Hey EF, I see you went with a different heatsink above the RAM. Is the stock one really that bad?
Also, I'm guessing you used Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive on those heatsinks?
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Hey EF, I see you went with a different heatsink above the RAM. Is the stock one really that bad?
Also, I'm guessing you used Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive on those heatsinks?
Not at all. Considering what you had to deal with :)Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal_fantasy
BTW rampage owners I found a strange flaw that was the cause of major headaches for me. Memtest86 cd iso on a sata drive is terrible!. The cd will start, then stop then start and on occassion I would recieve a black screen with 8004, then another number will appear and repeat itself - number 1015...then mem would begin.
I downloaded the memtest86+ version 2.0 and used a usb floppy and it boots significantly faster in memorytest86.
You can download it here:
http://www.memtest.org/
This is the PLUS version and not the memorytest86 version 3.4
I've witnessed this before when using a sata drive on a giga-byte motherboard but never saw these scrolling numbers.
Memtest wont even boot at all on my Esata DVD drive. What i did was hook it up via USB and it boots fine. Thought that Esata would be better but this sata DVD seems to perform better on USB. Glad this external DVD has both Esata and USB ports on it . I just leave it hooked up USB now days
Yeah i had the same thing happen. Took the board back out and made sure the mosfet blocks were making good contact. Same thing when putting it back in. I have been trying to dig up something on this power sensor and cant find a thing. I too thought it was for the mosfets but as far as i can tell it seems to be on the inductors. The caps that are row closer to the CPU get pretty hot too. But the temp of the inductors matches the Temp of power sensors at least from my tests. I could be wrong , but with out ASUS posting what this sensor is hooked to i am just guessing. If anyone knows any thing Differant Please share your knowledgeQuote:
Originally Posted by vega22
The RAM MOSFET block on my board is not seated properly, so just took it off and stuck some copper ramsinks on it... they don't even get warm... :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by zlojack
Those ramsinks comes with thermal tape that you just peel off the protective film on them and stick it on.
Perfect, thanks :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal_fantasy
I couldn't understand the process to make usb bootable memory test:shrug::) but that's ok:)Quote:
Originally Posted by JaVa_Az
eternal_fantasy, do you recommend running those 4 sticks of cellshock to get 4gb, or do you think a 2x2gb solution would be better? Basically, how hard was your memory to overclock with 4 sticks.
pretty much impossible to overclock the ram with 4x1GB... or at least worth mentioning... 2x2GB is definitely the way to go :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DeathWalking
2x4??:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal_fantasy
If any of those kits have reached 1600, I'd get one...I don't know of any, though.
lol sorry 2x2 :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by zlojack
I would seriously love a system with 8gb of ram, but the only ones I know of run at unacceptably slow speeds. They're also DDR2. :p:
I picked up the board today with a 2x2GB set of these.
We'll see how they do...
Hello, everybody. I've followed this tread at the very first beginning and really enjoyed...
I got the board for a week ago, but have some issues with the cooling. I use Thermalright IFX-14, but it seems to be pretty big and can't install the heatsink for the NB, so the temps in idle are over 60C :shocked:
So, I have to think some variations to solve this problem:
1.Try to put on the NB Thermalright HR-05 SLI/IFX, but I'm not sure it'll fit.
2.Change the IFX-14 with TRUE Black 120, which is smaller and hope to can mount the NB stock hetsink.
3.I really want to have watercooling system, but I planned it in few months, BUT I can get just for testing and enjoying the watercooling, one Reserator II. And put all kind of heatsinks on the necessary parts [like eternal_fantasy (admirations btw)]
So, do you think the Reserator 2 will be effective or the other variants? I'm not looking for highest clock...
Actually I put the idea for the Reserator II in my mind and can't get it out of there :)
I have reinstalled it very carefully, the HR-09. I renewed his thermal pad and i have worked hard to ensure that the HR-09 and 1R0 are very close but not make contact. It seems that i have improved around three degrees.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaVa_Az
I've been tempted to use Céramique, i dont like the thicks Thermalright´s pads. But the thermal paste is not the best solution for the mosfets. Perhaps the best solution is to search in the market and use better thermal pads. And/or to stick littles heatsinks in the 1R0.
1-I have the HR-05 SLI/IFX, with a 8"/1,5 cm fan. It fits very well, with a TRUE. Temps around 43º idle NB (in 27º ambient - 1.47v NB).Quote:
So, I have to think some variations to solve this problem:
1.Try to put on the NB Thermalright HR-05 SLI/IFX, but I'm not sure it'll fit.
2.Change the IFX-14 with TRUE Black 120, which is smaller and hope to can mount the NB stock hetsink.
3.I really want to have watercooling system, but I planned it in few months, BUT I can get just for testing and enjoying the watercooling, one Reserator II. And put all kind of heatsinks on the necessary parts [like eternal_fantasy (admirations btw)]
So, do you think the Reserator 2 will be effective or the other variants? I'm not looking for highest clock...
Actually I put the idea for the Reserator II in my mind and can't get it out of there
2-The TRUE leave to use the extra stock heatsink.
3-Idem. Next step: water.
Noooooo! Never, ever, ever, EVER! All Zalman reserators are aluminum. Aluminum + a copper waterblock = REALLY BAD! It causes galvanic corrosion, which will destroy all the copper and aluminum in your loop. Don't do it. Just say no to aluminum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anarchist
about the PWM temperature sensor, i wouldn't worry about it at all. as JaVa_Az has eluded to, it is not a direct MOSFET temp sensor like on the Abit boards because if it were, there would be a whole bunch of them, not just a single temp sensor. it has to be just a surface mount sensor that is somwhere near the PWM area and again like JaVa_Az has eluded too, might be closer to the inductors than the MOSFETs.
i can't say either way but when bringing temps down with LN2 or the phase, it is the first temp to start dropping below zero, sometimes even before the CPU starts to plummet so it wouldn't surprise me if it is very close to the CPU socket. in fact, this red component strikes me as out of place and odd in every sense of the word....
http://3oh6.com/forum_posted/reviews...pwr_temp-1.jpg
notice no other surface mount caps or resistors near the solid electrolytic capacitors or inductors except these two...and when was the last time you saw a red surface mount capacitor or resistor? i deal with a lot of surface mount temp sensors at work and they are all plastic bodied components like a transistor but the looks of this component says it is not a cap or resistor at all. the end caps of the red component are not like a capacitor or resistor at all as well looking at it now. just my educated guess at the power temp readout.
Just had a look for that component on my spare RE, and instead of being the red colour like in your picture, mine is totally black :D looks like any ordinary cap/resistor in the black colour... although it seems to be the most likely component... if intrested I can post a snap of it :up:
Maybe try using a can of compressed air and spray a little upside down on that component? if the temp of it plummets then you've got your sensor :D
Just tried it... a little localized spray and it dropped from 42C to 15C :rofl: GREAT JOB Jody!!
guys i have a big problem...
my kit of 2x1 gb csx diablo 2000 arrived but i cant run them a 1000 8-7-6-19 on my rampage extreme.
i tryed on single channel both modules and i can run @ 1000 8-7-6-19 2,08v but on dual channel wih both modules on i cannot be stable... someone can help me ? i tryed all strap 266/333/400 vNB 1,6 and greater, vpll 1,55 vtt 1,4 vram 2,08 up to 2,16 but nothing ... i tryed pl 7-8-9 but the same.. i tryed NB ref +12,5 but nothing...
help pls
Damn, I'm starting to really love this board. Can't run my memory at 1600 but 4 ghz is not a problem at all with the basics of water cooling. 3dmark2006 hitting 22800 with the 4870x2 at default settings. There's a huge learning curve to learn about in this bios...boy oh boy, feel like I'm make in my 1st year of College (barf!). Cant's wait for Greg at Mushkin to get his hands dirty.
haha, excellent, i figured it had to be after a quick look the second time this came up in this thread. the CPU cooler i am using covers it or i would have tried putting something warm on it but your method is much more industrious and 100% definitive :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by eternal_fantasy
so yeah folks, take the Power temp reading with a grain of salt, it is nothing more than a surface mount sensor ;)
ram issues
guys with issues clocking ram please make sure to understand the ic's your modules use and always always on asus boards use the #2 and #4 ram slots 'WHITE SLOTS' to clock high/tight timings and when you use 2x2 gig sets as these are the strongest slots on the ramapge extreme :)