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

[burningrave101]

Just installed my other 2 gigs of RAM in this board a minute ago. Running 4x1GB of Crucial PC-8000 Ballistix Tracer now under Orthos Blend.

[Ten]

Just installed my other 2 gigs of RAM in this board a minute ago. Running 4x1GB of Crucial PC-8000 Ballistix Tracer now under Orthos Blend.

Tell us how it going i hope i get my P5K dlx tomorrow and i will run 4x1024mb
a-data 6400 @ 4-4-4-12

[arvardai]

I have a DFI dark, I would be good for catching p5k dlx or for waiting for x38?

[fritzman]

I have a DFI dark, I would be good for catching p5k dlx or for waiting for x38?

Just thinking the same, except I'm on a P5B. No rush to change if the x38 is going to be at least as good, possibly even better.

[OldGuy]

I have a DFI dark, I would be good for catching p5k dlx or for waiting for x38?

I'd move sideways to the P5K Vanilla...if that is you are not liking the DFI? What are you running right now speed wise and what are you trying to accomplish? Do you need all the bells and whistles of the Deluxe?

[vincey2kr1]

The mb temps can be deceiving my MB temps show 29-30C but I've got a couple of fans blowing over the pwms, they are really freakin hot. q6600 8*450(3.6ghz) = a pwm Killer I believe . Anyone going to put heatsinks on the 8 voltage regs?

[davexl]

The mb temps can be deceiving my MB temps show 29-30C but I've got a couple of fans blowing over the pwms, they are really freakin hot. q6600 8*450(3.6ghz) = a pwm Killer I believe . Anyone going to put heatsinks on the 8 voltage regs?

Nah, after much testing it seems the only thing holding my Q6600 overclocking back is the CPU voltage/Heat. The P5K is running fine at 394FSB at 5:6. (I do have a 140mm fan blowing towards RAM/CPU/NB from under the DVDdrive bay)

I am very happy with the P5K - seems to have all the headroom you need for quadcore.

Of course ask me in summer

[burningrave101]

Tell us how it going i hope i get my P5K dlx tomorrow and i will run 4x1024mb
a-data 6400 @ 4-4-4-12

You can probably do 4-4-4-12 at DDR800 no problem with 4 sticks. I know these Tracers don't like 4-4-4-12 too well at the speeds I've been running them over 1000Mhz. I've got all four at 1030Mhz 5-5-5-15-6-30-6-6-6 1:1 at the moment with 2.2v. I might be able to get 4-4-4 with 2.35-2.4v at this speed. Not really worth it though.

[OldGuy]

You can probably do 4-4-4-12 at DDR800 no problem with 4 sticks. I know these Tracers don't like 4-4-4-12 too well at the speeds I've been running them over 1000Mhz. I've got all four at 1030Mhz 5-5-5-15-6-30-6-6-6 1:1 at the moment with 2.2v. I might be able to get 4-4-4 with 2.35-2.4v at this speed. Not really worth it though.

Pretty much spot on...I'm running my Geils 2.4v 4-4-4-12 @ ddr1000...I paid top dollar for these things several months ago and they are rated at 2.4~2.45. They are actively cooled...I'll be damned if I run em' slower than rated They die, they get replaced under lifetime warranty...