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

[Johnmark]

First, take newest linpack from Intel's site and update LinX with it, or download pre-updated LinX from LinX 4.5GHz club.
Then, increase your UnCore/Memory speed besides Core speed.
4400/2133/1066 gives ~60GFLOPS
4400/4000/2133 gives ~85GFLOPS



Nooo... It's just about right for winter, no additional heating needed.



Slot? You mean fan header?
You can plug a thermal sensor to OPT_TEMP1 and set fan speed in BIOS depending on temperature measured. Same goes for 2 and 3. Nice feature, I'm using it for VRM and NB.

Thank You my friend for this and your BIOS template, I'll give her a whirl.

What php code did you use to post your template?

[zoson]

So everyone knows... In case it wasn't common knowledge.

QPI PLL is linked to the CPU PLL setting in BIOS on the R3E.

I asked how it was controlled to ASUS techsupport and that's the answer I got.

I've asked them for a table of values showing what QPI PLL voltage is set per different CPU PLL settings.

It seems 1.89v CPU PLL is probably between 1.14 and 1.16v QPI PLL. Raising my CPU PLL to this value gives me about the same stability/voltage settings that I got on my friend's x58a-ud3r with my chip.

[bito]

I thought sleep mode was supposed to be like this...?

I mean it NEVER actually goes to sleep, it starts right up again straight away.

[dMITIj]

So everyone knows... In case it wasn't common knowledge.

QPI PLL is linked to the CPU PLL setting in BIOS on the R3E.

I asked how it was controlled to ASUS techsupport and that's the answer I got.

I've asked them for a table of values showing what QPI PLL voltage is set per different CPU PLL settings.

It seems 1.89v CPU PLL is probably between 1.14 and 1.16v QPI PLL. Raising my CPU PLL to this value gives me about the same stability/voltage settings that I got on my friend's x58a-ud3r with my chip.

Nice info, didt you get any closer to:

for a table of values showing what QPI PLL voltage is set per different CPU PLL settings.?

ore am i misunderstanding you?

[borntowin]

Wanted to understand more info too

[nickless]

...
It seems 1.89v CPU PLL is probably between 1.14 and 1.16v QPI PLL. Raising my CPU PLL to this value gives me about the same stability/voltage settings that I got on my friend's x58a-ud3r with my chip.

Ok, but what we do if the CPU likes lower CPU PLL (like my W3520). It will be better if these two values are separated but only Asus knows whether, how and when it will be.

[kurumi_Japan]

Still gives me sleep mode problems with my i7 920 though. It goes into sleep mode and then fires right up again straight away.
Any fixes ?

I give up using REX3 for 24/7 PC.
Same as you, I faced sleep mode problem.
I tested XP/Vista/7, all os can not accept sleep mode.
So I change my 24/7 PC mobo to X58A-UD7 rev2.
UD7 does not have any problem with sleep mode.

For X-Cool OC, REX3 is marvelous performance!!
For 24/7 daily use PC, REX3 is wholly sh*t!!

[zoson]

Nice info, didt you get any closer to:

for a table of values showing what QPI PLL voltage is set per different CPU PLL settings.?

ore am i misunderstanding you?

Wanted to understand more info too

borntowin: it is me on ASUS forum causing hell to find out what QPI PLL setting is. Thank you for linking me to my own post! ;D

Ok, but what we do if the CPU likes lower CPU PLL (like my W3520). It will be better if these two values are separated but only Asus knows whether, how and when it will be.

Hi guys,
I'm still waiting for ASUS to get back to me for the table of values.

I do suspect that it is a repeating table. It would explain why some people can use CPU PLL as low as 1.36, and others use around 1.5... etc...

It also means that you should not adjust CPU PLL drastically like 1.36v and 1.5v because you have no idea what QPI PLL is set!!! Maybe dangerously high!!!

I will post here ASAP when ASUS gets back to me.

[Leeghoofd]

I give up using REX3 for 24/7 PC.
Same as you, I faced sleep mode problem.
I tested XP/Vista/7, all os can not accept sleep mode.

For X-Cool OC, REX3 is marvelous performance!!
For 24/7 daily use PC, REX3 is wholly sh*t!!

Sleep mode works perfectly here with Bios 0704, will video it for the non believers (link below)... Either it doesn't work with newer OC biosses or some bios setting is wrong... Been using this platform for GPU testing for a round up and Bad Company 2 gaming, don't get what you guys don't like about it... pretty solid to me...

You Tube Vid here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2wFZErd7j4

[dMITIj]

I give up using REX3 for 24/7 PC.
Same as you, I faced sleep mode problem.
I tested XP/Vista/7, all os can not accept sleep mode.
So I change my 24/7 PC mobo to X58A-UD7 rev2.
UD7 does not have any problem with sleep mode.

For X-Cool OC, REX3 is marvelous performance!!
For 24/7 daily use PC, REX3 is wholly sh*t!!

can you specifie the problem?

[bito]

Leeghoofd...thanks for the video man
I will try the 0704 bios as you say, but had the issue on 2 seperate boards with 0402; 1005 and 1102 bios revisions.
Maybe it's to do with the cpu batch or something, an i7 920. Love the 'board anyway.
Could you possibly post up your bios settings, just so we can see if ours are any different.
Much appreciated.

[Leeghoofd]

Yeah will take piccies, let me finish the Lost planet runs... sadly don't have the 950 anymore...

Bios screenies here : RE III SLEEP MODE BIOS 0704 PICCIES

Hope it helps lads, Ive been using this bios for ages for 24/7, does everything I want... 1102 is just better for benching...

[tistou77]

Bios 1102 is passed in "final"?

it is available on the Asus site

thanks

[zoson]

Bios 1102 is passed in "final"?

it is available on the Asus site

thanks

When it went 'final' on ASUS's site, I installed it.
It CAUSED CPU temp bug on my i7 930. 1005 does not have the problem.

Also, my overclock became unstable on 1102. I rolled back to 1005, exact same settings it is 11 hours LinX stable. I did clear my BIOS on 1102 and reset settings manually, it still had the problem.

1102 is a terrible BIOS.

[tistou77]

ok, so it's better to keep the 1005 and not 1102

thanks

[fmsam]

So there goes another WR using R3E, some trick cooling and a GTX 580.

http://www.nordichardware.com/news/7...e-gtx-580.html

great stuff !

[donmarkoni]

Thank You my friend for this and your BIOS template, I'll give her a whirl.

What php code did you use to post your template?

No problem.

[ code ] ...some text... [ /code ]

Just remove spaces.

[bro20000]

Am having no trouble with the 1102 bios to me its the best one yet!

[VoXPCS]

Am having no trouble with the 1102 bios to me its the best one yet!

10 degrees in temp on my 980X

34c vs 44c.

1005 is better imo.

[McDown]

I give up using REX3 for 24/7 PC.
Same as you, I faced sleep mode problem.
I tested XP/Vista/7, all os can not accept sleep mode.
So I change my 24/7 PC mobo to X58A-UD7 rev2.
UD7 does not have any problem with sleep mode.

For X-Cool OC, REX3 is marvelous performance!!
For 24/7 daily use PC, REX3 is wholly sh*t!!

Sleep mode works for me with 1005 bios

[kurumi_Japan]

Hmmmmm, many forum member does not faces sleep mode problem.
Maybe it happens in the selected environmen same as me.
I tried many OS ,VGA, audio I/F combinations, but I can not solve the problem, yet.
So I give up.

I hope I can use REX3 24/7 PC in the future!!

[bito]

Hmmmmm, many forum member does not faces sleep mode problem.
Maybe it happens in the selected environmen same as me.
I tried many OS ,VGA, audio I/F combinations, but I can not solve the problem, yet.
So I give up.

I hope I can use REX3 24/7 PC in the future!!

Maybe it is cpu specific, mine is a great 'clocking 3846b batch i7 920...but i don't have the coin for a 990x just yet

[Fire4Wire]

flashed Bios 1203 for R3E it is an beta bios
changelog will come later today


will test now



pls stop pn me i cant share the 1203 bios

[AceBaran]

At last a new bios !!

Took forever :/

[dejanbinladen]

here is the bios that nickshih used in his last vantage session
0096
LINK