ASUS Rampage III Gene Review
Introduction and Technical Specs
Published: 28th June 2010 | Source: ASUS | Price: TBC |
Introduction
Let me digress.
The importance of genetics upon all of our lives cannot possibly be overstated. It's the reason that we look how we do, have the colour eyes we do, roughly our body shape and type, even our likelihood of early baldness.
In the animal kingdom it plays an large role with the survival of entire species thanks to their genetics and the evolutionary process.
This evolutionary process is evident in PC hardware too. From the humble glide-based Voodoo and Rendition cards we now see the latest mighty Direct 3D graphics systems. Of course almost nothing can trace its lineage quite as far as the x86 processors.
So being able to "trace your roots" is vital whether it's your family tree and knowing why Uncle George has got big ears, or being able to look at your hardware and see the evolution from a previous product you know and love.
We're very fond of the Rampage III Extreme here at OC3D and consider it one of the premium motherboards on the planet. So much so we keep badgering Asus to give us enough so the whole team can have one. Of course with any premium product it has a price tag to match and so isn't for everyone. If you, like us, lust after owning one then what you need is something that has the genetics of the Rampage III Extreme, without the price-tag.
Enter the Rampage III Gene. Genetically linked to the Rampage III Extreme, but in a compact form.
See, I was going somewhere with that genetics waffle after all.
Technical Specifications
| CPU | LGA1366 Support |
| Chipset | Intel X58 with ICH10R |
| System Bus | 6.4GT/s with QPI |
| Memory | Triple Channel 6xDIMM, max 24GB Supports 2200, 2133, 2000, 1800, 1600, 1333, 1066 Supports XMP |
| Expansion Slots | 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16 and x16) 1x PCIe x4 1x PCI 2.2 |
| Multi-GPU Support | NVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossFireX |
| Storage | 6xSATA 3.0 (grey) Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0,1,5 and 10 2x Marvell PCIe 9128 SATA 6Gb/s (red) |
| LAN | Gigabit Intel LAN |
| Audio | SupremeFX X-Fi 2 Built-in |
| IEEE 1394a | 2 ports. 1 rear, 1 internal |
| USB | 2x USB 3.0 (NEC Controller) 11x USB 2.0 (4 internal, 6 rear, 1 for ROG Connect) |
| Form Factor | mATX |
Let's get a good look at the board then.
Most Recent Comments
Wow - Overclock3D have done it again with the WORLDS FIRST REVIEW of the Rampage III Gene!!!!
Excellent publicity. Asus must totally love you dude
QuoteA little while ago you could pick up the latest Alienware chassis on Ebay for about £200 with a 1kw Delta PSU. Few of my friends got them and put in this board.. It kicked seven shades out of the actual Alienware
QuoteIs this just me and if not could you have a word with Asus? TBH that's the ONLY gripe I ever had with my board was waiting all day for the updates to download and then finding they had dropped and corrupted..
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Originally Posted by name='AlienALX'
This board kicks all kinds of ass. LOADS of people I know are using it.
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My bad. It was the Rampage 2 (or II) Gene.
God Asus are confusing with their names
Well if it's anything like the one before (and I'm sure it is) and it improves on the one before (which I am sure it does) then it will be another hit out of the park for Asus.
They definitely don't have any competition IMO. the eVGA one is the same size, more money and a terribly bad overclocker.Quote
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Originally Posted by name='AlienALX'
Ooo. I wonder what the heck the board was that they're all using them. I'm sure it was this one.
My bad. It was the Rampage 2 (or II) Gene. God Asus are confusing with their names Well if it's anything like the one before (and I'm sure it is) and it improves on the one before (which I am sure it does) then it will be another hit out of the park for Asus. They definitely don't have any competition IMO. the eVGA one is the same size, more money and a terribly bad overclocker. |
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Originally Posted by name='tinytomlogan'
Lets just say this is the warm up act eh
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Originally Posted by name='runebeard'
oooh of course! I almost forgot that is coming up very soon. I won't be able to get one, but i can still drool over the hardware. It'll be like the centre spread of playboy except it won't bounce quite as well as theirs
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Originally Posted by name='enyownz'
what do you mean "that"
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Originally Posted by name='Runebeard'
If that is what I think it is, I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise so obviously. Fancy a bit of a riddle? Let's just say I hope it doesn't bring Phobos and Deimos with it. Hopefully I'm right and Tom will know exactly what I mean
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Nice review!
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