ASUS P5K Deluxe - Intel P35 Bearlake + E6600 B1 / Q6600 B3

[msgclb]

Major problem with my P5K deluxe.

I'm running an E6600 @ 3.6ghz using 1.3625V (1.33V in Windows)

RAM @ 1200mhz 2.25V Crucial Tracer 1000mhz

If I leave the Asus probe open, every 5 to 10 minutes I get the "alarm sound" and the Vcore shows as 1.7 or 1.65 V. I stop the alarm and the Vcore reads normal again.

What the hell is going on?

Bios 311 BTW (I don't know about the previous bios. never had PCProbe open for a long time)

I don't know about every 5 to 10 minutes but I got this alarm sound a few times before I realized it was Vcore dropping to zero. I'm sure that if Vcore actually dropped to zero I'd have more problems than an alarm. It has to be PC Probe II. This was with 0304.

[Speederlander]

Major problem with my P5K deluxe.

I'm running an E6600 @ 3.6ghz using 1.3625V (1.33V in Windows)

RAM @ 1200mhz 2.25V Crucial Tracer 1000mhz

If I leave the Asus probe open, every 5 to 10 minutes I get the "alarm sound" and the Vcore shows as 1.7 or 1.65 V. I stop the alarm and the Vcore reads normal again.

What the hell is going on?

Bios 311 BTW (I don't know about the previous bios. never had PCProbe open for a long time)

Uninstall and reinstall PC Probe.

[Extera]

OMFG guy's I love this board.

The P5B dlx wasn't able to take my mem higher then 610mhz, right now i'm @ 684mhz without any mods (2,5v bios) on the P5K dlx.

bios 0311 solved a lot of problems, like wrong cpu-z readings

[orion23]

I just updated the PC Probe, hopefully the alarm won't be back


Yeah, this board is awesome. My last 975X board wouldn't go past 445 FSB, and this one can do 550 easily (6X multiplier E6600)

Right now running 9X400 RAM 600mhz! (1200mhz)

[CERO]

What did u guys do to cool this mobo since it is getting pretty hot?

[xs64]

anyone try 4x 1GB DIMMs with 1T Command Rate?

I tried, and it didnt POST

[xgman]

Where did you get BIOS 0411?

I meant 0311, sorry.

The 03xx bioses don't seem to like usb hubs. I had to disconnect any powered hubs to get past the checking usb devices screen.

[xgman]

What did u guys do to cool this mobo since it is getting pretty hot?

fans, fans and more fans. My MB temp is 31 deg. I put a lil 40mm fan velcro to the NB and a clip on asus fan I had from the p5B on the mofsets sink. Then a couple of fans over the memory that also point towards the NB too.

[msgclb]

fans, fans and more fans. My MB temp is 31 deg. I put a lil 40mm fan velcro to the NB and a clip on asus fan I had from the p5B on the mofsets sink. Then a couple of fans over the memory that also point towards the NB too.

Is your MB in a case? Would you happen to have some photos of your "fans, fans and more fans"?

[426hemi]

Well all four sata drives recognized but in raid 0 xp keeps getting stop errors!
It installs fine in ide mode but in raid mode it reboots randomly.
Could this be a bios issue or should I rma my board before my 15 days is up?
Anyone else running raid 0 with xp pro?

[xgman]

Is your MB in a case? Would you happen to have some photos of your "fans, fans and more fans"?

Not handy, but I use a CMS stacker case with 4x120 fans in the screeen/window that blow over the whole works. The fans over the memory are the ones on moveable arms that attach to MB set screws. I use phase on the cpu.

[_JP_]

Well all four sata drives recognized but in raid 0 xp keeps getting stop errors!
It installs fine in ide mode but in raid mode it reboots randomly.
Could this be a bios issue or should I rma my board before my 15 days is up?
Anyone else running raid 0 with xp pro?

Well i have 4 disks. Two in raid0 and two with data.

With bios 0307 one of the data disks simply disappeared...the system was very slow and after starting vista boot dvd the mouse blocks and nothing move.
If i turn that disk off, i can format and everything runs fine...

Now with 0311 the disks are all recognized every time, but when i enter Vista after some time it blocks the mouse and everything.

I think the problem its being addressed and just like bingo said with 04xx this problem its gonna end.

[426hemi]

well I only have till the 30th to rma so I hope the bios update is soon or....... running in ide mode now....

[orion23]

Is your MB in a case? Would you happen to have some photos of your "fans, fans and more fans"?

I also use a CM Stacker (Original).

For the NB, I put a 60mm fan on top of the 8800GTX, connected to a fan controller so that it isn't too lound (2400 RPM Vs 4000 RPM)

@ 550 FSB, Idle, Asus Probe reports 34c for the NB

For the RAM and motherboard all together, I use the Stacker CrossFlow Fan which blows air towards the entire system

[Dr.D]

Thats Funny I have a Stacker 810, this Mobo, a E6600, a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, and Crucial BallistiX Tracer!

We are Computer Buddies!

Oh and is that fan just siting on top of the 8800 lose?

[mat8861]

Well i have 4 disks. Two in raid0 and two with data.

With bios 0307 one of the data disks simply disappeared...the system was very slow and after starting vista boot dvd the mouse blocks and nothing move.
If i turn that disk off, i can format and everything runs fine...

Now with 0311 the disks are all recognized every time, but when i enter Vista after some time it blocks the mouse and everything.

I think the problem its being addressed and just like bingo said with 04xx this problem its gonna end.

I run raid on sata1-2 and the two data disks on the black sockets, they all show up on intel 2 as raid and 2 non-raid. on jmicron I have only the dvd burner and with vista everything runs fine (bios 311) It was also ok with 307.
Are u sure the disk is good?

[_JP_]

I run raid on sata1-2 and the two data disks on the black sockets, they all show up on intel 2 as raid and 2 non-raid. on jmicron I have only the dvd burner and with vista everything runs fine (bios 311) It was also ok with 307.
Are u sure the disk is good?

If i turn of the other data disk and plug the one that disappear its runs fine too.
It fails, or use to fail, with the two connect. And i haven't that problem with my previous motherboard.

The difference between me and you its that i have a sata dvdrw...

[mat8861]

If i turn of the other data disk and plug the one that disappear its runs fine too.
It fails, or use to fail, with the two connect. And i haven't that problem with my previous motherboard.

The difference between me and you its that i have a sata dvdrw...

Have you tried without dvd to see if the disks are recognized properly?
In the bios have you set sata-raid?

[_JP_]

Have you tried without dvd to see if the disks are recognized properly?
In the bios have you set sata-raid?

I made all possible variations...I also tried with an ATA dvdrw.

In bios i have raid set in sata menu.

I don't know what it is but i have disable the "Intel Robson"...anyone knows whats that?

[trajik78]

I don't know what it is but i have disable the "Intel Robson"...anyone knows whats that?

http://www.intel.com/technology/maga...obson-1206.htm

looks like something for notebooks in improve performance. not sure why its included on a desktop chipset. probably included since the upcoming mobile set is based on the P35.

[ziddey]

http://www.intel.com/technology/maga...obson-1206.htm

looks like something for notebooks in improve performance. not sure why its included on a desktop chipset. probably included since the upcoming mobile set is based on the P35.

gee, pm965 hasn't even become mainstream yet.

[badboy]

I also use a CM Stacker (Original).

For the NB, I put a 60mm fan on top of the 8800GTX, connected to a fan controller so that it isn't too lound (2400 RPM Vs 4000 RPM)

@ 550 FSB, Idle, Asus Probe reports 34c for the NB

For the RAM and motherboard all together, I use the Stacker CrossFlow Fan which blows air towards the entire system

Nice setup. Have you got a 3DMark06 score?

[Ace-a-Rue]

set at 1.65v in bios gives me about 1.58 to 1.61 in pc probe. closer to 1.58 in bios hardware monitor. That's a big difference.

could this be a problem with the voltage selected in the bios?...have you tried lowering the overclock which will allow for subsequent reduction in vcore to see if you get the same split in what is set and what is the actual vcore delivered?

[burningrave101]

Still looking for some info on the issue I described in an earlier post. Orthos Small FFTs is running fine but when I have apps like CPU-Z, Asus AI Suite, CoreTemp, ect the apps have a tendency to cause an error and crash at times while I'm running Orthos with them open. What's going on? Do I need more voltage somewhere? Is it just not stable or could this be something to do with XP 64-bit? I'm guessing it's not completely stable or something but why isn't Orthos resulting in an error if apps crash. Everything seems to run fine though when not under Orthos load though.

Also, does anyone have any info on the two voltage settings CPU Voltage Reference and North Bridge Voltage Reference? How do those two settings function and anyone tested them?

[davexl]

Still looking for some info on the issue I described in an earlier post. Orthos Small FFTs is running fine but when I have apps like CPU-Z, Asus AI Suite, CoreTemp, ect the apps have a tendency to cause an error and crash at times while I'm running Orthos with them open...

I have had this too - I have found that it is an early warning sign that Orthos/Prime won't make it through the night.

As you note, it does not happen when just running the apps - so this is instability caused by the heat/load of Prime95, which stresses the system more way than everyday apps.

Which poses the question - you machine might very well be stable for everyday tasks but you can't prove it!

On these marginal overclocks I can run systool's stability test, and memtest for 12 hours, but the much hotter Orthos/Prime95, it will crash/fail/reboot within a few hours. This could be from heat, or from power delivery problems.

So what is stable? For my godbox, I run a q6600 at a conservative 3456Mhz, which has passed everything I can throw at it, including 48 hour Prime95 Blend. For my renderslaves, I have run them overnight at 3600Mhz running my 3D rendering program just fine, although I know they are not close to prime95 stable.

Q6600/X3220 HEAT AND POWER

At my standard 3456MHz @ 1.5250v bios (damper on)

Running Orthos 8K = 360 watts, 79C Coretemp
Running 3D renderer = 302 watts, 64C Coretemp
idle = 174watts, 44C Coretemp

At my not-P95-stable 3600MHz @ 1.6000v bios (damper on)

Running Orthos 8K = 408 watts, 85C ct
Running 3D renderer = 346 watts, 73C ct
idle = 195 watts, 46C ct

At stock 2400MHz:

Running Orthos 8K = 178 watts, 48 ct
idle = 114 watts, 36 ct


So you can see at the high end that there could be a 50-60 watt difference between everyday apps and Prime95.

And also I have yet to have anything over 3500MHz be Prime95 stable on the P5K.

Notes: all temps at 21.5C ambient, Ultra-120 Extreme, with two undervolted Scythe SFF21F fans in a push -pull config.