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

[xarot]

Uhh, I have got a bit of reading in this thread from the beginning . However I might still ask if not already asked several times: I'm using 3-way SLI (3xGTX580) and would like to buy an Asus Xonar Essence STX (or similar) audio card. Can I just plug it in the bottom red slot without issues with the 3-way SLI? Wouldn't that at least hurt my performance?

[skuldarin]

I just tried some low CPU voltage testing, my CPU is stable at 3.8 Ghz @ 1.225v, but its still pure crappage at 4.0 or 4.2 Ghz (needs 1.3375, and 1.3875v for those).

I'm gonna leave it at 3.8 Ghz while I wait for the I7 970 price to reduce some more.

i thought there was something funky about that... i got 4.27ghz to be stable at 1.28 for like a day... and then it never happened again... and i'm on a 980x and i'm getting the same thing. totally stable at 3.8 with roughly 1.225-1.23 vcore but as soon as i touch 4ghz i need atleast 1.33-1.34 and 4.27ghz at 1.375-1.38. that's a pretty stupid power to voltage ratio there and it was like this on both my 980x chips.

Uhh, I have got a bit of reading in this thread from the beginning . However I might still ask if not already asked several times: I'm using 3-way SLI (3xGTX580) and would like to buy an Asus Xonar Essence STX (or similar) audio card. Can I just plug it in the bottom red slot without issues with the 3-way SLI? Wouldn't that at least hurt my performance?

depends on the card's PCIE speed requirements. if i remember correctly, the last channel (when using 3-way sli) is turned into a 8x PCIE lane instead of 16. so currently you're running 8x / 8x / 16x with your 3-way sli (according to the owner manual). your last slot will be 8x by default.

[skuldarin]

so... i turned off HT...

i'd rather have it turned on, as i've seen written before, it always feels like something's missing... even though there's nothing i do on here that uses more than 1-3 cores, even the multi core programs that i do have.

BUT

threw it back to 4.5ghz and 1.39 vcore... doing 2gb mem runs in linX and it's doing almost 100gFlops... and staying good at 68*c...

[zoson]

Mem @ 2133MHz 9-11-9-27-88-1T 1.65v
Didn't get a chance to fully stabilize, it's probably going to need more vDIMM.


So far my experience is I need only a little less vQPI with 6GB than 12GB. The difference is not as big as I had hoped.
6GB @ 2GHz 7-9-7-24-82-1T Uncore 3.6GHz needs 1.33725vQPI
12GB @ 2GHz 9-9-9-25-110-1T Uncore 3.6GHz needs 1.35vQPI

The performance is about the same as my other kit, also...

[p3gaz_001]

guys, where am i doing wrong? i'm tring to get working this speed for benchmarks, windows fully boots, but i get blue screen before starting any 3d mark ... it loads and all but blue screen on start...here are the bios settings, can anyone help?


Target CPU Frequency 4563MHz
Target DRAM Frequency 2033MHz

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

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

CPU Ratio Setting [27.0]
CPU Turbo Power Limit [Disabled]

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting [27.0]
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 [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
A20M [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]
C State package limit setting [Auto]
C1 Auto Demotion [Disabled]
C3 Auto Demotion [Disabled]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency [169]
PCIE Frequency [101]
DRAM Frequency [2033]
UCLK Frequency [4066]
QPI Link Data Rate [6099] aw still don't know how to set this

Memory Configuration Protect [Disabled]

>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency [9]
RAS# to CAS# Delay [8]
RAS# PRE Time [9]
RAS# ACT Time [24]
RAS# to RAS# Delay [7]
REF Cycle Time [90]
WRITE Recovery Time [14]
READ to PRE Time [8]
FOUR ACT WIN Time 28[Auto]
Back-To-BackCAS# Delay 0 [Auto]

Timing Mode 2N [1N]
Round Trip Latency on CHA 59 [59]
Round Trip Latency on CHB 61 [60]
Round Trip Latency on CHC 62 [61]

WRITE To READ Delay(DD) 7[Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(DR) 7 [Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(SR) 19[Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DD) 9[Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DR) 9 [Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(SR) 9[Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DD) 9 [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DR) 7 [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(SR) 6 [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]
PWR Volt. Control [7V]
Load-Line Calibration [Full]
CPU Voltege OCP [Enabled]
CPU PWM Frequency [Auto]

Extreme OV [Disabled]*
Extreme OC [Auto]

CPU Voltage 1.614 [1.60000]
CPU PLL Voltage 1.892 [1.89475]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage 1.382 [1.38750]
DRAM Bus Voltage 1.64 [1.64300]

>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 1.296 [Auto]
IOH PCIE Voltage 1.508 [Auto]

ICH Voltage 1.111 [Auto]
ICH PCIE Voltage [1.52375]

*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]

[Brama]

guys, where am i doing wrong? i'm tring to get working this speed for benchmarks, windows fully boots, but i get blue screen before starting any 3d mark ... it loads and all but blue screen on start...here are the bios settings, can anyone help?


Target CPU Frequency 4563MHz
Target DRAM Frequency 2033MHz

CPU TM has to stay disabled
I suspect, with Uncore so high over 4000 MHz, you have to raise Vqpi.

[p3gaz_001]

CPU TM has to stay disabled
I suspect, with Uncore so high over 4000 MHz, you have to raise Vqpi.

what's that for?

i'll try this night, coz with 26 C° out and 24 in the room isn't a nice way to bench ...

(I was hoping you'd be the first to answer my question )

[spoolindsm127]

Seriously google doesn't work for this guy lol

Why is DRAM timing at 9-8-9-24? That's incorrect.

Try 9-9-9-24 or stock 8-9-8-24

[zoson]

2200MHz ram
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1751976

[p3gaz_001]

Seriously google doesn't work for this guy lol

Why is DRAM timing at 9-8-9-24? That's incorrect.

Try 9-9-9-24 or stock 8-9-8-24

no google doesn't work

... it gives me page not found.

my mistake, stock is 8.9.8. 24.

[skuldarin]

guys, where am i doing wrong? i'm tring to get working this speed for benchmarks, windows fully boots, but i get blue screen before starting any 3d mark ... it loads and all but blue screen on start...here are the bios settings, can anyone help?


Target CPU Frequency 4563MHz
Target DRAM Frequency 2033MHz

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

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

CPU Ratio Setting [27.0]
CPU Turbo Power Limit [Disabled]

>CPU Configuration----------------------------
CPU Ratio Setting [27.0]
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 [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
A20M [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]
C State package limit setting [Auto]
C1 Auto Demotion [Disabled]
C3 Auto Demotion [Disabled]
----------------------------------------------

BCLK Frequency [169]
PCIE Frequency [101]
DRAM Frequency [2033]
UCLK Frequency [4066]
QPI Link Data Rate [6099] aw still don't know how to set this

Memory Configuration Protect [Disabled]

>DRAM Timing Control--------------------------
CAS# Latency [9]
RAS# to CAS# Delay [8]
RAS# PRE Time [9]
RAS# ACT Time [24]
RAS# to RAS# Delay [7]
REF Cycle Time [90]
WRITE Recovery Time [14]
READ to PRE Time [8]
FOUR ACT WIN Time 28[Auto]
Back-To-BackCAS# Delay 0 [Auto]

Timing Mode 2N [1N]
Round Trip Latency on CHA 59 [59]
Round Trip Latency on CHB 61 [60]
Round Trip Latency on CHC 62 [61]

WRITE To READ Delay(DD) 7[Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(DR) 7 [Auto]
WRITE To READ Delay(SR) 19[Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DD) 9[Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(DR) 9 [Auto]
READ To WRITE Delay(SR) 9[Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DD) 9 [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(DR) 7 [Auto]
READ To READ Delay(SR) 6 [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]
PWR Volt. Control [7V]
Load-Line Calibration [Full]
CPU Voltege OCP [Enabled]
CPU PWM Frequency [Auto]

Extreme OV [Disabled]*
Extreme OC [Auto]

CPU Voltage 1.614 [1.60000]
CPU PLL Voltage 1.892 [1.89475]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage 1.382 [1.38750]
DRAM Bus Voltage 1.64 [1.64300]

>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 1.296 [Auto]
IOH PCIE Voltage 1.508 [Auto]

ICH Voltage 1.111 [Auto]
ICH PCIE Voltage [1.52375]

*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]

1. your RAS to CAS is lower than your CAS, not good. keep 9-9-9 for 2000mhz on mem or try 9-10-9.

2. your RTL and tRL timings are set to auto, you need to set them manually for 2000+mhz on mem otherwise the bios will set too tight of timings on them, other times too loose.

3. 1.6v on the CPU for 4.5ghz is STUPID HIGH. you should try 1.4-1.47v, 1.6 can fry your chip unless your on phased cooling or on LN2.

4. disable your CPU TM function.

5. you've no need to increase ICH PCIE voltage, put it back to auto.

6. your CPU PLL voltage is too high (though within intel's specs) it should be lower to near it's stock of 1.81v or lower.

7. your QPI data link is based on your CPU speed and mem speed. the higher your mem speed is, the higher the data link you'll want in order to have bandwidth to deal with it.

My Opinion: your CPU vcore voltage is way too high and you're also toying with mem speeds that are too high with timings that are too tight. start small and work your way up. also your qpi data link rate is too low for the speeds your going for. high cpu speed, high mem speed and high uncore speed requires higher data link.

[CryptiK]

@ p3gaz - TBH 4.6 2D/3D (except 06/Vantage) shouldnt be hard to do if your CPU is capable of it. I got mine almost LinX stable at 4.5, then did some 3D including 06/Vantage at 4.5 and ran SPI32M at 4.66GHz on my 990X. On my old 920, benching at 4.6 was harder as I was at the boards BCLK limit without slow mode enabled, but with an EE you are not running out of BCLK. Some not great bloomfields were just a PITA to try those speeds on, I had a couple that would barely do 4.5 bench stable at 1.42v HT off.

Also why do you have PCI-E freq set to 101MHz, that was a trick from back in the day, don't need to increase it with X58 until you are running out of BCLK which at <170 you are not.

Your uncore is very high, your CPU IMC would have to be good to handle that and also DDR3-2000+ ram speeds. My opinion is you are pushing it all too hard and you don't know your gear, ie: what it needs to be stable with 4.5GHz core, what Vtt you need for 4000MHz uncore, and what Vtt you need for 4000MHz uncore plus DDR3-2000MHz. Without knowing where to start, you are going to have a seriously hard time doing everything at once.

Take it slow, do it bit by bit.

Test your CPU with LinX or Prime at say 4.2/4.3/4.4/4.5GHz with low uncore and ram speed. Plot how it scales - this will give you an idea of what it needs for higher speeds.

Test your uncore with lower CPU speed and low ram speed, and note what it requires for various speeds.

After that you will mostly 'know' your cpu.

Then test your ram, with low CPU speed to keep it out of the equation, and keep uncore at 2x ram speed. Keep your QPI data link rate in the safe zone too. Try different combinations of timings at various speeds, for example set 1.65 vdimm, and see how tight you can go on timings testing stability with HCI Memtest (my personal fav for mem testing as it shows up instability very fast) at various speeds, ie: DDR3-1600, DDR3-1800, DDR3-1900 and DDR3-2000 as a minimum.

This can all take a long time, overclocking requires patience and a methodical approach. There's no cookie cutter method when it comes to different mixtures or ram,boards and CPU's with different capabilities. You have to take it slow, start at sensible speeds and test all your components.

[skuldarin]

dangit!!!

testing with 6gb mem in the system at 4.6ghz no HT and 1.49 vcore and 1900mhz on memory. was doin my 20 passes in LinX and halfway through the 21st pass it BSOD's... >.<
i was getting 100-101 gFlops. stupid stupid stupid stupid!!!! @#$^^&#$%!!@#@#%$^*#!@

[zoson]

Plugged my 6gb modules into my red sockets and my 12gb modules into my black sockets. I tried damn hard to get them running at 2ghz together, but no joy. I've got all 18gb running together at 1600mhz 8-9-8-27-110-1T... GFlops <55 with all mem. I think this weekend I'll go for 4.5ghz club with HT off and my 6gb sticks. I never managed to stabilize at 2200MHz, but I did stabilize 2166MHz at 9-10-9-27-88-1T!!!

[fmsam]

Uhh, I have got a bit of reading in this thread from the beginning . However I might still ask if not already asked several times: I'm using 3-way SLI (3xGTX580) and would like to buy an Asus Xonar Essence STX (or similar) audio card. Can I just plug it in the bottom red slot without issues with the 3-way SLI? Wouldn't that at least hurt my performance?

Yep, drop in that slot m8, it wont touch the performance, Ive done it myself, the card does not fully utilise all the PCI-E connections so it doesnt drop the lane speed.

your good to go

[skuldarin]

Plugged my 6gb modules into my red sockets and my 12gb modules into my black sockets. I tried damn hard to get them running at 2ghz together, but no joy. I've got all 18gb running together at 1600mhz 8-9-8-27-110-1T... GFlops <55 with all mem. I think this weekend I'll go for 4.5ghz club with HT off and my 6gb sticks. I never managed to stabilize at 2200MHz, but I did stabilize 2166MHz at 9-10-9-27-88-1T!!!

if you're going for gFlops, run with HT turned off. also you should be getting higher than 55 based on your bclk x 21 (looks like 4.1 there). have you updated the libraries on your linX?

[zoson]

if you're going for gFlops, run with HT turned off. also you should be getting higher than 55 based on your bclk x 21 (looks like 4.1 there). have you updated the libraries on your linX?

You really need to follow the thread buddy.
Many of us have issues with large memory sizes tanking our gflops in linx. When you have 18gb memory and have figured out why, please let us know.

[UrbanSmooth]

Just how sensitive is this board when attempting to run 3-Way or even 4-Way SLI? I have all of the molex connectors plugged into the board.

[Mungri]

Just how sensitive is this board when attempting to run 3-Way or even 4-Way SLI? I have all of the molex connectors plugged into the board.

It only supports 3 way SLI, but it should work fine.

[UrbanSmooth]

Been having issues, sometimes my system works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm all out of ideas.

[Mungri]

OCUK have the new Antec Kuhler on offer this week for £46, I looked up a review and it looks super impressive for its price:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...tid=57&subcat=



^^ I7 990x @ 5 Ghz and 1.5v kept under 75 degrees!

My Triton 88 can only handle my 920 up to 4 Ghz @ 1.3375v, and it still gets to around 85 degrees. The Antec Kuhler should be fine with handling it at 1.3875v and 4.2 Ghz, and it shouldnt emit as much heat since its a water cooler. I wont need to bother with a new CPU at all if this cooler manages 4.2 Ghz fine

BTW both my CPU and QPI needed 1.4v for 4.2 Ghz on my old UD5 board, wheras my R3E comfortably manages with 1.3875v on the CPU and just 1.275v QPI. My CPU overclocks fine, but it needs a lot of voltage. As long as the Antec Kuhler does the trick at those voltages, I'm completely set until either my CPU blows or it is completely obsolete, I'll just swap out my graphics cards as I want, but keep the CPU mobo and ram

Heres my current temperatures, far from ideal:

[spoolindsm127]

Back to my main interest. Memory overclocking

Don't know how I'm passing at these volts. I'm still going higher.

This is where I got so far.

(Load)

Vcore 1.210v-1.217v

VTT 1.376v-1.382v

Vdimm 1.508v-1.515v

2045MHz 8-8-8-24-1T-98

[tistou77]

2045MHz 8-8-8-24-1T-98 for Vdimm 1.508v-1.515v

[Rubycon]

^^ I7 990x @ 5 Ghz and 1.5v kept under 75 degrees!

Um, no! I don't know what planet they tested that on but there simply is no way to run a 990X at 5GHz with 1.5 volts on anything less than high end water!

My W3580 was tested at 1.4V, 4.53GHz running mid 60s (LinX) with a CPU-370 waterblock and 320 radiator.

Not changing anything on the board when switching to an H70 LinX would run for a few seconds, Realtemp GT temps would skyrocket to the 90s before the system bluescreened! At 5GHz with 1.5V idle temps would probably be in the 50s with those little waterfilled things.

2045MHz 8-8-8-24-1T-98 for Vdimm 1.508v-1.515v

For real! That's super tight and great latency there!

[CryptiK]

990X at 5GHz loaded, I find that hard to believe given my temps on high end water.