UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

[DR3]

12v drup/drop?
Have a RIIE with a 965 Core i7.
Every time the bios initializes the CPU the fans noticeably run slower and the LEDs dim.
Is this normal or do I have a bad board?

[.::NeO::.]

hi guys,

sorry for my bad english but i'm italian.

i've read a lot of posts in this thread that talks about memory issue with RIIE and Corsair Dominator 3x2GB kit 1600MHz 8-8-8-24.

I'm going to build a core i7 based system exactly with the RIIE mobo, core i7 920 and that Dominator kit.

I know that maybe you've already talk about that but it's not very simple for me read 40+ page in english.

So i ask you guys if with a 920 @ like 3800 - 4000MHz i can set my dominator to 1600MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings and have no problem at all (like cold but and similar) or it's better to go on another brand of memory?

thanks to anyone that would help me,

cheers

.::NeO::.

[jasonelmore]

yeah you'll be alright. The newer boards are'nt being affected. I have that same exact ram and my dominators run stable at around 1657mhz at 8-8-8-20-1T timings.. when I go above that, i start to see random crash's and bsod's. If you overclock to 4ghz then your ram will run at exactly 1600 mhz depending on what multiplier you use. Just stick to the stock multi on the 920

[.::NeO::.]

yeah you'll be alright. The newer boards are'nt being affected. I have that same exact ram and my dominators run stable at around 1657mhz at 8-8-8-20-1T timings.. when I go above that, i start to see random crash's and bsod's. If you overclock to 4ghz then your ram will run at exactly 1600 mhz depending on what multiplier you use. Just stick to the stock multi on the 920

ok thanks for your answer m8

but if i run the 920 @default can i set my dominator kit @1600mhz stock timings or they will run at a lower frequency?

thanks again and sorry for my english,

.::NeO::.

[Phil The Greek]

Just found that my cold boot issue was related with my Enermax Galaxy 1000 PSU.Untill yesterday I could make the board boot by switching the psu off and back on immediately.
Suddenly the board didn't want to boot no matter what.Having read in another forum about compatibility issues with psu's,I switched it with a CHIEFTEC 850 and the board booted just fine without the cold boot symptoms

[izzyreb02]

Just found that my cold boot issue was related with my Enermax Galaxy 1000 PSU.Untill yesterday I could make the board boot by switching the psu off and back on immediately.
Suddenly the board didn't want to boot no matter what.Having read in another forum about compatibility issues with psu's,I switched it with a CHIEFTEC 850 and the board booted just fine without the cold boot symptoms

How Strange. I had the same powersupply except i never had a cold boot issue with my enermax 1000watt powersupply.

It could be a minor fault or sumthing with urs.. I had mine replace and Its running fine

[Brashen]

Hey guys,

This is my first post on here since I'm a [H]ardforum regular. But since I've been following this thread religiously since the past week or so, I decided to post my problem to see if anyone here can help. (Hardware in sig)

Nearly every time a boot up, the bios keeps switching my boot HD around. I have no idea why, I save my changes and everything every time but it still wont work. Second problem, although I'm not sure if this is MOBO related, is that everytime I install or patch something my PC freezes for a second to half a minute.

I 've run Prime 95 overnight and everything seems fine and dandy. I've gone back to my default settings in the bios.

Any Idea what could be causing these problems? My os is vista ultimate.

Thanks guys!!

[scaramonga]

Nearly every time a boot up, the bios keeps switching my boot HD around. I have no idea why

Which drive do you have set as 'active' boot partition?

Which BIOS revision are you on?

[Brashen]

I dont know if that's an option I have to choose. I just go to boot priority and select my Velociraptor save and quit. My bios version is the latest one found on the first page.

[cstkl1]

hmm i wonder have u guys noticed this month or next
they are releasing the rampage ii Formula

saw that in the asus vendor brochure

it has 4 dimm slots that support tri-channel
and 2 pcie for sli
no tweakit and probe it
uses the same phase as the p6t

[posershadow]

Ran stable through linx 20 runs. 208bclk, ht off, vcore at 1.38v in bios and all others auto. 8-8-8-24-1t ram timings. Maxed around 66C during linpack, under water. Now if only I could afford a ss and some dominator gt...

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=501042

[DerekT]

[cstkl1]

guys theres a good news coming in the next week..
new bios.
all ure woes are heard..
finally a breakthrough
geee after 30 mails and more than dozen phone calls..
unlike gaygay r2e will have a option to disable instead of having it disable by default
hopefully there wont be any glitches to delay this further

but for rampage ii formula is guaranteed the release bios will have this option that u guys been seeking.

now only prob for me is the 221 bclk limit.

[scaramonga]

guys theres a good news coming in the next week..
new bios.
all ure woes are heard..
finally a breakthrough
geee after 30 mails and more than dozen phone calls..
unlike gaygay r2e will have a option to disable instead of having it disable by default
hopefully there wont be any glitches to delay this further

but for rampage ii formula is guaranteed the release bios will have this option that u guys been seeking.

now only prob for me is the 221 bclk limit.

So what does this mean? Enlighten me further as I'm ignorant

[DerekT]

So what does this mean? Enlighten me further as I'm ignorant

He's talking about the Trip Delays. TDP and TDC. They are safety limiters.

[OcAddict]

Just found that my cold boot issue was related with my Enermax Galaxy 1000 PSU.Untill yesterday I could make the board boot by switching the psu off and back on immediately.
Suddenly the board didn't want to boot no matter what.Having read in another forum about compatibility issues with psu's,I switched it with a CHIEFTEC 850 and the board booted just fine without the cold boot symptoms

I to have had the cold boot issue but i don't have it anymore, since bios 0903 all was good. Now on 1001 and still good, boots up every time

guys theres a good news coming in the next week..
new bios.
all ure woes are heard..
finally a breakthrough
geee after 30 mails and more than dozen phone calls..
unlike gaygay r2e will have a option to disable instead of having it disable by default
hopefully there wont be any glitches to delay this further

but for rampage ii formula is guaranteed the release bios will have this option that u guys been seeking.

now only prob for me is the 221 bclk limit.

This is indeed very good news

[Brashen]

Anybody have any idea on my situation? I'd greatly appreciate it.

[BustaH]

guys theres a good news coming in the next week..
new bios.
all ure woes are heard..
finally a breakthrough
geee after 30 mails and more than dozen phone calls..
unlike gaygay r2e will have a option to disable instead of having it disable by default
hopefully there wont be any glitches to delay this further

but for rampage ii formula is guaranteed the release bios will have this option that u guys been seeking.

now only prob for me is the 221 bclk limit.

This is great news I was on the verge of selling this board, I just got a deal on a 940 =[upgrade from 920] and stuck EXACTLY where I was with the 920. The only way to describe it is its like a remote switch goes off, its not like any crash im used to mouse pointer turns into a 'I' shape and just sits there. Im more aware of this bios now than ANY board i've ever used....so frustrating.

I cant run on 22 multi over 4ghz either 21x200 no problem, its begining to get me down so I really hope this sorts it out once and for all!

btw thank you for your efforts in getting this resolved also to dejaneh.

[cstkl1]

just saw the screenies with multi 21 turbo on HT on at 100C.. with all 8 cores loaded to 100%

sorry guys theres a reason why i dont want to talk much about this and post the screenies
will mention it later the reasons
dont want to spoil it from being released.

[BustaH]

just saw the screenies with multi 21 turbo on HT on at 100C.. with all 8 cores loaded to 100%

sorry guys theres a reason why i dont want to talk much about this and post the screenies
will mention it later the reasons
dont want to spoil it from being released.

You are begining to make me feel much better! 100c though eek.

[OcAddict]

just saw the screenies with multi 21 turbo on HT on at 100C.. with all 8 cores loaded to 100%

sorry guys theres a reason why i dont want to talk much about this and post the screenies
will mention it later the reasons
dont want to spoil it from being released.

Can't wait, when can we expect the new bios or can't you talk about that to?
With this bios the board will be finally all i ever wanted, thx

[cstkl1]

next week dude..
the bios is already done and its working
this is a official release bios.. afaik not beta

theres a technicality issue which is what i cannot talk about.
when u see what the name of the option in the bios .. it would make sense.

[OcAddict]

Next week already and official, that's great news man! Hopefully everything works out with the technical issue.
Thx for letting us know

[skypx]

Is it ok for me to "hope" this new BIOS fixes the cold boot issue? No, ok....... (goes back to his room and closes the door)

[theonlybabyface]

WooHoo!!! Can't wait...