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

[cadaveca]

Maybe you should be digging into what held X38 back, why they respun. Take a look at how many X38 boards have USB issues..It's not just ASUS. X48 delay controlled?

You don't even know how the CMOS switch works(try reading the manual for enlightenment), so your opinion doesn't look too reliable..

[ante_ante]

This is what i´m running right now. First time boot today i got vga bios again and the computer shut down. Second try windows wouldn´t boot. Then the third try and weeee, windows worked.

[Eastcoasthandle]

This is what i´m running right now. First time boot today i got vga bios again and the computer shut down. Second try windows wouldn´t boot. Then the third try and weeee, windows worked.

I've only read this post so I am not sure what else you have tried. However, it sounds to me that you need a bit more voltage for your northbridge. Try 1.51V and see if things improve. Also, leave NB GTL Reference to Auto and see if that improves stability as well.

[ante_ante]

This is what i´m running right now. First time boot today i got vga bios again and the computer shut down. Second try windows wouldn´t boot. Then the third try and weeee, windows worked.

Which is the TRD " Whats the full name for it " ??

[Zucker2k]

Maybe you should be digging into what held X38 back, why they respun. Take a look at how many X38 boards have USB issues..It's not just ASUS. X48 delay controlled?

You don't even know how the CMOS switch works(try reading the manual for enlightenment), so your opinion doesn't look too reliable..

I said this several pages ago; the main reason why the x38 chipset was re-released as x48 was because of a USB bug. Motherboard makers were supposed to have a work-around fix for it. Looks like they haven't necessarily done so in all cases.

[cadaveca]

I said this several pages ago; the main reason why the x38 chipset was re-released as x48 was because of a USB bug. Motherboard makers were supposed to have a work-around fix for it. Looks like they haven't necessarily done so in all cases.

USB* Port Disable: Enables individual USB ports to be enabled or disabled as needed. This feature provides added protection of data by preventing malicious removal or insertion of data through USB ports.

http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/x38/index.htm

This is the source of the problem. As chipset voltage increases, it's easy to "miss-trigger" this "functionality", and hence the issues some are having. It's a chipset feature, so raising SB violts as someone mentioned, isn't gonna solve the problem, unfortunately. When you start to trigger this problem, your board is close to it's limit. If it was the SB, then X48 would be suspect of having the same issues, but it does no run into this issue until much higher FSB is attained.

[Renegade5399]

Finally got this damned Q6600 rock stable at 4GHz. In my case, it was the FSBTerm and PLL volts that were too low. All I did is bump them up one notch from where I had them and 4GHz became stable.



Don't mind the RAM being at stock, these friggin' single sided Ballistix are garbage. OCZ FlexII 4GB kit to be here soon!

[MurderCityDevil]

Finally got this damned Q6600 rock stable at 4GHz. In my case, it was the FSBTerm and PLL volts that were too low. All I did is bump them up one notch from where I had them and 4GHz became stable.


Don't mind the RAM being at stock, these friggin' single sided Ballistix are garbage. OCZ FlexII 4GB kit to be here soon!

what is your cpuPLL set at? I'd like to try your settings as I have never gotten 4 ghz past anything besides instant BSOD upon load.

[ChaosMinionX]

Finally got this damned Q6600 rock stable at 4GHz. In my case, it was the FSBTerm and PLL volts that were too low. All I did is bump them up one notch from where I had them and 4GHz became stable.


Don't mind the RAM being at stock, these friggin' single sided Ballistix are garbage. OCZ FlexII 4GB kit to be here soon!

Can you post up your settings and voltages? I have been trying to get it stable its just not working.... chip willl do 3.8ghz so far though.

[sofarfrome]

Can you post up your settings and voltages? I have been trying to get it stable its just not working.... chip willl do 3.8ghz so far though.

Looks like the voltages are posted in the SS. 1.71NB is certainly gonna generate some heat as is the 1.53vcore and 1.62VTT.

[Renegade5399]

I will get the settings up with the template as soon as I can. Being a holiday weekend I have been out. Also, I have a really nice custom water setup and temps really aren't an issue.