Best BIOS version for the P5W DH Deluxe, overclocking

[fishboi]

If anyone owns this board and has tested the different BIOSs, AND you overclock, please post your thoughts. If you have links to verify, that would be great.

My experience has been that since v1307, my overclocking results have sucked. I havent had time to really go back to 1307, hoping that Asus would realease a better version shortly (call it being lazy). Im thinking I should just go back. Your thoughts?

Thanks,

 

[bobjmoran]

They have a good post at xtremesystems about this.
I'm using 1601 with my E6600 at 3.4GHZ and P5W

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=110193

 

[fishboi]

I installed v2004 and am very happy with it (couple hours of testing). It allowed my to go from my current clock of 3.2Ghz (I was at 3.33Ghz under v1305), and now I'm at 3.4Ghz. Stable under Prime95 etc.

I just cant get beyond this 3.4 wall. I need to up my v-core to 1.45 just to break through this and boot at 3.6Ghz, but then my temps go beyond 70.

Still not a bad overclock. I am happy.

All my settings are set to auto, except for v-core at 1.4125v and RAM at 2.1v, 4-4-4-12.

Happy OC'ing boys!

 

[bobjmoran]

I decided to stop at 3.4 (1.35 Vcore)because if you look at this link the memory bandwidth flattens out
At around 379 FSB (3.4GHZ 9 multi). I can boot at 3.5 but then I have to loosen my memory timings and Raise my vcore (1.4) and still my benchmarks were no better than at 3.4GHZ and my temps were getting high.

http://www.bleedinedgesupport.com/ocz/forum/showthread.php?t=23803