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

[havu2000]

I can't run my card @16x on rampape 3 ,i used slot 2 ,help me

[spoolindsm127]

I really doubt at cooling efficiency of Corsair's design, unless there is thermal paste between plates and upper fins, although they are great sticks. Kingston's design is plain ugly IMO with those tall heatsinks.

Currently I'm in a process of tweaking memory with Gulftown, but you can check these threads: Mushkin Redline 1600 6-7-6-18-1T@i4memory, Asus Rampage III Extreme - results thread@i4memory and Mushkin Redline 1600 6-7-6-18-1T@mushkin as they contain my settings and achievements.

Haha yea the Kingston do look a bit odd, but any cosmetic 'impairment' in the sake of performance I can appreciate . I actually run my Dominators with the entended fins, and they use thermal pads inbetween. But if you don't like tall heatsinks you may think they also look ugly But that may be since the Kingston are blue; The GTs look damn sexy with the 'Ferrari Red' Corso Rosso accents

Will be checking out those links for sure, thanks don Although seeing how well my GTs did, I may never look back at the Mushkin. Truth be told, I already sold them

[spoolindsm127]

Maybe you're already aware of this but I just want to make sure. If you're going to play with RAM voltages
NEVER let the difference between QPI/DRAM voltage and DRAM Bus voltage be more than 0.5v
You will Kill your CPU.



Ok, is this the BIOS that incorporates all the improvements made to BIOS 0002 and 0878 ??

Hey Samson, I know I didn't mention that in my post but yes, I was already aware of that . As always, I appreciate you looking out for a fellow overclocker thanks

[bassplayer]

I can't run my card @16x on rampape 3 ,i used slot 2 ,help me

Use slot one or three if you want x16!

[Coolbreeze]

I have the board working fine in the Corsair case with both the PC Power & Cooling unit and the HX1000. Based on your description and that of your post at the ASUS forum talking about smoke or sparks I would venture to say that board is shorting out against something in the case. PM me your RMA case number and I will have someone contact you shortly about it.

I sent the board to Johnathan in Fremont CA. The RMA # is USA1082294
As far as the board shorting out against something in the case, I have thought of that possibility but I don't think that is what is causing the problems. I have installed one of my old EVGA nForce 4 motherboards in the case and it POST OK so why won't the RIIIE do the same thing? I wish I had known about the PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR PSU working with the board as you say, that could have saved me $250

[zsamz_]

I sent the board to Johnathan in Fremont CA. The RMA # is USA1082294
As far as the board shorting out against something in the case, I have thought of that possibility but I don't think that is what is causing the problems. I have installed one of my old EVGA nForce 4 motherboards in the case and it POST OK so why won't the RIIIE do the same thing? I wish I had known about the PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR PSU working with the board as you say, that could have saved me $250

no matter what i woulda tested the board outside the case before an rma
it would suk if they sent same board back

[havu2000]

Use slot one or three if you want x16!

Thank you

[l0ud_sil3nc3]

no matter what i woulda tested the board outside the case before an rma
it would suk if they sent same board back

yes that would suck, its a simple test might as well do it before you send it out

[skuldarin]

Figured I'd give an update on my part...

So far (based on current season temps) I've gotten 4.4ghz @ 1866mhz w/ 12gb memory at cl7 timings (7-9-7-24-72-2T). I'm gonna shoot for 1T here soon and see if I can pull it off. At the same time I'm going to have to upgrade the cooling. Running a single loop on CPU/mobo/gpu is taxing even on a double deck quad radiator so I'm gonna have to fix that.

Something for those going for the higher bclk values, try going at slower mem speeds first before going too high. I've noticed (at least with my setup) the higher the bclk value I go, the slower the mem has to be to get it stable. Might just be with the amount of memory I'm running but once it hits a certain point the mem speeds end up creating your bclk value limitations regardless of how much memory you have (still dependable on amount, high the amount the smaller the range of allowed speed and the lower the bclk value will be).

[donmarkoni]

Haha yea the Kingston do look a bit odd, but any cosmetic 'impairment' in the sake of performance I can appreciate . I actually run my Dominators with the entended fins, and they use thermal pads inbetween. But if you don't like tall heatsinks you may think they also look ugly But that may be since the Kingston are blue; The GTs look damn sexy with the 'Ferrari Red' Corso Rosso accents

Will be checking out those links for sure, thanks don Although seeing how well my GTs did, I may never look back at the Mushkin. Truth be told, I already sold them

Yeah, if the Kingstons were red or black it would be better. Dominators are very good looking and color combination is perfect match for R3E. Have you tried using thermal paste instead of pads?

If I could find here Corsair Dominators I would probably do the same, but at the moment Mushkin is best choice available. Luckily it's very good too.

[cstkl1]

hmm just got this together atm testing

as usual r3e screwed up fixed timings

RTL 50,52,54

if this was dfi/evga i could run it at 46,48,50
i7 930+Coolit Vantage ALC
Asus Rampage 3 Extreme bios 0010
Corsair Dom Gt 2k 8-9-8-24 3x2gb
Asus gtx480 + Asus GTX460 (physx)
Corsair AX1200

[spoolindsm127]

My R3E hits a BCLK limit at 221...

Rev 1.04G on board and 1.xxx in CPU-Z.

[playground]

230 here rev 1.4g

[JenBell]

Hello Guys...can someone post up a BIOS template to get me started on OCing: 980x, ATI 5970 4GB, 12GB CMT6X3M3A2000C8, Crucial C300 SSD, Enermax 1250w PSU. I have got it auto-OCed to 4.2 via BIOS already but want to see how far the CPU can go. Thank u very much in advance!

[turtletrax]

Yeah, if the Kingstons were red or black it would be better. Dominators are very good looking and color combination is perfect match for R3E. Have you tried using thermal paste instead of pads?

If I could find here Corsair Dominators I would probably do the same, but at the moment Mushkin is best choice available. Luckily it's very good too.

Here is some pics of 12GB of Cas 8 2000 GTs with the CMXTRFINKITRED fins. Got completely ripped of on them and would highly recommend that Canadians really dont bother as UPS will shred your backside.












Pics are crap but best I could do in a rush at the time

Edit: Also wanted to add a statement about how Corsair ships the fins. They send them in a Cardboard package and seperate each individual fin with cardboard as well. The thing that sucks about that is they do not cover the thermal tape on the bottom of the fin and it was impossible to keep the tape intact. Basically shredded my tape getting it off the cardboard. After paying more than $150 for $7 of painted alu, I destroyed the $2 of thermal interface. Actually quite disappointed in the whole thing really.

But, it still looks good.

[systemviper]

that looks so sweet!

[turtletrax]

that looks so sweet!

Thanks SV. Going all out on this build and it has literally taken forever. Still allot left to do, but will be the shiz when it is done. Should haul some pretty good azz too

Still contemplating another C300 256GB for lightning fast encoding

[spoolindsm127]

Pics are crap but best I could do in a rush at the time

You're kidding right? Those close ups do those GTs with the extended fins more than enough justice! Awesome pics man looks like the paint is still wet

Edit: Also wanted to add a statement about how Corsair ships the fins. They send them in a Cardboard package and seperate each individual fin with cardboard as well. The thing that sucks about that is they do not cover the thermal tape on the bottom of the fin and it was impossible to keep the tape intact. Basically shredded my tape getting it off the cardboard. After paying more than $150 for $7 of painted alu, I destroyed the $2 of thermal interface. Actually quite disappointed in the whole thing really.

But, it still looks good.

Very true. This was the same case with my extended fins. Only one of them had the entire two sections of thermal tape intact. On the other two, one of each of the two sections of thermal tape had come off onto the cardboard. I guess my kit wasn't as bad as yours as I got them right back on w/o much of a problem. But I get what you're saying, failing to pay attention to details such as that is pretty disappointing. Good thing I got the CMG2000C8s for cheap

[turtletrax]

You're kidding right? Those close ups do those GTs with the extended fins more than enough justice! Awesome pics man looks like the paint is still wet

Lol, thanks! That was with no tri-pod and point and shoot. Could do much better with outside light and a tri-pod. Will give you guys some really nice pics when the rig is done

Very true. This was the same case with my extended fins. Only one of them had the entire two sections of thermal tape intact. On the other two, one of each of the two sections of thermal tape had come off onto the cardboard. I guess my kit wasn't as bad as yours as I got them right back on w/o much of a problem. But I get what you're saying, failing to pay attention to details such as that is pretty disappointing. Good thing I got the CMG2000C8s for cheap

Completely agree with you. It is the first time I have experienced this with Corsair so I guess that is why I was so shocked. Glad I got my C8 2000's cheap too LOL

[kpablo]

Heh... probably my R3E has a bad IOH... same OC... 4.4GHz different value.

4.4GHz (Multi 27 x BCLK 164) pass LinX with all RAM.
4.4GHz (Multi 22 x BCKL 200) no success... stop at 3rd pass. Just stop with error, no bsod or hangs...

Same Uncore and QPI Link... in both... grrr...

[Hondacity]

Heh... probably my R3E has a bad IOH... same OC... 4.4GHz different value.

4.4GHz (Multi 27 x BCLK 164) pass LinX with all RAM.
4.4GHz (Multi 22 x BCKL 200) no success... stop at 3rd pass. Just stop with error, no bsod or hangs...

Same Uncore and QPI Link... in both... grrr...

error code?

vdimm? vtt?

[skuldarin]

Heh... probably my R3E has a bad IOH... same OC... 4.4GHz different value.

4.4GHz (Multi 27 x BCLK 164) pass LinX with all RAM.
4.4GHz (Multi 22 x BCKL 200) no success... stop at 3rd pass. Just stop with error, no bsod or hangs...

Same Uncore and QPI Link... in both... grrr...

try 35x129 @ 1.46-1.48v vcore and VTT around 1.3-1.35v

also if you're running 2:1 ratio for your uncore you don't need to for a 980 *assuming that's what you have reading your sig*. i can push to that point just fine but again, it wont do a full 20 pass on linX but your uncore should only be around 1.5-1.7:1 ratio so aim low on that area.

[Zaxis01]

Has anyone been able to run a xeon 5600 cpu on the r3e??

[MariaH79]

1st oc 20 Linx passed and 1st post from me
All thanx to this thread


This usin the Official 901 a week ago, messing around with 0010 atm got an xtra gflop thou been to busy with other stuff to run 20 Linx. Forgive me my bad memory sticks, thou their getting job done atm

CPU: 1.28125v
CPU PLL: 1.65625v
QPI: 1.32500v
DIMM: 1.60325v
700mV
500KHz
OC: Mode 1
Cpu spread spec: Disabled

Edit: forgot to mention LLC is OFF and HT ON

[spoolindsm127]

@turtletrax

I can't imagine how the pics can get any better but I'll take your word for it Can't wait to see em!

I don't know much about how running 12gb affects max frequencies and timings but try and see if you can get them to run 7-7-7-20-1T at 1.65v. I'm running only 6gb though but got them to run 2033MHz cl7 1.65v Super Pi 32M stable Good luck with your setup

Also to everyone else, drop your multis and find your boards max BCLK