UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

[theonlybabyface]

I don't think that's it. We have the same memory and I configured my memory based on the settings you posted for your system. No luck.

I don't have the dominators though. Mine are the XMS3 series that are rated for 9-9-9-24 @ 1600. I don't even think that are the same IC's?

[skypx]

I don't have the dominators though. Mine are the XMS3 series that are rated for 9-9-9-24 @ 1600. I don't even think that are the same IC's?

Got it. There I go asuming again.

[RamGuy239]

It's a good thing that it's easy to RMA the motherboard upon this cold boot issue, so if I get the same issue on my new board getting here on Monday I will simply swap it with a DFI LanParty UT X58, Asus P6T6 WS Revolution or Foxconn BloodRage, depends on which one of them I find the best..

As the Rampage II Extreme got the highest price-tag as well, there is no worries about having to pay money for whatever replacement board I want!
But it's very disappointing though, I loved Asus for a few years back, the past 1-2 years they've just gotten worse.. Lots of wacky BIOS releases, faulty boards, lots of RAM incompatibility, cold boot on ROG - boards, you name it?

Can't say I'm looking forward to install my new Asus Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe Audio card either, it's supposed to give you a bluescreen every time DirectX Audio kicks in? Doesn't sound promising for my gaming at all, no need for the new DS3D GX v2.0 and full support for Dolby Digital TrueHD and DTS(HD) Master Audio on my Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 speaker system if I bluescreen all the time.

But it seems to have become the habit of Asus lately, release lots of boards.. Tossing barley tested BETA BIOSes everywhere making their premium customers BETA testing their products for them?!

[mikeyakame]

I'm curious...

Do you guys having the boot issue have a lot of fans connected via the fan headers? Or rather connected to the fan headers nearby the CPU socket?
Also does manually setting the CPU Clock Skew and Differential Amplitude make any difference to cold boot issues?

I've experienced on an Asus P5Q where setting up the NB and CPU Clock Skews manually to the right values it made the system a whole lot easier to boot after power cycling the PSU.

Just to make sure I understand this correctly. Cold boot problem is where you get a hang on DET DRAM after switching the PSU off, unplugging it, and switching it back on again right? Then it may take a couple of tries to get it to post?

[skypx]

I'm curious...
Do you guys having the boot issue have a lot of fans connected via the fan headers? Or rather connected to the fan headers nearby the CPU socket?

Yes, I have 4 case fans and the CPU fan.

Also does manually setting the CPU Clock Skew and Differential Amplitude make any difference to cold boot issues?

I have not idea what that is. (CPU clo...............) I'm only a weekend tweaker.

Just to make sure I understand this correctly. Cold boot problem is where you get a hang on DET DRAM after switching the PSU off, unplugging it, and switching it back on again right? Then it may take a couple of tries to get it to post?

The cold boot issues I am experiencing are different. After the computer is shut down (with PSU still on) I only get a brief flash when trying to turn it on. After that I have to turn off the PSU, wait 10 seconds, and turn it on.

[Dami3n]

Anyone with no-corsair ram? gskill, adata, ocz...?

[mikeyakame]

Yes, I have 4 case fans and the CPU fan.



I have not idea what that is. (CPU clo...............) I'm only a weekend tweaker.




The cold boot issues I am experiencing are different. After the computer is shut down (with PSU still on) I only get a brief flash when trying to turn it on. After that I have to turn off the PSU, wait 10 seconds, and turn it on.

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Try disconnecting all but the CPU fan off the fan headers, and let me know if it helps. There could be plenty of things causing this kind of problem, but it appears from your description it's power related. It could be something as simple as the VRM overdrawing current on the 8pin ATX for a brief instant when you power cycle.

[DR3]

Anyone with no-corsair ram? gskill, adata, ocz...?

I am running Crucial Ballistix settings are 9, but using the ROG profile gets them down to 7. Great RAM.

[DR3]

In an effort to keep the NB cool I have put on a Rampage Extreme auxiliary cooler and now a Koolance CHC-125 cooling block, now it reasonable.

My question is sense the memory controller is on the CPU now instead of the NB what is the NB doing to make it run so hot?
Or is it where all the heat pipes come together and thus you are getting heat from the other components??

[mikeyakame]

In an effort to keep the NB cool I have put on a Rampage Extreme auxiliary cooler and now a Koolance CHC-125 cooling block, now it reasonable.

My question is sense the memory controller is on the CPU now instead of the NB what is the NB doing to make it run so hot?
Or is it where all the heat pipes come together and thus you are getting heat from the other components??

NB is still PCH pcie controller hub, which runs all the 36 pci-e 2.0 lanes inclusive of the 4x pci-e DMI link to the SB, and 2 x QPI to CPU. Additionally it does transaction scheduling, queueing, etc for all PCIE and SB traffic to the IMC/CPU.

So there's quite a bit of heat generated still. Just not as much as before.

[FuriousSalesman]

What is this cold boot issue exactly? I searched the thread but I don't quite understand.

[Dami3n]

I am running Crucial Ballistix settings are 9, but using the ROG profile gets them down to 7. Great RAM.

Are you experiencing the same issues of cold boot like people with corsair ram?

[skypx]

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Try disconnecting all but the CPU fan off the fan headers, and let me know if it helps. There could be plenty of things causing this kind of problem, but it appears from your description it's power related. It could be something as simple as the VRM overdrawing current on the 8pin ATX for a brief instant when you power cycle.

Ok, I'll disconnect and see what happens.

[skypx]

What is this cold boot issue exactly? I searched the thread but I don't quite understand.

After the computer is shutdown (without turning off the pwer supply), it will not startup at all. The power supply needs to be turned off for 10 seconds, turned on, then the computer starts.

[skypx]

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Try disconnecting all but the CPU fan off the fan headers, and let me know if it helps. There could be plenty of things causing this kind of problem, but it appears from your description it's power related. It could be something as simple as the VRM overdrawing current on the 8pin ATX for a brief instant when you power cycle.

Disconnected all 4 fans. Turned the PSU off just to be sure, booted into Vista, shutdown, tried to turn the computer back on and all I got was the same brief flash of light....... Thanks for trying to help.

[FuriousSalesman]

After the computer is shutdown (without turning off the pwer supply), it will not startup at all. The power supply needs to be turned off for 10 seconds, turned on, then the computer starts.

After seeing reviews where reviewers extensively test motherboards, why don't they ever come across these issues? The 790i got glowing reviews. Then there were many issues regarding corruption and the like.

[fubarswe]

Hello.., tried a lil SS on the RE II.. 920..
Bios is 0705

Run my 1866 Corsair at 9-9-9-24 1.6
4870X2 out of box

Strange though.., on air no prob going 1.55 v-core and more.., but with SS.., 1.5 is cap.., over that and boot gets stuck at "vga bios".., havent searched it properly yet...

Ran this 06 with relativ tiny v-core...

[BringerOdeath]

Nice one! Did it lower the temps?
It seems like things are a bit tight there? You think it will be possible to have a Thermalright TRUE Black with 2x 120mm fans, along with three RAM slots and that black PCI-Express x1 slot occupied and still make room for that HR-05 heat-pipe?

I on;y had to bend it so that the watertubing wouldnt be in the way, If there was a little more slack in the tubing, it would be fine....The True black would fit no problem. You should be able to have it straight up and down. It doesn't go over 42C on the NB using Asus Probe. I don't know if this is an accurate program.... It shows way higher voltage on the cpu than the bios or Everest. If i set 1.55 in bios, it shows a range from 1.59-1.61??!! WTF?? Is there a better temp program than these for x58?

[jugeen]

0901 beta bios can be downloaded from here

[fubarswe]

0901 beta bios can be downloaded from here

thx for sharing.. :-)

[ReVolut1on]

0901 beta bios can be downloaded from here

Is this provided by asus or...? And what should it fix?

[kazukun]

Hello.., tried a lil SS on the RE II.. 920..
Bios is 0705

Run my 1866 Corsair at 9-9-9-24 1.6
4870X2 out of box

Strange though.., on air no prob going 1.55 v-core and more.., but with SS.., 1.5 is cap.., over that and boot gets stuck at "vga bios".., havent searched it properly yet...

Ran this 06 with relativ tiny v-core...

i7-965 R2E　BIOS 0804
KHX16000D3T1K3/3GX
GTX280 2-SLI

類似した得点
http://blue.ap.teacup.com/kazukun/img/1229747823.jpg

[jugeen]

Is this provided by asus or...? And what should it fix?

yes, it's from asus. i cannot code bios. vqpi improved afaik. do not have change log.

[BringerOdeath]

Wow, I wish someone had a change log for this bios! Hopefully not in hungarian, that is the hardest language in Europe! I had a girlfriend who tried to teach me once..........it was a no go

[jasonelmore]

Editing........... Hold on.