ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[SVTSnake]

Has anyone been able to get Crucial Ballistix Tracer's 4*1GB to be stable on this mobo? I've tried for the past 2 days and can't get anywhere. Both sets are stable by thereselves at 1141 but all 4 together and either Memtest errors, or Windows BSOD's. Anyone got any settings that they would like to share?

[Talonman]

I am running Vista 64 on P5E with XFX 8800 GTS 320. No problems so far. Get stable 3600 with 1.45 vCore in bios. Bios sucks, by the way. Al voltage should be adjust manually, and there are no voltage dumper option. Vdrop is 0.032 V.

im going to try to install the beta drivers and see if that helps but who knows...ill keep you updated on this and see if i can get anything going

Thanks for the replys on the Vista 64 question.

[tylerw13]

Has anyone been able to get Crucial Ballistix Tracer's 4*1GB to be stable on this mobo? I've tried for the past 2 days and can't get anywhere. Both sets are stable by thereselves at 1141 but all 4 together and either Memtest errors, or Windows BSOD's. Anyone got any settings that they would like to share?

i have crucial ballistix working 4*1gb they are running 1066 though with 425fsb they are as solid as ever...i dont know if that helps

[ChaosMinionX]

The SupremeFXII wont install on Vista x64? It doesnt have to be in the black PCIE 1x slot does it? I just keep getting HD Audio device, and the SoundMax installer says the driver im trying to install doesnt support my device.

Any help on this?

EDIT: NM after reading the manual a bit, seems this retarded add on can only be used in the "black" PCIE 1x slot as its designated PCIE1x/Audio... so apparently that slot is special....

[tylerw13]

just a quick update ive flashed to the new bios and it seems to have fixed it!!! finally...damn it..lol...if i have anymore problems ill let you guys know...however i now have to run my ram under its rated speed i no longer can run it @ 1066 mhz...that is a bummer...i think that is a bios problem but at least im not getting driver error dang i hate new mobos....lol alot of damn bugs!!!

[Clunk]

Evening all,

Is anyone using an Enermax Galaxy DXX with the Maximus?

The reason I ask, is that the PC refuses to restart. I can boot up fine, but any form of restarting, be it the conventional method letting windows do it, or by hitting the reset switch, it just hangs before post and shows the date on the LCD poster.

I also get a slight beep (very short, and slightly off key) when I power on, and also when I power off.

As I was just explaining to someone over at my forums, this behaviour is identical to my ill fated commando boards, which went on to murder several sets of RAM, so I just want to check if anyone else with an Enermax Galaxy PSU is having similar problems, or if it is indeed just a flakey BIOS.

Cheers

[Jinxy]

Had exactly the same problem until I flashed back to the 0401 bios from 0504. I'm running a Corsair 620HX.

Steve

[kocsonya]

HM: hardware monitor
FSB T.: FSB termination voltage

[Zytek_Fan]

The SupremeFXII wont install on Vista x64? It doesnt have to be in the black PCIE 1x slot does it? I just keep getting HD Audio device, and the SoundMax installer says the driver im trying to install doesnt support my device.

Any help on this?

EDIT: NM after reading the manual a bit, seems this retarded add on can only be used in the "black" PCIE 1x slot as its designated PCIE1x/Audio... so apparently that slot is special....

Can that slot run a PCIe x1 wireless card (abit AirPace)?

[ChaosMinionX]

Can that slot run a PCIe x1 wireless card (abit AirPace)?

I have no way of testing that, but I imagine it would.

As a side note, Ive noticed contrary to the P5K Premium/Deluxe where DRAM static read control to enabled yielded the best performance, however setting Transaction booster to 1, and setting that one option to "strong" (name eludes me, its in that row of memory performance options. Its in the Asus guide as "Crazy" function) and it gets about 200-300 MB/s better in Everest benches, as well as a decrease of .2ns on latency.

Anyone know whats holding back the board from doing transaction boost 2? Perhaps someone has some more performance tweaks for this board, quite happy with it so far.

[SynGroW]

Anyone know whats holding back the board from doing transaction boost 2?

Transaction boost is setting the boards Performance Level.

Transaction boost isn't always setting directly the same PL with the 3 options it has. The PL differs with the divider you're using. When running 5:6 for example, transaction boost = 1 results in PL 8 (according to Memset), transaction boost = AUTO results in PL 10.

When you put transaction boost at 2 the board will run PL 7 or even 6 and for that reason, it won't work.

But when running 2:3 divider and transaction boost = 1, the PL is 10 for example and than transaction boost 2 will work.

The board relaxes the PL when you run a "higher" divider and you can re-adjust it with transaction booster.

[Pete]

Lads i made a bo bo. Pulled stock cooling off, guess what came off as well



Heheh i now have a naked X38.

The IHS is very very stuck to the stock HSF!

[TheSamurai]

oh ooooh!!!

[mjb1206]

Pete, Is any one making a chip-set cooler for the X38 chip yet? I have seached the websites, and haven't found one yet! I ain't taking my stock one off till I have an aftermarket cooler to replace it with !!

[Pete]

Pete, Is any one making a chip-set cooler for the X38 chip yet? I have seached the websites, and haven't found one yet! I ain't taking my stock one off till I have an aftermarket cooler to replace it with !!

Non that i know of but i'm not sure if the 4 point mount Eddy does fits or not

[giorgos th.]

Lads i made a bo bo. Pulled stock cooling off, guess what came off as well

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...E/PA145400.jpg
Heheh i now have a naked X38.

The IHS is very very stuck to the stock HSF!

the chipset has a heatsink or is it naked like that?

[sdumper]

Heatsink

[Pete]

No the chips has a IHS just like a CPU! Then it has a HSF ontop

[lsevald]

How is the water block mounted? On top of the heatpipe/heatsink assembly or directly to the chipset IHS?

[Pete]

Fusion block
Heatsink with heatpipe
Think plate
IHS
Chipset

How it goes, i'll try and geta photo and i will be taking apart as well

[lsevald]

So theres 4 layers of thermal compound between the chipset and waterblock? Seriously, they should stop putting this crap on the boards. I would rather have some simple and beefy alu heatsinks mounted properly (and no heatpipes), prepared with the option to easily mount a 40 or 60mm fan on the nb.

[Pete]

I will get a photo, might even blow toruch it to get it apart

[ChaosMinionX]

Transaction boost is setting the boards Performance Level.

Transaction boost isn't always setting directly the same PL with the 3 options it has. The PL differs with the divider you're using. When running 5:6 for example, transaction boost = 1 results in PL 8 (according to Memset), transaction boost = AUTO results in PL 10.

When you put transaction boost at 2 the board will run PL 7 or even 6 and for that reason, it won't work.

But when running 2:3 divider and transaction boost = 1, the PL is 10 for example and than transaction boost 2 will work.

The board relaxes the PL when you run a "higher" divider and you can re-adjust it with transaction booster.

Ahh, appreciate the info... .looks like its back to tweaking this board, anyone got some good secondary subtimings for ram?

[JoeBar]

Lads i made a bo bo. Pulled stock cooling off, guess what came off as well

Heheh i now have a naked X38.

The IHS is very very stuck to the stock HSF!

When i first saw your photo i thought, what is this????
It came off cause u run the pc for a few days with the stock cooler on. If u'd remove it on day 1 then it probably wouldn't come off.

[Maglin]

Pete,
Was the NB IHS adiquetly covered with TIM? And did it dry out? Just wondered why it just poped off and why the IHS is glued to the HSF.