First pics of Asus Rampage 2 Extreme (X58)

[Sampsa]

edit: Retail board:





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Hi,

Just posted first public pics of Asus new Rampage 2 Extreme motherboard (X58) for Core i7 processors:





More on Muropaketti.com: http://plaza.fi/muropaketti/ensikuva...emolevysta-x58

- 16 phases for CPU

- 3 phases for QPI/VTT

- 3 phases for memory

- 3 st PCIEx 16X

- Crossfire/SLI: 3 way SLI, Quad-SLI, 3-way CFX Quad CFX

- Using all three slots it will be allocated like this: 16/8/8 pciex lanes

- ExtremeOC consists of TweakIT (same as on rampage extreme) and ProbeIT.

- ProbeIT makes it possible without soldering to measure different voltages with a multimeter (small connector will be included). To makes the readings more exact you can use the actual ground for the circuit.

- Price: Alot

[xtclocker]

looks like a lot of power. can't wait to try it out!

[exhausted mule]

wow. that thing looks badass.

a little iffy about the whole hardware fsb thing though. maybe only good for the benchers?

[BenchZowner]

Looks yummy
On a second thought, kneaded rubber insulation only mobo

[T_M]

That
Board
Is
Sick

(looking)

Seriously i hope it ships with that NB sink

[Aberration]

I hope they make a cheaper version with just 1 PCI-e.

[LardArse]

Really nice, I've always admired their Engineering skills
heh that Voltage measure points look familiar

[saveus222]

e thats a nice design IMO...

[K404]

Dont like CPU area for insulation....and I dont like the price

[Katanai]

Really nice, I've always admired their Engineering skills
heh that Voltage measure points look familiar

hehe. Why do you think they do OC'ing championships and stuff like that?

[Johnny Bravo]

- Price: Alot

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

[Viss]

Strange they use the buttons for tweakit on this board again while with P6T dlx it can be done with the palm thingy remote. Nice board anyways

[LardArse]

Strange they use the buttons for tweakit on this board again while with P6T dlx it can be done with the palm thingy remote. Nice board anyways

If you run that usb, it needs software = eats resource so scores may get cut I think

[Solarfall]

lol i bet i will have to start looking for a buyer for my other kidney...i bet that board is freaking expensive

[Johnny Bravo]

Actually now that I've looked at it for awhile a few things come to mind

• Space is obviously an issue on this board
• Moving the buttons to the back beside the ATX connector is gonna be a bit awkward to use - especially the probes?
• The daughter card for the VTT and CPU power - how is that gonna affect feedback loop noise rejection?

[emoners]

is it just me or that pic looks like it's a mATX...?

[Sampsa]

Seriously i hope it ships with that NB sink

Nope, cooling solution will be similar to Rampage Extreme, but even bigger

[Cybercat]

I wonder if that board supports 4GB sticks (24GB memory).

[Hazzan]

awesome board.... but I think we must wait next years

[CrixD]

is it just me or that pic looks like it's a mATX...?

mATX?
That's E-ATX for sure.

[T_M]

Moving the buttons to the back beside the ATX connector is gonna be a bit awkward to use - especially the probes?

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

[naokaji]

Space is obviously an issue on this board

Agree, probably would have been best to just go eatx...

Nope, cooling solution will be similar to Rampage Extreme, but even bigger

RIP aircooling, nothing bigger than intels stock hsf will fit then....

I wonder if that board supports 4GB sticks (24GB memory).

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.

[sobol]

It looks like this is first ever mother board addressed for professional overclockers.
I hope that other manufactures will pick up the idea and prepare similar offer.
I'm also sure that since OC starts to be business the price will be appropriate.

Also what other features should be included that are commonly missed, adjustable pot holders, build in pot insulation ?

[clonez]

now thats a nice board

insulating that board will be a small problem...

[zanzabar]

probe it looks cool but the buttons look like they are in a strange spot and not that useful for most people

and i see the fujitsu rom chips is some ware that shouldent block anything