ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[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

[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...