ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[Leeghoofd]

I run like that for ages with my P5K Dlx, same with the Maximus see if you can reach the same FSB with less volt, I only need 1.32 for 400FSB with my Q6600 for 3.2Ghz that is...

[cliffy]

cliffy:

Do you find Everest to be stable? When i was trying it (4.20.1170) I would get Blue Screen restarts. I stopped using it and haven't had another one yet. This was on XP Pro.

No problems here with everest

[sdumper]

anyone have a link for this bios 0701 ???

[kup]

anyone have a link for this bios 0701 ???

It's still there for me...

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...ula/MF0701.zip

There ya go...

[sdumper]

Check Creative's Website, there is a new X-Fi driver out today and people are cheering that it fixes most of the 64 bit and 4Gb ram bugs

thanks for the tip it works great with 4gbs of ram under Vista x64

[sdumper]

There ya go...

Cool man thanks!!

[ashefps]

Hi, no even before the X-FI, I remember the file corruption issues caused by audigy drivers and via chipsets. You wouldn't think X-FI was so bad when the audigy driver trashed your hard drive..
ChrisC

In the event that the new Creative drivers don't work, you can try the YouP-PAX drivers. Apparently these guys did the work over a year ago. Sad to see that it took so long for Creative to get their act together.

These are some hacked Chinese drivers that have been out almost a year now, and they work fine. I am using YouP-PAX-X-FI2007. Here is a link: http://www.youp-pax.org/viewthread.p...a=page%3D1

You don't have to install the whole suite to get the X-Fi working, just have it search the *.iso for the drivers and you'll be good to go.

[icon57]

i hope it works ok cuz my board arrives today and I have an X-Fi...

same here, my board arrives in a few days, also ordered x-fi sound card

[safan80]

Im using the ASUS suplied PCIe 1x sound card and it sounds good to me.

I tried my x-Fi but with Vista x64 and 4 gigs of ram all I got was an ear full of static...

the x-fi worked great vista x64 with my p5k deluxe and 4GB of ram. maybe something hardware wise is messing up the card. it could be getting interference from something in your case.

[Warboy]

I've having alot of problems with these board, No matter what voltages, It will not post at a "Reasonable" overclock, My normal 3.9Ghz will not load Windows under 433 or 485 and the 400mhz FSB Strap isn't working either, My memory can handle the speeds and the timings, but It won't post at all.

Also, the motherboard hangs at the IDE detection "PCIE-SATA RAID" Screen.

Anyone know why?

[sdumper]

I've having alot of problems with these board, No matter what voltages, It will not post at a "Reasonable" overclock, My normal 3.9Ghz will not load Windows under 433 or 485 and the 400mhz FSB Strap isn't working either, My memory can handle the speeds and the timings, but It won't post at all.

Also, the motherboard hangs at the IDE detection "PCIE-SATA RAID" Screen.

Anyone know why?

Are you water cooling your chipset?

The highest stable I can get with my Q6600 under phase and 0505 so far is 460 FSB on air chipset cooling...

This same chip on my BlackPearl is stable at 485 FSB ...

Consequently I ordered a few parts to build a single rad chipset cooling solution...we shall see...

[CyberDruid]

Dying to fire up the Maximus...

[Warboy]

Are you water cooling your chipset?

The highest stable I can get with my Q6600 under phase and 0505 so far is 460 FSB on air chipset cooling...

This same chip on my BlackPearl is stable at 485 FSB ...

Consequently I ordered a few parts to build a single rad chipset cooling solution...we shall see...

No, Right now my chipset is at 44C at 1.62volts on Air, its set to auto in bios, I don't see why the chipset needs those types of volts to push 3.75Ghz.


My P5K Deluxe would handle these without a problem.

**EDIT**
Nice open case CyberDruid, Wish i had one :P

[sdumper]

No, Right now my chipset is at 44C at 1.62volts, its set to auto in bios, I don't see why the chipset needs those types of volts to push 3.75Ghz.


My P5K Deluxe would handle these without a problem.

**EDIT**
Nice open case CyberDruid, Wish i had one :P

Because this is not the P35 or 965

Its closer to the 975 chipset and if you want high FSB's your going to have to give it the volts. Thats the price Intel is making us pay for twin 16x slots.

Update: I just jacked my FSB Terminatioon voltage to 1.60 and now im perfectly stable at 466 FSB and 4.2ghz...more to come soon but I really dont like my voltages this high even if the new chipset is designed to take it.

NB = 1.71
FSB = 1.60

Once I go water I wont care too much but on air im concerned...

[Talonman]

FYI - If your water cooling your SE, using the stock ROG NB cooler, report your temps in this thread please:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=1#post2536433

[Warboy]

Because this is not the P35 or 965

Its closer to the 975 chipset and if you want high FSB's your going to have to give it the volts. Thats the price Intel is making us pay for twin 16x slots.

Update: I just jacked my FSB Terminatioon voltage to 1.60 and now im perfectly stable at 466 FSB and 4.2ghz...more to come soon but I really dont like my voltages this high even if the new chipset is designed to take it.

NB = 1.71
FSB = 1.60

Once I go water I wont care too much but on air im concerned...

So I would have to push 1.75 and with a FSB of 1.65 to get 485? Damn, thats risky

[Scope666]

So I'm trying to decide what to do with the Maximus. I have to RMA it, not sure if I want to try another one or perhaps try another X38 (or even P35) board. Are you guys happy with your boards?

Is it normal for this board to have reboot issues? when you hit F10 to save changes from the bios, does your machine restart the way it's supposed to? Can you do reboots from Vista, Dos, etc?

[-=j0nnyr0773n=-]

So I'm trying to decide what to do with the Maximus. I have to RMA it, not sure if I want to try another one or perhaps try another X38 (or even P35) board. Are you guys happy with your boards?

Is it normal for this board to have reboot issues? when you hit F10 to save changes from the bios, does your machine restart the way it's supposed to? Can you do reboots from Vista, Dos, etc?

I have come to the conclusion that when I change bios settings and restart and it doesn't come back on like a normal board does that there is something wrong with my settings. I say this because when set on the stable settings I have found it NEVER does this.

[Scope666]

I have come to the conclusion that when I change bios settings and restart and it doesn't come back on like a normal board does that there is something wrong with my settings. I say this because when set on the stable settings I have found it NEVER does this.

So since mine was funky to begin with, maybe a new board with good settings will restart normally. Anyone else have issues with reboots? Just wondering if it's worth the effort to try another one.

I did get 5 FPS higher scores in the Crysis benchmark against the 680i (at same clock speeds) Seems like if I could get it stable it would be a great board, I do like the features.

[Budious]

I have come to the conclusion that when I change bios settings and restart and it doesn't come back on like a normal board does that there is something wrong with my settings. I say this because when set on the stable settings I have found it NEVER does this.

I noticed the same thing on my board. I updated the 0401 BIOS it shipped with to 0505 during assembly and noticed on reboot it hung for a good 30 seconds then came back up, booted normally. System stability is great, I have been running Q6600 B3 @ 2.88 (320x9) with uptime of 7d:10hr now on Intel stock cooler. I'll push further but I'm shopping around for air cooling for cpu, nb, sb, vga or considering a 3/8" water kit and unsure which way to go. The NB is getting hotter than the cpu sometimes so something has to be done there, leaving the waterblock without water is not an option.

[-=j0nnyr0773n=-]

I'd say if you have had weird issues from the beginning it may be worth trying out a new one. This board is a pretty sweet board when you find the correct settings. I am running 400x9 totally 100% stable. I am now working on 450x8 with the new 0701 bios since 0505 was not able to run that. I never did try with 0602, it was on here for about a day or 2 before I just upgraded to 0701 about an hour ago. If you get a new one and it is still not working correctly, I'd start looking at other hardware than the motherboard.

[sdumper]

So I would have to push 1.75 and with a FSB of 1.65 to get 485? Damn, thats risky

Maybe not its just what I am seeing so far with the 0701 bios. If the board needs that voltage under water im going to be surprised...

Ok I backed off a bit and have found that I am stable with a PC Probe II reported NB of 1.62 and FSBT of 1.66 this is at 460x9 under phase and air cooled chipset. I didnt try for a max yet and wont until my WC parts arrive later this week.

[Budwise]

so far its running just fine with an X-Fi and the new drivers...

[ChaosMinionX]

Because this is not the P35 or 965

Its closer to the 975 chipset and if you want high FSB's your going to have to give it the volts. Thats the price Intel is making us pay for twin 16x slots.

Update: I just jacked my FSB Terminatioon voltage to 1.60 and now im perfectly stable at 466 FSB and 4.2ghz...more to come soon but I really dont like my voltages this high even if the new chipset is designed to take it.

NB = 1.71
FSB = 1.60

Once I go water I wont care too much but on air im concerned...

Pretty high NB voltage eh?

[GAR]

Confirmed, new drivers and X-FI are working good, i have my fingers crossed, i havnt shot this card yet LOL