***Asus Rampage III Extreme Owners Thread***

[SkOrPn]

Thanks SkOrPn having a lot of fun with this build. I still want to back off some vcore but for the moment ill take it.
I will take a few picks of the build soon and post them. but the goal was 4.ghz so again happy with the current results.
I will load up some games porlly BFBC2 first and see how well vs my previous build it feels.

Good idea, hmm I already have MW2 installed and AvP so I should also check how it feels compared to my c2d system.

[Splave]

anyone else get automatic freeze if over 4.0QPI speed.
250bclk/115pci-e 1.4vtt 1.4vcore.
249 is a rock, then 250 craps the bed everytime QPI goes over 4ghz exactly. cant say im dissapointed in 250bclk on a hex

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1189325

[donmarkoni]

very stable boards especially with HT benching


Temps for me
MB 29 NB 46 SB 43 fan in the area


PS why do you guys say 1000khz is unstable? How are you testing it? Works great here.

Yeah, I found 1000kHz setting is most stable for me too.

[DuraN]

anyone else get automatic freeze if over 4.0QPI speed.
250bclk/115pci-e 1.4vtt 1.4vcore.
249 is a rock, then 250 craps the bed everytime QPI goes over 4ghz exactly. cant say im dissapointed in 250bclk on a hex

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1189325

Nice BCLK there Splave!

Out of curiosity, how high did you get your 980X BCLK in the Classy? I will be setting up my rig over the weekend, can't wait

[eternal_fantasy]

PS why do you guys say 1000khz is unstable? How are you testing it? Works great here.

We didn't say it was unstable. We said it was less stable compared to lower switching frequency. Of course bumping the voltage up a little will stabilise overclocks using 1000khz that would have been stable using a lower switching frequency.

Yeah, I found 1000kHz setting is most stable for me too.

For me, as has been mirrored by a few others, found that with a fixed VCore that is on the brink of stability at a given CPU speed, the higher the PWM switching frequency set the quicker LinX fails.

How much faster were you guys able to run with PWM set at 1000khz compared to 250khz? And with which BIOS version?

[eva2000]

you cant raid those 2 ports

don't own a R3E but Gary/bingo13 outlined how to raid the 2x sata3 6g ports http://i4memory.com/f54/asus-rampage...14/#post130391

RAID is supported on the Marvell 9128 SATA 6G chipset. In order to access the Marvell RAID configuration utility for SATA6G you must first enter the BIOS and set the SATA 6G option to 'AHCI'. Then you can save and exit the BIOS and during POST upon the reboot process press Ctrl+M to enter the Marvell RAID configuration utility.

[Splave]

How much faster were you guys able to run with PWM set at 1000khz compared to 250khz? And with which BIOS version?

Interesting, I will try those settings again with 250khz and see what happens.


@eva, good looking out!

[fmsam]

cheers 4 the heads up George, Ill go check that out.
BTW If anyone is interested there is a faulty RE2 on E-Bay 48 minutes left current bid £48, maybe fixable maybe 4 spares !!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-Rampage-I...item4aa10e6ef6

Rick

[Kilyin]

If you have too high idle temps (read +/-60°C) you could try to replace the TIM and adding a washer to increase pressure... if temps are still too high install the fan thingy

I installed the optional fan/heatsink, problem is the stupid fan never turns on. It can only be plugged in one way so I guess they sent me a dead fan. Oh well.

[fmsam]

Better pix of the EK full board block now up .... this is the slightly more expensive acetal nickel one ( the one im waiting for )

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-Rampage-I...item4aa10e6ef6

I think this is gonna look great

[fmsam]

Oh boy, already found my first assembly line blunder. Seems QC did not check the cpu socket hold down plate, all four of the screws are serious loose and the top two were so loose that the screws could have just fallen off. Thankfully i have the tools needed to tighten it but not sure what spec to tighten it to. One things for sure people, as usual please inspect your board closely as many times these assembly lines talk to much to each other not paying attention to what they are doing. I tightened them just now and hopefully did not over tighten.

Can someone tell me if the provided NB fan/sink is needed?

now theres a thing, I checked my one and there are no screws

not sure whats going on here but my hold down plate is deffo held on with 4 rivetts

hmmmmmmmmmmmm

[jacek]

Where can I find the option to enable Dynamic vcore?
This option is described in the manual as the "CPU Voltage Control [Absolute (VID)]".
bios: 601


Memory g.skill trident 2000 cl9 does not work properly on this board.
xmp profile gives bsod

[Bootsy]

240 bclk with 980x and cpuz says my board is a rev 2. xx. Rev 2 already??

@Splave what version is your board?

[Splave]

same

[boostedevo]

That might explain things, thanks for the info Splave.

[Splave]

Board Good with ram too

[turtletrax]

don't own a R3E but Gary/bingo13 outlined how to raid the 2x sata3 6g ports http://i4memory.com/f54/asus-rampage...14/#post130391

It appears that in the 0601 BIOS they give you the ability to make a SATA 6Gbps RAID 1 or 0 array in the Drive Expert tab of the main BIOS. Only have one SATA 6Gbps drive or I would test it out.

Should clear up some confusion

[pcnazz]

Splave , Your 980x looks sweat . Very nice !

[DotNet]

Where can I find the option to enable Dynamic vcore?
This option is described in the manual as the "CPU Voltage Control [Absolute (VID)]".
bios: 601


Memory g.skill trident 2000 cl9 does not work properly on this board.
xmp profile gives bsod

Did you get the g.skill tridents to work? That was the memory I was thinking of getting.

[Splave]

Splave , Your 980x looks sweat . Very nice !

thanks pcnazz

[Jor3lBR]

Very nice results Splave

What ram you're using?

[Splave]

https://shop.corsair.com/store/item_...spx?id=1235506
embarassed yes

They were $200 a stick now $250 :o

[Kilyin]

Anyone know what size fan is on the NB optional heatsink?

[jacek]

Did you get the g.skill tridents to work? That was the memory I was thinking of getting.

Unfortunately I can not run at 2000 cl9.
max stable is 1850 cl9 with bclk=185.

[vladimir]

Anyone know what size fan is on the NB optional heatsink?

I believe that it's a 40mm.