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

[MaXXimus]

Son of a bisket... Core 2 failed yet again at 17 minutes... really hate to dump more vcore into this thing for only a darned 3.8, wouldnt mind if it was for 4.0... whats the maximum safe vcore for 24/7 usage?

[zlojack]

I think you should use both Linpack and Prime/Orthos.

I've had one or the other stable and the other one fail quite a few times.

Also, I tend to agree with utnorris about the VTT. One person kills a chip and puts forth a theory, which gets turned into a fact through rumours.

It's one chip. Who knows what killed it. It's an interesting theory, but not a proven one.

Once I get my WC back up and running on my RE, I'll be pushing my E8600 as high and as hard as it can go, so I guess we'll have another test on that. As Ivan Drago says...if he dies, he dies

[MaXXimus]

Termination Voltage upped to 1.35 and now Im Prime95 stable for an hour so I have a couple questions:

1: Whats would you guys consider max for Term Volts?

2: Does raising this value in any way make it possible to lower the vcore?

[Zucker2k]

Termination Voltage upped to 1.35 and now Im Prime95 stable for an hour so I have a couple questions:

1: Whats would you guys consider max for Term Volts?

2: Does raising this value in any way make it possible to lower the vcore?

1. Whatever makes your chip stable
2. Yes

[MaXXimus]

1. Whatever makes your chip stable
2. Yes

Well I guess I will be tinkering tomorrow with vcore... but with settings the way they are I was actually able to pass the Linpack test, only did 5 passes but hell... all my other attempts it only passed 1 outta 5. Good stuff.

[RCG_Bex]

*bashes head* ARGH! I forgot how much 308 hates my RAM!!!

Stupid thing is being a picky git about posting @ 450FSB. It posts, it boots, it BSOD and then DET RAM. Similar for 440. Anyone got some QX settings? Tried tweaking mine again and again but no joy. Had a bash for Grnfingers but my mobo doesn't like them 1 bit - Posts, attempts to boot and black screen of nothingness!

~Bex

[zlojack]

I posted some a while back.

450 can be tough. I ended up going with 421 x 9.5 for 4GHz on my QX9650

Here's what I used:
Bios settings:

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.5
FSB Frequency : 450
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 266
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2- 1128
DRAM Command Rate : 2N
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 : 60
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
Then the extra sub-timings for the Rampage: 14-5-1-6-6
DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled(tried Enable no diffrence)
Ai Clock Twister : Moderate/Strong
Performance Level : 7 (I had it at 6 for FSB at 425 + 1133MHz RAM on my QX9650, but for 450 it had to go to 7)
All pull-ins disabled.

These settings were pretty decent and stable, but I hadn't really played with them enough in terms of tightening timings to squeeze a bit more out of the sticks.

[Utnorris]

I posted some a while back.

450 can be tough. I ended up going with 921 x 9.5 for 4GHz on my QX9650

WOW!!! That's an awesome FSB you got there, I think you broke the world record, lol.

Utnorris

[zlojack]

WOW!!! That's an awesome FSB you got there, I think you broke the world record, lol.

Utnorris

LOL...typo.

Too much wine last night

I obviously meant 421

[westsider]

maximus formula@rampage bios


modded thermalright ifx sli NB and ifx SB





http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=424850

[ShawnTRD]

Whats the best RF BIOS now a days?

[Grnfinger]

[MaXXimus]

Question... I have found my perfect settings for 3.8GHz (Prime95 stable 12+ hrs & 20 passes Linpack), been tinkering with 4.0 - 4.2 and cannot get it stable and was wondering, if I am leaving my FSB speed the same and only changing the multi from 9.5x to 10x would I also need to be upping my FSB volts or should I only be needing to up the vcore?

[RCG_Bex]

GJ Grn - 100mhz more and you'd be on par with my E8600!

My Quad's well.. I dunno.... I can do 425, and 400, and I can do 445, but it goes funny.... It sometimes goes black and then on a next power up says DET RAM.

I still need to pick some new RAM.... really, REALLY need 4GB now. RAM usage was 89% today

~Bex

[Grnfinger]

GJ Grn - 100mhz more and you'd be on par with my E8600!

My Quad's well.. I dunno.... I can do 425, and 400, and I can do 445, but it goes funny.... It sometimes goes black and then on a next power up says DET RAM.

I still need to pick some new RAM.... really, REALLY need 4GB now. RAM usage was 89% today

~Bex

I need a faster kit myself, think my GSkills are maxed

[RCG_Bex]

It's not the speeds that are the problem, it's the ammount. My rams done 1400mhz before! (I nearly died from shock as I spotted it after I booted - forgot to change the ram settings). I did spy some 4GB packs of Geil 1200 but it's pretty damn pricey... Don't think I can afford it unless I hold off until xmas or something

~Bex

[les_paulde]

It's not the speeds that are the problem, it's the ammount. My rams done 1400mhz before! (I nearly died from shock as I spotted it after I booted - forgot to change the ram settings). I did spy some 4GB packs of Geil 1200 but it's pretty damn pricey... Don't think I can afford it unless I hold off until xmas or something

~Bex

What about the OCZ FLex XLC OCZ2FXT11504GK? They're rated for 1150Mhz at 2.1V, I dunno but it seems that these should hit 1200Mhz as well and only sell for 159EUR here in Holland. (http://www.alternate.nl/html/shop/pr...?artno=ICIELX&)

Just a thought....

[RCG_Bex]

Nah, they're aluminum heatsinks on them as well. Apart from anything OCZ RAM doesn't usually like Asus boards...

~Bex

[Zucker2k]

Nah, they're aluminum heatsinks on them as well. Apart from anything OCZ RAM doesn't usually like Asus boards...

~Bex

Get the G.Skill 8800 (2x2Gb) kit.

[kup]

I just bought the G.Skill F2-PC8500CL5D-PI 2x2GB kit and I'm hitting 1150MHz so far on 2.1v with a lowly Asus P5K-E on bios 1102 @ 5-5-5-15. Amazing ram! Absolutely amazing for the price (£90 @ Memoryc.co.uk).

[Grnfinger]

I just bought the G.Skill F2-PC8500CL5D-PI 2x2GB kit and I'm hitting 1150MHz so far on 2.1v with a lowly Asus P5K-E on bios 1102 @ 5-5-5-15. Amazing ram! Absolutely amazing for the price (£90 @ Memoryc.co.uk).

Would you mind sharing your setting ?
I'm trying to get my GSkills stable at 1130MHz and so far no luck.

[kup]

Literally just 5-5-5-15 2T then all other timings on Auto ( I found Auto best for the rest because the bios lacks the fine tuning to match the EPP Profile manually) @ 2.1v. Performance level is 6 on the P5K with 333 Strap, 5:8 I think it works out to be? vPLL and vFSB are both @ lowest, 1.5v and 1.2v respectively (my board doesn't suffer from the overvolting when on the lowest setting in the bios).

I'll be pushing them more when I get my new Rampage Formula next week!

EDIT: I just saw from your pic that you're not running the "PI" series ram, maybe that's the difference?

[Grnfinger]

Literally just 5-5-5-15 2T then all other timings on Auto ( I found Auto best for the rest because the bios lacks the fine tuning to match the EPP Profile manually) @ 2.1v. Performance level is 6 on the P5K with 333 Strap, 5:8 I think it works out to be? vPLL and vFSB are both @ lowest, 1.5v and 1.2v respectively (my board doesn't suffer from the overvolting when on the lowest setting in the bios).

I'll be pushing them more when I get my new Rampage Formula next week!

EDIT: I just saw from your pic that you're not running the "PI" series ram, maybe that's the difference?

Hmmm perhaps that could be the problem.
I have yet to really tweak them , just ran Memtest Pro with everything maxed and 47 errors.
So I might be better running 1:1 but PL 10 is not to attractive to me.

[zlojack]

Which board is this, Grn?

[Grnfinger]

Which board is this, Grn?

MIIF

My 2x1GB Corsairs will do 1225MHz easy so perhaps there is need to travel tomorrow and spend some more money at CC