My nightmare new build - P8P67

gbdtil1

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Time to lean on the wisdom of you good folk on these forums once again.

Basically put my new build together last night but with numerous problems. New kit included:

Asus P8P67 mobo
Corsair H50 water cooling kit (first venture into watercooling)
Intel 2500k CPU @ 3.3Ghz
Momentus hybrid drive
2 x 4 gig sticks of G Skill 1600 ram

Old bits include
Case - Coolermaster 830 Stacker
GTX 570 graphics
Enermax 620 Watt modular PSU

1st problem: new HDD (Momentus Hybrid) doesn't fit in my drive bays and I no longer have any spare attachments (such as floppy drive bay). Can some type of adapter be bought here or elsewhere? Therefore didn't use this drive and instead reverted to a new Seagate mechanical drive.

2nd and by far the more worrying problem is the pc now (often) needs several attempts to boot up - often requiring a CMOS reset (all bios at default). The pc will often fire up briefly (3-5 seconds), then shut down and fire up without touching it again, only to shut down a few seconds later.

Tried swapping out ram modules in all manner of configurations but wondering whether I have a suspect board? Should also say I'm using my previous sata leads but wouldn't have thought these would cause issues (can try new ones if folk think thats worth a try).

Anybody else suffer any of these symptoms with this type of set up?

Cheers
 
I had that issue on my p8p67 deluxe and someone told me to do a cmos reset (i reset it with the cmos reset button on the io panel, think its a jumper on the other p8p67 asus boards, or take the battery out) and all was fine.
Just take out the power lead and reset the cmos by one of the above methods. Worked for me.
Have you upgraded the bios to the latest one, there meant to have fixed this issue.

Edit: mine is g skill ram aswell. Coincidence??
 
stulid said:
This will fix your HDD not fitting issue - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-059-AK&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72
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Thanks for this mate - appreciate it.

I had that issue on my p8p67 deluxe and someone told me to do a cmos reset (i reset it with the cmos reset button on the io panel, think its a jumper on the other p8p67 asus boards, or take the battery out) and all was fine.
Just take out the power lead and reset the cmos by one of the above methods. Worked for me.
Have you upgraded the bios to the latest one, there meant to have fixed this issue.

Edit: mine is g skill ram aswell. Coincidence??

Tried the cmos reset a few times and the system does behave for a while before reverting to type. By that I mean, the system is currently running numerous OS updates at present and every time an update requires a restart, the machine doesn't reboot etc etc.

What bios revison are folks using and is this easy to do? Always been a bit afraid of playing around in that area - though am an experienced overclocker on different platforms (LGA 775 chipset).
 
Check your BIOS version. Im running 1204 on my Asus Deluxe and have no double boot problems. Have you set the bios to use the XMP profile of your RAM?
If you upgrade the bios, do a CMOS reset straight afterwards.
 
Further to above questions, am I also right in thinking that my 620 watt PSU (good quality) is providing enough power for this set up? I would have thought 500 watts would be more than enough?
 
Shetlander said:
Check your BIOS version. Im running 1204 on my Asus Deluxe and have no double boot problems. Have you set the bios to use the XMP profile of your RAM?
If you upgrade the bios, do a CMOS reset straight afterwards.
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Haven't done that mate (XMP profile). I've noticed it in the bios but quite honestly don't know what that means, hence avoiding it. The bios settings are so different to my old Asus Maximus x38 board.

What is the best (easiest for numpties like me) way to update the bios? Can I use a pen drive?
 
Yes use a pen drive. All I did was
1. Get my pen drive
2. download the bios file to it.
3. Then go into the bios and go to the ez flash bit in the bios.
4. Now when this comes up it will show you all your drives including your pen drive.
5. Click the pen drive to select it.
6. Then it will show you whats on the pen drive.
7. Pick the bios file and it will update the bios.
SIMPLES.:)

Also the XMP file is just a preset setting for your memory that runs it at optimal preset settings.:)
 
redrooster303 said:
Yes use a pen drive. All I did was
1. Get my pen drive
2. download the bios file to it.
3. Then go into the bios and go to the ez flash bit in the bios.
4. Now when this comes up it will show you all your drives including your pen drive.
5. Click the pen drive to select it.
6. Then it will show you whats on the pen drive.
7. Pick the bios file and it will update the bios.
SIMPLES.:)

Also the XMP file is just a preset setting for your memory that runs it at optimal preset settings.:)
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thanks for that mate - sounds simple re the flash. As for the XMP thing, aren't I better off just going manual and setting the timings and voltage in line with manufacturer spec?
 
Normally memory comes with its own preset xmp settings (some don't though) so its ok to just enable them.

Whats your memory??.

my g skill ripjaw has its xmp settings at 1600mhz cas7. If I don't set this the memory just runs at 1333 default, the memory was bought as 1600mhz cas 7 memory so I have to set the xmp to make it run at its specified timings.:)

Its also very easy to set the xmp (some boards do it for you). All you do is look under the memory options and you'll see an option called xmp, just pick the option and its set. Now f10 and save.
 
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gbdtil1 said:
Further to above questions, am I also right in thinking that my 620 watt PSU (good quality) is providing enough power for this set up? I would have thought 500 watts would be more than enough?
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Hi,

How old is the PSU? Also by good quality I'm assuming Antec, Crosair, etc? If it's relatively recent and good brand (and series) then it shouldn't be the root of the issue.

Pv123
 
pv123 said:
Hi,

How old is the PSU? Also by good quality I'm assuming Antec, Crosair, etc? If it's relatively recent and good brand (and series) then it shouldn't be the root of the issue.

Pv123
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It's an Enermax modular unit. Highly rated by the likes of Custom pc in it's day but about 2-3 years old now. Had my previous quad running at 3.6ghz and same GFX without issues!
 
redrooster303 said:
Normally memory comes with its own preset xmp settings (some don't though) so its ok to just enable them.

Whats your memory??.

my g skill ripjaw has its xmp settings at 1600mhz cas7. If I don't set this the memory just runs at 1333 default, the memory was bought as 1600mhz cas 7 memory so I have to set the xmp to make it run at its specified timings.:)

Its also very easy to set the xmp (some boards do it for you). All you do is look under the memory options and you'll see an option called xmp, just pick the option and its set. Now f10 and save.
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Redrooster - seen the setting within the bios but left it as unfamiliar. Are you also setting the ram voltage manually or are you leaving on auto? I want to clock the cpu to 4.5 at some point so isn't it best to manually state the ram voltage?
 
I experienced the 'fails to boot first time' problem. After upgrading bios to 1253 (i think that's the version I'm currently running) No more boot problems.
 
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