It should be, but I haven't seen a quad core on this bard yet. Buy one so we can all see your results:toast: You know you want to.Quote:
Originally Posted by RAMMAN
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It should be, but I haven't seen a quad core on this bard yet. Buy one so we can all see your results:toast: You know you want to.Quote:
Originally Posted by RAMMAN
not before the q3 price drops.anyway the qx6700 has been supported since day 1 according to the asus website but no mention of the q6600.
Can anyone with an HR-05 or HR-05 SLI do me a favour and measure the length of the bracket they used to stick it to their P5N-E please? I got an HR-05(which some people are managing to fit to their P5N-E's) and I only recieved one flat bracket, a 65mm one. The guy at the shop I got it from though, says that the only bracket they have is a flat 75mm one. The length the P5N-E needs is 55mm. If anyone with either of the HR-05 variants could measure the bracket they used that'd be great, as I'm trying to find out if thermalright are shipping different lengths of bracket without telling people, or what.
I got an HR-05 SLI and it came with three sizes of brackets. With my infinity an HR-05 would not fit, I had to get the sli version because my Infinity eclipses about half of the NB and the sli fits between my video card and my infinity great. There is plenty of room for the 92mm fan I put on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by specofdust
I've got my eye on a q6400 when they are out. Or even a Xeon version.Quote:
Originally Posted by RAMMAN
Thanks very much for the info. I finally got the HR-05 attatched to my northbridge, but only with the pins at about a 30-40 degree angle. The single bracket I got is clearly 10mm too large for my NB, and the whole thing is working only because the pins are bending so much. Not very satisfactory :(Quote:
Originally Posted by PanteraGSTK
I'm planning on fitting an infinity, so I guess I'll have to get an HR-05 SLI for my northbridge and just use the vanilla HR-05 for my southbridge. Which direction is the heatsink part of your HR-05SLI pointing in? It seems like you're saying it's pointing downward but surely that'd be stopped by the graphics card?
The NB still runs hot after installing a 40mm fan on the right side of the heatsink, the naked SB on the board is toasting!
Don't wonna spend that much more on this board as 2x HR-05 SLI would cost £33 + cost of 2x 70mm fans £15 plus delivery, thats well over £50 just for the cooling, might as well bought the P5N32-E Plus SLI for that kind of money!
Anyone found a more cost effective solution for NB/SB cooling?
@ stealthbomber all you need is a 60mm fan and 4 12mm x 12mm mosfet heatsinks. Take off nb heatsink and re-apply good thermal paste. Get rid of crappy push pins and replace with small screws and nuts. The screws have to be short to avoid possibly grounding out mb. You'l get much better heat transfer with nb attatched with screws and nuts. Attatch 60mm fan with long sheet metal screws screwed between hs fins. For the south bridge put 4 12mm mosfet heatsinks on it. I've ran mine this way since december. The nb and sb get warm but nothing like they did at stock. I had to file down the 2 bottom hs on sb so vid card would fit.
What voltages have people been sticking through their northbridges? Is it pretty much just safe so long as the cooler isn't insanely hot, or is there a point at which it's not smart to go above?
1.56v is what I'm using now. I was at 1.74v for about 3 months but decided to back it down to 400 fsb 1T.
Thanks. Can anyone confirm if the boot problems are solvable or not? I was getting no POST repeatedly earlier today, I removed a PCI card, flipped the SLI connector, cleared the CMOS and changed the RAM slots and it finally booted. But if no-one who's been having boot problems got it sorted in the end with BIOS'es perhaps I should just RMA now?
I thought the graphics card would get in the way, but there is a cm or so between the HR-05 and the graphics card. It doesn't impede airflow at all. I'll try to post some pics later if I can.Quote:
Originally Posted by specofdust
Yup, I got my infinity fitted. There's a surprising ammount of room between my graphics card and the HR-05, and the HR-05 and the infinity. It all fits pretty well, apart from the mounting bracket. I'd be very curious to see closeups of your mounting bracket if you could post some, because I think thermalright are either just shoving random sized brackets in the boxes. There appears to be no logic behind some people being able to get them fitted to P5N-E's and others(I've read on other forums) not.
Well I took off the 40mm fan and fitted a 60mm panaflo fan and it made zero difference to the temps, gonna have to take out the entire board to refit the heatsink with better thermal paste.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron 61
I actually have those exact silver heatsinks shown on your pic (3x3 fins) but the stock TIM that came with it was used before (old gfx card).
I'm not sure if I should use epoxy incase I need to RMA the board and risk pulling the entire heatsink + SB chip out with the epoxy stuff.
Still got this SB sink that recovered from my old NF2 board: http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/misiso.html
There seem to be high rates of the 6xxi boards failing right now, not sure these boards will survive that much longer with stock cooling! :stick:
Its a bit of a PITA to mount nb with screws but it does help lower nb temps. After I attatched my nb with screws I booted pc without fan on nb and felt the nb and it felt much hotter than before indicating better heat transfer. I would not epoxy sb, use the one from sidewinder. The TIM asus uses on nb is crap. It hardens and breaks loose if you bump nb during board installation. Mine was not making good contact at all.
This is a good idea. The thermalright clips suck big time. I can move the hsf easily and pressure doesn't seem to be all that great. I pressure mounted my infinity with 4 screws and springs and it worked very well. It is actually easier to remove than the stock clips. I hate those things and they break too easy. Both of my HR-05 SLI's came with the same three mounting brackets. I think it would be very easy to fabricate a better mountng system. I may have to do that this weekend.:stick:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron 61
I got all the cheap sticky TIM off the NB heatsink and refitted it with some cheap arctic silicone paste (came with the GFX card cooler), I had to resuse the plastic push pins as I can't find suitable sized nuts and bolts around.
I installed 4x small ally sinks on the SB that I had spare with the standard TIM that came with the sinks instead of proper epoxy, low grade passive heatsink cooling seems enough for the SB.
The NB is currently running at 38C at full load with both cores, that is the same as before, I'm still trying to resist getting an HR-05 heatsink for the NB, I can see the NB temps increase closer to 50C in the summer heat.
Sorry to be a noob but I searched, and I can't find an example of pressure mounting. Can someone enlighten me as to what it is please?
He just means spring loaded, so springs between the board and the screws instead of washers
You remove the standard push pin LGA775 fittings of the Infinity and replace it with screws just like fitting a waterblock.Quote:
Originally Posted by specofdust
The guide is here:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=117054
I installed the HR-05 SLI and am running about 44C with ortho full blast. I think it is a great HS, but took some ingenuity to get it in. I also have a Tuniq 120 in the case, so it is a bit close, but no mods. I am not sure if you are going to OC or not, but if you don't, then I would just put a fan on the existing NB. The SB is not really a problem. Good Luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by stealthbomber
sorry, how set the strap 1066 for 4300 in the p5n e sli?
SORRY for my BAD english
Could this mobo break 520 fsb :stick: THX ( I'll be happy for max fsb around 500)
I am looking for something cheap and OC friendly for my e6320 :rolleyes:
520 FSB I doubt it, only the best boards can make it to 520 never mind break it with stock cooling.
Maybe if you get lucky and get a gem of a C2D chip that runs that high FSB, volt mod the boards NB along with some beefy cooling on it.
Just got this board last week,
it seem cannot change the CPU multiplier with new BIOS (0505) ?
:(
It's been stated that the 0505 bios is a downgrade from 0401, so flash back it you can.
Flash to the 0401 fixes it.
The highest FSB I've been able to boot to was 514mhz. 510mhz will boot to windows, but crashes. 504mhz fsb is rock stable for me. This is not fsb board, but a memory board. Before I hurt my dimms I could get 625mhz on memory at 5-5-5-15 easily. It is a very fast board though. My S3 (same as DS3 from gigabyte) would top out at 528mhz fsb. That was 3d benchable. If I could go that high with this board, I'd never buy anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkerSk
Does the bios make a difference with how much FSB you can get? I am just using the stock bios that came witht he board and I cannot get more than 417 mhz stable.
Yes the BIOS makes a big difference to the overclock you can achieve.Quote:
Originally Posted by AMD-me
I just upgraded to 0401 and no difference for me :(Quote:
Originally Posted by skootyloops
I can't even break 400mhz FSB, this is horrendis.
FSB walls exists for each CPU, my E4300 can't get past 375MHz no matter how much voltage it gets, you could try upping the NB voltage and see if that is the cause.
Wow, it still doesnt get any better. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by stealthbomber
This is a dissapointing first experiance in Intel. At least my crucial ballistix rocks, though I wonder how well Im using it since I have to use a divider to get 1 ghz ram.
New 0602 bios on the Asus FTP server: ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...20SLI/0602.zip
I tried the new bios, same problem as the previous version, multiplier locked on the E4300.
Just got my board up and running in a freshly modded case I am using a Thermalright Ultra 90 CPU Cooler . I used a An older IDE HDD that had windows and lots of programs on it. Just had to Call my dear friends @ Microsoft and make my Windows all legal. With G.Skill HZ plugged in and ready to go I fired up the first time at 400fsb just to check it out. I rebooted and fired again at 425. It ran just fine. So I rebooted and fired again at 3700mhz. That is 462 fsb for my little E6400. And it ran just fine with the mem set on the 1:1. Here is a shot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...etnesscpuz.jpg
Since this thing is air cooled I am just running it at 400fsb.
I have a 90mm side fan blowing it at my Northbridge and a 80mm
Blowing on my Memory. I have the Nortbridge volts and all others except CPU and mem running on Auto. I left them on Auto all the way to 462fsb. I am running my mem 1:1 with 2.156 V. and my CPU at 1.44V. I am absolutley impressed with this board!! I am going to go ahead and get it on liquid cooling
and pick up a 6600 for this board too. I have one 7900GT and one 8800GTS I can see myself getting another 8800 and trying out the SLI. My Southbridge is warm but not hot. With Northbridge set to auto it is hot but not near as hot as many I felt over the years!!!
WZ
Crack that NB voltage up for higher potential FSB gains.
I think this board is ideal for budget dual 8600GT/GTS SLI setups without any known bottlenecks on the 2x PCI-E 8x config, you can pencil volt mod 2x 8600GT cards way past 8600GTS levels (900-1GHz GPU) even with the PCI-E power connector missing on the 8600GT cards.
I'm temped to get 2x 8600GT cards for around £150... :banana:
Well stealthbomber I am just not going to go higher on the NB voltage cuz so far it just has not been necessary. I am pleased for now with everything about this little board. By the way guys I am running
Bios 401.
WZ
New bios out, 0602. anyone tried it?
Changelog:
P5N-E SLI BIOS Release version 0602
Add USB 2.0 support under DOS.
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...20SLI/0602.zip
It sucked for me, locked multipliers...Quote:
Originally Posted by stealthbomber
Flashed back to 0401 BIOS,
able to get this speed.
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/435...oursdj9.th.png
so what is the max FSB people are getting with this board? i've seen a 505 screenshot so far but that's about it.
About 486fsb is as far as I can go on mine.
stock NB or aftermarket?Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] DragonOrta
Mcw30.
Mine tops out at 473 regardless of highest volts with an HR-05 and an 80mm panaflo strapped to it.
I've done 513 benchable, think theres screens on that somewhere in this thread
Mine goes up to 475mhz with a Coolermaster Blue Ice pro on nb.
BTW has anyone tried 602 bios? I'm still on 401 cause i've heard negative comments about 505, so i'm a bit skeptical about 602 also.
I also have the asus p5n-e sli mobo after reading many good reviews,i have an E4300 cpu which hits ann fsb wall at about 365 which i haveread is pretty common on this cpu - cant seem to o/c ram very well either,its got to either be the ram or the cpu not both which is frustrating - multiplier is locked aswell to x9 -currently using 505 bios- i suppose i better get back to the reason why i am putting this post up.
i have found whatever o/c i achieve-stable aswell will work fine for days but rest assured it will fail to boot eventually which seems weird considering it done it most mornings - even on small o/c's-
has anyone else had this-either wont boot or get that 1st black pagesaying unable to load windows press del or f1.
i have seasonic 600w so i dont thinkits power - maybe my mobo is faulty but everything works fineat stock - any ideas guys would be great-what is the best bios for this mobo-i thought asus was going to address the ram issues,wish they would - thanks in advance for any replys
regs
paul
I tried 602 and lets say ability to o/c has been sacrificed as i had to go back to stock - so i flashed back to 401 which seem s to be the best at the moment
regs
paul
This is as high as I can go in windows. I can boot at 514mhz, but that is all. I'm still debating whether or not to go back to my S3 which will do 3dmark at 528fsb.Quote:
Originally Posted by shimmishim
http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/141...6894273_rs.jpg
I'll tell you one thing, this board sucks donkey balls when paired with a Quadcore.
If I go a hair past 3ghz (9x333fsb), my computer will restart, be it 15 minutes after I turn it on, or 4 hours. I'm planning on getting a P5B Deluxe to try find out what this Q6600 can really do, and putting my E6400 back in the P5N-E.
I will wait for this motherboard. Thanks for review!
What are u expecting, NVidia 6X0 with a Q6X00...? :nono:Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] DragonOrta
Grab an 965 board asap. P5B Del is great (i have it for many months on my main system), however the pci-e 1x prob has drove me nuts. If your planning on running @ 4/5 mem divider (which requires 1.65v especially above 400mhz fsb), don't get it...
Duh ... I have freaking problem with this board last night ..... here it is ....
I overclocked E6600 chip to 3.9GHz (with vcore=1.55v in BIOS) with watercooling system. Temperature in idle stage was 38*C - 39*C and upto 63*C when loaded.
E6600 (FSB=1734MHz , RAM=812MHz) - multiplier=9
vcore=1.55v
vdimm=2.1+v
NB volt=1.39+v
RAM - SuperTalent (4-3-3-8) set at 4-3-3-5
BIOS version= 0401
All of sudden, I got BSOD on this board (Page_fault_in_nonpage_area).
After rebooted, received error. When I went into BIOS to check, found out something weird in the POWER tab... :eek: :eek:
vcore ----> 4.08v
3.3v ----> 4.08v
5v ----> 6.88v
12v ----> 16.32v
"Holly Sh*t :eek: ..... what the F is going on" ....
My first thought was lower vcore (to 1.5375v) and used DMM to measure it ... DMM showed vcore = 1.514v. --> Measured vdimm, vchip ... all showed acceptable values ......Fine!
Rebooted again .... Problem still there ...
Reset everthing to STOCK setup .... Sheesss .... no luck
The above values are still showing the same. So, the problem could be the voltage reading sensor screw up somehow.
I bought this board back in Dec 2006. RMA still available?:mad: :mad:
Have any of you guys had problems going over 650mhz on memory? I'm also having problems getting high frequency with tight timings. This is the best I've been able to do so far. This is with 2.35v.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1...estbootsx8.png
Nice clocks on the memory, what voltage are you pumping to the NB?
so the q6600 works with this board and 0401 bios? im not expecting an overclock of more than 3ghz anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] DragonOrta
I'm pretty sure I was still running the 401 bios, so yes. 3ghz is childs play, even for this board.Quote:
Originally Posted by RAMMAN
I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I can't get passed 2.5 ghz with mine. I have an E4300 and 2 gigs of Corsair XMS2. I read an article over at Legion Hardware with the E4400, all they did with this board was change the FSB to 1200. I've tried doing this and usually don't even boot into windows. 1100 is usually the fastest I can boot at with the 8x multi.
Any thoughts?
New 604 Beta bios is out. No changes log included.
Anyone tried it yet?
I've tried the 0604 beta bios, it sucked for me, locked multipliers for the E4300 again, didn't really notice any improvements overclocking wise, 3 useless bios updates from Asus (0505, 0602, 0604 all sucked), back to 0401...
i'm running the 0401 and i'm not getting past 2.5ghz. the guys over at legion hardware told me to go with 0407. what are settings are you running on your e4300?
My board has a problem with fsb between 1100-1300, but works fine above and below. I suggest you try setting fsb at 1400 and work your way up if it works. You might have to give some more volt to nb and cpu.Quote:
Originally Posted by N/A Matt
I'm running 0401 btw. But I don't think this is a bios issue.
Is it possible to use a TuniQ Tower 120 on this board with the original heatsink?
Yes I am using Tuniq Tower 120 on this boardQuote:
Originally Posted by Leonardo Aucar
You have any pics of your setup?Quote:
Originally Posted by lionheart
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/3541/image113gs0.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by james111
capture by spv C600 :( :( :(
Does the tuniq have to be mounted like that or can it fit the other way?
No mod mobo 507MHz Prime stable, must used vdimm 2.178V.
http://www.vmodtech.com/files/orthos-507-1-800_655.jpg
I'm sorry but Tuniq only fit with that way :( :( :( ..... Although I like set up perpendicularQuote:
Originally Posted by james111
Venom_Crushe: cool !!! .., but your bios very old :D
Only tried the new 0604 bios updated from 0505, and my 333strap coldboot problem seems to be gone. Previously i had to turn off and on the psu before booting the computer left off overnight, or it would crash in 3d. Also Vdroop is gone, completely and the pc is more stable overall. I set 1.45 in bios and i get 1.48v. Measured with a multimeter and also no droop in load.
with 0505 i had to set 1.55v to get 1.45v, both idle and load. I'm measuring from the spot showed in VR-Zone's article.
Tried SuperPi and it seems a bit slower tough.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eversor
Has anyone else tried the 604 bios is vdroop really gone?
The board under volts quite a bit for both the NB and the VMEM:
Umodded:
NB
Bios = 1.39v, DM = 1.30v
Bios = 1.56v, DM = 1.45v
Bios = 1.7v, DM = 1.6v
VMEM
Bios = 2.178v, DM 2.0v~
Pencil Modded:
NB
Bios = 1.39v, DM 1.30v (no change from unmodded strangely)
Bios = 1.56v, DM 1.55v
Bios = 1.7v, DM 1.7v
VMEM
Bios = 2.178, DM = 2.2v
Be careful with the voltages if you are pencil modding the board, you should only need the NB volt mod, unless you want to bin your DDR2 modules ;)
When installing Vista what nforce drivers should I use the ones fromthe cd or the ones from nvidias website?
You should update the lates driver from Nvidia website
I used the 15.00 from nvidia website are there any other nforce drivers for this chipset ou there?
Hey, ive got this board and im a bit confused. Ive had some fair results with my E4300 (3.6ghz) all under water.
But here's my problem. Im running atm at 3Ghz, a supposed 1.475v. Speedfan and PC probe are both showing up 1.49v. All is well there. Then i hook up my DMM too the place indicated by VRzone, gorunded straight too a molex. And its telling me ive only got 1.415 tops going through the CPU.
Is my ground place wrong? Or does this board undervolt THAT much.
Btw im running the 6040 bios and all its done is make my post times stupidly slow... Vdroop is still there.
What is the best BIOS for this board? I'm using a E4300
The vdroop on this board (common problem on all Asus boards nowadays?) is pretty bad, there is a simple vdroop pencil mod you can perform.
The NB also undervolts a bit when set to anything other than 1.39v, you should calibrate it with the DMM with the NB set at 1.5xv and then 1.7xv, you'll find the NB volt mod around here somewhere...
Sorry, Forgot too mention I've done the vdroop mod. vdroop isn't a concern really, its the undervolting that's worrying me.
Idle im getting 1.49 in software and 1.415ish on the dmm, loaded 1.355 on the dmm and 1.42 in the software.
Edit: Also just noticed they've taken the 6040 beta bios off the asus site (UK at least)
Best bios ive had so far is 4010 i think...
I've not experienced any problems with under volting on the CPU, the values you are reporting are seriously bad, have you measured the PSU's 12v line at idle and load?
http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4450&s=12
Just have and 12.08 load with orthos and ATI tools GPU test too make my 8800 suck up. No problem there.Quote:
Originally Posted by stealthbomber
Any other places too ground other than a molex? I have a feeling that the extra component or two the vcore circuit might make up the difference.
Also how low did you take you vdroop mod? mines at about 100k, at about 77k i found the idle volts jumped up a fair bit.
Cheers for the help!
Pre mod vdroop pencil mod vcore 1.55v in bios, under load reads 1.48v~ with DMM, post mod vcore 1.55v bios, under load DMM 1.54v~, close enough to zero drop.
Speedfan gives a reading of 0.04v higher than the vcore set in bios, but when I measure it directly with DMM it's pretty much the same as set in bios.
Does this board have any problems with 4gb installed?
Any help on my last question does this board have problems with 4gb of ram installed?
malik22, it might depend on chips. I have tried once w 4x1GB Micron D9 and it worked just fine;)
I'm running 4 x 1gb of 667 ram on this board for 3 months now,no problem.You won't be able to go over 730 mhz on memory thou, no matter what ram you use.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CikaNovo
Even with the ram unlinked? Can other boards run 4 dimms at higher than 730
can anyone help me on my last question.
730 is max,even unlinked!And i'm beeing lucky because most are stuck at 711 with 4 x 1 gb on this mobo.
Thx CikaNovo so I need another mobo if i want to run 4 dimms at 800mhz?
hello everyone! I'm thinking of buying this board as it seems to be a great overclocker at this price! and there are few questions I'd like to ask..
1. Will my memory work with his board? I've read that the board is picky about memory.. and the memory I have isn't in the P5N E-SLI QVL :/
2. Is additional/better cooling for NB or SB (as it has no cooling at all!!) necessary? I'm not trying to push the limits of my cpu or anything.. at first I'm aiming at about ~330fsb which should be a breeze with this board? what would be a safe max oc with the stock cooling for 24/7 use? I know that every board are different but what would be safe at stock cooling..
my Specs:
Intel C2D E6420 (stock cooler)
Asrock ConroeXfire-Esata2
PQI 2x1GB DDR2 667Mhz
Sapphire x1950Pro 256mb
Antec Sonata II case (atm I have one case fan, but I'll probably get another to better draw air from the from the front intake)
This board CAN handle 4GB of ram at greater than 800MHz speeds.
I have 4GB of OCZ Titanium PC6400 EPP ram and I had problems as well, but I messed around and am still trying to get it stable, but supposedly this 650i chipset has an fsb hole from 700 something to 800 something when using all 4 slots.
Mine wouldn't boot and had issues when set at 800MHz, but then it runs fine even at 1066MHz. 5-5-5-15, 2T right now, but still trying to get it stable.
Ran memtest fine for over 2 hours at 1020MHz (1018.6MHz actual in bios), but when I ran orthos in mixed cpu and ram mode it failed after 30mins or so.
Still trying to work out the details, but I think it was my cpu.
Will let you guys know, but don't be afraid to bump up the ram past rated speeds. Try 900 or 950 or 1000?
Cheers,
Mike
I've got the following config:
Pentium D 945
Asus P5N-E Sli
2x2gb Corsair xms2
Sapphire x1950 xt
7team 550w power supply
Samsung 250gb
Creative Audigy
Samsung 226bw
I already had the processor, hard disk and sound card, the others are new.
The motherboard wouldn't boot and there's nothing in the screen. After 30 seconds what's happened? "pii.. pi pi pi" and nothing more..
Help
:(
P.S: sorry for my bad english haha
:D
Somebody?Quote:
Originally Posted by TMFX
:eh:
you know I have had pure fun with this little board. It is not my main system but it could be. It is a little powerhouse! It really likes the G.Skill memory.
With G.Skill let's say you are running a processor that just won't really go well beyond 400FSB The G.Skill will help you out here.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...la/tighter.jpg
OK lets say you just can't get past 475 fsb. Again the G.Skill will help you out.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Zilla/yups.jpg
My little system is air Cooled ust a TT ultra 90 it was only $16 at SVC!!
Then I added 2 x 90mm Side fans and one 120mm fan right over the cpu cooler. It never goes over 54C and that is folding 24/7.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../IMG_3458a.jpg
So pour the cool air in and it will thankyou for it!! I also have an 80mm fan right over my memory!
Nice board, it is a kick to play with.
WZ
I totally agree with the above poster.
I just finished a 26 hour orthos run with mixed cpu and ram stress test.
I've already tested the cpu which is good for 3.4GHz, so I was just testing for my ram and cpu together since I have 4GB of OCZ PC6400 Titanium EPP Ready ram.
I have my E6420 at 1700 FSB and my ram at 510MHz, which is 1020MHz even.
I finally found the sweet spot for my setup.
I'm so happy and relieved since I was struggling to find a stable spot for my 4GB of ram.
Ram timings are 5-5-5-15, 2T 4GB with EPP enabled in expert mode with 2.08x voltage for the ram and my cpu is on 1.4xxx volts with the vdroop mod.
It goes up and down from 1.440 to 1.424 volts.
I can now play my games without worrying about stability and watch my dramas too :).
I will post screen shots soon, just too tired now.
So for those that are stuck at 700MHz for their 4GB of ram, this board is definitely capable of more if your ram is up for it.
Cheers,
Mike
You said it exactly right shampoo. "The sweet spot for MY SYSTEM".
WZ
WZ...that's fair, but like I said give it a shot if you have 4GB of ram.
I've discussed this with the ocz staff over at their support forum and they've experienced FSB holes with 4GB of ram running on 650i chipset boards.
Doesn't hurt to try.
Just shoot past the 800 MHz point and see what happens.
Try with only one memory module.Quote:
Originally Posted by TMFX