UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

[Leeghoofd]

Drop ya OC to eg 4ghz and see if you got any instabilities then. Would be better to post the CPU and voltage settings too...only thing you can try here is to loosen Back to Back Cas delay setting to eg 6 - 8

[bito]

I finally got my first i7 rig up and going and I must say the Rampage II Extreme for me is the best i7 platform out their. My assembly was was very smooth right up to the time I pressed the start button. More on that later.

These are the specs as of now...

MB: Asus Rampage II Extreme, Bios 1502
CPU: INTEL i7 920 D0 LGA1366
RAM: Corsair TR3X3G1600C9 DDR3 1600mhz (1gb x 6)
HD-1: Western Digital WD3000HLFS VelciRaptor 300GB
HD-2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1000GB
DVD: Pioneer BDC-2202B SATA Blu-ray
GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850x2 2Gb, Quad DVI Output
SOUND CARD: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatality
PSU: PC Power and Cooling ULTRA-QUIET, SILENCER 910
Case: Microcool Banchetto 101
Mics: Thermalright TRUE COPPER All Copper CPU Heatsink
Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm x2
Scythe Gentle Typhoon 92mm x2
Lamptron FC-2 - 45 Watts Per Channel 6 Channel Fan Controller
Windows 7 RC 64bit


I actually started with 6gb of Dominator GTs and sure enough they died 4 hour in to the start up. I'd like to thank my buddy psygnosi for the use of his spare Corsair ram. Thanks again bro. Well after the ram was replaced we ended with these results. For some reason the readings on the CPU-Z and Everest memory timings are wrong, in the bios it actually reads 10-9-8-20.




At this point when I get some better memory will I go any further...any suggestions?


Thanks for viewing
Scooby

Could you post your bios settings please on the 1502 bios
Thanks

[A?????Z]

R2E Bios 1504 - http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view...d=1276005&da=y

[MFM]

R2E Bios 1504 - http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view...d=1276005&da=y

Changelog anyone know?

[seba84_2005]

Drop ya OC to eg 4ghz and see if you got any instabilities then. Would be better to post the CPU and voltage settings too...only thing you can try here is to loosen Back to Back Cas delay setting to eg 6 - 8

I have CPU and Ram on stock... and the errors still occur...

Changelog anyone know?

I noticed that the bios shows: MIN and MAX CPU multiplier

[Brama]

I noticed that the bios shows: MIN and MAX CPU multiplier

I hope that 1504 is not only a cosmetic upgrade of 1502...

[seba84_2005]

But I know what jet to throw in the eyes immediately after the BIOS flash

[A?????Z]

Bios 1504 for the R2E is here also since the first link and account exceeded its daily download limit.

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view...d=1277312&da=y

[raptord]

Is it possible to flash RIIE bios onto RII gene?

[nordien]

Is it possible to flash RIIE bios onto RII gene?

Dont think so, diffirent layout. For starters the RIIE has two biuos chips. I wouldnt try...............

[Scooby]

@bito, sure thing. This works for me, you may have to adjust your memory setting if your using a different speed ram.

RIIE Bios setting Bios 1502

AI overclock - manual
OC from CPU level up - auto
OC from Memory level up - auto
CPU Ratio setting - 21
CPU Turbo Power Limit - enable

CPU configuration
CPU Ratio Setting - 21
C1E Support - disable
Hardware prefetcher - enable
Adjacent Cache line prefetcher - enable
Intel Virtualization tech - enable
CPU TM Function - enable
Execute Disabled bit - enable
Intel HT Technology - enable
Active Processor Cores - all
A20M - disabled
Intel Speedstep tech - disable
Intel Turbo Mode tech - (Not shown if Speedstep is disabled)
Intel C-STATE tech - disabled

BCLK frequency - 215
PCIE frequency - 100
DRAM frequency - DDR3-1723MHz
UCLK frequency - 3448MHz
QPI frequency - 7759MT/s

Dram timing control
1st iformation - 10-9-8-20, the rest in auto
2nd information - 1N, the rest in auto
3rd information - All feft in auto

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

Current voltage - what ever is posted
CPU Temperature what ever is posted
CPU Voltage Control - Absolute (VID)
Cpu voltage - 1.34375
CPU PLL voltage - 1.81592
QPI-Dram voltage - 1.34375

Current voltage - what ever is posted
NB/SB Temperature what ever is posted
IOH voltage - 1.11341
IOH PCIE voltage - 1.51106
ICH voltage - 1.11341
ICH PCIE voltage - 1.51106

Current voltage - what ever is posted
DRAM Bus voltage - 1.51106
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


Hope this helps. I'm not responsible if you blow up you room.

[tistou77]

Bios 1504 for the R2E is here also since the first link and account exceeded its daily download limit.

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view...d=1277312&da=y

in 1504 the option EPU II Phase control has disappeared, it changes something?

thanks

[Leeghoofd]

Is it possible to flash RIIE bios onto RII gene?

Why would you want to do that, as the layout is similar ? Gene II's 0809 got the same options as 1502 ( I even think the REII bios was based on the Gene II's )

I have CPU and Ram on stock... and the errors still occur...

Time to check each dimm seperately. Also post ya settings here... and I wouldn't advise you to flash biosses when you seem to have an unstable rig even at stock speeds...

[xTKxhom3r]

@bito, sure thing. This works for me, you may have to adjust your memory setting if your using a different speed ram.

RIIE Bios setting Bios 1502

AI overclock - manual
OC from CPU level up - auto
OC from Memory level up - auto
CPU Ratio setting - 21
CPU Turbo Power Limit - enable

CPU configuration
CPU Ratio Setting - 21
C1E Support - disable
Hardware prefetcher - enable
Adjacent Cache line prefetcher - enable
Intel Virtualization tech - enable
CPU TM Function - enable
Execute Disabled bit - enable
Intel HT Technology - enable
Active Processor Cores - all
A20M - disabled
Intel Speedstep tech - disable
Intel Turbo Mode tech - (Not shown if Speedstep is disabled)
Intel C-STATE tech - disabled

BCLK frequency - 215
PCIE frequency - 100
DRAM frequency - DDR3-1723MHz
UCLK frequency - 3448MHz
QPI frequency - 7759MT/s

Dram timing control
1st iformation - 10-9-8-20, the rest in auto
2nd information - 1N, the rest in auto
3rd information - All feft in auto

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

Current voltage - what ever is posted
CPU Temperature what ever is posted
CPU Voltage Control - Absolute (VID)
Cpu voltage - 1.34375
CPU PLL voltage - 1.81592
QPI-Dram voltage - 1.34375

Current voltage - what ever is posted
NB/SB Temperature what ever is posted
IOH voltage - 1.11341
IOH PCIE voltage - 1.51106
ICH voltage - 1.11341
ICH PCIE voltage - 1.51106

Current voltage - what ever is posted
DRAM Bus voltage - 1.51106
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


Hope this helps. I'm not responsible if you blow up you room.

those are some insanly low voltages for such a high overclock scooby great job bro

is that atleast bench stable?

[PalmeAsus]

EPU II phase control - full phase

Do you still have that option in bios with 1502 ? Mine is gone in both 1502 and 1504.

[IN7OX]

there seems to be alot enabled
doesnt that underclock the cpu

CPU configuration
CPU Ratio Setting - 21
C1E Support - disable
Hardware prefetcher - enable
Adjacent Cache line prefetcher - enable
Intel Virtualization tech - enable
CPU TM Function - enable
Execute Disabled bit - enable
Intel HT Technology - enable
Active Processor Cores - all
A20M - disabled
Intel Speedstep tech - disable
Intel Turbo Mode tech - (Not shown if Speedstep is disabled)
Intel C-STATE tech - disabled

i was under the asumption that more had to be disable to oc

c1e - Disabled
hard prefetch - Enabled
adjust cache line - Enabled
intel virt tech - Disabled
cpu tm - Disabled
execute bit - Disabled
intel ht - Enabled 8 Threads or Disabled 4 Threads
a20m - Disabled
intel speedstep - Disabled
intel c-state - Disabled
cpu spread - Disabled
pcie spread - Disabled

[cx-ray]

Do you still have that option in bios with 1502 ? Mine is gone in both 1502 and 1504.

My EPU Phase control is there in 1502. I haven't tried 1504 yet.

[psygnosi]

If you load setup defaults and re-enter your values in bios 1502 or 1504
Epu phase control will disappear. I wonder if that was the main culprit for the cold-boot problems plaguing some users......

[cx-ray]

I've reset the CMOS after 1502 and I had to enter my values again as the old ones were gone. Still have EPU Phase control. Never had a cold boot problem people described here either. Mine was related to Vista 64/BIOS problem. It wouldn't shut down properly to S3 to begin with after a single warm boot.

[psygnosi]

Hmmm...I could have sworn it was gone in 1502, I guess it might have been 1504 where it disappeared. Both bios came one after the other but I'm sure after 1504 my EPU Phase control is gone(I checked just to make sure). I'm glad sleep mode still works in 1504 as iin 1502. I also have never had the cold boot problem but I'm sure Asus is on the right track now. No one has replied back saying it didn't work(for those who have the cold-boot problem).

[tistou77]

with the 1502 bios I think I had the option EPU II phase control

I flashed the 1504 from 1406, all my settings were saved and I didn't have the option EPU II phase control

I loaded the default settings, then put my settings and no option EPU II phase control too

is better than this option disappeared then?

[PalmeAsus]

Confirmed , using 1504 . When i loaded setup defaults and restarted the epu controll was there. But when i loaded my oc profile it disapeared. But i dont mind since it's set to full phase if you dont touch it.

edit: found it. When you disable Cpu power limit the epu controll disapear. When you have it on enabled it's there in both 1502 and 1504.

[davep]

hey guys where do i start overclocking never done it before

my projects and specs http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=213418&page=2


thanks in advance

[seba84_2005]

davep watched Your project, well done but it will be a problem with overclocking..... You do not have any cooling on the QPI card. It can be a very strong heat, by causing instability when overclocking. You must apply a small fan on this card

[Scooby]

those are some insanly low voltages for such a high overclock scooby great job bro

is that atleast bench stable?

I contribute that to this excellent motherboard and a great CPU and a crazy friend with spare ram.

As for benches, I finally got around to some OC stability tuning and ended with these results.

Note: During the test my multiplier fluctuated between 20 and 21. Finale Prime stable CPU core voltage 1.35v bios. I think that's still pretty good...right!


Funny thing is in Intel Burn Test I stablized at 1.34v. Here's the kicker at 1.34375 bois, 1.33 CPU-z it has run everthing I've thrown at it.