"ASUS P5Q Deluxe discussion".

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Hi everyone, I've been reading this thread for a long time, but this is my first post. I have early P5Q-Dlx (box says made in taiwan) with Q9450 and 4 x 2G Patriot 4-4-4 DDR2-800 memory, Thermalright Ultra Extreme cooler with scythe S-Flex 1600rpm fan.

I have been running back and forth between bios 803 and everything else, to no real progress in achieving stable gaming performance with my replacement 8800GT ever since I moved past 803 back in July and coincidently killed my Palit 8800GT-1G.

Been running with LLC enabled with Core voltage of 1.3375 at FSB460, 3680Mhz. Not a great cpu, but usually stable with the occasional win32.sys bsod in xp-64. Max temp under Intel burn test is 72.

Now with 1406 bios, i've ventured higher to a setting similar to rusty, shown below:

I idle at 41 deg, and max out at 75 under the Intel Burn test.
Running Prime fft it maxes out at 63.

Is this too much voltage for 24/7 operation? I have it set for speedstep, and usually the CPU doesn't go above 50 deg.

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclock tuner: Manual
CPU Ratio Setting: Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge: 333
FSB Frequency: 470
PCI-E Frequency: 101
DRAM Frequency: 941
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: AUTO
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: Disabled
MEM. OC Charger: Enabled
AI Clock Twister: AUTO
AI Transaction Booster: AUTO

CPU Voltage: 1.36250
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): 0.675
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): 0.675
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.60
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.38
DRAM Voltage: 2.1
NB Voltage: 1.38
NB GTL Reference: 0.645
SBridge Voltage: 1.20
PCIE SATA Voltage: 1.60

Load Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew : AUTO
NB Clock Skew : AUTO
CPU Margin Enhancement : Optimized

Advance CPU Settings
CPU Ratio Setting: Auto
C1E Suppport: Enabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel® Virtualization Tech: Enabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Enabled
Intel SpeedStep Tech : Enabled