ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[humeyboy]

I'm mid test so cannot flash and see if Multi is again fixed over 1602 POS.

It will be Friday before I can Flash to this.

[siavashsony]

ASUS Maximus II Formula Formula BIOS 1702
http://rapidshare.com/files/16770297...rmula-1702.rar

[GeorgeVasil]

Pleaze God..

Make this BIOS BUG FREE..

[KURTZ]

Pleaze God..

Make this BIOS BUG FREE..

anyway, guys this is my latest shot with my E8600 undervolted (VID 1.1250) ...

all setting on default, but obviously not the vCC ...

[humeyboy]

anyway, guys this is my latest shot with my E8600 undervolted (VID 1.1250) ...

all setting on default, but obviously not the vCC ...

My week 22 does 4GHZ @ 1.054v on a Striker Extreme but this Mobo needs more voltage, not found MIN yet as I'm still testing FSB but it will be higher than 1.054v.

[Grnfinger]

Pleaze God..

Make this BIOS BUG FREE..

Dont hold your breath, I've been testing it since yesterday and its not good.
I'm scoring about 5000 points less in 3Dmark
Thats a hell of a diffrence.

Pull-ins are still NOT WORKING, maybe Asus you could remove the option if your not going to make it function.

[humeyboy]

Asus are IDIOTS, the Multi is still Stuck.

[Grnfinger]

Perhaps Asus has let first year Engineering students take a wack at bios coding....nah even a first year student could do better.
Must be the tech support guy's coding bios

[screwtech02]

Well yeah Grn, you've never heard "For the runaround, please hold" on the tech support recording???

I guess its all about I7 then??? Typical ASUS "lack of" support.....

[Grnfinger]

Well yeah Grn, you've never heard "For the runaround, please hold" on the tech support recording???

I guess its all about I7 then??? Typical ASUS "lack of" support.....

Oh hell yes I have, I'm playing the RMA game now with my Maximus X38 for the second time around.
My only positive is Asus pay'd for OVERNIGHT shipping.

[SiGfever]

Perhaps Asus has let first year Engineering students take a wack at bios coding....nah even a first year student could do better.
Must be the tech support guy's coding bios

It is very disturbing that after three tries they still can't get it right.

I guess since i7 is out now we have been handed down to the janitorial staff for bios enhancements.

[EaglePC]

is this fine ? ooops that should I add ,I get a prime95 fails after 45 minutes


Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : Auto
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.5
FSB Frequency : 470
CPU Clock Skew : Auto
North Bridge Clock Skew : Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge : Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-940MHz
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 : 1.31
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.56
FSBT : 1.25
DRAM Voltage : 2.1
North Bridge Voltage : 1.25
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.10

CPU GTL Reference 0 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 2 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 : +20mv
North Bridge GTL Reference : Auto
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : Auto
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : Auto
North Bridge DDR Reference : Auto

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

MY SYSTEM:
"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
HT OMEGA CLARO Plus+ 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Thermaltake W0116RU 750W Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3250620NS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 RC-830-SSN3-GP Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail"

[Rocks]

is this fine ?


Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : Auto
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.5
FSB Frequency : 470
CPU Clock Skew : Auto
North Bridge Clock Skew : Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge : Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-940MHz
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 : 1.31
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.56
FSBT : 1.25
DRAM Voltage : 2.1
North Bridge Voltage : 1.25
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.10

CPU GTL Reference 0 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 1 : +20mv
CPU GTL Reference 2 : Auto
CPU GTL Reference 3 : +20mv
North Bridge GTL Reference : Auto
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : Auto
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : Auto
North Bridge DDR Reference : Auto

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

MY SYSTEM:
"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
HT OMEGA CLARO Plus+ 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Thermaltake W0116RU 750W Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3250620NS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 RC-830-SSN3-GP Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail"

You haven't tested it yourself?

[Eeky NoX]

Gad !! How can't I bear this way of postin'

So we have to stay wit this 1307 ? aint' it ?Twice ? Unbearable for such high end mobo I think...Fù£µ them all !!

For the moment I hit 24k & 17k respectively on 3DM05 & 06 : just in TurboMode (@3,6) with a CF 4870 512mb +4850 1gb (@stock)

Now let's see what it gives @4,5 with GPU frequencies increased

[CryptiK]

**EDIT - lol sorry about that rant after I was explaining some issues I left myself logged in at my mates place and he decided to write a whinge for me using my account

I have not tested 1702 yet but if it still has unresolved issues I wont bother. I look forward to a BIOS that has a working multiplier and working pull-ins, along with a couple of extra options

[e.v.o]

Got word that the new 1801 BIOS doesn't have that "multi bug" anymore!
1702 is still beta, so stay at 1307 guys.

[ 1702 ]
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1. Add "Intel(R) C-STATE tech" item
2. Revise CPU Speed when "Ai Overclock Tuner" is "Auto"

Dont hold your breath, I've been testing it since yesterday and its not good.
I'm scoring about 5000 points less in 3Dmark
Thats a hell of a diffrence.

Pull-ins are still NOT WORKING, maybe Asus you could remove the option if your not going to make it function.

Could you provide us with more information about that? Only in 3DMark? Only in cverclocked mode? A test at stock/oc settings (but manually set, no auto crap) with both bios version would be great!

[WaterFlex]

Who knows what is POWER in PC Probe? Where is this part placed on MB ?

[CryptiK]

power = mosfet temp which is the CPU VRM. They are around the CPU socket.

[WaterFlex]

I installed my LCS. Now without CPU Cooler my POWER reaches 45-46 degrees under Linpack, coz nothing blow that around CPU socket area. Is this temp dangerous?

[SiGfever]

I installed my LCS. Now without CPU Cooler my POWER reaches 45-46 degrees under Linpack, coz nothing blow that around CPU socket area. Is this temp dangerous?

I use one of the little Asus fans on the left Mosfet block along with my watercooling. I also use the Swiftech MCW-NBMAX WB for the heatpipe assy.

[EaglePC]

You haven't tested it yourself?

ooops that should I add ,I get a prime95 fails after 45 minutes



http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=1990

[WaterFlex]

I have the problem. Before LCS I had TT Big Typhun which blew that around CPU socket area. I had the folowing max temps: SB 45, NB 50, POWER 36.
After installing LCS I became totally unstable: Linpack, MemTest 3,8, Prime95 gave me errors. Max temps are: SB 51, NB 56, POWER 45. I don`t think +6 degrees to SB and NB make my system unstable. But what about +9 degrees of POWER ? Even IntelBurnTest gives me errors.
To check this, I put fan over motherboard. And now i`m stable. But i don`t want to use additional fan .

So, what do I need? Swiftech MCW-NBMAX or waterblock on top mosfet? or both?

[WaterFlex]

It seems if you have the temperature of POWER 44-45 degrees or more, then you become unstable.

[CryptiK]

EAGLE PC - Try this:

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : Auto
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.5
FSB Frequency : 470
CPU Clock Skew : Auto
North Bridge Clock Skew : Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge : Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-940MHz
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 : 5
Row Refresh Cycle Time : 55
Write Recovery Time : 8
Read to Precharge Time : 5

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 : MODERATE
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 : 1.35
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.56
FSBT : 1.25
DRAM Voltage : 2.1
North Bridge Voltage : 1.35
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.10

CPU GTL Reference 0 : +50mv
CPU GTL Reference 1 : +10mv
CPU GTL Reference 2 : +50mv
CPU GTL Reference 3 : +10mv
North Bridge GTL Reference : Auto
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : Auto
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : Auto
North Bridge DDR Reference : Auto

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

I have the problem. Before LCS I had TT Big Typhun which blew that around CPU socket area. I had the folowing max temps: SB 45, NB 50, POWER 36.
After installing LCS I became totally unstable: Linpack, MemTest 3,8, Prime95 gave me errors. Max temps are: SB 51, NB 56, POWER 45. I don`t think +6 degrees to SB and NB make my system unstable. But what about +9 degrees of POWER ? Even IntelBurnTest gives me errors.
To check this, I put fan over motherboard. And now i`m stable. But i don`t want to use additional fan .

So, what do I need? Swiftech MCW-NBMAX or waterblock on top mosfet? or both?

It could be the NB temps, apparently P45's begin to act weird over around 50*C, but I have not confirmed this. I have been benching at ~1.49 vNB with NB temps of around 56*C, but the overclock was only bench stable anyway. I have hit 53*C on a hot day running memtest and it was fine.

Try to use the small fan asus supply for the mosfets and see if it helps. If mosfet temps fall and you're still unstable, try a small fan directly on the NB or use a NB block in your loop if you have one to try.

[radaja]

well, i given up on 500fsb 5/6 ddr2-1200. now trying max cpu OC,so far 4427.