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

[donmarkoni]

bingo is talking about raid on the Marvell,
J-Micron is the e-sata controller !!

Sorry, my bad. Should read more carefully.

[Chri$ch]

love this board

[bassplayer]

So I haven't seen too many Xeons being used on this board, has anyone used the W3530 (Xeon version of the 930) on this board?

Just my W3520. Never had any issue whatsoever! It was a beautiful combination

[Leeghoofd]

Can someone tell me if it is detrimental to run 4 (2GB) sticks of DDR3 RAM as opposed to 3 sticks?

No worries I7 got more than enough bandwith, some benchers even just use 1 or 2 sticks for 3D...

Hows the UD9 coming along Bassplayer ?

[fmsam]

Sorry, my bad. Should read more carefully.

LoL no worries Don, I never thought I'd see the day when you gave wrong info

job done, movin' on !

[Chigurh]

IPhone 4 here can't get that app to work with any of the connections -Bluetooth,USB or WiFi

Have it working perfect with WiFi and loving it Last app update must have fixed the connection issue.

[lowfat]

Have it working perfect with WiFi and loving it Last app update must have fixed the connection issue.

Do you need to install anything on to the PC running the R3E?

[BlackFire12]

Hey guys, sorta new to the forum and recently bought a new rig that includes the rampage III extreme. I'm somewhat new to overclocking but didn't shy away from it when I had my e6300 so if anyone has any advice for me I'd more than welcome it in helping me out

Here's a short list of what else I got: i7 950, G.Skill PI series 3x2GB DDR3 1600, GTX 480, and a Thermalright U120Extreme since I'm gonna be running on air.

I've managed to push it to 4.08Ghz at 170bclk running the ram at 1704MHz but i've really had to loosen up the timings and apply more voltage to the ram. It seems stable after a few runs from intelburn test and prime95 but I haven't had the chance to do an extended stability test, so I know those are just a rough trial. It doesn't crash when gaming and I've been doing that more than running anything else and have absolutely no problems. I can't seem to get it much further than that. My idle temps are around 40 at idle and upwards of around 70C when under load. I can't get it to boot when I up the bclk from there, the led's right below the ram stop at DRAM when it refuses to boot on anything higher, interestingly it passes that and stops at VGA when i try 200 bclk just for fun. Here's a template of the settings I have, again I'd more than welcome any advice on tweaking the settings. Thanks.


Target CPU Frequency 4080MHz
Target DRAM Frequency 1704MHz

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

Sync Mode [Enabled]
AI Overclock Tuner [Manual]
OC From CPU level Up [Auto]
CPU Ratio Setting [24.0]
CPU Turbo Power Limit [Disabled]

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting [24.0]
C1E Support [Disabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Disabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled]
Intel(R) Virtualiyation Tech [Disabled]
CPU TM Function [Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Disabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology [Disabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
A20M [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Disabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]
C State package limit setting [Disabled]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency [170]
PCIE Frequency [100]
DRAM Frequency [DDR3-1704MHz]
UCLK Frequency [3749MHz]
QPI Link Data Rate [7498MT/s]

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 [82]
WRITE Recovery Time [Auto]
READ to PRE Time [Auto]
FOUR ACT WIN Time [Auto]
Back-To-BackCAS# Delay [Auto]

Timing Mode [2N]
Round Trip Latency on CHA ["Auto"]
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) ["Auto"]
----------------------------------------------

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 [Full Calibration]
CPU Voltege OCP [Enabled]
CPU PWM Frequency [Auto]

Extreme OV [Disabled]
Extreme OC [Auto]

CPU Voltage [1.300]
CPU PLL Voltage [1.81525]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [1.400]
DRAM Bus Voltage [1.62975]

>DRAM REF Voltages----------------------------
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA ["+0mV"]
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 ["+0mV"]
----------------------------------------------

IOH Voltage [1.21900]
IOH PCIE Voltage [1.51050]

ICH Voltage [1.11300]
ICH PCIE Voltage [1.51050]

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

[Chigurh]

Do you need to install anything on to the PC running the R3E?

Asus Mobilnk v1.00.16 ROG iDirect PC client for iPhone/iPad ~ But it was the App itself that fixed the problem for me - ROG iDirect APP

[lowfat]

Asus Mobilnk v1.00.16 ROG iDirect PC client for iPhone/iPad ~ But it was the App itself that fixed the problem for me - ROG iDirect APP

I had the 1.0.7 iDirect installed just didn't have the Mobilink. It works now. Shame you can't check bios boot codes with it.

EDIT: It is still buggy. Bclk and Vcore are displayed incorrectly for me when I try to change either of them.

[donmarkoni]

LoL no worries Don, I never thought I'd see the day when you gave wrong info

job done, movin' on !

Yep, you caught me. Good to see you solved it.

@BlackFire12
Hi!
Start by setting REF Cycle Time to Auto and raise DRAM Bus Voltage to 1.65V.
Later you can try lowering RAM multi to 8x and UnCore multi to 16-18x and try raising BCLK if you like.

[Chigurh]

I had the 1.0.7 iDirect installed just didn't have the Mobilink. It works now. Shame you can't check bios boot codes with it.

EDIT: It is still buggy. Bclk and Vcore are displayed incorrectly for me when I try to change either of them.

Odd. It's working for me.

[kurumi_Japan]

going to compare 762/rIIIe on ln2 this weekend. will post results.

Anyone notice that with 1005 bios even if the only change you make is bclk it hard restarts sucks with ln2 and cbb

What do you think which is better under LN2?
I compared REX3, E762 & UD9, I choice REX3 because of CB improvement.
And its score is marvelous.

I prefered 0704 or 9124 BIOS under LN2.

[ihjones]

Thanks guys for the heads up on the WiFi. I finally gave up on Bluetooth thinking it would ever function, ended up uninstalling driver and anything blue-tooth related! I wish i could throw the darn card away without having to take out the motherboard, at least it would do something useful like free up two USB ports!. Apparently all that is required is the iPhone/iPad Mobilink V10016 installed on the PC and the latest v1007 iPhone/iPad app, which allows connectivity via WiFi I can't see the need for mobilink to be set in the startup group, as Mobilink runs through a service called pnSvc which monitors for iPhone connection.

[lowfat]

Started playing around w/ the RC Tweakit utility. I must say it is pretty damn nifty. I really hope they add the ability to change multipliers and ratios in the future though. I'd never have to go in to the bios ever again.

[The Mamal]

This is the best board I've used yet; running my i7 930 @ 4.3Ghz (205x21) on water. The standoffs on the EK block were a pain, but its now keeping my North and South bridges cool at around 42 degrees. Coming from a Maximus 2 Formula the overall system feels much faster (SSD drive helps here!) and games run even smoother. Got the 295 plus 250 for PhysX. Had some power up issues with bios 1005 so now on 901.
Here’s a little collage of the build at various stages;

[lowfat]

Started playing around w/ the RC Tweakit utility. I must say it is pretty damn nifty. I really hope they add the ability to change multipliers and ratios in the future though. I'd never have to go in to the bios ever again.

OK wrong. I tried to enter the settings while the board was turned off. All seemed ok, yet it didn't apply any of the settings.

[Leeghoofd]

This is the best board I've used yet; running my i7 930 @ 4.3Ghz (205x21) on water. The standoffs on the EK block were a pain, but its now keeping my North and South bridges cool at around 42 degrees. Coming from a Maximus 2 Formula the overall system feels much faster (SSD drive helps here!) and games run even smoother. Got the 295 plus 250 for PhysX. Had some power up issues with bios 1005 so now on 901.
Here’s a little collage of the build at various stages;

Temps are bit high for ya IOH and ICH there man, rocking here around 32-35°C max with a 4.2 Ghz GT in the loop... Nice build though, impressive work

[systemviper]

I love the look of the black and nickel on the EK and swifty, that is a sweet combo and even sweeter rig!

[Lucretius]

OK wrong. I tried to enter the settings while the board was turned off. All seemed ok, yet it didn't apply any of the settings.

Why would you expect to be able to adjust bios settings with the board turned off?

[lowfat]

Why would you expect to be able to adjust bios settings with the board turned off?

Well it is able to get the connection so why should it not be able to? It can connect and see all the settings and it isn't showing locked like it does while posting. It just isn't transferring them to the board.

[The Duke]

This is the best board I've used yet; running my i7 930 @ 4.3Ghz (205x21) on water. The standoffs on the EK block were a pain, but its now keeping my North and South bridges cool at around 42 degrees. Coming from a Maximus 2 Formula the overall system feels much faster (SSD drive helps here!) and games run even smoother. Got the 295 plus 250 for PhysX. Had some power up issues with bios 1005 so now on 901.
Here’s a little collage of the build at various stages;

sweet looking build you got there

[hambone07si]

My system is finally done!! All water blocks installed and no more heat!!

This rampage 3 extreme board is awesome!!

[Chri$ch]

228MHz BCLK LinX stable

[hambone07si]

228MHz BCLK LinX stable

Thats a nice chip there. On water I assume?