ASUS P5K Deluxe - Intel P35 Bearlake + E6600 B1 / Q6600 B3

[Bcc335]

Been watching this thread for a while. Just wondering what the best bios is for the Asus P5k Deluxe? I'm currently running bios 0404 and it overclocks ok. Is Bios 0902 better? Worth the trouble of upgrading? Any problems with bios 0902?

Q6600 on Asus P5k Deluxe bios 0404 WinXP SP3
XFX 8800 GTX 640mb
4gb 8500 Crucial Ballistix Tracers
2 x WD 74gb Raptors Raid 0
2 x WD 250gb Raid 0
Thermaltake Armor case
Thermaltake 850w pwr supply
Koolance Exos water cooler

Thanks Bcc335

[andressergio]

Been watching this thread for a while. Just wondering what the best bios is for the Asus P5k Deluxe? I'm currently running bios 0404 and it overclocks ok. Is Bios 0902 better? Worth the trouble of upgrading? Any problems with bios 0902?

Q6600 on Asus P5k Deluxe bios 0404 WinXP SP3
XFX 8800 GTX 640mb
4gb 8500 Crucial Ballistix Tracers
2 x WD 74gb Raptors Raid 0
2 x WD 250gb Raid 0
Thermaltake Armor case
Thermaltake 850w pwr supply
Koolance Exos water cooler

Thanks Bcc335

Best bios for this mobo is the 0311 by far...I have to flash 0902 cause of requirement of my 2x2 Mushkin Ascent...but 0902 OC very good also...In your case you better bet is bios 0311 but you could stay on 0404 also, but give it a try, remember you can't go back easy...

Cheers mate

[Bcc335]

Best bios for this mobo is the 0311 by far...I have to flash 0902 cause of requirement of my 2x2 Mushkin Ascent...but 0902 OC very good also...In your case you better bet is bios 0311 but you could stay on 0404 also, but give it a try, remember you can't go back easy...

Cheers mate

Thanks for your reply Andre!

Just curious, What issue do you have with your Mushkin ram? Also would you say 0902 overclocks better than 0404? Have you had any problems with 0902, you know the weird stuff like usb not working etc.. ?

Regards
Bcc335

[h1ms3lf]

Hi!

I'm experiencing a really strange problem with this motherboard. I had the 311 bios version flash, and it worked perfectly with a C2D E6600 and Q6600 @ 3600MHz, and Crucial Ballistix Tracers @ 1200 CL5 [BL2KIT12864AL106A]. All the time the Tracers were mounted in the black slots. Then I've cleared the CMOS, flashed successfully the 902 bios version, and changed the CPU for Q9550. For some unknown reasons, the Deluxe refuses to POST with the Tracers in dual channel in the black slots, but If I switch to the yellow slots .. everything works just fine. The Deluxe won't start with 4x1GB @ 1066 also. Any ideas why this is happening? BIG 10x!

LE: magic! I can use the black slots but ONLY if I start with one stick in the B2 slot, reboot, and then add rest of memory. This doesn't work though for auto settings so you have to manually set the DRAM frequency, timings and voltages.

[andressergio]

Hey guys

Can anyone tell me what are the values on BIOS 0902 for 45nm CPU's, i have a 65nm and says that changes when a 45nm is installed

As i read on bios it has from 1,1 to 1,4...

Should that be enough for Yorkields ? as i see lots of ppl on more than 1,4 on other motherboards, like X48 rampage....


Cheers
Sergio

[Xvys]

The Deluxe won't start with 4x1GB @ 1066 also. Any ideas why this is happening? BIG 10x!

I have found using 4 sticks of ram requires the Northbridge voltage to be increased to 1.55v for stability (at 4.25GHz). I was at NB 1.25v with 2 ram sticks, but with 4, the NB needs more juice. I set the NB ref. voltage to .61x and CPU ref. voltage to .63x.

Are you talking about the VTT voltage anderssergio? The Intel max. recommended VTT is 1.115v with the 45nm processors. I set my VTT to 1.1v and it works fine at 4.25 GHz with 1.34v cpu.

With the P5K-D, I have got the FSB up to 545FSB x 8.5 = 4630 MHz @ 1.48v cpu with my new Xeon E3110 C0 processor. So there is still some potential for these boards.

[andressergio]

[QUOTE=Xvys;3430518]I have found using 4 sticks of ram requires the Northbridge voltage to be increased to 1.55v for stability (at 4.25GHz). I was at NB 1.25v with 2 ram sticks, but with 4, the NB needs more juice. I set the NB ref. voltage to .61x and CPU ref. voltage to .63x.

***yes same here mate, but with 2x2 sticks i just have it on NB=1,4 but yes it's true with 2x1 sticks never needed over 1,25 and for 4x1 needs 1,55

I have the NB ref. on .67x...does it help lower ? or that is cauz you are using 1,55...

Are you talking about the VTT voltage anderssergio? The Intel max. recommended VTT is 1.115v with the 45nm processors. I set my VTT to 1.1v and it works fine at 4.25 GHz with 1.34v cpu.

***well VTT = FSB termination voltaje right ? yes i'm talking, but that is because i have a Q9650 on it's way and saw on the thread that vtt on most X48 and P45 mobos is over that, or maybe i'm confused...I know that a Dual Core requieres less adjusts, but quads push more...

With the P5K-D, I have got the FSB up to 545FSB x 8.5 = 4630 MHz @ 1.48v cpu with my new Xeon E3110 C0 processor. So there is still some potential for these boards

***Well in never ever doubt about this boards always gave me amazing results, i just wanted to know for someone with a 45nm chip which values are changing on bios when a 45nm is detected as in bios 0812 an 0902 says so.

Cheers mate and thank you for your info
Regards, Sergio

[Oli4v]

How do you get that FSB out of a P5K Deluxe, Got my E6750 'ntill 3.6Ghz @ this board, while @ my sold gigabyte board it easily booted @ 3.7Ghz+ , but tomorrow I'll search further to get this b*tch running faster again ^^

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

Best bios for this mobo is the 0311 by far...I have to flash 0902 cause of requirement of my 2x2 Mushkin Ascent...but 0902 OC very good also...In your case you better bet is bios 0311 but you could stay on 0404 also, but give it a try, remember you can't go back easy...

Cheers mate

There is a link in this thread somewhere to the bios 0311 that you can actually roll back to. It was a hack job. I never got a chance to download it.

If anyone can find it (I don't feel like searching 80 pages right now), post the link. I've been meaning to roll back myself as I miss my 3.8ghz stable machine.

Also, if you have the hacked bios, please upload and link us. A lot of people would like it.

Edit:

I skimmed the thread and didn't see the link. If anyone knows where it is or anyone can upload a hacked version that'll work, please post.

[Leeghoofd]

Try Koda's flash tool mate, it worked fab for me with the P5Q Dlx... link here : Koda's Asus bios tool

Follow the instructions, you need a good USB key ( at least 512mb) but it works amasingly...

Current P5K dlx biosses via the tool :

P5K Deluxe WIFI-AP

Bios 0902, 0812, 0809, 0705, 0703, 0603, 0601, 0404, 0311, 0202

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

Try Koda's flash tool mate, it worked fab for me with the P5Q Dlx... link here : Koda's Asus bios tool

Follow the instructions, you need a good USB key ( at least 512mb) but it works amasingly...

Current P5K dlx biosses via the tool :

P5K Deluxe WIFI-AP

Bios 0902, 0812, 0809, 0705, 0703, 0603, 0601, 0404, 0311, 0202

I will try this tomorrow. I really need bios 0311. I miss my 3.78 ghz stable.

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

I used the ISO file and it worked fine. I'm in BIOS 0311. Now I am just searching settings b/c I used to have 425x9 stable. 8x475 won't stay stable, even at 1.55v. Its been a while since I've OC'd in this bios.

[ACK]

New two BIOS just released:

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...eluxe-1004.zip

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...eluxe-1005.zip

Has anybody test them?

[xpower]

i update to 1005 so far very stable with 600 fsb direct from bios.this bios need good cpu to boot from bios.i tried 1.6v cpu to boot.i got E0 E8500.

[CedricFP]

Wow new bios huh. I'll have to check it out.

[monza1412]

hey guys...
Is there anyone running the newer quads (q9400/q9550/q9650) in this board?
If there is, please type your bios settings and your 24/7 oc. Thx