ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[jonny_ftm]

Hi, how soon do the issues with prime kick in when nb is over 47c? I can run up 55c and prime seems fine for over two hours, and that's on water
ChrisC

Hi, so no answers than? ChrisC

OCCT in RAM mode will show the NB and RAM limits much more than Prime95 which will easily pass. They suerely don't use same algorithm for calculations. Also, the last OCCT beta was redesigned in depth for a quad core calculation optimization, unlike Prime95 (same old prime in a multithreading mode). But, to all who say: Only OCCT RAM is bugging, whatt should I do?
Two options. Ignore the error, maybe you'll never use a programs that will stress your system like OCCT, so it will be stable. Or, if you care about your data, use important work and not only gaming, then you should care, soon or later, it will bug, especially on video encoding tools. By the way, Adobe Premiere Pro is a good stability test on a longer run... Also, new divx encoder multipass. They often will bug and close or show error encoding messages, nothing other, wihle all priming is rock stable. As soon as you set a lower clock, they pass again. That's it. You can ignore OCCT errors, but, just remember if you have once application errors or fails, think at lowering your OC before blaming the author or Vista

QX9650 Overclocking, first I still can not figure out any way to get BIOS 0701 to allow me to change the CPU multiplier it is always set a 9x (unless I allow ASUS's OC utility to attempt to overclock the chip, from then on it is stuck at 11x). On a releated note after the FSB exceeds 425MHZ prime95 crashes instantly (for every core), this leads me to believe that the issue is not the CPU, but something else any idea what it could be?

Thanks,
ERIC

On this board, you should really try to solve the multiplier issue. Once done, you can get a 4GHz without overclocking your FSB bus on a QX serie

is there anyway to take out the default sb cooler and the nb fusion blok cooler out? can anyone teach?...btw wat how much vcore should i need if 500x7? i cant load up even with 1.6vcore...any tips?

Unscrew them, use a hair dryer for 20sec average so that you can heat the compound stucking at the heatsinks. Remember, never exerce any effort on the heatsink. If you need an effort, just reapply some seconds your hair dryer

Hi guys what am I the invisble man, what would you do, buy another max form or go elsewhere. I'm interested to know as this motherboard has been a disaster for me...
Chris

GAR bought another motherboard (a Gigabyte), he said it was better, but finally, his overclock is still not above what he got on the Maximus I think. Maybe he could answer you better