Modded ASUS P5Q/Pro/Deluxe/Premium BIOS

[carepolice]

haha if weight is problem whit coolers

[truehighroller]

haha if weight is problem whit coolers

True,

[truehighroller]

Lol I guess you can say that yes.

[samsonJS]

For a long time WC intimidated me somewhat. I figured it just had to be complicated. After watching Linus from NCIX do the WC tech tips I saw that it was pretty damn easy these days. I'd probably give it a shot in a future build.

btw truehighroller has the TRUE120 and it weighs in at 700g or so iirc. I have the same one and it's great but I would go w/ the Xigmatech HDT1283 in hindsight. probably weighs less too.

[hema]

Ihave somthing strange
after RMA my P5Q the reading of temp. and voltage change especil. the vin3 and auxtin temp
and also the drop in cpu voltage increase
in the old mobo. the drop was 0.002 at load but with this the drop is 0.016
why?
the new one

the old one

CPU-Z in mainboard tap the same mobo. version

[oohms]

I used to watercool, but it didn't really net me much better overclocks, so i went back to air because its just so much simpler.

My P5Q Dlx is still going strong. I love how i don't have to worry about the bios resetting its settings unlike previous boards i've had

[Mr Lucky]

Ket,

I registered just to say Thanks for the BIOS. I’m using the latest 1406 on my plain old Asus P5Q .


Before using your BIOS I could not get my Patrior Viper Series Ram to go 1mhz over DDR2-1066 (533mhz). I finally was able to get a mild overclock of the RAM and got it to 1111Mhz. I stop trying to go any higher and decided to mess with the timings instead. Before your BIOS the ram would only work at it’s rated speeds of DDR-1066 @ 5-5-5-15.

I am now running at:

9x400 3.6Ghz
FSB NB Strap 400 Mhz
Ram Timings - 4-5-5-14 at 2v (patriot lists the ram at 2.3v)
Ai Clock Twister - Stronger
Ai Transaction Booster - Performance Level – 6 (before 7 was the best I could boot)

Besides the ram all my other voltages are set to auto.

I am still going to tweak the timings some more, but this ran Prime95 for 20-hours and Everest Stress test for 5-hours without a hiccup.

Keep up the good work.

[Ket]

haha if weight is problem whit coolers

My PC already weighs in at 30-35KGs, its not going to be any heavier, its just not

Ket,

I registered just to say Thanks for the BIOS. I’m using the latest 1406 on my plain old Asus P5Q .


Before using your BIOS I could not get my Patrior Viper Series Ram to go 1mhz over DDR2-1066 (533mhz). I finally was able to get a mild overclock of the RAM and got it to 1111Mhz. I stop trying to go any higher and decided to mess with the timings instead. Before your BIOS the ram would only work at it’s rated speeds of DDR-1066 @ 5-5-5-15.

I am now running at:

9x400 3.6Ghz
FSB NB Strap 400 Mhz
Ram Timings - 4-5-5-14 at 2v (patriot lists the ram at 2.3v)
Ai Clock Twister - Stronger
Ai Transaction Booster - Performance Level – 6 (before 7 was the best I could boot)

Besides the ram all my other voltages are set to auto.

I am still going to tweak the timings some more, but this ran Prime95 for 20-hours and Everest Stress test for 5-hours without a hiccup.

Keep up the good work.

Glad everything is working out good for you now

[onimaru]

Thanks for the awsome Bios files Ket!

Do you think you'd be able to open up one of the new x58 board bios files and extract the key in it that would allow you to run SLI on an Intel board and stick that key in a p5q bios to allow SLI with the new forceware drivers?

[XLAR8]

Why is your lan box more powerful than your gaming pc?

hey ket i fixed the issue that my lan box is faster then my gaming box

i went and got me a evga 790I FTW
and some G.Skill 1600MHZ DDR3

now all i have to do is buy me 3 of them GTX 260 core 216 cards

[Ket]

Thanks for the awsome Bios files Ket!

Do you think you'd be able to open up one of the new x58 board bios files and extract the key in it that would allow you to run SLI on an Intel board and stick that key in a p5q bios to allow SLI with the new forceware drivers?

No.

hey ket i fixed the issue that my lan box is faster then my gaming box

i went and got me a evga 790I FTW
and some G.Skill 1600MHZ DDR3

now all i have to do is buy me 3 of them GTX 260 core 216 cards

BOO! nvidia chipsets = Not a fan of them, gl with it tho

[AnDrAz]

Am I the only with these annoying problem When I wake up pc from sleep, all case vents are only on 500rpm.
Is this bug in vista(x64) or in bios? Ket can you fix it? Future to set each vent own profile like mf2 have would be also nice

[thehinge1]

WTF??? Is it stout ale cooled or something? Pb lined???

Anyhoo - hope all is well with ya man!

My PC already weighs in at 30-35KGs, its not going to be any heavier, its just not

[brummie]

hi there ket,

first time poster after finding this list, I downloaded and the 1406 m bios for p5q deluxe, I was running the asus one before.

ok so what ram have you added, i have crucial ballistic 2gb*4 so 8gb in total 4-4-4-12, is that in the list ???, what else is different please, i have read all the posts and cant quite fathom. am running a q6600 in the board at stock most of the time but have an oc profile of 3.2ghz at 8*400 which is memtest, linpack and prime 95 stable.

cheers

brummie

[YMAA]

Been out of the loop for a while...the P5Q-Deluxe died about a month ago and I just got it back from RMA this week. Got the system set up last night and I'm ready to play with this E8400 E0 I got to replace the Q6700.

Sorry if this has been asked before (trying to sift through the off-topic posts gave me a headache), but what seems to be the best mBIOS for people running the Deluxe with an E8400?

[Snorkwiffle]

Firstly Thanks for all your input and support on this thread... I have been reading ever since I purchase my P5Q Pro a few months ago, I have only now found the time to upgrade my BiOS and begin tweeking my system. Good work

I am confused as to which of your mBIOS releases I am best to use with the Q9550.

This is my build;

P5Q PRO
Intel Q9550
4 x 2GB Corsair XMS 6400C5DHX CL5-5-5-18
Windows Server 2008

I am also running a RAID10 via the Intel Matrix Controller, is upgrading the BIOS and reseting the CMOS likely to blow this away... That would suck!

Cheers

[YMAA]

Updating your BIOS doesn't blow away any RAID config. Just re-enable the RAID controller after you're done with the update and you're good to go.

[SirKronan]

Sorry for asking this if it's already answered a long time ago in this thread.

Do I really have to install the MegaUpload toolbar to be able to download the modded BIOS's?

[Lukeatluka]

Sorry for asking this if it's already answered a long time ago in this thread.

Do I really have to install the MegaUpload toolbar to be able to download the modded BIOS's?

No, just click free download(no account) and wait _ _(it's wroten somewhere...) seconds.

[Big Lar]

Sorry for asking this if it's already answered a long time ago in this thread.

Do I really have to install the MegaUpload toolbar to be able to download the modded BIOS's?

You just need to type in the code on the left,anti spam thing, and then after that it takes a few to DL it.

Larry

[SirKronan]

You just need to type in the code on the left,anti spam thing, and then after that it takes a few to DL it.

Larry

Thanks, guys.

Big Lar ... say, nice to see you again! I recognize you from elsewhere...

[Big Lar]

Thanks, guys.

Big Lar ... say, nice to see you again! I recognize you from elsewhere...

Ehh, I get around Welcome to the forum!

Larry

[YMAA]

Setting CPU Margin Enhancement to Performance on Ket's 1406 BIOS for the P5Q-Deluxe seems to have fixed some instability issues for me. May try for higher later, or a lower vCore. Yeah, higher sounds good.

Also seems to have fixed my vDroop. I was getting about .025v vDroop under load, but now it's been locked to 1.368v the whole night. Still have vDrop, I believe I have my voltage set to 1.375v in the BIOS (which is odd because I didn't have ANY vDrop with the Q6700 below 1.4v) but I'm happy.

[Ket]

Probably the best mBIOS versions to try are;

703m
704m
1104m
1201m
1406m

I have found when it comes to Micron ICs 703m\704m appear to have the best compatibility, bootable with my GKX D9 kit up to 1300MHz. Nice desktop of Keeley Hazel YMAA

[concretefire]

Hey Ket.
Thanks for the work on the Bios.

Question about the bios and a specific setting. I have read when you overclock that you should set "SOMETHING" in the bios to 33mhz so that the FSB doesn't creep up on other hardware, as you increase FSB on the CPU.

Here's a screenshot, it's called : PCI Clock Synchronization
Link http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=515316
I believe it is the second actual picture from within the bios. I can't find this setting for the life of me in your bios. I'm sure it's called something else now. If you could just point me in the right direction please.

Also, a question about flashing. I use the Asus Update Utility from within the windows environment. Two things. Do YOU recommend another/safer way?

Also, that utility comes with with something built in called My Bios which more or less lets you change/create your own Bios Flash Screen. Do you have any opinions on this? Thanks again Ket.

BTW....if there is some magic "guide" out there for the 1406 Bios that shows you step by step, item by item of what everything does, I sure wish someone would point me to it. Thanks.