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[ASUS] Rampage IV Black Edition: The Ultimate LGA2011 Motherboard Has Arrived!

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Dear Oxford English Dictionary, instead of wasting time adding 'twerking', once you see this you'll want to redefine epic instead! Check the spec and engineering pride below and you'll understand that the new Rampage IV Black Edition is the ultimate LGA2011 motherboard, and the ideal companion for a new Ivy Bridge-E (4th Generation LGA2011) CPU.



Though not to be confused with the previous (non-real product) Rampage IV Extreme in black, the official Rampage IV Black Edition is a whole new product you can buy with a full stack of 2013 ROG innovations:

Ivy Bridge-E optimized design
The only ROG with an all-black color-scheme.
SupremeFX Formula [2013] with WIMA and ELNA capacitors, OpAmp headphone amplifier and 120dB SNR.
Sonic Radar software
Extreme Engine DIGI+ III (VRM design)
802.11ac Wi-Fi
12 SATA [8 SATA 6Gbps]
8 USB 3.0
USB BIOS Flashback
2013 UEFI updates, including Secure Erase, Last Modified Log, Quick Note and ROG Pulse (see more on our innovations page)
Yay
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http://rog.asus.com/261852013/rampage-motherboards/rampage-iv-black-edition-the-ultimate-lga2011-motherboard/
 
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Top PCI-E 16x slot is still too close to the CPU socket for many higher end air coolers. The original RIVE looks like it probably has more effective board cooling as well, even if I'm not fond of chipset fans.
 
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Holy mobo Batman!
 
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Originally Posted by rubicsphere View Post

Do you think the "Ivy Bridge-E optimized design" is a gimmick?
I would think so, marketing.

Sweet looking board though!
 
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Originally Posted by Blameless View Post

Top PCI-E 16x slot is still too close to the CPU socket for many higher end air coolers. The original RIVE looks like it probably has more effective board cooling as well, even if I'm not fond of chipset fans.
High end air is a no go on RIVE if you want to use the top PCI-E slot, most users I see with RIVE pair it with a CLC or custom loop.
 
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Nice board, but I'm sticking with my X79 Champion.

As for high end air cooling clearance, it looks like it'll fit a Phanteks while having the first slot uncovered, but it will be a VERY tight fit. The distance that the first PCIe slot is to the DIMM slots looks like it's a few mm shorter than the distance on my Champion, and my board can fit my Phanteks with >1cm of clearance between the edge of the heatsink and the graphics card. If you have a backplate installed on the GPU, then you'll most likely have to take it off if you have a large air cooler on this mobo.
 
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Originally Posted by HiTechPixel View Post

Nah, it's definitely eATX by Asus standards. If memory serves me right then Asus' eATX boards are usually shorter than the competition.
EATX is a standard that is not defined by ASUS that this board does not fit.

It's got the same dimensions as the p9X79 WS and that board is certainly not EATX.

EATX is even longer and has another row of mounting holes.
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Since the lanes are all native on the RIVE it probably wouldn't make much difference to skip the first slot if you only have 1 or 2 video cards.
Two cards would be 16x/8x, not a big deal, but still worth noting.

I used to have to do this with my P9X79 WS:

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