Asus P6T Deluxe Discussion Thread

[infected_]

Thanks unclewebb, unlocked MC CFG space, 980x support, and hopefully a V2 bios I won't have to crossflash.

and that doesn't have sleep issues.

[mitmot]

I was talking with Juan Jose from Asus today about the possibility of adding some new features from the publicly available bios versions into an updated version of the special bios for XS users. Are there any issues with the special bios that you would like to see fixed or improved? Does it fully support the Core i7-980X or does it need to be updated for that?

If you have any special requests send me a PM or post some info here and I will pass that info along to Juan Jose and he will forward that directly to the bios teams. They are just looking for some ideas at the moment. Your ideas will help them decide if they should update the special bios or not.

I (and I'm sure other 980x owners) would really appreciate it if you could convince asus to get us a bios that supports the i7 980x without throttling. I'm currently running the latest 0901 revision and it seems to throttle any time I get to around 4.4ghz with a multiplier higher than 27-28. Thanks in advance!

[mitmot]

Has anyone else besides me experienced throttling with the 980X on this board with 0901? This is absolutely outrageous that we require a special bios just to push the limits. I've been buying Asus motherboards for years and it's always been known as an overclocking enthusiast motherboard manufacturer. I guess I will have to take my business to evga or gigabyte next time around. I'll post up some screenshots of proof when I get home, but I think this is totally absurd. Honestly, what's the point of buying a 1k chip with an unlocked multiplier if I can't even use it past 26x without some sort of throttling?

[road-runner]

Not that board but it sure throttles on the P6T vanilla, almost took it back but made a cruncher out of it instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxu0xSuiYYc

[mitmot]

Not that board but it sure throttles on the P6T vanilla, almost took it back but made a cruncher out of it instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxu0xSuiYYc

Nice vid, saves me the time of posting up some proof.

I really hope Asus does something about this. Otherwise, I'm probably going to sell this board and get a classified. Trying to push it to 4.7 and I'm stuck at 4.6 because of the stupid multipliers. Are there any other alternatives besides a classified that doesn't throttle in the same mobo class?

[road-runner]

I am not buying anymore Asus boards for this reason, had trouble with my first P6T throttling with the i7-920, by time they got a bios that fixed it the thing is damn near obsolete. I thought it might be different with the 980 and just maybe I wouldn't have any problems so I picked up another board while at microcenter. You can believe one thing it wont happen again...

[ToMeGuN]

Has anyone else besides me experienced throttling with the 980X on this board with 0901? This is absolutely outrageous that we require a special bios just to push the limits. I've been buying Asus motherboards for years and it's always been known as an overclocking enthusiast motherboard manufacturer. I guess I will have to take my business to evga or gigabyte next time around. I'll post up some screenshots of proof when I get home, but I think this is totally absurd. Honestly, what's the point of buying a 1k chip with an unlocked multiplier if I can't even use it past 26x without some sort of throttling?

Does the same for me man...

[Burner27]

BIOS 1003 Dated 03/08/2010-11:45:19 - released April 1, 2010

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...XE-V2-1003.zip

Description (ASUS):
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[ 1003 ]
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1. Fix HDD size shown incorrectly if it's bigger than 2.2TB
2. Fix DEL and F8 keys doesn't work with Microsoft Reclusa Keyboard
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Expect this BIOS to be posted on the Download page April 3rd.

[ToMeGuN]

BIOS 1003 Dated 03/08/2010-11:45:19 - released April 1, 2010

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...XE-V2-1003.zip

Description (ASUS):
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[ 1003 ]
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1. Fix HDD size shown incorrectly if it's bigger than 2.2TB
2. Fix DEL and F8 keys doesn't work with Microsoft Reclusa Keyboard
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Expect this BIOS to be posted on the Download page April 3rd.

and fix throttle issue! <--- my April fools

[Burner27]

and fix throttle issue! <--- my April fools

And Fix the 'resume from S3' issue.......

[mitmot]

and fix throttle issue! <--- my April fools

damn, almost fooled me!

Will Asus please fix this already?!

[vodka3dg]

is the throttling temperature bound? if so, at which temp is it enforced? thks!

[mitmot]

is the throttling temperature bound? if so, at which temp is it enforced? thks!

No, it seems to be clock speed. I've noticed it generally happens to me at around 4.4ghz and above. Anything past 25x multiplier and 4.4 and the multiplier will throttle. My temps don't even hit 65C on warm days so it can't be temps...

[vodka3dg]

i see... that's odd. on other thoughts, couldn't it be wattage related? i've been seeing some screens of people who's 980x throttle at even lower speeds (4.250GHz+) -but with greater vcore, due too weaker batchs-...

so, and i'm taking a huge guess here, maybe the board has its own power limit for cpu power, and the 980x is too power hungry for the P6T series....

remind you: there's no concrete proof of this; this is just me trying a long shot.

really hope im wrong though...

[tavirosu]

My i7 920 D0 throttles just over 197 bclk. Im runing it on watercooling so the temps are ok like tryed at 200x21 and LinX fails every time but the temps are max 68 (25 ambiant). Crazy MB honest, should have bought something else

[ToMeGuN]

i see... that's odd. on other thoughts, couldn't it be wattage related? i've been seeing some screens of people who's 980x throttle at even lower speeds (4.250GHz+) -but with greater vcore, due too weaker batchs-...

so, and i'm taking a huge guess here, maybe the board has its own power limit for cpu power, and the 980x is too power hungry for the P6T series....

remind you: there's no concrete proof of this; this is just me trying a long shot.

really hope im wrong though...

That is exactly what i been thinking for awhile now. Guess its time to try a Classified.

[mitmot]

My i7 920 D0 throttles just over 197 bclk. Im runing it on watercooling so the temps are ok like tryed at 200x21 and LinX fails every time but the temps are max 68 (25 ambiant). Crazy MB honest, should have bought something else

You can flash to the 0006 bios to fix throttling issues for 920s. It's a modified bios that came out months ago. Unfortunately, it's not compatible with the new i7 980x, which is why we are complaining in this thread

[vodka3dg]

That is exactly what i been thinking for awhile now. Guess its time to try a Classified.

Classi FTW!

[jVIDIA]

Since what oficial bios version can we run one Xeon processor on the P6T Deluxe V2?

And why isn't the Xeon cpu's officially supported by the P6T Deluxe v2?

And what cpu would you choose for OC in a P6T Deluxe v2: W3520 or one i7 930?

Thanks.

[ToMeGuN]

Version 1003

Description P6T Deluxe V2 1003 BIOS
1. Fix HDD size shown incorrectly if it's bigger than 2.2TB
2. Fix DEL and F8 keys doesn't work with Microsoft Reclusa Keyboard
File Size 944.63 (KBytes) 2010/04/01 update


ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...XE-V2-1003.zip

[jVIDIA]

Any OC improvements?

What's the best P6T Deluxe V2 oficial bios for OC with a i7 930?

[mitmot]

If you don't want to run into throttling issues, go with the 0006 bios. I do have to warn you that it is "unofficial" though...

[jVIDIA]

Those throttling issues only occour with very high bclk right?

My goal is to achieve for a daylly base usage, 4200MHz stable!
At that OC I don't think throttling issues will occour.

[mitmot]

Those throttling issues only occour with very high bclk right?

My goal is to achieve for a daylly base usage, 4200MHz stable!
At that OC I don't think throttling issues will occour.

I think 4.2 is right around when it starts to occur. It also depends on the voltage needed, and only happens at full load too. I'd give it a shot and see if it occurs. If it doesn't, then you're in luck

[jVIDIA]