***ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Owners Thread***

[OC Nub]

Did try extreme preset low in bios and the board won't post. All fans turned on, no monitor signal and debug led is off, Q led cpu solid red also voltminder led at pch 1.5 and cpu vsa on solid green

Not even freez it yet...



Neweeg is oos, just bought another RIVE+BF3

Hope you have better luck with the new board, its a very nice board.

[Dumo]

^^Thanks OC My luck with Asus board

At least I can learn to play BF3...if my C2 turn out to be a dud with cold

[electricl]

Is it safe to run 4.9GHz@1.48v 24/7 with temps under linx in the low 70c(This is max) Average temps under linx is 65-66C
I want the chip to last at least 2 years.

[froxic]

LinX or Prime95 cause a lot higher heat load, than regular aplication use. 70°C is very good temperature anyway. If you want be "safe" – try 4.8G with little bit lover voltage

[donmarkoni]

Nice hows it going so far Don?

Hey mate! Sorry for late reply. I was very busy, and at the same time very frustrated with Hypers on X79/SB-E.
People here were telling that these don't mix, but I was skeptical... Well, I should have listened.

There were some high numbers, but it was unstable. Couldn't pass AIDA64 CPU ZLib benchmark, not to mention SuperPI32.
If used with Hypers' profile from the BIOS, results were just terrible. AIDA's CPU Photoworxx and CPU AES, which are very memory dependent gave half and the quarter of the speed.

Sooo... While I was in trouble, I was looking for one particular memory kit for some time... And one day I saw it with 50% discount. Of course, I bought two kits for the price of one.
ADATA AX3U2400GB2G9-DG2 - Introduction - Description - Specification (yes, they are nonexistent in the specs )




Some results:

[needforspeed]

Like the ram... Any chance of telling where you got them from.. very interested..

[donmarkoni]

Like the ram... Any chance of telling where you got them from.. very interested..

Got it from local retailer. There were only two pairs, like they were waiting for me. For half the price.

[xarot]

Got it from local retailer. There were only two pairs, like they were waiting for me. For half the price.

Very nice, did the RAMs have a sticky on them waiting already, "Don's RAM, don't touch"

[electricl]

What is the safest voltage for 24/7 use? I searched for answers and some say 1.5v is the max for 24/7 others say don't go over 1.45. I'm currently running 4.8GHz @1.46v with RAM @2133MHz. Is this acceptable?

[MrTOOSHORT]

What is the safest voltage for 24/7 use? I searched for answers and some say 1.5v is the max for 24/7 others say don't go over 1.45. I'm currently running 4.8GHz @1.46v with RAM @2133MHz. Is this acceptable?

1.5v is way too much for 24/7. 1.4-1.45v should be the max. I keep mine @1.34v with an OC of 4.7GHz. I'd recommend you back off to 4.7GHz and see the least amount voltage you can maintain with stability

[stasio]

Rampage-IV-Extreme-ASUS-1103

http://www.mediafire.com/?kbw58mbxaf8zqs0

- Improves High Frequency DRAM Compatibility
- Improves Peripheral Compatibility
- 14.02.2012

[RCG_Bex]

I <3 my fiance so much...
.
.
...he bought me RAMZ for V-day

Roses are red, violets are blue, forget buying roses I haz RAMZ for you!







OM NOM NOM!!!

[owikh84]

Got myself 2 kits of Team Xtreem LV PC3 20800 DDR3 LV 2600 4X4GB Quad from memoryc





Can't make it to run at 2600MHz
what I've tried so far

load Normal OC profile
- use BIOS 006
- set BCLK to 122 and memory to one notch lower from 2600MHz, that's ~2200MHz
- go into DRAM option, set to mode 2, set main timings to 10-12-12-31-1T as well as 2T
- reboot and go into BIOS again to increase one notch memory to 2600MHz, vdimm 1.65v-1.7v, VTT/VCCSA 1.25-1.3v
- get code B2 (62) & 00

[LardArse]

- get code B2 (62) & 00[/QUOTE]

b2 -> 00 = IMC cannot make the frequency, DRAM Training not even started yet

[RCG_Bex]

I'll give mine a shot tonight... I was going to buy another kit to get 32gb but maybe not now...

[owikh84]

- get code B2 (62) & 00

b2 -> 00 = IMC cannot make the frequency, DRAM Training not even started yet

that's sucks i need a new chip this one is degrading badly.

[Voodoo Hoodoo]

Hi, I'm hoping Lard or Raja can assist me.

I was on BIOS 1005 and added a 3rd 580 GTX. I booted up and was greeted with an AF code almost immediately. System hangs, no VGA coming through. If I hit the reset switch it then cycles up and proceeds to a point where it says I need to go into the BIOS via F1 on the keyboard.

I go into the BIOS. All system settings are stock except I have set the RAID flag. It's reporting that it's trying to get to 9600 Mhz on turbo and the memory is set to 1600 Mhz. I freaked out a little bit. I then went into the next BIOS screen where the date is displaying as Thursday, 00/00/986X. I've tried changing this. So if I put in 16/02/2012 it automatically changes to Friday 33/1971547854 when I move the mouse or up arrow etc.

So ok I thought, I'll flash to 1101 in the hope it fixes it. So I flash it, it does the 100% thing. After it restarts it goes straight back into the AF code almost immediately. I hit the reset button and it cycles through, once again asking me to fix the BIOS settings. Once again, the date is wrong and loading defaults etc and restarting goes straight back to AF code, but at least it's only trying to get to 3900 Mhz turbo. All other settings stay the same. I try using the secondary BIOS (0604) and it does the same thing, the AF code, reset, BIOS needs to resaved, same story.

So ok, I reset the CMOS using the button on the rear of the motherboard. hold it down for approx 15 seconds. It goes back to the AF code on reboot and displays a 9600 Mhz turbo mode and same date issue in bios.

Ok so I turn off the machine and take the CMOS battery out for at least 3 minutes. Reseat the battery and fire it up. Same deal as above. This happens on either BIOS.

Is there some way to fix this in house or should I RMA it. Please note I've removed all peripheral devices (except keyboard) and removed all extra vid cards except one, sound card etc. One stick of RAM in the proper slot (it reports 4Gb found as it should) and still getting the same issue. I've been able to force boot off a RAID 0 setup into safe mode but cannot boot in standard mode. When I force boot using a selected drive I get an AE code while it loads drivers (Win7 64 bit Ultimate) and then AA for a bit, then it boots in, BUT have only been able to get into the OS once. It usually sits on 'Please Wait...' with AA on the debug led forever.

Can anyone assist? Is there any way to force it to reset the BIOS to a factory default or is there a more serious issue that I can return it to my place of purchase for examination by a professional?

Please help, it's been 3 days without a PC and I'm going insane.

Thanks.

[LardArse]

reseat cpu use only one stick of ram one vga and boot after cmos cleared
check in bios hw monitor all the voltages and temps and take a SS
to see if anything is amiss in the hw monitor

[Olvik]

Hi, I'm hoping Lard or Raja can assist me.

I was on BIOS 1005 and added a 3rd 580 GTX. I booted up and was greeted with an AF code almost immediately. System hangs, no VGA coming through. If I hit the reset switch it then cycles up and proceeds to a point where it says I need to go into the BIOS via F1 on the keyboard.

I go into the BIOS. All system settings are stock except I have set the RAID flag. It's reporting that it's trying to get to 9600 Mhz on turbo and the memory is set to 1600 Mhz. I freaked out a little bit. I then went into the next BIOS screen where the date is displaying as Thursday, 00/00/986X. I've tried changing this. So if I put in 16/02/2012 it automatically changes to Friday 33/1971547854 when I move the mouse or up arrow etc.

So ok I thought, I'll flash to 1101 in the hope it fixes it. So I flash it, it does the 100% thing. After it restarts it goes straight back into the AF code almost immediately. I hit the reset button and it cycles through, once again asking me to fix the BIOS settings. Once again, the date is wrong and loading defaults etc and restarting goes straight back to AF code, but at least it's only trying to get to 3900 Mhz turbo. All other settings stay the same. I try using the secondary BIOS (0604) and it does the same thing, the AF code, reset, BIOS needs to resaved, same story.

So ok, I reset the CMOS using the button on the rear of the motherboard. hold it down for approx 15 seconds. It goes back to the AF code on reboot and displays a 9600 Mhz turbo mode and same date issue in bios.

Ok so I turn off the machine and take the CMOS battery out for at least 3 minutes. Reseat the battery and fire it up. Same deal as above. This happens on either BIOS.

Is there some way to fix this in house or should I RMA it. Please note I've removed all peripheral devices (except keyboard) and removed all extra vid cards except one, sound card etc. One stick of RAM in the proper slot (it reports 4Gb found as it should) and still getting the same issue. I've been able to force boot off a RAID 0 setup into safe mode but cannot boot in standard mode. When I force boot using a selected drive I get an AE code while it loads drivers (Win7 64 bit Ultimate) and then AA for a bit, then it boots in, BUT have only been able to get into the OS once. It usually sits on 'Please Wait...' with AA on the debug led forever.

Can anyone assist? Is there any way to force it to reset the BIOS to a factory default or is there a more serious issue that I can return it to my place of purchase for examination by a professional?

Please help, it's been 3 days without a PC and I'm going insane.

Thanks.

It is normal after upgrading the BIOS asks you press F1 for reset to factory.
First I recommend that you upgrade to BIOS 1103 or 1201 because small fixes compatibility issues and stability.

Study carefully the values ​​of the hard disk, graphics and memory, checking they are correct, do not do any overclocking, leave the values ​​in AUTO.

A greeting.

[Voodoo Hoodoo]

It is normal after upgrading the BIOS asks you press F1 for reset to factory.
First I recommend that you upgrade to BIOS 1103 or 1201 because small fixes compatibility issues and stability.

Study carefully the values ​​of the hard disk, graphics and memory, checking they are correct, do not do any overclocking, leave the values ​​in AUTO.

A greeting.

Thanks Olvik. the issue was happening before any BIOS update. I believe I've solved the issue with a new motherboard. I still don't trust the CPU at this point but I'll deal with that after my holidays

Appreciate the help.

[Voodoo Hoodoo]

reseat cpu use only one stick of ram one vga and boot after cmos cleared
check in bios hw monitor all the voltages and temps and take a SS
to see if anything is amiss in the hw monitor

Thanks Lard. I tried all that. I finally went and bought another R4E. Funny enough, the problem persisted. However over the last 3 days the problems have slowly gone away. I don't know if this points to a CPU issue or not, but today was the first time I could turn it on and didn't get forced into a forced F1 and manual boot off the primary OS HDD.

I appreciate the help and I will slowly start testing the system in OC scenarios.

[Olvik]

Thanks Olvik. the issue was happening before any BIOS update. I believe I've solved the issue with a new motherboard. I still don't trust the CPU at this point but I'll deal with that after my holidays

Appreciate the help.

I'm glad you now go well.

A greeting.

[donmarkoni]

My post from yesterday is gone...

Here we go again:

Here is a BIOS template for the OP, old school, txt file, as I don't like BIOS s/s.

************************EXTREME TWEAKER************************
===============================================================

LN2 Mode					Disable

All Core Target CPU Turbo-Mode Speed :		5000MHz
Target DRAM Speed :				2400MHz

Ai Overclock Tuner				[Manual]
CPU Level Up					[Disabled]
  BCLK Frequency				[100.000]
  CPU Strap					[100MHz]
  ClockGen Full Reset				[Enabled]
Turbo Ratio					[By All Cores]
By All Cores					[50]
Internal PLL Overvoltage			[Enabled]
CPU Clock Gen Filter				[20UF]
Memory Frequency				[DDR3-2400MHz]
Xtreme Tweaking					[Disabled]
EPU Power Saving Mode				[Disabled]

===============================================================

>DRAM Timing Control
 
 Rampage Tweak					[Mode 2]
 
 Primary Timings		CHA CHB CHC CHD	
 DRAM CAS# Latency		  7   7   7   7	[7]
 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay	 11  11  11  11	[11]
 DRAM RAS# PRE Time		  7   7   7   7	[7]
 DRAM RAS# ACT Time		 27  27  27  27	[27]
 DRAM COMMAND Mode		  1   1   1   1	[1]
 Latency Boundary				[Auto]

 Secondary Timings		CHA CHB CHC CHD
 DRAM RAS# to RAS# Delay	  4   4   4   4	[4]
 DRAM REF Cycle Time		 96  96  96  96	[96]
 DRAM WRITE Recovery Time	 14  14  14  14	[14]
 DRAM READ to PRE Time		  4   4   4   4	[4]
 DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time		 20  20  20  20	[20]
 DRAM WRITE to READ Dealy	  4   4   4   4	[4]
 DRAM Write Latency		  8   8   8   8	[8]
 
 Tertiary Timings		CHA CHB CHC CHD
 tRRDR				  0   0   0   0	[0]
 tRRDD				  0   0   0   0	[0]
 tWWDR				  0   0   0   0	[0]
 tWWDD				  0   0   0   0	[0]
 tRWDR				  8   8   8   8	[8]
 tRWDD				  3   3   3   3	[3]
 tWRDR				  1   1   1   1	[1]
 tWRDD				  1   1   1   1	[1]
 tRWSR				  8   8   8   8	[8]
 tCCD				  0   0   0   0	[0]
 
 Latency Timings		CHA CHB CHC CHD
 DRAM RTL (CHA D0 R0)		 37            	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHA D0 R0)		  5            	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHA D0 R1)		 37            	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHA D0 R1)		  5            	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHA D1 R0)		 11            	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHA D1 R0)		  0            	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHA D1 R1)		 11            	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHA D1 R1)		  0            	[Auto]
 -----------------------------------------------------
 DRAM RTL (CHB D0 R0)		     37        	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHB D0 R0)		      7        	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHB D0 R1)		     37        	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHB D0 R1)		      7        	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHB D1 R0)		     11        	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHB D1 R0)		      0        	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHB D1 R1)		     11        	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHB D1 R1)		      0        	[Auto]
 -----------------------------------------------------
 DRAM RTL (CHC D0 R0)		         37    	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHC D0 R0)		          5    	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHC D0 R1)		         37    	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHC D0 R1)		          5    	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHC D1 R0)		         11    	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHC D1 R0)		          0    	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHC D1 R1)		         11    	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHC D1 R1)		          0    	[Auto]
 -----------------------------------------------------
 DRAM RTL (CHD D0 R0)		             37	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHD D0 R0)		              7	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHD D0 R1)		             37	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHD D0 R1)		              7	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHD D1 R0)		             11	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHD D1 R0)		              0	[Auto]
 DRAM RTL (CHD D1 R1)		             11	[Auto]
 DRAM IOL (CHD D1 R1)		              0	[Auto]
 
 Others
 DRAM CLK Period				[5]
 Enhanced Training (CHA)			[Disabled]
 Enhanced Training (CHB)			[Disabled]
 Enhanced Training (CHC)			[Disabled]
 Enhanced Training (CHD)			[Disabled]
 MCH Duty Sense (CHA)				[15]
 MCH Duty Sense (CHB)				[17]
 MCH Duty Sense (CHC)				[15]
 MCH Duty Sense (CHD)				[17]
 Receiver Slew					[Normal]
 Transmitter Slew				[Normal]
 MCH Recheck					[Auto]
 RC Warm Boot Fast				[Disabled]

===============================================================

>DIGI+ Power Control
 
 CPU VCore
 CPU Load-line Calibration			[High]
 CPU Current Capability				[Disabled]
 CPU Voltage Frequency				[Manual]
 CPU Fixed Frequency				[500]
 VRM Over Temperature Protection		[Auto]
 CPU Power Duty Control				[Extreme]
 Vcore MOS volt. Control			[7V]
 CPU Power Phase Control			[Extreme]
 CPU VCORE Boot Up Voltage			[Auto]

 CPU VSA
 VCCSA Load-line Calibration			[Extreme]
 VCCSA Current Capability			[140%]
 VCCSA Fixed Frequency				[500]
 CPU VCCSA Boot Up Voltage			[Auto]
 
 CPU VTT
 CPU VTT Switching Freq				[1.3x]
 CPU VTT Over-Current Protection		[Auto]
 
 DRAM Voltage
 DRAM-AB Current Capability			[140%]
 DRAM-AB Voltage Frequency			[Manual]
 DRAM-AB Fixed Frequency Mode			[500]
 DRAM-AB Power Phase Control			[Extreme]
 DRAM-CD Current Capability			[140%]
 DRAM-CD Voltage Frequency			[Manual]
 DRAM-CD Fixed Frequency Mode			[500]
 DRAM-CD Power Phase Control			[Extreme]
 
 PCH 1.1V
 PCH 1.1V Switching Freq			[Auto]

===============================================================

>CPU Performance Settings
 
 CPU Ratio					[Auto]
 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology		[Enabled]
 Turbo Mode					[Enabled]
 --------------------------------------------------------
 Turbo Mode Parameters
 Power Limit Control				[Auto]

===============================================================

Extreme OV					[Disabled]
BCLK Skew					[Auto]
CPU VCORE Voltage		1.432V		[Manual Mode]
  CPU VCORE Manual Voltage			[1.430]
VTT CPU Voltage			1.218V		[1.20000]
2nd VTTCPU Voltage		1.046V		[Auto]
CPU VCCSA Voltage		1.212V		[Manual Mode]
  CPU VCCSA Manual Voltage			[1.200]
DRAM Voltage (CHA, CHB)		1.762V		[1.770]
DRAM Voltage (CHC, CHD)		1.762V		[1.775]
CPU PLL Voltage			1.884V		[Auto]
PCH 1.1v Voltage		1.096V		[Auto]
VTTDDR Voltage (CHA, CHB)			[Auto]
VTTDDR Voltage (CHC, CHD)			[Auto]
CPU Spread Spectrum				[Disabled]
PCIE Spread Spectrum				[Disabled]

===============================================================

>CPU Tweakers'Paradise
 
 PCIE CLK Skew					[Auto]
 CPU I/O Skew					[Auto]
 CPU I/O Drive Strenght				[Auto]

===============================================================

>Memory Tweakers'Paradise
 
 IMC AB Signal 1				[Auto]
 IMC AB Signal 2				[Auto]
 IMC AB Signal 3				[Auto]
 IMC CD Signal 1				[Auto]
 IMC CD Signal 2				[Auto]
 IMC cD Signal 3				[Auto]
 DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA			[Auto]
 DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA			[Auto]
 DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHB			[Auto]
 DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB			[Auto]
 DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHC			[Auto]
 DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHC			[Auto]
 DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHD			[Auto]
 DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHD			[Auto]
 DRAM Read REF Voltage on CHA			[Auto]
 DRAM Read REF Voltage on CHB			[Auto]
 DRAM Read REF Voltage on CHC			[Auto]
 DRAM Read REF Voltage on CHD			[Auto]

===============================================================

>PCH Chipset Tweakers'Paradise
 
 PCH 1.5V Voltage		1.503V		[Auto]
 PCH 1.1VG					[Auto]
 PCH DMI Strenght				[Auto]
 PCH DMI Skew					[Auto]
 PCH USB Skew					[Auto]
 PCH SATA3 Strenght				[Auto]

===============================================================

>VGA Tweakers'Paradise
 
 VGA1 Core Voltage				[Auto]
 VGA1 Core Voltage Boost			[Disabled]
 VGA1 Memory Voltage				[Auto]
 VGA1 PLL Voltage				[Auto]
 VGA2 Core Voltage				[Auto]
 VGA2 Core Voltage Boost			[Disabled]
 VGA2 Memory Voltage				[Auto]
 VGA2 PLL Voltage				[Auto]

===============================================================



***************************ADVANCED****************************
===============================================================

CPU Configuration

Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor			[Enabled]
Hyper-threading					[Enabled]
Active Processor Cores				[All]
Limit CPUID Maximum				[Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit				[Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher				[Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher			[Enabled]
Intel Virtualization Technology			[Enabled]

>CPU Power Management Configuration
 CPU Ratio					[Auto]
 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology		[Enabled]
 Turbo Mode					[Enabled]
 CPU C1E					[Enabled]
 CPU C3 Report					[Enabled]
 CPU C6 Report					[Enabled]
 CPU C7 Report					[Enabled]

===============================================================

System Agent Configuration

Inter(R) VT-d					[Disabled]
PCIE_X16_1 Link Speed				[GEN3]
PCIE_X16/X8_3 and PCIE_X8_4 Link Speed		[GEN3]
PCIE_X8_2A and PCIE_X8_2B Link Speed		[GEN3]

===============================================================

PCH Configuration

High Precision Timer				[Disabled]

===============================================================

BTW, those are my 24/7 settings if anyone interested.

...and in picture.

[keineAhnung]

Hello I have a problem

you look at the video

take with you the start and as long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGsip...=youtube_gdata

[LardArse]

Hello I have a problem

you look at the video

take with you the start and as long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGsip...=youtube_gdata

yes cold boot is long, you can set 'Clockgen filter' to disabled to speed up cold boot but it may impact your OC