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

[Grnfinger]

Do you guys have a stable setting I could print off for my Maximus SE, that would pritty much garentee my Q6600 booting after the Rampage 308 conversion? It dosen't have to be my 3.8GHz, just good enouigh to re-install my OS and boot. I could fine tune later...

I am going to 380, and I can't afford to not be able to boot up and ask for help if need be...

I am using the Gskills ram that allot of us Maximus boy's are running.

Just use my template above and change teh multi to 8.
run 8x450 or 425 and your pretty much safe to boot/install.

[les_paulde]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to get the max stable OC out of my G0 Q6600, but am running into a somewhat strange phenomenon. Currently, I'm 8+ hrs small FFT stable at 3770Mhz, with the following settings:

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Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
FSB Frequency : 419
FSB Strap to North Bridge : AUTO
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1046
DRAM Command Rate : 2T
DRAM Timing Control: AUTO
CAS# Latency : AUTO
RAS# to CAS# Delay : AUTO
RAS# Precharge : AUTO
RAS# ActivateTime : AUTO
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time : AUTO
Write Recovery Time : AUTO
Read to Precharge Time : AUTO

Read to Write Delay (S/D) : AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S) : AUTO
Write to Read Delay (D) : AUTO
Read to Read Delay (S) : AUTO
Read to Read Delay (D) : AUTO
Write to Write Delay (S) : AUTO
Write to Write Delay (D) : AUTO

Write to PRE Delay : AUTO
Read to PRE Delay : AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay : AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay : AUTO

DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : AUTO
Transaction Booster : AUTO

CPU Voltage : 1.58v
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.60
North Bridge Voltage : 1.55
DRAM Voltage : 2.14
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.42
South Bridge Voltage : 1.1
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
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 : DDR2-REFF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5
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Even though my Vcore is quite high, the core temps do not exceed 65C when fully priming, thanks to the H2O system i'm using. The strange thing is that 419Mhz fsb is fully stable, whereas 420mhz tends to crash my PC after about 10-15 mins when priming. It's not like 1 core craps out, no, the whole computer reboots. I've tried upping the PLL, VTT and Vcore voltages a little more, but to no avail, and I've even added a fan to the motherboard's heatpipe assembly, so I doubt it is a temperature issue. Also, my RAM is now fully memtest86+ stable, so I can be pretty sure it's not my RAM. Am I just at the limit of my Q6600 or is there something i'm forgetting? I've read people using the GTL reference setting, but I've not been able to find a description of how to successfully use this setting during overclocking. Anyone has any suggestions, I would really like to make this a solid 3,8Ghz overclock and it just seems weird that 1 extra mhz can make the whole system completely unstable, i would have maybe expected a core crapping out during priming but not a full-on crash...

Thanks for any input!

[Talonman]

Just use my template above and change teh multi to 8.
run 8x450 or 425 and your pretty much safe to boot/install.

Will do.. Thanks for the reply.

I do favor using a 400 FSB Strap to the North Bridge, but is the multi Ratio CMOS Setting, or Common Performance Level?

Not sure wich one to make 8.

[Grnfinger]

Will do.. Thanks for the reply.

I do favor using a 400 FSB Strap to the North Bridge, but is the multi Ratio CMOS Setting, or Common Performance Level?

Not sure wich one to make 8.

ratio cmos setting

[Talonman]

Thanks..

Going into 308 with my Q6600 and these settings:

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8
FSB Frequency : 450
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1081
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 : 3
Row Refresh Cycle Time : 30
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
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [7]

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 Voltage : whatever your cpu needs
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.50
North Bridge Voltage : 1.53
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.35
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.65X
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67X
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5