Asus P5K Bearlake P35 chipset motherboard >> TESTING LATEST INTEL CHIPSET

[dinos22]

Heh, if you didn't check with a DMM, you didn't actually check anything at all.

But it does sound a bit less stable than the Commando.

true i like double checking with DMM but i must say with Asus motherboards CPUz is always spot on within range it shows properly (at least P965 ones i tried) so i reckon this will be the case also but read points would be nice to confirm

[Boble76]

My P5K DLX doesn't boot at all.

Have tried many things, Cellshock PC8000 SPD's (got that SPD-mod from The Stilt) but it doesn't help. X300SE in both PCI-E, tested PCI-card in all 3 slots, with single RAM etc.. SATA drive in all SATA ports, IDE drive...nothing helps to boot.

I'll send my MoBo back to The Stilt and get another one next week.

[dinos22]

My P5K DLX doesn't boot at all.

Have tried many things, Cellshock PC8000 SPD's (got that SPD-mod from The Stilt) but it doesn't help. X300SE in both PCI-E, tested PCI-card in all 3 slots, with single RAM etc.. SATA drive in all SATA ports, IDE drive...nothing helps to boot.

I'll send my MoBo back to The Stilt and get another one next week.

try bending the board a little man

they are sensitive to bends

[unit365]

My p5K dlx run OCZ pc 9200 at 1205 MHZ with 2.2v !!!!! :-)) the x6800 work at around same speed that my sh... commando (3800)
By the way, if i put more than 1.4V in NB, i have errors on test5 in memtest.
Cooled with original heat pipe but put AS5...Strange !
Bios is 304.
Problem is i can't monitor DDR voltage, ai suite don't work with vista and probe don't whow many things.... Regret on this with commando.
Conclusion: this mobo is not bad, sure i can go higher with ram but as many kits have been burned with the commando, i wait and see if in 2 month it work like today !!
(timings are in auto in bios for ram)

[kiwi]

So I see the board is slower than 965 266 strap. Not good

i have no PC5300 sticks but i will change SPD on the sticks and see if that helps..........maybe someone can tell me how do change SPD

Use SPDtool Either change existing or flash another spd with the same chips/density

[Nelly]

Just for info purposes, the Asus P5K3 Deluxe WiFi Intel P35 DDR3 Motherboard is now on sale in the UK.

Sucky thing is the Corsair DDR3 Ram ETA is 25th May 07 see this thread:- http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=143879

[chriskurn]

My Asus P5k will be delivered on Tues....Thanks to eWIZ!

[mibo]

My P5K DLX doesn't boot at all.

Have tried many things, Cellshock PC8000 SPD's (got that SPD-mod from The Stilt) but it doesn't help. X300SE in both PCI-E, tested PCI-card in all 3 slots, with single RAM etc.. SATA drive in all SATA ports, IDE drive...nothing helps to boot.

I'll send my MoBo back to The Stilt and get another one next week.

There are some RAM problems.
I've read reports that DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 sticks let the board start. After you change BIOS settings you can use Cellshock RAM.

[Cuthalu]

There are some RAM problems.
I've read reports that DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 sticks let the board start. After you change BIOS settings you can use Cellshock RAM.

Very annoying problem. P5B-E Plus has similiar problem, but it doesn't require lower speed ram than the actual one, it just needs different ram.

How much is there difference between 6-phase and 8-phase (in P5k Dlx / P35 DS3/4) power regulation?

[megatron]

This is my speculation. The p5k has 6-phase power (I cant see any specs yet but just guess by counting the chips where half are cooled). The p5k deluxe has 8-phase and is written this way in the specs if u google it. The gigabyte p35 dq6 ( & p965 dq6 incidentally) have 12-phase power. Also a bit of folklore is that quads require even more stable cpu voltage regulation than 6-phase allows.

My conclusion is that a 6-phase p35 would have questionable overclocking results with quad cores. Thats my opinion until proven otherwise.

[theteamaqua]

hopefully not, arent these boards suppose to support penryn?? ... if they do that , they just shot themselves in the foot

[dinos22]

your dominators 8500 and 10000 wich chip have?
i have 2x1gb OCZ VX2 DDR2 PC2-8000 / 1000 MHz 4\4\4\15 / Titanium Alpha / Voltage eXtreme 2.. do you think that i have problems with the p5k?

i don't know

[dinos22]

So I see the board is slower than 965 266 strap. Not good



Use SPDtool Either change existing or flash another spd with the same chips/density

thanks will do
err how do you figure it's slow >> did you test one

This is my speculation. The p5k has 6-phase power (I cant see any specs yet but just guess by counting the chips where half are cooled). The p5k deluxe has 8-phase and is written this way in the specs if u google it. The gigabyte p35 dq6 ( & p965 dq6 incidentally) have 12-phase power. Also a bit of folklore is that quads require even more stable cpu voltage regulation than 6-phase allows.

My conclusion is that a 6-phase p35 would have questionable overclocking results with quad cores. Thats my opinion until proven otherwise.

what are you counting exactly

also don't forget Penryn will not be a power hog like current Kents so it probably won't impact it too much

One thing i have about higher phase motherboards is that they get nasty hot......it sucks

i think one member here will test it soon with a Quad so we'll know what to expect i guess

[ztop]

mi ddr2 works fine... now i'm stable at 500x6 1\1 (orthos) do you have tried the latest bios for the p5k?

P5K Bios file (Version 0405)
1. Increase
BOOT_BLOCK_COMPATIABLE_VERSIONn to 3
2. Revise [RAS# Activate to Precharge] option items.
3. Generate a full reset if FSB of dual-core CPU is overclocked more than 500MHz.
4. Added [Relax level] and it will display while [Transaction Booster] is Disabled.
5. Updated some of DIMM checksum value and defautl setting to 2.0v.


i dont' understand this:
3. Generate a full reset if FSB of dual-core CPU is overclocked more than 500MHz ??

[Pretender]

Hi guys,
I've bought a p5k deluxe and I'm testing right now
1,385 in bios gives 1,352 in windows load this with voltage damper enabled in bios.
here are my results ate the moment and I'm still running orthos



Ps: Does anyone know what is the transaction booster option in bios , and what is does? And cpu and pcie spread spectrum options should thet be enabled or disabled?

Thanks

[ztop]

i have the p5k And i have set to disable cpu - pcie spread spectrum options .
the voltage dumper on p5k no works!and i don't understand why!

[dinos22]

Hi guys,
I've bought a p5k deluxe and I'm testing right now
1,385 in bios gives 1,352 in windows load this with voltage damper enabled in bios.
here are my results ate the moment and I'm still running orthos

[IMG]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7749/p5k520po8.jpg

Ps: Does anyone know what is the transaction booster option in bios , and what is does? And cpu and pcie spread spectrum options should thet be enabled or disabled?

Thanks

you have a P5K Deluxe
voltage damper doesn't work with P5K but pencil mod does

nice CPU there

[ztop]

do you have tried the latest bios?

[Pretender]

I'm using the 0304 bios.
Thanks Dino , BWT do you know where i can find the pencil mod to dlx version?

[eva2000]

I'm using the 0304 bios.
Thanks Dino , BWT do you know where i can find the pencil mod to dlx version?

P5K Deluxe doesn't need pencil mod -> http://i4memory.com/showpost.php?p=65590&postcount=3

[ztop]

the voltage dumper on p5k no works!and i don't understand why!do you think that is a bios problem?

[IronAge]

There are some RAM problems.
I've read reports that DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 sticks let the board start. After you change BIOS settings you can use Cellshock RAM.

I have got a 2 GB Kit Cellshock DDR2-1000 CL4 and a P5K Deluxe and it did not post either.

So i tried my 2 GB DDR2-1000 CL5 Crucial Ballistix Tracer Kit and ONLY changed the tRAS (Ras# Activate to preacharge) value from default 9 to 15.

Put in the Cellshock again and it did post - only one memory timing changed in the bios setup !!!

If i only had the the Cellshock - i would have been fu**ed.

[ziddey]

oh my god pretender!! sell me that cpu!! amazing! what's the week

[Achill3uS]

i think one member here will test it soon with a Quad so we'll know what to expect i guess

sorry, but Quad results waiting for.. the mobo is dead allright. or something problem with it, dont boot w/ Q6600 ES, E6400 retail cpu's

[megatron]

sorry, but Quad results waiting for.. the mobo is dead allright. or something problem with it, dont boot w/ Q6600 ES, E6400 retail cpu's

What ram are u using? I heard problems with high rated SPD ram, probably just needs a bios upgrade.