**Official ASUS Striker II Formula Discussion/Review/Overclock/Guide/BIOS Thread**

[polar bear]

Ok so I've had this board for a little more than a week and have found the following:

1) poor stability using Kentsfield quads / Q6600 - max stable OC 3200MHz @ 356*9
2) poor stability using 4GB memory causing frequent BSODS in vista 64
3) finicky at certain FSB settings; general instability and BSODS from around 433-452
4) almost unsurpassable heat issues with NB reaching 74 degrees and system instability with V_NB at 1.48 (required for high FSB settings)
=>using 1x90mm fan over NB; both Asus chipset fans on MOSFETS; 3x120mm intake fans and 1x120mm and 1x80mm exhaust fans...
(WC CPU and both GPUs should also keep case temps down)

Max FSB for windows boot: 470 (V_NB 1.48, V_SB=1.65, CPU PLL=1.80)
Max stable FSB: 458 (same settings)
Max CPU MHz for super-pi 32M: 3780MHz (420*9)
Max stable CPU MHz for day-to-day use: 3600MHz (400*9)
=>Everest system test (CPU, RAM, FSB, cache) 16 hr stable