Asus Rampage 3 Extreme

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews

Excellent:

17
Good:

0
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Red and Black Color Scheme.
PCI Express Disable Switches.
Excellent BIOS Support.

Cons:

Motherboard heatsink could have been designed better.
Lots of stuff around the CPU socket.

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Last revision on February 7, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Red and Black Color Scheme
PCI Express Disable Switches
Excellent BIOS Support
4-Way Multi GPU Support
3-Way SLI Support
Lots of Aftermarket Parts
Amazing Looks
Every Feature and latest specs imaginable
Overclockers Dream
Stunning Performance
LED Voltage and Temperature indicators

Reviewers Didn't Like

Motherboard heatsink could have been designed better
Lots of stuff around the CPU socket
Bluetooth connect not available on PC
ROG Connect won't adjust multipliers
Prohibitively expensive
Not packaged in antistatic packaging
Only one USB header
Terrible optional north bridge cooler

Expert reviews and ratings

100

We know several overclockers that swear by Asus products and turn their noses up at even considering a different motherboard brand. After having used the Rampage III Extreme for what it was intended we can see where this comes from. On the surface...

By Ninjalane on March 03, 2011

Overlocking & PerformanceTo measure the overclocking potential of the Ramapge Extreme III, we set up a test rig.The components are as follows:Asus Extreme III RamapgeIntel i7 940 (LGA1366)6 GB Corsair Dominator GT DDR3NVIDIA GTX 470Cooler Master...

By Tech2 on November 24, 2010

The Rampage III Extreme was worthy enough to make it into our main system for everyday use. We've seen several new innovations on this motherboard that we have not seen in the past, like BIOS flashing through a USB flash drive without any hardware...

By Bjorn3D on November 19, 2010

This board gives you a reason to use Bluetooth At first glance, you might think the Asus Rampage III Extreme board has just four PCI-E slots, which would be simply wimpy next to the whopping six slots in MSI’s Big Bang-XPower. But don’t be...

By Maximum PC on September 09, 2010

100

ASUS have clearly focused on ensuring that their board offers a great balance of performance and functionality. For everyday users we get top notch scores across all of the...

By HardwareHeaven on July 29, 2010

The ASUS Rampage III Extreme is the most highly featured board I’ve ever seen. With RC Bluetooth and ROG Connect, you can connect external devices like cell phones and laptops to overclock the system externally just like a race car driver team....

By Motherboards.org on June 08, 2010

The R3E is fast and a great that can easily keep up with the best X58 boards on the market. It’s also very easy to overclock thanks to its well-designed BIOS that combines both user friendliness and a ton of obscure options that an extreme...

By Bit-tech.net on May 13, 2010

Do you overclock? do you like shiny heatsinks? Then this is a must...

By Kitguru.net on May 11, 2010

The Republic of Gamers motherboards from Asus have always been the performance kings of its product catalogue, and as such have always had a fairly hefty price premium slapped on top of them. They're not just great performing items, they also come...

By TechRadar on May 08, 2010

It would be easy to write tens of thousands of words about the features of the Rampage III Extreme, so keeping this review within our usual concise word limit was tricky to say the least. There is a huge array of interesting new features that Asus has...

By ITShootOut on April 21, 2010

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