ASUS has today announced the launch of its latest Republic of Gamers motherboard, the Rampage III Black Edition motherboard. Designed to set a new benchmark in the world of gaming motherboards, the Rampage III Black Edition will be a limited edition model based on the Intel® X58 Express Chipset and supports the LGA1366 Intel® Core™ i7 Processors with integrated memory controller to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3 memory. It also supports Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) with a system bus of up to 6.4 GT/s and a max bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
Specifications
| CPU | Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition/Core™ i7 Processor/ Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list |
| Chipset | Intel® X58 / ICH10R |
| System Bus | Up to 6400 MT/s ; QuickPath Interconnection |
| Memory | 6 x DIMM, Max. 48 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Triple channel memory architecture * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM per channel. Please refer to Memory QVL for details. |
| Expansion Slots | 4 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , support x16; x16/x16; x16/x8/x8 and x8/x8/x8/x8 configurations 2 x PCIe x1 |
| Multi-GPU Support | Support NVIDIA 3-Way SLI™ / ATI CrossFireX™ Technology 4 PCIe x16 slots ready for 4 single PCB 2-slot width graphics cards |
| Storage | Intel ICH10R controller 6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 JMicron® JMB363 controller 2 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports Marvell® 9182 PCIe SATA 6Gb/s controller 2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports |
| Bluetooth | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Compliant, Bluetooth v3.0 + HS |
| ThunderBolt LAN/Audio Combo Card | Killer™ E2100 dedicated network processing unit (NPU) – Advanced Game Detect™ – Visual Bandwidth Control™ – Application Blocking – Online Gaming PC Monitor™ – Bandwidth Tester – Game Networking DNA™ Built-in 2-Channel High Quality DAC/ADC – Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 116 dB – Output THD+N at 1kHz: 105 dB – C-Media 6631 audio processor (Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit) – TI 6120A2 high fidelity headphone amplifier – Digital-to-Analog Converter: 120 dB (Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit) – Analog-to-Digital Converter: 114 dB (Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit) – Supports 3 Headphone Impedance Gain Modes (up to 300 Ohms) – Fine-tuned Game Genre EQ Profiles – Xear™ Surround Headphone – Xear™ SingFX – Equalizer, Environment Effects, FlexBass, Smart Volume, Virtual Speaker Shifter – DS3D GX 1.0, OpenAL – Front-panel audio connector (AAFP) – Line in, Line out, Optical S/PDIF out ports – USB 2.0 Interface |
| LAN | Intel® Gigabit Ethernet LAN |
| Audio | SupremeFX X-Fi 2 Built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC – EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0 – THX® TruStudio PRO™ – X-Fi® Xtreme Fidelity™ – Creative ALchemy – Blu-ray audio layer content protection – Supports Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front panel Jack-retasking |
| USB | NEC® USB 3.0 controller – 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 at back panel; 2 at midboard) Intel® ICH10R Southbridge – 11 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at midboard; 6 ports at back panel, 1 reserved for ROG Connect) |
| ASUS Unique Features | CPU Level Up MemOK! Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Clr CMOS (at rear) ASUS MyLogo3 ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Q-Fan Plus ROG BIOS Wallpaper ASUS EPU Engine ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Q-DIMM |
| Overclocking Features | ROG Connect – RC Poster – RC Remote – RC Diagram – GPU TweakIt ROG iDirect GPU.DIMM Post ROG Extreme Engine Digi+ – 8-phase CPU power – 3-phase QPI/DRAM power – 3-phase NB power – 3-phase Memory power – ML Caps on CPU, Memory and QPI respectively ProbeIt iROG Extreme Tweaker BIOS Flashback with onboard switch button Loadline Calibration ROG Extreme OC kit – LN2 Mode – PCIe x16 Lane Switch – Q_Reset – Double Power Supply with dual 8-pin (CPU) power connectors Intelligent overclocking tools – ASUS AI Booster Utility – O.C Profile Overclocking Protection – COP EX (Component Overheat Protection – EX) – Voltiminder LED – ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) |
| Back Panel I/O Ports | 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 2 x External SATA ports 1 x LAN(RJ45) port(s) 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 (Blue) 7 x USB 2.0/1.1 (1 port also for ROG Connect) 8 -Channel Audio I/O 1 x Clr CMOS switch 2 x Wi-Fi antenna jacks 1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch |
| Internal I/O Connectors | 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector(s) supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connector(s) support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports 2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (Grey) 6 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (Black) 2 x CPU Fan connector(s) 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 3 x Optional Fan connector(s) 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector 3 x thermal sensor connector 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS connector 1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP) 1 x System Panel connector 8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 1 x QPI Loadline calibration switch jumper (QPI_LL_SW) 1 x LN2 Mode Header 1 x START (Power On) button 1 x RESET button 1 x EZ Plug connector (4-pin Molex Power connector) 1 x Go Button 1 x BIOS Switch button 1 x ROG light connector |
| BIOS | 16 Mb Flash ROM , PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS |
| Manageability | WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE |
| Accessories | 1 x ROG Connect cable 1 x 3-Way SLI Bridge 1 x SLI Cable 1 x CrossFire Cable 1 x 2-in-1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit 3 x 2-in-1 SATA signal cables 1 x 2-in-1 SATA 6G cables 1 x 2-port USB2.0 + ESATA module 1 x I/O Shield 3 x Thermal Sensor Cable Packs 1 x Cable Ties Pack 1 x ROG theme label 1 x 12-in-1 ROG Cable Label 1 x USB to USB cable for ThunderBolt 2 x Wi-Fi Ring Moving Antenna 1 x Optional NB Fan |
| Support Disc | Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Kaspersky® Anti-Virus ASUS TurboV EVO Utility ASUS AI Suite II ASUS AI Charger WiFi Agent |
| Form Factor | Extended ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 10.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 26.9 cm ) |