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

**tc17** · 03-11-2008, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by Durkadurka

Well I run 4 sticks of Crucial Ballistix PC-8500, and they work just fine.
The BIOS has a lot of options that has an effect on the ram tho, so if you post your BIOS settings (from Extreme Tweaker) using the format posted throughout this thread then you'll probably get some hints as to what settings you should try.

The bios settings were all basically the default bios settings I used. The only ones I tried changing were the voltages, and memory timing. Even when I tried underclocking the memory to a slower speed, it still gives errors. Yet the other exact same stick doesn't.

I may have to sell them or something. They give no errors in my Biostar motherboard.

**ReverendMaynard** · 03-11-2008, 06:52 AM

I can now confirm that you cannot make a P5K-Premium into a Blitz Formula. Anyone have a board for sale? lol

**kup** · 03-11-2008, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by ReverendMaynard

I can now confirm that you cannot make a P5K-Premium into a Blitz Formula. Anyone have a board for sale? lol

LOL!

I do have a Blitz for sale...

**andyr(uk)** · 03-11-2008, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by ReverendMaynard

I can now confirm that you cannot make a P5K-Premium into a Blitz Formula. Anyone have a board for sale? lol

i take it that it has a soldered in bios chip then

**ReverendMaynard** · 03-11-2008, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by andyr(uk)

i take it that it has a soldered in bios chip then

indeed, she's bricked.

kup, pm me a price w/shipping.

**lior307** · 03-11-2008, 08:35 AM

This is a good news ,
Show us some benchies !!!!

**ZenEffect** · 03-11-2008, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by zlojack

Where'd you get the CPU?

Still not available in Canada...

http://www.pricewatch.com/microproce...quad_q9550.htm

18 in stock supposedly

**zlojack** · 03-11-2008, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by ZenEffect

http://www.pricewatch.com/microproce...quad_q9550.htm

18 in stock supposedly

That would cost me $55 in shipping plus probably $80 or so in brokerage fees...

Thanks for the link though...let us know if you actually get it on Friday

**ante_ante** · 03-11-2008, 10:12 AM

I have to run Vcore on " auto " , otherwise i get no boot. Running right now 470x9 everything on auto except dram voltage.....

**kup** · 03-11-2008, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Turbodream

I have to run Vcore on " auto " , otherwise i get no boot. Running right now 470x9 everything on auto except dram voltage.....

Even @ stock?

Lets hope these quirks are part and parcel of the Beta bios, and not the flash/hack?

**yobi** · 03-11-2008, 11:51 AM

am hapy too

**~~Grnfinger~~** · 03-11-2008, 12:39 PM

Very pleased so for

**Mando84** · 03-11-2008, 01:24 PM

I hope you will be able to do the same thing with Maximus Extreme when Rampage Extreme is released...

**[XC]Atomicpineapple** · 03-11-2008, 01:35 PM

Another successful mod here. Praise be to The Stilt!

**dude_500** · 03-11-2008, 01:43 PM

After the mod is all done, will it upgrade to asus rampage releases or will we have to wait for you to make a 'maximus build' of each rampage release? I don't really want to do it if we have to wait for you each build and rely on you to do it.

Also, is a RAID going to get screwed up if it's done?

**andyr(uk)** · 03-11-2008, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by dude_500

After the mod is all done, will it upgrade to asus rampage releases or will we have to wait for you to make a 'maximus build' of each rampage release? I don't really want to do it if we have to wait for you each build and rely on you to do it.

Also, is a RAID going to get screwed up if it's done?

my raid was fine and i believe treat it as a rampage after the mod and no longer a maximus, i am well pleased so far 3.9 gig stable with my quad

**kup** · 03-11-2008, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by andyr(uk)

my raid was fine and i believe treat it as a rampage after the mod and no longer a maximus, i am well pleased so far 3.9 gig stable with my quad

And what was your max stable before the bios flash?

**sobih25** · 03-11-2008, 02:27 PM

My raid works fine too.

**andyr(uk)** · 03-11-2008, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by kup

And what was your max stable before the bios flash?

3.7gig 12 hrs prime stable although i have to confess to only doing 2 hrs at 3.9 gig before i stopped it and tried 470 x 8 , it boots and runs 3d06 ok but a lot more testing to be done,

i havent played with the mem settings yet , there is a lot to choose from and i dont know what to set the majority at ,so i have left it in auto for now , but my opinion of this is it certainly isnt any worse than any of the maximus bios's and i have tried em all ,

i am going to find the fsb limit as 460-470 was my limit with my quad and i think this might go a bit more yet

**kup** · 03-11-2008, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by andyr(uk)

3.7gig 12 hrs prime stable although i have to confess to only doing 2 hrs at 3.9 gig before i stopped it and tried 470 x 8 , it boots and runs 3d06 ok but a lot more testing to be done,

And you couldn't have done 3.9GHz with the Maximus bios? This is interesting...could I possibly get my 3.9GHz Quad stable @ 4.1GHz?

**CaseMD** · 03-11-2008, 02:48 PM

Sorry for that question but:

Do i have to type in khan /sp "Rampage Formula" ? and when?

**andyr(uk)** · 03-11-2008, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by CaseMD

Sorry for that question but:

Do i have to type in khan /sp "Rampage Formula" ? and when?

I didnt type any of that in , i just followed the steps in the first post

from the How to do then line onwards

**ericab** · 03-11-2008, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by CaseMD

Sorry for that question but:

Do i have to type in khan /sp "Rampage Formula" ? and when?

no; you dont type it. you run the batch file in dos.

when...?.... everything is in the instruction on the first page.

**andyr(uk)** · 03-11-2008, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by kup

And you couldn't have done 3.9GHz with the Maximus bios? This is interesting...could I possibly get my 3.9GHz Quad stable @ 4.1GHz?

possibly will get your extra, i cant get into windows at 500 x 8 but i can at 490 x8 which is an improvement for quad i think

using the x9 multi at a realistic speed and going for the memory tomorrow and see what it gives me

**ShawnTRD** · 03-11-2008, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by ShawnTRD

I emailed ASUS. Hopefully they will make a Rampage Formula version for the MF motherboard.

My email to http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx

I'm not really having a problem. I just wanted to ask if there would be any way ASUS could come out with a BIOS that has some of the options that the Rampage Formula motherboard does. There is a forum about Turn your Maximus Formula into Rampage Formula. I don't want to viod my warranty but I would like the extra you get from the Rampage Formula BIOS. I bought this motherboard because it was a all out gamer/overclocker motherboard, and we haven't seen new BIOS in awhile.

Thanks
Shawn

The reply I got from Asus on this is.

Originally Posted by ASUS

"The difference is a physical one. The Maximus has the X38 Northbridge, the Rampage has the X48 Northbridge. There is nothing you can do that we can recommend that will "upgrade" your motherboard.

Brent
Asus Tech Support
Your feedback is appreciated!
http://sip.asus.com/Survey/Questionnaire/Survey_2008020843351.aspx"

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