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

[DFI pit bull]

How about change molex to EPS 12V like as follow cable?

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0339351

Good idea, thanks mate.

[Brama]

I tested 1203 BIOS on Air.
Its solve my sleep problem, perfectly.

Are you under NDA too? Or can we get a link?

[kurumi_Japan]

Are you under NDA too? Or can we get a link?

I am very sorry I can not share it.
Please understand mate.

I hope it will release ASUS officially, soon.

[Brama]

I am very sorry I can not share it.
Please understand mate.

I hope it will release ASUS officially, soon.

I understand, don't worry.

[egandt]

I have an "Asus Rampage III Extreme" with a i7 980x and 12Gb of RAM the system runs fine, however I have a major problem booting when Overclocked. At stock speeds it will always boot, but when overclocked it often will not boot. It will click as if about to start up and the fans move for less than a second then it stops. The board is powered, but it will not startup.

I have to either turn off the PS and drain all power to the MB then turn it back or, or worse reset cmos, turn off the PS drain all power and then turn it on. Once on the system is 100% stable, the problem is getting it to boot up. I need to understand if any voltage could be a problem during boot, but no other time. This problem seems to be getting worse with time use to happen once every 20 restarts now it is like once in 5 restarts. Again this is only a restart issue not a running issue, as once started all is fine. I'm on BIOS 1005.

Ideas?
ERIC

[Mekar]

I have had same problems but for me bios 901, those problems dissapears.

[donmarkoni]

Did you guys just get lucky with good quality IOH's or are you using some cooling other than air to reach higher than 226 BCLK with out slow mode?

Which BIOS are you guys using as well?
Donmarkoni shows 0011, not sure what that is



I'm having some issues as of last night, I got a weird start up issue that took me a while to trouble shoot and finally nothing short of moving the jumper pin to CLR CMOS AND removing the battery would get the board to turn on...

and this is using settings I've been stable with for a long time.

1005 bios.

Just air on MB and water on CPU for me. It's not so bad, but there are better ones, so got a little lucky I guess.
BIOS 0011 (7zip) is available for some time and 0096 (7zip) also, which I'm using right now.

About that issue with powering on then off in a split of a second, I had it too, but can't remember why it happened (twice). It has a cause, that's for sure.
My solution was to hold a button for 2-3 (but not 4) seconds and the system would remain powered on. Don't go in BIOS, let it boot, then turn restart and go in BIOS. That's it IIRC.

[PytonOrm]

i can share bios 1203 to every one who wants it !!1 just mess me on Pm with your email.. iam glad to help

[zoson]

i can share dude send me Pm and yours email there i will send it to you in rar file

awwwweeesome... yhpm!

[fl0w3n]

CPU cooling by SS (-40c), IOH cooling is standart + 80mm Fan, I use 1005 bios

Ah, the SS is probably what pushed you past huh?

Just Air cooling with 80mm fan on IOH chip.
My favorite BIOS is 9124.

My 980X has BCLK 250MHz wall.
So maybe my REX3 can pass over BCLK 250MHz w/o slow mode with good chip.

BCLK limit depend on CPU & IOH quality.
So you had better to check other mobo, the first.
If other mobo can pass more BCLK speed, IOH is not so good.
But same BCLK wall, it's CPU limit.

If you want to more BCLK speed, please try as follow setting.

IOH Vcore: 1.40v - 1.46V
ICH Vcore: 1.15v - 1.20V
IOH & ICH PCI-E V: 1.60V
(Please be care of NB & SB chip temp.)


B'regs.

Once my weather gets cold enough again I will try this for a late night run, thank you!

Would those volts put off too much heat for a water block to whisk away? I would like to put my entire system under water (mobo, board, gpu) with a 480, 360, 240 radiator setup so I can have a very silent PC with still great temps. I hope those temps will help me push a higher BCLK with stable QPI in non-slowmode.

Great thread, thanks guy's.

Does anyone know if it's possible to connect an 8pin 12v from another psu into the second slot? without my REXIII blowing up My psu only has one of these connectors.

Are you looking to do so for benching purpose, or just for everyday purpose?

[kurumi_Japan]

Perhaps, 0095 BIOS fix sleep mode problem, too.
If someone faces REX3 S3 problem, try it.

[donmarkoni]

Perhaps, 0095 BIOS fix sleep mode problem, too.
If someone faces REX3 S3 problem, try it.

0095 or 0096?

[nowakjan2000]

Perhaps, 0095 BIOS fix sleep mode problem, too.
If someone faces REX3 S3 problem, try it.

Yeap, 0096 fixed my sleep mode recovery issue. Great job, Kurumi!

[kurumi_Japan]

0095 or 0096?

I tested 0095 BIOS, not 0096.

[donmarkoni]

I tested 0095 BIOS, not 0096.

Interesting... Which date it is?

[kurumi_Japan]

Interesting... Which date it is?

BIOS date is Dec. 8th,2010.

[spoolindsm127]

^
Any QPI PLL changes in Bios 0095?

And if you don't mind sharing your opinion on it. Thanks

[zoson]

My replacement R3E is in and running. I would like to share the following info:
1. The shutdown/bios save issue on my last board does not happen on this board. The old behavior was whenever I went to shut down my OS, the OS would shut down, then all the fans would spin up and the board would hang. I would have to switch off the power from the PSU. This no longer happens.
2. My new board came with BIOS 1102. It does not display CPU over temp issue!!! 1102 on my old R3E would show temp +10C or more!

Board revision is 1.04G and CPUZ shows rev 1.xx.
The socket looks the same as I posted earlier from my first board. No branding at all on the socket, but the clamp looks like LOTES. The back plate on the new board is foxxconn. The old board had no branding on the backplate.

[spoolindsm127]

Glad you got a working board this time zoson

Did you replace the vid card too? Did the new board resolve the GPU crashing issue?

[fl0w3n]

Where do I get BIOS from other than ASUS Support section of their website?

[zoson]

Glad you got a working board this time zoson

Did you replace the vid card too? Did the new board resolve the GPU crashing issue?

Vid card is damaged. I tested it on my 790i motherboard with a clean OS and it still had the same problems. It is in the process of getting an RMA.

[spoolindsm127]

Anyone try the new Danger Den R3E Block?

RE3 Full Coverage Block

With 20% off holiday sale going on till 12/21 it's coming to only $79.96 (regular price $99.95), directly from DD.

I noticed the ICH isn't "directly" under water..

[fl0w3n]

Anyone try the new Danger Den R3E Block?

RE3 Full Coverage Block

With 20% off holiday sale going on till 12/21 it's coming to only $79.96 (regular price $99.95), directly from DD.

I noticed the ICH isn't "directly" under water..

Interesting, that is a GREAT looking cooler none the less.

I may see if they will be interested in participating in my upcoming Ultimate Water Cooling Case review.

[borntowin]

My replacement R3E is in and running. I would like to share the following info:
1. The shutdown/bios save issue on my last board does not happen on this board. The old behavior was whenever I went to shut down my OS, the OS would shut down, then all the fans would spin up and the board would hang. I would have to switch off the power from the PSU. This no longer happens.
2. My new board came with BIOS 1102. It does not display CPU over temp issue!!! 1102 on my old R3E would show temp +10C or more!

Board revision is 1.04G and CPUZ shows rev 1.xx.
The socket looks the same as I posted earlier from my first board. No branding at all on the socket, but the clamp looks like LOTES. The back plate on the new board is foxxconn. The old board had no branding on the backplate.

I got the same version as yours but 1102 still show +10C higher.

[AceBaran]

Interesting, that is a GREAT looking cooler none the less.

I may see if they will be interested in participating in my upcoming Ultimate Water Cooling Case review.

I think that DD is not pretty at all. But its a taste issue












Imo looks much better and cools good too

*Posted some pics before sorry for that