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

[ToMeGuN]

I have a problem the bios does not read the correct cpu temp at all.When booted into windows and i run pc probe it shows cpu temp like 38-40 c at idle which i know it cant be as i am watercooled.If u run a a program like everest ultimate it will read the same as pc probe because pc probe is running in the background.If u shut down pc probe and reboot pc and just run everest ultimate program u will see the correct cpu reading and its like 23c idle where as pc probe reads 38-40c.
Temperatures
Motherboard 33 °C (91 °F)
CPU 23 °C (73 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 25 °C (77 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 18 °C (64 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #3 24 °C (75 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #4 22 °C (72 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #5 30 °C (86 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #6 24 °C (75 °F)
North Bridge 53 °C (127 °F)
South Bridge 51 °C (124 °F)
GPU1: GPU 49 °C (120 °F)
GPU1: GPU Memory 41 °C (106 °F)
GPU1: GPU Ambient 44 °C (111 °F)
GPU1: GPU VRM 42 °C (108 °F)
GPU2: GPU 49 °C (120 °F)
GPU2: GPU Memory 41 °C (106 °F)
GPU2: GPU Ambient 44 °C (111 °F)
GPU2: GPU VRM 42 °C (108 °F)

Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 32 °C (90 °F)
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 32 °C (90 °F)
Seagate ST31000333AS 30 °C (86 °F)

anyone else having this issue or could it be the 980x cpu config.

I had same problem on 3 boards It's a BIOS problem with the 980X they need to fix... i spoke with them on the phone last week and the guy said they are aware of the problem... waiting.

[zsamz_]

Heh, my 4250 Mhz CPU = PC fail in video games, but 4209 Mhz is fine 24/7.



The great thing is that my board only needs 1.25v for 200 BCLK, and 1.43v for the ram at 1600 Mhz Cas 7 at T1. The bad thing is that the ram wont work at 2000 Mhz due to having 6 sticks regardless of having so much headroom, the highest it works at is 1800 Mhz Cas 8.

did you bump ioh voltages?

[Mungri]

did you bump ioh voltages?

No, I only raise 3 voltages - CPU, QPI and Ram.

I tried raising other ones in the past, and they didnt seem to help at all.

Its right at the edge of acceptable temperatures with 100% load at 4.2 Ghz anyway, usually around 85 for one core and 82 for the others (I believe that <85 degrees with 100% load is fine as nothing else will stress it that much anyway). I just thought that I might be able to squeeze it up to 4250 Mhz. It was vantage stable, but not Prime or video game stable.

Also my graphics cards were Vantage stable with a whopping extra 4 Mhz on this board over my previous 1066 Mhz . 1075 Mhz fails. 1050 Mhz is doable for 24/7 use, but too noisy.

So 24/7 clocks are 4.2 Ghz CPU, 1600 Mhz Cas 7 ram, 1000 / 1445 on the graphics cards. I were expecting my graphics card's ram to fry at maximum speed, but its fully stable and the heatsinks on top of the chips only get moderately warm. I wish I had a way to OC the GFZ ram up to 1500 Mhz, it hasnt even reached its limit at 1445 Mhz, and FPS improves all the way up to that speed so error checking isnt kicking in either.

Improvements over my UD5 - Much lower voltages required, and cooler slot 1 gaphics card from the spacing. Before my top card was running up to 10-15 degrees hotter than the second, now the difference is just 2-3 degrees, which is what I wanted. So I'm happy, it just needed the 0602 bios to get working properly .

[zsamz_]

you should be doing 6-8-6 with that ram

No, I only raise 3 voltages - CPU, QPI and Ram.

I tried raising other ones in the past, and they didnt seem to help at all.

Its right at the edge of acceptable temperatures with 100% load at 4.2 Ghz anyway, usually around 85 for one core and 82 for the others (I believe that <85 degrees with 100% load is fine as nothing else will stress it that much anyway). I just thought that I might be able to squeeze it up to 4250 Mhz. It was vantage stable, but not Prime or video game stable.

Also my graphics cards were Vantage stable with a whopping extra 4 Mhz on this board over my previous 1066 Mhz . 1075 Mhz fails. 1050 Mhz is doable for 24/7 use, but too noisy.

So 24/7 clocks are 4.2 Ghz CPU, 1600 Mhz Cas 7 ram, 1000 / 1445 on the graphics cards. I were expecting my graphics card's ram to fry at maximum speed, but its fully stable and the heatsinks on top of the chips only get moderately warm. I wish I had a way to OC the GFZ ram up to 1500 Mhz, it hasnt even reached its limit at 1445 Mhz, and FPS improves all the way up to that speed so error checking isnt kicking in either.

Improvements over my UD5 - Much lower voltages required, and cooler slot 1 gaphics card from the spacing. Before my top card was running up to 10-15 degrees hotter than the second, now the difference is just 2-3 degrees, which is what I wanted. So I'm happy, it just needed the 0602 bios to get working properly .

[Mungri]

Oh, I'll try that suggestion for 6-8-6. I tried 7-6-6 at higher volts but that wouldnt boot up.

Do IOH and PCI-E voltage help? I dont know if they do anything really, and I have 200 BCLK with them at default.

you should be doing 6-8-6 with that ram

Sweet, how did you know that?



This ram was £72 per pair for OEM sticks, awesome stuff, glad I bought 3 of them .

I'll stress it while reducing voltages every 5 mins until it freezes up to find the lowest volts it will work at.

[donmarkoni]

Heh, my 4250 Mhz CPU = PC fail in video games, but 4209 Mhz is fine 24/7.

The great thing is that my board only needs 1.25v for 200 BCLK, and 1.43v for the ram at 1600 Mhz Cas 7 at T1. The bad thing is that the ram wont work at 2000 Mhz due to having 6 sticks regardless of having so much headroom, the highest it works at is 1800 Mhz Cas 8.

You answered yourself, "only 1.25v". Try a little bit more.
What voltage are you running your memory at higher speeds?

[kullymontana]

I had same problem on 3 boards It's a BIOS problem with the 980X they need to fix... i spoke with them on the phone last week and the guy said they are aware of the problem... waiting.

I thought it was a 980x issue but i thought this re3 was 980x ready obviously not asus it as Issues.Lets wait and see what they do about it new bios maybe,also like you overclock 4.3@1.35 great wish i could achieve that with mines.You got a cherrie there.

[zsamz_]

Oh, I'll try that suggestion for 6-8-6. I tried 7-6-6 at higher volts but that wouldnt boot up.

Do IOH and PCI-E voltage help? I dont know if they do anything really, and I have 200 BCLK with them at default.



Sweet, how did you know that?


This ram was £72 per pair for OEM sticks, awesome stuff, glad I bought 3 of them .

I'll stress it while reducing voltages every 5 mins until it freezes up to find the lowest volts it will work at.

your overclock is limited with low ioh volts
i'm a memory nut i tested over 100 gigs

[Mungri]

You answered yourself, "only 1.25v". Try a little bit more.
What voltage are you running your memory at higher speeds?

I tried 1.25, 1.3 and 1.35v on the QPI, they dont do much to improve stability over 200 BCLK.

However, I never touched the IOH voltage, I would assume that might help.

When I tried 2000 Mhz on the ram, I had the QPI set to 1.4v+, and the ram at 1.65v, going by the XMP profile, and 10-10-10-30 timings with T3. It couldnt even boot into windows.

I dont know if anyone has gotten 12 gigs stable on any board at 2000 Mhz or more, 12 Gb seems to be limited to around 1800 Mhz, regardless of how good the ram is.

[kill_a_wat]

Dudes what's the typical CL6 timings/volts for this ram - cmg6gx3m3a2000c8 ???

[donmarkoni]

I tried 1.25, 1.3 and 1.35v on the QPI, they dont do much to improve stability over 200 BCLK.

However, I never touched the IOH voltage, I would assume that might help.

When I tried 2000 Mhz on the ram, I had the QPI set to 1.4v+, and the ram at 1.65v, going by the XMP profile, and 10-10-10-30 timings with T3. It couldnt even boot into windows.

I dont know if anyone has gotten 12 gigs stable on any board at 2000 Mhz or more, 12 Gb seems to be limited to around 1800 Mhz, regardless of how good the ram is.

Have you tried 6Gb then the other 6Gb, maybe one kit is worse then the other?
I have seen thread about not loosing overclockability with 12Gb, but can't remember where, if I find it - I'll post.

[Mungri]

I just cant be bothered doing that, trying with 6 Gb at a time.

Its also 3x4 Gb kits :p.

I dont mind with 1600 Mhz Cas 6 anyway.

[Brama]

I thought it was a 980x issue but i thought this re3 was 980x ready obviously not asus it as Issues.Lets wait and see what they do about it new bios maybe,also like you overclock 4.3@1.35 great wish i could achieve that with mines.You got a cherrie there.

I have same issue with a 980x. I noted it is related in my system to UCLK multiplier change. I am waiting for a new BIOS too.

[kill_a_wat]

Seems if you slow down the QPI, QPIv drops quite a bit, at least more than I thought would be the case... (initially I was running 1.39v then with this run to 1.32v)

[zsamz_]

I just cant be bothered doing that, trying with 6 Gb at a time.

Its also 3x4 Gb kits :p.

I dont mind with 1600 Mhz Cas 6 anyway.

1600 cas6 way easier that 2k with 12 gigs
i was able to do both
but goin 2k needed alot more qpi volts

[kortas]

Have done all of that my man. Looks like some kind of a strange problem. And this board has got a clear CMOS button at the back panel. but I even tried the removing and reversing the batery for 30 seconds.

Return the board to the retailer if you followed everyones steps.

[OC Nub]

I am not a big Asus fan at all, but this seems to be a good board. I just ordered one, hope to have it and join you guys by the end of the week.

[zsamz_]

I am not a big Asus fan at all, but this seems to be a good board. I just ordered one, hope to have it and join you guys by the end of the week.

its a good board
alot better than a gigabut

[Utnorris]

Ok, so I am on a 980x and so far I can not get 4.2Ghz stable (133 x 31):

Target CPU Frequency 4200MHz
Target DRAM Frequency 1600MHz

LN2 Mode [N/A]***
QPI Loadline Calibration [auto]***

Sync Mode []
AI Overclock Tuner []
OC From CPU level Up []
CPU Ratio Setting []
CPU Turbo Power Limit []

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting [31]
C1E Support [Disabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Disabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Disabled]
Intel(R) Virtualiyation Tech [Disabled]
CPU TM Function [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Disabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [6]
A20M [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Disabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]
C State package limit setting [Disabled]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency [133]
PCIE Frequency [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [1600]
UCLK Frequency [3200]
QPI Link Data Rate [4800]

Memory Configuration Protect []

>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency [6]
RAS# to CAS# Delay [6]
RAS# PRE Time [6]
RAS# ACT Time [16]
RAS# to RAS# Delay [auto]
REF Cycle Time [auto]
WRITE Recovery Time [auto]
READ to PRE Time [auto]
FOUR ACT WIN Time [auto]
Back-To-BackCAS# Delay [auto]

Timing Mode [1N]
Round Trip Latency on CHA [auto]
Round Trip Latency on CHB [auto]
Round Trip Latency on CHC [auto]

WRITE To READ Delay(DD) [auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(DR) [auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(SR) [auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DD) [auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DR) [auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(SR) [auto]
READ To READ Delay(DD) [auto]
READ To READ Delay(DR) [auto]
READ To READ Delay(SR) [auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DD) [auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DR) [auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(SR) [auto]
----------------------------------------------

CPU Differential Amplitude [auto]
CPU Clock Skew [auto]
IOH Clock Skew [auto]
------------ Extreme Engine Digi+ ------------
Digi+ PWR Mode [X Balance]
PWR Volt. Control [auto]
Load-Line Calibration [100%]
CPU Voltege OCP [Disabled]
CPU PWM Frequency [auto]

Extreme OV [Disabled]
Extreme OC [Diasabled]

CPU Voltage [1.26]
CPU PLL Voltage [auto]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [1.35]
DRAM Bus Voltage [1.55]

>DRAM REF Voltages----------------------------
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA [auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA [auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB [auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHB [auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHC [auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHC [auto]
----------------------------------------------

IOH Voltage [1.35]
IOH PCIE Voltage [auto]

ICH Voltage [auto]
ICH PCIE Voltage [auto]

---------- Spread Spectrum Control -----------
CPU Spread Spectrum [auto]
DRAM Spread Spectrum [auto]

So I guess my question is:

1 - Any suggestions?
and
2 - What would be the safe max under water for the 980x vcore? I know you are not supposed to go above 1.4v on QPI, but what are the other limits that I should be keeping too?

Bios is 704.

[zsamz_]

utnoris

DRAM Frequency [1600]
UCLK Frequency [3200] x1.5 not x2 so 2400-2600
4.2 you gonna need around 1.3-1.33 max is 1.4-1.5
you dont need qpi volts that high for 1600mhz n gou 1.6v-1.65 on ram

IOH Voltage [1.35] 1.2 v
IOH PCIE Voltage [auto] 1.55v
bump em up if needed for xfire or powerhungry cards
dont forget the 4 pin for v-cards

[uncle fester]

I know.. Me either! It's crazy! It was running through 06 and vantage at -170c to -180c with no problems or freezes.. There is one out of the batch that cold bugs around -150c but so far that's the only one..




Thanks so much! I love these cpu's so far! Going to run more tests after a little work today. cheers!

Ive found with many i7 980x retails on R3E im getting no CBB or CB tested 2 retails diff batch 3003B242 3003B396 but on UD 7 CB -145 CBB -120.... ive found its all in your bios settings on R3E to eliminate CB on retails. Ill post up bios settings sometime when im home.

[Jeff Flowerday]

utnoris

DRAM Frequency [1600]
UCLK Frequency [3200] x1.5 not x2 so 2400-2600
4.2 you gonna need around 1.3-1.33 max is 1.4-1.5
you dont need qpi volts that high for 1600mhz n gou 1.6v-1.65 on ram

IOH Voltage [1.35] 1.2 v
IOH PCIE Voltage [auto] 1.55v
bump em up if needed for xfire or powerhungry cards
dont forget the 4 pin for v-cards

I'm running my IOH PCIE voltage on auto with 2 x EVGA 480SC. I'm not seeing any issues, but are you saying I should bring it up to 1.55 at least?

[Splave]

no issues, no need to change

[Utnorris]

Thanks guys, will try later today.

[TWP-WOLF]

Since I'm a owner of Asus Rampage III Extreme I just want to say THANK YOU FOR THE Asus Rampage III Extreme OWNERS THREAD!

WOLF.