The ASUS P45 Owner's Club

[kyle2020]

I think so - if i set 1.35V in bios it droops to around 1.328.

 

[alexp999]

Wow, If I set 1.46v in bios it stays at 1.46v even under load!

 

[aCid888*]

I set my vcore to 1.510v in the BIOS for 4.76GHz and get 1.504v under load....some vdroop is always expected.

On that note, it droops slightly more than my P35 P5K-e Wifi...who cares though, my E8400 clocks high enough anyway.

 

[toyo]

Hello guys,

I'm the (un?)fortunate possesor of one P5Q, 2002 bios. Other specs in sig, it's just a simple rig, no fancy stuff. the temps (both proc and NB) are killing me.
I would also like to join, if there is any place left. Thank you!

 

[Ketxxx]

Invest in some Enzotech NB/SB and MOSFET heatsinks, they will help reduce temps a lot.

 

[ace80]

I've owned 4 asus boards and they've all suffered from varying vdroop. The droop was worse with earlier bioses upto 0.06v, but with the lastest bios i get 0.024v at idle and 0.016v at load.
I'm gonna try max out the fsb in a while and i'll be continuing my max oc later tonight.

 

[Ketxxx]

Some Vdrop is expected on any board because its very difficult to have anything work 100% all of the time, 99.5% isn't exactly bad though

 

[ace80]

Some Vdrop is expected on any board because its very difficult to have anything work 100% all of the time, 99.5% isn't exactly bad though

True, this is prob my best board so far for drop.

This is my highest fsb atm

fsb 1.36v, tried 560 and it just kept blue screening and rebooting at the windows splas screen. Need a bit more time to play around but am off out in a mo, so more to come later.
I'll also add some case pics tonight. (might be quite late tho)

 

[Ketxxx]

Try increasing FSB Termination voltage. That should help get things going.

As a P5Q Pro owner, I feel it necessary to put a link in for the most comprehensive review of the board on the net. Clicky

 

[toyo]

Some Vdrop is expected on any board because its very difficult to have anything work 100% all of the time, 99.5% isn't exactly bad though

I just bought the Arctic Freezer last week. It's a shame we have to invest in things that are suppoesd to come with the initial purchase. I described in detail my concerns with this board here.
Thing is, I find it immensly odd to find my temps rising after mounting a better cooler.
Maybe some of you who already have the E7200@stock+P5Q 2002 bios+Arctic Freezer Pro (I use Q-Fan, but my idle temps are 44/40 for the cores with Everest, RealTemp&Coretemp with any fan RPM from 1000 to the max of 2900-ish) will kindly let me know how their temps are. I'm very dissapointed since after the new CPU cooler reseating and cleaning, and reseating... and so on, temps stay at 44/40 at idle whatever rpm the fan screams at. Intel HSF gave me 41/37, by the way... how come there's possible such thing...

 

[Ketxxx]

1. Your P5Q is entry level, hence its very cheap price. A step to the P5Q Pro would see much better temps as it uses a lot better cooling solution. Alternatively invest in those Enzotech NB/SB and MOSTFET heatsinks.

2. The Freezer Pro is built on the cheap, therefore its not the best. To get the best out of it you need to lap the bottom of it with some medium/course sandpaper and finish it with some fine sandpaper. Doing that usually leads to a 5c temp improvement.

3. E7200s are hotheads, they are not as good as the E8x00 series and require more effort to tame. Lapping the IHS until its not concave should help further reduce temps by 3-5c.

 

[toyo]

Thank you Ketxxx. I read lots of reviews before buying, since this was an upgrade from a sempron system from long ago, so i kinda lost touch with new stuff. I certainly know I don't have top grade components inside the case, I just wanted to see at least an improvement from stock cooling, that's all. lapping the components is out of the question since I must preserve the warranty for as long as I can

 

[Ketxxx]

Lapping the Freezer Pro is nothing, you will NEVER need to RMA it, I guarantee it. As for replacing the cooling on the P5Q, IF you ever need to RMA it, just put the stock cooling back on. Asus will never know or care.

 

[Ketxxx]

Seperate post so things don't get tangled up.

New mBIOS is on its way. This is my first attempt at a uber BIOS. The point is to bring P5Q Premium OC options that are missing from "lesser" boards to the table. This mBIOS is made for the P5Q Deluxe ONLY. That way should the mBIOS not take well users have nothing to fear, just swap the BIOS chips around and re-flash the chip with whatever BIOS you want.

Back to the drawing board..

 

[DrPepper]

ooo I want the new bios for my deluxe what are the different options anywho ?

 

[Ketxxx]

If the BIOS works it will include things like DRAM skew control, more CPU GTL reference values and options (GTL ref for each core) and some other stuff.

 

[alexp999]

I have DRAM skew control on the normal BIOS, not sure about GTL ref though.

 

[Ketxxx]

You gonna give the BIOS a shot? Worst case scenario you have to switch BIOS chips.

 

[alexp999]

I wouldnt know what to do with all the options, but I will give it a go if you need to know whether it works or not.

 

[Ketxxx]

Yep I need to know if the BIOS works.

 

[alexp999]

Yep I need to know if the BIOS works.

If I dont post in the next 2 mins it didnt

 

[red268]

Damn ....

 

[alexp999]

P5Q Deluxe said no ....

I now have one unbootable mobo, good job I have a laptop

And before you ask, yes I have done all the power down, reset CMOS, etc.

BIOS no worky. Now I have to get my board alive again.

 

[Ketxxx]

Just switch the BIOS chips around on your board. Thats what you have 2 of them for then you can reflash the other "dead" chip.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

My p5q-e has the 2 bios chips too,its a saver.Sorry i aint tried your bios bud,but i'm a firm believer in-if it aint broke,dont fix it.

I got my custom title,do you get what it is?