Asus Rampage III Extreme

[Veedaz]

Just looking at the latest from ASUS - Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

Spec

- 2x USB 3.0
- 2x SATA 6Gb/s
- CPU: Intel Core i7 Processors (Socket LGA1366)
- Chipset: Intel X58 Express / ICH10R
- Memory: 6x DDR3 DIMM 2200(OC) / 2133(OC) / 2000(OC) / 1800(OC) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz (Max. 24GB) / Tri-Channel / Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- Expasion slots: 4x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, 1x PCIe x4 Slot & 1x PCI Slot (Supports ATI CrossFireX & NVIDIA 3-Way SLI Technology)
- Storage: 7x SATA 3Gb/s (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10) & 1x eSATA 3Gb/s
- LAN: Intel Gigabit LAN
- Audio: 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Bluetooth V2.0/V2.1+EDR Card
- 9x USB 2.0
- 2x IEEE 1394a
- 1x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
- Extreme Engine Digi+
- USB BIOS Flashback
- ROG Connect
- ROG Extreme OC Kit
- Extreme Tweaker
- iROG
- ProbeIt
- ASUS Q-LED
- Loadline Calibration
- Q-Fan Plus
- Extended ATX (305.0mm x 269.0mm)

Very - pre order ATM

 

[Fire cat]

WOW!
Sweet! Thanks Veedaz!
When does it come out? I'm planning on a home built PC for my 16 birthday...
That is soo going to be in it
I was thinking of using the Rampage II, but if this is coming out, bye bye Rampage II!

Thanks a lot Veedaz!
Fire Cat

 

[Veedaz]

You can pre order now (screen shot from OCs UK) you may find it cheeper in the US, I only use ASUS for my own builds and I will be ordering the Rampage III Extreme quite soon

329.99 GBP = 477.933 USD and worth it :top:

BTW if you intend going water cooled you can get this >

 

[Fire cat]

You can pre order now (screen shot from OCs UK) you may find it cheeper in the US, I only use ASUS for my own builds and I will be ordering the Rampage III Extreme quite soon
329.99 GBP = 477.933 USD and worth it :top:

I'm on it . Well.... Not quite yet actually.
Probably going to go with an Asus T3-M3N8200 casing. Nice and simple (and stylish).

 

[clifford_cooley]

Veedaz are you going to put 4 - ATI Radeon HD 5970's on that board? :lol:

 

[Veedaz]

Do you have a screen shot of the case ? as I'm not familiar with it.

 

[Veedaz]

Veedaz are you going to put 4 - ATI Radeon HD 5970's on that board? :lol:

:lol: I cant afford 4 5970s Clifford ... (truth is Steph would not let me spend that much )

 

[Fire cat]

Here is a screenshot of it:

Though, I'm going to do a total compatibility check before buying any of the two.

 

[clifford_cooley]

fire cat, that looks to small for a case that will fit the Mid-size ATX motherboard above. Is that case a Mini-ITX case that you posted? When matching cases and motherboards, keep an eye on the number of card slots that either of them support.

Mini-ITX is one card slot possibly two
Micro-ATX is no more than four
Standard-ATX is no more that seven
Extended-ATX is up to ten

While you can fit a smaller motherboard in the largest case. You must make sure the motherboard is not too large for the case.

 

[Fire cat]

fire cat, that looks to small for a case that will fit the Mid-size ATX motherboard above. Is that case a Mini-ITX case that you posted? When matching cases and motherboards, keep an eye on the number of card slots that either of them support.

Mini-ITX is one card slot possibly two
Micro-ATX is no more than four
Standard-ATX is no more that seven
Extended-ATX is up to ten

While you can fit a smaller motherboard in the largest case. You must make sure the motherboard is not too large for the case.

That's what I meant by "checking for compatibility".
If that one is too small, I've got some other candidates lining up!b

 

[clifford_cooley]

I figured you knew.

I just wasn't absolutely sure you knew. Good luck with your future build.

 

[Fire cat]

Hum... I've just had a look. It's micro-ATX, so out goes that case. Probably going to choose one of the other Asus Terminator series cases.

Rampage + Terminator + Loads of the other stuff = Good PC

 

[Veedaz]

FireCat this is the case I am using ATM and I will purchase the same for my next build as I believe I will stay with air cooling because I just don't get the time these days for intensive gaming. The Zalman GS1000 Plus Full Tower Case - Black is a brilliant case and has all the high end builder needs

Link > http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/Product_read.asp?Idx=310

 

[Fire cat]

Very Nice Veedaz!

Kinda big for me though. As you said "for high end builders. And also, I don't think I'm going to be changing my HDD every two days, so loads of it's features would be useless...

 

[Veedaz]

Once you get the building bug ... maybe no now but one day and you justify spending the £ / $ by telling Wife / Girlfriend / Mum - Dad ... I NEED IT !!!!! ... happy building mate.

 

[Thrax]

Yet another overpriced Asus board that will no doubt be plagued with quirky BIOS issues, poor memory support, and performance that's no better or worse than motherboards for 50% less.

 

[Veedaz]

I can only say for the Asus Rampage II Extreme as Im using it as I type ... no complaints / problems from first install up to today, my i7, RAM and the 5970 perform as I expect them to.