ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition: The Ultimate LGA2011 Motherboard

Nickolp1974 said:
Thats because its only the VRM's that need cooling, cooling the chipset is a waste of time.
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I disagree, cooling the chipset allows for higher overclocks especially on the memory. My r2e was able to do 4.4 ht-on while being fully stable in linx prme,occt and ibt. If it wasnt for cooling the chipsets as well as the vrms then i couldnt have made 4.4 fully stable which is a massive oc for a 930.

Linus R4EB unboxing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sBsadUNzkM&feature=em-uploademail

I think im gonna wait for the black tbh as full mobo blocks are in development by EK.
 
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Jokester said:
Doesn't make any real difference these days as the important I/O that are impacted by overclocking are through the CPU itself.
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Of course it makes a difference, when your on your maximum OC threshold (the borderline between success and failure) any extra cooling helps. A water block is going to be much moire effective than a fancy looking heatsink.

People that own the Original Rampage 4 extreme with NB/SB and Mosfets watercooled have higher more stable overclocks than people that do not have these areas watercooled.

It must make some difference as EK wouldnt be making a block for it.

Do you have a source showing me that it does not make any difference?

Can you provide proof?
 
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In need said:
Of course it makes a difference, when your on your maximum OC threshold (the borderline between success and failure) any extra cooling helps. A water block is going to be much moire effective than a fancy looking heatsink.

People that own the Original Rampage 4 extreme with NB/SB and Mosfets watercooled have higher more stable overclocks than people that do not have these areas watercooled.

It must make some difference as EK wouldnt be making a block for it.

Do you have a source showing me that it does not make any difference?

Can you provide proof?
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You're completely missing the point. Things have changed, whilst in the past NB cooling was important because you were often overclocking it as well because of FSB, these days the X79 PCH does nothing other than connect stuff like USB3, LAN and SATA to the CPU. You're not increasing the stress on it to warrant additional cooling.
 
Jokester said:
You're completely missing the point. Things have changed, whilst in the past NB cooling was important because you were often overclocking it as well because of FSB, these days the X79 PCH does nothing other than connect stuff like USB3, LAN and SATA to the CPU. You're not increasing the stress on it to warrant additional cooling.
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In need listen to this man, he is right.
 
Jokester said:
You're completely missing the point. Things have changed, whilst in the past NB cooling was important because you were often overclocking it as well because of FSB, these days the X79 PCH does nothing other than connect stuff like USB3, LAN and SATA to the CPU. You're not increasing the stress on it to warrant additional cooling.
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So even so the old x79 PCH is ancient (Intels fault) things have now shifted to using this chip for USB3 LAN and SATA? Maybe because the chip is so old theyve discarded it for using an OC like in the past?

Im not saying that you are wrong but i would still like to see some evidence/proof on this theory/fact.
 
In need said:
So even so the old x79 PCH is ancient (Intels fault) things have now shifted to using this chip for USB3 LAN and SATA? Maybe because the chip is so old theyve discarded it for using an OC like in the past?

Im not saying that you are wrong but i would still like to see some evidence/proof on this theory/fact.
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Everything of consequence goes directly through the CPU on X79.
 
Bloody hell Cosimo you have 123,000 posts since 2007, how the hell did you manage that? That is some serious time posting each day, every day, practically all day for years when you do the maths.
 
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