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Just purchased ASUS P5N32-SLI DLX (Intel Version) I Need nForce4 Updating Help!!

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Kinnetic

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I have been reading the the gigantic list of nForce4 issues that people have been having when updating their boards.

Before I begin updating my new board, what should I know ahead of time so that I dont ruin what I have or spend hours troubleshooting?

Running:
P5N32-SLI DLX
Intel 530J 3.0 GHz
1Gb Corsair RAM DDR2
ASUS X600XT
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
450W OCZ ModStream PSU
 
Hi,
I want to buy the ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe, but i have had really problems with the ASUS P5ND2-SLI and i want to ask you if you are having any problems with it like booting problems, non installation of some parts of mobo...or something you can explain for people who are interested on this mobo. Tell us your experience...please.

Thanks!
 
No problems so far. It seems to be a solid motherboard and has not really picked up on any of the issues that its predecessors had. I recommend to any person who wants to give Intel gaming a shot, to try this board. It has identical results to the AMD A8N32-SLI Deluxe, but the only thing I'm worried about is if I jumped on the 32x bandwagon too fast because so far the results do not make it any faster for gaming than the previous 16x boards that have the new drivers installed. I guess I'll have to wait for games to catch up to this technology, just like the 64 bit architecture that software vendors seem to be forgetting about when they create new games.
 
You will only see the benefits of x16sli with a 7800GTX SLI setup, resolutions above 1600x1200, and GPU intensive applications. Even then do not expect more than a 3~10% difference against the x8sli boards. The new platform (6.82) and video (81.85+) drivers actually make a greater difference at the higher resolutions and when utilizing AA/AF combinations. However, this is an excellent board and cures the P5ND2 issues.
 
It's a shame that I can't afford to see this benefit of 2x7800GTX, but I agree. It has solved the P5ND2 issues and it was of the most gaming boards in the Intel range right now. Don't quote me, but I think perhaps the best gaming board for Intel right now.
 
OK I finally went against my intuition and past experience (300+ systems built) and purchased an Nforce 4 chipset instead of Intel.

Anyway upgraded my current Dual core setup (Asus P5WD2 Intel 955 chipset) that is only a month or so old to the new Asus P5N32 because of the great review I read and how good he OC potential was supposed to be.
My old setup with the P5WD2 w/ P4D 2.8 ran totally stable at 3.4Ghz, I didn't try pushing it any higher than that.

So I put this new MB in my system and upgraded the soudcard to the X-Fi Fatal1ty.
For starter the sound card has issues with cracking and popping because of the Nforce chipset but hopefully a BIOS release or me sending the card to Creative for a firmware update will fix that.

The main problem though is that my system will not overclock worth crap. I try to go to 3Ghz and my system will not even post, then I get a message saying OC failed. Sometimes it will boot into windows and I can even perform a 3D Mark test but then if I reboot the system it will never shut down to reboot, it just hangs with a black screen.

You can see my sig for system components. My temps have never been better, my CPU and MB tems are below 40 deg. C
I have tried the following settings and combo settings but nothing seems to work:
I have even set the RAM timings really high(slow) and set the speed to 533 instead of 667.
I have tried different voltages for the RAM, everything from 1.8-2.1 (2.0 worked in PWD2)
Different Voltage for CPU core: Auto, 1.385, 1.4 (1.4 was fine in my PWD2)
I turned Spread Spectrum off and on but that didn't make a diff.

There is no place to lock the PCI frequency at 33.3Mhz like there is in the Intel chipsets so I could try pulling my SC out and then botting.

My PS worked fine in my old system and my UPS reports that it is providing about 285Watts of power (under load) to my system. So that should be enough although I would rather have an ATX2 PS with 2 12V rails.

So please chime in if you have any experience with OCing and Nforce 4, I hope to think that I am just doing something wrong because I am new to NF4 bioses.
I am really missing the stability and compatibility of the Intel boards, it seems like it is just not worth the potential issues that you are likely to run into with the NF4 boards.

Anyway I would appreciate any help I can get before getting rid of this and going back to my 955 setup.

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Asus P5N32 NForce4 SLI
Intel PentiumD 820 2.8Ghz w/Zalman CNPS9500
2x1GB Geil DDR PC5400 Ultra 667Mhz
XFX GF7800GTX w/ Zalman VF-700
Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty SC
2x74GB Raptors RAID 0
300GB Maxtor SATA
Thermaltake PurePower 560W ATX PS
CoolerMaster case
 
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