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Thanks guys, really appreciated. I'm not up to date on anything motherboard related. My P5W has been chugging along nicely for quite some time, soo..
Anyway, Raid issues? I run Raid0 so that wouldn't be very good.
Also a bit OT: but the X38's; Will these require DDR3, and DDR3 only? Not sure if it's tempting to get 4GB of DDR3, as that will most likely rip an endlessly large hole in my wallet
abit will release an X38 board that supprts ddr2
http://techreport.com/onearticle.x/12612
nice to see a picture that puts a face on the owner of this forum.:)
Is there any way of giving the CPU a bit more specific voltage rather than the ones listed under CPU Voltage in the BIOS? :)
What is the purpose of CPU Voltage Reference? :yawn:
Are you kidding me?Quote:
Originally Posted by TWY
Why would they make a "PREMIUM" board? Which looks identical to the Deluxe board:mad:
Unless the SATA RAID, BIOS issues are so serious that they had to correct them with a new board instead of a new REVISION to SCREW everyone who purchased a P5K Deluxe:mad:
"Just like the P5K-Deluxe, the new Premium boasts an integrated 7.1 sound card and is cooled by a copper heatpipe system. The only visible difference between the (P5K) Deluxe and Premium are a few lone solid capacitors while an unproven claim promotes the Premium as a cooler-running motherboard. The P5K Premium should arrive in stores as soon as next month."Quote:
Originally Posted by orion23
Source: Techconnect Magazine
this was what prompted me to dig for a P5K premium pic on the NEt.. and it seems tt it's true.. lol. :shakes:
does a fully filled cpu socket mean lower operating temps?
i cant figure out what CPU Voltage Reference is either.. same goes for North Bridge Voltage Reference, and Clock Over-Charging Mode.. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cybertronic
The power consumtion is hardly an issue.Quote:
1. high power consumption
2. RAID issues (there is a thread around here somewhere)
i'm running raid with 4x80gb drives without issue ichr9 is no faster than ich8 on the 965(commando), so i see no real issues there either.
it appears to be a solid decent board, without frills like the p5b.
I would also like to know what that voltage reference thing is.
Anyone who care to explain? :)
Seems the Premium has bigger vregs? (is that what that part is? :shrug: ) than the Deluxe. Check this out for a better comparison...http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=149632
For those guys that are dumping the heatpipe assembly when water cooling the NB, what are you guys using as a mosfet block for the area that is connected to the heatpipe assembly? Are you just cutting off the heatpipe? Any way to get another block like the top one to put there?
Is anyone else's motherboard heatsink that located on the top of it, mounted poorly?
Yep, pretty floppy here too.
I found the solution to my mosfet heatsink issue...throw it away! :rofl:
After 3 hours of burning in at 1.55 volts and 3.8 GHz, that top heatsink was just warm, the top edge of the MB was rather hot, and who knows what that heatpipe thing was doing in regards to cooling that area. After that burn in, I took the heatsink assemblies off. On the mosfets the heatsink tape didnt melt in much at all. Only about 50% of the mosfets made marks on the tape. As the heatsink was doing double duty as an airflow killer while not really helping with cooling, I just took them off and am not going to worry about it too much. If anything, removing them might actually help cooling in my application. I have 2 120mm fans blowing down onto the MB, should be better than with that sort-of heatsink the board comes with out of the box...
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1..._nosink008.jpg
What NB block is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyM
From the sig I'm guessing that the Dtek is on the CPU, the EK is on the 8800 GTS, and the Swiftech ? is on the NB. You show both a PA120.3 and PA120.2. Are both of them hooked up? Did you get the tubing from a hardware store or is that how the clear type come (with the numbers)? Could you show how your rads are connected, etc?Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyM
While burning in at 1.55v at 3.8 GHz, what was your max CPU and MB temps?
It should be a Swiftech MCW 30.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Speederlander
my results :)
E6600 - Kingston hyperX 8500@2,45 volt
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/9...ineswf9.th.jpg
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/6...chememath4.png
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Originally Posted by Sav
Wow:eek: Thats some nice mem u got there :up:
tnx :D
Oh nice clock on the memory there, i just orderd 2gb Kingston HyperX PC9600 this morning:) i hope they perform the same.
way to go, SAV!
Yup, Swiftech's NB block. I like that I was able to use the hardmount kit on this board vs. the spring hook w/RTV Silicone for stability on my old BadAxe board. The hardmount kit is really excellent and solid, I like it. I wasnt really checking temps, just testing whether it was good to see if I would install it for real or return it. So far around that speed and volts I think it's in the high 50's, low 60's with TAT, depending on ambient temperatures and if Orthos is doing a small or large FFT run. I'm still in the process of dialing in a stable max OC with minimum voltages, just got the board in yesterday. A little more on my rig: HEREQuote:
Originally Posted by msgclb
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Originally Posted by Sav
Sav, Did u boot at 499fsb and use setfsb to 500fsb? if not u should try it prolly net u another 100 marks on everest. This is my mem at 650\5.5.5
Does anyone else get weird MB temps? All of a sudden, after reading 40-50c all day PC probe jumped to 165c and after a restart the bios it shows -95c. This is at stock speeds and voltages. I shut the computer to see if the heatsinks are burning and they were'nt even warm. When I fired it up again, the MB temp is back to 40c. Weird.
What ever it was a full shut down seemed to clear it while a restart didn't.
any news about 05xx bios?