ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[binormalkilla]

Is this anyway better than using everest memory tester/blend test/OCCT memory test?

What amount should I set the memory for in that test? I have 4096.

Nah, OCCT should be as good. It's just that bootable memtest doesn't use all o f the memory AFAIK.......but OCCT is just as good. I like to run OCCT and memtest as well. I run Memtest for 6 hours or so while I'm asleep.
As for the amount, I would take what they tell you and subtract 5-10 Mb, this way you can still perform some tasks/browse the internet while it runs. I normally set around 1250 or so AFAIK...

Regarding the NB temps:
I don't have any proof, as my temps never get higher than 50C on load, but I've just read this around the internet......that higher NB temps can cause the MCH to become unstable on our boards......but hey more power to ya



safan80 that is a helluva lot of HDD bandwidth....I have two of those WD drives (caviar?) so maybe I should run RAID when I reinstall VIsta next week.....hhmm.....
In all honesty I think that's the highest bandwidth of any HD tach I've ever seen.....
EDIT
Oh striped AND mirrored. Nice. That's a smart setup. TBH that's probably the only way I'd run RAID, as I use one of my 500 Gbs for storing HD movies and such.

[Warboy]

never used it, i use asusupdate

you'll probably have to reinstall windows like i did; problems with reboots and anomalies. That was from jumping from 0903 to 0907.... you are updating from 0401

fail....

A Corrupted flash is most likely to happen when your using asus update since its windows based.

Its very rare to a DOS based flash update fail.

and updating the bios via EZ Flash has not made any anomalies for me.
Plus I've never heard of flashing via DOS Flashing making any Windows anomalies.

[binormalkilla]

Well when I get back to my condo I'll start tweaking my memory and going for either higher frequency or tighter timings.....I don't know if I can find a stable divider other than DDR2-1015 strap 333..........but we'll see. Updates coming tomorrow.....

[Warboy]

Well when I get back to my condo I'll start tweaking my memory and going for either higher frequency or tighter timings.....I don't know if I can find a stable divider other than DDR2-1015 strap 333..........but we'll see. Updates coming tomorrow.....

I wish we could get the higher 333 strap working, the 1300.

Because that one would proved the best performance i think.

[binormalkilla]

I wish we could get the higher 333 strap working, the 1300.

Because that one would proved the best performance i think.

Definitely...I've usually found that tighter timings does next to nothing for Intel chipsets, but higher frequencies and FSB frequencies makes a HUGE difference......especially FSB. I guess it's due to the location of the MCH.....in the NB rather than on the CPU die, like AMDs. AMDs like tighter timings normally....

[Warboy]

Definitely...I've usually found that tighter timings does next to nothing for Intel chipsets, but higher frequencies and FSB frequencies makes a HUGE difference......especially FSB. I guess it's due to the location of the MCH.....in the NB rather than on the CPU die, like AMDs. AMDs like tighter timings normally....

Because the 200/266/400 memory strap doesn't give as good as bandwidth as the 333mhz strap does.

and if we can get the 1300 working, it would have OMG huge bandwidth

[ReZ_]

A Corrupted flash is most likely to happen when your using asus update since its windows based.

and updating the bios via EZ Flash has not made any anomalies for me.
Plus I've never heard of flashing via DOS Flashing making any Windows anomalies.

I've never crashed during flashing with asusupdate. Have you?
It's a ty util, i'll give you that much. slow and stupid!

flashing in dos or windows doesn't change much afaik, what i was saying is that i HAD to reinstall winxp when i upgraded by bios. Apps were crashing/rebooting/bsod. why? not sure. must be ACPI-related or some ...

[ReZ_]

Just to let you know that i have succesfully booted with 2.0v of FSB Termination.

all temps were normal (for my setup)

did not stress the system though. in fact, the bios setting changed itself to 2v, i did not do that on purpose. Good thing i noticed it early...

[Leeghoofd]

I've never crashed during flashing with asusupdate. Have you?
It's a ty util, i'll give you that much. slow and stupid!

flashing in dos or windows doesn't change much afaik, what i was saying is that i HAD to reinstall winxp when i upgraded by bios. Apps were crashing/rebooting/bsod. why? not sure. must be ACPI-related or some ...

First, then you are one lucky guy, as many users have experienced more bad flashesw in windows via Asusupdate then with EZ flash from the bios... it's advisable for best succes to flash via dos or the bios ! there's no but there...

And your issue is prolly due to user settings then to a bad flash or bios

[Warboy]

First, then you are one lucky guy, as many users have experienced more bad flashesw in windows via Asusupdate then with EZ flash from the bios... it's advisable for best succes to flash via dos or the bios ! there's no but there...

And your issue is prolly due to user settings then to a bad flash or bios

Thanks leeghoofd.

Also, ReZ_, If you flash a Bios to a higher grade and your using AHCI sata setup, then yes of course you'll have to reinstall windows sometimes. I think its been talked about before in here.

[ReZ_]

Also, ReZ_, If you flash a Bios to a higher grade and your using AHCI sata setup, then yes of course you'll have to reinstall windows sometimes. I think its been talked about before in here.

ahci sata? i just use the intel drivers... in RAID 0

still had to reinstall winxp... was not a big deal... and it's understandable to reinstall OS when modifying basic input output systems....

how did you manage to get SuperPI 1m - 12.109s ?? we seem to have similar setups, but i'm a full second slower than you...


cheers

[GFORCE100]

Because the 200/266/400 memory strap doesn't give as good as bandwidth as the 333mhz strap does.

and if we can get the 1300 working, it would have OMG huge bandwidth

Well, if Asus did something to allow using a higher enabled transaction booster level it would also improve memory performance a lot. Right now the best I could do at any strap is with it enabled = 0. Increasing the NB voltage doesn't help, 1, 2, 3 or higher is just not usable.

With this latency could go down well below 50ns to about 45ns at PL = 2 or 3.

Sadly transaction booster hardly works at any strap....at least from the BIOS, haven't tried with memset.

[btdvox]

Well, if Asus did something to allow using a higher enabled transaction booster level it would also improve memory performance a lot. Right now the best I could do at any strap is with it enabled = 0. Increasing the NB voltage doesn't help, 1, 2, 3 or higher is just not usable.

With this latency could go down well below 50ns to about 45ns at PL = 2 or 3.

Sadly transaction booster hardly works at any strap....at least from the BIOS, haven't tried with memset.

Yeah i know i have better bandwidth with older Bios like 0505. Is it possible to downgrade to 0505 from 0907??

[Grnfinger]

Yeah i know i have better bandwidth with older Bios like 0505. Is it possible to downgrade to 0505 from 0907??

Go here
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=168119

It's at the top part of the page

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Grnfinger you are the man! I can now POST with DDR2-1015 at 3.8 GHz.......I don't know what's up with these dividers but I hope they get these lined out.

How do you generate those numbers with Everest?
I can only test things individually...

[tommithy]

How do you generate those numbers with Everest?
I can only test things individually...

In Everest click Tools, Cache and Memory Benchmark.

[JoeBar]

I know this is already been adressed but I never thought it will occure at "low volts", the prob is regardless FSB I put, as soon I put in BIOS any value higher then 1.4000v Prime95 under Small FFts wont run 99%( anything lower it would, lucky that my Q6600 @ 3.825ghz is stable @ 1.400 BIOS set and it will load 99%, but anything higher then 1.4000 BIOS set, it will load 87% and the rest goes to system. I found out while I was testing for 445x9 ( 4.01ghz....., to confirm this that it isnt FSB related I tried 400x9 and put 1.450 BIOS , also the same prob)
However If I run Blend however it will use 99% of the cpu usage assigned to Prime.....
Could be the BIOS or I got a Dudd board ?, I am on 0802.

I've heard about this prob also in the thread and was very anxious to see if it will occur to me also.

However that's not the case for me. I run @ 3.72ghz with 1.52v and Prime Small FFTs has a load of 99% at all times.

I repeat i DON'T have this problem.

So it isn't Primes or mb's fault (or at least not to all mb's). Something with your settings maybe?

[Grnfinger]

I've heard about this prob also in the thread and was very anxious to see if it will occur to me also.

However that's not the case for me. I run @ 3.72ghz with 1.52v and Prime Small FFTs has a load of 99% at all times.

I repeat i DON'T have this problem.

So it isn't Primes or mb's fault (or at least not to all mb's). Something with your settings maybe?

I agree I have never seen this issue in prime.
I have run as high as 1.55volts and NO problems

[btdvox]

Go here
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=168119

It's at the top part of the page

Yeah I was hoping that was fixed with this bios so we can update the bios with an older one using EZ Flash instead of Asus update- I dont want to brick my Mobo. as ive done it before with asus update. That utility. SUCKS. But all i want is to enable trans booster with 1.

[Warboy]

ahci sata? i just use the intel drivers... in RAID 0

still had to reinstall winxp... was not a big deal... and it's understandable to reinstall OS when modifying basic input output systems....

how did you manage to get SuperPI 1m - 12.109s ?? we seem to have similar setups, but i'm a full second slower than you...


cheers

alot of windows tweaking and tight memory timings.

[CERO]

I've heard about this prob also in the thread and was very anxious to see if it will occur to me also.

However that's not the case for me. I run @ 3.72ghz with 1.52v and Prime Small FFTs has a load of 99% at all times.

I repeat i DON'T have this problem.

So it isn't Primes or mb's fault (or at least not to all mb's). Something with your settings maybe?

Weird prob here is that OCCT CPU test would always use cpu 99% @ taskmanager.....

[CERO]

Oke I tried 8x multiplier and ques what, Prime would load now 99% Above 1.400vcore set bios...... as soon I put 9x mulitplier.. it wont

[ElEctric_EyE]

Now this brings in an interesting topic thanks to ReZ. One I am having problems with (I've made alot of DVD coasters recently on OC settings AND set back to auto everything) DVD burning. When I load the l8est MSM drivers from the ASUS site, it's version8.x.x.x and when I go to Intel's site they still have their version 7.x.x.x from 11/2007. There's some kind of conflict there. Anandtech did a recent report on the speed of the new SSD drives and reported that they did a fresh install of windows for the new (Intel drivers) install with no mention of the ASUS drivers, no mention of the "newer ASUS" drivers afore mentioned.

[ElEctric_EyE]

I am starting to think I have a bad 100pack of Memorex DVD-R's. 1 out of 10 seem to burn correctly. Thought it might be my SB as I had it volted to 1.1V. But after setting everything to auto still F'in up after 10/30/80% done burning. This BS is happening on both of my LiteOn DVD burners. Ain't the drivers, DVD's, OC'ing, gotta be the batch... Keep your receipts!

[ElEctric_EyE]

ahci sata? i just use the intel drivers... in RAID 0

still had to reinstall winxp... was not a big deal... and it's understandable to reinstall OS when modifying basic input output systems....

how did you manage to get SuperPI 1m - 12.109s ?? we seem to have similar setups, but i'm a full second slower than you...


cheers

Do you have the Intel latest MSM drivers or the one from ASUS WEB site?