Maximus II Formula BIOS And Overclocking
| FSB Frequency | 200 to 800 MHz (1 MHz) |
| Clock Multiplier Adjustment | Yes |
| DRAM Ratios | 1.0, 1.2, 1.33, 1.25, 1.5, 1.60, 1.67, 2.0 |
| PCIe Clock | 100 to 200MHz (1 MHz) |
| CPU Vcore | 0.85 to 2.50 Volts (0.00625 Volts) |
| CPU FSB Voltage | 1.10 to 2.001 Volts (0.01325 Volts) |
| Northbridge (MCH) | 1.10 to 2.054 Volts (0.01325 Volts) |
| Southbridge (ICH) | 1.50 to 2.0565 Volts (0.01325 Volts) |
| DRAM Voltage | 1.80 - 3.40325 Volts (0.01325 Volts) |
| CAS Latency Range | tCAS:3-11; tRCD: 3-18; tRP: 3-18; tRAS: 3-34 |
The Maximus II Extreme is intended to support extreme overclocking, so it includes excessively wide voltage ranges and every possible Intel memory multiplier.
The Extreme Tweaker menu is found first in Maximus II Formula BIOS, and starts with the “CPU Level Up” setting which can approximate the speed of a faster processor by automatically increasing bus speeds to match the desired final speed. Our Core 2 Duo is already the fastest Conroe however, so the only setting found here is “Crazy”. Ai Overclock Tuner will increase and decrease FSB clock automatically in response to system load, but experienced overclockers will find the highest performance through a wide range of manual settings.
Scroll past the full set of memory timings to reveal voltage controls.
The bottom of the Extreme Tweaker menu provides all the needed reference voltage controls to squeeze out the last possible bit of performance.
Final settings can be stored to a BIOS profile or saved to a USB drive. This prevents settings from being lost if BIOS needs to be cleared following a boot failure.
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Wait, i think i missed the conclusion... what was the conclusion.....or am i just silly !?
Great review any who, i have been waiting for one of these. I would say go for the P5Q Deluxe!!!!!!!!11
the old E6xx CPU is not good enough to explore the FSB of the new P45 chipset. i seen better review then this in term of hardware. there should be at least a dual core 45nm processor and a 45nm quad processor.
sigh....tom's been lazy with hardware update!
I assume it is a mistake that says the P45 platinum from MSI has an X48 chipset?
so waht about a decent conclusion something like, are these boarfds worth the extra cash over a P35 chipset variant, everything tells me they offer little incentive over the P35, thoughts anyone?
Hello?
Uhm .. 45nm!?
I agree, test with a better (new) CPU(s) 45nm Dual/Quad.
That would be really interesting. This probably means alot to someone that owns the E6xx series CPU which i doubt someone buy if they buy a P45 board.
Methinks Tom has a bit of biassed attitude favouring Asus tbh