ASUS ROG Rampage III Extreme

[saaya]

Maximus = mainstream
Rampage = high-end

Formula = mainstream
Extreme = high-end
Gene = small-factor

So:

Maximus Formula < Maximus Extreme < Rampage Formula < Rampage Extreme
mainstream mainstream < mainstream high-end < high-end mainstream < high-end high-end

originally formula was ddr2 and extreme was ddr3... right?
and maximus and rampage were different boards... maximus was the first step of improvements over the regular asus boards, and rampage was the second step, with even more features and tweaks.

i thought now they use formula for 1156 and extreme for 1366..
that would make the most sense as thats the same segmentation ddr2 and ddr3 did before for intel chipsets...

man, this is really getting confusing
i wish theyd just stop the maximus and rampage naming... they could continue with formula and extreme to seperate 1156 and 1366...

according to what you wrote massmann, there are contradictions and double names now.
maximus extreme would be mainstream highend... so which one?
and rampage extreme is highend highend... highend highend highend? highend? highend highend! :P

[sholvaco]

^
Intel's mainstream vs high-end chipset i.e P45 and P55 = maximus while X48 and X58 = rampage. Formula and extreme indicate the feature set.

It would be nice if a rep stopped by and gave us a heads up on the whole situation. The reporting thus far has been abysmal... or is this trickle marketing in action?

[JoeBar]

R2E is better looking. Too much Maximus on the new R3E...

[massman]

according to what you wrote massmann, there are contradictions and double names now.
maximus extreme would be mainstream highend... so which one?
and rampage extreme is highend highend... highend highend highend? highend? highend highend! :P

Let me put it this way:

Mainstream within mainstream = MF
high-end within mainstream = ME
mainstrean within high-end = RF
high-end within highend = RE

[Utnorris]

So is x58 considered "Highend"? I only ask since there was never a "Formula" within the x58 lineup and only the "Extreme" models. It would have been nice to have seen a ROG "Formula" within the x58 lineup.

[Caladbolg]

what's up with asus going red with their ROG boards? i prefer the good ole color layout
a bit OOT but i dont like their new blue-ish mainstream boards also, i prefer those shiny copper heatsinks just like shown on p5q pro or p6t deluxe

[overclocking101]

the silver chip near the socket is a fujitsu chip same one used on the rampage extreme for the memory. im assuming its used for memory clocking/management here as well but its near the socket because the 1366 chips have the memory controller on board instead of on the northbridge. nice board though I probably wont get it probably get the maximus 3 extreme

[BababooeyHTJ]

Does it have digital PWM?
And I bet the stock cooler will perform terribly.
Nice PCI-E spacing, though!
What is that flashy add-in card at the network ports? WiFi?

Are there any Asus boards that have good chipset cooling? Damn, it's not like copper is expensive.

[Brian y.]

As long as it can handle gulftown like it should that is all I am concerned with.

[Blacky]

As long as it can handle gulftown like it should that is all I am concerned with.

that would be epic fail if doesn't support!

EDIT: Btw in these pics theres a Maximus III Extreme (P55) as well

[cegras]

the silver chip near the socket is a fujitsu chip same one used on the rampage formula for the memory. im assuming its used for memory clocking/management here as well but its near the socket because the 1366 chips have the memory controller on board instead of on the northbridge. nice board though I probably wont get it probably get the maximus 3 extreme

The silver fujitsu chip is a super capacitor, if I remember correctly.

[Jamesrt2004]

why have a pazillion pcie slots on the new P55 board...

FAIL its only got a x16.. so 2 is enough >_<

[GTi-6]

Maybe it doesn't have the NF200 onboard or they forgot to add the information to card. As Andre stated that there are two versions, maybe this is the Non-NF200 version.

[Blacky]

Maybe it doesn't have the NF200 onboard or they forgot to add the information to card. As Andre stated that there are two versions, maybe this is the Non-NF200 version.

Though Andre if I remember stated that there isn't any difference between non and with NF200's in terms of size...

[GTi-6]

Though Andre if I remember stated that there isn't any difference between non and with NF200's in terms of size...

Maybe the board that Andre had, was an alpha board. After some revisions, Asus shrank it to E-ATX form factor. I do believe that the board shown in CES has NF200 onboard. But I don't know how many.

Also P6T7 has Nf200s and 7 PCI slot just like E762 but in E-ATX format, I believe they tried to keep the same size as P6T7 for the R3E.

[Eastcoasthandle]

So which new board has usb 3.0 support that doesn't include nf200 chip. That's all I want to know

[Fire4Wire]

asus p6x58d premium

[Kinc]

This Rampage III Extreme has no NF200. It uses X58-native 8+8+8+8, 16+8+8 or 16+16. The ideal solution for 2/3/4-way graphic cards configuration.

For those who fear they are going to miss the simple way of on the fly OC with TweakIt and the LCD poster, I can say that you do not need to worry

Size comparison R3E against R2E (identical in size):

[ViViD]

CPU Socket Very Close To Ram Slot Not Good For Higher Ram Sink And Big CPU Cooler !!!

[GTi-6]

@ Kinc, will Asus release a 2x NF200 version of this board?

Also there is nice video about Rampage III Extreme.

http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=8235

According to JG (Tech Rep of Asus) board will be available in March.

[sholvaco]

This Rampage III Extreme has no NF200. It uses X58-native 8+8+8+8, 16+8+8 or 16+16. The ideal solution for 2/3/4-way graphic cards configuration.

For those who fear they are going to miss the simple way of on the fly OC with TweakIt and the LCD poster, I can say that you do not need to worry

Thanks.

Wow that PWM looks toasty. Are switching frequencies adjustable and what are they? (edit: controller spec sheet states 200 kHz - 1000 kHz, correct?)

Could you by any chance test if x16 slots #2 and #4 run at x1 (via PLX?) when IOH set x16 by x16 in BIOS (16+1+16+1)?

[ChinStrap]

Size comparison R3E against R2E (identical in size):

can we please have a picture of the back of the board?

[Torphoto]

The more I see this board, the more I wonder if they will release a WS version or do an update to their WS boards, if it hits stores by march this would still be good for me.

[zanzabar]

CPU Socket Very Close To Ram Slot Not Good For Higher Ram Sink And Big CPU Cooler !!!

i dont think that the target user for a 4x graphics card board has air cooling

[thijs]

Yeah they do, no way they made this mobo just for people running watercooling ++