ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[humeyboy]

On a Dual 500FSB should be easy, I had it on a E8600 with 8GB.

I don't know why I did not try more but probably as I had my heart set on jumping to 600FSB but would need 1200MHZ Memory (I can boot mines to 1175 with all 8GB/4 Modules with no fancy tweaks or voltages but still the same with only 2GB/1 Modules fitted, so assume its lack of Bios support).

Other peeps here have the same Rev 1.1 Memory and have had it over 1200mhz in other Mobos but hit same 1175mhz wall on this Mobo.

I did this with very low voltages, NB was 1.2v (default is 1.1).

I now only last night got 500FSB with the Quad (not stable yet).

Again lowish voltages even leave on Auto (apart from PLL which is too high on Auto), its all about getting the CPU and NB GTL Voltages correct, the killer is positive values are in 10's but minuses are in 5's so give better finer adjustment.

Before this I could not even Save and Exit the Bios at 500FSB, simply put my monitor into standby.

I have a sore head as of sitting up tp 9am messing with different Bios's and settings but there is not 1 thing I can say for sure apart from above because it would work with settings then not work with them next time, then work again.

Very strange and temperamental.

The only thing I have not done due to laziness and fact I have a cool running NB/SB as a later batch (still A2) is redo the TIM.

I would ask anyone here if they redid the TIM not due to heat (had normal temps) and found it actually held stabilise settings they were not stable before.