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

[Allubz]

Ohwel..

I think I'll send my Special Edition board in because one of the HDD LED Pins broke off. With a BIT of good luck I'll get a new board, see if it does better or if I'm just a total nub.

Nothing above 4GHz is stable for me. Altough the temps are more than fine (25 idle, 45 load).

[Zucker2k]

Well I finally booted up at 481 FSB, had to lock my PCIE Frequency at 100 to get it stabilized =)

I don't think I can beat your 4Ghz and 1.320v on that C1 chip, but here is 4.1Ghz on 1.384v on my C1. Even more impressive, my G.Skills passed 32M pi at 1160mhz!

Over the last few days I've been running 4.25Ghz (8.5x500 fsb), and DDR2 1000. I prefer to max both clocks and ram frequencies, so we'll see what gives. The new G.Skills DDR2 1000 4-4-4-12 is tempting me a lot, but I'm holding on to my wallet for now. Right now, I gotta decide whether 4.25Ghz/DDR2 1000 > 4.1 Ghz/DDR2 1160.

[zlojack]

That would be an interesting little comparison of benchies, Zucker2k

[askimo]

Can somebody tell me if this memory is a good overclocker/compatible with the P5E moded to RF?

OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Fatal1ty 4GB Dual Channel (OCZ2F10664GK)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=OCZ2F10664GK

Never mind, crap timings!!!

[Grnfinger]

That would be an interesting little comparison of benchies, Zucker2k

Damn thats a sweet looking board in your avatar,
I hope to test drive a i920/P6T today, I cant seem to make up my mind on this

[voo]

Can you have a look at the following setup?

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.5
FSB Frequency : 471
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1132

CLOCK SKEW auto

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 : 55
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

Write to PRE Delay : 14
Read to PRE Delay : 5
PRE to PRE Delay : 1
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : 5
ALL PRE to REF Delay : 5

DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [7]

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

CPU Voltage : 1.33750
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.52
North Bridge Voltage : 1.39
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.36
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.63X
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67X
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5

Prime fails after a few sec. Can you give me any tips?

System spec:
Rampage Formula (X48) bios 601 (10/15/08)
E8400 E0
Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5D (2x2GB)

[Grnfinger]

Can you have a look at the following setup?

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.5
FSB Frequency : 471
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1132

CLOCK SKEW auto

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 : 55
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

Write to PRE Delay : 14
Read to PRE Delay : 5
PRE to PRE Delay : 1
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : 5
ALL PRE to REF Delay : 5

DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [7]

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

CPU Voltage : 1.33750
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.52
North Bridge Voltage : 1.39
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.36
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.63X
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67X
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5

Prime fails after a few sec. Can you give me any tips?

System spec:
Rampage Formula (X48) bios 601 (10/15/08)
E8400 E0
Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5D (2x2GB)

up your NB volts to say 1.47-1.49 and retest, what are you running on prime
small FFT's or blend?

[voo]

small FFT's seem to run smoothly, no errors so far.
Both large FFT's and Blend fail after a few seconds, upping NB voltage to 1.49 didn't help.

I've also tried the following setup, which turned out to be quite stable for now.

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 7.5
FSB Frequency : 533
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1068

CLOCK SKEW auto

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 : 55
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

Write to PRE Delay : 14
Read to PRE Delay : 5
PRE to PRE Delay : 1
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : 5
ALL PRE to REF Delay : 5

DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Moderate
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 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

CPU Voltage : 1.33750
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.52
North Bridge Voltage : 1.41
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.4
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.63X
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67X
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5

[Grnfinger]

if its passing small FFT's and not passing blend then its your ram, try runnng memtest with your FSB set back to 471 and see if it fails.
If so try adjusting clock skew to advanced 350ps, and your NB volts might require 1.51-1.53

[Oz5000]

Hi,

I'm trying to get my HyperX ram to work with stock settings and I'd be grateful if you guys could take a look. I cant get past around 10 mins in the stability test in Everest.

E6850 at 3000 MHz (9X333)
Maximus Formula Bios 1201
2 sets of Kingston KHX8500D2/1GN (4 GB total in 1 GB sticks) (5-5-5-15 2.2v)

Below are the settings I have. The DRAM voltage is 2.14 because in Everest this gives me 2.24v

Which settings should I work with and should I be using Everest to test for stability or Memtest86+ or something else?

cheers,

Charlie

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : AUTO
- Ratio CMOS Setting :
FSB Frequency : 333
FSB Strap to North Bridge : AUTO
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2- 1066MHz
DRAM Command Rate : 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
DRAM Static Read Control: AUTO
Ai Clock Twister : Light
Transaction Booster : AUTO

CPU Voltage : AUTO
CPU PLL Voltage : AUTO
North Bridge Voltage : 1.33
DRAM Voltage : 2.14
FSB Termination Voltage : AUTO
South Bridge Voltage : AUTO
Loadline Calibration : AUTO
CPU GTL Reference : AUTO
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : AUTO
SB 1.5V Voltage : AUTO

NB LED Selection : NB Volt
SB LED Selection : SB Volt
CPU LED Selection : CPU VOlt
Voltiminder LED : Enabled

CPU Spread Spectrum : AUTO
PCIE Spread Spectrum : AUTO

Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : AUTO
- Ratio CMOS Setting :
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Enabled
Vanderpool Technology : Enabled
Execute Disable Bit : Enabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled


USB Configuration
USB Functions: Enabled
Legacy USB Support : AUTO

[nakata24]

May i ask what the best oc bios is for the maximus formula, cuz im still using 0602.

Forgot some, does this board also support 45 nm?

[Barr3l Rid3r]

May i ask what the best oc bios is for the maximus formula, cuz im still using 0602.

Forgot some, does this board also support 45 nm?

601 from Rampage

[Grnfinger]

May i ask what the best oc bios is for the maximus formula, cuz im still using 0602.

Forgot some, does this board also support 45 nm?

308 is the best bios to date for Rampage, It will give best bandwidth/performance 308 will support 45nm but not E0 stepping iirc
Someone correct me if I'm wrong on this

[zlojack]

Didn't someone edit 0308 for E0 support?

I thought I read that somewhere...

[Grnfinger]

I dont recall, I thought I needed 401 for my E8600.

You guys aware of BFG's offer to upgrade older AGP cards to PCI-E 9600GT or higher
I just got my old 6800 256mb upgraded to a 9600GT OC 512mb for teh low cost of shipping.
Could have got a 9800GT OC 512 for 50 bucks but then that would not be free

[Barr3l Rid3r]

308 is the best bios to date for Rampage, It will give best bandwidth/performance 308 will support 45nm but not E0 stepping iirc
Someone correct me if I'm wrong on this

Well, bios 601 gives me a burst in OC... even more stable then 408 and 410, about the same as 308 but newer...

[Grnfinger]

Well, bios 601 gives me a burst in OC... even more stable then 408 and 410, about the same as 308 but newer...

I'm running 601 and I dont see it, tref value is not the same as 308 and I have tested 4 chips, none overclocked any higher

[Barr3l Rid3r]

I'm running 601 and I dont see it, tref value is not the same as 308 and I have tested 4 chips, none overclocked any higher

First I couldn`t get any higher then 530mhz fsb, and now I could bench @ 550Mhz FSB, I don`t know why, but before that, it couldn't even boot at 533mhz

[nakata24]

thanx for the reply guys

[Furiøùs]

Following settings result in blue screen of SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION / 0x00000000003B While running Prime95, OCCT, and Warhammer online. OCCT on mix and P95 on blend. Took about 50-60min before it blue-screened. I am posting on these settings as we speak.

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
FSB Frequency : 421
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 266
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1056

CLK Skews : Advance 250PS both channels.

DRAM Command Rate : 2N
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay : 5
RAS# Precharge : 5
RAS# ActivateTime : 15


DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Ai Clock Twister : Moderate
Transaction Booster : Enabled

Common Performance Level [10]

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

CPU Voltage : 1.525v
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.50 (Overvolts to 1.6v)
North Bridge Voltage : 1.49v
DRAM Voltage : 2.02 (Overvolts to 2.12v)
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.40 (Overvolts to 1.45v)
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050v
Southbridge 1.5v Voltage : 1.5v
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.67x
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67x
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : Auto
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : Auto
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : Auto

[Furiøùs]

Ok it blue-screened a little after that.
Any idea's?

[carepolice]

http://www.overclock.net/windows/177...exception.html

But as your running Geforce its harder to say does it have something to do whit it.

ram, or even Vista corruption who knows.

[OVERK|LL]

I'm running 601 and I dont see it, tref value is not the same as 308 and I have tested 4 chips, none overclocked any higher

Yeah, I haven't changed from 308 either. Found it gives the best performance RAM-wise......

[MJR]

Jeebus those volts are xtreme

For a 8400 @ 4.0GHz try this for a start, and up vcore only till you get it.

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 8.5
FSB Frequency : 471
FSB Strap to North Bridge : 333
PCI-E Frequency: 110
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-941

CLOCK SKEW Normal both channels

DRAM Command Rate : 2T
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 : 55
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

Write to PRE Delay : 14
Read to PRE Delay : 5
PRE to PRE Delay : 1
ALL PRE to ACT Delay : 5
ALL PRE to REF Delay : 5

DRAM Static Read Control: Enabled
Ai Clock Twister : Stronger
Transaction Booster : Manual

Common Performance Level [7]

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

CPU Voltage : 1.35 (start here and adjust)
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.55 ( once chip is stable try to lower)
North Bridge Voltage : 1.55 - 1.51 (start high and lower if you can)
DRAM Voltage : 2.12
FSB Termination Voltage : 1.30 ( you may need to adjust this)
South Bridge Voltage : 1.050
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : 0.63X
North Bridge GTL Reference : 0.67X
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : DDR2-REFF
SB 1.5V Voltage : 1.5

What about with regular maximus bios? Or would you reccomend converting to Rampage to get 4.0 out of the the x38? I've got 8gb of RAM and I'm not sure if it's my board or the chip I got that's holding my OC back, but I'm hittign a wall at 3.7 (410fsb) right now. No matter what I do, I can barely get windows to boot over 410 and it hangs in the first minute if I do get in.

[askimo]

I just upgrade my mem to 2x2Gb dims, but I'm not sure if I should use the Banks 1&3 or 2&4
Advice?