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

[DBoone]

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

What I did was to copy and paste the template into a text file. I printed the document. Then I went into the BIOS and wrote down my settings next to the appropriate item on the paper copy. Then I went back and edited my text file. I did move it to a spreadsheet so that any time I change the settings I update the file in a new tab. That way I have a record of each combination that I try.

[diezel]

have any one the 1005 bios

[Fire4Wire]

Bios 1005 is real

[dejanbinladen]

Bios 1005 is real

link ??

[rhia]

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.

Thanks for the input, when I received the second CPU, I haven't rebuilt my waterloop fully, just using a Corsair H50 for quick assembly.

I've looked at the pins, and none appear to me to be off slightly, maybe it would be different under a magnifying glass...

As for warping, my 4850x2 and 4870 aren't that heavy, and I get the same results if I only use one card.

Does anyone else have any suggestions, or is the only option available to RMA the board?

[PytonOrm]

Hi wheres is url for bios 1005 Thanks mabe i can reach over 260 bclk with 1005 now allready at 256 with 1004

[tistou77]

with a new Xeon, it's normal to have no fan (this normal) but also without protection (black cover) at the CPU?

[AceBaran]

Stable HT on..

Cant run it with 1.81 pll, errors every time..



Now raise BCLK !!

>_<

[PytonOrm]

We demand bios 1005 now !!! come on share it

[l0ud_sil3nc3]

I would love to try 1005, please share if you can.

[spoolindsm127]

Thanks FireWire for the presents Using 1004 and it's wonderful The perfect gift

Thanks donmarkoni, kurumi_Japan, and AceBaran for your opinions on the different bios'. With so many versions available it can get a bit confusing, especially for me since I don't get much time to test them all. Your thoughts are always appreciated thanks guys

On a side note: I've noticed that the users are suggesting different bios' based on their setup, and the main difference I see is CPU. Seems for Bloomfields the new 1003 & 1004 are good, so I've decided to use 1004. It seems 9124 is favored for gulf.

[bassplayer]

I did some work today, gentlemen!



http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1380778

[flesheatinvirus]

Very nice bclk going on there. What bios?

[bassplayer]

0878! I like it because it's very strong with memory (though my memory isn't strong).

The biggest help with the BCLK was a PCI card and a PCI-E speed of 135MHz.

At 116 PCI-E, I was stuck at 254 BCLK, 118 PCI-E I got to 257.

I believe I maxed out the chip this time around before PCI-E came into play.



EDIT:

And here is why I HATE this board.



Sweet score, right? What happens if you raise the BCLK?



It murders the score. This is the biggest POS 3D board in existence if you have to push 3D clocks. The two screenies were done with the same BIOS and all the same multipliers (with the exception of the IMC, I dropped one multi lower on the 221 BCLK run). Sorry I forgot to open the memory tab on the second one, but it gets the point across.

I spent $400 on this board, I had no idea that meant I might be lucky enough to have a board that is okay for pushing BCLK without slow mode enabled.

Is this a valid reason to RMA? Do I have a chance at getting a better board?

[flesheatinvirus]

Cool thanks. I just grabbed a killer batch 3570 off EGay recently and will be testing soon on my III.

[bassplayer]

Nice! You should be able to get some sick clocks out of that! What kind of benching will you be doing?

[flesheatinvirus]

Pretty much everything once I find the max stability. It is going in my CM torture case on dual remote loop glycol cooling which can be chilled. I just need to grab a 480 and another EK block.

[OC Nub]

@bassplayer "It murders the score. This is the biggest POS 3D board in existence if you have to push 3D clocks." +1000

other than that its a nice board but doesnt that just piss you off, at anything above 4500 or 215bclk my scores drop.

[bassplayer]

Yep. I love this board but that is a fatal flaw.

[Leeghoofd]

Have you always had these Bclock 3D drops. Or was it with the newer biosses ? I'll test tonite trying to replicate ya probs and I'll pass the info with your and mine screenies to the bios department guys...

Seems the Formula III has got similar issues... I hope for Asus it's a bios bug :p

[Malik]

Bios 1005 is real

Please share with us link to download will be nice

[donmarkoni]

0878! I like it because it's very strong with memory (though my memory isn't strong).

The biggest help with the BCLK was a PCI card and a PCI-E speed of 135MHz.

At 116 PCI-E, I was stuck at 254 BCLK, 118 PCI-E I got to 257.

I believe I maxed out the chip this time around before PCI-E came into play.

EDIT:

And here is why I HATE this board.

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/x...erxx/22771.png

Sweet score, right? What happens if you raise the BCLK?

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/x...rxx/P16356.png

It murders the score. This is the biggest POS 3D board in existence if you have to push 3D clocks. The two screenies were done with the same BIOS and all the same multipliers (with the exception of the IMC, I dropped one multi lower on the 221 BCLK run). Sorry I forgot to open the memory tab on the second one, but it gets the point across.

I spent $400 on this board, I had no idea that meant I might be lucky enough to have a board that is okay for pushing BCLK without slow mode enabled.

Is this a valid reason to RMA? Do I have a chance at getting a better board?

Intriguing... I'l try to replicate too. Tell me two things: what were PCI-E clock and IOH voltage set to?

[PytonOrm]

Where is bios 1005 then ?? dont lie about this bios

[dejanbinladen]

i have some anoying issue that is driving me crazy for past few days, i got this board barnd new .


on every change on any value in bios board wont boot its just lights qled cpu and no post, then i have to turn of the psu and when board discharges then it posts, and when i go shut down computer from windows pc shuts down bott it cant post after that beefore i shut down the psu again, so to simplify board posts only if the board was discharged -.-

i repeat its brand new, tried everything two different psu corsair 650, seasonic 620, certified ocz ram all combinations, all bios settings default or overclocked, failsafe, bioses 0402,0704,0901,1004,0878, one o r two eps connectors, ez plugs, different graphic card, different slots what else could i do ;(

no warranty

i also have pci debug card which says 00 on no post


helppppppppppppp

[bassplayer]

I've had this issue as long as I've had the board. IOH was 1.3V both times and PCI was 110.

It would be amazing if this was a BIOS bug! That would explain the hard wall right a 4.0 QPI.