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Hi there guys,
hope you had a nice new year´s eve, away from the PC and OC frenzy (somehow i doubt that lolol)
I see that my friend here grnfinger and also electric were going into lapping.
just posted my 2 cent contrib with this little guide, added bonus of fusion block removal/lapping/reseating at
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...81#post2685481
of course there are a zilion guides on this, but.. this is just another one lolol
greets all
Hi guys,
well i´m on bios 0903, my transcend 1200 are running at 1147 (573.5x2) 5-5-5-14, bios clock twister strong, trans.booster enabled (0)
everest benchmark read 9799 latency 51.4ns.
bios ram volt is set at 2.18.
bios hardware monitor states ram voltage at 1.92.
everest 4.20.1170 states Dim 2.29V, dim vtt 1.14V
Which one to trust?
My best bet would go for bios hardware monitor, but that would mean undervolting, right.?
greets
Thanks m8 I will give a read right nowQuote:
Originally Posted by ninogui
I hope you had a great New Year and Santa was extra kind:)
Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Thx :) What about my second question :)?
2. Ok and here's the tricky one I tried installing all versions of Pc probe, it installed with no problems but each time I try to run the application I get a blue screen and sys reboots??@#@@!! WHY?
Same thing happens with AI tweaker(I don't really use it cause I change the settings in BIOS)
Maybe there is a different application showing NB and SB temps? Or how to make the Pc probe work?
AI Suite is crap and should not be used, alot of ppl have issues with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by youraa
PC Probe, I dont use it so I cannot say, CoreTemps CPUZ and Everest are your best choices imo
And I have a question for you... I see your have a lucky VID of 1.325, have you tried to clock higher than 3.6? and if so what voltage did you use / try?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
Hi there :)
Does everest show the temps of NB and SB?
Lucky?! I thought mine is bad cause the VID is high??
I did try, but I thought that my cooling is not enough for more, I also thought that I reached the maximum fsb for this VID 1325?
and the cpu voltage is high I think :)
But most of all NB, I'm thinking of mounting a fan over the heat sink, but didn't figure it out how yet :)
I have the same VID as you ( I was being sarcastic about the lucky part) and I have the same issues, I can get 4.0 but the volts and heat are insane and I'm on water, plus it craps out after 10 mins on primeQuote:
Originally Posted by youraa
Everest is very nice it show everything, NB SB temps volts, it is very versatile.
Grnfinger, just wondering what timing and subtiming are you running your dominators to get 1200 full stable?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
should be okayQuote:
Originally Posted by eSp!s0
i ran 10 loops on crysis cpu benchmark.
it was fine.
Did you forget to report your experiences with this motherboard at newegg's customer review?
Higher NB temps can lead to memory/FSB instability.....so best to keep it cool for higher FSBs.Quote:
Originally Posted by youraa
About PC Probe, what OS are you running? I would uninstall AI tweaker, or whatever it's called....I've yet to find a version that works yet :p
The only temp monitoring app I use is Everest Ultimate, and it reports everything accurately for me in Vista x64. I just reinstalled VIsta, so I haven't got to Everest yet.....but if you want the build I can get it for ya.
Speaking of which, how do I get rid of the damned "Can't load ASIO.SYS(2) message on every boot?
There's not a lick of Asus software left installed, nothing in the registry that I can find, no services running, etc. Vista x64 SP1.
What's in it for me? If Asus makes a bios that clocks my Q6600 to 550 fsb, I will do it for free.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastcoasthandle
Uninstall PCProbe I guess.....that's a file from that software.Quote:
Originally Posted by Croak in BC
Well I just ran the memory bench with the new Vista x64 install and I got the same score.....I'm going to test iwth 2 sticks now.Quote:
Originally Posted by ReZ_
Here are the results....slightly higher, but not what you got ReZ :shrug:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1199854957
Another BSOD.... :mad:
Windows Vista64 report:
Problem caused by computer hardware
This problem was caused by an unrecoverable hardware error that caused the operating system to stop functioning.
Troubleshooting
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you have received this error more than once, it could indicate a serious problem with your computer. We recommend that you do the following:
Back up your files to avoid data loss in case of a complete hardware failure.
Contact the original manufacturer of your computer to determine the specific component which is failing.
Additional technical information
Although we know the problem is caused by a hardware component, the error report does not contain enough information to tell us the specific component. It is likely that the problem is being caused by one of the following computer components:
Random Access Memory (RAM)
System board
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Power supply
Turned on my screen this morning to notice this message to and im on vista 64 also, i think windows update caused it as my computer has been running fine then windows updated yesterday and now i wake up to that message.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnMike
For all you having random bsod issues, try disabling voltage calibration and see if that helps. Had the same issues with bios 907 until I disabled it.
Loadline Calibration?!.... :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zucker2k
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zucker2k
I'm a bit confused too. What are you doing about your vDroop now?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnMike
I'm getting similar results at 3.6ghz, same divider, ram at 533mhzQuote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Do you have transaction booster enabled [0] clock twister strong, static read control enabled?
could vista be responsible?
v2.3 means you are using Qimonda IC's (v2.x uses Qimonda), forget your hopes of getting 1120/1200mhz stable... theres a chance they might clock good but I wouldnt hold my breath. It will run rated specs of 1066 5-5-5-15 just fine, but not much more.Quote:
Originally Posted by jagger333
I would assume your using v1.x and that is still Micron based 8500's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
What divider setting and timings are you using? I'm sure you've posted it but I can't find it anywhere... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
More data on my random BSOD... Got two more one after another.
Got this message:
«A clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within the allocated time interval.»
Then starts dump memory to disk and holds Blue Screen information... Need to shutdown to came back on.
:shrug:
use more volts, It sounds like your overclock is not stable.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnMike
Well i can try... But my actual voltages and settings passed all regular stability tests (Prime/Memtest/3Dmarks loops).Quote:
Originally Posted by Warboy
Also as i said before... I have this system since begining of December and never had this issue until almost 2 weeks ago when i changed may 3870CF for the 8800GTS 512MB... But the graphic card works fine!
Regarding some previous posts for speedstep etc not appearing or functioning in bios if we change multipliers.
even if you are overclocking, rightmark ´s rmclock utility allows the "enable enhanced halt state (C1E), thus overriding any other bios power related functions not appearing...
meaning if i´m not benchmarking and want to save power/cpu life i can use it. I´m rock stable at 3.440Mhz / 1.392CpuVolt, enabling C1E drops my cpu to about 2.5Mhz on close to idle moments.
how about that.. lolol
ive had some weird problems as of yesterday and this morning. Yesterday during some gaming i got 2 random crashes. This morning i went to boot up and the LCD poster hangs on DET DRAM. Ok, so i boot up with 2 of the 4Gb of memory and it posts. But now it refuses to overclock at all. To make sure the 2Gb i left in were good i put em up to 1066 and ran em on memtest for over an hour and they were just fine. Yet if i dial in the smallest of OC's it will hang again on DET DRAM. Im guessing the NB is going bad or something and wont handle the FSB anymore? Any other possibilities?
I did notice that it no longer likes my other 2Gb of memory though. If i put them in at all it will hang at DET DRAM.
If this board is dieing i think ive had enough of Asus for a while.
what voltage have you been putting through them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Budwise
I had a similar problem with my first Maximus. But it was worse than that. I couldn't post (hang on det ram) when i installed 2 dimms. It posted only with one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Budwise
I've tried 3 different mem sets, 3 bios and numerous settings but couldn't solve it. Turned out to be a faulty mb.
What were your NB volts and temps?
Go do a 24 hour in Prime95 with all cores at 100%, Or a OCCT Custom mixed test for 24 hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnMike
Doing 3Dmark isn't a stress test. I can run at 4.2Ghz unstable and pass though 3Dmark just fine.
memtest isn't a stress test, its a Simple memory tester. To see if your going to get alot of errors.
If You wanna test memory, Use OCCT on Auto or Memory to test it.
Or You OCCT on Auto or CPU to test the CPU.
To Test the Northbridge, just leave OCCT on Auto.
NB temps and volts were relatively low. Around 2.15v Vdimm and around 1.45v NB. A 90mm fan is blowing in the general area of both of them. Ive been playing with it further and finally got them to all post again. Left FSB at stock and put the memory at 1066 and ran Memtest through 2 loops just fine so its not the memory. But now when i try to raise the FSB with 4 sticks it will stop posting again. With 2X1Gb in i can raise it a little, but anything past 350 or so and it will stop posting again. For now i had to set it to 333 FSB with 2X1Gb, then restart to make sure it posts. Then shut down and install the other 2 dimms. Its running now at 333FSB but i cant touch anything with 4 dimms installed or it will refuse to post again. I updated to the latest bios and it didnt help at all either...
BTW I have heard that the EPU driver can cause BSODs....I never installed it though...
I use Prime to test CPU (Small FTT) and System stability (Blend)Quote:
Originally Posted by Warboy
Memtest (DOS) to test memory and 3Dmark06 (loops) for graphics cards, sometimes AtiTool for artifacts.
I will try later OCCT... In the mean time i did a bios downgrade (0903) to shortcut and find if some how it's a bios issue.
Funny thing that i was able to downgrade with EZ Flash (PEN), without any problem.... :p:
I'm usingQuote:
Originally Posted by jagger333
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1199
DRAM Command Rate : 2T
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
DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Strong
Transaction Booster : ENABLED
-Boost Level 0
you will have to adjust your volts, I would start at 2.14 for the board over volts, I run 2.20 in BIOS for a stable clock
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...199NEWBEST.png
Just posted it aboveQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
I honestly dont know, I have never bother'd to look, if ther Micron that might explain some thingsQuote:
Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX
Grnfinger, You didn't state the Divider, Just the Speed.
200,266,333,400 FSB Strap?
It works out to be 400 strap. 450 MHz FSB.
Thanks Kup, sorry I thought the 400 strap was posted
Hey does anyone have a WD caviar with 16Mb of cache? Here is my HD tach run in Vista x64 for two of my 500 Gb drives......one has the OS and the other has my page file.
I have my HDDs configured as AHCI.......and I just reinstalled Vista.....last time I ran it in VIsta I got a higher score on both drives with the Matrix manager software installed.
Anyone have it installed?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1199928973
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1199928973
maybe that's how you got that superpi score.... :fact:Quote:
Originally Posted by Warboy
Indeed it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by ReZ_
Woa.......you guys want to make sure that you install the Matrix Storage Manager from Intel's site.......even if you aren't running RAID. This is required for AHCI mode, and look at the performance boost that I got from installing it alone:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1199946826
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1199946826
what exactly is matrix storage manager? im running a raid 0 setup right now, what exactly would it do for it? thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Well you DEFINITELY need to install it then. It has the drivers for the HDDs that allow AHCI mode, which enables certain performance and stability functions such as network command queuing, etc. Here are some FAQs on Inte's site:Quote:
Originally Posted by fadetoblack
http://www.intel.com/support/chipset.../CS-020785.htm
and here is the DL page:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Prod...ProductID=2101
-Bios 0505
-DET RAM after restarts- Won't POST regardless of Memory
-Had to Clear CMOS for 3+ hours to boot
-Can only boot with 1 DIMM upon Clear
-Upon Bios entry again, I set vdimm 2.20~2.32
-Boots into Windows @1066 5-5-5-15
-Orthos and Pi Stable
Reboot into DETRAM. Have to clear CMOS for 3 hours again. So I got it back stable again, and flashed to 0907. Reboot to DET RAM...currently clearing CMOS, regardless of memory or "B Slot" trick, I have tried everything. New PSU, 4-pin vs. 8pin 12vEATX, you name it. My whole problem is Non-Overclock with Proper voltages for vdimm, and the same DET RAM restart.
So I called and setup an RMA, but I honestly don't think I can go that long without my PC. It is my life and my life has forsaken me. I deal with the USB Driver BSODs, I deal with the 4th times a charm restart loop, I deal with the fun of the initial out-of-box setup. I can't deal with 2+ weeks wait.
Are the new Revisions currently being carried on newegg? Will I lose my Raid array even though I'm within the same motherboard? I get this up and running and I'll never restart it again!
Edit: Sorry to hijack the thread, I'm just lost and in the middle of a pa120.3 + stacker 810 mod and now my board which is still in old case/system is acting up. :(
TRIED - computer does not meet the minimum:( Do i need a floppy to upgrade the sata drivers? or what?? Though i am running at 80MB with no raid...Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Quote:
Originally Posted by xtclocker
:shrug: ???????
Minimum requirements? Post a screenie of the message....I got a message that said I had a newer version of the software, but I haven't installed it yet....only the chipset driver installation. Have you installed this:
This is the only requirement for it.....BTW If you haven't installed that yet, then I would HIGHLY advise that you format your HDD, reinstall XP/VIsta, then install this as the very first item......even before your network card and hotfixes via windows update.Quote:
Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility V8.3.0.1013 for Windows 2000/XP & 64bit XP & 32/64bit Vista(WHQL).
This is one of the most important, if not the most important, driver in the PC.
Quote:
Originally Posted by .OCX
This is due to the fact that your RAM's SPD data is programmed for DDR2-1066 for whatever timings, and I can guess that this requires more than 1.8V to POST......1.8V is the default voltage for DDR2. I encountered the same issue.
YOu can do two things to avoid this DETDRAM issue:
1) DOwnload this app and reprogram your SPD data to default to DDR2-800 or 667 5-5-5-15 and change the timings/frequencies manually in the BIOS after POSTing and setting the proper voltage
2) Buy a stick of value RAM at a local place for $25 or so and put this stick in when you flash a new BIOS or have to clear the CMOS.....POST with this RAM, then change the voltage, then save and reboot, POST, then enter the BIOS and hard shutdown, then install your high performance RAM.
I am currently going with #2 for my RAM until I load XP to reprogram the SPD data. (driver isn't signed, so it doesn't work with Vista x64)
I understand the regular issues with 4GB+ RAM in Server 2003 and XP x64, but what is the fix to enable Hibernate with exactly 4GB RAM used in XP x64 or Server 2003 x86?
Testing on this mobo, OCZ 2x 2Gb RAM (rated: 5-4-4-15 @ DDR800) oC'd to DDR1000 @ 5-5-5-15 @ 2.22v in 1:1 with same 4GHz @ 500x8 as in sig. Also added the RAM in sig along side with good results of performance for a total of 6GBs in dual channel. In 6GB config, Hibernate was disabled in all settings of remapping and such.
Can anybody using (as seen by Windows) 4GB of RAM and able to get the Hibernate Tab in power options or device manager shut down menu? If I enable "Memory Remap" and reboot I get Hibernate but now only 3.37GB as used by XP x64. If I now add the "boot" file fix (MAXMEM=4096) and leave memory remap enabled, I still have use of Hibernate but now only get use of 3.25GB RAM in XP x64. if I now leave the MAXMEM=4096 boot add on and disable memory remap I again still get Hibernate but back to 3.37GB RAM as used by XP x64, yet now the rambench scores are a little better then as before.
I also noticed that ram scores in Everest were worse if kleft to 4GB with scores dropped by as much 164MB/s read & 9MB/s write.
Just wanted to get soem user feedback since I see a lot of you running 4GBs RAM on this mobo.
Thankx!
Thx for the instruction. Been overclocking all day now forgotting about the others.
Well Idon't use the hibernate option, but as soon as HL2 finished installing I'll test it on Vista x64.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Nuckin_Futs
BTW, are you referring to boot.ini adjustments for 4Gb RAM? This shouldn't be needed.......only the memory remap in the BIOS, and 4096 Mb should be detected in a x64 environment......
Have you checked with otehr applications other than right clicking on my comp\properties?
thx :) already got it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Hi, the matrix drivers are not always needed, I'm not runnng them:Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e2u/HDTach.jpg
Chris
Well they're not needed, but an Intel support agent told me that he recommends installing them, even without RAID......according to the FAQ it is required to run AHCI to it's full potential.Quote:
Originally Posted by cuke2u
Here's my HD Tach on the same drive. Win XP, configured as IDE mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Got my new Team Xtreem PC6400 3-3-3-8 kit today. A lot faster then the Kingston PC8500 kit.
Attachment 70410
9 * 400 = 3.6 ghz
1.46 vcore
1.55 nb
Auto cpu pll
2.35 vdimm
:up:
VDroop isn't always a bad thing. In fact, it is purposely there for a reason. In any case, with Loadline Calibration enabled, I get a vdroop of .008v at idle, with it disabled, I get a vdroop of .016 - a difference of only .008. Pictures with Loadline calibration disabled, idle and load:Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
I wonder if HD Tach is losing performance due to the fact that I have to run it in compatibility mode in Vista.....I'm going to try to install XP on my external drive later today......hopefully I'll check that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockster
Server 2008 RC1 x64. These burst speeds are incredulous. I'm running 2x160GB WDs (16MB cache) in Raid0.
Hi, isn't AHCI is fully supported by vista anyway?Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance...ller_Interface
Chris
I'll try #2 and go from there, I picked up a stick of Super Talent 800 that will hopefully help.Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
The only problem is even after getting the right vdimms set before in 0505, I would restart the PC and have the same symptoms of Non-POST until 3 hour CMOS Clear. We'll see tonight.
MMM my baord just doesn't want to shutdown anymore,it always restarts,... like my P5W did in the old days when certain USB slots were used...
Any suggestions on that ? I had it with 0505, 0701 and still with 0907 bios... board runs fine at 400FSB, no issues regarding stability just the damn shutdown doesn't work...
Yes, the Windows boot.ini file, the switch you can check in msconfig. and yes, I checked with several apps. Everest and most other up to date utilities read as 3456MB. I understand about it not needing the switch. As I said it does see the 4GB if remap is disabled and maxmem swtch unchecked. However, the main reason for post is stricktly for use of Hibernate. the extra 600+ ram is not woth it to me if I can enter S3 plus the loss of read/write times.Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
So right now, I'm at Memory remap Enabled and MAXMEM switch on to 4096 and it se and uses 3456MB (3.37GB). I get S4 (suspent to hard drive, Hibernate) with emap on or off now. only if DFF, system only gets 3.25GB RAM then.
Intel RAID Ready, f6 Install
This exactly what I've been posting several times before for those interested.
AHCI is built in RAID functions , so enabling RAID and using as single or multiple drive in a NON Raid is the same as selecting AHCI in BIOS. Only with AHCI only, you cannot migrate to RAID (rebooting and changing to RAID is no good since the RAID driver is not there) and must reinstall (or fix as I posted way back) to get the iostar 82801 driver installe. and then use Matrix Storage Manager.
Tha Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility does offer some smart drive features and does tend to boost performance, but you do not have to install it if you at least installed via the 66 floppy install with RAID enabled. You will still have the RAID BIOS set up option in BOOT BIOS and get AHCI mode in single, NON RAID drive config.
Anyone with a TRUE using the little fan that came with this MB?
It doesn't fit if you have 2 fans on the TRUE, or the fan pulling through the TRUE over the back, not enough room. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by ShawnTRD
Post your bios settings please, I think I can help you with your DET RAM hangQuote:
Originally Posted by .OCX
I think it should fit. I only have the one fanQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
I have mine already setup like it, it doesn't fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShawnTRD
Anyone else here experiencing that the board always reboots after selecting a shutdown in Windows... in fact the baord shuts down for about 3-4 secs then lits up again and posts ... only way to power it off is to pull the plug...
Tried different biosses, new install of windows , new drivers,...
Is the board screwed ?
Well I'm not sure.......it says on Inte's site that the driver is required........which is included in the Matrix Storage Manager.Quote:
Originally Posted by cuke2u
BTW that's some INSANE bandwidth Zucker2K......wow over 3K MB/s.............:shocked:
Thanks. 4K+?... DONE!Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Wow....what kind of HDDs are those? Raptors? SCSI?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zucker2k
I hate to be a douchebag, but I just don't have the time to search through 200 pages (apart from the obligatory quick skim):
Does anyone know if there are problems with 2x1 or 4x1 sets of Ballistix when running the Asus Maximus Formula (standard)?
Thanks for your help, I'm back up and running and was able to use just 1 x 1GB GSkill to set the Bios properly for vdimm using 800mhz divider. Upon several restarts with 1 DIMM, everything seemed all systems nominal. Currently running Dual channel at 3.2 w/ 1066.Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Thanks again :up: . I'll keep you posted as things change....and there is no way in HELL I will restart this again!
No problems at all with 4x1Gb, other than a few unstable dividers, but if you get your board installed we can help you out with that....I know all the unstable settings for 4x1Gb :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by quadnad
Hey NP man, glad to hear you got it sorted out....now push it!Quote:
Originally Posted by .OCX
i think he's running 6 caviars in raid10, not sure :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Quote:
Originally Posted by quadnad
douche bag : i've heard of issues.... lol
is it worth tracking down a SE version if i'm thinking about getting water cooling? or is the non-SE with a good wc setup just as good?
TBH I don't really think water cooling the NB is going to do much for you....I have the non-se with watercooling and my NB is cooled by case fan airflow only......running 3.8 GHz DDR2-1128 fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by lefy
Hi all!!!
I give 2.04V in the Bios and then (after the restart) I read 2.192V in the motherboard info in bios. Everest 4.20 shows also 2.19V; so ... I am searching for a photo of the vDimm measure points in this MoBo with no luck. Can anyone help ?
Another thing : Have anyone tried a kit of G.Skill 2x2GB 8000 PQ (5-5-5-15 @ 1000) in this mobo ? Is it a good combination ?
The board overvolts the dimms with about 0.1 everyone had these findings, same for CPU PLL wich is at least 1.6 ( even if you set 1.5)...:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by tifozif1
I've put the mobo back again in my watercooled P160 together with an E2140 ( in time of awaiting the QX, thx Nilos for that ) an eVGA 8800GTS 512 and the 4gig Gskill kit, it's OCCT'ing right now, 1.9 volt set for ram in the bios gives 1.98 in Asus probe and Everest ultimate... I don't run the ram OC'ed 24/7 but the same kit does 1066Mhz on 2.1 volts with 5-5-5-15 2T on the P5K Dlx :up:
Edit : 30 min test completed screenie :
http://users.pandora.be/OAP/maximustest.JPG
And my mysterious reboot issue is solved, after pulling the battery for the night, must have been a bad flash somehow... :shrug: glad I found that out , was ready to wrap it up and send back for RMA...
FYI - I am especially looking for more water cooled Maximussss'es Loaded NB temps, that are using Aftermarket water blocks. If that sounds like you, load that puppy up and make an entry. ;)
The thread is located in the Water Cooled Section: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=162085
Here is our collection of LOADED NB temps reported my various members. I would like to see more aftermarket loaded NB temps hit the chart.
Please feel free to submit your data, and this chart will be updated. :)
We are looking for the hottest temp, your NB hit's, under a heavy load!
We are giving both the ROG stock cooling, and the Aftermarket blocks full credit, for being able to keep a NB cool at idle by default.
This log's purpose was to simply record how high our NB temps were able to climb, using our current cooling solutions.
Members reported loaded NB temp's in the 'Aftermarket Block Club':
ABC Member ----- NB volts -- NB Loaded ------------------- CPU --------------- NB Block
Creek Tha Gray ---- 1.61v ------ 20°C -- occt at 30min -- Q6600 @ 3.9GHz --------- EK S-MAX
Nikhsub1 ---------- 1.52v ------ 25°C ------------------- Q6600 @ 3.7GHz --------- MCW30
Members reported loaded NB temp's using the stock ROG cooling:
ROG Member ----- NB volts -- NB Loaded -------------------------- CPU ------------------
bill d ------------- 1.30v ------ 34°C ----------------------------- Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
TheSamuri -------- 1.54v ------ 34°C ------------------------- Q6600 GO @ 3.9GHz (Reseated W/MX-2, NB was 48°C)
Renegade5399 ---- 1.65v ------ 34°C -------------------------- E6850 GO @ 4GHz
ragge86 ---------- 1.65v ------ 36°C ----------------------------- Q6600 @ 3.8GHz
initialised --------- 1.52v ------ 39°C --- After 10mins of SP2004 --- E4500 @ 3.2GHz
NysoO ------------ 1.60v ------ 39°C ------------------------- Q6600 GO @ 3.6GHz
raju -------------- 1.65v ------ 39°C --- Prime95 Torture Temp --- Q6600 @ 3.6GHz (Reseated new TIM, NB was 49°C)
DerekFSE --------- 1.50v ------ 40°C -------- Running Orthos ------ E6400 @ 3.6GHz
BulldogPO -------- 1.65v ------ 40°C - 24/7 QMC crunching clocks -- Q6600 @ 3.8GHz
giorgos th. ------- 1.47v ------ 41°C ------------------------------ Q6600 @ 3.60GHz
Aldy402 ---------- 1.63v ------ 43°C -------------------------- Q6600 GO @ 3.825GHz (NB was 62-65°C loaded on air)
weescott --------- 1.74v ------ 43°C ----------------------------- Q9550 @ 3.8GHz
j0nnyr0773n ------ 1.54v ------ 44°C -------------------------- Q6600 GO @ 3.6GHz
Clump ------------ 1.62v ------ 46°C --- After 1HR or Prime 95 ---- Q6600 @ 3.6GHz
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Originally Posted by binormalkilla
Actually, I am only running 2xWD1600YDs in Raid0. I'm booting off another drive so they are giving maximum output. They both have 16mb caches and are rated as enterprise class drives even though I don't really see anything special about them. Bought them on newegg as oem drives for the same price as regular sata drives. I'm surprised myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by ReZ_
Thanks, I appreciate it; I won't be ordering until the Q9450 hits the market, but I'm just trying to scout for potential problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by binormalkilla
So you haven't had any issues maintaining stability or booting for the first time with 1066 Ballistix? I'm just wondering if there are problems with certain Micron chips, or whether everything may have been fixed with the V2 revision and latest BIOSes.
Burst speed isn't really as important as average read speed.
in the matrix storage console :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zucker2k
turn off Write-back cache ( disable ) and test HD-Tach !
write-back cache on and write-back cache off
any ideas why i cant set cpu ratio control to manual? it doesnt highlight to allow me to change but will let me enter numbers only but then i cant see the ratio cmos setting..Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
Im on 903 bios
also im suspicious of the cpu level up feature, could i cause damage to cpu or anything else but i leaving it on crazy setting which runs at 3.5ghz
Can anyone help with this ?Quote:
Originally Posted by tifozif1
For some reason it doesn't highlight. But you can change it with the + and the - on the number pad. That should work. Not sure why they changed it, but not complaining, the bios got massively better from the bios they changed it in, onwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krav
I didn't have the matrix manager installed when I took those tests. But, I'm sure giving your results that write-back cahe has something to do with it. I had enabled through a previous install. I will run it again and posts results asap.Quote:
Originally Posted by yobi
So are you looking for aftermarket ONLY?Quote:
Originally Posted by Talonman
I have a reseated Fuzion with AS5 on water and get respectable temps
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Originally Posted by Zucker2k
You can't take 3 minutes of your time to post how well things are going with your board so far? :shakes: I could see if it didn't work at all but refusing to post your experience because you can't figure out how to get 550 FSB? Come on...post your experience so far about the Extreme Formula at new egg's customer review. Is it stable at your current OC, etc? You could add that you are not successful getting 550 FSB with your CPU as of yet ;)
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4 x 320gb Normal hard drive (WD 16mb)
I would do it but they want a cc to register and I'm not overly cool with handing out my cc number just to post on a forumQuote:
Originally Posted by Eastcoasthandle
Anyone else getting prolonged boot times when using this board ? When I made the swap from the p5k deluxe to this I spend more time at the windows loading screen, before the windows loading bar would do about 3 revolutions with the p5k, now it does about 18 :shrug: . Is there anyway to improve this ?
With E8500 it seems like Maximus is getting along realy strange. I was aiming for over 4Ghz frequency, but after seen how much is heating up, i kinda give up (for the moment). With the same cooling (Thermalright SI-128 + 3 x 120 arround it), E6850/3.6Ghz with 1.45V Full Load wouldn't go anything higher than 60c. Now, E8500/4.0Ghz with 1.3V Full Load goes almost instant at 70c. With 1.35V it goes at 80c.... and so on. Scary stuff. I'll try to upload my settings in here... as it was pretty hard to get it stable and not go over 70c.
must i install the soundcard riser thing if i just want to use the spdif toslink audio output?
Yeah I get the same, Windows XP x64 here and it also takes a long time to boot. I don't know why, whether it's a driver thing or isn't the BIOS helping (0907). One thing's for sure, my Abit IP35 PRO boots up a lot quicker and the hardware is almost identical save for the graphics card and only 1 Seagate 7200.10 320GB drive (non RAID).Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkatom
did you guys with long boot times change HDD timeout to 0?
Windows takes time loading due to drivers...my install is 3 bars loading, but I've disabled alot of start-up items, otherwise it's very long. Until i disabled those items, it was 8.5 bars.
I think Maximus is showing some unreal temperatures... In CoreTemp and Everest i get 69-70 degrees full, while the radiator surface or "Ninja inside" readings barely shows 30 degrees celsius. Asus must be playing with temps (0907 right now... tried to get back to 0802 but couldn't).