"ASUS P5Q Deluxe discussion".

[Pontus]

Common Performance Level: 10

[aussie-revhead]

Does the six engine affect my overclockability or stability ?

[truehighroller]

How does the PCIE setting effect overclocking? I know if it is higher that it will net more of a score but, my prob is with my GA-EX38-DQ6 if I went over like 105 "I think didn't test to see where the issue popped up" I would lose my raid and after that the raid controller would think the drives were bad that dropped. I don't know if the bug glitch whatever you want to call it is still prevelent in this controller or not....

[golfjam]

I just got this mobo and I'm very happy so far. My previous Rampage couldn't oc as much so I'm happy. I can run a Q9450 @ 3.8 (475x8 1.4v 39C/61C) OCCT 8hrs stable but Prime blend freezes my computer in 10 min. Any suggestions? I've tried messing around w/ GTL (.67~.63) and same thing. Ram passed Memtest.

AI Overclock tuner: MANUAL
CPU Ratio Setting: 8.0
FSB Frequency: 475
FSB Strap to North Bridge: 333
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1141Mhz
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: MANUAL

1st Information :
CAS# Latency: 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time: AUTO
Write Recovery Time: AUTO
Read to Precharge Time: AUTO

2nd Information :
READ to WRITE Delay (S/D): AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to READ Delay (D): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (S): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (D): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (D): AUTO

3rd Information :
WRITE to PRE Delay: AUTO
READ to PRE Delay: AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay: AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
DRAM Read Training: AUTO
MEM. OC Charger: AUTO
AI Clock Twister: AUTO
AI Transaction Booster: Lighter
Common Performance Level [8]
Pull-In of CHA PH1: DISABLED
Pull-In of CHA PH2: DISABLED
Pull-In of CHA PH3: DISABLED
Pull-In of CHA PH4: DISABLED
Pull-In of CHB PH1: DISABLED
Pull-In of CHB PH2: DISABLED
Pull-In of CHB PH3: DISABLED
Pull-In of CHB PH4: DISABLED

CPU Voltage: 1.400
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): AUTO
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): AUTO
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.50
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.20
DRAM Voltage: 1.94
NB Voltage: 1.26
NB GTL Reference: AUTO
SBridge Voltage: AUTO
PCIE SATA Voltage: AUTO

Load Line Calibration: ENABLED
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew : AUTO
NB Clock Skew : AUTO

Advance CPU Settings
CPU Ratio Setting: 8.0
CPU VID: Default
C1E Suppport: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel® Virtualization Tech: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled

Many thanks in advance.

[R@ptor =]]]

Common Performance Level: 10

How much voltage to northbridge and fsb termination to 475fsb???
Here, i need to put 1.26 in bouth to reach 450fsb..

[bondisdead]

Hello all. This is my first time posting on this forum, so please forgive me if my questions are at such a basic level!

I purchased an open box P5Q Deluxe from the Egg, so did not get any accessories, manual, cd etc with it. I know I can download this all from the asus site, but I know that there is a certain "order" to install things, or else you might run into problems. Could someone provide an ISO image of the install CD, so I can install using the autoinstall feature? You could PM me. Alternately, if someone can suggest the order to install drives, I would appreciate it.

In addition, i also have the P5K-VM motherboard for a HTPC, and had some issues when installing the ASUS software. It would bring up this asus acpicenter application all the time, and I couldn't get rid of it w/out going to registry. What asus addon application should I or shouldn't I install? Thanks in advance!!

[-n7-]

Don't install the Asus software.

It's basically crap.

I just let Vista find all the drivers, & for those it didn't have or needed updating, i got them from Asus's site.

[Leeghoofd]

Intel chipset drivers -- vidcard -- soundcard -- antivirus -- lan -- other stuff... I never use AI suite and co as they seem to be very buggy sometimes and can completely ruin ya windows install (like you have noticed yaself)
I always use CPU-Z, Lavelys Everest, Core and Realtemp for monitoring... for clocking I'm a bios guy... and rarely use SetFSB and co... and surely no AI booster or other craptastic stuff...

And autoinstall is not good as it will install everything. With the above you got the essential for ya mobo all the other things are gimmicks to me and not needed by clockers and prolly will look for trouble...

[bondisdead]

Awesome information, guys! People basically say to not install *any* of the Asus software, but what about the software that controls the low-power features (EPU-Six Engine)? I think the express gate software is needed, if I want that.

Do I need to do something special if I go with RAID1 for my C: drives? Should I use the two EZBackup sata ports? With vista, will i need to make the raid/ahci driver disks before the install, so that I have them during the install, or will it deal with these automatically? I've only installed vista on the PK5-VM, but that was only for a HTPC with a single drive. Guess I should just read the manual!

[truehighroller]

People always post right after me and everyone misses what I ask, and say lol.

[Leeghoofd]

How does the PCIE setting effect overclocking? I know if it is higher that it will net more of a score but, my prob is with my GA-EX38-DQ6 if I went over like 105 "I think didn't test to see where the issue popped up" I would lose my raid and after that the raid controller would think the drives were bad that dropped. I don't know if the bug glitch whatever you want to call it is still prevelent in this controller or not....

I can boot max at 105 here with GTX 280 and 110 with 8800GTX cards, Pmp has got some 9600's I believe and they boot even higher... think some cards are limiting PCI-E Freq big time... like every Mhz counts with an OC , a small increase in PCI-E can give ya some better scores in benchies but hardly believe it's noticeable in real time gaming environment as the gain is pretty low...

[R@ptor =]]]

I can not install the drivers of the chipset, when I install, asks to restart the machine, and the restart, enter a black screen with some options, and I do not know what to do.

[Leeghoofd]

lol you have to pull the cd after you reboot

[R@ptor =]]]

lol you have to pull the cd after you reboot

hahahahahahahaha sorry

[truehighroller]

I tried using the ones on the asus website to get the supposed newer ones you speak of because I used the cd, and the dates haven't changed on my chipset after install,,??

[ZenEffect]

ive found an interesting quirk on my p5q-e
windows apps are reading my ddr2 as ddr3

everest, cpuz, and memset all read out ddr3...

901 bios. it only occurs when i reach a 11k+ bandwidth though....

[Leeghoofd]

it's not a mobo issue but program issue I have it on all speeds here ... doesn't matter what bandwith or such ... does it even at stock here...

[LUCI5R]

Yip the small CMOS battery on the board. Using the CMOS jumpers doesn't fully wipe the CMOS, but popping the battery should do.

Cob - That worked!!! Popped out the Battery for a few minutes and went back in - flashed to 0706 and everything works the way it used to. Quite honestly, I don't know if it was clearing CMOS or downgrading to 0706 which really helped -but at this point, considering I'm back up to 3800Mhz Prime Stable, I see no reason to go up to any other BIOS - until a major improvement/feature comes in any newer BIOS.

Anyhow - will be posting Screenies/BIOS Settings later - but Thanks again mate, can't ever thank you enough.

[jVIDIA]

My 24/7 settings:




Bios 1702 :

**** System Performance Settings ****
*******************************
AI Overclock tuner: Manual
CPU Ratio Setting: 8.0
FSB Frequency: 450
PCI-E Frequency: 101
FSB Strap to North Bridge: 266 MHz
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1128 MHz
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: Manual

1st Information: 5-5-5-15-3-52-6-3
CAS# Latency: 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time: AUTO
Write Recovery Time: AUTO
Read to Precharge Time: AUTO

2nd Information : 8-3-5-4-6-4-6
READ to WRITE Delay (S/D): AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to READ Delay (D): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (S): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (D): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (D): AUTO

3rd Information : 14-5-1-6-6
WRITE to PRE Delay: AUTO
READ to PRE Delay: AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay: AUTO

DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
DRAM Read Training: Enabled
MEM. OC Charger: Enabled
AI Clock Twister: Lighter
AI Transaction Booster: Manual
Common Performance Level: 08

All Pull-In's: Disabled

CPU Voltage: 1.40 ( 1.392v iddle | 1.400v full )
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): 0.630
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): 0.670
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.52 ( 1.55v real )
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.28 ( 1.29v real )
DRAM Voltage: 1.82 ( 1.90v real )
NB Voltage: 1.18 ( 1.23v real )
NB GTL Reference: 0.630
SBridge Voltage: 1.10
PCIE SATA Voltage: 1.50

Load Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew: Normal
NB Clock Skew: Normal

**** Advance CPU Settings ****
**************************
CPU Ratio Setting : Auto
C1E Support: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
CPU Margin Enhancement: Optimized

[iboomalot]

This mobo is getting on my nerves

Wife " it crashed on me" but is prime stable

redid watercooling and unit won't boot just runs the GPU at high fan speed. Take out a stick still nothing drop in a stick of Dominator 1066 Iam RMAing since this mobo doesn't like it but at DDR880 it booted to bios.
reset my settings and even lowered them to DDR-820 tried to reboot with 2 stick nada , pulled the #1 slot out and now it boots.

Why is this mobo so flaky too bad nothing better at a reasonable price is avil. and I doubt anything new before winter.

[waynetu]

wel.. i encounterd similar issue....i use 2*1g g.skill 6400phu-hz. the board can only boot with certain one stick. the other one can not boot, no post. two sticks will not make the board post either. no post. but these 2 sticks can work properly on p5k-e.......bios 0803

[truehighroller]

Well I have no problems,, I think it might be the memory hmm maybe,,.. I have G-Skill. What device{s} in the device manager should I be looking at the version on them after I install the supposed newer chipset drivers on the ASUS website? I hope that makes sense.

[Corsa]

Hey guys need a small favour here for a friend
He's just upgraded to this board including Q9450 & GSkill 4gb PI....running @3.8Ghz
But he has an issue with his Zalman 9700 running full speed, nothing he changes in the bios relating to 'cpu fan control' makes a difference, anyone able to diagnose what could be causing this

[waynetu]

mb will not control the fan speed, as i know 9700 has its own fan speed controller, does that work?

[Corsa]

It does work with the Zalman controller yes....but cant the Mb control it also ??
ps. He upgraded from a Giga P35 DS4 which was controlling the cpu fan.