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

[Tony]

Hey guys, I just threw out my x38-dq6 and Ballistix (both dead), so can anyone recommend me a good 2x2 kit for maximus formula?

No contest man check the pic...1.8V in bios to do this

Our 1066 is even better, plus features black pcb and black heatspreaders.

[p2501]

No contest man check the pic...1.8V in bios to do this

Our 1066 is even better, plus features black pcb and black heatspreaders.

Tony, to be honest I was thinking about buying either OCZ or Corsair... which 2x2 kit are you talking about exactly? Reaper or something else?

4GB Geil Evo One BlackDragons
4GB GSkill 1066PK
4GB GSkill 1000PK

I would go with the Geil Evo as the reports are showing users hitting 1200 easily.

Thanks, G.Skill sounds good too but those Geil EVO sticks are too expensive for me atm..

[Tony]

Tony, to be honest I was thinking about buying either OCZ or Corsair... which 2x2 kit are you talking about exactly? Reaper or something else?

For cheapness go with the 8GB quad 800Plats, most look to be doing 1000+MHZ.

for looks get the 8000 reaper X, but remember if you want 8GB only get 1 kit and get 1 kit of the 8000 plats so you have no heatspreader issues.

If you want warranted 1066 then we have a new 1066 kit featuring the older reaper heatspreader, ofcourse 8Gb will fit no issue as the heatspreaders are not to fat.

[theonlybabyface]

No contest man check the pic...1.8V in bios to do this

Our 1066 is even better, plus features black pcb and black heatspreaders.

So...do you figure that 1003 is better than 907 for quads and 8GB configs?

[Tony]

So...do you figure that 1003 is better than 907 for quads and 8GB configs?

65nm quads are ok, 45nm quads you need to wait for Asus to sort the bios issues out.

The issue is tRFC , untill Asus get the bios applying this timing correctly and all cpu's working well we are all at their mercy.

[zlojack]

No contest man check the pic...1.8V in bios to do this

Our 1066 is even better, plus features black pcb and black heatspreaders.

Which modules are those? Model #?

I like the sounds of them...

[Tony]

Which modules are those? Model #?

I like the sounds of them...

for that 8GB test i used these modules.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...tinum_quad_kit

These are NOT rated at 1000, so anything over 800 is a bonus, most seem to be doing good clocks though

[zlojack]

for that 8GB test i used these modules.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...tinum_quad_kit

These are NOT rated at 1000, so anything over 800 is a bonus, most seem to be doing good clocks though

Hmmmm, I thought you said black PCB & spreaders

I've been through a few sets of sticks lately... probably be through a few more over the next little while...

Once I get my QX9650 I'll be looking for a set that can play nice with that and my MaxFor...then I'll have to stop for a while (if I want to stay married ).

I should have kept the ReaperX 4GB set I had that was stable at 5-5-5-12 @ 1066 with Strong Twister/Static Read Enabled/Trans Booster enabled (0)

[s54///m3]

Can someone please help or explain why after the boot screen I get the error messege "cpu over voltage error!, F1 to continue". It only happens when I put the voltage up to 1.62 or higher. Anything below that this messege doesn't come up.

The board has been great since I got it release week. Temps aren't an issue. NB/SB under 39, CPU cores 1-4 idle 30-35, OCCT load 60-64 across.


I use the tweak guides here and on AnAndTech for bios settings. At 3.82 on the Q6600 G0, and 3870x2 @850 core, 900 memory I get 19,337 3dMark06. Crysis and BF2 run great on my Samsung 1680x1050 2ms.

[iadstudio]

Can someone please help or explain why after the boot screen I get the error messege "cpu over voltage error!, F1 to continue". It only happens when I put the voltage up to 1.62 or higher. Anything below that this messege doesn't come up.

The board has been great since I got it release week. Temps aren't an issue. NB/SB under 39, CPU cores 1-4 idle 30-35, OCCT load 60-64 across.


I use the tweak guides here and on AnAndTech for bios settings. At 3.82 on the Q6600 G0, and 3870x2 @850 core, 900 memory I get 19,337 3dMark06. Crysis and BF2 run great on my Samsung 1680x1050 2ms.

Hardware monitoring in the bios. set CPU voltage to "ignore"

Also, does anyone have any suggestions on how to get 2x 2gb OCZ Platinum 8000 to run at 1066 on this board? I was getting it to boot in 0504 then updated to 1003 and nothing. I know it has to do with performance level and sub timings but i can't figure it out.

[Sources]

for that 8GB test i used these modules.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...tinum_quad_kit

These are NOT rated at 1000, so anything over 800 is a bonus, most seem to be doing good clocks though

Hey Tony, I have that kit in the Gold Edition. Should I have luck if I use them? Have you every tried the gold 8g kit ?