Asus Commando

TDK · Jul 17, 2008

Hi All,
New to this but here goes . . . .
Anyone here running an Asus Commando?
Great board, but need some help getting my Q6600 past 375FSB. :confused:

Any help with Voltage settings much appreciated.

TDK · Jul 24, 2008

Come on Guys ( Asus Commando )

Am I the only person still using an Asus Commando ?
I joined this forum so that you guys might share your wisdom !! :banghead:

All I need is a little help in setting up the bios so that I might enjoy my Quad
Core to the max.
Figured you guys were the ones to ask.
Perhaps I was wrong :cry:

Ketxxx · Jul 24, 2008

The brutal truth is the Commando uses a P965 chipset.. and around 375FSB is roughly about where your likely to top out on that chipset and CPU combination. Put your multiplier back to 9x, and assuming your CPU can do that speed, that will put you just shy of 3.4GHz. About as good as its likely to get on that P965.

Hawk1 · Jul 24, 2008

Well, I'm still using a Commando, but unfortunately I am still on my dual e6600, so cant help you with a Quad. I'm running at 450 FSB and have taken it to 475 but don't know/think my settings would pertain to you with the Quad. Also, I believe your 4x1gb RAM will also cause limitations for you. Have you tried with only 2 sticks of ram?

TDK · Jul 25, 2008

Ketxxx said:
The brutal truth is the Commando uses a P965 chipset.. and around 375FSB is roughly about where your likely to top out on that chipset and CPU combination. Put your multiplier back to 9x, and assuming your CPU can do that speed, that will put you just shy of 3.4GHz. About as good as its likely to get on that P965.

Thanks for the reply.
But that's a little dissapointing.
I had heard tales of 450+ FSB's using this particular board ? :confused:

Maybe I should be saving up for a new MB
Asus Rampage or P5Q Deluxe what do ya think ?

alexp999 · Jul 25, 2008

TDK said:
Thanks for the reply.
But that's a little dissapointing.
I had heard tales of 450+ FSB's using this particular board ?
Maybe I should be saving up for a new MB
Asus Rampage or P5Q Deluxe what do ya think ?

Yeah but like hawk said, he has got 450, but its on a dual core. quads dont OC as well as duals. P45's can get a quad to 450-500 fsb but then again it can take a dual to 500-600+FSB!

965 wasnt designed for quads, first chip to fully support it was P35, X38 etc.

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 25, 2008

personally i would say P5Q Deluxe.I have read nothing but good things about the p5q-xxx series.

TDK · Jul 25, 2008

Hawk1 said:
Well, I'm still using a Commando, but unfortunately I am still on my dual e6600, so cant help you with a Quad. I'm running at 450 FSB and have taken it to 475 but don't know/think my settings would pertain to you with the Quad. Also, I believe your 4x1gb RAM will also cause limitations for you. Have you tried with only 2 sticks of ram?

I think your right on the Ram side.
I only added another 2*1GB when I made the move to Vista X64 (which incidently has proved itself to be Rock Solid - Despite what's been said)
Do you think a 2*2GB combination would give me a better result, or just stick with 2*1gb.

I too had an E6600 before on this MB but never acheived anything like those FSB figures.
Any chance you could give me the Bios settings. :respect:

Maybe I could use them as a starting point for this Quad.

alexp999 · Jul 25, 2008

TDK said:
I think your right on the Ram side.
I only added another 2*1GB when I made the move to Vista X64 (which incidently has proved itself to be Rock Solid - Despite what's been said)
Do you think a 2*2GB combination would give me a better result, or just stick with 2*1gb.

I too had an E6600 before on this MB but never acheived anything like those FSB figures.
Any chance you could give me the Bios settings.
Maybe I could use them as a starting point for this Quad.

You wont get a quad to the same FSB and speeds as a dual core.

Oh and +1 on the deluxe, but only if you are going to use its extra features, otherwise its a waste of money.

TDK · Jul 25, 2008

alexp999 said:
Yeah but like hawk said, he has got 450, but its on a dual core. quads dont OC as well as duals. P45's can get a quad to 450-500 fsb but then again it can take a dual to 500-600+FSB!

965 wasnt designed for quads, first chip to fully support it was P35, X38 etc.

Where the Asus Bios Upates just to make the P965 accept but not fully support the Quads then ?
Maybe I'll just pop my E6600 back in and save up for that P5Q Deluxe then.
To be absolutely honest I think I fooled myself into believing the Quad core made the system feel more responsive !!
It certainly has little or no affect on Gaming (COD4)

alexp999 · Jul 25, 2008

TDK said:
Where the Asus Bios Upates just to make the P965 accept but not fully support the Quads then ?
Maybe I'll just pop my E6600 back in and save up for that P5Q Deluxe then.
To be absolutely honest I think I fooled myself into believing the Quad core made the system feel more responsive !!
It certainly has little or no affect on Gaming (COD4)

an e6600 and q6600 will have little to no difference gaming as most games can only uses two cores, hence the two cores on the q6600 do little more than idle.

Thats why i decided against upgrading to quad. when my new cooler comes though I'm gonna OC my e6600 to about 3.6 and wait for the new intel architecture. If I were you, dont get the P45, wait for the new X58 boards and processors and upgrade then. I am glad I bought the P5Q but I wouldnt buy it now, there is no point.

DOM · Jul 25, 2008

I get 450fsb for 24/7 and 480fsb for benching on my Q & P965 on a lower mobo then the Commando

What steping is that Q6600 ?

TDK · Jul 25, 2008

DOM said:
I get 450fsb for 24/7 and 480fsb for benching on my Q & P965 on a lower mobo then the Commando

What steping is that Q6600 ?

Its the SLACR.

DOM · Jul 25, 2008

so its is a GO when did you get it around when they first came out or around this time ?

TDK · Jul 25, 2008

DOM said:
so its is a GO when did you get it around when they first came out or around this time ?

Maybe 2/3 Months ago ?
Why are the latest chips not as good @ OC ing ?

DOM · Jul 25, 2008

yeah they get like 3-3.2GHz max

whats the pack date on it ? Its on the white sticker bottom right corner

TDK · Jul 25, 2008

DOM said:
yeah they get like 3-3.2GHz max

whats the pack date on it ? Its on the white sticker bottom right corner

I'll dig it out when I get Home.
I'm supposed to be working right now :rolleyes:

DOM · Jul 25, 2008

I just got out of work and about to go to sleep cuz it its before 2008 you might just need help with the settings in the bios cuz I needed more volts to the nd fsb etc. then to my E6400

Ketxxx · Jul 25, 2008

TDK said:
Thanks for the reply.
But that's a little dissapointing.
I had heard tales of 450+ FSB's using this particular board ?
Maybe I should be saving up for a new MB
Asus Rampage or P5Q Deluxe what do ya think ?

Personally, I would pick up the P5Q Pro and use my mBIOS 1004, it turns the board into an uncrippled monster.

RadeonX2 · Nov 17, 2008

same as mine can't get past 375FSB on 8x multi but 9x multi it can go above 450FSB on my Q6600. Old mobo but still kicking on performance :rockout:

Processor	Q6600 (@3.0 Ghz) - 1500FSB
Motherboard	Asus Commando
Cooling	Thermalright True Black + 2x120mm Enermax Twisters (PUSH/PULL)
Memory	4*1GB PC8500 OCZ Reapers (1125)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 260 GTX SSC
Storage	60GB OCZ Vertex SSD (BOOT) + TB Samsung F1 HHD (STORAGE)
Display(s)	Samsung 19" (CW)
Case	Silverstone Fortress
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D2/PM
Power Supply	Gigabyte Odin 800 GT
Software	Vista X64 + Windows 7

Processor	Q6600 (@3.0 Ghz) - 1500FSB
Motherboard	Asus Commando
Cooling	Thermalright True Black + 2x120mm Enermax Twisters (PUSH/PULL)
Memory	4*1GB PC8500 OCZ Reapers (1125)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 260 GTX SSC
Storage	60GB OCZ Vertex SSD (BOOT) + TB Samsung F1 HHD (STORAGE)
Display(s)	Samsung 19" (CW)
Case	Silverstone Fortress
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D2/PM
Power Supply	Gigabyte Odin 800 GT
Software	Vista X64 + Windows 7

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Power Supply	1000w Supernova
Software	Windows 10 x64
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Processor	E6600@3.6Ghz (8x450)
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Memory	2GB Ballistix Tracers @900 4-4-4-12
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Processor	Q6600 (@3.0 Ghz) - 1500FSB
Motherboard	Asus Commando
Cooling	Thermalright True Black + 2x120mm Enermax Twisters (PUSH/PULL)
Memory	4*1GB PC8500 OCZ Reapers (1125)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 260 GTX SSC
Storage	60GB OCZ Vertex SSD (BOOT) + TB Samsung F1 HHD (STORAGE)
Display(s)	Samsung 19" (CW)
Case	Silverstone Fortress
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D2/PM
Power Supply	Gigabyte Odin 800 GT
Software	Vista X64 + Windows 7

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System Name	Gaming Rig \| Uni Laptop
Processor	Intel Q6600 G0 (2007) @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.45625v (LLC) / 4 GHz Bench @ 1.63v \| AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 2 GHz
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45) \| HP 6715b
Cooling	Xigmatek Dark Knight w/AC MX2 ~ Case Fans: 2 x 180mm + 1 x 120mm Silverstone Fans
Memory	4GB OCZ Platinum PC2-8000 @ 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15 2.1v \| 2 x 1GB DDR2 667 MHz
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Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster SM2433BW @ 1920 x 1200 via DVI-D \| 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050 resolution)
Case	Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W ~ Logitech G15 R1 / Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
Audio Device(s)	Soundmax AD2000BX Onboard Sound, via Logitech X-230 2.1 \| ADI SoundMAX HD Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX650W \| HP 90W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64 \| Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64
Benchmark Scores	3DM06: 19519, Vantage: P16170 ~ Win7: -CPU 7.5 -MEM 7.5 -AERO 7.9 -GFX 6.0 -HDD 6.0

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Case	Danger Den Torture Rack
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Power Supply	CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200
Software	W 10 Pro

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Memory	Kingston 4x1GB DDR2 @ 800MHz w/ OCZ XTC cooler \| 1GB DDR @ 400MHz
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Storage	640GB WD AACS 250GB Excelstor 160GB Seagate \| 40GB WD
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