Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus

On Asus support site there's a manual E2979 for the P5N32-E SLI Plus. I took this pics of the cover page of the manual.

Attachment 54290

Could this mean that Asus has already scrapped the non Plus version and will be releasing a new Plus version? Could this be why the P5N32-E SLI page was remove from the North American site? If there is something wrong with the P5N32-E SLI what about all of use who own them? I'd bet this is the reason there hasn't been any reviews on such sites as AnandTech.

I didn't see any differences between the E2929 and the E2979 manuals except for the cover page. They both have 158 pages.

Do any of you insiders have the scoop of what's going on?

thats funny i see the site right here its not removed.
http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?m...3&l2=11&l3=397

what you want to be asking yourself is WTF is that NVIDIA Crush19 SLI!!! WTH IS THAT!!

you will also notice that they now have MORE mATX baords yes MORE! jesus do these guys know when to stop and when to STOP putting integrated graphics in them. ugh!!

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NVIDIA® nForce® 680i SLI™
NVIDIA® nForce® 650i SLI™
NVIDIA® nForce® 590 SLI™
Intel Edition NVIDIA® nForce 570 SLI™
Intel® Edition NVIDIA® nForce4 SLI Intel® Edition
NVIDIA® Crush19 SLI

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Originally Posted by Lestat

thats funny i see the site right here its not removed.
http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?m...3&l2=11&l3=397

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That link is for the Global site. If you look up where the dropdown box is you can see part of the word Global.

Here's the North American site:

http://usa.asus.com/products2.aspx?l1=3&l2=11

Click on the NVIDIA nForce® 680i SLI™ chipset section and no P5N32-E SLI.

My guess is they're pushing Striker, basically the same board.

same board and a whole lot more money.

yerp; my guess is that rev2 p5n32-e will not be released retail until striker has milked the rich kid market...also, so many baords get sold in ASIA first b4 Europe and U.S. ...you know i'm really tempted by the striker, but it's 200AUD too expensive. If the PLUS turns out to be a slightly improved rev1. @ the same price i'll have one please. Either that or a cheaper striker. i mean looking at the caps and chippies and resistors the striker looks almost identical to the p5n32-e

The p5n32-e PLUS is available for PRE-ORDER in Australia. Skimming the manual, it looks like a striker manual with a new cover page.

Obviously someone needs to get hold of one to test; i havent seen any tests anywhere.

Getting the PLUS tomorrow, so ill se wats it about.

We have the Plus version, it will be replacing the previous model. Preview up in a couple of days.

we'll appreciate it if you make an extensive review about it here :)

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Originally Posted by bingo13

We have the Plus version, it will be replacing the previous model. Preview up in a couple of days.

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When you put that review up please explain what's wrong with the P5N32-E SLI and why Asus has stopped shipping it. Did we get screwed if we bought a P5N32-E SLI?

Here are a few links that I've come across:

http://www.dylanwalsh.net/comp/AsusP...32ESLIPlus.htm

http://support.asus.com/faq/faq.aspx...Language=en-us

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showpost....2&postcount=40

quote from link below


"hmm, i just checked my board...

says i have a C60 Northbridge and a 570 SLI Southbridge..."
http://www.nindeals.com.au/showthrea...0053#post60053

got mine today.
A quickie test.
http://power-swe.kicks-ass.net/upload/420_1-1.jpg

lol what a ripoff if that screen is correct.
you pay for a 680i chipset and get a 650i :stick:

Yeha cuz in the manual theres no info regarding a 680i SPP. Just somthing like "nvidia dual16x SPP"

So its a 650I NB and a 570 SLi NB as an SB?

NB:http://power-swe.kicks-ass.net/upload/PICT1436.JPG

SB:http://power-swe.kicks-ass.net/upload/PICT1439.JPG

yeah, but does it run sli at 16x 16x bandwidth????????

c55-slix8n-a2..does that mean 8x8x ? i dont know thats why i'm asking :)

16x via the 650i chip, 16x + 8x via the 590 SLI chip.

so yes it has full 2x16x support, ive checked manual and the chipset configuration makes it possible.

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Originally Posted by ElixXx

16x via the 650i chip, 16x + 8x via the 590 SLI chip.

so yes it has full 2x16x support, ive checked manual and the chipset configuration makes it possible.

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cheers ElixXx thats all i want to know; then this board should be a winner imo..but i would like to hear more opinions re tests of course because i still dont know much :)

Have done some testes over the evening here, flashed the 0408 bios and she does 8x455 4-4-4-8-1T stable. With my E6400.

Cuz of the Vcore holes!? Yes thats right! I can only squeeze 1.42v to my cpu, So max i can run is 8x455, i booted an did a spi run @ 470. Its like 3AM here and i need to get some shut eye :P


http://power-swe.kicks-ass.net/upload/470_1-1.jpg

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Originally Posted by ElixXx

Cuz of the Vcore holes!? Yes thats right! I can only squeeze 1.42v to my cpu, So max i can run is 8x455, i booted an did a spi run @ 470.


http://power-swe.kicks-ass.net/upload/470_1-1.jpg

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D'You mean, that CP core vid droops to 1.42v, while seting more then 1.42? What is the max voltage value fore CPU in Bios?
The main question from non-plus version owners: does the problem of 1.47v for core vid remain in Plus-version?

Got my P5N32-E SLI Plus yesterday to....haven´t done any OC yet thou...but will do during the next days. Took som pics of it...and here some of them.


http://goto.glocalnet.net/mrazster/P5N32/01.jpg


http://goto.glocalnet.net/mrazster/P5N32/02.jpg


http://goto.glocalnet.net/mrazster/P5N32/05.jpg



It´s been rather lot of buzzing on the net about this one...and what asus has cooked up this time. So let´s see what the got packing here.

http://goto.glocalnet.net/mrazster/P5N32/09.jpg


http://goto.glocalnet.net/mrazster/P5N32/10.jpg


http://goto.glocalnet.net/mrazster/P5N32/11.jpg


So basiclly they took A Striker PCB slaped on a 650i chipset (tweaked and opend it up a bit)...then throwed in a 590SLI southbridge to get the full SLI support...and then left alot of bios and voltage tweaking open á la 680i...and voliá, we got your self a Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus



Here´s everything 100% default right out of the box...like 1T Commandrate by default and only att 1.9vdimm auto set by bios.
Alos they have moved to Award bios it seemse...no complains here.

http://goto.glocalnet.net/mrazster/P5N32/default.jpg


I´ll be back with some sOC screens as I get them.
So far board is absolutly stable..no glitches at all...running 0402 bios.

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Originally Posted by inzer890

D'You mean, that CP core vid droops to 1.42v, while seting more then 1.42? What is the max voltage value fore CPU in Bios?
The main question from non-plus version owners: does the problem of 1.47v for core vid remain in Plus-version?

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Max selectable voltage in bios are 1.9v, But it dosent matter wat i set it to. over 1.4v that is. Selecting 1.55, still gets me max 1.42, setting 1.6v gives mi 1.42. I dont want to select any more if the boards decide to actually change the voltage to the setting i select.

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Originally Posted by ElixXx

Max selectable voltage in bios are 1.9v, But it dosent matter wat i set it to. over 1.4v that is. Selecting 1.55, still gets me max 1.42, setting 1.6v gives mi 1.42. I dont want to select any more if the boards decide to actually change the voltage to the setting i select.

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omg...i cant beleive it...instead of makin better boards, asus with new revision just made a worse one?

vocre max 1.42v ??? thats it? not at least 1.47v as the non-plus version??

thats sick!

what abt performance... is it lower then non-plus for the 650i chip or what?

sorry for all this question but i was lookin to buy one...

thanks man...

Marco

I'm happy with my plus. i got nothing to complain.. But what's the difference in performance with the non-plus and the plus? Does the chipset makes that great difference?

n how does it compare to the striker?

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Originally Posted by ElixXx

Max selectable voltage in bios are 1.9v, But it dosent matter wat i set it to. over 1.4v that is. Selecting 1.55, still gets me max 1.42, setting 1.6v gives mi 1.42. I dont want to select any more if the boards decide to actually change the voltage to the setting i select.

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I read that there is a gap between 1.4v and 1.6v , if u choose 1.625v then 1.625v u get

I have the gap to...but it sets in at 1.3..anything between 1.3 - 1.6 I get 1.39...seemse to be pretty stable there.
Haven´t tried above 1.6 yet...but will do later.

Do anyone have a working clockgen for this board? I want to boot at 424 and raise the fsb in windows up to 433 so I can get a lower strap, but it seems like the clockgen on cpuid.com isn't working correctly with this board :(

*EDIT* NV I found the Beta *EDIT*

thought u guys might want this for reference

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4701/680iyt7.png

Would someone please post some max OCs with the PLUS version? I just bought one and am dying to see if it performs like/better/worse than the non-plus...

For some reason I can't get passed 4GHZ, I don't know the reason but just dosen't work for me with this board. Could be related to some option maybe but I don't know for sure.

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Originally Posted by onthepulse

Would someone please post some max OCs with the PLUS version? I just bought one and am dying to see if it performs like/better/worse than the non-plus...

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I hit 7x515 with a E6300 with it being dual Prime stable, tried for 7x525 and corrupted the CMOS. :( This is with the new 0404 BIOS that corrects a few issues and hopefully will be released shortly.

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Originally Posted by NiCKE^

*EDIT* NV I found the Beta *EDIT*

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found clockgen beta for i680, but it doesn't seems to work on this mobo, i get BS everytime

p.s and could you post a pics of your vcore mod, please

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Originally Posted by bingo13

I hit 7x515 with a E6300 with it being dual Prime stable, tried for 7x525 and corrupted the CMOS. :( This is with the new 0404 BIOS that corrects a few issues and hopefully will be released shortly.

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Sounds pretty nice. Can't tell you how many times I corrupted the BIOS on my DFI Expert :)

What cooler are you using?

And, NiCKE^, if I got to 4GHz, I would be happy :thumbsup:

i was looking at the table and saw an Asus Striker (non-extreme)...

Has anyone seen one of these or is this a new board that's going to be released like the P5N32-E+

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Originally Posted by onthepulse

Sounds pretty nice. Can't tell you how many times I corrupted the BIOS on my DFI Expert :)

What cooler are you using?

And, NiCKE^, if I got to 4GHz, I would be happy :thumbsup:

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I am using the Tuniq 120.

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Originally Posted by bingo13

I hit 7x515 with a E6300 with it being dual Prime stable, tried for 7x525 and corrupted the CMOS. :( This is with the new 0404 BIOS that corrects a few issues and hopefully will be released shortly.

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Did you reached this high fsb's with the original chipsetcoolers/heatpipes, or was it with aditional cooling? Because those heatpipes became very hot.

http://pic.xfastest.com/sxs112/ASUS/...SLI-Plus/1.jpg

http://pic.xfastest.com/sxs112/ASUS/...SLI-Plus/1.PNG

Have sm1 put 1.625v or more? Does it really wors? or just another myth?

http://pics.pajper.net/p5n32-e.vcore.jpg

50k VR, I think you can also use a 20k.

Post some more OC screenshots please...

My P5N32ESLI+ is arriving next week. I am going with the retail E6400, Thermalright Ultra-120 and my Leadtek 7600GT SLI

Not 100% sure on the RAM though. I am kinda inclined to pick up a cheap set of A-Data DDR2-800 Vitesta and just aim for 450-470FSB at 8X multiplier.

Any suggestions on the RAM? Not sure about buying Micron if the ADATA will do DDR2-900+. What do you guys think?

this board its good for me,in combination with e6600,and 8800gts
i obtained in 2006 10321 points ,with cpu at 3000 and gts at 630/1980.
but its confusion with chipset 650i or 680i?wai plus maybe minus?:confused:
later edit:i discover de sb ,and write 590i not 570i,in cpuz show 570i,complectly wrong.
asus mistake something

thx NiCKE^ , worked like a charm

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Originally Posted by onthepulse

Post some more OC screenshots please...

My P5N32ESLI+ is arriving next week. I am going with the retail E6400, Thermalright Ultra-120 and my Leadtek 7600GT SLI

Not 100% sure on the RAM though. I am kinda inclined to pick up a cheap set of A-Data DDR2-800 Vitesta and just aim for 450-470FSB at 8X multiplier.

Any suggestions on the RAM? Not sure about buying Micron if the ADATA will do DDR2-900+. What do you guys think?

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Air cooling[room temp arround 0°C]mainbord was not modded or anything. config ATM C2D E6600@4312MHz 1.70V, TR Ultra-120, Patriot 2x512MB DDR2 6400@805 5-4-4-15, P5N32-E SLI Plus. I believe that motherboard has potential
http://shrani.si/files/u12s8j5.jpg

its 680i 100%,i have a friend with non plus,its same bios,advantage my,not have electrolitic,just tantalum and polymer.

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Originally Posted by Messiah

Air cooling[room temp arround 0°C]mainbord was not modded or anything. config ATM C2D E6600@4312MHz 1.70V, TR Ultra-120, Patriot 2x512MB DDR2 6400@805 5-4-4-15, P5N32-E SLI Plus. I believe that motherboard has potential

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Awesome results. If I get that far, I'll be over the moon :cool:

Someone please tell me how to change Vcore in this board ?
I mean when i set Auto and not overclock , it shows 1.325V , but when i increase CPU bus , it shows 1.425V , via Bios and Windows too

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Originally Posted by Messiah

Air cooling[room temp arround 0°C]mainbord was not modded or anything. config ATM C2D E6600@4312MHz 1.70V, TR Ultra-120, Patriot 2x512MB DDR2 6400@805 5-4-4-15, P5N32-E SLI Plus. I believe that motherboard has potential
http://shrani.si/files/u12s8j5.jpg

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what temps did you have there? does a e6600 manage 1.70v?

you guys who has this board can teach me how to adjust Vcore.

Bios 0402 beta
My Bios setting are:
- SLI Broadacst Aperture : Disabled
- Nvidia GPU Ex : Disabled
- Linkboost : Disabled
- SLI Memory : Disabled
- All spread speatrum control : Disabled

In overclocking tab :
- CPU Internal Thermal Control : Disabled
- Limit CPUID Maxval : Disabled
- Enhanced C1 (C1E) : Disabled
- Excecute Disable Bit : Disabled
- Virtualization Tech : Disabled
- Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tech : Disabled
- LDT Freq : 5x

Vcore = auto or 1.325v
CPU Multi = 7 (E6300)

When i run bus 400 (1600 QDR) linked --> sync bus Ram = 800DDR2
Vcore in Bios and Windows was 1.425v

When i run bus 429 (1716QDR) linked ---> sync bus Ram = 858DDR2
Vcore in Bios and Windows was 1.525v

Any setting in Vcore is not affect , and the board seems automatic set the Vcore depend on the bus running

So anyone can help me ?

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Originally Posted by Tuppen^^

what temps did you have there? does a e6600 manage 1.70v?

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1.temps were round 20-25°C.
2. obviously;)

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Originally Posted by xs64

you guys who has this board can teach me how to adjust Vcore.

Bios 0402 beta
My Bios setting are:
- SLI Broadacst Aperture : Disabled
- Nvidia GPU Ex : Disabled
- Linkboost : Disabled
- SLI Memory : Disabled
- All spread speatrum control : Disabled

In overclocking tab :
- CPU Internal Thermal Control : Disabled
- Limit CPUID Maxval : Disabled
- Enhanced C1 (C1E) : Disabled
- Excecute Disable Bit : Disabled
- Virtualization Tech : Disabled
- Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tech : Disabled
- LDT Freq : 5x

Vcore = auto or 1.325v
CPU Multi = 7 (E6300)

When i run bus 400 (1600 QDR) linked --> sync bus Ram = 800DDR2
Vcore in Bios and Windows was 1.425v

When i run bus 429 (1716QDR) linked ---> sync bus Ram = 858DDR2
Vcore in Bios and Windows was 1.525v

Any setting in Vcore is not affect , and the board seems automatic set the Vcore depend on the bus running

So anyone can help me ?

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Hi,
i'm able to change my v-core. Here are my bios (0402beta) settings:
in extreme tweaker tab:
Ai tuning->set this to manual
System clocks pciex1 100
" " 2 100
" " 3 100
spp-mcp ref 200
fsb-memoryconfig unlinked
fsb qdr set here your busspeed digits
memory set here your memory freqency

In the overvoltage part:

V-core: set here your desired v-core instead of the "auto" function
In my bios -> hardwaremonitor->voltages it gives me 1.42 if is set in v-core 1.45 , so you must be able to change this value.

Desert Eagle , thx for your reply :)

Ok , i tried the same setting of you and can not fix it :(

No matter what Vcore i set (not "auto"), it only shows correct the value (1.325v) when the CPU bus = 266 to 300

When bus > 300 , it will jump up Vcore = 1.425v
Bus > 400 , Vcore = 1.525v
Regardless unlinked or linked

Bios 0302 and 0402 are same

So the board need to be RMA ?

i believe its a BIOS problem with ASUS.. its not the board.. all P5N32-E SLI *NON-plus* ones have the same issue.. only bios which doesnt is 0302 for nonplus.. =)

0302 is the shipped Bios and it has same problem with 0402 beta

But why only my board has this weird problem ??

Finally i checked Vcore with DMM and it showed the same in Bios and Windows
So my board id a weird thing , it increase Vcore when bus increasing.

I will rma this thing tomorrow and get a Commando

commando its not bether than p5n32 e sli plus,look at review of hardocp,plus get gold award ,and commando get silver award,its a difference.

I haven't understand...with tihis motherboard is impossibile set manual CPU vCore? For ex. my E6300 need 1.275V for 2.8Ghz[400x7], if I put it on the P5N32-E SLI Plus the only choice will be 1.425V ??

did you flash your bios to the latest version?

i forgot in the dust ,asus,i chose evga 680i sli ,its bether than asus p5n32 e sli plus or non plus or striker extreme.

Hi guys,
I too have a P5N32-E SLI Plus, and currently an E6600, with OCZ 8500 (1066mhz) REAPER HPC ram. The prob is I cannot get the memory to run stable @ stock on this board.
Can someone who has oc'd this board successfuly please post all the relevant settings needed for stability (ie in Extreme Tweaker).
I'm getting really frustrated now :-l

Thanks guys (n gals), much appreciated.

I need a sli board/.

For 104.00 should I get the plus 650i? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813131153R

or get the 680i for $139?? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813131073R