Try grabbing an older different bios from asus's site and reflash, make sure it's a bios that supports 45nm however. make sure you DL it at default clocks....Quote:
Originally Posted by orbiter
Try grabbing an older different bios from asus's site and reflash, make sure it's a bios that supports 45nm however. make sure you DL it at default clocks....Quote:
Originally Posted by orbiter
I've finally given in to this fact and I'm shopping the Maximus II and Rampage x48. How does the Rampage x48 fare with the 45nm quads? I'd rather get that than a p45.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
OK chew thanks.. Still fiddling with 0701 right now though just incase there's something I've missed :)Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
Regards
Orb
Both board have there strengths and weakness.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJR
Rampage will serve you well, If cost is not a factor then grab a Rampage for sure.
I've now got a tad higher guys with the rampage BIOS... 3.82GHz with a bit of extra CPU voltage 1.3200v and Primed for 1hour without fail :)
Grnfinger.. Do you think the Rampage Formula or Extreme board would hold up better than the Formula II for a Q9650 when going for 4+GHz?
Kind Regards
Orb
the nb and pwm area are better suited for quad 45nm on mfII however the rampage x48 has been known to clock 45nm quad beyond 500fsb as well. i guess its really the choice should boil down to whether you are going to run crossfire or not. personally i would take the rampage as you can run tighter settings.Quote:
Originally Posted by orbiter
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Originally Posted by ZenEffect
Thanks for the info there Zen :up:. Is the Rampage Formula a better bet than the Rampage Extreme? I'm not really bothered about Xfire or Sli as I'm quite happy with a single card. I just want the best board I can afford right now as I'm gunna give i7 a miss especially after just buying my Q9650.
Thanks again
Orb
Rampage Xtreme is DDR3Quote:
Originally Posted by orbiter
Rampage is DDR2
Both are stellar boards, Xtreme is the top dog for sure, if you can afford the board and ram, get it.
Rampage vs Maximus II Formula..
Zen is correct it boils down to personal choice,
Clock for clock they perform about equal, BUT MIIF runs cooler so for air its a wise choice. NB, FSBT, PLL and vCORE all require less volts on a MIIF.
Rampage runs much hotter, the NB requires alot more juice, Ram can be run alittle tighter...My secong MIIF was supposed to be a Rampage but Asus drop'd the ball on my RMA, so I cant do my side by side:shakes:
Bottom line, take some time to educate yourself about the pros/cons of both boards. Decide what you want out of the board and make your choice based on YOUR opinion, in the end thats all that matters...your happy with your hardware.
Grn can you suggest a ram kit that excelled really well with this board? 2x2g preferably
Best kit I used on this board was Corsair Dominators vers 1.1 handpicked Micron D9GMH ic's :DQuote:
Originally Posted by chew*
GSkills' 8500 kit is good to about 1140-1150MHz, 1170MHz if you relax the timings and pump the volts to 2.25
There 8800 kit it very good, 1.8volts for 1130MHz, they max out avout 1150 or so, alittle higher if you get a cherry kit.
Muskins XP-2 8500 max out at about 1175MHz
I hear good things about Mushkin Redlines but never bought them :shrug:
ZenEffect might be a better person to ask, he has done some nice things with a few different kits.
If all goes as planned, I should have a Rampage soon... this 430fsb wall is killing me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
EDIT: Damn!!! I went to get the open-box Rampage I saw on newegg and they were gone! Guess I'll be getting a full retail version, huh. Either way, no turning back now.
I might be interestd in your board, you ship to Canada ?Quote:
Originally Posted by MJR
I'll hit you up on PM when there working
Ok brilliant, thanks for the advice Zen :up: I'm not going Xfire or SLi however I might upgrade to a XFX GTX 280 XXX if I can find one or go GTX295 in after I get the new board.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZenEffect
Thanks again
Orb
Yea I for got a about the Extreme being DDR3, so I'll take a closer look at the Formula II and the Rampage, see how the cash situation pans out :) although I like the idea of less voltage and heat on the Formula II.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
Thanks again very much for all your help you guys, you've helped a lot. I'm sure your see me again once the new board arrives in a few weeks.
Kind regards
Orb
what did you get your dominators up to? i was able to max my crucials out at 1333 5-5-5-5 :D now its time to pull my mushkins out of the freezer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
you should consider what kind of board you are going to get though whether it be xfire or sli, the reason is you can always add another video card once they become obsolete and you would most likely catch up to the newest revision (whenever that is) as far as performance without having to spend alot of money all over again.Quote:
Originally Posted by orbiter
Are you using the blue slots or white? Have you tried the other? What about going tighter on the PL (6)?Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
I think I asked this before, but don't remember if you responded (I'm sorry if I missed it): which OCZ do you have? AFAIK there are different revisions, and they use different vdimm. I didn't see a revision number on mine, but the rated vdimm is 2.2v. Are yours the same?Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
I tried both slots when I tested 2 sticks. I didn't try PL6.....I would be certainly surprised if it would post at 6 but not 7. I guess it's worth a shot though....Quote:
Originally Posted by t_ski
i know where u can get a dfi lt x48 for cheap :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by orbiter
Everybody keep saying this board likes the memory tight. I was able to get my ram up to 1081 at PL6 :D I had to drop down to PL7 when I tried to get it over 1100 :(Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
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Originally Posted by t_ski
Mine are 2.2v rated dimms, they are rather new....., 6 will not post with this ram, I have only used the slots closest to cpu for now as i'm on bios 0701 and working on my 3d scores, I will go back on 0308 and tackle bandwidth with ram once i'm done and try both slots.
Here's all air 18K 3d06 with cpu @ 3.6 and single card 512mb 4870........Still running untweaked OS.
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=9583276
Thanks chew*
hi guys,
long time since i don't look for this and hope anything came out.. is there any heatsink which fits the Maximus/Rampage Formula SB? thanks in advance for your help :)
Checkmate grn ;) although your ram bandwidth has me blown away, 0701 sux for memory bandwidth....so bad I didn't even screenshot everest....I'll retry with 0308.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
http://members.cox.net/chewxs/4124%2...01m%20done.JPG
Mine was done on 308 bios.Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
I wish I still had the board, I might buy one from the for sale section here, I miss my Maxi-Page:rofl:
On a brighter side got a nice package today
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...r/DSCF0201.jpg
Nice how much that run you? I was offered one new never used for $350, so freaking tempted. My single 4870 is a beast, Hopefully the OC gods are with you and that clocks like my 4870, 875/1100 air ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
BTW was just messing with yah above I was a hair slower than you at same clocks ;) Likely ram, I needed like 75mhz cpu speed to beat ya or the os tweaked to hell and SP1. 75mhz was easier.
Card cost a cool 385 shipped, bought it from Gautam figured it was a safe deal.
Itching like a junkie to test the card out but sadly no waterblock yet...I might run it on air (sacrilege) to see what it can do for a few days.