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

[Boulard83]

BF3 is butter smooth at ULTRA with my SLI GTX570 at 825mhz + 3930K @ 4.2ghz. 60fps steady.

great mobo, great cards, great CPU .... this is everything everyone need !

[Nsidious9]

That 01 code your getting usually means instability with memory. Do all your sticks pass stability testing at stock?? Try setting DRAM voltage to 1.65 manually for starters.

Yes, I ran both kits with mem test on different machines for 8 hours (while I slept today, heh) without error.

If I was you I would also try 4 sticks of RAM in the red slots at least till you have the OS installed. With 8 Dimms you may need sligthly higher VCCSA and/ or VTT.

Do you have a recommended starting point?

please use bios 0901 or if on 00xxb BIOS go into DRAM Timing and set Rampage Tweak to Mode 1

I am now using 0901.
I have tried everything from XMP to manually setting up the memory pages. I tried voltages 1.5-1.65. I am not sure I should go any higher?

I also had all 8 RAM slots filled and the board was unstable, even though the memory was NOT faulty. So try running with just 4 or 2 sticks installed.
For me sometimes it wouldn't post and gave some error code but i just thought it was because i had the board overclocked, then i discovered it also did this on default settings. I also had trouble installing or booting Windows on a RAID array and now i think it was the memory. If more than 4 RAM slots are filled then the system becomes unstable.

In the end i got my board running ok with all 8 dimms (32GB) by doing the OPPOSITE of what you normally would do... i tightened the memory timings to 9-11-10-28 and set the memory voltage LOWER to 1.6v. Default auto settings were 11-11-11-28 and 1.67v yet these didn't work. The latest BIOS (0901) dont fix this problem either.

The settings for memory timings and voltage are under the first tab in the BIOS. But try it with less RAM installed first and if it's ok then you might have this same problem...

I got the system to run and install Windows on 4 modules/16GB without issue. But it is when I put the 8 in that I am.


Should I adjust the strap? If so. what should I set it to? Should I be more fine tuning the cpu settings or stick to changing specific items first?

[Eldonko]

Started testing a retail 3930K today, does 5Ghz np. Needs a little more voltage than the 3960X but that was expected. If running 5Ghz at 0.03v less is worth an extra $500 that is up to you lol. Have some reviews on the go so dont have time to freeze it quite yet, perhaps next weekend.

[LardArse]

[QUOTE=Nsidious9;5008337] debug sets on 01, QUOTE]

For 01 Debug messages (other than when oc memory too far) can also manually set 'ClockGen Filter' to DISABLED

[LardArse]

I got the system to run and install Windows on 4 modules/16GB without issue. But it is when I put the 8 in that I am.
t?

no promises but you can try this bios
http://www.mediafire.com/?s5mbqsba3qjoa6p

And set the Third timings as shown:


http://www.freeimagehosting.net/82d2f

[owikh84]

owikh84: I had the same thing happen but only with hypers. Tried remounting the CPU also but didnt help. Took 3 sticks out and boot with 1 stick, then 2, 3, and 4, each time checked to see if the bios screen showed all memory installed . After that no more issues. Weird but it seemed to work.

I've tried your method but not working. Found out that stick on the dimm A1 is not detected, altho can be seen in spd info in bios settings.

[OC Nub]

New chip came today. I havent tested any over clocking or stability on it, but the IMC seems better. No issues booting with memory at 2400mhz. Sensors look to be better, the temps read much more even.

Also trying a different kit of memory. Mushkin Redline/Ridgeback pc3-1700cl9 kit.

[OC Nub]

I've tried your method but not working. Found out that stick on the dimm A1 is not detected, altho can be seen in spd info in bios settings.

The kit I had problems with was the Dominator 2000c8's. Sorry that didnt help.

[pazza316]

I have never had problems at 2400 with 4 Sticks or stability once booted with 4 sticks and 16gb. The problem for me arises at 2400mhz with 8 sticks and 32gb. Glade your problem has sorted its self out though.

[owikh84]

New chip came today. I havent tested any over clocking or stability on it, but the IMC seems better. No issues booting with memory at 2400mhz. Sensors look to be better, the temps read much more even.

Also trying a different kit of memory. Mushkin Redline/Ridgeback pc3-1700cl9 kit.

Nice chip u got there bro. My 3960X loves voltage so much it needs 1.55v+ to get stable at 5GHz.

The kit I had problems with was the Dominator 2000c8's. Sorry that didnt help.

It's ok I think it's the dimm A1 went faulty. but nvm as I've just grabbed another RIVE. TQ

I have never had problems at 2400 with 4 Sticks or stability once booted with 4 sticks and 16gb. The problem for me arises at 2400mhz with 8 sticks and 32gb. Glade your problem has sorted its self out though.

Populated dimm has been an issue since SB. Hopefully it will be fixed soon. Can't wait to play with 8 sticks at rated speed/timings

[Photek]

I can get all 8 of my dimms running at the rated speed (2133MHz) with the rated timings. Since i lowered the RAM voltage to 1.6v everything has been fine.

[pazza316]

What sticks you running Photek???

[Photek]

Two kits of G.Skill PC3-17000 RipjawsZ (model number: F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH)

Now i've got it stable at 2154MHz on 1.61v with it's rated timings, but any higher and it BSOD's.

[vmanuelgm]

There's a new driver for rapid storage enterprise that solves several problems on asus support page..

[RCG_Bex]

Has anyone else had validation issues? Using the ROG edition but I can't validate my stuff.

[Photek]

The normal version works for me but not tried the ROG version. Can it be downloaded from the Asus site? Cant find it on there...

Edit: Found the ROG version, and it validates for me. Have you got the latest version? 1.59... you can get it here.

[RCG_Bex]

I downloaded it and installed it from CPUID.com - I can grab a capture but if I upload it it fails...

[UltraNEO*]

I'z has this board too So far everything being great apart from the PCH fan, that's one noisy son of a biatch!!!
Asus, do we really need a tiny annoying fan on this board???

For anyone curious, CPU batch number #3133B429

[LardArse]

takes 1 minute to go into the bios and set pch fan to disable
you have strong hearing for sure

[Photek]

I'z has this board too So far everything being great apart from the PCH fan, that's one noisy son of a biatch!!!
Asus, do we really need a tiny annoying fan on this board???

Thats weird... the fan on my board literally makes just about no noise, even sitting right next to the board now with the side off my case i cant hear the PCH fan at all. But you might be able to disable the fan in the BIOS though, it's only really there for people who highly overclock and increase the PCH voltage.

[muziqaz]

Sabertooth has two of those fans as far as I remember

[Eldonko]

I cant hear the fan at all myself. Set it to quiet mode in BIOS or disabling it totally is ok too.

[UltraNEO*]

Thats weird... the fan on my board literally makes just about no noise, even sitting right next to the board now with the side off my case i cant hear the PCH fan at all. But you might be able to disable the fan in the BIOS though, it's only really there for people who highly overclock and increase the PCH voltage.

Trust me, when you upgrade from a almost fairly slient air-cooled MacPro, this machine is a noise box!! Everything just rumbles. I'm wondering did I made the mistake of buying the Raven over the Fortress case with it's better noise prevention (so i hear)... I do love the fact them 180mm fans are near quiet and everything is accessible without crouching to my knees for the BIOS clear switch.

[UltraNEO*]

takes 1 minute to go into the bios and set pch fan to disable
you have strong hearing for sure

Yeah.. I tried that option and I see the temps in AI suite shoot up to 40+ whilst rendering in After Effects. Now I have it on "Duty", what ever that is..

[Boulard83]

Im using the "auto" control for my RIVE. Ive set lower to 30°c et High to 70°c. The fan is very silent in normal use but can speed if needed.