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

[brolloks]

I checkd my rev1 REX3(retail products ver) BCLK limit on air.
The mobo PCB rev is 1.04G, production month is 2010/06.

http://psycho999.blog38.fc2.com/blog-entry-310.html

BCLK=243.8MHz, QPI≒4400MHz
mobo cooling is only stock cooler.
I think rev1 is not so bad.

What bios are you using?

[kurumi_Japan]

What bios are you using?

This time, I used "9124".
But BIOS "0802" result is almot same.
These results are not so different.

[Stelios]

I checkd my rev1 REX3(retail products ver) BCLK limit on air.
The mobo PCB rev is 1.04G, production month is 2010/06.

Does this mean that the serial number starts with : A6M0..... ?????

[kurumi_Japan]

Does this mean that the serial number starts with : A6M0..... ?????

Yes that's right.

[brolloks]

This time, I used "9124".
But BIOS "0802" result is almot same.
These results are not so different.

Did you try 0860?

[kurumi_Japan]

As you know high QPI limit is mainly depend on X58(IOH) chip, not BIOS.
So I do not test "0860" BIOS.
I think my X58 chip high QPI limit is around 8.8TB.

[Bodar]

Man, I think my cpu is finally giving up on me.. Got some fun stuff out of it though! Time to find another one.. Testing 2 more this week.. Just tested a new one last week and it was crap..
Max clock when I got my old one was almost 6800mhz.. I need a 7ghz chip Do you think tri sli gtx 480 in 05 or 06 might be good with a cpu over 6ghz?

[skuldarin]

here's a good question... i'm endlessly trying to get my memory to 2000mhz with cpu at around 4.4-4.5ghz (preferably 4.5 but the number is just a goal set, not a major need for the extra couple mhz...).

i'd like to know what a good daily OC'd DRAM voltage is between memory and the 980x that i wont need to worry about frying my $1,000 cpu >.<

currently my system settings is shown below in my sig *recently updated to current values*. i just want to hit 2000 on the memory without loosening the timings more than they already are (9-9-9-24-98-2N). atleast i can say the VTT / QPI voltage i'm running at now is a very large improvement over the previous 1.43-1.48v range i needed for god knows what reason... it just randomly started being stable at 1.28-1.31 range... *XMP profile says 1.25v but i increased it just slightly knowing that 6 stick kits generally need that 1.3+ range*.

just wondering if raising DRAM voltage to say 1.7-1.75v is gonna hurt my 980x enough over the years that it might fry on me... i'm only extremely cautious about it from intel's 1.65v limit warning and so on.

EDIT: Stock speeds of the memory are as posted below; 1866mhz @ 1.65v w/ 9-9-9-24-98-2N timings.

[Splave]

1.7-1.75 is safe :>)

[playground]

1.7-1.75 is safe :>)

safe for cpu or mems? mayb both?

[FlyBoyGeo]

Anyone running this board with a Noctua NH-D14 and Super Talent Chromes?

How your overclock and did you have to mount the cooler vertically to blow air up out of case?

Thanks

Going to pull the trigger on a Rampage III Extreme

[Hondacity]

safe for cpu or mems? mayb both?

you have a 920 check your box.

[Coolbreeze]

I started a thread earlier this month about a problem that I was having with my Rampage III Extreme. http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us
I couldn't get the motherboard to power up, every time that i connected the PSU which is a PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR to the board and tried to power up, the board would malfunction and go dead. I have since gone through 2 other Rampage III Extreme's with similar results. I was completely baffled at this. After the 3rd Rampage III Extreme went dead I decided to get another Power Supply and try it with the 4th board that I got from Asus for the RMA of the 3rd board. I brought the Corsair HX1000W PSU which is on the qualified vendor list of certified Power Supplies for the Rampage III Extreme.
I wanted to see if it was indeed the Power Supply that was causing the problem. When I connected the Corsair HX1000W outside and inside the case to the motherboard after installing the CPU and memory and powered up. The board functioned normally and started up just fine. So I thought "At last I've discovered the problem however the PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR was a brand new PSU but it obviously appeared that it was causing the problem and killing all the boards that I connected to it so I thought that I would just send it back to PC Power & Cooling for them to fix since the unit is still under warranty and that would solve my problem once and for all and I Would also get to get my $219.00 back for the return of the Corsair HX1000W but I held off returning the Corsair PSU until I heard from PC Power & Cooling about what exactly was wrong with the Turbo-Cool and causing it to damage the motherboards that I connected to it. I talked to an engineer from PC Power & Cooling yesterday who tested the unit I returned to them with their Chroma 8000 ATE to find out what the problem was and he told me that they found NOTHING wrong with the unit I returned to them and that about floored me, How could there be nothing wrong with this unit?. There obviously must be something wrong somewhere. My question is "Why doesn't this motherboard work with a brand new PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR PSU?, it has the same basic specifications as any other ATX power supply. Here are the manufactures web site for specs.
http://www.pcpower.com/power-supply/...ol-1kw-sr.html

I've tested this motherboard with 3 power supplies, An Ultra Infinity 600 watt PSU the Corsair HX1000W and Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR. The motherboard works with the first two PSU's but will not work with the Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR. PC Power & Cooling has sent me a B Stock reconditioned replacement Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR PSU but I'm not going to use it and risk killing another board. Does anybody somewhere in the world know what could be causing this issue?
I don't think it's right that I should have to spend an additional $219+tax for a new power supply on top of the $426.00 that I paid for the Rampage III Extreme just to get this motherboard to work when I already had a brand new PC Power & Cooling 1KW-SR. Please help me find the answer to this question.

Thanks

[skuldarin]

^^
it's probably sending a voltage in a single pin that's slightly too high in voltage or in ampers that's causing a power jump to another circuit on the board and causing a fry. it could very well be why it's not on the white list for the board. also know that some power supply companies DO sometimes have reversed wires on their cables that are not double checked in inspection before going to production. some motherboards can counter this simply by accepting a reversed polarity without any adverse effects, others are more sensitive and wont accept it and fry. this may very well be your case and due to this (in my opinion that is) i would recommend using a power supply listed in the known compatable units for the board.

if it helps any, i'm one source who can tell you an ABS 1,100watt Majesty Modular PSU will work just fine without any issues as another option over the Corsair... though i don't think you should return the Corsair unit you have as it's one massive power house... had it been out when i made my purchase i would have gotten it my self... but no it came out about a week after i made my order >.<

[skuldarin]

1.7-1.75 is safe :>)

if that's safe... then why does intel do the whole 1.65v thing? is that just a safety net to follow or something?

[skuldarin]

alright so an update on my attempts to 4.5 / 2000 goal...

i first tried (33x136) 4.5ghz @ 1.43v / 1900mhz w/ 1.709v for DRAM and QPI at 1.41v and i even tried increasing IOH to 1.21v... i can boot into windows fine but half way through a pass in LinX it BSODs... but only sometimes. other times it just does fine...

then i tried (36x125) 4.5ghz @ 1.43v / 2005mhz w/ 1.76v for DRAM and QPI as high as 1.51v with IOH upto 1.23v... same thing, i can boot into windows but BSOD while trying to test for stability.

i have the following:

Extreme OC - Mode 1
QPI LLC - enabled
LLC - 100%
QPI link - auto
Unclock - auto

cpu settings are the usual and mem timings are set to stock. and i can't seem to touch unclock, system wont post if i do any setting other than auto for some reason...

[kill_a_wat]

alright so an update on my attempts to 4.5 / 2000 goal...

i first tried (33x136) 4.5ghz @ 1.43v / 1900mhz w/ 1.709v for DRAM and QPI at 1.41v and i even tried increasing IOH to 1.21v... i can boot into windows fine but half way through a pass in LinX it BSODs... but only sometimes. other times it just does fine...

then i tried (36x125) 4.5ghz @ 1.43v / 2005mhz w/ 1.76v for DRAM and QPI as high as 1.51v with IOH upto 1.23v... same thing, i can boot into windows but BSOD while trying to test for stability.

i have the following:

Extreme OC - Mode 1
QPI LLC - enabled
LLC - 100%
QPI link - auto
Unclock - auto

cpu settings are the usual and mem timings are set to stock. and i can't seem to touch unclock, system wont post if i do any setting other than auto for some reason...

You probably don't want to hear this, but have tried 4.5ghz with 6gb?

[Visard]

I just got an Idea - but can't find any connector for the "Go" button.
Does any one know about it ?

My, idea was to use the "Reset" on my chassi to switch up to heavier OC and let it stay lower for normal 24/7
I know I could solder som wires on the MB - but I don't feel it's OK

[Jkswe]

Is this PSU enough for

i7 930 overclocked to 3.8Ghz on a Rampage 3 Extreme
2 x GTX470 in SLI
6 Fans (3 x 120mm, 3 x 140mm)
2 SSD HDD
2 Velociraptor HDD
1 x MCP655 Pump



And should i connect the EZ Plugs to improve stability?

[Net]

Jkswe PSU ok. system 100% stability

[skuldarin]

You probably don't want to hear this, but have tried 4.5ghz with 6gb?

i have not, only because i've seen people comment that they've gotten it to work at 2000mhz without any issue with the settup i have. yet there's nothing mentioned about what settings were used to get it.

i'm sure i COULD get it stable if i raised QPI and DRAM up even higher but i really don't want to go any higher than 1.75 DRAM and 1.49 QPI. i don't want to degrade my 980x and i don't want to fry it either.

it just bugs me that i can't even get 1900 over 1866, that's barely an improvement of any kind.

the couple things i do notice that i'm not sure how i can change are:

1 - the ratio on the memory is set to 2:14, i've seen that you can change this but i wasn't sure how and i know that it's a rather high ratio and might help to lower it to get what i'm looking for but i'm not sure how to change that and to what level to change it to.

2 - my data link seems a bit high at 3,200-3,400 and was wondering if that would cause it aswell. the few times i have tried setting it to the lowest link before slow mode it would BSOD but i also think those were times i used a VTT that was a tad too low.

3 - one thing i do notice no matter if i'm OC'd or at fully stock settings, my system will not pass a round in LinX... ever. it constantly finishes one round and stops due to an error yet all my other stability tests go just fine for days when i'm on any clocking i know to be stable *4.4ghz / 1866mhz right now, of which doesn't pass LinX either but passes everything else*.

[OC Nub]

I personally dont think it is worth trying for 2000mhz on the ram. The voltage required is to high for the very very small performance increase.

[zsamz_]

I personally dont think it is worth trying for 2000mhz on the ram. The voltage required is to high for the very very small performance increase.

2000mhz not worth it but 2150 might be
you take your board out again
i retired mine lol my 760 is much better for bloomfeild

[OC Nub]

2000mhz not worth it but 2150 might be
you take your board out again
i retired mine lol my 760 is much better for bloomfeild

Nah it is still in the box, but I check in every once in a while in hopes a bios came out to help with bloomfield oc. My guess is that we just didnt get good boards, some others say they arent hitting the same bclk wall. For 400.00 shouldnt they all be good boards?

[UrbanSmooth]

4.4GHz on air, using the Prolimatech Megahalems cpu heatsink and two 120mm fans in push/pull. Had to loosen the RAM timings, though. I like running my RAM nice and tight. I also had to back this OC down because my temps were just too high. Moving to water cooling soon, though. I think i may be able to hit 4.5+ on water with the tight RAM timings (CAS 6).