OcUK Staff
The mounting holes are exactly the same for sure. I checked between my two RIVE and RIVE BE.
THE IO area does not need any cooling at all.
THE IO area does not need any cooling at all.
ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition: The Ultimate LGA2011 Motherboard
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Soldato
Don't know mate its what the EK rep said,there could be different parts underneath the black board would really need to see it with no heatsinks on.
Greetings, 8 pack, i have a quick question,do you think this GSKILL 32G(4x8G) 2933 ram kit is able to work stable on R4BE with 4960x. Cheers.
http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-2933c12q-32gtxdg
Soldato
The x58 re3 black edition did need a new w/b for the mobo, i would wait to see what ek says. Not doubting packs advice.
Soldato
The EK rep said they are doing a new set for the black.
OcUK Staff
The holes etc are in the same place that is all I am saying maybe a different block will be needed. The caps behind the CPU socket are different upon inspection.
Soldato
Can you not let us see whats underneath the heatsinks 8 Pack?
8 pack - Just had a quick question for you bro. Apart from the molex on the bottom of the board for additional power (EZPLUG) are there any more additional power plugs on the board that you are aware of?
(The RIVE had the PCI Xpress 6 pin for GPUs and a 4 pin floppy power for the RAM?)
Am custom making/sleeving PSU cables so would really appreciate your input.
Regarding RAM, wish I saw your advice earlier (16gb Max), as I already ordered about 3 months ago for my build 64GB Dominator Platinum 2133Mhz! If I cherry pick the CPU (4930k or 4960x), do u think I could get a decent overclock given the RAM saturation? i.e. how strong is the IMC on these puppies? (I will use custom water cooling)
Last question! I will have 2 x 560, 3 x 480, 1 x360 rads in total for my system. Am planning to run dual loops (3 x 480 for the CPU + MB cooling), (2 x 560 + 360 for the GPUs Quad sli or quadfire (hawaii maybe)??? Is it better to have one super loop? I plan on using 4 pumps, 2 for each loop... Sorry this is a little off topic, but completely on topic in a way as I want to get the configuration that maximises the overclock potential on the Black Edition board!!
Many thanks, and sorry for all the questions. But its great to be able to ask q's to an expert such as yourself
Was wondering when u get a chance if u can answer the above q's for me. Cheers.
Soldato
OcUK Staff
The IMC on chip will need to be strong to do 2933mhz. Those dimms are Hynix MFR anyway so are not really built for performance. High TRFC. I have seen 3000+ done stable but sweet spot for perf is 2666mhz with Samsung IC.
OcUK Staff
You don't need to plug in any of those supplementary cables anyway. I run 4 x 780 or 4 x Titan with very very high volts and speeds without them plugged in so dont worry.
Dual loop is the best arrangement for me.
But you simply dont need all that RAD space pumps etc. One pump for each loop is fine.
Thanks for your reply. But there is no way to buy a 2666c10 RAM with Samsung IC. Corsair and gskill 2666c10 kits are out of stock all over the world.
Man of Honour
Which kits are you looking at?
Man of Honour
ETA: 08/11/13 now showing on the product page.
Soldato
Cool not long before my birthday you know what I want lads 
Associate
Nice looking board
OcUK Staff
There is a shortage now of that IC Sadly. GSKILL 2400 C10 are still around and Samsung IC.
Don
I'm holding out for my board, I'll need to wait for a couple of new water blocks which might take a while to come.