Asus Rampage Iii Extreme Drivers

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Malene Mederios

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Aug 3, 2024, 5:03:46 PM8/3/24

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Hi guys. I have i7 5960x and rampage v extreme mobo. I want to install modded bios to my system. What is best version of modded ones for stability and overclocking? And if it is possible I want to open resizable bar with that system. Can I enable it with that modded bios with other tools? Thanks.
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For those who are looking to enable ReBar in their BIOS, I share my modded BIOS, I used the latest 4101 BIOS from this tread and added ReBarDxe driver from GitHub (ReBarUEFI). You need ReBarState in the OS to activate ReBar with this modded BIOS.

I am on an X99 Motherboard (Rampage V Extreme), I successfully injected the .ffs file to the bios image, flashing the new bios was successful, I also used that Uefi patch tool to patch the bios, I ...

Hello, NvStrapsReBar module is not in my modded BIOS, I do not need it with my GPU (RTX 3090). This probably why you could not boot your system with that BIOS. I am not a skilled BIOS modder, it was a one off job, It took me 3 days to get it working.

It seems that UEFITool and UEFIPatch breaks ASUS Bios, at least for me any attempt using these tools failed to enable Resizable Bar.
Use MMTool (a version compatible with Aptio V).
ASUS are encapsulated and signed, MMTool breaks that signature but there is a workaround (see step 5 and 6).
Start from an official BIOS or modded BIOS (with updated OROM and/or CPU microcode)

5-Signed Bios Step 1 - Extract Boby from Capsule
Open R5E_RB_PatchedFixed_Unsigned.rom with UEFITool NE alpha 68
Right click AMI Aptio Capsule and choose extract body
It will save the file Capsule_Aptio_unsigned_AMI_Aptio_capsule_body.rom
Close UEFITool

Rename the BIOS to R5E.CAP before the USB Flashback procedure. Modded BIOS can only be flashed using this method. Check the hash of the file on the USB and make sure it was not corrupted during the copy.

I tried a modded bios for my motherboard that was on this site, flashing was successful, I tried ReBarState.exe, that worked, set my variable, after restarting the system, checked under GPU-z, ReBar still says disabled, I then checked under device manager to see if any large memory was present, there was none, and yes, CSM was completely disabled, Secure boot was on (UEFI) & above 4gb decoding was also enabled, thanks.

NvStrapsReBar.ffs, do you inject this in the same location as with ReBarDxe.ffs? (Pcibus / Volume 02 - Index A1) cause I already did that, bios flashed successfully but no ReBar variables can be set as well as access denied upon saving while using NvStrapsReBar.exe.

Let me try it all over, does not take me long to do it, and yes, I did notice some very slight performance decrease on the cpu, after I did the flash, mainly on the benchmarks, for instance, Cinebench R15 (Old version), my score is very slightly off then it should.

For you BIOS issues, I will read the NvStrapsReBar page and try to build the BIOS. They are several Patch.txt files, are you sure you use the correct one, I should patch al least 2 modules that you can see in the log.

I read the NvStrapsReBar page and it is only for Turing GPUs, it is unlikely going to work with Volta. Do you have a Turing GPU lying around to test it. When I get a chance I will build the BIOS with NvStrapsReBar module.

For those who want to try to enable ReBar for Turing GPU I build a modded BIOS with NvStrapsReBar v0.2 from GitHub. Check GitHub instructions to activate it in the OS.
This modded BIOS has updated OROMs and microcodes from this thread.

Thats the same one on the: Can Resizable BAR Support be ported to older Intel Chipsets thread correct? If so, I already used that one and said earlier that, I can set my ReBar variables, but, upon after restart, under GPU-z, ReBar is still disabled and under Device manager > Display > Resources, no large memory is present, thus in the end, its not working properly, still awaiting for the NvStrapsRebar.ffs build.

Now my 775 system is something I want to stick with. I don't want to replace it any day soon. I like it, it does what I need it to and I find it fun. And a rampage wold really pep up the system with DDR3 ram and more overclocking. Not only that but I could be far more competitive on HWbot.
But on the other hand I could have 300$ or so in the bank.

If having an absurdly expensive and powerful Socket 775 system is your thing and you have the money for it, only you can determine if its really worth it or not. I'm sure they're uncommon, especially new in box, but these days something would have to really change my life to be worth $300. Its a tough sell when modern systems do the same things but do them faster without any loss of compatibility (that I can think of).

what are you planning to use it for? I suppose if we are practical about this 775 is very dated and rather slow. So for a practical every day PC I would say you would be crazy to spend that. You would even have to get new RAM so you may as well jump to a newer setup.

I got a Rampage Extreme for the fun of messing with it. I was offered it cheap though and I was after seeing how far I could push the netburst architecture so it fit the bill. But the reality is I am having issues just getting it to run right at the moment ?

Also like I said money is not the problem. I just don't like the idea of spending around 300$ on a motherboard when I already have one. And when I could spend 300$ on say a pent pro system.
I guess what I'm getting at, it it worth getting (at any price) to replace the x38 board I have? I never had a rampage before so I do not know what to expect.

It's not worth it. The DFI is a better overclocking board. Also, 300$ is just ridiculous for that thing. If you're looking for good LGA 775 overclocking boards, try the Abit IX38 Quad GT, Asus P5K64-WS or a EVGA nforce 780i SLi / Zotac nforce 780i supreme. The DFI you own right now is just as good tough.

Be careful - if you do go for the Asus P5k64-WS or the Rampage, they have pretty weak mosfets. I replaced all of them on my P5K64-WS since they started popping after a few months of use with a Xeon X3470 running at 4GHz - but now that I put better quality mosfets on, it runs great. To top that off, the Rampage has issues with the LGA socket (google it). Oh and the northbridge chips on the nforce 780i boards run HOT and the fans are loud. If you get one, make sure to replace the northbridge cooler with something like a Thermalright Hr-05 IFX + fan.

Truth be told, I got the best OC results on my Zotac 780i and a Pentium E6600. It also has additional multipliers for memory, so you can run your ram at 800MHz even with odd FSB values. SLi capability is fun to have as well - but the chipset's caveat is heat and power consumption.

Asus Rampage Extreme is one of the best overclocking boards based on X38/X48 (FSB clock), so you probably could sqeeze more mhz from CPU/FSB (with proper cooling). DFI X38/X48 boards are quite tricky to OC and payoff is usually not very high (P45 boards are better though). Abit IX38 Quad GT is just horrible for quadcore.
It's not worth 300$ though. 775 platform is in "old junk" territory right now not matter how fancy the board is, especially with mentioned durability problems.

The abit ix38 is just junk all around even worse for a quad. I had one before. Also keep in mind the dfi board i have is a low end DK board. I know for a fact the rampage is a better overclocking board. It one of the few 775 bards thst can hit close to 600mhz fsb. Wile the dk x38 tops out around 450-470mhz.

Edit. Looks like more then anything ill be able to OC more with the board and use ddr3. Aside from that I dint see to much to make it stand out other then the nb block. I think ill pick it up if i can get the guy down to 200$

My P5K64 WS had weak cooling on top MOSFETs (heatsink wasn't pushed down strong enough and that resulted in bad contact with mosfets).
I discover this when was pushing my Pentium XE 965 past 4,8GHz.
Push pins simpy aren't good enough with stock 0,5mm pads.
I had to used improvised "washers" to make spring compress more for result below :

However it only helped in short term tests (Cinebench R15 was too long and result droped because of throttling), in longer tests P5K64 WSs VRM can't handle that power hog even with active cooling on all heatsinks (results drop accordingly with time, same as GPU Boost 3.0 from latest NV cards).

Back to Rampage :
It's a awesome MB (no MOSFET overheating), and Socket doesn't have problems unless you go LN.
Reason for problems comes from big capacitor undreneath it :

It simply gets it's contacts screwed up with too much force on heatsink/LN pot (and under sub zero temps contacts crack easier).

I used to repair or send these things back to Asus back in the day - we had a contract with the asus dealer to collect, service and RMA asus products. The rampage was expensive, so not many were sold in comparison to other models, but we received quite a lot of them for RMA... most had socket issues or blown mosfets. The LGA775 rampage is the worst rampage branded board asus ever made, with the best (in my opinion) being the Rampage IV witch is a great motherboard.