Friday, August 29th 2014
ASUS Rampage V Extreme Is the Company's Flagship Motherboard
Every company has a flagship product or service. ASUS, which started out as a motherboard brand, has its newest, the ROG Rampage V Extreme. Based on the Intel X99 Express chipset, the board drives Core i7-5000 "Haswell-E" HEDT processors. It begins with a high-current 8-phase CPU VRM that draws power from a combination of 24-pin ATX, 8-pin EPS, and 4-pin ATX connectors. The CPU socket is wired to eight DDR4 DIMM slots, and five PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots (one of which features a lane bypass).
Storage connectivity on the Rampage V Extreme includes 12 SATA 6 Gb/s, one SATA-Express, and an M.2 with PCIe 2.0 x4 physical layer. Other connectivity includes SupremeFX 2014 audio, Intel-made gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 ac WLAN with Bluetooth 4.0, fourteen USB 3.0 ports (ten on the rear panel, four by headers), and high-current USB 2.0 ports so your USB gaming peripherals never run out of juice. The usual complement of ROG-exclusive features are present.
Source:
Sweclockers
Storage connectivity on the Rampage V Extreme includes 12 SATA 6 Gb/s, one SATA-Express, and an M.2 with PCIe 2.0 x4 physical layer. Other connectivity includes SupremeFX 2014 audio, Intel-made gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 ac WLAN with Bluetooth 4.0, fourteen USB 3.0 ports (ten on the rear panel, four by headers), and high-current USB 2.0 ports so your USB gaming peripherals never run out of juice. The usual complement of ROG-exclusive features are present.
25 Comments on ASUS Rampage V Extreme Is the Company's Flagship Motherboard
I think it has 2 Sata-express ports, as can be seen in the third picture.
CPU socket has more contacts than allowed by Intel.
It's in german, but you can look at the pictures anyway. They claim that ASUS is willing to take over the warranty for the CPU in case that something happens.
The Hasewell-E CPUs have a few unused contacts, ASUS however has found out that they can increase the voltage IF they use those additional contacts. Intel doesn't like the idea.
A CPU that has been used in such an "special ASUS socket" can be clearly identified, as the normally unused contacts on the CPU have marks on their surface after being put in such a socket.
= $542.97 (if it were US retailer)
I love the new board, i may even get a mortgage to buy this with a 5930k, doms and titans...........
12 inch x 10.7 inch ( 30.5 cm x 27.2 cm )
www.asus.com/Motherboards/RAMPAGE_V_EXTREME/specifications/
Look fantastic. This year ASUS boards look best and offer everything.
It would be nice if ASUS launch R5E Black Edition sooner, Rampage III Extreme BE, Rampage IV Extreme BE was for buyers who build platform 6 months before new Xtreme Chipset, that's stupid.
Many people didn't pay attention on them waiting new platform.
If they want should launch max for 3-4 months.
Also, R5BE for sure won't come anytime soon. May be for Broadwell-E is possible, but even then it's not 100% sure... R3BE also came at the end of X58's life.