ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[Nuckin_Futs]

Having had experience with the maximus formula, can you guys please make a recommendation?

P5e vs maximus formula?

Thanks

They're both good so far. The P5E is pretty much the MAXIMUS rebadged and tripped of some and added of others. You get the "2" extra SATA, but still on J-Micron (I'd rather drop in my own Sis on PCI-E).

The MAXIMUS FORMULA has every chance the P5E does with the right BIOS fixes to come.

All the trouble you hear is mostly from quad OC'rs w/ RAM up deviders, and this will be the challenge on both if looking for higher FSB OC.

For Core 2 users on 1:1 w/ tight timings, you cant go wron with either. As for gamers, I like the MAXIMUS for it's unique features such as mobo voltages LED's and LED poster. I like that it is stripped of the stuff I would either not use or just replace, like Wi-Fi, eSATA etc.

The P5E will be likely the last DDR2 X38 but will, or may get revised and /or upgraded in time as newer features come to. But Like most "E" or "Premium" additions, most OC'n stuff is the same.

Hope this helps!

[DiscoTech]

Hello,

I am trying to choose between the maximus formula and the p5e to go with a q6600. I will pair them with 2 3870s in crossfire.
And for memory I am thinking about crucial ballistix pc2-8500.

Does the maximus formula also have that 3rd generation 8-phase power for the cpu? because that latest gen thing only shows up on the P5e's page on asus.com.

Which board would you guys recommend?
Any other suggestions for memory?

Thank you

They're both good so far. The P5E is pretty much the MAXIMUS rebadged and tripped of some and added of others. You get the "2" extra SATA, but still on J-Micron (I'd rather drop in my own Sis on PCI-E).

The MAXIMUS FORMULA has every chance the P5E does with the right BIOS fixes to come.

All the trouble you hear is mostly from quad OC'rs w/ RAM up deviders, and this will be the challenge on both if looking for higher FSB OC.

For Core 2 users on 1:1 w/ tight timings, you cant go wron with either. As for gamers, I like the MAXIMUS for it's unique features such as mobo voltages LED's and LED poster. I like that it is stripped of the stuff I would either not use or just replace, like Wi-Fi, eSATA etc.

The P5E will be likely the last DDR2 X38 but will, or may get revised and /or upgraded in time as newer features come to. But Like most "E" or "Premium" additions, most OC'n stuff is the same.

Hope this helps!

Thank you very much.

I will be using a q6600 and pc2 8500 ballistix since that ram looks very popular around here.
I do not know if i will be going with cas 4 or cas 5 with the ram.
I have seen a post where the fsb was 550 with p5e. That looks promising for 1:1 ram divider with cas 4.
I am concerned about the cpu overclock with higher fsb because of the upcoming qx9450 etc.. , will need the higher fsb with the low multiplier.

so the p5e was released after the maximus formula?
-but that 3rd generation 8-phase power that only shows on P5E's specifications is not an enhancement over the formula's 8-phase?

I was looking at newegg for the prices, how come the maximus formula se has 46 reviews and 5 stars vs. 8 reviews and 4 stars for the non-se with people reporting a lot of problems?
bad default bios versions? / only the watercooling enthusiasts like to write reviews and know what they are doing?

-do you know how the asus formula would compare against the gigabyte x38-dq6?