**Official ASUS Striker II Formula Discussion/Review/Overclock/Guide/BIOS Thread**

[molotov]

Well looks like 1501 didn't like my PC... I prepared the BIOS for the update to 1601 by loading defaults in the BIOS, and then it froze while booting in XP, tried everything, clearing CMOS and such, was no way to boot in XP, Vista did work though.
I've updated the BIOS to 1601, reinstalled XP and now running 3.6GHz at stock Voltage, SB and NB now 80C idle and cooled by the 80mm fan @7V, still high, but it's working. And BIOS now remembers correctly my unlinked FSB(1600) and memory settings (1066).

hey matrix, although the stock nb and sb HS is not that good,
they are not as bad as in your case!
Before changing to HR-05 IFXs, stock nb/sb hs still give me less than 60C without fans...

In your case, it may be possible to improve by removing the whole stock
nb/sb heatsink from the mobo and REPLACE the thermal interface material
(TIM) which cost you around ten bucks... I heard many cases that the stock
TIM added by asus has already harden and even detached from either side
(chips / HS) in DAY 0~ of coz an ultimate solution may be get them
replaced by some BIGGER chipset HS lolz....



These give me 42°C and 34°C on NB and SB respectively when idle on 4.7G~