They had better start listening before a lot of people jump ship.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
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They had better start listening before a lot of people jump ship.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
I agree, currently looking at the Giga UD3, not sure yet. Dont want to grab the flavour of the week board if you know what I mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiGfever
Been a loyal Asus customer since my Nforce4/FX-60 days, would recommend Asus to anyone, they offer high end mid priced and budget all back'd buy a solid reputation. Lately however it seems there dragging there arse on support.
Agreed here. I can comprehend that their support lags because their product lines are so extensive and thus expenses are high, but really, it's not an excuse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
Very true, if it takes limiting the number of boards to offer better support then so be it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ragzarok
Edit:
Still inching it up...
Hey guys I just got an E0 Q9550 and I used the settings that SIGfever posted in the other MFII thread and they work for 4.0 but I am trying to get my CPU up to 4.1 maybe 4.2 but I am having a bunch of trouble once I hit about 482 or so no stability does anyone have settings for a Q9550 OC around 4.1 or 4.2?? Any help would be greatly appreciated... I was thinking maybe 522 FSB but I can't seem to get the memory to cooperate...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Guacomole
Bios 1403 has just been re added to Asus site.
I do not have the SATA hang issue that caused it to be pulled before (but not all peeps got this issue).
Quoted :
Description Maximus II Formula 1403 Bios
Fix Intel 45nm Quad Core CPU ustability issue
File Size 889.74 (KBytes) 2008/11/03 update
If they haven't fix the vNB-Vtt=0.11v-0.15v thing...the bios is still a crap.:down:
I have to Cmos my pc every time i open it.:mad:
Well given the last asus bios fiasco, and the fact I dont run a quad, and the added fact i have no idea what "ustability" is coupled with the fact I cant get into the asus download section, I'm not going to guinea pig this bios.
LOL, that's what you have 2 Bioses and 2 profiles in each for. ;)
Both of you wont know till you try, correct ?
I see no need to try it really. Plus I can't get in to download section for some reason.
That's why i used the word '' If ''.Quote:
Originally Posted by humeyboy
I dont really have a problem to test it...but as Cryptik said.. this bios hasen't got the best reputation..:up:
That's your choice man, but I can host it directly from my PC if you like :
http://82.40.108.246/Maximus-II-ASUS-Formula-1403.zip
Some peep on the pulled 1403 got higher FSB on his Quad than with any other previous bios so I hope for same on a Dual 45nm but only bad thing I read about it was that some (not all) peeps got SATA Hang on Certain Ports.
Just tried bios 1403..... getting the hangup on serial port-4 back to 1307
3 drives 1 on port 0 2in raid on port 3&4
I only use SATA1 and when Raid is back up SATA2.
Sounds like that latest bios is still flawed then. They apparently fix one problem, but make a problem at the same time. What is going on with Asus bios engineers at the moment. Don't they even test before release?
I am trying right now but I am not getting any hang ups so far but I just can't get my Q9550 stable to save my life very frustrating!! Bios seems okay but just in the initial stages of testing.....
Okay update I am definitely more stable on the Quad with this bios I am priming right now with lower voltages and a lot of auto settings (PLL) and I have made it much further than 1307 I will post settings in a bit but I haven't checked bandwith so that will be interesting...
The hangup occurs when IDE is set to RAID.
Apparently Asus at least has a clue. 1501 bios is available on the ftp site. I haven't tried it yet so who knows what they will visit upon us this time :).
Gee, cool, before today it was all 900 builds or lower on the FTP for me anyhow.
11/06/2008 01:58PM 889,613 Maximus-II-ASUS-Formula-1501.zip
I can't find this on the ftp link please.... I only get like 501, 604, 117 and some manuals am I looking in the wrong place??Quote:
Originally Posted by humeyboy
ftp://ftp.asus.com is where I am looking then I go to mb and then Maximus FII but I don't see it...???? Hmmmm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Guacomole
http://82.40.108.246/Maximus-II-ASUS-Formula-1501.zip
Here it is: ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...us_II_Formula/
I tried it - same crap - back to 1307.
If Asus can't do better than this level to complete slop I will look elsewhere for my next board. Shame, they used to be so consistently good.
You rock thanks man appreciate it...Quote:
Originally Posted by humeyboy
Quote:
Originally Posted by genec57
Yup!
Okay here are my results First off here is my machine since I don't have it in my sig.. I have Asus MFII 4Gb OCZReaper1066, Q9550, VT4870, bios 1403
Attachment 88552
My settings are identical to SIGfever at 468 except GTL's are on auto and I am running 471 instead of 468 and my Vcore is set to 1.4 but I can do better just a trial run..
My bandwith:
Attachment 88553
Bandwith is booo
You would get on better running a Asus Mobo with non OCZ Memory.
there is a 1501bois out there as well...
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...us_II_Formula/
ooOOoo new bios, I'm like a fat chick on chocolate...all over it.
Wonder whats in store for this one?
none of the links provided are working.....
Can you provide more information on this, I tried my drives on all ports and it still did the port hang on boot up, I also increase FSB on every new bios leaving all volts untouched and did not experience higher FSB or was able to lower a single volt setting.Quote:
Originally Posted by humeyboy
I don't understand your question lol.
I was reading this thread (AGAIN) last night looking for hints to OC'ing (as I'm normally non Intel Chipsets) and I seen a peep mention he got a higher FSB on his Quad (think it was 65nm) on 1403 than any other Bios, I cant remember the figure but it was 30mhz Higher (Pure Example 430FSB to 460FSB).
I think he did get the long delay for SATA but many peeps did not get it and only on Port 4 (I read this all here).
I have 1 HDD fitted for now, its on SATA1 and in AHCI Mode and I do not get any delay/hang at boot up, I never tried the pulled 1403 though and i still have to try 1501.
you have 1501? can you up it to rapid share or something... the links provided are not working for me.
Here ya go pal...Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
http://rapidshare.com/files/16133062...-1501.zip.html
Thank you :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by SiGfever
Are you the one I seen pics of with mad high FSB on next to no voltage on Air ?.
Edit :
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=4ghzprime-01jyo.png
&
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=4ghzprime-029cr.png
1501 Bios
Port hang is still present..
change drives over to 1/2..3/4..5/6 all hang.
Bandwidth is still the same altho the rig feels snapier/more responsive, altho the doctor has me on some sweet little pills for my back so it could be them :up:
about to test FSB/volts to see if there is any benifit to waiting 2 mins to boot the pc.
No higher FSB or lower volts possible with 1501 and my hardware
Pull ins are still NOT WORKING!!!!
Come on Asus I know you can do it so lets get it done.
well i got the memtest errors sorted now i have another problem
random hard locks mostly when idle
using 400FSB with ram at 1066 using x6 multiplier so its not my CPU
vNB @ 1.41
vFSB @ 1.3
RAM @ 2.1
PL @ 7 & 8
:(:mad:
I'm @ 1600FSB QP (400) x 10 = 4GHZ
Memory is 1000mhz (4:4:4:12-2T) 1:1
All Voltages at lowest they go (manually set but same as Auto apart from PLL which is high on Auto and NB @ 1.2v), CPU @ 1.1v (only needed 1.054v on my NF680I).
Pasted all Orthos and MemTest runs (running all day) but now I need try 1501 lol (this was 1403 out today again).
vr6freunde @ FdL managed this:
http://www.abload.de/thumb/52009dzh.jpg
E8600 @ 1.5vcore @ 520 FSB (CPU PLL: 1.50 // vFSB: 1.12 // vNB: 1.14 // vSB: Stock) on water cooling
Impressive..
Nice, wish I could get a Template for a starting point for 500FSB, I crash after a while with what I have tried so far.
I know there is a lot of settings I ain't changed as I don't understand them all yet (coming from AMD then Intel on NF Chipsets).
Any help would be welcome. :)
PLL and NB volts will be key to higher FSBQuote:
Originally Posted by humeyboy
I have an 8600 @ 555FSB someplace, let me look for it and I'll post it up shortly
Ai Overclock Tuner: Manual
Ratio CMOS Setting: 8
FSB Frequency: 555
CPU Clock Skew: Normal
NB Clock Skew: Normal
FSB Strap to North Bridge: Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1112MHz
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 : Advanced 300ps
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 : Normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 : Advanced 300ps
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 : Normal
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : 3
Row Refresh Cycle Time : 55
Write Recovery Time : 6
Read to Precharge Time : 3
Read to Write Delay (S/D) : 8
Write to Read Delay (S) : 3
Write to Read Delay (D) : 5
Read to Read Delay (S) : 4
Read to Read Delay (D) : 6
Write to Write Delay (S) : 4
Write to Write Delay (D) : 6
Write to PRE Delay : 14
Read to PRE Delay : 5
PRE to PRE Delay : 1
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : 5
ALL PRE to REF Delay : 5
DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Dram Read Training : Enabled
MEM OC Charger : Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual
Common Performance Level [8]
Pull-In of CHA PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH5 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH5 Disabled
PCIE Frequency : 101
CPU Voltage: 1.41875
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.61925 ( yes I know it high but its what got the chip stable)
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.24575
DRAM Voltage: 1.93250
North Bridge Voltage: 1.28550
South Bridge 1.5 Voltage: Auto
South Bridge 1.1 Voltage: Auto
CPU GTL Reference (0): Auto
CPU GTL Reference (1): +40mv
CPU GTL Reference (2): Auto
CPU GTL Reference (3): +40mv
NB GTL Reference: Auto
DDR2 ChA Reference Voltage: Auto
DDR2 ChB Reference Voltage: Auto
North Bridge DDR Reference: Auto
OMFG, what is up with Asus, and their shoddy bios dept??? It takes a good 3-4 min to detect 6 harddrives.... Wow, back to 1307......:shakes:
It would seem that hey have moved their better engineers over to the X58 platform for the upcoming boards. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by screwtech02
aww another bad BIOS? Grnfinger, did you have a change to mess around with this one yet? i'm currently on Ket's modded BIOS, let me know if i should switch over
changing topics here. i noticed that the OCZ XTC memory cooler can't be used on this mobo because the bottom thumb screw sticks out too much and will interfere with the video card. does anyone else have this problem or know a way around this besides chopping the screw off or moving the video card to the bottom slot?
1307 is still best to dateQuote:
Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon
new bios is very stable but offers nothing accept longer boot up time
port hang is still present, pull ins are still broken.
Hopefully Asus is listening
is this why the pull-in of every channal in every template i see are all disabled? enabling them would do nothing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
Hi Guys,
if you wanna use the new BIOS but got that AHCI Problem, here is a work around:
You have to use SATA Ports 1,3,5 or 2,4,6.
Thats it.. or you simply just use the black ports...
would be nice if you can tell us if it works for you :)
Use the Corsair cooler!!! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon
not really 1407 solved one issue that i was having on at 4.5ghzQuote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
it was the clock skews on the rams...
finally can pass linpack.
Hi gays,
I have just put in this baby in my rig and have some questions. I went from DFI X48 T2R.
ATM I use the white slots for Dimm, is that ok?
What I can see people recommend bios 1307, right?
Does Asus prope and bios read right temps on this board, my cpu temps is way higher than with DFI?
Does this board like NB voltage? I will go for ~4.4-4.5Ghz for 24/7 use....
Of course I come back later with full bios settings when its starting... :)
This dosent work for me, if anyting its increasing boot time,Quote:
Originally Posted by e.v.o
Will try the black ports when I get home from work
I moved my raid to the speeding HD ports, works now!
Do I need to install software for the speding HD ports ? did the setup in the bios
THANKS
Quick question, can this board do Quadfire, or does it need to be dual true x16 slots for that to work???
This is the best board arround!
which new BIOS are you guys trying out? should i try out 1501 or 1403?
1501
i just flashed to 1501, but it seems every time i change some kind of setting from default, the new setting would not save to the BIOS and i would get an error saying to press F1 for setup or F2 to load defaults. anyone else having this problem?
i can't flash back to any previous version BIOS either. i'll probably just switch back to the other ROM until there's a solution for this
I flash with AFUDOS version 229ES and have no problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon
I would recommend making a bootable USB stick and tossing AFUDOS on it
Is anybody running this board with a quad and 8gigs of memory could you please post your settings??
So, whats all this rack mounted stuff all about then : )
Quote:
Originally Posted by Guacomole
I'm running 8 gigs of Kingston HyperX without any problems. Running 4.0 Ghz as well. Set 1, 3, 5 on SATA ACHI ports and running bios 1501. I have my settings listed here in a previous post. Cryptik helped me get my system stable.
:D
Her's what I use, nothing special Hope it helps:)
Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
FSB Frequency : 450
CPU Clock Skew : Normal
North Bridge Clock Skew : Normal
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1088
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 : normal
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 : normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 : normal
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : auto
Row Refresh Cycle Time : auto
Write Recovery Time :auto
Read to Precharge Time : auto
Read to Write Delay (S/D) : auto
Write to Read Delay (S) : auto
Write to Read Delay (D) : auto
Read to Read Delay (S) : auto
Read to Read Delay (D) : auto
Write to Write Delay (S) :auto
Write to Write Delay (D) : auto
Write to PRE Delay : auto
Read to PRE Delay : auto
PRE to PRE Delay : auto
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : auto
ALL PRE to REF Delay : auto
DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Dram Read Training : AUTO
MEM OC Charger : enabled
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual
Common Performance Level [8]
Pull-In of CHA PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH5 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH5 Disabled
PCIE Frequency : 100
CPU Voltage : 1.375
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.50
FSBT : 1.3285
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
North Bridge Voltage : 1.312
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.1
CPU GTL Reference 0 : auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 : auto
CPU GTL Reference 2 : auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 : auto
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO
Load Line Calabration : Enabled
CPU Sread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled
Sorry to get a little off topic here, but maybe I am just being anal about this, but does anyone notice when booting up after bios screen then screen goes black it seems to take a while to actually get to windows log on and this is where I am being anal, awhile being 15 seconds or so, or is this just normal? Would there be any setting on the mobo that could speed this up?
Its all part of the Maximus experience :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Teppo
I take that as a NO :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
that used to annoy me as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Teppo
what i do is change the boot device priority to Hard disk as the first one with everything else disabled
that should speed it up
if you need to boot from a cd just press F8 at start up
Is anyone having sound card issues with this board? I seem to be getting a constant lag and ticking in music and when playing games. What would cause this? I am at a loss to figure it out.. Been doing some searching but not coming up with much...
I am currently runing this setup on my E8400 (stable)
how much changes I have to make to get this to run on the Q9550 cpu when I get
I know the multiplier is 8.5
[QUOTE=CryptiK;3289895]This is an adapted version of my setting for 4GHz with an 8400 for you to try.
PHP Code:Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
FSB Frequency : 445
CPU Clock Skew : Normal
North Bridge Clock Skew : Normal
FSB Strap to North Bridge : Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-892 MHz (ie: 1:1 ratio)
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 : Normal
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 : Normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 : Normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 : Normal
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : 5
Row Refresh Cycle Time : 60
Write Recovery Time : 8
Read to Precharge Time : 5
Read to Write Delay (S/D) : Auto
Write to Read Delay (S) : Auto
Write to Read Delay (D) : Auto
Read to Read Delay (S) : Auto
Read to Read Delay (D) : Auto
Write to Write Delay (S) : Auto
Write to Write Delay (D) : Auto
Write to PRE Delay : Auto
Read to PRE Delay : Auto
PRE to PRE Delay : Auto
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : Auto
ALL PRE to REF Delay : Auto
DRAM Static Read Control: disabled
Dram Read Training : disabled
MEM OC Charger : disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Moderate
Transaction Booster : Manual
Common Performance Level: 10 (lowest you can set is 10 on 1:1 ratio)
Pull-In of CHA PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH5 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH5 Disabled
PCIE Frequency : 100
CPU Voltage : 1.3500v
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.51325v
FSBT : 1.2v
DRAM Voltage : 2.1v
North Bridge Voltage : 1.32v
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.1
CPU GTL Reference 0 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 2 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 : Auto
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO
Load Line Calabration : Enabled
CPU Sread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled
seem to be having stability problems in XP
my system is rock stable in vista 64
it passed 20 hours prime blend and 20 passes of linpack 64
but when ever i try to run prime on XP 32 the system hard locks within 1-2 hours
is it because its not a fresh install?
i installed it originally with a DFI x48 then installed a striker ii extreme then the maximus ii formula
i plan to do a clean install i just want to get the system stable first
:confused::(
Thanks Nunzi I appreciate it, tried it but no go with 8 gigs but I have figured out with the Q9550 and 8gigs that to get 4.0 I have to run on the 1:1 divider I am testing right now but seems to be doing well..Quote:
Originally Posted by Nunzi
Guacomole, try 445fsb with the same settings
ATM I use this settings but I plan to increase the multiple to hit 4.5GHz. If this is stable I only have to increase Vcore when I change to mult. x8.5 and x9, right?
[/QUOTE]PHP Code:Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
FSB Frequency : 500
CPU Clock Skew : Normal
North Bridge Clock Skew : Normal
FSB Strap to North Bridge : Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1000 MHz
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 : Normal
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 : Normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 : Normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 : Normal
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : Auto
Row Refresh Cycle Time : Auto
Write Recovery Time : Auto
Read to Precharge Time : Auto
Read to Write Delay (S/D) : Auto
Write to Read Delay (S) : Auto
Write to Read Delay (D) : Auto
Read to Read Delay (S) : Auto
Read to Read Delay (D) : Auto
Write to Write Delay (S) : Auto
Write to Write Delay (D) : Auto
Write to PRE Delay : Auto
Read to PRE Delay : Auto
PRE to PRE Delay : Auto
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : Auto
ALL PRE to REF Delay : Auto
DRAM Static Read Control: disabled
Dram Read Training : disabled
MEM OC Charger : Enable
Ai Clock Twister : Moderate
Transaction Booster : Manual
Common Performance Level: Auto
Pull-In of CHA PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH5 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH5 Disabled
PCIE Frequency : 100
CPU Voltage : 1.2500v
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.50v
FSBT : 1.30v
DRAM Voltage : 2.18v
North Bridge Voltage : 1.34v
South Bridge Voltage 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1
CPU GTL Reference 0 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 2 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 : Auto
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO
Load Line Calabration : Enabled
CPU Sread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/270...00x8nk6.th.jpghttp://img48.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vega
NB volts might have to be increased.
FSBT looks ok and PLL should work.
You should take the time to to get the other values off auto, you might be surprised at what you hardware can do.
I'm at 400FSB with lowest possible Chipset Voltages etc but cannot get 500FSB stable (for any length of time) no matter what I try.
Again I know its some setting I'm missing.
I do not understand why I do not have this line bellow :
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO <<<<< THIS is missing.
Is it because I have changed another setting or on newer bios ?.
i need some help getting my cpu and ram to work @ 1:1... i know that may be pushing what i have on air, but if someone has a spec (lol) for this mobo that is working on a 1:1 CPU:RAM ratio could you please either post it or pm me to see. im in the midst of converting to 24/7 phase, which im dreading considering how tight everything is packed around the socket on this mobo, if someone knows of someone who is running phase on the m2f then please point me in their direction as well, specs are as follows
e8400
4x1gb corsair dominator ddr21066 5-5-5-15
m2f
hd4870
i also am having a pretty big issue with the sound on this mobo, everything works fine until i install the creative suite... then it fubars it all. anyone had this problem?
Yes you are right there. I installed this mobo just some days ago so I have very much to learn. I was a DFI fan before so this bios it new for me you see.... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
If you want to help so please enlighten me!! :yepp:
Preparation for a Phase..
http://www.outofspecs.gr/forum/attac...8&d=1226322164
http://www.outofspecs.gr/forum/attac...9&d=1226322164
http://www.outofspecs.gr/forum/attac...0&d=1226322164
http://www.outofspecs.gr/forum/attac...3&d=1226322164
After 12h of playing with this mobo...
32m >530 FSB was impossible..
1Μ>584 was impossible
600*8 1M PL 13 was possible..
1 have tested 2 8400's 746A..both of them stopped FSB 585 1M and FSB 530 32M. Maybe i run out of cpu fsb or this mobo is chiquita aprroved..and it not worth's to take place at the 200$ budjet range.I tried several settings..several voltages ...several GTL settings..32M>530=no go.
Next week i will try with other Cpu's..
For the history..:p:
http://www.outofspecs.gr/forum/attac...4&d=1226322759
Hi all!:confused:
Saw a strange thing today thayt i had no noticed before.One memory is marked as a PC-8500 and the other one is PC-6400...it is bought as Corsair Dominator TWIN2X8500C5DF 4096MB, DDR2, 2x2GB(KIT), DHX, E.P.P, with FAN,is it motherboard that is f***** up or is there a chance that the PC-6400 modul is mismarked as a PC-8500?Have some other computer i could chek it in but it is a bad time for that now because i had a broken right arm...:(..just wanted to hear what you are thinking..Lars
Have it checked by everest,cpu-id,and mem set 3,5...they all say 1 pc-8500,1 pc-6400
whats the label say on both sticks?
ram can be installed with 1 hand :)
its probably just a glitch but i would install in another computer just to check
Label says PC-8500...but there is this shield on...dominator you know...changed bios to 1501.....no difference...maybe thats why i cant get stable at 8,5x471...will test soon in my q6600....Lars
sh** out of luck....it says same thing in other rig (q6600,Asus P5K)..had those dominators earlier in a my third comp.(E8400@4.05....+Gigabyte EP-35 DS4..thats why i havent noticed it earlier...i run that cpu 9*450)..thought that it was strange,couldnt get stable at 4+ Ghz with my Q9550 ...only at 3,8..its a E0 and its stable at 8,5*450 50 times in Intel Burn Test with vCore 1,3 V.Coretemp is then 72,64,64,64...think i can run this cpu at at least 8,5*500....if the formula ll rampageboard will pass 500...just have to go to store and change the dominators...hope i can find my receipt
(Must been some big misses in factory....CORSAIR...labeling pc-6400 to pc-8500...then sell them in pair like 2*8500...Twinx)
CPUZ ( depending on what version ) has a bug and shows 8500 ram as 6400Quote:
Originally Posted by sladden
If your really concerned talk to yellowbeard or ramguy in the Corsair forums
www.houseofhelp.com, they lurk on the XS corsair thread but not sure how often they respond there.
That's strange Sladden.
1066 MHz RAM is just 800MHz RAM that's rated to run higher. So the programs often read it at 800 MHz RAM.
However, if it's not labelled the same, I'd take some photos and show them to Yellowbeard or the Ramguy, for sure.
Yes...but everest and mem set showed one pc-6400 and one pc-8500...then i find some old crucial ballistiX pc-8500...ran 5 times intel burn test at 8,5X471....just fine...cant imagine the dominators are worse..must be like i suspect..1 is a 6400 and the other 8500...both marked pc-8500 and sold as twinx..well im happy for the 4GHz+ anyway i am at 1.3750 vCore,1,63 pll,1,37825 fsb TermVolt,1,51 NBvoltage Mem oc charger enabled ..all other disabled or auto,will have too see how long im prime95 stable...hope for 24 hours
My Dominators also identified as PC6400 so dont care about it.
Ok...but i do...especially when they cant do 471 Mhz....thats crap...thought they would at least do 500Mhz...have my old crucial ballistiX up in 490x8,5 atm...only 1.3750vCore and 2.2 dram voltage..not bad for a Quad 9550 and 3 years old memorymoduls....sad that they only are 1Gb-modules
471 FSB with a quad puts a lot of stress on your NB.
I wouldn't be so quick to condemn the RAM. What other settings are you running? But I would definitely check out the fact that the sticker says 6400 with Yellowbeard (He has an account here too, so you could PM him)
My Dominators will do 1225MHz all damn day long @ 2.2 volts
You should look at NB volts higher FSB as Jack said will tax the NB harder, depending on what trd setting you have and clock twister you might just need a NB volt increase.
Not a good idea to PM corsair reps, its kinda against the rules.
i currently have my CPU fan connected to a fan controller instead of the mobo, so every time i boot, it says "CPU fan error" which adds an extra 4 sec to booting. is there any way i can disable this detection in the BIOS? if not, is there any way i can put a jumper to connect any of the CPU fan pins on the mobo to trick it into thinking there's a fan there?
you'll need to go into the hardware monitoring section in the bios, and just change the cpu fan to ignore.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon
Can you share your mem.settings please? I have everything on auto exept for 5-5-5-15-3-50 so give me something to start with. I will use 1:1, 533fsb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
heres some link about memory...http://www.corsair.com/_datasheets/T...48-8500C5D.pdf
notice this lines..in data sheet
Two matched CM2X1024-8500C5D modules
100% tested at 1066MHz in high performance
DDR2 motherboards.....
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I can do 534 FSB dual SPI 32M stable, I can also run orthos at that speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeVasil
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...5-5-12PL10.jpg
Perhaps it is your cpu's?
:confused:First I want to say, hi to everybody, because I'm a newbie here :) I have read XSForums from long time, but this is my first post here. I will try to do my best to help members and be good member too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
I need now some help. I have Maximus 2 Formula (my system is in my signature) and I want to overclock my memory a little bit.
I have TWIN2X2048-8500C5D, what timings and voltage will u suggest for better preformance ? Because this motherboard have a lot of options :confused:
Thanks in advance !!
P.S. This Motherboard ROCKS !!!! My CPU is rock stable at 7*500 FSB ! Awesome ! But I think is too much FSB for 24/7 work :)
I dont know my friend..Quote:
Originally Posted by CryptiK
! have tried several ranges of voltages..
Cpu : max 1.84
Pll :1.53-1.65
VTT: 1.34-1.45
nb: 1.35-1.65
So i did for the CPU gtls..
1 thing i should Mention i that the mobo cant post with the Pcie ex >100 (105-108 for ex) >500 FSB.
Also i had better results with low vtt and gtl on auto.
IMO the bios is in its infancy stages, once Asus gets there act together this board should do rather well.
Dram clock skew doesnt work as well as it should, pull-ins do not work, so in all honesty can you say for sure that GTL's are working correctly?
I tried for days to get 4.0GHz stable with no luck, setting GTL's with positive values and negative values still didnt help, if anything it made matter worse.
GTL's on auto and I had the chip stable in 20 mins. Now the rumor is the next bios release will include further overclocking options...more that wont work I assume
Asus has done a stellar job with the eye candy on this board, now if the could do the same with bios support I think we would have a winner here.
Man, you said "Asus" and "support"..... :ROTF::ROTF::ROTF::ROTF:
What is a safe 24/7 voltage for NB on this board.
I use 1.41V (in bios) and quess that is ok. On my old chipset (x48) up to 1.6V was safe.
ATM this is my settings..
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Thank you Grnfinger and zlojack for the tip about houseoffhelp.....got an RMA from Ramguy..np there.....Lars
Have you tryed both the blue and white mem. slots?Quote:
Originally Posted by sladden
Yes...did that today...tried Memtest aswell....70 errors in test 7 at only 943MHz(2x471 MHz)....they are suppose to be tested at 1066MHz(2x533)so after that test i got my RMA
http://www.asktheramguy.com/v3/showthread.php?t=57334
Here is a list of ICs used on corsair modules, maybe it's helpful to determine the oc potential of your chips...
Can someone list all bugs and things that are not working properly on the board and can be refered as bios related problems?