Official ASUS X38 Boards: P5E, P5E3 - Info/BIOS Thread

[dracoonpit]

There are no such sensors, I guess.

[Milamber]

It is official after all: http://support.asus.com/download/dow...n-us&model=P5E

P5E BIOS 0605
1. Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com.tw/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

[mascaras]

I got a Q9450 today

cant boot over 435FSB with P5E


my friend also bought a q9450 and cant boot over 437 FSB on Asus Maximus

[askimo]

hey askimo leave your strap setting on auto. just forget the damn thing.
Go straight to the divider you want and go from there. I repeat leave the strap setting on Auto!.

WZ

Already try that, but it does not work either with the divisor 1:1

[TKC]

im also with bios 0605 , samething as 0602 ( 4:5 divider no go , only with bios 0107)

regards

Flashed the 605, but the 4:5 divisor still broken; unbelievable. After bios 0107 I lost this divisor and my top overcloking.

Thanks to Asus I miss the good old days with my Opteron and DFI

Check "Transaction Booster" setting in your bios, if it's Auto or Enabled, please try to disable it, I can use 4:5 divider by this way on any verion of bios later than 0107.

0602 allow my Q6600 running on 3728 Mhz, and RAM running on PC2-8944, I wonder if 0605 can lift them even higher, will stay on 0602 for a while.

[screwtech02]

I got a Q9450 today

cant boot over 435FSB with P5E


my friend also bought a q9450 and cant boot over 437 FSB on Asus Maximus

Not a good outlook so far with those chips......

[mascaras]

Not a good outlook so far with those chips......

i also heard X38 not good for 45nm chips

im runing prime95 3400mhz @ 1.23v /1.24v












i want to try in P35 to see if its better , but PCI-E 1.0 ....... (im waiting for 9800GX2 that arrive in 7 days , maybe better pci-e 2.0 )


regards

[INTREPID]

That's real helpful Asus. You have several betas before this and all you can say is that? I'm really annoyed at Asus. Why won't they provide a proper change log like Abit. Asus has some attitude.

Oh, and their CPU support page, 0605 is not even mentioned. 0502 is the latest bios to support "new cpus". idiots.

It is official after all: http://support.asus.com/download/dow...n-us&model=P5E

P5E BIOS 0605
1. Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com.tw/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

[WeldZilla]

The X38 runs 45 nm chips just fine. The P5e runs any and all dividers just fine. at least as far as your mem will let it go.
Asus does not tell you with every bios update that it runs the latest cpu cuz after 5XX they all run them.

The best bios out for running 45nm is currently 601.

The best mem to use with this board is G.Skill 6400HZ.

The memory is currently AVAILABLE from Newegg for 149.99 for a 2X1 gig set.

Although at this point I hope many of you drop this board and get another so you can about what you don't understand in another thread.

Try this divider with your lousy board if you have a Processor like a quad that won't let you clock real high
For those of you that can't add this is DDR 1325! on the 5:8 divider


OK so the 5:8 divider pushes a little too hard for you fine go to the 2:3
Divider instead


But wait you can clock the hell out of your system but, you want more than 1:1 can give well here is that it don't work worthless 5:6 divider for you


you will note that with the P5E you can always keep your mem at 1200+ DDR
what ever your fsb settings are. I have also gone in tho the bios and tightened up those loose sub-timings too. It gives your mem just a little more push.
That is if your memory has it in it to do any of this, if not, pitch it!!!


So for those of you who have not been convinced yet by all this crap you have found in this thread. You have the chance to tweek your system out with the right parts to be the fastest computer you have ever used!!

This is the absolute fastest most satifying system I have built to date and I have built a hell of a lot of them over the years.


WZ

[mascaras]

quad 45nm with X38 needs lot voltage in NB & vFSB , to run 437FSB i nedd 1.62v NB and 1.50vFSB


Q9450 @ 3400Mhz @ 1.24v @ Aircooled @ Prime Stable







Q9450 @ 3450Mhz





Q9450 @ 3500Mhz








regards

[ZenEffect]

you do know that 1 person has already converted their p5k into a rampage formula right?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...179580&page=13

[screwtech02]

WZ, can you do that with a Q6600???

[mu||et]

WZ, can you do that with a Q6600???

and 4GB of ram.

[3BABY]

quad 45nm with X38 needs lot voltage in NB & vFSB , to run 437FSB i nedd 1.62v NB and 1.50vFSB

i agree, i cant seem to get anything over 440 and thats not stable, 430 seems to be the best stable (kinda), has anybody herd of or have any info on some Core 0/1 2/3 fsb GTL mods or any read points for this board?

[peebi]

you do know that 1 person has already converted their p5k into a rampage formula right?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...179580&page=13

I confirm I change P5E to Maximus to Rampage and compare it
Rampage is good for OC and performance

Now P5E Club we should change to rampage and post up link

[M@ster]

hi, peebi can you tell us how?

[screwtech02]

and 4GB of ram.

Hell better yet 8gb......

[VinnyG]

Hey WZ, how did you mange to crank a 2:3 ratio above 400mhz FSB? I though the 266Mhz Strap is a no go with such a high FSB? Is this just a matter of upping NB volts alot? I want to use a 4:5 ratio @ like 450

Could you tell me how much volts you needed on FSB and NB plz? And the Transaction booster settings/AI clock twister as well?


Pretty please?

[WeldZilla]

WZ, can you do that with a Q6600???

No I just talk like I can................

Or do I ?

Lets have us a look at my P5E and a Q6600 hmmmmm.....

Let's try the dreaded 4:5 divider

Oooh that went pretty well...

Hey let's try 4:5 and see how that goes.....

Well that wasn't so bad.....

OK let give 2:3 divider a shot


One more for you just in case it is the one you really wanted to see...


Well there... That concludes this demonstration of dividers with a Quad core.

WZ

[screwtech02]

Damn, nice job WZ.....

What kinda cooling you got that gets 10c per core???

[WeldZilla]

Thanks screwtech I have a mix of parts, I have a home made res. I use a Swiftech pump and Apogee GT Water block A Heater core from a 1977 Buick Electra Limited any late 70's GM Big block heater core. I use a 4 inch squirrel cage fan that sits outside in winter and pumps air through a 4 inch dryer hose
In summer the fans sit in fron of a room air-conditioner. The case I cut to pieces and "Welded" it together in a more logical way to stealth wire and to run cool!

I am telling you still though part of the success is the memory. I keep saying it is the G.Skill 6400hz. I have tried many many sticks of memory on this board and my P5KE-wifi.
6400HZ out performs them all including all other G.Skills.

Don't give up just yet on this board once you get it right it is a terror...

WZ

[askimo]

I confirm I change P5E to Maximus to Rampage and compare it
Rampage is good for OC and performance

Now P5E Club we should change to rampage and post up link

Peebi:

This is big news!!! Did you just flash the bios of the Rampage with the Afudos software provided in the tread?

[VinnyG]

Thanks screwtech I have a mix of parts, I have a home made res. I use a Swiftech pump and Apogee GT Water block A Heater core from a 1977 Buick Electra Limited any late 70's GM Big block heater core. I use a 4 inch squirrel cage fan that sits outside in winter and pumps air through a 4 inch dryer hose
In summer the fans sit in fron of a room air-conditioner. The case I cut to pieces and "Welded" it together in a more logical way to stealth wire and to run cool!

I am telling you still though part of the success is the memory. I keep saying it is the G.Skill 6400hz. I have tried many many sticks of memory on this board and my P5KE-wifi.
6400HZ out performs them all including all other G.Skills.

Don't give up just yet on this board once you get it right it is a terror...

WZ

Still would like to know the BIOS settings: such as NB and FSB Ter. volts for reference purporses and the Transcation booster and Ai clock Twister settings you used.

[peebi]

hi, peebi can you tell us how?

Peebi:

This is big news!!! Did you just flash the bios of the Rampage with the Afudos software provided in the tread?

Yes

Boot at dos prompt type Afudos /iromname.rom /pbnc /n

At romname U can use maximus rom such 907.rom
use P5E rom such 502.rom
And Big news Rampage rom such 219.rom at tread

Thank ZenEffect And Everybody at that tread

[askimo]

Yes

Boot at dos prompt type Afudos /iromname.rom /pbnc /n

At romname U can use maximus rom such 907.rom
use P5E rom such 502.rom
And Big news Rampage rom such 219.rom at tread

Thank ZenEffect And Everybody at that tread

Work like a charm!!! Now I need to fully understand all the new parameters under the new Rampage bios. I notice right a way that no Vdroop at all with the option activated under bios!!!

Thank Everybody at that tread