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Tim S · 4th Jun 2008, 01:25

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...new-features/1

COMPUTEX 2008: Asus takes e-peen to the max with its new Rampage Extreme. Did you like the Maximus II Formula? You'll love this.

Cadillac Ferd · 4th Jun 2008, 01:35

Wow.... just wow...
What a ridiculous piece of kit. Just looking at this thing reminds me of Richard's comment towards the end of his last Asus mobo review ("Why not build boards with features and (low) prices that customers want, not just to have engineering e-peen swinging contests across Taipei?") and makes me wonder about the future of "enthusiast users" wallets.

shaffaaf27 · 4th Jun 2008, 01:58

are those 3870s?

the semi passive ones? (matrix was it?)

Bindibadgi · 4th Jun 2008, 03:56

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Originally Posted by shaffaaf27

are those 3870s?

the semi passive ones? (matrix was it?)

I lost the picture that told me >_< I will go back and check if I have time. I think it maybe 3870/8800 range, but maybe also a technical demonstration of its new cooler style in line with its RoG series.

docodine · 4th Jun 2008, 05:42

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaffaaf27

are those 3870s?

the semi passive ones? (matrix was it?)

I lost the picture that told me >_< I will go back and check if I have time. I think it maybe 3870/8800 range, but maybe also a technical demonstration of its new cooler style in line with its RoG series.

Yeah, I would like to know as well. Those are cool looking graphics cards...

sotu1 · 4th Jun 2008, 07:30

it;s true manufacturers should really give consumers what they really need, rather than what looks good on paper....but damn that board looks hot.

[USRF]Obiwan · 4th Jun 2008, 07:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadillac Ferd

Wow.... just wow...
What a ridiculous piece of kit. Just looking at this thing reminds me of Richard's comment towards the end of his last Asus mobo review ("Why not build boards with features and (low) prices that customers want, not just to have engineering e-peen swinging contests across Taipei?") and makes me wonder about the future of "enthusiast users" wallets.

Amen to that. I mean who needs extreme overclocking anyway with all those quadcores getting used for less then 40% in realworld applications. We just want a cheap (not getting to hot on the chipset) very stable motherboard with good feature set and a good layout for around 100 euros. For example like the Abit IP35 Pro, that was/is a great board, nice layout and for a reasonable price and great features too.

RotoSequence · 4th Jun 2008, 08:44

This article lacks full on board shots.

shaffaaf27 · 4th Jun 2008, 09:19

it couldnt have been 8800GT as they were in Xfire, on an Xfire board

K3TT · 4th Jun 2008, 12:58

those graphics card are NVIDIA 9600GT ROG (Republic of gamers)

they look sexy doesn't it

liratheal · 4th Jun 2008, 13:06

Oh god.

I want one.

Please steal me one, please!

I can do a mean stir-fry when you get back?

BUFF · 4th Jun 2008, 13:09

" for some on-the-fly overclocking action, apparently even when in Windows and in-game. However reaching into your case while you frag isn’t the easiest thing, but it’s a cool idea that no one else has even remotely come up with yet."
mmm, you've been able to do that for years with an abit uGuru mobo used with an uGuru clock or panel & you don't have to reach into your case ...

HourBeforeDawn · 4th Jun 2008, 21:05

first word in my head.... WOW

ChaosDefinesOrder · 7th Jun 2008, 20:56

yet again, awesome design scheme wit the PCB and heatsink/pipes, but spoilt by the white and blue slots! Red/black/grey would have fit a lot better!

Also, something that seems a little odd with the graphics cards there, the in-take for the blower seems to be really small? Surey they don't need to close over the area quite as much as that?

Bindibadgi · 8th Jun 2008, 10:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by K3TT

those graphics card are NVIDIA 9600GT ROG (Republic of gamers)

they look sexy doesn't it

Yep, I found out yesterday they are just RoG branded with new heatsinks and offer some auto-overclocking/green features.

Roto - true, but the booth was crowded and I didnt have enough space to take *good* pictures of it all

GavX · 9th Jun 2008, 22:32

any one else notice 9600GTs SLi on an Intel chipset?

shaffaaf27 · 9th Jun 2008, 22:40

yep, i already stated that

moltenlava · 10th Jun 2008, 02:51

Maybe there is a nForce 100/200 chip under the massive Southbridge heatsink. The maximus extreme had a similar large Southbridge heatsink that housed 2 chips, 1 being the southbridge and the other an IDT PCI-E splitter to split the 2nd x16 PCI-E slot to 2 x8.

Now wouldnt that be extreme, i mean Intel have done that on their Skulltrial so why not ASUS on this motherboard.

It could however just be a "design" feature and the large heatsink doesnt mean anything. Also we didnt see in those pictures whether the motherboard was actually running those cards in SLI. You could put 2 cards in the Maximus Extreme and out the SLI bridge on, turn it on and it would work but both cards would still be working in SLI disabled mode.

People will need to do their homework before buying this board and not just base their purchase off these pictures as this could just be a ploy by ASUS (or a geniune mistake, they just wanted to show both products off at same time or didnt have any ATI cards handy) to get extra buzz/advertisement about this board by creating speculation on wether this X48 will be able to run SLI, without them actually falsely saying it can.

Wava · 14th Jul 2008, 02:48

Well, we all got fooled. The picture with the 2 Nvidia cards (9600GT Matrix') , that's a different motherboard.
Look at the on and reset switch. And then look for a picture of the Rampage Extreme's buttons. (right upper corner)

It's a shame though

wuyanxu · 14th Jul 2008, 08:16

my GOD it's good looking.

why doesn't all MOSFET cooler look like that? that's a great design! will cool very well comparing to all other short MOSFET coolers that don't get any airflow

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4th Jun 2008, 01:35	#2
Cadillac Ferd Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maaaaryland, USA Posts: 219	Wow.... just wow... What a ridiculous piece of kit. Just looking at this thing reminds me of Richard's comment towards the end of his last Asus mobo review ("Why not build boards with features and (low) prices that customers want, not just to have engineering e-peen swinging contests across Taipei?") and makes me wonder about the future of "enthusiast users" wallets.

4th Jun 2008, 01:58	#3
shaffaaf27 The budget builder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 64	are those 3870s? the semi passive ones? (matrix was it?)

4th Jun 2008, 09:19	#9
shaffaaf27 The budget builder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 64	it couldnt have been 8800GT as they were in Xfire, on an Xfire board

4th Jun 2008, 12:58	#10
K3TT Minimodder Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 30	those graphics card are NVIDIA 9600GT ROG (Republic of gamers) they look sexy doesn't it

4th Jun 2008, 13:09	#12
BUFF Hypermodder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 912	" for some on-the-fly overclocking action, apparently even when in Windows and in-game. However reaching into your case while you frag isn’t the easiest thing, but it’s a cool idea that no one else has even remotely come up with yet." mmm, you've been able to do that for years with an abit uGuru mobo used with an uGuru clock or panel & you don't have to reach into your case ...

7th Jun 2008, 20:56	#14
ChaosDefinesOrder Vapourmodder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 363	yet again, awesome design scheme wit the PCB and heatsink/pipes, but spoilt by the white and blue slots! Red/black/grey would have fit a lot better! Also, something that seems a little odd with the graphics cards there, the in-take for the blower seems to be really small? Surey they don't need to close over the area quite as much as that? __________________ Current setup: Hiper Osiris \| Core i7 920 (Cooled by Noctua NH-U12P) \| Foxconn Renaissance \| 2x GTX280 \| Cooler Master UCP \| Corsair Dominator 3GB (soon to be 9GB) \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Vista Home Premium x64 \| OS Drive: WD Velociraptor 300GB. Storage: 1x 160GB, 1x 250GB, 1x 300GB, 1x500GB (incremental additions over the years! All Maxtor) \| Monitor: Dell 2709W

9th Jun 2008, 22:32	#16
GavX Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stirling, Scotland Posts: 255	any one else notice 9600GTs SLi on an Intel chipset?

9th Jun 2008, 22:40	#17
shaffaaf27 The budget builder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 64	yep, i already stated that

10th Jun 2008, 02:51	#18
moltenlava What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	Maybe there is a nForce 100/200 chip under the massive Southbridge heatsink. The maximus extreme had a similar large Southbridge heatsink that housed 2 chips, 1 being the southbridge and the other an IDT PCI-E splitter to split the 2nd x16 PCI-E slot to 2 x8. Now wouldnt that be extreme, i mean Intel have done that on their Skulltrial so why not ASUS on this motherboard. It could however just be a "design" feature and the large heatsink doesnt mean anything. Also we didnt see in those pictures whether the motherboard was actually running those cards in SLI. You could put 2 cards in the Maximus Extreme and out the SLI bridge on, turn it on and it would work but both cards would still be working in SLI disabled mode. People will need to do their homework before buying this board and not just base their purchase off these pictures as this could just be a ploy by ASUS (or a geniune mistake, they just wanted to show both products off at same time or didnt have any ATI cards handy) to get extra buzz/advertisement about this board by creating speculation on wether this X48 will be able to run SLI, without them actually falsely saying it can.

14th Jul 2008, 02:48	#19
Wava What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	Well, we all got fooled. The picture with the 2 Nvidia cards (9600GT Matrix') , that's a different motherboard. Look at the on and reset switch. And then look for a picture of the Rampage Extreme's buttons. (right upper corner) It's a shame though

14th Jul 2008, 08:16	#20
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