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

[Scerate]

kyle...np. At the settings posted the PC is totally stable, I am happy with the stability with no issues. My problem is pushing the system further. I have go from 1.25vcore to 1.29v to get 4Ghz and even then its not 100% stable. Need some hints in how to OC this mobo more effectively. I need VT enabled.

Changing the CPU PLL Voltage can help in lower your V-Core, dunno what the default Settings are for i7 980x but at my rig for example i lowered the CPU PLL from 1.80 to 1.40 and was able to lower my V-Core for 2 notches. So try lowering it a bit it depends. I read some times ago that a more clear Voltage is better than a high Voltage (1.40 vs 1.88 e.g for i7 920)

[AceBaran]

Ok stable now i think ..

Now raise bclk ?

GG..

Tnx everyone for advice !

[Phatonian71]

Hi everybody.

i've been researching this thread for a little while now and have been trying to get my new system stable at 4.2Ghz. I have experimented with PLL (1.4 - 1.8) and CPU voltage (1.25 - 1.35) but have consistently run into blue screens when benchmarking in PC Mark's Gaming test.

My system specs are: i7 930 (stock fan), Kingston 2000 DDR3 Triple, Silverstone 1500w, 8800GT.

If anyone has any advice on how I could get it stable at 4.2Ghz I would greatly appreciate it! Here are my bios settings:

BIOS 0878 BETA

Target CPU Frequency                  4200MHz
Target DRAM Frequency                 2005MHz

LN2 Mode                              Disabled***
QPI Loadline Calibration              Disabled***

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

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting                     [Auto]
C1E Support                           [Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher                   [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher        [Enabled]
Intel(R) Virtualiyation Tech          [Enabled]
CPU TM Function                       [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit                   [Enabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology                [Disabled]
Active Processor Cores                [All]
A20M                                  [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech           [Enabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech                 [Auto]
C State package limit setting         [Auto]
C1 Auto Demotion                      [Enabled]
C3 Auto Demotion                      [Enabled]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency                        [200]
PCIE Frequency                        [100]
DRAM Frequency                        [DDR3-2005]
UCLK Frequency                        [Auto]
QPI Link Data Rate                    [Auto]

Memory Configuration Protect          [Disabled]

>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency                          [7]
RAS# to CAS# Delay                    [9]
RAS# PRE Time                         [7]
RAS# ACT Time                         [24]
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                        [T-Balance]
PWR Volt. Control                     [Auto]
Load-Line Calibration                 [Auto]
CPU Voltege OCP                       [Enabled]
CPU PWM Frequency                     [Auto]

Extreme OV                            [Disabled]
Extreme OC                            [Disabled]

CPU Voltage                           [1.275]
CPU PLL Voltage                       [1.400]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage            1.4  [Auto]
DRAM Bus Voltage                      [1.65625]

>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                           [Auto]
IOH PCIE Voltage                      [Auto]

ICH Voltage                           [Auto]
ICH PCIE Voltage                      [Auto]

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



***on-board jumper dependant

[AceBaran]

@Phatonian71

Looks like ur ramm is too high

Take it down to 1600 ~!

[donmarkoni]

Hello Guys,

PC Spec's below.

980x, CMT6GX3M3A2000C8 x2 = 12GB RAM, Rampage III Extreme, Sapphire 5970 4GB, Enermax Rev85+ 1250w, 8x Pioneer Bluray writer, 24x Liteon DVD writer, OS: Crucial C300 256GB, Tier 1 storage: 2x Samsung F1 500GB, Tier 2 storage: 2x 1Tb Samsung F3, KillerNIC 2000 Pro - all housed in a windowed black TJ07 with 2x 92mm revoltec's, 3x 120mm sharkoon's at 700rpm, front HDD intake at 1200RPM. WCed by Aquaduct 720XT with Cuplex Kryos HF (all compression fittings) filled with black UV feser.

Using BIOS 0011 I have only managed to reach stable settings below.

Need it take the system higher...any advice please?

 
Target CPU Frequency                  3918.9MHz
Target DRAM Frequency                 1704MHz

LN2 Mode                              []***
QPI Loadline Calibration              []***

Sync Mode                             [EN]
AI Overclock Tuner                    [MAN]
OC From CPU level Up                  [Auto]
CPU Ratio Setting                     [23]
CPU Turbo Power Limit                 [DIS]

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting                     [23]
C1E Support                           [DIS]
Hardware Prefetcher                   [EN]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher        [EN]
Intel(R) Virtualiyation Tech          [EN]
CPU TM Function                       [EN]
Execute Disable Bit                   [EN]
Intel(R) HT Technology                [EN]
Active Processor Cores                [ALL]
A20M                                  []
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech           [DIS]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech                 []
C State package limit setting         [DIS]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency                        [170]
PCIE Frequency                        [100]
DRAM Frequency                        [DDR3-1704mhz]
UCLK Frequency                        [3238]
QPI Link Data Rate                    [Auto]

Memory Configuration Protect          [DIS]

>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency                          [8]
RAS# to CAS# Delay                    [9]
RAS# PRE Time                         [8]
RAS# ACT Time                         [8] - what's with this? should be 24
RAS# to RAS# Delay                    [24] - and this could be 8
REF Cycle Time                        []
WRITE Recovery Time                   []
READ to PRE Time                      []
FOUR ACT WIN Time                     []
Back-To-BackCAS# Delay                []

Timing Mode                           [2N]
Round Trip Latency on CHA             []
Round Trip Latency on CHB             []
Round Trip Latency on CHC             []

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

CPU Differential Amplitude            [Auto]
CPU Clock Skew                        [Auto]
IOH Clock Skew                        [Auto]
------------ Extreme Engine Digi+ ------------
Digi+ PWR Mode                        [T-balanced]
PWR Volt. Control                     [Auto]
Load-Line Calibration                 [Auto]
CPU Voltege OCP                       [EN]
CPU PWM Frequency                     [Auto]

Extreme OV                            [DIS]
Extreme OC                            [Auto]

CPU Voltage                           [1.25000] - too low
CPU PLL Voltage                       [1.81525]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage                 [1.35000]
DRAM Bus Voltage                      [1.64300]

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

IOH Voltage                           [1.11300] - maybe low.
IOH PCIE Voltage                      [1.81050]  - why such high voltage? 

ICH Voltage                           [1.11300]
ICH PCIE Voltage                      [1.51050]

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



***on-board jumper dependant

Edited your template, check blue colored settings.

Ok stable now i think ..

Now raise bclk ?

GG..

Tnx everyone for advice !

There's something very wrong with that picture! Chanell C Data and Control voltages IOH, IOH PCI-E, ICH, ICH PCI-E voltages, more then 3V impossible.

Hi everybody.

i've been researching this thread for a little while now and have been trying to get my new system stable at 4.2Ghz. I have experimented with PLL (1.4 - 1.8) and CPU voltage (1.25 - 1.35) but have consistently run into blue screens when benchmarking in PC Mark's Gaming test.

My system specs are: i7 930 (stock fan), Kingston 2000 DDR3 Triple, Silverstone 1500w, 8800GT.

If anyone has any advice on how I could get it stable at 4.2Ghz I would greatly appreciate it! Here are my bios settings:

BIOS 0878 BETA

Target CPU Frequency                  4200MHz
Target DRAM Frequency                 2005MHz

LN2 Mode                              Disabled***
QPI Loadline Calibration              Disabled*** - maybe u should enable

Sync Mode                             [Disabled]
AI Overclock Tuner                    [Manual]
OC From CPU level Up                  [Auto]
CPU Ratio Setting                     [21] - set manually
CPU Turbo Power Limit                 [Disabled]

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting                     [21] - set manually
C1E Support                           [Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher                   [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher        [Enabled]
Intel(R) Virtualiyation Tech          [Enabled]
CPU TM Function                       [Disabled] - disables throttling
Execute Disable Bit                   [Enabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology                [Disabled] - why? 
Active Processor Cores                [All]
A20M                                  [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech           [Enabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech                 [Auto]
C State package limit setting         [Auto]
C1 Auto Demotion                      [Enabled]
C3 Auto Demotion                      [Enabled]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency                        [200]
PCIE Frequency                        [100]
DRAM Frequency                        [DDR3-2005]
UCLK Frequency                        [4000] - set manually
QPI Link Data Rate                    [7200] - set manually

Memory Configuration Protect          [Disabled]

>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency                          [7]
RAS# to CAS# Delay                    [9]
RAS# PRE Time                         [7]
RAS# ACT Time                         [24]
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                        [T-Balance]
PWR Volt. Control                     [Auto]
Load-Line Calibration                 [Auto] - maybe change to full
CPU Voltege OCP                       [Enabled]
CPU PWM Frequency                     [Auto]

Extreme OV                            [Disabled]
Extreme OC                            [Disabled]

CPU Voltage                           [1.275] - too low IMO
CPU PLL Voltage                       [1.800] - do not lower for Bloomfield
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage            1.4  [Auto] - too low for UnCore@4000
DRAM Bus Voltage                      [1.65625]

>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                           [Auto]
IOH PCIE Voltage                      [Auto]

ICH Voltage                           [Auto]
ICH PCIE Voltage                      [Auto]

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



***on-board jumper dependant

Check blue settings in your template.

[USFORCES]

Edited your template, check blue colored settings.



There's something very wrong with that picture! Chanell C Data and Control voltages IOH, IOH PCI-E, ICH, ICH PCI-E voltages, more then 3V impossible.



Check blue settings in your template.

Yeah that seems a bit high either that or mine is to low...




Question where are you getting the BIOS code print out?

[DBoone]

@donmarkoni

What's the downside to reducing CPU PLL for Bloomfield chips?

Thanks.

[rhia]

Hi guys, great thread, learnt a lot from it

Over the weekend I added a ek-fb re3 waterblock and a Silverstone Strider 1500w psu to my system.

However, I now cannot overclock my system at all, when I change the Ai Overclock Tuner from Auto to Manual and exit the bios, the motherboard gives me the post beep as normal, power to my peripherals (keyboard, mouse etc) but no signal is sent to my monitors.
The only way I can get the motherboard to post properly is to clear the cmos, and everything works correctly at stock settings.

Previously I was running my I7 920 at 4GHz, 1.35V on the Vcore/QPI, 1.2 IOH, never tried anything extreme or out of the ordinary.
CPU is at 35-40oC and NB at 30-35oC, even so I put back the stock heatsink, but the problem remains.
The problem occurs on both bios chips (bios1 = 0802, bios2 = 0901), and when I set voltages manually.

Someone suggested that my CPU may have become damaged, I have bought another i7 920, and the results are exactly the same, no signal to the monitors when I attempt to overclock.
Has anyone else had a similar experience, or any clue as to what is going on?

Many thanks,
Rhia

edit:
Also I have noticed that the motherboard now only detects 4GB of ram, whereas it used to detect 6GB

[TheHardCase]

[AceBaran]

@Donmarkoni

didnt even see that, evo sux sometimes .. crazy bug or something..

Ill do another run wit HT enabled

[TheHardCase]

Someone suggested that my CPU may have become damaged, I have bought another i7 920, and the results are exactly the same, no signal to the monitors when I attempt to overclock.
Has anyone else had a similar experience, or any clue as to what is going on?

Many thanks,
Rhia

edit:
Also I have noticed that the motherboard now only detects 4GB of ram, whereas it used to detect 6GB

Did this happen when you changed cpu? 4GB?

[donmarkoni]

Yeah that seems a bit high either that or mine is to low...




Question where are you getting the BIOS code print out?

Your voltages are just fine, don't worry, they tend to drop or rise a little bit when playing with memory and left those on auto.

Take your camera or mobile phone, take pictures and write it down. There is no other way.

@donmarkoni

What's the downside to reducing CPU PLL for Bloomfield chips?

Thanks.

In my experience, you loose stability.

Someone suggested that my CPU may have become damaged, I have bought another i7 920, and the results are exactly the same, no signal to the monitors when I attempt to overclock.
Has anyone else had a similar experience, or any clue as to what is going on?

Many thanks,
Rhia

edit:
Also I have noticed that the motherboard now only detects 4GB of ram, whereas it used to detect 6GB

Could you post your BIOS settings using template, when set to manual, so people can help.

Brighter side is that you can keep a better overclocking one when your problems are solver and sell the other one.

[playground]

When less memory is detected = needs more V =]

[Ghostleader]

Question where are you getting the BIOS code print out?

Is it this you looking for?

[USFORCES]

Take your camera or mobile phone, take pictures and write it down. There is no other way.

Thanks...

[tistou77]

When less memory is detected = needs more V =]

vQPI, Vcore, other?

[playground]

vQPI helped in my case.

[tistou77]

vQPI helped in my case.

ok thanks

putting my ram at 2000MHz and uncore to 4000MhZ, at first boot, I have only 2 or 4GB recognized on the 6
I tested 1.50v for vQPI and still the same problem (with a i7 920 D0)

[TheHardCase]

Not showing the correct ram?

Give this a try, good info...

http://i4memory.com/f54/asus-x58-6-1...stalled-19200/

[rhia]

Did this happen when you changed cpu? 4GB?

yes

Just to be clearer, whenever I exit bios, whether or not I make any changes, the problem occurs and I need to clear cmos to get the board to boot, below is an example of what I have tried on many occasions to get to work.

BIOS 0802 / 0901

Target CPU Frequency 2666MHz
Target DRAM Frequency 1066MHz

LN2 Mode Disabled***
QPI Loadline Calibration Enabled***

Sync Mode [Disabled]
AI Overclock Tuner [Manual]
OC From CPU level Up [Auto]
CPU Ratio Setting [21]
CPU Turbo Power Limit [Disabled]

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting [21] - set manually
C1E Support [Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled]
Intel(R) Virtualiyation Tech [Enabled]
CPU TM Function [Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology [Disabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
A20M [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Disabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Auto]
C State package limit setting [Auto]
C1 Auto Demotion [Enabled]
C3 Auto Demotion [Enabled]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency [133]
PCIE Frequency [100]
DRAM Frequency [DDR3-1066]
UCLK Frequency [2132] - set manually
QPI Link Data Rate [Lowest (not slow mode)]

Memory Configuration Protect [Disabled]

>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency [9]
RAS# to CAS# Delay [9]
RAS# PRE Time [9]
RAS# ACT Time [24]
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 [T-Balance]
PWR Volt. Control [Auto]
Load-Line Calibration [50%]
CPU Voltege OCP [Enabled]
CPU PWM Frequency [Auto]

Extreme OV [Disabled]
Extreme OC [Disabled]

CPU Voltage [1.3]
CPU PLL Voltage [1.81]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage 1.3 [Auto]
DRAM Bus Voltage [1.65625]

>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 [1.23]
IOH PCIE Voltage [1.5]

ICH Voltage [1.2]
ICH PCIE Voltage [1.5]

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

[playground]

[MKroenke]

1.5V QPI? WTF?

[USFORCES]

Anyone here use the GO BUTTON or mess with it?

I've tried to set it so when I push it, it overclocks to a stable 4.2GHz that way I can run a lower clock of 3.6MHz 24/7 then when I need the boost for other things I can just push it.
Anyhow it locks up when I push it?

I know you can't change the Multiplyer just the FSB and voltages with it, Am I missing something?

[tistou77]

1.5V QPI? WTF?

1.33v vQPI and 2000MhZ for memory

[Utnorris]

Someone suggested that my CPU may have become damaged, I have bought another i7 920, and the results are exactly the same, no signal to the monitors when I attempt to overclock.
Has anyone else had a similar experience, or any clue as to what is going on?

Many thanks,
Rhia

edit:
Also I have noticed that the motherboard now only detects 4GB of ram, whereas it used to detect 6GB

If you are using water cooling, you may have tightened your block down too much. I have had this same problem, once was because I tightened the water block down too much and it put too much pressure on the chip. The other thing to check is bent pins in the socket, sometimes a slight bend is enough to cause this to happen. Lastly, and what I believe is my problem is a trace that is cracked from the board warping due to weight or something along those lines. I had three GTX470's on my board with water blocks and it was horizontal. I was having the issue and I checked and sure enough the board was warping around the PCIe slots. I placed rubber foam underneath to correct the bend, but I am afraid it's too late. If I remove one of my cards, the problem goes away. Still working on a solution, maybe place it an oven and try a reflow.