ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[humeyboy]

I'm currently testing the mosfet temps, I think its the reason this board is so unstable at high FSB..
I have 2 MIIF boards one with stock TIM and cooling the other with mosfet blocks, from just the first few crude tests the water cooled mosfet board clocks higher.

I have a later Mobo (still a Rev A2) but no heat issue with Heatpipes so for now as lazy I left the TIM.

I did ask weeks ago if any7one got more stability redoing the TIM and who also did not have heat issues but got no feedback.

I redid the TIM on the 680I and 7680I as they are hot Mofo's.


@ Haes, IMO no, the 45nm CPU's are easier to clock than 65nm CPU's.

The Q6600 is an old dog and ain't great to get a high FSB on at best of time.

Its just this Mobo to blame TBH, a Dual is a breeze to get high FSB on but a Quad is harder.

The Gigabyte does far better.