Live MB OC Report :: ASUS Rampage Extreme

[eternal_fantasy]

Hi All,

Just back form hols - good to see that a lot of progress has been made on the detailed bios settings and that people are getting some decent results.

Finally got my W/C hooked up and just running a 24 hr leak test so hope to get some results this weekend. Here's how it's shaping up so far ...


This is my first experience of W/C and after an initial test run using the wife's ionised water for the iron flooded the case things look more promising. Just getting an occasional tick which I guess is trapped air moving about. Cr@p just as I typed this the hose just blew off the pump outlet - that'll be two hose clips there then. Good job Feser One is water based (?) its came off the beige carpet ok just hope it dries without a green tint and the wife is working late.

Sorry for rambling, the real point to my post is to ask what I can expect from my 9770 on water ? - had 4.1Ghz 24/7 from it on air.

Thanks.

Hey Rob nice system!! I'd really use a long nose plyer and clamp down on the nylon hose clamps, or even better find some jubilee clamps for the pump outlet as the area has the highest pressure in the loop. I'd say you would probably get another 300ish Mhz from the WC depending on your CPU, loop performance and skill

Anyway back!!

[ante_ante]

Trying to get my G.skill stable with 7-7-7-18-72 but after a while in windows it just boots.

This is my settings and i hope someone can give me some tips.

[giorgos th.]

have you tried with Vrefs and skews on auto?

[Anuaja]

[Infa]

Turbodream, maybe you have to have higher vdimm, I need 2-2.02 for stable system, 1.96 could be to low. also vNB about 1.50 for PL6 and CL7 as you use.

[ante_ante]

" Infa " i have tried vdimm up to 2.1 but i haven´t tried vNB, should give that a try. And ofc PL 6-7 instead of Auto. Have i done the Dram Skew correctly ? Using white slots .......

[Expat GriZ]

" Infa " i have tried vdimm up to 2.1 but i haven´t tried vNB, should give that a try. And ofc PL 6-7 instead of Auto. Have i done the Dram Skew correctly ? Using white slots .......

I leave the command skew on auto or normal and the Clock Skew A2, B2 both advance 250ps.

[Kensek]

@Turbodream

Where you are advancing 125ps on the Dram Cmnd Skew I always have to
go Negative 50ps on A

And Negative 100ps on B.

[ante_ante]

Will never learn about the skews, but do i have to change both channel A and B ?

[Kensek]

Will never learn about the skews, but do i have to change both channel A and B ?

[Kensek]

26,459 in 3DMark06.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=8682723

P18312 in Vantage

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=483367

[ante_ante]

Thanks, Kensek. Will try this out

[Kensek]

Up to 26,580 with Xfired HD4870s and a Q9650 running at 510x9.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=8685382

And P18,370 with Vantage.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=483976

Really skewing a lot of things now once I go above 500 FSB with the Q9650.

[Infa]

Yeah, allways delay on skews for some reason..

what worked on my board was to set cpu delay 400 and nb delay 200, then i got from 4min blend fail, to over 1 hour and i stopped it!
ram skews ar mostly diffrent for what RAM you got, my cell black like its skews off

[Kensek]

I'M at

-300 CPU
-200 NB
-75 Dram A
-150 Dram B

Also GTL my CPU
+50
+50
+50
+50


DRam Ref Vltg

A + .125
B + .125

[JargonGR]

I finally got it stable 490FSB with Q9550=4,180 and RAM Cellshock 1600 @ 1634 7-7-7-18 / 1T CR.

What did the trick for me was setting the GTLs for CPU at +50 with VTT 1.41 and the NB +60.


Vcore 1.43
CPU PLL 1.52
Loadline Auto
NB Voltage 1.56
RAM Voltage 1.89
NBDDRef -10mv
DDR Chan A +25mv
DDR Chan B +25mv

[Think]

Where can you read about these skew settings anyway and how can you determine what AUTO settings were determined in bios anyway?

[Think]

Extreme Tweaker
Ai Overclock Tuner: Manual
OC From Memory Level Up: Auto
FSB Frequency: 480
CPU Ratio Setting: 8
CPU Configuration
C1E Support: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Enabled
Execute Disable Bit: Enabled
Core Multi-Processing: Enabled

CPU Clock Skew: Auto
NB Clock Skew: Auto
FSB Strap to North Bridge: AUTO
PCIE Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: 1601Mhz
DRAM Command Rate: 1N
DRAM Timing Control: Manual
1st Information: 7-7-6-18-8-88-8-9
CAS# Latency: 7
RAS# to CAS# Delay: 7
RAS# Pre Time: 6
RAS# ACT Time: 18
RAS# To RAS# Delay: 8
REF Cycle Time: 88
WRITE Recovery Time: 8
READ to Pre Time: 6
2nd Information : 10-6-7-5-7-5-7
READ to WRITE Delay (S/D): 10
WRITE to READ Delay (S): 6
WRITE to READ Delay (D): 7
READ to READ (S): 5
READ to READ (D): 7
WRITE to WRITE (S): 5
WRITE to WRITE (D): 7
3RD Information: 24-8-1-10-10
WRITE to PRE Delay: 21
READ to PRE Delay: 8
PRE to PRE Delay: 1
ALL PRE to ACT Delay: 10
ALL PRE to REF Delay: 10
DRAM Static Read Control: disabled
DRAM Dynamic Write Control: disabled
DRAM Skew Control

DRAM CMD Skew on Channel A: Auto
DRAM CLK Skew on DIMM A1: Auto
DRAM CLK Skew on DIMM A2: Auto
DRAM CTL Skew on DIMM A1: Auto
DRAM CTL Skew on DIMM A2: Auto
DRAM CMD Skew on Channel B: Auto
DRAM CLK Skew on DIMM B1: Auto
DRAM CLK Skew on DIMM B2: Auto
DRAM CTL Skew on DIMM B1: Auto
DRAM CTL Skew on DIMM B2: Auto


Ai Clock Twister: Lighter
Ai Transaction Booster: Manual

Common Performance Level: 08
Pull-In of CHA PH1: Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH2: Disabled
Pull-In of CHA PH3: Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH1: Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH2: Disabled
Pull-In of CHB PH3: Disabled

EPU II Phase Control: Auto
CPU Voltage: 1.45
Load-Line Calibration: Disabled
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.53756
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.28566
CPU GTLVerf (0): +50mv
CPU GTLVerf (1): +50mv
CPU GTLVerf (2): +50mv
CPU GTLVerf (3): +50mv
NB GTLVerf: +60mV
North Bridge Voltage: 1.60372
DRAM Voltage: 1.90856
NB DDRVref: +37.55mv
DDR3 ChannelA Vref: +12.5mv
DDR3 ChannelB Vref: +12.5mv
South Bridge 1.5 Voltage: 1.51106
South Bridge 1.05 Voltage: 1.06039
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled

BIOS TEMPS:

CPU 42.5
MB 37
NB 46
SB 47
Power Temp 43

PRIME95 25.7 Build 1
Default settings - BLEND

REAL TEMP 2.70 During Prime Test:
49-46-47-47

[rob2k]

Hi Solorfall and EF - thanks for the positive comments and the welcome back .

Spent a few hours routing cables and tidying it up yesterday - then I got bored and hooked it up as it is. I managed to run 32M HyperPi for the first time ever with my settings at 450x9, Real Temp showed a maximum of 58 with N/B at 37 !!!!. I think there is real scope to reach 475x9 or 460x9.5 depending on how loose I want to go with the memory timings.

Need to install the UV lighting and side window this week so still lots to do. The only issue so far is the PSU temp reached 60 possibly due to having fewer fans in the new case so might be on the lookout for one that does not have to work so hard - was thinking Corsair HX1000.

[Kensek]

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=870052&da=y

The above link is to Bios version 0701, dated 10/21/2008 for the Rampage Extreme.

Flash at your own risk. Use the EZ-Flash Method to minimize a bad flash occurring.

Also there is No Change Log.

Please Post your likes and dislikes about this version.

Thank you.


Below is the Asus Forum Thread link

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us

[RLM]

Nice one Kensek, will give it a whirl. thanks

RLM

[Think]

how do you determine which skews to use? Is there a program that will illustrate which skews are set auto?

2nd time I posted this question.

[Solarfall]

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=870052&da=y

The above link is to Bios version 0701, dated 10/21/2008 for the Rampage Extreme.

Flash at your own risk. Use the EZ-Flash Method to minimize a bad flash occurring.

Also there is No Change Log.

Please Post your likes and dislikes about this version.

Thank you.


Below is the Asus Forum Thread link

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us

thanks mate i'll test this one tomorrow... what is different compared to the previews bios version ?

[rob2k]

Found the sweet spot on my memory last night - 475 FSB to give 1901Mhz at 7-7-7-18 1T 2.1v results in a 12125Mb/s read speed.

Core 1 (0-3) drops out running HyperPi now at this new frequency (4275) so looking to tune the GTLs later when I have more time.

Any feedback from 0701 bios ?. I'm still on 0501 and will prob stay with that in case any vdroop issues have been fixed on later bios's causing my voltages to be too high.

[Solarfall]

guys i tested the 0701 beta bios today and while i was overclocking my harddrive died. im not sure did the beta bios cause it, but i would suggest to be safe and not flash it