick47

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1033996

Originally Posted by Lrs3329

Originally Posted by jjeffreys

Originally Posted by Arclite

Originally Posted by Pheros

Originally Posted by kiger

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/6139/dsc4133.jpg
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/3992/44ghz135v69c.png



Here is my setup:

Lian-Li PC-P50 (w/Scythe "E") + EX-322N (w/Scythe "E") + EX-H22S (w/Nexus)
i7 920 D0 @ 4.4GHZ w/HT OFF at 1.35v and 69c under full load
Asus P6X58D / Noctua NH-D14
6GB Corsair 8-8-8-24
Sapphire Vapor-X 5870 Rev.2
LSI SAS Controller
Seagate Savvio 2x146gb 10k & 1x73GB 15k
Azuntech Forte
NEC LCD2490WUXI (w/polarizer)

Originally Posted by perkeo

My figures in Turbo V:
BCLK Frequency: 191Mhz (x Multipler 21 = 4.00 Ghz)
CPU Voltage: 1.35v
DRAM Bus Voltage: 1.66v
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage: 1.25v
CPU PLL: 1.80v
ICH PCIE: 1.5v
IOH PCIE: 1.50v
ICH: 1.1v
IOH: 1.1v

Originally Posted by Myrlin

Nothing special, but it's mine.

Originally Posted by buffalofloyd

Here are some pics of mine. Nothing too exciting to look at except the bad cable management skills I have. Hey... don't laugh

Originally Posted by solarfuel

Mobo: p6x58d Premium
CPU: i7 920 D0
RAM: Mushkin 998691 1600mhz 6-7-6-18 with Xigmatek Dragoon Coolers
GPU: Asus 5970
HDD: Intel x25 p2 160 gb
PSU: Enermax Revolution85+ 1050W
CASE: Thermaltake SwordM



Here are some pics:

Originally Posted by goldtreasure

[kckyle]

image gallery continue!

Originally Posted by luke997

Originally Posted by boy_lah

Some pix of my buid...I need to recable but otherwise it's done.

Originally Posted by brafish

motherboard installed

Originally Posted by DullBoi

Sign me to your humble clubs please

Originally Posted by _Chimera

Hi !!!

Finally had time to take some photos, here we go !!

Specs
CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced
Asus P6X58D-E
Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (OC @ 3.8GHz)
Noctua NH-U12P SE2
Corsair XMS3 3x2Gb DDR3 1600MHz
Scythe Kaze Master Pro
6 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1450rpm (case fans)


Pics







CPU-Z

Gotta love the 6 Gentle Typhoon ! =D

Thanks

PS: Oh, I suck at cable management I know...

[kckyle]

photo gallery continue~

Originally Posted by Bandeezee

[reficul]

I have been running prime again for 1 hour and 15mins @ 4.2Ghz, with those posted bios settings I am running 43, 39, 39, 37 Idle and running the load "Blend test" with Prime95 I am getting highs of 88, 85, 82, 81

BSOD @ 1 hour 57 mins =/

Temps were maxing at 88 on core 0.
I dont want to believe that it was temps. It could have been anything lol
I always tell my GF not to move around too much in the room while Im benching.. I dont want her to create heat lol

Right now I am working on a stable, Low Volt 4Ghz OC.
I've temporarily given up on 4.2Ghz.

I've dropped my Vcore to 1.30 (1.288 in CPUZ)
21.0x191 = 4010Mhz
Blend Prime95 @ 1 hour so far and max temp of 79 on my hottest core. Im liking the looks of it so far.

http://www.overclock.net/8384582-post648.html

Gotta figure with the new board and pushing it into the market, there has to be bugs and more to come. I really like this board and my experience so far. I havent tried Usb 3.0 yet or the Sata 3, I only saw 1 6Gbs Hard drive on Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148506

$300.00 to steep fer me atm. This is my first Intel build too after many AMD's, but i have always bought Asus Mb's -- their Support SUX but their boards rock... I have a M4A79t Deluxe soon to be RMA'd for the second time lol.

[kckyle]

ouch, did you check if it was the temp got too hot?

Originally Posted by tvick47

I have literally the exact same speed! And yes I do own a P6X58D and love it! Except for sometimes the SATA priorities are weird and nothing really supports 6gb/s SATA haha

too true!, i have my boot hook up to sata 6 even though it's not supported just so i can skip the extra boot sequence.

lol i don't know about you guys, but after i registered my board with asus, their tech support contacted me a week after asking if i needed any help.

[tvick47]

Originally Posted by reficul

http://www.overclock.net/8384582-post648.html

I have literally the exact same speed! And yes I do own a P6X58D and love it! Except for sometimes the SATA priorities are weird and nothing really supports 6gb/s SATA haha

[Ryan Hell]

Yes! I own an Asus P6T Deluxe ver 2 and wow isall I can say. Very well built. I have owned it all and the Asus stuff is boss. Treat yourself, start from the ground up with a great board.

[reficul]

Yeah? try to get a new bios chip, flashed with the latest bios from their Bios Department. Ask them some time if they fixed your RMA'd Motherboard and if they did, aske them what they fixed. Bad experiences for me and my family, but i am a DIE HARD fan of ASUS even still lol. I believe they make the best. Just an opinion tho.