Think he got an e8300 so even P5Q Dlx or GB 45 UD3P will be more than sufficient for 4ghz ops, no need to cash out in my opinion...
Think he got an e8300 so even P5Q Dlx or GB 45 UD3P will be more than sufficient for 4ghz ops, no need to cash out in my opinion...
Question : Why do some overclockers switch into d*ckmode when money is involved
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I agree, that board seems to do very well.Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
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Sorry,
I didn't specifyI have a P5N-D on my E8300 right now, but I would like to purchase a board that could O.C. a beast like the QX9650.
So yeah, Rampage a go go, or anything better?
I would wait for the new intel chip to come out and ddr3 kits with 3 sticks, rather than getting the rampage. I like my board very much and find the price of ddr2 way better than ddr3 is. Also the rampage is way more money and nothing really better on the rampage as to the maximus II formula.
Intel i7 960
EK Waterblocks EK-Supreme HF Full Nickel Rev 2
eVGA Classified 3 X58
Kingston DDR3 1600 12GB black
PNY 470 GTX 3-way SLI
Seasonic 1250watt
Silverstone FT02B
Intel i7 930
Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme 1366
Gigabyte G1.guerrilla 1366
Kingston 1600 12GB black
PNY XLR8 465 GTX
Enermax 1050watt Revolution 85+
CoolerMaster HAF-X
Great info, thanks bro
I also had a rampage formula and it was great when I had it. I have no complaints with that board but for some reason I seem to be much happier with my Maximus II Formula. Running at 4.0Ghz(with 8 Gig of ram) probably has something to do with it as well. My 2 cents.
Last edited by psygnosi; 10-31-2008 at 12:05 AM. Reason: forgot to add ram reason.
|Asus Rampage III Gene Bios 805|i7 980X|12GB Corsair Dominator 1600C8 w/EK Nickel+Acetal Dominator Ram WB|XFX HD 5970 Black Edition+5870|OCZ 1010 GameStream|Windows 7 Ultimate(64bit)|Corsair F-60 SSD w/ 2TB Seagate HD|EK-FB R3Gene Nickel+Acetal(Fully working) & Asus-1 WB|EK Supreme HF Full Nickel Edition|EK 5970 Nickel+Acetal, XSPC 5870 FC w/ EK Backplate|XSPC RX360+Black Ice Stealth 120+MCR120, D655,XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25 Res for D5 |Coolermaster Cosmos S w/Sidewindow|3 Samsung 205Bw LCDs in Eyefinity
for dual channel memory OC'ing on this M2F, does it matter if they are placed in either the blue or white slots? the manual says the it's probably better to OC in the white slots, but i don't get how it would matter
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Well today i got my EK - NB ASUS HP - Acetal for the M2F I will be put it on some time next week. I have Attach some pics of it..
Cpu E8500@4500 E0 Batch#Q82A790
Water cooling/ ThermoChill PA120.3 - Laing D5
Swiftech MCRES-Micro AGB - Swiftech Apogee GTZ
Ram CellShock 4x1Gb PC2-8500
ASUS Maximus II Formula
PSU Enermax Galaxy DXX EGX1000EWL
GTX280 core@729 Ram@1250 Shaders 1520
Harddrives 1xSeagate 120Gb 2x500 maxtor SataII
White or blue I find there is no difference.
I have 4 kits of 8500 and they dont perform any better in the white
Forgot to ask, has Asus sorted out the PCI-E deal??? Or should i say setting it over 101 it still will boot/post???
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Samsung 960 EVO 500GB
4 512gb Silicon Power NVME
4 480 Adata SSD
2 1tb HGST 7200rpm 2.5 drives
X-Fi Titanium
1200 watt Lepa
Custom water-cooled View 51TG
Hi all.
I have a question.
Can anyone help me finding the cpu vcore measure point on the maximus II formula?
Thx.
please also post pics of how it looks like on you M2F, thanks!Well today i got my EK - NB ASUS HP - Acetal for the M2F I will be put it on some time next week. I have Attach some pics of it..
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Hi,
Will Thermalright Extreme fit without any bending, disassembling on M2F.
And same question about SunBeam / Tuniq Core Contact Freezer.
If you had another chance which board you would choose for q9550 M2F or Rampage?
Thanks for all input I have hard choice to make here.
q9550 e0 (lapped) - 3.98@1.326v - True Black (lapped + washer mod) + 2x NF-P12
MF2 - 1802 (washer mod), 2x2 8500 Dominator @1115, Corsair HX 850w
BFG 216 OCX 710/1480/1240 Acer 2216w, Samsung 40" 1080p,
Antec P180 + 3x NF-P12, 1TB WD Black + 3x 500GB WD AAKS
ASUS Xonar D2
Cryptix proved a few pages back that Rampage offers little if anything at all.
P45 will run cooler than X48 and comparing the 2 bios MIIF offers more fine tuning.
I water cool so cannot comment on air coolers, I'm sure someone will be along shortly to answer your cooling questions.
The Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme fits, but depending on the RAM, you may not be able to utilize all 4 slots (if installed horozontally)-
TRUE fits fine mounted vertically, and does not obstruct any ram slots if vertical either. I cant answer about the other coolers you mentioned.
Ci7 990X::Rampage III Extreme::12GB Corsair Dominator 1866C7GT::2 x EVGA SC Titans in SLI::Corsair AX1200::TJ07::Watercooled
Ci7 920 3849B018::Rampage II Extreme::6GB GSKILL Trident 2000C9 BBSE::EVGA GTX580::Antec Signature SG850::TJ09::Aircooled w/TRUE 120X
I will be sure too do that..
Cpu E8500@4500 E0 Batch#Q82A790
Water cooling/ ThermoChill PA120.3 - Laing D5
Swiftech MCRES-Micro AGB - Swiftech Apogee GTZ
Ram CellShock 4x1Gb PC2-8500
ASUS Maximus II Formula
PSU Enermax Galaxy DXX EGX1000EWL
GTX280 core@729 Ram@1250 Shaders 1520
Harddrives 1xSeagate 120Gb 2x500 maxtor SataII
Do not mount this way if all possible. Weight pulls the true down some when mounted like that. I always noticed 2 cores sometimes 10c+ hotter than the other 2 during load. If i lift up on it a little temps even out. Tried this on 2 lapped cpus and the regular true and black true. Like cryp says it will work vertical. I used it vertical with 120x38mm fans and ram still fits. When i mount vertical all cores are within 3c loaded.The Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme fits, but depending on the RAM, you may not be able to utilize all 4 slots (if installed horozontally)-
Gigabyte Z68X UD7
Intel Core i7 2600K (testing)
16GB Mushkin Redline 17000 2133 1.65v
EK, 3x120 Rad 2xMCP655
Acer 1200w PSU
2-128GB Samsung SSD RAID 0
2-1TB Seagete 32mb RAID 0
1-1TB Western Digital
1- Plextor PX-B320SA Blue Ray
1- Plextor PX-880SA 24x DVD/RW
2- EVGA Nvidia GTX-480 SLI
LG 30", Hanns G 28"
--My temps run fine...both cores are identical temperatures, an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale only has 2 cores dude--
Last edited by al-; 11-01-2008 at 02:42 AM.
Thank you all guys for input.
I know now that TRUE will fit any direction - one more thing in thread DFI P45 DK Plus there is photo of True mounted on 45` degree angle to board - is it possible on every board?
(photo taken from DK thread on XS hope no body do not mind)
I also know that I want p45 board now decision is between M2F or Gigabyte EP45-UD3P - any comments on this?
My goal is to reach 4ghz on q9550 E0 for 24/7.
Cheers
Last edited by seban; 11-01-2008 at 05:57 AM.
q9550 e0 (lapped) - 3.98@1.326v - True Black (lapped + washer mod) + 2x NF-P12
MF2 - 1802 (washer mod), 2x2 8500 Dominator @1115, Corsair HX 850w
BFG 216 OCX 710/1480/1240 Acer 2216w, Samsung 40" 1080p,
Antec P180 + 3x NF-P12, 1TB WD Black + 3x 500GB WD AAKS
ASUS Xonar D2
thats not a TRUE, i think is a Xigmatek (however its spelled) but it could just be the fan that is.Thank you all guys for input.
I know now that TRUE will fit any direction - one more thing in thread DFI P45 DK Plus there is photo of True mounted on 45` degree angle to board - is it possible on every board?
(photo taken from DK thread on XS hope no body do not mind)
I also know that I want p45 board now decision is between M2F or Gigabyte EP45-UD3P - any comments on this?
My goal is to reach 4ghz on q9550 E0 for 24/7.
Cheers
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LOL that is true now when I took a closer look - you are right it is not TRUE at all...
q9550 e0 (lapped) - 3.98@1.326v - True Black (lapped + washer mod) + 2x NF-P12
MF2 - 1802 (washer mod), 2x2 8500 Dominator @1115, Corsair HX 850w
BFG 216 OCX 710/1480/1240 Acer 2216w, Samsung 40" 1080p,
Antec P180 + 3x NF-P12, 1TB WD Black + 3x 500GB WD AAKS
ASUS Xonar D2
Hi, I am looking to get this overclocked to 3.6ghz, could some body give me some bios settings to achieve this please, my current settings are pretty much al Auto.
Thank you,
System
System
Vista Ultimate 64
Antec Twelve Hundred Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA
ASUS Maximus II Formula
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz co
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED
DIAMOND Radeon HD 4870 1GB
CORSAIR Dominator 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series
Logitech G9 Laser Gaming Mouse
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard
SAMSUNG T240 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen
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Extreme Tweaker
AI Overclock Tuner: Manual
Ratio CMOS Setting: Auto
FSB Frequency: 333
CPU Clock Skew: Auto
NB Clock Skew: Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge: Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-Mhz 1066
DRAM Static Read Control: Auto
DRAM Read Training: Auto
MEM. OC Charger: Auto
Ai Clock Twister: Auto
Ai Transaction Booster: Auto
PCIE Frequency: 100
CPU Voltage: Auto
CPU PLL Voltage: Auto
FSB Termination Voltage: Auto
DRAM Voltage: 2.19
North Bridge Voltage: Auto
South Bridge 1.5 Voltage: Auto
South Bridge 1.1 Voltage: Auto
CPU GTL Reference (0): Auto
CPU GTL Reference (1): Auto
CPU GTL Reference (2): Auto
CPU GTL Reference (3): Auto
NB GTL Reference: Auto
DDR2 ChA Reference Voltage: Auto
DDR2 ChB Reference Voltage: Auto
North Bridge DDR Reference: Auto
Load-Line Calibration: Auto
CPU Spread Spectrum: Auto
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Auto
Last edited by Teppo; 11-01-2008 at 10:18 AM.
What have you tried so far?
There are many templates in this thread, you should be able to adapt one for your setup.
Please take the time to read the thread you will benifit from the investment
Ok I found this template from ATLNY, his specs are similiar to mine, except he has 4gb of pc6400 and I have 4gb of pc 8500, I set everything according to his and I could not boot. I know before I started changing the settings I had my DRAM Freq set at 1066 and when I made some changes it went to 1357, I can only assume this is my problem, I should have had the DRAM Freq set to auto before I started? Also I may need to adjust the DRAM Voltage different than his? I am really only looking to go 3.6ghz if that helps at all?
His specs
Spec:
E8400 @ 4005 MHz @ 1.34v
Maximus II , P45 chipset
GeForce 9600GT
Corsair XMS2 DHX DDR2PC6400 (4 GB)
(2) Seagate 320 RAID 0
PS. Corsair VX550W
LIAN LI PC-60BPLUSII
Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Cooling: Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultra
His template
My specsCode:Asus Maximus Formula II Bios 0901 Corsair XMS2 DHX DDR2PC6400 (4 GB) Corsair VX550W 550W Cpu E84000 Ai Overclock Tuner: Manual OC From CPU Level Up: Auto Ratio CMOS Setting: 9 FSB Frequency: 424 CPU Clock Skew: auto NB Clock Skew: auto FSB Strap to North Bridge: 333 DRAM Freq: Auto DRAM Timing Control: Manual CAS# Latency : 5 RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5 RAS# Precharge : 5 RAS# ActivateTime : 15 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: Auto Dram Read Training : Auto MEM OC Charger : auto Ai Clock Twister : auto Transaction Booster : auto PCIE Freq: 100 CPU volt:1.32500 CPU PLL Voltage: auto NB Voltage: auto DRAM Voltage: 2.10475v FSB Termination Voltage: auto SB Voltage: auto SB 1.5 Voltage: auto CPU GTL Reference 0 : auto CPU GTL Reference 1 : auto CPU GTL Reference 2 : auto CPU GTL Reference 3 : auto North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO Ratio CMOS Setting: 9 C1E Support: Disabled Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled Intel Virtualization Tech: Enabled CPU TM Function: Disabled Execute Disable Bit: Enabled Load-Line Calibration: enabled CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled __________________
System
Vista Ultimate 64
Antec Twelve Hundred Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA
ASUS Maximus II Formula
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz co
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED
DIAMOND Radeon HD 4870 1GB
CORSAIR Dominator 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series
Logitech G9 Laser Gaming Mouse
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard
SAMSUNG T240 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen
Mine after settings
Code:Asus Maximus Formula II Bios 0901 Ai Overclock Tuner: Manual OC From CPU Level Up: Auto Ratio CMOS Setting: 9 FSB Frequency: 424 CPU Clock Skew: auto NB Clock Skew: auto FSB Strap to North Bridge: 333 DRAM Freq: DDR2 1357mhz DRAM Timing Control: CAS# Latency : 5 RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5 RAS# Precharge : 5 RAS# ActivateTime : 15 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: Auto Dram Read Training : Auto MEM OC Charger : auto Ai Clock Twister : auto Transaction Booster : auto PCIE Freq: 100 CPU volt:1.32500 CPU PLL Voltage: auto NB Voltage: auto DRAM Voltage: 2.10475v FSB Termination Voltage: auto SB Voltage: auto SB 1.5 Voltage: auto CPU GTL Reference 0 : auto CPU GTL Reference 1 : auto CPU GTL Reference 2 : auto CPU GTL Reference 3 : auto North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO Ratio CMOS Setting: 9 C1E Support: Disabled Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled Intel Virtualization Tech: Enabled CPU TM Function: Disabled Execute Disable Bit: Enabled Load-Line Calibration: enabled CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled __________________
Last edited by Teppo; 11-01-2008 at 01:23 PM.
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