ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[The Water Dog]

Hi everybody=) Got a little problem, i use Ocz Flex 9600 on M2F but they dont wont be stabil(boot) on 1200
with 5-5-5-15-45, 2,15v. Someone got some tips? I use server 2008, but in Xp i could boot with 1.9v

[BiTsCrEaM]

So the problem is only in Vista? I'd loosen those timings a bit, till it will boot, then drop the voltage as far as you can. Then start tightening things up again.

[The Water Dog]

i wonder if it is something with nb-volt
Thanks=)

[GeorgeVasil]

Some Results with the Gskill 8800PI.

The rams are prime stable 11h at 570Mhz..

I boot windows with errors at 580..

590 boot..but no windows.

I will burn in the memory for some days.I want to see if they will have better results.

btw nice numbers at everest for every day (2x2Gb perf)

(twister here is on auto) ..At 560 and moderate the read is ~9450mb/s

[Grnfinger]

Some Results with the Gskill 8800PI.

The rams are prime stable 11h at 570Mhz..

I boot windows with errors at 580..

590 boot..but no windows.

I will burn in the memory for some days.I want to see if they will have better results.

btw nice numbers at everest for every day (2x2Gb perf)

(twister here is on auto) ..At 560 and moderate the read is ~9450mb/s

mine were crap when I got them had to rma.
They wouldnt do 1066 at 2.2 volts without errors.
I hope I have better luck with new kit next week.

i wonder if it is something with nb-volt
Thanks=)

NB volts will need to be adjusted most likely.
You can also set your dram skew to advanced 350ps it will help to settle the ram down.
FYI OCZ and Asus dont really play nice

[GeorgeVasil]

mine were crap when I got them had to rma.
They wouldnt do 1066 at 2.2 volts without errors.
I hope I have better luck with new kit next week.

I cant say that i am not satisfied with 8800Pi.

I hoped that they will play 1200.

RMA is quite difficult for me..because it has a lot of cost to send them back to Dublin..(+ need a lot of time)..

I lost ~500Mb/s at R/W/C compared to my old D9's (running 1200)..so what??

[The Water Dog]

Grnfinger: thanks alot=) Is just try and failing....and suddenly it works....i hope:P
And one more thing...its good to have this forum when you are stuck with something=)

[BiTsCrEaM]

Yup, there's not a better knowledge base available than XS.

[SiGfever]

mine were crap when I got them had to rma.
They wouldnt do 1066 at 2.2 volts without errors.
I hope I have better luck with new kit next week.



NB volts will need to be adjusted most likely.
You can also set your dram skew to advanced 350ps it will help to settle the ram down.
FYI OCZ and Asus dont really play nice

Have you tried the 1403 bios that you linked to?

I have my new set of G.Skill 8800 2x2Gb but have not tried them in my rig yet. Here is my 8500 Everest, I think they still have more to give but I have not had time to work with them.

[Grnfinger]

Have you tried the 1403 bios that you linked to?

I have my new set of G.Skill 8800 2x2Gb but have not tried them in my rig yet. Here is my 8500 Everest, I think they still have more to give but I have not had time to work with them.

1403 bios is total crap
I tested the ram in 3 rigs and it failed on all of them so bios was not the culprit.
I like having a different platforms to test on P35, P45 and X38, I'm now torn between grabbing a Rampage wich is now in stock finally ( last one arrived doa) or the Gigabyte UD3 looks like alot of fun. I have to decide soon or they will ship out a Rampage....This will be my last purchase untill december then I will jump on the i7 wagon, I have been good all year and Santa owes me a favour

[SiGfever]

1403 bios is total crap
I tested the ram in 3 rigs and it failed on all of them so bios was not the culprit.
I like having a different platforms to test on P35, P45 and X38, I'm now torn between grabbing a Rampage wich is now in stock finally ( last one arrived doa) or the Gigabyte UD3 looks like alot of fun. I have to decide soon or they will ship out a Rampage....This will be my last purchase untill december then I will jump on the i7 wagon, I have been good all year and Santa owes me a favour

You might want to remove the link to it. I have been torn about getting a Rampage but think I will hold out for i7 after the prices drop. I also need another pump and two more Micro-Res so we will see how long I can be good.

[Etihtsarom]

Hello,
My setup has been working fine but lately has become a slight bit unstable ( sudden reboot when doing some firefox functions). So I adjusted a bit and ran orthos stability test (small) and it only lasted about 4 hours. I included my settings, please let me know what I should adjust to attain stability again. Thanks for your inputs.

Clock 4420.3
Temp Idle 38
Temp Load 55
Orthos Stable 3 hr 40 min

Ai Overclock Tuner Manual
OC From CPU Level Up Auto
CPU Ratio Control Manual
Ratio CMOS Setting 8.5
FSB Frequency 520
CPU Clock Skew Auto
North Bridge Clock Skew Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge 333
DRAM Frequency DDR2-1042MHz
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 Auto
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 Auto
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 Auto
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 Auto

DRAM Timing Control Manual
1st Information 5-5-5-15-3-52-6-3
CAS# Latency 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay Auto
Row Refresh Cycle Time Auto
Write Recovery Time Auto
Read to Precharge Time Auto

2nd Information 8-3-5-4-6-4-6
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

3rd Information 14-5-1-6-6
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
Dram Read Training Disabled
MEM OC Charger Enabled
Ai Clock Twister Auto
Transaction Booster Manual

Common Performance Level 11

Pull-In of CHA PH1 Enabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2 Enabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3 Enabled
Pull-In of CHA PH4 Enabled
Pull-In of CHA PH5 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH4 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH5 Enabled

PCIE Frequency 100

CPU Voltage 1.41875
CPU-Z Core Voltage 1.408
CPU PLL Voltage 1.59275
FSB Termination Voltage 1.27225
DRAM Voltage 2.15775
North Bridge Voltage 1.48425
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 1.1

CPU GTL Reference 0 Auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 -40mV
CPU GTL Reference 2 Auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 -40mV
North Bridge GTL Reference Auto
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage Auto
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage Auto
North Bridge DDR Reference Auto

CPU Configuration
C1E Support Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech Enabled
CPU TM Function Disabled
Execute Disable Bit Disabled

Load Line Calibration Enabled
CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled

[Sem]

got my board today and its great
ive got my cpu stable but i seem to be having problems with my memory

my ideal set up will be

Q6600 @ 3.6 400x9 with ram at 1066MHz 5-5-5-15 with a PL of 7

everything is stable @ 400x9 with my ram at 800Mhz 1:1
but if i try 1066 it fails linpack x64 and i get random blue screens with "Bad_Pool_Caller" being the main culprit and that indicates a memory problem

my ram is 2GB Corsair Dominator 8500 5-5-5-15

tried my NB volts up to 1.55 with my FSB Termination Voltage @ 1.36

think i need to up my NB volts? i hope not as im already not comfortable with 1.55 or maybe drop PL down to 8 or 9? but then i lose alot of performance

or could it be my ram and not the NB?

personally i dont think it is as it worked fine at 1066 on my DFI but im not going to rule it out yet

[Darknezz]

Well i got the EK - NB ASUS HP mounted and fits get keeps the nb nice and cool fulload the nb gets about 42c defualt its about 33c..

[KURTZ]

@Dark: 42° full load but how many volts?

[Darknezz]

@Dark: 42° full load but how many volts?

At 1.37 volt but i am running with 2x2Gb and 2x1Gb so 6Gb i can't get the mobo run with freezeing if i lower the nb volt..

[CryptiK]

Hello,
My setup has been working fine but lately has become a slight bit unstable ( sudden reboot when doing some firefox functions). So I adjusted a bit and ran orthos stability test (small) and it only lasted about 4 hours. I included my settings, please let me know what I should adjust to attain stability again. Thanks for your inputs.

Clock 4420.3
Temp Idle 38
Temp Load 55
Orthos Stable 3 hr 40 min

Ai Overclock Tuner Manual
OC From CPU Level Up Auto
CPU Ratio Control Manual
Ratio CMOS Setting 8.5
FSB Frequency 520
CPU Clock Skew Auto
North Bridge Clock Skew Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge 333
DRAM Frequency DDR2-1042MHz
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 Auto
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 Auto
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 Auto
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 Auto

DRAM Timing Control Manual
1st Information 5-5-5-15-3-52-6-3
CAS# Latency 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay Auto
Row Refresh Cycle Time Auto
Write Recovery Time Auto
Read to Precharge Time Auto

2nd Information 8-3-5-4-6-4-6
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

3rd Information 14-5-1-6-6
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
Dram Read Training Disabled
MEM OC Charger Enabled
Ai Clock Twister Auto
Transaction Booster Manual

Common Performance Level 11

Pull-In of CHA PH1 Enabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2 Enabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3 Enabled
Pull-In of CHA PH4 Enabled
Pull-In of CHA PH5 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH4 Enabled
Pull-In of CHB PH5 Enabled

PCIE Frequency 100

CPU Voltage 1.41875
CPU-Z Core Voltage 1.408
CPU PLL Voltage 1.59275
FSB Termination Voltage 1.27225
DRAM Voltage 2.15775
North Bridge Voltage 1.48425
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 1.1

CPU GTL Reference 0 Auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 -40mV
CPU GTL Reference 2 Auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 -40mV
North Bridge GTL Reference Auto
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage Auto
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage Auto
North Bridge DDR Reference Auto

CPU Configuration
C1E Support Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech Enabled
CPU TM Function Disabled
Execute Disable Bit Disabled

Load Line Calibration Enabled
CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled

Sounds like perhaps your cpu is through its burn in phase, bump up vcore a notch or two.

got my board today and its great
ive got my cpu stable but i seem to be having problems with my memory

my ideal set up will be

Q6600 @ 3.6 400x9 with ram at 1066MHz 5-5-5-15 with a PL of 7

everything is stable @ 400x9 with my ram at 800Mhz 1:1
but if i try 1066 it fails linpack x64 and i get random blue screens with "Bad_Pool_Caller" being the main culprit and that indicates a memory problem

my ram is 2GB Corsair Dominator 8500 5-5-5-15

tried my NB volts up to 1.55 with my FSB Termination Voltage @ 1.36

think i need to up my NB volts? i hope not as im already not comfortable with 1.55 or maybe drop PL down to 8 or 9? but then i lose alot of performance

or could it be my ram and not the NB?

personally i dont think it is as it worked fine at 1066 on my DFI but im not going to rule it out yet

You may need to increase vdimm to get stable. 1.55 vNB should be more than enough, in fact I'd say it's excessive, try 1.40 vNB in conjunction with raising vdimm.

[GaBBa-Gandalf]

Hi guys,

the bios is offical out now: http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

I got my new CPU E8600 - Stepping Q820A598:

my 24/7 Setting:




best tested superpi yet:
*push*

BIOS:

Ai Overclock Tuner: Manual
Ratio CMOS Setting: 10
FSB Frequency: 400
CPU Clock Skew: Auto
NB Clock Skew: Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge: 266 MHz
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1003MHz

DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: auto
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: auto
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: auto
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: auto
DRAM Timing Control: auto

DRAM Static Read Control: Disable
DRAM Read Training: Disable
MEM. OC Charger: Enabled
Ai Clock Twister: Moderate
Ai Transaction Booster: Manual

Common Performance Level: 9
Pull-in of CHA PH1: Disabled
Pull-in of CHA PH2: Disabled
Pull-in of CHA PH3: Disabled
Pull-in of CHB PH1: Disabled
Pull-in of CHB PH2: Disabled
Pull-in of CHB PH3: Disabled

PCIE Frequency: 100

CPU Voltage: 1.1225
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.50
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.1000
DRAM Voltage: 1,95900
North Bridge Voltage: 1.11325
South Bridge 1.5 Voltage: 1.50
South Bridge 1.1 Voltage: 1.10

CPU GTL Reference (0): Auto
CPU GTL Reference (1):-30mv
CPU GTL Reference (2): Auto
CPU GTL Reference (3):-30mv
NB GTL Reference: Auto
DDR2 ChA Reference Voltage: Auto
DDR2 ChB Reference Voltage: Auto
North Bridge DDR Reference: Auto


CPU Configuration:

Ratio CMOS Setting: 10
C1E Support: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled

Load-Line Calibration: Disabled
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

But i dont understand one thing:
At 500MHz FSB the CPU / System isnt stable. Also with my old E8500...And it needs extreme high vNB.

BUT my old E6600 was running over 500 MHz FSB with less vNB !

Maybe the board doesnt like the new CPUs (45nm)?!
The 65nm CPU goes higher with the FSB...

@ CryptiK / all

which VTT / vNB do u need to run over 500MHz FSB?

[humeyboy]

What bios ?

Its still 1307 I thought you were meaning a new bios that aint Nuked like 1403 was up.

[GaBBa-Gandalf]

i mean the bios 1403

ps new run:

[humeyboy]

I cant see the bios on the Asus site, I only get to the Drop down Menu from your link.

[genec57]

The most recent bios I see on the Asus site is 1307.

[Grnfinger]

1307 is the most recent stable bios
1403 is crap and was removed from Asus site...I have it linked in my sig for thoes who wish to try it ( I have had some requests so thats why its there )
I personally would would use 1307 its seems to be the best to date...1403 offerd nothing, pull-ins still do not work, same crappy tref value, and a nice port hang on boot up
One would think that a company like Asus could put alittle more effort in bios support for the ROG line of boards

[humeyboy]

Yes, know all that about 1403, but peep above seems to claim its new up on the Asus site today lol.

[SiGfever]

1307 is the most recent stable bios
1403 is crap and was removed from Asus site...I have it linked in my sig for thoes who wish to try it ( I have had some requests so thats why its there )
I personally would would use 1307 its seems to be the best to date...1403 offerd nothing, pull-ins still do not work, same crappy tref value, and a nice port hang on boot up
One would think that a company like Asus could put alittle more effort in bios support for the ROG line of boards

They had better start listening before a lot of people jump ship.