**Official ASUS Striker II Formula Discussion/Review/Overclock/Guide/BIOS Thread**

[D0nutz]

Hi guys,

So far this has been the most compreensive thread about the striker II Formula, which I happen to own.
Anyway, I will post some of my results and the gear I am using in a couple of hours. I am using a Q6600 G0, and was a breeze to oc this to 3.6 on a previous Asus board (Maximus formula), tho in need of an SLI solution I ended up with a striker 2. It was a breeze for someone with not so much experience in OC´ing.
Tho one thing I am stuck at, is that no matter how much I change the Vcore voltage of the striker I cant seem to see any changes, either on the bios or on any proggy I use for monitoring. Is this something someone experienced?
I am stuck with a flakey 3.2 oc atm, in need of a guide to the Vcore voltage changes, which I dont seem to be able to check.

[spajdr]

D0nutz : i think you need to do pencil vmod for vdrop that happens when you got asus mobo and have quadcore puppy.

[D0nutz]

D0nutz : i think you need to do pencil vmod for vdrop that happens when you got asus mobo and have quadcore puppy.

Thanks for the reply spajdr, trying to figure out how I am going to do that. You mean register them manually and work out the changes? how?

On a side note, I have used everest (looking at EvoCarlos post) and ProbeII, they wont leave the 1.25V even though I have cranked it up slightly.

[D0nutz]

Think I got what u meant now.
Lets see if I have the steady hands for that. So def. no other way around?

[hmetro24]

any 1 pencil mod SIIF if yes link images

[EvoCarlos]

any 1 pencil mod SIIF if yes link images

no need for vdroop it has loadline calibration in bios that reduces the droop on my s2f from over .09v (lc) off to .02-03v (lc) on, more than sufficent imo.

[EvoCarlos]

Hi guys,

So far this has been the most compreensive thread about the striker II Formula, which I happen to own.
Anyway, I will post some of my results and the gear I am using in a couple of hours. I am using a Q6600 G0, and was a breeze to oc this to 3.6 on a previous Asus board (Maximus formula), tho in need of an SLI solution I ended up with a striker 2. It was a breeze for someone with not so much experience in OC´ing.
Tho one thing I am stuck at, is that no matter how much I change the Vcore voltage of the striker I cant seem to see any changes, either on the bios or on any proggy I use for monitoring. Is this something someone experienced?
I am stuck with a flakey 3.2 oc atm, in need of a guide to the Vcore voltage changes, which I dont seem to be able to check.

just did this for you it shows the diffrence in voltage thru programs and bios but everist seams to be the most acc at displaying volts im using everist ver 4.50.1340



hope that helps

[RedneckHunter]

Well, first attempt at overclocking past 3.0GHz Tried 4-4-4-12 1T on ram but got the mem beeeeep and boot, so went to 2T and works nicely. Been running for 20 min now without a hiccup. Only Stress was 3DMark06 I ran it at default cept for desktop res@1920x1200.

Everything on AUTO cept the ref voltages
1800 FSB
+20
+20
DDR Cont +20
Ram 1 DDR_Ref
Ram 2 DDR_Ref

1.34v on the VCore seems kinda low for a 2.5-3.375GHz OC but that's what AUTO spits out, even for the lower 3.0GHz OC.

[D0nutz]

Excellent help EvoCarlos! Beats helping a lady cross the street for a good action of the day!

3.6 sorted. Loadline does help with the correct voltage readings for sure.
Is it advisable to disable it now I wonder?

Anyway screenies just out of the microwave.

Gonna try and lower some of the NB voltages etc.


Edit: Done

[EvoCarlos]

Excellent help EvoCarlos! Beats helping a lady cross the street for a good action of the day!

3.6 sorted. Loadline does help with the correct voltage readings for sure.
Is it advisable to disable it now I wonder?

Anyway screenies just out of the microwave.

Gonna try and lower some of the NB voltages etc.

cool glad it helped but could you post up a larger images can see the volts in that image text is to small.

i never tryed disablling it lol and this mobo is so picky some time it'll run 8 hours with 4 cores 100% loaded then the next day same setting bsod lol..

[D0nutz]

Image sorted, posting the rig:
Intel Quad Core Q6600 G0
Asus Striker II Formula
8GB (Muskin 991558+ DDR2-800 DDR2)
2x Video XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra (768 MB)

Cooling:
GPU: 2x swiftech stealth + 2x Thermaltake Bigwater
CPU: Thermaltake Tribe

[EvoCarlos]

Image sorted, posting the rig:
Intel Quad Core Q6600 G0
Asus Striker II Formula
8GB (Muskin 991558+ DDR2-800 DDR2)
2x Video XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra (768 MB)

Cooling:
GPU: 2x swiftech stealth + 2x Thermaltake Bigwater
CPU: Thermaltake Tribe

nice i got thermaltake BW on my gpu's just the twin rad tho lol

the default nb is 1.3v and the sb is 1.5v so the nb @ 1.38 is not to bad for 3.6ghz so sb dont need any ajustment till later on but you can alway set it to 1.5 maybe

also how did you get the spp in everist lol

[D0nutz]

Beta version perhaps? 4.50.1403

[RedneckHunter]

ok now my comp wont get into the OS even in Safe Mod. First my network went down, refused to see my router or my server(connected via patch cable). I tried reinstalling the nvidia drivers and the hit the fan. I loaded default BIOS but nuthin.

[EvoCarlos]

ok now my comp wont get into the OS even in Safe Mod. First my network went down, refused to see my router or my server(connected via patch cable). I tried reinstalling the nvidia drivers and the hit the fan. I loaded default BIOS but nuthin.

vista or xp? im on vista but it FAILS hard at everything and drivers are so crap really i should go back to xp as they have only just started to bring out good drivers for xp lol i just got the newest drivers to from nvids web but i cant see the point did not make any diffrence lol

is it a bios setting or os problem?

im sure theres somthing about that with the resume from standby but i dont no i only ever use off and on

[RedneckHunter]

vista or xp? im on vista but it FAILS hard at everything and drivers are so crap really i should go back to xp as they have only just started to bring out good drivers for xp lol i just got the newest drivers to from nvids web but i cant see the point did not make any diffrence lol

is it a bios setting or os problem?

im sure theres somthing about that with the resume from standby but i dont no i only ever use off and on

Vista x64

Everything was great till both network adapters decided to not work. The IP's were correct but I had no access to internet or my server. I uninstalled the nvidia drivers, used drivercleaner, then reinstalled, then no boot at all, would freeze on the green "Cylon" bar. Safe Mode, Last Known Config, nuthin. So I tried a "repair" Well it doesn't see the damn OS(installed on a stripe set). So I loaded drivers off a thumbdrive, they failed.

Screw it, im startin from scratch.

[EvoCarlos]

Vista x64

Everything was great till both network adapters decided to not work. The IP's were correct but I had no access to internet or my server. I uninstalled the nvidia drivers, used drivercleaner, then reinstalled, then no boot at all, would freeze on the green "Cylon" bar. Safe Mode, Last Known Config, nuthin. So I tried a "repair" Well it doesn't see the damn OS(installed on a stripe set). So I loaded drivers off a thumbdrive, they failed.

Screw it, im startin from scratch.

yeah sounds like the drivercleaner could of removerd somthing that was needed ??? not sure about raid i dont trust it lol i like my files where they are and are easy to get back

hope you get it sorted..

[RedneckHunter]

Yah I like raid 0 on the OS as it improves bootup speed and general program speed overall. I had 4x80GB drives in 2 raid 0 sets but this mobo keeps dropping 1 set. Now I have the OS on 1 Stripe Set and a single RaptorX 150 for the games.

[xo4ox]

dude just try some random volts lol if you have a read in the therad the normals are about ish
cpu gtl +30
nb gtl +30
nb 1.48v ish
sb 1.5
vvt 1.4
pll 1.5
if you break it dont blame me just try some start low and work up do one setting at a time not all at once as you will never no what makes the diffrence if it boot and its not stable ether the cpu or nb need some juse hope this helps oh and take your time it took me over 2 weeks to get a stable 4.4 trial and error..... right now go away! im kidding really im kidding

thanks man .
ok here are my results E8500:
im using this:

pll:1.6v
vtt:1.28v
nb:1.42
sb:1.55
1.2ht:1.25
gtl's +30

4.0ghz@1700fsb 1.412
4.2ghz@1800fsb 1.425
4.5ghz@1900fsb i tried until 1.47 but no luck !!
or should i rise the pll,vtt voltages ? and maybe the nb voltage?


pix:

[RedneckHunter]

ok...Vista reinstalled without a hitch(stock settings no OC). So no hardware apears to have been fuzzled. I'll try a clean OC after required drivers are installed.

great Interupt_Exception_Not_Handled 0x0000003d

Was just renaming some drives...lol

[simonk]

Official 1401 bios just released on Asus site

http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

[molotov]

I am using 1pc of xfx 9800gtx extreme on Antec 650W.
If I got a second xfx 9800gtx extreme, could anyone suggest the current PSU is enough for 2 SLI (+ overclocking)?
If not how much do I need to upgrade? (e.g. 850W)

Or eventually I should directly go for 1000W?

Thanks for your opinion~

[Leeghoofd]

Don't think total wattage is an issue but it might be the amps and build quality of that psu...
I ran 780I with Qx9650@4.5 with 2 8800 GTS 512 OC'ed in SLI, WC setup and 2hd's with an Enermax 620 liberty... didn't sweat at all....

[RedneckHunter]

Don't think total wattage is an issue but it might be the amps and build quality of that psu....

While overall wattage is to be included amps is more important. I had a 1000w Galaxy that flatout refused to boot this board, yet it worked fine on the old board. Now it was a first gen Galaxy so I think it had the bug but the way they did thier "5 rails" was to actually split 2 and left 1 alone.


On a side note anyone else have issues with RAID while overclocking? Just out of the blue my nvraid64 file got hosed after a windows update. So I did a restore and it ran fine for a bit, then BSOD(fast couldn't see the error) and now it sits on the load screen, the bar doesn't move at all.

[hmetro24]

I am loooking to passs 4.5 ghz