I received a RIVF from Asus RMA. This board looked to be brand new upon inspection.
MOBO: Rampage IV Formula BIOS 2105
CPU: i7-3820
MEM: 16GB HyperX 2133
VGA: Asus GTX760
SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB
PSU: AX1200i
A couple of issues.
I attempted to update the BIOS to the latest from within the BIOS with EZ Flash. I have updated BIOSs in this way on many mobos without issue. This board is an exception.
I DL'd BIOSs 4310, ran the renamer utility to change to R4F.CAP. When I go to flash, EZ Flash says it isnt proper BIOS. I cant remember exact wording of error, but was something like "not an EFFI BIOS" (sorry, client machine and cant recheck at moment). I then tried BIOS update 4208 with same result.
I then switched to the second onboard mobo BIOS and get same error. Thinking possibly the BIOS was still in ROM format, I attempted to run the BIOS CAP converter again. Got same error message.
So, no luck with BIOS update, so I go to install Win7 on fresh brand new HyperX 3K SSD, connected to Intel SATA6 #1 port. SSD not seen in BIOS. Check SATA mode and it is in ACHI mode. Try IDE mode still no luck. Switch to 2nd BIOS and SSD is seen and recognized by BIOS, and Win7 installed (ACHI mode).
I am using a RIVF with an i7-3930K myself, and have encountered no issues whatsoever. I am 99% confident there is no issue with the HyperX memory as it was running rock solid on my RIVF just prior. Also, I have done numerous BIOS updates on my RIVF in the same fashion without issue.
Also, the GTX760 came with a GPU power plug extension to combine two PSU PCI-E power plugs into one. Is this actually required? It seemed as though it is because PC was taking a long time to post until I connected both.
Searching google, I cam across a couple of issues as to using an i7-3820 on the RIVF. Is this true?