Asus Maximus Formula SE X38 - Living Review.

[Clunk]

It will all end in tears ............

Or skin grafts

[kimfeiyip]

Disable legacy USB?

Just tried, same thing

In addition I tried:
- Unplugging power cables to graphics, hdds and dvd drive
- Had some cheap quality Ebuyer DDR-800 ram on another comp so put them in

Still same thing, under the same settings sometime it won't boot, sometimes it will but says there's only 2 cores.

BTW Marsouin, I read somewhere in the extreme systems forum that some people are having problem with crucial ballistix 8500 rams, seems to be a compatability problem, you should look into that a little more.

[Clunk]

Have you done a CMOS clear? And have you done a loooooong CMOS clear?

[Clunk]

Hello, I am a new member of the forum,
I live in France and I know your site for a few days.

I come to acquire a formula Maximus SE, and I do not find in France a lot of sites that are interested in this motherboard.

What is difficult for me (starting in overclocking) is starting from scratch and quickly find the parameters that will help me.

My computer is composed of:

Antec 900 +
- E 6850 ;
- ventirad = thermalright 120 Extreme with Coollaboratory Liquid Pro ;
- mem = 4Go crucial balistix 8500 ;
- cg = twintech 8800 GTX Oc ;
- son = Creative SB X-Fi Fatal1ty ;
- DD : raptor 74Go (windows XP Pro) + Hitachi T7K500 ;
- Alim : seasonic S12 600W 1ère version.

As what I have to be able to see on the forum (but with the Q6600 GB), I would like that one helps me see the good parameters to start changing my bios.

I thank you in advance.

A big hello to FRANCE ... MARSOUIN

Welcome to the forums

There are no set perameters that will work. It depends on your other hardware, so what might work for me, might not work for you.

For a mild overclock - try this, you may need to play around with the CPU voltage to get stable.

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner : Manual
OC From CPU Level Up : AUTO
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
FSB Frequency : 333
FSB Strap to North Bridge : AUTO
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: 667
DRAM Command Rate : 2T
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
CAS# Latency : Enter the appropriate timings for your RAM here
RAS# to CAS# Delay : And Here
RAS# Precharge : And Here
RAS# ActivateTime : And Here
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time : AUTO
Write Recovery Time : AUTO
Read to Precharge Time : AUTO

Read to Write Delay (S/D) : AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S) : AUTO
Write to Read Delay (D) : AUTO
Read to Read Delay (S) : AUTO
Read to Read Delay (D) : AUTO
Write to Write Delay (S) : AUTO
Write to Write Delay (D) : AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
Ai Clock Twister : AUTO
Transaction Booster : AUTO

CPU Voltage : Start at something like 1.2v
CPU PLL Voltage : Auto for now
North Bridge Voltage : Auto for now
DRAM Voltage : Set this to whatever your RAM is rated at.
FSB Termination Voltage : Auto
South Bridge Voltage : AUTO
Loadline Calibration : Enabled
CPU GTL Reference : AUTO
North Bridge GTL Reference : AUTO
DDR2 Channel A REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Channel B REF Voltage : AUTO
DDR2 Controller REF Voltage : AUTO
SB 1.5V Voltage : AUTO

NB LED Selection : NB Volt
SB LED Selection : SB Volt
CPU LED Selection : CPU VOlt
Voltiminder LED : Disabled

CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum : Disabled

Advanced CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control : Manual
- Ratio CMOS Setting : 9
C1E Suppport : Disabled
CPU TM Function : Disabled
Vanderpool Technology : Disabled
Execute Disable Bit : Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit : Disabled


USB Configuration
USB Functions: Enabled
Legacy USB Support : Disabled

This should get you up and running, and you can play around with the other stuff as you please

[RevolutionX]

ok today i make some new tests and here my new records with thise board @505 and water @ 18C :-)

Fsb 500 MHZ
CPU-Z Validator Database
Q6600 G0 @ 4404,5 MHZ
CPU-Z Validator Database
Settings
http://666kb.com/i/at7uhr4zdepv6rmtl.jpg
Super Pi 11,828 Sec
http://666kb.com/i/at7ufppm4yhkcagjt.jpg

more later,..

[RevolutionX]

lol the next maximus X38 Killer
You don't really need a NB, do you? - [H]ard|Forum

[Clunk]

ok today i make some new tests and here my new records with thise board @505 and water @ 18C :-)

Fsb 500 MHZ
CPU-Z Validator Database
Q6600 G0 @ 4404,5 MHZ
CPU-Z Validator Database
Settings
http://666kb.com/i/at7uhr4zdepv6rmtl.jpg
Super Pi 11,828 Sec
http://666kb.com/i/at7ufppm4yhkcagjt.jpg

more later,..

Excellent

What revision is your board?

[Clunk]

lol the next maximus X38 Killer
You don't really need a NB, do you? - [H]ard|Forum

oops, just like what happened to yours

[Gillie]

Just about ran out of patience with this motherboard (Maximum SE).

Straight out the box it ran for a week with no problems at all (0502 BIOS) with 4x 1GB sticks of Crucial Ballistix 6400 RAM (4-4-4-12), Q6600 G0 (3.6GHz, 8*450Mhz), etc. Then last weekend I reboot PC and it just stops at the DRAM POST check. Only way I can get it running again is with a single 1GB stick and a full CMOS clear. I get back up and running and then the system lets me boot with 2x 1GB stickss (but still not all 4). Everything fine for the last 3 days then bang, system restart, stuck at DRAM test. I clear the CMOS, go back to 1x stick of RAM and I'm back up and running again except now it won't let me install the 2nd stick of RAM so I've only got 1GB total (and 3GB sat on my desk). 0602 BIOS makes no difference at all.

I know people keep saying that Asus will eventually sort out a decent BIOS which might solve these problems but I really want this resolved now.

Has anyone got any real advice - apart from RMA'ing the board that is.

Has anyone RMA'ed their board and bought a different X38 board.

[Gillie]

Have you done a CMOS clear? And have you done a loooooong CMOS clear?

Clunk - What did you mean by a "loooooong CMOS clear" ??