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

[safan80]

ok the big question is does the SB even need cooling?

[OldGuy]

ok the big question is does the SB even need cooling?

I think the stock cooling is adequate. The problem would be if you want to WC the NB (or change any one of the three heatsinks). You would have to replace the upper left PWM HS and the SB HS. HR-05 SLI will most likely fit...I believe that was covered on the last page...

[computerpro3]

ugh I'm an idiot meant to say that I can't get stable at 3.6 with a chip that does 4.0 on water and 3.8 on air. Now I managed to get 3.6 on air but no further. Perhaps vdroop mod is needed.

[safan80]

I think the stock cooling is adequate. The problem would be if you want to WC the NB (or change any one of the three heatsinks). You would have to replace the upper left PWM HS and the SB HS. HR-05 SLI will most likely fit...I believe that was covered on the last page...

the stock cooling is not adequate in my eyes.
I already have a mosfet cool and a water block for the NB. my only issue is the SB. I don't think the HR-05 SLI will fit with my setup it will block removal of the second pci-express card and mounting it the other way it won't clear the ram.

my only bet seems to be the EnzoTech CNB-S1L One-Piece Forged Copper Southbridge Cooler. Thank you for answering the question about the Evercool VC-RE VGA/Chipset Cooler.

[Tekdemon]

Somewhat unrelated to overclocking, but the onboard audio chops like crazy for me...and my mouse slows down when this happens...I went googling and it seems like the P5B had pretty awful onboard sound support too. Oh well, good thing I was planning on installing my SB Live but still I can hardly believe the sound is this choppy (already ran through a bunch of possible settings and drivers and whatnot...happens pretty much no matter what lol).

[mrcape]

Tekdemon - I had heard about that too but my on board sound is awesome so far. I had thrown my Audigy in there and it sounded like a piece of crap compared to the on board, even through a power amp. I would keep exploring how to fix the on board.

What did you change in the bios yet? Did you test it out at stock settings? Maybe some other device or driver causing conflict? I ask partly because I want to keep it working.

[Severance]

My overclock. I will stress it over night. vcore 1.55v vdimm 2.25v Nb 1.5v. These same setts with same vcore would run 43c under full load with my last 4 motherbaords but on the p5k the temp sky rockets to 65c cant figure that out. water cooled chilled to 12c.

[mrcape]

@ Safan80

The enzotech CNB-S1L looks like it will fit.

There's also one by Alpha that's even lower.

here @ frozen cpu

[newls1]

EVA2000, Thank you for responding, however I did notice what YOU ARE USING, but I would like to understand more of what the settings are for: Like CPU voltage reference, I take a quick look at that setting, and it makes me think that I'm applying 1.50Vcore OVER the standard Vcore, but I know that cant be right? See what im saying....... Thanks however for the reply.....

Need some help understanding couple of these bios options guys. Dram static read control? Clock overcharging mode? Cpu voltage reference? Cpu pll voltage? Any help would be great guys thanx. Reason i ask is because Im having a tough time getting my x6800 stable at 4gig. Never had an issue before with any MB but this p5k is acting wierd. My temps are much higher at 1.6vcore then any other motherbaord i have had in the past. I am on water chilling down to 12c. 7X515 stable right now but would like 8X500fsb

Can someone PLEASE explain these options .

[safan80]

@ Safan80

The enzotech CNB-S1L looks like it will fit.

There's also one by Alpha that's even lower.

here @ frozen cpu

Thanks

[nsegative]

Sorry if this is a little off topic but does the non deluxe version of this board (ASUS P5K LGA 775) support penryn like the deluxe?

[newls1]

Yes

[426hemi]

Can someone PLEASE explain these options .

I don't think anyone knows, lol

[OldGuy]

I don't think anyone knows, lol

I didn't have the heart to tell him Honestly, there are only a few people with these boards and even fewer who can actually give you the answer (and I'm definitely not one of them). I messed with the reference voltages last week briefly but could not tell you any discernable differences they made. Most of the voltages can be left at minimum until you really start cranking and then it's really a matter of trial and error...I leave the references on auto. I just got mine back up and running (thought it was dead) and I'm on air so realisticly I won't need to experiment again till I go back to phase...

[nsegative]

Yes

Awesome, thanks a lot!

[eva2000]

EVA2000, Thank you for responding, however I did notice what YOU ARE USING, but I would like to understand more of what the settings are for: Like CPU voltage reference, I take a quick look at that setting, and it makes me think that I'm applying 1.50Vcore OVER the standard Vcore, but I know that cant be right? See what im saying....... Thanks however for the reply.....

beats me, not sure on what the vcore/nb reference voltages do or what the over charging volts do.. i just leave those at auto for now

[Bitgod]

I'll be putting my system together this weekend. I was planning on giving Vista 64 a try, but I'd read that some of the testing apps out there don't work in Vista 64. Would it be recommended that I start out with a 32-bit OS for the hardware shakedown and then once I've got it stable where I want it, install the Vista 64? Or just not worry about the couple of apps that don't run in the Vista 64?

[mariniam]

Eva2000 thanks sooo much for this thread, it has helped me oc my chip in record time.

You mentioned that you dont know what the reference settings are for but I noticed you've been playing around with CPU PLL. Did it make a difference with your overclocks? Has made none to mine so far.

I previously had a Gigabyte DS4 and could never get my chip truly stable @ 3600, couldn't even boot at 400*8 with a 4:5 divider. With this board I've stabilized my oc with these settings in no time! Awesome board!! Only downside is that my temps are 5c higher than DS4 but thats a small price to pay. And alas no more COLD BOOT issues. DS4 owners... go get this board.

[sobih25]

have You any problems with 2gb sticks on p5kdlx? my friend bring me to test 4x2gb sticks ocz 6400 5-6-6-18 and even one in anyone slot no go :|. pc don't start. bios 0311. sticks on striker extreme works fine.

[apollo2005x]

Hey I am having an issue with my Asus P5K Deluxe. I installed everything and it worked right at startup. I installed Vista Ultimate and a couple of other programs and played around for about 4 hours before I decided to flash the bios. I choose to use the asus updater that came on the provided disk and I choose the update from bios file on the pc option. Unfortunatly the program gave me an error stating that the epprom didn't complete flashing or something during the flashing process I was trying to install a firmware update to one of my optical drives and it gave me the blue screen of death. Now my computer will only power up for about 8 sec with all the indicator lights flashing before it shuts off again. I have tried clearing the cmos but that has had no effect that I could determine is there anything I can do?

[Mr Footlong]

I choose to use the asus updater that came on the provided disk and I choose the update from bios file on the pc option. Unfortunatly the program gave me an error stating that the epprom didn't complete flashing or something during the flashing process I was trying to install a firmware update to one of my optical drives and it gave me the blue screen of death.

You were flashing the firmware on one of your optical drives at the same time as flashing the bios???

[eva2000]

I'll be putting my system together this weekend. I was planning on giving Vista 64 a try, but I'd read that some of the testing apps out there don't work in Vista 64. Would it be recommended that I start out with a 32-bit OS for the hardware shakedown and then once I've got it stable where I want it, install the Vista 64? Or just not worry about the couple of apps that don't run in the Vista 64?

for oc'ing or starters use winxp pro sp2 .. vista might not be as ready as most folks want it for at least for overclocking

Eva2000 thanks sooo much for this thread, it has helped me oc my chip in record time.

You mentioned that you dont know what the reference settings are for but I noticed you've been playing around with CPU PLL. Did it make a difference with your overclocks? Has made none to mine so far.

made no diff 1.6v CPU PLL did help me push Q6600 max FSB from 470 to 485FSB with old 0307 bios but have yet to try 0311 bios max FSB for Q6600 i hear it helps a bit with 0311 in getting higher quad core FSB ?

have You any problems with 2gb sticks on p5kdlx? my friend bring me to test 4x2gb sticks ocz 6400 5-6-6-18 and even one in anyone slot no go :|. pc don't start. bios 0311. sticks on striker extreme works fine.

try loosening the sub timings to 10-42-11-11-11-11 and up NB to 1.55v and try

Hey I am having an issue with my Asus P5K Deluxe. I installed everything and it worked right at startup. I installed Vista Ultimate and a couple of other programs and played around for about 4 hours before I decided to flash the bios. I choose to use the asus updater that came on the provided disk and I choose the update from bios file on the pc option. Unfortunatly the program gave me an error stating that the epprom didn't complete flashing or something during the flashing process I was trying to install a firmware update to one of my optical drives and it gave me the blue screen of death. Now my computer will only power up for about 8 sec with all the indicator lights flashing before it shuts off again. I have tried clearing the cmos but that has had no effect that I could determine is there anything I can do?

ouch you have balls.. don't use asus windows update to update use afudos or bios ez flash 2 only.. for now probably only way is to rma your board

As to my testing on P5K Deluxe, I'm now testing 2x1GB OCZ PC2-9200 FlexXLC on P5K Deluxe with 0311 bios... so far very easy to handle tight sub timings on P5K Deluxe unlike on P5B Deluxe where this OCZ FlexXLC didn't like tight sub timings at all

[OldGuy]

Hey I am having an issue with my Asus P5K Deluxe. I installed everything and it worked right at startup. I installed Vista Ultimate and a couple of other programs and played around for about 4 hours before I decided to flash the bios. I choose to use the asus updater that came on the provided disk and I choose the update from bios file on the pc option. Unfortunatly the program gave me an error stating that the epprom didn't complete flashing or something during the flashing process I was trying to install a firmware update to one of my optical drives and it gave me the blue screen of death. Now my computer will only power up for about 8 sec with all the indicator lights flashing before it shuts off again. I have tried clearing the cmos but that has had no effect that I could determine is there anything I can do?

I thought I killed mine last weekend...tore it down and was gonna return it. Decided to pull the battery and clear cmos and let it set for about 4 hours. Built it back up and voila! She's now back to life....worth a shot. Unplug, pull the battery and move the jumper. Let her set for as long as you can stand it. If that don't work then RMA...

[ahmad]

I thought I killed mine last weekend...tore it down and was gonna return it. Decided to pull the battery and clear cmos and let it set for about 4 hours. Built it back up and voila! She's now back to life....worth a shot. Unplug, pull the battery and move the jumper. Let her set for as long as you can stand it. If that don't work then RMA...

Chances are the default boot rom might still be there. Check if floppy lights come on if there is a drive connected.

[newls1]

beats me, not sure on what the vcore/nb reference voltages do or what the over charging volts do.. i just leave those at auto for now

OK, thanks for replying