ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[Leeghoofd]

+1 Seban

Yeah it seems the CPU's can handle it but the P45 NB/RAM caps out for most... even worse on DDR3 version of P45

[seban]

cryptik formula?

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main reason y i dont want to post the skewing test... suddenly there will be a thread when its based on one proc only/ram config only

What is skewing test?

And also how old r u?

[brain@voz]

Dont get me wrong but from small ftt to stability there is long way to go Try blend test and IBT and report back. Good luck m8

ok,mate, tonight, I will try

[andressergio]

Dont get me wrong but from small ftt to stability there is long way to go Try blend test and IBT and report back. Good luck m8

Agree with seban, i was testing smallfft's and passed 1h+ then IBT won't run just 3 seconds...You can use LinX setting problem size on 10000 and give it 5 test just as a start to see how it's going, adjust and re test, then try 10 runs with problem size 10000, finally go to IBT or LinX (using ALL mem)

Cheers
Sergio

[cstkl1]

What is skewing test?

And also how old r u?

skewing test to show the reason y high fsb on this board is limited for full stability
already proven with re as it is exactly the same with m2f on clocking bus for e8600
its either they give u more options on the ram or have better mem tables in the bios

and age.. old enough to buy any hardware and retire in a few years
kekeke

[Furiøùs]

Agree with seban, i was testing smallfft's and passed 1h+ then IBT won't run just 3 seconds...You can use LinX setting problem size on 10000 and give it 5 test just as a start to see how it's going, adjust and re test, then try 10 runs with problem size 10000, finally go to IBT or LinX (using ALL mem)

Cheers
Sergio

My system is stable, no doubt. 450x9 blah blah its great.

I want to run LinX just to test, but i cant. I cant see 80c on the chip. i feel like im burning it alive

[SkOrPn]

80c on the cpu would start to worry me too.

[KURTZ]

wow mate, is that under water?

also what are the calculations for the GTLs?

yes dude, under water

GTLs were +60 0/2 and +20 1/3 ...

[KURTZ]

cryptik formula?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=336
back in june kekeke before he even registered and only works with current p45 and r2e..for e8600 E0. E8400/E8500 C0 is different
as it is vid dependent
s2f and s2e is different.


kekeke lol
main reason y i dont want to post the skewing test... suddenly there will be a thread when its based on one proc only/ram config only

yes i use the Cryptik formula that you linked (but for the 45nms) and it runs! :p

i've some troubles with the NB GTLs cause i don't understand correctly how i can set that value ...

[Fragger]

SkOrPn - Thanks for posting your bios settings, they work really well. I now understand why you guys like over clocking so much. I always hated how long Vista took to boot up but its much faster now. Thanks dude.

[Furiøùs]

Im pretty amazed no one has a stable 500x8 setting for a quad-core..

Meh! stick to my 450x9 then

[andressergio]

My system is stable, no doubt. 450x9 blah blah its great.

I want to run LinX just to test, but i cant. I cant see 80c on the chip. i feel like im burning it alive

Yes I also tought the same till i tested IBT

No go that you try it if it goes up to 80C mate

Sergio

[Grnfinger]

I finally got time to open my RMA'd board from Asus.
It was actually packaged very very well this time around.
I open the cardboard box and see another box inside, this one is white no lables and of mobo size, I'm all excited like christmas all over again.
So Grn takes his time and carefully opens the smaller box and to my surprise its a Max II Formula not a Rampage ing Asus couldnt order a pizza correctly.
Well now I have 2 MIIF boards grrrr ...... Its still a sweet upgrade, Max Formula SE for a Max II Formula but it really piss's me off , maybe I should go for RMA #4

[screwtech02]

Wow, and this is actually after talking with these people on the phone??? Goes to show how much "customer support" is actaully going on there....

Hell, if you had any old Asus Nvidia cards, you could RMA those and probbably pick up a couple of 4870x2's..... It would be worth paying the shipping.....

[Grnfinger]

Wow, and this is actually after talking with these people on the phone??? Goes to show how much "customer support" is actaully going on there....

Hell, if you had any old Asus Nvidia cards, you could RMA those and probbably pick up a couple of 4870x2's..... It would be worth paying the shipping.....

HAHAHA I dont doubt that, I'm tempted to call and complain, atleast they got the T-Shirt right, right size and color

I'm still pleased I guess about the upgrade, just wanted the other platform.

[Furiøùs]

I'd be happy with the Maximus II Formula.. E8400 will probably love it haha.

[Fragger]

Ok so now I am at 4Ghz stable - E8500, Im wondering how far can it go and be stable, what do I have to do to get there?

[Grnfinger]

Im pretty amazed no one has a stable 500x8 setting for a quad-core..

Meh! stick to my 450x9 then

Ahh no need to fret

I'm going to do a nice 500x8 setup tonight, once stable I'll help you out.

In the meantime why not try this.

445x9 266strap ram 1116MHz, you might have to give the vNB alittle more to keep it stable but I think you'll find the bandwidth boost rather refreshing.
12:10 1081MHz is kinda meh and has high latency

Not sure if your ram is up to the challenge but dont forget dram clock skew is your friend

[Furiøùs]

Thats pushing it on the ram, but what do you suggest for the ram skews?

I used to do Advance 250PS on my G.Skills thanks to you and it helped quite a bit.. I'll give them a shot first.

Ok im posting on this right now.. 445x9 266strap, 1116 or 1118 on the ram.. damn i cant believe it even booted
All skews are on Advanced 250ps and everything on auto (transaction booster, OC charger, everything) and my ram timings are set in which are a bit loose since im running 8GB.. 4x2

Failed memtest within seconds, but its not bluescreening. Let me put more clock skews see what happens. brb.

I doubt the ram can do it, probably just comes down to that.

Puttign them on Delay 250ps has 2 memtest at 2.0% now. usually failed at 0.6 with my first error. Looking decent so far. going to get another memtest instance going

[SkOrPn]

SkOrPn - Thanks for posting your bios settings, they work really well. I now understand why you guys like over clocking so much. I always hated how long Vista took to boot up but its much faster now. Thanks dude.

Please don't thank me, Ive never been a serious overclocker before, sure I been using minor overclocks since my BP6 days but never as serious as this. Im a veteran enthusiast into computers since the 80's but imo this board is the first "serious" overclocking board I have ever had (not counting a few DFI LP's a few years back). I usually just get very good mainstream boards for the most part (Like my last board which was the P5B Deluxe), but these ROG boards just look so damn good through a window... LOL, its the only reason I got the thing in the first place, that and eSATA.

I found most of those settings from post 2112, but I changed a few things just for a starting point.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/...postcount=2112

Good luck with your new found hobby...

[Fragger]

This is my first OC board too, I just had to have it even though it cost $500......
We have a similar H2o setup.

[Grnfinger]

Thats pushing it on the ram, but what do you suggest for the ram skews?

I used to do Advance 250PS on my G.Skills thanks to you and it helped quite a bit.. I'll give them a shot first.

Ok im posting on this right now.. 445x9 266strap, 1116 or 1118 on the ram.. damn i cant believe it even booted
All skews are on Advanced 250ps and everything on auto (transaction booster, OC charger, everything) and my ram timings are set in which are a bit loose since im running 8GB.. 4x2

Failed memtest within seconds, but its not bluescreening. Let me put more clock skews see what happens. brb.

I doubt the ram can do it, probably just comes down to that.

Puttign them on Delay 250ps has 2 memtest at 2.0% now. usually failed at 0.6 with my first error. Looking decent so far. going to get another memtest instance going

Advanced 350 and upping the ram volts wont hurt, 266 strap might require a drop or 2 more of vNB.

[Furiøùs]

Advanced 350 make the computer freeze during post on USBFINAL. I cant get it stable no matter what, tried every different clock skew, and gave hte ram 2.2v, and the nb got 1.4.. No go

[shaffaaf27]

seban, how did you work out he 0/2 1/3 and NB GTLs, as i need to up the FSB for 480 stable.. cheers amte

[64dragon]

Im pretty amazed no one has a stable 500x8 setting for a quad-core..

Meh! stick to my 450x9 then

i'm not surprised. but should be much easier for you guys with higher than 8 multi's. i was playin with my x3330 (q9400) the other night and got a BSOD tryin to boot at 3.9ghz @1.4 vcore, 1.4 vNB and 1.4 fsb termination. i am on air tho, may be possible with water but all my temps were fine at 3.8ghz, cores under 40C idle along with NB and SB. after 2 minutes of orthos i was at 53C for the cores, stoped it then to try 3.9 then went out to the bar