ASUS Striker II Formula

[elmor]

Right now I'm testing ASUS new motherboard in their ROG-line with the "new" 780i-chipset. For now you'll have to manage with only some pictures :)

Striker II Formula
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[DMH]

Damn 2,4V for CPU and 3,4V RAM,100% sure that they aren't in lack of volts:D
When can you give performance screens?

[quake6]

And 3v for NB??? Damn...

[elmor]

Damn 2,4V for CPU and 3,4V RAM,100% sure that they aren't in lack of volts:D
When can you give performance screens?

I think there is an OVP at 1.9V so I don't really know why they allow up to 2.4V through BIOS.


Here are some initial results with Prime95 V25.5 Blend test:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4941 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4941)

Max FSB in Cinebench 9.5 (nice application for checking stability, if it passes it can most likely pass 3DMark06 aswell):

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4940 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4940)


CPU-Z shows about 0.1V lower than the DMM.

BIOS Voltage settings except for Vcore and Vmem:

CPU PLL Voltage: 1.60V
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.50V
NB Core Voltage: 1.20V
SB Core Voltage: 1.60V
1.2V HT Voltage: 1.40V
Bridge Core Voltage: 1.20V

CPU + NB GLT_REF = Auto

[elmor]

Update with max FSB using a E6320:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4957 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4957)

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4959 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4959)

Voltage settings

CPU PLL Voltage: 1.60V
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.60V
NB Core Voltage: 1.50V
SB Core Voltage: 1.65V
1.2V HT Voltage: 1.45V
Bridge Core Voltage: 1.20V

CPU + NB GLT_REF = Auto

[over@locker886]

I think there is an OVP at 1.9V so I don't really know why they allow up to 2.4V through BIOS.


Here are some initial results with Prime95 V25.5 Blend test:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4941 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4941)

Max FSB in Cinebench 9.5 (nice application for checking stability, if it passes it can most likely pass 3DMark06 aswell):

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4940 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4940)


CPU-Z shows about 0.1V lower than the DMM.

BIOS Voltage settings except for Vcore and Vmem:

CPU PLL Voltage: 1.60V
CPU VTT Voltage: 1.50V
NB Core Voltage: 1.20V
SB Core Voltage: 1.60V
1.2V HT Voltage: 1.40V
Bridge Core Voltage: 1.20V

CPU + NB GLT_REF = Auto

Can you set higher multipler with QX9650? No problem?

[Sagart]

What about max FSB with quad? :)

[elmor]

What about max FSB with quad? :)

Check below :D


Can you set higher multipler with QX9650? No problem?

Yes, and no :p:

Previously there were some issues with two cores running at a lower multiplier however today I got the new 0901 bios which solves that issue. Look at the screens below and notice how the Cinebench-score is higher.

But there is still some problems with multipliers over 11x. Up to 11x works without any problems at all, but with 12x-13x multipliers you are capped to a maximum of about 325MHz FSB. 14x and up won't even post.

More Cinebench 9.5 testing multipliers and max FSB beneath:


Maximum FSB with 10x multiplier and probably max with any other multiplier aswell:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4961 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4961)

Max with 10.5x multiplier:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4962 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4962)

Max with 11x multiplier:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4963 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4963)

Max with 12x multiplier:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4965 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4965)

Max with 13x multiplier:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4964 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4964)

[Marios]

Thank you for your info about Striker II formula.
I thought I might upgrade my Striker Extreme to this one but I see there are some overclocking issues here ... :(

Any problems with dual channel DDR2 or loosing two cores?
Mentioned here (http://www.trustedreviews.com/motherboards/review/2008/01/11/Asus-Striker-II-Formula/p3).

[over@locker886]

Check below :D



Yes, and no :p:

Previously there were some issues with two cores running at a lower multiplier however today I got the new 0901 bios which solves that issue. Look at the screens below and notice how the Cinebench-score is higher.

But there is still some problems with multipliers over 11x. Up to 11x works without any problems at all, but with 12x-13x multipliers you are capped to a maximum of about 325MHz FSB. 14x and up won't even post.

More Cinebench 9.5 testing multipliers and max FSB beneath:


Maximum FSB with 10x multiplier and probably max with any other multiplier aswell:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4961 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4961)

Max with 10.5x multiplier:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4962 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4962)

Max with 11x multiplier:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4963 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4963)

Max with 12x multiplier:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4965 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4965)

Max with 13x multiplier:

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/4964 (http://bandwidth.se/view/4964)


Ohh, Thanks a really lot info! ;) We would like do test with QX (about 5ghz)at weekend, but if Striker II really "only" can do that, maybe Asus P5N-T is better choise:confused:

Thank you very much again elmor!:up:

[nunon4]

0902 bios just released - :D
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/Striker_II_Formula/S2F0902.zip

[elmor]

Thank you for your info about Striker II formula.
I thought I might upgrade my Striker Extreme to this one but I see there are some overclocking issues here ... :(

Any problems with dual channel DDR2 or loosing two cores?
Mentioned here (http://www.trustedreviews.com/motherboards/review/2008/01/11/Asus-Striker-II-Formula/p3).

I have not had any of those problems, perhaps they were using an early bios?


Ohh, Thanks a really lot info! ;) We would like do test with QX (about 5ghz)at weekend, but if Striker II really "only" can do that, maybe Asus P5N-T is better choise:confused:

Thank you very much again elmor!:up:

I don't know if P5N-T is any better as I havn't tried that board.


0902 bios just released - :D
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/Striker_II_Formula/S2F0902.zip

Shouldn't be much difference compared to 0901 :)

[nunon4]

Hi have u tried running w/ all 4 dimms? Sometimes my pc would just random freeze @ post screen (LED "TESTMEM") after restarting it :(


Edit: btw yet another - bios 0101 (??) dated 1/17/2008 just released.
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/Striker_II_Formula/S2F0101.zip

Edit: nvm just tested it - core#2 & #3 back to 6x multi - back to 0902 bios then

[elmor]

Hi have u tried running w/ all 4 dimms? Sometimes my pc would just random freeze @ post screen (LED "TESTMEM") after restarting it :(


Edit: btw yet another - bios 0101 (??) dated 1/17/2008 just released.
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/Striker_II_Formula/S2F0101.zip

Edit: nvm just tested it - core#2 & #3 back to 6x multi - back to 0902 bios then

I havn't tested with 4 dimms no, I could do that later today.

Too bad about 1001 bios, I'll try it aswell later.

[zanzabar]

can u try an 8x multi to see were the normal quad 45nm will clock

[elmor]

can u try an 8x multi to see were the normal quad 45nm will clock

TODO List for today:

1. Try 1001 bios
2. Try 4x dimms
3. Try with 8x-multiplier

I'm still at school but I'll start as soon as I get home.

:)

[Justifire]

Funny you are prime stabile with 500fsb.
Over here i'm prime stabile with fsb 445 with 2x80 mm blowing on the NB-heatsink and the 2 asus fans on the mosfett-heatsinks.
Do you use extra cooling on the heatsinks?
Without it im only stabil @ fsb 420
These boards need watercooling !!

[elmor]

Funny you are prime stabile with 500fsb.
Over here i'm prime stabile with fsb 445 with 2x80 mm blowing on the NB-heatsink and the 2 asus fans on the mosfett-heatsinks.
Do you use extra cooling on the heatsinks?
Without it im only stabil @ fsb 420
These boards need watercooling !!

One Zalman 80mm blowing at NB+RAM. Do you know how high can your cpu go on P35?

[Justifire]

One Zalman 80mm blowing at NB+RAM. Do you know how high can your cpu go on P35?

No, i dont know on p35
But even with lower mp the fsb wont go higher.
I also cant give more than 1.4v-1.5v on the NB, any higher wil cause instability, overheating problem i guess.
I wonder what temps the extra 2.0 chip have?
Maybe its ok to cool that with a simple heatsink and pull the nb/sb under water?
Who knows :shrug:

Would you post NB/SB temps ?

[elmor]

No, i dont know on p35
But even with lower mp the fsb wont go higher.
I also cant give more than 1.4v-1.5v on the NB, any higher wil cause instability, overheating problem i guess.
I wonder what temps the extra 2.0 chip have?
Maybe its ok to cool that with a simple heatsink and pull the nb/sb under water?
Who knows :shrug:

Would you post NB/SB temps ?

It could be cpu fsb wall, try higher CPU PLL Voltage = 1.8V. If you get higher with that than with 1.5V then it's the cpu which can't do more fsb. 1.4-1.5vNB works best for me aswell.

Temps from bios with 1.3vNB and 1.65vSB:
NB = 55*C
SB = 49*C

The TODO-list is all checked. 0101-bios fixed the problem with low fsb when using 12x and 13x multipliers however the issue with core 1+2 working at 6x multiplier came back just as stated previously in this thread. I had no issues using 4x dimms at 500mhz 5-5-5-15 with 400mhz fsb and overclocking with 8x gives the same fsb as with 10x, which means that maximum stable fsb was 410.

[Justifire]

It could be cpu fsb wall, try higher CPU PLL Voltage = 1.8V. If you get higher with that than with 1.5V then it's the cpu which can't do more fsb. 1.4-1.5vNB works best for me aswell.

Temps from bios with 1.3vNB and 1.65vSB:
NB = 55*C
SB = 49*C

The TODO-list is all checked. 0101-bios fixed the problem with low fsb when using 12x and 13x multipliers however the issue with core 1+2 working at 6x multiplier came back just as stated previously in this thread. I had no issues using 4x dimms at 500mhz 5-5-5-15 with 400mhz fsb and overclocking with 8x gives the same fsb as with 10x, which means that maximum stable fsb was 410.

Will try with CPU PLL
Maybe i need to remount the copper roller coaster, clean up and use some AS.
Your NB temps are nice, mine reach 80-90 `c easy.

[Khaotic]

Do you plan to do any testing with standard E6x50 series processor?
Just to see what the board can do with a G0 dual core with a high single digit mulit?

[elmor]

Will try with CPU PLL
Maybe i need to remount the copper roller coaster, clean up and use some AS.
Your NB temps are nice, mine reach 80-90 `c easy.

Wow, that's very high NB temperature. Try to get those temps down first before try adding any voltages :) Btw, what cpu are you running in the board?


Do you plan to do any testing with standard E6x50 series processor?
Just to see what the board can do with a G0 dual core with a high single digit mulit?

E8400 arriving next week :)

[Justifire]

Haha stupid me :)
My ram was holding me from higher FSB :P
I went from 2 GB to 4 GB 2 months ago, didn't realized that i couldnt run it that high as with 2gb (altough not tested wit more than 2.4v)
Now running unlinked with ram@ 800
Just broke my record :banana: 4050mhz with my E6600 (450x9) orthos stabil 1hour
Now see what FSB this baby realy can do :)
NB is 65`c in bios (idle) with 1.42v @ 27`c roomtemp
SB is 48'c in bios (idle)
I report back with better scores i promise !
Man do i love this board all of the sudden :D

[brinox]

i just ordered one. some of you may already have seen my speak about mobo's playing PCIe lane games, and also disabled memory slot games when a PCIe raid card is installed (read:: asus maximus).

i pulled the trigger because the ESA platform looks pretty promising, and i like the integratedness with my nvidia vid card in windows. i really cant pull away from the under-the-hood architecture that ive seen when compared to other boards of the same (and different) manufacturers.

ill post up some notes when i get it in, but as a taste of where im coming from - my vanilla 680i was almost stable in windows (full prime95 load) with my G0 Q6600@3.6ghz with a 1.33 vcore. sadly the damn thing squealed like a little kid when volting higher, to such a degree i had to replace it.

[nunon4]

System's pretty stable now - 3.825mhz 1.36V 1700DQR x9 multi (ram linked & sync'd @ 850) been priming for 6 hrs 4 cores load (temp < 60) - just one minor prob where it would just freeze on POST after restarting the comp. Just need to yank the power cord outta psu, plug it back in & power on, system boots fine that way without freezing @ POST w/ LED "TEST MEM". Ordered Gskill 4gb (2*2gb) kit & OCZ 4gb (2*2gb) kit for further testing. EVGA 780i is on its way too along with a Rampage Formula in 2 weeks.

[Justifire]

Strange...
bios 0902 01/16/2007
bios 0101 01/14/2008

Bios 0902 is off course mistyped (2007-2008)
But is 0101 mistyped or just older than 0902?

[Dan_c]

was this running stable out off the box? on wolfie I mean...
i don't really like the hole bios update issue, especialy when there still isn't a mature one...

[elmor]

New beta bios 1001, 466fsb with qx9650 :)

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/5394.jpg (http://bandwidth.se/view/5394)

Also there is no problem with the multipliers any more.

[Maxx103]

I don't see any eSATA ports on the back by the rest of the I/O ports. Shouldn't that be standard issue now on all boards being made? Well since this is the formula edition, maybe there will be an Extreme edition coming out later.

Since this does have the nVidia chip in it, this might make me rethink getting a Maximus Extreme. Who knows.

[elmor]

I don't see any eSATA ports on the back by the rest of the I/O ports. Shouldn't that be standard issue now on all boards being made? Well since this is the formula edition, maybe there will be an Extreme edition coming out later.

Since this does have the nVidia chip in it, this might make me rethink getting a Maximus Extreme. Who knows.

Correct, no eSATA on this board.

[Marios]

New beta bios 1001, 466fsb with qx9650 :)

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/5394.jpg (http://bandwidth.se/view/5394)

Also there is no problem with the multipliers any more.
Did you notice any FSB overclocking problems with a qx9650 combined with SLI or three way SLI?
We could overclock at 450 FSB with one 8800gtx at 703/1080, but we had hard time overclocking over 360 FSB with 2 or 3 way SLI without any video overclocking.
I found this very strange.
What is your experience with SLI overclocking on this mobo?

[Justifire]

New beta bios 1001, 466fsb with qx9650 :)

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/5394.jpg (http://bandwidth.se/view/5394)

Also there is no problem with the multipliers any more.

Where did you get that?

[elmor]

Did you notice any FSB overclocking problems with a qx9650 combined with SLI or three way SLI?
We could overclock at 450 FSB with one 8800gtx at 703/1080, but we had hard time overclocking over 360 FSB with 2 or 3 way SLI without any video overclocking.
I found this very strange.
What is your experience with SLI overclocking on this mobo?

Strange, I've had no issues running 2x 8800GTS 512 cards with this board.


Where did you get that?

Directly from ASUS ;)

I've put up a DL link, as it is a beta bios you use it on your own responsibility. http://elmor.se/S2F1001.rar

[Kinc]

Tested 13, 14 and 15x today. Works great with QX9770.

[Phil The Greek]

New beta bios 1001, 466fsb with qx9650 :)

http://bandwidth.se/thumbs/5394.jpg (http://bandwidth.se/view/5394)

Also there is no problem with the multipliers any more.

I haven't tryed max fsb yet,but I still can't boot with higher than 13 multi with QX9650 :(

[elmor]

I haven't tryed max fsb yet,but I still can't boot with higher than 13 multi with QX9650 :(

Yeah, same here but Marcus seems to have gotten a golden board or perhaps something to do with the 9770. The other problems with the multipliers are fixed though.

[Phil The Greek]

Yeah, same here but Marcus seems to have gotten a golden board or perhaps something to do with the 9770. The other problems with the multipliers are fixed though.

You mean lower max fsb in some multies?

[Justifire]

Directly from ASUS ;)

I've put up a DL link, as it is a beta bios you use it on your own responsibility. http://elmor.se/S2F1001.rar

Great, thanks :)

[WeStSiDePLaYa]

Did you notice any FSB overclocking problems with a qx9650 combined with SLI or three way SLI?
We could overclock at 450 FSB with one 8800gtx at 703/1080, but we had hard time overclocking over 360 FSB with 2 or 3 way SLI without any video overclocking.
I found this very strange.
What is your experience with SLI overclocking on this mobo?


When running SLI you need to up the NB volts considerably to get the same FSB as without SLI.


About .1 to .15 increase on NB got me 3D stable when running SLI, compared to no SLI.

[elmor]

You mean lower max fsb in some multies?

Yeah, and some cores running lower multiplier.


Great, thanks :)

Np :)


When running SLI you need to up the NB volts considerably to get the same FSB as without SLI.

About .1 to .15 increase on NB got me 3D stable when running SLI, compared to no SLI.


I had no such issues, though I was already running 1.3-1.4vNB.

[WeStSiDePLaYa]

Yeah, and some cores running lower multiplier.



Np :)




I had no such issues, though I was already running 1.3-1.4vNB.


I had to put it up to 1.5!:p:

[Phil The Greek]

Something that I noticed is that the SB doesn't like high voltages.When using triple SLI with raised voltage on SB,it was overheating(I guess)and causing freazings on the hard disc.

[Justifire]

Sweetspots over here are : SB 1.55v NB 1.42v

[Couv3]

Hi guys :D my 1º post here so hello evryone ^^

i have this current config ....

Noctua NH-U12F
Western Digital Disco Rigido 500GB 16MB Sata II
Corsair 4x1024MB DDR2 PC6400 XMS2 Cas4 DHX
Asus Striker II Formula nVidia780i Sli SK775
INTEL Core2 QUAD CORE Q6600 BOX
Zalman ZM750-HP
Zotac 8800GT 512MB AMP Edition

and iam getting frustrated :shakes:
can only make him boot @3.0gz 333x9

ill write down the volt´s /FSB/memclock

CPU volt - 1.40v
CPU PLL volt - 1.50v
CPU VTT volt - 1.30v
MEM volt - 2.10v
NB Core volt - 1.30v
SB Core volt - 1.50v
1.2V HT volt - 1.20v

MEM/CPU/MOBO(bios0902)

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/2600/memcpumobofe9.th.jpg (http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=memcpumobofe9.jpg)
what am i doing wrong ... ? cant get it up 3.0gz :shrug:

hopping some replys :D tks in advanced :p:

[elmor]

Hi guys :D my 1º post here so hello evryone ^^

i have this current config ....

Noctua NH-U12F
Western Digital Disco Rigido 500GB 16MB Sata II
Corsair 4x1024MB DDR2 PC6400 XMS2 Cas4 DHX
Asus Striker II Formula nVidia780i Sli SK775
INTEL Core2 QUAD CORE Q6600 BOX
Zalman ZM750-HP
Zotac 8800GT 512MB AMP Edition

and iam getting frustrated :shakes:
can only make him boot @3.0gz 333x9

ill write down the volt´s /FSB/memclock

CPU volt - 1.40v
CPU PLL volt - 1.50v
CPU VTT volt - 1.30v
MEM volt - 2.10v
NB Core volt - 1.30v
SB Core volt - 1.50v
1.2V HT volt - 1.20v

MEM/CPU/MOBO(bios0902)

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/2600/memcpumobofe9.th.jpg (http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=memcpumobofe9.jpg)
what am i doing wrong ... ? cant get it up 3.0gz :shrug:

hopping some replys :D tks in advanced :p:

I think the RAMs might be limiting you so try and put them in Linked - Sync mode and see if it gets better. Also I recommend flashing 1001 bios as it solves most issues.

[Couv3]

ty for reply gona try that in mem&#180;s and ive PM you check it pls for 1001 bios :D

tryed that option in mem&#180;s and it didnt boot above 1333fsb -.-
ill guess i have to update bios again and see if anything good happens :(

[Justifire]

ty for reply gona try that in mem&#180;s and ive PM you check it pls for 1001 bios :D

tryed that option in mem&#180;s and it didnt boot above 1333fsb -.-
ill guess i have to update bios again and see if anything good happens :(

Try unlinked mode and lock mem on 800, see if that helps.
Try NB 1.42v SB 1.55v
Maybe try some higher voltage for your cpu.

[Couv3]

gona try all befor loading up the beta bios

ty Elmor and Justifire (:

and yes @800mhz i can even make them work at 888mhz @4-4-4-12 1T @2.00v
i will try it all (:

[RobinL]

Whats fixed in bios beta 1001? :wave:

Ive some problem when booting up the board till the ROG Logo and then its stuck.
When reset the board it will booting good.

And all the released biosses give to much vmem.
My Team Xtreem mem Needs 2.0volts to run. But i checked it with PC Probe II. And it gived me 2.22v / 2.24volts on the mem.
Hope Asus will fix these problems soon.

[Justifire]

gona try all befor loading up the beta bios

ty Elmor and Justifire (:

and yes @800mhz i can even make them work at 888mhz @4-4-4-12 1T @2.00v
i will try it all (:

And any succes ?

[Couv3]

no :( got the mem&#180;s stable @960mhz@4-4-4-12@2.14V
and the processor @1333FSBx9@1.50V=3.0gz above that its useless :(i cant get it above that stable most times dont boot it stays frozen in ROG logo in beggining and when it boots and enters windows it get frozen mean while -.-

i even pushed it to 1.60V on the cpu and nothing :(

[Marios]

I think there is a problem with the heatpipes on this mobo.
Check them if you please.
They do not transfer any heat away from the chipset.
I believe ASUS destroyed the inner layer by queezing the heatpipes to shape them.

We either have to change the heatpipes or use strong and noisy fans to cool the chipset.
Water cooling on the southbridge is almost impossible.
There are only three holes on the mobo to hold a waterblock and the shape of both NF200 and NF570 is irregular.
The best solution I believe to cool this chipset is to change the heatpipes and use a waterblock for the northbridge.

[cognoscenti]

Funny you are prime stabile with 500fsb.
Over here i'm prime stabile with fsb 445 with 2x80 mm blowing on the NB-heatsink and the 2 asus fans on the mosfett-heatsinks.
Do you use extra cooling on the heatsinks?
Without it im only stabil @ fsb 420
These boards need watercooling !!


Hi,

I have just got this board,do you know of any good chipset blocks for it?

[Couv3]

Hi again (: tryed the 1001beta bios and yes it is a lot stable that the 0902 bios its runing @3.389mhz atm cant raise it more windows crash all the time!
tks for the help elmor :P :D and i had 2 get back to the AUTO option in the NB voltage cause afther some time of playing Crysis.. the computer just turned off and i thinked to my self ... OK Computer died :O ... when i turned it on again a msg apeared NB temp .... what it was ? the temp of NB reached 90&#186; and the system turned of -.- so yes the NB need Whatercolling badly and or 120cm fan blowing air directly into it -.- the SB doesnt get to the NB temps not even close!

[simonk]

Elmor,

I am getting file is corrupt error using winrar with youyr download of the 1001 bios? can you check please.

Ooops all good now, loaded 1001 on QX9650 running FSB @ 1700 x 10 no problems so far.

Thanks

[Jeremy617]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2769953

Scroll down to post #7, will that fit the striker ii ?

[markost]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2769953

Scroll down to post #7, will that fit the striker ii ?

Certainly will. Those German guys are on the ball.

[markost]

Certainly will. Those German guys are on the ball.

But I can't find that block on their website. !!!

[cognoscenti]

But I can't find that block on their website. !!!

Can you show a picture of your Striker II board at present ,you have it listed as all watercooled.
What are you using?

[markost]

Can you show a picture of your Striker II board at present ,you have it listed as all watercooled.
What are you using?

Didn't take any shots of the board before installation. Using Alphacool on the chip and regulators. DangerDen on the North and Southbridges all using 3/8" tubing. Simonk's system is the same but he has DangerDen coolers on his 8800GTX's as well. I'm still waiting on a waterblock to suit the Gainward 8800 GT 1024 cards


http://www.chilledpc.com.au/store/product_info.php?cPath=187_188&products_id=444&osCsid=94b5116df394dd2ca2b6b9a7067f75e3
http://www.chilledpc.com.au/store/product_info.php?cPath=14_15&products_id=237&osCsid=94b5116df394dd2ca2b6b9a7067f75e3
http://www.chilledpc.com.au/store/product_info.php?cPath=14_15&products_id=677&osCsid=94b5116df394dd2ca2b6b9a7067f75e3
http://www.alphacool.de/index.jsp?SID=0&LNG=EN&NAV=236&DOC=&PAGE=&PCAT=2&PROD=182&PTUBE=37&PARAMS=&PARAMS2=&SPCAREA=

[Couv3]

hi guys i have a question that some might be able to awnser 100&#37;sure
Does Striker II Formula support this mem&#180;s ?
http://ec.transcendusa.com/product/product_memory.asp?mdtype=DDR2+for+desktop&OemID=&mpar=ZSTD0397&lname=&ModelID=ZSTD0397&Select2=ModelID&action=aclass&Cid=102&ModelName=DDR2+1200%2B+%28aXeRAM%29
w8ing for a reply ty in advance (: currently have the crosair cl4 @ 800mhz(stock) or is there a bether option in mem&#180;s price/preformance besides the ones in link ?

[_MD_]

hi guys i have a question that some might be able to awnser 100%sure
Does Striker II Formula support this mem´s ?
http://ec.transcendusa.com/product/product_memory.asp?mdtype=DDR2+for+desktop&OemID=&mpar=ZSTD0397&lname=&ModelID=ZSTD0397&Select2=ModelID&action=aclass&Cid=102&ModelName=DDR2+1200%2B+%28aXeRAM%29
w8ing for a reply ty in advance (: currently have the crosair cl4 @ 800mhz(stock) or is there a bether option in mem´s price/preformance besides the ones in link ?

I wanna know the same thing... I have Patriot Viper PC2-9600 series and I can't run the bloody thing beyond 1000mhz... As well as timings... oh this mem gives me headaches... If anybody has advanced timings figured out please post. Thanks.

[Marios]

There is a sleep problem with Striker II Formula.
After restoring from sleep the onboard Nvidia lan ports are not recognized.
I think there is a port recognition problem anyway.
I cannot always predict which port is going to work after I turn off the PSU power.
In case I enable the LCD poster backlight the problem gets worse.
After turning off the power on the PSU and on again the PC does not boot at all because of a power overload.
I have to press the clear CMOS button in this case.
This happens with Vista 32 and 64 bit SP1 or not on four PCs with this mobo.
I suppose this is a BIOS problem.

[_MD_]

There is a sleep problem with Striker II Formula.
After restoring from sleep the onboard Nvidia lan ports are not recognized.
I think there is a port recognition problem anyway.
I cannot always predict which port is going to work after I turn off the PSU power.
In case I enable the LCD poster backlight the problem gets worse.
After turning off the power on the PSU and on again the PC does not boot at all because of a power overload.
I have to press the clear CMOS button in this case.
This happens with Vista 32 and 64 bit SP1 or not on four PCs with this mobo.
I suppose this is a BIOS problem.


It is being discussed at Asus forum (http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20080217061430312&board_id=1&model=Striker+II+Formula&page=1&SLanguage=en-us) since feb 17th... I kinda regret getting S2F...
I mean how can they sell buggy hardware?! The BIOS is very raw and needs lots and lots of work... grrr...

[Couv3]

Marios do u think that S2F will work or recognise or whatever whit that Mem&#180;s ive posted ?
Transcend DC Kit 2GB DDR2 AXERAM PC2-9600 @1200mhz planing to get them but i totaly dont know but since you and WeStSiDePLaYa r using similar Mem&#180;s i think its ok but ill w8 for ur replys!
btw in _MOBO box it says:.
*DDr2 1200 is O.C. speeds.
what do they mean by that ? and yes ocnoobmeister here (: !

[Marios]

It is being discussed at Asus forum (http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20080217061430312&board_id=1&model=Striker+II+Formula&page=1&SLanguage=en-us) since feb 17th... I kinda regret getting S2F...
I mean how can they sell buggy hardware?! The BIOS is very raw and needs lots and lots of work... grrr...

The mobo is very good.
Lan recognition is the only problem I have.
In case we enable WOL, only one lan works and after S3 the lans have problems either in auto or in manual setting the ip address.

I did all sort of tests with the latest 902 BIOS but nothing helped.
The workaround I found is to change all power settings to hibernate instead of S3.
This way everything is kept on the hard disk instead of the ram and the lan problems go away.
Though we need to disable the LCD poster backlight anyway.

[TheHardCase]

It is being discussed at Asus forum (http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20080217061430312&board_id=1&model=Striker+II+Formula&page=1&SLanguage=en-us) since feb 17th... I kinda regret getting S2F...
I mean how can they sell buggy hardware?! The BIOS is very raw and needs lots and lots of work... grrr...

looks Like Vista Problem...
Windows Vista computers that come equipped with more than 4 GB of system memory have limited shut-down options. Essentially, the Hibernate option is no longer available on Vista machines that feature in excess of 4 GB of RAM. This scenario affects both the 32-bit and the 64-bit editions of Vista, but at the same time also Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has confirmed that the issue is related to the large quantity of random access memory.

"This issue occurs because hibernation is disabled on computers that have more than 4 GB of RAM. Hibernation requires sufficient disk space to contain the contents of the computer's memory. Performance is poor on a computer that has more than 4 GB of memory and that has support for hibernation. Therefore, Microsoft has disabled support for hibernation on such computers," the Redmond company revealed.

[_MD_]

No no, it was Asus...
But it's all fixed now with BIOS 1101.
And I'm a happy again since I was able to OC QX9650 to 4.55GHz on air...

But wait until I lap both the IHS and TRUE, I'm sure I can get 4.7 on air. :D

[_MD_]

Reached a max of 4.7GHz (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=181535) on air when did lapping of both cpu and TRUE

[Marios]

Even though 1101 bios fixed the S3 problem, there are other problems now. For example, every time I save the BIOS or turn off the PSU while overclocked, I get ugly sounds coming from the IDE DVDs.
I think (not sure though) the BIOS does not save some overclocked settings like FSB under 1200 or refuses to boot. I didn't bother to double check those bugs.

[Hor$eman]

Whats a safe temp to OC Ram to?
I've found my 3DMark numbers increase greatly when i run 4-4-4-12 over 5-5-5-15.

I'vbe been testing this board and timings. So far I have got the CPU to 3.95 with no problems.

I will soon post a chart of all my settings.

[EvoCarlos]

Hor$eman i saw your 3dmark06 score and i was like OMG! lol
heres mine
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=7053938

could you pm or post the setting u used for 2000mhz on fsb mine wont have it with my q6600 im stuck at 4.4ghz
cheers

[Hor$eman]

I've gone higher, but haven't ben able to bench higher, yet.

From memory:
All the chip stuff disabled (Speedstep,Virtualization, etc)
All Spectrum stuff disabled
Loadline Cal on

VCore: 1.6250
PLL: 1.62
VTT: 1.44
Mem: 2.34
NB: 1.48
SB: 1.55
1.2HT: 1.55
CPU_GTL +30
NB_GTL +30

DDRII Contr +30
Chan1 REF
Chan2 REF

[EvoCarlos]

cheers Hor$eman
that got me booted @ 2000mhz but its about as stable as a one legged tight rope walker lol:rofl:

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=376085

cant seam to find a sweet spot with the quad @ 4.5 the gfx driver just kept crashing try'd more volts on sb and nb but no go went all the way up to 1.69 ish volt on the cpu but no it would not have it i was going to go for 1.7v but if i set it to that in bios the cpu goes well above 1.8v cack bios from asus as always:mad:
any one had any sucsses with q6600 on the s2f??:shrug:

[Hor$eman]

Try reducing the NB_GTL into the negative numbers (-30, -50, -70). This may increase the stability. Oh, also, you can go to 118 on PCI_1_3 clocks until it gives out. 110 should be ok and it shouldn't fry if you have active cooling or WC on it. I fried the nF200 chip at 118, though I didn't have sufficient cooling on it yet. I am running it at 110 now with active air and no problems.

Could we move this discussion over to the other thread on this subject and keep all this info in one place? **Official ASUS Striker II Formula Discussion/Review/Overclock/Guide/BIOS Thread** (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=175399 )