Rampage IV Extreme + 3930K rebuild with 4-way SLI GTX580
 

Hi All,

I didnt bother posting any updates on my last build, but I did just about get it all finished over christmas. The replacement RMA 990X for my X58 UD9 build was degrading too and no longer stable so I decided to grab an Asus Rampage IV Extreme and 3930K CPU to upgrade as it was about the same price as a replacement 990X. (thats if you can even find them now!)

I will be re-using everything else in my system including the 4 Way GTX580's all the water blocks and the Corsair Ram for now.

In addition I will be using the new VGA hotwire feature to voltage mod the cores on all 4 GTX580. I will probably upgrade the Ram to a 4x8GB kit and get the koolance Rampage IV motherboard water block in the future too.

I'll update the thread with a full list of the components and photos when I get started in the next couple days.
Wish me luck!!

Once you get going we can compare note and any issues ;) . In some ways we have a similar builds and a passion for excessive hardware. (See my sig...)

Once my system is stabilized I will be adding the Koolance MB block as well.
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Looked at your issues but strangely (maybe) i dont have any of them.
Nice Build!

I finished the rebuild last night and all is good.
I will be restoring a lot of my games/data tonight and do some CoD benching before and after OC. (I did a fresh install) Ill post some pics too and maybe a video if I have time.

Over the weekend Ill get into some serious GPU voltage tweaking with the hotwire feature to see how far these GTX580s can really go! ;)
Im hoping for 5.1Ghz on the CPU and 1100/2200 for the GPUs.

For some reason the intel raid config rom was defaulting maximum capacity to less than what was actually available. I over rode it and put in the figure of my old raid set and it worked!

Now I can take some pics while the restore is underway! ;)

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First bench done with my first manual OC @ 4.7Ghz 1.45v.. 100x47 Ram @ 2000Mhz

I know you want to see CoD figures... Ill do that now! ;)

Not bad! Bios was a little confusing but once I worked out where everything was and what it does it starts to make sense.

http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/...UgA/4-7Ghz.jpg

What preset?

Just straight Basic P test.

Curious how you'd do in extreme.

Here is mine best so far:
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2548742

CPU Now @ 5Ghz

This draws 1120W from the wall on 1 PSU and 740W from the other! (@240V)

Extreme 3dmk11 X9074
Here you go > http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2625446
http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/...k11-xtreme.jpg

Performance #3dmk11 P22139
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2625495
http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/...erformance.jpg

Nice score!

Interestingly it beat my quad fire setup in every test, but physics test is very close, so I don't think it is due to a higher OC.

http://roadczar.com/gallery/var/albu...SUS/3dmark.JPG

:) shows how important it it to choose the right PSU(s) I'm running 1200 / 860 combo.