i7-4930K - Asus Rampage IV Extreme - 32GB RAM - GTX 770 4GB [Success!!]

[frontend-dev]

Hi Shilohh,

did you already try BIOS 4901 with R4E?

I have problems with this, namely my machine does not wake completely anymore (Monitor stays black).

Any idea what causes this and how to combat this?

TIA!

 

[shilohh]

Haven't tested 4901. I see some folks at the ROG forums are reporting less stability and have reverted to 4804. You could try darkwake=10 or just revert to the version that works for you. Newer is not necessarily better.

 

[frontend-dev]

Haven't tested 4901. I see some folks at the ROG forums are reporting less stability and have reverted to 4804. You could try darkwake=10 or just revert to the version that works for you. Newer is not necessarily better.

Well I have also reverted to 4804, and wake works fine with that. Still I am curious what might be the reason for this, and of course it would be helpful to have more that "improves system stability" in the release notes.

Well, maybe I find it out, of course I will let you know then.

 

[Salderos]

Hey Shilohh,

I've got everything up and running correctly with both monitors!!
BUT! When I seem to prop the case up vertically, I'm not getting a video signal anymore. I tip it back horizontally, and it works. There must be some interference with the GTX770?
The fan clips on the heatsink appear to be incredibly close to the graphics card. Could this be causing some interference when tipped up vertically?

Anythink I could put in between there to test it? Just seems very odd. Any ideas?

 

[shilohh]

@Salderos,
I've bent the fan fastener clip in a little to get more clearance from the pcb on the gpu in slot 1. I'd suspect that your GPU isn't properly seated if just tilting the case up causes issues. Try removing it and reseating in while making sure that the lock clip actually engages and pops into the locked position. Also make sure you've installed and tightened (without stripping) the fastening bolts at the top.

Can you please let me know if:
1) Are you are using the gpu ssdt I posted for you?
2) Do all 4 of your ports work properly with with the ssdt?
3) Have you noticed any other improvements from using the ssdt?

 

[Salderos]

1) Are you are using the gpu ssdt I posted for you?

of the 5 SSDTs you had me test, I did them all individually:
1 - no display dual display
2 - both displays work - no PCI cards detected in system report
3 - both displays work - no PCI cards detected in system report
4 - both displays work - my network card is detected in system report in PCI slot 4
5 - both displays work - my firewire card is detecte din system report in PCI slot 5

2) Do all 4 of your ports work properly with with the ssdt?

I can only test DVI right now. I don't have an HDMI monitor to test.

3) Have you noticed any other improvements from using the ssdt?

I haven't noticed much difference. I have yet to install any programs or start really testing things, but my geek bench score at 32 bit, is about 3,200 single processor and about 20,000 multiprocessor. How can I improve this, or do you have any overclocking tutorials?

 

[shilohh]

Sorry I should have been more clear. You should have used them all at the same time with the SSDT.aml you created in the guide. However, if SSDT-1.aml is messing up the display, that's a problem.

 

[Salderos]

aaah okay! I'll try it with all of them right now and report back.

UPDATE: I've added all 5 you sent me and kept in the SSDT that I created with the guide and now only one monitor works. You say this could be a problem? Why is that?

UPDATE: I only deleted the SSDT-1 that you gave me, and both displays work, but my decklink 4k card doesn't show up in the system report under PCI cards. When SSDT-1 was in there, the decklink did show up, but the graphics card displayed was not my GTX770

 

[shilohh]

aaah okay! I'll try it with all of them right now and report back.

UPDATE: I've added all 5 you sent me and kept in the SSDT that I created with the guide and now only one monitor works. You say this could be a problem? Why is that?

UPDATE: I only deleted the SSDT-1 that you gave me, and both displays work, but my decklink 4k card doesn't show up in the system report under PCI cards. When SSDT-1 was in there, the decklink did show up, but the graphics card displayed was not my GTX770

What graphics card was displayed?

Please try replacing SSDT-1.aml with each of these SSDT-1s. To see if any of them fix the issue.

 

[Southworth]

Great build. Thanks for putting in the time and effort to work out the details.

I'm building a Hackintosh for basically the exact same purposes, but it looks like the R4E motherboard is very tough to come by these days. Do you have any suggestions of similar boards which you would suggest? I work with R3Ds a lot, but mostly ProRes 4444 converted to ProRes 422.

At somepoint down the road I'll probably add a second graphics card, a Thunderbolt card— maybe even a Red Rocket but that likely depends on performance of the graphics cards. They feel less necessary these days. Do you feel ATX Extended or the WS size boards are necessary?

Also, somewhere you recommended the P9X79E-WS. This looks like it will have enough space for whatever I would need to add, but it is also one of the pricier motherboards I've seen at close to $600 shipped.

If you were building a rig like this for yourself right now, which motherboard would you choose?

Thanks,