Asus Maximus Formula-Good buy?

i_dog_69 · Jan 13, 2008

Hey guys i just bought a new maximus formula board. have any of you had experiance with this board?? OC'ing and such. i have read good reviews about it, mostly that is at least on par with some of the other x38 boards when OC'ing. i have an e4500 that i had at 3.25 on my old 680i board with the zalman 9700. do you think i could get better results with it or at least the same. chime in with whatever you got. :rockout:

DOM · Jan 13, 2008

nice avatar

well its one of the best mobo you cant get now

and it should do better in ocing, what v-core where you using with your old mobo ?

i_dog_69 · Jan 13, 2008

about the avatar.....no comment after today...

as for the v-core i believe it was at about 1.38, but the NB seemed to run pretty hot. any idea about this board's temps?

Cold Storm · Jan 13, 2008

hey, don't ever think of your team as being bad! it was a big toss up on who could win that game... the board is a good buy. I think you will enjoy it and love the ocing ability

Wile E · Jan 13, 2008

The Maximus formula is a great board. The NB runs a little warm, but it never causes instability due to heat. I can get 475fsb out of mine on a quad, which are notoriously harder to get a high fsb on. Should do an easy 500fsb on a dual core. On my quad, the NB starts getting a little voltage hungry after 420fsb. Just something to look out for.

Also make sure you turn on Line Load Calibration, to eliminate vDroop.

Another notable thing, the vDimm is always higher than set in bios. Setting it to 2.2V, gives me almost 2.3v. Also something to keep in mind.

i_dog_69 · Jan 13, 2008

my ram is the vista upgrade OCZ ddr2800. i got 4GB for about $68, and was blown away when i was able to get them to 966 with the stock 2.1v(granted the 5cas timing is pretty loose). also, i dont have the board yet, so i was wondering what the stock voltage on the NB is? and what multi do you use on your quad?

Wile E · Jan 13, 2008

i_dog_69 said:
my ram is the vista upgrade OCZ ddr2800. i got 4GB for about $68, and was blown away when i was able to get them to 966 with the stock 2.1v(granted the 5cas timing is pretty loose). also, i dont have the board yet, so i was wondering what the stock voltage on the NB is? and what multi do you use on your quad?

I just use the 9x multi. My 24/7 setting is 3.6GHz (9*400), 1200MHz ram. Most of the Quads that clock like mine, don't like to stay stable above a 400fsb, regardless of multi.

And I'll have to get back to you on the stock NB voltage. I'll check next time I reboot, as I don't remember off the top of my head. It's pretty low tho.

tzitzibp · Jan 13, 2008

i_dog_69 said:
about the avatar.....no comment after today...

as for the v-core i believe it was at about 1.38, but the NB seemed to run pretty hot. any idea about this board's temps?

Here you are...
On room temperature of 25 C......

e6420@2.13 OC to 3.4ghz - 9700zalman cooling (stable - 2 months)
cpu temp (1.415volt): 38(idle), 56(full load)
motherboard: 41 (idle), 45(full load)
NB :47-57 C
SB:48-52 C

All of the above are recorded with fans at half speed for bareable noise levels...

keep in mind that I use 4x1gig mem sticks (2.1-2.2volt) which get hot and I added a :rockout:

corsair dominator airflow to keep them cool...as well as the board...

The maximus formula se board I am using is probably the best I've ever had...
I've used nforce boards in the past and they get very hot, even at low speeds, even at idle!

Wile E · Jan 13, 2008

Yeah, I just wanted to agree with tzitzibp, and add that this is probably the best board I've owned.

tzitzibp · Jan 13, 2008

Wile E said:
Yeah, I just wanted to agree with tzitzibp, and add that this is probably the best board I've owned.

What cpu do you think would be best to couple with this M/B... ?

What temps do you get with the q6600?
:toast:

Wile E · Jan 13, 2008

tzitzibp said:
What cpu do you think would be best to couple with this M/B... ?

What temps do you get with the q6600?

cpu or nb? Cpu is around 60C under full load. I haven't actually check the NB temps. I don't worry about NB temps unless I have stability issues.

i_dog_69 · Jan 13, 2008

damn nice temps tzitzibp, my 680i was a great OC'er for me, but no 45nm support and high temps were killing me on my OC. thanks for the reply, now i just have find a q6600 i can afford.....

tzitzibp · Jan 13, 2008

Wile E said:
cpu or nb? Cpu is around 60C under full load. I haven't actually check the NB temps. I don't worry about NB temps unless I have stability issues.

and you shouldn't... Bios alerts for NB and SB are, by default, set to 90C...
I manually reset them to 70 (cautious)

I was asking about cpu... and what is the max for the q6600? (before it burns)

I only get 60C for my e6420@3.4ghz when using TAT, constantly !!!

tzitzibp · Jan 13, 2008

i_dog_69 said:
damn nice temps tzitzibp, my 680i was a great OC'er for me, but no 45nm support and high temps were killing me on my OC. thanks for the reply, now i just have find a q6600 i can afford.....

wait for a couple of months and get a 45nm chip...
I am!!! :rockout:

i_dog_69 · Jan 14, 2008

anyone heard when the new midrange quads are coming out BTW?

Wile E · Jan 14, 2008

tzitzibp said:
and you shouldn't... Bios alerts for NB and SB are, by default, set to 90C...
I manually reset them to 70 (cautious)

I was asking about cpu... and what is the max for the q6600? (before it burns)

I only get 60C for my e6420@3.4ghz when using TAT, constantly !!!

I don''t actually know what the safe temps are, but tcase is 100C. I ran it on the stock cooler @ 3.2GHz at 75C, no problems at all, before I got around to setting up my water on it.

Frogger · Jan 14, 2008

Wile E said:
Yeah, I just wanted to agree with tzitzibp, and add that this is probably the best board I've owned.

Add my 2 cent to that comment this is one SWEET MOTHER :twitch:

Duffman · Jan 14, 2008

I am still tweaking but it's definately a great board

tzitzibp · Jan 14, 2008

Duffman said:
I am still tweaking but it's definately a great board

what settings have you managed maximum, with this cpu?

DOM · Jan 14, 2008

i_dog_69 said:
anyone heard when the new midrange quads are coming out BTW?

ETA: January 21. 2008 post #8

mandelore · Jan 14, 2008

i have the special edition version, great board!!

as stated, high fsb, great multitude of overclocking options...

i reseated the fusion waterblock on the SE edtion and the nb temps are under 30c, southbridge with fan on again under 30c.

layout is fantastic. dont really use the included soundcard, its rpetty crap, but everything else is awesome. i got 3dmark06 / stalker bundled with mine.

i_dog_69 · Jan 14, 2008

so from what im hearing i should re-seat the heatpipe on this board. how did you you guys go about doing this??

mandelore · Jan 14, 2008

i_dog_69 said:
so from what im hearing i should re-seat the heatpipe on this board. how did you you guys go about doing this??

heat it first with a hair dryer, then wiggle the heatsink gently, after a while it will start to give.
clean the heatsink/chip with a solvent then reseat with ac5 or similar

Duffman · Jan 14, 2008

tzitzibp said:
what settings have you managed maximum, with this cpu?

THIS THREAD has my current settings.

Wile E · Jan 14, 2008

Duffman said:
THIS THREAD has my current settings.

Put a tip in that thread for you. :toast:

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