[18th Anniversary] Asus Black Pearl - P5k-Premium Testing Report

[sesdave]

I can’t thank you enough for your help.

That’s a great guide for guys like me who are still trying to understand the basics of DRAM timing ratios and other aspects of overclocking.

I had just read through the section explaining DRAM ratios and now I understand how to keep my timing (1:1).

I’ve set my Strap to Auto and my DRAM is raising (1:1) with the FSB.

My temps look pretty good so far, I’m using Core Temp 0.95

I’ve tested 9 x 360 with a Vcore 1.35, idle temp 22c. (Ambient temp 22.7c)

Under load with Orthos for 1 hour 40c.

I’ll run Orthos overnight, if everything ok I’ll keep upping the FSB.

Should I stay with BIOS 0204 until I hit a wall, or update now?

No probs - that what the forums are for. Say thanks to Clunk who produced the guides If I start giving you duff advice some who knows better will step in- lol!. I woudln't bother updating BIOS if you find it all goes okay. The later ones are mainly for later model CPU and resolving an ICH9R SATA II AHCI/RAID compatability that some boards were having. You are probably better just to make sure you have all the latest drivers and chipset update. If you do decide to update I would go with 0404 .If you are thinking of using Intel matrix RAID check this out - http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=467848 its worth a go just for the fun of seeing the R/W speeds plus you get some resilience. .Try PC wizard 2008 - i just posted the link. I am a great fan of it for monitoring temps. Its really neat when you minimise it and it gives as much info as everest when expanded.