ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[CryptiK]

1:1 ration = the lowest ram speed setting you have. It is 2 x the FSB.

[WhiteFireDragon]

1:1 ration = the lowest ram speed setting you have. It is 2 x the FSB.

yes, it's the lowest memory speed, which brings up a question i had. i thought in general, p45's were not that great at 1:1, but it seems mine is the most stable at this divider. i can run them at fsb 333mhz or 400mhz on 1:1 just fine, but when i run at fsb 333 with the divider 5:6, i get instability in orthos really quick. what settings do i need to change?

[Shocker003]

Are you guys using the included creativ sound card and how good is the audio for music and video playback?

[WhiteFireDragon]

i am, and it's paired with z-5500 speakers. it sounds better than any older sound card i've bought. but then again, i don't have any other x-fi to compare with, and these speakers are the only ones that i've hooked up to this card. sounds good for "onboard" sound

[e.v.o]

Compared to onboard realtek chips, the soundcard is a real mess. there is a test on the internet with graphics showing the noise ratio level and other stuff..
i simply just can't understand why asus uses this mess on one of there "best" boards. the realtek drivers are also much better than those from this soundmax ...

oder, um es auf deutsch zu sagen: die soundkarte taugt einfach absolut nicht. wenn du was richtiges willst, greif zu einem anderen board (es gibt ernsthaft bessere die vor allem billiger sind) oder einer extra soundkarte die ihr geld und ihre leistung wert ist. kommt natürlich immer darauf an was man damit machen will..

[Eeky NoX]

You're meaning that's not an improvement of the bundle so ?

I can't give some more détails about it : cus' I haven't plugged it yet ...since august xD (don't need sound for benchin' at all)

[Copenhagen69]

maybe it's your memory. what memory do you have? the most stable for me is 1:1. if i try 5:6, it crashes orthos in a few minutes. i used OCZ gold and crucial memories

i am using corsair dominators 1066

1:1 ration = the lowest ram speed setting you have. It is 2 x the FSB.

wouldnt the lowest ram speed lower my OC?

and are you talkin about the strap? ... like doubling that would give me a 1:1

[WaterFlex]

This is my new achievement with 2 sticks of "Red Devils" on MIIF (only 1,98Vdimm under load ):

[Grnfinger]

This is my new achievement with 2 sticks of "Red Devils" on MIIF:

nice!

I can do that on my MF X38, but sadly my quad wont boot past 480FSB

[CryptiK]

i am using corsair dominators 1066



wouldnt the lowest ram speed lower my OC?

and are you talkin about the strap? ... like doubling that would give me a 1:1

It will lower your ram overclock if you are using a higher divider like 4:5 now.

I'm not talking about the strap, i said the ram speed is 2x the FSB when on 1:1 divider, meaning if you are on 445 FSB, 1:1 will set your ram to DDR2 - 890 MHz, i you're on 500 FSB, the ram would be on DDR2 - 1000 MHz.

[Vega]

Nice result there gays!
I have played with my Dominator V1.1 and tryed to hit 600MHz but that is impossible. I also tryed to do 4-4-4-12 at 500MHz but no success there too. Are there any key because I have read a number of reviews regarding these memorys and all of them could do 500MHz, 4-4-4-12 2,1-2,2V. I use 1.4V on NB.
I have a nice 500x9 24/7 clock but I am not happy over my memory speed so far!
Any advice?

[CryptiK]

Nice result there gays!
I have played with my Dominator V1.1 and tryed to hit 600MHz but that is impossible. I also tryed to do 4-4-4-12 at 500MHz but no success there too. Are there any key because I have read a number of reviews regarding these memorys and all of them could do 500MHz, 4-4-4-12 2,1-2,2V. I use 1.4V on NB.
I have a nice 500x9 24/7 clock but I am not happy over my memory speed so far!
Any advice?

Sounds like your ram can't do it. What speed can you do 4-4-4-12 at?

Oh and "Gays" are homosexuals, I think you mean to say "guys" which is a group of people

[N3it1]

Maybe gay is synonym for a guy in sweden? So i have heard.

[vab206]

its wierd that you cant do 1200mhz with your dominators, mine do it @ 2.3v pretty easily, although my system is pretty unstable as a whole when i run a 5:6 divider so i like to keep mine 1:1... theres really not that big of a performance difference... pics

1:1 ratio @ 533x8


and now the 5:6 @ 500x8


as you can see i get better write/copy speeds @ 1:1 with only a 300mb difference from running @ 1200mhz, timings on both are 5-5-5-15-2T as you can see, so im stickin with 1:1 until the stability fairy comes and taps my comp with his wand.

[CryptiK]

If you can, run a SPI 32M run at each setting and you will see the difference. 533 is a very high FSB for 24/7 use though. Very nice clocking e8400 too.

[Vega]

Ok, guys!
I have not tryed higher voltage than 2.21V (in bios) so maybe I can bump up little more even if that are risky for 24/7! I will also give the blue slots a chance...
Maybe my trfc and performance lever was to tight as well...
It is not possible to change tref in bios, right?

[GeorgeVasil]

Testing with my new CPU..

Still on crapy box cooling..



CPU ~1.24
PLL ~1.55
NB~1.44
VTT~1.25
SB~1.56
-35mV GTL..

[EaglePC]

I get reboots ever so often do i need more settings ?

FSB frequency: 450
Cpu ratio setting: 08.5
Dram frequency: 901
Dram commamd rate: 2T
Dram timing control: 5-5-5-15

Cpu voltage: 1.28
Loadline calibration: enabled
Cpu PLL voltage: auto
FSB termination voltage: 1.4
Cpu gtlref: +30mv
NB gtlref: +40mv
NB voltage: 1.4
Dram voltage: auto
NB ddrvref: +50mv
DDR3 channelA vref: auto
DDR3 channelB vref: auto
SB voltage: auto

Cpu spread spection: disabled
PCIE spread spection: disabled

C1E support: disabled
CPU TM function: disabled
Max cpuid value limit: disabled
Vanderpool technology: disabled
Execute disabled bit: disabled
Core Muti processing: enabled


WANT TO TRY SOMETHING LIKE THIS

Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.5
FSB Frequency : 471
CPU Clock Skew : Auto
North Bridge Clock Skew : Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-943Mhz
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
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: Disabled
Dram Read Training : Disabled
MEM OC Charger : Enabled
Ai Clock Twister : Auto
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [10]

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 : 1.40000v
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.56625v
FSBT : 1.27225v
DRAM Voltage : 1.90600v
North Bridge Voltage : 1.25900v
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.50000v
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.10000v

CPU GTL Reference 0 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 : -40mv
CPU GTL Reference 2 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 : -40mv




North Bridge GTL Reference : +10mv
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO

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


"ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF - Retail"

[powellandy]

Now stable at 450MHz with Q9300. Getting there slowly!

Edit: By increasing NB GTL to +40mV and enabling mem oc charger able to drop vNB one notch to 1.28v

Andy

Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 7.5
FSB Frequency : 450
CPU Clock Skew : Normal
North Bridge Clock Skew : Normal
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1081
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 : normal
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 : normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 : normal

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: Disabled
Dram Read Training : Disabled
MEM OC Charger : Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Moderate
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [8]

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

PCIE Frequency : 101

CPU Voltage : 1.33750
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.50
FSBT : 1.32525
DRAM Voltage : 2.19750
North Bridge Voltage : 1.29875
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.1

CPU GTL Reference 0 : auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 : -40
CPU GTL Reference 2 : auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 : -40
North Bridge GTL Reference : +30
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO

Load Line Calabration : Disabled
CPU Sread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

[Gambit_2K]

Maybe gay is synonym for a guy in sweden? So i have heard.

Haha it's not. Gay is just plain old Gay haha.

[CryptiK]

Hehe, I thought so

[GeorgeVasil]

Testing..

Still Stock cooling..

[powellandy]

BIOS settings above - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=1922

Any advice for getting better RAM speeds

Currently FSB 450MHz, Strap 333MHz, DDR2-1081.

Tried increasing to strap 266MHz, DDR2-1128 - failed OCCT in seconds
Tried changing DRAM skew to advance 150ps - as above
Tried changing DRAM skew to advance 300ps - didn't even boot into windows.

Back on DDR2-1081 tried to inc twister from mod to strong - again OCCT failed in seconds.
If on moderate then OCCT RAM goes for 15hours.

Any advice?
Thanks,
Andy

[EaglePC]

UNSTABLE HERE HELP ???

Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.5
FSB Frequency : 471
CPU Clock Skew : Auto
North Bridge Clock Skew : Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-943Mhz
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
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: Disabled
Dram Read Training : Disabled
MEM OC Charger : Enabled
Ai Clock Twister : Auto
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [10]

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 : 1.40000v
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.56625v
FSBT : 1.27225v
DRAM Voltage : 1.90600v
North Bridge Voltage : 1.25900v
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.50000v
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.10000v

CPU GTL Reference 0 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 : -40mv
CPU GTL Reference 2 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 : -40mv




North Bridge GTL Reference : +10mv
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge DDR Reference : AUTO

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


"ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF - Retail"

[Grnfinger]

BIOS settings above - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=1922

Any advice for getting better RAM speeds

Currently FSB 450MHz, Strap 333MHz, DDR2-1081.

Tried increasing to strap 266MHz, DDR2-1128 - failed OCCT in seconds
Tried changing DRAM skew to advance 150ps - as above
Tried changing DRAM skew to advance 300ps - didn't even boot into windows.

Back on DDR2-1081 tried to inc twister from mod to strong - again OCCT failed in seconds.
If on moderate then OCCT RAM goes for 15hours.

Any advice?
Thanks,
Andy

To run twister on strong or higher you will require alittle more NB juice then your 1.29volts
If your booting on the 266 strap try upping your NB volts to around 1.35 or slightly higher.

I require 1.39vNB for 1130MHz running 471x8.5 on 333 strap

DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Dram Read Training : Enabled
MEM OC Charger : Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [8]