UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

[affiliate13]

pardon me but what is TIM ?

Thermal Interface Material, like AS5, MX-2, OCZ Freeze or Shin Etsu MicroSi.

[Roomraider]

I use 1403 as I own a Xeon cpu and for me it is very similar to 1306, but I never tested so deeply.

I installed 1403 to get my 6x2 2000 MHz 8-8-8-24 Dominator Gt to run @ XMP speed @ 4000GHz. Board now posts @ XMP but only reports eratic capacity in bios "5Gb 6Gb 8Gb 10Gb" & so on depending on the amount of QPI. That & no resume from S3.

I went back to 1306, set mem to 1866 MHz 8-8-8-24 2N, all 12 Gb reporting. I cant run mem @ 2000 MHz but @ least I don't have all the other issues. If someone knows something to help, feel free to chime in.

i7 965, R ll E, Corsair 6x2 2000 MHz 8-8-8-24 Dominator Gt, Koolance N1300W ATX Watercooled PSU.

[djt]

A question for Rampage II Extreme users -

I have been trying to decide on what motherboard to use with my new i7 build and after seeing the hit or miss issues with the EVGA Classified, I’m back to considering the Rampage II Extreme.

My only issue is that I wanted to stick an X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty sound card in the first PCI-E slot but from looking at pictures of the board it seems that it will be blocked by the heat sink on the X58 chip.

Has anyone here replaced the heat sink with a smaller after market solution? Does anyone have any recommendations?

[cky2k6]

A question for Rampage II Extreme users -

I have been trying to decide on what motherboard to use with my new i7 build and after seeing the hit or miss issues with the EVGA Classified, I’m back to considering the Rampage II Extreme.

My only issue is that I wanted to stick an X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty sound card in the first PCI-E slot but from looking at pictures of the board it seems that it will be blocked by the heat sink on the X58 chip.

Has anyone here replaced the heat sink with a smaller after market solution? Does anyone have any recommendations?

Are you planning to run tri-sli? I don't think there's a flat enough nb heatsink to not obstruct that pci-e slot.

[Papagaj]

A question for Rampage II Extreme users -

I have been trying to decide on what motherboard to use with my new i7 build and after seeing the hit or miss issues with the EVGA Classified, I’m back to considering the Rampage II Extreme.

My only issue is that I wanted to stick an X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty sound card in the first PCI-E slot but from looking at pictures of the board it seems that it will be blocked by the heat sink on the X58 chip.

Has anyone here replaced the heat sink with a smaller after market solution? Does anyone have any recommendations?

It will not fit but it's possible to bend that heatsink with a screwdriver and then it will fit. My friend has it just like that and it works I'll do the same as soon as i get my RIIE and then i will sure post some pics but it's gonna be probably next week sometimes. I will not run trisli but i might get 3rd card for physx so i need to fit that sound card in the first black slot.

[djt]

Thanks for the responses.

Instead of having to bend the fins on the heat sink I would have thought that at least one of these heat sinks would fit the Rampage II Extreme.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ndex&cPath=197

[julius]

Papagaj,
Yes, its the revolution 80+
Without a doubt, You'll love it too.

[bullydog]

It will not fit but it's possible to bend that heatsink with a screwdriver and then it will fit. My friend has it just like that and it works I'll do the same as soon as i get my RIIE and then i will sure post some pics but it's gonna be probably next week sometimes. I will not run trisli but i might get 3rd card for physx so i need to fit that sound card in the first black slot.

Sorry if this is a silly question but will the Sound Card's PCI-E work on the R2E's Regular white Legacy PCI slot?

I am also facing this problem about buying a sound card and i dont wanna bent the R2E's nb heatsink

[jcniest5]

Sorry if this is a silly question but will the Sound Card's PCI-E work on the R2E's Regular white Legacy PCI slot?

I am also facing this problem about buying a sound card and i dont wanna bent the R2E's nb heatsink

No...PCI-E cards do not work in legacy PCI slots. But the x1 card will work in the x4/x16 slots, though.

[bullydog]

No...PCI-E cards do not work in legacy PCI slots. But the x1 card will work in the x4/x16 slots, though.

Thanks for the confirmation if thats the case i will probably pop the sound card into the 3rd PCI-E graphics Slot...

[Papagaj]

btw if the soundcard is put into PCI-E 3rd white slot and both blue slots are occupied with VGA card.... will the blue slots use all 16 lines? 1st VGA 16 lanes and 2nd VGA 16 lanes? I think ive read somewhere that the blue slots are 2 x 16x lanes only if the rest of the PCIe slots are not occupied.

thx for answer

[cx-ray]

On auto settings in that configuration the slots should be x16 x16 x1. Alternatively, in the BIOS you can change it manually to X16 x8 x8.

[webwilli]

A question for Rampage II Extreme users -

I have been trying to decide on what motherboard to use with my new i7 build and after seeing the hit or miss issues with the EVGA Classified, I’m back to considering the Rampage II Extreme.

My only issue is that I wanted to stick an X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty sound card in the first PCI-E slot but from looking at pictures of the board it seems that it will be blocked by the heat sink on the X58 chip.

Has anyone here replaced the heat sink with a smaller after market solution? Does anyone have any recommendations?

yes. i replace the asus heatsink



my soundcard works fine

[jcniest5]

yes. i replace the asus heatsink



my soundcard works fine

Where did you get the that copper heatsink?

[webwilli]

here i germany you can buy this cooler

http://geizhals.at/deutschland/a324649.html

[cky2k6]

didn't think of the tower heatsinks, silly oversight... will a physx card (8800gt) be bottlenecked a lot by pci-e x1? I would rather bottleneck a physx card that I'll use mainly for mirrors edge and vantage, than my 4870x2.

[djt]

yes. i replace the asus heatsink



my soundcard works fine

Thanks a lot for the info.

The only thing is what model/make is that heat sink and how does it fasten to the X58 chip?

Is the existing screw mount for the stock X58 heat sink on the RE II universal? In other words would any of these heat sinks that use a screw mount be a direct replacement?

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ndex&cPath=197

[jcniest5]

Only in Germany? Where's justice in this? HEhehe

[coldilian]

Anyone water cool the north south bridge with sometihng like the koolance block. Is there a point apart from looking cool Or just change the TIM. I know some one was Changing the Tim on the passive coolers. But can't find the results.

[GoNz0]

i have the full koolance kit, the loop shares a 8800GTX running physics and the mofsets are also on it, average temps 40 degrees and never climbs above 45 for the nb/sb when the room temps 27 degrees and the systems gaming.

[coldilian]

You dont have a cpu block in that loop right. Would u say its worth getting the block for NB SB only or dosent bring anything to overclocking. If i do get it it will be in a loop with a cpu block too.

[affiliate13]

I am seriously considering grabbing an EK block for my board.
I got a SB overtemp warning the other night, ive cured this by sticking an 80mm fan on the IOH and a 120mm near the SB, this however is not ideal.

My ambients were only around 22c, so if i do this ill just need some mosfet coolers to finish it off, some enzotechs look be ideal so i might try those.

[coldilian]

What program did use to measure the temps?

[affiliate13]

I was using Everest and BIOS, both were mid 40s. Over 50c when benching 1,35v(ish) IOH.

[Papagaj]

You are not considering temperatures between 40 and 50 as overheating don't you? Cos I think thats pretty normal....What sent you that SB overheating warning? Speedfan or what?

Also this pic was taken from one review: