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a 4.5Ghz I7 is nothing shabby man, got no idea what you are complaining about... my 950 doesn't even want to go over 4.4 (no matter what board, this with a triple WC setup...it's a hottie, tops at 4Ghz at 65°C lol) Besides the Classie this is one hell of a bloomfield board... and pretty sure it's better build then UD7 ( ahum GT)...
tryin to get to 4.8+ linx stableQuote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
my cpu did 4.77 on rexII cant do it on rexIII:(
nice bug eee?
http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4334/beztytuuiwx.jpg
yes that is my suspicion aswell. can run same clocks at a notch or two lower volts, for 24/7 clocks...when i get some spare cash i'll grab a Giga board and check for myself. But overall i'm happy with the board, particularly the ROG Connect feature its just plain sick...btw is there a way I can use my Macbook with ROG Connect?Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
and don't mind CPUz its reporting incorrect vCore at present. best to rely on ROG Connect/ProbeIT or DMM for now
OK guys a little update of another unsupported gimick product from asus ( R3E ). So today after 2 days of nightmare with a BIOS which doesn't save, and the only way to load windows is thru F2 (load default settings, which for some reasons thru ROG conected laptop shows that bclk jumps from 133 to 500mhz), after flashing bios with 0704 version & prime95 run of few minits and benchmarking I got my 1st BSOD. Guess what happened my SATA 3 256mb crusial RealSSD drive got lost in history. Marvell controler FAILED. and the 704 version didnt solve any of my BIOS problems or PCIe 3rd slot not functioning at all. SO now the drive is pluged thru SATA 2. and sometimes thru RC Poster on load I get a CMOS error msg even thou I can still load windows with F2.
I hear people say here about future packed board. lol , It's me whos future packed with the hardware which is bottlenecked with a crapy low quality defective board with a similar quality support. MY 2x gtx480s are placed on 2nd and 4th since 3rd doesnt work ( and I'm not even sure if they even get 8x each). My 980x with 6gb 2kmhz dominators run like a stock cheap stuff, since I cant get any settings saved in bios. And like all that wasn't enought now even Sata 3 controler fails ?
I called for advanced RMA, and guess what, seems they dont have boards in stock so they cant do advance rma.. they want me to send the board in so they can repair it. lol WTF?!?!? You selling a 400bucks board which doesnt even have an NF2000 chip on ( not that I need it or want it, but it defenetly makes a difference in mbs price ) and is defenetly a low quality build.
It's your flagship board, so atleast it shouldn't be on your SAVE every penny list. And pass some checks before shipping it. I mean with so much unfinished business on it, atleast it shouldn't be defective.
And IF it is, it should be replaced asap with a pretty woman coming down to your door and giving you some mind blowing BJ to release your stress after tearing down WC apart, replacing the waterblock with their stock crap and after, having to get NEW thermal pads ( which aren't cheap or easy to find) for setting up on the new board.
Totally Disapointed!
That ROG connect looks like something fun to play with, I havent tried yet but plan to. There are a lot of features on this board that Im not use to seeing, so despite not being stable yet it is still a lot of fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by kill_a_wat
In other odd news, since lowering my CPU PLL to 1.2 (the lowest the BIOS would accept) I had an incident where my PC lost the video signal while browsing the web. (While passing any other stress test I could throw at it) Upped the CPU PLL a notch and haven't had any problems since.
This board has been a dream compared to the other Intel boards I've dealt with.
Geeze I hope this board is better than a lot of people on this thread thread seem to imply.
I just bought one and was about to order a mobo WB, but now I'm more interested in getting it up and running before the 7 day return policy is up. Asus service has always sucked, that's nothing new. But ASUS has been my choice of mobo for many years now and I'm hoping my latest purchase doesn't disappoint.
BTW what happened to the ROG poster ? Sounds like it may have been replaced with other toys, but I still want my poster display.
I briefly tried ~1.2 it seemed to work fine but didn't try it for very long. I've been using ~1.4PLL and its worked fine no problems at allQuote:
Originally Posted by Kilyin
I think you will enjoy the board as long as there are no probs with it. As for the mobo block, try it with the active cooling solution provided first then go from there I'm not using a mobo block and its been working fine for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnmark
After about 12hrs of trying to get stable at 4500mhz I am happily back on the UD7 board. I will pull the RIIE out again one day when I am ready to try again but I surrender for now.
i was gonna get a second rexIII but now i dont know lolQuote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
i know i dont want a gigabut :p:
This board is starting to annoy me now! I first had my 930 overclocked to 4GHz @ 1.27V, overnight LinX/Prime95 stable, then it started failing and required 1.28V, then 1.29V, now it has started failing agian!
I bumped the PCI-E frequency up and it seemed to have solved the problem, it ran longer than usual at least, then it failed, so I upped it again and now it just refuses to pass LinX over an hour and fails at random intervals. Getting annoying now. It is behaving like my chip is wearing out, but it can't be because I haven't got any crazy voltages/frequencies going on :confused:.
Ever figured out that LinX ain't as perfect as some might think it is... could be much more than just the board...
You could be right but I dunno, I guess I will first try some other linepack programs, see if it makes a difference. I will try and see if there are any things I can change that will make it pass again. I am beginning to think it could even by my graphics card as I know it is slightly buggy and I ought to get it RMA'd but I can't be bothered with the hassle tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
Got it. But I just bought UD7, thanks for the comments. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
Good choice:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by _AntLionBR_
+1 for UD7. It's my primary board with better support.Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
I'm not satisfied with the r3e.
I test both board ( r3e and ud7 ) and i like to much r3e, to much better in overclock for me, with my r3e i can fly at 245bclk with my 980x with air cooling, that is imposible with my ud7 for me. With my xeon w3540 i can run 5000mhz in uncore with dice cooling, that is really imposible for in my ud7. i think two board are great, but i like more the asus.
OC Nub is the GUY to test stuff for stability just look at his impressive Linx4.5Ghz thread stats!Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
I believe you're right on the money OC Nub, the R3X is turning out to be a great board for 980x benching and that's it, for 24/7 that's a different story. Thanks for testing this board my friend.
Thanks for the kind words Jor.
I will try this board again later today, needed a break. I normally just test stability which is not very xtreme but I enjoy it, I really dont have the patience, experience or desire to go for high bclk and other types of extreme overclocking like the some of you guys.
yes i agree OC Nub has been patient to tests and for longs blends wich a never had such thing :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
So what is history reapeating on Asus guys ? some boards are stable and some don't ?
cheers Jor, OC nub :up:
P.D jeeze nub if only mazda was here....LMAO
the board needs too much on pci-e :shakes: compared to my rexII
n i dont wanna put pci-e that high with an ssd
i dont know how safe it is to have pci-e @115 for 24/7
just got a bsod :rofl:
I'm in doubt now. Wanted RIII with water from Block EK! :shrug::shrug::shrug:
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:confused::confused::confused:
Tcassius..
I prefer this:
My case...Rs
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Amazing build! Hi-Fi:clap::clap: :rolleyes::up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hi-Fi
So who owns the board ? I see replies and general assumptions based on OC Nubs and Szams findings. Result : we got a snowball effect going...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
So how good was the UD7 in it's first months ? How good was UD5 in it's first months... think you guys are all pulling it out of perspective. This board is designed for benching Gulftown and due to demands they are pulling all the ropes they can to get the bloomfield users happy too... Most bios updates were to satisfy the benching crowd... now it's time to get feedback together for the 24/7 abusers.
On another note LinX and similar just give me the creeps... I personally couldn't care less about them stress tools... stability the magic word :rofl: If it's game stable and Folding stable, I couldn't care less if it crapped out at LinX or co... such an overrated and overhyped stress tool... glad you guys love it :up:
I do have the board and it's working great for me so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
I did achieve #1 worldwide in PCMark05 with it passing overclockers like k|ngp|n and Andreyang so I can't complain:
http://hwbot.org/community/submissio...0x_34303_marks
And these results are not bad w/ either:
http://hwbot.org/community/submissio...80_31283_marks
http://hwbot.org/community/submissio...0_421961_marks
So for me as a bencher is working wonders. I even recommended it to OC Nub to test for max stability but it's not turning out to be that good, time will tell :up:
i'm not givin up on the board lol
i'm just lookin for a second board
i lowered my overclock to use my ssd and poof lol as soon as i put pci-e @ 103 poof lol i got her @ 105 for now
board clock ram great but need pci-e verry high
how high is safe for ssd?
i got the board to pass the 229blk hump but @ 228 its totaly unstable
i wouldnt complain if it was as good as my rexII
i had another one commin i just canceled it
my forte 7.1 started freakin out @ 110blk+ now lol
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
Very nice work Jor.:up:
I was in no way trying to bash the board. I like to test stability some people dont, to each his own. It isnt really any different than someone trying to pass a benchmark at certain clocks, they will probably never try and run it 24/7 at such high clocks but it is fun to see what you can do with it. I havent had the best results with this board but as I said I havent had the board long.
The 2 main reasons I thought I would try this board are because, one Jor said it was a great board and I trust his opinion, and two because of a post by Leeghoofd: "For bloomfield 24/7 OC there's only REX III..."
I posted that, as the UD9 and Xpower are doing my head in as they refuse to post over 220Bclock (no slow mode)... I really hope it are just the media samples... the 2 REX III boards I have here both do the same Bclock...so I hope Bloomfield users can enjoy over 225 Block daily (if required)... darn I wished I had a 4.5Ghz CPU to test your fav super stresser there :p For Bclock testing they have to survive Wprime1024, Hyperpi32mb, 3Dmark06 and PCmark05. That should be sufficient for a daily user.
I really have the distinct feeling that there's a bios issue with IBT and sortlikes. I want to know is due to the elevated CPU frequency or due to elevated bclock, mix of both that IBT keeps on failing ? I can test with my 950 max at 4.3. She just get's too hot... might have to give the GT a run for it's money...
But anyway never mind some of my grrrrrauuwww posts, I can be grumpy sometimes... you have been warned :p
gotta agree with you here Leeg....why subject components to this much stress when there's benching to be done?? :D If it will fold & game, and the kids can't kill it..well, its good enough for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
Due to me being an impatient goofball, I've ended up with 3 of these boards. :D And ... other than ripping off the voltage read points for the cpu on one board, :(... they are all performing great. Yes, there are some small issues...but in initial testing this is one fast, very efficient board.
Give it some time, as bios'es mature I'm sure it will be worthy & take its rightful place as a great board. :up:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
I did notice that this board does push harder than my other x58, in LinX at 4500mhz I get around 57-58 gflops max. On this board at 4500 gflops are 57 sometimes but 59 and very close to 60 in others. I wonder if that could cause it to possibly fail on the same voltage?
On another note I was able to squeeze the board very tightly into an antec900 case with a pair of 5870's and try my new loop with it. Will keep testing it, and see what it can do.
Well, I have had the board for three or so weeks now and at first I had issues overclocking to 4Ghz - 4.2Ghz range. Now after tweking the voltages and updating to 704 I have had no issues with the board. It passed OCCT (Linpack) and has been folding BOIC for the last 3 days, not to mention I have gamed on it and had no issues. I really think this is one of those boards (just like the REII and the Classified) that you have to play with it and tweak it to get everything good. I think mild overclocks of 200BCLK are child's play on this board and anything above that is going to require some tweaking and patience. This is where I think the 980x has it's advantage since all you have to mess with is the multi, which I would guess is less stressful on the board than adjusting the BCLK. I really like this board and just wish I had more time to play with it. I have no doubt there are some quirks to it, but show me a board that doesn't have them when they are first released.
BIOS 0704 released June 25, 2010
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...-ASUS-0704.zip
or
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/asus/mb/LG...-ASUS-0704.zip
Description (ASUS):
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[ 0704 ]
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Improve system stability
^ Thanks, trying it now.
In my case of targeting a 20-100 loops of LinX, I think R3E is the best board I ever had.
I have used DFI UT X58 for several month, and then UD7 for 1 day, and R3E.
For a low VID 920: (1.13v default VCORE on UD7/R3E)
UT X58: easily 4.5G for 20-LinX; but 4.4G+ always fails 100-LinX. 4.6G 20-LinX is no-go. Requires more VTT than UD7/R3E for high bclk.
UD7: easily 4.6G 20-LinX. It seems to take less VCORE than R3E for benching, but takes more VCORE for 20-LinX.
R3E: easily 4.6G 100-LinX. Takes least VCORE for 100-LinX. However stuck at 220 bclk.
For a medium VID 950: (1.21v default VCORE on UD7/R3E)
UT X58: easily 4.2G for 20-LinX; but 4.1G+ always fails 100-LinX. 4.4G 20-LinX is no-go.
UD7: easily 4.4G 20-LinX. 4.6G 20-LinX is no-go.
R3E: easily 4.6G 100-LinX. Takes less VCORE than UD7.
For memory OC, I can easily get my Hypers 7-7-7-20-1T-72 100-LinX for 920&950 at R3E with almost no tweaking, which is impossilbe for UT/UD7.
For 920vs950/960 issue, 1.13v 920@1.36v is as hot as 1.21v 950@1.41v.
Updated OP with the official 0704 bios.
At last! Solved the LinX problem, it was the BIOS.
BIOS 602 = failed LinX randomly, 5-20 runs.
BIOS 704 = pass LinX, 150 runs.
:)
I thought most of you were already on 0704 anyway... seems not. With the beta there were some issues with Vcore readout via 3rd party programs (maybe this has been fixed in the final release), DMM and Turbo V to the rescue !!
so is 0704 official more 'stable' than the 'beta'? Gotta love ASUS release notes...:ROTF:
How are use guy's flashing to 0704 bios when i try to flash using ezay bios it tells me the file has an invalid boot sector and fails
Cheers sam
It's the same file, down to last byte.Quote:
Originally Posted by kill_a_wat
I have been on the 0704 beta bios, now trying the official 0704. I cannot get the above 48gflops at 4300- 4400mhz linx using max memory- 5000+mb. Im not sure if its a bios setting or why it started doing this,will keep playing with it and see.
Hey guys, if any of you have had POST issues with your RIIIE, will you check this thread out?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...64#post4449364
buy or not buy? that is the question!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcassius
:sofa:
Marco, do you get the "USB Device Over Current" message when you have nothing plugged in? It sounds like the board is shorting against something.
Did you try switching to the other bios?
I had the same screen as in your first picture, it then ran a bios recovery and was fine. Then I flashed back to latest with no problems but I did what it said and let it run until it finnished and said to reboot. It was just a corrupted bios, that happened a lot on my UD3P board from overclocking memory.
yes I tested the 2nd biosQuote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
eprom always the same exchange
If the board posts a screen I dont think that its dead. Maybe someone else will have a better idea of what the problem is or how to fix it.
first make a bootable usb stick. inside the usb stick put afudos from Asus and your bios. now at boot press F8 and choose your usb stick. when afudos load put this command and press enter to start:Quote:
Originally Posted by MI0SAM
afudos /iXXX.ROM /pbnc /n
where XXX the name of bios like
afudos /i0704.ROM /pbnc /n
and you are ok.
hope to help you.
:yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
looks like we gonna need spare bios chips lol
^ LOL
I was able to boot at 236x17 on the i7 960 using qpi link-slow. I never really cared much about trying for max bclk but its fun to try.
Quote:
Originally Posted by donmarkoni
Thanks for the reply fellas :up: OC Nub what uncore/ram combo you using? I found normally when I have mem at ~1600mhz I get around 52-56 GFLOPS range then higher when I go ~1866-2000+ higher uncore helps too....Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
@kill a wat, Im not sure at the moment what my settings were but I will be back on that board tomorrow. I had flashed the bios to 0704, also enabled the LLC jumper and after that is when I noticed the drop in gflops, Im not sure what caused it, but it seems to be the same on 3 different chips, 2 920's and a 960. I wasnt sure if a setting in the bios had caused it or if it was the new bios, or the LLC jumper.
I am trying to see if I can boot at the same bclk on the UD7 as I did on the re3. So far 232x17 Is tops, weird thing is setting the QPI link to slow didnt help on the UD7, but made a big difference on the re3. Im not using the same chip so its not fair to compare.
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I just peaked tonight :)Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/screenshot/1267358.png
However, my 3D scores are awful. Anyone know how to get a high BCLK without QPI Slow Mode?
I have normal LinX flops with BIOS 0704.Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
Bloomfield should deliver 12.6GFlops/GHz even if uncore/ram is very low.
Usually it delivers at least 13GFlops/GHz, or it does not stress the processor properly.
Intel Linpack has over 10% run-to-run gflops variation.
IMHO, you can use Core/Real Temp to check it: if current run's temp is 3C less than highest temp ever, it's not a stressful run.
In this way, there's no need to wait for LinX to finish one run.
That's why it's called slow mode :p, it's only good for 2D runs...Quote:
Originally Posted by bassplayer
Bclock is a lot dependant on the CPU itself... a good board can't make a bad CPU fly.
Mess with the CPU and IOH skews, that should unleash a few more clocks... I'm at 233Bclock with Gamer's 3540 under air, under LN2 it does 238... even my crap 950 can do 228 fairly easily.
Like I showed in my SS, I got up to 250 BCLK. I just can't get it to boot higher than ~227 without slow mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
Maybe I can boot there and adjust using ROG Connect. I'll check next session.
I am having trouble with my R3E. Other day I setup my hardware. BIOS 0402, Intel i7 930, Corsair Dominator GT 2000C7, nVidia GTX 285 and Enermax Revolution 1250. My cooling setup is Noctua NH-D14. When I had first boot everything was fine. I started installing Win XP to my hard drive when installation was on %29, motherboard restarted itself. Now it won't post, no screen, no sound. It hangs on "CPU Initial" state as shown on ROG Poster. Doesn't shutdown or reset. ROG Tweakit shows that 'Remote computer is locked".
CPU is working fine, I tested on other motherboard. I reseated CPU, RAMs and VGA. Nothing changed. The only thing that weird is HDD led light is steady on while no HDD is connected to motherboard. I am using mb on cardbox with anti-static bag underneath.
Any ideas?
check for bent pins? you using the red or black sata slots?
Try the 2nd bios chip?
No bent pins on CPU socket, black sata cables, tried second bios already. No change.
Check this thread out and post please:Quote:
Originally Posted by GTi-6
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=254609
My experience was that even getting a new board from RMA didn't fix the issue.
This is another try to at linx and gflops are garbage. Maybe it is something I am doing wrong but I have no idea what it is. Core 3's temp is always lower than core 0 1 2 at any speed I run it at on 3 different cpu's but ifQuote:
Originally Posted by shadewither
I put any of the chips back in my other X58 they all run normal.:shrug:
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Weird OC NUb, try disabling HT and have another go.Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
Hey Elano, thanks I will try that and see how it works and post back.
This chip runs 57-58 gflops consistantly on my other board, stable at 4500mhz 1.392vcore 1.34vtt so I am pretty sure it isnt Linx screwing up.
I know it is a fairly new board and maybe I am expecting a lot, but this isnt ecaxtly a budget board.
Tried with HT disabled, gflops are closer to normal but still a little low for no HT.
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Took another screen, I noticed in realtemp it shows I keep losing turbo mode.
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Hummm so that's the reason for low gflop, try bios settings. Something there I will have to hook my R3X to double check that Nub.Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
"CPU Turbo Power Limit-Allows you to activate or deactivate the CPU Turbo Power Limit. If you want to keep Turbo mode ratio, remember to disable C1E and TM functions at the same time. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enabled]"
Have tried both ways, enabled and disabled to see if there was any difference but same results.
EDIT, when running Everest and RealTemp at the same time it gets flaky. When I just used RealTemp the multi stayed at a constant 21 but gflops are still a little low, 53.5.
Also trying a 3x1gb kit of hyperX it will not read all 3 sticks, but on 2 other 3x2gbkit it is fine.
I will try this again in a month or 2, hopefully after some better bios's come out, but for now its giving me a major headache.
Which is the bios on chip 2 ? why not have that one for a spin OC Nub ? Maybe the Turbo mode is fubarred since 0602... never use it anyway when clocking... would be nice to see what settings you are running so I can try to reproduce it somehow.
@OC Nub
I guess that it is the BIOS or Windows is throttling CPU for power saving or protection?
Have you tried x20/x19 multiplier(or maybe lower frequency+lower vcore) to check GFlops?
Also run LinX with less memory, e.g. 4G?
And maybe a new Windows install?
I will try the 19 multi tonight and see if it is any better. I have gone back to 0602 and 0402 but no change. I will try these suggestions tonight, thanks.
I have tried switching to bios chip 2, tried different bios's, and tried using less memory but still the same. I would try installing windows again but this install is only a few days old. Ill keep messing with it and see what happens.
Quick stupid question, I have a 940 using the RIIIE, I have the multi at 23 in the bios and seem to not break 4gig with high voltage. I can run 3.8ht on at only 1.3v stable linx but cant get stable at 4gight on air near 1.38-1.40
Do you recommand multi 22? Is that possibly my problem?
Thanks
Hi Guys- I'm new at XS.
I just bought a backlit PS/2 DECK Legend keyboard and LOVE it... but to my surprise, when I shut off my RE3E rig... the backlighting never shut off on the keyboard. I tapped a few keys thinking that I might have inadvertantly played with a wake-on-keyboard or some such in the BIOS while I was in there.. and nothing.
Now I don't remember a PS/2 keyboard staying powered like this... Is there somewhere in the BIOS that you know of that will shut down the PS/2 port of shut down? Oh and Yes - when I say shut down I mean shut down - not hybernate.
When a board is shut down it's still receiving power. That's why the RIIIE glows even when it's turned off. Do you have a master switch on your PSU? That will kill it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tang!
Yeah - ::grin:: I know it's still getting power LOL. And yes - I can hit the main power switch on my PSU every time - or even kill via a surge protector. But I was kinda hoping there was a place in the BIOS for this. It's the ONLY downside to the keyboard I have found so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by bassplayer
Just because there is power to the board, doesn't mean there HAS to be power to the PS/2 port.... I was hoping there would be a quick answer showing where in the BIOS to tweak since it looks like most of the guys in this thread could rattle off their settings without even powering up ::grin::
Its the same on mine. You can set PS/2 keyboard to power on the unit with selection of pre-programme key stroke in the BIOS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tang!
To fully shutdown, turn off the switch on the PSU.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tang!
There is a Bios setting to turn this off.
From the Asus Forum --- To disable the standby power going to your PS/2 and USB ports, simply enter BIOS, and enable EuP support, then you should have the standby power turned off once and for all.
I am pretty new to XS but i have followed this thread throughout all 1281+.Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
I think with all the different tweaking and changes, it did corrupt the Win7 on my SSD.
Running LinX/IBT/P95 with the pre-programed 4.2 crazy OC in BIOS can't go. All produce error or BSOD. BIOS 0704 Beta was like getting corruption with some error on POST and asked for a USB.
I had defaulted the BIOS and reinstall win7 on a HDD now with very clean win7. No apps. And then start OC again. Its getting stability back, solid P95 10hr follows with Linx 5hr. Playing it patience and safe, i would power off the PSU everytime a BIOS setting is changed and rebooted, to get a totally clean nice POST and startup.
Only problem I am constantly getting is at POST, it report RAM at 4GB rather than 6. Reseat doesn't work. Give the RAM a little more Volts does not help. XMP enabled. After a few cold power cycle, it will come back with 6GB.
To looks like R3E and G.Skill Trident is incompatible in my case.
Tried lowering multi but had to use slow qpi link, still low gflop :shrug: . This is as close to 4500 as I can get to pass any linx with 19 multi.
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Thanks for this info.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kensek
EuP, what is that?? I think the manual can rename to quickstart guide.
Welcome to XSQuote:
Originally Posted by kwangkwang
Thanks I will have to try a fresh install to see if it helps.
I understand having spend a lot of time tweaking to get stable or to reach a certain oc for benching, but to have to spend so much time just to try and get it to run "normal" IMO is :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing rediculous, especially for the premium price we had to pay. It has a ton of great features for overclocking, I hope it will turn out to be a good board for me in the furture.
Now I promise I will stop whining.
Question:
Does Rampage III Extreme support Xeon E5600 series?
If is yes, what i need to do? I am interested to buy one of this puppies to give it a shot.
Well FOO. I was hoping there would be a way in the BIOS to shut downt he PS/2 port with the rest of the system. I've found on some systems, SOME USB ports remain hot after shut down, but I've not dealt with a PS/2 keyboard in a decade. Time to get creative I guess. I've got a Fortress 2 case which makes the actual power switch a bit of a pain in the arse.Quote:
Originally Posted by kwangkwang
WOOT! I tried contacting ASUS on this-- but got nowhere. You found this in their forums?? Do you have the link by any chance? I will do this as soon as I get home!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kensek
Here is the Asus Forum Link.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tang!
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us
Thank you for following me across Forums Man! I deeply appreciate your obvious dedication to lending a hand where you can. Somebody buy this guy a beer!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kensek
It isn't officially supported but has been reported to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by kpablo
If you want to use it, just throw it in!
Scratch that... place it gently!
What do you think about Foxconn BloodRage compared to RIIIE guys ?
I am thinking about selling my RIIIE and getting a BloodRage :D
The BR is a solid board, especially when you do the PCIe mod that allows you to adjust the PCIe bus speed. This allows you to get above the 220BCLK wall, check my sig. That being said these boards are in two different worlds. You can usually get a BR for around the $220 range. The RE3 will allow you to do much more, has USB 3.0 and SATA 6, it's built for extreme overclocking, allows for tri-SLI or tri-CF, has 6 memory slots, remote overclocking, BT and a crap load more features. If you feel the RE3 is too much board for what you do, then take a look at the Asus P6X58D, at least you will get an updated board that does really well in overclocking and has Asus support.
@OC Nub
Another thing to check: Is GFlops REALLY LOW?
1. CPU core temp should be several Celsius lower, if GFlops is really low;
2. Linpack GFlops calculation might be screwed.
For example, if you use SetFSB/Turbo-V to change frequency in Windows, the reported GFlops is wrong.
:shocked: This is bad. Do you realize that this is the performance of 3.6GHz?Quote:
Originally Posted by OC Nub
i was gonna get another rexIII but after the letdown i got me a P6T7 WS SuperComputer for cheap if its as good as my old rexII i'll be happyQuote:
Originally Posted by minaelromany
makin a bios for mainly a 980x is :down: i had one n sold it
hopefully asus gets their act together and makes the bios not only for the extreme subzero benchers
i plan on goin subzero soon but not today
Slow mode sucks big time, only good for some pi, pifast stuff...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien Grey
It's really funny as the mobo is performing extremely well in benchmarks, clock for clock. But not in LinX, dunno what's more important to most ?
I clocked the 980X up to 4Ghz (sample needs a whopping 1.4Vcore lol) and got 57-58Gflops §6GB 1600C8 on Win7 64), I see Gautam with 980X at 4.7 having only 51Gflops... Where's the diference ? OS dependant, RAM clocks, timings ?? I don't do LinX but seems results are varying from hardware to hardware, OS install...
Recalling some mobo's had issues with Prime95 (yet were perfectly benchable and stable for folding and co lol) Could be some bios code that messes stuff up... time will tell...
Do it ! silly manQuote:
Originally Posted by minaelromany
Seems like some people are having problems with Bloomfield and GFLOPS in Linx and some aren't...so perhaps it's another problem?
New bios, 0802, itīs not a beta, itīs a formal and itīs going to be official in a near future from Asus site.
No notes of what they have improved :shrug:
Happy testing guys :)
I have added it to the OP also.
57-58 GFlops is what you get with a Quad at 4-4.1Ghz a 980X should be close to 85 GFlops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeghoofd
Maybe it's better with the new BIOS because I don't see the point in overclocking so high on that board to have such poor performance. And if it isn't I'm pretty sure ASUS is going to release an other. :D