Official Asus Rampage IV Extreme Thread

[Cosimo]

The nice man from DPD has just delivered something special:

A quick overview:

The latest downloads are here:

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_2011/Rampage_IV_ExtremeBATTLEFIELD_3/#download

 

[Cosimo]

To be continued…………

 

[Cosimo]

Nice combo! Have you decided on a cooler/water yet?

I decided to have a go with a Corsair Hydro H100. Room isn't a problem as I'm using a Corsair Obsidian 800D case.

 

[Cosimo]

Sweet

What memory will you be using? and how much

I've gone for 16GB G.Skill RipJawsZ DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz.

 

[Cosimo]

Very nice components! What made you go for that particular memory? Any reviews? I can't seem to find the QVL for this board on Asus' website.

It's on the QVL list:

 

[Cosimo]

Found this guide to UEFI overclocking for the R4E:

http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showt...ampage-IV-Extreme-UEFI-Guide-for-Overclocking

With luck I should be able to start with the build in the next few days.

 

[Cosimo]

ASUS support have put this out:

New UEFI for R4E 0076B, fix cold boot issue under high CPU OC.

http://www.mediafire.com/?8j5oebpbqyu1i10

 

[Cosimo]

The memory QVL is here.

 

[Cosimo]

does this board allow you to use USB mice and keyboards ?
I've subscribed to this thread by the way.

Yes.

 

[Cosimo]

Bios 703 is now in the ftp area:

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/asus/mb/LGA2011/Rampage_IV_Extreme/Rampage-IV-Extreme-ASUS-0703.zip

 

[Cosimo]

ROG version of of CPU-Z with Intel Core i7-3960X, 3930K and 3820 (SandyBridge-E) and Intel X79 chipset (Jaketown) support:

http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.59-asus-setup-en.exe

 

[Cosimo]

Bios 703 is now official and shows:

1. Enable UEFI driver support for added on cards.

2. BIOS will show ""All Core"" before " "Target Frequency" " if Turbo Boost is working under All Core mode.

 

[Cosimo]

Edit: just see your QVL list simulatorman, cheers for that. Have you got your setup running yet? hows the fan noise over the chipset?

It's now up and running and I couldn't hear it over the noise of the other fans with the case open.

So here we are:

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[Cosimo]

Not had a chance to load all the utilities or have a good look at the bios yet. There is so much to play with.

 

[Cosimo]

what case would i need to buy in order to go put 4 gpus on my system not to say i am going to go that route i was told this would do http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-115-TT&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=2044 any replys would be much appreciated i want to use this board for my new rig

I don’t know about that one but you get them into a Corsair Obsidian 800D which is what I’m using. Cooling might be a problem. You want to try asking the OcUK guys in here.

 

[Cosimo]

The English version of the manual is here:

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA2011/Rampage_IV_Extreme/E6797_Rampage_IV_Extreme.zip

 

[Cosimo]

@ simulatorman, whats the model number for your memory? F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH? Because i think i've just bought the same and wondered how it is with this board? Did it detect the speed/timings correctly without having to set it manually, and have you tried overclocking it?

Mine is:

G.Skill RipJawsZ 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH)

The system defaults it to 1600 on auto. The memory frequency setting allows it to be set higher by frequency selection. I’ve had it running at 2133 as a quick test. I won’t have a chance to do some real overclocking until the weekend.

 

[Cosimo]

Cheers simulator, seems we'll have the same memory and board (but i'll have a 3930K and 32GB). BTW i see you're using water cooling, did you have any trouble fitting the CPU block? because i cant find any CPU block that fits socket 2011 yet! Theres loads listed as "compatible" but the fixings are not available yet.

The block on the H100 is compatible and fits directly to the top motherboard. I'm having doubts about the cooler because on the medium and high setting the fan noise is just too loud but its early days and we shall see.

They do provide a CPU pad (X-Socket) which can be fitted so that you can reuse your existing 1366 cooler. See the manual, page 2-40 (post 50).

 

[Cosimo]

An unofficial bios to play with:

UEFI 0901:

1. Improve high frequency DRAM compatibility.
2. Add more options to Latency Boundary item.
3. Enable UEFI driver support for add on cards.

http://www.mediafire.com/?8gos63t7cy51qhx

The usual disclaimer, use at your own risk.

 

[Cosimo]

The X-Socket QVL is now available:

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/asus/mb/LGA2011/Rampage_IV_Extreme/X-socket_QVL.zip