Maximus Extreme - Results/Info/Bios

[Roger_D25]

Yeah I actually completely removed the stock heatpipe/heatsink assembly to replace the stock TIM with something better. In my case it came off with reasonable effort, not to much work but I took my time so nothing broke! The tough part was fully removing the stock TIM left on the heatpipe/heatsink along with cleaning the NB, SB, and Crosslinx chips! After that I used MX-2 and then very carefully replaced the stock heatsink/heatpipe assembly making sure everything was properly attached and made good contact! In my case I hadn't done much preliminary testing so I can't say if it made any difference but I assume it did based on how bad the factory applied the stock TIM!

EDIT: Just realized you found the answer to your own question, please just disregard everything I wrote, lol!

[JPxM0Dz]

Yeah I actually completely removed the stock heatpipe/heatsink assembly to replace the stock TIM with something better. In my case it came off with reasonable effort, not to much work but I took my time so nothing broke! The tough part was fully removing the stock TIM left on the heatpipe/heatsink along with cleaning the NB, SB, and Crosslinx chips! After that I used MX-2 and then very carefully replaced the stock heatsink/heatpipe assembly making sure everything was properly attached and made good contact! In my case I hadn't done much preliminary testing so I can't say if it made any difference but I assume it did based on how bad the factory applied the stock TIM!

EDIT: Just realized you found the answer to your own question, please just disregard everything I wrote, lol!

LOL no worries! I appreciate your input, every bit helps and it's nice to hear others experiences.

Thankyou

[3oh6]

and in case that thread didn't mention it or to emphasize if it did...use acetone (nail polish remover) to clean off the stock TIM. 30 seconds with pure acetone and it will be shining...or spend hours peeling, picking, rubbing it off with other solvents

[JPxM0Dz]

and in case that thread didn't mention it or to emphasize if it did...use acetone (nail polish remover) to clean off the stock TIM. 30 seconds with pure acetone and it will be shining...or spend hours peeling, picking, rubbing it off with other solvents

You bet! I usually use googone, but nail polish might be more affective.

Off topic:

Just got my Extreme today, picked up an E8400 for now, not sure which bios comes stock, but curious to whether the Maximus Extreme supports 45nm right outa the box ? If not, I'm S.O.L. and may need to pick up a last Gen chip to flash bios ;(

Hope this is not the case. Crossing fingers

[metro.cl]

I have benched 547mhz spi1m , and also orthos stable for few mins at 525mhz.
All other benchmarks (3d's , wprime) at 535+ . Try transaction booster disabled 1 , static read : disabled , delayed write : disabled . Mch 1.85V or more if your mb can handle it.

Thanks, seems to me that Asus might be doing somethign wrong with BIOS on 45nm, i changed to my P5K3 Deluxe and could do easily FSB 530 if i disable transaction booster but this makes Super Pi times on 2M a good 2 seconds slower. If i leave it on i top around FSB 500 on P5K3 Deluxe, didnt try to disable Transaction Booster on X38 because clock for clock it sucks then.

Might just do that and test again.

[mike]

Here's my settings for the E8400 on air ( please don't copy the Vcore ) :



Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 09.0
FSB Frequency : 535MHz
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR3- ???
DRAM Command Rate : Auto
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 7
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 6
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 48
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: Disable
DRAM Dynamic Write Control : Disable
Ai Clock Twister : Enabled
Transaction Booster : 3

CPU Voltage : 1.85
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.72
North Bridge Voltage : 1.87
DRAM Voltage : 2.0
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.68
South Bridge Voltage : 1.175
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.63x
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67x
DDR3 Channel A REF Voltage : Ref
DDR3 Channel B REF Voltage : Ref
DDR3 Controller REF Voltage : Ref
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.6

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 : 09.0
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Disabled
Vanderpool Technology : Disabled
Execute Disable Bit : Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled

Metro.cl- the key value for me to get the FSB going were both Nothbridge and Vfsb voltages. Obviously with the E8400 we're running into 2 walls - the CPUs and the Mobos FSB. I tried the E8400 on phase only managed to get up to about 555 FSB not sure if it was the CPU or the mobo - probaby both. Vpll had hardly any impact for me - 2V+ only did harm.

[metro.cl]

Here's my settings for the E8400 on air ( please don't copy the Vcore ) :



Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 09.0
FSB Frequency : 535MHz
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR3- ???
DRAM Command Rate : Auto
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 7
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 6
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 48
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: Disable
DRAM Dynamic Write Control : Disable
Ai Clock Twister : Enabled
Transaction Booster : 3

CPU Voltage : 1.85
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.72
North Bridge Voltage : 1.87
DRAM Voltage : 2.0
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.68
South Bridge Voltage : 1.175
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.63x
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67x
DDR3 Channel A REF Voltage : Ref
DDR3 Channel B REF Voltage : Ref
DDR3 Controller REF Voltage : Ref
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.6

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 : 09.0
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Disabled
Vanderpool Technology : Disabled
Execute Disable Bit : Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled

Metro.cl- the key value for me to get the FSB going were both Nothbridge and Vfsb voltages. Obviously with the E8400 we're running into 2 walls - the CPUs and the Mobos FSB. I tried the E8400 on phase only managed to get up to about 555 FSB not sure if it was the CPU or the mobo - probaby both. Vpll had hardly any impact for me - 2V+ only did harm.

Thks will have to try your settings, but i was with that Vcore and in Miami, what kind of air cooling are you using?

Never tryed such high clocks as you use maybe my problem is that i became a chicken

[mike]

Thks will have to try your settings, but i was with that Vcore and in Miami, what kind of air cooling are you using?

Never tryed such high clocks as you use maybe my problem is that i became a chicken

I am a chicken too when it comes to running 24/7, but for a quick bench here or there...

Actually I live in Vegas now - and it's a bit cooler..at least at the moment, but not much longer...

Vcore - yikes ,well my CPU is a dog - I had another E8400 before that did 4.75 with 1.65V and a max FSB of 575 on a Maximus Deluxe, but it was my first Wolfsdale and I thought it was not good enough ( hoping for 600+ ) and put it up on ebay - too bad now that I realized how good it really was.

This E8400 really scales only with massive Vcore - had it up to 1.9V (air ) and still kept going up clockwise - obviously I only ran 1Ms and nothing to really stress it ...and it still runs happily

Another thing to look into is SouthBridge voltage - not sure if it truly has any impact, but might be worth checking out.

CPU GTL might help to lower the vlaue depending on your CPU, I had more luck with another CPU using the 0.53X setting

[sdumper]

Quick question...

Has anyone here removed the stock cooling to replace thermal compound, if so, did you have any issues ?

If I remember correctly I had some issues trying to remove the stock cooling on a Formula SE as the heatpipe seemed like it was welded to the northbridge.

Thanks in advance


EDIT: Found my answer...

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=168061

Yes here is what I did:

http://www.blazingpc.com/forum/showt...030/index.html

Dismantle and sanding starts on post 2...

[Lloyd]

Hi Guys,
i'm using the latest BIOS 1001 i think it is, but for the life of me i can't find where to lock the multiplier - i know i did with the earlier version - am i going blind lol, i've set it to 10x in both places i can see, but it still drop the chip to 1.8ghz, and there is no way to turn off the speedstep rubbish.
Thanks for ur help
Regards

Lloyd

[mike]

Hi Guys,
i'm using the latest BIOS 1001 i think it is, but for the life of me i can't find where to lock the multiplier - i know i did with the earlier version - am i going blind lol, i've set it to 10x in both places i can see, but it still drop the chip to 1.8ghz, and there is no way to turn off the speedstep rubbish.
Thanks for ur help
Regards

Lloyd

try this:

Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : xx.0
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Disabled
Vanderpool Technology : Disabled
Execute Disable Bit : Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled

[Lloyd]

try this:

Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : xx.0
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Disabled
Vanderpool Technology : Disabled
Execute Disable Bit : Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled

Thanks - worked a treat!

[peterpiper]

Does anyone know if this board supports crossfirex? Anyone any thoughts on the new Yorkfields, and how they might perform with this Board?

[lowbid]

Yes iam running c/f on this board with a qx9650 and iam satisfied with the performance but iam on phase and water cooling.Iam using bios 0904

[peterpiper]

Thats CrossfireX, not Crossfire..?

[3oh6]

Thats CrossfireX, not Crossfire..?

drivers for crossfireX are no where to be found so how can anyone confirm? with that said, why wouldn't it be capable of it?

[cuhaos]

About crossfireX, I have put three 3870's in and all three were recognized. The board's crosslinx chip kicked in automatically and according to GPU-Z the first card was in PCI-E 2.0 x16, second and third cards in PCI-E 1 x8. So I dont see why crossfireX would have a problem when the drivers are released.

[Viss]

Tried 3x3870 on Extreme this weekend but drivers dont work yet. Vista shows 3 cards, CCC only 2.

[OBR]

mikeguava - your setting is not fully 3D stable ... it is stable in Orthos/prime95/memtest ... but every 3D game after some time crashes ... like always on this mobo with higher FSB then 400MHz ...

[Stelios]

After playing 8 hours with gtl/termination & north i managed to loop memtest at 565fsb .

[mike]

mikeguava - your setting is not fully 3D stable ... it is stable in Orthos/prime95/memtest ... but every 3D game after some time crashes ... like always on this mobo with higher FSB then 400MHz ...

argh -sorry 'bout that. Honestly I only tried priming and benchmarking ( including 3Ds). The voltages i posted are waaaay to high for 24/7 to begin with. I just got a second board and will be able to look more deeply into FSB clocking that board.

Please disregard my settings for anything other than a reference for quick benchy.

We have been able to use the board @ 450 for daily work ( video editing) and ran into an occasional crash ( like every 12hours or so ); but in my mind I had blamed these crashes on running 4GB of ram without truly testing the rams limits. It might after all be the board itself - but so far I am pretty happy and doubt that there truly is a 400FSB wall on the board itself.

[D3m3tr3s]

Hi everyone,

I've got this mobo two weeks ago and I'm totally lost with the bios settings. I've read all the pages of this thread bus since I'm not expert on OC, I need your preeeeeeecious help.

My system:

Mobo: Asus Maximus Extreme bios v.1001
CPU: Intel Q6600 (G0) cooled by Tuniq Tower 120
DDR3: CellShock 2x1Gb@1600Mhz 7-6-6-18 default settings
Wintows Vista x64


My bios settings:
OC From CPU Level Up:--------------------------Auto
OC From Memory Level Up:---------------------Auto
CPU Ratio Setting:--------------------------------09.0
FSB Frequency:------------------------------------370
FSB Strap to North Bridge:----------------------333Mhz
PCIE Frequency:-----------------------------------100

DRAM Frequency:-----------------------------------DDR3-1184Mhz
DRAM Command Rate:-----------------------------2T
DRAM Timing Control:------------------------------Manual
Primary Info: 6-5-5-15-4-40-8-4
CAS# Latency:------------------------------------6 DRAM Clock
RAS# to CAS# Delay:----------------------------5 DRAM Clock
RAS# Prechange:---------------------------------5 DRAM Clock
RAS# Active Time:--------------------------------15 DRAM Clock
RAS# to RAS# Delay:----------------------------Auto
Row Refresh Cycle Time:------------------------Auto
White Recovery Time:----------------------------Auto
Read to Prechange Time:-----------------------Auto
Secondary Info: 8-4-6-4-7-4-7
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:-------------------------Enable
DRAM Dynamic Write Control:---------------------Enable
Ai Clock Twister:-------------------------------------Strong
Ai Clock Skew for Channel A:---------------------Auto
Ai Clock Skew for Channel B:---------------------Auto
Ai Transaction Booster:----------------------------Disable
Relax Level:----------------------------------------1

CPU Voltage:------------------------------------------1.42500V
CPU PLL Voltage:-------------------------------------1.60V
North Bridge Voltage:--------------------------------1.35V
DRAM Voltage:-----------------------------------------1.90V
FSB Termination Voltage:----------------------------1.40V
South Bridge Voltage:--------------------------------1.075V
Loadline Calibration:----------------------------------Enable
CPU GTL Reference:-----------------------------------Auto
North Bridge GTL Reference:-------------------------Auto
DDR3 Channel A REF Voltage:------------------------Auto
DDR3 Channel B REF Voltage:------------------------Auto
DDR3 Controler REF Voltage:-------------------------DDR3_REF
SB 1.5V Voltage:----------------------------------------1.55V

CPU Spread Spectrum:---------------------------------Disable
PCIE Spread Spectrum:--------------------------------Disable


With those settings, I'm stable on prime for 3,5 hours....then, I'm dead!


Please treat me smooth since I'm "new kid on the block"

[Soto]

Hi Everybody

I built a new rig with this motherboard, a QX9650 and DDR3 Corsair Dominator PC3-14400

I'm not using watercooling. The processor has a Zalman CNPS9700 for Cooling.

I'm worried because my NB is 57 degrees at stock speeds. Is it normal?

How much overclock could I get without using watercooling?? I'm afraid to start changing the values of voltages and frequencies because I don't want to ruin my system.

I'm planning to get a Watercooling kit for this motherboard but i've seen they are sold in the UK or Germany. Where can I buy the watercooling blocks in USA?

Thanks for your help.

[OBR]

use waterblock on board, for good result is sufficient ...

[D3m3tr3s]

I'm seriously thinking to sell my mobo since I'm not stable at all!!!

ANY HELP before I take my last solution???