ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard.  The ASUS Rampage III Formula introduces a new era for extreme performance. It is an X58-based motherboard that supports Intel's new Generation extreme performance Core i7 Processors and both SLI and CrossFireX! Six SATA 3Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 along two SATA 6Gb/s ports for ultra high speed transfer. Memory support includes up to 24GB of Triple Channel DDR3 memory. Intel has brought back Hyperthreading technology and combined it with a native quad-core design to give support for 8 separate threads in the new LGA1366 / Socket B CPU interface and their replacement for the old Front Side Bus technology, QuickPath Interconnect provides a system bus speed of up to 6.4GT/s. The two PCI-Express 2.0 slots to take full advantage of either 2 or 3 graphics cards, allowing up to four GPUs to be used for maximum graphics performance.

* Please Note: This is an OEM motherboard and it does not come with rear I/O shield also known as back-plate cover; this part is not needed and you can still install the board in standard ATX case.

Specifications:

CPU:
Intel Socket 1366 Core i7 Extreme Edition/Core i7 Processors
Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Chipset:
Intel X58/ICH10R

Memory:
6 x DIMM, Max. 24GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 Hz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Triple Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

System Bus:
6.4 GT/s Intel QuickPath Interconnect

Multi-GPU Support:
Supports NVIDIA 3-Way SLI Technology
Supports AMD CrossFireX Technology

Expansion Slots:
3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16, x8, x8)
2 x PCIe x1
1 x PCI

Storage:
Intel ICH10R controller :
6 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
JMicron JMB363 controller :
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red
1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), green
Marvell PCIe 9128 controller :
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red

LAN:
Intel 82567V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Audio:
SupremeFX X-Fi 2 built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity
- EAX Advanced HD 5.0
- THX TruStudio PRO
- Creative ALchemy
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

IEEE 1394:
2 x IEEE 1394a port(s)
(1 at mid-board, 1 at back panel)

USB Ports:
NEC USB 3.0 controller :
2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)
Intel ICH10R controller :
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (7 at back panel, red, 5 at mid-board)

Overclocking Features:
ROG Connect
Extreme Engine Digi+ :
- 8 -phase CPU power design
- 3 -phase QPI/DRAM power design
- 2 -phase NB power design
- 2 -phase Memory power design
ROG Extreme OC kit :
- LN2 Mode
- Q Reset
ProbeIt
GameFirst
iROG
Extreme Tweaker
Loadline Calibration
BIOS Flashback
Overclocking Protection :
- COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX)
- Voltiminder LED
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features:
CPU Level Up
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- MemOK!
- Onboard Button : Power/Reset/Clr CMOS (at back IO)
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- ASUS Q-Fan Plus
- ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS MyLogo 3
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Connector

Back I/O Ports:
1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.0
7 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect)
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s)
1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
1 x ROG Connect On/ Off switch(es)

Internal I/O Ports:
2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)
1 x IEEE 1394a connector(s)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x QPI Loadline Calibration switch jumper(s)
8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
3 x Thermal sensor connector(s)
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header(s)
1 x LN2 Mode header(s)
1 x EZ Plug connector(s) (4-pin Molex power connector)
1 x Power-on button(s)
1 x Reset button(s)
1 x Go Button(s)
1 x BIOS Switch button(s)
1 x OC Station header(s)

BIOS:
16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS

Manageability:
WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE

Form Factor:
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

 



  

CPU Support List:

Core i7 920(2.66G,L2:4x256KB,L3:8M, rev.C0,130W)

Core i7 920(2.66G,L2:4x256KB,L3:8M, rev.D0,130W)

Core i7 930(2.8G,L2:8M, rev.D0,130W)

Core i7 940(2.93G,L2:4x256KB,L3:8M, rev.C0,130W)

Core i7 950(3.06G,L2:4x256KB,L3:8M, rev.D0,130W)

Core i7 960(3.2G,L2:4x256KB,L3:8M, rev.D0,130W)

Core i7 970(3.2G,Smart Cache:12M, rev.B1,130W)

Core i7 980(3.33G,Smart Cache:12M, rev.B1,130W)

Core i7 Extreme Edition 965(3.20G,L2:4x256KB,L3:8M, rev.C0,130W)

Core i7 Extreme Edition 975(3.33G,L2:4x256KB,L3:8M, rev.D0,130W)

Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X (3.33G,shared cache:12M, rev.B1,130W)

Core i7 Extreme Edition 990X(3.46G,L2:6x256KB,L3:12M,rev.B1,130W)