ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[Grnfinger]

used 30 min auto test till I bsod now its running "custom" for 3 hours 38 mins
temps are 57-55-49-48

[Grnfinger]

oh forgot slider is in the middle

[kup]

The Custom test is the only way to make sure the CPU is OCCT stable. I could run the Auto 30min test all day @ 3.8GHz with like 1.35v but it wouldn't last 5seconds in games or Folding...

[JoeBar]

I finally installed my 2nd Maximus and at last i have my main system back and running...

Now playing with it. First impressions very good. One quick question, sorry if it has been posted in the past.

Has anyone measured vdimm via a multimeter? With bios 802, i set 2.36v in bios and everest/asus probe shows 2.45v. Is it correct?

[Talonman]

I also wonder if the ram still will overvolt by 0.1v's with the new BIOS?

My ram is rated at 1.8 volts, and I want to insure I still should set it for 1.7v's in the BIOS.

[kup]

The vDimm massively over volts, yes. Up to 0.1v higher in some cases.

[JoeBar]

Thanks for clearing this out.

Does the overvolting also happen with newer 903/907 bios?

[kup]

The over volting happens on every bios, as far as I know...?

[WFO]

Hey guys Anandtech may have discovered the reason for cpu throttling at high currents in Prime some have described with this board. It may be your processor, not this board. They experienced the same thing with a QX9650.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=3184&p=4

[Talonman]

Good info there.. Thanks for the link!

[Renegade5399]

0907 definately required different settings to get stable. (at least I'm experiencing that)

I needed to bump CPU, NB, and SB all up 1 notch with 0907 to get 1hr OCCT stable. I had to bump the SB because even after it was OCCT stable, I would get lockups in games. Bumped the SB volts 1 notch and all was well.

The same settings and better performance with me.

I am def seeing better numbers in Everest benchmark.

Thanks for clearing this out.

Does the overvolting also happen with newer 903/907 bios?

Yes it does, .1 volts. Set for 2.18 get 2.28.

[iadstudio]

Hey guys Anandtech may have discovered the reason for cpu throttling at high currents in Prime some have described with this board. It may be your processor, not this board. They experienced the same thing with a QX9650.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=3184&p=4

HA. could explain some of my problems on this board that I wasn't seeing on my 680i. I have to run my processor at 1.64+ to get it stable at 3.75ghz. It looks like this board will let me go beyond that, but not stable because of the increased voltage I need. I am having some luck with a 10x multi at 375 right now. Most settings are the same but I bumped the cpu pll voltage to 1.62 and dropped down to the 333 strap.

The 10x multi being most stable on this chip is what I've found with every board I plugged it into. I guess I'm stuck with that for now and I'll have to max the chip out that way.

Also, it seems my temps are substantially lower with the 333 strap. is this possible or am I not noticing an environmental variable or something?

Update: it is definately a strap issue. I ran Orthos stable for 1.5 hours on the 333 strap at 380x10. switched to the 400 strap and blue screen 10 seconds into windows. I'm testing 385 now and things look promising. Now if someone could explain to me what the 333 to 400 strap stability difference is occuring, I might just learn something from this whole ordeal.

[nuclearjock]

I've just "upgraded" from 802 to 907. Found out the hard way that saved settings from 802 don't work in 907. Oh and yea, you can't back flash from 907 to 802. tried everything down to AFUDOS, no luck. Says bios is older version, end of story...

But would someone please please please tell me why I cant get this board to run at 1T command rate???

I'm at fsb = 404, mult=10 transaction booster disabled (0), (only way it will boot), static read control disabled. 4-4-4-10 which is real conservative at these settings. memory passes all memtest86 tests, but cpuz still reads 2T command rate (set to 1T in bios). Setting to 2T or auto in bios gives identical bandwidths in everest and sandra.

TIA

[intothefantasy]

I've just "upgraded" from 802 to 907. Found out the hard way that saved settings from 802 don't work in 907. Oh and yea, you can't back flash from 907 to 802. tried everything down to AFUDOS, no luck. Says bios is older version, end of story...

But would someone please please please tell me why I cant get this board to run at 1T command rate???

I'm at fsb = 404, mult=10 transaction booster disabled (0), (only way it will boot), static read control disabled. 4-4-4-10 which is real conservative at these settings. memory passes all memtest86 tests, but cpuz still reads 2T command rate (set to 1T in bios). Setting to 2T or auto in bios gives identical bandwidths in everest and sandra.

TIA

are u sure cant downgrade? have u read the maxmimus part 2 thread which teach u how to downgrade from 0903 to other old version of bios?

[Grnfinger]

nm,

[eSp!s0]

But 0907 is a bit slower than 0903 with same settings, isn`t it?
For me it went down from 10k read everest to 9,9k and latency a bit up.

Got my HR-05 IFX SLI and HR-09 S/U Type 2 today and will try out mounting it tomorrow. With hairdrier and OCCT before I want to warm up old heatsink, that must be enough, or?

[CERO]

But 0907 is a bit slower than 0903 with same settings, isn`t it?
For me it went down from 10k read everest to 9,9k and latency a bit up.

Got my HR-05 IFX SLI and HR-09 S/U Type 2 today and will try out mounting it tomorrow. With hairdrier and OCCT before I want to warm up old heatsink, that must be enough, or?

Great espiso, I will unpack tomorrow my Maximus and start to test it, very curiouse how it would work out, maybe make some pics , would be nice

Hmmz still dont know if I should install which bios, 0907? or 0903? and is there a way to flash it back to any older version? lol

[kup]

It does indeed explain how to downgrade.

[Grnfinger]

I'm really begining to like 907 alot, so is my ram.
First of teh 9 series to be stable for me

[kup]

Grnfinger, have you tested OCCT CPU with lower vCore yet?

[Krav]

Does anyone know of good guides to overclocking for a first timer?

I want to go further then the cpu level up which is just up to 3ghz on bios 903 but also dont want to burn a hole in cpu.

Or does anyone have any settings they would recommend for my system?

Thanks

[Grendel66]

Does anyone know of good guides to overclocking for a first timer?

Take a look at this anandtech article, has some great general info.

[Grnfinger]

Grnfinger, have you tested OCCT CPU with lower vCore yet?

Yes... I had to raise to 1.425 for stability, 4 hours OCCT stable and still running prime (10 hours) now, no errors

I would also like to add that on bios 907 my read write and latency are better

temps are 58-57-53-54 everest

[leoftw]

I have my DDR2 800's @ 1200MHZ @ 2.0V measuring 2.1 in Everest. Should I clock it down or is this okay. I ran prime for 18hours and no crash . Could this be dangerous? 907 FTW !!!

[Renegade5399]

I have my DDR2 800's @ 1200MHZ @ 2.0V measuring 2.1 in Everest. Should I clock it down or is this okay. I ran prime for 18hours and no crash . Could this be dangerous? 907 FTW !!!

No as almost all of the Ballistix (tracers or not, DDR2 800 or DDR2 1066) use the same D9 chips. If they test stable, then you should be fine. Just put a fan over them to keep them cool.