A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula

*polonyc2* · 01-29-2008, 11:11 AM

wow this upcoming X48 based ASUS motherboard sounds like a beauty!!...AnandTech was so impressed with the ASUS ROG Rampage Extreme they have reversed their opinion of the X48 chipset completely

"Early reports of limited performance improvements may have tempted you sit out the X48 release. Based on our results from the ASUS Rampage Formula, we will go on record now and reject our previous position. We will be running X48 boards in our personal systems"

AnandTech: ASUS ROG Rampage Formula: Why we were wrong about the Intel X48

DutchBBQ · 02-01-2008, 08:58 AM

This is so far the FIRST X48 based motherboard which supports DDR2 memory!

bobmitch · 02-01-2008, 09:56 AM

Looks very promising. I just hope that the Technicians at Asus don't mess up the bios as they have done with the Maximus Formula and P5E motherboards (x38). Excellent chipset...but the bios releases are getting worse and there seems to be large incompatibilities with a lot of memory. Seems that the bios overvolts memory and no one seems to want to fix the issue

Underwater Mike · 02-01-2008, 04:51 PM

Other than double 16x slots, why would you want this chipset and DDR2? Seems like the P35 would be faster, cheaper and more stable.

**Sandog** · 02-05-2008, 01:13 PM

That is an awesome board. They have a DDR3 version as well I take it.

TQ · 02-05-2008, 01:25 PM

From what I recall this board supports both DDR2 and DDR3. I'm very tempted to use this ASUS board for my next game machine.

edit: might be wrong on that, but I thought I read it somewhere...

Wingit · 02-05-2008, 01:49 PM

Asus X-48 boards

DDR3 = P5E3 Premium

DDR2 = ROG Rampage Formula

X48 Motherboards from ASUS | Hardware Secrets

TQ · 02-05-2008, 01:55 PM

Thanks for clearing that up, Wingster...

zapionics<alt> · 02-05-2008, 03:16 PM

There's going to be an "extreme" edition of the ROG which will be DDR3

FightingChance · 02-06-2008, 05:18 PM

As PC gaming is slowly swirling around the bottom of the toilet, I haven't kept up on some of the latest chipset tech. How much will this motherboard cost? I never would have thought that I'd see mobo prices crest CPU prices, but they just keep shooting up and up for the mildest increases in performance.

+4% performance for +150% price, awesome. Keep buying! Only you can keep PC enthusiast prices increasing.

*polonyc2* · 02-06-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FightingChance

+4% performance for +150% price, awesome. Keep buying! Only you can keep PC enthusiast prices increasing.

the ASUS ROG series is geared towards the hard core overclocker/high end gamer...there are lower end mobo versions of this chipset

TQ · 02-06-2008, 06:40 PM

I would hardly characterize PC gaming as "swirling at the bottom of the toilet". Certainly consoles are where much of the the money is but when P-1 titles such as CoD4 is released on all formats that tells me there is still money to be made in the PC domain...so to speak.

Also, World of Warcraft is, to the best of my knowledge, still the biggest MMO and only available on PC.

*polonyc2* · 02-06-2008, 06:46 PM

the fact that there are still some big name PC only titles such as Crysis and the upcoming Alan Wake proves that there is still some life left in the market

TQ · 02-06-2008, 09:04 PM

Copy that.

traveler · 02-07-2008, 01:29 AM

Waiting for the Asus Rampage Extreme.

01-29-2008, 11:11 AM	#1
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,444	A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula wow this upcoming X48 based ASUS motherboard sounds like a beauty!!...AnandTech was so impressed with the ASUS ROG Rampage Extreme they have reversed their opinion of the X48 chipset completely "Early reports of limited performance improvements may have tempted you sit out the X48 release. Based on our results from the ASUS Rampage Formula, we will go on record now and reject our previous position. We will be running X48 boards in our personal systems" AnandTech: ASUS ROG Rampage Formula: Why we were wrong about the Intel X48 __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP1 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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02-01-2008, 08:58 AM	#2
DutchBBQ Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 256	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula This is so far the FIRST X48 based motherboard which supports DDR2 memory!
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02-01-2008, 09:56 AM	#3
bobmitch Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: TX Posts: 840	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula Looks very promising. I just hope that the Technicians at Asus don't mess up the bios as they have done with the Maximus Formula and P5E motherboards (x38). Excellent chipset...but the bios releases are getting worse and there seems to be large incompatibilities with a lot of memory. Seems that the bios overvolts memory and no one seems to want to fix the issue
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02-01-2008, 04:51 PM	#4
Underwater Mike Thoroughly water-cooled Join Date: May 2003 Location: Somewhere, beyond the sea Posts: 2,595	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula Other than double 16x slots, why would you want this chipset and DDR2? Seems like the P35 would be faster, cheaper and more stable. __________________ My boxes
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02-05-2008, 01:13 PM	#5
Sandog DP45SG/Q9650 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 6,184	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula That is an awesome board. They have a DDR3 version as well I take it.
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02-05-2008, 01:25 PM	#6
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula From what I recall this board supports both DDR2 and DDR3. I'm very tempted to use this ASUS board for my next game machine. edit: might be wrong on that, but I thought I read it somewhere... __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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02-05-2008, 01:49 PM	#7
Wingit Hopeful '47er Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Southwest Florida, USA Posts: 4,717	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula Asus X-48 boards DDR3 = P5E3 Premium DDR2 = ROG Rampage Formula X48 Motherboards from ASUS \| Hardware Secrets __________________
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02-05-2008, 01:55 PM	#8
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula Thanks for clearing that up, Wingster... __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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02-05-2008, 03:16 PM	#9
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02-06-2008, 05:18 PM	#10
FightingChance Yes, I am better than you Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 4,068	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula As PC gaming is slowly swirling around the bottom of the toilet, I haven't kept up on some of the latest chipset tech. How much will this motherboard cost? I never would have thought that I'd see mobo prices crest CPU prices, but they just keep shooting up and up for the mildest increases in performance. +4% performance for +150% price, awesome. Keep buying! Only you can keep PC enthusiast prices increasing.
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02-06-2008, 06:40 PM	#12
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula I would hardly characterize PC gaming as "swirling at the bottom of the toilet". Certainly consoles are where much of the the money is but when P-1 titles such as CoD4 is released on all formats that tells me there is still money to be made in the PC domain...so to speak. Also, World of Warcraft is, to the best of my knowledge, still the biggest MMO and only available on PC. __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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02-06-2008, 06:46 PM	#13
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,444	the fact that there are still some big name PC only titles such as Crysis and the upcoming Alan Wake proves that there is still some life left in the market __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP1 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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02-06-2008, 09:04 PM	#14
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	Re: A second look at X48- ASUS ROG Rampage Formula Copy that. __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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02-07-2008, 01:29 AM	#15
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,168	Waiting for the Asus Rampage Extreme.
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