ASUS P5K Deluxe - Intel P35 Bearlake + E6600 B1 / Q6600 B3

[Arcanedeath]

I can post w/ 1t cmd rate w/ 1:1 @ ddr 667 w/ 2x 1066 and 2x 1000 Crucail ballistix but its not stable and fails memtest rightaway, this was w/ pretty lose 5 5 5 15 timings @ 2.2V w/ the 0311 bios so w/out alot more volts or maybe even loser timings I doubt it will fly. this same memory works fine a 4 4 4 12 w/ 2.2V at DDR 1000 on the 2:3 raito.

[jcniest5]

I see that the 2T command curse on the P965 has been cured, that's very good news indeed.

[GAR]

When i raise the PCI-e MHZ the SATA drives are gone, anyway to get 125mhz on pci-e like the 680i????

[Bitgod]

Which ethernet port are you guys using? I assume it's better to use the Marvell since that one is listed as "PCI-e", and the other is just "PCI", but I haven't seen anything that tells you which one is the Marvell.

I got all the parts in now, I'll start cracking on it tomorrow morning. I've already noticed one thing I miss having, a power switch on the mobo, that sure made testing my current system a lot easier.

[OldGuy]

When i raise the PCI-e MHZ the SATA drives are gone, anyway to get 125mhz on pci-e like the 680i????

Why do you "want" to get there? Generally I've only used PCI-e frequency increases to get things back in whack, not for performance gains in gfx...I never saw any increase in benchmarks when running beyond 100mhz on my Evga or IN9 32X-MAX boards...

[GAR]

Why do you "want" to get there? Generally I've only used PCI-e frequency increases to get things back in whack, not for performance gains in gfx...I never saw any increase in benchmarks when running beyond 100mhz on my Evga or IN9 32X-MAX boards...

I guess you could be right.

[OldGuy]

I guess you could be right.

Not trying to be "right" bro, just curious People on the Evga forums flipped out when one of the last bios releases disabled "link boost" by default. Some guys swore there was a difference but I've never seen it with my particular crop of hardware. Funny thing is you can adjust all this stuff manually and they all still wigged out like something was taken away from them

[mariniam]

made no diff 1.6v CPU PLL did help me push Q6600 max FSB from 470 to 485FSB with old 0307 bios but have yet to try 0311 bios max FSB for Q6600 i hear it helps a bit with 0311 in getting higher quad core FSB ?

Thanx for that eva! I'll give it a try tonight.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Why do you "want" to get there? Generally I've only used PCI-e frequency increases to get things back in whack, not for performance gains in gfx...I never saw any increase in benchmarks when running beyond 100mhz on my Evga or IN9 32X-MAX boards...

increasing PCIe bus speed will give you a boost in "burst" speed for the hard drive, and, i imagine a small gain in VC performance...just to clarify

[burningrave101]

Are any of you guys running XP 64-bit on this board? I'm trying to find the latest HDA Audio bus driver and the one I've got now is for SP1 and after installing SP2 for XP 64-bit it wont' let me install it saying it's an old update. Now I'm trying to either reinstall or uninstall the SoundMAX driver software since I installed my X-Fi and during the uninstall in Add/Remove Programs it gives me an error saying The HDA Audio bus driver is required and not found.

[eva2000]

never used 64bit OS so can't help ya there ... sorry

Q6600 @7x490FSB 1:1
OCZ PC2-9200 FlexXLC @490Mhz 4-4-4-9
Now I'm truly getting the hang of tweaking Asus P5K Deluxe with OCZ PC2-9200 FlexXLC memory. Below is probably one of the fastest single 32M runs at 1:1 for 7x490FSB 4-4-4-9 settings.

Note, Kentsfield B3 stepping cpus are clock for clock slower in single instance Super Pi benchmarks compared with Core 2 Duo dual core B2 stepping cpus.

Also, 0311 Official bios increased my Q6600 Kentsfield cpu's max FSB from 485FSB to 490FSB without needing to raise CPU PLL volts from 1.5v to 1.6v as I needed on 0307 beta bios. With 0311 official bios and my Q6600 I've managed to sometimes boot into memtest @7x500FSB but on exiting bios, it doesn't boot up and needs power reset to get back into bios. So still working at it but already an improvement over 0307 beta bios

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclocking: Manual
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 7
FSB Frequency: 490
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-980
DRAM Command Rate: 2T
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency: 4
RAS# to CAS# Delay: 4
RAS# Precharge: 4
RAS# Activate to Precharge: 9
TWR: 2
TRFC: 25
TWTR: 2
TRRD: 2
TRTP: 2
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO

Transaction Booster: AUTO
Boost Level: N/A
Clock Over-Charging Mode: AUTO

CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

CPU Voltage: 1.45v
CPU Voltage Reference: x0.63
CPU Voltage Damper: Enabled
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.50
DRAM Voltage: 2.25
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.40
North Bridge Voltage: 1.55
North Bridge Voltage Reference: AUTO
South Bridge Voltage: 1.20

Advance CPU Settings
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 7
C1E Suppport: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
PECI: Disabled

USB Configuration
USB Functions: Enabled
Legacy USB Support: Disabled (need to enable it to detect USB flash drives)

Everest Ultimate Bandwidth

[Ten]

Are any of you guys running XP 64-bit on this board? I'm trying to find the latest HDA Audio bus driver and the one I've got now is for SP1 and after installing SP2 for XP 64-bit it wont' let me install it saying it's an old update. Now I'm trying to either reinstall or uninstall the SoundMAX driver software since I installed my X-Fi and during the uninstall in Add/Remove Programs it gives me an error saying The HDA Audio bus driver is required and not found.

i had the same problem on my x-fi after i installed sp2 @ xp64. But if i installed soundcard first there were no problem at all, i had to reinstall btw:/ so first install soundcard before sp2 that was my solution

[xgman]

[QUOTE=eva2000;2240347]

Eva, thanks for posting those settings.

[Speederlander]

Running 8 gig at 475 FSB.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=206249

Ran a pass of memtest and Priming blend now.

[computerpro3]

I'm getting insane CPU temps on this, I've remounted three times and still idling around 50-54C and loading in the low 70's. I have a scythe with 2x yate loon fans on it and it was cooling the chip awesome on my old setup. WTF is going on, I can't get past 3.6ghz because of the heat. Voltage is only 1.45v.

[eva2000]

what are you using to read and compare temps on new and old setups? and what was the old setup ?




2x1GB OCZ PC2-9200 FlexXLC
CAS4 Performance

It seems testing OCZ PC2-9200 FlexXLC's CAS4 performance on Asus P5K Deluxe is about the same as on Asus P5B Deluxe, hitting a ceiling around 540Mhz 4-4-4x at 2.45v. But, the difference is that on Asus P5B Deluxe, it required very loose sub timings. On Asus P5K Deluxe it was totally different, I could run very very tight sub timings @540Mhz 4-4-4-9 2-25-2-2-8 at 2.45v and it really showed in the Everest Ultimate reported bandwidth and latency and also in single Super Pi 32M time for a quad core, Q6600 B3 cpu.

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclocking: Manual
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 8
FSB Frequency: 450
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1080
DRAM Command Rate: 2T
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency: 4
RAS# to CAS# Delay: 4
RAS# Precharge: 4
RAS# Activate to Precharge: 9
TWR: 2
TRFC: 25
TWTR: 2
TRRD: 2
TRTP: 8
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO

Transaction Booster: AUTO
Boost Level: N/A
Clock Over-Charging Mode: AUTO

CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

CPU Voltage: 1.50v
CPU Voltage Reference: AUTO
CPU Voltage Damper: Enabled
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.50
DRAM Voltage: 2.45
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.40
North Bridge Voltage: 1.55
North Bridge Voltage Reference: AUTO
South Bridge Voltage: 1.20

Advance CPU Settings
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 8
C1E Suppport: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
PECI: Disabled

USB Configuration
USB Functions: Enabled
Legacy USB Support: Disabled (need to enable it to detect USB flash drives)

CPUZ Validation


Super Pi v1.50 Single 32M

Without Copy-Waza tweak


With Copy-Waza tweak (2.47GB directory of digital camera images copied to C:\ drive)


Everest Ultimate



Q6600 B3 @3500Mhz
7x500FSB
4:5
2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 @625Mhz 5-5-5-9 at 2.40v

Strap change does exist it seems at 500FSB changes to lower memory bandwidth performance compared with 499FSB.

Clocked even higher - memtest86+ v1.70 reported bandwidth = 6216MB/s (@499FSB = 6505MB/s)
Super Pi v1.50 32M = 13m 28.313s

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclocking: Manual
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 7
FSB Frequency: 500
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1250
DRAM Command Rate: 2T
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency: 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
RAS# Precharge: 5
RAS# Activate to Precharge: 9
TWR: 3
TRFC: 30
TWTR: 3
TRRD: 3
TRTP: 8
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO

Transaction Booster: AUTO
Boost Level: N/A
Clock Over-Charging Mode: AUTO

CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

CPU Voltage: 1.5v
CPU Voltage Reference: x0.63
CPU Voltage Damper: Enabled
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.50
DRAM Voltage: 2.40
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.40
North Bridge Voltage: 1.70
North Bridge Voltage Reference: AUTO
South Bridge Voltage: 1.20

Advance CPU Settings
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 7
C1E Suppport: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
PECI: Disabled

USB Configuration
USB Functions: Enabled
Legacy USB Support: Disabled (need to enable it to detect USB flash drives)

[Speederlander]

Memset for P35

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=92190&page=21

[eva2000]

ooh thanks for the heads up

[michaLcoughliN]

I hope whenI pick up my Q6600 in July, that I will be able to hit these clock speeds. 3.6 is very impressive.

[Speederlander]

8 Gig Mushkin 6400 (4-3-3 stuff) @ 475 FSB 1:1, 5-4-4-8, sub timings all auto.
RAM at stock 2.25 vDIMM (spent too much $$ to overvolt this stuff yet)
Transaction boost enabled with boost level 1.
Appears 24/7 stable with orthos blend in Vista 64 and under memtest. So far. Still needs more testing

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=206505
vCore is 1.36 set in BIOS, 1.34 idle in Windows, 1.33/1.34 load in Windows.

Won't boot with CAS 4 no matter what I do. But hey, it's 8 gig of RAM, you can't have everything. Transaction boost helped. May get brave and up the volts a little to try for CAS 4 but I really don't see the point right now since I only care about what is stable, not benching for the sake of it.

[eva2000]

8GB DDR2

Highest FSB
with
Q6600 B3 ES Kentsfield Quad Core

Thanks to Asus P5K Deluxe and Crucial Ballistix 8500 memory, I've achieved my highest FSB ever to date with Q6600 B3 ES Kenstfield quad core cpu @502.7FSB

Settings Used

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclocking: Manual
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 7
FSB Frequency: 499 boost from bios setfsb to 502.7FSB
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1248 setfsb to 628Mhz 5-5-5-9
DRAM Command Rate: 2T
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency: 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
RAS# Precharge: 5
RAS# Activate to Precharge: 9
TWR: 3
TRFC: 30
TWTR: 3
TRRD: 3
TRTP: 8
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO

Transaction Booster: AUTO
Boost Level: N/A
Clock Over-Charging Mode: AUTO

CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

CPU Voltage: 1.5375v
CPU Voltage Reference: x0.63
CPU Voltage Damper: Enabled
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.50
DRAM Voltage: 2.45 (added 0.05v just for precautions when setfsb is limited by mem clocks)
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.40
North Bridge Voltage: 1.70
North Bridge Voltage Reference: AUTO
South Bridge Voltage: 1.20

Advance CPU Settings
CPU Ratio Control: Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting: 7
C1E Suppport: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
PECI: Disabled

USB Configuration
USB Functions: Enabled
Legacy USB Support: Disabled (need to enable it to detect USB flash drives)

Not bad for an old Q6600 B3 ES that couldn't get more than 400-425FSB on Asus P5B Deluxe, limited at 350FSB on Asus 680i Striker, limited at 345FSB on Intel D975X Bad Axe 1, and 350FSB on DFI ICFX3200 at 9x and 400FSB at 7x or 8x.

[OldGuy]

8 Gig Mushkin 6400 (4-3-3 stuff) @ 475 FSB 1:1, 5-4-4-8, sub timings all auto.
RAM at stock 2.25 vDIMM (spent too much $$ to overvolt this stuff yet)
Transaction boost enabled with boost level 1.
Appears 24/7 stable with orthos blend in Vista 64 and under memtest. So far. Still needs more testing

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=206505
vCore is 1.36 set in BIOS, 1.34 idle in Windows, 1.33/1.34 load in Windows.

Won't boot with CAS 4 no matter what I do. But hey, it's 8 gig of RAM, you can't have everything. Transaction boost helped. May get brave and up the volts a little to try for CAS 4 but I really don't see the point right now since I only care about what is stable, not benching for the sake of it.

Good stuff... Both times I tried enabling transaction boost and went for +1 my machine hard locked and required cmos clear. Disabling is interesting and results in slacker latencies. Haven't had a chance to see how high I could go looser cuz I ran a few tests then wanted to see what would happen going the other way. Hardlock. No boot. Time for bed This is on my P5K by the way. I'll have to spend some quality time with the deluxe when I get back from vacation...

Oh and cograts Eva2000!!!

[ziddey]

mmm, lovely memory results. Good to see things are tight again in the high fsb's. Good find too on 499 vs 500. I wonder if turning on transaction booster at 500 would result in same results at 499

[Speederlander]

Wish I could get Super Pi working right on Vista 64.

[safan80]

I'm getting insane CPU temps on this, I've remounted three times and still idling around 50-54C and loading in the low 70's. I have a scythe with 2x yate loon fans on it and it was cooling the chip awesome on my old setup. WTF is going on, I can't get past 3.6ghz because of the heat. Voltage is only 1.45v.

maybe your using too much vcore?
mine idles at 46C on each core and load is at 60C on each core with the stock cooler, but I'm only running it at 3.2Ghz at 1.30 vcore. I won't try for anything higher till I install my watercooling parts.

Wish I could get Super Pi working right on Vista 64.

it works just fine for me.