***Asus Rampage III Extreme Owners Thread***

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Originally Posted by kill_a_wat

Seems like some people are having problems with Bloomfield and GFLOPS in Linx and some aren't...so perhaps it's another problem?

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Have you checked other benchmark results?
LinX/y-cruncher seems to count on some cycle-based timers, which might cause wrong execution time and thus wrong GFlops.
You could try y-cruncher, which run-to-run delivers a more stable peformance than LinX.
(and count realworld time against the reported execution time)

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

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...

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It seems that LinX doesn't scale (well) with 6-cores.
So it might result in a very unstable GFlops because of resource contention, etc.

Kind of an off/on-topic question.

I'm using PC Probe II right now to monitor: CPU temp (overall temp), MB temp (which is the northbridge, I think?), IOH temp, ICH temp, and Pump RPMs (have the rpm wires plugged into cpu and power supply fan headers)

I'm also using RealTemp to monitor the CPU Core temps, since PC Probe doesn't seem to allow for showing actual core temps; and SmartDoctor to monitor the video card's GPU and Memory temps...

So:
1) Is there any way to monitor the voltage regulators/mosfets temps or memory temps (other than an external temp probe) ?
2) Should I be using some other monitor (like maybe Everest or something) instead of PC Probe/RealTemp/SmartDoctor ?

impossible comparison Alien Grey, this is not S775... calculations don't go just like that... which problem size, RAM used, clocks,....HT on/off,... too many variables...

Let's do a head to head with the 980X at 4Ghz and your quad at 4.5... at linX you might beat me, for the rest your going down... if you want to brag with ya LinX screens be my guest, I know where the raw power is at for my needs.

Performance clock for clock this is the better X58 board, if you want to believe it or not.

Again LinX does not show the performance clearly, again proving my point in it's value regarding the gigaflops. Maybe it's a good stress tester but that's really where it all seems to end... only users that have similar systems like Oc nub, using same components, OSses and co can compare...

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Originally Posted by Direwolf

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

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You should try 23x multi with C1E Support Disabled and Intel(R) C-STATE Tech Disabled.
If you want those Enabled (like me :D) then go for higher BCLK and 21 multi.
Check here for an example.

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Originally Posted by Soulwind

So:
1) Is there any way to monitor the voltage regulators/mosfets temps or memory temps (other than an external temp probe) ?
2) Should I be using some other monitor (like maybe Everest or something) instead of PC Probe/RealTemp/SmartDoctor ?

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Short answers: :)
1) No. I use MB's integrated external temp sensors.
2) Yes. I use Everest.

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

impossible comparison Alien Grey, this is not S775... calculations don't go just like that... which problem size, RAM used, clocks,....HT on/off,... too many variables...

Let's do a head to head with the 980X at 4Ghz and your quad at 4.5... at linX you might beat me, for the rest your going down... if you want to brag with ya LinX screens be my guest, I know where the raw power is at for my needs.

Performance clock for clock this is the better X58 board, if you want to believe it or not.

Again LinX does not show the performance clearly, again proving my point in it's value regarding the gigaflops. Maybe it's a good stress tester but that's really where it all seems to end... only users that have similar systems like Oc nub, using same components, OSses and co can compare...

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It really does because I've seen 90+ GFlops with a 980X running at 4GHz+ so you can say what you want but theres something wrong with the board or the BIOS. The problem is situated between memory and the CPU. The CPU can only calculate what it receives and clearly there's some kind of slowdown and the outcome is bad.

Clock for clock you should have better GFlops than my Q9650@4.05GHz that gives me 57+ GFlops. The score should be 1 or 2 GFlops better with a Quad.you get better results than using all available free memory.

Good luck with your Rampage Extreme III. I think that you soon are going to replace it whenever something new is available from the competition. ;)

Well got UD7-9, XPower and REX III here. Think I know what they and what they don't do...

980X 90+ Gflops at 4Ghz, so at 4.5 it goes over 100 then ? what settings, how much ram,...

Till now all the new boards have bios issues : ranging from bugged dividers, unable to boot at high QPI speeds,... Usually things overclockers don't really care about as most vital parts are there and it still enables to kick ass for all 3 boards under LN2.

For the 24/7 users there are still bugs to be ironed out... Saddest till now is the cold boot issue that seems to pop with some users, which is very frustrating. for your pleasure I will put the UD9 and the REX III head to head tonite for a quick 4GHZ 980X run. I hardly believe I will see 50 on the REX III and 90 on the Giga... we will see tonite...

But plz explain me if it's so bad in LinX. How can it perform and outperform the competition in 2D/3D ? (1.2bios Xpower, F4A for the UD9 and 0704 REX III ) No I don't include LinXin my testsuite...

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Originally Posted by Alien Grey

I've seen 90+ GFlops with a 980X running at 4GHz+

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You have seen it with HT off. With HT on it drops under 70 for unknown reasons.
4.5GHz -6C/6T - 96GFLOPS, 4500MHz - 6C/12T - 68GFLOPS

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Well got UD7-9, XPower and REX III here. Think I know what they and what they don't do...

980X 90+ Gflops at 4Ghz, so at 4.5 it goes over 100 then ? what settings, how much ram,...

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The screenshot was posted here on the forums but I can't find it anymore but I know the 980X was running at 4GHz+ and the results were just fine for that speed at 6 cores.

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Till now all the new boards have bios issues : ranging from bugged dividers, unable to boot at high QPI speeds,... Usually things overclockers don't really care about as most vital parts are there and it still enables to kick ass for all 3 boards under LN2.

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It isn't only the new boards that have BIOS issues you can easily say that most of them are ASUS boards.

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For the 24/7 users there are still bugs to be ironed out... Saddest till now is the cold boot issue that seems to pop with some users, which is very frustrating. for your pleasure I will put the UD9 and the REX III head to head tonite for a quick 4GHZ 980X run. I hardly believe I will see 50 on the REX III and 90 on the Giga... we will see tonite...

But plz explain me if it's so bad in LinX. How can it perform and outperform the competition in 2D/3D ? (1.2bios Xpower, F4A for the UD9 and 0704 REX III ) No I don't include LinXin my testsuite...

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It's just like you say the board is good for benching but for 24/7 use it isn't and maybe ASUS can fix this if its a BIOS issue because they're going to need it.

At 4GHz you should have around 80-85 GFlops and it's possible you see that on the Gigabyte but I don't remember anymore what board they were using. All I remember is that the result was really good and that 6 cores wasn't a problem.

My first success linx pass for my setup at 4.2 Ghz with ram at 1600Mhz.

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5113/linx.png

and another one fail with ram at 2000Mhz.
try to up down voltages to cpu, qpi, ram but for some reason linx stopped always at step 10.

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/91/linx1.png

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Originally Posted by Alien Grey

The CPU can only calculate what it receives and clearly there's some kind of slowdown and the outcome is bad.

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Nothing to do with MB/BIOS.

OS (and apps) decide which core to execute at; apps dictates how large the working set is.
If the working set is too large or the task scheduling is screwed, performance will become miserable.(two simple reason of performance drop)

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Originally Posted by Alien Grey

Clock for clock you should have better GFlops than my Q9650@4.05GHz that gives me 57+ GFlops. The score should be 1 or 2 GFlops better with a Quad.you get better results than using all available free memory.

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HT decreases Linpack GFlops by a lot.
Nehalem delivers higher GFlops than Penryn with HT off.

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Originally Posted by shadewither

Nothing to do with MB/BIOS.

OS (and apps) decide which core to execute at; apps dictates how large the working set is.
If the working set is too large or the task scheduling is screwed, performance will become miserable.(two simple reason of performance drop)



HT decreases Linpack GFlops by a lot.
Nehalem delivers higher GFlops than Penryn with HT off.

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You've got a point there and that's why I say to use less available memory so you know for sure that it isn't going to use the page file. As for the OS I think everyone is using a 64 bit edition.

It doesn't matter if it's Windows XP X64 or Windows 7 X64 the results are the same for me. I don't know about Vista I never used it.


I think we all know that you get higher GFlops with HT off but I don't think that this explains the really low GFlops.

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Originally Posted by Kensek

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.

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i was wondering what the EuP did

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Originally Posted by Ghostleader

New bios, 0802, it´s not a beta, it´s a formal and it´s 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.

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Wow what a treat just got 704, now another one to try!

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Originally Posted by zpaf

My first success linx pass for my setup at 4.2 Ghz with ram at 1600Mhz.

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5113/linx.th.png

and another one fail with ram at 2000Mhz.
try to up down voltages to cpu, qpi, ram but for some reason linx stopped always at step 10.

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/91/linx1.th.png

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Is it just Probe's inaccuracy in RAM voltage @ 2000MHz or is it actually set lower (1.61 compared to 1.65 @ 1600MHz)?

check the read point by the power button :)

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Originally Posted by donmarkoni

Is it just Probe's inaccuracy in RAM voltage @ 2000MHz or is it actually set lower (1.61 compared to 1.65 @ 1600MHz)?

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It's real I set this voltage trying to find the best set but no luck.
I think there must be a balance < 0.5 between qpi and dram voltage.
Are there any other values other than cpu vcore, qpi and dram that can help to be stable at 2000Mhz ?

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Originally Posted by shadewither

@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.

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The CPU temp in everest or pc probe it hardly gets warm sometimes mid 40's c. I can tell as soon as it starts running that the gflops are going to be low. I have remounted the cpu several times, last night I took everything apart and looked the board over for any damage/scratches etc, it looks perfect. Also have tried several i7 chips, different PSU, 3 kits of memory.

@Leeghoofd,
I will try running some different tests to see if the CPU scores well, if it does then great I wont worry about gflops in LinX. I know you arent a fan of LinX, and I wasnt either until the LinX4.5ghz thread started. I normally prefer blend for stability testing, I could care less about wprime or pcmark05 but if you were getting horrible score in those Im sure you would be unhappy. If I wanted to post a run in the LinX thread I would want the gflops to match with the speed it is running, other than that I really dont care about what gflops it is showing. I was hoping to get my 920 to pass at 4800mhz, I am 75mhz away from that on the UD7 but even if the board does help to do that I wouldnt post the screen if gflops were real low.

Comparing the Linx runs for your pleasure now, OS Windows 7 64 bit, LinX 0.64 980X at 4Ghz ( 20 x 200) 3200 uncore, 6GB 1600mhz ram speed 9-9-9-24 1T TRFC 88 RTL 59-60-60. LinX tested at 5120 ram

UD9 with F4A bios, REX III still with 0704 :

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/REXIIIstock.jpg

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/ud9stock.jpg

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/UD9enabled.jpg

UD9 is faster : 50 vs 46 at 4ghz, then I start to mess with the CPU features like I always set them for LN2 runs... Asus drops to 41 Gflops, UD9 to 43... SO that reflects about your results I think OC_Nub with the asus trailing behind 1-2Gflops. But if I run Wprime, Cinebench, 3dmark01/06 the Asus is a tad better than the UD9...

No idea how the one guy got 96Gflops on 980X at 4.5Ghz... beats me... and really doesn't interest me as I think it's more a software manipulation then anything else...

So I hope Alien sees that the Giga does NOT overpower the Asus with LinX. There's a small loss, but again that doesn't seem to reflect in any of my benchmarks that I always use as testsuite for the motherboard/CPU review...

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Originally Posted by zpaf

It's real I set this voltage trying to find the best set but no luck.
I think there must be a balance < 0.5 between qpi and dram voltage.
Are there any other values other than cpu vcore, qpi and dram that can help to be stable at 2000Mhz ?

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Back 2 back delay ?

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Comparing the Linx runs for your pleasure now, OS Windows 7 64 bit, LinX 0.64 980X at 4Ghz ( 20 x 200) 3200 uncore, 6GB 1600mhz ram speed 9-9-9-24 1T TRFC 88 RTL 59-60-60. LinX tested at 5120 ram

UD9 with F4A bios, REX III still with 0704 :

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/REXIIIstock.jpg

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/ud9stock.jpg

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/UD9enabled.jpg

UD9 is faster : 50 vs 46 at 4ghz, then I start to mess with the CPU features like I always set them for LN2 runs... Asus drops to 41 Gflops, UD9 to 43... SO that reflects about your results I think OC_Nub with the asus trailing behind 1-2Gflops. But if I run Wprime, Cinebench, 3dmark01/06 the Asus is a tad better than the UD9...

No idea how the one guy got 96Gflops on 980X at 4.5Ghz... beats me... and really doesn't interest me as I think it's more a software manipulation then anything else...

So I hope Alien sees that the Giga does NOT overpower the Asus with LinX. There's a small loss, but again that doesn't seem to reflect in any of my benchmarks that I always use as testsuite for the motherboard/CPU review...

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Thanks for all of your testing :up:! That is good to know, I was concerned that something was really wrong with my board. I just finnished installing windows, will do some other testing besides linx.

Maybe something is still wrong mate, still not seeing 90Gflops. Only CPU feature I didn't see on the Asus bios is the Prochot feature...

No idea really why it does this, all the rest seems fine... Hope you guys can get at least the same clocks as on the UD7... the Xpower guys need one decent bios instead of the current ones :( Don't give up on the motha yet !

Last run, applied all settings of the Gigabyte : iso of the skews and amplitude at auto set them like in the screenshot, also spectrums enabled and the CPU features like in the screenshot. REX III went from 46Gflops to 53 lol... It's all in the settings...

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/REXIIIGIGA.jpg

Bios settings :

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/voltages1.jpg

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/voltages2.jpg

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/voltages3.jpg

CPU features ( the more I disable the lesser the Gflops ) :

http://users.telenet.be/OAP2/LinX/CPUfeatures.jpg

Hope it helps Nub...

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Maybe something is still wrong mate, still not seeing 90Gflops. Only CPU feature I didn't see on the Asus bios is the Prochot feature...

No idea really why it does this, all the rest seems fine... Hope you guys can get at least the same clocks as on the UD7... the Xpower guys need one decent bios instead of the current ones :( Don't give up on the motha yet !

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Concur with my result:up:, 53 Gflop @4.275 rock stable 5 hr Linx, 10 hr P95 Blend.

90+ Linx at this setting, never get that high:shrug:

I also notice IBT is reporting higher than Linx GFLOP but both use linpack.
CPU temp for LINX same level as Everest CPU stress.
CPU temp for IBT same level as Everest FPU stress and P95 Blend (a tad higher temp):yepp:

Linx GFLOP is not accurately reporting to spec. IBT and some other program reports closer to spec GLFOP.

Leeghoofd, Thank you for the bios pics and for taking the time to help try and figure this all out. I really appreciate it. :up:

Tried some 06 on both boards, same basic setup, fresh install on both. I have these in 2 seperate cases both watercooled so it is a pita to switch out all hardware. I have a pair of 5870's and 2 920 do's so this was run using 2 different cpu's and gpu's but all clocks and gfx settings were the same. Ran 06 3 times on each board and these are the best scores of the 3. I was mainly looking to see the cpu score.

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Leeghoofd,
I had a lot of things disabled, set my bios up the same as in your bios pic all but clocks and voltages. Even set the cpu differential amplitude~700mv, im on bloomfield not gulftown but tried it. Worked like a charm. You are the man, again Thanks.

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Originally Posted by shadewither

Have you checked other benchmark results?
LinX/y-cruncher seems to count on some cycle-based timers, which might cause wrong execution time and thus wrong GFlops.
You could try y-cruncher, which run-to-run delivers a more stable peformance than LinX.
(and count realworld time against the reported execution time)



It seems that LinX doesn't scale (well) with 6-cores.
So it might result in a very unstable GFlops because of resource contention, etc.

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Thanks will fiddle with y-cruncher in a bit :D

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Originally Posted by OC Nub

Leeghoofd, Thank you for the bios pics and for taking the time to help try and figure this all out. I really appreciate it. :up:

Tried some 06 on both boards, same basic setup, fresh install on both. I have these in 2 seperate cases both watercooled so it is a pita to switch out all hardware. I have a pair of 5870's and 2 920 do's so this was run using 2 different cpu's and gpu's but all clocks and gfx settings were the same. Ran 06 3 times on each board and these are the best scores of the 3. I was mainly looking to see the cpu score.

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Good to see you got the GFLOPS issue sorted

On another note I flashed BIOS2 to 802 and need to reactivate windows...:shrug: When I go back to 704 it works fine as per usual though

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Originally Posted by OC Nub

Leeghoofd,
I had a lot of things disabled, set my bios up the same as in your bios pic all but clocks and voltages.

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You disabled Hardware Prefetching?

So far so good, 100% stable 4.2 @ 1.3v

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Originally Posted by kill_a_wat

Thanks will fiddle with y-cruncher in a bit :D



Good to see you got the GFLOPS issue sorted

On another note I flashed BIOS2 to 804 and need to reactivate windows...:shrug: When I go back to 704 it works fine as per usual though

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bios 804? link?

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Originally Posted by Hondacity

bios 804? link?

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OP has been updated with 0802 :)

Is the 06 score also similar now ? Darn you guys got great bloomfield cpu's, makes my i950 look like a pita :p

Ok, so I am getting some low CPU scores in Vantage, i.e. around 37K. I checked my previous scores with my 920 overclocked to 4.2Ghz and they were close to 50K. Since I am running a 980x at 4.138Ghz I would think I would be higher than 37K. Any thought of what's going on?
Thanks.

Edit: Just rechecked my numbers and my CPU score for my 920 was more like 27K. Don't know what I was thinking.

You have a split personality Utnorris, one side of you must be Andre Yang :)

LOL!!

So I am curious looking at this post:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=1178

He got a cpu score in the 62K range, how is that at just 4.0 on a 920?

Physx on ? I see 3 GPU's

But how would that effect the CPU score? I thought Physx only effected the GPU side.

try it and report back :)

Bios 0804 has made a big difference for me now i can use 1T Timings before it wouldnt boot using 0704or older!

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So far so good, 100% stable 4.2 @ 1.3v

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That makes your board shine. :up:

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Originally Posted by bro20000

Bios 0804 has made a big difference for me now i can use 1T Timings before it wouldnt boot using 0704or older!

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:yepp: its more stable

Has anyone had issues with sound hardware just disappearing from Windows? I have tried a few things but cannot seem to get it to working again. Bad board maybe?

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Originally Posted by Utnorris

But how would that effect the CPU score? I thought Physx only effected the GPU side.

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PhysX has huge effects on the CPU score. Often times, it doubles it.

where is 804 bios?

What are the changes with BIOS 804?

0802, not 804.

Any changes on monitoring?? (like vCore in CPU-Z)

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where is 804 bios?

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What are the changes with BIOS 804?

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There´s no 0804 yet but you can find the 0802 in the OP under Rampage III Extreme Bios´s

I have no info on what they have changed/improved yet :shrug: , some says that it´s more stable then 0704.


I guess you guys have to test it to find out :yepp:

0802 works fine for me.

06 score went up as well.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions
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Wondering if I can get away with swapping my Rampage II Gene for my Rampage III Extreme, has anyone tried it?

Currently have a Gene and want to swap boards to the REIII but don't really want to re-install the OS and those gazillion programs.

All hardware will be the same except the mobo.

Anyone tried this and willing to share their experience?

TIA

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Originally Posted by Johnmark

Wondering if I can get away with swapping my Rampage II Gene for my Rampage III Extreme, has anyone tried it?

Currently have a Gene and want to swap boards to the REIII but don't really want to re-install the OS and those gazillion programs.

All hardware will be the same except the mobo.

Anyone tried this and willing to share their experience?

TIA

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I've changed motherboards before and it has been fine. It should take a minute for it to recognize your new hardware then restart. :up:

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Physx on ? I see 3 GPU's

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Physx was on guys, on another note my 3 x 465 sli play real smooth, I had 2 x 480's & they ran real hot.

tried to flash 0802 bios. EZ falsh tool told that "boot block in file is not valid" after directing to the downloaded file. Re-downloaded the bios file, cleared cmos and ez-flash still gave some message. Anybody wants to help me? thanks.

Problem solved. 0802 fine now. Havn't noticed any difference yet.

0802 flashed fine for me.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7904/30595hd5970.jpg

i'm running stable 4.00g's for a while, i wanna asked whether IOHv = 1.32V is good or i have to left it auto..??

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/stable40.png

Hmmm... I'm getting the 0802 Boot Block error as well...

Im planing to build a new rig and this is the stuff i have assembled for it, and since this is a RE3 thread and i know some of you have a WC setup i thought i should ask some questions.

1 x ASUS 5970 GFX Card
1 x Corsair 800D Case
1 x Intel i7 930 CPU
1 x ASUS Rampage Extreme 3 Motherboard
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 X-TOP - Acetal G1/4 Rev. 2
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream RAD XT 360
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supreme HF Acetal universal CPU cooler
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC5970 RAM Backplate - Black
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FB RE3 Acetal+Nickel Motherboard cooler
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Multioption RES X2 - 250 Basic Reservoir
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC5970 Acetal+Nickel Full Cover GFX cooler
1 x Swiftech MCP655 Pump

My plan is to do a mild OC with the CPU to around 3.8GHz and leave the GFX card on default, yes, i should perhaps aim higher, but this will do for starters.

Is the above stuff enough for my plans or should i add one more rad to the loop? My ambient temps are 21-23c.

I will use a total of 6fans in push/pull on the radiator.

COme with suggestions please :) and yes, i have also considered only running the GPU and MOBO watercooled and leave the gfx card on air.

I just received my 2nd Rampage III Extreme from Newegg.com The first one I had I had to send back to NewEgg RMA because it would not power up and now this 2nd one is having the same problem. i do not know what is causing it.
I hold a CompTIA A+ Certification as a IT Technician so I now about computers especially how do build and configure PC's , I've been doing it for 15 years. but I have never had this much problem with a motherboard like I'm having with this one of yours. This is exactly what I did

1. Upon receiving the motherboard, I grounded myself out to prevent electrostatic charge damage to the motherboard. I installed the RC Bluetooth card into the RC_BLUETOOTH connector on the motherboard as specified in section 2.7 pg 2-31 of the motherboard manual. Then I Installed it in my case which is the Corsair 800D Obsdian by aligning the I/O Ports with the I/O Shield and secured it with 9 mount screws that came with the case.

2. Then I Installed the CPU according the instructions, the CPU aligned correctly with the alignment keys with the gold triangle in the bottom-left corner of the socket in the LGA 1366 CPU socket, then I installed the heatsink and fan that came with the CPU. The Heat sink/fan already had thermal paste on the contact surface. As stated in the instructions that came with the CPU and section 2.3.2 pg 2-12 of the motherboard manual, i insured that the four fasteners matched the holes on the motherboard, then i pushed down two fasteners at a time in a the correct diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. and then I connected the CPU heat sink/fan fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.

3. I then inserted the system memory into the 3 red DIMM memory slots A1, A2, and A3 as specified in section 2.4.3 pg 2-24 of the motherboard manual. The memory that I'm using is 6 Gigabytes of Corsair Dominator-GT CMT6GX3M3A1600C7 DDR3. Tri-Channel memory kit

4. I then connected my hard drive which is the Crucial C300 256Gb SSD to the SATA III 6Gb/s SATA Connection which is the first of the 2 red SATA connectors as specified in section 2.9.4 step 2 pg 2-40 of the motherboard manual.

5. After verifying that everything I did in the first 4 steps was correct I proceeded to connect the power connections from the PSU to the motherboard. The PSU I'm using is the PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 1KW-SR PSU. Of course I made sure that the PSU power cord was not connected to it and the PSU switch was in the OFF position.. I connected the 24 pin EATXPWR., The two (2) 8-pin EATX12V_1 and EATX12V_2 power supply plugs to the the connectors in the top left-hand corner of the motherboard. I then connected the EZ_PLUG_1 and EZPLUG_2 to the connectors on the motherboard as specified in section 2.9.4 step 14 pg 2-46 of the motherboard manual

6. I then with the Asus Q-Connector install the front panel cable to the Asus Q-Connector RESET SW, POWER SW, HDD_LED PLED+, PLED- and then connected the Asus Q-Connector to the system panel connector on the motherboard as specified section 16 steps 1 thru 3 pg 2-48.

7 I then installed a PCI-e video card in PCI Express x16_1 slot as specified in section 2.5.1 pg 2.25 of the motherboard manual.

My original intention was to power up the board for test purposes to see if all the basic functions work which is what I always do when building a new machine so I can fix any problems before I install everything else and finish the build..

I inspected everything one last time before putting power onto the board to make sure all connections are correct. and then I connected to power cord to the PSU, put the PSU switch to the on position and then pushed to power on switch on the case front panel and then. NOTHING.
The lights go on but the PSU fan does not turn on and the CPU heatsink fan does not turn on. NOTHING. The first board that I got from Newegg at the moment that I put power on the board I saw some SMOKE seeming coming from some on the board, I immediately disconnected power and after that NOTHING, i could not get the board to show any signs of life at all, So I got Newegg. com to RMA it and they sent me a brand new Asus Rampage III Extreme. I just received it today.

This time I decided to make sure the PSU was working correctly so I want I the nearest Fry's Electronics Store and brought a PSU tester to insure that my PSU is working properly and it tested OK, all the power leads tested just fine,

Then after the second board would not power up I decided to implement the troubleshooting procedures I learned while I was in school to get my ComTIA A+ certification. I disassembled one of my older computers and installed the motherboard of the older computer into the Corsair 800D case and hooked it up to an ULTRA 600 watt PSU to see if their was anything wrong with the case power panel and front connector that connected to the Asus Rampage 3 extreme to eliminate them as possible causes of the problem with the Asus Rampage 3 extreme by using a known working component
After connecting the older motherboard up to the case and the ULTRA PSU and pressing the power switch, the older motherboard started up just fine, It started up normally with no problems.

I then connected the Turbo-cool PSU to the older motherboard and put power to it and it powered up just fine as well.

That eliminated the Corsair case and BOTH PSU’s as possible causes of the problem of the Asus Rampage 3 extreme not powering up

So you tell me what the hell is going on with this motherboard the Asus Rampage 3 Extreme. Both boards that I have had will not power up properly, I see lights on but that is all. I have been using Asus motherboard for years but this is making me wonder if I want to recommend Asus motherboard to my friends and clients anymore. I paid $426.00 for this motherboard. Not cheap.
Please contact me as soon possible regarding this matter.

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Originally Posted by bassplayer

Hmmm... I'm getting the 0802 Boot Block error as well...

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make sure the usb thumb drive is not NTFS formatted??
Got that when my thumb drive was on NTFS.

If you're not going to overclock the graphics cards, leave them on air. If you're not going above 3.8 on the CPU, leave that on air as well.

That is, unless you just want the looks that watercooling offers... Then go all out.

I have my CPU and GPU on water... but I run my CPU at 4.2 24/7 and my GPU at 1065/1220.

For pre dry ice testing, I'll run my CPU at 4.7 during benchmarks.

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Wall of text

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Hook your R3E up to a laptop and use RC Poster. I'm willing to bet your board is hanging on "CPU Initial."

If this is true, I have two questions: First, did you previously use a Gigabyte board with this processor? Second, what batch is your processor?

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Originally Posted by kaka_89

i'm running stable 4.00g's for a while, i wanna asked whether IOHv = 1.32V is good or i have to left it auto..??

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/u...table40.th.png

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IMO, it's too much. I keep it on Auto (which is usually overkill) and it is set @ 1.244V for UnCore under 4000MHz and @ 1.296V for over 4000MHz.

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Originally Posted by bassplayer

Hook your R3E up to a laptop and use RC Poster. I'm willing to bet your board is hanging on "CPU Initial."

If this is true, I have two questions: First, did you previously use a Gigabyte board with this processor? Second, what batch is your processor?

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he killed both his boards lol
i bet his psu is damaged;)
8 pin mixup ? lol

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Originally Posted by Jkswe

Im planing to build a new rig and this is the stuff i have assembled for it, and since this is a RE3 thread and i know some of you have a WC setup i thought i should ask some questions.

1 x ASUS 5970 GFX Card
1 x Corsair 800D Case
1 x Intel i7 930 CPU
1 x ASUS Rampage Extreme 3 Motherboard
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 X-TOP - Acetal G1/4 Rev. 2
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream RAD XT 360
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supreme HF Acetal universal CPU cooler
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC5970 RAM Backplate - Black
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FB RE3 Acetal+Nickel Motherboard cooler
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Multioption RES X2 - 250 Basic Reservoir
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC5970 Acetal+Nickel Full Cover GFX cooler
1 x Swiftech MCP655 Pump

My plan is to do a mild OC with the CPU to around 3.8GHz and leave the GFX card on default, yes, i should perhaps aim higher, but this will do for starters.

Is the above stuff enough for my plans or should i add one more rad to the loop? My ambient temps are 21-23c.

I will use a total of 6fans in push/pull on the radiator.

COme with suggestions please :) and yes, i have also considered only running the GPU and MOBO watercooled and leave the gfx card on air.

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3.8 you be good on 1 rad
even on air with a megahalems
you can do 4.2 on air ;)
why even watercool the whole board save your $ n just get a nb block
good ventilation you can do everything on air

Coolbreeze, a stupid question, but when you say you mounted the cpu with the golden triangle at the bottom left of the socket,what are you calling the bottom left corner, how are you looking at the board, with the cpu socket at the top of the case?

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Originally Posted by Coolbreeze

I just received my 2nd Rampage III Extreme from Newegg.com The first one I had I had to send back to NewEgg RMA because it would not power up and now this 2nd one is having the same problem. i do not know what is causing it.
I hold a CompTIA A+ Certification as a IT Technician so I now about computers especially how do build and configure PC's , I've been doing it for 15 years. but I have never had this much problem with a motherboard like I'm having with this one of yours. This is exactly what I did

1. Upon receiving the motherboard, I grounded myself out to prevent electrostatic charge damage to the motherboard. I installed the RC Bluetooth card into the RC_BLUETOOTH connector on the motherboard as specified in section 2.7 pg 2-31 of the motherboard manual. Then I Installed it in my case which is the Corsair 800D Obsdian by aligning the I/O Ports with the I/O Shield and secured it with 9 mount screws that came with the case.

2. Then I Installed the CPU according the instructions, the CPU aligned correctly with the alignment keys with the gold triangle in the bottom-left corner of the socket in the LGA 1366 CPU socket, then I installed the heatsink and fan that came with the CPU. The Heat sink/fan already had thermal paste on the contact surface. As stated in the instructions that came with the CPU and section 2.3.2 pg 2-12 of the motherboard manual, i insured that the four fasteners matched the holes on the motherboard, then i pushed down two fasteners at a time in a the correct diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. and then I connected the CPU heat sink/fan fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.

3. I then inserted the system memory into the 3 red DIMM memory slots A1, A2, and A3 as specified in section 2.4.3 pg 2-24 of the motherboard manual. The memory that I'm using is 6 Gigabytes of Corsair Dominator-GT CMT6GX3M3A1600C7 DDR3. Tri-Channel memory kit

4. I then connected my hard drive which is the Crucial C300 256Gb SSD to the SATA III 6Gb/s SATA Connection which is the first of the 2 red SATA connectors as specified in section 2.9.4 step 2 pg 2-40 of the motherboard manual.

5. After verifying that everything I did in the first 4 steps was correct I proceeded to connect the power connections from the PSU to the motherboard. The PSU I'm using is the PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 1KW-SR PSU. Of course I made sure that the PSU power cord was not connected to it and the PSU switch was in the OFF position.. I connected the 24 pin EATXPWR., The two (2) 8-pin EATX12V_1 and EATX12V_2 power supply plugs to the the connectors in the top left-hand corner of the motherboard. I then connected the EZ_PLUG_1 and EZPLUG_2 to the connectors on the motherboard as specified in section 2.9.4 step 14 pg 2-46 of the motherboard manual

6. I then with the Asus Q-Connector install the front panel cable to the Asus Q-Connector RESET SW, POWER SW, HDD_LED PLED+, PLED- and then connected the Asus Q-Connector to the system panel connector on the motherboard as specified section 16 steps 1 thru 3 pg 2-48.

7 I then installed a PCI-e video card in PCI Express x16_1 slot as specified in section 2.5.1 pg 2.25 of the motherboard manual.

My original intention was to power up the board for test purposes to see if all the basic functions work which is what I always do when building a new machine so I can fix any problems before I install everything else and finish the build..

I inspected everything one last time before putting power onto the board to make sure all connections are correct. and then I connected to power cord to the PSU, put the PSU switch to the on position and then pushed to power on switch on the case front panel and then. NOTHING.
The lights go on but the PSU fan does not turn on and the CPU heatsink fan does not turn on. NOTHING. The first board that I got from Newegg at the moment that I put power on the board I saw some SMOKE seeming coming from some on the board, I immediately disconnected power and after that NOTHING, i could not get the board to show any signs of life at all, So I got Newegg. com to RMA it and they sent me a brand new Asus Rampage III Extreme. I just received it today.

This time I decided to make sure the PSU was working correctly so I want I the nearest Fry's Electronics Store and brought a PSU tester to insure that my PSU is working properly and it tested OK, all the power leads tested just fine,

Then after the second board would not power up I decided to implement the troubleshooting procedures I learned while I was in school to get my ComTIA A+ certification. I disassembled one of my older computers and installed the motherboard of the older computer into the Corsair 800D case and hooked it up to an ULTRA 600 watt PSU to see if their was anything wrong with the case power panel and front connector that connected to the Asus Rampage 3 extreme to eliminate them as possible causes of the problem with the Asus Rampage 3 extreme by using a known working component
After connecting the older motherboard up to the case and the ULTRA PSU and pressing the power switch, the older motherboard started up just fine, It started up normally with no problems.

I then connected the Turbo-cool PSU to the older motherboard and put power to it and it powered up just fine as well.

That eliminated the Corsair case and BOTH PSU’s as possible causes of the problem of the Asus Rampage 3 extreme not powering up

So you tell me what the hell is going on with this motherboard the Asus Rampage 3 Extreme. Both boards that I have had will not power up properly, I see lights on but that is all. I have been using Asus motherboard for years but this is making me wonder if I want to recommend Asus motherboard to my friends and clients anymore. I paid $426.00 for this motherboard. Not cheap.
Please contact me as soon possible regarding this matter.

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Definitely this board and a 800D has a problem...

I have the same combo, but working right now, but had some several "curious" experience with them.

My problem was slightly different than yours, i was at least able to fire up up to the boot screen and get stuck at USB & SATA detection. Removed the motherboard from the case and boot up correctly.

Then i discovered something really odd. The grommet for microATX was bowing the motherboard because it touch with one of the screws (the ones that hold the southbridge) in the back. So i removed it and does not get bowed anymore... but still sometimes with the problem.

Until i changed my Enermax Galaxy Evo 1250W with the Antec True Power Quattro 1200w, like a week ago, and i don't have this problem anymore...

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Originally Posted by zsamz_

he killed both his boards lol
i bet his psu is damaged;)
8 pin mixup ? lol

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Myself as we as Brettjv from OCN had a similar problem. We both bought the board and it wouldn't post without a hard reset. We both RMA'd and still had the problems with the second board. The only thing that fixed it was a new chip.

I can haz A+ certification?

But seriously dude, two fried boards in a row. You're doing it wrong.

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Definitely this board and a 800D has a problem...

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I have this combo and haven't had a single issue. I'm running a very mild OC at 3.6 on my 930 since this is my first effort at OC and water cooling. I do wish there was better air flow though.

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I have this combo and haven't had a single issue. I'm running a very mild OC at 3.6 on my 930 since this is my first effort at OC and water cooling. I do wish there was better air flow though.

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I can also confirm that I have the Corsair Obsidian 800D and R3E with no problems at all, infact I love this case it's by far the best I've ever had.

The only way I can see someone encoutering a problem with this combination is most likely through user error.

i.e. your M-ATX risers are in place when you'r installing an ATX board, or some other issue like forcing cables behind the motherboard.

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Originally Posted by Coolbreeze

I just received my 2nd Rampage III Extreme from Newegg.com The first one I had I had to send back to NewEgg RMA because it would not power00 for this motherboard. BLa bla bla Not cheap.
Please contact me as soon possible regarding this matter.

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Why do you hook up the EZ power connectors ? Best thing for future builds is to mount CPU cooler and rams before mounting it into a case ( this to avoid bending the PCB when putting force on the previous )

I always test my motherboards before going into a case... twice in a row a DOA, seems very unlucky to me. Maybe you got the old one back ? I always mark my RMA's with a little dot. The Q-connector that is flaky ? why not try to boot the board with the buttons ?

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Im planing to build a new rig and this is the stuff i have assembled for it, and since this is a RE3 thread and i know some of you have a WC setup i thought i should ask some questions.


My plan is to do a mild OC with the CPU to around 3.8GHz and leave the GFX card on default, yes, i should perhaps aim higher, but this will do for starters.

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Stay on air and don't waste the cash...

[QUOTE=Jkswe;4455329]Im planing to build a new rig and this is the stuff i have assembled for it, and since this is a RE3 thread and i know some of you have a WC setup i thought i should ask some questions.

1 x ASUS 5970 GFX Card
1 x Corsair 800D Case
1 x Intel i7 930 CPU
1 x ASUS Rampage Extreme 3 Motherboard
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 X-TOP - Acetal G1/4 Rev. 2
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream RAD XT 360
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supreme HF Acetal universal CPU cooler
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC5970 RAM Backplate - Black
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FB RE3 Acetal+Nickel Motherboard cooler
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Multioption RES X2 - 250 Basic Reservoir
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC5970 Acetal+Nickel Full Cover GFX cooler
1 x Swiftech MCP655 Pump

My plan is to do a mild OC with the CPU to around 3.8GHz and leave the GFX card on default, yes, i should perhaps aim higher, but this will do for starters.

Is the above stuff enough for my plans or should i add one more rad to the loop? My ambient temps are 21-23c.

I will use a total of 6fans in push/pull on the radiator.

COme with suggestions please :) and yes, i have also considered only running the GPU and MOBO watercooled and leave the gfx card on air.[/QUOTE

Sounds like your going WC so you have some room to play. So I'll give you my two bits worth.
1. IMO the 800D case is terrible at air cooling the board, so full water is a good idea. I had to reverse the cases rear fan just to get some air into this case.

2. Where you putting that rad? I'm using a Feser triple located at the top of the case and there is not enough room for a push/pull arrangement, especially when using a bigger board like the REIII. Heck there is only about 10-15 cm room between the mobo and rad with a single set of fans and a Asus micro ATX board. I plan to put my REIII in the 800d but I've yet to measure to ensure it fits with my current config.
Obviously if you put the rad outside the case room isn't an issue and the push pull would be enough, especially if you added shrouds to the rad config.

I don't know the stats of the rad you plan to use, but the feser 360 is just enough to OC my rig to 4.2 ghz, especially when the room gets to around 26c. Right now room temp. is 21.7c, water temp is 28.6c and highest core temp in 60c. Decent temps but I'd still like to add another external rad to bring down the temps when the room warms up as it usually does on a warm day with no AC (I live in a colder climate though with windows open).

When I changed the CPU from a 920 to a 980x running at 4.2 ghz and 1.38v I'm having to run the 1850 rpm GT's at full speed in order to maintain the above temps. So a second external rad would be nice as I anticipate some more heat when I add the EK mobo block (currently have a NB WB block only).

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Originally Posted by Coolbreeze

I just received my 2nd Rampage III Extreme from Newegg.com The first one I had I had to send back to NewEgg RMA because it would not power up and now this 2nd one is having the same problem. i do not know what is causing it.
I hold a CompTIA A+ Certification as a IT Technician so I now about computers especially how do build and configure PC's , I've been doing it for 15 years. but I have never had this much problem with a motherboard like I'm having with this one of yours. This is exactly what I did

1. Upon receiving the motherboard, I grounded myself out to prevent electrostatic charge damage to the motherboard. I installed the RC Bluetooth card into the RC_BLUETOOTH connector on the motherboard as specified in section 2.7 pg 2-31 of the motherboard manual. Then I Installed it in my case which is the Corsair 800D Obsdian by aligning the I/O Ports with the I/O Shield and secured it with 9 mount screws that came with the case.

2. Then I Installed the CPU according the instructions, the CPU aligned correctly with the alignment keys with the gold triangle in the bottom-left corner of the socket in the LGA 1366 CPU socket, then I installed the heatsink and fan that came with the CPU. The Heat sink/fan already had thermal paste on the contact surface. As stated in the instructions that came with the CPU and section 2.3.2 pg 2-12 of the motherboard manual, i insured that the four fasteners matched the holes on the motherboard, then i pushed down two fasteners at a time in a the correct diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. and then I connected the CPU heat sink/fan fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.

3. I then inserted the system memory into the 3 red DIMM memory slots A1, A2, and A3 as specified in section 2.4.3 pg 2-24 of the motherboard manual. The memory that I'm using is 6 Gigabytes of Corsair Dominator-GT CMT6GX3M3A1600C7 DDR3. Tri-Channel memory kit

4. I then connected my hard drive which is the Crucial C300 256Gb SSD to the SATA III 6Gb/s SATA Connection which is the first of the 2 red SATA connectors as specified in section 2.9.4 step 2 pg 2-40 of the motherboard manual.

5. After verifying that everything I did in the first 4 steps was correct I proceeded to connect the power connections from the PSU to the motherboard. The PSU I'm using is the PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 1KW-SR PSU. Of course I made sure that the PSU power cord was not connected to it and the PSU switch was in the OFF position.. I connected the 24 pin EATXPWR., The two (2) 8-pin EATX12V_1 and EATX12V_2 power supply plugs to the the connectors in the top left-hand corner of the motherboard. I then connected the EZ_PLUG_1 and EZPLUG_2 to the connectors on the motherboard as specified in section 2.9.4 step 14 pg 2-46 of the motherboard manual

6. I then with the Asus Q-Connector install the front panel cable to the Asus Q-Connector RESET SW, POWER SW, HDD_LED PLED+, PLED- and then connected the Asus Q-Connector to the system panel connector on the motherboard as specified section 16 steps 1 thru 3 pg 2-48.

7 I then installed a PCI-e video card in PCI Express x16_1 slot as specified in section 2.5.1 pg 2.25 of the motherboard manual.

My original intention was to power up the board for test purposes to see if all the basic functions work which is what I always do when building a new machine so I can fix any problems before I install everything else and finish the build..

I inspected everything one last time before putting power onto the board to make sure all connections are correct. and then I connected to power cord to the PSU, put the PSU switch to the on position and then pushed to power on switch on the case front panel and then. NOTHING.
The lights go on but the PSU fan does not turn on and the CPU heatsink fan does not turn on. NOTHING. The first board that I got from Newegg at the moment that I put power on the board I saw some SMOKE seeming coming from some on the board, I immediately disconnected power and after that NOTHING, i could not get the board to show any signs of life at all, So I got Newegg. com to RMA it and they sent me a brand new Asus Rampage III Extreme. I just received it today.

This time I decided to make sure the PSU was working correctly so I want I the nearest Fry's Electronics Store and brought a PSU tester to insure that my PSU is working properly and it tested OK, all the power leads tested just fine,

Then after the second board would not power up I decided to implement the troubleshooting procedures I learned while I was in school to get my ComTIA A+ certification. I disassembled one of my older computers and installed the motherboard of the older computer into the Corsair 800D case and hooked it up to an ULTRA 600 watt PSU to see if their was anything wrong with the case power panel and front connector that connected to the Asus Rampage 3 extreme to eliminate them as possible causes of the problem with the Asus Rampage 3 extreme by using a known working component
After connecting the older motherboard up to the case and the ULTRA PSU and pressing the power switch, the older motherboard started up just fine, It started up normally with no problems.

I then connected the Turbo-cool PSU to the older motherboard and put power to it and it powered up just fine as well.

That eliminated the Corsair case and BOTH PSU’s as possible causes of the problem of the Asus Rampage 3 extreme not powering up

So you tell me what the hell is going on with this motherboard the Asus Rampage 3 Extreme. Both boards that I have had will not power up properly, I see lights on but that is all. I have been using Asus motherboard for years but this is making me wonder if I want to recommend Asus motherboard to my friends and clients anymore. I paid $426.00 for this motherboard. Not cheap.
Please contact me as soon possible regarding this matter.

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Hmm, reminds me of my Rampage II Gene install! Same dang thing. After the RMA board arrived and the same thing happend, Asus tech told me to put electrical tape on the metal stand offs and sure enough shorting problem solved. No body could tell me what the heck was shorting but it's run like a champ ever since?

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I can also confirm that I have the Corsair Obsidian 800D and R3E with no problems at all, infact I love this case it's by far the best I've ever had.

The only way I can see someone encoutering a problem with this combination is most likely through user error.

i.e. your M-ATX risers are in place when you'r installing an ATX board, or some other issue like forcing cables behind the motherboard.

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I have the same combo and i like yourself have no problems at all...love everything about it...the only problem i can see is my NB and SB temp being at 50c but i doubt thats the fault of that combo

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Originally Posted by Kilyin

I can haz A+ certification?

But seriously dude, two fried boards in a row. You're doing it wrong.

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Don't be so quick to assume. Only the first one fried.. read his post.

There is a compatibility problem that I'm currently investigating. The common links we found were 3911A and 3912B batches of 920s as well as having used an EX58 Gigabyte board before the RIIIE.

Well happy so far but question other owners may help with?

1) I use speedstep on my o/c however wheen speed step kick in my o/c goes from 4.1 to 2.6 great however my vcore stays solid on my UD5 this went down to. All the power savings are on that i can see in the bios.

Thanks

Did some more benching tonight.

Here are the results!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=254926

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Well happy so far but question other owners may help with?

1) I use speedstep on my o/c however wheen speed step kick in my o/c goes from 4.1 to 2.6 great however my vcore stays solid on my UD5 this went down to. All the power savings are on that i can see in the bios.

Thanks

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So your CPU goes down to 2.6 and the Vcore dorps correct ? Isn't that how Speedstep should work ? Lower the overal speed and Vcore ? and when you load the CPU , Vcore and speed go up ?

If this is the case everything works as it should :)


You really got a nice CPU there Bassplayer

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Originally Posted by DBoone

I have this combo and haven't had a single issue. I'm running a very mild OC at 3.6 on my 930 since this is my first effort at OC and water cooling. I do wish there was better air flow though.

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I to have this combo, other that a hot nb it's runninng fine.

Does anyone have any experience with this board while running very large amounts of ram? I recently upgraded to this board from a P6X58D Premium. I expected it to have the same ease of use but I find that I am having a much harder time.

I am currently running a 980X with 24gb of Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz. When I was on the P6X58D Premium I was able to run the ram at roughly 1750 Mhz rock stable. I could even push it well beyond that in normal every day use but not Prime95.

After upgrading to the Rampage III Extreme I cannot get the board to post with the ram at 1600Mhz for the life of me. I am currently running it at 1594 Mhz. I normally wouldnt split hairs in saying 1594 isn't 1600 but if I simply up the BCLK 1 more from 159 to 160 the board refuses to post at all.

Anyone seen anything like this with this much ram?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AOylHaCyUA

take a look at this, it may help !

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Does anyone have any experience with this board while running very large amounts of ram? I recently upgraded to this board from a P6X58D Premium. I expected it to have the same ease of use but I find that I am having a much harder time.

I am currently running a 980X with 24gb of Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz. When I was on the P6X58D Premium I was able to run the ram at roughly 1750 Mhz rock stable. I could even push it well beyond that in normal every day use but not Prime95.

After upgrading to the Rampage III Extreme I cannot get the board to post with the ram at 1600Mhz for the life of me. I am currently running it at 1594 Mhz. I normally wouldnt split hairs in saying 1594 isn't 1600 but if I simply up the BCLK 1 more from 159 to 160 the board refuses to post at all.

Anyone seen anything like this with this much ram?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

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lower your blk use the multi
set qpi to 1.36-1.4v
ennable memory ptotect

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

So your CPU goes down to 2.6 and the Vcore dorps correct ? Isn't that how Speedstep should work ? Lower the overal speed and Vcore ? and when you load the CPU , Vcore and speed go up ?

If this is the case everything works as it should :)


You really got a nice CPU there Bassplayer

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Sorry i didt explain very well when the Ghz drops vcore does not. the vcore stays the same at 4.1 and 2.6

thanks

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Originally Posted by donmarkoni

IMO, it's too much. I keep it on Auto (which is usually overkill) and it is set @ 1.244V for UnCore under 4000MHz and @ 1.296V for over 4000MHz.

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thanks for replying bro..:)..right now i'm curios about the cpuV of my proc since the i7 965 is C0 stepping which iinm requires for more vcore than D0 stepping..i've tried going 4.2g's with HT and turbo disable and set the cpuV till 1.425 in bios..but, the system doesn't boot at all..what is the problem now..??..does the voltage will kill my proc..??..or i have to go higher than 1.425v since my proc is C0 stepping..?

First Test with my new CPU new Board RE3 and new GPU Asus 5870 V2

CPU @ Watercooling

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Originally Posted by kaka_89

thanks for replying bro..:)..right now i'm curios about the cpuV of my proc since the i7 965 is C0 stepping which iinm requires for more vcore than D0 stepping..i've tried going 4.2g's with HT and turbo disable and set the cpuV till 1.425 in bios..but, the system doesn't boot at all..what is the problem now..??..does the voltage will kill my proc..??..or i have to go higher than 1.425v since my proc is C0 stepping..?

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Don't worry, you need much more voltage to kill your CPU. :D Usually heat kills, so keep it cool.
I had i7 920 before this Xeon and it needed 1.45 for 4.2GHz. I lapped it to keep it in the mid 80's (Celsius).

BTW, post your BIOS settings using template, if you still have trouble.

Finally this is my best scenario for stability and temps.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2693/linx4200.png

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Originally Posted by donmarkoni

Don't worry, you need much more voltage to kill your CPU. :D Usually heat kills, so keep it cool.
I had i7 920 before this Xeon and it needed 1.45 for 4.2GHz. I lapped it to keep it in the mid 80's (Celsius).

BTW, post your BIOS settings using template, if you still have trouble.

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according to intel's spread sheet, the cpu vid voltage range for this proc was 0.800-1.375v,..that's why i'm a bit afraid of increasing the cpuV,

btw, which one works best, higher BCLK lower multi, or lower BCLK higher multi..??..since my proc is extreme proc, one of my friends said that extreme proc is better to play with lower BCLK and higher multi..is that really true..?

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Originally Posted by kaka_89

according to intel's spread sheet, the cpu vid voltage range for this proc was 0.800-1.375v,..that's why i'm a bit afraid of increasing the cpuV,

btw, which one works best, higher BCLK lower multi, or lower BCLK higher multi..??..since my proc is extreme proc, one of my friends said that extreme proc is better to play with lower BCLK and higher multi..is that really true..?

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Never mind VID voltage range, use this as a guidance:

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/8...esabsolute.png

I use up to 1.6V for benching under water. :D

Looks like there is not much difference if you set all relevant clocks (Core/UnCore/QPI/RAM) the same.
There is a discussion going on about your question: For unlocked procs, what provides better performance – high cpu multi or high bclock?

Hey Guys, I have a newb question, which program do you recommend to Overclock 2xHD5850 in Crossfire, and which driver should I use....I know they are a lot of bugs about crossfire and overclocking. Will changing my Bios from beta 0704 to 0802 will help me?

(This is my new Update rig, I add the EK Mobo block and a HD 5850 block, I also used the Triple serial bridge for my VGa Cards and using a Link in the middle of the bridge because I dont have 3 cards)

http://i45.tinypic.com/2po1wt1.jpg

@KaRLiToS

MSI Afterbuner is one off the best, be sure to enable the "enable unofficial overclocking", otherwise you don´t get pass CCC upper OC limit.

Can read about it here, GUIDE to Enabling "Unofficial Overclocking" in MSI Afterburner


Then one more thing, AMD introduced a thing called "ULPS" (Ultra Low Power State) with CCC 10.1 or 10.2 (I do´t remember exacly) which means that it completely shuts down any non-primary GPUs in CrossFire configurations when the video card is working in non-3D mode (e.g. at Windows Desktop).

The thing is that this ULPS can freeze up or BSOD your system, for example if you run Everest, multiple CPUz or other monitor application and also if you "enable unofficial overclocking" and go pass CCC upper OC limit with MSI Afterburner.

ULPS feature is enabled by default installing this driver.

Well there´s a fix, you can edit this setting from windows registry.

You have to search for "EnableUlps" and set them all to 0, when this is done you have to reboot and enable unofficial overclocking for the MSI Afterburner and then you´re good to go and OC those 5850.

The downside is that your system going to draw more power, about 5-10W.

I have done this myself and it works, so get to it :up:


Which driver, hmmm, depends on what your goal are?

I say any of these, 10.3 to 10.6 should do fine.

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Originally Posted by KaRLiToS

Hey Guys, I have a newb question, which program do you recommend to Overclock 2xHD5850 in Crossfire, and which driver should I use....I know they are a lot of bugs about crossfire and overclocking. Will changing my Bios from beta 0704 to 0802 will help me?

(This is my new Update rig, I add the EK Mobo block and a HD 5850 block, I also used the Triple serial bridge for my VGa Cards and using a Link in the middle of the bridge because I dont have 3 cards)

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This is the program for overclocking your cards http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm and of course the latest official 10.6 drivers from Ati http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...indows-7-64bit

here's an odd problem...

why is it EVERY time i go to update bios on this thing, it refuses to use the original installed OS... darn thing makes me reinstall EVERYTHING every time i update the bios regardless if i use BIOS1 or 2...

Ghostleader

You can't even imagine how much you help me...
I already had MSI afterburner and the problem was clearly because of AfterBurner, I was always BSODing.

But now with the ULPS option (in regedit) disabling it solve all my problem so man, thank you very much...

Now I need to stabilise my second GPU because its not as good as my first one (sapphire VS Biostar, but still, its the same PCB)
How Should I overclock them, individually? By turning off PCIE Slot?

Do you think my 950w Power Supply is bottlenecking my overclock? (CPU is at 4.3 Ghz)

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here's an odd problem...

why is it EVERY time i go to update bios on this thing, it refuses to use the original installed OS... darn thing makes me reinstall EVERYTHING every time i update the bios regardless if i use BIOS1 or 2...

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Have you checked to make sure the BIOS update didn't change the time set in the BIOS? If it did then it would make your windows key invalid.

Gents...need some help on this question:

This is a bit of a diversion from the bulk of the thread, but as it pertains to a R3E I figured this would be the best place.

I'm considering the addition of a third GTX 480 (currently have 2 GTX 480s in SLI plugged into 16x PCI-E slots 1 and 3 on the board). I also own an Asus Xonar Essence STX, which happens to be a PCI Express x1 sound card (currently plugged into the PCI-E 4x slot on the board).

Due to cable/tubing routing management, I would need to put the sound card into the fourth 16x PCI-E slot to provide enough room for the TRI-SLI configuration. This brings up the question: will placing the sound card in a 16X PCI-E slot cause the board to place the three GTX 480s into a 8x/8x/8x bandwidth configuration? They should run in 16x/8x/8x in standard TRI-SLI mode, but I'm unsure if placing a PCI-E sound card into a 16x slot will affect the performance of the GPUs.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

is it possible to OC a Xeon 56 ** with R3E?

problem with some options in the bios, OC not possible, perilous or other?

or it can s'OC with the "same" ease a 980X (coeff released without the course)

thanks ;)

Very nice looking build KaRLiToS.

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is it possible to OC a Xeon 56 ** with R3E?

problem with some options in the bios, OC not possible, perilous or other?

or it can s'OC with the "same" ease a 980X (coeff released without the course)

thanks

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I am using an X5680 and a W3680 on my R3E. OC is possible. Screenie below is from X5680. Not the best vcore around though....

http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/p...zcas8_Edit.jpg

Can somebody who already updated to 0802 bios confirm that ICH PCE value (1.5V) is gone from bios and monitoring software like Everest.

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Very nice looking build KaRLiToS.

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Thanks man

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Originally Posted by McDown

Can somebody who already updated to 0802 bios confirm that ICH PCE value (1.5V) is gone from bios and monitoring software like Everest.

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:yepp:
but not too important