Maximus IV GENE-Z BIOS Guide - Overclocking

[Gore]

Hi Lannister........................

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We could start another thread if you wish.......? error code 41 on Gene-z ?

[liberato87]

what about these voices into bios of asus maximus extreme-z?

- max power (enable-disable)
- long duration power limit
- long duration power maintaines
- short duration power limit
- additional turbo voltage

- cpu core current limit
- cpu i/o current limit

- package c-state limit

[Hard2Kill]

Hi I have recently overclocked my system to 4.4ghz @1.31v for a 24/7 overclock and have also overclocked my RAM both manually and just have a few questions regarding the overclock.

After completing the overclock and and running it for a few days everything seemed fine and I ran prime for around 2 hours with blend test's idle temps between 30-35 degrees and max on full load between 58-63 degrees depending on the ambient room temps which is a little higher than I would like but nothing to be overly concerned about. after around two hours I recieved an error :

FATAL ERROR: Final result was 45B36FA3, expected: B2FD8175.
Hardware failure detected

Everything runs fine including all games and temps never above 60 degrees during BF3 after 3-4 hours gaming but obviously it is not stable somewhere is there anything I need to change in the BIOS do I need more voltage through the CPU?

Also I ended up with 2133mhz timings @ 10-11-10-28 T2 at 1.56V ran memtest for two hours and that seems to have passed but if I drop it down to 9-11-10-28 T2 or T1 it doesnt like it and wont boot into the BIOS surely I can get tighter timings than this any ideas here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

[Raja@ASUS]

Without knowing what settings you are using, trying to diagnose what is causing the failure in Prime is a gargantuan task. List all settings and then maybe I can suggest something.

As for your question on memory timings; going by your signature your RAM is rated at DDR3-1866, not sure what timings it is rated at. My run of the mill response despite the lack of needed information is: Running the modules at DDR3-2133 will require elevated DRAM voltage and perhaps slacker timings than what the modules are rated for. After a certain point, neither (voltage or timing changes) will help.

-Raja

[66racer]

Hi guys,

Im a little new to overclocking intel cpu's (2500k), came from an amd 1100t/CHV...

I have read in several forums to increase the current limit, I have assumed this was the LLC settings area where you can set to 140% or whatever desired, am I correct on that or is the pic below what I have read about? I have been messing around trying to get 4.9ghz+ stable but large increases in voltage are required and still cant get prime stable, without getting offtrack im stable at 4.8ghz @ 1.408v load using offset voltage. Im just wondering if the settings below will help if I take them off auto, I have no idea where they should be. For some reason Turbo is greyed out on enabled, but turbo/multiplier are the same so dont think it causes any change. Its either 4800mhz or the idle 1600mhz from what it seems using cpu-z

Thanks for the help, I re-read the main post to make sure I didnt overlook discussion on this section, if I missed it Im sorry but swore it wasnt there lol

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[Raja@ASUS]

Leave those two settings on Auto.

The DIGI+ section current limits can be left on Auto, too. At a certain point, an increase in core frequency will require a huge jump in voltage to be completely stable (the relationship between voltage and operating frequency becomes non-linear). It is usually wise to back-off 100MHz when you reach that point. In your case that would mean running at 4.8GHz.

[66racer]

Thanks Raja

[SNYPER_]

Any tips on getting stable @5.0? Im perfectly stable @ 4.5 . @5.0 i can boot into windows fine but as soon as i start prime95 on small fft it bsod's.

[Raja@ASUS]

Go up in steps from 4.5GHz - keep an eye on how much Vcore increase you need for each 100MHz bump. Set VCCSA/IO to 1.10V also.

[Raja@ASUS]

Go up in 100MHz steps from 4.5GHz - keep an eye on how much Vcore increase you need for each 100MHz bump. Set VCCSA/IO to 1.10V also.