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

[jacek]

maybe r3e is good for 980x but not for 920.
max bclk for mine is 212.
bios contains an old AHCI ROM and other drivers. No DYNAMIC VID option.
it is possible that I will go back to UD7.

[usz]

maybe r3e is good for 980x but not for 920.
max bclk for mine is 212.
bios contains an old AHCI ROM and other drivers. No DYNAMIC VID option.
it is possible that I will go back to UD7.

Why would you need offset vcore anyway?

Now for the stability, first thing that stands out on your screenshot is that you run your PCIE at 100Mhz, try bumping it up a bit, it tends to improve bclk overclocking. The other thing is that you run your memory at 1000 at higher VTT - being 1.425 - did you account for the default vdroop on QPI? I assume you transfered your settings from previous board, but many boards like classy etc have already always enabled VTT load line calibration, while on R3E you have to manually switch jumper on board to enable it. So the instability can come up from too low VTT voltage after vdroop kicks in. Did you actually measure it with multimeter?

[playground]

where is that jumper switch? cant find it =]

[usz]

where is that jumper switch? cant find it =]

Just next to the 24pin power plug, right at the edge of PCB. It's labeled QPI_LL_SW.

[Leeghoofd]

With a good CPU , 227- 230Bclock shouldn't pose much of a problem... the answer is in the settings Try a MSI X Power for Bclock with Bloomfield , that's another story...

[playground]

Found it allready thx

So far magnage to acheve stable 4.2Ghz 220x19 1.3v - but stll testing.
How far can i go on no watercooled NB? Ive got 120 fan above it - 40C.

[dionysus]

Asus has bios 0602 up on the official site anyone using this one yet? and if so anything gained versus the one that shipped? the release note just states that FIX SATA 6G device may experience S3 resume failure when using Intel i7 965 CPU.
Thoughts?

[burningrave101]

Rampage III Extreme is currently $359.99 with free shipping at Newegg today for those of you that haven't picked one up yet.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131642

[burningrave101]

Is there any performance difference at all from running your GPU in the second PCI-E 2.0 slot instead of the first since they're both x16? I only have a single XFX 5870 and the northbridge (IOH) seems to run cooler with the video card moved down further.

[Linuxfan]

Is there any performance difference at all from running your GPU in the second PCI-E 2.0 slot instead of the first since they're both x16? I only have a single XFX 5870 and the northbridge (IOH) seems to run cooler with the video card moved down further.

Performance should be the same. You can run a game benchmark with it in both positions to check.

[basco]

hey jacek
you are not alone

my ramp3 limits at 219

this is with 920 that did over 235 on dfi ut and asus p6t.

and no its not a setting

[Linuxfan]

hey jacek
you are not alone

my ramp3 limits at 219

this is with 920 that did over 235 on dfi ut and asus p6t.

and no its not a setting

What about this?
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1203185
Are some R3Es better with Bclk than others?

[DorkSterr]

dionysus your ROG logo is not seated properly.

[jacek]

hey jacek
you are not alone

my ramp3 limits at 219

this is with 920 that did over 235 on dfi ut and asus p6t.

and no its not a setting

mu cpu can do 220 full stable on GB EX58-Extreme and boots up to 225.
With r3e i can't boot at 213

@down
Give me a couple of minutes.

[Linuxfan]

mu cpu can do 220 full stable on GB EX58-Extreme and boots up to 225.
With r3e i can't boot at 213

Can you get past 213bclk it in the Asus OC program in windows? Same voltages and temps as on the other board?

[jacek]

Can you get past 213bclk it in the Asus OC program in windows? Same voltages and temps as on the other board?

answers to your questions:
1)no
2)yes, vcore about 1.4V, vtt 1.5V- it doesnt help.
my bios settings:
PLL was 1.8V
maybe I forgot about something. Any help is appreciated.
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[KaRLiToS]

Im really new to i7 Overclocking,
How do I check my max bclk?

[kill_a_wat]

Are the volt readings on ASUS Probe accurate? Or when you measure with a DMM is there a significant difference?

[nge769]

Hey guys,i see there is a new turbo V .Can i use that on my p6t7?
Or is it just for R2III?

[playground]

Im really new to i7 Overclocking,
How do I check my max bclk?

http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-g...core-i3-i5-i7/

JACEK thats my setings for blck 220 - meyb will help

[radaja]

Im really new to i7 Overclocking,
How do I check my max bclk?

miahallen,made a great guide for this type of thing.explains finding your highest bclk and cpu clock and memory clock
3 Step Guide to Overclock Your Core i3, i5, or i7 – Updated!

EDIT-damn looks like playground beat me to it.sorry

[playground]

hehehe

btw how much vQPI u guys used to run ur 920 with speed over 4.2Ghz?
and what is QPI Link Data Rate? (Slow Mode, 4800MT/s, 5866MT/s, 6400MT/s)

[dctokyo]

OK, this board has finally hit Japan, but a quick question before I buy it, Is the NB chip-set heat-sink supposed to have 3 screws or 2? Been reading that some users have 3 and other's 2, which is it?

[Linuxfan]

OK, this board has finally hit Japan, but a quick question before I buy it, Is the NB chip-set heat-sink supposed to have 3 screws or 2? Been reading that some users have 3 and other's 2, which is it?

The board I got from Newegg had 2 screws.

[DarthBeavis]

To go on the mobo:

and top bin 980x: