Maximus Extreme - Results/Info/Bios

[peterpiper]

im in england i got offerd a qx9650 for £420 and i got offerd £200 for my Q6600

Where abouts were you offered a qx9650 for £420?

[cuprasport]

Where abouts were you offered a qx9650 for £420?

a lad on msn i go this q6600 from

[Smooth]

New Bios-Version on ASUS-ftp : 0907
but it won´t get flashed.
It´s getting read-in but it won´t flash :
"Worng ROM-ID" although ME0907

[Infa]

cant find any 907 on their FTP ... where did you find it?

[Aivas47a]

I see 907 here: ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...ximus_Extreme/

... but haven't tried it. 904 is doing pretty well for me.

[Infa]

my OC sucks... i will try that... i think, hope it wont get worse though

if it does, then im toast... anyone know how to backflash if it doesnt work out well? Think its a stupid function they have implanted that u cant backflash? why is that? And i dont want to use the "crash bios, then use the CD" couse i dont feel thats a safe way ..hehe

[OBR]

what is major trick for 500+ fsb? I am max stable only 470MHz ... any higher system freezes ... i tried many voltages of anything but no success ...

[GLENBOY]

just a quick one the 907 bios on ftp is for maximus formula not extreme so its been put on there by mistake so don't bother with it, re OBR 500fsb no prob here i'd suggest try mch volts 1.81 and maybe lower ram divider

[Smooth]

Refering to the "new" Bios-file :
Thats the 2nd time ASUS failed to get the right file in the right DIR.
1st the Blitz-Bios
and now the Formula Bios... allthough this time they also named it wrong.
Cause I thought "ME0907" stands for "MAximus Extreme 0907"....

I could I dare to think

@ Infa :
The only way to backflash is to interrupt a flashing-operation (it works with flashing same version that u got on your bios ).
I allready did it that way ... it´s not that bad as it sounds.
But u should be prepared and keep an USB-stick with the Bios-file (named the right way ) by the hand.
After "misflashing" you should turn your sys off ( complete off power ) and after turning back on there´s something like "worng checksum... searching for Extreme.rom on CD ... searching for xtreme.rom on USB"...
Allthough I got the CD - it did not find it....
But on USB all went fine.

[Infa]

Yes the ME stands for Maximus Extreme, atleast in the other bios that has come.

No i dont count on my USB to work, it did in the beginning, then it stopped and Ezflash wont find it anymore, really strange, Bios finds the USB in the boot and everything but Ezflash refuses, alltough it worked the first 2 bioses, then i went from 803 for the 904, and hell no, then it wouldnt, why? therefore i dont want to crash my bios and then ill stand there in the rain with thunder, and a broke bios :P

regards.

[OBR]

just a quick one the 907 bios on ftp is for maximus formula not extreme so its been put on there by mistake so don't bother with it, re OBR 500fsb no prob here i'd suggest try mch volts 1.81 and maybe lower ram divider

mem divider is my problem, thanks ... i can reach 500+ but only with slow memories, i want higher ... mybe in new bios ... i will try it

[sdumper]

mem divider is my problem, thanks ... i can reach 500+ but only with slow memories, i want higher ... mybe in new bios ... i will try it

Dont feel bad I max at 480fsb bootable but I have an unlocked multi which compensates a little bit for my lack of higher achievable FSB limits...

[OBR]

my 480 is not fully stable, even is not stable 450 too ... i cannot to use higher NB voltage then 1.65 the i have BSOD every second ... but temp of NB are 30C - is watercooled by swiftech block, this board is not too higher fsb clocker ...

[sdumper]

my 480 is not fully stable, even is not stable 450 too ... i cannot to use higher NB voltage then 1.65 the i have BSOD every second ... but temp of NB are 30C - is watercooled by swiftech block, this board is not too higher fsb clocker ...

Wow im shocked....
I thought it was my Quad holding me back but if Im not mistaken you are using an e6850 which usually has no FSB wall below 500+.

What level of voltage have you tried on the vFSB? I need a dangerous level of vFSB/vNB to run at 480.


Off topic but hows the Phenom performing?

[OBR]

Wow im shocked....
I thought it was my Quad holding me back but if Im not mistaken you are using an e6850 which usually has no FSB wall below 500+.

What level of voltage have you tried on the vFSB? I need a dangerous level of vFSB/vNB to run at 480.


Off topic but hows the Phenom performing?

still testing, but seems i have problem with memories ... cannot be stable at 400FSB and 1600MHz at any timings ...

Phenom is debacle ...

i am using now QX6700 and QX9650 on this board

[Infa]

this board sucks hehe..

to much stability issues with this...

need to get another board asap.

[3oh6]

Wow im shocked....
I thought it was my Quad holding me back but if Im not mistaken you are using an e6850 which usually has no FSB wall below 500+.

well, not all E6850s can do 500FSB, have tested more than i care for around 470-490FSB walls.

as for this motherboard doing 500FSB, it isn't a problem...on the 1:2 ratio with pretty much any strap. once you start using other ratios which 99% of people are going to have to, 500FSB+ becomes an issue.

i also found last night that there is an internal timing change when booting somewhere after 507FSB...not a strap change like the 400FSB change on Asus P965 boards but likely just a memory timing change that can't be seen. memory bandwidth drops and so does SPi times so something is definitely changing that can't be seen in the BIOS timings or Memset. why can't Asus just let us control what happens and when dammit...this kind of thing frustrates me to no end.

[sdumper]

why can't Asus just let us control what happens and when dammit...this kind of thing frustrates me to no end.

LoL

I hear you but they have gotten much better.
I am not a fanboy of any particular vendor but in all honesty I have had some great success with ASUS equipment and don't really have any complaints with the ME. Its doing what I wanted...

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4682294

I bought this MOBO for xfire and high overclocks and it hasn't disappointed me...

[3oh6]

yeah, i shouldn't complain. i bought the ME for clocking memory and well...it is a monster in that department.

i wish it was better at high FSB for benching but the memory ratios are all buggerd except 1:2 and that will only take you so far with any kit of memory...and i have some good ones. the ratio problem is an issue with X38 as i understand it, not this particular board.

the P5K3-Dlx is a much better suited board for high FSB benching because the 5:8 ratio actually works well and allows for 570FSB+ without problem with very good performance. i guess if i can afford this board i should be able to afford a un-locked multi chip

[Infa]

So, you say the p5k3 deluxe are a great board?

does it handle the ddr3 well? 5:8 , thats maximum divider? or is it called 1:2 on that board too? been thinking of getting that board too..

it cost like 200$ here in swe, 1600kr ... thats pretty low for a high end board.

[3oh6]

the P5K3-Dlx is P35 so that comes with its positives and negatives...the biggest positive is that the memory ratios actually work. a big negative to 3D benchers is no 16x / 16x for CF.

it handles DDR3 well and clocks memory almost the same as X38 on the hand full of kits i have tested and all memory has ran well on the P5K3-Dlx where as i have found two kits now that absolutely do not play well with the Maximus Extreme. the down side is that over 950MHz (give or take), it can't stably run memory. it can bench fine well over 1000MHz but you will likely need to volt mod the MCH for over 960MHz~970MHz. you can look at the Crucial Ballistix OC Report in my signature for a lot of results on the P5K3-Dlx and the same kit on the Maximus Extreme. you will see what i mean about the 950MHz limit i found on my P5K3-Dlx for dual 32M.

for benching however, it can easily handle over 1000MHz, have a look at the second post of the Ballistix OC Report, lots of benching results:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...56&postcount=2

that is where i have posted a bunch of bench results with some pretty impressive stuff this board has done. here is just a taste of some of the high FSB action:

click for full size including memset...


the comment i made about 5:8 is that it works over 500FSB un-like on the Maximus Extreme. 1:2 works fine but if your running 550FSB+...it won't be on the 1:2 ratio so the lower ratios need to work too ...the Maximus Extreme doesn't work worth on the lower ratios from what i have found.

[Infa]

Well i looked up some reviews, and as allways i find the voltages to be too low for my taste, even if im not all day pushing high voltage, i would like to be able to use it if i want, thats also a reason why i bought this Extreme mobo..

and 1.70 on vmch are loow...2.25 vdimm will also block some benches...
and me with a solder iron will only destroy the board

What about the Gigabyte P35T ? i need a board with voltage and fsb that can handle wolfdale....and this one i own will NOT be the board...or can a cpu change a boards bad behaviour of NB?

gaah need to decide on something new.

[sdumper]

Anybody have issues running 4 gb? Im running 4 x 1gb sticks of the crucial ballistic 12800 and the sticks all do 1900mhz when running just 2 gbs but when i populate all 4 channels I cant overclock worth a darn...in fact I cant even get 1600 to work in 1t mode and it wont even boot at 1800mhz and 8-8-8-20

[3oh6]

Anybody have issues running 4 gb? Im running 4 x 1gb sticks of the crucial ballistic 12800 and the sticks all do 1900mhz when running just 2 gbs but when i populate all 4 channels I cant overclock worth a darn...in fact I cant even get 1600 to work in 1t mode and it wont even boot at 1800mhz and 8-8-8-20

i was working with 4x1GB at 1000MHz for a little bit just for fun and the only way i could get POST was at 2N so just set 2T and see what you can do.

[sdumper]

Hmm whats 2N?