ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[leoftw]

how many people here are running 3.6GHZ without watercooling. My temps go to 69C with 1.48V but it's stable. I tried lower voltages but fail within 10Minutes

[ChaosMinionX]

how many people here are running 3.6GHZ without watercooling. My temps go to 69C with 1.48V but it's stable. I tried lower voltages but fail within 10Minutes

I am

I only need 1.425v for 3.6ghz.... and in my case loads never break 50-55C depending on ambient.

[afireinside]

how many people here are running 3.6GHZ without watercooling. My temps go to 69C with 1.48V but it's stable. I tried lower voltages but fail within 10Minutes

3737mhz 415*9 1.5v BIOS
lapped ultra 120 extreme /w SL yate
82C during orthos (OUCH!)

[Jodiuh]

Both of my P35 boards hit 500x7 w/ ease and neither got all that hot. The Max def has a bit more of a learning curve, but it gets along VERY well w/ my X-Fi and has a superb layout vs the Asus P35 boards IMO.

The SB/NB cooling may have lots of surface area, but it's just not tall enough to get hit by my intake wo/ adding some fans. How do you guys think a Jing Ting (copper flavor) will cope w/ this NB? I've already got one of those and an Evercool, but it doesn't look like the EC will fit.

The thought of paying an additional $$ for chipset cooling on this board makes me sad. What about good quiet 40mm's? I thought I saw a pic around here somewhere.

The 1st 2 should fit between SB and GPU, no? The last one's a 20mm. Anyone using these or have other suggestions?

EVERCOOL EC4010
40x40x10
5000RPM
6.24CFM
<21db

Scythe SY124010L
40x40x10
3500RPM
4.11CFM
<14db

Scythe SY124020L
40x40x20
3500RPM
4.86CFM
19.56db

EDIT: Ok, so I tried the fan off my Jing Ting Forcetake JTS 0006. It's rated @

4200RPM
4.93CFM
21.13db

Not only does it light up blue, but it knocked 7C load off the NB @ load! Looks like it's time to order up some more for the rest of the sink, hehe.

[393]

Just updated to 0907 and this is the best BIOS so far IMO as far as stability and OC.

Just got to wait for some lower ambient temps so I can push this thing further

[sullysnet]

I am completely comfused..... why does CPUz say that I am at 2.84 and Windows and Coretemp say I at 3.19???? Is it cause I am at x8 muliplier??
I can't see to find a balance at 9x for 2.8 and 1066 for my memory or even 1146 for memory. Any ideas would be helpful

[Renegade5399]

With Core processors, if you use anything other than the stock multi, it screws the reading up for some programs.

[safan80]

With Core processors, if you use anything other than the stock multi, it screws the reading up for some programs.

cpu-z still reads the correct speed and multi.

[ReZ_]

Hey guys

Here are some graphs i'd like comments on...

also, my board doesn't run on anything besides 400strap. except for stock auto settings, which is 266strap. Broken dividers?

9x multi doesn't work for me, even when underclocked, tried various straps, memory speeds, voltages... wth?

3.6ghz is not stable yet, vcore is probably too low (i did up it a bit, along with other essentials), but i get high temps with my case on silent fan settings. Fans on high sound like a cheap hairdryer Temps are pretty high at 3.4ghz for my tastes, but i did hit 81c with ~1.41 vcore
I guess lapping is my only option left, I recently swapped my stock cpu block for a dtek fuzion with mx-2 paste. Temp dropped ~2c... not what i expected.

Any comment is appreciated!

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
FSB Frequency : 425
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 400
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1133
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 : 3
Row Refresh Cycle Time : 30
Write Recovery Time : 5
Read to Precharge Time : 3

Read to Write Delay (S/D) : 8
Write to Read Delay (S) : 3
Write to Read Delay (D) : 5
Read to Read Delay (S) : 4
Read to Read Delay (D) : 6
Write to Write Delay (S) : 4
Write to Write Delay (D) : 6
DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Ai Clock Twister : Strong
Transaction Booster : Enabled [0]

CPU Voltage : 1.31875
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.56
North Bridge Voltage : 1.41
DRAM Voltage : 2.10
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.3
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.63x
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67x
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : DDR2-REF
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : DDR2-REF
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : DDR2-REF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.50

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

CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.0
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Disabled
Vanderpool Technology : Disabled
Execute Disable Bit : Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled


USB Configuration
USB Functions: Enabled
Legacy USB Support : Disabled





























Oh, here's a 10 hour OCCT run, with stock gigabyte waterblock. Ambient is 23c, which drops to 20c during the night, hence the gradual drop.

[sullysnet]

cpu-z still reads the correct speed and multi.

thank you both (Renegade5399) so I am fine using that multi and the settings I want ignoring what XP shows and Coretemps? I mean am I safe?

thanks... I figured that CPUz was correct cause they were the exact same settings I set in the BIOS

thanks

[Renegade5399]

Yes, you can ignore those as they are false readings.

[loften]

my cpuz read somthing like 2.07 at 6 x and my system tray in windows says e 6850 at 3.01. it is all stock on 401 with everything at auto. i tried the manual settings in the bios at 9x333 e6850 settings to see and cpuz still says 2.07 at 6 x. i have not ventured into updating the bios or overclocking this new computer yet because i am a newb at this stuff but i will as soon as i figure it out..

[Warboy]

my cpuz read somthing like 2.07 at 6 x and my system tray in windows says e 6850 at 3.01. it is all stock on 401 with everything at auto. i tried the manual settings in the bios at 9x333 e6850 settings to see and cpuz still says 2.07 at 6 x. i have not ventured into updating the bios or overclocking this new computer yet because i am a newb at this stuff but i will as soon as i figure it out..

if everything reads auto, You have speedstepping enabled, Disable it if you want.

[Renegade5399]

You need to disable C1E, EIST, etc in the BIOS. To save power, the board is downclocking the chip at idle. Try running CPUz while running OCCT or Prime and I'll bet the speed goes back up.

[loften]

thanks,,will try those with some other settings that i have writen down for oc.. updated total newb now,, winblows or somthing will not let me change anything in bios.. bios lets me change it but once i restart it error reports in winblows and i have to shut down/restart then back in bios nothing changed. it goes back to stock settings?? i forgot my pretty much useless asus book in my work truck because i wanted to read it instead of working..

[mouawad]

If you take the time and read though the thread about 4 different people are having the same problem. With just the Memory.

ASUS has to be joking when they think these board does 1600mhz FSB naturally

well my NB is under water with a mcw30 so that might help a little for stability but this board never falls over @ 1700FSB with 1.45v on the NB.

this is the most stable board i've ever used once you get the bios dialed in properly, even moreso than my p5k-dlx which was also good but the maximus handles quads better.

[Warboy]

well my NB is under water with a mcw30 so that might help a little for stability but this board never falls over @ 1700FSB with 1.45v on the NB.

this is the most stable board i've ever used once you get the bios dialed in properly, even moreso than my p5k-dlx which was also good but the maximus handles quads better.

I trust my P5K alot more then these thing.

I got it at 420x9 on these board, but When I first got these board, it was able to do 460x9 easy, no i can't get past 423x9 without getting a reboot during a OCCT stress test.

[awhir]

hey guy i gota problem with cpu init

yesterday i was installing my watercooling and when i was leak testing the barb on my rad was not full tightend so when i was turning that i was allso loosing my cpu barb(connect) the cpu barb leaked a good bit and the board and gfx got wet.i left it for a day to dry and today it was a perfectly dry, when i was leak testing there was no current going through the board so there should not off been anydamage done ? when i tryed to boot it today i Keep getting CPU INIT and it wont even boot.i tried pressing the clear cmos button with no joy .I slotted out the ram and that also did not work

so just wondering if anyone has any ideas to fix this

[ReZ_]

reseat the cpu. what have you got to lose?

loose loop....

[Grnfinger]

hey guy i gota problem with cpu init

yesterday i was installing my watercooling and when i was leak testing the barb on my rad was not full tightend so when i was turning that i was allso loosing my cpu barb(connect) the cpu barb leaked a good bit and the board and gfx got wet.i left it for a day to dry and today it was a perfectly dry, when i was leak testing there was no current going through the board so there should not off been anydamage done ? when i tryed to boot it today i Keep getting CPU INIT and it wont even boot.i tried pressing the clear cmos button with no joy .I slotted out the ram and that also did not work

so just wondering if anyone has any ideas to fix this

Will it post at all?
I would remove battery, cpu
clear cmos and let her sit for a bit, install battery and reseat cpu.

[awhir]

it wont post at all

just tried remounting the cpu with no luck

any other ideas , is there any other way to clear cmos then using the button or battery ?

[ReZ_]

try using cpu on other board... 2$ says you fried something

[FZ1]

Ooooh...this is gonna be fun. I'm gonna like this board. Using an E6550 (stock 2.33GHz) while waiting the release of the E8500. I simply raised the FSB to 425 (7 x 425 = 2975) and left all else on auto. Seems perfectly stable (haven't run Prime95 or anything yet) but did run 3DM06 and got this...

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I imagine this CPU will hit 3.4GHz easy and this board is gonna be rockin'. I'm on the 0903 BIOS BTW.

[Grnfinger]

it wont post at all

just tried remounting the cpu with no luck

any other ideas , is there any other way to clear cmos then using the button or battery ?

Sorry
The only thing I can suggest is you start testing your cpu/ram/gpu on another board if you have one to test on

[binormalkilla]

I found out what my problem was: EVERY divider is unstable past 400 MHz! I was trying to run 1:1 by manually selecting it, but I had to set to auto.....I'll be damned nuckingfuts you're the man. I'm stable at 3.8 GHz now and I just broke 20K in 3dmark06 on Vista x64.......I really need to install XP to see what I get there.