ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[WFO]

Hi. I just purchased Asus Maximus Formula and this awesome board fried my memory.It worked before, now it doesn't.
I have some questions...maybe I get an answer:
1. The revision of the board is written somewhere on the PCB, sticker, box,etc or you are supposed to have a hunch when you hold the MB in your hand?I spent 30 minutes trying to find any hint and I failed
2.Is there any 4 GB kit that WORKS with this board without errors in memtest 86? I understood 4x1 GB is more problematic that 2x2 gb.
3. The errors from memtest are motheboard's fault or memory's fault?Is it possible that the memory is affected by higher voltage , as Asus Probe shows? In my case bios says 2.2v, Asus Probe 2.29 and Asus AI suite over 2.55 v on a Vista-64 bit os
Should I RMA this board, since I can not run anything only with 1 dimm-is it defective...what the hell...300$ and a set of 4gb memory with errors which goes back to Mushkin.

Please advise...Thank you

1.There is only 1 version of the Formula SE. 1.02G. It's between The PCI-E slots in the lower right hand corner of the Maximus Formula.
2. Somwhere in this thread it was stated memtest 86 does not work with the X38 chipset. Don't use it. How does the computer run at stock settings? Does it show any signs of memory errors in normal use? Is it Prime or OCCT stable?
3. If you had read any of this thread, you would know the MB overvolts ram by at least .1 and you should adjust for that in the bios so you don't fry it. At 2.0 in the bios AI suite said I was 2.3. Everest said 2.1. I tend to believe Everest but... many have lost ram on this board.
4. I'd say ignore memtest and see how it performs doing what you usually do. If it's locking up or exhibiting intolerable behavior RMA it. Especially if the ram is know good from another rig. If the ram is new and unused... you may really have bad ram. I've had more issues with new ram than new motherboards. HTH.

[TouGe]

2. Somwhere in this thread it was stated memtest 86 does not work with the X38 chipset. Don't use it. How does the computer run at stock settings? Does it show any signs of memory errors in normal use? Is it Prime or OCCT stable?

Interesting, I've been using V3.3 since I got the board and as far as I can tell it works fine. When Vista was telling me I was having memory problems I fired up Memtest and found which sticks were faulty. I've also used it to figure out my sub timmings prior to running OCCT and I've been completely stable because of it.

For not working, it has been doing a pretty good job for me.

[aghory]

4. I'd say ignore memtest and see how it performs doing what you usually do. If it's locking up or exhibiting intolerable behavior RMA it. Especially if the ram is know good from another rig. If the ram is new and unused... you may really have bad ram. I've had more issues with new ram than new motherboards. HTH.

The strange thing is that with a pair it works with memory in single-channel, in blue and white slots but when I stick it in dual-channel it is stuck and won't boot at "checking dram" or something similar. Does it mean the board is defective or it's a memory issue?(the other pair is stuck from the beginning, wouldn't ever boot)

[WFO]

The strange thing is that with a pair it works with memory in single-channel, in blue and white slots but when I stick it in dual-channel it is stuck and won't boot at "checking dram" or something similar. Does it mean the board is defective or it's a memory issue?(the other pair is stuck from the beginning, wouldn't ever boot)

Many of the original bios releases were to fix memory compatibility issues. Have you flashed to 802 or 901 with only one stick?