UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

**Baer** · 03-19-2009, 07:25 PM

OK, so I removed the Zalman 9900. The AS looked even on both surfaces with no missed spots. I cleaned it off and did the straight edge trick , neither of the two surfaces are totally flat but not off by more than about .001".
I cleaned and conditioned the two surfaces and this time I used the supplied Zalman thermal comound and re seated the cooler.I noticed that the Artic Silver I was using was AS3, not 5, it is an old tube. Anyway, my Temps are better but still nowhere as good as I would expect. I am down on average 10 C. from what I posted earlier. Both Real Temp and Core Temp agree and read the same. 50 53 48 52 so it is much better but not great, especially for 3.2 Ghz. Do you think liquid cool would make that much difference with no load? One other thing is that I am running with an open case right now so my air flow may not be optimum although I do have the front and rear case fans running at full.

**Baer** · 03-19-2009, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by applescript

arghh..i cant seem to extract the bios at all..winrar keeps giving me a unexpected end of archive error...maybe i am having network problems with asus servers...
btw why is it that i cannt find the link to the new bios on asus download page? isit still in beta? can someone please upload it to an external server for me please?
thanks

The link that was posted worked for me, I just saved it to my desktop then unziped it using just Windows. I saved it to a memory drive, pluged it into my new rig and flashed away.

**aCt!** · 03-19-2009, 11:36 PM

Has anyone encounter this before?

For 197 x 21 i need only 1.275v for QPI-DRAM Voltage to run stable in P95.
For 200 x 21 i need at least 1.5v for QPI-DRAM Voltage to run stable in P95.

Is this normal or there is something wrong. Other settings are left the same.

**Leeghoofd** · 03-20-2009, 12:00 AM

200Bclock is trickier. Plus an even multi need more volts to stabilise, hence why many users go for the odd multies. I will look into ya thing next week when I'm back at home... which rams at what speed ?

**aCt!** · 03-20-2009, 12:36 AM

I using Corsair 1600 CL8.
CPU voltage from BCLK 197 to 200 i need 1.36 from 1.33.

for 21x200 any voltage i use under 1.5v for QPI-DRAM will instantly hang for Prime95, Everest stress.
But i another wierd issue i realise is i can use 1.3v QPI-DRAM for 21x200 to run everest CPU stress test only (Uncheck all FPU, MEMORY and CACHE stress test)

**Robertlp** · 03-20-2009, 05:11 AM

ok, i tested my first build ever last night, and with sad results, i started up the rampage II E, and all the lights and bling bling of the board amazed me, sadly moments later i noticed i was not getting any signal to my screen, the lcd poster keeps sticking at the VGA text, then says LOCKED, and repeats that.

could anyone give me a clue?

System:

Rampage II E.
I7 940
6GB Corsair 1600mhz cl8 (3x2)
Corsair TX850W
Asus 8600 GTS <----- Testing Card.
creative xfi xtreme gamer
true black

**Smooth** · 03-20-2009, 06:17 AM

Found a nice tool:
NehalemCalculator

**Baer** · 03-20-2009, 06:18 AM

There are those that know far more than I do on this MOBO but I have had similar issues with new startups with the X-Fi installed. I suggest, remove it for now, check all your cables and then try again.

**dejanh** · 03-20-2009, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by aCt!

I using Corsair 1600 CL8.
CPU voltage from BCLK 197 to 200 i need 1.36 from 1.33.

for 21x200 any voltage i use under 1.5v for QPI-DRAM will instantly hang for Prime95, Everest stress.
But i another wierd issue i realise is i can use 1.3v QPI-DRAM for 21x200 to run everest CPU stress test only (Uncheck all FPU, MEMORY and CACHE stress test)

Sounds like you have a weak Cache/IMC on your chip. What batch is the chip?

Originally Posted by Robertlp

ok, i tested my first build ever last night, and with sad results, i started up the rampage II E, and all the lights and bling bling of the board amazed me, sadly moments later i noticed i was not getting any signal to my screen, the lcd poster keeps sticking at the VGA text, then says LOCKED, and repeats that.

could anyone give me a clue?

System:

Rampage II E.
I7 940
6GB Corsair 1600mhz cl8 (3x2)
Corsair TX850W
Asus 8600 GTS <----- Testing Card.
creative xfi xtreme gamer
true black

Do you have another video card? Also, try removing all non-essential hardware and just put one stick of DRAM in A1. Then, if the system boots, slowly add components until you see it hang again.

**Twist360** · 03-20-2009, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by dejanh

Easiest thing to do would be to go for 3.8GHz. Set the settings as following...

BCLK 200MHz
Multiplier 19x
DRAM 1600MHz (8x multiplier)
CPU Voltage 1.3V to start (lower as needed)
QPI/DRAM Voltage 1.35000V
DRAM Voltage 1.65681V
UCLK Frequency 2xDRAM or a bit higher
QPI Link Speed 7200MT/s (3.6GHz) or around there...

This is manageable on air and will give you good performance and a stable system.

Hey guys

Those tips seem to be really good

I've to manage precisly this OC on Vcore.

I've taken a new screenshot and doing like this :

Thank you dejanh !

**scaramonga** · 03-20-2009, 03:51 PM

I've upped 1204 BIOS to my Rapid account for those that are having problems with ASUS servers. File is as is, and not zipped.

http://rapidshare.com/files/21161900...treme-1204.ROM

**BLHealthy4life** · 03-20-2009, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by scaramonga

I've upped 1204 BIOS to my Rapid account for those that are having problems with ASUS servers. File is as is, and not zipped.

http://rapidshare.com/files/21161900...treme-1204.ROM

I've installed 1204 on my machine...

I love the 21x multi, however, the cold boot bug is back for me with 1204....

BL

**Xel_NaGa** · 03-20-2009, 10:00 PM

*Evil CHUCKLE*

and no this is not a mistake this is ACTUAL

**crazyea** · 03-20-2009, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by Xel_NaGa

*Evil CHUCKLE*

and no this is not a mistake this is ACTUAL

uh yeh ok. >2 GB/s burst? 668MB/s Average? LOL. The bus can not handle that. Thank You come again.

**Xel_NaGa** · 03-20-2009, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by crazyea

uh yeh ok. >2 GB/s burst? 668MB/s Average? LOL. The bus can not handle that. Thank You come again.

HDTUNE shows the exact same results....

and yes this is with the R2E on board intel raid...

and yes the bus can handle it if you have the right drives.... the intel raid is attached via PCI-EX (lanes) and has 3gb per sata connector... take a look at the Intel ICH10R white papers and charts.

**crashmax** · 03-21-2009, 12:43 AM

Hi All

BIOS 1204 works great, but my Logitech G11 Keyboard works only inside Windows. Cannot edit Bios settings, luckily I have still another PS2 Keyboard.

USB Legacy Support Enabled or Auto does make any different.

Any advice?

Thanks and greetings
Patrick

**BustaH** · 03-21-2009, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by Xel_NaGa

HDTUNE shows the exact same results....

and yes this is with the R2E on board intel raid...

and yes the bus can handle it if you have the right drives.... the intel raid is attached via PCI-EX (lanes) and has 3gb per sata connector... take a look at the Intel ICH10R white papers and charts.

I would be interested to your xp start up score in pcmark 05, any chance you could run that?

**dejanh** · 03-21-2009, 07:27 AM

I need some advice re: Uncore. I am trying to go for the memory OC record on the R2E but even though I can get my hands on some nice DRAM with Samsung ICs that should be able to hit as high as 2300MHz or very close to I cannot seem to get Uncore higher than about 4.4GHz. My QPI/DRAM voltage does not want to go higher than 1.6V even if I set it higher (I tried up to 1.65V but it always reads out 1.60V). I also increased the DRAM voltage to 1.9V, and IOH/ICH to 1.41V each to no effect. Looks like the board won't run higher Uncore which basically seals my fate in terms of the memory competition

Any advice? I posted the same question in the competition thread here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=220984 so please head over there and reply. At least that way I get more replies since it is looking unlikely I'll be able to take the memory prize...

If you really do not want to reply in my competition thread, then do reply here because I am genuinely looking for advice.

**crazyea** · 03-21-2009, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by Xel_NaGa

HDTUNE shows the exact same results....

and yes this is with the R2E on board intel raid...

and yes the bus can handle it if you have the right drives.... the intel raid is attached via PCI-EX (lanes) and has 3gb per sata connector... take a look at the Intel ICH10R white papers and charts.

Care to share what drives you are using for your magical results??? BTW Intel whitepapers show 3Gb/s each not GB/s, which is roughly 380 MB/s max. Also the entire ICH10R has a maximum bandwidth of 2GB/s. This includes all of your usb connections, lan, etc. How then could it burst to 2+GB/s?

**cstkl1** · 03-21-2009, 08:06 AM

hmm thats not suprising
thought i posted a 4k or 8k .. before

its using intel write back on the matrix driver.

**headala** · 03-21-2009, 08:30 AM

That's quite dangerous DL'ing a BIOS file naked...the zip file provides a protection against corruption since it has its own checksums built in. If you are having trouble DL'ing the file from ASUS, PM me and I'll email the zip to you. If you use a naked BIOS file and it's corrupted, your screwed (well I guess you got the backup bios, but still). Be careful.

dejanh, I don't think increasing the QPI/DRAM past 1.6 will help much with your uncore OC'ing. Sorry.

I guess for raw GHz you don't HAVE to have the Uncore at 2x, right?

**PalmeAsus** · 03-21-2009, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by dejanh

I need some advice re: Uncore. I am trying to go for the memory OC record on the R2E but even though I can get my hands on some nice DRAM with Samsung ICs that should be able to hit as high as 2300MHz or very close to I cannot seem to get Uncore higher than about 4.4GHz. My QPI/DRAM voltage does not want to go higher than 1.6V even if I set it higher (I tried up to 1.65V but it always reads out 1.60V). I also increased the DRAM voltage to 1.9V, and IOH/ICH to 1.41V each to no effect. Looks like the board won't run higher Uncore which basically seals my fate in terms of the memory competition

Any advice? I posted the same question in the competition thread here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=220984 so please head over there and reply. At least that way I get more replies since it is looking unlikely I'll be able to take the memory prize...

If you really do not want to reply in my competition thread, then do reply here because I am genuinely looking for advice.

I don't have any solution for you but it may very well be your cpu that cant handle more since uncore is both nb and L3 frekv. it isnt necessarily your board.

Regards

**Jorlin** · 03-22-2009, 03:16 AM

Can anyone tell me the best option to control case fans (connected to the Asus RampageII) since the Asus tool does not work while overclocking the board?

**webwilli** · 03-22-2009, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by crashmax

Hi All

BIOS 1204 works great, but my Logitech G11 Keyboard works only inside Windows. Cannot edit Bios settings, luckily I have still another PS2 Keyboard.

USB Legacy Support Enabled or Auto does make any different.

Any advice?

Thanks and greetings
Patrick

Same here with Logitech G15

Please help us