Unofficial ASUS K8N-E thread

[Adn4n]

Ok here we go.

I set ram frequency to 400mhz, so 1:1. Multiplier is at 10 and FSB is at 235. 240 simply won't load. I've had no success with 9X 265 at all. Cpu voltage is at 1.65, I dare not go higher until I know what's safe. Ram voltage is at 2.7; I need more juice. I'm about to stress test this setup, I'll reply with results.

Edit:

3dmark03: Blue Screen of Death
At 230fsb I get the same score as with 220.

 

[Kador]

Originally posted by: jkresh
I beleive your formula is off by a little it is fsb/stock * mult *ratio
and you cant have the mult greater then stock (without an fx chip anyway).

Yes, but I've read (can't find where) that this "normal" rule applies only to multipliers being whole numbers, not for x.5. Was not speaking about having mult greater than stock (NC 3200 stock is 11) !

 

[LocutusX]

Originally posted by: jeff
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Kador</b></i><BR>Got the ballistix Gig. Cuttently at FSB 240, HTT 720 (x3), RAM 240 (1:1) at 2.7V and 2.5-2-2-5 and some A64Tweaker opts, CPU 2520 (10.5, should try 11 to puh this babe) at 1.6V. I'd say this ram is very nice for the price. Couldn't do 250 2.5-2-2-5, I need more voltage, ASUS it's in your hand (I'll write a second email I think !!). Still its very good for me, taking in account I use 2 sticks.<hr></blockquote><BR><BR>i know i'm replying to an old message, but how fast if you run your CPU at stock voltage?

part of the reason why i like Newcastle/CG's so much. you can usually go +400mhz (or even +500!) on stock voltage. lessens the importance of getting an aftermarket cooler too.

we still need more voltage for the DIMMs, though. :/

 

[LocutusX]

Originally posted by: Kador
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>jkresh</b></i><BR>I beleive your formula is off by a little it is fsb/stock * mult *ratio<BR>and you cant have the mult greater then stock (without an fx chip anyway).<hr></blockquote><BR><BR><BR><BR>Yes, but I've read (can't find where) that this "normal" rule applies only to multipliers being whole numbers, not for x.5. Was not speaking about having mult greater than stock (NC 3200 stock is 11) !

DELETED WRONG INFO. Correct "formula" to calculate dividers is found here: (hint- there is no formula)

http://www.bleedinedge.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3697


Scroll down to the long post.

 

[imported_jeff]

Originally posted by: LocutusX
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>jeff</b></i>
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Kador</b></i><BR>Got the ballistix Gig. Cuttently at FSB 240, HTT 720 (x3), RAM 240 (1:1) at 2.7V and 2.5-2-2-5 and some A64Tweaker opts, CPU 2520 (10.5, should try 11 to puh this babe) at 1.6V. I'd say this ram is very nice for the price. Couldn't do 250 2.5-2-2-5, I need more voltage, ASUS it's in your hand (I'll write a second email I think !!). Still its very good for me, taking in account I use 2 sticks.<hr></blockquote><BR><BR><b>i know i'm replying to an old message, but how fast if you run your CPU at stock voltage?</b> <hr></blockquote>

part of the reason why i like Newcastle/CG's so much. you can usually go +400mhz (or even +500!) on stock voltage. lessens the importance of getting an aftermarket cooler too. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

we still need more voltage for the DIMMs, though. :/

yeah, the NC 3200 that i have is great. although i'm finding that it's hitting a wall around ~2474 at stock voltage, running my ram at 5:6 mult. and this is with an SLK-948U with vantec tornado. of course, i need to up the voltage a notch, although i'm waiting until i get better ram.

is this about the wall for most NC's? makes me almost wish that i went for a 3000 instead - a lot of people i see on here getting around seem to be getting that +400mhz overclock, to about the same 2500mhz threshold.

 

[LocutusX]

2500 is the wall on air, i guess...

curious, what are your temps @ 2474mhz, full load one hour (Prime)?

i'm not sure what the wall is, (probably want to ask those people with the super-tweakable DFI board) but I suspect it's around 2500-2600mhz with good aftermarket cooling and using the appropriate voltages, the best RAM, etc.

i left prime95 running last night, 9 hours. today morning asus probe reports it was at 54 C for pretty much the whole night, while the case was 35 C. not bad, i suppose, considering the summer and humidity and all that. it's stock cooler too. 0 errors, so i guess i can live with this cooling, since after next mth its going to get cooler here anyways

 

[Kador]

For me 2500 is impossible on stock voltage, it runs fine (I'm at 2563 right now) with 1.6V, wich is not far from the standard.

 

[imported_jeff]

Originally posted by: LocutusX
2500 is the wall on air, i guess...

curious, what are your temps @ 2474mhz, full load one hour (Prime)?

i'm not sure what the wall is, (probably want to ask those people with the super-tweakable DFI board) but I suspect it's around 2500-2600mhz with good aftermarket cooling and using the appropriate voltages, the best RAM, etc.

i left prime95 running last night, 9 hours. today morning asus probe reports it was at 54 C for pretty much the whole night, while the case was 35 C. not bad, i suppose, considering the summer and humidity and all that. it's stock cooler too. 0 errors, so i guess i can live with this cooling, since after next mth its going to get cooler here anyways

it was ~45-46 with about 10 minutes of prime...i'll test it tonight and let you know. when i tested it before >2500, i would get an error in prime right away.

again, keep in mind that i didn't boost the voltage at all when i was testing in the >2500 range. probably if i boosted it up one level it would be error free in the 2500-2600 range.

i wasn't very thorough with my investigation of my max...over the next couple of days i'll try to figure out more accurately where my limit is.

 

[imported_jeff]

Originally posted by: Kador
For me 2500 is impossible on stock voltage, it runs fine (I'm at 2563 right now) with 1.6V, wich is not far from the standard.

okay, so there's the answer - it does need more voltage. thanks...

 

[LocutusX]

jaybee,

Thanks! :beer:

 

[LocutusX]

BIOS 1005 now on ftp.asus.com.tw.

No changelog yet.

 

[jkresh]

2.5 ups memory voltage to 2.8, havent installed yet so not sure if their are any other changes, will install tomorrow and post back with updates (hoping this will let me bump memory substantialy)

Looks like asus is fixing everything we have asked about (though 2.9 would have been better)

 

[LocutusX]

I heard that it ONLY ups Vdimm to 2.8 on Rev 1.05 boards.

Mine's Rev 1.04 so it doesn't help me. ;(

Perhaps, similar to how the SOLTEK is h/w-limited Vcore, our board is h/w-limited Vdimm?

 

[spudevo]

hi guys i have the same mainboard and i have updated the bios to the latest one but i can not fine the fsb anywhere.

i go to advance then i find where i can overclock change the ai to manual

and i cant see the vcore of fsb all i have is agp at 66 ddr voltage and some otehr things but not the fsb or vcore

i have enven tryed to teh 1004 bios version still nothing there.

please help me eitehr email me at wayneevans141@hotmail.com

or pm me thanks

 

[Kador]

AAARGH I son't have a 1.05, I'm stuck at 2.7 weeeeeee

 

[Bar81]

Where exactly would one get a rev 1.05 board?

 

[jkresh]

apparantly i dont have the 1.05 revision, so not sure what to do. Guess I could rma it to newegg and try to get the 1.05 or try the ocz ddr voltage booster.

 

[Bar81]

It seems that newegg boards received as late as last Friday are 1.04

 

[spudevo]

can some one tell me how to overclock a amd 64 3400 please i have the following

amd 64 3400
k8n-e delux
ddr400 mem ocz
radion 9800xt

OH YEA AND A VAPOCHIL LS

please help me

thanks

wayne

 

[imported_jeff]

I have bought this board from zoomzipfly (middle of july), and it definitely is not revision 1.05. i wonder who DOES have revision 1.05.

 

[imported_jeff]

Wow. Just bought Crucial Ballistix PC3200, and they are amazing. Could get the FSB all the way up to 250 easy on 2.5-2-2-10 timings, ran Prime95 for a while with no problems.

So I guess this is what you guys are always talking about in these postings about how high the Ballistix can overclock...

 

[Arcanedeath]

My little brother just got one of these boards from ZZF it's a 1.04 /sigh I flashed it to 1005 and was like WTF no 2.8V vdimm /sigh guess we aren't gonna be pushing his 2 gigs of OCZ EB memory very far.

 

[Bar81]

Originally posted by: mbor

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer<BR>also will a 6800GT with a arctic cooling VGA silencer fit as the chipset heatsink is pretty close to the agp slot

<BR><BR>I was worried about that too. Fortunately the heatsink isn't that big - it doesn't stick out more than a PCI slot or the AGP slot itself (basing on the pictures - I don't have this board myself).<BR>However, I wonder if there won't be any problems when replacing the heatsink with something more efficient...<BR>From an Asus board I'd expect better layout :/

Yeah, I'm concerned about this as well and really am not pleased with several aspects of the reference nForce3-250 layout - it's possibly the worst mobo layout I've ever seen. Anyway, I'm getting a K8N-E Deluxe later this week and I have both an X800 XT with VGA Cooler Rev3 and a larger Zalman NB Heatsink. I'll report back on whether there's room for all that.

 

[Bar81]

Well, got the mobo today that I had ordered from Newegg on Friday and it's still a 1.04 At this point I doubt there are any Rev 1.05 boards in the channel. Probably take a couple of weeks. Oh well, time to rip everything apart and see if this board can hang with the K8S8X.

 

[ArminKropp]

I have the K8N-E Deluxe(BIOS 1005) and the Athlon 64 3000+ Revision CG With 2x512 of corsair memory. What kind of OCing will I be able to get out of this? Im running the FSB at 225x10 now, and i want to go faster. I tried running at a multiplier of 9 with the FSB at 265 and my system locks up. any suggestion on the Multi.-FSB Ratio I should be running at?

thanx
AK