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Maximus VI Formula Discussion Thread

Raja
Level 13
Maximus VI Formula Overview and Discussion Thread

The Maximus VI Formula should be available to purchase in a few weeks. A motherboard many have been waiting for, and for good reason. Plenty of cool features on offer, we won't go into them all, but have picked out some of the salient ones for you to check out below:

Board layout and features at a glance:



Gaming Features



SupremeFX






The Maximus VI Formula sports a specialized audio solution called SupremeFX. Based on Realtek’s latest ALC1150 chipset, the Cirrus Logic DAC and the TPA6120 headphone amplifier and an optimized PCB layout - isolating PCB layers and spacing sensitive traces away from other areas of the motherboard. Shielding is also utilized to minimize spurious noise from entering signal lines. High quality capacitors are used for power supply decoupling to minimize ripple and provide a low impedance at audio critical frequencies. The end result is a 120dB SNR, placing the Maximus VI Formula's onboard audio solution on par with the best discrete soundcards available.


On the software side, the latest addition to the package is Sonic Radar:






The Sonic Radar GUI


Sonic Radar is a HUD that is useful in FPS games. It shows a visual representation of where sounds are coming from. The location of footsteps, gunshots, explosions and anything else is shown in the 360 degree HUD while gaming:




BF3 – Sonic Radar showing direction of audio effects




The HUD can be made more transparent and its location on the screen changed. Sonic Radar very useful feature when gaming with stereo headsets, where surround effects are simulated and may not be easy to pinpoint.



On the subject of headsets, Perfect Voice has been added to improve the clarity of VOIP calls. It’s a software based filter that uses digital signal processing to remove noise pickup from your mic while making a call:






DSP helps reduce ambient noise for clearer comms



Perfect Voice works with any plug in microphone/headset to clean up voice transmission during calls.




ROG RAMDISK





With high density memory modules and kits becoming the norm, many of us have an abundance of free memory on our systems that never gets utilized. ROG RAM Disk has been coded to take advantage of that free space to help speed up the system.





ROG RAM Disk GUI



Unlike many free RAM drive tools, ROG RAM DISK has no size limitations – up to 80% of the free memory (not used by the OS) can be configured as a RAM drive.


To get you an idea of how fast a RAM drive is, check the screenshot below:





10000 MB/s sequential write speeds



Applications stored on ROG RAM DISK are written to hard storage (HHD/SSD) when the system is prompted for shutdown.



Of course, re-installing games to the RAM DISK would be a painful experience. That's why ROG RAM DISK has a feature know as Junction Mode.








Setting a junction point to a game folder allows critical game files to be transferred to the RAM DISK without interfering with the original installation. Just point the software at the game folder and it will take care of the rest. This way, critical files such as maps can be accessed directly from the RAM DISK, speeding up load times.



Discussing features is fine, but what really matters for many users in knowing a board can overclock and run stable. How about 24 hour stability testing? Here's a few screenies from JJ, showing the Maximus VI Formula running different memory configs and CPU overclocks:




Over 24 hours AIDA64 passed at 4.7GHz DDR3-2800 16GB 4x4




Over 24 hours AIDA64 passed at 4.6GHz DDR3-2133 32GB 8X4





4.8GHz DDR3-2400 AIDA 1 Hour - right at the limits of the CPU and cooling






Use this thread to discuss/share results when you get your boards folks 🙂
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gmoneyjie
Level 7
Has anyone successfully got the 4-Way Optimization to work on this motherboard? i get an AI Suite 3 "access violation" error on restart. Tried on a fresh win 7 install and win 8.1 preview with latest driver updates both having the same result.
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2
Mobo: ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87
CPU: Intel i7-4770k
GPU: Asus GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133
OS/Storage Drives: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD, Seagate 4TB HDD
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum SS-860XP2 860W
Cooling: Custom water loop

gmoneyjie wrote:
Has anyone successfully got the 4-Way Optimization to work on this motherboard? i get an AI Suite 3 "access violation" error on restart. Tried on a fresh win 7 install and win 8.1 preview with latest driver updates both having the same result.

If the access violation error only occurs on reboot this is an indication of instability and points to the CPU being a poorer performer than average. Boot into the UEFI and either lower the CPU multiplier a notch or increase CPU voltage.

Hello Praz,
Thanks for the quick response. I don't believe that is the case as I had tried to run the 4-way optimization on stock settings. My hardware is stable and I don't have any problems when OCing manually and stress tested fine.

However, upon reading your reply I decided to check Asus Support download page again for updated AI Suite III software and luckily there was a new version available. Last time I checked was a week ago. Version 1.00.55 dated 8/22/2013 is available now. I believe this update fixed the Access Violation error (for me at least). 4-Way optimization successfully completed without any errors after update.

To those having issues with the 4-Way Optimization, it's worth a shot to try the latest AI Suite III update.
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2
Mobo: ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87
CPU: Intel i7-4770k
GPU: Asus GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133
OS/Storage Drives: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD, Seagate 4TB HDD
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum SS-860XP2 860W
Cooling: Custom water loop

Denoppo
Level 7
Some have, some have not. A Disclaimer of some sort is needed on the ASUS site so that people will study the issue before buying CPU/board/memory combinations - as not all work as advertised
Asus Maximus VI Formula-CaseLabs SM8 Case-Corsair K70 Keyboard
Corsair 16GB Vengeance Pro 2133-Dell 2560 X 1440 Monitor-Func MS-3 Mouse
Intel i4770K-Noctua NF-A14 PMW Case Fans-Prolimatech Genesis Black CPU Cooler/Fans
Samsung SSD 840 Pro-Seasonic Platinum SS-860XP-Windows 7 Ultimate

Tyranade
Level 9
Hello guys, I was wondering if you could tell me the brand and model number of the MPCIE WiFi card that comes with this board, so I can buy it and install it in the Maximum VI Gene I am about to order.

Thanks
My New Build (Coming Soon)
Case: No Idea, Still Deciding
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene
Graphics Card: Asus GTX 760 DirectCUII OC 2GB
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro Red
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 V2
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
Hard Disk Drive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
Power Supply Unit: Corsair HX 850W 80+ Gold
Network Card: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

Denoppo
Level 7
Thanks gmoneyjie for letting us know about the newer AI Suite III dated 8-22. I have downloaded this and it does in fact now work on my board, whereas it did not before this update. I'm thinking it set my fans a little low and my CPU is currently at 33c. There seems to be no harm in setting the fan minimums a little higher to place it back at 30c. Thanks to ASUS for staying after it and making it better.
Asus Maximus VI Formula-CaseLabs SM8 Case-Corsair K70 Keyboard
Corsair 16GB Vengeance Pro 2133-Dell 2560 X 1440 Monitor-Func MS-3 Mouse
Intel i4770K-Noctua NF-A14 PMW Case Fans-Prolimatech Genesis Black CPU Cooler/Fans
Samsung SSD 840 Pro-Seasonic Platinum SS-860XP-Windows 7 Ultimate

Denoppo wrote:
Thanks gmoneyjie for letting us know about the newer AI Suite III dated 8-22. I have downloaded this and it does in fact now work on my board, whereas it did not before this update. I'm thinking it set my fans a little low and my CPU is currently at 33c. There seems to be no harm in setting the fan minimums a little higher to place it back at 30c. Thanks to ASUS for staying after it and making it better.


No problem. I'm glad it worked for you as well. 😃
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2
Mobo: ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87
CPU: Intel i7-4770k
GPU: Asus GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133
OS/Storage Drives: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD, Seagate 4TB HDD
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum SS-860XP2 860W
Cooling: Custom water loop

HiVizMan
Level 40
Thanks for the update gmoneyjie have repped you.
To help us help you - please provide as much information about your system and the problem as possible.

pauljosephserna
Level 7
I'm in the midst of buying the parts for my own Maximus VI Formula build, and I wanted to see if anyone out there has had any issues using Corsair Vengeance Pro memory with their Maximus VI Formula boards. I've already got my board installed, and I'm just waiting on a few paychecks to buy my processor, RAM, video card, and hard drives.

I was thinking of buying some Vengeance Pro memory in the PC3-12800 (1600MHz) variety, but would it make more sense to better invest my money in PC3-19200 (2400MHz) sticks instead?

Will Corsair H110 fit 900d with Maximus VI Formula board? I heard a lot of people had trouble with h110 and lga 1150 compatibility.