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The motherboard arrives in a very stylishly designed heavy duty box with a carrying handle.
The bundle is extremely impressive – you not only get a CrossFire connector, but also two styles of SLI connector to cover both ATI and nVidia platforms. Asus also supplies a temperature probe, a driver disc and a thoroughly well written manual.
There are also 8 high quality SATA Cables, a USB/eSATA bracket, cable ties and an optional bolt on northbridge cooler … if you prefer the active style of cooling.
In addition to Q connectors for easy LED installation there is also a ROG connect cable as well as a BlueTooth RG connect module which also works as a standard Bluetooth dongle.
Let it be said. this is the most comprehensive motherboard bundle I have seen. Honestly I was almost expecting a complimentary voucher for Marks and Spencers right under the manual.
It is a bastard size PCB slightly larger than the ATX standard and it has been documented that it will not fit into certain chassis, such as the Silverstone Fortress FT01. That said this has been designed for hardcore enthusiasts. This won't be an issue for the target audience and we had no problem fitting inside our Lian Li Armorcase, but it is worth a mention.
Pictures cannot not do this board justice. It is such a compelling design, covered in dramatically shaped heatsinks in striking red and black.
Studying the Rampage III Extreme is like taking a masterclass in advanced mainboard design. Untethered by any form of restriction, the Asus engineering team has matched the exceptional featureset with striking flashes of black and red heatsinks. Simply stunning. Writing this review, I'm conscious of exactly how positive it sounds. But that's just the truth. This is a stunning piece of design. No mistake. To balance all this positivity, I'm going to stress that there's only 1 Gbit network port and it is seriously expensive.
The single sided memory slots allow Asus to increase the space between the two primary memory cards without causing issues for memory upgrades.
As U2 once said… de-si-i-i-i-i-i-rre !
DEAR GOD, is that for real? look at the price, but I still WANT ONE !
DEAR god is that for real? the price is insane but I STILL WANT ONE!
actually, I think id need a new case as it wouldnt take it
Nah it would fit ok, its just a bit bigger than ATX, like 2cm max, should fit ok, just might be tight on the hard drives
ASUS sure as shit know how to make motherboards, no argument there
The price puts me off, but im sick getting crap motherboards and them failing in a few months, maybe if you buy this it would last forever.
The reviews on this site KICK ASS, cant believe this is just up!
Wicked review guys, love the product, been saving up for it for months now, almost there !
I want one, too much money asus !
on Ln2 our team got a 980X to 6.2ghz ! with this very board, love it ±
6.2ghz you are kidding me, any links?
No links but we are talking about it over on xtremesystems. The CPU might be dead though but it was worth it.
love the review, its on my to buy list, didnt know this was out yet. thanks.
Yeah its been out a while but this has made me want to buy it now, I just will get killed by my wife if I fork out the money. maybe I can hide it on the credit card?
Hey Zardon if you are bored with the mobo, fire it over, ill give you £200 for it !
Wow, very pretty board, thanks for the review, really good read, out of stock here. so people are buying them (unless they only made 5)
Yeah its dead for sure. 6.2ghz on the CPU though and the motherboard is still going. time to get another one !
Hey Darth what voltage did you use on the CPU before it popped?
was actually nearer 1.9, we just confirmed. it held up well, and give us insane bench results in superpi, a few seconds.
1.9 volts, fuck me ! im not letting you near my hardware :p
Asus Rampage III Extreme!!!
I like it, I love it, I order it.
up to 24 gb of ram at 1333mhz !
and it takes i7 extreme
just if i had the money