The over-engineered design and overclocking tools integrated give enough tools to hang with just about any board out there, while the RGB LEDs, redesigned aesthetics, and stellar integrated sound system are enough to satisfy any gamer. The board's aesthetics and features are a well-balanced synthesis meant to appeal to a wide variety of enthusiasts and gamers alike. ASUS was able to take a winning design with their Formula and improve it to the point of perfection. How could it malfunction out of blue? There were no power outages in my home or anything alike.There's really only one word that describes ASUS' Maximus VIII Formula board - fierce. If you think that my mobo is at fault now.
Nothing seems to malfunction aside from these slots. The system just doesn't work like it did for 2-3 years. Right now I don't even know what to think of, I have tried every possible solution on the net and nothing seems to work, whenever A1 and A2 slots are in play, system doesn't POST, hanging at black screen. Running 3 rams with the default BIOS settings, etc. Running 1 ram with different BIOS settings(to check if I fucked the settings up or not) Changing some of my BIOS settings(like turning on XMP, etc.) Removing all the peripherals(GPU, keyboard, mouse, etc.) except for RAMs Checking all of 3 RAM sticks individually and in groups, in every slot, with every combination. Under-tightening CPU cooler screws to the point that I almost could move it freely. Still, I can't place any RAM in A1 and A2 slots to get back to my 24gb setup.
MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME FORMULA PROBLEMS PC
Right now my PC is running Memtest86 for 8 passes, with ram placed in B1 slot. I blew the dust out of everything possible, with compressed air, even from the back side of the MoBo! So, in the end, I decided to remove the CPU again and check if there were any bent pins in the CPU socket, cleaned everything AGAIN, put back the CPU cooler, placed it right in the center, hand-tightened 2 diagonally-placed screws first, so that the pressure was even on both sides. When trying B1 + A1/A2 or B2 + A1/A2, it wouldn't post again.
MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME FORMULA PROBLEMS CODE
When the RAM was in A2 DIMM, I would get the CC debug code right after starting the PC, then after some debug code cycling, it would stop at 55 code.Īfter that, I tried placing 2 RAMs together.ĪLL 3 RAMS were working when placed in different combinations in slot B1 and B2 simultaneously. When the RAM was in A1 DIMM, I would get the 49 debug code right after starting the PC, then after some debug code cycling, it would stop at 01 code, then switch to 03 right after that and in the end a cycle of 01/03 debug codes would start. B1 and B2 worked splendidly, while A1 and A2 wouldn't POST at all, the screen was remaining black forever. Then I started moving 1 RAM to different slots. Turned off, checked the other 2 rams in the same slot, worked like charm, so rams had no problems. Put only 1 RAM this time in slot B1, PC started on first try and seemed to work fine. I removed everything and reassembled again. So I thought that I, somehow, fucked something(maybe the socket pins, or tightening the screws too much) up when placing the CPU back.
It then happened another 2-3 times until I decided to check my RAMs.ĭownloaded Memtest86, turned it on and selected a minimum of 8 passes.ĭuring the first pass, I got 800+ CPU errors. Restarted the PC and BSOD happened again after 5 minutes. Everything was fine for 10-15 minutes, then I got "Blue Screen of Death". I decided to clean up my PC and reapply thermal pastes recently.Ĭleaned the PC, reapplied paste, put everything back and turned it on. I will say it again, I HAD NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS setup for more than 2-3 years. Had those sticks placed in DIMM A2 + B2(as recommended for 2 sticks) + A1. Side-note: Out of the 4 RAM sticks I have, one was broken long ago and I never RMAd it, so my PC was running with 3 RAMs x8 GB (24 GB of ram) for 3 years, without any problems at all. RAM: 2 sets of "Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2A2133C13(2x8 GB in each set)" (so 4x 8GB ram sticks, 32 GB total)
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