Asus P5Q-E (P45) Motherboard Review

I got the P5Q-E a couple of weeks ago and I'm starting to have a play. I've got a little question. I've read most of the thread and haven't seen it covered but I am sorry if it has! I've looked on google and found conflicting opinions so I will just ask you clever sods :) Anyway I hear it's a good idea to manually set certain voltages but I'm not entirely sure which. So far I have:

DDR voltage: 1.8v
PPL: 1.5v
NB: 1.2v
CPU: 1.1v

I thought it would be best to start with low voltages and work up. Do you guys recommend manually entering any more voltages levels or will that do? Thanks for any help.
 
Set DDR to 0.5v less than its advertised voltage, and set PLL, FSB Term and NB voltages to 0.02v above the lowest manual setting (1.52v etc). And set the CPU voltage to whatever Core Temp says the VID is.
 
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ChrissyT88 said:
Good! Should net you a good clock - if i am honest, thats what i would have bought if i could afford it (maybe without the raptor). I know some people have had issues with the dlx and raptos (i think?) - may be worth checking out the asus forums for more info, but other than that should be great. Im no expert on PSUs so you may want to check that your chosen PSU is meaty enough for the 4870x2 and the quad - i would imagine it will be fine, but best to be on the safe side...

EDIT: You will need a fan on the TRUE - the noctua fans are highly recommended for this.
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Thanks. I forgot to include the fan i chose which is the Noctua NF-P12 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin.

How about the RAM. Can any improvements be made there?
 
Cob said:
Set DDR to 0.5v less than its advertised voltage, and set PLL, FSB Term and NB voltages to 0.02v above the lowest manual setting (1.52v etc). And set the CPU voltage to whatever Core Temp says the VID is.
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Excellent, thanks cob :)
 
@Joe - im using the same RAM slightly overclocked (only 40 Mhz or so...!) - no problems at all. I think the G.Skill or OCZ kits are slightly cheaper, and i think both work fine on this board. when i bought mine, the Corsair was competitively priced - the only reason for the purchase really. You will only be able to use all 4gb if you use a 64 bit os, but im sure you knew that!

EDIT: USing the same fan with the TRUE here - provides a good/quiet cooling. I guess you could save some money by dropping to the Q6600 or a dual core, but if your after a quad and have the money the q9550 would me my pick.
 
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Cob said:
Set DDR to 0.5v less than its advertised voltage, and set PLL, FSB Term and NB voltages to 0.02v above the lowest manual setting (1.52v etc). And set the CPU voltage to whatever Core Temp says the VID is.
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Why set the DDR 0.5v less, I thought that was the voltage it was supposed to run at?
 
ChrissyT88 said:
@Joe - im using the same RAM slightly overclocked (only 40 Mhz or so...!) - no problems at all. I think the G.Skill or OCZ kits are slightly cheaper, and i think both work fine on this board. when i bought mine, the Corsair was competitively priced - the only reason for the purchase really. You will only be able to use all 4gb if you use a 64 bit os, but im sure you knew that!

EDIT: USing the same fan with the TRUE here - provides a good/quiet cooling. I guess you could save some money by dropping to the Q6600 or a dual core, but if your after a quad and have the money the q9550 would me my pick.
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Thanks. I was about to go for a DDR3 system with the Q9650 and a Rampage but the massive price difference didn't seem to warrant it at the moment so i thought the components i chose made a decent compromise.

I'll be running XP Pro 64 so the 4GB should be used. I'd go for a vista flavour but most apps for music aren't really geared up to it yet. My soundcard doesn't have 64 bit drivers for vista yet either.
 
Are any of you guys using a quad core with the P5Q-E? Ive got a p5Q-E and a q6600 and was hoping to overclock it. Hope Ive not dropped a bollock, i did make a spec me thread and no one said anything.
 
Mark A said:
Are any of you guys using a quad core with the P5Q-E? Ive got a p5Q-E and a q6600 and was hoping to overclock it. Hope Ive not dropped a bollock, i did make a spec me thread and no one said anything.
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I think plenty have, I've got the standard P5Q and my Q6600 is happily running at 3.2GHz which (at the moment) is only limited by the stock cooling :)
 
Tuniq + Deluxe

Thats good news mine arrives today (Tuniq + P5q deluxe).

Now come on delivery firm I want to get building!!!!
 
Found this

Found this template on XS from a guy running at 3.6 with the exact same memory as mine (due to arrive today - 4gb GSkill 1000mhz DDR2) and mobi.

Do the setting look ok - there seems to be a lot of AUTO settings (I normally prefer to manually select but if it isn't broke etc)

And should I just go for the latest BIOS or use one of these??



Bios 1103 and 1201:

**** System Performance Settings ****
*******************************
AI Overclock tuner: Manual
CPU Ratio Setting: 8.0
FSB Frequency: 450
PCI-E Frequency: 101
FSB Strap to North Bridge: Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-901 MHz
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: Manual

1st Information: 5-5-5-15-3-52-6-3
CAS# Latency: 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time: AUTO
Write Recovery Time: AUTO
Read to Precharge Time: AUTO

2nd Information : 8-3-5-4-6-4-6
READ to WRITE Delay (S/D): AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to READ Delay (D): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (S): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (D): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (D): AUTO

3rd Information : 14-5-1-6-6
WRITE to PRE Delay: AUTO
READ to PRE Delay: AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay: AUTO

DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
DRAM Read Training: Auto
MEM. OC Charger: Auto
AI Clock Twister: Auto
AI Transaction Booster: Auto

All Pull-In's: Disabled

CPU Voltage: 1.425 ( 1.416v idle | 1.43 full )
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): 0.630
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): 0.670
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.56
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.28
NB Voltage: 1.26
DRAM Voltage: 1.96
NB GTL Reference: 0.630
SBridge Voltage: 1.10
PCIE SATA Voltage: 1.50

Load Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew: Auto
NB Clock Skew: Auto
CPU Margin Enhancement: Optimized

**** Advance CPU Settings ****
**************************
CPU Ratio Setting : 8x
C1E Support: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
 
Cheers

Cheers Sniffy - yes I liked the look of the Antec Case - I've studied quiet a few YouTubes and it looks nice - it looks like there is loads of room inside.
 
Well the wise old Cob recommends manually entering the following voltages:

Cob said:
Set DDR to 0.5v less than its advertised voltage, and set PLL, FSB Term and NB voltages to 0.02v above the lowest manual setting (1.52v etc). And set the CPU voltage to whatever Core Temp says the VID is.
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Im guessing the tuniq will fit in the lian li b25, I received the case saturday and its bloody huge! Much bigger and longer than my current case, I also saw about 3 peoples posts about using the tuniq with the deluxe and felt like abit of a numpty :o
 
jennidc said:
Found this template on XS from a guy running at 3.6 with the exact same memory as mine (due to arrive today - 4gb GSkill 1000mhz DDR2) and mobi.

Do the setting look ok - there seems to be a lot of AUTO settings (I normally prefer to manually select but if it isn't broke etc)
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Looks ok, but every chip is different, and as such different voltages and GTL's will almost certainly be needed for most people.
 
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