ASUS Crosshair Formula IV OC Discussion

Slowly but surely I'm getting my new gear dialed in for stability (see sig)...

Current settup is at 290 x 14 x 10 x 9 which = 4.06 cpu, 2.9 IMC and 2.6 HTLink.
Because I could only afford a 1055 I'm also using Turbo Core @ 15x, so when it's in boost mode the cores are @ 4.35... :up:

Current Bios voltages are:
CPU 1.4875v
IMC 1.2625v
Mem 1.475v
All others are on "Auto"
LLC is Enabled on the Cores and the IMC.

Heres the wierd thing.....
I've had no problems benching/stressing all components on the rig in both Hex core and boost mode, but for some strange reason it keeps
screwing up my wireless card (Trendnet TEW-643PI "N").... :shrug:

I guess my question is:
Is there some other sub voltage that may help the situation?
I've tried adjusting NB,HT and PCI-e volts but nothing seems to help....
Granted, I've only given them small bumps but it just seems strange that the system is stable except when I try to stream media over the wireless... :(

I'm sure it could be a driver/Win7 problem, but it's just not convienient for me to run a cable to this rig.
Not sure if anyone has any suggestions, but I thought I'd ask....

Thanks in advance...... Dave

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Originally Posted by Daveburt714

Slowly but surely I'm getting my new gear dialed in for stability (see sig)...

Current settup is at 290 x 14 x 10 x 9 which = 4.06 cpu, 2.9 IMC and 2.6 HTLink.
Because I could only afford a 1055 I'm also using Turbo Core @ 15x, so when it's in boost mode the cores are @ 4.35... :up:

Current Bios voltages are:
CPU 1.4875v
IMC 1.2625v
Mem 1.475v
All others are on "Auto"
LLC is Enabled on the Cores and the IMC.

Heres the wierd thing.....
I've had no problems benching/stressing all components on the rig in both Hex core and boost mode, but for some strange reason it keeps
screwing up my wireless card (Trendnet TEW-643PI "N").... :shrug:

I guess my question is:
Is there some other sub voltage that may help the situation?
I've tried adjusting NB,HT and PCI-e volts but nothing seems to help....
Granted, I've only given them small bumps but it just seems strange that the system is stable except when I try to stream media over the wireless... :(

I'm sure it could be a driver/Win7 problem, but it's just not convienient for me to run a cable to this rig.
Not sure if anyone has any suggestions, but I thought I'd ask....

Thanks in advance...... Dave

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Hey Dave,

Two things i would try. Back down on HTT link and second, back down on ht ref clock (FSB).
See if one of those two might help.

Also, what is your SB temp? A tad more ht volt, SB and NB volt maybe?

Good luck man. ;)

I've got this board sitting here waiting for the rest of my case to get finished up, is there any way I can tell if I'm going to have NB heating issues without booting it? Or would I just be safe to put new thermal pads on anyway?

you want to replace the thermal pads of Asus ? I didn't have any overheating issues on my 2 samples..., same pads are used for Extreme III where they seriously underperform (60-65°C on IOH and ICH, 45°C with Arctic Ceramique lol) )... but for the AMD, the temps remained pretty good... no stability issues at all experienced...

Hopefully the new bios will be out before you fire her up...

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

you want to replace the thermal pads of Asus ? I didn't have any overheating issues on my 2 samples..., same pads are used for Extreme III where they seriously underperform (60-65°C on IOH and ICH, 45°C with Arctic Ceramique lol) )... but for the AMD, the temps remained pretty good... no stability issues at all experienced...

Hopefully the new bios will be out before you fire her up...

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Yea I'm looking at another week or so before she gets fired up (unless I pull this rig apart, but I really dont want to), but I got it on launch day, so I would hate to get it booted and have nb temp issues and it be out of warranty

I haven't seen any issue with high NB temps , could you link me to that thread plz... really curious... might replace the thermal pads as it did miracles on my REX III sample, but that would be for the weekend... got a roof to fix...

Sorry to the OP to derail a bit the thread

http://www.overclock.net/9375266-post624.html

Thx for the link, popped one of the heatsinks, good contact here...

http://users.telenet.be/OAP/rexiii/heatsink2.jpg

temps never went above 45°Cs...

Those yellow thermal pads look like sh1t! Leeghoofd, did you apply other thermal paste instead or did you leave the pads in place? If you did replace it, what was the difference in temp?

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Thx for the link, popped one of the heatsinks, good contact here...

http://users.telenet.be/OAP/rexiii/heatsink2.jpg

temps never went above 45°Cs...

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Yah I have had a few boards leeg. Already reported that a month ago to.

I'm 2 for 4 now. 2 good, 1 bad, 1 semi bad.

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Originally Posted by Zeus

Those yellow thermal pads look like sh1t! Leeghoofd, did you apply other thermal paste instead or did you leave the pads in place? If you did replace it, what was the difference in temp?

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I only replaced the pads on the X58 as temps were really high there ( idling at 60-65°C) After mod, them IOH and ICH temps dropped around 10-15°C with some Arctic Ceramique. But temps and contact were good on the two IV samples...

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Thx for the link, popped one of the heatsinks, good contact here...

http://users.telenet.be/OAP/rexiii/heatsink2.jpg

temps never went above 45°Cs...

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That sure looks like a CHIV Extreme in the box under that heat sink/heat pipe assembly:D So what's the deal Leeghoofd:rolleyes:

wished it was, it's REX III, X58 =)

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Originally Posted by theoldtimer

That sure looks like a CHIV Extreme in the box under that heat sink/heat pipe assembly:D So what's the deal Leeghoofd:rolleyes:

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The CPU socket is an Intel LGA socket

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Originally Posted by theoldtimer

That sure looks like a CHIV Extreme in the box under that heat sink/heat pipe assembly:D So what's the deal Leeghoofd:rolleyes:

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Nah he's not being sneaky but i am :p:

http://chew.ln2cooling.com/m4a79%2A7...I/IMG_2560.JPG

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

wished it was, it's REX III, X58 =)

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Originally Posted by Apokalipse

The CPU socket is an Intel LGA socket

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Yeah I should have looked a little closer, it has a few extra ram slots also.

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Originally Posted by chew*

Nah he's not being sneaky but i am :p:

http://chew.ln2cooling.com/m4a79%2A7...I/IMG_2560.JPG

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That looks like a M4A79 Del. So where is the CHIV Extreme?

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Originally Posted by theoldtimer

Yeah I should have looked a little closer, it has a few extra ram slots also.


That looks like a M4A79 Del. So where is the CHIV Extreme?

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look closer :p: Best place to hide something is in plain sight :rofl:

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Originally Posted by theoldtimer

That looks like a M4A79 Del. So where is the CHIV Extreme?

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It's under the M4A79, in the black box.... See the "Go Button"?! :yepp:

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Originally Posted by chew*

look closer :p: Best place to hide something is in plain sight :rofl:

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Really, come clean now chew* and spill the beans then you'll feel alot better afterwords:rolleyes:

I sure would like to hammer on that :D

It's probably to fast for an old man anyway, and I'd get hurt:ROTF:

Chew* when nda ends? I'm really curious if the extreme is really better than the board from the tittle ;)

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Originally Posted by FatAlbert

Chew* when nda ends? I'm really curious if the extreme is really better than the board from the tittle ;)

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No clue when NDA ends.

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Originally Posted by chew*

No clue when NDA ends.

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that sucks :(

maybe more news will be on/after computex :up:

what about tomorrow :p the 28th

would be nice :p:

Does anybody have any speculation on how the heat sink on the Extreme compares to the one on the Formula? (Even Chew can answer this since the photos are available to everyone.)

I just realized... having switches to enable/disable the PCIe slots is WONDERFUL. I remember having my 3x4850 and having to insert/remove the darn cards a lot to do testing. Now I can just flip a switch.

I figure if it is within $100.00 of the price for the Formula then I will definitely buy it. If it is more, I'll have to think about it, and then buy it.

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

what about tomorrow :p the 28th

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I say we make an executive decision for ASUS. Someone let them know they are releasing the Extreme tomorrow. "Make it so."