OPB's perspective about Asus P5W DH RAM issue

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Originally Posted by Onepagebook

thanks all...here are the two important sandra 2007 bench number regarding high freq. around ddr950+..with -4-4-3

I will get 304 running about exactly freq. tomorrow. so you will have rough idea about the difference

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great .. keep it coming ....really interesting

hope other people respect these tests (and the great Tony comments) ...

I mean... without posting crap like : "my bad axe is 3 seconds faster... look here mummy "

You guys running the Zalman 9500 LED with your E6700s

What are your idle temperatures?
What are your temperatures at 3.8?

What are the Intel's safe temperature guide lines?

I ask because I will be using the same 2 pieces!

What programs are best for monitoring temps while in Windows?

I have been using the "Core" program to monitor temps but it simply tells you how many degrees C the chip is from the Tjunction point.

I've never really been happy with my Zalman 9500. I just bought a lapping kit and I hope that will help a bit. I also think I need to reapply a much thinner layer of AS5. I'm ultimately looking for a Tuniq Tower 120 once they start producing them again in August.

Once someone gives me a link to the better Temp monitoring programs for the Conroes, I'll certainly post temps. I max out OC at 3.85 with a the Gaming rig in my sig below.

I'm getting a Asus Pw5 DH next week and I will run some comparisons between the Asus and Intel Bad Axe using a 6700 ES and Zalman 9500.

it will be great to have also the dfi infinity at this comparition but maybe i ask to much :p :p :p

keep up the good work opb ;) ;)

here is my intel result with idetical 1066 strap :667 setting:

1m2m,8m, and 32m:

http://www.ocxtreme.org/onepagebook/...r304p1m38g.jpg

http://www.ocxtreme.org/onepagebook/...r304p2m38g.jpg

http://www.ocxtreme.org/onepagebook/...r304p8m38g.jpg

http://www.ocxtreme.org/onepagebook/...304p32m38g.jpg

and if compare with asus p5w dh we sort the results in excell comparison chart:


http://www.ocxtreme.org/onepagebook/...mparechart.jpg

so, in conclusion, intel rev. 304 is not that shame @ 1066:667

I might have to test the 1333:667 on intel

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Originally Posted by Onepagebook

I might have to test the 1333:667 on intel

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yes that would be great to see the difference it makes
and if i fogot to say so thank you OPB

thanks OPB

great job .. hat off :) :)

OPB is my hero, cant wait for CONROE matx!

one thing you guys MUST be aware of,(especially no mod on board and air cooling)

if you use asus p5w dh, don't set "fsb termination voltage" too high( approx. 1.4v is the proper value),
or when you set your vcore higher than 1.5v (actual volt), you will experience unstable situation!!

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Originally Posted by Onepagebook

one thing you guys MUST be aware of,(especially no mod on board and air cooling)

if you use asus p5w dh, don't set "fsb termination voltage" too high( approx. 1.4v is the proper value),
or when you set your vcore higher than 1.5v (actual volt), you will experience unstable situation!!

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that is right

i can't do over 340FSB until OPB sent me his bios capture!
then we found out the only difference is FSB voltage, i set 1.6v and his is 1.5v. after i changed to 1.5v i can do up to 420

What baord is the better board in your eyes Kevin?
No vcore over 1.5v doesnt sound too great ;(
I was planning on getting a P5W DH DX too, but after reading what Toni said, it seems to be better to wait for RD600 :/

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Originally Posted by Fr3ak

What baord is the better board in your eyes Kevin?
No vcore over 1.5v doesnt sound too great ;(
I was planning on getting a P5W DH DX too, but after reading what Toni said, it seems to be better to wait for RD600 :/

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not vcore, is vfsb

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Originally Posted by Onepagebook

or when you set your vcore higher than 1.5v (actual volt), you will experience unstable situation!!

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I was referring to this statement..

This is great stuff OPB :toast:

I guess I expected the difference with the Intel to be bigger. 9s in pi32M really is peanuts, but the Asus is consistently (a little bit) faster.

Time to decide for me what to get :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Fr3ak

I was referring to this statement..

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which only happens when you have vfsb set wrong... :stick:

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Originally Posted by Fr3ak

I was referring to this statement..

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and that is my personal thought, not 100% for every user,
Kyosen-san has everything all exceed max values and he can handle perfectly;)

Just a few comments about Asus Intel boards. They are not very consistent. A few people here have used more than one P5W DH. Some boards will do 410-420FSB max, while others are capable of 450+. The P5WD2 was also like this, very inconsistent. So it's partly luck of the draw whether you get a great board. And great Asus boards are worth owning.

A few people have said their system is unstable if they use high FSB Termination Voltage. I use high FSB voltage all the time with no problem. And my board is not modded.

I think a lot depends on the board and the BIOS you're using. My advice to people is to experiment on your own. Your best settings may not be the same as someone else's.

Ok thanks for pointing that out. :)

Sorry for the OT but which rev do you have guys?I mean mine is 1.02G and ships with 401 BIOS.
Interesting info OPB..;)

I think there is only one rev, thats 1.02g :)

yes it is only one rev. ATM;)
** whenever you change bios, please do DOS way and give the try at following parameters:

Afudos /ixxxxxxxxx.rom /pbnc /n

after you finish flash, power off your system about 3 minutes

just kinda figure out that all the good p5w dh is the serial # before 125xxx

before #125 so you mean 124, 123xxx ?

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Originally Posted by eva2000

before #125 so you mean 124, 123xxx ?

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Yes..they're all good ;)
I did the compare already



1st one 143xxx 1.525v 3.82g stable 382x10, 4:5 ram@ 478 4-4-3-1 2.3v 32m passed
2nd 123xxx, 3.9g rock solid 390x10, 4:5 ram@ 481@4-4-3-1 2.2v 32m no single fail