The Maximus Formula Thread - Help/OCing/Guide/Rampage conversion

[eSp!s0]

It's an ES chip, they're unlocked...

ok, that explains it all.
Edit: Now I see it in the cpuz-picture

[GFORCE100]

What makes you guys so surprised about the Q6600 above?

It's an early ES, B0 stepping. Many but not all ES's are unlocked hence the 10x multiplier.

[eSp!s0]

1h too late?

[Leeghoofd]

Yep didn't see the ES neither...

Other question : anyone worried about the CPU PLL overvolting with 0.1 ? Especially with 45nm CPU's ?

[kup]

Yep didn't see the ES neither...

Other question : anyone worried about the CPU PLL overvolting with 0.1 ? Especially with 45nm CPU's ?

A little, but knowing that it is there (the overvolt) it's easy to compensate for it by setting a lower voltage than required in the bios and having the overvolt bump it up to what you need.

[CERO]

Hey kup how did your blitz goes?

[Grnfinger]

its not a bad chip its just not playing well above 3.8GHz.
my wolfdale tho will make up for its poor performance.
I new I was taking a shot as it was a early chip.
Guess my son is going to get an upgrade this week

[Leeghoofd]

A little, but knowing that it is there (the overvolt) it's easy to compensate for it by setting a lower voltage than required in the bios and having the overvolt bump it up to what you need.

CPU PLL is at lowest 1.5 set ( not on AUTO) yet it overvolts on many boards to 1.60-1.61...while that's not required for my Qx9650 to be clocked at 400FSB...

[kup]

Hey kup how did your blitz goes?

Didn't really try it yet. Got an E6600 in it atm, Folding away, so it's kind of getting tested. Seems to be much more stable than the Maximus though...

[Leeghoofd]

Didn't really try it yet. Got an E6600 in it atm, Folding away, so it's kind of getting tested. Seems to be much more stable than the Maximus though...

One of the reasons I ordered a Foxconn MARS to test, Maximus is so hard to get rocking with high FSB and ram speeds, that TB stuff drives me bonkers... Hope to have it end of next week... Where did you find a BLitZ Kup ? I have been looking all over for one, didn't find one webbie with one...

[kup]

One of the reasons I ordered a Foxconn MARS to test, Maximus is so hard to get rocking with high FSB and ram speeds, that TB stuff drives me bonkers... Hope to have it end of next week... Where did you find a BLitZ Kup ? I have been looking all over for one, didn't find one webbie with one...

I actually found it on here, of all places. A fellow XS member in the UK was upgrading and mentioned so in a post, so I PM'd them and it was done, the Blitz was mine! I searched for so so so so so long to find one!

[Zucker2k]

its not a bad chip its just not playing well above 3.8GHz.
my wolfdale tho will make up for its poor performance.
I new I was taking a shot as it was a early chip.
Guess my son is going to get an upgrade this week

First Q6600 ES chip with an actual unlocked multi I've seen so far. I'll set 12 multi and work from there. It should allow you to run low PLs.

[Krav]

Hey guys vista ultimate updated to service pack 1 everything been running fine but i noticed when i restart or bootup its not showing any details about hard drives cpu speed and other details like it normally would as its booting up and making checks.

Anyway to re-enable this as it lets me see it detected hard drives and correct cpu speed etc i know i can just press tab to show it but it use to just show it automatically without me needing to press tab guess i could live with it but just when something changes gets me worried etc.

[Grnfinger]

Hey guys vista ultimate updated to service pack 1 everything been running fine but i noticed when i restart or bootup its not showing any details about hard drives cpu speed and other details like it normally would as its booting up and making checks.

Anyway to re-enable this as it lets me see it detected hard drives and correct cpu speed etc i know i can just press tab to show it but it use to just show it automatically without me needing to press tab guess i could live with it but just when something changes gets me worried etc.

I have been running the offical SP1 for a few weeks now and I have never had any issue with it so far.

First Q6600 ES chip with an actual unlocked multi I've seen so far. I'll set 12 multi and work from there. It should allow you to run low PLs.

Thanks for the tip, I will test that out tonight.

[kup]

I just flashed my Maximus back to bios 0505 because looking at all my notes, it gave the best overclocks/performance for me. Also, from then on as I upgraded the bios to different versions, that is when my overclocks started slipping and becoming unstable. I figured it can't hurt to go back to basics and start again, eh?

[Viss]

What makes you guys so surprised about the Q6600 above?

It's an early ES, B0 stepping. Many but not all ES's are unlocked hence the 10x multiplier.

First kent/conroe i see with "unlocked" multi including all ES. Very nice Can it do over x10?

[pphx459]

Damn, I don't know wtf is going on but 3 days ago,
I've lowered by ram voltages from 2.14v (2.22v actual) to 2.04v (2.1v actual). It ran memtest86+ for 10 hours and I was able to prime with memtest for another 10 hours+. The system was stable up till this afternoon where it crashed. Doing another memtest, I find errors on pass 2 so now I'm back at 2.2v again..

[fordf250]

Now I am very confused.

425fsb, 400strap, 1:1 strong, booster enbl 2 gives perf level 7

425fsb, 333strap, 1:1 strong, booster auto gives perf level 7

425fsb auto 1:1 auto booster auto gives perf level 11!!!!!!

WOW. I like auto.

[TheSamurai]

I just flashed my Maximus back to bios 0505 because looking at all my notes, it gave the best overclocks/performance for me. Also, from then on as I upgraded the bios to different versions, that is when my overclocks started slipping and becoming unstable. I figured it can't hurt to go back to basics and start again, eh?

that's what i did with 802... i think 6xx worked pretty well for me too.

[Grnfinger]

First kent/conroe i see with "unlocked" multi including all ES. Very nice Can it do over x10?

havent yet tried anything above 10x.
Later tonight I will play around more when I have some free time
anything above 380x10 was a no post, but I didnt want to take my volts any higher than 1.565

[Zucker2k]

Now I am very confused.

425fsb, 400strap, 1:1 strong, booster enbl 2 gives perf level 7

425fsb, 333strap, 1:1 strong, booster auto gives perf level 7

425fsb auto 1:1 auto booster auto gives perf level 11!!!!!!

WOW. I like auto.

You're kidding right?

[fordf250]

You're kidding right?

no. here is a screen at 475 testing now all auto.

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...67863468yqLKAE

is it a bug? I get 11 from 400 fsb up.

edit . looking at the screen shot my nb is running 4-6C hotter than normal also.

[fordf250]

OCCT just crashed at 40min 475fsb perf 11 on settings that are stable for 12 hours with booster at 2 and strong giving perf 8 at 475fsb. Higher nb temps and crash tells me its working harder, also got 100 more points in 3dmark06 so small gain.

can others try all auto and see if its a bug or real, thanks.

[vbo]

Performance level higher is worse!
The ideal is level 7 or even 6 if possible.

[fordf250]

Performance level higher is worse!
The ideal is level 7 or even 6 if possible.

Thanks, I thought higher was better, now will my ram clock higher?