travisjank Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 The ASUS Rampage III Extreme is a small form factor Micro ATX motherboard that packs a powerful punch! This board begs to ask how well a small form factor system can fold and if its smaller size will yield more energy efficiency. Currently all the hardware is running on their original stock coolers with no hardware or firmware modifications, My primary goal is system reliability and maximum uptime. I will be looking at system power consumption and estimated expense. I wonder if the boards smaller size will yield more energy efficiency? The client I prefer is the Folding@home Tracker V2 AVAILABLE HERE WITH INSTALL GUIDE System Specifications ASUS GTX 580 Graphics Card $499.00 ASUS Rampage III Gene Motherboard $229.00 Intel Core i7-980X Extreme edition 3.33GHZ Processor $899.00 Corsair Dominator GTX3 3x2GB 2000MHZ C7 Triple Channel Memory $183.00 Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB Hard Drive $100.00 Antec 1200W TPQ Power Supply $200.00 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Service Pack 1 $100.00 Base System Cost: $2210.00 (22.22c Ambient Air Temperature) Processor: Intel Core i7-980X Core Voltage: 1.144V Temperature: 27c Core Speed: 3.33GHz Uncore Speed: 2670MHz Base Clock Speed: 133MHz Quick Path Interconnect Speed: 3200MHz System Memory: 3x Corsair Dominator GTX 4 2533MHz 2GB Voltage: 1.66V Temperature 25c Speed: 1333MHz Divider "Ratio": 2:10 Timings: CL9-9-9-24 74 1T AC Power Consumption: 160Watts = 46¢ per day "Points per day Per Watt": 145 "Points per day Per Dollar": 16.4 Stock Core i7-980X CPU 36341.2 Points Per Day Intel Core i7-980X Folding@home CPU Core Voltage: 1.184V Core Temperature 50*c, Core Speed: 3471.3MHz *Turbo mode enabled. AC Power Consumption: 250Watts = 72¢ per day "Points per day Per Watt": 145 "Points per day Per Dollar": 16.4 If you are like most people I know you may just leave your PC running 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and if you Fold@home like most people I know the former statement is also most likely true referencing the above statement helps to conclude Folding@home without overclocking will cost about 26¢ per day, $7.80 per month, and about $95.00 per year 4GHz i7-980X 61485.5 points per day Processor: Intel Core i7-980X Core Voltage: 1.360V Temperature: 75c Core Speed: 4.0128GHz Uncore Speed: 2889.2MHz Base Clock Speed: 160.5MHz Quick Path Interconnect Speed: 2889.3MHz System Memory: 3x Corsair Dominator GTX 4 2533MHz 2GB Voltage: 1.66V Speed: 963MHz Divider "Ratio": 2:12 Timings: CL9-9-9-28 98 2T. AC Power Consumption: 327 Watts = 94¢ per day "Points per day Per Watt": 188 "Points per day Per Dollar": 27.8 Folding@home with overclocking will cost about 48¢ per day, $14.4 per month, and about $175 per year The additional power draw caused by overclocking will effectively increase the expense of Folding by 30% or about 22¢ per day by leveraging the hidden potential within the ASUS Rampage III Gene users will be able to increase Folding productivity nearly 70%, while observing only a marginal 30% increase in electrical expense. The ASUS Rampage III Extreme is ideal MATX motherboard for small, powerful, and extensible Folding systems. Rampage III Gene OverClocking to be Continued Later I will examine what it takes to be an Extreme Folder, future tests will consist of Chilled liquid, Vapor Phase Change Refrigeration, even Liquid Nitrogen Cooling with the goal of squeezing the most power out of a single processor system. This thread will focus on the ASUS Rampage III Gene motherboard and its ability to overclock the mighty Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition CPU Memory's effect on points per day QPI's effect on points per day UCLK's effect on points per day ASUS RAMPAGE III GENE RESOURCES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RAMPAGE III GENE: UNBOXING RAMPAGE III GENE: SYSTEM BUILDING RAMPAGE III GENE: OVERCLOCKING RAMPAGE III GENE: FOLDING AT HOME RAMPAGE III GENE: EXTREME OVERCLOKING RAMPAGE III GENE: MODS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *hardware performance/cost ratio assuming USA national residential electrical cost per kilowatt Hour of 12¢. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Welcome to OCC! and I see your into folding. Nice review by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locutus Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Shoot, if it weren't for the fact that this is a dual channel kit and not a triple channel I'd have been all "Shame on you for not buying my RAM instead." http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.php?showtopic=184760 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbrennan2008 Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 This looks familiar... http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showthread.php?2384-Rampage-III-Gene-Over-Clocked-CPU-Folding hmmm.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Shoot, if it weren't for the fact that this is a dual channel kit and not a triple channel I'd have been all "Shame on you for not buying my RAM instead." http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.php?showtopic=184760 That's expensive G-Skill ram. I got 2X4GB for only 92 bucks on newegg. Check it here Newegg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 This looks familiar... http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showthread.php?2384-Rampage-III-Gene-Over-Clocked-CPU-Folding hmmm.... Your right I smell Plagiarism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 The ASUS Rampage III Extreme is a small form factor Micro ATX motherboard that packs a powerful punch! LMAO, if it is plagarism.....he could have at least corrected the mistake in the other forum post When did the Rampage III Extreme become a small form factor Micro ATX board? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermes09 Posted May 28, 2011 Posted May 28, 2011 Lol. Typo? Maybe Gene not Extreme? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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