ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[MarcusTaz]

Hi Again,

I posted some questions regarding overclocking back in the mid 180 pages but never really got an answer I was looking for. I'm trying again in case something new has popped up since then. Here is my issue.

I can overclock from a FSB of 266 up to 333 with no issues. One fsb above that and my machine locks up. I've tried jumping past that with dozens of different FSB up to 375 with no success. I did that as some boards seem to have a hole at one spot where they are unstable.

I can play with different memory timings with no problem, but raise that FSB above 333 and the system dies hard. I really was expecting a zone of flakeyness before the hard die. I've tried a number of differnt bios's from 16-20 and settled on 17 for no real reason.

I just don't know why everyone is getting reasonable overclock..3.2-3.6 GHz but I can only get to 3.0. Yes, I could have a wimpy cpu, but I am really worried that I am missing something. Voltage changes on the cpu makes no difference at all. It's that damn 333 vs 334 wall.

Anything that you guys think I can try?

Thanks in advance.

Hyper Path 3 : Disabled
DRAM Throttling : Disabled

have you checked my bios settings above? a few posts up? also are these settings disabled?

[bichi]

Not sure if you understood correctly but I think he meant the Vcore can't be changed if C1E and EIST is both enabled.

It happens on mine as well, only BIOS up to 1602 I believe didn't have this bug/issue.

wtf?
- you mean you hayseeds are expecting/complaining about VCore adjustments with C1E/EIST enabled?
- clearly states that C1E and EIST must be disabled before VCore can be adjusted (see attached clips)
- and here I thought ya'll were ing about AUTO with C1E/EIST disabled..... LOL!

I'm talking about the Q6600 G0, I owned a QX6700 before I didn't have this problem.

- ahh, OK
- will try with Q6700 G0, IF it ever gets delivered
- (been waiting for almost 3 weeks from supplier....)

[MacClipper]

Can't totally blame them if they have other mobos which unlinks Vcore from EIST/C1E, even Asus own 965 mobos have unlinked options.

Are all 975 mobos from other brands doomed to behaving likewise ie. a chipset limitation? Or are the Asus P5W BIOS writers...

[happ]

Can't totally blame them if they have other mobos which unlinks Vcore from EIST/C1E, even Asus own 965 mobos have unlinked options.

Are all 975 mobos from other brands doomed to behaving likewise ie. a chipset limitation? Or are the Asus P5W BIOS writers...

In BIOS 1901 EIST/C1E is not linked with Vcore.

[MacClipper]

In BIOS 1901 EIST/C1E is not linked with Vcore.

Wow, is that the only BIOS versions which is unlinked? Don't remember seeing any mention of this in the FAQ or any other posts in this thread either.