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Originally posted by: Gary Key
Originally posted by: Xcom1Cheetah
So when should we expect the comprehensive board review.? i hope its before x-mas. i have still not been able to finalize the board for my next system build with E6600 in January '07... So far MSI 965 platinum is winning the race.
I will have a three page preview up tomorrow, just to answer the basic questions in about 1200 emails I have received on the board since Monday.
Originally posted by: Ilikepiedoyou
when does that BIOS update come out?
Originally posted by: Sukhoi
I'm using this A-DATA 2x512 MB DDR2-800 set. It will not work in dual channel with the RAM in the yellow slots. I get BSODs and Memtest86 dies in the 3rd or 4th test. It doesn't matter which stick is in which yellow slot. Both sticks of RAM are fine when run individually in the first yellow slot. Strangely I just found that it also works fine in dual channel if I use the black slots. So it seems that either something is screwed up with the BIOS, or the second yellow slot is actually bad.
BTW acivick you have some very small memory sticks.
Originally posted by: acivick
Originally posted by: Sukhoi
I'm using this A-DATA 2x512 MB DDR2-800 set. It will not work in dual channel with the RAM in the yellow slots. I get BSODs and Memtest86 dies in the 3rd or 4th test. It doesn't matter which stick is in which yellow slot. Both sticks of RAM are fine when run individually in the first yellow slot. Strangely I just found that it also works fine in dual channel if I use the black slots. So it seems that either something is screwed up with the BIOS, or the second yellow slot is actually bad.
BTW acivick you have some very small memory sticks.
Hehe, good catch.
Anyway, I think I have mine in the yellow slots and they seem to be working fine. Did you try putting one stick in the second yellow slot to see if it works? You may want to RMA it if it is.
Originally posted by: sparklemotion
Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone had any HSF recommendations for this board. I am currently running an E6600 on it in a Lian Li PC V1200b. I have my old XP-90 on there and it idles at 53C. Not good of course. I bought a Zalman 9700CNPS but it doesn't fit in my case. I would like a nice heatsink/fan that will get these temps down. Thanks!
Originally posted by: MaxisOne
Jkcheng122
If you have the OCZ revision 2 2gig dual channel that can do 4-4-4-15 default then you cannot do 1t Timings as yet (we are all waiting for a bios update) .. You also are required to manually set the memory to 4-4-4-12 and leave the rest at auto as these OCZ sticks have a looser default spd for autodetect.... something like 5-5-5-15 (not the motherboards fault). You are also required to provide at minimum 2.08 (as seen on the P5N-E SLI)volts or as close to 2.1 volts as you can get in order to have the memory be stable as stated on the requirements.
I have the same memory and i have no probs running 4-4-4-12 2T @2.08 volts
You will run into problems getting 1T. It will post but it is HIGHLY unstable and you risk currupting windows startup files if you keep trying to make it work. Wait for the bios update and see how it pans out.
As for the 2:3 ratio .. you will have to make your overclock manually in the bios and then UNLINK the Ratio lock to get the CPU to overclock independently of the ram. I believe its found in the FSB section of the overclock menus
As for NTUNE.. unless you have a copy of NTUNE version 5.5 and a bios that supports it then i would suggest you not bother with it. For NTUNE to work properly you need
A: the Correct version .. Which i belive would be 5.5 for the 600 series Boards
B: A bios that is compatible with Ntune.
I checked Nvidia yesterday and they only had version 5.0xx. Being that my OS is Windows XP64 im not sure if they just skipped my OS but i havent seen verison 5.5 anywhere .. its probably not released as yet. Also since we dont have the correct version of NTUNE avail to test .. we also dont know if the realeased bios is compatible with NTUNE 5.5 either or if it would require an update as well.
I have tried the 5.0xx and frankly .. it sucks .. It doesnt have all the features enabled and essentially it serves no useful purpose as it will not detect all the variables of this mainboard.
The following comments have been based on my experience with the mainboard for the last week or 2 with it .
Hope it helps somewhat
Cheers
Originally posted by: jkcheng122
well, i went ahead and set mem volt to 2.08, and i left memory timings on auto, since setting them to 5-5-5-15 2t the bios seems to revert it back to 1t and system would hang at start up.
i set fsb to 1600 and memory at 800 unlinked for a 1:1 ratio, but after boot up (still doesnt not always boot straight up), and bus speed is at 350 with rated speed at 1400 and memory running at 400mhz with a 7:8 ratio.
not sure why the bios can't simply set the stuff to where we told it to set it to.
i will prob have to just left everything on default and wait for a new bios.
funny thing is, when i go to asus website, they have the phoenix bios from september listed on the site for p5n-e sli, wonder if i should try that one.
Originally posted by: sparklemotion
Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone had any HSF recommendations for this board. I am currently running an E6600 on it in a Lian Li PC V1200b. I have my old XP-90 on there and it idles at 53C. Not good of course. I bought a Zalman 9700CNPS but it doesn't fit in my case. I would like a nice heatsink/fan that will get these temps down. Thanks!
Originally posted by: Sukhoi
The Freezer 7 Pro will fit if you have it blow upwards. It will not fit blowing to the back of the case unless you cut off some of the fan housing (interference with NB heatsink). No clue how it'll fit in that case, but the F7P is HUGE.