Rampage VI Extreme is pure disaster

[grayl]

Current rig.

Rampage VI Extreme
Intel 7980XE
Intel SSD 900P 480gb
Samsung SM863 2tb
WD Gold 10TB x4 (RAID 10)
Megaraid 9361-8i
AMD Vega FE
64GB Trident Z RGB, DDR4 3600MHz, CL17
+ custom WC loop


I have never experienced so much trouble than from this MB.

Bios 0802 is causing random lockups (every 15-30min) and gets stuck on the boot
Bios 1002 can't shutdown (goes to just back to login screen and gets stuck on the book, so this is not viable option too.
Bios 1004 "works" but it still has stability problems. It hangs and gets stuck on boot "only" every few days and it wont overclock as well as in 1002 (event with everything in stock, no overclocking or XMP).

...then we get to Fall Update compatibility issues, well I have tried to install different W10 builds on every bios version (except 1003 as it has same problems as 0802 and 1002). After 20-30 installs the conclusion is that board is not compatible with the Fall Update on any bios versions OR any driver versions available OR any ISO versions from the MS (September and November versions).

Immediately after clean install Edge freeze while browsing, explorer hangs when creating shortcut to the desktop... so basically windows build 1709 is not usable. Some times I got usable Windows when I upgraded from the 1703 to 1709 but still I'm not too confident on this route also as I got random problems also which are not present on 1703.

Only stable version for me is currently 1703. I have tested with other cpu and memory with the same results.

I noticed that all these issues were quite wide spread as other complain from the same issues (here and other forums) and latest posts from the MS support forum is not encouraging as they blame Asus from their broken bios.

...then all this with failed VRM cooler design is enough.

Even thought all these problems (well except the VRM design) are correctable by the future BIOS updates I'm going to RMA this board and send it back.
Asus lost my faith and soon going to test Asrock Fatal1ty X299 Professional Gaming i9 XE.

I have never seen this broken flagship MB from Asus. It's quite a mystery how they release the product when they must have known in advance that their BIOS is not stable enough. I'm not going to be beta tester with the workstation which I should work and rely on my daily work.

End of RANT.

[G75rog]

gajbotron wrote:
how to switch between two BIOS on this RVIE ???

I read the manual and push the bios button.

[cx-ray]

grayl wrote:

Immediately after clean install Edge freeze while browsing, explorer hangs when creating shortcut to the desktop... so basically windows build 1709 is not usable.

About a month ago I had that problem as well with a clean install of FCU on a Rampage VI Apex. Edge itself didn't appear to be frozen however. It would just stop rendering HTML after a few clicks. Couldn't even get far enough to download Chrome or anything else for that matter. The OS was basically a brick.

Then, I tried to be smart by getting the Chrome installer through another computer and putting it on the Apex. Spent hours afterward trying to troubleshoot Edge. I figured, if that's broken something else deep in the OS probably is going to cause trouble throughout the whole system. Never managed to fix it.

In the end I chose "Reset this PC" (everything removed, clean install). That fixed it and I basically don't have any problems with FCU.

[MirceaForce]

grayl wrote:
Current rig.

Rampage VI Extreme
Intel 7980XE
Intel SSD 900P 480gb
Samsung SM863 2tb
WD Gold 10TB x4 (RAID 10)
Megaraid 9361-8i
AMD Vega FE
64GB Trident Z RGB, DDR4 3600MHz, CL17
+ custom WC loop


I have never experienced so much trouble than from this MB.

Bios 0802 is causing random lockups (every 15-30min) and gets stuck on the boot
Bios 1002 can't shutdown (goes to just back to login screen and gets stuck on the book, so this is not viable option too.
Bios 1004 "works" but it still has stability problems. It hangs and gets stuck on boot "only" every few days and it wont overclock as well as in 1002 (event with everything in stock, no overclocking or XMP).




End of RANT.

did you have boot problems when exiting bios 1004 ?

please check and read my post

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?100535-RVI-EXTREME-Bios-code-if-only-check-bios-seeti-quot...

[Rob_W_]

I have similar rig and*Mine runs great, no problems.

[MirceaForce]

Rob W. wrote:
I have similar rig and*Mine runs great, no problems.

have you checked my post ?

[Rob_W_]

MirceaForce wrote:
have you checked my post ?

Yes I have followed thread right through which is why I made my comment, from out of the box with new windows 10 install and all latest drivers and bios loaded *have been able to Oc to 4.6ghz (not to happy with temps so have clocked back to 3.9ghz until custom loop arrives)
Only lock ups I have had have been user error.

Rampage *vi extreme.
i9 7980
Titan V
Optane *pcie3
850 Evo nvme m2
GSkill 64Gb 3600hzs ( 8x8) cl16
NZXT kraken X62 aio
Bequiet dark power pro 11 850 watt

I don’t know what to suggest you do to remedy your problem but I hope you get it sorted ok.*

[MirceaForce]

Rob W. wrote:
Yes I have followed thread right through which is why I made my comment, from out of the box with new windows 10 install and all latest drivers and bios loaded *have been able to Oc to 4.6ghz (not to happy with temps so have clocked back to 3.9ghz until custom loop arrives)
Only lock ups I have had have been user error.

Rampage *vi extreme.
i9 7980
Titan V
Optane *pcie3
850 Evo nvme m2
GSkill 64Gb 3600hzs ( 8x8) cl16
NZXT kraken X62 aio
Bequiet dark power pro 11 850 watt

I don’t know what to suggest you do to remedy your problem but I hope you get it sorted ok.*

what do you mean lock ups ?

did you use bios 1102 ?

the sistem will not boot if i enter bios an check all settings (that inculde tab sub tabs and all of that everything scrolled down )

ps. i did not checked after this update
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4090913/march5-2018kb4090913osbuild16299-251

Addresses issue where some devices may fail to boot with

have you checked all bios scrolled down ?

[Rob_W_]

I am using bios 1102
Windows 10 16299.248
Lock ups were caused by incorrect settings i made in bios, these were soon corrected by me.
Have you tried setting bios to optimised defaults first and then set Oc to manual, from there set cpu multiplyer and when this is stable you can then set dram manually, this is how I set mine up.
As to the failing to close, I had that ( it’s a win 10 thing) it’s in windows power settings also fast boot in bios.*

[MirceaForce]

Rob W. wrote:
I am using bios 1102
Windows 10 16299.248
Lock ups were caused by incorrect settings i made in bios, these were soon corrected by me.
Have you tried setting bios to optimised defaults first and then set Oc to manual, from there set cpu multiplyer and when this is stable you can then set dram manually, this is how I set mine up.
As to the failing to close, I had that ( it’s a win 10 thing) it’s in windows power settings also fast boot in bios.*

i did disable fast boot i don't use it

i have tested my system with prime 95 mem test 3d mark furmark all stable

i don't oc my cpu at all

only set ddram voltaje frec and timings that's all

what incorrect settings ?

how did you have the lock ups ? after checking all bios setings ? or ?