ASUS P5Q-E (P45) pre-view

[Dee]

Right, thanks man.

I just got my E8600 and P5Q-E today. I'm currently having a hard time keeping it stable at 3.93GHz, which should be damn easy for this board and CPU, but there are so many BIOS options I have no idea what half of them do. It's nice having the options available but also it can be frustrating. This is my first Asus board, first Intel chip, and first attempt at OCing it. Couple of things to note, though: I'm using the stock cooler because I'm broke. Maybe heat is the problem, but I have no clue as to what the actual temps are because every app I've tried (Everest, Real Temp, Asus Probe, and Core Temp 0.99.1) all report different numbers. I'm intending to purchase a Xigmatek s1283 soon. Also my RAM won't work in the yellow slots, only black. If I use both yellow's it won't post properly.

BIOS is 1201. Week # for CPU is 20 (Q820A670). I set Vcore to 1.25V. RAM normally does DDR1000 @ approx. 1.8V, so I can't see this being a problem right now.

If anyone has any advice I'd appreciate it.