ASUS Republic of Gamers and X79 ROG Review – Rampage IV Gene, Formula and Extreme
by Ian Cutress on August 3, 2012 1:00 PM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
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- ROG
Rampage IV Gene In The Box
The Gene, being the 'entry level ROG' product, gets the minimal set of extras compared to the rest of the series.
6 SATA Cables
Rear IO Shield
User Guide
Driver CD
ROG Connect Guide
SLI Bridge
Q-Connectors
ROG Connect Cable
Board Features
| ASUS Rampage IV Gene | |
| Price | Link to Newegg |
| Size | MicroATX |
| CPU Interface | LGA2011 |
| Chipset | Intel X79 |
| Power Delivery | Intel Second Generation Core i7 Sandy Bridge E |
| Memory Slots |
Four DDR3 DIMM slots supporting up to 32 GB Up to Quad Channel DDR3, 1066-2400 MHz |
| Onboard LAN | Intel |
| Onboard Audio | SupremeFX III |
| Expansion Slots |
2 x PCIe Gen 3 x16 1 x PCIe Gen 3 x8 1 x PCIe x1 |
| Onboard SATA/RAID |
2 Intel SATA 6 Gbps, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 3 Intel SATA 3 Gbps, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 2 ASMedia SATA 6 Gbps |
| USB |
4 ASMedia USB 3.0 (2 back panel, 2 from headers) 12 Intel USB 2.0 (8 back panel, 4 from headers) |
| Onboard |
1 x USB 3.0 Header 2 x USB 2.0 Headers 4 x SATA 6 Gbps 3 x SATA 3 Gbps 5 x Fan Headers 1 x SPDIF Out Header 11 x Measurement Points Power/Reset Buttons Clear CMOS Button Go Button |
| Power Connectors |
24-Pin ATX Power Connector 8-Pin 12V CPU Power Connector |
| Fan Headers |
2 x CPU Fan Headers 3 x Chassis Fan Headers |
| IO Panel |
1 x PS/2 Combination Port 1 x eSATA 3 Gbps 1 x Gigabit Ethernet 2 x USB 3.0 8 x USB 2.0 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output 6 x Audio Jacks 1 x Clear CMOS Button 1 x ROG Connect |
| Warranty Period | 3 Years with ASUS Premium Service |
| Product Page | Link |
With a board such as the Gene, a high end NIC is expected. The audio is improved over standard Realtek for a gaming product, and having five full fan headers, all fully adjustable, is a nice addition. We also have Q-LED, which allows users to see any particular boot-up issues without dissecting a debug code, voltage read-points for enthusiasts, the Mem-OK Button to recover SPD memory timings, a Go Button for instant pre-selected overclocks, and gold plated audio connectors on the IO.
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DaViper - Sunday, August 5, 2012 - link
Very Good Article Ian Cutress, BUT wheres the rest of the ROG Brand like the Crosshair Boards. there really is nothing in the Article about anything AMD/ATI side of ROG. We that do have the AMD side do like to see reviews about them as well but most of the time we get left out and considering here shortly there will be a New Addition to that line although it's named for Gamers but instead it's aimed Squarely at OverClockers and has all the Gamers Perks Removed.GL1zdA - Monday, August 6, 2012 - link
I have the Rampage IV Formula board and since the version of Daemon Tools bundled with the mainboard is outdated (and you can't upgrade it to a newer version) I e-mailed the Daemon Tools team to ask about an upgrade. They offered me upgrading to Daemon Tools Advanced with lifetimes upgrades for 10 Euro - a nice deal considered the full version would cost me 35 Euro.I also mailed the cfos team to ask about upgrading the outdated GameFirst software to regular cfosSpeed (I was using cfosSpeed for years on my other PC), but they never mailed back.
pandemonium - Monday, August 6, 2012 - link
That was a very inclusive article. Thank you!I am curious to see if newer drivers would improve 3x/4x scaling, though, for the games tested I don't remember any noted improvements from AMD's Catalyst changelogs...
dj christian - Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - link
Is this article bought by ASUS? I see no reason for the reviewer to do the same for other motherboard companies even including Intel.