UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

[Chri$ch]

Any Idea's? or do i have a busted chip?

Start -> run -> msconfig -> boot -> advanced options -> remove the "x" @ "number of processors"

[jasonelmore]

Start -> run -> msconfig -> boot -> advanced options -> remove the "x" @ "number of processors"

Thanks for your quick response. That fixed it!!!!!!!

I remember checking that box about a month ago when i was reading a guide on how to tweak vista.

your tha man.

[ReVolut1on]

Just a quick question. How does the board fit in cosmos s? I heard it needs 8 expansion slots.

[dejanh]

The overspeed protection should be removable. François Piedonel from intel has already stated a month ago that every motherboard manufacturer will include a bios setting called "CPU VR current override". Enabling this setting will make your CPU ignore all TDP limits. I know this setting exist on P6T so why would it not be on rampage?

This setting does not exist on Asus boards. If you are refering to the CPU TM Function that is not it as disabling that also disables all thermal protection on your CPU.

That is wrong!

only the 20+2 turbo is for single threaded apps! 20+1 is on all 4 cores but normal
limited to 130W (Overspeed Protection) i think, but gigabyte and other manufactures
disable the limit that the 21 multiplier also run above this limit.

Sorry, I oversimplified. You are right that you will get +1 on multiple cores and +2 with one core only. However, according to Intel's specifications for Turbo Boost Technology (http://download.intel.com/design/pro...=tech_tb+paper) is dependent on load, current, and power consumption and can transition states based on any and/or a combination of those factors. Therefore, Gigabyte running Turbo permanently on is outside Intel specifications, technically. Now I am not saying that this would not be desirable on R2E as well, but it is just not the case. There is no feature on R2E that will keep turbo operating outside the specifications. Furthermore, there are certain apps that I know for a fact will cause Turbo to turn off on R2E at 100% load and there are others that will not even though the load is still full 100% on all 8 threads.

For me on the i7 940 turbo turns off on the R2E when I am running Prime and the temperatures hit 85C. Lower than that and turbo stays on. However Arena chess test will keep turbo on even if temps get to 85C and despite the fact that all 8 threads are 100% loaded.

[ReVolut1on]

You've got to be kidding me! Why is it not on asus boards?? Somebody told me it's on p6t

[auchkoenig]

I need 1.544v to be 100% stable@ 4.2 ghz with HT off....I think I need to buy a different cpu and pawn this off on a family member!!>

Yeah me too. I need the same vcore to be 100% stable @4.2 but with HT on. I think I might have the worst 920 but looks like you have a worse one than me.

The max from Intel spec is 1.55 but its running like one really hot mf at this volt. Even if its degrading its not like im gonna keep the cpu more than 2 years anyway. The upgradeditis is strong with me.

[jasonelmore]

Just a quick question. How does the board fit in cosmos s? I heard it needs 8 expansion slots.

Fits in there Great.

The only thing is if you wanted to do TRI SLI you'd have to cut out a little metal square but if its a water cooled or single slot card you dont have to do any modding at all.

[webwilli]

You've got to be kidding me! Why is it not on asus boards?? Somebody told me it's on p6t

see @ asus forum:

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us

Asus has not, as far as I know, included a switch to bypass this 920/940 processor feature although my contacts at Asus suggest that 'Turbo Mode' and the 'TurboV' may be a way around it. Other board manufacturers include a BIOS bypass.... Asus may do so in the future... 'CPU VR Current Override'

unbelievable...

i hope they fix it. NOW...

[dejanh]

You've got to be kidding me! Why is it not on asus boards?? Somebody told me it's on p6t

Because Asus stupidly decided not to have this feature on their boards. I already put in a request to some of their people to add this feature to their boards, but I doubt we will ever see it. They just tell us to disable CPU TM Function (very dumb to do if you are really pushing the CPU as this turns off all of the thermal protection).

Besides, disabling CPU TM Function does nothing to remove this limit. I already tried it numerous times.

[Tigris STI]

Hi guys ! I'm going to build a new rig in January but haven't decided on which RAM to use. Corsair DDR3 1866 seems a little overpriced so maybe I should go for this ? Has anyone tried it ?

[Matic]

@ ReVolut1on

Fits o.k in a cosmos s, only the lowest pci-e slot is very close to the psu, so a double slot vga cooler is a problem.

[ReVolut1on]

How in the world did those dumbasses forgot to are that kind of feature to "The World's Greatest Overclocking Board"?

[Kensek]

Hi guys ! I'm going to build a new rig in January but haven't decided on which RAM to use. Corsair DDR3 1866 seems a little overpriced so maybe I should go for this ? Has anyone tried it ?

My Black Pi came on Wednesday and they can do 2080 with 9-9-9-20 1N timings.

The 2GB sticks are due out any day now.

Also in 6 weeks the DDR3-2000 CL7 models come out

[bmilos]

How in the world did those dumbasses forgot to are that kind of feature to "The World's Greatest Overclocking Board"?

I have to agree with some of the other posters on this issue. It is clear that the GIG board is doing something WRONG that just so happens to work well with the 920. And the fact that some of you EXPECT a 58% OC on a $300USD CPU is a bit ridiculous and extremely grandiose.

Enough of the Asus bashing. Sit back, ENJOY the computer, and things will happen as they may. They are putting out BIOS updates. They are doing their job. If you have a problem with it, use another brands board. If you think you can do it better, start your own company and get producing. Code a fix yourself. DO SOMETHING.

Otherwise, pipe down. Its just repetitive at this point.

[fubarswe]

download this tool -> http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/3/3/1794507/Turbo.zip

open it and start prime to show us that 21 multiplier doesn´t go down to 20.

try with 21x200 and 1.45v and show us a screen

This what you mean..?



Tried different primes and same result...

06.., getting similar results in 06 run by run is nearly impossible.., big differenses on same settings.., this is best so far...

[dejanh]

I have to agree with some of the other posters on this issue. It is clear that the GIG board is doing something WRONG that just so happens to work well with the 920. And the fact that some of you EXPECT a 58% OC on a $300USD CPU is a bit ridiculous and extremely grandiose.

Enough of the Asus bashing. Sit back, ENJOY the computer, and things will happen as they may. They are putting out BIOS updates. They are doing their job. If you have a problem with it, use another brands board. If you think you can do it better, start your own company and get producing. Code a fix yourself. DO SOMETHING.

Otherwise, pipe down. Its just repetitive at this point.

Hahaha, this is exactly the argument I was having with a guy over on Asus forums. I said that expecting to always get a 58% OC out of a $300 CPU is ludicrous, Asus TDP limit disabled or not. I still think they will be adding some nice improvements to the R2E with the newer BIOS releases.

[crazy1323]

I really need a hand guys. I have tried these setting along with a few other ideas and the same thing happens to me. I save the settings and hit enter to restart and it just locks up. The screen just goes black and nothing happens. I have tried turning HT and turbo off as well as relaxing my timings alot. Here is my current setup:


ASUS Rampage II Extreme
Core i7-920
12GB G.Skill DDR3 (1600 MHz 8-8-8-21)
Corsair 1,000 watt PSU
a very good water cooling setup
4870 X2

Anyone also having this issue. What setting should I use to find the maximum base clock for my Board?

Alright here are the settings to reach 4.0 Ghz with a Core i7 920. This will allow you to get 4.0 Ghz on all cores and 4.2 Ghz in turbo mode. This will really help your Super PI Scores. Note: Try my CPU voltage first. If it still blue screens that is a sign that you need more voltage. If it does'nt blue screen then you can try to back it off a little at a time. Do this in .05 increments. For Example 1.43 then 1.38 then 1.33. The same goes when increasing your Vcore Voltage. Print this post out and follow the settings EXACTLY!

MB - Asus Rampage 2 Extreme
CPU - Intel Core i7 920
RAM - Corsair 3X2GB 1600mhz Cas 8
CPU Cooler - Water
Fan - Several 120mm
VGA - BFG GTX 280
PSU - Corsair TX-750
HDD - Maxtor 500GB Sata-2 7200 16MB
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AI overclock - manual
OC from CPU level up - AUTO
OC from Memory level up - auto
CPU Ratio setting - auto

CPU configuration
CPU Ratio Setting - auto
C1E Support - disable
Hardware prefetcher - Enable
Adjacent Cache line prefetcher - enable
Intel Virtualization tech - disabled
CPU TM Function - disable
Execute Disabled bit - disabled
Intel HT Technology - disabled
Active Processor Cores - all
A20M - enable
Intel Speedstep tech - enable
Intel Turbo Mode tech - enable
Intel C-STATE tech - disabled
BCLK frequency - 200
PCIE frequency - 100
DRAM frequency - DDR3 1603MHz
UCLK frequency - AUTO
QPI frequency - AUTO

Dram timing control NOTE: YOUR RAM WILL BE DIFFERENT. GO WITH STOCK SETTINGS
1st iformation - 8-8-8-24
2nd information - Insert Timings Here in X-X-X-XX -X-X-Xformat
3rd information - Insert Timings Here in X-X-X-XX-X-X-X format

EPU II phase control - full phase
Load-line calibration - enable
CPU differential amplitude - auto
Extreme OV - disabled

Current voltage 1.54v - 1.812v - 1.35v (May be different/ JUST IGNORE THIS)
Cpu voltage - 1.4350 START OFF WITH THIS!
CPU PLL voltage - AUTO
QPI-Dram voltage - AUTO

Current voltage 1.131v - 1.508v - 1.111v - 1.508v
IOH voltage - auto
IOH PCIE voltage - auto
ICH voltage- auto
ICH PCIE voltage - auto

Current voltage X.xxx v, X.xxx v, X.xxx v ,X.xxx v
DRAM Bus voltage - auto
DRAM REF voltage - auto

Debug mode - string
Keyboard TeakIt comtrol - disabled

CPU spread spectrum - disabled
PCIE spectrum - disabled
CPU clock skew - auto
IOH clock skew - auto
ON YOUR RAM VOLTAGE SET IT TO 1.66v

Like i said, If you Blue screen with these settings that means you need more CPU Voltage. Only increase it at .05v at a time. So i have you starting out at 1.43. If this does'nt work, then try 1.48. You should'nt have to go over 1.5 to hit 4Ghz. Actually you will probably be able to get a lower voltage than i have listed above. I have found out that i have a power hungary chip. Also you need some good cooling. This is'nt recommended at all on the stock cooler so DONT DO IT!

The most I recommend doing on the stock Cooler is 3.2 Ghz. And i'd just use the CPU level up Feature for that one.

The goal here is to get you to windows. Then you can tweak your memory and all that good stuff.

Hope that helps.. if you have any questions just PM me. And if you have a better overclock POST IT!!!!!

[fubarswe]

.., first.., turn powersaving off in Windows.., or set it to performance.., then lower bclk to 180.., v-core 1.45.., then step it up with set fsb untill it bsod on you.., use Turbo7 to raise v-core when u found stable approach into Windows...
Leave HT on.., whats purpose with out it..? Starting system with 200 bclk with 12gb ram is asking for trouble... :-)

http://www13.plala.or.jp/setfsb/ .., clockgenerator xxxxxx16jglf

[ReVolut1on]

I have to agree with some of the other posters on this issue. It is clear that the GIG board is doing something WRONG that just so happens to work well with the 920. And the fact that some of you EXPECT a 58% OC on a $300USD CPU is a bit ridiculous and extremely grandiose.

Enough of the Asus bashing. Sit back, ENJOY the computer, and things will happen as they may. They are putting out BIOS updates. They are doing their job. If you have a problem with it, use another brands board. If you think you can do it better, start your own company and get producing. Code a fix yourself. DO SOMETHING.

Otherwise, pipe down. Its just repetitive at this point.

First, I do not own this board. Any ideas why?? Look, I have bought numerous asus boards and i have noticed that they don't have very high quality standards. Yes, i like this board alot and i would have bought it, but reading these posts don't really encourage me to do so. I agree with you totally, you cant expect good overclocking results just because others have managed to oc their chips so well. There is really no need for a childish arguement like this.

[fubarswe]

.., also tried prime 95.., this is with SS.., realtemp starts at -8 .., evap says -35..,

[bmilos]

I really need a hand guys. I have tried these setting along with a few other ideas and the same thing happens to me. I save the settings and hit enter to restart and it just locks up. The screen just goes black and nothing happens. I have tried turning HT and turbo off as well as relaxing my timings alot. Here is my current setup:


ASUS Rampage II Extreme
Core i7-920
12GB G.Skill DDR3 (1600 MHz 8-8-8-21)
Corsair 1,000 watt PSU
a very good water cooling setup
4870 X2

Anyone also having this issue. What setting should I use to find the maximum base clock for my Board?

I'd also try it with just 6gb ram and see if that is the cause...

[bmilos]

First, I do not own this board. Any ideas why?? Look, I have bought numerous asus boards and i have noticed that they don't have very high quality standards. Yes, i like this board alot and i would have bought it, but reading these posts don't really encourage me to do so. I agree with you totally, you cant expect good overclocking results just because others have managed to oc their chips so well. There is really no need for a childish arguement like this.

I agree that its a useless argument. This is a thread for the board, the good, bad, and annoying. Not to badmouth Asus. ALL the boards are young. Even EVGA's board. I disagree with Asus not having high quality standards. They make some of the best product out there and work hard at keeping current. So, no, I don't think Asus has a less than very high quality standard.

To bad mouth the board is to ruin this threads growth. The more people testing, the better we will all be.

I for one am happy with my R2E. Now, if only asus would finish the RMA on my 4870x2, things would be dandy... OH, and if my 965 somehow starts giving me a 58% OC on water, THEN all would be dandy.

[miahallen]

Well, I'm done with the MSI Eclipse SLI and have moved into this world...picked up my RIIE today...looking forward to some new (hopefully better) experiences here. Will be testing on water until my new pot arrives, then I'll put the 920 under some Dice

[bmilos]

Well, I'm done with the MSI Eclipse SLI and have moved into this world...picked up my RIIE today...looking forward to some new (hopefully better) experiences here. Will be testing on water until my new pot arrives, then I'll put the 920 under some Dice

I, for one, hope your pots take a little while to arrive. That way, you'll be doing a lot of testing on water...

[Rodriguez]

I really need a hand guys. I have tried these setting along with a few other ideas and the same thing happens to me. I save the settings and hit enter to restart and it just locks up. The screen just goes black and nothing happens. I have tried turning HT and turbo off as well as relaxing my timings alot. Here is my current setup:


ASUS Rampage II Extreme
Core i7-920
12GB G.Skill DDR3 (1600 MHz 8-8-8-21)
Corsair 1,000 watt PSU
a very good water cooling setup
4870 X2

Anyone also having this issue. What setting should I use to find the maximum base clock for my Board?

You have to loosen the timings to 9-9-9-28 & give a big bump to vQPI (1.57-1.65).

It's been hard for me to get the 12Gb stable at 1600 & up, timings are crucial for this & QPI voltage also. You will need good cooling on that NB