Ok then, it's been a good 6 months since I have posted in this thread. I have been running my 2.66ghz E6550 stable at 3.5ghz all this time!
Problem is I am getting a bit twitchy for a Quad Core now. Been looking at the Q9450 so I have a few questions...
Does the Q9450 work alright in this board?
What can I expect out of it, as stable Overclock?
Thanks
Edit: What is the latest Bios? Should I change anything else on the mobo??
Last edited by thelawns; 08-06-2008 at 03:14 PM.
Mobo: Asus Maximus Formula SE (0802 Bios - Air Cooled using Thermalright HR-05 IFX coolers on NB & SB)
Proc: Intel C2Q Q9550 2.83ghz FSB1333 12mb (o/c to 3.41ghz 8.5x 400fsb) with Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme cooler
Mem: Kingston Hyper-X 2gb(2x1gb) 1066mhz 5-5-5-15 (KHX8500D2K2/2G)
VGA: XFX 8800GTS 640mb
PSU: Antec Neo HE 650w Blue
Case: Antec P182SE with 4x 120mm fans
Sound: Auzentech X-Fi Prelude (in PCI slot above graphics card)
Drives: Intel X25-M 80gb SSD - 36gb WD Raptor - 320mb Seagate SATA-II - 320gb Hitachi in an Antec MX-1 ESATA Caddy - Sony SATA DVD-RW
Op Sys: Win XP Pro
Display: Benq 24" Q24WS
Controls: Logitech G15 Keyboard and MX1100R Mouse
Printer: Epson R800
ISP: Be Value 12mb ADSL (England)
New bios official non-beta from 5 August 2008:
Link for BIOS 1207
ftp://dlsvr.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/soc...rmula-1207.zip
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...rmula-1207.zip
EVGA X58; I7 920 C0; OCZ Reaper 1866 88824; Sapphire 5870; 1x SSD; 2xWD 1Tb GP + 1 Tb WD Black; X-FI Titanium; Corsair HX 620; Lian Li PC-50P
Q9450 runs fine on this board altho you'll need the 1201 bios,you should beable to get to 3.4 with ease.Originally Posted by thelawns
Oh that's great then thanks... What would be the recommended processor at the moment for this board do you think?? For the best overclock...
Mobo: Asus Maximus Formula SE (0802 Bios - Air Cooled using Thermalright HR-05 IFX coolers on NB & SB)
Proc: Intel C2Q Q9550 2.83ghz FSB1333 12mb (o/c to 3.41ghz 8.5x 400fsb) with Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme cooler
Mem: Kingston Hyper-X 2gb(2x1gb) 1066mhz 5-5-5-15 (KHX8500D2K2/2G)
VGA: XFX 8800GTS 640mb
PSU: Antec Neo HE 650w Blue
Case: Antec P182SE with 4x 120mm fans
Sound: Auzentech X-Fi Prelude (in PCI slot above graphics card)
Drives: Intel X25-M 80gb SSD - 36gb WD Raptor - 320mb Seagate SATA-II - 320gb Hitachi in an Antec MX-1 ESATA Caddy - Sony SATA DVD-RW
Op Sys: Win XP Pro
Display: Benq 24" Q24WS
Controls: Logitech G15 Keyboard and MX1100R Mouse
Printer: Epson R800
ISP: Be Value 12mb ADSL (England)
Well, for the BEST overclock you'd get a QX9770. If you're on a budget like most of us, then get the best 45nm that you're willing to pay for.Oh that's great then thanks... What would be the recommended processor at the moment for this board do you think?? For the best overclock...
-Q6600 G0 @3.6GHZ
-Apogee GT Block, Onboard Maximus SE NB Cooler
-X38 Asus Maximus Formula - RaMpAgEd
-4GB G-SKILL 800Mhz
-EVGA 280 GTX and EVGA 8800 GTS
-3TB RAID-0
-750 Watt Silverstone Zeus
Yeah, fair comment thanks...
Mobo: Asus Maximus Formula SE (0802 Bios - Air Cooled using Thermalright HR-05 IFX coolers on NB & SB)
Proc: Intel C2Q Q9550 2.83ghz FSB1333 12mb (o/c to 3.41ghz 8.5x 400fsb) with Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme cooler
Mem: Kingston Hyper-X 2gb(2x1gb) 1066mhz 5-5-5-15 (KHX8500D2K2/2G)
VGA: XFX 8800GTS 640mb
PSU: Antec Neo HE 650w Blue
Case: Antec P182SE with 4x 120mm fans
Sound: Auzentech X-Fi Prelude (in PCI slot above graphics card)
Drives: Intel X25-M 80gb SSD - 36gb WD Raptor - 320mb Seagate SATA-II - 320gb Hitachi in an Antec MX-1 ESATA Caddy - Sony SATA DVD-RW
Op Sys: Win XP Pro
Display: Benq 24" Q24WS
Controls: Logitech G15 Keyboard and MX1100R Mouse
Printer: Epson R800
ISP: Be Value 12mb ADSL (England)
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