680i SLI is too expensive? Asus as the solution : P5N32-E SLI PLUS

[Radical_53]

OCZ recommended me their PC2-7200 EL RAM... Cellshock doesn't work too well with this board. At least from what I've seen myself or heard on other forums.

[cyberspyder]

If I am using a single 8800GTS, can I possibly put it in the middle PCI-E slot, not the top one?

Brendan

[shimmishim]

If I am using a single 8800GTS, can I possibly put it in the middle PCI-E slot, not the top one?

Brendan

the middle one is 8x i believe.

[cyberspyder]

the middle one is 8x i believe.

Shouldn't be too much of a difference with X16 right?

[The Viper]

Shouldn't be too much of a difference with X16 right?

thats correct...shouldnt be much different at all

[safan80]

the 8x slots in perfect for an areca card.

[cyberspyder]

Actually, I'm beginning to think the P5N32-PLUS isn't for me. First, it expensive, and second, it has problems. I really don't need the SLi, or the heatpipes, so I think I should go with the new DFI P965-S. Is there any reason I should stay with the board?

Brendan

[safan80]

Actually, I'm beginning to think the P5N32-PLUS isn't for me. First, it expensive, and second, it has problems. I really don't need the SLi, or the heatpipes, so I think I should go with the new DFI P965-S. Is there any reason I should stay with the board?

Brendan

Are you using the latest bios? what problems are you having?
you could take off the NB heatpipe and put on a waterblock. The thing I like about having 3 pci-e 16x slots is that you can use the extra slots for any pci-e devices not just video cards. I have an areca card in one slot, if and when a pci-e sound card comes out I will put it in the other slot.

[cyberspyder]

Don't worry...I haven't bought it yet, waiting till the summer. I just feel a bit safer pairing Intel stuff, with Intel stuff, like their chipsets. If anyone can give me a solid reason why I should take this board over DFI's, then by all means share it. Even with the DFI board, i have two PCI-e X16 slots, so that isn't really a limiting factor.

Brendan

[shimmishim]

True but you're going against your own word.

DFI 680i is nvidia chipset board, not an intel chipset board.

if you want an intel chipset board to pair with an intel cpu and want dfi, you have the 975x infinity and 965-s dark

those are your choices until they release their 680i hopefully sometime within the next month or so.

[theteamaqua]

the DFI 680i LT looks good ... but the best nforce kentsfield oc board is still EVGA's 680i and LT boards .. both can do 400+fsb .. however since it does kill RAM , i aint gonna try that

[Ace-a-Rue]

if the board kills the ram, then it should be warrantied by the ram maker...now, i wouldn't tell them it was the board that killed the ram...i would just say the ram is dead...don't know why!

[skinnypotbelly]

Has anyone had an overclock fail after 1 month? My system was 24hrs orthos stable at 3.4ghz @ 1.45v (set in bios, reads 1.41v in PC Probe) a month ago and now I can't even get it to pass 3 hrs of orthos. I was messing with the ram timings a week ago, got that stable in memtest86, window's memtest and superpi. So I decided to run orthos just to make sure everything works and now orthos is unstable. Tells me I have a .4 expecting .5 error.

Temps are good, usually under 60 C in core temp. OCCT passes, memtest86, windows memtest and superpi passes but orthos always fails at ~3hrs. Any help would be appreciated.

[The Viper]

he Im having some difficulty measuring actual vdimm and Vcore...I used the points from post #466 to guide me...the vdimm point gives me 1.6??? and I cant even seem to find the Vcore point, can someone help? Also how accurate is asus probe with actual volts

[shimmishim]

he Im having some difficulty measuring actual vdimm and Vcore...I used the points from post #466 to guide me...the vdimm point gives me 1.6??? and I cant even seem to find the Vcore point, can someone help? Also how accurate is asus probe with actual volts

I assumed you used this post to find it.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=128428

It works for me.

My vdimm is set to 2.3 bios but actual measured is around 2.15 to 2.17.

The vcore point works fine and is only about 0.01-.02 lower than what i set in bios after vdroop mod.

[The Viper]

I assumed you used this post to find it.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=128428

It works for me.

My vdimm is set to 2.3 bios but actual measured is around 2.15 to 2.17.

The vcore point works fine and is only about 0.01-.02 lower than what i set in bios after vdroop mod.

yep that is what im using..wow now im worried, maybe my volt meter isnt set right??? Anyways the Vcore...so that black PCB box (in pic) is that what your putting the positive on?

[shimmishim]

yep that is what im using..wow now im worried, maybe my volt meter isnt set right??? Anyways the Vcore...so that black PCB box (in pic) is that what your putting the positive on?

there's a coil underneath that black thing. put the red part of the probe by the base of the coil.

[The Viper]

there's a coil underneath that black thing. put the red part of the probe by the base of the coil.

Thanks Shimmish for being so darn reliable for information, Ill try and post back tomm..my fingers arent so steady now

[The Viper]

New Info: Wow I dont think I like this mobo. Im finally pushing everything, stability is like a dream (nightmare) ...Im sitting at 3.93 (1.45bios)...mem=875 1T (maybe this is too tight)...Ive been messing with settings for about 4hrs. NB=1.55 stock cooling, oh yeah and Ive been messing with linked vs. unlinked mode

[Metroid]

Well the stability test is running for now. Note CPU batch 24A so do not expect miracles in the speed. First screenshot 5 hours so far. This board is amazing but it came faulty from the shop so I will RMA it. The faulty is 2 ram slots are not working. I can get 3.7 stable but orthos can not run due to the high temperature, sometimes the CPU get around 77 degrees full load at 3.4.

[onthepulse]

I know you need to take these reviews with a grain of salt, but Anand gives this board a big thumbs-up after a 6-week intensive testing period:
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2958

Also interesting look at memory compatibility. I have G.Skill 2GBHK and they seem to have got the board playing very nicely with these sticks - as well as about 6 other sets tested.

[Metroid]

I know you need to take these reviews with a grain of salt, but Anand gives this board a big thumbs-up after a 6-week intensive testing period:
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2958

Also interesting look at memory compatibility. I have G.Skill 2GBHK and they seem to have got the board playing very nicely with these sticks - as well as about 6 other sets tested.

I'm reading it. I noticed that this board is in a way better than 680 LT.

the 680i LT SLI design offers a single Gigabit Ethernet, support for 8 USB devices, and does not support LinkBoost or a third x16 physical slot.

Interesting...

We still believe this board offers the best overall combination of features, quality, and performance in a 680i level board for under $200.

Definitely...

We did not have too many issues with the board over a grueling six week test schedule. The overclocking aspects of the board do not reach the same levels as other 680i boards and will probably not satisfy the extreme overclocker or a user needing high FSB speeds with a quad core processor. However, the overclocking abilities of this board will satisfy the majority of users and stock performance in most applications and games is nothing short of amazing with the right memory installed.

Well is not everything perfect anyway.

Thanks for the reading

[Tutto]

Does anyone manufacture a true dual 8x or 16x pci-e board using the 965p chipset?

[Pyr0]

Does anyone manufacture a true dual 8x or 16x pci-e board using the 965p chipset?

unfortunately not

[Tutto]

I didn't think so and that's a real shame. I've tried 3 different 680i chipset boards to accommodate my areca raid card and had no luck getting over 330FSB and can't tell you how many times I had to reset my CMOS manually I bought Asus P5W64 PRO which is solid as a rock but it doesn't o/c nearly as well as my P5B Deluxe. It seems to me that the 965 chipset is the best one out for quad core o/c. The areca is totally amazing.