ASUS P8P67 Pro/Evo/Deluxe OC discussion thread

I do not get the offset. It does not work correctly. If I offset +.08 from 1.27, that should be 1.35 but during linx it jumps to 1.39. The more you offset, the worse it gets. From 1.27 + .20 should be 1.47, but during linx it jumps up to almost 1.6 freaking volts.

I have the latest Beta and I still get the cold double boot.

Trying to find my best 24/7 now at around 1.375v. It will probably be 4.6-4.7. This is the best I have done so far. I tried 5.1 @ 1.5v but it BSOD @ 19 passes of Linx.....so close.

It really doesn't matter. As soon as my 570 blocks get here, the UD7 goes in and the 470's come out so I can have true dual 16x instead of dual 8x.

The SSD is sitting there because hot swap bay 3 had a bad SATA cable. I didn't feel like tearing it apart yet, so that's why you see the red cable. :) I'm going to move my four SSD's to the bottom two racks and my three normal SATA drives to the hot swap bays.

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It happens due to LLC set to extreme ;)

Replacement mobos inc?

http://rss.intel.com/click/~rss-2581...nting-solution

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Originally Posted by timchaos

Replacement mobos inc?

http://rss.intel.com/click/~rss-2581...nting-solution

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According to AnandTech, only the 3GB Intel SATA ports are affected. The 6GB Intel ports appear to be unaffected. I assume that means the Marvell ports and Jmicron e-Sata are also unaffected but who knows... In any case, if you have a hard drive on the 3GB Intel port with critical information, might be wise to move it to another port until they sort this all out.

Can we use sata II hdd with sata III ports?

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Originally Posted by EagleRock

Can we use sata II hdd with sata III ports?

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Yes.

Good thing my OS with the SSD is on the 6 GB Intel and the others are for my other just DATA drives that are slow anyways :)

This is what happens when you go for low-volt action :rofl:

http://img.techpowerup.org/110202/Capture028.jpg

What's going on? Anybody else have been getting similar off-readings?

My 2 cents about offset mode.
It works far better than setting manual voltage.
Manual is very buggy, I had 20x Intel Burn Test Max stable overclock with 46x100 1.270V, and got BSOD just listening to Winamp and browsing, upped voltage by 0.01, still BSOD while playing Dead Space 2, finally had to up it from 1.270 to 1.290 to get it 100% stable.

Offset mode on the other hand doesn't even require long stress testing, it is stable if it passes 3DMark 05/06/Vantage, if not I just up the voltage by 0.01V. On manual I had to use 1.350V (1.320-1.336 in CPU-Z) for 4.8GHz. With offset that would be +0.075V, but it is completely stable with just +0.045V (1.296-1.328 in CPU-Z).

Just headsup FYI :)

Asus proactively response to the Intel SB chipset error

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For all customers who already own any ASUS product affected by the design error identified by Intel®, simply visit http://event.asus.com/2011/SandyBridge/notice for detailed warranty and service hotline information. We’ll be happy to address any questions or concerns you may have regarding this issue, as well as provide information on future updates to Sandy Bridge technology.

ASUS notebook and desktop products are covered by a warranty service that addresses the design error, with both swap and sales return offered as options to customers.

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Just headsup FYI :)

Asus proactively response to the Intel SB chipset error

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What do they mean by "call"? I hope they will do it right, we all need to get refunds, just like GB has just announced.

Anybody has called to hear what kind of "news" they have on that hot-line?

On my Deluxe I cannot use my USB or PS2 keyboard when I get the Windows ended abnormally or Windows failed to load messages. Neither one reacts although they both work in the BIOS fine. Thankfully I usually get the shutdown error and I just let it tick through the 30 seconds to load Windows normally. If it's the fail to start message I have to back off the overclock to get into repair mode and cancel that. Am I the only one that this is happening to? My UD7 board desn't do this. Also when I do a restart from Windows, the system shuts off, turns back on and is fine. I also get the double cold boot.

I've been having an issue with my USB mouse that I believe may be related to the computer going into sleep mode.

The computer comes out of sleep mode fine, except that the mouse sometimes will not respond unless I unplug it from the USB and then plug it back in. After that, sometimes there is unusual behavior with the mouse and clicking, for example, sometimes I can't seem to click the "back" button on my browser even though other things still click.

I believe it started when I plugged in a second monitor as an extended desktop. I tried switching from my Nvidia 480 to an ATI card, but it didn't help resolve the issue.

I'm going to try some more testing by going back to one monitor and or disabling sleep mode to see if the problems happen. I've tried various USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports front and back, but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Any other ideas?

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Originally Posted by Sam_oslo

This is what happens when you go for low-volt action :rofl:

http://img.techpowerup.org/110202/Capture028.jpg

What's going on? Anybody else have been getting similar off-readings?

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I've been getting +120C on MB. Restart always fixes. I wouldn't worry about it.

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Originally Posted by Gr1mR34p3r

My 2 cents about offset mode.
It works far better than setting manual voltage.
Manual is very buggy, I had 20x Intel Burn Test Max stable overclock with 46x100 1.270V, and got BSOD just listening to Winamp and browsing, upped voltage by 0.01, still BSOD while playing Dead Space 2, finally had to up it from 1.270 to 1.290 to get it 100% stable.

Offset mode on the other hand doesn't even require long stress testing, it is stable if it passes 3DMark 05/06/Vantage, if not I just up the voltage by 0.01V. On manual I had to use 1.350V (1.320-1.336 in CPU-Z) for 4.8GHz. With offset that would be +0.075V, but it is completely stable with just +0.045V (1.296-1.328 in CPU-Z).

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Agree. Honestly, offset is the way to go on SB chips. I'm using a +0.020 with a Medium LLC and the system is stable with low volts and temps.

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Originally Posted by ghmz

I've been getting +120C on MB. Restart always fixes. I wouldn't worry about it.

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Uninstall that piece of garbage. I was getting warnings all the time that my motherboard was at -60c.

Hey I probably should have posted here first before starting this one: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=266020

Are you guys experiencing jumping temps at all? and are we using Real/CoreTemp over the Asus software?

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Hey I probably should have posted here first before starting this one: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=266020

Are you guys experiencing jumping temps at all? and are we using Real/CoreTemp over the Asus software?

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Yes mine bounce around a little at idle but the vcore is always moving as well. Under load they don't bounce. I don't use the ASUS software for monitoring.:)

Weeps...Need new Video Card for this build...*_*

CPU: i7 2600k L041B204 D2
MB: ASUS P8P67 Pro Bios 1204
RAM: GSKILL DDR 3-1866 PC3 14900 - 8GBXMD
HDD: Hitachi 1tb x 3. 2 Intel Raid 1. OS 3gbs on the 6gb section & my OPTIC on the light blue despite whatever risk...
Optic: Samsung SH-S223L
PSU: TX850W Corsair
Cooler: Corsair A70
Case: ANTEC Lanboy Air RED
VC:BFG 8800 GT OC Passed away

with 1253, I can boot say 4.6 100x46 and it runs single threaded apps at 4.6 but as soon as say prime95 gets started it drops to 100x35. All c states and speedsteps are off, only thing on is turbo. Any ideas? Its not temps, im at 5c on warmest core. Chill'd water


As far as booting up past x51, it seems to not be applying at all(or enough?) internal PLL overvoltage as it does the same blinking command prompt at 100x45 if not enabled.

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Originally Posted by tiesum

I'm also on 1204. Still the same problem though. When I see the post screen I always see the standard speed of 3.3 GHz. When stressed in windows cpu-z (1.56.3) also shows 3.3 GHz. The Asus turbo-v software shows the correct multiplier I just entered in the Bios though (45x).

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Finally solved my problem. I was unable to increase the turbo to above 33, no matter which values I entered in the bios. The problem were some ssd register tweaks I did right after the Windows installation. Somehow some register values must influence the turbo mode. A fresh install fixed the problem. Just started overclocking. First results (prime95 stable)

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w24/tiesum/oc-1.jpg

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Originally Posted by Splave

with 1253, I can boot say 4.6 100x46 and it runs single threaded apps at 4.6 but as soon as say prime95 gets started it drops to 100x35. All c states and speedsteps are off, only thing on is turbo. Any ideas? Its not temps, im at 5c on warmest core. Chill'd water


As far as booting up past x51, it seems to not be applying at all(or enough?) internal PLL overvoltage as it does the same blinking command prompt at 100x45 if not enabled.

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I had some really strange stuff happen with 1253. After one failed O/C mine kept booting to 103.3 Blck ,only way I fixed that was to reset Cmos with the PC un plugged, then it returned to normal. The first time I got the blinking cursor was trying to boot at 100x52, Just sat there blinking so I held the off button for 4 secs to turn it off, let it sit a minute and restarted without changing anything and it booted right up and primed for 1/2 hr. Go figure.:confused: Using 1204 for about a week now and haven't had any bizzare things happen yet when playing around at 50+(fingers crossed). Was just looking at your 980X post. Impressive.:)

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Originally Posted by tiesum

Finally solved my problem. I was unable to increase the turbo to above 33, no matter which values I entered in the bios. The problem were some ssd register tweaks I did right after the Windows installation. Somehow some register values must influence the turbo mode. A fresh install fixed the problem. Just started overclocking. First results (prime95 stable)

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w24/tiesum/oc-1.jpg

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What kind of tweaks did you use? i have done some too.

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Originally Posted by EagleRock

What kind of tweaks did you use? i have done some too.

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I used a few:


-ssdtweaker.exe
-disable intelppm
-disable hibernation
-disable superfetch
-disable windows search

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Originally Posted by crossg

I had some really strange stuff happen with 1253. After one failed O/C mine kept booting to 103.3 Blck ,only way I fixed that was to reset Cmos with the PC un plugged, then it returned to normal. The first time I got the blinking cursor was trying to boot at 100x52, Just sat there blinking so I held the off button for 4 secs to turn it off, let it sit a minute and restarted without changing anything and it booted right up and primed for 1/2 hr. Go figure.:confused: Using 1204 for about a week now and haven't had any bizzare things happen yet when playing around at 50+(fingers crossed). Was just looking at your 980X post. Impressive.:)

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I appreciate the info bro :up: ill try 1204