Asus rampage III Extreme

any of you boys getting overvolting issues on your boards?

the two i have overclocked seem to translate a 1.35vcore in the bios into a 1.425vcore in windows

the temperatures are very good for a 4.2 overclock so im guessing it is just CPUZ reading it wrong.

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rjkoneill said:
any of you boys getting overvolting issues on your boards?

the two i have overclocked seem to translate a 1.35vcore in the bios into a 1.425vcore in windows

the temperatures are very good for a 4.2 overclock so im guessing it is just CPUZ reading it wrong.

confused
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Can't you just stick a multi meter on it to check mate?
 
Dazboots said:
on my rampage 2 i just sold i could run 4.3 ghz ht on @ 1.36 volts.
and i didnt have 1 blue screen or crash in 5 months. but if i run prime it would last 5 seconds. so to me just to get prime stable that i dont run 24/7 is pointless. if it does everything else i need and if that meens less volts i would prefer it. and cheaper to run and less heat. and i can run all 3d mark tests @ this speed and no crashes as well.
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Stability testing with prime and other programs is not pointless as it can save hassle later on down the line, from micro data corruption to process of eilimination if problems do occur,it also tests and makes sure that everything is tested working in connection with each other under extreme pressure,i understand what u mean as you only game but your system is not stable if its failing on stability tests,the proof is in the pud;)
 
rjkoneill said:
any of you boys getting overvolting issues on your boards?

the two i have overclocked seem to translate a 1.35vcore in the bios into a 1.425vcore in windows

the temperatures are very good for a 4.2 overclock so im guessing it is just CPUZ reading it wrong.

confused
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It's LLC, I am guessing you have it set to 100%, turn it down to 50% and it is more "flatline". 100% tends to put in a tad too many volts.
 
VortX said:
It's LLC, I am guessing you have it set to 100%, turn it down to 50% and it is more "flatline". 100% tends to put in a tad too many volts.
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You Can actually adjust LLC on the Ramp 3 in percentages?That could be real handy on OCing....nice feature.
 
Rich, that's LLC causing that.

If you're air clocking, you're generally able to get away with 0 on LLC, but for stability purposes I'd recommend 50%.

100% is pretty much reserved for LN2, imo.
 
Here is a few pics of my new build.
corsair 800d case
i7 920 @ 4.3 ghz Ht on.
6 gig ocz reaper 1866 memory.
asus rampage 3 mobo
swiftech waterblock.
ati 5970 watercooled ek waterblock.
ati 5870 watercooled ek waterblock.
asus d2x soundcard.
coolmaster tru power psu 1kw.
2x spinpoint f3 2tb hard drives raid 0.
crucial 128 gig c300 6gb sata ssd.
themochill pa 120.3 rad
thermochill pa 120.1 rad.
swiftech 655 vario pump.
ek water res.
2 touch screen fan controllers
zalaman fan controller.

couple of pics here













Let me know what u think. ;)
 
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Yay waiting for me when I got home from work tonight, was my R3E woohoo

When I opened the box was a little worried to see the "ROG" logo in the middle of the board hanging by the wires, I have managed to push it back into place, just hope it stays there (only stuck on with what seems double sided tape)

Did anyone else have this, when it arrived???

Will be installing at the weekend hopefully, just waiting on an SSD to come, then I have everything. will try and post some pictures thru the build..
 
VortX said:
It's LLC, I am guessing you have it set to 100%, turn it down to 50% and it is more "flatline". 100% tends to put in a tad too many volts.
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that would be it.

i think i left it on auto tbh

it was literally a quick play before i went home this evening so i didnt get too much in depth with it.

VK, whats the deal with that? not seen an X58 board that goes above the set voltage even with LLC

all other x58 boards on the market just go to whatever you set it as if you have llc enabled.

you guys just trying to look cool with all your fancy -0 options? :D

i must say though, after having a proper play and familiarising myself with it, Asus are a country mile ahead of the UD7 [which i still class as a glorified UD5]
 
I am going to be running 2 x GTX 480's SLI, do I need the connect the molex at the bottom of the board???

I know I have to connect the 2 x 8pin and the molex in middle of board, but what about the bottom one....

Sorry for all the questions
 
Hayleywow said:
I am going to be running 2 x GTX 480's SLI, do I need the connect the molex at the bottom of the board???

I know I have to connect the 2 x 8pin and the molex in middle of board, but what about the bottom one....

Sorry for all the questions
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No 2 GPU's (2 seprate cards) do not need any more connection for power via the mobo
 
Hayleywow said:
I am going to be running 2 x GTX 480's SLI, do I need the connect the molex at the bottom of the board???

I know I have to connect the 2 x 8pin and the molex in middle of board, but what about the bottom one....

Sorry for all the questions
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I think the only time you will need the extra 2 molex plugs is to provide more power to the graphics cards when over volting them.
 
Dazboots said:
Let me know what u think. will put up better pictures tomorow. ;)
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Fan overload! I admit, I have 10 case fans... BUT, you have fans all over the place lol I can imagine it is very loud? Looks neat though, I would loved to have kept my cathodes if it wasn't for the worry of EMI, I may buy some UV LED strips though :).
 
Nope, no need to use the Molex connectors on the board for "normal" usage scenarios. If you're going to be overvolting the cards and going for crazy 3DMark scores with LN2 then go for it! :)

Fans *** - More fans = More air = cooler temps (Assuming it's all setup properly = Win!)

Rjk = Pretty much, it's all about being the cool (no pun intended) kid on the block with loads of additional functions for sub-zero clocking.
 
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