UnOfficial Asus Rampage II Extreme Thread

[71proste]

my board bios/tweak it-no difference
Vtt 1.4v-1.35v real with DMM

[KURTZ]

hi folks, i'm wondering about the Xeons Processor, so the question is: Asus has released an official BIOS for these processors?

TIA

[EagleRock]

Hey guys, Wanted to ask if the top black PCIe x1 can be used with any other pcie sound card ?

[hiwa]

hi folks, i'm wondering about the Xeons Processor, so the question is: Asus has released an official BIOS for these processors?

TIA

yes all Asus boards have ufficial support for Xeon

[KURTZ]

yes all Asus boards have ufficial support for Xeon

thanks mate

[GoNz0]

Hey guys, Wanted to ask if the top black PCIe x1 can be used with any other pcie sound card ?

any pcie x1 device

[Kain XS]

any pcie x1 device

Not really. The slot is very close to the NB Heatsink and when I tried to install my X-Fi titanium the space wasn´t enough. Seems like ASUS did this specially for their "Supreme FX" cards.
If the card you plan to install is really small, then it should fit.

[OnDborder]

Is it necessary to replace the tim under the heatpipe chipset cooling assembly? Or is it good enough out of the box?

[Shark-357]

Not really. The slot is very close to the NB Heatsink and when I tried to install my X-Fi titanium the space wasn´t enough. Seems like ASUS did this specially for their "Supreme FX" cards.
If the card you plan to install is really small, then it should fit.

I use my X-Fi in the bottom PCIe 16x slot, as it doesnt fit in the upper PCIe 1x.

[fubarswe]

.., been away for a while.., sorry for simple question...
Any new revision out on this board...?
Bclk stop fixed..?
Maybe I can find it amongs those 115 pages.., but maybe some kind soul just can write a few words.. :-)

[zalbard]

.., been away for a while.., sorry for simple question...
Any new revision out on this board...?
Bclk stop fixed..?
Maybe I can find it amongs those 115 pages.., but maybe some kind soul just can write a few words.. :-)

No new revision.
You can ramp up PCI-E frequency and get higher bclk that way, though.

[fubarswe]

Okay.., thx for swift answer! :-)

[OnDborder]

No new revision.
You can ramp up PCI-E frequency and get higher bclk that way, though.

What is non-lethal?
PCIE frequency - ?
I'm stuck at 218 bclk.
I've tried all sorts of various voltages and timings with no luck.


These are my settings so far just for seeing how far it'll top out at. Haven't primed yet.
AI overclock - Manual
OC from CPU level up - A
OC from Memory level up - A
CPU Ratio setting - 21
CPU Turbo Power Limit-E
CPU configuration
CPU Ratio Setting - 21
C1E Support - D
Hardware prefetcher - E
Adjacent Cache line prefetcher - E
Intel Virtualization tech - D
CPU TM Function - D
Execute Disabled bit - E
Intel HT Technology - D
Active Processor Cores - ALL
A20M - D
Intel Speedstep tech - D
Intel Turbo Mode tech - D
Intel C-STATE tech - D
BCLK frequency - 215
PCIE frequency - A
DRAM frequency - 1722
UCLK frequency - 3444
QPI frequency - A
Dram timing control
1st iformation - 9
2nd information - 9
3rd information - 9
EPU II phase control - 24
Load-line calibration - E
CPU differential amplitude - A
Extreme OV - E
Current voltage
Cpu voltage - 1.4125
CPU PLL voltage - 1,85
QPI-Dram voltage - 1.4
Current voltage
IOH voltage -1.2
IOH PCIE voltage - A
ICH voltage - 1.2
ICH PCIE voltage - A
Current voltage
DRAM Bus voltage -1.65
>DRAM REF voltage - A
Debug mode - STRING
Keyboard TeakIt comtrol - D
CPU spread spectrum - D
PCIE spectrum - D
CPU clock skew -A
IOH clock skew -A

[cx-ray]

Does anyone know if a Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series or a Creative Fatal1ty Champ1on Series soundcards would fit on the Rampage II Extreme PCI-E 1x slot (the black one)?

Note: without modding.

No. You have to break away a few rows of fins on the stock NB cooling block.

[OnDborder]

What's the highest vdimm and QPI/DRAM voltages anyone has run on this board for benching?

[Baer]

I use my X-Fi in the bottom PCIe 16x slot, as it doesn't fit in the upper PCIe 1x.

I am going to add a sound card. Is this the best one for this board? Any reason to mod the heatsink or will using it in the lower slot work just as well?
Tnx.

[Le Titi]

Is Any one have the bios 0077 rampage 2 Extreme for i9 ?

[71proste]

What's the highest vdimm and QPI/DRAM voltages anyone has run on this board for benching?

1.6/1.87v

[OnDborder]

Anyone remove qpi/dram controller?
I was going to check how good of contact the heatpipe chipset cooling assembly was getting.

[koksy]

I've just been laying around with the preset Level-Up features since I got the board, but I want to start with XMP now.

How do you go about with BCLK? I've toyed around with it alittle, but is it like the old front bus, where you have to go slowly forward, or do you just set it to the desired value and hope it boots?

[CryptiK]

I have noticed I can have my system totally stable, then upon reboot it would be unstable, most pronounced in memory intensive stress tests, although I had not changed any settings.

I noted all memory settings in the BIOS, then saved and exited BIOS, then re-entered after machine rebooted and rechecked all values.

To my surprise, the RTL values were now different! Amazed, I rebooted again 5 times, and each time, the RTL Values changed by themselves!

*Just as note, I have my ram set at DDR3-1600 MHz / 7-7-7-20 1T

When set to 'NORMAL' the RTL's changed as follows (RTL1/RTL2/RTL3):

Boot 1) 59/61/62
Boot 2) 59/62/63
Boot 3) 59/61/62
Boot 4) 59/62/62
Boot 5) 59/62/63

When set to 'AUTO' the RTL's changed as follows (RTL1/RTL2/RTL3):

Boot 1) 59/61/62
Boot 2) 60/62/62
Boot 3) 59/61/62
Boot 4) 59/62/64
Boot 5) 59/62/63


The Rampage II Extreme does not allow you to set a fixed value for RTL's. Instead they can be set to 'AUTO', 'NORMAL' or a delay or advance value. This obviously means that the BIOS 'chooses' the base value for either "NORMAL' or 'AUTO', and again chooses the base value which it then delays or advances when you choose to. It seems that this value changes on reboot randomly without any other settings or the ram speed being changed.

This is a major BIOS issue, as I am unable to get the RTL values to stay the same between multiple reboots. I have tried both BIOS 1406 and 1504 and both exhibit this behaviour.

[affiliate13]

Is it necessary to replace the tim under the heatpipe chipset cooling assembly? Or is it good enough out of the box?

I didnt check what the ASUS applied stuff was like i just stripped it and cleaned it anyway. I re-mounted it iwth OCZ Freeze and Sekisui tape.
If you havent mounted the board in your case maybe test it wired up on its box and record the temps with everest, it they look to high its a quick job to put your own TIM on.

[phsinc1]

I have noticed I can have my system totally stable, then upon reboot it would be unstable, most pronounced in memory intensive stress tests, although I had not changed any settings.

I noted all memory settings in the BIOS, then saved and exited BIOS, then re-entered after machine rebooted and rechecked all values.

To my surprise, the RTL values were now different! Amazed, I rebooted again 5 times, and each time, the RTL Values changed by themselves!

*Just as note, I have my ram set at DDR3-1600 MHz / 7-7-7-20 1T

When set to 'NORMAL' the RTL's changed as follows (RTL1/RTL2/RTL3):

Boot 1) 59/61/62
Boot 2) 59/62/63
Boot 3) 59/61/62
Boot 4) 59/62/62
Boot 5) 59/62/63

When set to 'AUTO' the RTL's changed as follows (RTL1/RTL2/RTL3):

Boot 1) 59/61/62
Boot 2) 60/62/62
Boot 3) 59/61/62
Boot 4) 59/62/64
Boot 5) 59/62/63


The Rampage II Extreme does not allow you to set a fixed value for RTL's. Instead they can be set to 'AUTO', 'NORMAL' or a delay or advance value. This obviously means that the BIOS 'chooses' the base value for either "NORMAL' or 'AUTO', and again chooses the base value which it then delays or advances when you choose to. It seems that this value changes on reboot randomly without any other settings or the ram speed being changed.

This is a major BIOS issue, as I am unable to get the RTL values to stay the same between multiple reboots. I have tried both BIOS 1406 and 1504 and both exhibit this behaviour.

same thing happen with Gigabyte X58 UD4P/UD5, but you can choose a fixed value and then it doesn't change anymore.

[CryptiK]

same thing happen with Gigabyte X58 UD4P/UD5, but you can choose a fixed value and then it doesn't change anymore.

Asus don't allow you to set a fixed value like other manufacturers do. You can only set "Auto", Normal" or "Advance X clocks" or "Delay X Clocks" - all of these options mean the board chooses the default value, and this is where the problem lies. The board chooses a different value each time you boot even though nothing else has been changed.

To clarify, the RTL's were changing every time I rebooted, when I have not changed ram speed, BCLK, timmings or anything else. Just rebooted at the exact same settings and the RTL's were different every time.

This is very bad BIOS work, we should be able to set fixed values for each RTL eg: 59/60/61 and have them not change.

[Papagaj]

I'm going to make a small upgrade soon.... on Windows 7 and OCZ Agility EX SSD drive. Well are the network drivers on the installation CD compatible with Win 7? Did anyone try to install them on a clear win 7 installation? Thx