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yeah, save yourself $100 and forget the striker... so far I seen nothing that shows me that boards any better then mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by alexankius
but in all fairness, both versions of the Asus 680i are still very rare, and so few people around here have it, so theres not much results floating around for me to compare to, so while the striker might be better... I havent seen it yet.
Hey Kunaak. Did you compare the BIOS readings / BIOS setting with a multimeter? I'm wondering if the actual reading in BIOS/windows is the correct one or if its closer to what you set it to. If so I have a wonderful chip thats running almost stable 3.825Ghz at 1.30 actual volts load (orthos priority 10 blend... stopped about 40 minutes in).
Eric
Hi Eric,Quote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
Quite a complex board and BIOS. I've booted up fine at QDR1800 (450) at 1.43Vcore in BIOS and 1.45Vtt but failed QDR2000 (500) at 1.45Vcore in BIOS and 1.50Vtt.
There are SOOOOOO many options in BIOS and the manual doesn't describe the effect or benefit of the BIOS options, so I'm walking thru a dark room with lots of granite countertops, low coffee tables and roller skates on the floor... ya know?
Got tips?
I'm not the person to ask. If someone doesn't come up with something for these boards soon its going to take me 2 months playing around with BIOS settings.
it seems like a great mainboard! with a normal price, not like the striker that I think is something scandalous!
why is the nb voltage problem? I mean does it have a protection to disable or u think is just a temperature protection? did you try with higher voltage and better cooling? maybe the mainboard has some kind of temp protection... :stick:
Great "review" man..thanks a lot
Marco
i want buy a 680i sli mobo for my new pc.. but i see this mobo have a lot of problems... can i be trusted to buy it??
I wouldn't say it has lots of problems... but not every board will run at 525.Quote:
Originally Posted by R @ P T O R
May get myself one next year or the rd600 board.
I got my striker on the way... shipping from Canada... should be here by tuesday.
Setup is in my sig.
well, i have ordered this mobo (Asus P5N32-E SLI)... I hope not repent...i have a doubt for the cpu...X6800 or E6700 ??
This board has a STEEP learning curve... but I'm starting to catch on...
e6400, L632A, 1.47v Tuniq Tower 24C ambient P5N32-E SLI.
Nice one Charlie:toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by charlie
Coulf you run 491X7 and 429X8. It seems FSB <1650 is faster on N680 board.
the board definatly does have a steep learning curve, but from my experience, its real little things holding the board back.
the crazy heat of the NB makes it become unstable real fast if you dont care about your cooling for the chipset...
use your CPU HTT voltages, and NB Voltage.
I honestly would say, these boards arent good for the casual overclocker.
this isnt a board, you can just set your ram speed, then your CPU speed, and cas, then go...
its gonna take some finesse finding the sweet spots for this board and your hardware, and its gonna take some well placed fans to keep it stable too.
these boards do get ridiculously hot.
same on striker Kunaak, you gotta keep the chipset cool for oc's past the 1800fsb barrier on the higher multi's. I'd love to stick a little tec on the chipset...
regards
Raja
replaced the 80mm on the NB area with a 120mm and it helped, here's some 32M:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
While I don't have a lot of problems getting semi high FSB (I've got fans all over the place on the MB) at about 1700-1720 the memory latency becomes really horrible for some reason. I can go into Everest and show 10000MB/s and as soon as I get the FSB high it goes to about 8300 and the latency is about 76ns versus 46ns. At that point no settings help. I even have to turn the PC off for like 1 hour to get it to go back to normal. What this means is I get really good stable CPU clocks over 4Ghz on my E6600 but anything that heavily uses memory suffers a lot. I've tried slightly raised ht,vtt and NB clocks as well as pretty high settings about 1.5v-1.6v. All the HSFs are cool to the touch with all those fans.
To give you an example at 4Ghz AM3 gives me about 190K at the best but with the memory working fine around 3.75Ghz I get 197K. Also the scores for 3dmark2k3 are about the same.
can someone help me with the bios. i'm stuck @ 400mhz fsb currently. anything higher, can't boot.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52...i/pc056989.jpg
& yes, the NB is darn hot. now using a 40mm sanace server rack server fan on it.
the FSB was set to unlink for the cpu & ram, cos i believe my rams is holding me back when my pc keeps crashing @ 380. once i unlinked it, it's stable for all, cept can't push higher.
btw, can advise on the e6300 steppings that u folks are using.
Seeing as everyone says that the NB is damn hot. how are you guyz measuring the NB temperature??? My striker doesnt seem hotter than other boards ive had.
i've had couple of times system auto shutdown during benching. when i touch the NB, it's scorching hot to the touch. then use a temp probe to monitor it, & readings shot to 70 degrees during benching. got abit worried, & place a fan on it. things then start to get better with the fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ibinco
btw, my room temp is around 33 degrees high, hot tropical island, i would say.
I've got a 120mm fan right behind the CPU and other right over the memory. Everytime I touch the heatsinks it only feels slightly warmer than room temperature.
This is my first post here, have been reading here for a while so please excuse any noobieness in what I say :-) BTW I think all you guys are completely insane (in the best way) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
Kunaak, I see that you say this board is not recommended for the casual overclocker as it is generally tricky, and tricky to pass 500+.
I am considering this board amongst a few others for a new gaming system (my current system is 3yrs old with a 9800xt :mad: ). I am no computer noob by any means but this will be the first system I attempt to overclock. I have a high budget and do not plan to go past about 3.5ghz on an E6600 (air cooling). I realise I can do this on plenty of boards (ie. P5B etc), but I would like to have proper SLI option for future...
Do you believe its difficult to for a beginner to clock this board at the speeds I require?
What kind of stability can I expect? As this is essential for me.
Also, I plan on having a fat 120mm fan blowing on the chipset, or even upgrading standard heatsinks if required.
PS. Anyone free to comment on this.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CHRONiK
buy a p5B Deluxe, SLI capable with special drivers...
But its speed reduced (card bandwidth) unsupported SLI with potentially flakey drivers?Quote:
Originally Posted by charlie
Greetings!
Great thread, Kunaak, charlie and so on!
Any news on the effect of the new bios?
Asus homepage says:
Find the zip here: http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...20SLI/0405.zipQuote:
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.
I am puzzled guys. Ive followed many different threads going around...but no luck..getting this motherboard past 400SFB is a pain in the ass. I know my E6600 week 29B is a 3.8orthos stable on air. But check this... my CPu runs hotter on this motherboard compared to others(p5b/p5w64wspro/evga680i)
I cant figure out the voltages check this out:
On P5b Vcore 1.5125v bios ------>1.38v orthos 100% load 3.6ghz
on Striker Vcore 1.4375 bios ------->1.23v orthos 100% load 3.6ghz
now both speedfan and probe read these voltages on the striker.. i just cant imagine this being correct. It apparently needs less juice...but runs warmer!?
good work kunaak
Well going off the strap adjustment after 425Mhz I'd not be to worried about getting 500Mhz stable anyway. Too much of a performance hit.
My striker is crazy. It reads the same voltages regardless of what I change. It always say 1.37. Others have it say 1.47. Maybe yours only reads 1.27. It only happens with the newest bios though, going back one will give you better results.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ibinco
For my P5N32-E I have to up vcore 3-4 levels the windows reading changes.
That is one lousy crappy voltage management on this motherboard. I doubt we will ever see this getting fixed on bios updates. Im going to write asus tech a email explaining to them that they are the biggest ripoff ever. Selling this and going for DFI. Sure ive booted to 500FSB but good luck getting that stable.:slapass: man im so angry right now i could throw this crapiola mobo out the window!
I'm probably going to hold off until the next Intel performance chipset before getting another board. Hopefully its at least 6 months away because I want to put a Yorktown in it.
I am having an issue with the Striker Extreme. Is anyone else's motherboard temp. sensor broken? Mine reads -55c in BIOS, 201c in windows.
I have used BIOS 0402 and 0505. Anyone else have this issue?
I use the P5N32-E SLI and all my temps start at around 10-16C and keep going lower and lower to around -50C. Probes are screwed.
Also cannot get memory to run stable at 733MHz. Does 727MHz @ 3-2-2-1-1T no problems, 733MHz won't run stable at 5-4-4-12-2T. (D9DQW @ 2.5V)
any1 experienced heat problems with hp's in inverted cases??
I'll probably set mine up inverted over the next week or so, I doubt it's gonna deal well with it as almost all asus hp's seem to have issue's being inverted, crossing my fingers though
I have some problem on P5n32-e sli with E6600 L628A370.
i can load windows @400X9, 3.6G, 1.575 Vcore using 0302 BIOS
but i cant even load same 1.5 Vcore using 0405 BIOS
when i using 0302 @ 1.575 Vcore shown 1.39 at PC Probe and Speedfan. but after i flash to 0405 @ 1.5 Vcore show 1.47 at PC Probe and Speedfan. i need at least 1.6 Vcore load windows and shown 1.57 at PC Probe and Speedfan. and i getting CRAZY hot temp . i'm using watercooling.
Kunaak i saw u using 0102 BIOS so may i request your 0102 or 0204 BIOS see can i fix my problem?
PS: sorry for my english i'm chinese hope u understand what i mean. :)
thank you very much
bring on the boards with better power;
Re: heatpipes inverted: I have now read several comments that have convinced me that inverted heatpipes will NOT function properly - indeed inverted heatpipes can produce +10 degrees c higher !!!!
well; i have this damn inverted lianli case and all these 680i boards with heatpipes :?
could put a/m sinks on nb and sb, but what about those "things" above & beside the cpu socket?:confused:
ahh; i see; i'll cut the pipes with a hacksaw and reuse the sinks around the cpu socket:rolleyes:
oh; voltage regulators are they?
you can get bios 0102 or was it 0101 on the ASUS P5N32-E SLI Driver CD.. AWDFLASH is also on the CD~
=)
@adamsleath
I have a lian-li v2000b+ & have been asking same questions:-
Abit: Do Heatpipes work with Mobo Inverted I think reading between lines that any mobo including Abit AW9D-Max i975X or subsequent are ok.
EVGALian Li owners plz help post#6
Do Heatpipes work with Mobo Inverted
Asus - Posted same question on asus forum, Do Heatpipes work with Mobo InvertedAsus fiorum is wonderful i now find i can't post there can't contact them or anything, typical. The official Asus view is no.
hope that helps:)
supershanks;
read abit thread; it was helpful; thanks.
question.
why do people keep asking me for 0102 bios?
Hey Kunaak,
Where did you get a 0102 bios? cause i've only got the 0101.. =S
:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
:stick: roflQuote:
Originally Posted by spookz
LOL.. no really.. i've got a 0101 bios for P5N32-E SLI.. it came on my Driver CD along with AWDFLASH.. =S
I once had a issue with booting, it asked for support cd, so i placed it in, AWDFLASH automatically ran and flashed my board with 0101 bios.. =S
my P5N32E setting for vcore in setting 1.5-1.59XX will show 1.5v in bios volt monitoring menu..however when i set 1.6, it will show 1.56v...seems like 1.5-1.59xx dont seems to increase any volt at all..
using 0602 bios atm
anyone got the vcore reading point for me to confirm?
I find all bios's other then 0302, crap... only in 0302 am i able to control the cpu vcore.. though the droop is totally crap... its like 0.1V droop..HAHAHA
Other bios's seem to have their vcore locked at certain V after raising the FSB.. =S
Hope the next BIOS update can fix it.. and what's with the P5N32-E SLI PLUS... will asus allow us to RMA for a PLUS? LOL... seems to be major voltage issues with these P5N32-E SLI's...
should i revert back to 0302? i am running fine above 500 fsb using 0602 thr. and 0302 can use AI booster to switch vcore on the fly :)Quote:
Originally Posted by spookz
So I am looking at jumping over to Core 2 even though my Opte 165 is a great chip. I really want to try overclocking the Core 2 Duo and see what all the fuss is about first hand.
I want to stick with Asus (I'm an admin on an Asus board plus I like their product) so I am ina qundary at the monet. The Striker is way overbuilt for my needs and way too expensive. The P5N-E SLI with the 650i chipset looks like a real bargain but has some severe voltage droops. I realize there are only 16 lanes of PCIe for graphics but that is fine for me as I won't do SLI with my planned 8800GTS for awhile.
The P5N32-E seems like a solid board but suffers from the same voltage droop as the $100 cheaper P5N-E SLI. The super hot chipsets are OK as well since I am planning a dual loop watercooling setup for this next go round.
Questions:
1. After two months would you all still recommend the P5N32-E or not?
2. Has there been any revisions that stabilized the Vcore?
3. Should I hole off a month or two and see what Asus comes out with as
Thanks for any advice and great info on this thread to date. In fact it is just about the only info out there.
A1. Yes, unless kentsfield dont do wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Merc14
A2. not that i known of
A3. Get it if u need 1 now..
as for vdroop, it is the lowest i tested using DMM...i see vdrop is abt 0.01-0.02v only.. i dont understand why ppl mention it has high vdroop..
.01-.02 is very good. In earlier posts I had read it was >.1v Kentsfield isn't a big concern for me I really want to put a 4300 in there, when they come out, and push it to 4000MHz if possible. That's a 443 FSB speed. It seems the P5N32-E is capable of that or am I mistaken?
can some one tell me if this board is any good?Asus P5N32-E SLI PLUS C55
the P5N32-E SLI Plus, is the reason the regular P5N32-E SLI was discontinued.
apparantly, its a improved version of this board.
thats all I heard so far.
havent seen a pic, or even have a clue how the + version is better then this version, but thats why its no longer on the Asus website, it was discontinued and being updated.
Where did you see that a P5N32-E SLI Plus is being released? Disregard, I'll google me ownself. :)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=531222Quote:
Originally Posted by Merc14
the Plus version has some upgraded caps so I can see...
I also hear, alittle of the PCB has been upgraded for better power... but I really dont know that for fact. just trying to remember the tiny bits of info I heard about this new version over the last few weeks.
just found thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
The ASUS P5N32-E SLI is under going an update to the Plus version that features revised electrical components, BIOS changes, and new accessory items.
So if the P5N32-E SLI is discontinued.. what about the people who currently have one? ASUS hasnt released a proper unbuggy bios for the P5N32-SLI yet.. other 680i boards seem to be getting bios updates.. (eVGA, Striker)
And has anyone tried to flash the P5N32-E SLI PLUS bios onto the P5N32-SLI?
do u think this board would be a good overclocker?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
i have a e6400 or should i go for the AsusP5N-E SLI NF650i SLi
AsusP5N-E SLI NF650i SLI was getting 500MHz FSb speeds. The only real issue I have with it is the 4 phase voltage which leads to huge voltage droops. But, for $150 and a great overclocker it is the way to go on a budget. Pair it with the upcoming 4300 and you'll have a 3.6GHz C2D setup for under $300.
SAD, ASUS really went down with Buggy BIOS for C2D boards!!
What about all of us now??
Need a Good BIOS atleast.
bios 0702 is out for P5N32-E SLI... =)
It still has Vcore issues =)
But it seems stable so far? =S
so who's getting a hold of one of these plus things?...sounds hopefulQuote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
They're not available yet.
I just cancelled my order for a P5N32-SLI, and ordered a P5N32-E SLI Plus. I hope it turns out good.
0702 Changelog :
Quote:
1. Enhance memory compatibility
2. Fixed power Fan can't work after S3.
3. Set DDR2 Termination Max default Votlage to 1.25V (Memory Voltage is 2.5V)
4. Add patch to support Creative X-FI sound Card
5. Speed up S3 resume time.
6. Change CopyRight year from 2006 to 2007.
Yes they are. I'm going to get one next week and it's being shipped to the shop as we speak.Quote:
Originally Posted by Merc14
https://www.nintek.com.au/x/scripts/...idProduct=8922
aussieland preorder...remember computer stuff very expensive downunder...
Where the heck is the 0702 bios available for download?
Did you notice the name used for the Plus board?Quote:
Originally Posted by adamsleath
Asus P5N32-E PLUS SLI: nForce® 680i SLI™ Rev2
Kunaak,
one more thing - it's not just an "upgrade"... take a closer look near sata sockets - old caps removed and new added on NEW place.Quote:
the Plus version has some upgraded caps so I can see...
Pics: http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/...spx?i=2905&p=3
no electrolytic caps on PLUS version, only tantalum and conductive polymer.
So, I think if we will have more detail pics - we will be able to find more new electric stuff on this board.
Also - there are no Asus Striker hidden labels...
and the last thing: it's not C55XE (marked as C55-SLIX16N-A2 or NF680I-SLI-N-A2) as on non-Plus version. It's C55 which marked as C55-SLIX8N-A2.
http://strony.aster.pl/pmpcfg/ASUS_P...-sli-plus3.jpg
So, C55XE only on Striker and P5N32-E non-PLUS.
guys... I bought P5N32-E SLI for 269$ from mwave.com... now PLUS version with downgrade chipset for 309$? is it joke? :slapass:
here you go mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by Robilar
ASUS's FTP Servers..
wasn't listed on support website yet! =D
LOL Nice find! i was wondering why the P5N32-E PLUS was listed cheaper then the P5N32-E.. now i see why!~Quote:
Originally Posted by Nilson
i love my P5N32-E.. i just need ASUS to work on a bios that fixes the VCORE Locks and Strap issueS.. =D
you know... PLUS version marked as 16x SLI... I'm sure it has at least two 16x...Quote:
Originally Posted by spookz
finally found: manual from PLUS version says NVIDIA® nForce® Dual PCI-E x 16
Asus page is empty for this chipset now.
http://www.asus.com/products3.aspx?l...PCI-E%20x%2016
LOL.. ok my bad.. just sort of sounded like it.. its too early in the morning here in Australia to think properly... HAHA
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nilson
309 AUD ..not USD...prices for first p5n32-e here are 350-400 AUD
:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by adamsleath
http://www.hardwaretycoon.de/Home/mo...t_nr=A_1327375
221 euro.
http://www.excaliberpc.com/Asus_P5N3...id-574111.html
299$ + 6$ shipping.
"SKU:
P5N32-E SLI Plus
Soft ETA : 2-3 Weeks
This item will replace Asus P5N32-E SLI"
:eek: :slobber: as I said on Asus forum about 2 weeks ago - P5N32-E SLI canceled?
i'm not in europe or north america...i visit these forums because australia is so far behind in getting new stuff..and i like to see wots in the pipeline
I'm curious to see what the 0702 bios will do. I'm a little leery of installing it as I read on the Asus forums that several users couldn't reboot their computers after flashing to the new bios.
I'm currently on the 0702 Bios. I had no rebooting issues after updating!Quote:
Originally Posted by Robilar
I updated via the standard dos n floppy disk way using AWDFLASH 1.19.. =)
It still has Vcore Locking issues.. =)
0402 is better imoQuote:
Originally Posted by Robilar
Quote:
Originally Posted by sdumper
To my knowledge, there never has been an 0402 for the P5N32-E.
LOL, i think he means 0405.. or has he got some kind of unreleased beta bios (0402?)..
Or he's talking about 0402 for the P5N32-E SLI PLUS.. But according to the log files.. 0702 (P5N32-E SLI) updates the same things as 0402 (P5N32-E SLI PLUS)
OK, the bios 0702 was a huge mistake. I flashed the bios up to the new version. It flashed successfully but upon reboot the system would not post. I ran through the usual steps, cmos flash, removing battery for hours etc. Nothing worked. Called asus and they said they could sell me a bios eprom chip and courier it to Canada (Argh!) or I could rma the board. For the heck of it I switched out the ram and cpu ( I have an old celeron chip and a 512 stick of kingston ddr2 I use for testing) and lo and behold it booted! I flashed the bios back to 0602 and re-installed my hardware and its all running fine and stable again.
Be very careful with this bios and C2D chips. It definitely has issues. I checked the asus forum afterwards and there were a number of people that had the same problem (Fortunately someone tried a cpu change to an older model and then posted their success).
I'm haven't posted yet but i'm closely watching this topic from the beginning.
I have flashed 0702 (from 0302, used EZ Flash & USB drive) and have no problems. I haven't tested OC yet but it seems to be far more stable than 0302 (no rebooting or random crashes), and the sound is finally clear (i had some strange noise on 0302). But it's not perfect - the crashes are less frequent but still present. First i thought it was because of my GeIL memory (2x 1GB PC2-6400) - it's not on QVL - but it seems taht mem is OK and tyhe issue is not related to it.
By the way, when I set FSB other than stock (266) ASUS Probe shows an alert about DDR2 Termination Voltage - it's ~0.95V on stock FSB and ~1.10V on any other FSB. When i try to set mem timings to what the specs say (4-4-4-12) mem gets very hot and is unstable, is that because of too high termination voltage? Could anyone tell me what's 'DDR2 Termination Voltage' ??
regards
Termination voltage is half of vDIMM.
But what does it do? I know vdimm is the basic voltage on all transistors, the higher it is the faster they can switch, the greater the current, the hotter they get. But why does it change on different FSB?
Quote:
Originally Posted by xoqolatl
Its weird. I've never had a single lock up or crash on this board (other than when messing with overclocks). The 0602 bios has been very stable (as was the 0302 before it). I went ot 0702 because it would possibly allow greater voltage control and ended up with a huge mess.
Its strange that the board booted no problem with a non-c2d chip and allowed me to reflash back to 0602. I think I'll wait until there is a non-beta update. Now that they are listing it in the regular asus downloads we'll see how many people have issues.
FSB is not a problem with this board, here's couple of PI 1M results showing roughly the performance between 10/11 multi. Both of these are untweaked aside from Maxmem - more testing is required for 1M. 32M testing reveals slower performance vs. 975 even with careful system tweaking.
487 FSB 1:1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/canny/487-FSB.png
442 FSB 1:1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...y/10-4061M.png
Can you post some resaults booted with lower than 424fsb?Quote:
Originally Posted by G H Z
Hi Phil,
The faster result is 424 boot, then Clockgen. 487mhz was booted 460 (1840 quad) if I remember right. I need to try 424 boot 10 multi & CG to 487 for a better compare ;)
Hi G H Z,Quote:
Originally Posted by G H Z
yes I beleave the resaults would be interesting.I am doing some tests @3700Mhz with 32Mspi where you can see the real deference.So far theese are my resaults:
10X370(booted 370-mem unlinked@904Mhz4-4-3-9-1T =13m26s703ms
9X411(booted 411-mem unlinked@896Mhz4-4-3-9-1T =13m23s984ms
8X463(booted 463-mem unlinked@~900Mhz4-4-3-9-1T=13m54s938ms:slapass:
8X462(booted 424-mem linked/sync@924Mhz4-4-3-9-1T =13m31s640ms
guys, you can't boot on 420MHz then ClockGen increase.... not so easy...
i.e: boot on 420, set 430/440/450/460 and so on -> freeze or unstable.
please use 32M for testing - better delta than 0.0xxs stuff...
What do you mean we can't?I did(at least till 462fsb).Quote:
Originally Posted by Nilson
Mine gets unstable around 470 on 10 multi booting 424mhz 4-4-4-5. I can't figure out how to make this board perform in 32M, it's (so far) quite a bit slower than 975, 1M is no problem however.
I beleave it's a lot to ask from the chipset on the 1066strap.And it could be also the ram thats already too high.I haven't tried with 2T and/or looser timmings,but althogh it would work,probably would kill the score.Quote:
Originally Posted by G H Z
any1 heard any more about the PLUS version of this board?..i've heard it's a cut down version of striker extreme..whatever that means
re below: yikes dont want that! thx for the info. Nilson...but how come its still being advertised as 680i????????
adamsleath, it's 650i... http://img455.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mobo9or.jpg
Phil The Greek, it's unstable. I mean if you boot on 424MHz and set 462MHz. Try to play games, Mark03 and so on... I can pass 1M, 32M but nothing else...
Yes you are right.Althogh I managed this with the above settings,I got a restart,just trying to run a AquaMark3:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Nilson
1. is that the final info on plus version? or the mistake from CPU-Z? or smbd's evil joke? If true - how can we explain all those info from different online shops, offering P5N32-E SLI Plus on NForce 680i chipset? http://www.excaliberpc.com/Asus_P5N3...id-574111.html - for example? Actually, if the chips marked C55-SLIX8N-A2,- it's obviously, that the link bandwidth is twice-cut in comparison with C55-SLIX16N-A2. If it really is 650i-why has the name P5N32-E SLI Plus appeared. What a mess from Asus :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nilson
2. I'm much upset with core Vdroop problem; as it seems 2 me, 1,47v for Conroe water-cooled at least-cannot be called even poor voltage. And ASUS' position for this board is gaming/OC. What the факинг OC with such a voltage value? I only hope that this problem can be fixed in the next releases of BIOS.
Guys, how do you think-is it possible, that the problem is really in hardware? If so-I'll go and kill myself-for I have payed the subj today morning :eek: