Asus X38, P5E3-Deluxe @ 603fsb.

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Originally Posted by xgman

I'm not 100% sure about this upgrade. It's a nice incremental step, but X48 will probably prove a more solid upgrade. Not sure if this one is worth the platform, switch to DDR3 yet considering that cost. Still, X48 is still several? months off, and impatience is my worst enemy. I'm thinking money is better spent on one of the new November cpu's maybe.

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now that i have a little extra money to spend;)...i will probably buy the X38 with DDR3 and X48.:D...AND, AND...an QX9650!:up:...Intel is going to love me...hehehe:clap: ;)

Bios 0503 for P5E3 Deluxe

http://fugger.netfirms.com/P5E3D-0503.ROM

Test at your own risk, not sure if this bios is posted yet.

I used "express gate" and played around on the web in the linux environment

I then booted with ALT-F2 menu, it saw the USB drive and file. Update went perfect.

I have not tested the skype yet but that is also a boot menu option.

This bios was to fix 4x memory slots filled and running high speeds.

This is a sweet board and a nice replacement for my P5K3-Deluxe.

Ill post some 3D on Yorkfield.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=251119

thank you FUGGER for share the new bios :D

i hope it help me ;)

Mirror:

http://rapidshare.com/files/60645551/0503.zip

Fugger, how are the Penryn it terms of power-eating?
do they require less vcore at higher speeds?

i have pre-ordered a P5E3 Deluxe, but its limited to 1.70, and when i bench my 6850 it needs more for high mhz.. but perhaps Penryn requires less vcore and therefore they might have thought of this when they build the Bios for this?

And if i get this board, im stuck and cant push my cpu...even if its a super board... i need upto 1.80ish

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Originally Posted by strange|ife

they hit 600fsb if iam not mistaken on a p35 based board. x38 will clock higher, but i doubt its going to be the miracle worker like so many hope for.

great results though, im sure 650fsb is on the horizon

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I believe Victor hit 672 mhz on hte DFI P35 board. That makes this seem kind of anti-climactic. I would assume this is the same CPU correct?

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Originally Posted by FUGGER

Bios 0503 for P5E3 Deluxe

http://fugger.netfirms.com/P5E3D-0503.ROM

Test at your own risk, not sure if this bios is posted yet.

I used "express gate" and played around on the web in the linux environment

I then booted with ALT-F2 menu, it saw the USB drive and file. Update went perfect.

I have not tested the skype yet but that is also a boot menu option.

This bios was to fix 4x memory slots filled and running high speeds.

This is a sweet board and a nice replacement for my P5K3-Deluxe.

Ill post some 3D on Yorkfield.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=251119

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Did you not like the P5K3? I got it a short while ago and with BIOS 604, it seems to run beautifully...Of course X38 will beat it...but I think the P5K3 is an excellent board and vdroop for me is .01 idle and load....I think I will wait for X48 before considering a new DDR3 board.