ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[Viss]

On Commando me Cellshock did 620mhz cas 5 max, on this board a little better:



A little less vcore needed for 4ghz (according to probe at least)


Setfsb works fine. Unfortunately i dont have much time to test stability so 1M for now.

[GLENBOY]

theres nothing wrong with ddr1353 on ddr2 that ddr3 frequencies there, loco well done m8 , are you getting used to the maximus now

[Viss]

Thanks. Yes Glen its getting better. Problem was bios 0504 for sure.

[GLENBOY]

yes loco its the old chestnut of getting the latest hardware straightaway you did as i and got the hd2900s straightaway and took 3 months to be able to overclock in crossfire so i think as time goes on the x38 will get better and better , whats the biggest improvement you have seen with x38 coming from p35 , 3d03 maybe , its looking good though i must admit i'm tempted to hammer the plastic , but i think ddr3 is my next move now

[Viss]

GPU scores nice. A single 2900XT OC use to do better in nature 2001 then crossfire @ stock for me with asus commado, on X38 i get better results with 2 cards at default speeds. Same settings/LOD:

Commando single 870/999:


X38 crossfire stock:

[GLENBOY]

loco try the new 7.10 catalysts gave 3d01 nature about a 5% boost on mine

[ChaosMinionX]

loco try the new 7.10 catalysts gave 3d01 nature about a 5% boost on mine

Any Vista x64 yet?

[MIS3]

Is Anybody Air Cooling the SE Model?

Looking at the board, I am not sure how good the fusion block will work for heat dissipation.

I read in other forums that some people actually remove the fusion block that covers the NB. Is this even possible just to remove the fusion block? What do we do with the pipe connecting to the SB?

If removing the fusion block is possible, should I get a MB cooler to cool the MB?

[Evanesco]

Is Anybody Air Cooling the SE Model?

Looking at the board, I am not sure how good the fusion block will work for heat dissipation.

I read in other forums that some people actually remove the fusion block that covers the NB. Is this even possible just to remove the fusion block? What do we do with the pipe connecting to the SB?

If removing the fusion block is possible, should I get a MB cooler to cool the MB?

I can tell you it works perfectly fine! Why shouldn't it? My NB temp is at around 40C (38c-41C) with 1.61v. I don't find iy restrictive on the loop either.

[krifosjen]

Is Anybody Air Cooling the SE Model?

Looking at the board, I am not sure how good the fusion block will work for heat dissipation.

I read in other forums that some people actually remove the fusion block that covers the NB. Is this even possible just to remove the fusion block? What do we do with the pipe connecting to the SB?

If removing the fusion block is possible, should I get a MB cooler to cool the MB?

I'm aircooling the SE with fusion block. My cooling is ThermalRight 120 Extreme. My cpu is q6600 @ 3618,2. Ram is Corsair XMS2 6400 @ 402.

It's been steady as a rock for 1 week now. I dont pay attention to NB temp, as long as its stable. CPU is never above 51c.

BTW my ram is labelled 1.9v. Any1 know if thats good or bad, and why it is either way?

[MIS3]

I am curious about the NB temperature.

I am concerned because on the P5E, there is a heatsink on top on the NB with lots of heat fins to dissipate the heat.

When you air-cool the SE with the fusion block, did you remove the caps on the water connectors?

[krifosjen]

I am curious about the NB temperature.

I am concerned because on the P5E, there is a heatsink on top on the NB with lots of heat fins to dissipate the heat.

When you air-cool the SE with the fusion block, did you remove the caps on the water connectors?

Did nothing to caps or board at all, im DL the probe, hang on for temps.