UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

[mremulator]

Anyone else having problems with 0903 BIOS? Sometimes I can't get past the boot from CD page, even though no media is in the drive and the next boot disk is my HDD??

Also USB devices (USB HDD mainly) is dropping in and out. I have also got a message saying I should connect my USB device to a faster port (in bold) even though it already is!

Weird.

[dejanh]

Anyone else having problems with 0903 BIOS? Sometimes I can't get past the boot from CD page, even though no media is in the drive and the next boot disk is my HDD??

Also USB devices (USB HDD mainly) is dropping in and out. I have also got a message saying I should connect my USB device to a faster port (in bold) even though it already is!

Weird.

No, don't have any problems. But I think 0805 was a bit better for stable OC, not 100% sure though. What is your mobo part number?

[2chesapeakes]

I seem to be having issues with the third PCIex16 slot on the board. Last weekend I started having issues getting tri-sli enabled kept getting unknown VGA adapter errors. After some testing and moving cards around it appears the third slot is dead on this board. Device manager only shows 2 gtx 280 while three are installed all cards work fine in the top or middle slot single or SLI. No cards work in the third slot single dual sli or tri-sli. Anyone have any ideas I can try before RMA. I have already completed a clean install of both vista 64 and XP 32.

Thanks

[G-Tus]

Don't know if this helps but: have you put the PCIe configuration at 16x-8x-8x and not at 16x-16x-1x, don't think a VGA can run on PCIe 1x...

[mpower1001]

Thanks jasonelmore, I followed the bios guide you made and hit 4.2mhz on a 920.

[2chesapeakes]

Don't know if this helps but: have you put the PCIe configuration at 16x-8x-8x and not at 16x-16x-1x, don't think a VGA can run on PCIe 1x...

The option to change speed is not available when I get into the advanced section of the bios. It is greyed out leading me to beleive it may be something with the board. With the PCie not functioning I decided to play with the memory a little and here the best so far for me.

[BringerOdeath]

It's greyed out if you have the setting on auto, If not you can manually change from 16-16-1 to 16-8-8

[cstkl1]

No, don't have any problems. But I think 0805 was a bit better for stable OC, not 100% sure though. What is your mobo part number?

by gones

true that
for some reason now my 3.8ghz sometimes can pass linpack up to 50
and the other times restarts at pass 16

tried booting up with higher qpi and lower ram timings still no diff

[Relic27777]

I can't get my Corsair 1600mhz 6gb kit to sit stable at all at 1600mhz with 200 bclk, any tips?

[Aberration]

Doubt its the RAM.

[BringerOdeath]

I can't get my Corsair 1600mhz 6gb kit to sit stable at all at 1600mhz with 200 bclk, any tips?

Relic did you run memtest?

[2chesapeakes]

It's greyed out if you have the setting on auto, If not you can manually change from 16-16-1 to 16-8-8

Unfortunately if I populate the third slot I can not select any speed the selection gets greyed out and I can not see the video card in device manager or in Everest. I have removed the card and selected 8 x 8 however as soon as a card is installed it eaither hangs on "init rom" or boots and the card is not visible in the system device manager.

Thank you for the suggestion however at this point I will set up the RMA as I know the configuration of the setting had previously worked the way it is set up now in the bios.

Thanks again for the help and suggestions your time is appreciated.

[Relic27777]

Doubt its the RAM.

It's the RAM. I let prime95 on max FPU stress test @ 4.2ghz 200blck for 13 hours. I put it on blend test and it crashes in like 20-50 minutes w/ RAM @ 1600mhz, but runs forever on 1200mhz. Games also crash within 15 minutes with RAM @ 1600mhz.

[derektm]

It's the RAM. I let prime95 on max FPU stress test @ 4.2ghz 200blck for 13 hours. I put it on blend test and it crashes in like 20-50 minutes w/ RAM @ 1600mhz, but runs forever on 1200mhz. Games also crash within 15 minutes with RAM @ 1600mhz.

I had the same issue with the P6T Deluxe before BIOS 1102 came out.

[If6was9]

It's the RAM. I let prime95 on max FPU stress test @ 4.2ghz 200blck for 13 hours. I put it on blend test and it crashes in like 20-50 minutes w/ RAM @ 1600mhz, but runs forever on 1200mhz. Games also crash within 15 minutes with RAM @ 1600mhz.

Yes, it's the ram, how you see in my signature i've got this,
and no work a 4.0ghz at 1600mhz,
however you can set at 1200mhz and low cpu voltage for 2 step
for our i've find this solution, and 2 step less in v.core is no bad

[Spenny2112]

The I/O shield is preventing the motherboard from fitting inside my Lian-Li V1000B Plus II! How can I fix this?

[Nemon]

The I/O shield is preventing the motherboard from fitting inside my Lian-Li V1000B Plus II! How can I fix this?

Foam may be the problem, may need more pressure to get it in, or remove half the foam.

[Nemon]

Has the 805 bios been the most stable?

Currently on the 705

[Nemon]

hi guys someone has tried to put the Swiftech WB NBMAX onto the NB of this board?

Sorry i have not read the thread for a week so i may be late with an answer.

Yeh X2beach is using a NB block and temps are less than 40C with more stable OC.

I will be installing the Swiftech NB block too and will report result in this next week if i get better OC.

[glenn37216]

MB - Asus Rampage 2 Extreme
CPU - 940
RAM - Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 3 GB
Fan - Apogee GTZ Waterblock
VGA - Asus 4870x 2 w/ Koolance VID-487X2-V13
PSU - Antec 850 watt signature series
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HD
CPU Clock Speed 3850MHZ
Asus 4870x2 at stock speeds 750/900
3DMark Vantage - P16703 / CPU 24370 / GPU 15118
Bios Version : 903
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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 auto
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 - enable
Active Processor Cores - all
A20M - disabled
Intel Speedstep tech - enable
Intel Turbo Mode tech - enable
Intel C-STATE tech - disabled

BCLK frequency - 175
PCIE frequency - 100
DRAM frequency - DDR3 1403MHz
UCLK frequency - auto
QPI frequency - auto or
Dram timing control
1st iformation - 8-8-8-24 - 1T
2nd information - auto
3rd information - auto

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

Current voltage 1.455 1.812 1.376
Cpu voltage - 1.44375
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 1.64-68
DRAM Bus voltage - 1.65681
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

Notes : 4870x2 is on same loop. I need to split it to bring down my temps a little.

Apogee GTZ Waterblock
MCP-655-B Pump
MCRES-Micro REV 2 Reservoir
MCR220 Radiator - Rear
MCR320 Radiator - Top
Koolance VID-487X2-V13

Temps : Idle 28c load 67c

[btdvox]

Well I got this OC pretty fast, I know I could hit more- but im going to play some games and just sit with this as my 24/7, btw it primed for over 10 hours, I ended it before any errors came up but Im sure it wouldve chugged away! Ambient temp was pretty high- But my temps are pretty high anyways because of the NB-Max block. I have the NBMAX and GTZ on one loop using a PA-120.2 with quiet fans. Prob shouldve thrown the NB max on the GPU loop.

Its very stable in Windows, and I ran a 3 hour loop of 3dmark06 2 days ago with no faults (with 3 gtx 280s @ 756/1512/2484)



Hit 35K on 3dmark. Could prob get round 36K with better drivers and a tweaked windows.
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=666412

[mpower1001]

I can't get my Corsair 1600mhz 6gb kit to sit stable at all at 1600mhz with 200 bclk, any tips?

I'm having the same problem, can't get my ram to run at 1600mhz 8-8-8-24, it will pass memtest, but it's not stable in windows, will run at 1200mhz forever, . Any suggestions?

[tristan20]

Just like my kingston 2000hz, it will run at anything else lower, but not 2000hz

[Z3R0-CooL]

would it be any problem having 2x 4870x2 in crossfireX if i have a third PCI-E (ARECA controller) so 16x 8x 8x with the 1 4870x2 running at 8x 1 at 16x and the controller at 8x ?? performance loss?

also please check this : http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=214361

[If6was9]

I'm having the same problem, can't get my ram to run at 1600mhz 8-8-8-24, it will pass memtest, but it's not stable in windows, will run at 1200mhz forever, . Any suggestions?

or This or lift up v.core