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CPU3D Preview: Asus Rampage Extreme (X48) Motherboard |
Posted by Winston Chim
on Saturday, 26 July 2008. 16:27 GMT
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CPU3D Preview: Asus Rampage Extreme (X48) Motherboard
We just received the Asus Rampage Extreme (X48) Motherboard sample. It's one of Asus's most high-end enthusiast class motherboard in the ROG (Republic of Gamers) range, and features the Intel X48 chipset with ICH9R southbridge. It supports DDR3 ram, 2000FSB, and features a unique onboard, custom designed chipset waterblock for watercooling enthusiasts.
This motherboard promises a lot ... we'll have to wait and see. Watch out for a full review coming soon ... right here at CPU3D, but in the meantime take a look at our photo gallery below.
Asus Rampage Extreme (X48) Motherboard
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Toggle, confirm and select switches for manual tweaking and overclocking |
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Reset and Power-On swtiches |
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A total of 8 SATA connectors |
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2 IROG chips onboard |
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The northbridge chipset cooler with ROG backlit logo |
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The FUSION chipset waterblock |
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Firewire controller |
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Gigabit ethernet controller |
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A massive southbridge cooler |
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Silcon Image SATA controller |
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16 phase units and solid capacitors souuround the processor socket |
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4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots |
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2 PCIe(x16), 3 PCIe(x1) and 2 standard PCI slots |
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PS/2 keyboard, another gigabit ethernet, 4 USB and a clear CMOS switch |
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Firewire, eSATA, gigabit ethernet and 2 USB connectors |
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The motherboard itself |
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Another angled view of the motherboard |
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The Box |
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The Box II |
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The Box III |
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The Box IV |
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The Contents |
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The Contents and Package |
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The mounting clips, plugs and connectors for chipset watercooling |
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The LCD poster and extra chipset fan |
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Additional chipset cooler |
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Additional chipset cooler |
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Supreme FX using Creative X-Fi HD audio contoller |
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The internal connectors for the audio card |
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The external connectors on the audio card |
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The BIOS
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CPU Level Up options |
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Memory Level Up options |
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AI Overclock Tuner options |
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FSB Strap options for ratios |
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DRAM frequency options |
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Adjust your memory timings here |
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AI Clock Twister options |
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More advanced overclocking options |
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EPU II Phase contol |
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A wealth of options for CPU, NB, SB and memory voltages adjustments |
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Installation
Watch out for a full review coming soon ... right here at CPU3D.
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