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

[Random Murderer]

thanks Random Murderer
I'll leave at 140% (CPU) and 120% (VCCSA) as it is stable

I'd prefer to ask for VRMs, some people saw the "smoke" with their R4E, and some have burned
And black plate behind the VRMs is very hot for some

the only "burned" R4Es I've seen have been the 8-pin CPU power connector(EPS +12v). It's caused because those people are pulling too much current through those connections. That's why Asus included an additional 4-pin CPU +12v connector, so the current would be split among the additional wires as well and something like that wouldn't happen. They(Asus) also included the additional 6-pin PCIe power connector and 4-pin floppy connector next to the OC Key connector, so you can provide additional power to the expansion slots and RAM, respectively, without pulling that power from the 24-pin connector and possibly burning that up.

As long as you have active cooling on the VRMs(a fan over the stock heatsink or, in your case, a waterblock) they should be fine.