Quote Originally Posted by Random Murderer View Post
the only "burned" R4Es I've seen have been the 8-pin CPU power connector(EPS +12v). It's caused because those people are pulling too much current through those connections. That's why Asus included an additional 4-pin CPU +12v connector, so the current would be split among the additional wires as well and something like that wouldn't happen. They(Asus) also included the additional 6-pin PCIe power connector and 4-pin floppy connector next to the OC Key connector, so you can provide additional power to the expansion slots and RAM, respectively, without pulling that power from the 24-pin connector and possibly burning that up.

As long as you have active cooling on the VRMs(a fan over the stock heatsink or, in your case, a waterblock) they should be fine.
What about on the Rampage 4 Formula? They don't have any of those connectors, so does that mean that I shouldn't push the board? I haven't started overclocking yet, but reading this doesn't sound very good. What OC should I be looking at for 24/7 use? 4.5Ghz? Going to try to set it up with offset at 4.5Ghz like my Asus Z68 MB. Anyone got a link to an offset OC guide for X79 or is it similar to Z68?

Quote Originally Posted by LardArse View Post
Try changing turbo ratio option to 'By all cores'
Thanks for this tip. It worked.