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

[Splave]

i listed it already on my OP. G.Skill G.Skill F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO in 12gb (6 stick) setup. i KNOW this memory will do 2000mhz like this being it's been done but it just wont do it for me. soon here i might end up just giving in a buying 12gb worth of kingston HyperX 2000's being they list in the manual as capable of running @ 2000mhz with 6 stick setup CL9 stock... i just don't feel i should have to do that knowing that the G.skill sticks i have should be able to do what i'm asking from them... and i know it's not a bad stick either i've tested every one of them... all are good to go in any slot on the board.

For starters set
UCLK to 3600ish not auto
Set QPI to lowest mhz (not auto or slow mode)
Try more ram voltage 1.74?
Try higher Trfc like 82
Try looseing RTL like 65 or so
Try Extreme OC mode 1 (supposed to help ram and uncore)
Can try lower cpu pll to 1.6's
Try bumping up ich voltage to 1.25 or so

I wouldnt run 1.6vtt, I dont dare go that high on ln2

[zsamz_]

is there anyone that's gotten 12gb with 6 sticks to 2000 yet then? i'm more than certain i've seen a post SOMEWHERE with someone running that speed without a problem with 4.5+ghz clocking on the cpu.

i really don't care who makes the sticks, just as long as 12gb can run at 2000 without going over 1.65 or atleast without going to far above it for 24/7 use.

i had 12gb dominator gt 2040mhz cas8 i needed qpi 1.46v vdimm 1.65v

[bingo13]

Hi all......

tested all bios and my xeon3520 wall still at qpi over 4000.....

ASUS.......

My xeon on msix58m,ud5 and rampage gene II boot at 224/228 bclk and qpi 4032/4104 smoothly.And push in win at 235......

I paid this card 370 Euro.....

What is your IOH voltage?

[skuldarin]

For starters set
UCLK to 3600ish not auto
Set QPI to lowest mhz (not auto or slow mode)
Try more ram voltage 1.74?
Try higher Trfc like 82
Try looseing RTL like 65 or so
Try Extreme OC mode 1 (supposed to help ram and uncore)
Can try lower cpu pll to 1.6's
Try bumping up ich voltage to 1.25 or so

I wouldnt run 1.6vtt, I dont dare go that high on ln2

alright i'll try that out and see what happens.

also i found some forum posts, in Russian though... a few A3E users with GEIL GU312GB2000C8HC memory... only down side is i can't seem to find a supplier for it lol

[skuldarin]

@ Splave - that 1.74v on the memory... is that going to be safe to run 24/7? i don't want to end up frying a gold nugget CPU (980x) right after getting

[Vinsent]

What is your IOH voltage?

Hello bingo13.....

Set test IOH at 1.11341-1.20616....

222x12-13-14-15.....

qpi 1.3000 "3996"
dram 1.6500 "1776
Uncore Auto "3552"
9-9-9-24-2t

G-skill trident 2000MHZ

Boot....and led ram red,or boot.....and lagging

Thanks.....

[skuldarin]

alright, i'm convinced that my issue is one of the following...

1 - the memory just wont go higher than 1800
2 - my 980x is just crap and runs HOT
3 - either HWmonitor or PC Probe II is lieing about CPU temp, PC Probe II is seeing roughly 10-12*c higher than HWmonitor...
4 - my water block for the CPU is prooving to be restrictive and not efficiently cooling the 980x properly. water block is a Koolance CPU-360.
5 - again, back to the memory, being it's not designed to be in a hex channel setup it's too much of a load to the memory controller on the 980x for anything over 1800mhz (doubtful but testing at low CPU clocking with high mem clocking at 1900, CPU becomes unstable even at stock clocking. i'll take out 3 sticks tomorrow and see if tbey'll push further, if they do then this and issue 1 are the sources.)

[zsamz_]

@ Splave - that 1.74v on the memory... is that going to be safe to run 24/7? i don't want to end up frying a gold nugget CPU (980x) right after getting

nope they will die quick
second they might even be unstable with that voltage
ecco stuff dont like juice

what are your temps
my 980x ran supercool

[uncle fester]

@ Splave - that 1.74v on the memory... is that going to be safe to run 24/7? i don't want to end up frying a gold nugget CPU (980x) right after getting

1.74v is fine you will not kill anything, i have to disagree with zsams nothing personal but 1.74v is not high.
you most certainly wont hurt your cpu
If the rams are that bad they die at 1.74v then you dont want them anyway.

[PytonOrm]

HI what is setfsb pll for this Asus rampage III extreme ? Thanks a lot guys

[donmarkoni]

Set test IOH at 1.11341-1.20616....

IMO, your IOH voltage is too low for breaking 222 BCLK without Slow Mode. I used over 1.3V

alright, i'm convinced that my issue is one of the following...

1 - the memory just wont go higher than 1800
2 - my 980x is just crap and runs HOT
3 - either HWmonitor or PC Probe II is lieing about CPU temp, PC Probe II is seeing roughly 10-12*c higher than HWmonitor...
4 - my water block for the CPU is prooving to be restrictive and not efficiently cooling the 980x properly. water block is a Koolance CPU-360.
5 - again, back to the memory, being it's not designed to be in a hex channel setup it's too much of a load to the memory controller on the 980x for anything over 1800mhz (doubtful but testing at low CPU clocking with high mem clocking at 1900, CPU becomes unstable even at stock clocking. i'll take out 3 sticks tomorrow and see if tbey'll push further, if they do then this and issue 1 are the sources.)

Why don't you try your memory sticks 3 by 3, the way they came packed. I would even test them 1 by 1 (label them first with numbered stickers).

@ Splave - that 1.74v on the memory... is that going to be safe to run 24/7? i don't want to end up frying a gold nugget CPU (980x) right after getting

1.74v is fine you will not kill anything, i have to disagree with zsams nothing personal but 1.74v is not high.
you most certainly wont hurt your cpu
If the rams are that bad they die at 1.74v then you dont want them anyway.

+1. Just don't forget to keep VTT (QPI/DRAM) within 0.5V from vDIMM

HI what is setfsb pll for this Asus rampage III extreme ? Thanks a lot guys

Should be ICS9LPRS918BKL. Works for me.

[PytonOrm]

Thanks dude

[skuldarin]

what are your temps
my 980x ran supercool

HWmonitor says the cores are at 55-60*c
PC Probe II says the cpu in general is at 68-72*c

and this isn't even at my previously stated clocking... this is at 4.1ghz and 1800mhz memory seeing as this seems to be the ONLY stable clocking the 980x will do for me through Prime95

at the same time i'm also thinking i have a bad batch. i have a batch A (3013A489). i've seen some people say this batch is voltage hungry...

[KaRLiToS]

Did you try , Core Temp, Realtemp or everest?

[skuldarin]

nope... then again which one should i use that's ACTUALLY acurate?

why look at 6-7 different temp meters if none of them are actually acurate... how about one that actually reads BIOS temp? and how about ROG connect being able to show more than 57.5*c cause it wont show me any higher, the zoom out on the chart wont move.

[zsamz_]

1.74v is fine you will not kill anything, i have to disagree with zsams nothing personal but 1.74v is not high.
you most certainly wont hurt your cpu
If the rams are that bad they die at 1.74v then you dont want them anyway.

for benckin nothin is too high but for 24/7 lol
those eccos dont even scale with volts

HWmonitor says the cores are at 55-60*c
PC Probe II says the cpu in general is at 68-72*c

and this isn't even at my previously stated clocking... this is at 4.1ghz and 1800mhz memory seeing as this seems to be the ONLY stable clocking the 980x will do for me through Prime95

at the same time i'm also thinking i have a bad batch. i have a batch A (3013A489). i've seen some people say this batch is voltage hungry...

reseat the heatsink
trust this proggy http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=179044

asus probe not accurate

[skuldarin]

alright i'll give it a shot.

and ya i've reseated the heatsink 4 times already thinking the thermal paste shifted or there was too much or too little. nothing's really changed.

[OC Nub]

I dont normally run ram above 1.65v even for benching. I have 2 kits of hypers, for daily use what would a safe maximum voltage be to try and get them to run at the rated speed {2000mhz) without killing the ram? I am less concerned about damage to the chip, it is not golden and they are cheap at microcenter.

[KaRLiToS]

for benckin nothin is too high but for 24/7 lol
those eccos dont even scale with volts


reseat the heatsink
trust this proggy http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=179044

asus probe not accurate

Reseat the CPU? Is that gonna help with monitoring??

Why you always say reseat the CPU as a solution to everything?

[zsamz_]

Reseat the CPU? Is that gonna help with monitoring??

Why you always say reseat the CPU as a solution to everything?

learn to read english
i said reseat heatsink not cpu
you dont need to troll everywhere you go

[donmarkoni]

I dont normally run ram above 1.65v even for benching. I have 2 kits of hypers, for daily use what would a safe maximum voltage be to try and get them to run at the rated speed {2000mhz) without killing the ram? I am less concerned about damage to the chip, it is not golden and they are cheap at microcenter.

If people run CPU's at 1.35-1.45V (8-16% increase from default), IMC's at same 1.35-1.45V (12.5-20.8% increase), why not memory at 1.75-1.8V (only 6-9% increase)?

Usually there is no significant increase in overclockability above 1.7-1.75, but if your memory can't run at rated speed, why would you care if you kill it? RMA it.

I ran my Mushkin Redlines on DFI UT X58 at 1.71V 24/7 until I bought R3E and now memory works like a charm at 1.65V (rated, overclocked, whatever...)

[KaRLiToS]

learn to read english
i said reseat heatsink not cpu
you dont need to troll everywhere you go

He wants to know how come 2 monitoring programs reads differents value. Will reseating the heatsink help stabilize the temperature in both programs?

[zsamz_]

If people run CPU's at 1.35-1.45V (8-16% increase from default), IMC's at same 1.35-1.45V (12.5-20.8% increase), why not memory at 1.75-1.8V (only 6-9% increase)?

Usually there is no significant increase in overclockability above 1.7-1.75, but if your memory can't run at rated speed, why would you care if you kill it? RMA it.

I ran my Mushkin Redlines on DFI UT X58 at 1.71V 24/7 until I bought R3E and now memory works like a charm at 1.65V (rated, overclocked, whatever...)

i got 4 sets of hypers and boy do the newer ones get hot even @ 1.65v
i run my ram 1.65-1.71v 24/7
over that is suicide mission
i got some d9jnm and i wouldnt be worried with em @ 2.0
every set of memory i had that didnt run nice went to ram heaven
psc needs to be burned in to run nice i ran mine @ 1,74v on rex + memtested em for 8 hours n now they run way better

[donmarkoni]

I need confirmation from you guys:

Does Disabling Hardware Prefetcher under CPU Configuration impairs your memory bandwidth?

It takes only one restart to check. Tanks!

[playground]

confirmed ;] also seems to afects CPU L3 cache latency.