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Asus 680i board for sale now P5N32-E SLI
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Hmmm... rumors that DFI RD600 does over 500fsb. Now I think i'll have to wait another two weeks and compare.
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1869656&postcount=48
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1869656&postcount=48
That's why I bought it when I did 🙂
I've had no problems yet with this board. System is up and running. To mess around a bit, I raised the FSB to 300 to overclock my E6600 (2.4 -> 2.7). Runs stable at stock voltage.
Lot's of potential here - I could probably waste the whole weekend tweaking 🙂
imported_larsencasper
Junior Member
Greetings!
Great thread!
Any news on the effect of the new bios?
Asus homepage says:
2006/12/07 update
P5N32-E SLI Release BIOS version 0405
1.Improve performance for certain memory modules.
2.Fix CPU Voltage max option goes down to 1.60V error when 'Tri Chinese' , 'Sim Chinese' or 'Japanese' is selected in Multi-Language option.
Find the zip here: http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...20SLI/0405.zip
Casper
Great thread!
Any news on the effect of the new bios?
Asus homepage says:
2006/12/07 update
P5N32-E SLI Release BIOS version 0405
1.Improve performance for certain memory modules.
2.Fix CPU Voltage max option goes down to 1.60V error when 'Tri Chinese' , 'Sim Chinese' or 'Japanese' is selected in Multi-Language option.
Find the zip here: http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...20SLI/0405.zip
Casper
imported_RedStar
Senior member
for the evga 680i board ...the consensus is you need the optional fan(for NB) installed regardless of overclocking or not.
The striker comes with an optional fan. But this P5N32-E SLI board does NOT come with a fan. So...does this board really run cooler? Or, is this a potential problem??
TIA 🙂
The striker comes with an optional fan. But this P5N32-E SLI board does NOT come with a fan. So...does this board really run cooler? Or, is this a potential problem??
TIA 🙂
Some have suggested that a fan is needed (see -> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=123227). However, I'm not currently using one for my board.
imported_RedStar
Senior member
well after reading that link...reaction seems mixed.
some people say it is no hotter than others ...while others say it is scorching. But all are talking about some extreme overclocking scenario. So you prolly don't need a fan for stock ...unlike the evga 680i.
That seems to be the trouble with all these new motherboards...they all have very mixed reviews.
I would like to take some features from the p5wdh, p5b-deluxe, ega 680i, and the dfi rd600 board and combine them onto a new board. Then, i think i would be happy to buy 🙂
some people say it is no hotter than others ...while others say it is scorching. But all are talking about some extreme overclocking scenario. So you prolly don't need a fan for stock ...unlike the evga 680i.
That seems to be the trouble with all these new motherboards...they all have very mixed reviews.
I would like to take some features from the p5wdh, p5b-deluxe, ega 680i, and the dfi rd600 board and combine them onto a new board. Then, i think i would be happy to buy 🙂
There are a lot of mixed reviews, probably because everyone is doing something a bit different. The best I can say is mess around with the board, and make your own decision 🙂
Do I think I need a fan for the NB? No, my temps seem fine, but I'm also not doing any extreme overclocking. If you're going to run at stock speed, you don't need it. That's my opinion anyway 🙂
Do I think I need a fan for the NB? No, my temps seem fine, but I'm also not doing any extreme overclocking. If you're going to run at stock speed, you don't need it. That's my opinion anyway 🙂
Don't know about the Zalman fan, but my Thermalright Ultra-120 fit very nicely 🙂
The small overclock was done by raising just the FSB and not touching anything else.
However, I recently updated to the latest bios (0405) and I now I have Vcore set to 1.4 in the bios, but Asus Probe and the Hardware Monitor in the bios reports it as 1.38. I've got the FSB raised to 1500 (375 x 4), clocking the CPU at 3.375 GHz (9 * 375). RAM is running at 800 MHz (4-4-4-12-1T).
This setup has been completely stable for over 24 hours now. I ran Prime95 overnight last night - no errors. Asus Probe and the Hardware Monitor in the BIOS report a core temp of 40C, but the program CoreTemp says it's 50C - I'm not sure which one to believe there - I guess it's somewhere in between 🙂
Quake 4 is smoking, but I also have the video card overclocked (eVGA 8800 GTS) - 650/950(1900).
FireChicken
Senior member
3NF-what kind of ram are you using. My system wont even post when setting to 1T
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4. I enabled the SLI Ready Memory (EPP) in the BIOS to get those timings. It's actually quite interesting since Corsairs specs say the standard EPP is 4-4-4-12-2T at 2.1Volts. Maybe CPU-Z is lying to me about the timings 🙂 I should double check that ...
FireChicken
Senior member
I have EPP memory also. So will the bios actually show you the changes it makes when sli memory is enabled? DiD you set it to 0% CPUOC? I will also see what happens when I enable SLI memory.
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