"ASUS P5Q Deluxe discussion".

[jagt]

Got my board up and running today. However, there is one annoyance; my 500GB WD HDD in port 5 comes up as an external HDD. I have all the 6 Intel ports occupied with HDD's, but it only happens to the drive in port 5. Any idea?

Is the built-in bios flash on this board ok, or is it still something you should avoid?

[lolmannz2]

Hi guys, I finally got my P5Q Deluxe with an E8400. Got a pair of 2x 2GB G.Skill DDR2-1000 as well.
Looking through this thread it seems like this board overclocks like nothing, however I found that I can't get past 420FSB without Orthos dieing within 5 minutes.

I've tried changing a LOT of things including timings, memory straps, transaction booster etc but it didn't help at all.

Any insight would be really helpful!

Here are my current settings (Not stable):
Tried the newest bios 1306 and it didn't help.

[bigcesar]

the best BIOS for OC is the 0806...

and prove this:

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclock tuner: MANUAL
CPU Ratio Setting: 6 (for max FSBs)
FSB Strap to North Bridge: AUTO
FSB Frequency: 500
PCI-E Frequency: AUTO
DRAM Frequency: 1000
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: AUTO
CAS# Latency:5
RAS# to CAS# Delay:5
RAS# Precharge:5
RAS# Activate to Precharge:15
TWR: AUTO
TRFC: 55
TWTR: AUTO
TRRD: AUTO
TRTP: AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO
DRAM Read Training: AUTO
MEM. OC Charger: AUTO
AI Clock Twister: AUTO
AI Transaction Booster: AUTO

CPU Voltage: 1.25
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): AUTO
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): AUTO
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.6
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.26
DRAM Voltage: 2.1
NB Voltage: 1.28
NB GTL Reference: AUTO
SBridge Voltage: AUTO
PCIE SATA Voltage: AUTO

Load Line Calibration: ENABLED
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

all Advance CPU Settings Disabled

Leeghoofd helpedme with similar config

[CryptiK]

P5Q Deluxe, stock cooler for motherboard, CPU under water

Excellent FSB, well done

Got my board up and running today. However, there is one annoyance; my 500GB WD HDD in port 5 comes up as an external HDD. I have all the 6 Intel ports occupied with HDD's, but it only happens to the drive in port 5. Any idea?

Is the built-in bios flash on this board ok, or is it still something you should avoid?

Can't help you with the HDD issue, but I can say the EZ flash tool in the bios works without an issue for me and everyone else.

Hi guys, I finally got my P5Q Deluxe with an E8400. Got a pair of 2x 2GB G.Skill DDR2-1000 as well.
Looking through this thread it seems like this board overclocks like nothing, however I found that I can't get past 420FSB without Orthos dieing within 5 minutes.

I've tried changing a LOT of things including timings, memory straps, transaction booster etc but it didn't help at all.

Any insight would be really helpful!

Here are my current settings (Not stable):
Tried the newest bios 1306 and it didn't help.

Woah you'd better lower that vFSB back down to 1.12v for starters that's very high. Don't raise vFSB first, it wont help much if at all. Increase the vcore to perhaps 1.30v (bios) and retry. Keep ram at 1:1 divider until you stabilize the cpu. Set Transaction booster to manual and set PL = 10. Set vNB to 1.24v. Have you ever overclocked before?

[Big Lar]

Excellent FSB, well done



Can't help you with the HDD issue, but I can say the EZ flash tool in the bios works without an issue for me and everyone else.



Woah you'd better lower that vFSB back down to 1.12v for starters that's very high. Don't raise vFSB first, it wont help much if at all. Increase the vcore to perhaps 1.30v (bios) and retry. Keep ram at 1:1 divider until you stabilize the cpu. Set Transaction booster to manual and set PL = 10. Set vNB to 1.24v. Have you ever overclocked before?

Just to add to this, try 2.0 to 2.02v for the ram voltage as Most of these boards overvolt the ram a bit.

Larry

[bigcesar]

the ASUS p5q deluxe support this rams?

http://www.teamgroup.com.tw/teamgrou...1_id=&pl2_id=2

[CryptiK]

Not sure if the P5Q-D officially supports any TG ram at all, but my TG 8500's ran fine in my board and they both use D9 GXX IC's so I don't see a reason why they wouldn't run.

[lolmannz2]

Woah you'd better lower that vFSB back down to 1.12v for starters that's very high. Don't raise vFSB first, it wont help much if at all. Increase the vcore to perhaps 1.30v (bios) and retry. Keep ram at 1:1 divider until you stabilize the cpu. Set Transaction booster to manual and set PL = 10. Set vNB to 1.24v. Have you ever overclocked before?

Yea I thought it was a bit high, yes I've overclocked before but the last board I had was a P5B and haven't really kept up with the reading. Having a P5Q everything is different again. Especially with new stuff like Transaction Booster etc I have no idea what it does

Anyways I've started fresh with everything on default. I've disabled most advanced CPU features, and then I changed these:

Multiplier = 6
FSB = 430
PCI-e = 100MHz
VCore = 1.3v
vNB = 1.24v
vFSB = 1.12V
Transaction Booster PL = 10
vMem = 2.0V

Windows boots but fails at about 8 minutes in Orthos

[CryptiK]

ok what is the ram speed set too? Set it to the lowest selectable speed for now (~860)

If the ram was at ~860, manual timings set to 5-5-5-15, try upping the vcore (see below). If the ram was at stock (auto) timings, choose manual and select 5-5-5-15-6-45-10-6 for the first set of timings. Leave the rest of the timings on auto for now. Re-try it.

If you need to up the vcore, set vcore to 1.35v and re-try that, with the ram settings I gave you above. If you are on stock cooling watch your cpu temps.

[M-XXXX]

Im having some serious problems with ram stability. I have balistix 2x1GB, that can do 1200 at 5-5-5-15 and 2.2V stable on Maximus. On P5Q Deluxe and 1306 BIOS they are unstable at 1000 5-5-5-15 and 2.3V. I have tryed setting all timings, AUTO, almost everything,...

Leeghoofd provided me with those settings (than you) and its complitly unstable.

ASUS P5Q DLX Template :

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclock tuner: Manual
CPU Ratio Setting: 9
FSB Strap to North Bridge: AUTO
FSB Frequency: 450
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: 1200
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: Manual

1st Information : 

CAS# Latency: 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time: 55
Write Recovery Time: AUTO
Read to Precharge Time: AUTO

2nd Information :

READ to WRITE Delay (S/D): AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to READ Delay (D): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (S): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (D): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (D): AUTO

3rd Information :

WRITE to PRE Delay: AUTO
READ to PRE Delay: AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay: AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: DISABLED
DRAM Read Training: AUTO
MEM. OC Charger: AUTO
AI Clock Twister: AUTO
AI Transaction Booster: AUTO


CPU Voltage: ….
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): AUTO
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): AUTO
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.56
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.26
DRAM Voltage: 2.14
NB Voltage: 1.26
NB GTL Reference: AUTO
SBridge Voltage: AUTO
PCIE SATA Voltage: AUTO

Load Line Calibration: AUTO
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew : AUTO
NB Clock Skew : AUTO

Advance CPU Settings
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 

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What could be the problem?

[Leeghoofd]

How much Vcore do you use ? rams actively cooled ? tried a lower multi ? Try 803 bios or even 1402...

[jagt]

Can anyone try the 5th SATA port and see if that HDD becomes "external", too? This is really puzzling me!

[M-XXXX]

How much Vcore do you use ? rams actively cooled ? tried a lower multi ? Try 803 bios or even 1402...

1.4V for CPU, rams have 2.2 and are actively cooled. Tried with many multiplayers, tried 1300 and 1400 BIOS series and its the same.

Now im at the stock speeds (CPU, FSB) and its stable at 800 4-4-4-8, and 1200 at 5-5-5-15.
If I go past 410-415FSB it becomes unstable and useless for 24/7 (and I need at least 460 stable for 24/7)... Probably going to maximus again for 24/7

[carepolice]

Sorry, i just want to ask.. Where do you need 4Ghz Quad? 24/7 Video editing and stuff? or what?

[M-XXXX]

Sorry, i just want to ask.. Where do you need 4Ghz Quad? 24/7 Video editing and stuff? or what?

Where do you need more then 2ghz quad? And you must admit: 4ghz on q6600 sounds great

Anyone knows solution for my problem?

[CryptiK]

Where do you need more then 2ghz quad? And you must admit: 4ghz on q6600 sounds great

Anyone knows solution for my problem?

You may need more vNB, try ~1.34v vNB (maybe more) and try it then.

[carepolice]

Where do you need more then 2ghz quad? And you must admit: 4ghz on q6600 sounds great

Anyone knows solution for my problem?

4Ghz on that stone sounds + is great

[BRSG]

Hi ppl...

Need some advices about a P5Q Deluxe... I have this board, a Q9450 cpu, 4x1GB DDR2 Teamgroup Elite PC5300 (667MHz), a XFX 9500GT, 1 x WD 320GB Sata II and two optical drives!

I bought it and it came with the 1206 bios... I tested it a little, but then I flashed the bios to the 1306 version!

Now, the problem is that sometimes when I'm changing bios settings it crashes completely! Can't move around settings in bios anymore and have to press reset button! The most frequent problem is a windows lockup even at default speeds (cpu and ram)!

My first step was a clear cmos and now I'm going to run memtest86+! After that, and if all is ok with the 4 ram sticks I'm going to try to downgrade bios!

Any other suggestions on what to do?

[carepolice]

Dude, I had same problem .once. CLEARING CMOS fixed it!

[CryptiK]

As said above, try clearing cmos and resetting stock settings. Set Transaction booster to manual and set PL = 10. Set 1.3v vcore, 1.26v vNB, 1.12 vFSB, 2.0v vDimm. Set ram to lowest speed choice and you should be stable, but test its stable before flashing. You need to be stable to flash the bios the last thing you want is for it to lock up half way through.

[Retro]

sorry to go off topic :
Retro either 1) RMA your board or 2) try other ram (P45 is very picky) or 3) come to the P5Q thread and share ya settings... something is wrong and for me the P5Q dlx is an incredible stable board... a solid workhorse... don't think another CPU will help in your case...

Leeghoofd:
Thank-you very much for your reply to my issues. After trying many combinations of settings, still unable to run any half-dividers or anything beyond 450 fsb, I gave some thought to your suggestion about my ram. Only other ram I had on hand was a cheap 1GB stick of Crucial Rendition PC-4300. So, I removed the Team sticks and popped it in the board.
Success! The board now works with the 8.5 divider, and I can run it at 471x9 as well.
And the board boots into these settings without hesitation, no more freezes or bsods.
As this Rendition stick is pretty limited, I now have to decide what ram to buy to replace my Teams. Do you have any recommendations, Leeghoofd?
Not sure either if I should stay with 2X1GB or go to 2x2GB.
Thanks again for your help, you've saved me a lot of grief

[M-XXXX]

You may need more vNB, try ~1.34v vNB (maybe more) and try it then.

Try up to 1.35V

Now im back on Maximus for 24/7, but for now some more resoults on P5Q Deluxe and E8600:


And bit higher voltage:

[Leeghoofd]

Hi ppl...

Need some advices about a P5Q Deluxe... I have this board, a Q9450 cpu,
My first step was a clear cmos and now I'm going to run memtest86+! After that, and if all is ok with the 4 ram sticks I'm going to try to downgrade bios!

Any other suggestions on what to do?

Many users on a german forum swear with bios 0803 for the 9450 CPU... for ya ram disable static read control and put TRFC to 55 range ( this will increase stability big time... also note that on most boards ram is overvolted by about 0.08 so be carefull to not overvolt the dimms...

Do you have any recommendations, Leeghoofd?
Not sure either if I should stay with 2X1GB or go to 2x2GB.

Pm Kryptik, he has the same rams as you and it might be some silly setting in the subtimingzs holding ya back...

I wouldn't buy 2Gb anymore... 4Gb kits are pretty affordable and give good speeds... pretty happy here with my Gskills PC8000PQ and Mushkin redline PC8000 kits , I never push rams so they run max at 1081Mhz daily...

Good luck

[jagt]

Just started overclocking my board. With the same settings (450x8, ram at 1080MHz 5-5-5-12) I score around 500 points lower in 3Dmark 06 than I did with my Abit IP35 Pro. Any tips to improve performance? There's a whole lot of settings I haven't gotten my head around yet, so any suggestions are most welcome.

[bigcesar]

my new results:



with this config:

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclock tuner: MANUAL
CPU Ratio Setting: 9
FSB Strap to North Bridge: AUTO
FSB Frequency: 522
PCI-E Frequency: 101
DRAM Frequency: 1044
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: MANUAL
CAS# Latency:4
RAS# to CAS# Delay:4
RAS# Precharge:4
RAS# Activate to Precharge:11
TWR: AUTO
TRFC: 55
TWTR: AUTO
TRRD: AUTO
TRTP: AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO
DRAM Read Training: AUTO
MEM. OC Charger: AUTO
AI Clock Twister: LIGHT
AI Transaction Booster: 9

CPU Voltage: 1.625
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): 0.655
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): 0.655
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.72
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.34
DRAM Voltage: 2.4
NB Voltage: 1.34
NB GTL Reference: AUTO
SBridge Voltage: AUTO
PCIE SATA Voltage: AUTO

Load Line Calibration: ENABLED
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew : 400
NB Clock Skew : 200

All Advance CPU Settings:
DISABLED

I have a problem to pass latency 4-4-4-10, the system not boot and 2.5 vDRAM no boot
with the CPUv 1.625 the mobo boot a message overvoltage fail