Preview of the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme

Hey all,

Today's the day that most people from the computing industry are waiting for. The time when ASUS showcases some of our upcoming motherboards based on the X79 chipset from Intel. While I cannot disclose the performance benchmarks yet, or any specific details about the numbers side, here's a little teaser of what's coming up for ASUS & Republic of Gamers. Pictures were taken by me, feel free to share them wherever you want.

Missing a few graphics cards, but 4-way SLI/CrossfireX capable natively. Without the NF200 chipset.


Another view of the 5x PCI-E slots. Can fit 4 dual-slot video cards, or 2 triple-slot video cards + 1x PCIe addon card.


The back IO of the Rampage IV Extreme, what can you see?


The top part of the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme, you can see the 8-DIMM design. Fitting 8 RAM slots is hard when you add so much features on a high-end motherboard, but we did it :)


The middle of the ASUS ROG Rampage IV Extreme. You can see clearly see the sexy colour scheme.


Southbridge PCH including an active fan.


6 of the SATA ports including the new Subzero Sense, integrates 2x Type-K probe digital thermometers onboard. For the Ln2 guys.


Another view of the sexy Rampage IV Extreme. Note all the heatsinks are connected via copper heatpipes for optimum cooling.


The OC Zone. The Overclocker's best friend. From L-R: Debug Q-LEDs, Voltage measure points for various points on the motherboard, PCIe x16 Lane Switch to test the status of VGAs. Start/Reset button. Slow mode jumper for the LN2 guys to get the best CPU clocks. Debug Q-CODE to get a hex reading of the current status of the motherboard.


If you look around the Internet, you should be able to see images & also videos of other ASUS X79 motherboards like the P9X79 series & also the newest Sabertooth motherboard, the Sabertooth X79!


Do you know who else loves our new ROG motherboard range? EA! We're partnering with EA to bundle a full version their awesome new Battlefield 3 game with a select range of products, more details will be available soon!

In the meantime, ASUS Australia will be showing more and more about the new gaming motherboards & video cards on Facebook which can be found here: CLICK ME <3

We'll be doing a few big things in the next few months, some exciting times!

Let me know your thoughts about the new motherboards, and ask any questions you may have :)

Cheers,
Matt@ASUS