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03-02-2007, 09:08 AM
PanteraGSTK

Quote:

Originally Posted by unknown12

Seeing as everyone else was saying about vdroop, i'll contribute.
My e6300 is at 2GHz (low!) currently, vcore is set to 1.25v in the BIOS.
In windows at idle it reads 1.232v, and at load the lowest i've seen it was at 1.200v.

At 1.52v I get 1.52 idle and 1.44v load. Droop is very bad at certain voltages/frequency. It varies with both.
03-02-2007, 09:30 AM
james111

Can anyone tell me what "Execute Disable Bit" is in the bios?
what exactly does this do?

Also what voltage is the actual output... this bios or windows?
03-02-2007, 11:17 AM
tvdang7

hey i just noticed this board and chipset. how is it pros cons?
im seeing alot of vdroop cons and thing else? im liking the price.
03-02-2007, 11:23 AM
PanteraGSTK

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvdang7

hey i just noticed this board and chipset. how is it pros cons?
im seeing alot of vdroop cons and thing else? im liking the price.

Pro's: Good memory OC, SLI, fairly good fsb oc.

Cons: BAD vdroop, has hurt my fsb oc and stability.

I'm testing orthos at 505fsb right now. It's a great board for the price, but this is my gaming/tweaking board. I wouldn't want it for a 24/7 system that is up all the time. Not stable enough yet.
03-02-2007, 12:00 PM
PanteraGSTK

OK. I've finally found some conclusive evidence of why my oc will not go past 3.4ghz stable. The NB of these boards is very picky. I have an 80mm fan blowing outside air directly onto it, and it is still getting too hot for orthos stable. If the NB is cool, it can do orthos like no other, but not when it warms up. I've yet to put AS5 or anything on it yet as I plan on getting a HR-05 or two, and lapp my ihs and pressure mount my infinity, then the OC'ing can really begin. So if your OC is unstable, cool the NB better.
03-03-2007, 12:52 AM
VIctorj

Guys...im "stepping down" from a p5wdh dlx, to a p5n-e SLI...
But im afraid of that sudden death sindrome that a couple of Xs members faced.
What should i do?

(Changing from p5wh dlx to p5n-e SLI for FSB :P)
03-03-2007, 05:17 AM
geof

Quote:

Originally Posted by PanteraGSTK

At 1.52v I get 1.52 idle and 1.44v load. Droop is very bad at certain voltages/frequency. It varies with both.

exactly more vcore you set in bios more vdroop you have under windows ... :(
03-03-2007, 05:18 AM
geof

that's why you can do the vdroop mod with pencil mod, i did it and it works very well ;)
link given by nosleep : http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=127528
03-03-2007, 05:20 AM
geof

Quote:

Originally Posted by PanteraGSTK

OK. I've finally found some conclusive evidence of why my oc will not go past 3.4ghz stable. The NB of these boards is very picky. I have an 80mm fan blowing outside air directly onto it, and it is still getting too hot for orthos stable. If the NB is cool, it can do orthos like no other, but not when it warms up. I've yet to put AS5 or anything on it yet as I plan on getting a HR-05 or two, and lapp my ihs and pressure mount my infinity, then the OC'ing can really begin. So if your OC is unstable, cool the NB better.

i tried 500 fsb and i was stable with nb cooled by 92mm fan.
For sure without, it would have been impossible.
For high fsb, cooling the nb is necessary ! :cool:
03-03-2007, 05:21 AM
geof

Quote:

Originally Posted by VIctorj

Guys...im "stepping down" from a p5wdh dlx, to a p5n-e SLI...
But im afraid of that sudden death sindrome that a couple of Xs members faced.
What should i do?

(Changing from p5wh dlx to p5n-e SLI for FSB :P)

what is this "sudden death sindrome" ? i didn't hear about it before ...
03-03-2007, 07:13 AM
tvdang7

Quote:

Originally Posted by geof

that's why you can do the vdroop mod with pencil mod, i did it and it works very well ;)
link given by nosleep : http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=127528

hey so thats all you do? instead of using some megohm use a pencil on that small spot?im new .
03-03-2007, 07:23 AM
Eversor

Hi.
I have my board running at 400fsb with an 6400, and i have to turn the psu every time before i boot the computer if it's turned of like for 8 hours, or it's unstable. Anyone with this problem, or a solution for it?
Best regards.
03-03-2007, 12:40 PM
VIctorj

I meant, there are a couple of guys here...their mobos suddenly died...for some reason.

Thats what i meant :)

I mean...i dont what to be left without my comp for 3-4 weeks (rma here´s a :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:)

EDIT: Add to this all the cold boot problems that this board seems to have...i think im going with something else...like a p5b dlx....or something.
03-03-2007, 12:55 PM
couppi

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvdang7

hey so thats all you do? instead of using some megohm use a pencil on that small spot?im new .

You're going to need to grab a multimeter to measure the resistance across the two points. Using a pencil, shade it in until you've dropped the resistance around 35% or so. You can check the voltage at idle and load, and if the droop hasn't stabilized, apply a little more pencil to the points.

It's important to use a multimeter to check the resistance because you might accidentally pencil in too much and fry your processor.

Also, since I was having stability problems, I decided to take out the plastic spring things on the NB heatsink and bolt it down with AS5. The northbridge now gets MUCH hotter and I haven't had random BSODs for a while.

Edit: The voltage readings from Asus Probe are bogus. You have to measure the voltage with a multimeter to get real results.
03-03-2007, 01:49 PM
775911

I get drop from 1.62v to 1.535v under orthos
03-03-2007, 07:11 PM
james111

Quote:

Originally Posted by james111

Can anyone tell me what "Execute Disable Bit" is in the bios?
what exactly does this do?

Also what voltage is the actual output... this bios or windows?

bump :stick:
03-03-2007, 07:25 PM
775911

It dont do noffin allrite bruv, just leave it alone rite. sorted

Windows volts is closer to the truth. Ive got 1.56v + .1v in the bios, actual voltage under load is as I said, 1.535v
03-03-2007, 08:41 PM
tvdang7

Quote:

Originally Posted by couppi

You're going to need to grab a multimeter to measure the resistance across the two points. Using a pencil, shade it in until you've dropped the resistance around 35% or so. You can check the voltage at idle and load, and if the droop hasn't stabilized, apply a little more pencil to the points.

It's important to use a multimeter to check the resistance because you might accidentally pencil in too much and fry your processor.

Also, since I was having stability problems, I decided to take out the plastic spring things on the NB heatsink and bolt it down with AS5. The northbridge now gets MUCH hotter and I haven't had random BSODs for a while.

Edit: The voltage readings from Asus Probe are bogus. You have to measure the voltage with a multimeter to get real results.

what 2 points are we talking about. in the pic i just see 1 spot to measure. and what setting do i put it on(hope the thing im thinking it is ,is the correct thing).
03-04-2007, 03:24 AM
unknown12

Nevermind. Fixed.
03-04-2007, 12:05 PM
couppi

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvdang7

what 2 points are we talking about. in the pic i just see 1 spot to measure. and what setting do i put it on(hope the thing im thinking it is ,is the correct thing).

We're talking about the two silver points on either side of that thing. The brown thing in the middle is just a separator of sorts. You need to shade lines from one silver point to the other.

You need to set your multimeter to measure resistance in ohms (the horseshoe-looking symbol) and put one lead on one of the points and the other lead on the other point.
03-04-2007, 12:47 PM
Blue078

Whats the trick to get SLI to work in Vista and this board???

I've fliped the card on the mobo to where it's says "dual video cards"
Enabled "SLI Aprature" in BIOS
Installed the 100.65, then tried 101.41 drivers

The second card never shows up in device manager. Got no prompt to enable SLI at first boot.

I'm lost here:(

.............edit...............
OK I got SLI working :) The red card you flip for single or dual gpu wasn't seated good. The fourth time I reseated it, I shoved it in real hard, it made a little different sound and now the second card is detected in device manager, and SLI is working.
03-04-2007, 02:54 PM
John44

Quote:

Originally Posted by james111

bump :stick:

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/E/Exec...sable_Bit.html
03-05-2007, 06:22 AM
PanteraGSTK

Quote:

Originally Posted by VIctorj

I meant, there are a couple of guys here...their mobos suddenly died...for some reason.

Thats what i meant :)

I mean...i dont what to be left without my comp for 3-4 weeks (rma here´s a :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:)

EDIT: Add to this all the cold boot problems that this board seems to have...i think im going with something else...like a p5b dlx....or something.

I haven't had any cold boot problems. In fact, I think I've only read of one or two that have it. Bad boards and such.

Quote:

geof: i tried 500 fsb and i was stable with nb cooled by 92mm fan.
For sure without, it would have been impossible.
For high fsb, cooling the nb is necessary !

I have an 80mm blowing on it now, I think I need to lapp it or get a new mb hsf. I read a guy on ocforums took his off and the stock nb hsf was badly warped barely coming into contact with the nb fully. HR-01 sli here i come. Do you guys think that cooler will interfere with my infinity? I'd hate to buy it and not be able to use it.
03-05-2007, 09:09 AM
PanteraGSTK

Well, I'm getting two HR-05 sli's to go on my chipset so hope it solves my problem. Also BIOS 602 on asus's site.

P5N32-E SLI Release BIOS version 0602
1.Enhance compatibility with Conroe 1333MHz CPU.
2.Add support to n-Tune Voltage and Fan Speed control.
3.Fix Fan stops error when resume from S3 with nTUNE utility installed.
4.Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us

Aww crap, just noticed I posted p5n32 instead of p5n-e sorry. it is still just 401.
03-05-2007, 09:10 AM
geof

Quote:

Originally Posted by PanteraGSTK

I haven't had any cold boot problems. In fact, I think I've only read of one or two that have it. Bad boards and such.

I have an 80mm blowing on it now, I think I need to lapp it or get a new mb hsf. I read a guy on ocforums took his off and the stock nb hsf was badly warped barely coming into contact with the nb fully. HR-01 sli here i come. Do you guys think that cooler will interfere with my infinity? I'd hate to buy it and not be able to use it.

i didn't have cold boot problems too.maybe bad boards as Pantera said ...

i was thinking about take off the nb cooler to change the paste under but i wait to put my wc and take off the motherboard from my case and do it :)
i wanted to put instead an HR-05 SLI but i wasn't sure it would fit with my Noctua ( as you with your Infinity ). I think it will be ok ... :D

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