The Maximus Formula Thread - Help/OCing/Guide/Rampage conversion

i dont blame pete's response. it appears he was bombarded with msn messages trying to get the afudos and he is tired of having his ethics and morals questioned. just leave him be and mabye he will save us some work and play ball, if not... then we will just find the stuff a few hours later anyways :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by ZenEffect

i dont blame pete's response. it appears he was bombarded with msn messages trying to get the afudos and he is tired of it. just leave him be and mabye he will save us some work and play ball, if not... then we will just find the stuff a few hours later anyways :rolleyes:

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:cool:
hell yeah.


we dont need you pete.

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Originally Posted by ZenEffect

i dont blame pete's response. it appears he was bombarded with msn messages trying to get the afudos and he is tired of having his ethics and morals questioned. just leave him be and mabye he will save us some work and play ball, if not... then we will just find the stuff a few hours later anyways :rolleyes:

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I didn't send him an msn message, I pm'ed him AFTER he offered to "sort [us] out."!

mirror 219 bios

http://rapidshare.com/files/99518261...ormula_219.zip

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Originally Posted by Zucker2k

I didn't send him an msn message, I pm'ed him AFTER he offered to "sort [us] out."!

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i didnt mean you specifically, i meant as a generalization according to what he wrote earlier.

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Originally Posted by TAOTAO161

hello all,

this is my rig
Q6600@3.6GHz G0+thermalright ultra 120+2 fans
asus maximus formula with 0907 bios
ocz platinum 800mhz@960
ocz powerstream 520w
CM stacker 831 silver

my settings are

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
FSB Frequency : 400
FSB Strap to North Bridge : AUTO
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-961
DRAM Command Rate : AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO
Ai Clock Twister : AUTO
Transaction Booster : AUTO

CPU Voltage : 1.55
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.62
North Bridge Voltage : 1.53
DRAM Voltage : 2.2
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.58
South Bridge Voltage : AUTO
Loadline Calibration : ENABLED
CPU GTL Reference : AUTO
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : AUTO
SB 1.5V Voltage : AUTO

NB LED Selection : NB Volt
SB LED Selection : SB Volt
CPU LED Selection : CPU VOlt
Voltiminder LED : DISABLED

CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : ENABLED
Vanderpool Technology :ENABLED
Execute Disable Bit : Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled
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what i don't understand is why i cant go above 400MHz bus, if i rise it to 401 the system go and restart and like that when i rise all the settings.

i try to lower my memory speed, rise the voltage of the PLL to 1.7, NB 1.6, FSB to 1.64 and so on, nothing help.

anybody have some advise ??

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Set FSB Strap to 400 (like it's already been mentioned)
Set Dram Static Read Control to Disable
Set AI Clock Twister to Strong
Set Transaction Booster to Disable, Relax level 1

I think your FSB Term voltage is too high as well. I would lower it down to the 1.4x range.

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Originally Posted by TAOTAO161

hello all,

this is my rig
Q6600@3.6GHz G0+thermalright ultra 120+2 fans
asus maximus formula with 0907 bios
ocz platinum 800mhz@960
ocz powerstream 520w
CM stacker 831 silver

my settings are

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
FSB Frequency : 400
FSB Strap to North Bridge : AUTO
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-961
DRAM Command Rate : AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO
Ai Clock Twister : AUTO
Transaction Booster : AUTO

CPU Voltage : 1.55
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.62
North Bridge Voltage : 1.53
DRAM Voltage : 2.2
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.58
South Bridge Voltage : AUTO
Loadline Calibration : ENABLED
CPU GTL Reference : AUTO
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : AUTO
SB 1.5V Voltage : AUTO

NB LED Selection : NB Volt
SB LED Selection : SB Volt
CPU LED Selection : CPU VOlt
Voltiminder LED : DISABLED

CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : ENABLED
Vanderpool Technology :ENABLED
Execute Disable Bit : Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled
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what i don't understand is why i cant go above 400MHz bus, if i rise it to 401 the system go and restart and like that when i rise all the settings.

i try to lower my memory speed, rise the voltage of the PLL to 1.7, NB 1.6, FSB to 1.64 and so on, nothing help.

anybody have some advise ??

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your CPU Vcore is also WAY to HIGH for a "G0" Q6600. I'll bet you can achieve 3.6GHz using 1.40-1.450 Vcore:up:

hi guys

so setting strap to 400 is more stable then auto? i would like to try that out, as i seem to find a wall for 9x multi, i´m running 8x442 stable at 1.437 volt, pll=1.61 nb=1.51, and for 9x400 i only tried up until 1.48volt pll1.64 nb1.55 and no go.

My rams are operating at 1178 5-5-5-15 clocktw moderate transB. disabl.0 at 2.28 bios volt (2.37 everest), with fan on top, i know i could squeeze a bit more juice if able to go 400x9. Presently i cant go higher then everest mem bench 9949 read 48.7 latency with 2.28volt. i would like to hit the 10k mark.

As im only on air, although quita a good flow, do u think i could try going over 1.55 cpuvolt.?

pretty stupid, runing stable at 3.536Ghz but not being able to easily go to 2.6Ghz. lolol


btw, completely off-topic sorry, but am already playing assass. creed!! rld release .. looks amazing yupee


rgds

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Originally Posted by pmp

Eat it ;]
http://rapidshare.de/files/38827325/RF0219.zip.html

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Thanks pmp. One obvious change is that CPU GTL is now raised to 67... should help quads I should think. Update went smooth using EZflash, no need to clear cmos or anything. :up:

I think you guys are getting a little to carried away with Pete's posts, give the man a break. He is under NDA, if you had one you would understand it as well that he cant really give anything out.

Just let the new stuff trickle out, you will eventually have it, and nobody gets penalized for leaking it.

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Anyways, 0219 works fine. Testing tonight.

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Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

I think you guys are getting a little to carried away with Pete's posts, give the man a break. He is under NDA, if you had one you would understand it as well that he cant really give anything out.

Just let the new stuff trickle out, you will eventually have it, and nobody gets penalized for leaking it.

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Anyways, 0219 works fine. Testing tonight.

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thats what im saying...
i happen to value my balls too :yepp:

Don't we all?

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Originally Posted by [cTx]Warboy

Well then Pete, Want to point out the major difference on design besides the cooling system? because everything is the same down to every resistor and chip. So, Just like the Maximus Formula to the Rampage Formula, The Maximus Extreme to the Pinotnoir should do the same thing.

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As i said i have my reasons why i can't which is due to my NDA but the PCB is not the same at all. Take the 2 bord and hold them up in the light and look at the traces. All shorter, more, a lot lot more of them. Letalone other things. BIOS is nothing like what we have right now.

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Originally Posted by ZenEffect

i did not know you were bound by nda. will sharing the beta bios' violate nda as well? sorry to ask but we are all anxious over here. :yepp:

*edit nevermind*
i think the ftp i got the 2.29SE was from china....

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I try to keep it hush to what im working on and with whom as i get asked, can i sell this, can i get them this, do this do that etc etc. It's bad enough with the missies asking for stuff and the kids and then the guys in my day job. Letalone guy and gals online i don't really know. BETA once it's passed a testing phase or i catch wind of it being someplace i'll shear it as ASUS let them out but they do take forever to let the BETA i have right now for the MF/SE to you guys.

2.29 SE is old! Sorry

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Originally Posted by Zucker2k

So I send him a pm, and.....

Isn't that amazing? By the way, if you weren't going to share, why even bother bringing up the subject anyway? What are you after? Fame? Just read over the thread again, and you'll see that this thread has been about sharing from the beginning; however, when The Stilt decided it was not a good idea to share the ES version of afudos, he made that clear. You stated in clear ink you would "sort [us] out", adding the bioses were on some Thai and Chinese ftps; when I call you up on your offer, you decide to go bonkers? I encourage you, to report the issue, and I'll encourage you to give whatever info you deem necessary to ASUS... oooh I'm quaking in my seat. Your attitude is entirely opposite to the spirit of this thread. Period.

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Yeah as im sick of being baggered but a bunch of low lifes (no offence to all) but NDA is a contract, break it and pay the price. Just think outside the box your mobo came in for once about that! I offered to toy with some BIOS, to maybe try and find means and ways inwhich we can flash to and from keeping it all nice and sweet!

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Originally Posted by ZenEffect

i dont blame pete's response. it appears he was bombarded with msn messages trying to get the afudos and he is tired of having his ethics and morals questioned. just leave him be and mabye he will save us some work and play ball, if not... then we will just find the stuff a few hours later anyways :rolleyes:

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PM, MSN, E-mail, a TXT from a few in the UK, if i find it out there then i will shear it here.

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Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

I think you guys are getting a little to carried away with Pete's posts, give the man a break. He is under NDA, if you had one you would understand it as well that he cant really give anything out.

Just let the new stuff trickle out, you will eventually have it, and nobody gets penalized for leaking it.

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Anyways, 0219 works fine. Testing tonight.

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Need more people like you that understand what a contract is.

0219 is a nice clean and stable BIOS. Still found tweaks needed to be done.


I've got some time in the week hopefull to flash mine and stuff. Bord is nearly dead anyway so i will give it some abuse and see what i can find for you all.

pete, yes i know 2.29es is old... but it works and thats all that counts really :up:

here is a better way you can "leak" some stuff and not violate nda. just tell us what version you have and the file name. not asking to upload or anything. pretty much what that does is to set us on a quest to just find it already leaked. if you cant do that its ok too, i understand nda and the whole workload thing. just saying that you had the es version was enough to make me go find one *confirmation of existance*.

btw how do you get these mobo's and get locked into nda with asus anyways? i cant even get so much as an email back from them for anything :(

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Originally Posted by Pete

As i said i have my reasons why i can't which is due to my NDA but the PCB is not the same at all. Take the 2 bord and hold them up in the light and look at the traces. All shorter, more, a lot lot more of them. Letalone other things. BIOS is nothing like what we have right now.

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Well, I don't have the board so I don't know how you want me to compare them, But they are still the same. I don't see How you think the traces are Shorter? They boards have the same layout. Unless you wanna try to point it out, I can't see how they are different, All the other things one person pointed out are already explained.

Can someone come touch my hard drive?

Guuuuuuuuys.......
any mem testing yet?

well i made the jump to Rampage Formula 0219.

sofar i was able to take my cpu voltage down 2 notches! however i have yet to PRIME it, but everything booted well.

only problem im having is with my memory.
ive experienced some pretty bad bandwith decreases, as well as latency.
here is before:
Maximus Bios v907:
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/3...muladm4.th.png

Rampage Bios v219
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2...pagede9.th.png

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Originally Posted by Pete

Need more people like you that understand what a contract is.

0219 is a nice clean and stable BIOS. Still found tweaks needed to be done.

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I have an NDA myself, Things are a little different when you put your signature to papers :up:

Anyways Pete, you do any testing with the transaction booster pull in settings? I am thinking of playing with them, but I am unsure.

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Originally Posted by Zucker2k

Thanks pmp. One obvious change is that CPU GTL is now raised to 67... should help quads I should think. Update went smooth using EZflash, no need to clear cmos or anything. :up:

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The increased GTL didn't seem to help me. In what way should it help? Just stabilise the clocks more or decrease required voltage?

mmmm strange....this is with my 24/7 settings.

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Originally Posted by adrenaline7879

Can someone come touch my hard drive?

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WTH:rolleyes:

hi, i m gonna flash my maximus to rampage soon...just wondering do u guys still follow stilt's steps or just simply type in AFUDOS /ifilename.rom /pbnc /n and ifilename.rom would be the bios file??? no more entering to ezflash to flash anymore right?

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Originally Posted by kup

The increased GTL didn't seem to help me. In what way should it help? Just stabilise the clocks more or decrease required voltage?

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should help stabilizing a higher fsb oc... or at least this was my experience with the abit ip35-pro i had.
anandtech article for the p5e3 premium says their gtl goes up to .7 something with much finer increments which i would like to see in the ramage bios.

@ sup3rfly

correct. just afudos now.

@ giorgos th.

you need to mess with transaction booster and common performance level. i noticed a drop from switching to a rampage, but once i toyed with these settings and made sure its stable, i got better bandwidth than i could with the maximus.

Interesting problem here...

vPLL = Auto = No random reboots + 24/7 stable for weeks and weeks

vPLL = Manually set to the same as Auto (1.61v in this case) and I get random reboots within 5 hours and can repeat as and when I choose to manually set it again...