"ASUS P5Q Deluxe discussion".

[Leeghoofd]

Is there any real benefit to enabling the Static Read Control?

Good increase in ram bandwith and drop on latency, though most users disable it as it's one of the main causes of instabilitty

What's the final verdict on the operation/options for CPU Margin Enhancement??

For Dual cores leave on optimised, for 45nm quad cores try performance or comaptible

The lower FSB Strap to North Bridge performs better on other boards, is there a specific reason most of you are leaving it AUTO on the P5Q ?

If you are not seeking for max performance leave on auto if you want max performance manual selection is required and good NB voltage/GTL tuning, hence why most leave it on auto...

I keep seeing a recommendation of 55 for the Row Refresh Cycle Time, again is there a specific reason to leave it loose on the P5Q?

55 is recommended for 2GB dimms, so in your case you can tighten it... most 1gb dimms run happily at 42 and lower

1 hour prime finished without errors.......reboot.......vcore set to 1.12500
idle: cpu-z vcore same oscilations, realtemp minimums 38 34 30 30

load fft: cpu-z vcore 1.120, realtemp maximums (after 5 mins) 53 49 51 51, this test will keep on going for approx. 9 hours more till i come home from work, if it doesnt fail that is

K Good start then, temps are already pretty high for just 2.8Ghz ops (is that Tjcasemax 100 set ?) I already would start to think to buy a cooler with a decent mounting (meaning backplate with screws) Those pushpins are really the most crappy invention ever, as they severely bend the mobo, making the heatsinks loose contact with the mosfets etc...

If it surivives the small FFT you can try a blend run then... if that passes, swap the dimms for the other pair and don't change a thing...