Official Asus Rampage IV Extreme Thread

p3gaz_001 · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:43

very soon i'll get mine, just payed few days ago, waiting to reach at home... btw... where to buy corsair 8GB 2133 9-9-9 Rams?????

Besty · 25 Nov 2011 at 14:52

The board is back in stock at £400. Merry Christmas!

MR.B · 26 Nov 2011 at 03:46

What RAM do people recommend for this board? Think i might buy one today.
I want 32GB and i've seen some 32GB kits already but i can always get a few 8GB or 12GB kits, or two 16GB kits, so what RAM to go for? I'd like it to do atleast 1800MHz. Maybe some RipjawsX Series?

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

Cosimo · 26 Nov 2011 at 09:59

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 · 26 Nov 2011 at 11:43

MR.B said:
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:

Cosimo · 26 Nov 2011 at 11:47

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.

Surveyor · 26 Nov 2011 at 12:03

@ simulatorman

Unless it's just the angle of the picture the graphics card looks like it needs supporting.

It would seem to be putting quite an amount of stress on the PCI-E slot.

x1_SnowTiger_1x · 26 Nov 2011 at 20:12

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

Cosimo · 27 Nov 2011 at 11:07

x1_SnowTiger_1x said:
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 · 27 Nov 2011 at 11:09

The English version of the manual is here:

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

x1_SnowTiger_1x · 27 Nov 2011 at 11:19

simulatorman said:
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.

ok thanks man i will try that now

mystes · 28 Nov 2011 at 00:45

It's looks awesome

I just getting my head to upgrade from i7-950? Is it actually worth it?

bhavv · 28 Nov 2011 at 08:35

mystes said:
It's looks awesome I just getting my head to upgrade from i7-950? Is it actually worth it?

Of course the 10% performance boost isnt worth it.

... WTT an I7 980, R3E, and a healthy kidney for Simulatorman's rig :x

MR.B · 28 Nov 2011 at 13:21

@ 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?

Cosimo · 28 Nov 2011 at 19:32

MR.B said:
@ 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.

MR.B · 29 Nov 2011 at 03:21

Cheers simulator, seems we'll have the same memory and board :cool:

(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.

N00bbuilder79 · 29 Nov 2011 at 06:30

@ Mr B, the motherboard comes with an adapter plate so you can use 1366 blocks.
I have my board, not sure how much longer I am willing to wait for the CPU, was released over 2 weeks ago now but still no sign of it.

MR.B · 29 Nov 2011 at 08:53

Yeah you can use 1366 CPU blocks and backplates but from what i can make out the screw length seems to be different. People are reporting 1366 mounting kits/screws not working with 2011 so the companies are having to release 2011 versions.

Thats for other boards anyway, unless this Rampage IV adapter plate makes all 1366 mounting kits work? Has anyone mounted a 1366 CPU block using the same screws for 1366 and everything else?

Cosimo · 29 Nov 2011 at 08:54

MR.B said:
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).

ToxicTBag · 29 Nov 2011 at 09:03

Ek cpu blocks as of November 14th are shipping with a "new mounting mechanism for 2011" quick and painless judging by the demo video