ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[ChaosAD]

I have both chips and I'm trying to make that decsion right now.
I like the power of a quad but the higher c2d clocks will be nice.
I should have some benches and screenies today.
The bios has alot more options than MFI/Rampage so its a learning day today.
Took maybe 1/2 hour to get my 9550 stable at 450x8.5 where on the MF board I could not get it above 425! Still have to lower a few volts but for the most part I'm happy with 3825MHz

Even running a Q9550@3800, if i m lucky on the chip ofc, i guess its much faster that a q6600@3600. I wouldnt really like to downgrade from 4 cores down to 2 tbh although 4+Ghz sounds sweet Plz post benchmarks with Q6600+q9550+e8600 both at same clock speeds+at max clock speeds. I know its time consuming but c'mon u have all day for it

Do u also experience the PL issue? Can u run it as low as the MF1 board? Can u run 400 strap?

[Grnfinger]

Even running a Q9550@3800, if i m lucky on the chip ofc, i guess its much faster that a q6600@3600. I wouldnt really like to downgrade from 4 cores down to 2 tbh although 4+Ghz sounds sweet Plz post benchmarks with Q6600+q9550+e8600 both at same clock speeds+at max clock speeds. I know its time consuming but c'mon u have all day for it

Do u also experience the PL issue? Can u run it as low as the MF1 board? Can u run 400 strap?

I honestly dont know what PL setting I'm running.
My everest is version 4.50.1330 and its reports "unkown motherboard"
So I'm currently sniffing for a release that supports this board.
I'm sure with pull ins enabled I can get to PL 7 or atleast 8.

I cant show you benches of a 6600, sold it long ago, BUT I can show 6700
It should be close enough.
Gotta cut the grass then I'll start swapping cpus and run some tests

[ChaosAD]

Gotta cut the grass then I'll start swapping cpus and run some tests

Oh, you dont have kids to do the job for you? U must be more strict i think
Yep 6700 will also do the job np.

[Grnfinger]

Oh, you dont have kids to do the job for you? U must be more strict i think
Yep 6700 will also do the job np.

My kids are 3 and 9, not to much help there





Working on tighter timing and lower PL.
Very pleased so far, couldnt get my Quad to post past 425FSB on the Maximus. Have not tried anything higher yet, will try 500x8 shortly.

[ChaosAD]

Working on tighter timing and lower PL.
Very pleased so far, couldnt get my Quad to post past 425FSB on the Maximus. Have not tried anything higher yet, will try 500x8 shortly.

I dont really like the ram performance on everest. Latency seems to high
Waiting for 8x500 stability/bench

I aslo see u run a C1 stepping chip. Anyone know if the newer E0 will be better performers?

[Grnfinger]

I dont really like the ram performance on everest. Latency seems to high
Waiting for 8x500 stability/bench

I aslo see u run a C1 stepping chip. Anyone know if the newer E0 will be better performers?

The E0 is better, for sure.
Like I said I have yet to tweak the ram.
Heres a bios setup

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
FSB Frequency : 450
CPU Clock Skew : Normal
North Bridge Clock Skew : Normal
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1081
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 : Advanced 250ps
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 : Advanced 250ps
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 : Advanced 250ps
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 : Advanced 250ps


DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : 3
Row Refresh Cycle Time : 55
Write Recovery Time : 6
Read to Precharge Time : 3

Read to Write Delay (S/D) : 8
Write to Read Delay (S) : 3
Write to Read Delay (D) : 5
Read to Read Delay (S) : 4
Read to Read Delay (D) : 6
Write to Write Delay (S) : 4
Write to Write Delay (D) : 6

Write to PRE Delay : 14
Read to PRE Delay : 5
PRE to PRE Delay : 1
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : 5
ALL PRE to REF Delay : 5

DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Dram Read Training : AUTO
MEM OC Charger : AUTO
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [8]

Pull-In of CHA PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH5 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH4 Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH5 Disabled

PCIE Frequency : 110

CPU Voltage : 1.35
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.50
FSBT : 1.33850
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
North Bridge Voltage : 1.39150
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.1

CPU GTL Reference 0 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 1 : +10mv
CPU GTL Reference 2 : +10mv
CPU GTL Reference 3 : +20mv
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO

Load Line Calabration : Enabled
CPU Sread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

[mr-rob]

Even running a Q9550@3800, if i m lucky on the chip ofc, i guess its much faster that a q6600@3600. I wouldnt really like to downgrade from 4 cores down to 2 tbh although 4+Ghz sounds sweet Plz post benchmarks with Q6600+q9550+e8600 both at same clock speeds+at max clock speeds. I know its time consuming but c'mon u have all day for it

Do u also experience the PL issue? Can u run it as low as the MF1 board? Can u run 400 strap?

It's quite sure that running at 3800 is better than 3600
There's no big deal running a lower PL, unless you absolutly want to SuperPI.
Clock2Clock Q45nm Vs Q65nm is a little better and run colder. But cost a lot more.

e8xxx with 4ghz and more is just for fun... If you just play and to basic stuffs it's nice. Just try to encode video @ 4Ghz with a C2D...-> a "poor" Q6600@3.6Ghz will perform better.