X48 Rampage Formula Preview.

[bigslappy]

got the QX9770 today & i got a C1 Yeah!

[slugzkea]

"
C:\asus>fc /b original219.rom release219.rom
Comparing files original219.rom and RELEASE219.ROM
FC: no differences encountered
"

It's the same that I got with my board. /cry

There is a difference. The beta 0219 is dated differently (i believe march 14th) and the official is march 20 something.

One difference i've noticed is my FSB vtt voltage doesn't jump to 2.0volts randomly when doing some bios configurations, which it did when I was using bet 0219.

[sauria]

got the QX9770 today & i got a C1 Yeah!

Great, newegg?

[Ipreferspam]

Please get the PC8500 version of that G.skill memory; it is the exact same kind I have, and a few other people in this thread. That way, we can keep things more consistent and help each other out

Sorry, double-o-3, but I already ordered the PC8000 version and I just do not see paying $130 more for 66 more mhz as wise when I'll likely never get 500 FSB.

[003]

Sorry, double-o-3, but I already ordered the PC8000 version and I just do not see paying $130 more for 66 more mhz as wise when I'll likely never get 500 FSB.

Ok, no problem.

[Buck47]

There is a difference. The beta 0219 is dated differently (i believe march 14th) and the official is march 20 something.

One difference i've noticed is my FSB vtt voltage doesn't jump to 2.0volts randomly when doing some bios configurations, which it did when I was using bet 0219.

Which BIOS did the board ship with [I can't remember]? But I'm pretty sure I remember seeing a March date....

[Brama]

Which BIOS did the board ship with [I can't remember]? But I'm pretty sure I remember seeing a March date....

Mine was shipped with BIOS 219

[Ipreferspam]

Mine was shipped with BIOS 219

Mine shipped with BIOS 219 as well.

[Brama]

There is a difference. The beta 0219 is dated differently (i believe march 14th) and the official is march 20 something.

One difference i've noticed is my FSB vtt voltage doesn't jump to 2.0volts randomly when doing some bios configurations, which it did when I was using bet 0219.

Only the date is different.
I checked the two files bit per bit and they contain completely the same data.

[Buck47]

So the new 0219 BIOS isn't really "new"...

[Brama]

So the new 0219 BIOS isn't really "new"...

Not at all.

I bet the 308 will do the same.

[LostHawk]

So the new 0219 BIOS isn't really "new"...

Nope, it's their Q&A department that approved the beta Bios we had to become the official release one without modification apparently.

[Buck47]

I forgot I had screenies of a cpuz/E6750 shot. The date on 0219 is 03/05/08. Thinking we need a NEW BIOS

[slugzkea]

Anyone been able to OC 8500's or any kit of ram on a rampage past 1066mhz? Please share your experience here

[palese]

Hi everyone , coming from the fantastic DFI LP UT P35-T2R board to the Rampage and I must say the two MB's are the most stable boards out of the box I have ever used I need to find info on OCing the Asus as the bios is completely foreign to me. Review after review it is said the Asus bios for OCing is as simple as it gets now with the rampage but I can not get past go I found the DFI bios much more user friendly, I love being able to see the progression of the cpu clock as well as the change in memory at the same time as i am bumping up the FSB

So if anyone can point me in the right direction for a tutorial on this bios if there is such a thing that would be great

Thanks in advance.

[bigslappy]

Great, newegg?

yeah NewEgg ! shipped directly from Intel !!

[bigjohns97]

Use Memset to check.

Awesome thanks, I was able to tweak it up 3 spots.

This memset is really good for testing limits on the fly, if it locks up reboot and set +1 LOL

[MikeMK]

Well, ive ordered it! Should be here in the next couple of days. Hope im pleased with the decision

[003]

Mine just showed up in the mail today. Prep shot (click fullsize):


Just some quick info. The stock heatsinks are all aluminum, with only very thin copper plate on the bottom for the NB, and thin copper plates for contacting the heatpipe.

Oh, I have devised a much better way for mounting the mosfet heatsinks. Look carefully at them

[sauria]

Mine just showed up in the mail today. Prep shot (click fullsize):


Just some quick info. The stock heatsinks are all aluminum, with only very thin copper plate on the bottom for the NB, and thin copper plates for contacting the heatpipe.

Oh, I have devised a much better way for mounting the mosfet heatsinks. Look carefully at them

Nice pic -- are those heatsinks your own?

[003]

The waterblock is a DangerDen MPC-Universal. The heatsinks on the mosfets are stock, they are not part of the nb/sb cooling even though they look like it.

The only thing I did was remove the plastic pushpins and hard mount them with plastic washers, nuts and screws. You have to be careful not to overtighten, otherwise the board will bow and make poor contact with the middle mosfets. When you do it just right, it makes superb contact. Much, much better than the pushpins.

[003]

Prep shot #2:


Things are moving along

[RobPuba]

But I notice lately that my computer don't fully boot up...... Sometimes.It stops at the Rampage logo wallpaper, doesn't recognize the keyboard and restarts be itself at times. Did anybody have this problem ??

[3lfk1ng]

Very nice memory choice 003.
Here is a picture of my pair

I posted some really nice pictures of the motherboard on my blog, I will post some benchmarks in the near future.

I haven't even had a chance to look at the bios yet... too busy with work, school, cable organization, and software installation.

Hopefully I'll get somewhere with it over the weekend .

@RobPuba
No sorry.

[RobPuba]

But I notice lately that my computer don't fully boot up...... Sometimes.It stops at the Rampage logo wallpaper, doesn't recognize the keyboard and restarts be itself at times. Did anybody have this problem ??

BUMP !!!!