ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[cuke2u]

Are you sure your CPU only need 1.36 Vcore for 3.6ghz ?, have you tried with an 8X to rule out the CPU Vcore...

Hi, silly me, you are correct of course, boots into vista @ 8x. I guess I've gotta increase the vcore with 9x until vista's stable.
Thanks...
ChrisC

[Leeghoofd]

Hi, silly me, you are correct of course, boots into vista @ 8x. I guess I've gotta increase the vcore with 9x until vista's stable.
Thanks...
ChrisC

Good luck with it mate, I need 1.42 to get there

[Leeghoofd]

I can't find that bios anywhere on their website. How did you find that? I'd like to read the bios notes first before flashing it.

Prolly a beta (till now), if it goes official it will take a few days to pop up on the webbie with a changelog

[cuke2u]

Hi, is my dram too high do you think?



Thanks...
ChrisC

[Leeghoofd]

well I wouldn't run those dimms at 2.4, what did you set in the bios ? 2.3 or something, this board overvolts so plz be carefull and set a few notches lower in the bios then what is required... and if you want to run them this high plz give them some active cooling

[ShawnTRD]

Hi, is my dram too high do you think?



Thanks...
ChrisC

Looks high to me.

Try slowly lowering it.

[cuke2u]

well I wouldn't run those dimms at 2.4, what did you set in the bios ? 2.3 or something, this board overvolts so plz be carefull and set a few notches lower in the bios then what is required... and if you want to run them this high plz give them some active cooling

Hi, only following the instructions given by Langley which was to set them at 2.35. I'll reduce them a tad...
Thanks
Chris

[Nuker_]

My Q6600 G0 runs nicely on this board @ 400*9, with 1.41875 Vcore IIRC, which is 1.384 according to CPU-Z, idle, and temp in idle is 29C (temp w/o OC was 22C). Using thermalright U 120 Xt with a silverstone FM121 in an antec P182 with the default fans installed.

[ShawnTRD]

Just lower it some and do a memtest, then repeat until memtest gives you an error.

[Scope666]

Hi guys,

I just got the SE, pretty impressed, although I'm overwhelmed learning a new bios and finding all the tricks.

I've been reading through this forum, is the consensus that you can leave most settings on auto except for CPU vcore and DRAM voltage? Are there any others that have to be tweaked to get into the low 3 GHz range? (I have a e6420 that I usually run at 3.2 ~ 3.3 GHz)

Thanks in advance for any guidance! :-)


PS I used to be a regular in the P5B forum before I went to the 680i (never again nVidia, stick to GPU’s, it’s what you do best) It's nice to be back with an Intel chipset.

[TouGe]

My board arrived 2 days ago .

Definitely happy w/ the layout. There are plenty of fan headers and the forward facing SATA connectors are a plus when using crossfire. I am also glad they moved the PATA connector out from under the bottom PCI-e connector which was where they had it on the P5K-D, tisk tisk.

I haven't OC'd yet but will give it a go tomorrow when I get back from work. So far I haven't had any issues running 4 gigs of Patriot 8500 @ 1003 5-5-5-9 @ 2.15V which was the same as I had it on my P5K-D. As far as over volting the RAM, I only see the voltage .01V over in the BIOS and in PC Probe. Also using Loadline calibration there is only a .02V difference between what is set in the BIOS and what I get in windows.

The board is solid as far as I am concerned.

Also, I haven't had any issues using my X-Fi card in the top PCI slot. I can't try the bottom slot since my 2nd GPU blocks that slot.

[GAR]

Hi guys,

I just got the SE, pretty impressed, although I'm overwhelmed learning a new bios and finding all the tricks.

I've been reading through this forum, is the consensus that you can leave most settings on auto except for CPU vcore and DRAM voltage? Are there any others that have to be tweaked to get into the low 3 GHz range? (I have a e6420 that I usually run at 3.2 ~ 3.3 GHz)

Thanks in advance for any guidance! :-)


PS I used to be a regular in the P5B forum before I went to the 680i (never again nVidia, stick to GPU’s, it’s what you do best) It's nice to be back with an Intel chipset.

you should be fine with the voltages at auto, and set your cpu and dram manually, also the only other thing you might need to mess around with is the ram settings, the transaction booster etc...... just mess with it keep on running memtest intill you are error free.

[Scope666]

you should be fine with the voltages at auto, and set your cpu and dram manually, also the only other thing you might need to mess around with is the ram settings, the transaction booster etc...... just mess with it keep on running memtest intill you are error free.

from what I gather, I should keep transaction booster, link boost, etc, etc turned off initially right?


Thanks again

[Eastcoasthandle]

is this board performance better then the P5W DH Deluxe (using the 975 chipset)

[GAR]

from what I gather, I should keep transaction booster, link boost, etc, etc turned off initially right?


Thanks again

I would leave them off completely, no noticeable difference, if anything they cause stability problems.

[Scope666]

I would leave them off completely, no noticeable difference, if anything they cause stability problems.

awesome, thanks for the tip!

[GAR]

is this board performance better then the P5W DH Deluxe (using the 975 chipset)

at high resolutions, gaming performance differences are not noticeable between chipsets, at lower resolutions newer and mainly intel chipsets are a little bit faster.........but overall the new feature should pull you twords this board......pci-e 2.0 and 2x 16x pci-e mainly....ich9 thats pretty much all you would be gaining.....also 45nm cpu support, thats a pretty big list if u ask me.

[GAR]

OK guys seems like i am going back to SLi, 780i Striker Extreme II, i will be selling my board if anyone is interested..........thanks.

[Eastcoasthandle]

at high resolutions, gaming performance differences are not noticeable between chipsets, at lower resolutions newer and mainly intel chipsets are a little bit faster.........but overall the new feature should pull you twords this board......pci-e 2.0 and 2x 16x pci-e mainly....ich9 thats pretty much all you would be gaining.....also 45nm cpu support, thats a pretty big list if u ask me.

great that's what I needed to know

[Scope666]

OK guys seems like i am going back to SLi, 780i Striker Extreme II, i will be selling my board if anyone is interested..........thanks.

just say "NO" My 680i rig with 2 x 8800GTS cards drove me nuts, and many times didn't give me ANY improvement over a single fast card. LOTS of heat issues with these boards too, NB + SB run HOT!

The Maximus is already running WAY cooler than my 680i did.

[Leeghoofd]

OK guys seems like i am going back to SLi, 780i Striker Extreme II, i will be selling my board if anyone is interested..........thanks.

"Off topic" Any updates on that 780i board GAR ?

[kimandsally]

OK guys seems like i am going back to SLi, 780i Striker Extreme II, i will be selling my board if anyone is interested..........thanks.

Shocked

Why your selling? I thought you were loving it?

[zoob]

No luck with any X38 boards eh GAR? :|

[GAR]

Shocked

Why your selling? I thought you were loving it?

Dont get me wrong, this is one of the best boards i have ever used.........but when it comes to gaming, a video card, especially 2 of them is alot more beneficial than having a higher FSB, so SLi would come in handy for me, especially with my 24" monitor......i still havnt made a 100% final decision, but most likely i will head in that direction.

I will make a decision after ATi releases the 3870, if it is close to the 8800GT i will keep this board and get 2 of those for X fire.....if not i will sell and get 2 8800GT's.....so dont let me down ATi........wich they prolly will :[

[GAR]

"Off topic" Any updates on that 780i board GAR ?

The New Striker Extreme II should be out late Nov. early Dec........they already have a beta bios on the asus ftp site.

ftp://ftp.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socke...ker_II_Formula