Asus rampage III Extreme

Helios1234 · 31 Mar 2010 at 20:28

VortX said:
Where is the info on the price?

Under £350 MSRP but it's meant to be cheaper once it hits retail.

Tobywon · 31 Mar 2010 at 22:10

Im going for full new system and this is ridiculously tempting hmmmmm *ponders how to spend pennies*

rpg · 31 Mar 2010 at 22:17

I really do hope it's closer to £300 than £350. If it ends up being £350 and I decide to buy it, I'll really have to question my sanity.

But just look at it, how can I turn this down?

Helios1234 · 31 Mar 2010 at 22:38

rpg said:
I really do hope it's closer to £300 than £350. If it ends up being £350 and I decide to buy it, I'll really have to question my sanity.

But just look at it, how can I turn this down?

Haha, I feel special using this as we speak

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dpajur · 1 Apr 2010 at 11:07

Will there be an OCUK overclocked bundle with this board once it hit retail?

I've just cancelled a R2E + i930 bundle, a few weeks won't make much of a difference and I'd prefer to get a R3E instead

Flanno · 1 Apr 2010 at 14:57

Thanks Helios for all the info. you posted up. Just wondering if you would be so kind as to post your bios settings for that 4.2 overclock. Ta.

bhavv · 1 Apr 2010 at 15:36

rpg said:
I really do hope it's closer to £300 than £350. If it ends up being £350 and I decide to buy it, I'll really have to question my sanity.

Well, I'm planning on getting this, two MK-13s, and an X-Fi Titanium HD :x. Erm, and an I7 970 later on?? :x :x :x Seriously I ought not to get that CPU, I'll see how much it costs first when it comes out.

The only thing I need is the soundcard, the rest is just because I'm crazy, so crazy in fact that I bough 8 red led fans :x

But once its all done with this board, 2 MK-13s, 8 red fans ..... =D =D =D =D =D <---- My face in txt spk.

Epic Gaming, Overclocking, Benching, and Audio production all in one ^^. The problem is I'll never leave my room or get enough sleep

-VK- · 1 Apr 2010 at 16:01

Get a Xonar!

/biased.

rpg · 1 Apr 2010 at 16:32

Helios1234 said:
Haha, I feel special using this as we speak .

... and so you should. It's not fair that you have one and we can't even buy one.

bhavv said:
Erm, and an I7 970 later on?? :x :x :x Seriously I ought not to get that CPU, I'll see how much it costs first when it comes out.

LOL, one step at a time mate.

I will also do the same thing, but the price has to be reasonable.

bhavv said:
so crazy in fact that I bough 8 red led fans :x

I've gone for the red look myself too. I think this case below (LanCool PC-K62) will go nicely with the R3E as my RAM and video card will be red/black also. Lian Li also have a nice red/black case (PC-P50R), but it's ruined IMO by the big dragon on the side.

Helios1234 · 1 Apr 2010 at 16:47

Flanno said:
Thanks Helios for all the info. you posted up. Just wondering if you would be so kind as to post your bios settings for that 4.2 overclock. Ta.

I got 4.2 in 2 ways.

One was 21x200 using turbo mode:
CPU Voltage: 1.31875v (Which went to 1.368v in CPU-z)
QPI/DRAM Voltage: 1.3375v
DRAM bus Voltage : 1.65625v

Everything else was on auto.

The other method was using 19x220 to give 4.180ghz (Much higher QPI Link speed) :
CPU voltage: same as above
QPI/DRAM: 1.375v
DRAM bus voltage: same as above
PCIe frequency: 104mhz

I manage to boot into windows using a 230BLCK but didn't really get time to make it stable.

My chip wasn't really doing the board justice but considering I can't get above 4ghz on my Biostar X58, it goes to show how much better the Rampage is.

CooK1E · 2 Apr 2010 at 12:13

Not that I could ever afford one, but that board looks awesome. Although anyone that can afford quad GFX cards has more money than sense

Helios1234 · 2 Apr 2010 at 12:35

CooK1E said:
Not that I could ever afford one, but that board looks awesome. Although anyone that can afford quad GFX cards has more money than sense

Quad 5770s! Still cheaper than a GTX480.

bhavv · 2 Apr 2010 at 13:03

rpg said:
... and so you should. It's not fair that you have one and we can't even buy one. LOL, one step at a time mate. I will also do the same thing, but the price has to be reasonable.I've gone for the red look myself too. I think this case below (LanCool PC-K62) will go nicely with the R3E as my RAM and video card will be red/black also. Lian Li also have a nice red/black case (PC-P50R), but it's ruined IMO by the big dragon on the side.

I want this case but I'm never spending that much money on a case:

But I'll just stick to my Antec P182.

eternal_fantasy · 2 Apr 2010 at 13:53

There she is! PREORDER at £329.99!! :eek:

Put through mine moments ago... Can't wait!

Any ETA btw OcUK?

Helios1234 · 2 Apr 2010 at 14:10

I'll have the review up in 30 minutes!

That's actually not a bad price.

R088ieS86 · 2 Apr 2010 at 14:27

I was expecting £400 price on this bad boy, excuse me whilst i pop to the checkout......

Helios1234 · 2 Apr 2010 at 14:40

Review is up!

http://www.vortez.co.uk/contenttell...rampage_iii_extreme_motherboard_review,1.html

R088ieS86 · 2 Apr 2010 at 14:52

Helios in your tests / through contacts do you know if the Sata 3 (6G/s) controller steals form the PCI-E lanes on this board?

Helios1234 · 2 Apr 2010 at 14:57

Yes it does, but only one lane is used for each so it won't impact on graphics card performance.

R088ieS86 · 2 Apr 2010 at 14:58

so it can defo run 16x, 16x, 16x? (fingers crossed)