[First Look] Intel 965 ASUS P5B Deluxe Result

[AndreYang]

I got the ES motherboard from ASUS. The motherboard has some problem to slove, so I delay to post.

Please look at motherboard and Bios first.


ASUS P5B Deluxe








South Bridge



North Bridge





Wireless



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Bios










DDR2 DRAM Frequency



Memory voltage



CPU voltage






FSB voltage





North Bridge Voltage




South Bridge voltage



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MB: P5B Deluxe
CPU: Conroe X6800 Stepping 5
Ram: GSKILL DDR2 800 HZ
VGA: 7950 GX2
Cooler: Tower 120
Power: Zippy 850W G1


266*11
DDR2 1067














350*10














I will post 3D later.

[hookid]

thanks...some good pics

[guess2098]

why!!! why!!!!

same pic hahahahhahaha

[Supertim0r]

XE6800 Step 5

[vapb400]

lol i noticed that too, I spent like 45 seconds trying to distinguish the difference

[idiotec]

Is it me, or does seem somewhat limited in BIOS settings compared to the DFI Infinity board shown. Less FSB, vdimm and vcore

[sierra_bound]

I can tell you Conroe gets very warm with just 1.6v. I can't imagine anyone trying 1.8-1.9v on one of the other boards, especially with anything less than extreme cooling. And having up to 600 FSB in the BIOS like some of the others is pretty meaningless. It's like having a car with a speedometer that goes up to 200mph, when it's only capable to 130. I think people will be lucky to even hit 500 FSB.

Nice photos, Andre. I think you set the record for the most pics in a single post.

[Rocket]

Wow... It`s a good thing I have ultra high speed internet. A Dial-up user would have commited suicide after the first 2 pics...lol

good pics....the board looks great. I hope it overclocks good, and is stable without getting too hot.

Is this supposed to the budget, performance board from Asus for conroe?

[Nasgul]

I like the lay-out but, is it 400fsb the max for CPU on the P5B? Or is that an issue that has to still be resolved?

Everything else looks good IMO.

[SoulGG]

Wow... It`s a good thing I have ultra high speed internet. A Dial-up user would have commited suicide after the first 2 pics...lol

Tell me about it

[idiotec]

I can tell you Conroe gets very warm with just 1.6v. I can't imagine anyone trying 1.8-1.9v on one of the other boards, especially with anything less than extreme cooling. And having up to 600 FSB in the BIOS like some of the others is pretty meaningless. It's like having a car with a speedometer that goes up to 200mph, when it's only capable to 130. I think people will be lucky to even hit 500 FSB.

Nice photos, Andre. I think you set the record for the most pics in a single post.

True, but 400FSB maxes an E6600 at 3.6Ghz. Not that I would complain about that , but if I was lucky enough to get one of these that were hitting 4Ghz on air, I would be bummed to be FSB bound

[sierra_bound]

Yes, I would want more than 400FSB too. Usually that can be fixed with a BIOS update, as was the case with the P5W DH which now has up to 500FSB.

But the people who think they're going to do 600X9 or 600X10 with some of the other boards out there are dreaming.

[dissident]

It's going to be hard to decide between this board and the gigabyte board...

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...me=GA-965P-DQ6

the specs on this board look great...

[[XC] Angstrom]

Waiting for 3D, this is the board I want.

But yes, a comparison with that Gigabyte board would be good too.

[Johnny Sack]

No doubt, for entry level Conroe buyers FSB is everything. Some are stuck in that old netburst logic. Have to remeber these chips destroy others at a sparingly 2GHz clock. I think Asus will make it right with future BIOS(s) and chips. :crossfingers:

[Repoman]

Does it seem limited in DRAM timings to you guys?? Is that how it is with all Intel boards.. because I'm used to having 20+ timings to play around with on my DFI

[sierra_bound]

Does it seem limited in DRAM timings to you guys?? Is that how it is with all Intel boards.. because I'm used to having 20+ timings to play around with on my DFI

Most Intel-based boards have only the main timings in the BIOS. You can change the secondaries in Windows using a program like MemSet.

[AndreYang]

Most Intel-based boards have only the main timings in the BIOS. You can change the secondaries in Windows using a program like MemSet.

MemSet don't support 965 yet.


7950 GX2 has one bug on 965 chip. So I must delay my 3D post.

7950 GX2 score is only half of 975x. That means is single 7950 GX2 cannot SLI.........I need to discuss with ASUS tomorrow.

[Repoman]

Most Intel-based boards have only the main timings in the BIOS. You can change the secondaries in Windows using a program like MemSet.

Does memset automatically apply timings at startup?

I have faith in DFI's RD600 board, need my mem timings to play with !!

[sierra_bound]

MemSet does have a save function.

Personally I've found the secondary timings on Intel boards to be important only if you're running something like SuperPi. Memory speed is generally much more important. With Conroe, you'll probably be running 1:1 or 4:5. So if your FSB is at 400 and you want to use the 4:5 ratio, you'll need memory that can do 500 (DDR2-1000).

[Silver Bullet]

Looks like a pretty nice board, I wait for 3D and final retail BMs but otherwise I think I'm sold

[death metal]

Nice

[matt89]

anyone have any idea on the prices of the 965s

[adr]

anyone have any idea on the prices of the 965s

P5B is about 150$ (160€)

http://www.1000ordi.fr/16896

[zert]

P5B is about 150$ (160€)

http://www.1000ordi.fr/16896

that's the non-deluxe board mate.
i found a Belgian webshop that has the P5B Deluxe listed for €210 (268.512 USD) www.bytesatwork.be