ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Review

Overclockers.com · 11-22-11, 11:12 PM

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The last ASUS board we looked at was for AMD's new Bulldozer platform, the Crosshair V Formula. It is currently their top of the line AMD board, but it isn't top of the line like an "Extreme" ASUS board. Today we're looking at the Rampage IV Extreme, and let me tell you, top of the line may not be strong enough.

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Side note: Shamino has made a superb overclocking guide for this board, which he has conveniently uploaded here for download. Check it out!

Seebs · 11-23-11, 12:09 AM

I will be the first to say it.

Great review hokie... I have to admit; I skipped over most of the "jibber-jabber" in the middle (ie: the benchmark results that don't matter to benchers

) and just read the features sections and then the "real benchmarks" sections.

I do feel that this board is missing something though. I think it should come signed by the guy responsible for convincing the suits over at ASUS to put all them "extreme" features on it; I think this is his masterpiece and it should be signed as such.

hokiealumnus · 11-23-11, 12:11 AM

Thanks! I'm not sure if you could convince him to sign every one, but if one person on the team would sign it for that reason, it would be signed: Shamino.

David · 11-23-11, 01:31 AM

Nice write-up J - I really like that OC Key idea. It's one of those ideas that you think "why has no-one thought of this before!?" about.

EarthDog · 11-23-11, 07:54 AM

What an incredible board!! Excellent write up on this Hokie!

Brolloks · 11-23-11, 08:08 AM

Incredible detail coming from a huge amount of time spent studying the features, thanks for a what I think is your best review to date Jeremy.
What this board brings the enthusiast is miles ahead of any other board I've seen on the market today, Asus has certainly set a high bar.

hokiealumnus · 11-23-11, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Brolloks

Incredible detail coming from a huge amount of time spent studying the features, thanks for a what I think is your best review to date Jeremy.
What this board brings the enthusiast is miles ahead of any other board I've seen on the market today, Asus has certainly set a high bar.

Thanks! With all the stuff on this board to go over, it certainly qualifies as my longest review to date.

Totally agree with you too, after this board the bar is mighty high.

Eldonko · 11-23-11, 10:20 AM

Nice job fellow reviewer

Chipset had some kinda shim on my board, seemed weird. Spacing issue perhaps.

Eldonko · 11-23-11, 10:24 AM

How does your mem bw look? Were you able to get better mem clocks than with SB?

hokiealumnus · 11-23-11, 10:24 AM

Thanks! That's very interesting. When did you receive yours? Mine came a couple days before the Intel review package did. Perhaps they found something after that? Contact was good on my sample though. If it's systemic, at least they noticed and addressed it.

If anyone gets one of these and feels like taking the heatpipe assembly off real quick, I'm sure we'd all like to know the answer to that one.

Re: Mem bw, I haven't clocked memory on it yet. I've got all the testing data for my RipjawsZ review and the next step will be to push the memory clocks. I'll definitely report back. This one would likely do better than SB with two sticks of RAM. I've seen people running DDR3-2400 without issue. My 2600K can't do that. I don't have a quad-chan 2400 kit but could test dual for you.

hokiealumnus · 11-23-11, 10:33 AM

OH, I almost forgot. Shamino has made a superb overclocking guide for this board, which he has conveniently uploaded here for download. Check it out!

Adding that to the OP too.

Eldonko · 11-23-11, 10:44 AM

Yea I used that for sub zero. Quite handy.

Gotcha on the mem. Im doing a follow up review comparing three X79 mem kits (GSkill Z, Redline, Vengeance) but it will be a forum review not an official review.

Convicted1 · 11-23-11, 02:06 PM

Seems somebody at Asus ROG has been by here...

https://www.facebook.com/#!/ASUSROG

Made the ROG Facebook Page!

stevenb · 11-25-11, 02:11 AM

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I do feel that this board is missing something though. I think it should come signed by the guy responsible for convincing the suits over at ASUS to put all them "extreme" features on it; I think this is his masterpiece and it should be signed as such.

I think there would be two people, Andre Yang and Shamino.
Great review man!

11-23-11, 12:09 AM	#2
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hokiealumnus Water Cooled Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC	Thanks! I'm not sure if you could convince him to sign every one, but if one person on the team would sign it for that reason, it would be signed: Shamino.
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David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	Nice write-up J - I really like that OC Key idea. It's one of those ideas that you think "why has no-one thought of this before!?" about. __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	What an incredible board!! Excellent write up on this Hokie! __________________ C2D/C2Q Overclocking Guide / i3/i5/i7 (s1366/1156) Overclocking Guide/Info / SandyBridge/ Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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Brolloks Benching Senior on Siesta Premium Member #8 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Land of Long Horns	Incredible detail coming from a huge amount of time spent studying the features, thanks for a what I think is your best review to date Jeremy. What this board brings the enthusiast is miles ahead of any other board I've seen on the market today, Asus has certainly set a high bar.
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11-23-11, 10:20 AM	#8
Eldonko Revolutionary Mule Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary, Alberta	Nice job fellow reviewer Chipset had some kinda shim on my board, seemed weird. Spacing issue perhaps. __________________ Motherboard Reviewer at Hardware Canucks Team OCX Bench Team Always lurking the motherboard section
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hokiealumnus Water Cooled Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC	OH, I almost forgot. Shamino has made a superb overclocking guide for this board, which he has conveniently uploaded here for download. Check it out! Adding that to the OP too. __________________ Enjoy benchmarks? Join the benching team! \| New to water cooling? Read the Beginner's Guide to Water Cooling Your PC. xsuperbgx - "As a wise man once said: "Less talky. More clocky."" \| cyberfish - "When overclocked, it's undefined behavior." I.M.O.G. - "Vaseline on Ivy Bridge is a bad idea. But not so bad of an idea that it can't be fixed with a torpedo heater, a dishwasher, an oven, and a few hours. " \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ - Join Now! - My mITX Build
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Eldonko Revolutionary Mule Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary, Alberta	Yea I used that for sub zero. Quite handy. Gotcha on the mem. Im doing a follow up review comparing three X79 mem kits (GSkill Z, Redline, Vengeance) but it will be a forum review not an official review. __________________ Motherboard Reviewer at Hardware Canucks Team OCX Bench Team Always lurking the motherboard section
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