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

[turtletrax]

Ok thanks guys, EK it is then.... Does the Acetal provide any benefit over the all metal one? The black one looks better to me....

Not really, comes down to looks, and I agree the balck one is wayyy better looking

[fgw]

Even though this memory isn't on the Asus Rampage III Extreme list will it still work?

CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) 8-9-8-24
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145318

using this memory on my r3e here! have not yet done any tuning but at least it gets detected with spd settings and is running without problems so far ...

[kill_a_wat]

using this memory on my r3e here! have not yet done any tuning but at least it gets detected with spd settings and is running without problems so far ...

Hey you can use that fancy new Corsair RAM LED thingy with these CMT modules right?

[fgw]

Hey you can use that fancy new Corsair RAM LED thingy with these CMT modules right?

yes, you can!

[kill_a_wat]

yes, you can!

Ah thankyou for confirming

[AceBaran]

Hi,


I have a question, maybe it has been discussed before... just too many pages to read..

With classy 3way i had stable on 4.2 temps idle on 32 degrees.. this board gives me just @ 3.4 35 degrees idle :/

Can anyone confirm this ?

*Edit* Nevemind... figuring it out.. temps seem to not jump as much !

[USFORCES]

using this memory on my r3e here! have not yet done any tuning but at least it gets detected with spd settings and is running without problems so far ...

Thank you Ordering them today...

Hey you can use that fancy new Corsair RAM LED thingy with these CMT modules right?

Where do I find them at?
Loved having them on the XMS2 Pro and might miss them

Not really, comes down to looks, and I agree the balck one is wayyy better looking

I had black acetel on my last board which look nice, But I noticed with the acrylic tops on the EK videocard blocks if you hide a LED next to them they light up top which looks sweet!
Ordered the acrylic top for the board this time and might get a couple red leds

Here's kind of what they look like one blue one green my camera takes crappy night shots looks 10x better than the photo,

[donmarkoni]

Edit: @ donmarkoni

i owe you one, got stable @ 1.270v first with 1.84 CPU PLL, think 1.3-1.4 was bit too low, and now i tried CPU PLL 1.7 and yeah atm 10passes stable which looks promising, most of the time i pass the first 5 LinX runs the other 20 runs stable too . Idle temps are pretty low now 36-38-34-32

Great! Very low vCore, almost default.

donmarkoni - can you post up ur BIOS settings please? Really interested in ur settings. Just cant get over 220 blck stable. Thank u very much in advance.

No problem, just to check them out once more and I'll edit this post.
EDIT: Here it is, side by side, 220, 222, 225 and 240:

Target CPU Frequency		4180MHz / 4218MHz / 4275MHz / 4080MHz
Target DRAM Frequency		1763MHz / 1779MHz / 1803MHz / 1924MHz

LN2 Mode:			Disabled***
QPI Loadline Calibration:	Enabled***

Sync Mode			[Enabled]
AI Overclock Tuner		[Manual]
OC From CPU level Up		[Auto]

2D Performance Booster		[Disabled]
CPU Ratio Setting		[19.0]
CPU Turbo Power Limit		[Disabled]

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting		[19.0]
C1E Support			[Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher		[Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher	[Enabled]
MPS and ACPI MADT ordering	[Modern]
Intel(R) Virtualization Tech	[Enabled]
CPU TM Function			[Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit		[Enabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology		[Enabled]
Active Processor Cores		[All]
A20M				[Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech	[Enabled]
Performance/Watt select		[Power]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech		[Enabled]
C State package limit setting	[Auto]
C1 Auto Demotion		[Enabled]
C3 Auto Demotion		[Enabled]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency			[220]  / [222]  / [225]  / [240]
PCIE Frequency			[100]  / [105]  / [105]  / [110]
DRAM Frequency			[1763] / [1779] / [1803] / [1924]
UCLK Frequency			[3528] / [3560] / [3608] / [3609]
QPI Link Data Rate		[7940] / [8012] / [8120] / [Slow]

Memory Configuration Protect	[Disabled]

>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency		      6	[6]
RAS# to CAS# Delay	      8	[8]
RAS# PRE Time		      6	[6]
RAS# ACT Time		     18	[18]
RAS# to RAS# Delay	      4	[4]
REF Cycle Time		     72	[72]
WRITE Recovery Time	     10	[10]
READ to PRE Time	      6	[6]
FOUR ACT WIN Time	     24	[Auto]
Back-To-BackCAS# Delay	      0	[Auto]

Timing Mode		     1N	[1N]
Round Trip Latency on CHA    53	[53] / [53] / [53] / [55]
Round Trip Latency on CHB    54	[54] / [54] / [54] / [57]
Round Trip Latency on CHC    55	[55] / [55] / [55] / [58]

WRITE To READ Delay(DD)	      8	[Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(DR)	      8	[Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(SR)	     18	[Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DD)	      7	[Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DR)	      7	[Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(SR)	      7	[Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DD)	      7	[Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DR)	      6	[Auto]
READ To READ Delay(SR)	      4	[Auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DD)      7	[Auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DR)      7	[Auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(SR)      4	[Auto]
----------------------------------------------

CPU Differential Amplitude	[Auto]
CPU Clock Skew			[Auto]
IOH Clock Skew			[Auto]
------------ Extreme Engine Digi+ ------------
Digi+ PWR Mode			[T-Balanced]
PWR Volt. Control		[Auto]
Load-Line Calibration		[Full]
CPU Voltege OCP			[Enabled]
CPU PWM Frequency		[Auto]

Extreme OV			[Disabled]*
Extreme OC			[Auto]

CPU Voltage		1.336	[1.33750] / [1.33750] / [1.36250] / [1.30000]
CPU PLL Voltage 	1.204	[1.20575] / [1.20575] / [1.20575] / [1.20575]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage	1.296	[1.30000] / [1.30000] / [1.30000] / [1.30000]
DRAM Bus Voltage	1.654	[Auto]

>DRAM REF Voltages----------------------------
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA	[Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA	[Auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB	[Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHB	[Auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHC	[Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHC	[Auto]
----------------------------------------------

IOH Voltage		1.111	[Auto] / [1.20575] / [1.25875] / [1.27200]
IOH PCIE Voltage	1.508	[Auto]

ICH Voltage		1.111	[Auto]
ICH PCIE Voltage		[Auto]

*QPI Voltage OCP		[Enabled]
*IOH Voltage OCP		[Enabled]
*DRAM Voltage OCP		[Enabled]
*QPI PWM Frequency		[Auto]
*IOH PWM Frequency		[Auto]
*DRAM PWM Frequency		[Auto]

---------- Spread Spectrum Control -----------
CPU Spread Spectrum		[Disabled]
DRAM Spread Spectrum		[Disabled]



***on-board jumper dependant

Don, how high can you get with QPI Slow Mode disabled? I noticed in your screenie that it was enabled.

225MHz, maybe a couple of MHz higher, but didn't tried. 230 is a no go, whatever I do. Tried max 1.4V IOH. I don't know if I should go higher just with air cooling.
BTW, check this post again in couple of minutes if you want to see BIOS settings I used.

[cx-ray]

Is anyone here aware of a voltage differential rule for the CPU PLL, similar to the ~0.5v max difference between vtt and vDimm? ...just like to make sure before I run 24/7 with low voltage PLL. Thanks.

[OC Nub]

I dont think there is any rule, a lot are running CPU PLL at 1.40v-1.60v 24/7.

[JenBell]

Dom...thank u for ur settingsl I dont see settings below in 901 BIOS: C1 Auto Demotion and C3 Auto Demotion

Will give some of ur settings a go see what I can do. Ur RAM settings as u scale up is very interesting. Any tips on where I can find out the settings for my 12GB of CMT6GX3M3A2000C8. I know running it at 2000 is almost impossible but if I can hit between 1800 to 1900 I will be really happy. Cooling wise I usually set the vcore to 1.35 - noticed that auto for vcore ramps up the voltage to 1.4 everytime. Ur vcore goes above 1.35 to 1.36...while I am using WCing for the 980x kind of hesitant about going above 1.35 even with decent enough temps and good head room if I need it.

[donmarkoni]

Is anyone here aware of a voltage differential rule for the CPU PLL, similar to the ~0.5v max difference between vtt and vDimm? ...just like to make sure before I run 24/7 with low voltage PLL. Thanks.

There is no rule similar to that one, but there is a absolute minimum setting of 1.65V CPU PLL for Bloomfields only.
You can check two tables here: Intel Core i7 980X - guide to optimal cpu vtt & vdimm voltages Uncore to Memory frequency ratios.
I suppose that is why they tend to loose stability if you lower it too much.

Dom...thank u for ur settingsl I dont see settings below in 901 BIOS: C1 Auto Demotion and C3 Auto Demotion

Will give some of ur settings a go see what I can do. Ur RAM settings as u scale up is very interesting. Any tips on where I can find out the settings for my 12GB of CMT6GX3M3A2000C8. I know running it at 2000 is almost impossible but if I can hit between 1800 to 1900 I will be really happy. Cooling wise I usually set the vcore to 1.35 - noticed that auto for vcore ramps up the voltage to 1.4 everytime. Ur vcore goes above 1.35 to 1.36...while I am using WCing for the 980x kind of hesitant about going above 1.35 even with decent enough temps and good head room if I need it.

Those setings and couple of others you probably didn't noticed are there from BIOS 0009, right after 0901. IMO, best so far are 9124, 0009 and 0011.

RAM settings could stay the same at the last settings also, if I raised VTT (QPI/DRAM) a little and used 16x multi instead od 15x for UnCore.
Try finding some settings in this thread: Corsair Dominator TR3X6G1600C7D Testing. It is not the same, but it is the same, if you know what I mean. Check out this too: >12GB and higher club
I use more then that for vCore and I might even use more then 1.4V for 24/7 settings, when these hot summer days pass, but I'm a little hesitant about more then 1.4V VTT for 24/7 settings.

[facboy]

has anybody's sensor chip gone AWOL after a while? been running linx runs at 4.2 and when i come back (after 100 runs) the sensor chip is completely disabled, everest can't read mobo temps, everest/cpu-z can't read voltages, and the multi seems to be stuck on max (i usually have c1e and c-states enabled, so that it downclocks). could be that my voltages are right on the edge of stability (running at 1.337 50% LLC VCore/1.30 QPI/DRAM/1.45 PLL). only started happening yesterday.

[Cookiesowns]

has anybody's sensor chip gone AWOL after a while? been running linx runs at 4.2 and when i come back (after 100 runs) the sensor chip is completely disabled, everest can't read mobo temps, everest/cpu-z can't read voltages, and the multi seems to be stuck on max (i usually have c1e and c-states enabled, so that it downclocks). could be that my voltages are right on the edge of stability (running at 1.337 50% LLC VCore/1.30 QPI/DRAM/1.45 PLL). only started happening yesterday.

Hey, your stressing the system to the limit. 100 Runs of lin? Thats alot man, If it comes back ( as in sensors revert back to normal ), then it should be ok. Might just be a software glitch, who knows, its not always the hardware. I've learned from the best...

[facboy]

Hey, your stressing the system to the limit. 100 Runs of lin? Thats alot man, If it comes back ( as in sensors revert back to normal ), then it should be ok. Might just be a software glitch, who knows, its not always the hardware. I've learned from the best...

well it comes back after a reboot, so far it's done it twice. lowered the speed to 4.13 now (which is my planned 24/7 anyway), will see if it happens again. if it doesn't happen at this speed i'm gonna think the o/c was slightly unstable...i've had plenty of o/cs fail on obscure stuff...like a prime/linx stable o/c that would crash to desktop sometimes playing WMVs. i just thought it was WMV being crap, turns out it was the o/c b/c when i turned it down 50mhz it went away.

i dunno, i kinda think the system should pass 100 runs of linx, i mean, it will do that at stock no problem. ppl have different ideas of what constitutes a stable o/c, i'd like it to be able to do everything it can at stock. if it can run linx 24/7 for a week at stock, i'd like it to be able to do that o/c'd as well (not that i plan to do either lol).

[facboy]

hum it did happen again even at 4.13.

[turtletrax]

hum it did happen again even at 4.13.

I remember when I was obsessed with stability. It was a long time ago. Then I found it was pointless. It wastes electricity and hammers your hardware, and still can mean instability under certain circumstances. So the minimum agreed passes for whatever test is in fashion, followed by some memory diagnostics followed by heavy gaming is what I use now.

Save some time, electricity and longevity of hardware and enjoy it

[donmarkoni]

Save some time, electricity and longevity of hardware and enjoy it

That is the best advice given in any OC forum in years!

[OC Nub]

I remember when I was obsessed with stability. It was a long time ago. Then I found it was pointless. It wastes electricity and hammers your hardware, and still can mean instability under certain circumstances. So the minimum agreed passes for whatever test is in fashion, followed by some memory diagnostics followed by heavy gaming is what I use now.

Save some time, electricity and longevity of hardware and enjoy it

+100
I just recently gave up on long blend and linx runs to test stability. Feel like a large weight has been lifted off my shoulders. If it plays BC2 and doesnt screw up in my every day use its stable enough for me. Worse case is it could freeze up or maybe bsod....So What!!! How many bsod's and lock ups did we get trying to get it to pass long stress tests? More than I can count.

[USFORCES]

Just got home and look what the mailman left next to the door




JK

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6558/ek58.jpg

[turtletrax]

That is the best advice given in any OC forum in years!

Thanks I think OCing is prone to those with a smidge of OCD so I find these things need to be said occasionally LOL

+100
I just recently gave up on long blend and linx runs to test stability. Feel like a large weight has been lifted off my shoulders. If it plays BC2 and doesnt screw up in my every day use its stable enough for me. Worse case is it could freeze up or maybe bsod....So What!!! How many bsod's and lock ups did we get trying to get it to pass long stress tests? More than I can count.

Completely right. I borked a release Q6600 going for 4Ghz 8 hours Prime stable. I got it, but after time the chip eventually wouldnt OC for shiz. Eventually sold it to Zsamz and he could only get it stable at 2Ghz and gave it to a family member LOL. That is when I officially didnt care about stressing hard.

Just got home and look what the mailman left next to the door




JK

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6558/ek58.jpg

I, at first, was

Then I saw the JK


Sweet block man, I cant wait to see what kind of performance I get out of my acetal version. Hope you enjoy!!!

[USFORCES]

I, at first, was

Then I saw the JK


Sweet block man, I cant wait to see what kind of performance I get out of my acetal version. Hope you enjoy!!!

I won't know until monday or tuesday that's when the board and memory come, got the 980 today too

I wonder what kind of 24/7 clocks I will get...

[SkOrPn]

Just got home and look what the mailman left next to the door




JK

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6558/ek58.jpg

LOL I couldn't believe my eyes. If I was that mailman I would have tried to make the box look as good as possible, not leave that bigass dent in it... Then I to saw the JK and started rolling ... good one

[Scerate]

hmm do anybody know what the 0x0d1 BSoD references to? I'm 25x LinX and Prime 12h Small fft stable, so i don't get it, from my point of view it could reference to too less v-core? Forgot to mention that i get this BsoD while playing AvP DX11, GraphicsCard is atm not Oced.

[cstkl1]

hmm do anybody know what the 0x0d1 BSoD references to? I'm 25x LinX and Prime 12h Small fft stable, so i don't get it, from my point of view it could reference to too less v-core? Forgot to mention that i get this BsoD while playing AvP DX11, GraphicsCard is atm not Oced.

try passing this

windows diagnostic mode
prime95 64bit custom
small fft 128, large fft 4096

try to pass 4 hours min.