It's enough to rule it out at this point, memory test failing within 1 minute everytime generally says the problem is the memory or the motherboard, not the CPU and since we know it's not the memory that just leaves the motherboard.
Asus P5Q-E (P45) Motherboard Review
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It's enough to rule it out at this point, memory test failing within 1 minute everytime generally says the problem is the memory or the motherboard, not the CPU and since we know it's not the memory that just leaves the motherboard.
Soldato
Nevermind eh.
A 3.6Ghz quad
The shame of it!
You also said recently that the P5Q-E didn't clock much more than your old motherboard. What did you manage with your old board max?
A 3.6Ghz quad
The shame of it!
You also said recently that the P5Q-E didn't clock much more than your old motherboard. What did you manage with your old board max?
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Nevermind eh.
A 3.6Ghz quad
The shame of it!
I know, however will I cope.
Maybe it's time for a i7 based system.
Exactly the same, 425*8.5, was with P5K-Premium which i'm using in my second system with Q6600 + 8800GT.
Only difference is I can bench higher on the P45.
Soldato
Hmm sounds fishy if that's the case then
Two motherboards can't be lemons can they, both stopping around 425 FSB. It would have to be a rather big coincidence.
I think you should be looking at other components in the system. Perhaps try some different memory as it could be duff.
Soldato
Memory remap allows you to use the full 4GB+ memory
Using different memory in both systems, same 425ish limit, same limit with both Q6600 and Q9550, I would guess because there both quad core.
Thats how it seems to be working but I would have thought "on" would remap down to X86 limitations, not delimit it !
Soldato
I'm confused JAKUS.
Remap on in something like Vista 64 would get you the full 4096MB. Say you were to enter XP 32 with it on you would only see something like 3.5GB as this is the limiatations of the 32bit OS.
Remap on in something like Vista 64 would get you the full 4096MB. Say you were to enter XP 32 with it on you would only see something like 3.5GB as this is the limiatations of the 32bit OS.
That's 2 of Us then My point is Simple, If the Bios sees 4 gigs of memory why on Earth would You have to remap that memory for the OS to then see it all !
Like I said before I know what it is and what it does it just works illogically to Me !
Hmmm so you have a Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9550 (8.5x333) running at (8.5x425) for 3612MHz stable?
Any screenshots or BIOS settings?
And setting a FSB higher than 425MHz produces Northbridge/Memory related errors?
How you getting on with your new board Tom?
I've just bought a used P5Q-E from MM so hopefully that will arrive next week and I can join you in a spot of clocking! (Intel® Core™2 E8400 and OCZ PC2-8500 Plat also!
).Wish I hadn't sold my ASUS P5Q-Deluxe a few months back but I couldn't afford to buy an Intel® G45 Express Chipset otherwise (P5Q-EM) sadly I've not been able to do any high FSB overclocking with that board and it will now be going into a high-end HTPC build and the P5Q-E will make the bases of my new Ye Old LGA775 testbed!
Funnily enough The ASUS P5Q-E was the board I was gonna buy to replace my slightly older ASUS P5K-E Deluxe but I succumbed to marketing guff and paid extra for the 16 phases on the ASUS P5Q-Deluxe!
Think I will be done with this platform by summer (i.e know it inside out almost) and be ready to look at Intel® Core™ i5 hopefully (whenever that is due).
I read that Intel® have the P45 Express Chipset on their roadmap for a few years still . . . . I can see Intel® Core™2 isn't going anywehere just yet!
Soldato
Oh right sorry your post confused me. You have to remap it as the BIOS allocates blocks of memory to difference components on the motherboards circuit.
If you change the mapping it will remap above these components and allow the full use and access to the 4GB
If you change the mapping it will remap above these components and allow the full use and access to the 4GB
Soldato
How you getting on with your new board Tom?
I've just bought a used P5Q-E from MM so hopefully that will arrive next week and I can join you in a spot of clocking! (Intel® Core™2 E8400 and OCZ PC2-8500 Plat also!
Wish I hadn't sold my ASUS P5Q-Deluxe a few months back but I couldn't afford to buy an Intel® G45 Express Chipset otherwise (P5Q-EM) sadly I've not been able to do any high FSB overclocking with that board and it will now be going into a high-end HTPC build and the P5Q-E will make the bases of my new Ye Old LGA775 testbed!
Funnily enough The ASUS P5Q-E was the board I was gonna buy to replace my slightly older ASUS P5K-E Deluxe but I succumbed to marketing guff and paid extra for the 16 phases on the ASUS P5Q-Deluxe!
Think I will be done with this platform by summer (i.e know it inside out almost) and be ready to look at Intel® Core™ i5 hopefully (whenever that is due).
I read that Intel® have the P45 Express Chipset on their roadmap for a few years still . . . . I can see Intel® Core™2 isn't going anywehere just yet!
Lovely board it really is. A nice easy familiar BIOS (Thanks ASUS) and it seems to react better to overclocking and the recovery of a failed overclock than the ASUS P5B Deluxe. I can use slightly less volts on the E8400 aswell compared to the P5B DLX which is always nice and the motherboard is requiring so much less voltage than the P965. Oh I also can get proper 1333 dividers for my memory as well.
I think possibly that the PCI-E 2.0 will also be allowing me to get the full usage out of my X2. I seemed to have gained roughly 5% increase in FPS which is what they state when going from PCI-E 1.0 to 2.0.
So overall Wayne, a good experience so far. Core I7 can wait until I start to see this 4GHZ E8400 struggle!
My mistake, the Q6600 is at 3.4GHz, 425*8, will also do 9*400 but it's now in an old lian li case which gets a bit toasty in comparision to my Antec 1200.
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Soldato
AFAIK the lowest value issue has been fixed for the last few BIOS's. I never got to use a modded BIOS before I sold my Deluxe, so I can't speak for them. I do know that at their beginning all the modded BIOS's did was give more RAM compatability. I don't know if they offer more than that now.
I would still avoid Auto tho.
Caporegime
Im still on 0803, which came out eons ago, i still set the voltages manually +0.02 if running stock or any oc upto 3.6ghz. Ive never had any issues on this bios revision. Im of the, "if it aint broke dont fix it" school of thought people
Soldato
Whatever, my P5Q-E can only just manage 425 with voltage adustments, the boards overated.
Whatever
P45 has no issue holding chips at high FSB -
My quads-
and
W3bbo's E8600 -
And those were done on very early BIOS's. If you can't get stable above 425mhz, then, tbh, the PEBKAC.
Caporegime
That was a nice vcore on the q6600 for the clock cob, mine is a bit on the greedy side. 1.50625 in bios, windows idle, 1.496, load, 1.512 for 3.8ghz. Good thing though is that it runs pretty cool, never goes above 50'c in everyday applications and idles at 23-26-28-31.
Whatever
P45 has no issue holding chips at high FSB -
And those were done on very early BIOS's. If you can't get stable above 425mhz, then, tbh, the PEBKAC.
Ahh yes, that mine over clocks well so everybody else’s must too mentality again, face it those results are NOT guaranteed, as likely as you are to get a board that clocks well your just as likely to get some that clocks like poop.
Of course allot of users just send them back if they don’t clock well so it’s hard to know how good those boards typically are.