Asus P5N32-E & Striker Extreme with GSKILL memory setup insturctions

[GSKILL TECH]

DDR2 1066 / F2-8500																				
	 	 HZ Series																			
FSB SPEED	1066																			
DDR2 SPEED	1066																			
VOLTAGE		2.4v																		
TCL		4																		
TRCD		4																		
TRP		4																		
TRAS		5																		
CMS 1T / 2T	2T																		
TRRD		2																		
TRC		5																		
TWR		3																		
TWTR		6																		
TREF		1																		
TRD		3																		
TRFC		27																		
ASY LAT		2																		
																				
																				
																				
DDR2 1000 / F2-8000																				
		ZX Series		HZ Series																
FSB SPEED	1066			1066																
DDR2 SPEED	1000			1000																
VOLTAGE		2.3v			2.4v															
TCL		5			4															
TRCD		5			4															
TRP		5			4															
TRAS		15			5															
CMS 1T / 2T	2T			2T															
TRRD		2			2															
TRC		5			5															
TWR		3			3															
TWTR		6			6															
TREF		1			1															
TRD		3			3															
TRFC		27			27															
ASY LAT		2			2															
																				
																				
DDR2 800 / F2-6400																				
		 PQ Series		MQ Series		NQ Series  		PK Series		HK Series		HZ Series		NR Series	
FSB SPEED	1066			1066			1066			1066			1066			1066			1066	
DDR2 SPEED	800			800			800			800			800			800			800	
VOLTAGE		1.9v			1.85v			1.85v			1.95v			2v			2v			1.9v
TCL		5			6			5			4			4			4			5
TRCD		5			6			5			4			4			4			5
TRP		5			6			5			4			3			4			5
TRAS		15			18			15			12			5			12			15
CMS 1T / 2T	2T			2T			2T			2T			2T			2T			2T
TRRD		3			3			3			2			2			1			3
TRC		15			20			20			3			3			2			20
TWR		6			6			6			5			5			2			5
TWTR		9			9			9			7			6			6			9
TREF		1			1			1			1			1			1			1
TRD		6			6			6			5			4			2			5
TRFC		51			51			42			42			30			27			42
ASY LAT		2			2			2			2			2			2			2
																				
																				
DDR2 667 / F2-5400 / F2-5300																				
	NT Series			LA Series		ZX Series													
FSB SPEED	1066			1066			1066													
DDR2 SPEED	800			800			800													
VOLTAGE		1.85v			1.85v			2v												
TCL		5			4			4												
TRCD		5			4			4												
TRP		5			4			4												
TRAS		15			12			12												
CMS 1T / 2T	2T			1T			1T												
TRRD		3			3			3												
TRC		20			20			15												
TWR		5			5			5												
TWTR		9			9			7												
TREF		1			1			1												
TRD		6			6			6												
TRFC		35			35			27												
ASY LAT		2			2			2												
																				
																				
																				
																				
*IF THE OPTION IS NOT LISTED, PLEASE SELECT AUTO																				
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[espionix]

This helps alot, thanks.

I have the DDR2 1066 / F2-8500, just wanting to ensure it'll boot in the P5n32-E without any messing about with other sticks etc?

[GSKILL TECH]

there should be no problem to boot up
well... at least no problem at our lab

GST

[JohnnyV]

So as opposed to the "known" problems of EVGA boards possibly frying RAM the Striker actually likes G.Skill modules? I'm currently thinking of buying the 6400 HZ set but can't ease my mind about the mainboard. EVGA is €250 and the Striker is €300 but if the Striker is more safe I'd pay it.

[GSKILL TECH]

Evga 680i no problem to boot up too. they already fix the bios low voltage issue with laster bios

[JohnnyV]

Evga 680i no problem to boot up too. they already fix the bios low voltage issue with laster bios

Perhaps I should try me an EVGA then...

I can imagine G.Skill is not happy if a mainboard it toasting memory and people are RMA-ing it a lot. Do you know how often this has happened or is that classified information?

[GSKILL TECH]

well if the ram is not working and model / type still under production, we will do rma no problem
which means if there is no more production of DDR1, lifetime warranty for any DDR1 product will be gone

[GAR]

nice post, very usefull info, thanks.

[khurios2000]

G.S tech does the PC8500 HZ timings will works on Asus P5N-E SLI?

[GSKILL TECH]

G.S tech does the PC8500 HZ timings will works on Asus P5N-E SLI?

yes

[shimmishim]

Couple of questions. I have the 8000HZ's.

1. Do the settings above work for the P5N32-E SLI PLUS? I assume so.

2. Will the board boot with one stick in this board? I seem to have problems getting into the bios with 1 stick. The SPD for the stick is programmed for 4-4-4-5 @ 500. No other SPD's are programmed.

3. Any tips on vNB, vtt, vHT?

I've been messing around with this mem for a day now and cannot get these set to do superpi 32M w/o rebooting my computer. If I set DDR2 to 800 4-4-4-5 then it works fine. Any attempt at 500 FSB crashes my computer.

Thanks.

[GSKILL TECH]

Couple of questions. I have the 8000HZ's.

1. Do the settings above work for the P5N32-E SLI PLUS? I assume so.

2. Will the board boot with one stick in this board? I seem to have problems getting into the bios with 1 stick. The SPD for the stick is programmed for 4-4-4-5 @ 500. No other SPD's are programmed.

3. Any tips on vNB, vtt, vHT?

I've been messing around with this mem for a day now and cannot get these set to do superpi 32M w/o rebooting my computer. If I set DDR2 to 800 4-4-4-5 then it works fine. Any attempt at 500 FSB crashes my computer.

Thanks.

yes it works for p5n32-e plus, however, since motherboard will auto pick up the SPD or EPP, it might not boot up with 2 sticks. that is becasue the voltage too low. for vnb, vtt,vht are nothing i can help. you can ask around for it. i will suggest you test with FSB1066/ddr2 1000 to make sure ram is working no problem

[shimmishim]

yes it works for p5n32-e plus, however, since motherboard will auto pick up the SPD or EPP, it might not boot up with 2 sticks. that is becasue the voltage too low. for vnb, vtt,vht are nothing i can help. you can ask around for it. i will suggest you test with FSB1066/ddr2 1000 to make sure ram is working no problem

thanks!

I've done more testing and i'm pretty sure it's the board.

This is SO unusual but it works fine at 2000/1000 linked 1:1 and has no problems with superpi 32M.

if i set it at 1600/1000 unlinked (effectively 4:5) windows crashes.

so I can run 3.5 ghz 1:1 7 x 500 but can't run 3.6 ghz 4:5 9 x 400.

the next question you'll probably ask is, can my chip do 3.6? i'm using more than enough voltage to do 3.6.

i'll keep testing and i'll also see if the board will boot with one stick. i tried one stick yesterday but it wouldn't work.

if it doesn't work with one stick, is there anyway to get the SPD reprogrammed to something like 5-5-5-15 ddr2-533?

[GSKILL TECH]

thanks!

I've done more testing and i'm pretty sure it's the board.

This is SO unusual but it works fine at 2000/1000 linked 1:1 and has no problems with superpi 32M.

if i set it at 1600/1000 unlinked (effectively 4:5) windows crashes.

so I can run 3.5 ghz 1:1 7 x 500 but can't run 3.6 ghz 4:5 9 x 400.

the next question you'll probably ask is, can my chip do 3.6? i'm using more than enough voltage to do 3.6.

i'll keep testing and i'll also see if the board will boot with one stick. i tried one stick yesterday but it wouldn't work.

if it doesn't work with one stick, is there anyway to get the SPD reprogrammed to something like 5-5-5-15 ddr2-533?

it is just not boot up or totally bad?

[GAR]

i have an issue also, at times my board wont boot when i start my pc up in the morning, my settings are 400x9 ram at 550mhz ram is stable once i get into windows passes orthos with no problem, cpu is stable as well, if it boots sometimes i get a long beep wich doesnt stop, also when booting sometimes it sets default settings, default spd for cpu and ram, but when i go into bios my settings are there like nothing has been touched, and all i have to do is exit and save and all is good....but its getting annoying anyone else.

[shimmishim]

it is just not boot up or totally bad?

When I clear the CMOS, the voltages all go back to default.

Even with 1 stick in any slot (1-4) will not allow the board to boot.

It gets to the boot logo screen and then gets stuck there. It will not allow me to enter the bios.

I am sure it has to do with the SPD programing on the sticks. It attempts to boot the sticks at ddr2-1000 at board default voltage of 1.8, not 2.2.

If i stick in my crucial ballistix which are spd programed to boot up at 5-3-3 ddr2-667, i can get into the bios, change voltage to 2.2, remove them and then stick in the HZ's and they boot up fine.

[SchiuZ]

Hi, I would like to have 4 Gbytes of RAM on my Asus Striker motherboard. Can you please tell me if I can use 4 modules of Ddr II 2Gb (2x1Gb) G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ. It will work on the Striker with 4 modules? Thank you.

[SchiuZ]

Hi, I would like to have 4 Gbytes of RAM on my Asus Striker motherboard. Can you please tell me if I can use 4 modules of Ddr II 2Gb (2x1Gb) G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ. It will work on the Striker with 4 modules? Thank you.

Waiting for an answert please . If that RAMs are not good to run in 4 modules tell me other GSKill RAMs that are working, thank you.

[Leeghoofd]

EVA2000 tested 4 dimms of 6400PHU2-2GBHZ (4-4-4-12 ) dimms succesfully with a FSB of 400 and ram even at 900Mhz....

[GSKILL TECH]

i just don't recommend 680 or 650 to run 4 DIMM. We got many feed back that users can't run 4dimm. i ask Asus and Dfi and they told me that some of the C55 chip might not strong enough to run 4 dimm....

[Leeghoofd]

Well I had my PC6400GBHZ coupled with o** 8500 at 800mhz 4-4-4-12 2T at 2 volts worked fb till 333Mhz FSB then it went wrong...but they worked well together at 4 gig , but windows XP couldn't adress it all...

[Zardew]

Hello GS

Could you confirm compatibility of the F2-6400PHU1-1GBZX modules on a P5N32 SLI plus (650) board. The memory is EOL and "for Intel platform Only". I just need to check otherwise I need to buy other memory for my new mobo. Any recommendations on best 800mhz (2GB) g.skill modules for this board?

Thanks
Zardew

[SimonL]

Dammit I have the 6400NQ ram but can't get to vista... hate it.
Updated to latest bios 1302 and applied all the recommended settings... blue screen on loading

P5n32-e sli it is... what should I do what should I do..

[Leeghoofd]

simon plz fill in this template with ya settings plz... you running 4 dimms ? win 32bit ?....

AI Tuning: Manual
Nvidia GPU Ex: Disabled
LinkBoost: Disabled

FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Unlinked
x FSB - Memory Raio: N/A
FSB (QDR), Mhz: (means FSB)
Actual FSB (QDR), Mhz:
MEM (DDR), Mhz: (means mhz speeds)
Actual MEM (DDR), Mhz:

Vcore Voltage:
Memory Voltage:
1.2v HT Voltage:
NB Core Voltage:
SB Core Voltage:
CPU VTT Voltage:
DDRII Controller Ref Voltage:
DDRII Channel A Ref Voltage:
DDRII Channel B Ref Voltage:

tCL (CAS Latency):
tRCD:
tRP:
tRAS:
Command Per Clock (CMD): 2 clock (2T)

Advance Memory Settings
tRRD: AUTO
tRC: AUTO
tWR: AUTO
tWTR: AUTO
tREF: AUTO
tRD: AUTO
tRFC: AUTO
Async Latency: AUTO

CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum: Disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum: Disabled

CPU Internal Thermal Control: Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal: Disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E): Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
Virtualization Technology: Disabled
Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tech: Disabled
LDT Frequency: 5x

PCIEX16_1 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_2 Frequency (Mhz): 100
PCIEX16_3 Frequency (Mhz): 100
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, Mhz: 200

[SimonL]

well thanks for offering help but I'm afraid it isn't needed anymore... went to local hardware shop and bought a 2gb of another manufacturer... works now

thanks anyway