***ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Owners Thread***

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Originally Posted by abeeftec

Its definately related to BCLK and or liquid and air cooling. If you had Phase it would go over with no problem without finding the BCLK sweet spot at an even lower voltage then you 5.1ghz takes. But without Phase if you can hit 5.0 or 5.1ghz on at a certain voltage but cant get any higher, Finding the BCLK sweet spot will get you over. But only for another 2 or 300mhz.

Just to be sure, I had my UD7 board and the CPU would not go over 5.1ghz. It would get to starting windows but no logo spin. It would do 5.1 at 1.48v but anything over 5.1 even up to 1.66v would stick at the exact same point the where it would show starting windows but no logo spin at all. Then I put that board on phase and reached 5.6ghz at 1.62v.

I dont know if its heat related but it may be surging so fast it locks before you see it.

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Originally Posted by OC Nub

My first chip clocks great with low voltage, but it wont boot at 5200mhz no matter what. I think it was raja@asus that posted about the chips that do 2600+ mem are also the highest clocking chips.

The chip im using now needs higher voltage clock for clock than the first chip, but it will boot at 5400mhz (not benchable on water) and is benchable up to 5250-5300mhz. It is also much better for higher memory frequency.

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Originally Posted by mdzcpa

My findings are similar. My more voltage hungry 3960x actually clocked higher than my lower voltage chips. In any event, it does seem that the limits on these chips are firm unless your go sub ambient. I've had 4 chips so far and only one does 24/7 reliably at 5.1ghz. All of them are benchable at between 4.9 and 5.2, but 3 of them hit the wall firmly at 4.9 to 5ghz with water cooling for daily use. Base clock, strap, and multiplier combos didn't matter much.

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Thank you for the reply!!! :clap:

hi,

new rive owner here. i have the following.

ASUS S2011 Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard with BF3
Intel S2011 Core i7 3960X 3.30GHz 6x Core EXtreme CPU
Corsair Hydro Series H100 CPU Cooler
NVIDIA GTX570 OC 1280Mb Gigabyte PCIe Video Card
Silverstone 1200W 80Plus Gold 135mm silent fan
240GB OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 PCI-Express SSD
NVIDIA GTX570 OC 1280Mb Gigabyte PCIe Video Card

This is a brand new system that I built today and I am having trouble with DRAM. The system isn't posting and I have the red DRAM light on. Have tried all sorts of combinations of ram and just 1 stick, tried mem ok thing as well.

Any ideas on the G.Skill ram that I have. Could the motherboard need a bios update? I am considering going to buy some other brand ram just 4gb to see if it will post.

Help would be appreciated, some nice rigs you guys have here, Will need to try some over clocking at some stage.

Thanks

What Gskill ram do you have? Have you updated the bios? Running on Optmised defaults ?

5.1Ghz stabil so far.

http://peecee.dk/uploads/012012/51Ghz.png

Will work later on to get the voltage down.

1.530 volt.

Not sure about this "bclk sweet spot" theory. What do you asus guys have to say about that?

not sure if it makes such a big diff in vcore required but i think it holds a lil bit of water and thats why the bclk skew / pcie skew is there becos i think changing skews changes the sweetspots.

If I don't increase PCH voltage, I can't clock my cards past 800/4008 no matter how much voltage the cards get (3GB 580s).

Increasing PCH voltage to 1.25 will take the cards to 900/4200, has anyone else experienced this?

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Originally Posted by booba

hi,

new rive owner here. i have the following.

ASUS S2011 Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard with BF3
Intel S2011 Core i7 3960X 3.30GHz 6x Core EXtreme CPU
Corsair Hydro Series H100 CPU Cooler
NVIDIA GTX570 OC 1280Mb Gigabyte PCIe Video Card
Silverstone 1200W 80Plus Gold 135mm silent fan
240GB OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 PCI-Express SSD
NVIDIA GTX570 OC 1280Mb Gigabyte PCIe Video Card

This is a brand new system that I built today and I am having trouble with DRAM. The system isn't posting and I have the red DRAM light on. Have tried all sorts of combinations of ram and just 1 stick, tried mem ok thing as well.

Any ideas on the G.Skill ram that I have. Could the motherboard need a bios update? I am considering going to buy some other brand ram just 4gb to see if it will post.

Help would be appreciated, some nice rigs you guys have here, Will need to try some over clocking at some stage.

Thanks

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Remove the RevoDrive and see if that makes a difference, or change the slot it is in to try that--good luck

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Originally Posted by Eldonko

Not sure about this "bclk sweet spot" theory. What do you asus guys have to say about that?

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Is ture, I can comfire it.

if I set it to 50x100 I need 1.545 volt to keep it stabil
but if I go 38x131.6 I can run it at 1.45 volt

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Originally Posted by Eldonko

Not sure about this "bclk sweet spot" theory. What do you asus guys have to say about that?

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Assuming there are no major differences in memory frequency, it is entirely possible that asking the internal PLL for a greater level of multiplication of the reference clock produces more phase error or increases jitter. If that were to be the case, increasing Vcore and tuning the voltage of any other related bus becomes necessary to counter any loss in sampling margin (may not always be successful either).

Sorry, thought that I had pasted that minor detail.

G.Skill Ripjaws Z F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH (4x4GB) DDR3

I can't do anything as it isn't posting. might go try buy a cheap set of safer 2x4 memory to get into bios.

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Originally Posted by mdzcpa

What Gskill ram do you have? Have you updated the bios? Running on Optmised defaults ?

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Tried removing everything that was non essential, still no luck.. debug leds stop at 65.

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Originally Posted by christefan

Remove the RevoDrive and see if that makes a difference, or change the slot it is in to try that--good luck

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Are you using the red memory slots? I have the same kit, they work great on this board.

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Originally Posted by OC Nub

Are you using the red memory slots? I have the same kit, they work great on this board.

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I have one of those kits as well, no problem with the board.

try the red slots as OC Nub said.

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Originally Posted by booba

Tried removing everything that was non essential, still no luck.. debug leds stop at 65.

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Try switching ln2 mode, I don't remember if it's on by default. If that fails, reseating the CPU might be worth a shot.

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Originally Posted by Olvik

Just the BIOS 1101 Oficial for the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme.
http://support.asus.com/download.asp...treme&p=1&s=42

- Improve system stability.

Dated 30 December.
They have also canceled the previous list BIOS 1005

A greeting.

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There was nothing wrong with 1005 but just because network is down right now. Just a headsup.

hi guys, thanks for the responses.

i am filling the slots as per manual for 4 sticks.. they are the gray/black ones from memory. i tried ln2, no go.

i am going to try some other ram this evening them update the bios to see and also maybe try red slots? very disappointing last night to not get it going :(

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Originally Posted by UltraNEO*

Weird... I find my system is more stable with the now defunct 1005 compared to the newer 1101 thus I've downgraded again for now and happy.

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please try this bios to see if you get back your OC

http://www.mediafire.com/?bc0scley8sc4zva

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Originally Posted by booba

hi guys, thanks for the responses.

i am filling the slots as per manual for 4 sticks.. they are the gray/black ones from memory. i tried ln2, no go.

i am going to try some other ram this evening them update the bios to see and also maybe try red slots? very disappointing last night to not get it going :(

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you should not use the grey slots first, First fill up ALL the red slots first

I just picked one of these up along with a 3960X (3133B429). Just waiting for my new loop to get here and get the build going. First EE...hope its fun.

thanks, i have tried the red slots and all good.. i followed the asus manual which indicated to fill the grey ones first, last time i rtfm. thanks all.

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Originally Posted by LardArse

you should not use the grey slots first, First fill up ALL the red slots first

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Originally Posted by booba

thanks, i have tried the red slots and all good.. i followed the asus manual which indicated to fill the grey ones first, last time i rtfm. thanks all.

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Build first, manual later! :rofl:

Very interesting, tested and confirmed this myself and for this CPU Im finding bclk 130-133 to be optimal. For example, dropping to 100.00 x 50 requires 0.045v more on vcore for stability than 131.6 x 38.

Are all CPUs going to be totally different for optimal bclk or is a 130-133 range going to be optimal for several CPUs? I would try for myself but I only have 1 CPU here right now.

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Originally Posted by Raja@ASUS

Assuming there are no major differences in memory frequency, it is entirely possible that asking the internal PLL for a greater level of multiplication of the reference clock produces more phase error or increases jitter. If that were to be the case, increasing Vcore and tuning the voltage of any other related bus becomes necessary to counter any loss in sampling margin (may not always be successful either).

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Originally Posted by Eldonko

Very interesting, tested and confirmed this myself and for this CPU Im finding bclk 130-133 to be optimal. For example, dropping to 100.00 x 50 requires 0.045v more on vcore for stability than 131.6 x 38.

Are all CPUs going to be totally different for optimal bclk or is a 130-133 range going to be optimal for several CPUs? I would try for myself but I only have 1 CPU here right now.

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You may find that going to 125MHz and upwards is a bit more forgiving than 100 BCLK when it comes to Vcore on all CPUs (where possible).

-Raja

I just noticed that my board basically doesn't POST with Offset Vcore and a different CPU strap. It just sits there powered on, fans running, with error code 79. Only the standard 100MHz strap works. For alternative straps I need to use the stationary Vcore method. Is this a bug/defect? Thanks.

Good info thanks. I dont think many ppl realize this and shoot for 100 x 50 or similar like they have been doing on SB-E and as a result have to use more vcore. Ive been running 132 all along but that was just out of luck bc it was what I needed for mem optimization.

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Originally Posted by Raja@ASUS

You may find that going to 125MHz and upwards is a bit more forgiving than 100 BCLK when it comes to Vcore on all CPUs (where possible).

-Raja

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Once you strap the cpu to other than 100, the cpu stops giving SVID commands to controller. So there cannot be 'dynamic VID' . Its Intel's way and characteristic of SNBE

Guys, i need your advice here. I bought a RIVE BF3 edition on december from Newegg, and it arrived to my country last week (i was waiting for other parts), but there is no BF3 code inside :(. What should i do? Contact Asus or Newegg? Both?

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Originally Posted by AndresR

Guys, i need your advice here. I bought a RIVE BF3 edition on december from Newegg, and it arrived to my country last week (i was waiting for other parts), but there is no BF3 code inside :(. What should i do? Contact Asus or Newegg? Both?

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Drop me a PM as you are NA based, I will need a photo or scan of your Newegg invoice plus your serial number and I will ask the CS team to sort a key for you.

-Raja

Guys, can someone uplaod last OC key firmware? From FTP I can not it download. thx :)

sup guys im new to this thread, i'll be getting the RIVE soon to fullfill my 6 core dream :)

i've been reading all the thread and why is it that 100x50 is harder than more bclk + low multi ? i read that 100x50 need more volts than 129x39 for ex, its the dif from SB now blck can be increased, so theres more perfomance gains ? or 100x50 still faster than 129x39

sorry maybe i will start shooting stoopid questions

cheers to all
Sergio

See for a possible reason: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=1#post5036365

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Originally Posted by OC Nub

Picked up some new memory to play with. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147096

1600mhz 11-11-11-28, 1.35v. Have been playing with them a few hours, so far they are doing pretty good for the price. Passed HyperPi at 2133 10-10-10 at 1.43vdimm, also at 2400mhz 1.53vdimm 11-11-11.

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/2...133hyperpi.jpg

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http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6...33hyperpi2.jpg

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Funny to look at in person, very low profile.
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/2635/smalljc.jpg

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nice testings there i have that exact RAM

what is the aida bandw at 5Ghz HT with 2400 CL11 ?

cheers
Sergio

Quick runs ... WC:

http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...prime1024M.jpg

http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...zSuperPI1M.jpg

http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...rBR71/5438.jpg
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2204293

Nice chip :)

yes, very nice chip. Did u tested max multi load?:)

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Originally Posted by andressergio

nice testings there i have that exact RAM

what is the aida bandw at 5Ghz HT with 2400 CL11 ?

cheers
Sergio

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Thanks!

Im not sure exactly. I went back to s1155 for a couple days to try old benches, but Ill test this weekend and let you know.

Welcome to the thread, and Congrats on the new rig!

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Originally Posted by FlanK3r

yes, very nice chip. Did u tested max multi load?:)

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Not yet. Maybe in the next few days :)

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Originally Posted by OC Nub

Thanks!

Im not sure exactly. I went back to s1155 for a couple days to try old benches, but Ill test this weekend and let you know.

Welcome to the thread, and Congrats on the new rig!

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thanks OC nub i dont have it yet, mobo will arrive in 15 days i guess and chip im waiting new stepping to pull the trigger, the other parts i have them

thanks i wait forward for your results
Sergio

Still learning a lot of this mainboard, but what do you guys think of my current settings, should i lower the VVT or VCCSA?

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7646/captureyzj.jpg

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Originally Posted by AndresR

Still learning a lot of this mainboard, but what do you guys think of my current settings, should i lower the VVT or VCCSA?

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I'm using similar settings with 32GB for 24/7 and I found that I don't need more than 1.15 VTT and VCCSA at 2400MHz, I also dropped PLL to 1.7. If you have 2133 Z, you should be able to run it comfortably at 2400 if you slightly loosen the first timings without having to increase voltage beyond 1.6.

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Originally Posted by s4pphire

I'm using similar settings with 32GB for 24/7 and I found that I don't need more than 1.15 VTT and VCCSA at 2400MHz, I also dropped PLL to 1.7. If you have 2133 Z, you should be able to run it comfortably at 2400 if you slightly loosen the first timings without having to increase voltage beyond 1.6.

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Thanks, i'll give it a try.

waiting for my board to come back from rma..... 5 days life, and K.o. :|

new 0006b bios

http://www.mediafire.com/?1332uzr1eaq6ppc

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Originally Posted by LardArse

new 0006b bios

http://www.mediafire.com/?1332uzr1eaq6ppc

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better than 1005 in your opinion?

on par at least i think

cant wait to join the club :)

hello that is with you so
So my boot time to the beep
So switch on the power supply (standby)
33.2 sec
Normally off completely
39.2 sec

also did you ever?

Hi guys, I have some time to test this supreme board and I made (i hope) cool video tribute for this MB. I hope that you will like it!

http://www.abload.de/img/videofq61p.png

Aircooling results (Noctua NH-D14)

SuperPI 1M: 7.301s @ 5200 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/superpi1m50k13.png

SuperPI 32M: 7m 14.867s @ 5100 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/superpi32m7jj2o.png

Hexus PiFast: 14.51s @ 5150 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/hexusrzjks.png

wPrime 32M: 3.386s @ 5100 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/wprime_32m98jj6.png

wPrime 1024M: 103.957s @ 5000 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/wprime_1024mdrk46.png

Cinebench R10 x64: 45639 @ 5075 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/r1097j7b.png

Cinebench R11.5 x64: 14.64 @ 5050 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/r11k4jhe.png

Friends, as you have set the PCI Express I am trying to setup 3 way sli, but grabs. I've tried various combinations and do not grab 3 wa sli, Place 1-3-5 VGA ports.


http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/6...garrar3way.jpg

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Originally Posted by froxic

Hi guys, I have some time to test this supreme board and I made (i hope) cool video tribute for this MB. I hope that you will like it!

http://www.abload.de/img/videofq61p.png

Aircooling results (Noctua NH-D14)

SuperPI 1M: 7.301s @ 5200 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/superpi1m50k13.png

SuperPI 32M: 7m 14.867s @ 5100 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/superpi32m7jj2o.png

Hexus PiFast: 14.51s @ 5150 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/hexusrzjks.png

wPrime 32M: 3.386s @ 5100 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/wprime_32m98jj6.png

wPrime 1024M: 103.957s @ 5000 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/wprime_1024mdrk46.png

Cinebench R10 x64: 45639 @ 5075 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/r1097j7b.png

Cinebench R11.5 x64: 14.64 @ 5050 MHz

http://www.abload.de/thumb/r11k4jhe.png

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very nice mate i hope i can get a decent chip like that

grats
Sergio

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Originally Posted by CARLOS*A1

Friends, as you have set the PCI Express I am trying to setup 3 way sli, but grabs. I've tried various combinations and do not grab 3 wa sli, Place 1-3-5 VGA ports.


http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/6...garrar3way.jpg

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but i see that cards are there ?

did you try to remove the drivers really all ? i mean remove restart till unknown device are detected and the yes install ? or just fresh windows install, cauz i can see that 3 cards are recognized perfect

Thanks sergio, to see now change the combination, but still not resolved.

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/597...rra3waysli.jpg

VGA: 580GTX MSI / 580GTX EVGA / 580 GTX EVGA, seems they all have to be the same Bios to work

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Originally Posted by CARLOS*A1

Thanks sergio, to see now change the combination, but still not resolved.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...a3waysli.jpg/][IMG]http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5971/noagarra3waysli.jpg

VGA: 580GTX MSI / 580GTX EVGA / 580 GTX EVGA, seems they all have to be the same Bios to work

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No need to be same BIOS, just same models (all reference or all Direct CU or all Lightning).

I have 4 different brands and BIOS and running 4-way SLI.

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/3645/4way.jpg

Maybe your tri-SLI bridge is not ok.

Thanks WCRF, ready. :up:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4306/55553vantage.jpg

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/6...ark1117090.jpg

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Originally Posted by andressergio

nice testings there i have that exact RAM

what is the aida bandw at 5Ghz HT with 2400 CL11 ?

cheers
Sergio

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Samsung at 2133 9-10-10. This is the first chip that wont boot at 2400, so I tested 2133.

http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/2432/samyr.jpg

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Originally Posted by OC Nub

Samsung at 2133 9-10-10. This is the first chip that wont boot at 2400, so I tested 2133.

http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/2432/samyr.jpg

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wow quite a dif on bandw from my current setup, could you do 1T ?

SB score way more but i still love the idea of 6 cores :)

here the sammys 2400 CL11 1.35v @ 2133 9-10-10-29 1T 1.55v

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5196/p1110687g.jpg

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8...391010291t.jpg


to the left patriots to the right samsungs

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/1179/comparisont.jpg

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Originally Posted by CARLOS*A1

Thanks WCRF, ready. :up:

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Carlos what was the problem then ?

Sergio, I had misconfigured external selector, which is 1-2-3-4 were mismatched, and the Bios too, were the two different configurations. There was an error. It was my mistake, not the motherboard.:p:
Thanks.

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Originally Posted by CARLOS*A1

Sergio, I had misconfigured external selector, which is 1-2-3-4 were mismatched, and the Bios too, were the two different configurations. There was an error. It was my mistake, not the motherboard.:p:
Thanks.

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glad to hear mate !!! now enjoy

I am getting a lot of sag in voltage under load on this board. Is there a Vdroop setting I can disable? It seems to be evading me in my searches.

Edit: Found a setting of LLC that I am happy with, the higher settings really throw mV at the CPU and I was not really into it. But High seems to be a nice setting. Close to BIOS vcore.

My quick user review of Rampage IV Ex.
http://translate.google.cz/translate...38%26t%3D21663

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2576/malyzeshora.jpg

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My quick user review of Rampage IV Ex.
http://translate.google.cz/translate...38%26t%3D21663

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2576/malyzeshora.jpg

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lol thats a nice pic over the grass

You may or may not have an ant problem in your computer after that :P

no problem, I tested it under LN2, its more danger than grass (I take board against the fence). Lol is, here is winter and in this city is not a snow :)

I have made user review too with some impressive results using only air cooling

http://h9.abload.de/img/1k0bgq.jpg

http://translate.google.cz/translate...38%26t%3D21639

Guys, what are the odds of reaching 5ghz with a 3930? Easy/common/fair/difficult ??

very difficult, but if you have wattercooling, its is possible. With air for 24/7 no chance (too hot).

My R4E arrived two weeks ago, but I was waiting for 3930K...

And it's here. :)

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/696...21101small.jpg

Up and running. :up:

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6581/r4e3930k247.jpg

I'll be bothering you guys probably with stupid questions next few days, but forgive me, as I'm a little late in the game, cause it was very hard to come by this stuff here.

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I'll be bothering you guys probably with stupid questions next few days, but forgive me, as I'm a little late in the game, cause it was very hard to come by this stuff here.

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Congrats Don and enjoy... :toast:

Welcome donmarkoni.:)

SB-E is fun!:up:

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Congrats Don and enjoy... :toast:

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Thanks! :) I'm enjoying it already, so much options to tweak. :D

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Welcome donmarkoni.:)

SB-E is fun!:up:

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Thanks! :) It is fun for sure. :up: I'm trading my sleep time for tweaking time. :coffee:

Nice hows it going so far Don?

cant wait for C2 dang !!!

For stability with 32GB RAM, is it better to have 4x 8GB or 8x 4GB sticks?

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Originally Posted by Durkadurka

For stability with 32GB RAM, is it better to have 4x 8GB or 8x 4GB sticks?

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For anything past DDR3-1600, you'll need a good kit. If going for 8X4GB, make sure it is a 32GB kit and not two 16GB kits.

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Originally Posted by Raja@ASUS

For anything past DDR3-1600, you'll need a good kit. If going for 8X4GB, make sure it is a 32GB kit and not two 16GB kits.

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Would "Corsair Dominator 32 GB DDR3 1600MHz Quad 4x 8GB XMS3 DHX CL10-10-10-27" be good for speeds around 2100 MHz, or should I try finding some kit rated higher?

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Originally Posted by Durkadurka

Would "Corsair Dominator 32 GB DDR3 1600MHz Quad 4x 8GB XMS3 DHX CL10-10-10-27" be good for speeds around 2100 MHz, or should I try finding some kit rated higher?

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Get a 32GB kit rated at the speed you want to run it at. Personally, if needing 32GB, I would just purchase a 32GB DDR3-1600 kit and run it at spec.

My 3960x is 100% stabil at 5.1Ghz, but I cant even boot with 5.2:(?=
not even with 2 cores on only.

What is worng?

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Originally Posted by Nicklas0912

My 3960x is 100% stabil at 5.1Ghz, but I cant even boot with 5.2:(?=
not even with 2 cores on only.

What is worng?

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and you are not happy ? man u should be

i supposed you are using internal PLL ON

good luck
Sergio

32GB is tough to OC, if you want 2133 I would get a set of 2133 spec.

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Originally Posted by Durkadurka

Would "Corsair Dominator 32 GB DDR3 1600MHz Quad 4x 8GB XMS3 DHX CL10-10-10-27" be good for speeds around 2100 MHz, or should I try finding some kit rated higher?

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So back to memory.
Just checking prices, and on newegg.com, if you buy a G.Skill Ripjaws Z 32GB kit, it will be $1499 for a 4x 8GB, while the 8x 4GB costs $329.
These kits are both rated at 2133 MHz.
So I come back to my original question, what difference will it make for overclocking/stability that you use all 8 memory slots as compared to using 4?

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Originally Posted by andressergio

and you are not happy ? man u should be

i supposed you are using internal PLL ON

good luck
Sergio

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internal pll overvoltage does nothing for max clocks on the RIVE like it does on p67/z68.

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Originally Posted by Durkadurka

So back to memory.
Just checking prices, and on newegg.com, if you buy a G.Skill Ripjaws Z 32GB kit, it will be $1499 for a 4x 8GB, while the 8x 4GB costs $329.
These kits are both rated at 2133 MHz.
So I come back to my original question, what difference will it make for overclocking/stability that you use all 8 memory slots as compared to using 4?

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I am using those G.Skill in all 8 slots and I have profiles for 4.8GHz and 5GHz stable @ 2133.

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Originally Posted by Durkadurka

So back to memory.
Just checking prices, and on newegg.com, if you buy a G.Skill Ripjaws Z 32GB kit, it will be $1499 for a 4x 8GB, while the 8x 4GB costs $329.
These kits are both rated at 2133 MHz.
So I come back to my original question, what difference will it make for overclocking/stability that you use all 8 memory slots as compared to using 4?

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Remember that with SB-E you can overclock the memory independently from the cpu. I have my 3930k runing at 4.6 and my memory is a stock 1600. System is 100% stable. I wanted a 32GB kit but with option of upgrading to 64 later. Rather then spend 1500$ for 4x8@2133 I spent 300$ for 4x8@1600. The only real difference would be when benching. For games and typical apps you wouldn't really see a difference.

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Originally Posted by andressergio

and you are not happy ? man u should be

i supposed you are using internal PLL ON

good luck
Sergio

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Ye I mean I got on it, I just want to to get 5.2/5.3 since temps is no problem!:yepp:

dont understand how it can 100% stabil at 5.1Ghz and so not even boot at 5.2?
There must be something I missed.

Raja@ASUS or other ppl - Do you have any idea why?

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Originally Posted by sjeffrey

Remember that with SB-E you can overclock the memory independently from the cpu. I have my 3930k runing at 4.6 and my memory is a stock 1600. System is 100% stable. I wanted a 32GB kit but with option of upgrading to 64 later. Rather then spend 1500$ for 4x8@2133 I spent 300$ for 4x8@1600. The only real difference would be when benching. For games and typical apps you wouldn't really see a difference.

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Ahh good info! I'm used to my Maximus Formula :)

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Originally Posted by Nicklas0912

Ye I mean I got on it, I just want to to get 5.2/5.3 since temps is no problem!:yepp:

dont understand how it can 100% stabil at 5.1Ghz and so not even boot at 5.2?
There must be something I missed.

Raja@ASUS or other ppl - Do you have any idea why?

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Actually what you are seeing is not at all uncommon. The "wall"on these SB-E chips is pretty firm....especially for those with only basic water cooling.
Are you cooling sub ambient??

What I tend to see around the net is that voltage and VRM temps come into play long before CPU temps if you have good cooling.

Some folks have found thy can break throught the wall running a hgher strap and lower mutliplier. Have you tried that?

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Originally Posted by mdzcpa

Actually what you are seeing is not at all uncommon. The "wall"on these SB-E chips is pretty firm....especially for those with only basic water cooling.
Are you cooling sub ambient??

What I tend to see around the net is that voltage and VRM temps come into play long before CPU temps if you have good cooling.

Some folks have found thy can break throught the wall running a hgher strap and lower mutliplier. Have you tried that?

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Useing Costuom Water cooling, 2X 360 Radiator:)

I'm officially frozen by the draft of these fans! Achieved 5.4Ghz on air tonight (63% OC) so I could enter the Asus UK masters tournament. It won't be enough to be in the top 12 I don't think but it's worth a shot. If it stops snowing tomorrow I'll maybe setup a table and try and do some runs outside. I should have done it on Friday when it got down to ~-8c

http://thumbnails61.imagebam.com/173...b173228550.jpg

http://thumbnails41.imagebam.com/173...5173228556.jpg

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http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/banner/2232938.png

Going to turn the 190CFM deltas off for the night and go to bed now where I'l be snug n' away from these cold drafts!!! :rofl:

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Originally Posted by RCG_Bex

I'm officially frozen by the draft of these fans! Achieved 5.4Ghz on air tonight (63% OC) so I could enter the Asus UK masters tournament. It won't be enough to be in the top 12 I don't think but it's worth a shot. If it stops snowing tomorrow I'll maybe setup a table and try and do some runs outside. I should have done it on Friday when it got down to ~-8c

http://thumbnails61.imagebam.com/173...b173228550.jpg

http://thumbnails41.imagebam.com/173...5173228556.jpg

http://thumbnails30.imagebam.com/173...9173228563.jpg

http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/banner/2232938.png

Going to turn the 190CFM deltas off for the night and go to bed now where I'l be snug n' away from these cold drafts!!! :rofl:

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What kind of settings are you using to achieve that oc?

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Which bios for C2?

Thanks

How do you enable Trim or whatever it is called with these boards that makes SSD working near new state again? i am getting some serious slow down with my C: SSD.

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How do you enable Trim or whatever it is called with these boards that makes SSD working near new state again? i am getting some serious slow down with my C: SSD.

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Open an elevated command prompt and type:

fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify

Result:
disabledeletenotify = 0 (TRIM Enabled)
disabledeletenotify = 1 (TRIM disabled)

(It's on by default with Windows 7 install. You must use a compatible controller (usually Intel) with the default Ms AHCI driver or Intel RST with a single drive in AHCI or RAID mode.

Enable TRIM:
fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0

Disable TRIM:
fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 1

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Originally Posted by orson

What kind of settings are you using to achieve that oc?

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Whack the BIOS onto the extreme profile preset and change to 100 n' away you go. It's not for daily use that's for sure.

anyone has raid screen oversized booting with HD7970?
i'm on 7970 trifire.

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Originally Posted by Nicklas0912

Ye I mean I got on it, I just want to to get 5.2/5.3 since temps is no problem!:yepp:

dont understand how it can 100% stabil at 5.1Ghz and so not even boot at 5.2?
There must be something I missed.

Raja@ASUS or other ppl - Do you have any idea why?

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try a 119 bclk. and use 1.86 PLL and 1.27 Vccio and VTT

I broke through the air and liquid barrier using those settings. I was stuck at 5.1ghz and got to 5.3 almost 5.4 at 1.57v with these settings.



Also, The Wall is actually Air/Liquid related.. If you have phase you will get over it easily. Its a funny wall because it doesnt seem to be heat related. At leat all the chips I have tested were this way.

Trying to figure out wheter I want to get one of these or wait for newer IB mobos to come out. At best, I am hoping for this board but with a revision or something.

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Originally Posted by RCG_Bex

I should have done it on Friday when it got down to ~-8c

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Oddly enough, here in Canada it hasn't even gotten to minus 8 in a while. There is barely a few centimetres of snow and it has been sunny the past few weeks, I'm loving this global warming :o

Did try extreme preset low in bios and the board won't post. All fans turned on, no monitor signal and debug led is off, Q led cpu solid red also voltminder led at pch 1.5 and cpu vsa on solid green:(

Not even freez it yet...

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6...enshot083k.jpg

Neweeg is oos, just bought another RIVE+BF3

Hey guys

I havent uppgraded since I bought the Rampage II extreme ages ago. I just got this awesome board but it felt like I had to re learn a few things. Anyway, here are a few screenies of what I have come up with so far. Nothing extreme like you guys but pretty decent for 24/7 I think.

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@electricl: Welcome to the club! Very nice for 24/7 setup – ideal combination of performance/power ratio.