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ASUS Rampage VI Apex (x299) Owners

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Edit: The R6A is now available for immediate shipping from Newegg!!

Mainly because many of us are anxiously awaiting the release of the new Rampage VI Apex board, thought I'd start a thread to track existing board info, links, release date rumors, availability, etc.. ahead of the forthcoming official ASUS Rampage VI Apex thread. I also use Rampage VI in most link descriptions to ensure to differentiate the x299 version from the X270 Maximus IX edition. So here goes:

Links:
Release Date: 24 August, 2017 (via US Newegg)

Price: $429.99 USD

If you have any other info, rumors, links, etc.. to include EKWB and other cooling support announcements, feel free to add to the discussion.

Cheers
 
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The apex manual is now up on the site but not the extreme. I am interested in all the headers.

AIO_Pump - is for the water pump!
FS_FAN - how is this different from a CHA_FAN?
W_PUMP+ - I think this is for the RAD Fans!?
W_IN & W_OUT - for water temp probes
W_FLOW - obvious
ROG_EXT - for the OC Panel which I think is extra on apex but standard on Extreme
RGB_HEADERS - obvious

any comments?
have I got it right?

Don't understand the ROG OC Pin but it is only required for 4 core Kabby Lake CPU!

The VRM fan bracket is interesting. Will take 1 X120 or 2 x50mm fans blowing directly down on VRM's.
 
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Originally Posted by Poppapete View Post

The apex manual is now up on the site but not the extreme. I am interested in all the headers.

AIO_Pump - is for the water pump!
FS_FAN - how is this different from a CHA_FAN?
W_PUMP+ - I think this is for the RAD Fans!?
W_IN & W_OUT - for water temp probes
W_FLOW - obvious
ROG_EXT - for the OC Panel which I think is extra on apex but standard on Extreme
RGB_HEADERS - obvious

any comments?
have I got it right?

Don't understand the ROG OC Pin but it is only required for 4 core Kabby Lake CPU!

The VRM fan bracket is interesting. Will take 1 X120 or 2 x50mm fans blowing directly down on VRM's.
FS means full speed, those headers run full speed, pump headers generally run full speed by default with max voltage and PWM, but it differs per brands, however i do think that + means 3A. The ROG OC Pin is for Ln2 overclocking and the manual says it helps with the cold bug, it's not required.
 
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I have a feeling it's going to be next week. The support page has the drivers up for a few days now which usually happens once availability is imminent. The Extreme will probably be after that since the support page for the Extreme is not up yet.
 
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Now we know why the Asus Zenith was completed first it is the review mother board that was sent out in all the Threadripper press kits..... Thanks Asus.....
 
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Jobotoo

I don't need the 8 dimm slots out of the three asus x99 boards I have used I have never used more than 4 dimm slots, also I don't use wireless so why pay more for AD wireless and I don't have anything close to 10g internet so why pay extra for the 10g card that comes with the Rampage VI Extreme, and the biggest thing for me that I don't like about the new Extreme board is all the plastic and shiny stuff they put n it and I have used the Rampage V Extreme and the Edition 10 Extreme and the X99-E WS/usb 3.1 the X99-E WS looked the best to me.

Montrose
 
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Jobotoo

I don't need the 8 dimm slots out of the three asus x99 boards I have used I have never used more than 4 dimm slots, also I don't use wireless so why pay more for AD wireless and I don't have anything close to 10g internet so why pay extra for the 10g card that comes with the Rampage VI Extreme, and the biggest thing for me that I don't like about the new Extreme board is all the plastic and shiny stuff they put n it and I have used the Rampage V Extreme and the Edition 10 Extreme and the X99-E WS/usb 3.1 the X99-E WS looked the best to me.

Montrose
Gotcha, thanks for the explanation.
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Also, the Apex board has two 8-pin CPU power connectors and a method to fix fans to the VRM heatsink and M.2 risers (the M.2 fans can also cool the RAM). According to Asus, having fewer DIMM slots (and fewer features) means fewer traces on the board, a cleaner design, and more stable overclocks. Even if you are not into extreme overclocking, stability when running 100% on 10 or 12 cores is a nontrivial problem. The Extreme will probably cost 20%~35% more than the Apex.

Different boards for different users. Be thankful the market is big enough to encourage this kind of variety.
 
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The extreme also comes with a fan mount for the vrm as well...

Price is
Apex 429.99
Extreme is 649.99

Per the Asus forums
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Originally Posted by Solo Owl View Post

Also, the Apex board has two 8-pin CPU power connectors and a method to fix fans to the VRM heatsink and M.2 risers (the M.2 fans can also cool the RAM). According to Asus, having fewer DIMM slots (and fewer features) means fewer traces on the board, a cleaner design, and more stable overclocks. Even if you are not into extreme overclocking, stability when running 100% on 10 or 12 cores is a nontrivial problem. The Extreme will probably cost 20%~35% more than the Apex.

Different boards for different users. Be thankful the market is big enough to encourage this kind of variety.
 
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Long term stability with performance is what I'm after, and would think most are after. This specific Apex model meets that, for me at least. MUCH more so than the x270 variant Apex.
 
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