Live MB OC Report :: ASUS Rampage Extreme

[3oh6]

first on the docket is the 2x1GB PC3-16000 Crucial Ballistix...

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Dual 32M SPi...OC Report
7-7-6-X 1T / 7-6-5-X 1T:
Intel X48 & Crucial Ballistix PC3-16000:
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930MHz :: 1.96v | 964MHz :: 2.05v | 980MHz :: 2.10v | 990MHz :: 2.15v

I hit a bit of a roadblock at 980MHz on the 266 strap and went up to the 333 strap to get 990MHz ran. More vNB didn't help on the 266 strap as temps were getting up over 50C under load. On the 333 strap, the memory again ran out of steam at 990MHz and that is far as I will take this kit for now at CL7. Time to move on to CL8 and for that, I figured I would see if the optional heat-pipe attachment for the NB would help.

8-7-6-X 1T:
Intel X48 & Crucial Ballistix PC3-16000:
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1030MHz :: 1.96v

Since I have hit that wall at 1030MHz and tried everything I could, I have fired off an e-mail to ASUS to see what their thoughts are. In the mean time, I have to move forward and decided to start the XMP testing. For those looking for compatible kits, this is what you want to watch. These are just the screens after dual 32M testing but full stability testing will be done for the review. BIOS defaults are loaded for each kit, and all settings are left alone.


3DMark 01
8-7-6-X 1T:
Intel X48 & Crucial Ballistix PC3-16000:
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1110MHz :: 2.12v

I have finally replaced the thermal paste and modified the stock heat sink to provide more mounting pressure and low&behold, MCH temps dropped a solid 10~15C across the board at load and idle. This has allowed me to increase MCH voltage and do some fun things with the memory. I can get a single 32M done at 1050MHz 8-7-6 now but still no improvement on dual 32M with this D9GTS based Ballistix kit. 3DMark 01, however, was a little more fun as seen above


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Dual 32M SPi...OC Report
6-6-5-X 1T:
Intel X48 & G.Skill 2GBHZ PC2-12800:
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800MHz :: 2.00v | 822MHz :: 2.05v | 842MHz :: 2.11v | 860MHz :: 2.15v

With all this talk of D9GTR doing well I figured it was time to give it a proper shot and so far so good at CL6, but that isn't the issue with D9GTS. I still get the weird boot issue once in a while with the D9GTR kit and after putting them in, I couldn't get POST without removing a single stick, loading BIOS defaults, then POSTing. Then the second stick could go in and I could get POST. I didn't have to change anything in the BIOS, just POST with a single stick first and save & exit. Also, don't mind the LN2/Dry Ice container, the fan on the stock heat sink went so I am improvising


XMP Testing
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Corsair TWIN3X2048-1800C7DFIN - ver3.1 (Micron) :: XMP
G.Skill F3-12800CL7D-4GBPI :: XMP
I as of yet haven't determined which is at fault for the Mushkin Ascent 2x2GB kit failing to run XMP easily on this board but the kit did pass full stability testing on the GA-EP45T-Extreme recently but at 2T.