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

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Originally Posted by ToMeGuN

Hi Handyman! from what i have read its IOH PCIE Voltage. Anyone confirm this?

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Thanks TMGuN ... BTW ... I have the same Noctua NH-D14 cooler. It was real close to the top of my Corsair RAM with the edge of the cooler, but it fit.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/667...1146687719.jpg
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/282...1167076038.jpg


I see from your pics that the Mushkin Redline fits underneath. That's sweet!!

I am looking at getting that very same memory for this build. Are you going to use water for your rig down the road?

I also have the same case but I am looking at different ways to incorporate water using a triple rad and an external/internal reservoir. Wish someone who has this case would post pics if they have this mobo with water cooling as well. If not, then maybe I'll be the first in here to do it. :up:

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Originally Posted by AKHandyman

Out of curiosity, why re-seat the CPU? Your reasons for that would be ... ???

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if just 1 pin important pin not doing proper contact memory or cpu cant get unstable
i had to reseat my 980X cause bios got corrupted

i cheked my pins just in case ,they were perfect

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Originally Posted by NathObeaN

1. Have you tried setting the timing mode to 3N? I need 3N in order for my G.Skill tridents to run at 2000MHz @ C9.

2. I too have noticed this, it does seem to hang on the welcome part. Maybe it will be fixed with a BIOS update.

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Wow

Thank you very much :up:

It worked

It worked

:D

I set it to 3N and it worked just fine but what is that "N" ?

Is it Command Rate ?

It still says 1T in CPU-Z :confused:

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5079/r3e.jpg


But unfortunately ICH / IOH temps are still very high :

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/870/tempmc.jpg


I have a question :

Will Noctua NH-D14 have clearence issues with the OCZ Blade ?

rockin :surf:

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Originally Posted by minaelromany

But unfortunately ICH / IOH temps are still very high :

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/870/tempmc.jpg


I have a question :

Will Noctua NH-D14 have clearence issues with the OCZ Blade ?

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My R3E was running 79°C on the NB at stock clocks, so I removed the heatsink, cleaned off the stock TIM (which is very hard to get off, I had to use nail polish remover) and reapplied TIM using Shin-etsu. Now my NB temps are down to 50°C. You might need to do the same.

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Originally Posted by EOD

My R3E was running 79°C on the NB at stock clocks, so I removed the heatsink, cleaned off the stock TIM (which is very hard to get off, I had to use nail polish remover) and reapplied TIM using Shin-etsu. Now my NB temps are down to 50°C. You might need to do the same.

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i took out all the sinks and reapplied mx2
some yellow crap that was hard like a rock on sb and nb

mx2 hardens...after long weeks...

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Originally Posted by Hondacity

mx2 hardens...after long weeks...

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1000 year old petrified MX-2 would not be as hard as stock R3E NB/SB TIM.

Seriously. I had to scrape it off with a cut credit card, took 20 minutes :confused:

Interesting. The stock TIM on my NB was gray. Folding 24/7 and NB temps are high 50s C. And yes, I'm using the optional heat sink with fan.

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Originally Posted by DBoone

Interesting. The stock TIM on my NB was gray. Folding 24/7 and NB temps are high 50s C. And yes, I'm using the optional heat sink with fan.

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if you take the whole heatpipe assembly off you will see the yellow crap on sb and nb;)

turtletrax i used a blade took me less than a minute:p:

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Originally Posted by zsamz_

if you take the whole heatpipe assembly off you will see the yellow crap on sb and nb;)

turtletrax i used a blade took me less than a minute:p:

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Sounds like they are just using what ever TIM they happen to have within reach. Maybe yours was baked on mustard... :rofl:

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Originally Posted by SkOrPn

Sounds like they are just using what ever TIM they happen to have within reach. Maybe yours was baked on mustard... :rofl:

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nope its a standard crap they been usin or years
its dipped in pee:rofl:

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Originally Posted by minaelromany

Wow

Thank you very much :up:

It worked

It worked

:D

I set it to 3N and it worked just fine but what is that "N" ?

Is it Command Rate ?

It still says 1T in CPU-Z :confused:

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No problem mate. Yeah T1-T3 = 1N-3N, not sure why they are named differently but hey. You could always try 2N but I doubt it will work. Maybe even consider 1600MHZ @ C6 - 1N?

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Originally Posted by Aedubber

Hey guys I currently own a x58 evga classified mb 3 way an was thinkig about buying the rampage 3 mb .. How is it so far for ocing the board and what about tempson the board? Worth it for me to buy this or just keep my board I have now? I'm digging the future proof 3.0 USB connects and a few other goodies the rampage has to offer.

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i'm playin with 980x on evga 3x sli and crazy v-droop on vdimm 1.66 drops to 1.62
so i think you should stick to classy if you dont have that kinda vdroop n get a usb3 card

NathObeaN
Did you miss this pic of the full board block ?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...250635&page=16

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Originally Posted by fmsam

NathObeaN
Did you miss this pic of the full board block ?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...250635&page=16

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No but I want to see it in the case all set up :).

Hi everyone, the other day I received my Rampage 3 Extreme. My friend bought it from Newegg ( +359.99 + free shipping) and bring it to me to Turkey. He never opened the box. Today I noticed some scratches on heat sink and some tilted pins. I couldn't test if it works properly since I am waiting for my RAMs to arrive. Also there were no stickers on the box like warranty or any kind that you tear to open box. There are serial no, etc sticker on the side. I am in a doubt that if it is refurbished or smth like that.

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/7852/img17562.jpg

I know it doesn't look like to much.
What do you guys think?

Boot up the board with some lended rams and if it runs fine then keep it, if it's a total POS then RMA it... do you guys look at mainbaord with a microscope to find all these little things ? I've seen brand new motherboards arrive in far worse shape then that with bend heatsinks, snapped off lockers etc...

heres how it ended up NathObeaN,

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...%20ek/hmmm.jpg
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...ocsettings.png

not sure if i like it, I added the coils so they matched the first tube but its a bit heavy on the eyes.
anyway its workin' fine
Rick

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Originally Posted by GTi-6

Hi everyone, the other day I received my Rampage 3 Extreme. My friend bought it from Newegg ( +359.99 + free shipping) and bring it to me to Turkey. He never opened the box. Today I noticed some scratches on heat sink and some tilted pins. I couldn't test if it works properly since I am waiting for my RAMs to arrive. Also there were no stickers on the box like warranty or any kind that you tear to open box. There are serial no, etc sticker on the side. I am in a doubt that if it is refurbished or smth like that.

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/7852/img17562.jpg

I know it doesn't look like to much.
What do you guys think?

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Take some pics and perhaps contact the store you got it from and enquire. That's what I did a while back. Bad thing is the downtime...

was going to say if it was just the HS, black permanent marker but bent pins RMA right away ( I would do it through newegg faster and easier )

Hey guys, he said his friend purchased it from Newegg and then traveled to Turkey to bring it to him. RMA from turkey to Newegg would be outrageous and probably out of the question for Newegg anyway. He also said he does not see any serial numbers.

@ GTi-6, be sure to call the Asus toll free number TODAY and see if they can help you out. Your only RMA option is directly through Asus now, so you will want to register this board asap, although not necessary (I assume you have the receipt?). If you do not see any serial numbers then you need to call Asus toll free. Since you have a ROG board your tech service "should be" a step up from other product support, I hope, and they should offer you cross-shipping. I would wait until you get your RAM to see if it runs good though and just black magic marker the sink. Also, what pins did you notice are bent?

EDIT: Ok, I see he says he DOES have a serial no on the side, this is good. Register the board for proper warranty, wait for RAMS, test board, and if it does not work call Asus. I bet it runs just fine....

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Originally Posted by NathObeaN

No problem mate. Yeah T1-T3 = 1N-3N, not sure why they are named differently but hey. You could always try 2N but I doubt it will work. Maybe even consider 1600MHZ @ C6 - 1N?

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2N doesn't POST too

I don't know why CPU-Z reports 1T when I put it on 3N in BIOS !

It seems that either R3E is not as good as Gigabyte EX58-EXTREME with Memory or the difference comes from 3N vs 1N and CPU-Z report wrong Command Rate

Gigabyte EX58-EXTREME Blade DDR3 2060 9-9-9-28-1T (1T in BIOS) :

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7277/maxmem.jpg

Asus Rampage III Extreme Blade DDR3 2062 9-9-9-24-1T (3N in BIOS) :

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5655/maxmem2.jpg

This is not acceptable specially that I paid much, much more for the R3E :mad:

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Originally Posted by minaelromany

This is not acceptable specially that I paid much, much more for the R3E :mad:

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Have you tried manually setting the timings on the R3E in relation to the exact timings you had with the Gigabyte EX? I notice how on the R3E your timings are tighter, trying loosening them to what the Gigabyte EX had, then put it back to 1N.

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Originally Posted by NathObeaN

Have you tried manually setting the timings on the R3E in relation to the exact timings you had with the Gigabyte EX? I notice how on the R3E your timings are tighter, trying loosening them to what the Gigabyte EX had, then put it back to 1N.

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With R3E it wouldn't even POST @ 9-9-9-30-2N !

The only way to boot is with 3N :(

I have another question :

I live in Egypt and my brother is coming from the USA next week and I wanted to get Noctua NH-D14 but he can only get whatever exists in Retail stores in Nashville TN , so I found Corsair H50at Best Buy , is it a good option ? will Noctua D14 be much better ?

Thanks for answers guys. Much appreciated. I thought black permanent marker to cover up heatsink, also. I will test the board, if it is fine I will keep it. Although, I can RMA it back to Newegg but possibly later then 30 days replacement warranty deadline.

Bent pins are in the corners. One in upper right corner fan connection, other one in lower right chassis connection. They are not severe. I can fix them easily with little force. I think it is because of box design. MB can get loose in it.

If it is a refurb, is there any way to tell it?

Hmmm still fiddling but I really like how the R3E behaves :)

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/1192/i7980x4469mhz.png
By kill_a_wat at 2010-06-12

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Originally Posted by minaelromany

I live in Egypt and my brother is coming from the USA next week and I wanted to get Noctua NH-D14 but he can only get whatever exists in Retail stores in Nashville TN , so I found Corsair H50at Best Buy , is it a good option ? will Noctua D14 be much better ?

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The H50 still surprises me to this day. I got this for my Dads c2 quad and it cut his temps in half under full load. His temps now are almost as good as my loop. I dont know how it will behave on an overclocked i7 system though. I have no experience with the Noctua either so a comparison I can not do. But if you have two fans in a push-pull configuration the H50 seems to impress most who use it, and its quiet. Its not to expensive to try it anyway... I would ask in the Corsair forums and see if anyone has experience with the H50 on the cpu you plan to use.

Good luck :up:

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I just had a strange experience. For the first time in about 2 months that I have had this board I booted it up only to find that 4 out of 6GB of my RAM was detected. I wasn't too worried as others have reported the same bug, so I tested each stick and slot individually, all worked fine. I then did a cold boot, still 4GB, powered on again, 6GB, and it's working fine again... what the hell?

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Originally Posted by NathObeaN

I just had a strange experience. For the first time in about 2 months that I have had this board I booted it up only to find that 4 out of 6GB of my RAM was detected. I wasn't too worried as others have reported the same bug, so I tested each stick and slot individually, all worked fine. I then did a cold boot, still 4GB, powered on again, 6GB, and it's working fine again... what the hell?

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bump qpi volts a notch up

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Originally Posted by zsamz_

bump qpi volts a notch up

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It's nothing to do with QPI others have had the same problem :( Just a buggy BIOS I guess. I have had it run 15 hours of Prime95 and 100 runs of LinX without a single error, then it randomly decides to detect 4GB, then it's back to normal again and running LinX happy :confused:.

On another note what do you lot think of this idea for a WC setup? The only thing I am worried about is having the pump positioned above the reservoir...

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/305/wcidea.png

3 rads 3 blocks 1 pump:(
2 rads 3 blocks i got 2 355 pumps with a double res:cool:

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Originally Posted by zsamz_

3 rads 3 blocks 1 pump:(
2 rads 3 blocks i got 2 355 pumps with a double res:cool:

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I don't want to get another pump if I can help it though. I do have a 655 pump with an EK top though so it might be alright.

EDIT:

2x 355 = 44psi & 240GPH
1x 655 = 50psi & 317GPH

Surely the pump I have along with the EK top will be enough?

how do u want fill this loop? isnt it quite hard when pump is higher than Res?

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Originally Posted by playground

how do u want fill this loop? isnt it quite hard when pump is higher than Res?

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I knew there was something I was missing :rolleyes:.

Bang goes that idea! Thanks for spotting that :p:

I've got almost the same setup but I'm using XSPC dual bay res. with two 355 pumps. I'm running a tripple loop setup with one 355 in the 3,5 bay in the bottom.

This pic are with R2E mobo
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5971/xs1x.jpg

Rebuilding the setup now with black an white tubes and with new rads, just got the EK block for my R3E yesterday.

Just got my R3E rig together with liquid !!...
CPU= 980X
Memory= 12gb Corsair GT1866
Video= 2 Evga gtx 480's /w Koolance blocks

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5313/dsc01338w.jpg
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/197/dsc01374o.jpg
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3161/dsc01378zk.jpg
http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/8351/dsc01377z.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2994/dsc01417nf.jpg
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4670/dsc01382zp.jpg
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6941/dsc01403p.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/702/dsc01387ns.jpg

2 480's and a 980x with a 120 rad .............. sir you are pushing your luck big time
beautifull build mind you !

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Originally Posted by fmsam

2 480's and a 980x with a 120 rad .............. sir you are pushing your luck big time
beautifull build mind you !

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Fear not.. there is a triple 120 rad tucked up under the top cover !!

ah ha, :-)
sorry didnt see that

Hey Mydog - what size radiator and fan are you using at the back of your case for the red loop? I think I need to add one there myself, and wanted to go with a 140 rad, but didn't think it would fit. TIA

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Originally Posted by DBoone

Hey Mydog - what size radiator and fan are you using at the back of your case for the red loop? I think I need to add one there myself, and wanted to go with a 140 rad, but didn't think it would fit. TIA

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I'm using 120 fan back there, there are holes for 120 and 140 fan there.

Slikrig,
surely you are thinking of adding the EKFB-RE3, that would be th icing on the cake ?

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Originally Posted by slikrig

Just got my R3E rig together with liquid !!...
CPU= 980X
Memory= 12gb Corsair GT1866
Video= 2 Evga gtx 480's /w Koolance blocks

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You are running both of your VGA Cards in 8x mode.

If you put them in slot 1 and 3 you'd be running both at 16x

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Originally Posted by Marvin82

is the 0602 Bios the latest Bios?
My Xeon W3520 run not very god :shakes:

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+2 :mad:

My xeon w3520 is very problems over 222 bclk.....

On msix58m and rampage gene II boot never problem 228 and push in win at 235.....

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Originally Posted by SkOrPn

The H50 still surprises me to this day. I got this for my Dads c2 quad and it cut his temps in half under full load. His temps now are almost as good as my loop. I dont know how it will behave on an overclocked i7 system though. I have no experience with the Noctua either so a comparison I can not do. But if you have two fans in a push-pull configuration the H50 seems to impress most who use it, and its quiet. Its not to expensive to try it anyway... I would ask in the Corsair forums and see if anyone has experience with the H50 on the cpu you plan to use.

Good luck :up:

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I decided to go with Noctua NH-D14 :D with some AC MX-3 (I have MX-2 but not enough)

I just hope FrozenCPU with FedEx will deliver them on Wednesday as they said so I can get them on Friday here in Egypt


I've seen a strange thin today

My PC was off all night and when I woke up I started it and got into BIOS only to see CPU temp 77 C !!!!

I remember seeing - 39 C before for the CPU

Clearly a BIOS bug :(

I have a question :

One of the main reasons that I got the R3E was the PCI-E layout

First I thought it can run @ 16X/16X in Slot 1 / 2 but before getting the board I realized it should run in Slot 1 / 3

I got it with the hope there is a workaround

I only have one HD5870 atm but I do alot of benching with CrossFire and I have a X-Fi XtremeMusic PCI card
and in case I put 2 cards in slot 1 / 3 , the PCI slot will not be available

Why did Asus choose that ?

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Originally Posted by KaRLiToS

You are running both of your VGA Cards in 8x mode.

If you put them in slot 1 and 3 you'd be running both at 16x

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Good eye Karlitos...I made the correction a few days ago, I assumed the pcie slots functioned the same as my RE2 ... and while I was at it I made a sweet little tri sli bridge cover from a spare drive bay bezel

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/8375/dsc01512.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/7523/dsc01548.jpg

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Originally Posted by NathObeaN

Right I am looking for a bit of advice!

I have my i7 930 overclocked with a 212BCLK - 100% Prime95/LinX stable.

Increase the BCLK to 213 and the BIOS is slightly laggy (If I bring the multi down to 12x however, it doesn’t lag at all).

Increase the BCLK to 214+ and it just refuses to post.

I have played around with almost every setting, the only one that got me anywhere yesterday was the CPU/IOH clock skew. I somehow got 215BCLK to post.

It's really bugging me because my temps and volts are fine atm (1.28V for 212/4.03GHz - max 70C~)

When the board posts the voltage LED things get stuck on DRAM. However even when loosening the timings to CAS9 and downclocking to the lowest available DRAM multi it doesn't make any difference.

Atm the board just halts on the DRAM post, and the GFX fan goes crazy. By putting the PWM frequency on 750KHz the GPU fan stops going crazy but it still won't post.

So far the only settings that have made ANY difference are:

IOH clock skew
CPU clock skew
PWM frequency


Also adding to this mystery, putting any of the IOH/ICH volts above default fails the post above 212BCLK(213 won’t work either), along with putting the QPI above 1.35V~.

Confused.com

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my identical problems.......lagging over 222....:mad:

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...k/slixfire.jpg

I also over looked this when I dropped a PPu in slot 4 , now the second 5870 runs at x8 .....doh :-(

silkrig
may i know what barbs u used for the single rad

got the same casing
and the rad
and was wondering how to fit that
ty

it looks like used a rotarty bits 90 ?? 3/8ths right

Killer board, like it a lot :up:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...3E/R3E3SLI.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...3E/OCPanel.jpg

Single stage:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...E_VP_45018.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._03_158775.png

LN2:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...R3E_VP_CPU.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...wPrime_32M.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...E/PIF_1339.jpg

Nice scores:clap:
Which PSU are you using?

I have used 2 different psu's, Antec 1200 and PCPower 1200

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Originally Posted by minaelromany

I have a question :

One of the main reasons that I got the R3E was the PCI-E layout

First I thought it can run @ 16X/16X in Slot 1 / 2 but before getting the board I realized it should run in Slot 1 / 3

I got it with the hope there is a workaround

I only have one HD5870 atm but I do alot of benching with CrossFire and I have a X-Fi XtremeMusic PCI card
and in case I put 2 cards in slot 1 / 3 , the PCI slot will not be available

Why did Asus choose that ?

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I dont think that is true, you can still use the slot 2, that is why they have spaced them apart so much, that way other cards will still fit. Look at Slikrig's setup, he has his "I believe" sound card in slot 2 and still running both VGA cards in x16 mode. Correct me if Im wrong but thats why the slots were placed so evenly and far apart, so that every slot could still be used even when using the original stock thick heatsink/fan setup you see on most graphics cards these days.

EDIT: Ok I think Im wrong, maybe the second card will run at x8 when you put a sound card into the slot 2. so it might look like this,

Slot 1: x16
Slot 2: x8
Slot 3: x8
slot 4: empty

Asus decided this board was going to be there contender to go up against the Classy, so they were not too caring about the PCI-E setup. I personally think they should have found the real estate for a NF200 setup.

What memory Are you using mate! Nice system!

nice CPU

I want that OC Panel...where do i get one?

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Originally Posted by kill_a_wat

I want that OC Panel...where do i get one?

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i was thinking the same thing, when where..:shrug:. .me wants tooo

why u need it for?:rolleyes:

we dont 'need' it, we 'want' it :cool:

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Originally Posted by kill_a_wat

we dont 'need' it, we 'want' it :cool:

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:yepp::yepp::yepp::yepp:

Hmmm... seems my computer doesn't like the latest NVIDIA BETA drivers. I was watching prime when all of a sudden my screen went into a black out fit and the driver stop responding several times until it finally BSOD with a "nv" error. Reinstalled the old drivers and it is running prime95 as sweet as ever. Makes me wonder if that was what was causing the problems earlier on.

Think the OC panel is a gift from asus, and not for sale. if im not mistaken

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Originally Posted by Mydog

I'm using 120 fan back there, there are holes for 120 and 140 fan there.

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Thanks guy. I'm running with the stock 140 fan there now but I don't think there's room for a 140 rad. Based on the size dimensions it looks like I'll be going with a 120. Thanks again.

So 704 and LN2 is good or no?? :)

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Originally Posted by NathObeaN

Hmmm... seems my computer doesn't like the latest NVIDIA BETA drivers. I was watching prime when all of a sudden my screen went into a black out fit and the driver stop responding several times until it finally BSOD with a "nv" error. Reinstalled the old drivers and it is running prime95 as sweet as ever. Makes me wonder if that was what was causing the problems earlier on.

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What was the BSOD ???

0704 is a mix for both worlds... maybe special benchers biosses will pop up like some other brand did...

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What was the BSOD ???

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I don't know exactly but I know it was related to the driver because whilst primeing the screen would go black, then reappear, then black out again, and it did this continuously and sometimes I got a glimpse of the "NVIDIA driver stopped responding" message. After which it BSOD, with "nv" and a driver path in the error code. After reinstalling the old drivers I can now prime with lower memory latencies than before.

This is using bios 602... So if 704 is wayyyy better I cant wait to see what this thing can do.. No cold bug... -170c lol!!!
While running benchmarks at close to 6.40gz I would get a memory management error every now and then.. Do you guys know what that is.. cheers!



http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...cpuz660ghz.png

Bodar, good job mate :thumb:
I can't wait to see your results with 0704 BIOS

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Originally Posted by Bodar

This is using bios 602... So if 704 is wayyyy better I cant wait to see what this thing can do.. No cold bug... -170c lol!!!
While running benchmarks at close to 6.40gz I would get a memory management error every now and then.. Do you guys know what that is.. cheers!



http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...cpuz660ghz.png

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:shocked: :clap:

Damn boy, one word.... WOW! :up:

can someone reup the 704 bios? the link no longer works

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Originally Posted by Bodar

This is using bios 602... So if 704 is wayyyy better I cant wait to see what this thing can do.. No cold bug... -170c lol!!!
While running benchmarks at close to 6.40gz I would get a memory management error every now and then.. Do you guys know what that is.. cheers!

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NO CB = OC dream :-)

Batch number and retailer you got it from?

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can someone reup the 704 bios? the link no longer works

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Link in first post works..

Link

Thanks guys!! :) It was quick but I had a few memory management errors running at 6600mhz.. Hopefully just some tweaks.. Never had an i7 980x with no cb.. So weird but great!!
Hav'nt seen this batch around yet.. Just got it from newegg.. batch # 3006a442

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can someone reup the 704 bios? the link no longer works

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The link in the first post also works for me, but just in case here is another link.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8515OSBQ

It's confirmed.. 2nd cpu just tested... same batch number... No cb up to -180c woohoo!!! :)

I have been every where looking to sort out a ram problem that I have (and others too). Only 8gigs out of 12 gigs visible...

I have done the following - re-seat memory many times, CPU twice, tried with 3 dimms (only 4gb shows up), tweak the voltage settings in the bios in so many combinations that it's too much to type, even got hold of the 0704 beta bios the other day.

I have a 1000W CM PSU, i7 980x, KVR1333D3N9K3/6 x2, Asus Nvidia 9600GT, 3ware controller card with 9T raid 5. I really need this extra ram as I do video editing.

CPU-Z and DL Memtest86 sees the ram by the way, but bios and windows 7 x64 does not! Asus has been no help and Kingston is telling me it's the mb.

I really need some help here, been banging my head against the wall for the last 2 weeks. Not to mention my case weighs over 100 pounds and tired of moving it out...

Well Ive managed to have a good play with this board tonight.

Seems my I7 920 doesnt like to go over the 200bclk was trying 210 and multi of 20 but couldnt get stable.

now running 200 x 21 and running sweet

flashed to 0704, reseated cpu new thermal paste, reseated ram.

played with some volts and voila finally a stable pc at 4.2ghz.

now to finnish my water rig and put the doors back on this case :)

thank you to fmsam very good tips from you :)

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Originally Posted by westokyo

I have been every where looking to sort out a ram problem that I have (and others too). Only 8gigs out of 12 gigs visible...

I have done the following - re-seat memory many times, CPU twice, tried with 3 dimms (only 4gb shows up), tweak the voltage settings in the bios in so many combinations that it's too much to type, even got hold of the 0704 beta bios the other day.

I have a 1000W CM PSU, i7 980x, KVR1333D3N9K3/6 x2, Asus Nvidia 9600GT, 3ware controller card with 9T raid 5. I really need this extra ram as I do video editing.

CPU-Z and DL Memtest86 sees the ram by the way, but bios and windows 7 x64 does not! Asus has been no help and Kingston is telling me it's the mb.

I really need some help here, been banging my head against the wall for the last 2 weeks. Not to mention my case weighs over 100 pounds and tired of moving it out...

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Welcome to XS westokyo. Has this 12 gigs ever showed up in bios and Windows before? Or has it always been gone since you put the system together? Sounds to me like the CPU did not seat both times, only trying twice isn't enough imo. I would look at the pins under a magnifying glass to see if there are any bent pins (if thats even possible). Almost everyone here has solved the missing memory problems by re-seating the cpu. If not, I think its time you RMA because you could have a cpu socket or memory socket problem. One last thing to try would be to fire her up with only one stick in slot 1, then do the same for slot 2, and then slot 3 and so on. If the comp does not fire up one of those times then you have a bad connection somewhere, either the cpu socket or memory slot. If you do find a slot not working, you could then try another stick in that same non working slot just to see if its the stick you just tried. I have a feeling you probably tried this though. Let us know please...

set qpi volts to 1.35-1.4v
i tested 12 gigs with 980x and good for 2000mhz cas8

test both sets 2x3 maybe a stick or 2 went bad

post your bios settings

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I have been every where looking to sort out a ram problem that I have (and others too). Only 8gigs out of 12 gigs visible...

I have done the following - re-seat memory many times, CPU twice, tried with 3 dimms (only 4gb shows up), tweak the voltage settings in the bios in so many combinations that it's too much to type, even got hold of the 0704 beta bios the other day.

I have a 1000W CM PSU, i7 980x, KVR1333D3N9K3/6 x2, Asus Nvidia 9600GT, 3ware controller card with 9T raid 5. I really need this extra ram as I do video editing.

CPU-Z and DL Memtest86 sees the ram by the way, but bios and windows 7 x64 does not! Asus has been no help and Kingston is telling me it's the mb.

I really need some help here, been banging my head against the wall for the last 2 weeks. Not to mention my case weighs over 100 pounds and tired of moving it out...

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Originally Posted by SkOrPn

>>Welcome to XS westokyo. Thank you, looking to be an XS'r to contribute back.

>>Has this 12 gigs ever showed up in bios and Windows before? No, it has not.

>>Or has it always been gone since you put the system together? Exactly

>>Sounds to me like the CPU did not seat both times, only trying twice isn't enough imo. I would look at the pins under a magnifying glass to see if there are any bent pins (if thats even possible). The connectors are flathttp://thecoolgadgets.com/wp-content...ition-rear.jpg

>>Almost everyone here has solved the missing memory problems by re-seating the cpu. If not, I think its time you RMA because you could have a cpu socket or memory socket problem. Can try to re-seat again, maybe canned-air and etoh cleaner

>>One last thing to try would be to fire her up with only one stick in slot 1, then do the same for slot 2, and then slot 3 and so on. If the comp does not fire up one of those times then you have a bad connection somewhere, either the cpu socket or memory slot. If you do find a slot not working, you could then try another stick in that same non working slot just to see if its the stick you just tried. I have a feeling you probably tried this though. Let us know please...I have tried this, system wont boot with only 1 stick, only with 3 or 6 sticks. I tried all dimms in slot 1,3,5 and 2,4,6 in a bunch of combos with 1 and 2 sticks.

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reply above^^^^ Thank you for replying quickly... :up:

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Originally Posted by westokyo

I have been every where looking to sort out a ram problem that I have (and others too). Only 8gigs out of 12 gigs visible...

I have done the following - re-seat memory many times, CPU twice, tried with 3 dimms (only 4gb shows up), tweak the voltage settings in the bios in so many combinations that it's too much to type, even got hold of the 0704 beta bios the other day.

I have a 1000W CM PSU, i7 980x, KVR1333D3N9K3/6 x2, Asus Nvidia 9600GT, 3ware controller card with 9T raid 5. I really need this extra ram as I do video editing.

CPU-Z and DL Memtest86 sees the ram by the way, but bios and windows 7 x64 does not! Asus has been no help and Kingston is telling me it's the mb.

I really need some help here, been banging my head against the wall for the last 2 weeks. Not to mention my case weighs over 100 pounds and tired of moving it out...

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Hope this helps you out bro...
Use this link, it worked for me.
http://i4memory.com/f54/asus-x58-6-1...stalled-19200/

yep eva's link is good too.

btw for ppl w/ 980x what QPIv are u guys running for 2xdram uncore for 2ghz cl 8 ram? The typical is over 1.39 im guessing , just wondering...

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Originally Posted by kill_a_wat

yep eva's link is good too.

btw for ppl w/ 980x what QPIv are u guys running for 2xdram uncore for 2ghz cl 8 ram? The typical is over 1.39 im guessing , just wondering...

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i couldnt even boot it @ 2x volts needed are too high
i wouldnt run over 1.425v for 24/7 i needed 1.4 for 12 gigs
i'm done with 980x for now 920 is more fun

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reply above^^^^ Thank you for replying quickly... :up:

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Your welcome westokyo. When I was referring to bent pins I meant the ones within the cpu socket though, but that is highly unlikely I'm sure.

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Hope this helps you out bro...
Use this link, it worked for me.
http://i4memory.com/f54/asus-x58-6-1...stalled-19200/

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Here's a great idea from THC. Maybe eva2000 can help you out. I sure hope its something simple and you dont have to RMA this wonderful board. This missing memory thing has been troubling me as I hope it never happens to my memory.

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Originally Posted by zsamz_

i couldnt even boot it @ 2x volts needed are too high
i wouldnt run over 1.425v for 24/7 i needed 1.4 for 12 gigs
i'm done with 980x for now 920 is more fun

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I have a brand spanking new 930 I will trade you for that 980, its only 50 numbers apart and I will even pay for shipping. ;)

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I have a brand spanking new 930 I will trade you for that 980, its only 50 numbers apart and I will even pay for shipping. ;)

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you givin me a kidney too:rofl:
my 920 is good for 4.77;) rock solid
i shipped out the 980x today
if you really want 1 break open piggy bank n maybe i'll sell you one:p:

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Originally Posted by zsamz_

you givin me a kidney too:rofl:
my 920 is good for 4.77;) rock solid
i shipped out the 980x today
if you really want 1 break open piggy bank n maybe i'll sell you one:p:

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Haha, I wish... 980X is WAY over my budget. I had to spend my entire (well not entire, but sure felt like it) yearly bonus from work just to get this current kit as it was. Unfortunately 980x will only be a dream for me. I am waiting for mainstream 6 core CPU's and will probably upgrade to that as a Christmas gift to myself later this year, lol.

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Originally Posted by zsamz_

i couldnt even boot it @ 2x volts needed are too high
i wouldnt run over 1.425v for 24/7 i needed 1.4 for 12 gigs
i'm done with 980x for now 920 is more fun

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Thanks mate :up: yeh the 2xuncore at that speed is pretty stressful. Good thing on the EE's the max vtt is 1.4 vs non-ee so can run higher ram/uncore combos.

All chips are fun if they're good....my friend has a 980x that needs 1.38 for 4.2 he is not happy

I'm not finished but I'll post a few pics...

i7 930 3002A725 4ghz HT on with 12GB RAM, Linx 100 pass stable at high priority, max RAM allocation. 201BCLK x 21
RIIE 0602, 12GB RAM @ 1532mhz CL9, Venomous X with push/pull fans.
Vcore set in BIOS: 1.2375V
Vcore measured by BIOS: 1.24V
Vcore reported by CPU-Z during torture test: fluctuation from 1.248V to 1.264V to 1.272V
Vcore measured by multimeter: 1.244V <--I believe this to be accurate and precise (repeated measurements yield 1.244V)

I think this is quite a good chip...hmm?
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3968/4ghzstable1.png

PS: Full line load calibration enabled.
PS: Also passes P95 small and blend 8 hrs.

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Originally Posted by SkOrPn

Here's a great idea from THC. Maybe eva2000 can help you out. I sure hope its something simple and you dont have to RMA this wonderful board. This missing memory thing has been troubling me as I hope it never happens to my memory.

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I have been through this... Is there so sort of CPU, Ram calculator I could use for my setup to try the sure fire voltage, timings settings(Ram3Extr, 1000W CM PSU, i7 980x, KVR1333D3N9K3/6 x2, Asus Nvidia 9600GT)?

First time poster, but i've been following the thread for awhile now. That is some nice work, justin c. I have a similar setup, but I need to crank the voltage. Here are my settings:

CPU 1.4V
CPU PLL 1.84V
QPI/DRAM 1.4V
IOH 1.35 v
ICH AUTO (1.11V)
DRAM 1.68V

BCLK 200
Multitplier 21
RAM 1603 @ 7-8-7-24 2N (stock Mushkin Ridgeback is supposed to be 1600 6-8-6-24 2N, I had to loosen the timings to pass a night of memtest)
Corsair H50 on the CPU with two 1900 rpm fans in push/pull config acting as a rear air intake


I seem to be fairly stable, except I cannot pass prime95 over 24 hours. I am wondering what else I should change.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7...arkvantage.jpg

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Originally Posted by kill_a_wat

Thanks mate :up: yeh the 2xuncore at that speed is pretty stressful. Good thing on the EE's the max vtt is 1.4 vs non-ee so can run higher ram/uncore combos.

All chips are fun if they're good....my friend has a 980x that needs 1.38 for 4.2 he is not happy

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1.38 for 4.2 i wouldnt be neither
i had her @ 1.3 @ 4.2 crunchin while i was testin out an evga 3xsli man that board is a pos

i got my 980x cpu watercooled when i boot up from cold and run everest it detects the cpu temp around 22c-24c.But when i run pc probe it takes the temp up to 38c-36c sometimes even 40c.Then at this stage when i run pc probe the temp goes up on my everest app to what pc probe is reading.Wierd i have reset the cpu twice and same problem.i really dont know which one is right reading.I got the same watercooling setup that i had on me asus striker and me cpu on that use to read 24-26 idle with pc probe.I am hearing there could be a fault with the sensor.Anyone else having wrong readings .

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i got my 980x cpu watercooled when i boot up from cold and run everest it detects the cpu temp around 22c-24c.But when i run pc probe it takes the temp up to 38c-36c sometimes even 40c.Then at this stage when i run pc probe the temp goes up on my everest app to what pc probe is reading.Wierd i have reset the cpu twice and same problem.i really dont know which one is right reading.I got the same watercooling setup that i had on me asus striker and me cpu on that use to read 24-26 idle with pc probe.I am hearing there could be a fault with the sensor.Anyone else having wrong readings .

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trust everest:D make sure you have latest version
realtemp gave me same reading on 980x

Hello everybody, am new to the forum and this is my 1st post:yepp:

I wanted to get to 4.2 Ghz but it's getting impossible :shrug: , I can go to the windows, play ect ... but when I start making stability tests are then gives errors freezes or blue :shocked: ,
this time after much research and headaches always got to 4.0GHz stable with these temps:

sync mode: ENABLE

Ai overclock Tuner: MANUAL
OC from CPU level up: AUTO

CPU Ratio setting: 21
CPU Turbo power limit: DISABLE

Cpu configiguration:

BCLK Freq: 190
PCIE Freq: 100
Dram Freq: DDR3-1523MHZ
UCLK Freq: AUTO
QPI Link Data Rate: AUTO

Memory Configuration protect: DISABLE
Dram timing Control

Cpu Differential Amplitude: 800MV
CPU clock skew: DELAY 300PS
IOH Clock skew: AUTO


Digi+ pwr mode: X-POWER
pwm volt control: AUTO
Load-line calibraction: FULL CALIBRATION
CPU voltage OCP: ENABLE
CPU PWM Freq: AUTO

Extreme OV: DISABLE
Extreme OC: AUTO

CPU voltage: 1.27500
CPU pll voltage: 1.81525
QPI/Dram core voltage(vtt): 1.26250
Dram Bus voltage: AUTO
IOH voltage: 1.20575
IOH pcie voltage: AUTO
ICH voltage: 1.20575
ICH pcie voltage: AUTO

CPU spread spectrum: DISABLE
PCIE spread spectrum DISABLE

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CPU Ratio Setting: 21
C1E Support: DISABLE
Hardware Prefetcher: DISABLE
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: DISABLE
Intel Virtualization Tech: DISABLE
CPU TM Function: DISABLE
Intel HT Technology: ENABLE
Active Processor Cores: ALL
A20M: DISABLE
Intel SpeedStep(TM) Tech: DISABLE
Intel C-STATE Tech: DISABLE

Obviously the 4.2 will be impossible for my processor, I've exhausted all possible bios, 0402 / 0534 / 0602 / and now I am with the 0702 beta,
we'll going to see, something to say about my overclockink guys? something wrong there?

I've done a 128465468 possible combinations and never got stability, where meth bclk 200 never get stability, there will be something that is failing me?

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Originally Posted by calves

Hello everybody, am new to the forum and this is my 1st post:yepp:

I wanted to get to 4.2 Ghz but it's getting impossible :shrug: , I can go to the windows, play ect ... but when I start making stability tests are then gives errors freezes or blue :shocked: ,
this time after much research and headaches always got to 4.0GHz stable with these temps:

sync mode: ENABLE

Ai overclock Tuner: MANUAL
OC from CPU level up: AUTO

CPU Ratio setting: 21
CPU Turbo power limit: DISABLE

Cpu configiguration:

BCLK Freq: 190
PCIE Freq: 100
Dram Freq: DDR3-1523MHZ
UCLK Freq: AUTO
QPI Link Data Rate: AUTO

Memory Configuration protect: DISABLE
Dram timing Control

Cpu Differential Amplitude: 800MV
CPU clock skew: DELAY 300PS
IOH Clock skew: AUTO


Digi+ pwr mode: X-POWER
pwm volt control: AUTO
Load-line calibraction: FULL CALIBRATION
CPU voltage OCP: ENABLE
CPU PWM Freq: AUTO

Extreme OV: DISABLE
Extreme OC: AUTO

CPU voltage: 1.27500
CPU pll voltage: 1.81525
QPI/Dram core voltage(vtt): 1.26250
Dram Bus voltage: AUTO
IOH voltage: 1.20575
IOH pcie voltage: AUTO
ICH voltage: 1.20575
ICH pcie voltage: AUTO

CPU spread spectrum: DISABLE
PCIE spread spectrum DISABLE

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CPU Ratio Setting: 21
C1E Support: DISABLE
Hardware Prefetcher: DISABLE
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: DISABLE
Intel Virtualization Tech: DISABLE
CPU TM Function: DISABLE
Intel HT Technology: ENABLE
Active Processor Cores: ALL
A20M: DISABLE
Intel SpeedStep(TM) Tech: DISABLE
Intel C-STATE Tech: DISABLE

Obviously the 4.2 will be impossible for my processor, I've exhausted all possible bios, 0402 / 0534 / 0602 / and now I am with the 0702 beta,
we'll going to see, something to say about my overclockink guys? something wrong there?

I've done a 128465468 possible combinations and never got stability, where meth bclk 200 never get stability, there will be something that is failing me?

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Please post your system specs, in particular RAM and CPU PSU and GFX.

hae you tried the 0704 BIOS, its 100% better than the rest for me personaly running a 920 stable at 4.2ghz, i can reach 4.4ghz to now after some voltage tweeks.

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Please post your system specs, in particular RAM and CPU PSU and GFX.

hae you tried the 0704 BIOS, its 100% better than the rest for me personaly running a 920 stable at 4.2ghz, i can reach 4.4ghz to now after some voltage tweeks.

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I was done editing my signature :ROTF: , but here goes ...

Core I7 920 -D0 Overclocked 4.0Ghz
Motherboard Asus Rampage III Extreme
ASUS GTX 285
OCZ CL8 PC3-12800 DDR 3 (1600) Intel i7 Tri-Channel (3x2GB)
Western Digital Raptor-X SATA 150Gb 10.000rpm 16Mb
Samsung SATA-2 1TB 7.200rpm 32Mb + Maxtor SATA2 250Gb
Thermaltake Tribe VX External Liquid Cooling
Nox 750W