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

[ColdzeroTeam]

Hi Guys,
i've recently upgraded from a w3520 to a 970 and would like to push it to the max :p

i don't know a lot about this, and this seems a good place to learn. i've been reading almost all pages and would like to share my settings so you guys can tell me if there's something i can change.

Target CPU Frequency 4500MHz
Target DRAM Frequency 1443MHz

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

AI Overclock Tuner [Manual]
OC From CPU level Up [Auto]

2D Performance Booster [Disabled]
CPU Ratio Setting [25.0]
CPU Turbo Power Limit [Disabled]

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting [25.0]
C1E Support [disabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled]
MPS and ACPI MADT ordering [Modern]
Intel(R) Virtualization 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]
Performance/Watt select [n/a]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [disabled]
C State package limit setting [n/a]
C1 Auto Demotion [n/a]
C3 Auto Demotion [n/a]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency [180]
PCIE Frequency [101]
DRAM Frequency [auto]
UCLK Frequency [auto]
QPI Link Data Rate [auto]

Memory Configuration Protect [Disabled]

>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency 6 [Auto]
RAS# to CAS# Delay 7 [Auto]
RAS# PRE Time 6 [Auto]
RAS# ACT Time 18 [Auto]
RAS# to RAS# Delay 4 [Auto]
REF Cycle Time 72 [Auto]
WRITE Recovery Time 10 [Auto]
READ to PRE Time 6 [Auto]
FOUR ACT WIN Time 24 [Auto]
Back-To-BackCAS# Delay 0 [Auto]

Timing Mode 1N [Auto]
Round Trip Latency on CHA 59 [Auto]
Round Trip Latency on CHB 61 [Auto]
Round Trip Latency on CHC 62 [Auto]

WRITE To READ Delay(DD) 8 [Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(DR) 8 [Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(SR) 18 [Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DD) 7 [Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DR) 7 [Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(SR) 7 [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DD) 7 [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DR) 6 [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(SR) 4 [Auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DD) 7 [Auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(DR) 7 [Auto]
WRITE To WRITE Delay(SR) 4 [Auto]
----------------------------------------------

CPU Differential Amplitude [Auto]
CPU Clock Skew [Auto]
IOH Clock Skew [Auto]
------------ Extreme Engine Digi+ ------------
Digi+ PWR Mode [X-Power] didn't see any diffence in overclock though.
PWR Volt. Control [Auto]
Load-Line Calibration [Full]
CPU Voltege OCP [Enabled]
CPU PWM Frequency [Auto]

Extreme OV [Enabled]*
Extreme OC [Auto]

CPU Voltage [1.4250]
CPU PLL Voltage [1.60325]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [1.3875]
DRAM Bus Voltage [1.60325]

>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 [1.20575]
IOH PCIE Voltage [1.57675]

ICH Voltage [1.20575]
ICH PCIE Voltage [1.57675]

*QPI Voltage OCP [Enabled]
*IOH Voltage OCP [Enabled]
*DRAM Voltage OCP [Enabled]
*QPI PWM Frequency [Auto]
*IOH PWM Frequency [Auto]
*DRAM PWM Frequency [Auto]

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

also i have 3x 470 and i dont have the ez_molex conected. even though i'm planning on doing it. i have a silverstone strider plus 1000w and have the two 8pin atx conected.
i've also had a few "not rebooting" problems but it all seems fine now.
i have 6GB of G-skill F3 12800CL6T-6GBPI (not sure if it's the best combo for this mobo/cpu)
i can play and run 3dmark with these settings but it's not IBT or prime95 stable. i would also like to have HT enabled. like how the task manager looks like a piano with all the threads :p

[zoson]

your vcore is not high enough for 4.5ghz.
your qpi is too high for 180bclk.
I heard from a few places that altering PCIE voltage can damage your video cards and usually doesn't improve stability.
You will want to try all CPU PLL settings... Every chip is different.
You also want to specify UCLK, QPI freq, and DRAM freq manually.
For 3x cards you want the ezplug connected because you can exceed the board's max power and burn the ATX24pin.

[jwmghf]

well ...... it costs something like 20/25€ here..... i think,,, if u are really interested i can get moar info in my post office

Looks like it coming from Italy!!!


Hey p3gaz_001,

I am absolutely interested. I really appreciate the hookup. Let me know what it costs and if you have a Paypal account or something like it. Lets get the ball rolling!!!

jwmghf

[ColdzeroTeam]

your vcore is not high enough for 4.5ghz.
your qpi is too high for 180bclk.
I heard from a few places that altering PCIE voltage can damage your video cards and usually doesn't improve stability.
You will want to try all CPU PLL settings... Every chip is different.
You also want to specify UCLK, QPI freq, and DRAM freq manually.
For 3x cards you want the ezplug connected because you can exceed the board's max power and burn the ATX24pin.

Thanks for the input . i'll do that on sunday evening when i get back home.

[zoson]

Just flashed 0003!!!
I get more GFlops with 0003 than 1207 or 1005!!!
Same exact config that got me 79GFlops with 1207 gets 81GFlops with 0003!!!

[Sanousie]

Just flashed 0003!!!
I get more GFlops with 0003 than 1207 or 1005!!!
Same exact config that got me 79GFlops with 1207 gets 81GFlops with 0003!!!

0003, that one of the first releases? What about max clock stable?

I remember with my config anything under 1102 i couldnt get the oc i have now.

4.2ghz 1.4v 2000mhz 7 7 7 21

Anyone know which is hte best bios of OCing?

Cheers.

[p3gaz_001]

is anyone of u using sataIII disks?! or all ssd's?

[Sanousie]

is anyone of u using sataIII disks?! or all ssd's?

Yes, 40gb x-25m intel, the sataIII does not work good with windows installs and re-imaging software, if i have to re-image with acronis or install windows, i need swap to the normal sata ports for Acro to recognize the drive, and same thing for windows install, and then when the install is done, just move it back over to sata3 port.

[sprayingmango]

What's the safe upper temp limit for a i7 950? Right now at 4GHz my 950 gets to around 86C on all four cores. Is this safe?

[jwmghf]

p3gaz_001:

You've been pm'ed.

Thanks

[ColdzeroTeam]

What's the safe upper temp limit for a i7 950? Right now at 4GHz my 950 gets to around 86C on all four cores. Is this safe?

i wouldn't run mine at those temps

[p3gaz_001]

Yes, 40gb x-25m intel, the sataIII does not work good with windows installs and re-imaging software, if i have to re-image with acronis or install windows, i need swap to the normal sata ports for Acro to recognize the drive, and same thing for windows install, and then when the install is done, just move it back over to sata3 port.

ok, then, i'll leave my SII hard disks, they still work fine, and ssd's costs too much for the gb they have

What's the safe upper temp limit for a i7 950? Right now at 4GHz my 950 gets to around 86C on all four cores. Is this safe?

if you want to blow out your 950, that's the fastest way

no liquid cooling right?

p3gaz_001:

You've been pm'ed.

Thanks

i'll reach there

i wouldn't run mine at those temps

agreed

[zoson]

4.2ghz with 0003:


I also upped my CPU PLL from 1.2 to 1.25875. Wasn't stable with 1.2 in 0003!

[donmarkoni]

Hi guys, I'm back. My R3E is out for RMA cause of integrated sound card problems. Running from a backup machine. It took me couple of days to assemble one, cause none was ready, although there is a mess of a hardware around here.
I'm a little disappointed in my supplier, as they didn't give me a replacement board to use until mine is fixed/replaced, but that's how it usually goes here.

Made this second linx ss to show the difference between allocating 8gb vs using the all option with linx:
8GB
http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r...79gflplinx.jpg
All
http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r...2ghz21linx.jpg
And yes, my linpack is updated to the latest from intel's site.

the same thing happens in my R3E + I7 970 @ 4,2Ghz.
i was very disappointed after installing 12GB of memory,
i have same clock as you zozon 21x200blck.
when i run LinX with full load (12Gb) my GFlops Drop to 56/58 dont know why.

I'll join you guys in quest for solving that problem, as soon as I get my board back, if you don't solve it in the meantime, which I hope you will.

What's the safe upper temp limit for a i7 950? Right now at 4GHz my 950 gets to around 86C on all four cores. Is this safe?

I ran my Bloomfields up to high 90's (Celsius) when stress testing by LinX, and they are alive and kicking, not degraded a bit.

[CryptiK]

4.2ghz with 0003:


I also upped my CPU PLL from 1.2 to 1.25875. Wasn't stable with 1.2 in 0003!

Doesn't running with a higher multi help you drop the vcore/Vtt at all? Higher bclk can improve system performance in one way, and your other settings (ram/uncore) might be where you want them, but I've found it easier to get things where I wanted them and reduce overall system stress and voltages using higher multi's. You can use up to 25x on the 970 right?

[zoson]

Doesn't running with a higher multi help you drop the vcore/Vtt at all? Higher bclk can improve system performance in one way, and your other settings (ram/uncore) might be where you want them, but I've found it easier to get things where I wanted them and reduce overall system stress and voltages using higher multi's. You can use up to 25x on the 970 right?

Running 12GB seems to be a whole different ballgame. I need 1.3375 to run any bclk up to 200... After that I can't seem to get any sort of stability...

[CryptiK]

Ah yes 12GB, heard its tougher than 6GB to stabilize. Ive played around with it but I dont have 12GB of matching ram so never bothered to try much with it.

[CryptiK]

Well Gulftown is a different beast compared to bloomfield. Took me a little while to get to know the CPU and the new board. Not sure what I'll settle on for 24/7 use, but have stabilzed a 4GHz OC and 4.3GHz OC. Both still have rather low ram speeds but with tighter timings (ram can actually run 6-6-6-18 tRFC 60 easily at that vdimm was just being careful for testing), I will look at setting these higher and do some testing to see what I prefer. Here's a couple of stability testing screens:

LinX 25 pass @ max mem running loop 20 | 4.3GHz @ 1.277v | 3630MHz uncore @ 1.244 Vtt | DDR3-1612 6-7-6-20 1T @ 1.56v




LinX 25 pass finished | 4.3GHz @ 1.277v | 3630MHz uncore @ 1.244 Vtt | DDR3-1612 6-7-6-20 1T @ 1.56




Prime95 v26.5 Custom large FFT run w/4.5GB ram allocated at ~1 hour (I have found this great for testing ram/IMC | 4.3GHz @ 1.277v | 3630MHz uncore @ 1.244 Vtt | DDR3-1612 6-7-6-20 1T @ 1.56

[Maxpayne]

hello, I have one question
I have also Asus R3E, I want to buy a sound card X-fi Titanium HD and graphics card Asus 570gtx DirectCU II
The question is: Will the video card very warm sound card?
Video card will have a very big temperature they do not have good space for exhausting air?

sorry for my English

[zoson]

hello, I have one question
I have also Asus R3E, I want to buy a sound card X-fi Titanium HD and graphics card Asus 570gtx DirectCU II
The question is: Will the video card very warm sound card?
Video card will have a very big temperature they do not have good space for exhausting air?

sorry for my English

Simple solution is to put them in slots that arn't right against each other...
Example:
PCIE-1 video
PCIE-2 empty
PCIE-3 empty
PCIE-4 sound

[Maxpayne]

Zoson click on image

[KILLER_K]

@ Maxpayne the pci-e sound card will work in any of the pci-express lanes. That would be the small black one that is 1x or the full 16x pci-express slots also. So you got a large amount space between the gpu and the sound card.

[Maxpayne]

killer Thank you for answering

[DuraN]

I think the reason for him asking is the fact that the DCU II is a triple slot card due to the massive cooler. Should be fine if you put it in the bottom PCIe lane though

[skuldarin]

your vcore is not high enough for 4.5ghz.

for 1.425 vCore... not really.

Like you said here \/

You will want to try all CPU PLL settings... Every chip is different

every chip is different. my 980 is 4.5ghz stable at 1.40625 vCore. his is a 970, not much different in comparison other than it having 4 cores instead of 6.

not trying to call anything out and be the rude guy, but even with the difficulties i've had, i can safely say that's not entirely true.

Running 12GB seems to be a whole different ballgame. I need 1.3375 to run any bclk up to 200... After that I can't seem to get any sort of stability...

assuming your timings are the same as your sig there, try running on 2N instead. i've noticed on mine it doesn't like using 1N with 12gigs (granted you have 3 sticks of 4gb and i'm running 6 sticks of 2gb). when i took out 3 of mine, i was able to play with base clocks with alot more forgiving headroom than with all 6 sticks. the amount of memory is just too much of a load to go too outlandish with how high of a speed you go with. hell, my system throws a fit with any mem speeds over 1866. i start hitting 1900's and sticks start droping like flys even with RTL's heavily loosened and CL timings put as far as 12-12-12-30-100. though i am running on outdated bios again so things may change... but 12gb is a completely different playing field for sure.