ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[genec57]

From 0901 to 1307 - that's odd.

[dctokyo]

I wonder if any other changes

[barong]

hi guys
i really2 need help for guide to oc this mobo , this is my first time using asus mobo, i cannot reach fsb 530 stable its always crash in orthos blend not in small ftt also crash in dual super pi 32mb 9no exact in round)
anyone can guide me waht to do in bios? like which one should i disable also the setting , please need guide

[chiman2]

hey, everyone i got a 64 bit disk to work i guess the computer just couldnt "recongize" that specific disk but i decided to try one more vista 64 bit ultimate and guess what it worked... so yea. i also did some over clocking. here are some screenshots

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btw what is the tj max of an e8500

i here some people say that it use to be 95 but went up and then people say intel is just wrong.

[genec57]

tjmax for the 45nm chips is 100c but whether it is 95 or 100 is a bit irrelevant- You certainly don't want to ever get there .

[chiman2]

true. but when my tj max is 100 or 105. my temps go "up". like real temp and core temp say then are ten degres higher than if my tj max was 95

[dctokyo]

hey, everyone i got a 64 bit disk to work i guess the computer just couldnt "recongize" that specific disk but i decided to try one more vista 64 bit ultimate and guess what it worked... so yea.

Mmmmmmmm so I was right about your disk being bad?

Ahyway happy to hear that you got it up and running

[Grnfinger]

Mmmmmmmm so I was right about your disk being bad?

Ahyway happy to hear that you got it up and running

Yes as we all new it was a bad disk.
And then the screen shots ......

[chiman2]

screenshots funny? and the disk wasnt bad it just wouldnt work on my computer. but thats besides the fact. im just happy i got it to work.

[Grnfinger]

screenshots funny? and the disk wasnt bad it just wouldnt work on my computer. but thats besides the fact. im just happy i got it to work.

But if you acutally took the advice you were asking for you would have saved ppl alot of hassles and time.
Next time maybe dont ask for help if you wont follow the advice your looking for

[Eniqmah]

Hello,
Wanna see if any one is experiencing a similar problem as I am. I can OC fine to 4.2Ghz and run orthos stable, but when I reboot or shutdown, I get no video feed from the comp and have to reset CMOS in order to redo the OC and get back in. If this is common, please let me know any fix. If you need my settings, let me know also. Thanks.

[electricl]

Im pretty happy with this motherboard. I have 3.8GHz stable and its all good so far. Im sure that if I get some better memory Ill reach 4GHz I think it is possible to lower the volts a little bit more but for now Ill leave it as it is. Thanks to Grnfinger for helping me out with the settings and getting me closer to stability

[vab206]

I just ordered one of these with a e8400, ill be letting you all know how i do OC wise

[SiGfever]

Got my board Thursday and am in the process of bleeding my loops now. I used my MCW30 temporally until Swiftech comes out with their NB cooler for this board's heatpipe system next week. Eddy @ EK Waterblocks told me the he will have a block in production soon also. My NB heatsink was only making partial contact to the copper core. The NB had "two" washers on the back of the board where as all other screws had one washer each. I replaced their TIM with MX-2 on the NB and SB. Righ now my NB temp is 32c @3.2Ghz 1.29v. Ambient is 22.4c. This is one damn fine looking board, now if it only overclocks as well as it looks.

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One thing that I do not understand is why they supplied backplates for the Mosfet blocks on the Deluxe but not this board?

[electricl]

Id have to say this is one sexy board

[TouGe]

Got my board Thursday and am in the process of bleeding my loops now. I used my MCW30 temporally until Swiftech comes out with their NB cooler for this board's heatpipe system next week. Eddy @ EK Waterblocks told me the he will have a block in production soon also. My NB heatsink was only making partial contact to the copper core. The NB had "two" washers on the back of the board where as all other screws had one washer each. I replaced their TIM with MX-2 on the NB and SB. Righ now my NB temp is 32c @3.2Ghz 1.29v. Ambient is 22.4c. This is one damn fine looking board, now if it only overclocks as well as it looks.

One thing that I do not understand is why they supplied backplates for the Mosfet blocks on the Deluxe but not this board?

Yeah, I didn't understand the lack of mosfet backplates either. I just transfered the back plates from my P5Q-D onto this board. You could always just pick up two from Performance-PC's, the EK mosfet backplates for the 3a's should work, right?

Now start turning in some numbers!

[SiGfever]

Yeah, I didn't understand the lack of mosfet backplates either. I just transfered the back plates from my P5Q-D onto this board. You could always just pick up two from Performance-PC's, the EK mosfet backplates for the 3a's should work, right?

Now start turning in some numbers!

Yes I have two EK Asus 3a blocks and I am waiting on some TIM pads from JabTech. Also my DVD was BLANK! Not a damn thing burned on it! Now I need to get a DVD mailed to me from Newegg. Luckily the P5Q Deluxe is the same basic board and it used all of its drivers. I downloaded some stuff but want the DVD that I paid for.

When I get the time I will create a template and an Excel spreadsheet for this MB.

[Grnfinger]

Im pretty happy with this motherboard. I have 3.8GHz stable and its all good so far. Im sure that if I get some better memory Ill reach 4GHz I think it is possible to lower the volts a little bit more but for now Ill leave it as it is. Thanks to Grnfinger for helping me out with the settings and getting me closer to stability

Good job

Post your current settings if you like, maybe 4.0GHz is just around the corner with a little tweaking.

[kup]

Yes I have two EK Asus 3a blocks and I am waiting on some TIM pads from JabTech. Also my DVD was BLANK! Not a damn thing burned on it! Now I need to get a DVD mailed to me from Newegg. Luckily the P5Q Deluxe is the same basic board and it used all of its drivers. I downloaded some stuff but want the DVD that I paid for.

When I get the time I will create a template and an Excel spreadsheet for this MB.

I've had 3 Asus DVDs that were blank or could only be read maybe 1 out of every 50 tries...

[electricl]

Good job

Post your current settings if you like, maybe 4.0GHz is just around the corner with a little tweaking.

Heres my current settings



CPU Ratio Setting: 8
FSB Strap to NB: 333
FSB Freq: 475
PCIE Freq: 105
DRAM Freq: 951
DRAM Command Rate : 2T
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 12
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: Auto
Dram Read Training : Auto
MEM OC Charger : Enabled
Ai Clock Twister : Lighter
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [10]

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


CPU volt:1.32500
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.52650
NB Voltage: 1.35175
DRAM Voltage: 2.17100
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.31200
SB Voltage: 1.1
SB 1.5 Voltage: 1.5

CPU GTL Reference 0 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 1 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 2 : +20mv
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

[ChaosAD]

If i m gonna use this board with Q9550 E0 do u think i ll need more than a Cpu and NB water block cooling? I aim for 4Ghz hopefully so is mosfet cooling recommended. I ask cause i cant find any mosfet air cooling at all here in Greece.

[SiGfever]

If i m gonna use this board with Q9550 E0 do u think i ll need more than a Cpu and NB water block cooling? I aim for 4Ghz hopefully so is mosfet cooling recommended. I ask cause i cant find any mosfet air cooling at all here in Greece.

If you cool the NB with a waterblock the SB and the Mosfets will receive some cooling from it. You can also use the one Asus fan for the left Mosfet heatsink. Swiftech is due out next week with a NB block for this heatpipe assy.

[Grnfinger]

If i m gonna use this board with Q9550 E0 do u think i ll need more than a Cpu and NB water block cooling? I aim for 4Ghz hopefully so is mosfet cooling recommended. I ask cause i cant find any mosfet air cooling at all here in Greece.

I run the little Asus fan works fine and is quiet.
My Q9550 runs at 4.0GHz very well, I really doubt you will need extra cooling for the mosfet

[ChaosAD]

If you cool the NB with a waterblock the SB and the Mosfets will receive some cooling from it. You can also use the one Asus fan for the left Mosfet heatsink. Swiftech is due out next week with a NB block for this heatpipe assy.

I think i ll still on my EK S-Max. Reason 1: Dont want to spend more money, i dont think there will be much difference in performance. Reason 2: If the Swiftech block is going to be released in US next week, then it will reach greek market probably, lets say, next year maybe

[ChaosAD]

I run the little Asus fan works fine and is quiet.
My Q9550 runs at 4.0GHz very well, I really doubt you will need extra cooling for the mosfet

Thanx a lot Grn. Helpfull as always. U just use additional NB cooling? Rest heatpipe is stock?