no have not had the chance too, sadly I'm waiting on the mosfet blocks still, XS member mailed them April 13th and there still not here, going to wait the rest of the week b4 I start to investigate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zucker2k
no have not had the chance too, sadly I'm waiting on the mosfet blocks still, XS member mailed them April 13th and there still not here, going to wait the rest of the week b4 I start to investigate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zucker2k
That's gotta suck. Hopefully it makes it by this weekend. Did he send it with tracking?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
none that he provided...he's a senoir member so I doubt anything fishy is up, I just would hate for the package to be lost with no insurance..I wont be out but he will be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zucker2k
hey guys, i have this board (maximus forumla)for a year now, and have 2x1gb corsair xms dominator's (ddr2 800) but i wanna get 2x2gb and im not sure what you guys recommend and if i should get 800, 1000, or 1066, etc. What do you guys recommend, i have a mild overclock of 9x400, keeping my memory 1:1 so just cpu is OC'd 600mhz.
Im thinking either muskin mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996599 - Retail
or mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996593 - Retail
or CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5D - Retail
should i stick with w/ 800 or go higher? i wouldnt mind running my fsb higher and getting my cpu @ 4gh or 3.8
G.SKILL - F2-8500CL5D-4GBPKQuote:
Originally Posted by absoluteczech
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166
Shawn,
Thanks for the quick reply, this may sound stupid but, I have a black & red theme going on with my WC system. Do they make that in a different color or any other ram that is black or red that you could also recommend? :cool:
edit:
found the F2-8500CL6D (there red) but timing is 6-6-6-18 :(
I believe these are the same, just a different heat sink.Quote:
Originally Posted by absoluteczech
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231246
Might be selling my board and chip soon guys. Just a heads up...
What chip and how much?Quote:
Originally Posted by chew*
Speaking of memory. Shouldn't I have better speeds then this?
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d.../OCing/mem.jpg
1.225 vid Q6600, search through the thread ;) benched 4.2 PI1M, 3d 4070, Prime 3.6 with +.075 over stock All air.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShawnTRD
Running 450x8 24/7 right now...Sure it will kick ass with water on CPU and NB......
Finally got my beast of a chip at 3.6 prime stable.
It was NB temp causing my issues before. Going with the slower Kingston RAM instead of the Ballistix seems to have kept the NB temp under control.
seem slightly off... heres mineQuote:
Originally Posted by ShawnTRD
http://img2.pict.com/be/59/94/7c79ad...MfMh/mymem.jpg
Hi Guys,
Just noticed the Rampage Formula got new bios on Asus site.
Version 0902
Description Rampage Formula 0902 BIOS
Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us
File Size 1002.14 (KBytes) 2009/05/04 update
Download from Global China P2P
Version 0803
Description Rampage Formula 0803 Bios
Improve compatibility with some Raid card
File Size 1002.84 (KBytes) 2009/02/25 update
Download from Global China P2P
Version 0701
Description Rampage Formula 0701 Bios
Fixed use 2 pieces of ATI4870X2 VGA Card can't display from Primary slot display monitor
File Size 1000 (KBytes) 2008/12/10 update
Download from Global China P2P
The last one from 04/May/2009 - WoW
And, any advice to convert ( i mean ) flash maximus formula to Rampage formula using afudos and one of those bios. The last link posted on first page was to a beta bios 0403 - that's pretty old. Any performance test with those bios ...
It's just download and flash it, or it need to be modded first, or any other thing.
Thanks a lot for your Help
ASUS Rampage Formula BIOS 0902 OfficialQuote:
Originally Posted by wander_jarra
is giving people lots of problems , my self included.
So be aware
[QUOTE=A-Grey;3772724]Visit the ASUS rampage Formula forum and add your thoughts to the ASUS Rampage Formula BIOS 0902 thread.
[QUOTE]
Hey for stable my overclock whit 4X1Gb @1000Mhz i need 1.55v VNB!
I think high this voltage :S
With two modules 2X2Gb necessary lower VNB or same for 4X1Gb ???
i ran my 2x2 @ 1.47.. a little lower then my 4x1 @ 1.51 set in bios which is about 1.55/56 real..
dang i got over night past prime blend at 4.5 with my settings. i fail occt about 1/2 hour in.. i upped the volts a little more to see if i could get occt but temps got to 77 eeeeks, turned it off.. occt is a animal, load temps 10-15 degrees higher then prime blend.. i have played games on the settings @ 4.5 all day long for days with out any crashes or noticeable problems and never see my temps get above 55 on a hot day.. i just went through 10 passes of intel burn test at the 4.38 settings 63/64 degrees no problems but at 4.5 the temps got up to 77 so i shut it off..
Yo guys,
I had some problems with my adi sounddriver soundMAX so deinstalled it.
Does anybody have a good one for my converted Rampage Formula?
Can I use the V610X6480_zip diver?:shrug:
[QUOTE=neo_rtr;3777230]ASUS Rampage Formula BIOS 0902 Official
is giving people lots of problems , my self included.
So be aware
[QUOTE=A-Grey;3772724]Visit the ASUS rampage Formula forum and add your thoughts to the ASUS Rampage Formula BIOS 0902 thread.
Thanks for info.
Btw, i've noticed your are using 0803 as described on your sig, how is it doing ? I'm still on very old beta bios. Can i update it ?!
Thx for reaply, i want upgrade for 2X2Gb 1000Mhz modules , my E8500 not for betters, stable 4000Mhz only 1.28vcore :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by loften
Stable with 20loops in InteBurnTest :p: stable for me heheh
1.55 VNb noth much for 24/7 ??
i have hit a wall with my e6600 at 3.4ghz
Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
FSB Frequency : 425
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 400
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-850
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 : stronger
Transaction Booster : 7
CPU Voltage : 1.41
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.5
North Bridge Voltage : 1.4 for 1.44 real
DRAM Voltage : 2.06 for 2.10 real
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.25
South Bridge Voltage : 1.07
Loadline Calibration : enabled
CPU GTL Reference : x63
North Bridge GTL Reference : x67
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 :
CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled
Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Disabled
Vanderpool Technology : Disabled
Execute Disable Bit : Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled
any help to get past this would be appreciated
cpu vid is 1.35 :(
cpu is cooled by a true and stays under 56*C under load trying not to go over the recommended 1.5v vcore
to increse FSB speedQuote:
Originally Posted by Machine#17
try FSB Termination Voltage : 1.30~1.35
for CPU 65nn normaly is 1.30 STOCK,
remember not good exceds 1.40
CPU PLL: 1.56~1.60
E6600 needs much vcore to stable 3.6~3.8Ghz, >1.45 you need more cooling CPU for this !
:up:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=181921
Updated Soundmax drivers v6.10.2.6520 dated 10/07/2008
Thanks for info.
Btw, i've noticed your are using 0803 as described on your sig, how is it doing ? I'm still on very old beta bios. Can i update it ?![/QUOTE]
Yes for my self did some magic back then and i was able to OC with lower Volts.
After the 0902 trip i got issues back in 0803 but with higher volts.
go with the 0803 and i think you will be just fine
Quote:
Originally Posted by absoluteczech
This is mine
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/962...bsrrt45xg7.png
By neo_rtr at 2008-08-14
there is a difference.. hmm..
With E85 more Write and copy in memorys and lower frequency :DQuote:
Originally Posted by neo_rtr
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/348...benchamark.jpg
Good numbers. I think is the 8x500 that gives this extra push for the 10K number.Quote:
Originally Posted by lbassa
:)
Yes for my self did some magic back then and i was able to OC with lower Volts.Quote:
Originally Posted by neo_rtr
After the 0902 trip i got issues back in 0803 but with higher volts.
go with the 0803 and i think you will be just fine[/QUOTE]
Thanks for update - i'll give 0803 a try.
ThxQuote:
Originally Posted by neo_rtr
I sell my memorys 4X1Gb and going to buy a new Kit Memory 2X2Gb 1000Mhz
and soon go to EXTRA PUSH for 10K :up:
trying out vista 7.. if you have any commends pls post.
Hello, got this problem, the mobo sets vdimm to 1.89V, when i set it 1.80V in bios. If i flash to rampage bios, will it fix this problem? Or will i be able to set lower than 1.8V?
Anybody here with 8GB RAM on this motherboard? I currently have a G.Sill 2x2GB kit and thinking of getting another. What would be the odd running 4x2GB sticks as how the performance compare to 2x2GB? I have my Q6600 @3.6Ghz, will it have any effects on OC capability?
you will not be able to overclock you ram as high, honestly unless you can justify the need for 8GBs ther is no real world benifit in running itQuote:
Originally Posted by iTravis
I can get my Dominators to 1121Mhz running 8GB's but the volts on the NB are high... my GSkills will not even run a there rated speed about 1000MHz or so b4 stability issues arrive
board overvolts dimms about .8 volts or so, rampage bios will not resolve this issueQuote:
Originally Posted by Hu13caP
I'm pretty much done with OCing since I got my Q6600 to 3.6Ghz and I'm happy with that. I'm just wondering if I put another 2x2GB sticks in then will it have any effects on stability issue, I know it will put more pressure on the NB and all that but since I'm not gonna touch anything in the BIOS settings, I just wanna know if I can get away with it, btw I don't OC the RAM as I'm using the DDR2-1066.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
Here's my current settings for Q6600:
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: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-800
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: Disable
Ai Clock Twister : Strong
Transaction Booster :Auto
CPU Voltage : 1.447 (close to 1.5)
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.6
North Bridge Voltage : 1.47
DRAM Voltage : 2.00
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.40
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050
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 : 1.5
Quote:
Originally Posted by iTravis
You will almost certainly need more vNB
Running ram 1:1 will make getting 8GB's stable easier so I doubt you'll have much tweaking to do once you up the NB volts
My NB temp is freaking hot already and I'll have to add more voltage...hm..8GB really sound tempting to me but at the same time I don't wanna run into any stability trouble either. :d Thanks Grnfinger, I'll look into it more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
I've got 8GB of Mushkin 800 on my Formula SE. E8500@3.8GHz, NB only needs 1.35 volts. Temp stays around 44°C. Anything over 1.40 volts and the temps get retardedly high.Quote:
Originally Posted by iTravis
I believe a quad need more volt on the NB than a dual in order to get it stable over time so yeh, I can't lower my NB to anything less than 1.45.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockster
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8...perpi15.th.jpg
532X8 5-5-5-15 1066Mhz
New memory Mushkin 2X2Gb 1000Mhz XP2-8000
litle be to 10k read :stick:
Best scores only FSB: Memory 1:1,i try boot with 1100Mhz 5-5-5-15 (458X9 : 1100Mhz) 8.5K read :shrug:
Anyone have some good manual settings for timings for their 4 x 1024mb Ballistix Tracers 1066mhz ?
help! lcd poster says "VGA BIOS" then it will automatically shutdown. I've tried other video cards but the same output displays :confused:
what changes if any have you made or has this just started on its own???Quote:
Originally Posted by junkun13
See if the card boots in another rig
PSU is 100%?? could be a failing PSU not giving enough juice to the gpu
Bios could be corrupt (doubt it) but you could do a full reset and re flash the bios.
I would look at the psu if this just started and the gpu will boot in another rig
Also maybe try to reset your BIOSQuote:
Originally Posted by junkun13
I got this new processor Q9550 (c1) stepping with my Maximus Formula x38.
Can't even boot up with 3.7ghz. I'm not new in overclocking but this is a bit strange to me. sometimes my RAM doesn't post even on its stock frequency with exact voltage, my LCD poster is pausing at "DET DRAM". when I overclock the RAM, let say from 1066mhz to 1133mhz. it will boot up, but not in Windows.
I got feeling that this is some kind of FSB wall for paring this X38 to a 45nm processors. My friend managed to OC his Q9550 (E0) stepping to 4.4ghz stable with Prime95 torture test and 3Dmark benchmarks but he's using P45 chipset.
here are some of my overclocking screenies and links with my previous Q6600.
Q6600 @ 3.9ghz (Windows XP)
http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/screenshot/365822.png
CPU-Z Validation
Q6600 @ 3.8ghz (Windows Vista Ultimate)
http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/screenshot/513058.png
CPU Validation
also, my friend let me test his QX9650 on my Maximus Formula and here's the result
QX9650 @ 4.4ghz (Windows Vista Ultimate)
http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/screenshot/559797.png
CPU-Z Validation
I can run benchmark with 4.3ghz as well.
anyway, back to my problem, is there any way to push the clocks of this Q9550?
Thanks!
X38 is 45nm quad limited there a few rare boards that can clock the chip well but not many, I had the Maximus X38 and a 9550 as well sold the board cause of the wall..if you want to clock that chip higher your going to need a different boardQuote:
Originally Posted by necrolyte
Asus Rampage Formula BIOS (using it on a Maximus Formula)
It has the JMicron_JMB36x_Option_ROM_v1.07.04
And Intel_Matrix_Storage_Manager_Option_ROM_v8.7.1007_ ICH10R-DO_wRAID5
I actually don't use the Intel RAID, I bought a real hardware based add-in RAID5 card but thought others might find this useful...
There are no other mods in this BIOS, only the option roms have been replaced...
http://hem.spray.se/hanzzzon/RAMPAGE...69-1.07.04.rar
@necrolyte, flash your mobo to Rampage Formula with bios 802 and enjoy higher fsb speeds by setting CPU Skew Control to 100ps and NB Skew Control to normal. I got 483fsb stable and 496fsb win bootable.
Im having trouble ith this motherboard and a Q6600. Since september last year I have this motherboard and CPU combination running @ 3.5ghz but I upgrded the bios to 0902 last week and have been having prblems since then. So I went back to bios 0803 and put all settings back to default. Then I rebooted and set my OC to the way it was and started Dual Prime95 4 instances.
I had my Q6600 G0 stable @ 3.5ghz with dual prime95 8 hours up until about 2 weeks ago when my machine became unstable. So I thought it was my bios so I upgraded to 0902 but that didnt do anything so I went back to 0803 today and it still wont pass Prime 95 for longer than 15 minutes.
Heres my current settings
Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
FSB Frequency : 379
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-759
DRAM Command Rate : 2T
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
[The rest of the ram settings are @ auto]
DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Ai Clock Twister : lightert
Transaction Booster : Auto
CPU Voltage : 1.45
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.62
North Bridge Voltage : 1.71
DRAM Voltage : 1.86
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.56
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.67X
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67X
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : DDR2-REF
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : DDR2-REF
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : DDR2-REF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5
My hardware
Case : Antec P190
CPU : Intell Q6600
GPU : XFX GTX280
Motherboard : Asus Maximus Formula with Rampage Formula bios installed
RAM : 6GIG Crucial 800mhz
Power Supplie(s) : 550 Watt antec for HDD's , DVD's , Watercooling and fans / 650 Watt Antec for Motherboard and GPU
Air Cooling : 200MM Side fan , 140MM Top exhaust fan , 120mm Front fan
Water Cooling : Swiftech Apogee GTZ (CPU) , XSPC 400 Compact Reservoir / Pump and 120mm Radiator
Monitor : Samsung 2433BW Max resolution 1920 x 1200
Is this a sign tat my CPU or motherboard is starting to die or is there something wrong with my settings? My CPU reaches 66 celcius after a few minutes. All cores of the CPU stay going except core 3 which fails. I run small FFS test.
What prime FFS test are you failing ???Quote:
Originally Posted by steve30x
Why so much NB volts??? seems excessive for the clock is all...
i think my bios got corrupted.. not sure but the other day i got det ram when starting up after off all day.. once i finally get it to come on it f1 screens me with stock settings then i can go into bios straight to exit bios and it fires right up like nothing happened.. i tried clearing c-mos, removing battery and also lowering my oc back down to stock.. after i got home today it wouldn't come on. det. ram again. i removed all ram and started with a stick to get it to f1 screened me again so i could get in and out of the bios to get it to start.. i think it is forgetting my memory voltage or something,, i don't know.. stupid thing.. anyone have this happen before? it has been solid for months and months until this.. the only thing that has changed is that we installed crysis and steam a day before it started..
i think i figured it out.. 2 sticks of memory took a dump..
I set it to small ffs. Ill try lowering nb voltage a bit. What would you recomend? Anyway I got the CPU stable @ 3.3ghz. anything higher and it fails Prime95 on core 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
Hey Grnfinger
Do you still recommend these settings?
Running Q6700 on Air
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2 8500 - F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
yeah but you'll need to run thoes G-Skills at 1081MHz they will never do 1200MHz other than that it should work just fine
Has anyone used ocz2b1200lv4gk kit together with this mobo?
How good they work together?
Whats the best bios for this motherboard? Im running a Q6600 but the last 3 bioses make my CPU run hot.
Rampage bios 308 is best for bandwidth, 803 is stable and a decent bios
Hello, I wonder if the Asus Rampage Formula goes well with Q9550?
which the maximum FSB with Q9550?
thanks
Thank you. I have been using the rampage bios since I got the motherboard. Rampage bios 0802 , 0803 and 0902 seem to be making my CPU run hotter than normal. So I will try 308.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
What do you call hot? And what are your BIOS settings?Quote:
Originally Posted by steve30x
his sig makes reference to bios 410 that was a disaster for a bios iirc, he should be using the 803 or better imoQuote:
Originally Posted by ShawnTRD
I call hot 40 celcius idle and 71 celcius 100% load hot. Also my bios settings are @ http://www.xtremesystems.org/FORUMS/...postcount=8348 I lowered the NB voltage to 1.61 (Dont realy know what the correct NB voltage is). Ive installed Rampage bios 308 and my temps in idle went down to 34 idle and 67 100% load at 3.4ghz.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/FORUMS/...postcount=8359 <= open your eyesQuote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
yeah that seem high. I would try lowering you CPU, and CPU PLL Voltages until unstable. Whats your water temp running at? What are you using to read your Temps? Try Everest http://www.lavalys.com/products.php?...ang=en&page=48
My Idle temps (but I'm only at 3.2 on air (400 X 8, DDR1066)
Temperatures
Motherboard 29 °C (84 °F)
CPU 22 °C (72 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 26 °C (79 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 26 °C (79 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #3 20 °C (68 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #4 21 °C (70 °F)
North Bridge 37 °C (99 °F)
South Bridge 35 °C (95 °F)
GPU Diode 37 °C (99 °F)
SAMSUNG HD103UJ 26 °C (79 °F)
WDC WD2500KS 56 °C (133 °F)
Cooling Fans
CPU 2163 RPM
Chassis #2 2344 RPM
Chassis #3 2207 RPM
Voltage Values
CPU Core 1.32 V
+3.3 V 3.26 V
+5 V 4.92 V
+12 V 12.10 V
+5 V Standby 4.95 V
FSB VTT 1.41 V
North Bridge Core 1.39 V
South Bridge Core 1.07 V
South Bridge PLL 1.54 V
DIMM 2.11 V
DIMM VTT 1.06 V
I dont have any way of reading the water temperatures but the rad does get very warm (More than usual) and I am using Real Temp for reading temperatures of the CPU. I might be going back to my Asus Crosshair motherboard soon though.
Also the motherboard has some bad droop. I have the CPU set to 1.425v and in CPUZ its showing 1.408 but when I run Dual prime95 the Voltage drops to 1.385v. Bu when I enable Load Line Calibration the voltage seems to stay the same. With Load Line Calibration turned on the temperatures are hih but with it disabled the temperatures are 4 - 6 degrees celcius lower.
I have been trying to get the CPU stable at 3.5ghz again where it was good with 1.45v and a max temperature of 65 celcius but now the CPU is'nt stable with the same settings.
Real Temp does read my CPU 10C hotter then Everest. Others on here told me that Everest is better for 65nm CPU's
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ket
Quote:
Originally Posted by Falkentyne
Quote:
Originally Posted by zanzabar
Quote:
Originally Posted by zanzabar
Are you sure you calibrated real temp properly? Also if its the TJmax is wrong you can change that in Real temp also.
When you dont bother to update your sig how is this my fault??Quote:
Originally Posted by steve30x
I read alot of posts in a day its hard to remember everything a simple im running w/e bios and update your sig would be all thats required, regardless of what bios your running the chip is still the same temp so if false numbers are what your after just off set the tjmax to what ever value you wish your chip to run at...
Realtemp and everest will show the same temps when the tjmax is set properly, if you still have a 120 rad on your quad and your still pumping 1.45vcore you might want to grab a 220 as the 120 rad might be a tad weak for teh job, load line calibration is best to leave enabled it is very hard to get cpu stable without it.
This was done on bios 308 with a Q6700 so you should be able to adapt the settings easy
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...inger/6700.png
Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
FSB Frequency : 450
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1081
CLOCK SKEW Normal both channels
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 : 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
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual
Common Performance Level [7]
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
CPU Voltage : whatever your cpu needs
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.60
North Bridge Voltage : 1.51
DRAM Voltage : 2.02
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.32
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.67X
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67X
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5
Ok sorry about that. Anyway I have TJ max set to 90 in real temp and its showing 1 degree celcius lower than Everest. I have lowered all the voltages and set load line calibration to enabled. Currently I have the CPU set to 1.4125 in the bios when CPUZ and Everest are showing the CPU voltage to be 1.40v. also the temperatures are about 10 celcius lower. Im not sure if its stable yet because I have the computer running Prime95 small FFS now for about 10 minutes now. Its still running as of now.
Also I have never touched the most of the ram timings except the timings that set it to 5-5-5-15. I am unsure what all those other ram settings do.
Ram timing can be a real pain get your cpu stable first then worry about ram sub timing...keep us posetd on your resultsQuote:
Originally Posted by steve30x
Its still failing @ 3.5ghz even when I have the voltage at 1.45 in the bios (but CPUZ and Everest reports 1.42v) Also the temps are staying below 60 celcius now. Im at 3.4ghz stable now with your voltage settings and 58 celcius with 100% load.
very good, depending on how your chip scales you might need alot of volts take the vCore to 1.50 in the bios ( 1.50volts for 65nm cpu is ok) and up the FSB to 438 if it goes try 450...try to keep the cpu under 65cQuote:
Originally Posted by steve30x
Cant do that tonight. I installed windows 7 Build 7264 and its too late in the night to reinstall everything so Ill continue later tomorrow. BTW I used your ram timings and it seems to make things run a lot faster.
the ram timings will help a lot....
Windows 7 will make your rig fly I like it and have been using it 24/7 since the RC was launched..dont be too concerned with running 1.50vcore on that chip as long as your temps stay in check the cpu will be fine, depending on what IC's you have on your cell shock that ram will do amazing things and will be alot of fun tweaking it to the maximum.
keep us posted on your results :up:
I dont have anything installed in windows 7 but I am pretty sure I have the CPU on its limit until I change my watercooling kir. I can get it to post with 438 x 9 1.5v bios but it wont boot into windows. 420x9 wont boot into. I now have it @ 3.6ghz with 1.4875v in bios showing 1.47v with everest and CPUz running 100% @ 64 celcius.
I dare not push the CPU any further because my watercooling kit isnt up to it. Im planning on having a watercooling kit built into a case for me ASAP with a 240rad for the CPU. Even at that I think I have hit the limit of the CPU. My Q6600 G0 has always needed a lot of juice to OC.
Going to leave Prime95 run overnight and see if its stable @ 3.6ghz. Its 1am here so im off to bed. Will report back tomorrow.
BTW Would it be a good idea to buy a Q9650?
PS. I have been using indows 7 since 6801. Have installed many leaked builds since. 7264 no longer accepts RC keys. Windows 7 is fantastic.
It fails at 3.5ghz still. Im gone back 3.4ghz. Im just goin to have to stick with 3.4ghz for now. It failed @3.6ghz after an hour and I left it run prime95 overnight @3.5ghz but it failed.
post your setup for 3.5GHz maybe your just missing something
Its the same as the settings you posted but I lowered the voltage in the bios to 1.487. It fails prime95 after an hour with 1.5v
[EDIT] I take it theres very few people with this motherboard now
Most have moved on, I have the board on my shelf in the basement for a spare if I should need it...Quote:
Originally Posted by steve30x
Tweaking GTL's might get a 100 or 200 more MHz out of that chip but you'll need to decide if its worth the effort..X38 boards seem to be 45nm quad core limited you will find the odd board that will prove me worng but you wont find many...my Maximus X38 could only run a Q9550 and a Q9650 to 425FSB on any multi, I'll hunt up my old profiles for 3.6GHz and a few other templates to try it might help get you a little higher
Q9550 C1 P5E X38 8.5x483Quote:
Originally Posted by Grnfinger
Prime95 Blend
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/6...50blend.th.jpg
IBT
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9476/q9550.th.jpg
i just got this board and paired it with a 8400. i am using the stock cooling. i just want to overclock to a 3.4. can i do that with little problem. if so, can you give me some of the settings for cpu voltage, fsb termination, north bridge, etc. thanks
You will need to change the cooler to be able OC. The stock cooler wont cool the CPU enough when its overclocked.
8x425 would be the best combination for your chip, if you have a decent chip it should do ok on the stock cooler but will run on the warm side steve30x is correct and you should invest in a better cooler.Quote:
Originally Posted by mooch49
378x9 will work but not as good for bandwidth as 425x8
i think the stock 45nm coolers have no copper in the heat sink like the 65nm coolers have.. since the 45nm cpu runs at lower volts i think they figured they don't need any copper to cool it.. so if you have one laying around from a 65nm cpu with copper, it may work fine for that mild oc. i would just get a decent cooler for it though.. another thing i would do put a fan on the the north bridge heat sink. if it is the se with water block, i removed my water block and made up a regular heat sink with a small fan.. it made a huge difference in temps on my north bridge and in the entire area around it.. including my ram temps.. i am on water on my e8500 and north now so it doesn't have any heat issues other then at 4.5 with my ram at 1141 i fried 2 sticks before i put a fan over them.. i plan on keeping this board for a while.. i am going to try to get a set of g.skill 1200 for it to see how it does and may get a gigabyte ga ep45 to play with. especially after seeing the oc's with lower volts and temps in the gigabyte thread but i don't plan on upgrading to i7 maybe upgrade to a amd and x4 if i do upgrade.. i don't know if i am missing anything by not upgrading but i kind of like this board..
Ok haven't had a RAID setup sense getting did of my two Raptor 74's. So now I have two WD2000JS (200GB SATA) drives. And when I try to enable RAID in the BIOS I can't get past the USB detection of the bootup. I think it's hanging before reading SATA drives. Am I doing something wrong?
Awesome OC considering that you are using X38.Quote:
Originally Posted by OLDcomer
Are you using water cooling?
No. Just Xigmatek HDT-S1283 with two push-pull fans for the CPU and one 70mm fan for the northbridge.Quote:
Originally Posted by askimo
I have a 40mm fan for the northbridge. Can you take a picture to show me how you fit a 70MM fan?Quote:
Originally Posted by OLDcomer
It fited perfectly between the cpu cooler and the video card after I sealed it with plastic foam to absorb vibrations.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShawnTRD
http://www.picvalley.net/u/1988/1265831731199301733.JPG
how do you like those g.skills? i have been thinking about picking up the 2x2GB pc9600 to try out..
You'd better try some ocz blades at more reasonable price.Quote:
Originally Posted by loften
i was tossing up the two, the ocz 9600 are out of stock and after reading the elpida graveyard thread i wonder if those blades have the same elpida chips?? maybe wait and see if anyone reports any dead ones or hope the g.skills come down in price like everything does right after i buy it..
hey guys,
Its been a while since i was last on. Had some issues resting my password after forgetting it...
Anyways i am still playing around with this board.
I have a goal of taking the cpu to 4Ghz~ with the memory at 1200Mhz, yet still remaining stable.
It seems that after about 400mhz FSB, that i need to start droping my memory speed down to be able to boot.
I was wondering what steps i should take to get my north bridge capable to handle the same memory speed at FSB speeds higher than 400MHZ.
I have test the system with Intel Burn test at the higher FSB/lower Memory speed and Intel burn test says it passes, i would just like to run the memory at the speeds it rated at.
System is in sig.
I am running 533 mhz FSB with 4 sticks of kingston hyperx pc8500 cl 5 mem.
i'm using 8 multiplier so that gives me 8*533= 4264 mhz.
Using rampage bios 0601
Here is my everest mem benchmark:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4554/533ram.jpg
I am trying to further OC my Q6600 on this board (fine tuning settings at 3.52 ghz now), and got some questions:
1) If I lower the ram fsb strap from 400 to 333 mhz, do that put less strain on the nb? And if so can I lower the volt a bit? It looks to me NB temps is lower when running 333 strap...
2) What is a safe 24/7 OC of a q9550 on this board?
3) Anyone have a odd temp read from nb/sb on this board with everest v4? Not tried v5 yet. The earlier version I had it said about 45 degrees C, after I changed to a newer version it says usually 50+, and when OCing OCCT testing close to 60 C.
JH_man
4) Is there a problem running the Ballistix 2x2gb 8500 set in command rate 1 on this board?.. If not what settings are adviced?
JH_man
I found this on asus boards from a guy there, is it correct?
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Maximus Formula needs stock 1.25 voltage on NB to run 2 x 1GB DDR2 800 at 4-4-4-12 timings and needs 1.45 volts to run 4 x 1 GB DDR2 800 at 4-4-4-12.
When you set DDR2 800 at 5-5-5-15 at 2.2 volts, its more likely that you get errors because of unneeded voltage. DDR2 800 5-5-5-15 doesn't need 2.2 volts at all. It will work better (and more likely flawlessly) with about 1.9-2.0 volts or even lower.
I.E. never set voltage more than needed on RAM modules, otherwise it is the best way for errors and system instabilities.
Also Crusial Ballistix uses Micron D9 memory modules, which can work at 3-3-3-8/9 at DDR2 800 and 4-4-4-12/15 at DDR2-1066 flawlessly, so try to tighten your timings a bit more.
I have tested myself OCZ Reaper HPC PC-8500 and Crucial Balistixs on my Maximus Formula (both Micron D9s) and they worked flawlessly with correct voltage and correct settings.
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JH_man
i think they are not supported by the mobo and many people had issues with the newer crucial ram.... my crucial double sided 4x1 8500's ran error free at rated specs and volts.. they ran at 1141 for about 4 months then i water cooled the cpu and nb and didn't put a fan back over them and fried 2 sticks.. my nb had a fan that was offset a little and it cooled the memory.. now i only have 2 sticks in with a fan over them still running.. i tried 4,4,4,12 - 4,4,4,15 and i couldn't get them to be error free.. 5,5,5,15 ran error free at 1066 with rated volts but as soon as i started overclocking them i had to go to 5,5,5,18 at rated volts to get them to not error.. it could have been me being a rookie and or other settings like ai/performance level stuff but i tried..
Crucial ram and the Maximus are not compatible this topic has been beaten to death, also OCZ is not the best choice fort his board...I know its a long thread but there is a search button.
60c for your NB is not a good thing, you should look and remounting the NB heatsink with some better TIM, and no one can cay what volts your NB needs every board will be different depending on FSB ,divider and ram speed so wherever you got that info you should toss it out...
Right now I am trying to get my current rig 100% stable, but the problem is the NB it looks like. I have to run 1.51volt in bios/1.54volt in everest, and the NB gets very hot (everest says close to 60 C under heavy load and hot inside but dont know if I can trust it, see above for more info about this), and it looks like that is the reason for hangups.
The FSB is set to 400 strap, ram is running at 880 at 5-5-5-15. In OCCT is stable, normal PI has been stable at all clocks, extremesystems PI is unstable and has been so for all OCs over 3.2ghz I have tried, CoD4 is stable but after 3-4 hours of Lotro (it stresses the NB ALOT) it hang. I uped the CPU volt to 1.45625 and rest of the night it was stable, but also it got colder in the room so not easy to say if it really helped or not.
What I need to know is what stresses the NB the most? Do low ram timings stress it more the high? Do the strap to FSB mzh have impact, will 333 stress it less then 400 strap? etc... I need to stress the NB as little as I can without going down too much in OC.
If I have to start to refit the chipset coolers etc to get it to be stable, I am considering jumping over to a i7 or Phenom II rig...
The machine has been rock solid at 3.2ghz for about 19 months at low volts all over. It boggles me uping the fsb just 40mzh (400 -> 440) should make it soo much harder to get it stable.
Can it be the ram that for some reason create these problems? Can they cause the NB to 'overheat'?..
JH_man
Your overclock is a modest one and running 1:1 should not tax the NB to hard.
I would run the ram through 3 passes of memtest on your current overclock to rule out bad dimms if you get errors try stock speed settings and re test.
If your still running bios 401 might I suggest running something a little more recent