Asus P5N-E SLI small review

[tifozif1]

Vcore mod done Quick test for FSB - 450 x 7 easy Good cheap mobo. 500MHz easy done with air cooled mobo

Martin can I get a link to this mod or more information ? Thank you in advance.

[Ron 61]

VR Zone has some mods for this board http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4450&s=12

[adamsleath]

and the highest vcore measured on this board is..?

[Lestat]

where the hell is this 0307 bios Shamino is talking about
all i have and can find is the 0202 bios the board came with

hell you search for downloads on the asus site and this board isnt even in the list, but if you search for the board it finds it.

im at 475 x 8 24/7 1.47v windows and 1.42v droop.

whats screwed up is that 400 and up requires maximum chipset voltage for me. and it pisses me off big time. it wont even post at 400x 9 unless i have max voltage.

[DEVIL K-ce]

Hmmm beta

Use at your own risk

http://140.124.72.14/%7Ekmd/P5N-ESLI.zip

[falqon]

500MHz easy done with air cooled mobo

What voltages do you need to get that?

[DEVIL K-ce]

What voltages do you need to get that?

Max vmch from bios. Chipset is not hot 35-40C on 500x7 - good.

[falqon]

Max vmch from bios. Chipset is not hot 35-40C on 500x7 - good.

The heat isn't what worries me, it's the articles around here talking about how increasing current even without heat can cause damage, I wish I knew where the safety limit was.

[DEVIL K-ce]

and the highest vcore measured on this board is..?

Hi

With mod You can easy do > 1.7V

[Lestat]

so,,, whos gunna flash first ?
and what is this supposed to fix?
Gary over at AT said something about memory issues but i can run my ram just fine and dandy @ 1150 5-4-4-15
only thing i havent tried is Raid on the onboard controller since im using my own card.

[ReTiCuLeX]

Don't try that bios, It killed my mobo.

[Marlowe]

VR Zone has some mods for this board http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4450&s=12

Jesus christ read that review.. this motherboard looks more and more promising

VR-Zone review: http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4450

It outscores the DFI RD600

[zeeke]

Devil, nice FSB there. Got my board yesterday and will give it hell tonite

Just a quick thing, is there any vdroop mod out there for this board?

[Lestat]

Devil, nice FSB there. Got my board yesterday and will give it hell tonite

Just a quick thing, is there any vdroop mod out there for this board?

not one that is confirmed to work. just some speculation on where the mod would go

[zeeke]

not one that is confirmed to work. just some speculation on where the mod would go

ok

Any update on 3-3-3 timings then, Im @ work now and just cant wait to get home

[burn what?]

just got the board, set everything up, appears to be D.O.A. any tips/suggestions for getting to work? i tried different video card, cheaper memory, even different e6400 from another system that i know is good. appears to be the board unless there's some known issue other than memory which i already tried that makes it not post. is there a clear cmos, am i just missing it? tried pulling battery still no go.

[Ron 61]

Clear cmos is at bottom right corner of board and try one stick of ram in black slot.

[burn what?]

Clear cmos is at bottom right corner of board and try one stick of ram in black slot.

near the front panel led's? how much stuff can they cram in that corner?!! thanks for the tip, already tried the mem in black slot. i'm thinking it's just D.E.A.D

[adamsleath]

...quick get the defibrilator! oh dear what could the matter be...any beeeps??? beeps sometimes indicate one component or another..apart from dat i got nuthin...
yeah all i do is try min ram; all BIOS settings Auto; clear cmos with jumper if there is one first with da powa orff...see if 1 stick of ram works in any slot...hey i dont have your board but that's how i put neew mobo's in...never had probs with auto bios settings
i assume nuthing's fried due to a loose heatsink...just going over the bleeding obvious...any bent pins in the socket?

if you know you have adequate power and all your other components are fine then i'd be going for the warranty
hopefully some1 else will reply to your query cos my experience is very limited.

[DEVIL K-ce]

Felix add memset support for 650i


Regards

Martin

[zeeke]

just got the board, set everything up, appears to be D.O.A. any tips/suggestions for getting to work? i tried different video card, cheaper memory, even different e6400 from another system that i know is good. appears to be the board unless there's some known issue other than memory which i already tried that makes it not post. is there a clear cmos, am i just missing it? tried pulling battery still no go.

I got the same problem, well I guess I do. The board does actually start, in the sense that it powers up and start feeding the cpu, rams and gfxs and fans. BUT, the boot sequence doesnt begin. I've hooked up my debugger card and I just get two dots, no error code.

Thing is, it behaved like this for a couple of hours last night. Then, all of a sudden it booted just fine. I got into bios and set default setting for my things (read tweaked, no overclock) , rebooted and reinstalled windows.

Couple of hours later, i tried to connect another gfx for SLI. Back to no-boot-mode.. Removed one stick of ram, resetted bios, removed battery, NOTHING.

Just got tired and went to sleep. Tried again this morning, no boot, powered down, tried again, no boot, and again and again, on the fifth try it booted.. and then behaved just fine..

Any suggestions to why this should happen?

[tifozif1]

Any suggestions to why this should happen?

Not a clue sorry but smells like an RMA is coming.

[Ron 61]

Felix add memset support for 650i


Regards

Martin

Thanks, now we have a reference point for the tight sub timings.

[burn what?]

I got the same problem, well I guess I do. The board does actually start, in the sense that it powers up and start feeding the cpu, rams and gfxs and fans. BUT, the boot sequence doesnt begin. I've hooked up my debugger card and I just get two dots, no error code.

Thing is, it behaved like this for a couple of hours last night. Then, all of a sudden it booted just fine. I got into bios and set default setting for my things (read tweaked, no overclock) , rebooted and reinstalled windows.

Couple of hours later, i tried to connect another gfx for SLI. Back to no-boot-mode.. Removed one stick of ram, resetted bios, removed battery, NOTHING.

Just got tired and went to sleep. Tried again this morning, no boot, powered down, tried again, no boot, and again and again, on the fifth try it booted.. and then behaved just fine..

Any suggestions to why this should happen?

that's EXACTLY what mine is doing. board draws power, all fans start, etc. i haven't even seen a post screen yet though. you give me hope that enough reboots maybe it will eventually come up. i can still rma to the egg so not panicing yet, but this is not a good first impression for the nvidia chipset!!

[zeeke]

My board actually started ok again this afternoon, but I have NO idea of why it is behaving this way. Hopefully its just n bios issue since Im not the only one with this problem apperently..

Another question though, is there another software then Ntune to suse when overclocking in windows with this board. Cuz that one crashes as soon as I try to open the "adjust motherboard" thinge. Automatic adjustment seems to work pretty fine, but I need to manually overclock, I just dont trust it otherwise