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    P5N32-E-SLI memory errors... suggestions?

    I've not even touched the memory settings for weeks now. My initial conservative setup seemed error free, so I used that a base when switching from XP to Vista earlier this month. I've got problems now that I think are Nvidia video driver related, so i'm waiting until those are resolved before...
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    P5N32-E-SLI memory errors... suggestions?

    Just thought i'd drop a quick update here re the RAM. I popped the new PC8500 C5D modules in yesterday morning with the initial goal of finding a solid, stable base configuration. Here's what I found. CPU-Z reports the SPD settings as : Max Bandwidth - PC2-6400 (400MHz) huh? Part Number...
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    P5N32-E-SLI memory errors... suggestions?

    Actually, the offer isn't a 'bad' thing, as I do believe I could have gotten the 6400 C4D up and running fine in the end. It's just that the Corsair offer was far too tempting to pass up. (They charged me exactly $34 for the upgrade, including overnight shipping!) I got a lot of extra headroom...
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    P5N32-E-SLI memory errors... suggestions?

    Ah, good question. It's a long story. This link explains the offer and the reasoning behind it. http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1126837 ExCrow
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    P5N32-E-SLI memory errors... suggestions?

    Not really, but a lot of things have changed. Originally, the only stable memory configuration I could come up with was running at 5 5 5 22 2T 1.9v, which was rock solid. There have been two BIOs updates since I originally purchased the board, and I intended to work at getting faster timings...
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    Yes, it has EZ-Raid. That seems to be the preferered BIOS update option, since there have been reports of problems when updating within Windows. Re stability, it's still a new board and chipset, and there aren't too many of them out there, but based on my own limited experience thus far plus...
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    I used my USB pen drive to update with EZ-Flash and it worked fine. (It showed up as a "C:\ drive) I don't recall seeing it mentioned in the manual.
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    OK, I just checked the ASUS forum, and there are more reports there of a new Stryker Extreme 0302 BIOS update also causing problems for users who use the windows update feature instead of EZ-Flash.
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    FWIW someone over on ExtremeSystems is reporting that flashing to this BIOS killed his board. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=124574
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    I used EZ-Flash. After the flash, I ran orthos blend, and it locked up the computer after 30 minutes or so. I've dropped the timings and am now letting it run memtest for a few hours.
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    The BIOS on my board was 0102 dated 11/1/06
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    FYI, bios 0302 (dated 11/10/06) is now available for download on the ASUS web site. I can't find any documentation listing what issues it addresses. I just installed it, keeping fingers crossed.
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    P5N32-E-SLI memory errors... suggestions?

    I've been getting seemingly random errors in memtest86 while testing my new P5N32-E SLI board with my Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4D RAM. I've tried running the default board settings, the "SLI enabled" settings, and the Corsair suggested settings (my current configuration) of 4 4 4 12 2T 2.1v...
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    Great info. I think it's going to help. Since I don't have much time for tweaking things until the weekend, I just went into the BIOS and made a few changes to 'dumb down' things as much as possible. I changed AI Tuning from Auto to Standard and set SLI Memory to disabled. I then spent a half...
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    Thanks for the tip. Can you post a link pointing to that forum? It's not one I'm familiar with.
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    Well, I've run into the first major problem. I've installed the one hardware intensive program that I spec'd this build to run - MS Flight Sim X. I can't run it for more than a few minutes, however, without a random reboot. I suspect this is a memory issue, but unfortunately won't have time...
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    Only prob was that I wasn't happy with the first application of Arctic Silver, so I had to clean things off and reapply. The overall installation process was straightforward. I sure wouldn't want to do it with a smaller case, though.
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    Will the Zalman 9700 fit the Asus P5N32-E sli/ Striker Extreme mobos?

    Installed a 9700 on my new P5N32-E SLI last night. Fits fine in my TT Armor case. Idle temps for my e 6700 look to be around 29-30C.
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    I really don't know all the differences between the two boards, although I vaguely recall spotting a thread discussing that somewhere on the web. If I find it I'll point you to it. As far as the ASUS sound card is concerned, it's still in the shrink wrap. I've installed an SB Xi-Fi Gamer...
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    Well, I'm finally making progress with this new board. Win XP MCE is formatting the drive at the moment. I've run into a couple of annoying problems during the install, but none seem to be board related. First, I kept getting BIOS intrusion alarm on boot, so I suspect the microswitch on my...
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    *** Official NVidia nForce 680i Thread ***

    FYI, the Zalman 9700 fit just fine on my new P5N32-E-SLI... no heatpipe clearance probs, and no obstructing capacitors to deal with.
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    Striker Extreme Available

    Damn, another double. I think I'd best call it a day... or grab some coffee :)
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    Striker Extreme Available

    That's putting it mildly. The only reason I got mine is that while I was adding it to my NewEgg wish list, I saw the status suddenly change to 'in stock' I ordered, the status changed to 'out of stock' and it's been that way ever since. The do show an estimated in stock again date of Nov 20th.
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    Striker Extreme Available

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    Striker Extreme Available

    oops... double post. sorry
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    The board finally got delivered late this afternoon. I'll be spending the evening checking it out. Unfortunately, UPS seems to have 'misplaced' the e6700 that I ordered along with the board. That's the final piece I need in order to get this beast up and running.
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    Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI

    I spotted that early this morning at NewEgg, but I spent a few minutes reading the product description before deciding to place the order, and by then the status had changed to 'out of stock'. I bit later, though, I went to add it to my wish list and noticed that it showed up as 'in stock'...