ASUS RAMPAGE II GENE (Retail) : ROG. X58 m-ATX preview

[Mech0z]

I dont like that it freezes in bios pretty often and the booting before bios when around 220 blc

Btw what bios should I run with for max blc stability (no sub zero cooling)

[Sepander]

Negative. Back to 0904.

Here was the problem: I can't downgrade BIOS. The current set of Asus tools do not allow me to downgrade BIOS.

Then I found this post:

One point here, EZ Flash 2, Asus Update (all versions) and AFUDOS (all versions from ASUS's FTP site) do NOT allow downgrading your BIOS. As silly as that sounds, none of those utilities will allow you to do it. What you need to do is find the "engineering" version of AFUDOS. Try searching for "afudos engineering 2.36es", you'll find a link to the version of AFUDOS you require.

So I used AFUDOS Engineerin 2.36es via bootable USB device. It works.

Have to wonder why they(ASUS) make downgrading harder than it should be?

[The Duke]

so they can trick people into using new BIOS's that do nothing

[zads]

Anyone hear of rumors or anything for a Rampage III GENE?
The builds on XS and all of its color coordinated system builds has changed me from a performance per dollar person halfway into an aesthetics whore..
I need an all Red and Black LGA1366 GENE..

[Vinsent]

Hi All.....

Batch 3837B072
Cpu 130625
Qpi 1550
Ioh 1200
Cpu Pll 18500
H2O

[IMG][/IMG]

[The Duke]

Hi All.....

Batch 3837B072
Cpu 130625
Qpi 1550
Ioh 1200
Cpu Pll 18500
H2O

[IMG][/IMG]

dang a C0 ... didnt even know they were still out there

whats your max OC with it?

[Vinsent]

dang a C0 ... didnt even know they were still out there

whats your max OC with it?

Hi all.....

For this cpu.....

On Gigabyte UD5 220x21 with 1.456 cpu volt
On MSI X58M 224.4x21 with 1.608 cpu volt
On Asus rampage gene II.......in working...

[The Duke]

Hi all.....

For this cpu.....

On Gigabyte UD5 220x21 with 1.456 cpu volt
On MSI X58M 224.4x21 with 1.608 cpu volt
On Asus rampage gene II.......in working...

your bclck wall will be around 221 on the GENE II

[uncle fester]

Well a very quick ln2 test with gulf q3fe A0 ES on the R2G
i stayed at very safe volts 1.68v but only had like 5 ltrs of ln2 this cpu has alot more in it.

[The Duke]

very nice so far

When will you be pushing it to the max?

[uncle fester]

very nice so far

When will you be pushing it to the max?

This weekend at the RFLAN im hosting an ASUS booth w/ LN2 display will do a thread next week

[aln688]

Here was the problem: I can't downgrade BIOS. The current set of Asus tools do not allow me to downgrade BIOS.

Then I found this post:

So I used AFUDOS Engineerin 2.36es via bootable USB device. It works.

Have to wonder why they(ASUS) make downgrading harder than it should be?

I posted information similar to your quote. I cannot think of a good reason ASUS stops people downgrading their BIOS, I've downgraded a few times and saw no technical reason to disallow it. After loading BIOS 1202 on my machine using the same OC settings in the BIOS as 0904, Windows presented me with a blue screen I never had before. I upped the CPU voltage and sure enough Windows would boot, resulting in more heat on my CPU. I'm staying at BIOS 0904 as my 4.2 GHz overclock works great. The release notes of > 0904 BIOS revisions state support for newer CPUs, from what I've seen obviously something else changed as well.

[zonders]

new bios just when will the unknown?

[Vinsent]

New bios 1307....

Description (ASUS):
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[ 1307 ]
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1. Improve memory compatibility
2. Improve system stability
3. Update CPU Level Up function
4. Fix DEL and F8 keys doesn't work with Microsoft Reclusa Keyboard
5. Fix 2.2T HDD size is wrong if Quick Boot option is disabled
6. Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at:
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...Language=en-us

[aln688]

Thanks, but I'm sticking to 0904 as previous BIOS releases have been awful, 1033, 1104, 1202, etc. All of them blue-screened Windows using my existing overclock settings, forcing me to up my CPU Voltage therefore increasing the heat output. If someone wants to try 1307 and report back, many thanks to you, but that person will not be I.

[Vinsent]

Hi all....

For me bios 1307 is the best....

[aln688]

Hi all....

For me bios 1307 is the best....
...

How does it compare to BIOS 0904? Any change in voltages required when going from one BIOS to another?

[zonders]

changes are observed as stable as the 0904 and 1202

[Lu(ky]

Anyone having boot problems with a Intel G2 80Gb SSD drive. Sometimes my Intel SSD will not boot and after I start computer it says "missing boot drive". After turning off PSU for a bit I restart and 3-4 times later Windows will finally start. Not sure if I got a bad RMAed mobo from them or my Intel drive.

[RejZoR]

I hope this will solve my retarded BSOD's that i cannot solve for like 3 weeks now. When i think i found the solution i get slammed by another clueless BSOD. And i have a great suspicion it's the Gene's fault.

[aln688]

changes are observed as stable as the 0904 and 1202

It's not a question of which is stable, I've no doubt they are all stable, it's a case of which BIOS revision forces me to use more voltage as compared to the BIOS revision I was using before. I found BIOS 0904 to be the last revision which enables me to use low voltages, except of course the just released BIOS which I've not tried yet.

Anyone having boot problems with a Intel G2 80Gb SSD drive. Sometimes my Intel SSD will not boot and after I start computer it says "missing boot drive". After turning off PSU for a bit I restart and 3-4 times later Windows will finally start. Not sure if I got a bad RMAed mobo from them or my Intel drive.

I wish I had SSD boot problems! In that I'd like to have an SSD but they are too expensive. I wouldn't want a Windows boot drive less than 120GB due to what I install on it. What RIIG BIOS revision are you on? There's a setting in the BIOS for drive type, I don't recall the exact wording, the values are AHCI, RAID or IDE, could that be the problem? I'd check for a firmware update for your Intel SSD, or even your RIIG.

I hope this will solve my retarded BSOD's that i cannot solve for like 3 weeks now. When i think i found the solution i get slammed by another clueless BSOD. And i have a great suspicion it's the Gene's fault.

When do you get the BSOD? Just idling or playing games? Maybe your overclock isn't stable, if you are overclocking.

[RejZoR]

I've tried so many things i don't even know where to start and what's causing this. BSOD's are totally random. Sometimes i get them while listening to music in Foobar2k, next time during gaming, some other time on normal system startup, next time during file copy to USB key or just while browsing the net. Temps are all ok, nothing overclocked, tried reinstalling OS, tried different drivers, different PCIe slots etc etc. And when i think i finally managed to do something and system works fine for a day, i get backstabbed by a BSOD another day. I work with computers for like 10 years now, and i mean in a totally geek way but i just can't fix this . Holding fingers crossed with BIOS 1307, because i'm really tired of this crap and just want to use my PC as i did before.

[aln688]

Wow, a real nightmare, eh? So what would happen if you did this, went into your BIOS and selected "Load Setup Defaults", then booted Windows into safe mode. Loading the BIOS defaults would eliminate any setting which may cause incompatibilities, and safe mode in Windows would eliminate any drivers which are causing Windows to croak. I would go from there. I do not think a newer BIOS revision would help, I suspect it may be PSU, RAM, video card, or "something" installed in Windows at fault.

[Vinsent]

How does it compare to BIOS 0904? Any change in voltages required when going from one BIOS to another?

Hi all....

This Bios fixes unstable voltages, especially QPI Voltage.....

[zonders]

Hi all....

This Bios fixes unstable voltages, especially QPI Voltage.....

scratch with a little bit with the new BIOS 1307, too, can confirm