Asus P6T Deluxe Discussion Thread

[Raptor-X]

Thanks for the reply Raptor. What would you take: decreased memory frequency (about 160 MHz) for higher CPU speeds, or lower CPU speeds for stock memory frequency?

Most applications that I use would benefit from higher CPU speed over memory frequency.

[grungero]

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=973332
4.2Ghz @ 1.28v

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=973343

[Amurtigress]

Hey folks, I'm hitting a wall at 3.2 GHz on my i7 920 (C0). These are my current settings:

BCLK: 160
Multi: 20
DRAM Frequency: 1603 MHz
CPU Volt: 1.35
PLL: 1.96
Uncore: 1.35
DRAM: 1.66

P6T Deluxe V2 (0610 BIOS)
i7 920 (C0, lapped)
Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) Dominator 1600 8-8-8-24-2T
Thermalright 120 Extreme (lapped) + Scythe 120mm push/pull

Two questions:

1. 3.2 GHz is Prime stable at the above settings, but won't even boot if I try to raise the BCLK and keep the timings the same. Do I have a lousy chip or am I missing something?
2. I was Prime stable at 3.4 GHz but with the DRAM frequency lowered to 1443 MHz. Is lower DRAM frequency a smart trade-off for higher CPU clocks?

Hi,

1.35V core looks very high to me on a C0. I've got a C0 too and I need only 1.30V for 3.8 GHz. (I bought my CPU in April of 2009...)

Your 3.2 GHz should be achievable at stock voltage or a bit above.

And make sure to enable loadline calibration to avoid dropping.

[GamerBR]

Is there any way to measure the Vcore directly on this motherboard?
I'm pretty sure my vcore sensor is messed up. If I set the load-line calibration to Enabled I always get the voltage on the CPU about 0.03~0.04V higher, if set to auto about half that. And if I set it to off the vdrop is massive, but if I set the vcore in a way that with it off, the vcore on load is the same as enabled(on CPUZ), the temperature reported while it's enabled is much lower.

[meangreenxp]

Looking for help to get my 920 D0 Batch# 3944A869 past BCLK 206. My goal is to get to the 4.6 - 4.8 24x7 stable. I have been able to stabilize at BCLK 206 x 21 @ about 1.35vcore, could probably lower the volts a bit but I was still trying to move higher before optimize the volts.

My water cooling setup keeps temperature pretty low, 60s to low 70s under full load depending on the ambient temperatures in my office. I am not seeing any multiplier throttling.

I can get into Windows @ 210 x 21, but Prime freezes right away. I tried bumping up vcore up to 1.4v, but Prime still freezes. I also bumped up QPI/Dram volts to 1.35v, but still freeze with small FFTs. I have kept the memory ratio low to eliminate it as an issue (tested this RAM at 1600mhz+ in memtest and it passes). Does anyone have some opinions on what I can change to get past 206x21 to 210+x21?

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[r1rhyder]

P6T Deluxe V2 Bios 0804

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...XE-V2-0804.zip

No change log yet.

[Burner27]

My setup is as follows:

Asus P6T Deluxe V2 (Bios 0804)
Intel Core i7 950 (Stock)
12GB Corsair DDR3-1600 (running at 1.5v @ DDR3-1333 Speeds)
nVidia Geforce GTX260 (Core 216) with 196.21 drivers
80GB Intel G2 SSD (OS Drive)
128GB patriot Torqx
1TB Western Digital Black
4 x 2TB Seagate Barracuda drives in RAID 5 array on Silicon Image Controller (Latest driver)
LG BluRay/HD-DVD Rom
Samsung SH-S223F DVD Burner
LiteON 22x DVD Burner
Soundblaster XFi Professional PCIe soundcard (latest drivers)
Corsair HX850 PSU
Coolermaster HAF 932 case

Windows 7 x64 (All updates have been applied, all chipset drivers are up to date, ICH10R is running is AHCI mode, Sleep mode is set to S3 only)

My problem is this, when I use BIOS 0704, 0707, or 0804, and my computer goes into 'sleep', the monitor powers down, but the PC never shuts off. If I try to 'wake' the PC via keyboard or mouse, the video never comes back. I have to reset the PC to get it to work. My power options are set correctly and work fine under BIOS 0610. I tried the setting in the BIOS to repost video on resume but it doesn't help. has anyone come across this issue?


Thx.

[sniggle]

P6T Deluxe V2 Bios 0804

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...XE-V2-0804.zip

No change log yet.

It's on site now, changelog just says "Support new CPUs."

Anyone try this?

[Burner27]

It's on site now, changelog just says "Support new CPUs."

Anyone try this?

Am on it now. Still doesn't fix issue with sleep mode as I post above yours.

[micromini]

Am on it now. Still doesn't fix issue with sleep mode as I post above yours.

You have to go back to the 610 bios to solve the sleep mode issue!
I had the sleep issue with all bioses after 610 so I flashed back and voila problem solved!

[Anth Seebel]

im using bios 0804 , seems good

[Burner27]

You have to go back to the 610 bios to solve the sleep mode issue!
I had the sleep issue with all bioses after 610 so I flashed back and voila problem solved!

I have the sleep issue in 0610 as well although not as often as with the new BIOSes.

[ToMeGuN]

BIOS 0901 released February 25, 2010
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...XE-V2-0901.zip

Description:
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[ 0901 ]
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1. Improve system stability
2. Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us
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This BIOS is expected to be posted on the Download page February 27.

[infected_]

BIOS 0901 released February 25, 2010
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...XE-V2-0901.zip

Description:
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[ 0901 ]
----------------------
1. Improve system stability
2. Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This BIOS is expected to be posted on the Download page February 27.

i like the part "improved system stability" lol gonna try it later.. it would be nice they added an TDP safety feature disable option

[dogchainx]

i like the part "improved system stability" lol gonna try it later.. it would be nice they added an TDP safety feature disable option

I upgraded from 0504 to 0804 and had to increase VCore from 1.35 to 1.40 to get it stable again. I flashed 0804, cleared CMOS, loaded defaults, rebooted. After 10 minutes or so fiddling with voltages and BIOS settings I finally got past 1.40 to boot into Windows.

Hopefully this brings back the 1.35 VCore.

[RBS]

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[chuckbam]

On the Marvell Support website, they update the Marvell Yukon LAN drivers every few months. There is no change log. What are they updating?

[McBacker]

Anyone tried 0901 BIOS?!

P6T Deluxe V2 0901 BIOS
1. Improve system stability
2. Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us

Sounds interesting...

[Burner27]

Anyone tried 0901 BIOS?!

P6T Deluxe V2 0901 BIOS
1. Improve system stability
2. Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us

Sounds interesting...

Yeah I have been on it for 4 days now. So far, no resume from sleep issues.

[vodka3dg]

got my P6TD Deluxe yesterday, very nice board!

im just not so sure on how much PLL to use for my 200x20 settings...

is 1.92v PLL ok? im also running 1.3v for qpi/dram.

cpu volts are a bit high atm, cause i can't figgure which voltage is the one which destabilizes my system.

btw, is there a bios template available for this motherboard?

[zalbard]

is 1.92v PLL ok? im also running 1.3v for qpi/dram

I can't think of a situation when you need to overvolt CPU PLL...

[vodka3dg]

ok, thanks that settles that matter...

now i have some wierd bug... when intel cpu TM (Thermal Monitor) function is disabled from bios, system becomes very unstable (lots of BSODs)...

one of those BSOD's allways repeats itself: it happens when i load Lavalys Everest (ver 4.5), more precisely, it does it during the programs splashscreen.

once i enable TM function again problem gets solved.. is it a bug or am i missing something?

[McBacker]

Vodka, get the latest version of Everest... 4.5 gives instant BSOD on load!

[vodka3dg]

thanks for the tip McBacker, system is now up and running at 1.24v (LLC ON)

though i had to put memory on CR 2T and tRRD to 6 to stabilize memory or IMC; im not quite sure which was the one that caused me some trouble lately..

i run memtest86+ 1pass and 0 errors with memory settings as follows: 6-7-7-20 1T 1600MHz and 1.64v (i suspect that tRRD was at 5 as well -> spd suggest that for 1600 operation it should be 6 instead)...

the problem arises when i try to run a custom prime95 setting with: 8K Max FFT and 5000MB of memory, the rest i leave as is... it always varies, but i get an error at approximately 3-4hs after i start the test.....

so im not quite sure what the problem is....

now im running a LinX stable config and testing agian with the prime95 custom setting, but stock mem settings to rule out any memory/qpi/imc/uncore related problems...

heres a pic:


-update-

prime 95 custom failed and went BSOD

so im testing this now:


-update-
last settings work fine 12hs straight, 0 errors.

[Robilar]

I am also using the 0901 bios. I am running at 4 ghz (200x20) with 1.18 vcore (no HT), 10 hours prime passed.

I don't use any applications that benefit from HT so I leave it off.

I haven't noticed any differences with the new bios but I did see that asus removed the 0804 from their site once they put up the 0901.