How could you tell 1 of your cores wasn't working ? did you get an error message or something ?
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How could you tell 1 of your cores wasn't working ? did you get an error message or something ?
i'd do video encoding with multithreaded apps and the cpu usage in the task manager would show 50%. first core maxed out and second core nothing. i'd reboot and both cores would work like normal until it happened again several hours or days later. this happened half a dozen times before i decided something was wrong. i initially thought my overclock was unstable and was causing this but then it happened again three hours after a fresh install of windows with my pc at stock speed. i've stress tested my pc and it's rock solid. it's really a mystery, but i'm happy with it now.
Strange..
As I mentioned a few posts back, my E6700 behaves a strangely. Sometimes it runs my test program very fast, 80% of the rest of the time, it runs it more slowly. There's something weird here. It may come down to how the OS is deciding to use the dual processors, depending on other loads on the system. Regardless, it's not good.
I've been following this thread for a long time but it is getting difficult to keep up.
Is there a consensus on the best cooling solutions for an overclocked air cooled setup???
Ultra 120 for CPU? I'm clueless on NB and SB solutions. Any help?
Right off if you get the Ultra 120 over the Thermaltake Big Typhoon it will be to your benefit. I think the costs are the same since the stock fan with the Big Typhoon is not good enough and needs a substitute. The mounting system to the motherboard of the Ultra 120 is superior by a long shot. But the Ultra 120 is larger and may require a push-pull fan arrangement to get the best results. I am going to reconfigure my Ultra 120 fan(s) today with a push - pull system using 2 Scythe 1200 rpm 49 cfm fans, instead of one 1600 rpm 60 cfm fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by rpr
As far a the northbridge is concerned the HR-05 does not fit due to height and does not include the proper attachment hardware for the Pw5 DH anyway.
So on the NB cooler I have replaced the factory TIM with AS5 and placed a small fan on top of the HS attaching it with hot glue. When running with the fan the max temp I got with a probe laying inside the heat sink fins at the base was 35c-36c (loaded).
If someone has a better MCH (NB) cooling solution I would like to know about it myself.
sparx
I have the swiftech mcx159-cu on the NB with AS5, it hasn't completely cured yet, but I've already been able to gain 20 more mhz. It comes with clips for the board, but i took the clip off of the stock heatsink and used that instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparx
Anyone here use the Thermalright HR-05-SLI nb hs and two 7800GTX cards(each card takes up two slots, Ones a DELL and the Other is Leadtek and except for the label they look a like) on the P5W DH Deluxe?
I couldn't allow the largest thread in the forum to go without one of my posts. Finally figured out most of this mobo...:toast: :toast:
How is height a problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparx
Did you try using the attaching pin that is on the stock heatsink to attach the HR-05?
congrats lawry over 200,000 views of your asus thread :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
No I did not try the asus clip from the factory HS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pol1977
Height was an issue because it hits the 120 Ultra.
sparx
The TankGuys have a combo bundle that includes an Asus P5W DH Deluxe and a Core 2 Duo E6400 with a revision verification that the motherboard serial #s will start with 68. Reviewing this thread the only change mentioned that I could find is a 1.85v mch. Does anybody know what changes were made to these motherboards with the 68 serial # that the TankGuys would give this revision verification? I only spotted one owner of a 69 serial # in this thread. Is this combo of an E6400 and P5WDH a good buy?
don`t know where to put his , ahh well
here is the world first performance test of a 8800gtx : : http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4812
Yeh man, stoked, cheers bro :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by GLENBOY
Cool, nice one:toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by GLENBOY
I have e6400 at 3Ghz.
About What should the FSB termination voltage, MCH voltage, ICH voltage, be when the FSB is 375 and Vcore is 1.375?
:clap: :woot:
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by GLENBOY
:toast:
sparx
As Sparx said, Ultra 120 is a very good choice. I would not bother with modding the NB and SB - stick a low RPM 120mm fan near them and make sure you have good airflow in your case and you don't need to modify anything if like me you are only using under 430FSB to do around 3600 - 3700 MHz with 6600s. If you were heading over 450 FSB with a 6400 I would start to think about special cooling mods for the NB/SB...Quote:
Originally Posted by rpr
Sparx & davexl:
Thanks for the cooling info. Looks like I saw your posts a bit too late though.
I'm good on the CPU...I ordered the Ultra 120. However, I also ordered the HR-05. Sounds like they won't work together based on Sparx's comments. Not good.
Aside from the fact that the included brackets won't work, it is very tight because of the locale of the MCH or NB chip.Quote:
Originally Posted by rpr
You can mod the hold down, that's no big deal but clearance is another issue.
Don't feel bad I got one I hope to return even if there is a restocking charge.
I am using the stock MCH HS with as5 applied and I hot glued a radio shack 40 mm fan to the top, which barely fits BtW. Right now I have about 82F ambient and am running Ortho and the temps from a temp probe are 38F at the base of the HS. The fan is a little loud so I am going to try the 7volt trick and see if this quiets down the fan but provides enough air flow to do a decent job. I feel the HS is decent, just needs a fan on it.
sparx
I'm a newbie-ish overclocker and I'm slowly learning about my Asus P5W DH mobo but can someone explain to me what the memory divider does?
I keep hearing people hear go on about it but I have no idea where it is in the bios or and how I can access it?
I currently have my Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 overclocked from 266 fsb to 400 but anything after that, the memory speeds are a little screwed?
My memory is GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit.
My current overclocked set up has my memory at 800Mhz at the moment but When I overclock my PC is it OK to go over 800Mhz a touch?
The next step down is something like 600Mhz...
I really do wanna go over the 3Ghz barrier on air... Currently stuck at 2.8Ghz!
Another thing I need to ask is this - Have you guys been experiencing a weird like raspberry (almost like light) speaker noise that goes off every now and then? Sometimes it's constant like every few seconds and sometimes it's every 30 seconds. It's really frustrating and I don't know what the hell it is or how to get rid of it! :(
Switching the PC off fully and back on again seems to cure it.
One final question... Vcore, what's max setting for this? I'm sure mine is set at 1.5125 or summat like that. Is that too much?
Thanks to all replies in advance!
Memory dividers let the memory run at several ratios, so you are not stuck with running it sync with the Front Side Bus.
You can set memory dividers in the same menu you can change the FSB.
The speed displayed is the theoretical speed of the ram. For example if it says 800Mhz when you are running a 400Mhz FSB, the real speed of your ram is 400mhz, thus you are running the memory 1:1.
Now if you think your ram is limiting you to get higher, chose a smaller ram divider, for example 2:3, which would be displayed as 600mhz with a real speed of 300Mhz.
What vcore you can run, depends on your cooling and temps. I have high end watercooling, but I dont use more than 1.45V for long term usage anyway.
And the P5W wasnt maybe the best choice to oc a E6300. 400Mhz is already not bad for the P5W and I doubt you wont see much more than 450Mhz.
Have you raised the VMCH voltage? Let FSB termination voltage at auto and disable Hyperpath3 if you havent already.
That's the memory divider you are stepping the memory up and down with.Quote:
Originally Posted by phillai
Sounds like it's picking up noise from something either inside or outside of the system. I've heard noise on mine when my daughter's cell phone was nearby.Quote:
Another I need to ask is have you guys been experiencing a weird like raspberry (almost like light) speaker noise that goes off every now and then? Sometimes it's constant like every few seconds and sometimes it's every 30 seconds. It's really frustrating and I don't know what the hell it is! :(
It's a lot. Do you have a good cooler? Try to find the lowest Vcore you can use and still have a stable system @ a given speed.Quote:
One final question... Vcore, what's max setting for this? I'm sure mine is set at 1.5125 or summat like that. Is that too much?
Thanks for the prompt replies guys.
Seriously, where is this memory divider thing? I can't find it anywhere!
And do I benefit at all if I do change it?
And when people are saying stuff like 1:1 and 4:5 are they talking of fsb/memory first or over way around?
The vcore sounds really high from what I've set it as and what you guys are mentioning. I'll turn it right down but what is acceptable? I've only got system fan at the front, papst fan at the back and an artic freezer 7 pro for my cpu cooler.
Hyperpath3 is disabled along with everything else on that page in the bios except for microcode which is enabled but I'm not sure what that does
VMCH and FSB is set to max. Any reason why fsb should be auto?
Let me know!
Maybe the SLI version of the HR-05 would clear the 120?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparx
phillai,
The memory divider is the DRAM frequency setting is where you said you had the memory on 800MHz and the next step down is "something like 600Mhz". The ratio is FSB:DRAM.
I currently have my FSB @ 333MHz and the DRAM frequncy @ 666MHz. Since this is DDR memory, you divide the memory freq. in half and get 333MHz or a 1:1 ratio. (Your FSB is 400MHz and the DRAM 800MHz so you are also using the 1:1 divider.) If I use the 4:5 divider I'd get: 5/4*333*2 = ~833MHz. It might be nice if the DRAM feq. setting would parenthetically show the divider next to the DDR freq.
As for what to set the Vcore to, just off the top of my head, try ~1.4v as a starting point. I like to find a setting I can boot to XP but error pretty quickly in Orthos or dual Prime95's and then work my way up from there. What works best for you will mostly depend on your particular chip and your cooler. You could start where you are and work your way down, but at ~1.5v you're going to want to check your temps when the CPU is loaded.
Disabling Hyperpath is advised. No idea about the FSB termination voltage. VMCH is at what? 1.85v? You may need to leave that there to maintain your current FSB speed. I believe I have both of these on auto, but my FSB isn't OCed that much.
How much voltage does the MCH need in order to be overclocked? Is auto 1.55V? I have to increase it to 1.65V in order to have a stable 400MHz bus. Is that normal? I have to increase it even more if I want to go above 400. Is that normal? How much voltage can it take and work 24/7? Does changing the stock cooling help?
So many questions ;)
But I thinks it is good to clear things up regarding the MCH...
well my motherboard goes all the way up to 1.85vcmh. i think thats ok as long as you have adaquate cooling in your case which is pretty much any case nowadays.
if you are pushing the MCH way up it is advisable for you to get better NB cooling. HR-05, extreme spirit II, and swiftech mcx159-cu are a couple of good ones to look into.
Thanks NghtShd for your explanation on memory. I think I've got it now, I think!
But my geil memory is rated PC6400 800Mhz memory.
Would I be knacking up my memory if I go overclock and go over 800Mhz?
And from what I said before, what performance decrease (or increase) if I drop to the divider to show that the memory is 600Mhz?
Oh to the other guy. My MCH will only go upto 1.65. I got an early revision serial number 66 (at the beginning) which was disappointing for me... :(
Well I found out that My video cards and the HR-05-SLI nb hs aren't compatible on this motherboard. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by JokerCPoC
Be careful with the HR-05 it won't fit due to clearance issues with CPU coolers and video cards, as experienced by myself and others on this thread. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by triggerc
sparx
for an e6400 OC'd at 3Ghz, what do you guys recommend the MCH voltage be set at? I have it at 1.55, but sometimes I get these really odd restarts that occur when the CPU is under minimal load, and I was wondering if maybe not enough volts are being pumped to the MCH because I dont know much about it.
is 1.55V at 375x8 enough???
Try it at 1.65.Quote:
Originally Posted by kevsta112003
Did you remove the tin covers from the two bridge heat sinks to allow more air circulation?
I did - you should. They are attached with sticky stuff applied to the foil.
sparx
Hi guys, i've already posted this in the "making ur p5w ready guide"-thread, but I'll just post it here again just to be sure.
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I remounted my NB heatsink with AS5 and now my mobo doenst want to power on. The green LED is lit, but it doenst respond in any way to the power switch. No fans spinning, no beeps, literally nothing. Anyone got some suggestions?
I tried:
- The mobo with only the cpu, mem installed.
- Tried inside my casing and also outside my casing(on a cardboard, so the mobo isnt short-circuited by the case)
- Checked both ATX & 4pin power connector.
- Checked the power button of my case, tried with the reset button and also manually connecting the power on pins.
:( cud use some tips and help
ATM the only thing I can think of is did you clear the CMOS?
Do you have a different power supply to use?
sparx
I'll give that a shot and see if it fixes it. The restarts are so random though, its only happened 3 or 4 times in I think about a month. At what voltage does it req cooling?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparx
And yeah I removed those caps on the SB and NB. My mobo temp is in mid 30's and barely breaks 40 when I load my video cards according to speedfan
I had the same problem before i upgraded to 1503. I then kicked the voltage up one notch. Its been rock solid stable since.Quote:
Originally Posted by kevsta112003
I have my MCH at 1.65v and it does require active cooling in my opinion, when I put a finger on it without the fan running it is hot, about 70c according to my temp probe. It stays around 37c with the 40mm fan running.Quote:
Originally Posted by kevsta112003
sparx
I there a new BIOS supporting Q6700 and his unlocked multi? From what i read from Shamino , when you play with multi upwards only one of the cores is responding...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparx
WTF, I have a Antec Neopower480, never did anything strange to it.... Anyways, I just unpacked my sisters newly arrived Antec Sonata II casing with a Smartpower 2.0 450W PSU and my mobo powered up!!
what the hell
You didn't use to much AS5 and short something out under the NB? Since this is the last thing you did before your mobo troubles I'd remove the NB heatsink and see what's under it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tjelaw
I guess you didn't read the front page :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by tjelaw
I did :D but that was about NeoHE's :P its a diffirent series + no real explanation is given why not to use them.Quote:
Originally Posted by lawrywild
And everything worked fine for 2months with that neopower480 psu, anyways, shall get an OCZ now :)
Hit and miss with every component it seems.
I'm running a NEO 550-HE in my current box filled with--
P5W DH Deluxe w/ E6600 @ 3.3 (1.55vCore)
2GB of Corsair 6400
eVGA 7950GX2
Toshiba DVD-ROM
Samsun DVD-R/W
UltraDDC Waterpump
6x 120mm fans (3 on the HE120.3 RAD)
Nothing abnormal to report power wise.
Doesn't that video card hold the distinction of being an extremely high power user. I'd bet a 550 Watt PSU isn't enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by tjelaw
Just checked, the box of the gfx card says 450Watt or higher recommended :D hehehe... cud have been the problem if I only have 480 and running 4HD's, 1.6vcore and 2.4 on RAM etc. + fans :) I didnt even have my 25W Delta-beast-fan connected hehe.Quote:
Originally Posted by msgclb
I see I still have warranty on my PSU btw, but the shop only has Tagan or Antec Truepower III, no OCZ :( (fanboy) whats the best of these 2 u reckon?
Yes I know theres a seperate PSU section hehe
I would not get an Antec and I am not familiar with the other.
I had a power supply fiasco last week when a 12 or so day old Thermaltake 750 Toughpower blew out and remained on! My rig was running but the PS was not supplying power to any of the drives! 12 volt rails were dead. We were having dinner at the time, and smelled something burning, it was not our dinner.
So I purchased a PC power and Cooling 750 watt power supply from Newegg for $199.00 and now things are running fine. It would have been a disaster if my video card, and drives, and even the MB were cooked by a POS PS. :shock: :dammit:
And of course I lose return shipping costs and most likely 2.5% because I purchased with some cash I had in Pay Pal. :slapass: Oh well...
Buyer beware!
sparx
anyone notice they tweaked the text on the bios page for the board.
original text: BootBug bei hohem FSB behoben -
Added text: am 3.11.06 noch Beta-Version. Lief bei mir nicht. Zurück nach 1407: OK
did they tweak 1503?
http://wiki.p5wdh.de/doku.php?id=downloads:bios
does anyone else have problems when playing games that it will just skip randomly
i have read others that have the same problem and it really sucks when gaming cause thats when its noticeable
happends like maybe once a min
using the latest update from asus
does with no oc, or with ocing
Is the SPD bug still there above 360/370-ish FSB with the latest BIOSes/boards? :confused:
translation:Quote:
Originally Posted by Qba73
on 11-3-06 still beta version. Didn't run on mine. Back to 1407: OK
I have no problems playing games, but when i run vmware onboard sound start breaking up.
Also, when benching the raid 0 i sometimes get really low scores, like something is holding it back.
Sounds like a bandwitdh problem to me, now i know why i was running dual opterons before on a tyan k8we before...
SPD bug still in 1503 for me, also, couldn't ez-flash from 1407 to 1503, had to use the dos disk method.
Doesn't clock a mhz higher as well, i'm stuck with a slow cpu.
Hi, some of you need to read my post again about the Antec Neo 550 PSU. It is made by seasonic and is more than adequate even for a XT1900XT-X. I have had one running now for over six months, previously on a A8R32-MVP with a XT1900XT-X and four hard drives. Playing games fine with no issues whatsoever. What's on page one is a out and out lie and should be removed or updated so it reproduces the facts.
The PSU is one of the recommended 'crossfire' PSU's by ATI, all the tests conducted by independant hardware site, read here, says they are ok. http://www.antec.com/NeoHEawards.html
ChrisC
ive got the thermaltake 750w toughpower cable management since i i think little over a month, infact my pc has been on now for over two weeks straight and no problems whatsoever. Sounds like you just got unlucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparx
New: BIOS 1601 BETA
Download from:
http://web54.nsi24.miniserver.de/wbb...tachmentid=124
New feature under chipsets: Memory Remap Feature, for 64-bit OS
Or download from:
http://wiki.p5wdh.de/doku.php?id=downloads:bios
Yes I got a bad one. I did call Thermaltake direct and never heard back though. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Timmaah
sparx
thats a shame :( guess they got lousy customer support, this new bios.. anything else apart for this memory feature for 64-bit os's ?
anybody on the 1601 bios yet
Are you using a ferrite core? Normally they are used on the front port wires. usb, firewire, headphone, and mic etc. because they are quite long, and there are a lot of them they can on some occasions, cause interference.Quote:
Originally Posted by phillai
Another thing I need to ask is this - Have you guys been experiencing a weird like raspberry (almost like light) speaker noise that goes off every now and then? Sometimes it's constant like every few seconds and sometimes it's every 30 seconds. It's really frustrating and I don't know what the hell it is or how to get rid of it! :(
All a ferrite core does is to help reduce the occurrences of electro magnetic waves. When wires are bundled together, they will create electro magnetic fields. It's almost like making an antenna.
This is my first post. So Hello to you all :)
they added only a BIOS option for Memory Remapping on 64bit Systems - so i'll pass on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLENBOY
Gimme C1E/EIST-independent VcoreSetting!!!!1 DAMN!
iLL
Mine would randomly freeze while gaming. It got so irritating I moved my router to my game room and used the onboard nics.Quote:
Originally Posted by brock01
As long as it's not available at Intel's download site, it should be considered as BETA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rattle
However, I suppose that ASUS is providing this beta version because it solves not specified problems.
Please take into account that Asus's Intel Matrix Storage Manager 6.2.0.2002 WHQLis compatible with both Vista AND XP:
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/misc/...a_V6202002.zip
It works fine on my P5W HD Deluxe XP SP2 system (SATA-2, ACHI)
I've got a strange problem that started yesterday. Everything was working perfectly Sat night, but when I woke up Sunday morning I noticed that my machine had rebooted during the middle of the night and there was an error message with my spyware doctor. I clicked to close the error and my machine rebooted. After the reboot I got a general windows error message and the machine rebooted again. This happened 3 times.
I then went into the bios and loaded defaults and let the computer reboot again. This time the computer didn't want to restart. I had to completely power it down and let it come back up. When booting the time it didn't make it to the windows logo before rebooting again (this was at all stock settings). I then went back into the bios and set the voltage to my ram at 2.0 and for the cpu 1.3. It booted fine this time.
I was now back into windows and decided to run orthos. Orthos failed on core 1 after about 12 seconds. I then decided to reboot and set the bios back the way I had it previously overclocked. Voltages for the ram was 2.2 and 1.5375 for the cpu. Everything booted and seemed fine and even Orthos ran for about 10 minutes with no problem.
I stepped away to eat dinner thinking that all was good to go. I came back to play one of my games (trackmania nations) and the game would not load and gave an error. I uninstalled the game and reinstalled and it still gave the error. I then rebooted and backed off my overclock a good bit and still the game would not load. I then ran orthos and once again it failed after about 20 seconds or so.
This all happened overnight. I can't think of anything that would cause a problem (no storms or anything). I'm leaning toward my power supply as it's about the only thing that wasn't replaced in my new build. I'm also going to try the new beta bios when I get home from work to see if this helps anything.
You guys have any ideas?
My Corsair RAM didn't want to be overclocked as high as I could take the CPU, which only showed up when I used Orthos, so maybe your RAM has developed a similar but not-just-overclocked problem...Quote:
Originally Posted by Psitech
I would set it up with one stick of RAM at at time and try each stick in each slot, see what happens with Orthos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psitech
Another guy up the thread went back and forth with the PS as suspect and found his Corsair was the issue.
You can check back a few pages and read on it > thickfog is his handle.
jim
I'll try using one stick at a time when I get home and check the results. I'm not sure why I didn't think of that. I'll post my results later this evening.
Well, we all forget something, when I have a problem I seem to lose the ability to go through all the simple steps myself and overlook the obvious. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Psitech
Let us know please.
sparx
installed 1601 bios seems ok has the option for 64 bit operating system as already mentioned above, also bootup screen where it shows onboard devices is a bit different but seems ok
can ya post memset pic of new bios, pls?
memset timings vary with which dividers/chipset strap your running so why do you want it. It won't be any different to any other bios i'd imagine..Quote:
Originally Posted by cadaveca
I am getting a high pitch ( I mean high) from my Aw5 when I am on the internet. At first I thought it was my WD hard drive, but mostly certain it is not. I do still have the side covers off the case right now still working on the overclock.
Anyone else have this, I have come across this before with others using other motherboards in the past, but not with the Asus Pw5 Dh.
sparx
i wish they would do something about the wireless randomly freezing problem
really sucks and i cant using the nic cause its to far away from router, so you have to play with it and i get killed (cod2) cause i cant see for that split second :(
I´m receiving this parts in order to
assemble a litle system, but I have
a litle to no knowledge in this matter
C2D E6600 Conroe 2.4 Ghz / Zalman CNPS 9500 LED
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
1GB OCZ Platinum EL XTC PC2 6400
MSI X1900XT/Accelero X2 Cooler
Barracuda 320 GB Sata2
chasis fan Foxcon 120 mm
¿? 2X 100 mm
my question is if my PSU, (PR switching power supply, model LCK550W, dual fan)
(cheap, came with my case, a MPC, cheap too, but well ventilated)
will work fine under load. I´m planning to overclock a litle, let´s say a 25%,
to get the 3 Ghz , in order to do some gaming but renderizing and editing photos also
I live in Cuba, so the weather its hot and wet :) , big percent of humidity,
my room isn´t too hot , in the other hand
I have some Internet conection problems, so forgive me if you already answer this question, but I can´t
get , even I want and I need, the complete thread of the asus P5W DH.
sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for your help, any advice will be highly appreciated in this or
other matter (temps, compatibility issues, etc)
ah and sorry for my bad english
I just wanted to give you guys an update on my situation. I haven't tested switching out the memory yet. I left the machine unplugged all day while I was at work. I powered it back up with everything at stock and so far Orthos has run 30mins on both cores (blend test) with no errors (it's still running).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparx
I'm going to gradually raise back up to my overclocked levels and test as I go. If I run into any problems on the way, I'll pull a stick of ram out and test them one by one.
I'm thinking that I'll also give the new bios a shot and see if that helps.
Could this board be burning up my ati cards? Ive had a x1900xtx and x1950xtx both go out on me after a few weeks on this board with everything set to auto. Any ideas on this one? They still kinda work, just cant do 3d without a complete hardware lockup.
I have tried 1601 and have nt noticed any difference from 1503. Mind you I am not overclocking very high.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLENBOY
for 64 bits. No thanks
I have just had the same problem! My ATI X1950XTX started showing artifacts while in 3D mode yesterday and then locking up. After some reboots and removals/reinstallations of the card and drivers the card started showing artifacts (extensive!!!) from the very beginning of booting my pc, even before windows loads.Quote:
Originally Posted by DigitalTrance
I'm taking it back to the store today to be replaced. It is 1 1/2 months old and has only worked on my P5W DH Deluxe.
brock01, are you using the latest drivers from realtek. I have no such problems with my wireless whatsoever.....
ChrisC
yes im using the latest drivers
I have had some problems trying to run a X1950CF and a X1900XT in crossfire with this board. I was running the X1900XT by itself with no problems with E6600 @ 3200 (400FSB, 1:1 RAM). Orthos for 16 hours with no errors, and system stable for a couple of weeks running all sorts of applications.
I lapped my E6600 and used Artic Silver 5 on it, as well as on the chipset coolers. I used AS5's instructions for dual core CPU's and applied a thin line down the middle of the E6600. Unfortunately, there was no temperature drop after this.
When I put in the X1950CF, the pc started rebooting or locking up when running 3D apps, so I thought this was a power supply issue. I tried lots of different drivers, and tried each card individually. I also went back to stock speeds for the E6600, but could still not run crossfire without getting reboots. I also did a lot of research on my PSU, and I believe that it should be powerful enough.
After a couple of days, the board wouldn't even POST! No beep, no video, all fans speed up & and small noise from my HDD, then nothing. So I took everything apart and tried to boot with only the P5W, E6600 and PSU. Still nothing. So I took off my Big Typhoon and saw that the thermal paste didn't look very well applied. I removed it and applied it again using a clean razor blade, and got a smooth thin layer on it.
After doing this, the PC booted, coretemp was showing that the CPU was 10 degrees cooler, and crossfire worked!! No more reboots or lockups at stock speeds. Then I tried OC'ing back to 3.2GHz with 400FSB, and the reboots are back when 3D apps are running.
I've been meaning to try OC'ing again in small steps and see if I can find a stable clock, but I'm realling confused about what is causing these reboots.
Any advise would be much appreciated.
Hi again brock01, I guess you've made sure there's no hardware conflict such as a PCI card, do you run crossfire?
Have you made sure that all other devices not in use have been disabled in the bios?
ChrisC
I set the lane strength to "heavy" in bios, and have had no issue running dual cards, and since the FAH beta cme out, running 1 card 100% 24/7 and on saturday increased that to 2 cards running 100%. No change in my overclocks, and no artifacts or stability issues. Maybe those of you with the X19xx issues should set this setting manually, and see what happens.
I'd be checking to make sure that PCI-E is locked as well.
Are you running stock cooling on the MCH (northbridge)?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pluppo
That chip gets really hot.
sparx
the more i read this thread the more i regret shelling out 200 euros for this motherboard :(
I am having good luck with mine.
Testing now 400 x 9 @ 1.41 volt vcore.
sparx
It's definately a work in progress, i managed to get 450Mhz FSB with it,Quote:
Originally Posted by Timmaah
My Recommendations
-Fix the Vdroop or add more setting on Volt settings
-More Memory Timings or subtimings.
-NB Active Cooling.
-Change Temp Sensor from SB to NB
-Remove JMicron for something else, anything better
-Fix performance with EZ Backup ports.
On a side-note.. i see that on the asus site it says that the p5w dh deluxe is now quad-core ready.. perhaps this is another feature of bios 1601? Or maybe this was implemented before?
*shrugs*
1601 is worse than useless for me, board will give cmos error on every boot and wont accept overclock settings. Only way I can get into windows is hit F2 & accept default settings. This is after clearing cmos via jumper.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLENBOY
1503 still the best so far for me.
OK guys... Got a replacement X1950XTX and everything is back to normal... I hope it will stay this way and this board won't turn out to be an ATI eater.
I just got my new GSkill 800MHz 4-4-4-12 ram sticks and something funny is happening...
The sticks say they have the above timings on the stickers on their light blue heatsinks but Everest reports 5-5-5-15... Now, due to the known SPD setting problem, I cannot set them manually.. CPUZ reports thet the board is setting them at 5-6-6-18. That's even worse than the SPD!!!
There is also a difference in the model number on the stickers and the one reported by Everest. The stickers say PHU2 and everest PHU1.
Is there anyone who has the same ram on this board?
This mobo is rather particular about RAM (at least till Asus fix the BIOS).
Here's 4GB worth of Crucial 10th Anniv. goodness manually set,
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/3...m444812xy4.png
Everything is alright!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pol1977
G.Skill set those SPDsettings for the N00bs that have bad Boards just to secure they work with 1,8V on EVERY ddr2capable Board on the Planet.
In fact u should know how to handle HighendRAM if u buy it :slap:
Go to the damn Chipset Settings and set them like u want them. Just keep in mind that u have to leave the Setting BY SPD if u want to go beyond 360-370FSB.
Another Possibility: go get THAIPHOON BURNER 3 and reprogram your SPD to your needs, so that u can leave the timingSetting to BY SPD and have high FSB370+
PHU1 + PHU1 = PHU2 so thats alright too
Thats the Reason i keep waiting for another good BIOS to solve 2 Problems on this Board:
a) C1E/EIST-independent VcoreSetting(like Abit AW9D!)
b) HighFSB without having to set the timings BY SPD(more Subtimings would be nice, too)
I dont know how long i'll be waiting for this BIOS, but i will not wait until 2008. The AW9D-Max is a very competitive Board to this P5WDH and the most Feature(remote+wlan) are not really needed...
iLL
>The AW9D-Max is a very competitive Board to this P5WDH and the most Feature(remote+wlan) are not really needed...
that board is good only if you do not intend to use SLI and any other PCI add on cards... :)
enyone get higher clock with 1601?
or some other good changes?
copied from the OC thread:
I'm testing an E6700 ES now on a P5W-DH, strange thing is:
When I put down multi to 9x, and set 400x9 in bios. All programs (coretemp, windows system properties, orthos etc.) show 444x9 = 4000mhz :S
CPU-Z is the only app that does show 400x9, is this a familiar problem for anyone?
Yes - the other Programs just dont read the actual Multi. They identify the CPU and assume that the defaultMulti is runnin.Quote:
Originally Posted by tjelaw
iLL
Anyone but me that is stuck with 380fsb with the 1503 bios but can go to 405 with 1305 bios?
Edit: Yay the 2000th post in this thread!
I have a ati x1950xtx never had any issues its only about 2 months old but I run 3dmark06 alot and play fear everyday almost max settings full res no problems at all getting huge fps with this board and gpu never locked up once.. all sotock setting not oc
I do know you are only suppose to use the drivers on the cd it came with and not to download the drivers on there website cause that can cause problems so be sure to use only the drivers on the actual cd the x1950 came with...