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post #1 of 32
8/23/10 at 4:57am
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Asus Rampage III Formula

Thought you guys might like to share my good news .
I was pleased to get this, like many I've been keen to see what this board is like and how it performs.



I don't think it's quite as good looking as the Asus Crosshair IV Formula. Looking at the options for LN2, the Digi+ and extra BIOS feartures and tweaks it looks a bit more muscular :lol: That's first initial impression anyways. There'as a lot more features to explore




Dual Bios
Want to run 2 different bios versions you can.

switch between BIOS, no problem, press the red button

More Info and stuff Asus Rampage III Formula Living Review
Edited by supershanks - 8/29/10 at 11:48am
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post #2 of 32
8/23/10 at 5:37am
looks great personally i would buy it instead of the extreme but meh that's fine
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8/23/10 at 7:15am
Looking good

If it wasn´t that Sandy Bridge was that close it might had been my next gaming board but one never know , I might get one anyway .

Since one use slot 1 and 3 there´s good spacing between the vgacards when one run SLI/Crossfire

The RIIIE had some problem with a to hot IOH, heatsinks couldn´t handle the heat that good, I just wait and see if it´s the same with this one.
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post #4 of 32
8/23/10 at 9:03am
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looks great personally i would buy it instead of the extreme but meh that's fine
aye that allways pleses the wife as well :loL;

yes thst was one issue with the UD7 acards were too close. for me that's a big plus.

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The RIIIE had some problem with a to hot IOH, heatsinks couldn´t handle the heat that good, I just wait and see if it´s the same with this one.
aye thanks for that i'll keep an eye on it.
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post #5 of 32
8/23/10 at 10:00am
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aye that allways pleses the wife as well :loL;

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hhehehehehehhehe

EDIT: Just got the extreme version today look badass..
Edited by 2danimm - 8/23/10 at 12:47pm
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post #6 of 32
8/23/10 at 11:51am
So, whats the difference between this one and the Extreme version, besides Quad-Fire support ?
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8/23/10 at 10:23pm
If you can read German then here you go

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...ii_formula.pdf
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8/24/10 at 4:50am
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If you can read German then here you go

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...ii_formula.pdf
Hah yes that seems to be the only online manual atm.

the extreme has:-
1) Terminals rather than simple measuring points for multimeter voltage measuring.

2)Bluetooth
Bluetooth Module Accessory Card
Bluetooth V2.0/V2.1+EDR
RC Bluetooth On/Off Switch

3) a beefier phase design,
Formula
* 8-phase CPU power.
* 3-phase QPI/DRAM power.
* 2-phase NB power.
* 2-phase Memory Power.
Extreme
* 8-phase CPU power.
* 3-phase QPI/DRAM power.
* 3-phase NB power.
* 3-phase Memory Power.

Probably are a few more things, but those are the main ones that come to mind other than price.
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post #9 of 32
8/24/10 at 5:11am
also remember the extreme is an E-ATX board, this one doesn't look like it, it seems to have only 3 PCIe slots.

From an Aesthetic point of view, the extreme is far more evolved in its presentation and charm . The shiny ASUS logo on the south bridge is making me cringe.

Thanks for the post, any idea how much this baby costs?
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8/24/10 at 5:12am
That board is fantastic, nice buy

shame about the Liverpool avatar though lol.
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