P5K Premium Review with a E6600 and L724A G0 Q6600 (Link Fixed)

[TinTin]

Really sorry for any inconvenience caused yesterday because of the link broken. :)

(1) The Package

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4182/p1000782tg6.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/934/p1000792wb1.jpg
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/4061/p1000790rb0.jpg
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/9197/p1000796bq9.jpg

(2) The heatpipe and PWM Heatsink
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/834/p1000751vq1.jpg
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/8928/p1000762ib0.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2196/p1000765rm9.jpg
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/3133/p1000766nk5.jpg
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/9462/p1000764os9.jpg

(3) The back panel
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3927/p1000753cm6.jpg

(4) A look with a large heatsink VGA card
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6810/p1000772by4.jpg

(5) BIOS
using AMI,
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/7100/p1000798pg7.jpg

Jumperfree
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3862/p1000800xc4.jpg
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/732/p1000801iu9.jpg

Strap settings: 200, 266, 333, AUTO
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6871/p1000802xu0.jpg

Vcore Settings: 1.1V~1.7V, AUTO
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7730/p1000809rt1.jpg
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/7469/p1000810sv5.jpg

CPU PLL Voltage: 1.5~2.2V, AUTO
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3704/p1000813fj1.jpg

FSB Termination Voltage: 1.2~1.5V, AUTO
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3764/p1000815fk4.jpg

Vdimm: 1.8V~2.55V, AUTO
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8343/p1000815gj2.jpg

NB Voltage: Auto, 1.25V - 1.95V
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4077/p1000816po9.jpg

CPU Voltage Reference:
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5229/p1000811uy8.jpg

NB Voltage Reference:
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3407/p1000817ob5.jpg

CPU Voltage Damper: ENABLE can reduce the Vdroop
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/615/p1000812fe6.jpg

DRam Command Rate:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1262/p1000808td3.jpg

Transcation Booster: 0, 1, Level 1 is faster
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7763/p1000820vs3.jpg

DRam Static Read Control: I Disable it when clocking higher FSB
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8382/p1000822vs0.jpg

Hardware Monitioring: not enough information as ROG series
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/674/p1000823et3.jpg


(6) Test with a E6600
Set Up
CPU: Intel E6600 L628B
MB: Asus P5K Premium
RAM: Team Xtreem DDR667 C3 1G X 2
Display Card: Nvidia 8800GTS 640M
WaterCooling:
Laing D5 Pump
BlackIce GTX Extreme 240
Dtek FuZion

Thermal Interface: LiquidPro

VDroop test:

CPU Voltage Damper Enable

BIOS VCORE = 1.3875V
Window Idle = 1.3600V
Full load = 1.3600V

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9372/20070725203835qs8.jpg

Test on 450FSB X 8: 3600MHz, RAM@ 1125MHz, CL4-4-4-5

Except Vcore, VDimm, other voltages are the lowest in the BIOS

Transcation Booster: Disable

Ortho 15mins.
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/8510/20070726202548tq8.jpg

Superpi 1M: 14.109s
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/3313/20070726203207gt4.jpg

Superpi 32M: 13mins.36.703s
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9273/20070726205016bs2.jpg

Sandra Bandwidth:
Int. Buffered: 8258MB/s
Float Buffered: 8286MB/s
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1092/20070726205910aa8.jpg





Transcation Booster: Enable, Level 1

Superpi 1M: 14.078s
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/299/20070726210442zf7.jpg

Superpi 32M: 13mins.26.610s
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/694/20070726212125kn3.jpg

Sandra Bandwidth:
Int. Buffered: 8530MB/s
Float Buffered: 8568MB/s
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/3505/20070726212341hn7.jpg
We can see the performance is boosted.




1.52V, 4G (445 X 9), ram: 1112.6MHz CL4-4-4-5

Transcation Booster: Disable

Superpi 1M: 12.766s
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/9642/20070725211131cc3.jpg

Superpi 32M: 12mins.29.5s
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6302/20070725212916wn6.jpg

4140MHz, superpi 1M passed: 12.422s
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1784/20070725214158jl9.jpg

500FSB:

NB strap: Auto

5000FSB X 7 = 3500MHz, RAM @ 1000MHz

Transcation Booster: Enable Level 1, please also take a look of the Performance Level it changed by the MB. ;)

Superpi 1M: 14.515s
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/151/20070727183732ov2.jpg

Superpi 32M: 13mins.53.884s
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7370/20070727183430ow3.jpg

Sandra Bandwidth:
Int. Buffered: 8471MB/s
Float Buffered: 8496MB/s
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/5136/20070727183908qu5.jpg

(7) Temperature of MB
Location of MB temp. sensor (PC Probe II)
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/428/mbtempde3.jpg
http://support.asus.com.tw/faq/faq_right_second_detail.aspx?kb_guid=24D6163A-EF3E-3327-E6C2-9AAD6D44BD00&model_name=P5K%20Premium/WIFI-AP&SLanguage=zh-tw

Location of T1
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/8473/p1000826hi0.jpg

Location of T2
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/663/p1000827jf8.jpg

Location of T3
I missed the photo, it is at PWM right in front of the back panel :D

Full load Test:

Naked case, some air flow to T1 due to the PSU fan right beside the T1 location

T1: 34deg. C (PWM with a separate heatsink)
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2450/p1000825bn3.jpg

T2: 52deg. C(NB)
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4089/p1000824sx2.jpg

T3: 46deg. C (PWM with Heatpipe)
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/1448/p1000828na9.jpg

Room Temp: 25deg. C
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2917/p1000830pj6.jpg

Asus PC Probe II , MB temp: 37deg. C
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4308/20070727203522ap2.jpg

(8) Overclocking of RAM:

@266Strap
2.25V @ DDR1200 CL5-5-5-12
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4030/20070727232129ep1.jpg

@266Strap
2.50V @ DDR 1250 CL5-5-5-12
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/7576/20070728211935be6.jpg













Q6600 G0 Test

1.36V @ 3600MHz, dual ortho Large FFT 30mins passed
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/1605/20070806225419alj6.jpg

1.58V,@ 4GHz Large FFT 24mins dual ortho passed
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6049/20070807010145aak8.jpg

1.62V,@ 4GHz Small FFT 30mins dual orthos passed
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6723/20070807224620auc5.jpg

500FSB X 7 Test: not easy to push to 500FSB for my Q6600
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6269/20070807193408apv7.jpg


Changed to a lower temperature condition and test the clock:

WaterCooling + air conditioner direct blowing
Laing D5 Pump
BlackIce GTX Extreme 240
Dtek FuZion

4320MHz passed Superpi 1M:
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/866/4302superpi1mha9.jpg

4367 CPUZ Validation:
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6226/4367cpuzvalidationvi0.jpg

[noobzed]

very good pics, very good mini review, good job and welcome back mate :D

[shimmishim]

overclocking of ram

@2.25 5-5-5 ddr2-1200

this screenshot is a repeat of the one above it.

just letting you know.

otherwise, very nice :)

[TinTin]

overclocking of ram

@2.25 5-5-5 ddr2-1200

this screenshot is a repeat of the one above it.

just letting you know.

otherwise, very nice :)

Thanks, it is fixed! :)

[Solarfall]

ok pics finally work awesome :up:

the board seems really good

[TinTin]

ok pics finally work awesome :up:

the board seems really good

Yes, this MB is easy to play with.

Now working hard with my DFI p35-T2R, and tonight get it stable at 500FSB with my E6600, can prime for 1hr, need some time to cope with DFI. :D

[Solarfall]

Yes, this MB is easy to play with.

Now working hard with my DFI p35-T2R, and tonight get it stable at 500FSB with my E6600, can prime for 1hr, need some time to cope with DFI. :D

yep those dfi board can be a bit tricky at first, but when you figure out its secrets.. they rock :rocker:
looking forward of hearing your opinion about the new dfi p35 board. :)

[nicepun]

Very nice indeed. Thanks.

[stephen23]

TinTin
the pic of 1.58V,@ 4GHz Large FFT 24mins dual ortho passed is mislink to a 3.6G bench.
BTW,it is impressive!!

[`danny]

Nice review

[Ceanes]

My Q6600 G0 runs sweet at 3.6 with 1.38V. The thing is this Ultra 120E is just not doing a good enough job cooling...(all 4 cores at 66 at 100% load). Looks like I might have to look into a water setup. I know one thing DVD Shrink smokes with the proc clocked up....like 3:30 mins to encode at 50% compression a full DVD. These quads are a beast.

Chuck

[Pedro Rocha]

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:IVFda8-7iOQ4ZM:www.bonniercarlsen.se/bilder/Tintin%20samlarguide.jpg

:D

Nice review :up: moved to Xtreme Forum Reviews!

[giraffen]

Good pic´s, looks like a nice board

[xt0m]

VERY Nice review :D

I HOPE somone paid you 4 it :D VERY good review ;)

[gosmeyer]

Thanks man, well done

[Kilyin]

weird, I dont have the 'FSB strap to Northbridge' option in my BIOS.

[erwinz]

alright TinTin :D

very nice review!! :) more to come.. :)

:woot:

bro after you finish setting the DFI can you give us initial insight with both boards..

what are your opinions.. :) hehehe your the lucky one who have them 1st.. ;)

[TinTin]

Finally, after many setting trials, can prime @ 500FSB :D

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/6053/q6600500fsbprime95smalltd2.jpg

[MacClipper]

500FSB on a quad running Prime95 is v. v. nice indeed!

[TinTin]

500X8, 4GHz superpi32M passed. :D

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8523/500x8superpi32m266strapqe4.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1489/500fsbbios2an3.jpg


The main is on the voltages, enable the clockgen overvoltage, in my case 1.000V is a totally different story when FSB from 490FSB, CPU PLL and NB by trials, I think each CPU will be different to react.:yepp: I did some of the voltages combinations and find:

Q6600 490FSB X 7

CPU PLL response
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.5, FSB: 1.2, VNB: 1.25V Prime95 (Blend) Failed in 1s
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.6, FSB: 1.2, VNB: 1.25V Prime95 (Blend) Failed in 1s
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.7, FSB: 1.2, VNB: 1.25V Prime95 (Blend) Failed in 1s

VFSB response
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.6, FSB: 1.3, VNB: 1.25V Prime95 (Blend) Failed in 1s
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.6, FSB: 1.4, VNB: 1.25V Prime95 (Blend) Reboot

VNB response
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.6, FSB: 1.3, VNB: 1.40V Failed boot in windows
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.6, FSB: 1.3, VNB: 1.55V Prime95 (Blend) Failed in 1s

Combined
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.7, FSB: 1.4, VNB: 1.55V Prime95 (Blend) Failed in 1s

Clockgen overcharge mode: 1.000V
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.7, FSB: 1.4, VNB: 1.55V Prime95 (Blend) last for a minute, then lock up
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.5, FSB: 1.2, VNB: 1.25V Prime95 (Blend) 12mins without error


Q6600 495FSB X 7

Clockgen overcharge mode: 1.000V
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.5, FSB: 1.2, VNB: 1.25V Prime95 (Blend) Fail in a few seconds
CPU: 1.4V CPU PLL: 1.7, FSB: 1.3, VNB: 1.70V Prime95 (Blend) 11mins without error

Q6600 500FSB X 7

Clockgen overcharge mode: 1.000V
CPU: 1.40V CPU PLL: 1.7, FSB: 1.3, VNB: 1.70V SB: 1.20V failed Boot in windows
CPU: 1.55V CPU PLL: 1.7, FSB: 1.3, VNB: 1.70V SB: 1.20V Prime95 (Blend) failed, small FFT pass for 10mins and going on....

Q6600 500FSB X 8

Clockgen overcharge mode: 1.000V
CPU: 1.6675V CPU PLL: 1.7, FSB: 1.3, VNB: 1.70V SB: 1.20V superpi32M passed, 4mins prime95 and then lock up.....:D

[billdavis]

Keep them comming Tin Tin

in bios the cpu settings should they all be disabled
i know to disable eist but there are some new options I have never seen!

and this is all with the 0204 bios?

[TinTin]

Keep them comming Tin Tin

in bios the cpu settings should they all be disabled
i know to disable eist but there are some new options I have never seen!

and this is all with the 0204 bios?

I disable all of them :D
the new thing is "Intel® Trusted Execution Technology?
http://www.intel.com/technology/security/
I remember it is only available in 1333FSB CPU and have to use Vista, maybe I remember wrong...hehe :D

[erwinz]

nice TinTin.. :)

your having fun with your premium.. :)

[TinTin]

nice TinTin.. :)

your having fun with your premium.. :)

my 2 computers inside my bedroom are being played at the same time tonight, very busy;) , DFI+E6600 and Premium+Q6600 :D
tonight have done some benchmarks for the DFI, 500X7(stable for ortho blend 1hrs finally:up: ) and 500X8

let me tidy up the MB photos and some benchmarks, I will make a POST then. :D

[TinTin]

nice TinTin.. :)

your having fun with your premium.. :)

still doing homework :D

500X8 on DFI, but with a E6600, but my E66 is not good at FSB, 505lockup over 10 MoBos, may get a E6750 to try ;)


Screenshot of DFI@500X8, of course many thing not optimized, just a fast run :yepp:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7830/dfi500x8superpi32mgt9.jpg

[billdavis]

sofar this mobo BLOWS

raid wount work!

and i get a GAY warning when applying more that 1.6v to my proc

[nicepun]

sofar this mobo BLOWS

raid wount work!

and i get a GAY warning when applying more that 1.6v to my proc

Hopefully next BIOS will fix this. This is why I moved my OS from RAID to a single HDD. But yes, it really sucks not having RAID with high OCs.

[billdavis]

Hopefully next BIOS will fix this. This is why I moved my OS from RAID to a single HDD. But yes, it really sucks not having RAID with high OCs.

dude please be a bro and post your jumpfree settings!!!

[billdavis]

ASUS we need new BIOS stat!!!!

[TinTin]

After doing some memory timings tweakings, the Superpi32M 12m11.937s result is not bad. :)

PS: No MAXMEM set, LargeSystemCache = 0

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/6394/superpi32m12m11937svf7.jpg

[erwinz]

nice scores TinTin.. :)

hey weekends are coming.. :) I'll wait for more of your results..

[nicepun]

dude please be a bro and post your jumpfree settings!!!

I will nonight.

Tin Tin I hope it's o.k. if I post my settings here I don't want to hijack your thread. Also, I just got a different Q6600 G0, I can't remeber the FPO batch but the Packdate is 08/04/07 and It was a L273A6xx (I can't remember the last two numbers).

[situman]

What strap are you guys on? I'm on the 266 for my Q6600 on this board. Sorry for the thread hijack.

[chiefhog]

Fantastic work on this review. What an asset.

[Darks0ulz]

Same stepping as you :). L724A 7/13/2007

Any intial thoughts on which mobo is better? The p5k preminum or the dfi p35?

[Florent]

Nice reviews :up:

[Kilyin]

I had no problem installing on RAID 0 with the original BIOS (0112?) or the newest. However, boot time into XP is noticably slower than my 939 system.

[erwinz]

hey TinTin any new screenies.. :D hehehe

[TinTin]

Same stepping as you :). L724A 7/13/2007

Any intial thoughts on which mobo is better? The p5k preminum or the dfi p35?

For Quadcore, i recommend P5K Premium ;)

[TinTin]

hey TinTin any new screenies.. :D hehehe

It comes more,
CL4-4-4-12 DDR1200 @2.55V, superpi 1M passed, a quickrun direct boot into windows
My rams are not so strong, but only on this MB can do such benchmark :)
It is running at Performance level =5, and not so-relaxed sub-imings :D

Superpi1M passed
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1223/ddr1200cl44412superpi1mbl7.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/5788/ddr1200cl44412superpi1muo4.jpg

Sandra Bandwidth 8173/8177MB/s
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6152/ddr1200cl44412sandrabanqb0.jpg

[Think]

Nice work. This is the board and proc I want to buy as well. Thanks.:D

[Bl4ck^!]

4.3Ghz Q6600 G0 damn :up: :bounces: :banana:

[TinTin]

I played this with some ice water :D

here we go, start from 475X9: 4275MHz, idle temp: 11C, 11C, 7C, 10C

Vcore = 1.700V (BIOS) <==max in BIOS :(
actual = 1.664V (idle)

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2825/4275idletempsa2.jpg


4367MHz pass superpi 1M
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2139/4367superpi1mamb1.jpg

4438MHz cpuz validation
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2030/4438cpuxvalidationrc5.jpg

already maxed-out the Vcore, can't push the chip :D

[nicepun]

Very nice work indeed. Hey, I forgot to ask what PSU you're using?

[TinTin]

Very nice work indeed. Hey, I forgot to ask what PSU you're using?
Just changed to Silverstone OP650 for about one week, before was a Topower OEM 600W :)

[MarcusXP]

I have P5K Premium and Q6600 G0, too.
I also have 2x1GB DDr2 1066 Crucial BallistiX Tracer (goes 1200mhz+ with stock 2.2V).
I don't know why I cannot pass 460-470FSB for the CPU. There is a limitation in the CPU?
The cpu goes 3800mhz and maybe more, as long as I don't pass 470FSB..
Maybe there are some special settings to do in bios ?

[nicepun]

I have P5K Premium and Q6600 G0, too.
I also have 2x1GB DDr2 1066 Crucial BallistiX Tracer (goes 1200mhz+ with stock 2.2V).
I don't know why I cannot pass 460-470FSB for the CPU. There is a limitation in the CPU?
The cpu goes 3800mhz and maybe more, as long as I don't pass 470FSB..
Maybe there are some special settings to do in bios ?

YES, quads tend to have FSB limitations, only a few can do over 500FSB, most stay between 460 to 490.

[M3kk]

I have P5K Premium and Q6600 G0, too.
I also have 2x1GB DDr2 1066 Crucial BallistiX Tracer (goes 1200mhz+ with stock 2.2V).
I don't know why I cannot pass 460-470FSB for the CPU. There is a limitation in the CPU?
The cpu goes 3800mhz and maybe more, as long as I don't pass 470FSB..
Maybe there are some special settings to do in bios ?

As I told you there is a cpu fsb wall..

[noobzed]

any success with 2:3 ratio ?

[rabor]

Great tests!

I'm considering buying one, but I want a fsb up to approx. 550. Can these boards - or your board - do that?

[TinTin]

Great tests!

I'm considering buying one, but I want a fsb up to approx. 550. Can these boards - or your board - do that?

I tested it can run at 543FSB, but it is the fsb wall of cpu rather than the MB, I am sure. I dont have a cpu can run higher FSB, so I can't test the limit of the MB. ;)

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/9201/543fsbhv0.jpg

[Deathscyth]

To complete your beautifull reviews for this great boards.

Maxfsb that I have archive: 598 (http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=234841)
20MHz more than my old P5B Deluxe

595 benchable
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4381/6x595yg5.jpg

This board is perfect for a Quad. With a P5B Deluxe the fsbwall was 470 but with the Premium, i can do 508 (http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=241159) and bench at 500 (not save the screen, bad time :rolleyes: )

No problem with 2:3 multi.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4387/36gpq660013828yh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

PL:4
Vnb:1,7V

I love this board :up:

[monza1412]

To complete your beautifull reviews for this great boards.

Maxfsb that I have archive: 598 (http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=234841)
20MHz more than my old P5B Deluxe

595 benchable


:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:


nice cpu you got there..:D

[rabor]

Looks like a winner to me.. :woot:

Thnx for the info!!

[TI66ER]

i just got my premium yesterday.i tried my E6750/L725A645 today and got this-

http://img.techpowerup.org/070929/pi325.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/070929/4ghz081.jpg

this was with these settings-
FSB STRAP TO NB-333<---is this ok?
FSB FREQUENCY-500
PCI-E FREQUENCY-101
DRAM FREQUENCY-1000
DRAM COMMAND RATE-2T
DRAM TIMING CONTROL-MANUAL
TRANSACTION BOOSTER-AUTO<------set to what?
CLOCK OVERCHARGING MODE-AUTO<------set to what?
CPU SPREAD SPECTRUM-DISABLED
PCI-E SPREAD SPECTRUM-DISABLED
CPU VOLTAGE-1.5625V
CPU VOLTAGE REFERANCE-0.63X
CPU VOLTAGE DAMPER-ENABLED
cpu pll voltage-1.50v
dram voltage-2.25v
fsb termination voltage-1.3
north bridge voltage-1.4v
nb voltage referance-auto
sb voltage auto

i am not a novice ocer but some of these i do not know.

i really like this board.

sorry tintin not jacking your thread,just thought i mite as well put this here cause its relevant and will add to the premiums knowledge database.

[Minnyboy]

Hi. Nice OC there...

Is the p5k premium & deluxe guides the same?

I just bought a premium & am lost for finding any good info on this board like how they have the P5w DH & Gigavyte P35 threads...

any help appreciated...
This board is replacing my P35-DS4 & relegating my p5w dh to my parts bin...

Also swapped my pos Q6600 B3 for a G0 stepping one...

sorry for thread hijack

[sesdave]

In addition to this thread you could try this one http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=151965 which is for P5K Premium and covers gerneral information but this thread has better information for o/c the Q6600 with the Premium.
On another general note this arcticle should provide answers to any questions on Tcase,Tjunction and safe maximum temperatures for quad and other CPUs before you toast them with overclocks -lol!. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/221745-11-core-temperature-guide

[TinTin]

i just got my premium yesterday.i tried my E6750/L725A645 today and got this-

http://img.techpowerup.org/070929/pi325.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/070929/4ghz081.jpg

this was with these settings-
FSB STRAP TO NB-333<---is this ok?
FSB FREQUENCY-500
PCI-E FREQUENCY-101
DRAM FREQUENCY-1000
DRAM COMMAND RATE-2T
DRAM TIMING CONTROL-MANUAL
TRANSACTION BOOSTER-AUTO<------set to what?
CLOCK OVERCHARGING MODE-AUTO<------set to what?
CPU SPREAD SPECTRUM-DISABLED
PCI-E SPREAD SPECTRUM-DISABLED
CPU VOLTAGE-1.5625V
CPU VOLTAGE REFERANCE-0.63X
CPU VOLTAGE DAMPER-ENABLED
cpu pll voltage-1.50v
dram voltage-2.25v
fsb termination voltage-1.3
north bridge voltage-1.4v
nb voltage referance-auto
sb voltage auto

i am not a novice ocer but some of these i do not know.

i really like this board.

sorry tintin not jacking your thread,just thought i mite as well put this here cause its relevant and will add to the premiums knowledge database.

FSB STRAP TO NB-333<---is this ok?
depends upon what divider you want to use and what ram you have in your hand. e.g.
266strap: 1:2, 2:3, 4:5
333strap: 1:1, 5:6, 5:8

266strap have tighter latency and also higher performace.

TRANSACTION BOOSTER-AUTO<------set to what?
It is about the performance level of P35 chipsets, but Asus use another way to present in the BIOS. You can always check/set it against the memset3.3 in windows. The lower the performance level, the higher the performance, but remember to check the stability too. If you do not sure, you can leave it to AUTO and check against with the memset3.3 :D

CLOCK OVERCHARGING MODE-AUTO<------set to what?
I find this will help for Quadcore near the FSB wall, to get my Q6600 more stable at 500FSB, it helps after I set it to 1.0V. But seems not very helpful to dual core.

[Minnyboy]

Bah... i was so anxious to get my new rig up & running & guess what??

I get a damn dead board.......

spent 2-3 hours putting everything together & then tried to boot & nudda, nothing...

Tried with all components I have & board spins but no post...

checked everything on my 2nd PC & all works cept for that damn new mobo...

Just my luck this week... OCZ FlexXLC9200 dies... Logitech G15 k/boar4d croked & now a new board that won't work...

Hopefully be updating this thread with some decent OC with my new G0 Q6600 (I did a shifty & swapped my B3 for this G0)...

B3 Q6600 would not do 333fsb... this one doing 360 at default volts...

Gonna try my E6600 as well on replacement board...

enough hijacking. mext pst from me will be how good of a board the p5k & my e/q6600 is :p

[TI66ER]

thanks tintin.

what is memset3.3? a mem tester?

[sesdave]

thanks tintin.

what is memset3.3? a mem tester?

It allows you to adjust your memory timings & chipset related latencies/settings in real-time within Windows..
You can also use it to save the settings after test and load them on boot. Download link http://www.benchzone.com/page.php?al=asus_p5k3_deluxe_review&pg=19

[TinTin]

To complete your beautifull reviews for this great boards.

Maxfsb that I have archive: 598 (http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=234841)
20MHz more than my old P5B Deluxe

595 benchable
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4381/6x595yg5.jpg

This board is perfect for a Quad. With a P5B Deluxe the fsbwall was 470 but with the Premium, i can do 508 (http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=241159) and bench at 500 (not save the screen, bad time :rolleyes: )

No problem with 2:3 multi.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4387/36gpq660013828yh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

PL:4
Vnb:1,7V

I love this board :up:

Performance Level 4 :eek: :up:
really impressive :clap:

[Deathscyth]

Thanks Tintin

I have better things
http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/3324/36gpe68501253140we2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

No problems to load windows at 6x600 and 7x600 under a Single stage unit and CPU fsbwall at 610MHz. The board can do more :up:

I have try to put the Vnb to 1.95V but no boot ... maybe a bios bug :shrug:
Have you the same thing?

I will try with the bios 302 or do the Vmod.

[TEDY]

anyone tried this mobo with TRACER 8500, doesnt work :(

[sesdave]

anyone tried this mobo with TRACER 8500, doesnt work :(

If you mean Ballistix Tracer 8500's I belive they have the same Micron D9 chips as the Ballistix 8500C5 sticks just with LEds on top and mine work fine on this Board. DDR2 Ram list manufacturer/model/chip - http://ramlist.ath.cx/ddr2/
What problems are you having with them?.

[TEDY]

not exactly me gotta ask friend tomorrow...it just doesnt boot with other memory it does.

[Cupcake]

it dosent like my Gskill HZ ram either

it works with my OCZ Spec ops but it hates my Gskill

[sesdave]

it dosent like my Gskill HZ ram either

it works with my OCZ Spec ops but it hates my Gskill

New BIOS 0402 released for P5K Premium which seems to cure all HD problems except samsung. May have other improved features which might help with memory compatibility. Try it and post results. Remember not to use ASUS update - I screwed a deluxe using that and I suspect the premium would go the same way!. Copy BIOS to USB pen drive and use Ezflash to update after clearing CMOS.

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20071009172518796&board_id=1&model=P5K+Premium&#37;2fWiFi-AP&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

[hausner]

New BIOS 0402 released for P5K Premium which seems to cure all HD problems except samsung. May have other improved features which might help with memory compatibility. Try it and post results. Remember not to use ASUS update - I screwed a deluxe using that and I suspect the premium would go the same way!. Copy BIOS to USB pen drive and use Ezflash to update after clearing CMOS.

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20071009172518796&board_id=1&model=P5K+Premium%2fWiFi-AP&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

Nice,im gonna check now :up:

[TI66ER]

i flashed to 0402 using asus update,and it was fine.it also works fine with my ocz reaper hpc eb ddr2 800 ram.my 2 samsung sp2504c sataII drives work fine too.

[sesdave]

i flashed to 0402 using asus update,and it was fine.it also works fine with my ocz reaper hpc eb ddr2 800 ram.my 2 samsung sp2504c sataII drives work fine too.

Glad to hear it but I would recommend you do not us Asus update in future as you may get a flash verification failure. As the chip is soldered to the board it would then be a nice piece of art to hang on your wall cos the BIOS would be dead. The P5K deluxe has a known problem with verification failing using update and its not a lot different from this board so it it safer to give it a miss and use Ezflash or afudos. I am not the only one giving this advice and all other non window options are safer. http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/archive/index.php?t-55.html

[TI66ER]

Thanks,i wont use it again.

I have discovered if you make a boot disc with nero,and use the nero boot image,if you boot from the disc it can read ntfs partitons.Would this be ok to do it in the future? i can just put the flash files in a folder on one of my drives and run it after booting from the boot disc.

Also,i have 2 250gb samsung hdd's,how do i set them up in a matrix raid 0/1 setup?

[Emperor]

I just got this board with a 0204 bios and it worked fine with my WD drives. either I am lucky or because the drive with the operating system is a 250GB KS drive.

I am using the PC6400 reapers as well (those things can run at 4-5-4-13 at 980mhz 2T)

[sesdave]

Thanks,i wont use it again.

I have discovered if you make a boot disc with nero,and use the nero boot image,if you boot from the disc it can read ntfs partitons.Would this be ok to do it in the future? i can just put the flash files in a folder on one of my drives and run it after booting from the boot disc.

Also,i have 2 250gb samsung hdd's,how do i set them up in a matrix raid 0/1 setup?

Either that or a USB drive with Ezflash. Anything but doing it from Windows - lol!

Lots of post about problems with samsung HDD and raid on the P5K premium- not everyone is getting them but be aware before you start! Might be worth backing up before you start in case you have a problem and have to go back to Sata=IDE.

I found that the install seemed a lot slower than when I did an install with it set to IDE but it gets there. So dont panic if you think it is going slower . I did but learn from my mistakes -lol!

Read Enter the MAtrix - or some of it at the begining cos it long! http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=467848 . To setup matrix go into bios and set sata to raid. then reboot and matrix storage manager will come up. Hit control+I and setup your raid 0 and raid 1 volumes. About 80GB for raid 0 and the rest for RAID 1. Make sure you have a floppy or usb with the ICH9R raid driver on it - use make floppy from the board install disk. Resinstall Vista or XP - vista - select load driver when you reach install screen - XP hit f6. Once loaded your all set - remember to install the Intel matrix storage manager - latest downloads here http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2101 .
Run HD tune or tach and see your performance increase - makes you very happy-lol!. Its worth getting Acronis TRue Image 11 home http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
to create and manage a backup/restore copy of the operating system cos raid 0 can be prone to failure moreso than a single drive. With Acronis you can create a bootable USB backup and a lot of other things too. Have as much fun as I did-lol!

[Devious]

TinTin,

Ive got this board (0402 bios.) and Im trying to get my Q6600 G0 (1.2125VID) small FFT stable at 4ghz.

It will run blend @ 4Ghz no problem with only 1.5v and ran 3.980Ghz with 1.52v Small FFT .

With just a small increase in FSB from 443 to 445 the pc will restart after a few seconds of small FFT's and Im trying all sorts of different bios options to fix it without success. Load temps are in the low-mid 60's before it reboots.

Any ideas? I noticed you ran 30mins small FFT at 4005.

Do you think it is my motherboard limit ? Not sure why it doesn't just fail prime rather than rebooting.

I thought it may be FSB wall but I can get it upto 515 with x8 multi.

[flesheatinvirus]

Im running a similar build using a L726A on water with the same Team Xtreme currently at 684 2:3 on a 266 strap and the bandwidth is nice at 4100mhz, around 9300. Quad is at 456x9 at 1.65v. This board is very easy to play with indeed.:)

[Devious]

Im running a similar build using a L726A on water with the same Team Xtreme currently at 684 2:3 on a 266 strap and the bandwidth is nice at 4100mhz, around 9300. Quad is at 456x9 at 1.65v. This board is very easy to play with indeed.:)

You tried prime95 small FFT at 4ghz ? I wonder if yours reboots like mine.

[flesheatinvirus]

I have done Prime95 small FFT but not at 4G only 3800 and it did that without issue for over 8 hours, I never went any further with Prime as of yet.

[TinTin]

TinTin,

Ive got this board (0402 bios.) and Im trying to get my Q6600 G0 (1.2125VID) small FFT stable at 4ghz.

It will run blend @ 4Ghz no problem with only 1.5v and ran 3.980Ghz with 1.52v Small FFT .

With just a small increase in FSB from 443 to 445 the pc will restart after a few seconds of small FFT's and Im trying all sorts of different bios options to fix it without success. Load temps are in the low-mid 60's before it reboots.

Any ideas? I noticed you ran 30mins small FFT at 4005.

Do you think it is my motherboard limit ? Not sure why it doesn't just fail prime rather than rebooting.

I thought it may be FSB wall but I can get it upto 515 with x8 multi.

It is not limited by MB, it will reboot rather than giving you a error message when CPU is unstable, I tested for many Core2duo or Core2quad with many different MBs, having such symptom.
It is one of the best MB for Quad I have ever used, some MBs even can't boot at 460FSB or above with the same quadcore CPU. ;)

[Devious]

It is not limited by MB, it will reboot rather than giving you a error message when CPU is unstable, I tested for many Core2duo or Core2quad with many different MBs, having such symptom.
It is one of the best MB for Quad I have ever used, some MBs even can't boot at 460FSB or above with the same quadcore CPU. ;)

Thanks,

Already sorted it myself as sig ;)