*** Official ASUS P5W DH Thread ***

[ingeborgdot]

I just read someplace that if you use the two sata ports made for raid 1(ez-backup) that these are slower than the intel raid. How would they know this and is it actually true???

 

[codeus]

Hi guys,

I am trying to 'quietly' overclock my Antec P150 / Asus P5W DH / E6600 / OCZ PC6400 system.

The Antec P150 case is awesome with its suspended drive bands, 120mm case fan and sound-proofing - whisper quiet. I have an Arctic Freezer Pro cooler plus Arctic Silver paste, the fan runs at about 800 rpm making virtually no noise on this board and core temps rarely go above 50c under load. I have AI Quiet Disabled and CPU Fan profile set to 'Optimal'.

The problem I have is in overclocking.... I can run up to 319MHz FSB (giving me around 2.87GHz) but as soon as I put the FSB to 320 or above - it immediately pushes the CPU fan rpm to 2,800 RPM - which makes an annoying whooshing noise. Its not a heat issue as it does this the second I save the bios after putting the '1' extra MHz on the FSB.

It seems to be ignoring my CPU Profile setting once FSB hits 320.

I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this or had any suggestions?

 

[ingeborgdot]

I am thinking about this memory which was suggested by phile.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231087

 

[Butterbean]

Anyone try any 2GB memory sticks on P5W?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231112

 

[MacAttack]

I just installed a Tuniq 120 and started my overclocking. So far, I am stable at 2.5GHz. I do not want to overclock further until I understand readings I am getting from SpeedFan. There is an AUX temp setting that has gone up to 127 C and the CPU temp shows around 67C with and without load. I do not know where this reading is coming from or what is running so hot. The rest of the temps are below 50C. At full load running Prime95 torture and SuperPI, my cores are at ~47C.

What I need to know is what I should be looking at to monitor temps when I overclock? SpeedFan and CoreTemp have identical core temps.

Specs:
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
E6300
Mushkin HP6400 (2x1GB)
Antec P160 case
nVida Quadro FX1500 (upgrading soon)

 

[ingeborgdot]

Anyone about my memory choice???? Anyone choose something different? Thanks so much.

 

[DutchBBQ]

Here is the proof:

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=...l=P5W+DH+Deluxe&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=...l=P5W+DH+Deluxe&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

 

[ingeborgdot]

So, are you talking about the ez raid to me? If so how would you recommend doing a raid with this board? What sata ports would you use if you did not use the ez raid? Please give me a scenario. Thanks.

 

[ingeborgdot]

I hate to beat a dead horse but can anyone tell me about my memory choice and if it is a good one??? Please!!!!!!!!!!
I am thinking about this memory which was suggested by phile.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231087

 

[phile]

Originally posted by: ingeborgdot
I hate to beat a dead horse but can anyone tell me about my memory choice and if it is a good one??? Please!!!!!!!!!!
I am thinking about this memory which was suggested by phile.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231087

Yes, that kit will work just fine on the P5WDH. However, as with any performance kit of PC2-6400, you will need to manually adjust the speed, voltage, and timings on first boot. At stock settings, the board will boot with the memory running at 533MHz, 1.8v, and SPD timings enabled. Follow these directions on first boot:

- hit DEL to enter BIOS
- On the Advanced/Jumperfree page set A.I. overclock to manual
- Set memory speed to DDR2-800
- Set memory voltage to 2.0 (boost to 2.1 if you have any stability issues)
- On the Advanced/Chipset page set SPD to disabled
- Set first 4 memory timings to 4-4-4-12 (leave all other timings at default)
- Set Hyperpath 3 to disabled (only if overclocking FSB past 300, otherwise leave setting on AUTO)

You may wish to run a memtest86 diagnostic to ensure that your mem is not faulty.

Download:
www.memtest86.org

Download and burn ISO image to CD, and then boot with it. (Make sure to set the boot order in BIOS to make sure CD/DVDROM drive comes before HD.)

Let it run through all 10 tests at least once. If you get any errors, run the test again with each stick individually. If you get errors with only one stick, it's a good bet that that stick is faulty and needs to be RMA'd.

-phil

 

[ingeborgdot]

You say just fine. Is there anything better at that price point?

 

[phile]

These kits are essentially all the same, performance-wise. Where you will see differences is how it behaves as you push the machine (i.e overclocking). Since you intend to only moderately overclock, any of those kits I listed will yield essentially the same performance, in terms of benchmarking.

Ultimately, it's very difficult - if not impossible - to say which kit is objectively the best.

-phil

 

[cherrypik]

Can overclocking freeze you online gaming if you overclock too much? I get botted from BF2 every hour. It's not my service or router because I never had these problems with my other motherboard.

 

[phile]

Originally posted by: cherrypik
Can overclocking freeze you online gaming if you overclock too much? I get botted from BF2 every hour. It's not my service or router because I never had these problems with my other motherboard.

You're going to have to be more specific as to what is happening.

Are you getting kicked from the server?
Does your machine crash to desktop?
Does your machine lock-up (freeze) while playing?

-phil

 

[Carlitodman]

Hey thanks Phile, Turns out it was a short, my new rig is now up and running. Is there an overclockers guide here to test mem, cpu, heatsink cooling capabilities etc along with how to tweak all the settings. A tutorial would be nice, but one of those lan party video's would be even more useful. I downloaded the one about xp tweaks which was great!

 

[haelio]

Hi all,

Firstly, big thanks to Phile -- I've been reading this thread for a while now and have found many interesting things, many of which have been from Phile. So thanks for your help and dedication!

My rig:

• ASUS P5W DH (Bios 150x [cant' remember the last digit and am at work now])
  C2D E6600 @ 3.6GHz (9 x 400) 1.55 vCore (36C Idle, 60C Load)
  Tuniq Tower 120
  Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 @ 4-4-4-12 (2x1024 DIMMs)

OK, the problem I have now is that once I put my computer into Sleep in Vista I can't start it up again. Hitting the power button after going to Sleep (it goes to sleep just fine) powers up the fans etc. but doesn't show anything up on the screen. I then need to do a hard reset, which works fine. If I tell Vista to Hibernate instead, everything works just fine.

I'm thinking that the problem lies in the fact that my system is overclocked and that overclocked systems need a cold reboot in order to work properly. When resuming from Sleep, I am not doing that and so things don't work.

If this is the problem, is there any work around (going back to stock speeds is not an option )? Maybe a newer BIOS would help?

Thanks in advance people

 

[cherrypik]

Originally posted by: phile

Originally posted by: cherrypik
Can overclocking freeze you online gaming if you overclock too much? I get botted from BF2 every hour. It's not my service or router because I never had these problems with my other motherboard.

You're going to have to be more specific as to what is happening.

Are you getting kicked from the server?
Does your machine crash to desktop?
Does your machine lock-up (freeze) while playing?

-phil

Are you getting kicked from the server? Yes. I get kick into the lobby.
Does your machine crash to desktop? No
Does your machine lock-up (freeze) while playing? It says you are having internet problems, freezes and kicks me into the lobby.

 

[phile]

Originally posted by: cherrypik

Originally posted by: phile

Originally posted by: cherrypik
Can overclocking freeze you online gaming if you overclock too much? I get botted from BF2 every hour. It's not my service or router because I never had these problems with my other motherboard.

You're going to have to be more specific as to what is happening.

Are you getting kicked from the server?
Does your machine crash to desktop?
Does your machine lock-up (freeze) while playing?

-phil

Are you getting kicked from the server? Yes. I get kick into the lobby.
Does your machine crash to desktop? No
Does your machine lock-up (freeze) while playing? It says you are having internet problems, freezes and kicks me into the lobby.

Well, it does not sound like you're having any overclocking related problems. It sounds like you're getting kicked for high latency or packet loss. Try reinstalling the network card (Marvell Yukon) drivers. If you're using a router, try rebooting it. It's also possible that your problems are coming from your ISP.

If you have the IP addresses of some of the game servers you play on, you can run a traceroute to see if any of the servers lagging. Open a command prompt window (start/run/command) and type:

> tracert [IP address or server domain]

If any of the servers along the route have high pings (100ms or higher), that may be your problem.

-phil

 

[phile]

Originally posted by: haelio
Hi all,

Firstly, big thanks to Phile -- I've been reading this thread for a while now and have found many interesting things, many of which have been from Phile. So thanks for your help and dedication!

My rig:

• ASUS P5W DH (Bios 150x [cant' remember the last digit and am at work now])
  C2D E6600 @ 3.6GHz (9 x 400) 1.55 vCore (36C Idle, 60C Load)
  Tuniq Tower 120
  Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 @ 4-4-4-12 (2x1024 DIMMs)

OK, the problem I have now is that once I put my computer into Sleep in Vista I can't start it up again. Hitting the power button after going to Sleep (it goes to sleep just fine) powers up the fans etc. but doesn't show anything up on the screen. I then need to do a hard reset, which works fine. If I tell Vista to Hibernate instead, everything works just fine.

I'm thinking that the problem lies in the fact that my system is overclocked and that overclocked systems need a cold reboot in order to work properly. When resuming from Sleep, I am not doing that and so things don't work.

If this is the problem, is there any work around (going back to stock speeds is not an option )? Maybe a newer BIOS would help?

Thanks in advance people

You're welcome. Glad the thread has been helpful.

Regarding your issue, I'm really not sure what is causing your issue. I do know that many people seem to have this issue with their machines, regardless of the motherboard in use. You could try to flash to a newer BIOS. I would recommend 1707.

-phil

 

[imported_barryb]

I built my new computer, as follows:
Asus P5W DH motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
2 GB OCZ RAM
Asus NVidia 6600GS Silent Video Card
3 SATA hard drives, no RAID

It all works fine, and the core temps are only about 42 C when running the Orthos Blend Stress test, when measured with CoreTemp 0.94 beta.

For various reasons (mostly becasue of a fear of software and hardware incompatibilities with Vista), I have installed both Windows XP and Windows Vista Home Basic, in separate partitions, in a dual boot configuration.

My immediate problem is that CoreTemp won't run under Vista. It works fine under XP, but won't work with Vista. Is that because it isn't compatible with Vista, or should I be looking for some other problem?

Specifically, when I launch CoreTemp, I get an error message that says that the driver failed to load, and then when the CoreTemp window opens, it shows the temps as 100 C.

If CoreTemp is not compatible with Vista, are there any other suggestions to monitor the core temps accurately under Vista?

Thanks very much.

Barry

 

[phile]

That's odd. I'm using CoreTemp 0.94 with Vista, without any trouble. You could try running it in XP SP2 compatibility mode. Right-click the shortcut and click on the Compatibility tab. Click the checkbox and choose XP SP2.

-phil

 

[haelio]

Specifically, when I launch CoreTemp, I get an error message that says that the driver failed to load, and then when the CoreTemp window opens, it shows the temps as 100 C.

Make sure that you run the program as an Administrator: right click the icon/shortcut, chose 'run as administrator'. Unless you run as an Admin, you won't be able to install the driver that CoreTemp uses.

Apologies if you've already tried this and I'm just insulting your intelligence!

 

[haelio]

Regarding your issue, I'm really not sure what is causing your issue. I do know that many people seem to have this issue with their machines, regardless of the motherboard in use. You could try to flash to a newer BIOS. I would recommend 1707.

Are you using Vista? Have you been able to Sleep/Resume successfully with an overclocked system? If you have, then it rules out overclocking, and I can keep looking for a solution.

Thanks!
Sid

 

[imported_barryb]

Originally posted by: haelio

Specifically, when I launch CoreTemp, I get an error message that says that the driver failed to load, and then when the CoreTemp window opens, it shows the temps as 100 C.

Make sure that you run the program as an Administrator: right click the icon/shortcut, chose 'run as administrator'. Unless you run as an Admin, you won't be able to install the driver that CoreTemp uses.

Apologies if you've already tried this and I'm just insulting your intelligence!

Thanks very much, haeliio. That worked great! Obviously there is a ton of stuff I don't know about Vista. I am the only user of the computer and I would have thought that anything I ran was being run as the administrator, but obviously not. I guess there might be some setting somewhere that would allow everything to be run as administrator, but I'm throwing in the towel on Vista, at least for now. It is frustrating to try to figure out where they have moved everything, and I am sick and tired of telling the OS that yes, I really do want to run that program, that's why I double clicked the shortcut.

I'm sure I would learn it and get used to it, but in a couple of days of fooling around with it, I never saw a single feature that I liked any better than XP, so I'll just stick with XP for now. The final straw was when I discovered that there wasn't a version of Asus Probe that was intended to run under Vista.

I'm going to load up all my software in the XP partition and try some overclocking. I would rather do other things that try to find workarounds for software incompatibilities with Vista.

Thanks for your reply, too, Phil. changing the Compatibility mode to XP SP2 didn't help, though.

This forum is really great. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions when I get around to overclocking.

Barry

 

[phile]

Originally posted by: haelio

Regarding your issue, I'm really not sure what is causing your issue. I do know that many people seem to have this issue with their machines, regardless of the motherboard in use. You could try to flash to a newer BIOS. I would recommend 1707.

Are you using Vista? Have you been able to Sleep/Resume successfully with an overclocked system? If you have, then it rules out overclocking, and I can keep looking for a solution.

Thanks!
Sid

Yeah, I'm using Vista Ultimate 32-bit. My machine is up 24/7, and I have never actually tried putting it to sleep. I may give it a shot to see if I have the same issue. In any case, I can't imagine what overclocking would have to do with such an issue. But, that could just be a failing of my imagination.

-phil