Asus P4S533!!!!!

[OneOfTheseDays]

Well i just installed it. Hopefully all will go well. I was planning on getting the Abit BD7II but they wanted to charge me $150 for it. So i bought this one for only $99. I had one of these boards before but it wouldn't boot, because of my powersupply not being P4 certified. Now it boots perfectly. So far have only tried 133 mhz fsb on my 1.6A. So i'm runnin at 2.1 ghz right now. Memory is still at default because i only have crucial 266 memory. Will let you guys know how good this mobo is.

 

[THUGSROOK]

the memory ratios go byebye @ 161fsb dont they?

id really like to see ya get it to 160fsb with at least 4:5 ratio

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

150 FSB - Stock voltage, 1:1, 2-2-6-1

Boots up fine. However it would bootup after a shutdown. I woud have to turn the computer on/off again. I was also getting hardware errors.

150 FSB- Bumped voltage to 1.575 and everything is stable. Been loopin 3dmark and its stable.

With my Samsung 2700 ram thats comin in tomorrow i will definitely up my memory speeds and clock them higher. I'm only scoring between 2000-2100 right now in the Sandra Memory tests which seems really low (it's lower than their default PC 2100 system).

So far everything is nice, stable and fast. I know i could definitely push my FSB up to at least 160-165. I'm afraid to though because my powersupply is only a 300 watt antec. I think i will keep things at 150X16, and run my memory at 400 or above if i'm lucky.

 

[somtoja11]

so how your P4S533 goes ? i´m going to get board and 1.8A and I´m thinking
about P4S533 or P4B266-C.

must tel that im wery interested in P4S533 but want to reach 166FSB.

And THUGSROOK do not that board (and he´s like overclocking GOOD for me) so
I respect his oppinion. But he does not tried this board. So i don´t know

what is your experience with it ? is the board limiting you o is it PSU
or memory ?

does it (p4s533) suports 1.8+ V ?

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Well the board is nice and stable, and this is comin from a guy with a 300 watt ps. I am running my comp right now at 16X150 2.4ghz at a 4:5 ratio so my memory is runnin nicely at 400mhz DDR. I get around 3000-3100 on Sandra Memory scores which is nice. My 3Dmark scores are close to 8300 with my GF3ti200. Honestly i haven't even tried to push this CPU to the max yet. I'm waiting till i get a better powersupply. I've bumped the vcore up to 1.575 and everything is stable so far, been loopin prime95, 3dmark, and sandra nonstop for 2 days and its all good.

166 fsb is not impossible to reach on this board, but it is not someting that all people are experiencing, usually due to the CPU being the factor. The board i think supports up to 1.825 with the VEN1 jumper enabled.

 

[THUGSROOK]

actually the big problem is a lack of a 1/5 pci divider or a AGP/PCI lock.

at 166fsb youll be running 83AGP 41.5PCI - most equipment cant do that stably.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

thugsrook hit the nail on the head. However, the P4S533 DOES have support for that 1/5 pci divider, it is just not enabled in the bios. Asus will probably release a Bios update that will give us this feature.

 

[oldfart]

Asus will probably release a Bios update that will give us this feature.

I wouldn't hold my breath. I've heard that about the
1/4 PCI divider below 133 FSB for the xUSL2 boards
AGP 4X above 140 FSB on xUSL2 boards
3:4 mem ratio above 132 FSB for P4B boards
People are still waiting.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Yea i know, but hopefully someone else might hack the bios and get this feature enabled. Personally it doesn't matter to me, I'm running my FSB at 150 with no probs and don't plan to OC any higher.

 

[Barrei]

Nice overclock , 150fsb outta the gate is good.

 

[bwass24]

I'm in the process of installing my P4S533 right now. So far no problems. More info to follow...

An interesting thing that I saw in the printed manual for the board was that the HSF used in the pictures of how to install the CPU and HSF was NOT the standard P4 HSF that comes from Intel--even though the label on the top of the fan reads "Intel Reference Board". The HSF in the pictures is, in fact, the AVC Sunflower cooler (the one with the copper slug in the center) which is a very different beast from the current stock Intel version. Interestingly, the reviews I've read about this cooler have been excellent, and I have one on-hand. I'm not ready to do any testing yet, but I'll see how it performs for me.

 

[Clevor]

I'm running a P4S533 at 160 FSB, mem ratio 4:5 and so have my Samsung PC2700 at 200 mhz or DDR400. I dunno, it's possible about the PCI bus being off since I can boot cleanly at up to 164 no problem and I can even pass 3DMark2001, but Serious Sam 2nd Encounter hangs while loading the demo levels, or the demo loop kicks out to the menu. Perhaps a HD issue? I figured maybe 160 is the max of my CPU. But over 161 is a moot point since you are bound to bench higher at 160, 4:5 than 161-166 at 1:1.

I just burned in a single stick 512 MB Samsung original PC2700 and my results exceed expectations: so far I did DDR420 at 2-2-2-5-1 and at just default 2.5 voltage! It passed both the Docmem and Memtest burnin loop at 210 mhz (140 FSB, 4:6 mem ratio). More importantly, I booted into Win98SE and it runs all my 3D stress tests OK. Really seems too good to be true. I also have 2-256 MB sticks of same ram and those only did 2.5-2-2-6-1 at DDR400 and needed 2.9 volts!

Only problem is my Sandra marks at DDR400 is a little low: just over 2800. I should be getting 3000-3300 at 2-2-2-5-1. I suspect this SIS board is too new for Sandra 2002 so maybe it is not benching the memory correctly. I ran Memtest and see 3254 or something (but Memtest reads everybody's memory higher). I installed CPUZ to try to verify the memory settings but they are grayed out so it doesn't seem to recognize the memory or the board correctly.

I know the VR-Zone review did 209 at 2-2-2-5-1, but that was one 256 MB stick, mine is 512. Oh well, guess I'll take it and wait for a newer Sandra version to see if my scores go up.

 

[DoubleL]

Well I have run mine over 160 FSB with everything at default with stock heatsink and no fan in the front of the case, No telling what this board would do if you played with it, But really what do you gain over 150 FSB memory at 4:5 and everything running stable, Cool and with 0 noise

 

[bwass24]

OK...my first few hours with this board.

P4 1.6A first, then the 2.26B tomorrow. I'm using Kingmax PC2700 for the first round of tests. Later I'll try the Corsair XMS3000, and both the Mushkin and the Kingmax PC3200. MSI gF4Ti4400 at default core/mem clock. ACV sunflower HSF with AS3. Enermax465

The first tests were to very quickly see how high the FSB would go without changing anything else. I had no trouble getting to 16*157, everything else still at the defaults (3Dmark2001se=10248 woohoo! pretty good so far). At 158 though things failed in a rather revealing manner. If the system wouldn't post or load Windows I would have just tweaked some things and kept going. The telling thing about the failure was that the system loaded Windows in standard VGA mode and then crashed. I looked back at the BIOS for the FSB/PCI setting and the 157 is the highest setting where the 'floating' PCI/AGP speed is at 39. Once I go to 40, things crap out.

Am I being hindered by the lack of ability to lock the PCI bus speed? What to do?

Ideas welcome. Thanks

Tons more work to do...I still have the Epox 4G4A+ and the Gigabyte 8IEXP to do as well.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

yes your PCI is part of the problem, try upping the voltage and see if that helps. However, there really does need to be a 1/5 divider option in the bios. I mean how hard is it to put that feature in the bios. I wish mobo manufacturers weren't so greedy and stupid.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

hmmm..... my Sandra memory scores at 400mhz DDR are a little low. I'm gettin around 2700-2800. I'm pretty sure its because my timings aren't tight enough. They are currrently at 2.5,3,3,7,1, and if i go any higher or tighter it's unstable. My voltage is at 2.7 and I really don't wanna go higher than that. I guess I'll try burnin in my memory and seeing if that helps any. I tested at 133, 4:6 btw.

 

[bwass24]

That damn PCI clock makes me max out at 157FSB. I can run Prime95 all day, and run the Sandra burn-in with no trouble. The problems happen with 3Dmark2001se either on the second test or on the 14th test. Same problem with both the Kingmax 2700 and the Mushkin 3200. I'm using an MSI gF4 Ti4400 with detonator 28.90.

I suspect that there might be something funky with the video card. I've totally uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, but whenever I select either of the 2 tabs for the card in the control panel applet, the applet crashes. Thus, I can't adjust the voltages or see the temps on the card.

As always, any constructive input is appreciated.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Damn that PCI clock TOO!! it's givin me instability above 150 FSB. As soon as I hit 150 i can no longer run prime without errors. I really wish they'd get their act together and put that feature in the bios.

 

[JFL]

How much above 150mhz does Prime95 crash ?