[QUOTE=tbone8ty;4995115]running 0051 beta bios...no luck getting these Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 2x4gb ddr3 2000mhz 9-11-9-27-4-2T sticks stable EVEN at stock settings

OCCT errors out after 1 min....(is OOCT a good program or should i try like another stability tester like prime 95?)

would i have luck with the new 0903 bios?

I'm running 0903 bios with redlines at 1866 ...2000 is just too far of a stretch for the controller I believe.

Quote Originally Posted by erek View Post
i have come up with a short list of critical settings for optimal performance thus far (1 day of use) on the Crosshair V Formula,

disable C1E, Cool'N'Quiet, C6 state, and also change the default setting of Enabled for ECC (ram option) to Disabled.


this will net you a consistent frequency for the CPU with the added benefit of the best AHCI performance you can get (especially SSDs). For some reason the Crosshair V Formula defaults to using ECC for the ram settings, which really hurts performance... after changing it to disabled my overall performance increased...


there may be more options that are just as critical for a solid and consistent performance, but this is the most important i have encountered thus far


http://i.imgur.com/BO2p3.jpg

that's a 7.9 on the memory with Kingston ValueRam 1333 DDR3 by disabling the ECC Mode
Where do I find the C6 state that you mentioned?