"ASUS P5Q Deluxe discussion".

[The Asgard]

Any body having any problems with the Board/Bios handling a failed overclock?

I'm currently overclocking a Q9450 not really pushing it but I have noticed it will just sometimes shutdown and then refuse too boot. Doesn't seem to want to load default setting like my P5K Delux. If I switch off the PSU for 10 secs it will then boot but with a cleared cmos.

Anybody experiencing this problem.

Only bought it yesterday so I'll just RMA.

Apart from that very impressed with the low chipset voltages and high fsb.

Using 704 Bios

Update.

Just had it priming happily in windows. I then asked for a restart from windows. The system restarted and then shutdown. It now refuses to boot. Only way I can get it to reboot is to turn the psu for 10 secs and then it clears the cmos.

[hellcamino]

Mine would do the same thing if I raised my nb voltage past 1.26v...As a matter of fact it didn't want to be anywhere BUT 1.26v . 1.2v was fine for nb all the way to 3.8ghz but beyond there it wanted and finally accepted a bump to run at 4ghz .

[Leeghoofd]

You prolly have some setting not right, or just too low voltage somewhere... I always switch off PSU with a no boot, as indeed sometimes a forced power down doesn't always reset the CMOS... Can you fill in the template plz

P5Q Dlx TEMPLATE Grab here : http://users.pandora.be/OAP/P5QDlx/P5Q%20Dlx.rtf

[The Asgard]

Mine would do the same thing if I raised my nb voltage past 1.26v...As a matter of fact it didn't want to be anywhere BUT 1.26v . 1.2v was fine for nb all the way to 3.8ghz but beyond there it wanted and finally accepted a bump to run at 4ghz .

I think you could be right. I have left settings on Auto for the NB and it pretty much fails after a restart. Just set the NB voltage to 1.2 and it seems to be working fine. Perhaps Auto is pushing the NB voltage above 1.3?

My Vista key says its in use now since changing the board bah!

[The Asgard]

You prolly have some setting not right, or just too low voltage somewhere... I always switch off PSU with a no boot, as indeed sometimes a forced power down doesn't always reset the CMOS... Can you fill in the template plz

P5Q Dlx TEMPLATE Grab here : http://users.pandora.be/OAP/P5QDlx/P5Q%20Dlx.rtf

Will do.

Thanks guys

[Cob]

Yeah I've found the bad overclock recovery to be average at best. I've had it automatically clear all settings a couple of times (tho thankfully it left the saved profiles untouched).

Has anyone else changed the vcore limit jumper yet? I did it last night for my 4.3ghz run and it booted at over 1.9v on first boot

[The Asgard]

Yeah I've found the bad overclock recovery to be average at best. I've had it automatically clear all settings a couple of times (tho thankfully it left the saved profiles untouched).

Has anyone else changed the vcore limit jumper yet? I did it last night for my 4.3ghz run and it booted at over 1.9v on first boot

Hey mate.
Strange when they got it spot on with the P5K, Formula .......

Great board though. Booting at 500FSB with a Q9450 at min chipset voltage. Can't fault it.

[scooter.jay]

Booting at 500FSB with a Q9450 at min chipset voltage. Can't fault it.

That is a good fsb for a q9450 most dont go over 475ish.

[The Asgard]

That is a good fsb for a q9450 most dont go over 475ish.

Thats running at 7x and only quickly tested to see if it would boot.

[71proste]

What about :
load line calibration? au/dis/ena
dram static read control? au/dis/ena
dram read traning? au/dis/ena

which setting is more stable is any difference?

btw:
500x6 e8500 and the lowest voltage in bios-stable (orthos,spi32m)

edit: 560x6 and still lowest voltage

edit:ok 565x6 that's max stable fsb without increase any voltages(not cpu)-I love this board-really

[Chri$ch]

@ 71proste

please measure the NB voltage with DMM

I saw this in a german review

this shows the NB voltage @ AUTO, 1.10v and 1.12v with higher FSB


*tested with a Conroe

[LUCI5R]

CPU Ratio Setting: Manual
CPU VID: Default
C1E Suppport: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel® Virtualization Tech: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled

For more ram performance set AI transaction booster to MANUAL and try 2 settings below the auto setting... eg if auto is 13 try to boot with 11 and run eg Superpi 32M, if all okay set again one lower...

Awesome! Will do!
For the CPU Clock Skew & NB Clock Skew, PMP had mentioned setting them to 400 & 100 (respectively) - is that standard for all CPU's? I'll be using the Q9450 - do I need to change those values?

Perf level set to 10 is as tight as I can go at 500x8 -

Are those scores Prime95 stable? Awesome scores there Cob! Can't wait for you to dig into oc'ing the Q9450 into that board!

Great board though. Booting at 500FSB with a Q9450 at min chipset voltage. Can't fault it.

That is AWESOME! Exactly what I wanted to hear. I have a Q9450 that I'll be OC'ing over the weekend. Running at stock for a few days. I'd like to take it as close to 500FSB as possible on air - your post sounds promising. Care to share your BIOS settings? Use Lee's famous BIOS Template, available here: http://users.pandora.be/OAP/P5QDlx/P5Q%20Dlx.rtf

Need more 45nm Q9xxx Quads results!

[whatever]

Guys, do you recommend this board over Commando ?

[The Asgard]

That is AWESOME! Exactly what I wanted to hear. I have a Q9450 that I'll be OC'ing over the weekend. Running at stock for a few days. I'd like to take it as close to 500FSB as possible on air - your post sounds promising. Care to share your BIOS settings? Use Lee's famous BIOS Template, available here: http://users.pandora.be/OAP/P5QDlx/P5Q%20Dlx.rtf

Need more 45nm Q9xxx Quads results!

All I did was set all the chipset voltages to there min value. Left all the GTL on auto. Seems very overclocker friendly out of the box without doing anything much. This is not prime stable or anything like that I just wanted to see if it would boot at 500 FSB

[Cob]

Can't get mine to boot past 450mhz on the stock (not auto) chipset voltages.

[jVIDIA]

How are you guys dealing with PL and Booster level ?

Anyone with 2x2GB with PL=7 @ FSB>= 450 ?

[Cob]

Are those scores Prime95 stable?

God no. I was just having a little fun with the Q6600 to see how the board runs.

[LUCI5R]

Can't get mine to boot past 450mhz on the stock (not auto) chipset voltages.

Where do you get the Stock Voltages (chipest) from?
My OCZ 4GB kit is listed at 2.1V & Q9450 is listed at 0.85V – 1.3625V in their specifications. Not sure what Stock Voltages for anything else is.

Cob - I see you've lowered the Multi. Can you boot @ 450 X 8?

[Cob]

Yip she boots at 450x8 ok. Just managed 460x6 by upping the PLL to 1.56v. Still early days.

Actually make that 470x6.

I consider the stock chipset voltages to be the lowest setting that isn't Auto. Stock voltage of your memory is 2.1v, and Core Temp will give you the VID (stock voltage) of your CPU.

[LUCI5R]

Yip she boots at 480x8 ok. Just managed 460x6 by upping the PLL to 1.56v. Still early days.

I consider the stock chipset voltages to be the lowest setting that isn't Auto. Stock voltage of your memory is 2.1v, and Core Temp will give you the VID (stock voltage) of your CPU.

480 X 8 boot up is not bad to begin with! Pretty good IMO, although needs to go through stability. Thanks on the Stock Voltages info - I'll do the same on my end to begin with.

Keep us posted.

Edit: What's the benefit of lowering Multi?

[Cob]

I edited that just as you quoted it. It should have said 450x8 and not 480x8.

Saying that I'm now in Windows at 480x6 using the 1.56v PLL.


I'm just trying to find the highest FSB atm because. I'll put her back on the x8 multi when I've done so.

[M-XXXX]

For now I got to 515 SuperPI 1M stable (ALL SETTINGS AUTO ONLY CPU voltage set to), and 505 PRIME 95 stable (same settings) this is on Q6600

Now I have some more questions:
What are max voltages (24/7 and bench) for those settings:
CPU GTL VOLTAGE REFERENCE 0/2
CPU GTL VOLTAGE REFERENCE 1/3
PLL
FSB
NB (i dont know for this mobo)
NB GTL REFERENCE
SB
PCI-E SATA


I need to know for Q6600, and everything is water cooled, and additional fans on hot elements. Thank you!

[jVIDIA]

PL friends !!? PL !!?

[71proste]

@ 71proste

please measure the NB voltage with DMM

I saw this in a german review

this shows the NB voltage @ AUTO, 1.10v and 1.12v with higher FSB


*tested with a Conroe

but I don't use auto settings and I will check NB voltage for you,no prob.

[Chri$ch]

if you look at the pic you can see that its not only auto settings

if you set NB voltage to 1.10v it overvolts same as auto setting