Asus & Corsair X99 Enthusiast Level Test Rig... in progress

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sigh... juz upgraded my pc earlier this yr to Rampage 4 Extreme Black.....

Processor
Intel Core i-7 4930k
Mainboard
Asus Rampage IV Black Edition
Graphics Card
MSI GTX 760 (4GB)
Memory
Corsair Vengence (1600) 4GBX6 (24GB)
Display
240PW9EB169 (Philips)
Storage
Corsair Force GT 240GB (C Drive) Western D.4TB (Storage Drive)
Optical Storage
Samsung 22x Sata DVDRW
Casing
InWin D Frame
PSU
Corsair 860
Audio
Bose Companion 3 Series 2 (2.1)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (Retail)

Yours ah... very fierce Asus ROG-Corsair rig already! :eek:

However I do prefer my present X99 test rig over my old X79 setup at their respective inception, X79 seems to have a lot more niggling early bird issues back then... :D
 

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CPU Mounting Bracket Preparation (Optional: for custom cooling)
Dismantling the bracket and subsequent reassembly for thru' hole long mounting screws


Torx M3 needed

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Note unbroken plastic insulator

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Intro 22G needle

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Follow thru' with M3 driver

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Tada, all 4 mounting holes accomplished!

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Next, reassemble mounting bracket back onto mobo...
 

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UEFI
Quite clearly, the Asus UEFI BIOS remains the best in the business so far

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CPU Mounting Bracket Preparation (Optional: for custom cooling)
Dismantling the bracket and subsequent reassembly for thru' hole long mounting screws


Torx M3 needed

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Note unbroken plastic insulator

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Intro 22G needle

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Follow thru' with M3 driver

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Tada, all 4 mounting holes accomplished!

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Next, reassemble mounting bracket back onto mobo...

Nice details. Bkmark for reference.
 

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Do be careful around the CPU socket cos the LGA pins are tiny and fragile.

You can actually do the above procedure with the mounting bracket in place ie. without removing it from the mobo. I did the above for better clarity in photos ie. without the black mobo PCB in the background.

HTH
 

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Test Rig Setup

Asus X99-A | i7-5820K | Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666 16GB Kit | Plextor M6 Pro SSD | NiCu HK 3.0-GTX360 | AMD R9 290 | Corsair RM850 PSU ★

Ambient 31C open air




24/7 Safe Voltages?
Comparing HW-E VID specs - with currently available info from Intel, keeping ~1.30V seems resonably safe enough for the long run

i7-5820K (no VID info given)
Xeon E5-1650 v3 (VID 0.65–1.30V)

Do note also that AVX voltages and clocks have been tweaked in newer Intel processors
Tech Report


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Intel LGA2001v3 Datasheet



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Overclocking & Results
Despite being a total X99/DDR4 noob, I did manage to acheve a most satisfying stable overclock out of the rig within a few hours of setting it up. With more time and effort (or volts) invested, I am sure most can do a better job. :)


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Haven't seen any locally so far... =:p

Others say batch difference is all bs and comes down to luck of the draw so YMMV... :angel:
 

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I have heard about revision changes on cpu and motherboards, but never about differences in performance pertaining to batch numbers.
So I don't think it is noticeable.
But if its a revision difference from batch numbers then I'll be keen to take note of it. :)
 

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Had found choosing certain "golden" batches in the past had actually worked out well, not sure if it still holds true today though.
 

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nice it is using 8 layers!!!

but tiagong, some batches of Asus and MSI X99 can kill cpu!

4.4ghz seem conservative for 5820K, hoot to 4.6Ghz!

really good price for a hexa-cores, i think it is another step up from quad HWE at affordable pricing....as long as DDR4 come down quicker.

feel like hooting this barebone DDR4 from Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC4-1...1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413608649&sr=8-1&keywords=ddr4
 

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Already stated clearly quick and dirty results after just a few hours mah... trying to show what one can get without too much effort/time.

Despite being a total X99/DDR4 noob, I did manage to acheve a most satisfying stable overclock out of the rig within a few hours of setting it up. With more time and effort (or volts) invested, I am sure most can do a better job. :)

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Someone like you can probably whack it much higher so... don't just tiagong here and there always NATO, do it!

Go bml, go go go! :)

btw, the Crucial DDR4 budget sticks are said to o'c very well if oc.com results are to believed.


PS: seems no definitive conclusion so far what happened to the 2 x burnt X99 test rigs.
 

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amazon got sell.. i got the crucial 2133mhz 4x4gb.. but my previous setup died b4 i can test it out.. mine is D9RGV. Not sure 8gb and 4gb same or not :( . will report back again.


- D9RGJ (4Gbit, DDR4-2400, x4, 1.2V)
- D9RGV (4Gbit, DDR4-2133, x4, 1.2V)
- D9RGG (4Gbit, DDR4-2400, x8, 1.2V)
- D9RGQ (4Gbit, DDR4-2133, x8, 1.2V)
- D9RGN (8Gbit, DDR4-2133, x4, 1.2V)

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?289514-(DDR4)-Micron-D9RGQ
 
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Test Rig Setup

Asus X99-A | i7-5820K | Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666 16GB Kit | Plextor M6 Pro SSD | NiCu HK 3.0-GTX360 | AMD R9 290 | Corsair RM850 PSU ★

Ambient 31C open air




24/7 Safe Voltages?
Comparing HW-E VID specs - with currently available info from Intel, keeping ~1.30V seems resonably safe enough for the long run

i7-5820K (no VID info given)
Xeon E5-1650 v3 (VID 0.65–1.30V)

Do note also that AVX voltages and clocks have been tweaked in newer Intel processors
Tech Report


turbo-avx-illustration.gif



Intel LGA2001v3 Datasheet



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that day asus.jk ask mi if i first time overclock and told me overclock got chance to damage processor and stuff even after i told him my previous oc 1.28v by asus ai suite is safe range..:s22:
Not sure if anyone saw this b4.This is by asus.raja(asus north america)
https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=3E8613852BC739B!5921&app=WordPdf
 
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