ASUS Official X79 Motherboards Support Thread

Post questions, tips, tricks in this thread please for official ASUS support. :)

Rampage IV Extreme OC Guide
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...r-Overclocking




AIDA 64 stress test (with AVX) and simultaneous Unigine loops run by JJ on all boards at 4.8GHz CPU with 32GB of memory:

3960X CPU
Motherboards ASUS X79 Series
Corsair H100 CPU Cooler
Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR3 1600 ( 8 Dimm )
Corsair AX 850 Watt PSU
ASUS GTX560 Ti DirectCU II

P9X79 Pro:
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8...1600ddr332.jpg

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P9X79 Deluxe:
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2...ghz1600ddr.jpg

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P9X79 WS:
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1...600ddr332g.jpg

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Sabertooth X79:

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3...48ghz1600d.jpg

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Rampage IV Extreme:

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New beta UEFI for R4E.

If updating from an old BIOS, board will halt at code 70 when you reboot after the flash. This is normal, leave it for a few minutes while the onboard ROMs are updated.

R4X 005b BIOS

Improves CPU Level up for new cpus
Improves stability for 7970 when 7970 under LN2 cooling

http://www.mediafire.com/?766mf9zv4nmh6y9

Overclocking centric UEFI 079B for R4E

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wnykfh...ASUS-0079b.rar



0083b

http://www.mediafire.com/?p29tmaixutz4kju

More DRAM Tuning

Added option under 'Latency Boundary' 'Furthest' - Furthest will help RAM OC higher (especially Elpida Hypers/ BBSE) at the cost of latency.

Added Load Tight 4x4GB Hynix Profile

UEFI 1005 for the R4 series.

New UEFI build 1005 for R4 series boards

Changelog is update microcode and PCIE Gen 3.0 codes.

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-1005.zip

http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/8850f66677_8.09MB

UEFI 0906 for the Sabertooth/Standard/Deluxe/Pro X79



1. Enhance PCIe 3.0 Support Capability.
2. Enhance DRAM Compatibility.
3. Enhance CPU OC capability.
4. Enable VT-d support for VT-d enabled processor.
5. Speed up S3 resume time

Download links:

P9X79
P9X79 Deluxe
P9X79 Pro
Sabertooth X79

Anyone know where the Rampage IV Extreme is in stock? Newegg and amazon are both out already. :(

some ratail price in major country ?

The boards sold like hot cakes. Scan and OCUK had them in stock this morning and they're all gone. As are the cheap special offer Xtreme chips.

Tip: Use a second KB for OC Key and install a ROG Connect switch. Otherwise you will have to get up and press it on the mb 100 times each time you bench.

Raja is it my ES CPU or does the Sabretooth not allow any Bclocking (1.0 divider) with the 2400 divider... need to get another board to test this CPU on...

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Raja is it my ES CPU or does the Sabretooth not allow any Bclocking (1.0 divider) with the 2400 divider... need to get another board to test this CPU on...

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No idea off the top of my head. Need a full parts and settings list to help.

New UEFI for R4E, improved overclocking for 8 DIMM configurations:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/1k4j9y...-ASUS0073b.rar

Arriving tmw.
ASUS Sabertooth X79
i7-3930k
G.Skill F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL

NewEgg didn't have much else in the 4x4GB department. 9-10-9-28 @ 1.5v, I'll slap 1.65v on them and see if I can lower the timmings or up the clk.

Lets hope I can get ~5Ghz on the ~30k.. I have the Corsair H80; works great on my 990X at 4.45Ghz.
I can't wait for my 6GB to 16GB upgrade... Lightroom with fly I betting.

Raja, what is the major difference of the Marvell PCIe 9182 controller on the Z68 boards and the ASMediaPCIe SATA controller on the X79 boards?

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Originally Posted by dctokyo

Raja, what is the major difference of the Marvell PCIe 9182 controller on the Z68 boards and the ASMediaPCIe SATA controller on the X79 boards?

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9182 is on the Z68 ROG boards. 9128 on some Z68 models and X79 models, X79 ROG gets 2X ASmedia (eSATA and SATA 6GBPs).

9128: With additional support of Hardware RAID or HyperDuo. PCIEx1 interface.
9182: With software RAID support, no HyperDuo, PCIE x2 interface.
Asmedia: With no support for RAID, no HyperDuo, PCIE x1 interface.

-Raja

Asus Sabretooth with 0709 bios
3690X C1
Corsair GTX8 2400Mhz C10 rams
Asus GTX 480 GPU
Corsair AX1200
Corsair H100 cooling

We tried every combo possible, if I drop to 2133 divider eg I can go easily to 107Bclock, tried the 1.25 multiplier,... all no go... 100Bclock and 2400Mhz works, any higher not... need a bios to unleash the potential of these sticks... (or a board :p)

Seems new BIOS works well:
(not my pic)
http://i11.aijaa.com/b/00811/9059733.png

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Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Asus Sabretooth with 0709 bios
3690X C1
Corsair GTX8 2400Mhz C10 rams
Asus GTX 480 GPU
Corsair AX1200
Corsair H100 cooling

We tried every combo possible, if I drop to 2133 divider eg I can go easily to 107Bclock, tried the 1.25 multiplier,... all no go... 100Bclock and 2400Mhz works, any higher not... need a bios to unleash the potential of these sticks... (or a board :p)

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Sabertooth UEFI validation takes longer so may be a few weeks before the next update but I will ask. Would be helpful if you can compare that CPU on another board also. Also PM me with sub-timings for DDR3-2400 divider please (all of them).

-Raja

Raja does this new bios have any effect on 4 Dimm overclocking or only 8??

got some new stuff coming in , at first i was stuck with sabertooth board but the re4 came in at night again and i got it finally , so that one part im sedning back to the egg


MEM 4Gx8|GSKIL F3-17000CL9Q2-32GBZH Im sell half of the set cause all i really need was 16 gb
SABERTOOTH X79
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme

should be good times , i have alot of fast ram to experiment with

I am thinking about getting the P9X79 WS board, but I haven't seen any reviews for it and I am worried that it wont overclock as well as the PRO or R4E. I am going to be watercooling it in a very high performance loop; what kind of overclock should I expect on this board?

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Originally Posted by pazza316

Raja does this new bios have any effect on 4 Dimm overclocking or only 8??

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4 DIMM clocking is already good. It's for 8 DIMM as stated.

Pro-Tip = slow mode = x12 multi in windows ;)

I fail lol!

Anything particular about the P9X79WS ? Seems to be a good choice for me with its PCIe spacing and my 2 3SLOT cards + a "laying aroung" Revodrive that wont work on my MIVE with my current PCIe arrangement.

My logic is that the WS could also be "better" for my Revo, i mean better compatibility.

The EVGA classy X79 also have correct PCIe spacing for me. Or the X79 Asus Xtrem.

I alwais been an Asus fan ( have over 20 registered product on my Membership page ) and the WS interest me alot. Anyone tryed it ?

some results
http://i.imgur.com/GxeEg.png

http://i.imgur.com/XaZPq.png

http://i.imgur.com/OCX95.png

need to try upping the bclk now a bit but x55 freezes going into the OS

This is at -15c :) colder didnt help at all

I found IMC struggles around the chip limit under cold and often requires dropping mem freq.

Great board:


http://tof.canardpc.com/preview2/666...270c5a7175.jpg

http://tof.canardpc.com/preview2/fc9...badec9a269.jpg

http://tof.canardpc.com/preview2/e1e...8e29da3952.jpg

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Originally Posted by pinto

Great board:


http://tof.canardpc.com/preview2/666...270c5a7175.jpg

http://tof.canardpc.com/preview2/fc9...badec9a269.jpg

http://tof.canardpc.com/preview2/e1e...8e29da3952.jpg

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nice chip pinto ! what batch is it ?

lol u have a Corsair AX1850

guys anyone have the apogee XT block ? wonder how will fit the new socket