P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP

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assasin

assasin

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hi guys
i got my new mobo & proccy yesterday.its a C2D E4300 and Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition.and Altec Lansing VS2321.
everything is running just fine but i've one question:
does Asus bundle the eSata cable along with the mobo pack or do i hav to buy it separately???
my mobo came with 6SATA,3pwr cables,a fan,USB & firewire header,Q-connector.
is anything missing from the bundle???

Also wats the diff bet AHCI and RAID settings in the BIOS
 
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ranjan2001

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Ur content of the box is same as mine so I guess that what is all is bundled along with it.
Content of the box is mentioned on the box or instruction manual either one of it.

AHCI,
when I enabled AHCI then I found slight performance drop testing with HD tach..............so be fully informed before you switch to AHCI....................I would say that u dont need it.

*www.intel.com/technology/serialata/ahci.htm
*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Command_Queuing
 
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assasin

assasin

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^^^ yeah i forgot to mention the array mic and wifi antenna.
the mobo cost me 12.8k.
AHCI sux.RAID 0 is far better.
does any 1 know how does the Altec Lansing VS2321 stack up against the ATP3.i felt the sound of the former is better so i got it.
today i sold off my X2 3800+ and Asus M2N-MX for 10k.:D

i've hit the 3GHz mark with vcore @ 1.163(stock),idling temp of 30-33 and under full load 55-57.mem ratio is 1:1.
r the figs ok??????
 
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deathvirus_me

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I think u can enable AHCI only for NCQ drives to get better performance .. otherwise it' won't make any diff.

when I enabled AHCI then I found slight performance drop testing with HD tach
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Did u actually reformat for that ?? If u enable AHCI i think ur Hdd won't be detected until u install the RAID/AHCI drivers .. which is only possible if u reinstall XP ?!! ...

the mobo cost me 12.8k.
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I got it for 11.6 + VAT ...

AHCI sux.RAID 0 is far better.
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RAID 0 is much better performing , but if u reformat u'll lose all the data .. AHCI along with NCQ will give enough performance for one to miss RAID if he/she is more biased at data security (rather protection) ...
 
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ranjan2001

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deathvirus_me said:
I think u can enable AHCI only for NCQ drives to get better performance .. otherwise it' won't make any diff.
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In my case both my seagate hdd support NCQ feature I checked with HD tune.

Did u actually reformat for that ?? If u enable AHCI i think ur Hdd won't be detected until u install the RAID/AHCI drivers .. which is only possible if u reinstall XP ?!! ...
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On asus forum I read that we can enable AHCI without the need of reformatting & I used that method sucessfully installing the new drivers.

So dont know how AHCI is better than IDE, in theory it should be be but I tested & saw slight performance drop with both hdd.
 
darklord

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Hey Assasin, Congrats on your new System !
I think the price for the board is a bit on the higher side.Anyways,Best wishes for your overclocking endevour !
 
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joelf15

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planning on the same board but without wifi available for 10.2 k at theitwares wondering if this gfx card will work??? *www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102068

also advise if u go in for the asus pwdh board will it work on tht too?? thx!!
 
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darklord

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joelf15 said:
planning on the same board but without wifi available for 10.2 k at theitwares wondering if this gfx card will work??? *www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102068

also advise if u go in for the asus pwdh board will it work on tht too?? thx!!
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that card will work on both the boards you have mentioned.
 
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assasin

assasin

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@deathvirus me did u get it from Rashi in kolkata??
my vendor said he got it from Rashi @ 12.8k.if 11.6k is the price then i'll hav to bargain with him......
 
deathvirus_me

deathvirus_me

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Most probably my vendor got it from Rashi ... i have my ways :p ... so got it for slightly less ... actually , the price was even higher when i got mine :p ..
 
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assasin

assasin

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in which 2 slots sud i install the ram modules so as to enable dual channel mode.i'll get another 1GB stick 2morrow..
 
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assasin

assasin

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one more Q:
i'm getting BSOD if i use AI NAP after my proccy is oc'ed to 3GHz but is working perfectly if i use it @ stock speed.any solutions?
also if i'm playing a song and then using AI NAP the song is not playing perfectly.
i'm using Vista Ultimate

2nd prob solved.
some1 plz help me out with the first prob.
 
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Pathik

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hey assasin wats the price difference between the p5b deluxe and the p5b deluxe wifi ap???
and i m thinkin to go for a new pc soon...
so i m thinkin whether to go for
1. asus p5b deluxe + e4300 + 8600gt
2. asus p5n e sli + e6300 + 8600gt..
i wont be using SLI nytime...
also is the asus p5n e sli a good overclocker???
does it come wit the same OC options as the p5b deluxe???
my budget for mobo+proccy+gc is arnd 20-22k.. pls suggest..
also gimme any other mobo within 8-10k which is good for OCing... no SLI needed..

also assasin do u OC ur proccy just wit AI gear or using any 3rd party app??? i m new to OCing.. and can we adjust the multiplier and fsb from ASUS OC PROFIle???? if not.. then how do we go about it??

and do u think that Intel VT is really needed???
and can i OC if i take a DG965RY??
darklord,deathvirus and sam9s ur opinions also needed..
 
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assasin

assasin

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price diff between P5B Deluxe and P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP is bout 2-2.5k.
P5N-E SLI is also a good overclocker.but has a few drawbacks:
1>no heatsink on SouthBridge,
2>passively cooled Northbridge which tends to run very hot if FSB is increased beyond 400.
3>mobo has FSB holes in the range of 400-450.
other than that the mobo is ok.
u wont be able to fit all 3 in 22k.
mobo + proccy will cost u bout 16-18k.so u'll hav to inc u budget.another good OC mobo is Gigabyte DS3P but it doesnt hav e-Sata support.
i'll suggest u to go with ur 1st option.

i oc thru the bios.i dont use any apps to oc thru windows.
u can adjust both the multiplier and fsb both from bios and from windows thru AI Suite.

VT is not needed.
u cant oc DG965RY.
 
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