ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[eSp!s0]

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Below are some OC results using this motherboard with a Q6600 and E6850. I recommend that you make sure that your northbridge chips is below 47C before OC'ing. Also, as with any OC, you do so at your own risk. Please make sure you have proper cooling for N/s bridge chipsets as well as ram, CPU, etc before you OC.

Forumula Maximus & Q6600 G0
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=568

Forumula Maximus & Q6600 G0
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=530

Forumula Maximus & Q6600 G0
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=370

Formula Maximus & 6850 OC
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2703

Formula Maximus & 6850 OC
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2704

Formula Maximus & 6850 OC
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2957

voltage settings for:
vcore
cpu pll
NB
DRAM
FSB T.
SB
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=366

-Yes, this board can handle 4 Gigs of PC8500. However, OC'ing maybe limited. Appears that newer bios address this.

-Those upgrading from a MB with limited bios tweaking (P5W DH for example) may find the tweaking settings in this bios daunting. Please review some of the OC settings listed above to get an idea of what needs tinkering and what doesn't. Also, if your CPU OC is not found it may be better to make a formal request for bios settings using your CPU then to frustrate yourself changing settings.

The first settings for 6850 are my settings and I have an E6750
Then u have ur missing 6750 settings

[Eastcoasthandle]

The first settings for 6850 are my settings and I have an E6750
Then u have ur missing 6750 settings

Made the correction, thanks

[tylerw13]

Here you go...

thanx for trying to help but no go im using vista and for somereason it doesnt run...i guess im stuck with a crappy board and no overclocking for now!!! that pisses me off

[leoftw]

thanx for trying to help but no go im using vista and for somereason it doesnt run...i guess im stuck with a crappy board and no overclocking for now!!! that pisses me off

So it doesn't boot at all ?

[tylerw13]

So it doesn't boot at all ?

ya it boots i just cant overclock one bit!! and i was going strong with the 505 bios @ 3.8 gigs

[leoftw]

thats odd . Have you tried bumping up the cpu settings to qx6700 ? or qx6800 ? it can be done in the bios . Maybe its a hardware problem other than the motherboard .

[iadstudio]

Cool, I'll look forward to the results.

Before I start, I'm just wondering how muh the RAM timings effect the OC assuming the RAM can handle it just fine. Would looser timings (looser than the RAM is rated for) allow for a better OC?

[kup]

It might do, but stick with rated and when you run into problems seeing if looser timings help then?

[leoftw]

can anyone suggest a case for this mobo ?

[tehcrs]

Hey guys

I really wonder what the latest Rev. of the NON SE/ Extreme Edition is?

-> *Click*

[Nuckin_Futs]

E6750 On Maximus & Higher FSB!

Yes to the guy asking bout E6750 usersm This CPU does greaton this mobo to 515FSB.

To the E6700 user, follow my previous post with my 4GHz BIOS profile and alter as needed and that should be a good start.

For others looking for a good OC start, forget deviders, stick to 1:1 untill you can find your CPU limit, leave RAM 1:1 and relaxed for starters, especially for quad users. Leave FSB strap and RAM frequency to "AUTO".

The guys thinking this mobo is FSB limited are likely using quads and deviders on top of that. It does 500FSB with only 1.5v on NB and functions in complete ACPI modes for sleap, and or, to Hibernate.

HIGH FSB RECAP: FSB Strap and RAM Frequency to "AUTO" (fixes as 1:1), CPU and NB GTL Ref to 63x, Static Read Control; Enabled, Clock Twister to light (moderate if stable later), Ai Booster: Disabled and relax to 3~5 (0 later if stable), Speed Spectrums both Disabled. added use of PLL & FSBT volts , especially for quads, and last but not least, 2x 1GB or less of RAM in white slots (add 2nd if need be later and relax till stable).

IMHO, Avoid Vista if possible, XP Pro X64 is most stable so far in terms of drivers and stability for overclocking.

Try this first before you claim your mobo doesnt OC well, then add the complex of other settings you had before and adjust as needed.

My personal Q6600 can do FSB to 500 but needs closer to 1.756v PLL and 1.52v FSBT and if on the 8x needed 1.58v.

Good Luck!

[Krav]

do these boards need to be watercooled to work effectively?

[LL_NEO]

Hi ppl,

I dunno if someone else has the same problem, if it has been already mentioned apologies.

I have the SE with the PC2-8000 Cellshock 4-4-4-12. After a warm reboot the system never became alive again; it's stuck on the DET DRAM screen. Tried bios reset with the button, removed the battery for a couple of minutes, but nothing. The curious thing is that I do not get any sound from the pc speaker when I have any of the two modules connected. I tried to power without any memory and a sound finally came from the pc speaker. I come to the conclusion that my memory is fried, but isn't a little bit worrying that BOTH sticks make the motherboard to hang at booting ie both are fried? The DRAM voltage was set to 2.2 and overvoltage was taking them to 2.3.


I will order some Crucial DDR2-800 memory to see if the motherboard will fire up and I will update.


Cheers

[Nuckin_Futs]

do these boards need to be watercooled to work effectively?

Only on extreme mobo OC, (IMHO, no current and likely Yorkfield quad is gonna stress this mob on FSB, CPU will run out ong before mobo) or from an intence MCH overload when using all 4 RAM slots and on a devider with performance boosters enabled wich requires more mobo overvolting, then of corse more heat.

Just My Two Cents!

[leoftw]

Nucking_Futs can you give me some good setting for 3.6GHZ , Specs are in the sig ?

[Grnfinger]

So whats the general consensus on bios 903?

I'm a little nervous after my last episode

[kup]

I like it, seems a lot more stable than anything previous. My system keeps it together now, even when the ambient temps is at a level that crashed it before with earlier bios'!

[leoftw]

could someone please help me with some setting for 3.6GHZ

[Warboy]

could someone please help me with some setting for 3.6GHZ

just tweak around, If you want 3.6ghz, use 450x8 or 400x9 then tweak everything till you like it.

aka. Rule of overclocking, Everything is different even if its basiclly the same thing.

[Grnfinger]

could someone please help me with some setting for 3.6GHZ

Currently testing, OCCT 10 hours stable, in the 12th hour prim95 no errors yet.


Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
FSB Frequency : 450
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333MHZ
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1081
DRAM Command Rate : 2T
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time : AUTO
Write Recovery Time : AUTO
Read to Precharge Time : AUTO

Read to Write Delay (S/D) : AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S) : AUTO
Write to Read Delay (D) : AUTO
Read to Read Delay (S) : AUTO
Read to Read Delay (D) : AUTO
Write to Write Delay (S) : AUTO
Write to Write Delay (D) : AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Strong
Transaction Booster : Auto

CPU Voltage : 1.55
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.60
North Bridge Voltage : 1.55
DRAM Voltage : 2.10
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.40 (1.50)
South Bridge Voltage : 1.10
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : Auto
North Bridge GTL Reference : Auto
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : DDR2_REF
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : DDR2_REF
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : DDR2_REF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5

NB LED Selection : NB Volt
SB LED Selection : SB Volt
CPU LED Selection : CPU VOlt
Voltiminder LED : Disabled

CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Disabled
Vanderpool Technology : Disabled
Execute Disable Bit : Enabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled


USB Configuration
USB Functions: Enabled
Legacy USB Support : Enabled

[leoftw]

any voltage recommendations for a base voltage I should start out with ?

[leoftw]

Thanks Grnfinger

[DMight]

leoftw, there are a number of ways to try for 3.6, could you be more specific? Here are the BIOS settings that I've found:

400x9 from Maglin
400x9 from giorgos th.

450x8 from Renegade5399
450x8 from cadaveca
450x8 from Grnfinger
450x8 from ChaosMinionX
450x8 from Zucker2k

All have reported varying degrees of success with their specific hardware. I haven't found one that works 100% for me yet.

edit: Ahh, and from the above I see that Grnfinger has tweaked his settings again. Exciting to hear that you're stable again Grnfinger.

Nuckin_Futs, has many pearls of wisdom strewn throughout this discussion. He had this to say about testing for stability:

As for the Quads in general, leave memory and graphics out of it till youget the CPU/mobo where you like and stable in 1:1. So for best stability, leave strap and RAM frequency to Auto, Disable both speed spectrum settings, Disable RAM Booster an drelax to 0 (1~3 as needed for stability, when stable again), Set Ai Clock Twister to Auto or light (for now, avoid "strong", as it will add stress to memory system and become unstable, destracting OC test), Enable Static Read Control. Getting higher FSB out of a quad is gonna need some more PLL and FSBT thgen in my core 2 OC. Matbe PLL up to 1.712v and FSTB to 1.504v is a good refference point.

Try this and use overvolting as little as needed for low temps and stability.

Following Nuckin_Futs' advice, I've been able to run OCCT testing CPU only with some of the above configurations, but not with the blend test, which tells me that my processor can handle the extra clock/voltage fine, but that I'm most likely overstressting/underfeeding my Northbridge. That's the theory I'm working with at the moment anyway. Later tonight I'm going to re-orient some of my components and see if I can't get some airflow over my Northbridge in order to get stablity.

Oh, and do note the thoughts offered by cadavega, on PLL voltage...very interesting:

I wanted to mention the importance of cpuPLL voltage. It is definately important to increase this votlage when going over 400mhz FSB with a quad. There is no specifics...each cpu will differ. For example, my B3 quad doesn't care for it...increase too much and stability was quickly lost. My G0, tho, was not stabe for 48hr prime without 1.8v...1.7v...33hrs...1.75v...38.5hrs...
Also of note is that my B3 did not need any FSB or PLL voltage change when FSB was increased(or it had negative effects), while my G0 ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED more vFSB and cpuPLL. b3 was happy with 1.2vFSB, 1.5v PLL, as a comparison.

Good Luck, and have fun.

[leoftw]

leoftw, there are a number of ways to try for 3.6, could you be more specific? Here are the BIOS settings that I've found:

400x9 from Maglin
400x9 from giorgos th.

450x8 from Renegade5399
450x8 from cadaveca
450x8 from Grnfinger
450x8 from ChaosMinionX
450x8 from Zucker2k

All have reported varying degrees of success with their specific hardware. I haven't found one that works 100% for me yet.

Thank you very much for posting this . I know it took some work .

I'm going to try to get it up to 3.6 tonight if I get my studying done.

Finals For the Loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Grnfinger]

any voltage recommendations for a base voltage I should start out with ?

I started at all max green, then up'd or lower'd from there