Tuesday, July 8th 2008
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Pictures Emerge of the ASUS Rampage Extreme
This motherboard board looks a work of art, simply put. The ASUS Rampage Extreme is the upscale version of ASUS' ROG line Intel X48 chipset based motherboard, the Rampage Formula. Although Rampage Formula resembled the X38 based Maximus Forumla in many ways, to an extant that you could use the Rampage Formula BIOS with Maximus Formula, don't expect the same with Rampage Extreme and its predecessor. This board features the X48 chipset, supports DDR3 memory, features a total of 16 CPU-power phases, water-cooling ready, out of the box. Apart from the plethora of features the ROG series products come with, this board bundles the SupremeFX X-Fi sound module which supports PCI-Express X-Fi Audio. It supports ATI Crossfire at full x16, x16 PCI-Express 2.0 mode.
Here's the most interesting feature: You can tweak system parameters on the board using a feature called TweakIt. This makes you adjust your overclock using special controls located on the board, keep track of the settings you're making using the LCD poster. The board is rich in heatsinks, ample cooling is provided to the MOSFETs surrounding the CPU area and above the memory area. Expect this to be priced anything above US $250.
Here's the most interesting feature: You can tweak system parameters on the board using a feature called TweakIt. This makes you adjust your overclock using special controls located on the board, keep track of the settings you're making using the LCD poster. The board is rich in heatsinks, ample cooling is provided to the MOSFETs surrounding the CPU area and above the memory area. Expect this to be priced anything above US $250.
51 Comments on Pictures Emerge of the ASUS Rampage Extreme
still, I doubt this board will intro at $250, or hell, under $300 for that matter - the new X38 and X48 upper-end ROG boards typically enter the US market above $350, usually closer to $400.
. . . but . . . you get what you pay for :toast:
Personally i never spend more then 100 on a mainboard, i wouldnt know why.
here's a pic of test results from MaximumPC between a few different upper-end boards from a couple months ago:
as far as results go, the EVGA and ASUS boards dominanate the lower Intel and GIGA; sure the results differences might not seem like much, but they're a lot in the realm of mobos - and if you're looking for the absolute best performing board, either in a quest for the best gaming experience, or as a 1337 OCer, those small differences are like night and day.
I think, though, this is just supposed to be a step up from the Rampage Formula.
the only boards I could find with 3 pci-e 2.0 x16 lanes were x38 x48 btw lol