Monday, February 23rd 2009

ASUS Rampage II Gene Motherboard Unboxed

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Ahead of release, ASUS Rampage II Gene motherboard just got unboxed. For starters the Rampage II Gene is a micro-ATX motherboard, not what you'd expect from the R.O.G. series, but that's going to be a perfect solution if you want to build a high-end HTPC or a mega powerful small gaming system for LAN events. The Core i7 supporting motherboard is powered by Intel's X58 + ICH10R chip combo, has six DDR3-2000 memory slots, two PCI-Express x16 slots for NVIDIA SLI or ATI CorssFireX multi-GPU setups, one eSATA and seven SATA 3.0 Gbps ports, Gigabit Ethernet and a 7.1 channel Creative X-Fi audio. The board also sports some of the neat features found on R.O.G. motherboards, such as on-board Power and Reset buttons and an external LCD POST debug display. Expect availability some time next month.
Sources: TechConnect Magazine, xfastest

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45 Comments on ASUS Rampage II Gene Motherboard Unboxed

#27
VanguardGX
SeanGI dont know,my TT lanbox gets pretty hot with 1 9800gtx+ in it,I couldnt imagine 2.:eek:
What model lanbox do u have? I have the VF1000BWS(windows on the side & handle) and i get great temps:) my single 3870 idles at around 49 degrees and 65 on load. E8400 never exceeds 50 degrees and idles at 39.
to6ko91I am sorry to break it to you but Christmas was two months ago :laugh:
lol yup i know but i was referring to this coming Christmas :) By then prices may have dropped a bit.
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#28
SeanG
Shad0WeNI'm confused. What exactly are you referring to?
I just realized,Im thinking about AMD.lol
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#29
SeanG
VanguardGXWhat model lanbox do u have? I have the VF1000BWS(windows on the side & handle) and i get great temps:) my single 3870 idles at around 49 degrees and 65 on load. E8400 never exceeds 50 degrees and idles at 39.



lol yup i know but i was referring to this coming Christmas :) By then prices may have dropped a bit.
I got the one without the handle and i think a 9800gtx gets a bit hotter than a 3870.And if i put anything bigger in this case,I would have to cut off the side mounted hardrive cage for it to even fit.The 91/2 inch 9800gtx+ just makes it.:cool:
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#30
VanguardGX
I don't think you would have to cut it off maybe just shave off a few inches. I have seen people fit 8800ultras in that case without cutting the entire cage out.
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#31
FordGT90Concept
"I go fast!1!11!1!"
No floppy! Also, the IDE header is in a bad place. IDE doesn't have much in the way of insulation (if any) so placing it that close to the 24-pin connector isn't a bright idea. I wouldn't buy it.
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#32
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
FordGT90ConceptNo floppy! Also, the IDE header is in a bad place. IDE doesn't have much in the way of insulation (if any) so placing it that close to the 24-pin connector isn't a bright idea. I wouldn't buy it.
What the hell is a floppy :p I haven't used one in years.
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#33
FordGT90Concept
"I go fast!1!11!1!"
I'm odd, I know. XD

If you want my floppy drive, you'll have to pry it from my cold, dead, hands. XD
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#34
h3llb3nd4
DrPepperWhat the hell is a floppy :p I haven't used one in years.
Lol nor did I... tooo old
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#35
SeanG
FordGT90ConceptNo floppy! Also, the IDE header is in a bad place. IDE doesn't have much in the way of insulation (if any) so placing it that close to the 24-pin connector isn't a bright idea. I wouldn't buy it.
Who uses the ide header anymore?:p
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#36
to6ko91
SeanGWho uses the ide header anymore?:p
I do :o:laugh: But floppy :shadedshu:wtf:
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#37
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
floppy is irrelevant, you can get USB floppies, or just boot from flash drives.

IDE has 40 ground wires to prevent interference, of the 80 wires in there. im sure your IDE drives will be the speed problem, not the fact its close to a 24 pin power connector.

anyone using an i7 system can afford new SATA II SSD goodness.
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#38
ShadowFold
Why does this have an IDE port.. If you have 400$ for a motherboard, I think you can drop 20$ for a dvd drive or 50$ for a hard drive...
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#39
Slyr7.62
ShadowFoldWhy does this have an IDE port.. If you have 400$ for a motherboard, I think you can drop 20$ for a dvd drive or 50$ for a hard drive...
Agreed. I bet there's many people w/ super inexpensive setups running sata......I.D.E., gtfo. :shadedshu. Honestly, in the past 1/2 year I bought 2 SATA dvd burners, 1 to replace my IDE & 1 for someone else. :toast:
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#40
Shad0WeN
FordGT90ConceptNo floppy! Also, the IDE header is in a bad place. IDE doesn't have much in the way of insulation (if any) so placing it that close to the 24-pin connector isn't a bright idea. I wouldn't buy it.
Are you serious? Who uses floppies anymore? If I absolutely had to boot from a floppy for some reason I'd bust out my USB floppy that is collecting dust.

A floppy connector would be a complete waste of space on a board like this where everything is so tightly packed.
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#42
h3llb3nd4
Now that makes me want it even more!
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#43
SeanG
The one thing I noticed about this board,which is strange that theres no clips on one side of the memory slots?If you bought corsair dominator memory with the fan theres nothing for one side of the fan to clip on to cause the fan actually mounts on them pull out clips.:confused:
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#44
DanishDevil
SeanGThe one thing I noriced about this board,which is strange that theres no clips on one side of the memory slots?I f you bought corsair dominator memory with the fan theres nothing for one side of the fan to clip on to cause the fan actually mounts on them pull out clips.:confused:
Very true! It sure eliminates the need to remove any PCI-Express cards in the first slot to swap out RAM though!

Luckily, the fan would probably just hang from the top ones fine. Not really sure though. But some good (and cheap) DDR3 doesn't even get hot.
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#45
SeanG
You cant hang the fans on one side.Would be nice if it fell on the graphics card.lol
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