ASUS P5Q-E (P45) pre-view

[ReverendMaynard]

Well get this: if I keep the subtimings at auto, I get stability. If I take those exact timings and put them in manually, I am no longer stable.

For high end RAM, this board is uber fail unless SPD has perfect data for all your frequency ranges.

I just got kets 1406 bios, i was able to run memtest at 550MHz fsb, but then it kept going crazy, so I am back to testing at 530MHz.

Tried the auto route, and pretty much every combo of mixed auto/manual settings. I've done my part with this board so I'm going to move on from it.

[thehinge1]

And in typical P5Q-E style: as I mentioned before I went back to stock ASUS bios 1103 with my E0 8400. 12+ hours dual prime95 stable at 4005MHz/445fsb/DDR1068 and never hit above (a very brief) core temp over 55c with the case fans on uber-low. The darned thing even cold boots consistently again. It even seems happy above 4050 with the same RAM timings and voltages (1.240 loaded Vcore).

Dee, I'm starting to think this is may indeed be a BIOS related thing after all.

-Although- I can get a P5K Deluxe around $20US or so cheaper than a Biostar TPower I45 after MIR and at least I know the board should be reliable while being able to run the E6400, 7200, or 8400... Hmmmmmmmm. TPower tempting but reliability questionable and memory mfrs seem to LOVE the P5K Dlx.

Either way I definitely will keep a P5Q-E, it just may be an RMA'd one.