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

[Samson]

Has anyone else had issues with the board not booting with the QPI PLL jumper on? I was setting everything back up today after a bench session yesterday and I decided to use QPI LLC. However, the board refused to boot with it...

Ok, I know that this goes back a long way now but, I ended up having to take my video cards out and put them in slots 1 and 3.
And let me tell you that it was hell and I never want to go through that again ! Small case, and 4 HDD's, had to
rearrange everything and redo the cabling. Can we say !!! here ??! (Ok , so I guess not).

Anyways... so I also tried the QPI_LL_SW jumper. I set it on. And the board did boot and function
normally for me.

But I don't see any BIOS setting related to it at all yet I see some people referring to
a BIOS setting of

QPI Loadline Calibration: [Enable, Disable]

Did you get yours to boot with QPI_LL_SW jumper ?

I am using BIOS 0002, what BIOS did you use ?

Does it even help in anything ? Any issues having this jumper on for 24/7 use (with no overclocking) ?

[turtletrax]

@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

Running 12 GB at 7-7-7-20-1T at 2Ghz would be almost impossible as far as I know. If it is possible it would take a cherry IMC and non-24/7 voltages on just about every aspect. Realistically (when I get the rig up and running) I will be seeking 1600 CAS 7 to about 1800 CAS 8. Anywhere in that range would make me quite happy. This rig will be doing some hard duty and instability is out of the question.

I will have some nice shots for sure of this rig when it is done as I will never be doing another anywhere near as expensive or powerful.

[kpablo]

error code?

vdimm? vtt?

No BSOD and error code... just LinX says in the bar "Stopped fo error".
vDimm is at 1.64v, VTT at 1.34v for 27x164 and it pass.

And get LinX error with 22x200 and vDIMM at 1.64v VTT at 1.375v

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.

My uncore are not running at 2:1 It is running at 3000'ish MHz in both configuration.

[zsamz_]

Running 12 GB at 7-7-7-20-1T at 2Ghz would be almost impossible as far as I know. If it is possible it would take a cherry IMC and non-24/7 voltages on just about every aspect. Realistically (when I get the rig up and running) I will be seeking 1600 CAS 7 to about 1800 CAS 8. Anywhere in that range would make me quite happy. This rig will be doing some hard duty and instability is out of the question.

I will have some nice shots for sure of this rig when it is done as I will never be doing another anywhere near as expensive or powerful.

you should be seeking 1600 cas6 or 1800+ cas7
i'm @ 1700 cas6

[UrbanSmooth]

Any 920/930 owners hitting 4.5GHz+ with the R3E? If so, what BIOS, hardware config, cooling, settings, etc? Thanks.

[fmsam]

Samson

with bios 0901 and the jumper manually set, LLC is on the first page (extreme tweeker) scroll down near the d-ram settings, option auto 50% or 100%

[facboy]

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

[snip]

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

damn that is low volts for 4.1 if you've got LLC off...must be 1.22 under load?

did changing the 700mV/500KHz (forgot what it corresponds to) and the OC mode help?

[donmarkoni]

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!

Take some from this thread: Asus Rampage III Extreme - results thread

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.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...x/DSC_0359.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...x/DSC_0357.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...x/DSC_0352.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...x/DSC_0351.jpg

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.

Looking great! Those sticks are just made for R3E!

Ok, I know that this goes back a long way now but, I ended up having to take my video cards out and put them in slots 1 and 3.
And let me tell you that it was hell and I never want to go through that again ! Small case, and 4 HDD's, had to
rearrange everything and redo the cabling. Can we say !!! here ??! (Ok , so I guess not).

Anyways... so I also tried the QPI_LL_SW jumper. I set it on. And the board did boot and function
normally for me.

But I don't see any BIOS setting related to it at all yet I see some people referring to
a BIOS setting of

QPI Loadline Calibration: [Enable, Disable]

Did you get yours to boot with QPI_LL_SW jumper ?

I am using BIOS 0002, what BIOS did you use ?

Does it even help in anything ? Any issues having this jumper on for 24/7 use (with no overclocking) ?

Sorry to hear that, but at least you'll be more satisfied with your rig now.

No, there is no BIOS settings for QPI LLC, just an indication of on-board jumper setting.
I have been using it since day one, no problems throughout all the BIOS'es. IMO, it helps.
If you think CPU LLC is helpful and using it, then you will probably think the same for QPI LLC once you get it working.

[spoolindsm127]

Ok, I know that this goes back a long way now but, I ended up having to take my video cards out and put them in slots 1 and 3.
And let me tell you that it was hell and I never want to go through that again ! Small case, and 4 HDD's, had to
rearrange everything and redo the cabling. Can we say !!! here ??! (Ok , so I guess not).

Anyways... so I also tried the QPI_LL_SW jumper. I set it on. And the board did boot and function
normally for me.

But I don't see any BIOS setting related to it at all yet I see some people referring to
a BIOS setting of

QPI Loadline Calibration: [Enable, Disable]

Did you get yours to boot with QPI_LL_SW jumper ?

I am using BIOS 0002, what BIOS did you use ?

Does it even help in anything ? Any issues having this jumper on for 24/7 use (with no overclocking) ?

Sometimes you have to live and learn. Glad you found a solution for the pcie x16 slot problem.

And as far as QPI LLC goes, you cannot set anything in the BIOS. It is strictly a jumper setting..only shows in the BIOS whether it is enabled or disabled.

Hope that helps

[Samson]

Thanks guys, I see it now, at the top of the page of extreme tweeker

As I said above, a "magical" BIOS will NOT improve clocking margins (assuming the board has been set up correctly by the end user), you are wasting your time.

What you speak of is a hardware level limit, it won't change with a BIOS "that works properly for Bloomfield.". It's a myth that there is some kind of special Bloomfield or Gulftown tweak that makes the board lean in one direction.

You get a bad IOH and there's nothing you can do on boards like this in software (BIOS).

If you are unhappy, cut your losses and sell it. Best advice.

-Raja

Yes. A very smart and simple answer. I agree. It is about the hardware makeup, not the little BIOS that's going to do miracles.

It's also a game of luck as bingo13 has often repeated about getting a lucky chipset that can clock well.
And since Asus does not make the x58 chipset themselves, well... what can you do.

To some degree a BIOS can optimize or enhance some features but certainly limited by the hardware available.

And also, your own choice of hardware that you put on, and how well you put it together and how well you
set your BIOS settings and what OS you run (ex. 32-bit, 64-bit) and how well you understand the OS and what tweaks you did to
the OS to optimize performance, etc, are all factors too.

Now if the board's engineering layout is bad, or if other boards seem to statistically have more "lucky" chipsets,
well, I don't know what to say about that except agree with raju, if you're not happy use the one you really like.

[kill_a_wat]

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.

They look great, tempting me to buy those fins hehe

[turtletrax]

They look great, tempting me to buy those fins hehe

Thanks I think they look especially good with 6 sticks

[kurumi_Japan]

Samson

with bios 0901 and the jumper manually set, LLC is on the first page (extreme tweeker) scroll down near the d-ram settings, option auto 50% or 100%

It's CPU LLC, not QPI LLC.
QPI LLC can only set jumper.

[fmsam]

ooops,
still learning !!

[playground]

Any 920/930 owners hitting 4.5GHz+ with the R3E? If so, what BIOS, hardware config, cooling, settings, etc? Thanks.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=823

vCPU 1.57
vQPI 1.45
Water cooled

[owikh84]

Any 920/930 owners hitting 4.5GHz+ with the R3E? If so, what BIOS, hardware config, cooling, settings, etc? Thanks.

see my siggy

[skuldarin]

No BSOD and error code... just LinX says in the bar "Stopped fo error".
vDimm is at 1.64v, VTT at 1.34v for 27x164 and it pass.

And get LinX error with 22x200 and vDIMM at 1.64v VTT at 1.375v


My uncore are not running at 2:1 It is running at 3000'ish MHz in both configuration.

Again, judging by your sig, if your going for 1600mhz on memory and you uncore is about 3000mhz, that's nearly a 2:1 ratio. You can get away with running with 2300-2700 alot easier.

At the same time, linx likes to ask silly voltages just for a good pass. My rig has been 24/7 stable at 4.515ghz for a while now (aside from down clocking due to recent summer temps being nearly 100 degrees with no wind... 4.4ghz). It'll pass not just hours but days of prime and mem tests without any hickups and hasn't crashed on any game at all yet it still wont pass linx because linx wants me to throw 1.5-1.51 vcore to it even though its stable at 1.47-1.48... because of that it wont pass linx and I'm not really willing to see all 6 cores on my 980 to be in the mid 90*c range...

[tistou77]

Hi

I read that it was possible to connect a connector "Internal USB" port on the RC Bluetooth but the pin is not in one place

is this possible or not?

thanks

up please


and is it better to put the LLC to 50 or 100%?

and also, this is a Xeon E5640 OC on the R3E well

thanks

[spoolindsm127]

I discovered this info a while back and thought I'd share it with everyone.

I usually test the memory side of the CPU with Super PI, then overall CPU stability with 20 passes of LinX. I was getting a lot of crashes and BSODs with LinX so I did some research. I found out that the linpack included with LinX 0.6.4 is outdated, and actually doesn't not have updated code for Gulftown CPUs; therefore causing false errors. Even on bloomfields it crashes and requires a lot more voltage. With the newer linpack, the cpu gets stressed more (temps will go higher) but it will pass at the lower voltages it did for Super PI.

Go to this link here to download the latest linpack, and just go to your LinX folder and copy/paste to replace. If you also go into the properties of the two different versions of linpack, you will see one version (latest) is verified and the older (original included w/ LinX 0.6.4) is not.

[UrbanSmooth]

Nice job with the 920/930 overclocks, guys. Thanks!

[spoolindsm127]

What setting are you guys using for 'PWM Frequency'? Also if anyone can shine some light on the setting's function and role in overclocking I'd appreciate it.

[MariaH79]

damn that is low volts for 4.1 if you've got LLC off...must be 1.22 under load?

did changing the 700mV/500KHz (forgot what it corresponds to) and the OC mode help?

QPI drops to about 1.25v, but i think its my funky memory sticks using 0.05v less than most others at highest frequency.
Funny part (NB Frequency) is at 3370 MHz at default voltage so QPI prbly be less volt at 3200MHz or lower i think

500 KHz "CPU PWM Frequency" seems to lower my CPU voltage by alittle
700mV "CPU Differential Amplitude" and "Extreme OC" Mode 1,
seemd to help me thou not 100% what they do was something i picked up from one o these 90 pages
Think Cpu Differential Amplitude makes it easier to up the BCLK...
I bet someone else here can explaine those better

[l0ud_sil3nc3]

you should be seeking 1600 cas6 or 1800+ cas7
i'm @ 1700 cas6

1700 cas 6 is where its at

I decided to keep the UD7 and pick up an R3E, so after I read every page in this thread, if I have any questions I might need to hit you up via pm.

[zsamz_]

1700 cas 6 is where its at

I decided to keep the UD7 and pick up an R3E, so after I read every page in this thread, if I have any questions I might need to hit you up via pm.

if you smart you wont get a rexIII lol

[l0ud_sil3nc3]

if you smart you wont get a rexIII lol

really? I figure if it is that much of a turd I can sell it and keep my gigabutt