ASUS Rampage III Black Edition LGA 1366 Intel X58 USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

Reviews(43)

3.7
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW

Preforms great, and was very easy to setup, and looks great. I have really enjoyed the Thunderbolt card, I have it woking with Turtle beach PX5 headset, because this card has built in bluetooth I'm able to use the mic.

Price is high but the board with the Tbolt card I think make it hurt a little less.

I was also able to use my iphone to overclock this board by bluetooth, this was a nice touch(requires extra app from apple's app store-free)

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
DOA, Painful RMA

All the features the motherboard is supposed have.
The mobo is loaded with just about all the features you could ask for on a single motherboard.

The board could not be used since day 1 (purchased on 08/03/2011).
I RMA'd my unit because Newegg sent me back the motherboard indicting the board is physically damaged (I cannot agree, since I was not aware of any damage and neither did technicians at Asus).
First RMA took about 2 weeks. It came defective again.
I wasted about half a day trying to figure out what was wrong with it until I decided to RMA again.
Second RMA took another 2 weeks. It came back defective again! I found out that ASUS just sent me back the motherboard after just testing the board. No documentation regarding what has been tested. I am becoming skeptical about their test, since there is no record of exactly what has been tested. I have tried the motherboard with 2 different sets of components. Both of the sets are working fine on my other boards. They also are listed under qualified vendors list.
I need to RMA again, but not sure if the problem will ever be resolved at this rate.

ASUS RMA sucks.
The RMA number cannot be located online.
Phones are constantly not working, so you can't reach them.
Even when you do get to talk to them, they sound like they don't really care about the situation. I even had a guy hanging up a phone on me. Another person told me they are tech support team and not customer service representatives when I told them I had a person hanging up a phone call on me.
My 4th RMA was supposed to be a cross ship. I sent mine in on 02/10/2012, delivered to them on 02/14/2012. Asus still do not even have my replacement unit's shipping information as of 02/15/2012.

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Warranty & Returns

Warranty

Limited Warranty period(parts): 3 years

Limited Warranty period(labor): 3 years

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Features & Details

  • Intel X58
  • Core i7 (LGA1366)
  • DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066

Specifications

Model
BrandASUS
ModelRampage III Black Edition
Supported CPU
CPU Socket TypeLGA 1366
CPU TypeCore i7 (LGA1366)
FSBQPI 6.4GT/S
Supported CPU TechnologiesTurbo Boost Technology 2.0
Chipsets
ChipsetIntel X58
South BridgeIntel ICH10R
Onboard Video
Onboard Video ChipsetNone
Memory
Number of Memory Slots6x240pin
Memory StandardDDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066
Maximum Memory Supported48GB
Channel SupportedTriple Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x164 x PCIe 2.0 x16, support x16; x16/x16; x16/x8/x8 and x8/x8/x8/x8 configurations
PCI Express x12 x PCI Express x1
Storage Devices
Serial ATA (SATA)2 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAID6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 by ICH10R
Onboard Audio
Audio ChipsetSupremeFX X-Fi 2 Built-in
Audio Channels8 Channels
Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed1Gbps
Wireless LANIEEE 802.11b/g/n
BluetoothBluetooth v3.0 + HS Support
Rear Panel Ports
PS/21
USB 3.02 x USB 3.0
USB 1.1/2.07 x USB 2.0 (1 port also for ROG Connect)
eSATA2 x eSATA 3Gb/s
Audio Ports6 Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0
Other Connectors24-pin main power connector 8-pin ATX12V connector
Physical Spec
Form FactorExtended ATX
Dimensions (W x L)12" x 10.6"
Power Pin24 Pin
Features
FeaturesIntel LGA1366 socket for Intel Corei7 Processor Extreme Edition / Corei7 Processor Intel X58/ ICH10R ROG ThunderBolt LAN/Audio Combo Bluetooth v3.0+HS Support Extreme Engine Digi+ - Powerful combination of analog and digital design elements True USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s Support
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggApril 04, 2011
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