Aescleal Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I'm wondering if anyone has tried the ASUS P5E board? I've got a setup that I've been slowly piecing together and I'm hoping it will work okay. Originally I was going to put Vista on it. But now I'm thinking of puting Leopard on instead. (I still haven't purchased the RAM; I'm building as money becomes available) The big ticket item on the board is PCIe2.0 x16 The processor is an Intel Core2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz w/ 6MB Cache The video card on it is an eVGA 8800GT (nVidia) which supports the PCIe2.0 And it will have 8GB of OCZ 6400 (Vista Performance Platinum) -- still haven't bought this yet. Thanks for taking a look for me. I appreciate any feedback I can get. (crossing my fingers I can run Leopard on it stable) specs on the board are: Processor Support LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors Supports Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU Front Side Bus 1600 / 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz Memory 4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 1200 / 1066 / 800 / 667 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory Dual channel memory architecture * DDR2 1200 is O.C. speed * Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lidts). Storage Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 JMicron® PATA and SATA controller - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices LAN Marvell88E8056® PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2 Audio SupremeFX II Audio card ADI® AD1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming - Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O - AI Audio 2 - ASUS Noise Filter IEEE 1394 VIA VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel) USB 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6ports at back panel) Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 1 x IEEE1394a 1 x RJ45 port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 8-channel Audio I/O Internal I/O Connectors 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA connectors 1 x CPU Fan connector 2 x Chassis Fan connector 1 x Power Fan connector 1 x IEEE1394a connector Front panel audio connector 1 x S/PDIF Out Header Chassis Intrusion connector CD audio in 24-pin ATX Power connector 2 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector System Panel(Q-Connector) BIOS 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Expansion Slots 2 x PCIe2.0 x16 (both @ x16 mode) supports CrossFire Technology 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) ASUS AI Lifestyle Features ASUS Power Saving Solution - ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) - ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power - ASUS AI Nap ASUS AI Lifestyle Features: - ASUS AI Direct Link ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Optional Fan for Water-cooling or Passive-Cooling only ASUS EZ DIY: - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Profile - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 Special Features ASUS MyLogo 3 Multi-language BIOS Overclocking Features ASUS AI Booster utility 2-Phase DDR2 Precision Tweaker 2: - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment - vDIMM: 43-step DRAM voltage control - vChipset (N.B.): 25-step voltage control - vFSB Termination: 15-step voltage control - vCPU PLL: 64-step voltage control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) - FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment - Memory tuning from 667MHz up to 3200MHz - PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to150MHz at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) Accessories UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable FDD cable 6 x Serial ATA cables 1 x 2-port Serial ATA power cable ASUS Q-shield User's manual 3 in 1 Q-connector 1 x 2-port USB2.0 / 1-port IEEE1394 module 1 x Optional Fan for Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only SupremeFX II Audio card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok5 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I have Asus P5E(Bio601), Intel E8400, 8800GT and Netgear 311T work 100% audio and LAN work with Halway 10.5.1 and 10.5.2 update. The only problem I have is, when it bootup very slow. But It working 100%, FC2 suit’s working too. I spend about two week, due to the problem video card. When you install Halway or Aitkos do not click install video drive option. Also you need a USB thumb drive to update new bio to 601, Bio came with Asus P5e doesn’t work with new Intel E8400. Good Luck Sok5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aescleal Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 I have Asus P5E(Bio601), Intel E8400, 8800GT and Netgear 311T work 100% audio and LAN work with Halway 10.5.1 and 10.5.2 update. The only problem I have is, when it bootup very slow. But It working 100%, FC2 suit's working too. I spend about two week, due to the problem video card. When you install Halway or Aitkos do not click install video drive option. Also you need a USB thumb drive to update new bio to 601, Bio came with Asus P5e doesn't work with new Intel E8400. Good Luck Sok5 Oh that is fantastic news. I can't wait to set it up! (on a side note) Do you find that 10.5 is stable? I tend to almost never restart or shutdown my computers. On a Windows PC, I notice that XP/Vista will tend to break down after a few weeks and need to be restarted. Does OSX(86) suffer from this also? Regardless of your answer, I'm excited to try this out. But I'd love your feedback. Thanks, Aescleal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok5 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 you are welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Withdrawing the money for this board at the moment. I should be ordering it Tuesday, depending on when the transaction completes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aescleal Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Withdrawing the money for this board at the moment. I should be ordering it Tuesday, depending on when the transaction completes. I changed the video card from the 8800GT to an ATI 3870. I can get Kalyway up and running wonderful, but have troubles updating things. I'm still experimenting! All in all though, I love this board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 The parts came and I built my new PC last night. Working great, what kext are you using for sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyLeeJones Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 When i try "Step 4 - Refresh the caches" using "sudo rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache", i get an error saying file not found ?? I've manually searched for the file but to no avail. Has anyone got this working on a Asus P5E board ? thx Hi can you tell me what you did to make the AUDIO work om your P5E !?!?! PLEASE HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnthinkoname Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Ever heard of google lol. Bottom of this page http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=105919 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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