Asus Rampage Formula (X48) Thread

[ericeod]

Originally Posted by TSur

On a side note: Just wondering if this is how you should run your ram if you overclock and what is the reason why.

If you are referring to the second bank, IDK. I've read throught other forums that ASUS put a little afterthought into the design, and set the first bank to run tighter timings stable, while the second bank is better used for higher Ram clock speeds. I cant verify this as I have tried so many different configurations, with the same results on the banks.

[rxkevin]

What SB Coolers are you guys running?

I have seen a few that worked. The Enzo slim version passive cooler, or the EK water cooling.

Are there any other watercooling blocks that will fit?

[Syrillian]

Originally Posted by rxkevin

What SB Coolers are you guys running?

I have seen a few that worked. The Enzo slim version passive cooler, or the EK water cooling.

Are there any other watercooling blocks that will fit?

I purchased the EK-NB/SB Asus4 .

I have yet to test it however.

[ericeod]

Originally Posted by rxkevin

What SB Coolers are you guys running?

I have seen a few that worked. The Enzo slim version passive cooler, or the EK water cooling.

Are there any other watercooling blocks that will fit?

I would not run a SB cooler. I ran one on my Maximus Extreme out of neccessity (the heatsink is one piece, and since I wanted to WC the NB, and since the SB also had a crosslink chip, I was left with only being able to WC with a custom block). The blocks have to maintain a low profile, which restricts the flow. After switching to the Rampage Formula, i was able to forgoe the southbridge WB and use the EnzoTech CNB-S1L on the SB.

Now my idle temps at 1.44v are 34°C, 34°C, 31°C, 31°C. Load temps are 61°C, 61°C, 56°C, 56°C. Before they where approx. 10°C higher!

The EnzoTech CNB-S1L keeps the SB at 39°C while my NB loads at 40°C with 1.49v.

[rxkevin]

Did you have problems mounting the Enzotech S1L? I have read that they need to be permanently mounted?

Which worries me due to possibilities that the board may eventually need to be RMA'd

[ericeod]

Originally Posted by rxkevin

Did you have problems mounting the Enzotech S1L? I have read that they need to be permanently mounted?

Which worries me due to possibilities that the board may eventually need to be RMA'd

No, I didnt have any issues. While the mounting holes dont line so that the heatsink is "clean looking" by sitting level, you do have to offset the heatsink by basically rotating it about 5°. But it does fit none the less without having to mod anything.

I can take a picture of it when I get my camera back tomorrow.

[ParaSwarm]

For everybody who was asking for stable settings for Q9450 + Rampage 3.6GhZ settings... sorry about the wait. I know I said I'd post them a week ago, but I've been extraordinarily busy this week.

Anyway, here it is.

FSB Frequency: 450
CPU Voltage: 1.36875V (with Loadline Calibration enabled. Please update to BIOS 0406 before enabling LLC. http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/16...rmula-0406.zip just because I like you! If you do not have LLC enabled, you will probably need a higher VCORE. You might need lower. I have one core always fail Prime95 at any lower voltages.)
CPU PLL: 1.50
NB: 1.55V (for Crossfire, 1.57V) This is quite high, I know. But this is actually the minimum I need for stability with two 4870s in CF, 8 GB of RAM at tRD 8, etc. My NB is at 71C as I write this. Looking for a cooling solution. You might be able to get lower NB voltages depending on your setup.)
FSB Termination: 1.40
SB 1.5V: 1.55V

Those are the bare minimums I need for stability at this speed. Like I said, a few of those could be slightly lowered depending on your setup. if you have questions on other settings, PM me. Hope this helps

[ParaSwarm]

My NB idles at 72C-73C now with a voltage of 1.57. This is starting to scare me. I know the NB is safe under 90C but this is a little ridiculous now.

I came across this post: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=427
Apparently the NB heatsink isn't making good contact with the heatpipes. This guy removed the heatsink and filled in all the gaps with thermal compound, and that reduced his temperatures over 20C.

Has anybody done this? Or can they figure out exactly what he did and articulate it better than he can?

[ParaSwarm]

Well, guys... it looks like I get to test this on a new motherboard, anyway. I think I just destroyed the BIOS on my Rampage.

I mistakenly plugged in a SATA hard drive (a dead one at that) while my computer was running and was inside Windows. The computer froze, so I immediately turned it off and removed the bad hard drive. Now my computer won't do anything when I turn it on. Nothing. My CPU fan is supposed to go down to 60% RPM when my BIOS loads, and it just sits at 100%. My monitor does not receive input.

I'm really depressed about this. I've tried the CLEAR CMOS button several times to no avail. I'm out of ideas, I think it's just dead. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks....

[Robilar]

Take the battery out for a couple of hours and then try it.


I'm also running at 3.6 for day to day use.

My nb is running at 1.27V,

my idle is 45C, load 49C.

I took the heatpipes off and replaced the TIM with AS5. I added cardboard risers to the nb screws (for more torque), and I turned down the nb voltage.

Altogether made a big difference.

I also had a 60mm fan ghetto strapped to the NB but it acutally runs cooler without it (go figure). I have a 200mm door fan that provides air direct and i think the 60mm fan was creating a dead zone.