ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[ShawnTRD]

and 0901 ? - someone tested this version ?

I loaded them this morning. No overclocking done yet.

[Warboy]

**ALERT**

They removed 0701 from the FTP, with possible good reason. for anyone running anything under 0802, Please update to 0802 or 0901.

[kup]

Warboy, is your 3.96 overclock OCCT stable? What VID is that Quad of yours?

[thelawns]

Ok, i'm getting a bit of mixed answers from searching the net about this but I just want it confirming. The Northbridge is the one with the Fusion Block on it and the South Bridge is the one with the Republic Of Gamers Heatsink, right?

If so, then i'm trying to figure out the best Thermalright kit to go with my setup.

First off, I have bought the Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme and its waiting to be fitted but I want to get the other bits so I can do it all at the same time.

For the NB & SB I am looking at the HR-05 IFX or HR-05 IFX SLI. Both the same but the SLI one is not directly above the chip.

The NB seems pretty self explanatory, the plain IFX version. Only problem then is if it gets in the way of the Ultra 120 if put in vertically.

The SB may fit the plain IFX but it might be touching my 8800GTS but if I get the SLI version its in the way of my cables coming up through the hole from my PSU in the bottom of my P182 case. Can they be fitted slightly not square onto the SB/board I wonder? If so then the plain IFX could be Ok. Can the 8800GTS be fitted in to the bottom PCI-E slot or not??

Now I could turn the Ultra 120 horizontal but then theres the next part of the issue. The HR-09 mossfet coolers... Now these also come in upright or side configurations. The Thermalright configurator says I should use the Upright one on the I/O side and the Side version on the top mossfet. If I put the U120 horizontally, I think the I/O cooler won't fit.

Anyone else got the Ultra 120 eXtreme, with the HR-09 mossfet coolers and also the HR-05 NB/SB coolers fitted?

[Warboy]

Ok, i'm getting a bit of mixed answers from searching the net about this but I just want it confirming. The Northbridge is the one with the Fusion Block on it and the South Bridge is the one with the Republic Of Gamers Heatsink, right?

If so, then i'm trying to figure out the best Thermalright kit to go with my setup.

First off, I have bought the Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme and its waiting to be fitted but I want to get the other bits so I can do it all at the same time.

For the NB & SB I am looking at the HR-05 IFX or HR-05 IFX SLI. Both the same but the SLI one is not directly above the chip.

The NB seems pretty self explanatory, the plain IFX version. Only problem then is if it gets in the way of the Ultra 120 if put in vertically.

The SB may fit the plain IFX but it might be touching my 8800GTS but if I get the SLI version its in the way of my cables coming up through the hole from my PSU in the bottom of my P182 case. Can they be fitted slightly not square onto the SB/board I wonder? If so then the plain IFX could be Ok. Can the 8800GTS be fitted in to the bottom PCI-E slot or not??

Now I could turn the Ultra 120 horizontal but then theres the next part of the issue. The HR-09 mossfet coolers... Now these also come in upright or side configurations. The Thermalright configurator says I should use the Upright one on the I/O side and the Side version on the top mossfet. If I put the U120 horizontally, I think the I/O cooler won't fit.

Anyone else got the Ultra 120 eXtreme, with the HR-09 mossfet coolers and also the HR-05 NB/SB coolers fitted?

Is the NB/Chipset is the one with the water block on it, and the SB is the ROG icon on its heatsink.

Warboy, is your 3.96 overclock OCCT stable? What VID is that Quad of yours?

Its folding, So that stress it enough to be any stable, Its been folding for the past 14 hours. So running 14 hours at 100% usage without crash or BSOD is good enough for anything. even Otheros or OCCT.

VID? or do you want the Patch number?

[jake798]

I know its sort of off topic here but is it possible to use two nvidia cards on this board for the sake of having 4 monitors? I dont like ATI and i dont need SLI i just want to use more monitors. Thanks.

[Warboy]

I know its sort of off topic here but is it possible to use two nvidia cards on this board for the sake of having 4 monitors? I dont like ATI and i dont need SLI i just want to use more monitors. Thanks.

You can do that just fine, You just won't be getting any benefits besides the ability to have 4 monitors

[kup]

VID. CoreTemp gives you it.

[Warboy]

VID. CoreTemp gives you it.

1.2250V

[thelawns]

I had a 4pm cut off for next day delivery, so I have just ordered all sorts of Thermalright stuff now. If its not right i'll just return it. Lol. Gotta love the distance selling act, 7 day returns policy!

[jonny_ftm]

Its folding, So that stress it enough to be any stable, Its been folding for the past 14 hours. So running 14 hours at 100% usage without crash or BSOD is good enough for anything. even Otheros or OCCT.

Damn it, the more you OC, the more I'm tempted to throw my money on this board...

You're true on the Folding performance, I can't say if it is more reliable or less than OCCT, but for sure, OCCT in ram mode will bug in less than 1h, while you need to fold for long hours to see an error. Also, if some CPU errors occur, but not fatal, Folding won't see them

By the way, can you list your secondary memory timings for that OC with your Ballistix?

Thank you again

[Warboy]

Damn it, the more you OC, the more I'm tempted to throw my money on this board...

You're true on the Folding performance, I can't say if it is more reliable or less than OCCT, but for sure, OCCT in ram mode will bug in less than 1h, while you need to fold for long hours to see an error. Also, if some CPU errors occur, but not fatal, Folding won't see them

By the way, can you list your secondary memory timings for that OC with your Ballistix?

Thank you again

what do you mean my secondary memory timings, You mean the subtimings? Their the Default Motherboard assigned subtimings...

[eSp!s0]

Anyone recommend the best and quietest 120mm fans to use for my CM Stacker's side panel?

At the moment I'm using (3x) 120mm AK-183-L2B Akasa Amber Case Fan, but it isn't adequately cooling the NB or MB as much as I would like; my Sharkoon seated on the Thermalright must be sucking all the air being pushed in before my side fans get a chance to cool the MB because of the CFM imbalance.
The Sharkoon is 2000 RPM 76.3 CFM where-as the Akasa is 1400 RPM 44.8 CFM.

I am using 7 Yate Loon D12SL in my Antec P180B. 5 D12SL for the Case, 2 for my TR U120E and 1 for my HR-03+.
Before I used Revoltec DarkBlue and Xilence(don`t know model anymore) fans and in my opinion, the Yate Loon D12SL are the best u can get for the money.
The Scythe S-Flex (1200,800) should be very good from what I read, but they are much costlier.
I`m using 2 Zalman fan controls and can sleep while having all 7 fans at 100% ~1250rpm for prime over night for example.
When I`m downloading over night, I put them at 5V and my pc is almost absolutly quiet.

[TheSamurai]

VID...

lower the better? don't really know anything about it.

1.2750 here.

[Warboy]

VID...

lower the better? don't really know anything about it.

1.2750 here.

[palehorse]

1) ...answers...

Thank you! please check your PM!

[DMight]

For those who have successfully removed the motherboard heatsinks using the hairdryer method, can you give an estimate of the amount of time at high heat that was required to loosen the adhesive?
Is it possible to overheat the motherboard or MB components using the hair dryer?
I had an SE board, turned out to be bad, which I tried to get the heatsinks off to replace the adhesive with a more conductive compound and I was unable to do so. It wanted so much force to get it off that I got really nervous. I plan to try the same with my replacement Non-SE board and was hoping for a bit of guidance. Thanks.

[TheSamurai]

i did 10-15 seconds each time... used a regular screw driver under it and twisted lightly... i did NOT pry. just keep doing it in small increments till it comes off easily. the alum heats up much faster then then compound so it takes a little time.

[thelawns]

Did you warm the heatsink from the top or blow air underneath the heatsink?

[jonny_ftm]

what do you mean my secondary memory timings, You mean the subtimings? Their the Default Motherboard assigned subtimings...

Yep, that was my question, thanks

VID...
lower the better? don't really know anything about it.
1.2750 here.

Old myth, some believe in it, never seen a definite test
The VID should be measured at idle, on default settings. It is the lowest vcore intel built in the CPU internal settings that the CPU could run.
Theorically, the lowest it is, the better OC headroom you have
My Q6600 G0 has a VID of 1.16v, so theorically, I could reach higher OC before increasing the vcore than a VID of 1.21 (I can't test, since I'm FSB limited)
Personally, I'm not convinced as my chip needs 1.39 vcore on load for 3.51GHz, not a world record... despite my VID

Did you warm the heatsink from the top or blow air underneath the heatsink?

From the top you should do, if you apply 15-20 secs, no risks, the NB on load will heat much more than your hair dryer in 20 sec. Just, never exerce any strenght on the components, they should come gently, take your time

[btdvox]

Hi Guys I have a question; I remember seeing before that this problem was on this mObo but im just wondering if its normal for it to be happening. I have Bios0505 on my Mobo with DDR21066 2 X 1GB crucial Ballsitix tracers and a E6850.

I have these clocked at 3.84/ DDR2-1138 at 5-5-5-15.

Im at 1.5125 CPU core (1.496 after v droop) and 2.12 (2.24 volts) DRAM. my vNB is set at 1.55 giving 1.6 in actual.

Anyways I have ran orthos 9 hours stable not to mention playing games fine for quite a while, But everynow and then I'll get times where the system hangs at DET DRAM and then i reset and it goes to a Overclock Failed! screen.

I know some people had this and said its just the motherboard, and snice im litteraly 9 hours stable. Ive ran orthos again last night and went 9 hours and 30 min stable before stopping it.

I dont get whats going on. Should I be worried or check my settings again?

I have AI Clock twister to STRONG and Static Read DISABLED. Also I have my FSB FREQUENCY to DRAM set to 400 mhz. Which i think runs it on the 3:4 divider, which is wierd because before i think if i set it to auto, the same DRAM Clock would run at 5:6 divider- Im not positive about that though.

anyways any insight would be great thanks.

[ShawnTRD]

i did 10-15 seconds each time... used a regular screw driver under it and twisted lightly... i did NOT pry. just keep doing it in small increments till it comes off easily. the alum heats up much faster then then compound so it takes a little time.

Wouldn't you be able to just take some fishing string and run it under the heatsink to cut through the glue?

[Warboy]

Hi Guys I have a question; I remember seeing before that this problem was on this mObo but im just wondering if its normal for it to be happening. I have Bios0505 on my Mobo with DDR21066 2 X 1GB crucial Ballsitix tracers and a E6850.

I have these clocked at 3.84/ DDR2-1138 at 5-5-5-15.

Im at 1.5125 CPU core (1.496 after v droop) and 2.12 (2.24 volts) DRAM. my vNB is set at 1.55 giving 1.6 in actual.

Anyways I have ran orthos 9 hours stable not to mention playing games fine for quite a while, But everynow and then I'll get times where the system hangs at DET DRAM and then i reset and it goes to a Overclock Failed! screen.

I know some people had this and said its just the motherboard, and snice im litteraly 9 hours stable. Ive ran orthos again last night and went 9 hours and 30 min stable before stopping it.

I dont get whats going on. Should I be worried or check my settings again?

I have AI Clock twister to STRONG and Static Read DISABLED. Also I have my FSB FREQUENCY to DRAM set to 400 mhz. Which i think runs it on the 3:4 divider, which is wierd because before i think if i set it to auto, the same DRAM Clock would run at 5:6 divider- Im not positive about that though.

anyways any insight would be great thanks.

Update your bios, to 0802 or 0901, Then Come talk to us, The bios update fixes alot of problems i was having.

[E.R]

Anyone recommend the best and quietest 120mm fans to use for my CM Stacker's side panel?

At the moment I'm using (3x) 120mm AK-183-L2B Akasa Amber Case Fan, but it isn't adequately cooling the NB or MB as much as I would like; my Sharkoon seated on the Thermalright must be sucking all the air being pushed in before my side fans get a chance to cool the MB because of the CFM imbalance.
The Sharkoon is 2000 RPM 76.3 CFM where-as the Akasa is 1400 RPM 44.8 CFM.

I like the Scythe SFF21F S-FLEX 1600rpm, its 28dba but it is "only" 63.7 CFM however mine i have on CPU is not noisy even at full speed and 28dba is not so quiet that this fan is so something is not right with specs. Currently looking for 4x 140x25mm fans that are quiter and push more air than my current 3xsunbeam anodized ones and something like 3x Scythe DFS123812L-2000 Ultra Kaze for the PA120.3 rad when i found them close here in europe or i will order from US and Petra.

[cuke2u]

For those who have successfully removed the motherboard heatsinks using the hairdryer method, can you give an estimate of the amount of time at high heat that was required to loosen the adhesive?
Is it possible to overheat the motherboard or MB components using the hair dryer?
I had an SE board, turned out to be bad, which I tried to get the heatsinks off to replace the adhesive with a more conductive compound and I was unable to do so. It wanted so much force to get it off that I got really nervous. I plan to try the same with my replacement Non-SE board and was hoping for a bit of guidance. Thanks.

Hi, mine came away quite easily without appying any heat, it just popped off. I then used nail varnish remover to get rid of the conductive compound, worked a treat and it came off very quickly by using a kitchen towel dipped in the remover...
Chris