ASUS P5B-Deluxe; Problems & Fixes

[Olivier]

1236 is the latest, im going to try my E8500 E0 in my P5B before I put it in the new mobo

Yea that looks like what i'd do to.....still have to find a store to get an e0 stepping.......the thing that nags me is because the bios' are Beta

[DOM.]

Yea that looks like what i'd do to.....still have to find a store to get an e0 stepping.......the thing that nags me is because the bios' are Beta

well ive used all beta bios still the same oc but im hoping the E8500 well oc better

also I know where you can get a E0 there 192.95+ s/h

[Agail]

Hi again guys
I'm thinking about getting this (GA-EP45-DQ6) board cause I can get it relatively cheap, has anyone got any opinions on it?
It would be replacing my P5b deluxe.
What sort of overclocking capabilities does it have?
Better or worse than the p5b?

[unclewebb]

X-Bit Labs sure like their GA-EP45-DQ6 that they recently tested.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mai...-ep45-dq6.html

Looks like there's lots of potential there. If you're only overclocking a Dual Core then you probably won't see any difference when it comes to overclocking but with a Quad I'd rather have the DQ6.

[Leeghoofd]

Looking forward to see someone getting an EO running on this mobo... I have a mate that wants to upgrade but he's comfortable with 3.6-3.8Ghz region so 400FSB would be enough on an E8500

[DOM.]

Looking forward to see someone getting an EO running on this mobo... I have a mate that wants to upgrade but he's comfortable with 3.6-3.8Ghz region so 400FSB would be enough on an E8500

friday I get my E8500 E0 and well put it in my p5b dlx

i was looking at your specs can you run your QX on the X8 multi and see how high you can get the fsb up there plz idk what to get still X48 or P45

cuz the P5Q has 16 phase and RAMPAGE FORMULA 8 phase right

cuz for CF the X48 is the way to go but i want more fsb on the Q

[Brahmzy]

Well, last night somethin' happened. My P5B-D is in my secondary box that I use for DL'ing, rendering and burning stuff. My main is for gaming.

Anyway I just had the P5B-D sitting idle and all the sudden heard this "pop!" and smelled smoke. Looked inside and a capacitor blew it's wad all over the place.

It's kinda sad to see the ol' faithful board go. Many good years it has served... I bought a P5Q-E to replace it. Hopefully I'll get a couple more good years out of it.

So, that sad, I guess I'll never be checking this thread anymore. Awww. :-(

[Leeghoofd]

@Dom7184

Well my P5Q dlx did 500FSB with the QX at 8 multi, but temps were way higher than with 10 x 400 or 8 x 450... so I opted to stay at 9 x 450 with 1081 on the ram for daily use... My friend ordered the E8600 so I hope it will run otherwise he will have to buy another mobo...

500FSB Quad screenies in the link :

P5QDlx 500-1200prime.jpg

[DOM.]

@Dom7184

Well my P5Q dlx did 500FSB with the QX at 8 multi, but temps were way higher than with 10 x 400 or 8 x 450... so I opted to stay at 9 x 450 with 1081 on the ram for daily use... My friend ordered the E8600 so I hope it will run otherwise he will have to buy another mobo...

500FSB Quad screenies in the link :

P5QDlx 500-1200prime.jpg

well im not asking for prime stable more for benching cuz the X3350 i got is x8 so im still looking to go with a P45 or X48

also mine well be on water so im not asking to push it to the max but what ever you feel safe with, your help we'll be appreciated

and make sure his on the latest beta bios its supported

Core 2 Duo E8600 (3.33GHz,1333FSB,L2:6MB,65W,rev.E0) ALL 1236beta

[SRV]

True, its supported, but does it lack manual Vcore option?

[DOM.]

True, its supported, but does it lack manual Vcore option?

no why would it

[SRV]

I already asked this question, and the anser was yes.http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=4980
If you say there is no problem with Vcore, then ok. Somebody posted E8500 & P5B-Dlx OC thread, there is also everything ok.

It seems that on some places everything works fine, but somewhere doesn't. Strange.

[DOM.]

well i get mine friday so ill post if it works it should the X3350 isnt on the list and it works but for sure friday E8500 E0 via UPS

[DOM.]

I already asked this question, and the anser was yes.http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=4980
If you say there is no problem with Vcore, then ok. Somebody posted E8500 & P5B-Dlx OC thread, there is also everything ok.

It seems that on some places everything works fine, but somewhere doesn't. Strange.

well it works but you set your fsb etc. then reboot then set the vcore cuz with me the 1st time its auto but the 2nd time you can set it

no trying to get a 24/7 clock which is a pain and bot past 480 fsb did 7.5*550

[SRV]

I'm glad to hear it.

[DOM.]

Edit: There was a little bit of extra performance still hiding in that chipset that I didn't know about, until today that is.

so how do you get more out of it im at 7.5X550fsb on 1.20v fsb bios and 1365v nb real
idk how but im going to try 8X550

heres 7.5X550fsb

[DOM.]

[mundi]

bios 1232
E6550
8800GT 512

if I try install ATItool (for OC set profil 2D-3D-2D)
run atitool, pickup MHz for core, save, than have on my display white-black wiev
that means that cannot use ATItool, why
RT I dont like

[DOM.]

bios 1232
E6550
8800GT 512

if I try install ATItool (for OC set profil 2D-3D-2D)
run atitool, pickup MHz for core, save, than have on my display white-black wiev
that means that cannot use ATItool, why
RT I dont like

well on my 9600GSO it goes to 2D on auto and I use RivaTuner for OCed 3D clocks

what OS are you on ?

i just use it for scan not to make profiles

[B2K24]

Im having major RAM problems with my P5B
It only boots now with junk generic 1 gig stick when I put
my Gskill HZ's or my Crucial ballistic tracers 2X1GB it won't boot.
I have tried all sorts of combinations and nothing
Once in a BLUE moon I somehow get luckly and get it to boot with 4 GB then the rig runs 24/7 for months no problems at all
but anytime I have to cut power say to vaccum the room or something im F*&#ED
Even a shutdown in windows then hitting power button on tower causes me to have to fight a damn war to get this board to work.
Why is this damn thing marketed for overclockers then won't boot with high performance memory WTF ASUS WHY

Can anyone help please or give good advice on how I can get it to boot.
What do you guys do to get this to work?
I just ordered the OCZ reapers that was posted on last page 2X2GB for 60+$ seems awesome
I hope this picky bastard will boot the OCZ when it arrives.

my settings in bios
CPU 400
dram ddr2 800
pci 100
pci 33.33 mhz
SS disabled
memory volt 2.10
CPU 1.400
FSB 1.40
NB 1.45
SB 1.60
ICH 1.215

CPU ratio 8
only cpu tm + exe enabled

memory remanp disable
4-4-4-12-4-42-3-11-7-13
static read disable

[mundi]

well on my 9600GSO it goes to 2D on auto and I use RivaTuner for OCed 3D clocks

what OS are you on ?

i just use it for scan not to make profiles

Ou, excuse I forget
WIN XP SP2
I dont like RT, as I wrote, I want use AT

[DOM.]

Ou, excuse I forget
WIN XP SP2
I dont like RT, as I wrote, I want use AT

what ver of atitool are you using ?

also whats wrong with RT ?

i set my clocks in the start up settings and never mess with it at all dont even have to open it, its in 2D then when it needs 3D it well go to the clocks you set

[mundi]

I try ATITool_0.25b16pre8 and ATITool_0.27b2
all two same

[DOM.]

I try ATITool_0.25b16pre8 and ATITool_0.27b2
all two same

try 0.26 that what I use in XP 0.27 I use in Vista

[unclewebb]

B2K24: I feel your pain when you start talking about the P5B getting picky with memory. For a while I was going through the same hell as you and had to play musical memory modules for half an hour trying to figure things out. Every time the power was cut or it didn't shut down properly it wouldn't boot next time.

I had mismatched modules, one Ballistix and one Team that I thought was causing part of the problem. I kept a 512MB DDR2-667 stick handy for emergencies to get it up and running. I have no idea what the exact problem is but I did find a few things that seem to help. This post and a few after it might give you some ideas:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=4953

Good news is that my new OCZ 9200 2x1GB Reapers have been working great. No issues at all. With my previous modules I created some SPD settings and burnt it to both modules and it seems to have helped but I haven't been using them lately so it's hard to say how much of an improvement I got.

Even so, there are some settings that this board just doesn't like. Getting my FSB up to 500MHz x 8.0 or 533MHz x 7.5 has made things more reliable. Some boards don't like to overclock and this one doesn't like to run at default settings. I don't understand that logic but I can't complain lately. It also likes the memory now when it is up to DDR2-1000 or DDR2-1066. My Reapers can't go much beyond that without having to crank up the voltage so I don't bother.

You should try dropping your multi and then bump your FSB up to 500MHz or so. I'm not sure if the 65nm chips will like this but the 45nm CPUs love it. DDR2-800 CL4 memory gives better performance at DDR2-1000 CL5 and needs the same voltage. My Team and Ballistix are both DDR2-800 but on this board they run at a very similar maximum speed as my 9200 Reapers. The Reapers need slightly less voltage but that's about it.

Let me know if you want to try my SPD settings on one of your Ballistix sticks. If it doesn't work any better you can always go back to your original SPD settings as long as you saved them before and you can ever get your board to boot up with one of your other sticks. When testing I was shoving memory modules in while the computer was running. Windows didn't understand what was going on but the SPDTool program would recognize the module so you could burn some new settings to it and try again.

Dom7184: If you've got your FSB up to 580MHz, you sure don't need my help! I was using the P965StrapTweaker to get a little extra performance out of my chipset but at 580MHz, this tweaker might be too aggressive and your board might lock up and need a re-boot. Your memory bandwidth numbers look pretty impressive as is. I think my E8400 C0 also needs a second boot after a CMOS clear before the CPU voltage options magically appear. After that, it's open season with the FSB.