ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[TWY]

So what is the most recent version and highest fsb stable version of this board? 1.05G???

It's 1.04G.. Unless you've heard news of 1.05G from somewhere?

[loutsos]

@larywild

I can see you have some custom cooling on your northbridge.
Just out of curiosity, what did u with the factory installed heatpipe.
Did u remove it altogether or cut it off at the middle?

[Phoenix_TT]

@larywild

I can see you have some custom cooling on your northbridge.
Just out of curiosity, what did u with the factory installed heatpipe.
Did u remove it altogether or cut it off at the middle?

That's a good question and I was also going to ask larrywild about this too!

[OneyedK]

It's impossible to remove without cutting it.
You might want to keep the cooling on the mosfets ;-)
(I simply cut it as close as possible to the mosfet heatsink)

[icrunk]

What is the best bios to overclock with? v1601?

[Phoenix_TT]

Try 2.2v -These sticks should do 1000MHz plus no problem with about 2.3v-2.4v Check this review out - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mem...dr2-800_2.html
What BIOS are you running and whats the rest of your BIOS settings and system setup.
Check the forum for previous threads on 2:3 and 4:5 on the P5W. This one was an Analysis of P5W DH memory 4:5 and 2:3 dividers with an earlier BIOS version by eva2000
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...php?p=1683353l.

Another thought - have you removed NB/SB heatsinks and replaced paste with AS5. It all helps the overclock stability and keeps board cool. Your problem may not be the memory but the overall setting/volts you are using in the BIOS - please post them.

If I'm not mistaken, 2:3 is very problematic on this board when you start getting up in fsb speeds. I know you shouldn't have any issues doing 4:5 though (I've personally done it up to ~950ish fsb stable with my corsair pc2-8500s).

2.1v *should* be enough, however you may want to try 2.2 or even 2.3, however I'd highly recommend running a fan nearby to displace some of the heat that it will cause.

There was a great article I read the other day on cas latencies vs higher fsb with c2d cpus (but focusing on nforce680 chipset since you could asynchronously split cpu ram fsbs). One of the sidenotes was operating temperatures of ram and voltages required to hit the higher fsbs. I think at 2.2-2.4v, some of the sticks got up to the 50s or even 60s C!

Thanks sesdave and nickfd

I'm using the 2004 bios. I have removed the NB/SB and replaced paste with AS5, however I'm going to redo this and probably replace with Thermalright HR05 on the SB and Thermalright HR05 SLI on the NB. I need to check if the HR05 SLI will fit, as I have a Ultra 120. I will do some more tests (hopefully if I get time this week) and post the BIOS voltage settings.

Last night I had a spare 5 mins! I set mem voltage to 2.1v and the memory to be DDR-667, with an FSB of 266. The CPU voltage to be 1.325v (as I have a wk24a e6600) and that's what I remember being on the side of the Intel box. Everything else on AUTO except for PCI Express Frequency at 100 and PCI Clock Synchronization Mode at 33.33Mhz. SPD to disabled and manual timings of 4-4-4-12 and guess what it booted fine. So 4:5 ratio is working (so far!)

I do need to sort out my NB/SB cooling and then I'll try get the 4-4-4-12 at 400FSB.

[miochza]

DutchBBQ, if you read this please PM me about what's going on with your drivers thread.

That thing was awesome... wish it wasn't just a blank page now...

[lawrywild]

It's a Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II and what I did was said above, I cut the heatpipe as close to the mosfet cooler as possible. The mosfet cooler doesn't even do anything though, never even gets warm. I tried using a small bit of heatsink (kinda like a load of ramsinks stuck together, but as a single piece) and stuck on with high qualiy thermal tape, that didn't even get warm either...

[infrared]

I went to the trouble of cutting up and shaping an old P3 Passive heatsink to go on the fets. At least that way i still have the stock heatsinks intact should i decide to sell the board.

[snq]

I have an unusual (I think) and very annoying problem. I can't find any info on it at all, it seems like I'm the only person in the world with this problem

The thing is, I can't put my computer in standby. Or better said, it goes into standby just fine but wakes up again right away, not even a small delay. As soon as the disks spin down, they spin up again. Other than that it's not crashing or hanging or anything, but it just doesn't want to be in standby.

I have tried pretty much everything I could think of.. Disabled all wake up stuff in BIOS, in windows disabled "allow this device to wake up the computer from standby" for everything, pulled out the network cables, all USB devices, removed the mouse and keyboard, disabled network devices, nothing works!
And the most annoying part is, like once in every 10 tries, it does stay in standby. WHY!!?

This is driving me insane! Does anyone have a clue what is going on and how I can get it to work properly?

[BenchZowner]

I have an unusual (I think) and very annoying problem. I can't find any info on it at all, it seems like I'm the only person in the world with this problem

The thing is, I can't put my computer in standby. Or better said, it goes into standby just fine but wakes up again right away, not even a small delay. As soon as the disks spin down, they spin up again. Other than that it's not crashing or hanging or anything, but it just doesn't want to be in standby.

I have tried pretty much everything I could think of.. Disabled all wake up stuff in BIOS, in windows disabled "allow this device to wake up the computer from standby" for everything, pulled out the network cables, all USB devices, removed the mouse and keyboard, disabled network devices, nothing works!
And the most annoying part is, like once in every 10 tries, it does stay in standby. WHY!!?

This is driving me insane! Does anyone have a clue what is going on and how I can get it to work properly?

This might sound crazy and hopeless, but have you tried doing it with your system @ default clocks ? [ no overclocking at all ]

[snq]

This might sound crazy and hopeless, but have you tried doing it with your system @ default clocks ? [ no overclocking at all ]

Yea, that didn't work either

[Dashik]

Hi everyone,

Got this lot,

Arctic Cooling (AC-FRZ-7P) Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 CPU Cooler

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4ghz) Socket 775 FSB1066 4MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor L640A690

ASUS P5W DH Deluxe SKT 775 dual-core Core2Duo Conroe ready Crossfire 8channel audio ATX

Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400 (TWIN2X2048-6400C4D) DOMINATOR


Managed to get it running at 3.6 but not Orthos stable yet.

Its also got,

2 x X1900XTX crossfire
2 x WD Raptor 150 Raid 0
2 x WD 500Gb HDD'd
Creative Fatality X-Fi Sound card
BFG PhysX
DVD's Case Enermax Modular PSU etc.

It seems to need about 1.325v V Core according to Core Temp or 1.448 in CPUz.

Temps are 41 idle with Core temp and 46 with TAT.
Load is 58-64 with Coretemp and about the same with TAT.
Memory is running 4-4-4-12 800Mhz 2.1v

I fancy water cooling when R600 arrives.

Seems to be running a little hot though so might back it down a little, 3Dmark06 is 10510 marks so its not too shabby.


It was setup as per this thread.

Any suggestions to lower the temps?

[crazyea]

Better cooler, less overclocking? imho, 41 is good for 3.6ghz.

[ntvh]

Try to find CPU with B Ver and run it w/ Water cooler..you will see your CPU go up to 4.00, 3.9 or 3.8 GHz OC

[Dashik]

Better cooler, less overclocking? imho, 41 is good for 3.6ghz.

By that I think you mean 41 at load not idle? yes?

[lawrywild]

I crunch 24/7 on my e6600 @3Ghz and it's constantly around 60 Degrees, so 60 load @ 3.6 is good

Mine needs a remount though..

[crazyea]

By that I think you mean 41 at load not idle? yes?

No, Idle.

[aamsel]

I had a very flaky P5W64 WS Pro, and just picked up a DH Deluxe today.
Reading through the various threads on the DH Deluxe, just a couple of questions:
1.) Are many of you actually using the WiFi-AP Solo? I have a decent wireless router and am assuming that it won't replace one? Or will it? Please explain the value, if any, of it.
2.) What BIOS version should I start out with for an E6600?

Thanks,
Andrew

[eblaster101]

I had a very flaky P5W64 WS Pro, and just picked up a DH Deluxe today.
Reading through the various threads on the DH Deluxe, just a couple of questions:
1.) Are many of you actually using the WiFi-AP Solo? I have a decent wireless router and am assuming that it won't replace one? Or will it? Please explain the value, if any, of it.
2.) What BIOS version should I start out with for an E6600?

Thanks,
Andrew

not using it but if you need it use it, but i read that if your planning to overclock everything that you dont use should be turned of or taken out in this case thats the wifi. But if your not overclocking it use it should be fine size of the ariel im sure you can find loads of wifi signals the best bios for overclocking is on the first thread read it. But if your not overclockign just put latest in i dont know which version specifically stops the cold boot this cause thats well annoying.

[eblaster101]

@lawrywild can i ask why you didnt push your e6600 further than 3ghz.

[aamsel]

Not sure if I am going to stay with using the DH Deluxe.
At this point, I would like the most stability that a board can offer with a moderate overclock and stock cooling (in a well-ventilated case).

Not sure if the DH Deluxe is the way to go at this point.

Andrew

not using it but if you need it use it, but i read that if your planning to overclock everything that you dont use should be turned of or taken out in this case thats the wifi. But if your not overclocking it use it should be fine size of the ariel im sure you can find loads of wifi signals the best bios for overclocking is on the first thread read it. But if your not overclockign just put latest in i dont know which version specifically stops the cold boot this cause thats well annoying.

[Leeghoofd]

if you define a moderate overclock at 350 - 400FSB the 975 chipset is one of the best , fastest chipset clock for clock and superstable. If my board wasn't killed due to many powercuts I would still own this board and wouldn't have to deal with this buggy Nvidia chipset....

[aamsel]

I am looking for the same 380FSB that I was getting with reasonable other settings on the P5W64, so I am considering the DH Deluxe, the Badaxe 2 or any other good board. This is not a "hijack attempt" as far as this thread is concerned. I do have the DH Deluxe in my possession, but not sure at this point that it is the best that I can get. People are happy with it and people are happy with the Badaxe 2, etc.

Andrew

if you define a moderate overclock at 350 - 400FSB the 975 chipset is one of the best , fastest chipset clock for clock and superstable. If my board wasn't killed due to many powercuts I would still own this board and wouldn't have to deal with this buggy Nvidia chipset....

[eblaster101]

anyone having issues with coretemp making your computer reboot on occasions.

http://www.alcpu.com/forums/viewtopi...6e1133744d918f

thread shows lots of others having same fault and all this time i thought my overclock was unstable! anyone recommend other temp softs.