UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

[Live or Die]

Now that we got that out of the way, are you on an R2E or EVGA X58? Because EVGA has some serious issues with memory it would appear...and this is a R2E thread so quite likely EVGA experiences will not apply. Also, what do you mean by "you do not use Uncore"? You cannot "not use [it]". Uncore is part of the CPU and it stands for everything that is not CPU core (yay Intel engineering team, great name ), i.e., cache, IMC, etc., and it needs to run at minimum 2xDRAM speed.



No. That would be an equivalent of a mass recall. That is not the point of an RMA. But it would be nice if that's how it worked.



I have not tried this yet, but this seems to point to a memory incompatibility issue. Can't say that R2E does not have this problem...also, I would say you need to test this out over a couple of days, or at least in my cause I would have to as cold boot problem does not happen all the time...

Maybe this board just needs a nice warm blanket and some tender hugs to run nicely

Sorry about that sounds like some thing some one said to me awhile ago, im running a evga board and memory support has got alot better with there new bios that come out, when i mean i dont use uncore i leave it on auto, and seeing we both have the same problem, can u test my theory out please, when u oc your system to 3ghz just using the fsb and your memory set to 1600mhz on 1.65v, when ocing to 3ghz your ram run at 1800mhz even more when turbos on right?, do u lose memory running at that oc or not? if you do just try gropping your ram down to 1.6v would be a great help. what did asus say about this problem, i email evga they havent got back to me yet.

[BringerOdeath]

Guys, I have the R2E with Corsair 2x2gb 1600 cas8 memory. I am oced to 4.2ghz and I never have this coldboot issue....

[johnyz333]

Can anyone confirm the rampage 2 fitting into a cosmos s case with tri sli 280's? Im looking at geeting this case but have read that the rampage 2 needs 10 expansion slots to fit tri sli 280's. The cosmos s has only 7 expansion slots...

[jasonelmore]

Can anyone confirm the rampage 2 fitting into a cosmos s case with tri sli 280's? Im looking at geeting this case but have read that the rampage 2 needs 10 expansion slots to fit tri sli 280's. The cosmos s has only 7 expansion slots...

It will fit but you will have to bend the power supply brackets upward to let the PSU sit directly ontop of the Filter on the bottom. As it is right now it will not fit because the cosmos s has a PSU bracket/stand on the bottom. Just barely not enough room. Like 1/4 inch short. But like i said just do about 5 min of work and you can get it to fit. If you don't want to bend it you could dremel it off.

[BringerOdeath]

It Won't....You need at least 8 expansion slots at least and most cases only have seven, like the cosmos 2....Luckily my Lian-li PC-p80 has 10!!
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fullimage.php?image=9987

[BringerOdeath]

actually, i guess you could if you did that, but isnt the exhaust of the 3rd card blocked then??

[jasonelmore]

actually, i guess you could if you did that, but isnt the exhaust of the 3rd card blocked then??

yeah i forgot about that. There is a opening for the DVI ports tho. You'd also have to cut a little slot for the exhaust. The space is there. It's just need a little dremeling

[jasonelmore]

Also you could actually mount your motherboard one slot higher and get it done. Because mine has a wasted slot at the top of the board. The hole's in the mobo will not line up in EVERY spot but they will line up in about 5 out of 10 spots. enough to safely secure your motherboard to the mobo plate. But then again, your I/O Plate would'nt line up right. I'd just do a little dremeling. I can't believe coolermaster did'nt just fix this. It's not like they would have had to change anything major. Just needed to cut out a extra slot. The metal is there to do it.

[johnyz333]

Too much effort. I guess i will settle for the lian li p80. Is this case good for air cooling? Cause im tossing between this and the thermaltake armor +. Both have 10 expansion slots.

[ReVolut1on]

Is the corsair ram TR3X6G1600C8D on qvl list?

[Fluke_Dallas]

Ok, anyone having cold boot issues and NOT using a PCI based X-Fi sound card? I know guys, but please humor me. Thanks.

I had the cold boot problem both with and without the PCI X-Fi installed.

[Live or Die]

Is the corsair ram TR3X6G1600C8D on qvl list?

its not on my evga x58 seems to work fine on stock settings

[jasonelmore]

Is the corsair ram TR3X6G1600C8D on qvl list?

The QVL List is posted on the very first post if you want to look at it. I dont think it is however. But it works just fine for me. Other's are talking about cold boot issues but i'm not having anything like that.

[skypx]

Has anyone RMAed their board because of cold boot issue?

I would appreciate any help! =)

I returned my first board to newegg because of the cold boot issue. The replacment I recieved is doing the same thing.

[skypx]

I had the cold boot problem both with and without the PCI X-Fi installed.

Had the cold boot issue?!? How did you get rid of it?

[OcAddict]

Just tried it, set the 1st information manually, with 4 and 18 as the back to back cas# delay, unfortunately it does not work. Still having the cold boot issue, thanks for trying though.

It has worked for me, 4th day now and still booting up just fine I would play around some more with the RAM settings, i'm almost certain it has something to do with it as it solved my problem

[BringerOdeath]

I love my pc-p80, I bought a side panel with a window and added 2 120mm side fans. It definitely cool very well with air. The Thermaltake Armor is not as good beacsue it is steel not aluminum. aluminum has better cooling properties, but the Lian-li is more expensive!!

[bmilos]

I have the armor + and it is just fine.. Only issue I have with it is that I don't know where to put my Black Ice GTX 360. I can easily fit it on the bottom, at the expense of the HDD bay, or I can have it standing straight up at the expense of room. Its a nice case, but if going for an expensive ($500+) watercooling system as I did, hindsight I'd invest in a MM case...

[BringerOdeath]

I have the armor + and it is just fine.. Only issue I have with it is that I don't know where to put my Black Ice GTX 360. I can easily fit it on the bottom, at the expense of the HDD bay, or I can have it standing straight up at the expense of room. Its a nice case, but if going for an expensive ($500+) watercooling system as I did, hindsight I'd invest in a MM case...

Mount it on the outside of the case in the rear off the 120mm fan mount! This is how I mounted my GTX480mm RAD!

[bmilos]

I ordered the radbox to do just that, but I dont know how it will look yet, as it will be here on the 23rd. I was also thinking about putting it on the top, face down, and drilling holes through the plastic box above the drive bays. I think may look dope too. Too many options... Ahhhh!

edit : on a side note, Tahoe is my favorite place in the US. I moved there for a year right after high school - delivered pizzas in Incline, then worked at Heavenly... Oh, to be young again. Or to be old enough to retire!

[BringerOdeath]

I just used a couple of old 120mm fans, removed the fan part sanded it off and just used the frames and long screws with wahers to mount it!! I didn't even have to order the rad box!! Here is a pic!

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[BringerOdeath]

WOOPS!!
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[bmilos]

Looks good! I have the 6000WBS, though, so it is slightly different than mine. Same concept though. Thanks for showing me how it will look. I think I will probably go that route.

[BringerOdeath]

Np, make sure to post some pics when your done!

[Fluke_Dallas]

Had the cold boot issue?!? How did you get rid of it?

I tried everything that could be tried. No joy. The board I got is simply defective. I did find that I had better but not perfect results with the Corsair HX620 power supply. YMMV. I've got my Newegg RMA lined up and am packing up the board this weekend. Dissapointing. Hopefully I'll have better luck on my second board than you. If not, back it goes. $400 and it's got to be perfect.