First pics of Asus Rampage 2 Extreme (X58)

[nut311]

nice mobo, layout same (big) with maximus extreme

[T_M]

strange spot and not that useful for most people

[saaya]

heh that Voltage measure points look familiar

yeah, i think i have seen them before hmmmm.
i could have sworn somebody else came up with that before asus... :P

board looks good, im surprised there is no nf200 tho

[BulldogPO]

Looks good but we are going to need taller boards so we can have more PCI-e slots with space for better cooling.

[jugeen]

awesome lookout! i hope its performance will be awesome too!

[Booj]

one for me please! It definitely looks EATX, no problem with that. I wonder..$600 US? I'm calling off christmas.

[sxs112]

Wow Cool !!

not see NF 200 chip........@@

[T_M]

I thought the chip wasnt required since they are licensing it in software?

[dinos22]

this board looks so nice it should be called "BADASS Edition"

What do you mean by "back"?
For most of us table top benchers that is the front (the other side has the cables and riser cards
In fact that location looks to be the best on the whole board - no vid cards or cables over the top

hmmm for me it would be back as well
kinda useless for benching unless they have some kinda external console

Wow Cool !!

not see NF 200 chip........@@

I thought the chip wasnt required since they are licensing it in software?

not needed fellas
GB won't have one either hehehe



TRIPPLE SLI boioioioioioioioioioioioioing!!!!!!!

[Cybercat]

Even if it does it woudnt be worth it, 4GB sticks are slow... 6 2GB sticks at reasonable speeds instead would result in higher performance than 6 slow 4GB sticks.

Either way I don't think you're going to be hurting for memory at 12GB.

[miptzi]

where are the "fancy-flashy-cover-all" heatsinks????????

Not that they are needed, but they are the main symbol of the ROG series.....

[RealTelstar]

Oh, my next motherboard

The only thing i dont like is the pci-e 8x-8x when 3 slots are used - I would have preferred 16x-16x-4x

[G H Z]

TweaKit is on the wrong side of the board, other than that it looks killer.

Thanks for the preview Sampsa.

[LuckyNV]

Oh, my next motherboard

The only thing i dont like is the pci-e 8x-8x when 3 slots are used - I would have preferred 16x-16x-4x

that is the best it can do without using an extra chipset for more PCI-E lanes.

but 32 lanes should be enough for the majority of users, probably not for XS though

[Johnny Bravo]

What do you mean by "back"?
For most of us table top benchers that is the front (the other side has the cables and riser cards
In fact that location looks to be the best on the whole board - no vid cards or cables over the top

I usually have the I/O ports facing me and the power connector furthest away from me so that all ports face forward.

In fairness it's a matter of personal preference and setup really. Would be cool if it was removable or on an extension cable or the likes

[inCore]

That's one of the most unspectacular designs ever. When I think Rampage, I think explosions and naked babes riding on a dragon with Chuck Norris chanting heroic anthems in the background.

Will be a good board though, one of those boards which one should be able to rely on.

[vmsein]

one for me please! It definitely looks EATX, no problem with that. I wonder..$600 US? I'm calling off christmas.

I don't think ASUS would sell too many if the price is in the $600.00 range. Let's hope this is a "merry" Christmas and they keep the price reasonable!

[Kondik]

Looks nice but just 3SLI ? I wanted to put 3x GTX350 in it and 4th for PHYSX

Nah It's lovely and sure looks badass

[ap4lifetn]

Man that does not bode well...............

haha i don't like the sound of that either, is it wishful thinking to hope that its gonna be $300?

[CCC]

its deff eatx
but the pcie slot spacing for crossfire unlike sli have never spanned 3 slots.
for cfx if its a hybrid sli/cfx board i see sli being slots 1-2-3 and 1-3, but I
see cfx being slots 1-2 or 1-2-3 not 1-3 so that leaves 4870x2 right up against another card. thats only thing I see that could be fixed

as for the flashy cooling this is not final retail board so cooling will change

[dinos22]

I don't think ASUS would sell too many if the price is in the $600.00 range. Let's hope this is a "merry" Christmas and they keep the price reasonable!

yeah some of the prices Asus has in australia are just mind blowing

basically that's how much current REX boards are EEEEEEEEEEEK

[naokaji]

I don't think ASUS would sell too many if the price is in the $600.00 range.

heavily depends on what country we are talking about, in the uk it will no doubt be 600$+, but in the usa probably more like 300 - 350$ if even that much.

[Kinc]

where are the "fancy-flashy-cover-all" heatsinks????????

Not that they are needed, but they are the main symbol of the ROG series.....

This is just a early ES without the thermal solution. The NB cooler on it just for testing.

The final product will have the same kind of thermal solution and look as we are used to

[Vinas]

That almost makes me want to buy that instead of waiting for DFI's.. . !

[Slovnaft]

I had trouble counting the mosfets...


definitely love this over the other asus board...