ASUS Maximus II Formula - new P45 king?

[WhiteFireDragon]

Run your ram 1:1 PL10 then it should boot.
I need a ton of vNB to get 500FSB 3D stable, up vSB 1.1 to around 1.20 it should help.

nice 500fsb! are you able to go higher?

my mobo is horrible with 1:1. it won't even boot when memory is 1:1 984mhz PL10 moderate. right now i have it at 5:6 1180mhz PL9 stronger. NB is at 1.45v but i'm only running 2x1gb sticks. what is considered a TON of volts? i'll try upping the SB to see if it's stable and report back with results.

[Furiøùs]

Well, after much tweaking and trying many different settings and re-reading Simps guide about 6 times, I've got something im proud of.

485 x 8.5xMulti for 4.14Ghz on my Q9650, with a 400mhz strap 1:1 @ 970mhz on the ram. Yes it's low, but it'll have to do until i have 150 to get 2 sets of OCZ Reaper 1150 ram, which i'll be able to do the 333 strap and get 1177 out of *drool*.

Pretty happy! Thanks to Simps guide, the NB GTL @ +30 made it all work, 490 still crashes after an hour, 500 crashes after 10min. I gave up on those two, i dont think my chip can handle it, and i also had 490 going but when i throw my other 2 sticks in to the equation, it messes with stuff.

Right now im memtesting my ram with 5-5-5-15 (i know it's stable) with DRAM Static Read Control enabled, Mem OC charger enabled, CPL @ 10 (cant go lower or wont post) and STRONG. Stronger errors out in memtest 3% in

Pretty happy! I dont really feel any faster but for bragging rights it pwns. my Everest scores are up a bit, i lost like 300 in my Read but i gained a 100 or so in the rest of the benchmarks so i win
What's amazing is the CPU GTL's. +20/-20/+20/-20 fixed everything! Im running 4.14Ghz at the same voltage i did at 4.05. Insane! the GTLs were awesome. Im thinking about trying +30/-10/+30/-10 to see if i can get it lower.. but my Vista has taken alot of blue screens in the last week or so and i dont feel like reinstalling lol.

Thanks guys for all the help! Cant wait till i get my hands on some 1150 - 1200 ram, then im REALLY going to exploit this board.

[Celcius]

Anyone have a tip for getting the mobo usb headers to work? I never could seem to get them to work with my stacker's front usb connections...

[Grnfinger]

nice 500fsb! are you able to go higher?

my mobo is horrible with 1:1. it won't even boot when memory is 1:1 984mhz PL10 moderate. right now i have it at 5:6 1180mhz PL9 stronger. NB is at 1.45v but i'm only running 2x1gb sticks. what is considered a TON of volts? i'll try upping the SB to see if it's stable and report back with results.

506FSB is best I can do 3D stable, I might grab a 9650 and play with that 4.2GHz is my goal for a 24/7 setup
try these for 500FSB

CPU PLL Voltage : 1.60600
FSBT : 1.40475
DRAM Voltage : 1.98
North Bridge Voltage : 1.51075
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.55300
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.20600

Then work them down form there, thats what I did.

My final 500FSB settings that I cant call stable cause 1 core drops after 3 hours of prime and no matter what I try I cant resolve the issue

CPU PLL Voltage : 1.53975
FSBT : 1.378
DRAM Voltage : 1.9
North Bridge Voltage : 1.51075
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.55300
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.20600

Anyone have a tip for getting the mobo usb headers to work? I never could seem to get them to work with my stacker's front usb connections...

Use the little blue quick connect/adapters mine did not work untill I used them.

[Celcius]

Use the little blue quick connect/adapters mine did not work untill I used them.

Didn't work for me, but as long as rear usb works I'm good.

[xoldboyx]

Run your ram 1:1 PL10 then it should boot.
I need a ton of vNB to get 500FSB 3D stable, up vSB 1.1 to around 1.20 it should help.

could you please post the whole setting setup?

[lha]

Hey guys, i bought M2F few days ago and i am confused.
I dont get even 500 fsb with my E8500 and g.skill. i am running ram only in one channel.
I havent found the "code" for this mobo in setfsb program so does this mobo even work on setfsb.
I am little dissapointed for this mobo cos it didnt show to be so good. So can you help me to get higher fsb and tell me some exiting stuff

[radaja]

Iha,dont get discouraged.you have only been at it for a couple of days.i dont know much about setfsb but you should be able to achieve your OC goals within the bios.there are plenty of template's for the E8500'S in this thread to use as a good starting point.just have to be willing to read through it.good luck

[Eeky NoX]

Hello to the assembly ^^ I'll come back in the place in a couple of weeks buizy wit UD3 for now !

@Iha: no don't be so sad you'll have what you want with them
For SetFSB it works and you should raise between 533+ with lot vNB and good ramchips GD_LCK!

BIOS 1307 : Still waitin' for some improvement about ram frequency

[ZX672]

This is my first post on this forum, but I have been using this thread to build this machine (thanks Guys, your info helped a lot). Finally got everything running (purchased the mobo some time ago) and wanted to run a couple of my settings by the community and see what you guys think. The last time I overclocked a CPU was back in the slot 1 Celeron days..... My rig specs are below....

CPU-Z photo attached

Thanks,

Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
FSB Frequency : 450
CPU Clock Skew : Normal
North Bridge Clock Skew : Normal
FSB Strap to North Bridge : Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1066 MHz
Dram Clock Skew CH1 A1 : Normal
DRAM Clock Skew CH1 A2 : Normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B1 : Normal
Dram Clock Skew CH1 B2 : Normal

DRAM Static Read Control: disabled
Dram Read Training : disabled
MEM OC Charger : disabled
Ai Clock Twister : Moderate
Transaction Booster : Manual
Common Performance Level: 10
PCIE Frequency : 100

CPU Voltage : 1.36250v
CPU PLL Voltage : 1.51325v
FSBT : 1.2v
DRAM Voltage : 2.1v
North Bridge Voltage : 1.32525v
South Bridge Voltage 1.5 : 1.5
South Bridge Voltage 1.1 : 1.1

Load Line Calabration : Enabled
CPU Sread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

CPU Configuration:

Ratio CMOS Setting: 9
C1E Support: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech: Enable
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Enabled

Load-Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

[WhiteFireDragon]

the only memory divider that is stable seems to be 5:6, and my cheesy memory can't reach 1200mhz, so i'm not able to reach 500fsb. the 1:1 divider is never stable, even when the memory is underclocked. does anyone else have trouble with this or know how to get 500fsb on 1:1?

This is my first post on this forum, but I have been using this thread to build this machine (thanks Guys, your info helped a lot). Finally got everything running (purchased the mobo some time ago) and wanted to run a couple of my settings by the community and see what you guys think. The last time I overclocked a CPU was back in the slot 1 Celeron days..... My rig specs are below....

ZX672 . have you looked at simps guide to tune your mobo? you might be able to reduce your voltages or get higher clocks, although not much tuning is needed for dual cores.

[lha]

Ok the FSB problem solved = you have to give hell of lot vNB to get some fsb.

Another guestion, my mobo is bent pretty much, it was bent when i buyed from the shop so is this normal?

[andressergio]

Ok the FSB problem solved = you have to give hell of lot vNB to get some fsb.

Another guestion, my mobo is bent pretty much, it was bent when i buyed from the shop so is this normal?

I run my 2x2GB Gskill 1240Mhz PL7 on a QUAD an needs

vNB 1,45 ref +40
DRAM ref A/B +12,5
DRAM to NB ref -25

glad you solved
Cheers
Sergio

[radaja]

iha, that seems to be a common problem(bent,warped boards)ive had three now.very bad quality control at asus.two of my warped boards did not perform correctly because of this the other i sent back because the plain fact that is was warped.make sure you check that it works properly.

[IcemaN22]

Hi. I have experienced two times now that the hole computer freeze, and when I boot in bios I get message: Sata device port 3 failed/error, and then I can't enter the OS. To solve it, I have to shut down the system, reconnect the sata cable and then it's fine again. Strange problem, because in the weekend I had no problems in 30 hours straight. On port 3 I have one samsung hdd, somebody know what can be the cause? Im running AHCI mode.

[Starage]

Hello

What is a good voltage for the CPUPLL?
What would be a good FSB voltage that is safe?

I am using a Q6700 water cooler.

[Grnfinger]

1.60 PLL is max safe volts for that chip
1.40 FSBT is pretty safe, I'm unsure what the max value is but I ran a q6600 and a q6700 at 1.40 for 8 months at 450FSB and it did not suffer from the volts.

guys please chime in if I'm wrong on the volts

[ViViD]

Hi
I'm Never Care About Voltage For Example In This CPUZ Shot:



Valid Iink

PLL On 1.7 Volt CPU 1.7 FSBT On 1.6
I Can't Find Any Extreme Cooling Just With WaterCooling Take This FrQuency

[jason4207]

I realized my ram and possibly NB were giving me errors in linpack (I'm yet to isolate which), so after getting the system stable by bumping them both up 2 notches, I found I was able to lower my vcore to 1.240v @ 4.23GHz. The LCD poster reports the load vcore as 1.237v although cpuz reports 1.240v, I'm not sure which s correct. Although I doubt I'll be able to lower it more, I will do some more testing later.

CPU-Z is not accurate to 0.001v...only to 0.008v. Has to do w/ the number of bits used to represent the number. 1.237v is closer to 1.240 than 1.232, so CPU-Z has to round up.

the last time i tried esata, it just ruined my windows install.
do you have to plug it all in, then turn the power on?

also, will the speedinghdd ports handle 2 seperate drives not in any raid mode?
i wanna swap back to single drives instead of raid-0, but like the fact that its on a pcie lane rather than the useless pci bottlenecked bus.

The 'speedinghdd' is not a fast method to connect. Use Intel's own ICH10R for the best performance. It will also speed up boot process if you can turn off the Marvel controller. The speedinghdd is limited to ~120MB/s. Intel's ICH10R can go up to 750MB/s+. The ICH10R is not on the PCI bus.

Only use the Marvel if you need more ports, need esata, or need IDE. Otherwise its useless and just slows you down.


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I've had my M2F for a couple weeks now. Currently I have the multi at 6 and RAM 1:1 so I can focus on the FSB. Managed to get 490FSB large-fft stable for over an hour on my Q9550. Then I gave up and went back to 485 where I'm over 12hrs large-fft stable. Finally got to the last several pages of this thread and found Simps guide (Man, this is a long thread!!!). With new GTL info in hand and new confidence I'm trying to work on 490 again. I've literally tried almost 100 different CPU GTL setting combinations, but after reading Simps guide it seems a bit clearer to me, and I have a plan of attack now where before everything felt so random despite me trying to adjust things in a logical (what I thought was logical, anyway) manner.

I'll update as more progress is made.

Thanks goes out to all those people that have contributed! This community is what makes this a fun and enjoyable hobby.

[CryptiK]

CPU-Z is not accurate to 0.001v...only to 0.008v. Has to do w/ the number of bits used to represent the number. 1.237v is closer to 1.240 than 1.232, so CPU-Z has to round up.

Interesting, I was thinking it must have been rounding up, but it rounds up a lot sometimes. LCD poster reports 1.270v loaded at 4.3 GHz, but cpu-z reports 1.280v, and at idle LCD poster reports 1.31v and cpu-z reports 1.320v.


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A couple of benches with GTX285:

3D Mark 03


3D Mark 06

[Grnfinger]

Interesting, I was thinking it must have been rounding up, but it rounds up a lot sometimes. LCD poster reports 1.270v loaded at 4.3 GHz, but cpu-z reports 1.280v, and at idle LCD poster reports 1.31v and cpu-z reports 1.320v.


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A couple of benches with GTX285:

3D Mark 03


3D Mark 06

Nice results, you should have went quad core, that cpu is holding you back

How hot does the card run on air?
Still waiting for a X2 waterblock and boy can I tell you this sucker pumps the heat, there should have been a BTU rating on the card

[shaffaaf27]

right, i assume this is a MOBO fault.

when i manually OC, my GPU (4870x2) decides to give me 3 red lights, and the system wont post, with nothing on the screen.

BUT when i choose auto OCing, and set it to crazy, the red lights wont come on and everything will be fine.

i have tried both 1802 and 1902 BIOS'

my specs:


Q9950 (E0)
ASUS MAximus II Formula
Powercolor 4870X2
ASUS Xonar DX sound card
Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 650W
2x2GB Geil Black Dragon
640GB Samsung F1
Pioneer DVR-216BK

Swiftech GTZ water block
Thermochill PA120.3 radiator
EK Multioption 150 reservoir
Swiftech D5 Vario Pump

[ChaosWDG]

That sounds like a psu issue there mate

650w is REALLY pushing it with a 4870x2! and then an overclock aswell? your asking for a fail! you need to upgrade that little baby and put in something around 750w+

Its a real effer to do but once its done it should work.

[Grnfinger]

That sounds like a psu issue there mate

650w is REALLY pushing it with a 4870x2! and then an overclock aswell? your asking for a fail! you need to upgrade that little baby and put in something around 750w+

Its a real effer to do but once its done it should work.

650watt should be enough for 1 single 4870X2.

If you can check the SB voltages when you set "crazy" in the bios.
I would suspect you need more SB volts for your manual overclock.

[radaja]

got my RMA board back from asus today,fives the charm.i will be selling it for a very low price.dont want nothing to do with it.pm me if interested.