ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[CryptiK]

Yes...I've tried with that setting but...I can't even pass orthos stability testing...
What's wrong...?
Is it coz of my RAM...?
I don't think so...Coz when I use 450 FSB & 1080 DRAM...I could pass orthos stability testing...so is that anything I'd left that could make my system unstable?
How about your CPU/NB Skew...??Auto/Normal setting?
vFSB and vPLL?
Gtleref all to AUTO right?..
Thx Cryptik You help me so much...

CPU & NB skew is on auto
vFSB = 1.23v
vPLL = 1.50v
GTL Ref (0.635x) = +40mv
GTL Ref (0.667x) = auto

Whatever works for your CPU, they do differ. It might be your cpu, it may be the MCH and require more vNB to be stable, it couldn't be your ram, if it does 1080 stable it will do 1068 stable (534 FSB 1:1).

Hi CryptiK,
Will try the RMA direct route as you suggested but I think i will go and get the Maximus II Formula this week anyway. I might beg for some help on the OC assuming the Q6600 and Mushkin are still up and kicking. Thanks for the replies and advice.

Nice well I'll be here when you get your gear so let us know how you go.

I know, they are great ram. They can do 651 MHz + on <2.1v but still cost a lot for DDR2.

@cryptik i ran LinX. seems i passed. also look how low i have to have vtt and vnb. if i have the vnb any higher i get errors in prime95. now is it my processor that require me to have to use such low volts or is it my motherboard. for example, if i was to get another E8500 co and run it on this board would it have to run the same low volts or would it be more like my P5Q-deluxe in which i was able to use basic starting point settings of vcore1.4/pll1.56/vtt1.26/vnb1.26 / 9x450@4050 W/ mem@1081 and be almost perfectly stable. see thats what i tried when i got my maximus and boy did that not work! so, low volts cpu or board?

Treat each separately, if you get a new cpu it will require different vcore obviously. Just find the sweetspot for you board/cpu combo, some boards seem very sensitive to vNB/vFSB ratio as well as absolute voltage for each. You may need to raise vFSB & vNB together to maintain stability. Looking good so far though, low voltages are better than high ones that's for sure.