I was just about to order myself a R3E EK block when I noticed that it doesn't even cover the mofsets properly... bit of a silly design isn't it?
EDIT: Sorry I think I mean VRMs, I'm very tired atm so don't take the p***. lol
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I was just about to order myself a R3E EK block when I noticed that it doesn't even cover the mofsets properly... bit of a silly design isn't it?
EDIT: Sorry I think I mean VRMs, I'm very tired atm so don't take the p***. lol
yep normally you cool the mosfets....
Judging by this picture it isn't doing that then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hondacity
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...ek/ekfull5.jpg
LOL, westokyo, on June 14th I told you to look at the pins under the cpu because I thought for sure you had bent cpu socket pins. I have a electronics component magnifying glass i use just for this procedure. I'm impressed you bent them back yourself, nice work man :up: glad you got her fixed....Quote:
Originally Posted by westokyo
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=881
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkOrPn
You'll be fine IMO. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Soulwind
My PSU also has 1x8pin + 1x4pin. I plugged 8pin up and 4pin down leaving bottom half empty. No problems so far. Not even using molexes.
Do you really think EK would make such a mistake?Quote:
Originally Posted by NathObeaN
Those are not MOSFETs, those are solid chokes AFAIK. They don't need to be cooled. Heat sink is over them cause it needs to be relatively large to cool MOSFETS.
Here is the picture:
Judging by this picture, it looks like they could have easily cooled both....Quote:
Originally Posted by NathObeaN
I did my LN2 runs with just 1x 8-pin CPU power and it worked fine.... If you have an extra 4-pin CPU power connector it wouldn't hurt to plug it in. :p:
That WB is made for the motherboard and cools all of the chipsets. :up:
mine are just warm, never get hot not even under extreme load, so I don't see the point in cooling them.
It is not so easy as it seems.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkOrPn
The top of the chokes is not flat and normally it is done by a fragile material.
Second they can go higher than 150 C° without any issue, as they are passive components.
Is everybody turning the QPI Line Load Calibration on or off (the one that requires using the jumper on the mb)?
yes, requires using the jumper on the mb, I got into my on me and still not solved anything, the instability continues. I can not get above 4GhzQuote:
Originally Posted by Soulwind
most ppl who run over 4.0 use 100% yep
Another question from a relative new-comer to this board ... I want to get some new memory and I am looking at some of the RAM from Mushkin. What speed should I get for this board? I really like Mushkin and just need to know what would be the best to get for this board for a 24/7 stable 4.4GHz overclock?
:welcome:Quote:
Originally Posted by AKHandyman
Check this out: Asus Rampage III Extreme - results thread
You can find a lot of my BIOS settings. As you see in my sig I'm using Mushkin memory and that is 998691. For 24/7 you can use 1680 mem (210x8) if you want 4410 core, or for summer days 1600/2000 mem (200x8/x10) if you need to drop to 4200 core.
BTW, is it you looking at Aurora Borealis on your avatar?
Quote:
Originally Posted by AKHandyman
Mushkin Redline is good ram
Hey donmarkoni~ I have been to i4memory site before ... great site!! Haven't been there in a long time though. I remember eva2000 from DFI days ... :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by donmarkoni
I have looked at this memory from Mushkin: Mushkin Enhanced Redline
That product number is 998805 ... where did you get yours?
And no, that is not me ... but I have been known to stand out in the cold and look at the Northern Lights for long periods of time! ;)
donmarkoni ~ I see that maybe Mushkin have re-released that Enhanced Redline as later product number (998805) ... I have ordered that stuff from the 'Egg.
Looks like same stuff as yours ... :up:
Must be amazing! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AKHandyman
Great! Post results and experiences as soon as you get it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AKHandyman
Just thought I'd pop some extra pictures on here,
re-routed the water, and changed some cable locations, gave it a full clean inside.
still unsure about the fans, thinking maybe some acryan red glow fans??
Great job there Kortas
looks great m8 well done
The 0.602 bios fixed my 4.2 Ghz BSODs :)
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2905/4200.png
Thats nice and stable now, except for my freaky core 1, but its nowhere near that bad when playing games.
Pics again:
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8553/dsc00573vs.jpg
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9315/dsc00571sa.jpg
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1850/dsc00580h.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7448/dsc00593xu.jpg
My wonderful SE K850i..... what a failure camera it is :rofl:
Just got my R3E / 980X , but under XP ( 32bit i think ) , i cant change the multiplier with the Evo program in windows XP, is that known or? bclock changing does work.
Try the ROG Connect with a laptop/netbook or some other device and change the frequencies and voltages that way.... worked great for me!Quote:
Originally Posted by thijs
Don't know that it changes the multi though. Why would you need to change the multiplier? :confused:
Quick question, I am going to find my modest 24/7 oc here soon and want to know what would be best, as in most stable and safe. I am looking at 4ghz 24/7 and wondering should I work at 19x210, 20x200, 21x190 or should I just do something not so high for 24/7. Any ideas what would work best as a stable gaming platform? Thanks
Hey man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bodar
Did you get my PM? :up:
Hi guys I got this board for my new extreme setup but the board does not START at all. ok the light come ON once I switch the PSU ON, but thats about it start button does not react in anyways. I tried to swap the RAM and GPU didn't help. Reseted the cmos (with the reset button and by removing the Cmos battery). Nothing. I'm runing it on a WC I did plug the 4 pins stock coolers fan cable in cpu pwm fan socket ( just in case). Didn't help.
My setup consists of:
R3E with EK water block
Corsair 800d
PC power & cooling turbo cool 1200w psu
I7-980x extreme with Swiftech XT waterblock on the same loop with mobo cooled by MCP655, Swiftech QP-RES 320 with Feser triebwerk mid speed rad fans
Corsair Dominator GT 6gb 2000mhz
EVGA gtx480 FTW x2 cooled by a seperate loop with mcp655 and 2x feser xchanger 360s
Crucial 256gb sata 3 SSD
1tb WD black caviar
fan controlers BR writter etc...
Any other Ideas why it doesn't start at all before I RMA the board ?
Near your 24pin connector on the motherboard there are several red LEDs that change during post. Which one does the board get stuck on whilst posting?Quote:
Originally Posted by Performance
Silly me, I hadn't posted in this thread yet.:rolleyes:
Intel i7 980X 3003B396
Asus Rampage III Extreme
Asus GTX 470's 800core 1600 shader 900 memory
6GB Corsair Dominator GT's TR3X6G1866C7
Two 30GB OCZ vertex Raid 0
BFG EX 1200w PSU
Microcool Banchetto 101
.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...I/IMG_1014.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...I/IMG_1007.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...TX470800-1.jpg
http://a.imagehost.org/0027/3DMark_0...00_Tri_SLI.jpg
Hi Guys,
I have just complete a new build. A friend of mine loaned me some of his Ram Corsair cmg6gx3m3a2000c8, when running Everest version 5.30 it showed all 6 cores of my 980x. We took out 2 sticks and left it with only one stick of 2 gigs, Everst is now only showing 4 cores.
Thanks,
Hodgy
Edit Fixed dowload version 5.50
Nice Nemesis!! Really awesome man! cheers!!
Quick question do the support chips get hot if you have decent air flow?
Putting an order in for the mobo and was wondering if I need to buy the EK WB.
TIA
Yes, it can easily get up to 65 degrees under load and even 60 or higher on idle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnmark
If you lift the whole SB NB heat sync and redo the paste and then attach the the supplied active NB cooler again with better paste, you should be fine.
I did just the above minus the provided cooler and just pointed a low RPM 120mm fan at the north bridge and I now idle mid+ 40s, 50-52 under load.
get the EK wbQuote:
Originally Posted by Johnmark
i got the swiftech it was cheaper
helps alot with sb nb and pwm temps since it has a heatpipe connecting all 3
max temps on nb i seen was 43c
I interested in buying the EK-FB RE3 Acetal Nickel full cover water block for the Asus Rampage III Extreme. It is a nice looking product but I'm wondering whether or not I will be get any real performance gains by installing the full coverage water block on the motherboard. Also I I'm concerned about voiding the motherboard warranty by taking off the stock chipset heatsink and fan. Please let me know what your experience with this water block has been and was it worth buying and installing.
Thanks
Got a question, for some reason my mouse and keyboard doesn't work on USB ports 3&4 (the top two USB ports) but works on the others. The mobo detects the mouse and keyboard but doesnt seem to receive the input signals...
Any suggestions?
If you buy the motherboard, buy the waterblock, I would not be happy with this motherboard otherwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coolbreeze
Heat was shocking on stock heatpipe, however once I cleaned up the chips cleaned off the crap Asus left. Applied decent thermal paste, temps came right down to a better level.
If you plan on overclocking replace that heat pipe right away.
Warranty? buy it from a local retailer, swap out the pipe for the block after you test the board, if you have any problems put the pipe back on and take it back, just make sure not to leave any evidence behind i.e. heatpaste spilling over the edges of the chips
Same here, and I have no idea why, they dont seem to provide enough power, I'm wondering if there is a setting for the voltage for these 2 ports like DFI used to have on there boards.Quote:
Originally Posted by kill_a_wat
Ugh just tried it again and all is fine :shrug::D
For that to happened the motherboard should START the psu so it POST. and the Q leds can come on. BUT it doesnt START button does not DO ANYTHING. I connected my laptop RC Poster says its on stand by. I even updated the BIOS. doesnt help. the mobo does not start at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by NathObeaN
Disconnect everything from your mobo SATA Cables everything,Quote:
Originally Posted by Performance
Connect your 24pin atx connector, and also the 12v plugs to the left of the cpu socket.
1, Is your PSU known to be good? if so goto 2,
2, Is your CPU and RAM known to function? Reseat CPU and RAM if so goto 3,
3, Reset CMOS goto 4,
4, Disconnect all cables (including power and reset switch) apart from cpu fan header from your mobo goto 5,
5, Try power up now still not working goto 6,
6, Cry and raise an RMA & pop it in the mail.
Thanks, can't wait to get my hands on the batch you sold me. Thanks again by the way.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bodar
@PerformanceQuote:
Originally Posted by kortas
A few thing to add:
1a. test PSU by turning it on with a paper clip (green and black wire)
1b. check voltages with DMM
2. skip it if you want. bad CPU or RAM should not make MB not POST.
3. you did this, right, so no need again.
4a. after disconnecting all cables, take your MB out of the case! people had problems like short circuits doesn't allowing them to power on.
5. power on with just a PSU connected. MB must switch on even without CPU and RAM.
hi, I've been trying to reach higher BCLK with my rig for the past 2 weeks and can't seem to find the sweet spot...I want to achive 4.5Ghz as my goal... Linx Stable
Those are my actual MIT settings 4.3 Ghz ( 6h rock solid stable with Linx, 2 GPUs, MAX CPU temps, 73'C)
Is there a function that can improve the OC greatly. Thanx Guys :DCode:Target CPU Frequency 4294MHz
Target DRAM Frequency 1636MHz
LN2 Mode [No]***
QPI Loadline Calibration [Yes]***
Sync Mode [Enabled]
AI Overclock Tuner [Manual]
OC From CPU level Up [Auto]
CPU Ratio Setting [21]
CPU Turbo Power Limit [Disabled]
>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting [21]
C1E Support [Disabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled]
Intel(R) Virtualiyation Tech [Enabled]
CPU TM Function [Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Disabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [*ALL]
A20M [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Disabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]
C State package limit setting [Auto]
----------------------------------------------
BCLK Frequency [204]
PCIE Frequency [102]
DRAM Frequency [1636]
UCLK Frequency [3672]
QPI Link Data Rate [Auto]
Memory Configuration Protect [Disabled]
>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency [7]
RAS# to CAS# Delay [8]
RAS# PRE Time [7]
RAS# ACT Time [18]
RAS# to RAS# Delay [Auto]
REF Cycle Time [72]
WRITE Recovery Time [Auto]
READ to PRE Time [Auto]
FOUR ACT WIN Time [Auto]
Back-To-BackCAS# Delay [Auto]
Timing Mode [1N]
Round Trip Latency on CHA [Auto]
Round Trip Latency on CHB [Auto]
Round Trip Latency on CHC [Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(DD) [Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(DR) [Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(SR) [Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DD) [Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DR) [Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(SR) [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DD) [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DR) [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(SR) [Auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DD) [Auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DR) [Auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(SR) [Auto]
----------------------------------------------
CPU Differential Amplitude [Auto]
CPU Clock Skew [Auto]
IOH Clock Skew [Auto]
------------ Extreme Engine Digi+ ------------
Digi+ PWR Mode [T-Balanced]
PWR Volt. Control [Auto]
Load-Line Calibration [Auto]
CPU Voltege OCP [Enabled]
CPU PWM Frequency [Auto]
Extreme OV [Disabled]
Extreme OC [Disabled]
CPU Voltage [1.35v]
CPU PLL Voltage [1.55025v]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [1.30625v]
DRAM Bus Voltage [1.65625v]
>DRAM REF Voltages----------------------------
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA [Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA [Auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB [Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHB [Auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHC [Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHC [Auto]
----------------------------------------------
IOH Voltage [1.24591]
IOH PCIE Voltage [1.53756v]
ICH Voltage [1.12666v]
ICH PCIE Voltage [1.51106v]
---------- Spread Spectrum Control -----------
CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
DRAM Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
***on-board jumper dependant
Set this to the lowest mode (not Slow mode)
QPI Link Data Rate [Auto]
Disable all this crap :
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled]
Intel(R) Virtualiyation Tech [Enabled]
Disable HT and see if your CPU can make 4.5Ghz stable, no idea why you need HT anyway for gaming...
I would aim for a max Vcore of 1.45 for 24/7 use, QPI of 1.45 and PCI-E of 105
Thanx man, I'll try that now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
I got 980x and corsair ddr3 2000mhz 6gb installed but tried even with motherboard refered kingston 1333mhz ramQuote:
Originally Posted by donmarkoni
I have placed the EK WB on the board. and my psu is PC power & cooling turbo cool 1200w, I have jump started it so it works.
(Anyone installed EK WB on this board ? did u realize the stock MB heatsink on NB had 2 padings protecting something on the chip ? And the EK WB manual didn't ask to put any padding there)
I have been able to use RC Poster and RC TweakIt on it. Motherboard is already out of the case on a anti static box. Poster, show that the MB is on Stand By... state. no error codes or msgs... Even tho mb and cpu is installed with waterblocks the stock CPUs cooler fan is conected in PWM fan socket. and I have tried with 2 different rams and GPUs to start it nothing works. my PSU has 2 EAXT 8 pin conectors I have tried with both ON and just 1 EPS conected to MB. NO case 2 pin conections for reset, pwr, ed led etc. no USB firewire or sata conected the Bluethooth chip is out mobo is out of case on its own box.
What Can be possible cases for MB not to start the PSU except the PSU fault?
And If so can I fix them?
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...ti%20ek/ek.jpg
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...i%20ek/ek2.jpg
there are instructions for thermal pads on both sides
I was talking about the NON thermal pads which are on Northbridge it self on stock cooler as white soft stand off pads protecting some small conections ON the northbridge chipset ITSELF from Both sides of the CHIP.Quote:
Originally Posted by fmsam
Is this a brand new system, i.e. are all parts new?
Tell us a little about your build process. Did you test new parts before combining into a system? Have you ever got it where something happens? Has the BIOS been updated? Have you tried a different power supply?
Does the computer on/off switch work?
What testing (other than stated) have you done and the results?
Sounds like the easiest thing to do would be to try a different PSU.
OC results, just boring air cooled ones:
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/7775/vantageoc.png
All the parts are new and I jump started the PSU it works. But Only thing I get then connecting the motherboard to PSU and thru RC poster on my laptop is "Stand by power in" . Neither the RC remote or the Start button on the board starts the PSU.
I did updated the BIOS thru TweakIT. didn't change anything.
I Installed other ram and gpu didn't help.
I've tried to start it without anything installed on (cpu,ram or gpu).
Onlyt thing i get when switchin on the PSU is the stanby lights of motherboard. start button does'nt react at all.
SO is it true that to test the motherboard if it's starting up ( starting the PSU ), I don't need anything installed on board ? Or I do need RAM, CPU ?
I would also like to know what tests does this motherboard do before starting up the PSU.
1) verify jumper setting of clear cmos, clear cmos using said jumperQuote:
Originally Posted by Performance
2) loosen cpu cooling mount
3) use only one stick of ram
4) move single stick of ram to every dimm slot until it fails to boot in all of them.
report back
Have done all of that my man. Looks like some kind of a strange problem. And this board has got a clear CMOS button at the back panel. but I even tried the removing and reversing the batery for 30 seconds.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Nemesis
jump bios 2 ??
Board has bios button on i/o panel, has red clr cmos button near i/o panel and has bios clr cmos jumper near the two bios chips. Make sure thats not set to enable although it should show this on the rc post if it were.Quote:
Originally Posted by Performance
To answer the questions that were asked about PCI-E configuration.
I've installed the following on an R3E mobo:
#1 PCI-E GTX 480
#3 PCI-E GTX 480
#4 PCI-E X-Fi Titanium
Both GPU cards run in PCI-E 2.0 x16
X-Fi runs in PCI-E 1x
There's still a free PCI-E x4 slot available as well if you like to run another card. I think you might also be able to run the #2 PCI-E in x1 mode concurrently as well, but haven't confirmed that.
BTW, during idle the PCI-E 2.0 x16 GPUs will clock down and switch to PCI (1.x) x16 in order to save power.
http://i45.tinypic.com/othlc6.png
I have a problem the bios does not read the correct cpu temp at all.When booted into windows and i run pc probe it shows cpu temp like 38-40 c at idle which i know it cant be as i am watercooled.If u run a a program like everest ultimate it will read the same as pc probe because pc probe is running in the background.If u shut down pc probe and reboot pc and just run everest ultimate program u will see the correct cpu reading and its like 23c idle where as pc probe reads 38-40c.
Temperatures
Motherboard 33 °C (91 °F)
CPU 23 °C (73 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 25 °C (77 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 18 °C (64 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #3 24 °C (75 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #4 22 °C (72 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #5 30 °C (86 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #6 24 °C (75 °F)
North Bridge 53 °C (127 °F)
South Bridge 51 °C (124 °F)
GPU1: GPU 49 °C (120 °F)
GPU1: GPU Memory 41 °C (106 °F)
GPU1: GPU Ambient 44 °C (111 °F)
GPU1: GPU VRM 42 °C (108 °F)
GPU2: GPU 49 °C (120 °F)
GPU2: GPU Memory 41 °C (106 °F)
GPU2: GPU Ambient 44 °C (111 °F)
GPU2: GPU VRM 42 °C (108 °F)
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 32 °C (90 °F)
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 32 °C (90 °F)
Seagate ST31000333AS 30 °C (86 °F)
anyone else having this issue or could it be the 980x cpu config.
With my i7 930, I'm also water cooled and Im idleing at 38-40'C too, so does it mean I have a monitoring problem? Does it has something to do with TJ Max???
Can any of you help
I'm looking for a really good HSF that will fit the Rampage III Extreme and will not come in contact with the cooling fins on top of Corsair Dominator ram, plus be good for 4GHz.
I have been looking at a Noctua NH-D14 and the Titan TTC-NK85TZ/V2 Fenrir but they look as if they could clash.
What are all the coolers so far that fit the R3E and clear Dominator ram??
Use everest ultimate and see what temps u getting make sure u dont run pc probe as this is getting the wrong readings from the bios.Im sure these cpushould not be doing 38-40 on watercooled idle i no that for a fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by KaRLiToS
MB should start with no other components on it. It would just light the first Q LED indicating CPU problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Performance
There are no tests before PSU starts. It starts, then MB check, CPU, RAM, VGA...
There is one more thing you could try. Take latest BIOS, rename it to R3E.ROM, save it on USB stick, plug it in ROG connect USB port, hold ROG connect button until it flashes (as described in manual).
I do use Everest UltimateQuote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
On startup (after a night off) the CPU is between 33-37 and after a short while (45 minutes) its idleing at 38'C-40'C
Hu ? My 950 idles at 35°C at only 3.8GHz 1.12Vcore, load temps never go over 60°C, it's a hottie ! You are claiming your CPU idles at 25°C, that almost room ambient temp in a case stuffed with dual GPU's, loads of HD's... I think that's more unbelievable...Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
My 980x idle temps rang from 20 to 33 C on the cores and 20 C is impossible when ambient temps are 25 and water temps are 30C( measured with Real temp, Core temp and Everest). Just forget idle temps and look at your load temps.
Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
IIRC, there is one thing specific for Gulftown: when CPU is idle it slows down cores to almost a halt, so it shows incredible low temps (that contradicts laws of physics :D ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
unclewebb could back me up or correct me, as that is his field of knowledge.
EDIT:
That should be it: 33 idle, 20 halted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mydog
4 cores halted ??
Idle temps 31-23-24-20-23-21-33
CPU @ 4,3 GHz, Vcore 1,33125 and QPI 1,34375.
Mem 1950 MHz CL 8
Reason I reported the temp problem is because I have seen it reach 65 in the bios and I ain't even booted into windows yet and every things at stock settings.
Stupid question, but have you checked your CPU-block and thermal paste?Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
So here's a little mystery that I have uncovered. I have two HD 4870x2's and was running them in the #1 PCI-E slot/#3 PCI-E slot (for X16 each). A few days ago I noticed under CCC that the second HD4870x2 was showing a disabled adapter. I thought the card lost one GPU core ... I was very upset.:mad:
Today for grins and giggles, I switched the second HD4870x2 to the #2 PCI-E slot and all of sudden, there is the lost adapter!! I show all four adapters. Now, if I switch the second card back to the #3 PCI-E slot, and I loose an adapter (GPU core) good chance it could be a bad PCI-E slot, right? Sounds like an RMA to me, huh?
Any thoughts?
A number of us have reported intermittent CPU temp problems on the official forum. For me it's settled down and I haven't seen it for a while. There was time when it would report anything from a negative number up to 80C. And it would stick wherever it was until the next re-boot. Last I heard ASUS was looking at the BIOS settings to see if was a specific combination that was causing this.Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
So which bios is the best?
im using 0704 with my 980x. I like it, haven't noticed anything worse than 0534 thats for sure (which was also fine with me)
you have pci-e volts set to 1.26?Quote:
Originally Posted by AKHandyman
nb to 1.56-1.6v?
And those in the BIOS would be what?Quote:
Originally Posted by zsamz_
PCI-E volts is IOH? or ICH? Which one?
and you're suggesting the the IOH (nb) voltage should be set to 1.56 ~ 1.6 volts?
:yepp: iohQuote:
Originally Posted by AKHandyman
i cant even overclock if i dont set mine to 1.56v n 1.26v
default is 1.5v 1.1v:rofl:
i'm running a 5970+5870
even with 1 5970 i need that voltage as a bare minimum
Heh, my 4250 Mhz CPU = PC fail in video games, but 4209 Mhz is fine 24/7.
:(
The great thing is that my board only needs 1.25v for 200 BCLK, and 1.43v for the ram at 1600 Mhz Cas 7 at T1. The bad thing is that the ram wont work at 2000 Mhz due to having 6 sticks regardless of having so much headroom, the highest it works at is 1800 Mhz Cas 8.
I had same problem on 3 boards It's a BIOS problem with the 980X they need to fix... i spoke with them on the phone last week and the guy said they are aware of the problem... waiting.Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
did you bump ioh voltages?Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
No, I only raise 3 voltages - CPU, QPI and Ram.Quote:
Originally Posted by zsamz_
I tried raising other ones in the past, and they didnt seem to help at all.
Its right at the edge of acceptable temperatures with 100% load at 4.2 Ghz anyway, usually around 85 for one core and 82 for the others (I believe that <85 degrees with 100% load is fine as nothing else will stress it that much anyway). I just thought that I might be able to squeeze it up to 4250 Mhz. It was vantage stable, but not Prime or video game stable.
Also my graphics cards were Vantage stable with a whopping extra 4 Mhz on this board over my previous 1066 Mhz :p:. 1075 Mhz fails. 1050 Mhz is doable for 24/7 use, but too noisy.
So 24/7 clocks are 4.2 Ghz CPU, 1600 Mhz Cas 7 ram, 1000 / 1445 on the graphics cards. I were expecting my graphics card's ram to fry at maximum speed, but its fully stable and the heatsinks on top of the chips only get moderately warm. I wish I had a way to OC the GFZ ram up to 1500 Mhz, it hasnt even reached its limit at 1445 Mhz, and FPS improves all the way up to that speed so error checking isnt kicking in either.
Improvements over my UD5 - Much lower voltages required, and cooler slot 1 gaphics card from the spacing. Before my top card was running up to 10-15 degrees hotter than the second, now the difference is just 2-3 degrees, which is what I wanted. So I'm happy, it just needed the 0602 bios to get working properly :).
you should be doing 6-8-6 with that ram;)
Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
Oh, I'll try that suggestion for 6-8-6. I tried 7-6-6 at higher volts but that wouldnt boot up.
Do IOH and PCI-E voltage help? I dont know if they do anything really, and I have 200 BCLK with them at default.
Sweet, how did you know that?Quote:
Originally Posted by zsamz_
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/4738/ramc.png
This ram was £72 per pair for OEM sticks, awesome stuff, glad I bought 3 of them :D.
I'll stress it while reducing voltages every 5 mins until it freezes up to find the lowest volts it will work at.
You answered yourself, "only 1.25v". Try a little bit more.Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
What voltage are you running your memory at higher speeds?
I thought it was a 980x issue but i thought this re3 was 980x ready obviously not asus it as Issues.Lets wait and see what they do about it new bios maybe,also like you overclock 4.3@1.35 great wish i could achieve that with mines.You got a cherrie there.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToMeGuN
your overclock is limited with low ioh voltsQuote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
i'm a memory nut i tested over 100 gigs;)
I tried 1.25, 1.3 and 1.35v on the QPI, they dont do much to improve stability over 200 BCLK.Quote:
Originally Posted by donmarkoni
However, I never touched the IOH voltage, I would assume that might help.
When I tried 2000 Mhz on the ram, I had the QPI set to 1.4v+, and the ram at 1.65v, going by the XMP profile, and 10-10-10-30 timings with T3. It couldnt even boot into windows.
I dont know if anyone has gotten 12 gigs stable on any board at 2000 Mhz or more, 12 Gb seems to be limited to around 1800 Mhz, regardless of how good the ram is.
Dudes what's the typical CL6 timings/volts for this ram - cmg6gx3m3a2000c8 ???
Have you tried 6Gb then the other 6Gb, maybe one kit is worse then the other?Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
I have seen thread about not loosing overclockability with 12Gb, but can't remember where, if I find it - I'll post.
I just cant be bothered doing that, trying with 6 Gb at a time.
Its also 3x4 Gb kits :p.
I dont mind with 1600 Mhz Cas 6 anyway.
I have same issue with a 980x. I noted it is related in my system to UCLK multiplier change. I am waiting for a new BIOS too.Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
Seems if you slow down the QPI, QPIv drops quite a bit, at least more than I thought would be the case... (initially I was running 1.39v then with this run to 1.32v)
1600 cas6 way easier that 2k with 12 gigsQuote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
i was able to do both:p:
but goin 2k needed alot more qpi volts
Return the board to the retailer if you followed everyones steps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Performance
I am not a big Asus fan at all, but this seems to be a good board. I just ordered one, hope to have it and join you guys by the end of the week.
:yepp: its a good boardQuote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
alot better than a gigabut:rofl:
Ok, so I am on a 980x and so far I can not get 4.2Ghz stable (133 x 31):
Target CPU Frequency 4200MHz
Target DRAM Frequency 1600MHz
LN2 Mode [N/A]***
QPI Loadline Calibration [auto]***
Sync Mode []
AI Overclock Tuner []
OC From CPU level Up []
CPU Ratio Setting []
CPU Turbo Power Limit []
>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting [31]
C1E Support [Disabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Disabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Disabled]
Intel(R) Virtualiyation Tech [Disabled]
CPU TM Function [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Disabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [6]
A20M [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Disabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]
C State package limit setting [Disabled]
----------------------------------------------
BCLK Frequency [133]
PCIE Frequency [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [1600]
UCLK Frequency [3200]
QPI Link Data Rate [4800]
Memory Configuration Protect []
>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency [6]
RAS# to CAS# Delay [6]
RAS# PRE Time [6]
RAS# ACT Time [16]
RAS# to RAS# Delay [auto]
REF Cycle Time [auto]
WRITE Recovery Time [auto]
READ to PRE Time [auto]
FOUR ACT WIN Time [auto]
Back-To-BackCAS# Delay [auto]
Timing Mode [1N]
Round Trip Latency on CHA [auto]
Round Trip Latency on CHB [auto]
Round Trip Latency on CHC [auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(DD) [auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(DR) [auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(SR) [auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DD) [auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DR) [auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(SR) [auto]
READ To READ Delay(DD) [auto]
READ To READ Delay(DR) [auto]
READ To READ Delay(SR) [auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DD) [auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DR) [auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(SR) [auto]
----------------------------------------------
CPU Differential Amplitude [auto]
CPU Clock Skew [auto]
IOH Clock Skew [auto]
------------ Extreme Engine Digi+ ------------
Digi+ PWR Mode [X Balance]
PWR Volt. Control [auto]
Load-Line Calibration [100%]
CPU Voltege OCP [Disabled]
CPU PWM Frequency [auto]
Extreme OV [Disabled]
Extreme OC [Diasabled]
CPU Voltage [1.26]
CPU PLL Voltage [auto]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [1.35]
DRAM Bus Voltage [1.55]
>DRAM REF Voltages----------------------------
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA [auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA [auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB [auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHB [auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHC [auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHC [auto]
----------------------------------------------
IOH Voltage [1.35]
IOH PCIE Voltage [auto]
ICH Voltage [auto]
ICH PCIE Voltage [auto]
---------- Spread Spectrum Control -----------
CPU Spread Spectrum [auto]
DRAM Spread Spectrum [auto]
So I guess my question is:
1 - Any suggestions?
and
2 - What would be the safe max under water for the 980x vcore? I know you are not supposed to go above 1.4v on QPI, but what are the other limits that I should be keeping too?
Bios is 704.
utnoris
DRAM Frequency [1600]
UCLK Frequency [3200] x1.5 not x2 so 2400-2600
4.2 you gonna need around 1.3-1.33 max is 1.4-1.5
you dont need qpi volts that high for 1600mhz n gou 1.6v-1.65 on ram
IOH Voltage [1.35] 1.2 v
IOH PCIE Voltage [auto] 1.55v
bump em up if needed for xfire or powerhungry cards
dont forget the 4 pin for v-cards
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bodar
Ive found with many i7 980x retails on R3E im getting no CBB or CB tested 2 retails diff batch 3003B242 3003B396 but on UD 7 CB -145 CBB -120.... ive found its all in your bios settings on R3E to eliminate CB on retails. Ill post up bios settings sometime when im home.
I'm running my IOH PCIE voltage on auto with 2 x EVGA 480SC. I'm not seeing any issues, but are you saying I should bring it up to 1.55 at least?Quote:
Originally Posted by zsamz_
no issues, no need to change :)
Thanks guys, will try later today.
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