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

[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!

[mashakos]

thanks to this thread, I was able to get a stable 500x8 1:1 overclock from the first try!

I got a bit adventurous today and tried 500x9, but only got as far as POST.
I tried a broad increase of the CPU, NB and RAM voltages but got the same results.

Am I missing a subtle BIOS setting or something

[scottath]

Can you give us a run down of all you settings please Renegade5399

[Krav]

Im getting BSOD after hour or so play in counterstrike, is there anyway to find out whats causing the problem as i ran prime95 for 9 hours on current settings and it didnt crash or see any problems.

Im on bios 907 should i move to a newer one and if so which?

Thanks.

[Zucker2k]

thanks to this thread, I was able to get a stable 500x8 1:1 overclock from the first try!

I got a bit adventurous today and tried 500x9, but only got as far as POST.
I tried a broad increase of the CPU, NB and RAM voltages but got the same results.

Am I missing a subtle BIOS setting or something

Post settings.

[Zucker2k]

Im getting BSOD after hour or so play in counterstrike, is there anyway to find out whats causing the problem as i ran prime95 for 9 hours on current settings and it didnt crash or see any problems.

Im on bios 907 should i move to a newer one and if so which?

Thanks.

Are you p95 small ftts AND BLEND stable?

[Krav]

Are you p95 small ftts AND BLEND stable?

only tried 9 hour blend not small ftts, u reckon i should give that a go?

[Grnfinger]

only tried 9 hour blend not small ftts, u reckon i should give that a go?

I doubt its necessary, blend will test both ram and cpu , small fft's will test cpu, you could run it if you like but I'm betting Zucker2k was leaning towards a ram issue.

You have the latest gpu drivers?
I liked 1004 alot better than 907 but I was running a 8400 at the time.

[kup]

Small FFTS is best for CPU stability and Large FFTS for Ram/Northbridge stability.

[OVERK|LL]

Just for s and grins, I converted back to Maximus and with the exact same settings, I am getting higher memory throughput on Everest? Not by a lot mind you, just about 200MB/sec, but it's consistent.

Weird........

[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.

[WFO]

There is a newer version than that but thanks for the info. I grabbed the latest driver a few days ago. It does seem that the updated chipset drivers have solved all my USB issues, if any others are having problems I would suggest trying the latest drivers.


Thanks to 003 for providing the links

Latest Intel NB http://www.station-drivers.com/page/intel%20chipset.htm

Latest Intel SB http://www.station-drivers.com/page/intel%20raid.htm

I saw those too but any site that hits me with pop-under adds, is in a foreign language and says the drivers are unofficial, I have trouble trusting. Glad they worked for you.

Earlier you asked any 9450 owners for settings. I didn't post simply because my results have been less than stellar so far. I had my Rampage Formula stable @ 3.6 with a 9450 and a Maximus Rampage @3.52 with bios 219. I upgraded both to bios 403 and couldn't get anywhere near the previous clocks. Both are back to 219 @3.52 for now. I'll tinker some more after I get a few more WUs uploaded. Experimenting with 403 ate up a lot of folding time.

[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.

[hotshot100]

I have just got my new Q9450 , I dont know why but I have some problem with my FSB setting . I cant pass 440mhz with the quad core . (6x multi just to test my max fsb).

I have the lastest bios 1201 .

update : I need 1.65v to the north bridge and 1.5v to fsb to have 440fsb stable it is normal ?


Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : 6
FSB Frequency : 440
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 400
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-880mhz (1066mhz memory)
DRAM Command Rate : 2T
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : auto
Row Refresh Cycle Time : auto
Write Recovery Time : auto
Read to Precharge Time : auto

DRAM Static Read Control: Disable
Ai Clock Twister : light
Transaction Booster : disable
Relax level : 1

CPU Voltage : 1.275
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.52
North Bridge Voltage : 1.65
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage : 1.1
Loadline Calibration : auto
CPU GTL Reference : auto
North Bridge GTL Reference : auto
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : auto
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : auto
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : auto
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5

CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : 6
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Enable
Vanderpool Technology : Disabled
Execute Disable Bit : Enable
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled

[Lestat]

i need to drop my vcore down a tad but there is where i am,, and usually am 24/7. the 1.38 in my sig was found to be just a hair unstable. so i run 1.4 all the time
i still dont understand the whole vtt pll crap,,, i just play with the settings until i'm stable.
temps are high because i am encoding some video right now and my PC room is very warm right now. i have the ceiling fan and a floor fan moving the air around lol.
ran can run 4-4-4-12 no problem but there really isnt any point as the benefit from it is extremely minor.

[Lestat]

I have just got my new Q9450 , I dont know why but I have some problem with my FSB setting . I cant pass 440mhz with the quad core . (6x multi just to test my max fsb).

I have the lastest bios 1201 .

update : I need 1.65v to the north bridge and 1.5v to fsb to have 440fsb stable it is normal ?

pll and vtt grasshopper... thats where it lies....
fsbterm also.


you wont get 500 if your looking for that. not with a stock board and stock cooling.. it takes a helluva board and some extra cooling to get 500... incase you were shooting for that i mean.

[hotshot100]

I use the Watercooling on motherboard and CPU . cooling is not the problem
I have update my post with all the setting .

With my E8400 I have run 455x9 very stable with 1.49V NB

[Lestat]

I use the Watercooling on motherboard and CPU . cooling is not the problem
I have update my post with all the setting .

With my E8400 I have run 455x9 very stable with 1.49V NB

well a quad core takes more of everything to achieve the same fsb.

set them to auto and see what happens lol the mobo likes to overvolt everythign when on auto

but dont take what i say as the gospel because i dont have a 45nm quad... and those quads i have seen so far are fsb picky..

[hotshot100]

k thanks I will work on that . right now I flash to the rampage bios


Update with the rampage bios . This bios take less Voltage to run at the same FSB (1.53 vs 1.65)

[Lestat]

k thanks I will work on that . right now I flash to the rampage bios


Update with the rampage bios . This bios take less Voltage to run at the same FSB (1.53 vs 1.65)

wow thats a big drop.

i have seen people reporting this and although i can confirm say my system on a P965 board vs my Maximus, the maximus allows for lower voltages, i find it rather unbelievable that those big drops i see are true. given its the same motherboard using a tricked out bios.. know what i mean?

do you have a multimeter ? can you check directly on the motherboard ?
vcore vdimm nb sb,,

i dont have a picture showing where to check but someone here probably does.

(i mean really thats a huge drop in voltage, seems a bit suspect)

[hotshot100]

I know where to check but I dont have my multimeter with me . I will grab it tomorrow and check .

[jorgito05]

Following are some images of todays 3DMARK06 results. I was getting a lower score of about 11 thousand something now this? all I did is download SP3 for windows XP Is this possible?

Also I have two 2900 XT's running crossfire; Why does it show only one display device? How do I change this?

And last; During the CPU tests the FPS rates where from 1 to 3 FPS, you would think with my QX6850 this whould be better?





Additional inpoot: Just remembered, yesterday I upgraded to 1102 bios.

[OVERK|LL]

Just upped my RAM to 1113Mhz...... Memtest for an hour or so, no errors. Same voltage! But it won't do 1335, I tried