Nemo Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 If you have the means and are looking for a kick-butt X58 chipset board for your Intel Core i7 build then we have just the board for you - ASUS Rampage III Extreme - http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/rampage_3_extreme/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 Very nice board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rourkchris Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 Drools. Nice review. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 Epic board and craziest BIOS ever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandoPatriot Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 Looks like a good board, but the testing kinda throws me off. The stock Intel board mostly does as well as, and sometimes better, in some of the tests. If you were to go by just the testing, then this board is on average with the other boards. The extra features sure are nice, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJR Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 Talk about an overclocking friendly board, I love that BIOS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeiilll Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 How about fixing the title to go along with the Rampage III board rather than the Rampage II Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FashionFish Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 (edited) I have this board and am very happy with it. It came in a pre-built system from Cyber Power which included a water-cooled i7 975. I wasn't happy with it at first though. I had two problems and thought I'd be having to do an RMA. The board wouldn't always POST (I'd have to reset the CMOS to get into the BIOS to adjust settings) and there was no sound. To solve the POST problem and occasional blue screens, I discovered I had to supply power to the 8 PIN EZ PLUG 2 at the bottom of the board. If you're running 2-way SLI like I am, you probably need to do this. Installing a SoundBlaster Fatality board resolved the problem with no sound. After that, the board ran like a charm. I run two WD Caviar Black HDs in RAID 1 mode off the Marvel SATA 6 controller and I boot with a SSD off the Intel controller. Very fast, nice looking board. Only wish I was better able to understand and take advantage of all the options. Edited August 4, 2010 by FashionFish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 How about fixing the title to go along with the Rampage III board rather than the Rampage II Thats twice this week Nemo has done this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 At least I'm consistent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 haha that you are Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAxe4U Posted August 6, 2010 Posted August 6, 2010 Very good review, I had extra interest in a review on this board, since I am now assembling my 1st computer using the ASUS Rampage III. I can see its going to be a slow process. Right now I am figuring out what the different pins are and what connector attaches to them. Soon I'll post a few pictures, along with some of the questions I have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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