1.6v limit, dont they realize 4 way boards need more volts than that.... sheesh......

Very likely, but shows how well they know us REAL clockers... we won't melt it, we are getting it colder!

johnksss
Restrictions? That board will do like 1.8V

A Little Help Please if you will, johnksss
 
Can You tell me what I need to do, I've tried everything I thought would work to get past 1.6v Vcore in the UEFI BIOS Overclocking with a 3960X CPU.

Thanks for the Info, I had already enabled the extreme OV, But that still didn't allow over 1.6v without boot errors (i.e., CPU voltage too high or Overclocking Failed press F1 to reboot).
Also there were times trying to get past 1.6v that when it actually Did try booting up, 3/4 of the way into the Windows 8.1 Desktop, the Whole System would just Completely Shut Down, which made me think it possibly had something to do with the VRM Protection enabled setting in the BIOS, But disabling that setting made no difference and since I have Chilled Water Cooling on the MB I didn't think it was an Overheating problem anyway.
 
This 3960X was loaned to me by doorules that he had running at 5.4GHz at 1.64v on his ASUS RIVE on Chilled Water Cooling, But on this RIV BE I haven't found out why there is this vcore limit yet.
It is Not a PSU issue because I swapped out my Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W with a Third New Rosewill Hercules 1600W/110A single-rail PSU dedicated once again only to the MB with exactly the same results.
 
As you have stated, I Should be able to get up to at least 1.65v or so with this MB, But I still haven't come up with any reason other than possibly hitting the OC ceiling for this 3960X even with temps of -40C at the SS Evap Head and a reported temp (ASUS OC Panel) on the CPU of -10C to -12C while under Benching Loads.
 
I have PM'd raja at the ASUS Forums who said it Could be the phase unit is falling over when the CPU pulls current and the temps are soaring and that 1.60V is a lot for a single stage phase unit when the OS loads and the processor goes into full load.
 
Maybe there is some Merit in that explanation, But I have even tried setting the vcore past 1.6v at the Default 3.3GHz CPU speed where you would think the temps are out of the equation, But No Such Luck Again.........Still can't go above 1.6v without having the same problems.
 
 

johnksss
Did you turn off the cpu voltage monitor?
 

Yes, And although that did allow me to raise the Vcore at the Defauilt CPU 3.3GHz to as High as 1.8v, I still could not get higher than 1.6v when trying to go over 5.4GHz without getting the same error messages as before.
 
However, I happen to notice a Program similar to EVGA E-LEET that was in my RIV BE software package called ASUS TurboV Core that allows multiplier and voltage adjustments while in the Windows 8.1 Desktop and found I could go past the BIOS setting of 1.6v to 1.8v.
 
While using this software I have reached 5.425GHz at 1.648v as shown in the Pics, CPU-Z and HWMonitor,, But I believe I'm at the Limit that my SS Phase Change will allow this 3960X to OC, So Yes, I have solved the Vcore Problem, But unfortunately any further Vcore Increase will not help OC any higher without errors.
 

 

 
 

No, I wasn't using EVGA E-LEET on my RIV BE, I was just using the UEFI BIOS until I just tried the ASUS TurboV Core (AI3) last night and today.
 
Yes, I indeed hit the wall and agree that it would need to be on LN2 to go any higher on the OC, I was just experimenting with doorules 3960X that he wanted to loan me to try Benchmarking on my SS.
 
I knew the 32nm 3960X at 5.425GHz would not Benchmark as high as my 22nm 4930K at 5.2GHz did, But it was a lot of Fun just experimenting with it!
 
BTW, Have I told you how much I still Hate Kneadable Eraser?

Re-installed the 4930K and Fired it back up..........
 

No Problem and Thanks again for Loaning it to me, It was a Lot of Fun testing/benching with the 3960X, Especially when I didn't have to spend $1k to buy one first! LOL!
 
As johnksss has stated, It would take LN2 at about -80C to get past the "Wall" that I encountered on this Chip where no matter How much Vcore I pushed, It just wasn't running Cold Enough to OC Higher.
 
Anyway, I re-installed my 4930K (plus another session of using Kneadable Eraser!) and once again I'm up and running.
 
BTW, Have you had a chance to use your "cold air induction" with your 4930K Yet?

Good luck!

Woohoo, I knew hanging out at K|ngP|n Coolings forums would have a positive effect on you.
 
And you are 100% right, DICE is the next logical step, and DICE/LN2/HE are the only way to REALLY move forward.
 
....And so it begins.

My K|ngp|n Products have Arrived this morning! 
 
I have attached the K-probe into the F1 base and insulated the Pot, and Now I can continue on the tasks of re-insulating the MB again for Sub-Zero use, Although it will be a few days yet until I can actually do some testing!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, I'm pretty sure everything's Done, So Tomorrow I plan on getting some DICE and See What Happens........
 

looks like you may have gotten water in the memory slots. I would take a high powered blower or something to that effect and blow dry the whole board. Then try it again. You only need the copper heat sink to sit on the cpu while trying to get it to turn on. make sure to reset the cmos as well.

ooooohhhh man that's rough.
See if ASUS will RMA it, too bad, as you were really coming along on this too.

hallowen
Appreciate the assistance johnksss, But I made sure I had shop towels stuffed into the memory slots and everywhere else on top and bottom of the MB to absorb any moisture.
Upon disassembly of the System I could find no traces of water anywhere and went ahead after stripping the whole motherboard (including removing/cleaning the Vaseline from the CPU socket and All the Kneadable eraser insulation), Heated and Dried it completely with a Blow dryer and then re-assembled it using just Air Cooling components like I posted before, Reset the cmos numerous times, Still got the same "00" LED Readout and No CPU Fan Start or other LED's on the MB, Only the GTX 480 Fan came on with no other indication of the system attempting to Boot Up.
 
Pretty Sure a MB component(s) Failed during stressing it too hard, and no matter how many times I swapped components (graphics cards, different Ram or even a spare 3930K I had use of from a friend), It Would Not Boot.

Last question.
Did you pull the heat sinks and check under them.