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

[nowakjan2000]

nowakjan
check the bios section of your manual chap' 3, 3-24, take a look at Intel(R) C-STATE Tech
I think thats what you are refering to

:-)

in cpu configuration i think its called :p

disable CE1

Thank you guys, no more cpu's strange behaviour

[Lucretius]

It can get very hot if you get the leak in the cooling system when you play games...



my lovely I930 is still alive, using it now...

Haha! 97c Thermal Status: OK!

Also on a topic more related to the thread... I'm working on my BLCK now too, running LinX on 200 right now... all these 230+ BLCK's making me jealous.

[Leeghoofd]

Haha! 97c Thermal Status: OK!

Also on a topic more related to the thread... I'm working on my BLCK now too, running LinX on 200 right now... all these 230+ BLCK's making me jealous.

why oh why do you need Bclock with a 980X ? YOu got an extreme edition CPU , use the freaking Multiplier... only mess with the Bclock to get higher ram clocks that's all...

[AceBaran]

Hi,

Ive changed cases, forgot to take motherboard I/O shield out of the old case :/

Anyone know if they can be replaced ? Maybe someone has a spare

[geff33]

Hi,

I have been running an Asus Rampage III Extreme since early July with 1 EVGA 480GTX SC GPU. This setup has been stable even when the i7 930 CPU is o'c at 4.1 . Recently I added a second EVGA 480 GTX SC installed on PCI-e #3. When I have SLI enabled I get hard lockup within minutes. There are times that when starting the comp, Win7 64bit O.S would just be on boot screen doing nothing. This problem happens even when everything is running at default settings (i.e. no o'c). This is the specs of my comp:

Asus Rampage III board ver. 2.XX Bios 1005
Corsair DDR3 Dominator 6gb
Intel 930 CPU stepping D0 cooled by EK Nickel HF WB
2 X EVGA 480 GTX SC cooled by Danger Den Full cover GPU WB
Intel X25 160gb SSD (primary hd)
WD Caviar black 750 gb hd
2 X Laing DDC 3.25 pumps
2X XSPC 360 radiators
Corsair 800D case
Corsair 1200 AX PSU
Single loop water cooling setup

At first I thought the psu was at fault so I changed my Corsair HX1000 the the 1200. Then RMA'd the 2nd EVGA card twice and same problem persist. I changed the slot for the 2nd card and still it is freezing. Removed the SLI bridge, reinstalled Win 7 64 bit, tried various Nvidia drivers, followed other suggestion from the EVGA forum... still no solution. But as soon as I remove the SLI or disable the 2nd card under safemode everything is stable. I dont think it is the temps of the cards since I can run the GPus at around 55 full load using Furman. Im at a lost.

Could there be a problem with the motherboard itself when 2 cards are installed together or is there a conflict with the resources? Any help or advice is appreciated.

[Splave]

which slots are you using and what vga drivers?

[geff33]

which slots are you using and what vga drivers?

I am using slot 2 and have used also slot 3. It freezes the computer no matter what slot the 2nd GPU card is installed as long as SLI is enabled and/or 2nd GPU is installed. The driver I am using is the most current build : Nvidia 258.96. I already tried the latest beta driver too and the freezing does not get resolve.

[Toolius]

try bumping Pci-e frequency to 101. Also try increasing the NB ( IOH ) volts a couple of notches.
Do also try to plug in the extra molex connector at the bottom of the motherboard and see if that helps.
Cheers

[Lucretius]

I'm trying to fine tune this for 24/7 use.

Bios Spreadsheet

Validator and screenshot in sig

LinX completes but to me it looks like the time on each run is much higher than it should be.

IntelBurnTest completes Maximum stress test on 10 runs with no problems so I guess its stable enough.

Feels like it should be faster than it is. Anyone have any thoughts?

[bassplayer]

Well, for those following, the UD9 passed '06 at 225 BCLK with no QPI degredation whatsoever. I'll be freezing it this weekend and I'll post results.

EDIT: Passed at 230 too. Score was a little bit lower than expected, but I'd prefer not to push QPI voltage higher until I freeze it.

[geff33]

try bumping Pci-e frequency to 101. Also try increasing the NB ( IOH ) volts a couple of notches.
Do also try to plug in the extra molex connector at the bottom of the motherboard and see if that helps.
Cheers

Thanks. I already have the Pci-e set at 101. I will try increasing the NB volts Yes since day one I have all the connectors connected on the motherboard.

[turtletrax]

Hi,

Ive changed cases, forgot to take motherboard I/O shield out of the old case :/

Anyone know if they can be replaced ? Maybe someone has a spare

I think I have one but I am in the lovely .ca


Where are you located. Send me a PM and we can sort shipping out and I will give it for free.

[fmsam]

geff33
my guess is a power supply issue, Ive been caught out twice b4 with this problem !
You have 2 pumps, 2 rads and associated fans, all the fans that go with the case etc, its real easy to over load 1 rail and unbalance the psu, do you have any fans daisy chained together ??, also have the cards got their own decicated rails ??
As you have a second psu available just try this out, use one psu for all auxiliary stuff, pumps fans drives etc, and leave the 1200 in charge of the board only and the cards, if this makes any differnce you have 2 options, perminently run 2 psus using a relay or re do your distribution using just the 1200 ( should be plenty if your carefull how you connect everything)

[OC Nub]

Well, for those following, the UD9 passed '06 at 225 BCLK with no QPI degredation whatsoever. I'll be freezing it this weekend and I'll post results.

EDIT: Passed at 230 too. Score was a little bit lower than expected, but I'd prefer not to push QPI voltage higher until I freeze it.

Nice I will keep an eye out for an open box, only way I could afford one.

[geff33]

geff33
my guess is a power supply issue, Ive been caught out twice b4 with this problem !
You have 2 pumps, 2 rads and associated fans, all the fans that go with the case etc, its real easy to over load 1 rail and unbalance the psu, do you have any fans daisy chained together ??, also have the cards got their own decicated rails ??
As you have a second psu available just try this out, use one psu for all auxiliary stuff, pumps fans drives etc, and leave the 1200 in charge of the board only and the cards, if this makes any differnce you have 2 options, perminently run 2 psus using a relay or re do your distribution using just the 1200 ( should be plenty if your carefull how you connect everything)

Thanks for the suggestion fmsam. I followed your advice and installed the second PSU. Unfortunately the problem remains. One thing I noticed though when I boot at safe Mode and go to device manager , it says under resources of the 2nd GPU that is giving me all the problem, the device is not using any resources because it has a problem!

[ihjones]

What's with the RC_Bluetooth and iphone issue.. Is windows necessary? It seems like gimmick at best even if it was working and needed windows to function if you ask me.. but if the bluetooth is functioning then we should be able to search and pair with iPhone and RC_Bluetooth right? iPhone has great difficulty in finding any ROG bluetooth device to pair with, anyone with this issue?

[Hondacity]

What's with the RC_Bluetooth and iphone issue.. Is windows necessary? It seems like gimmick if you ask me but if the bluetooth is functioning then we should be able to search and pair with iPhone and RC_Bluetooth right? but iPhone has great difficulty in finding any ROG bluetooth device

its a gimmick if you can't make it work?

[ihjones]

sorry yes you're correct.. (I posted without finishing the content) It's definitely not even a gimmick at the moment

[Benton]

Thanks for the suggestion fmsam. I followed your advice and installed the second PSU. Unfortunately the problem remains. One thing I noticed though when I boot at safe Mode and go to device manager , it says under resources of the 2nd GPU that is giving me all the problem, the device is not using any resources because it has a problem!

Are you running any monitoring or overclocking apps such as Everest or MSI Afterburner. If you are then try uninstalling those, all of them completely. I had trouble running multiple GPU's with Everest for ages. That was with ATI mind you. Theres only a couple of things it can really be, software, drivers or power. It really does sound like power. I would be trying a completely different more powerful PSU just to rule it out. Try a Silverstone 1500w.

[fmsam]

Thanks for the suggestion fmsam. I followed your advice and installed the second PSU. Unfortunately the problem remains. One thing I noticed though when I boot at safe Mode and go to device manager , it says under resources of the 2nd GPU that is giving me all the problem, the device is not using any resources because it has a problem!

Geoff can you please let us know how you load your drivers in relation to adding the second gpu.
It could just a case of getting evrything up and stable with 1 gpu, then uninstall the driver, safe mode and driver sweep, shut down add the second card then reinstall the driver.
have you tried this ?

[Ka0sX]

Hey guy i have a chance to get a Xeon 5550 cheap just wondering if it will work with the rampage 3 extreme

cheers

[AceBaran]

I think I have one but I am in the lovely .ca
Where are you located. Send me a PM and we can sort shipping out and I will give it for free.

Great !! PM'd You

[bassplayer]

Hey guy i have a chance to get a Xeon 5550 cheap just wondering if it will work with the rampage 3 extreme

cheers

It should work as the 56xx chips do. Might as well give it a try!

[Leeghoofd]

I retested the 970 (cooled by Corsair H70). With a bit more volts I can't replicate this error bit bug anymore... will take a plunge with 1102 bios later







3D06 tests were run 3 times in a loop... it didn't drop...

[Fire4Wire]

bios 1105???