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Asus ROG Rampage VI Extreme review
Posted by: on: 11/27/2017 10:26 AM [
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We review the exquisite Asus ROG Rampage VI Extreme motherboard, yes, the Rampage is back. A lovely looking motherboard in a dark theme offering nice features, design and of course performance. This X299 motherboard can house Kaby Lake-X and Skylake-X processors.
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CrazY_Milojko
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Posted on: 11/27/2017 03:19 PM
Thank you for this great motherbard review Hilbert!
For sure this is the top of the line motherboard for Kaby-X and Sky-X CPUs, those who want to go X299 route this mobo probably has everything they need/wish, probably even few more things they don't i.e. won't be using those features so soon, if ever. The only "drawback" is that €600 price tag, it looks scary
But for those who want the best for their X299 build and have no money limit they can't go wrong with this one.
Thank you for this great motherbard review Hilbert!
For sure this is the top of the line motherboard for Kaby-X and Sky-X CPUs, those who want to go X299 route this mobo probably has everything they need/wish, probably even few more things they don't i.e. won't be using those features so soon, if ever. The only "drawback" is that €600 price tag, it looks scary
But for those who want the best for their X299 build and have no money limit they can't go wrong with this one.
Robbo9999
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Posted on: 11/27/2017 05:36 PM
I think the motherboard reviews for the 10 core CPU would be more interesting if the overclocking section showed performance with delidded CPU. My only thinking behind this is that the review states & shows that they're temperature limited, so the motherboards can't be pushed to their limits. Delidding would allow for the motherboards to be pushed more towards their limits while overclocking & would potentially show any weaknesses in the motherboards more clearly. I think I read somewhere that some of these motherboards (not necessarily the one in this article) had VRM problems in terms of supplying large currents to these new 10 core CPUs, so I think there's merit in more severe overclock testing - allowable through delidding. (Or am I getting confused with AMD threadripper, but either way, would allow for motherboards to be pushed closer to limits).
I think the motherboard reviews for the 10 core CPU would be more interesting if the overclocking section showed performance with delidded CPU. My only thinking behind this is that the review states & shows that they're temperature limited, so the motherboards can't be pushed to their limits. Delidding would allow for the motherboards to be pushed more towards their limits while overclocking & would potentially show any weaknesses in the motherboards more clearly. I think I read somewhere that some of these motherboards (not necessarily the one in this article) had VRM problems in terms of supplying large currents to these new 10 core CPUs, so I think there's merit in more severe overclock testing - allowable through delidding. (Or am I getting confused with AMD threadripper, but either way, would allow for motherboards to be pushed closer to limits).
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 11/27/2017 05:56 PM
Totally understand your request and from your viewpoint it makes sense. But:
1) Considering I dropped a thousand bucks on the CPU I am not risking damage by delidding it.
2) The number of people delidding is like what 0.0001% of the pie? We write for a broad audience who would like a result set they can replicate at home, similar to their own setup.
And also, no there are no VRM overheating issues. You refer to der8auer, which he corrected afterward. Perhaps if you go LN2 and use an improper PSU, but here again I'd have to make that percentual margin even smaller as really LN2 overclocking these days is done for marketing purposes only. For regular liquid cooled OCing like the 99% of us do ... there are no VRM issues or power cables running hot.
Totally understand your request and from your viewpoint it makes sense. But:
1) Considering I dropped a thousand bucks on the CPU I am not risking damage by delidding it.
2) The number of people delidding is like what 0.0001% of the pie? We write for a broad audience who would like a result set they can replicate at home, similar to their own setup.
And also, no there are no VRM overheating issues. You refer to der8auer, which he corrected afterward. Perhaps if you go LN2 and use an improper PSU, but here again I'd have to make that percentual margin even smaller as really LN2 overclocking these days is done for marketing purposes only. For regular liquid cooled OCing like the 99% of us do ... there are no VRM issues or power cables running hot.
Robbo9999
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Posted on: 11/28/2017 08:24 AM
Totally understand your request and from your viewpoint it makes sense. But:
1) Considering I dropped a thousand bucks on the CPU I am not risking damage by delidding it.
2) The number of people delidding is like what 0.0001% of the pie? We write for a broad audience who would like a result set they can replicate at home, similar to their own setup.
And also, no there are no VRM overheating issues. You refer to der8auer, which he corrected afterward. Perhaps if you go LN2 and use an improper PSU, but here again I'd have to make that percentual margin even smaller as really LN2 overclocking these days is done for marketing purposes only. For regular liquid cooled OCing like the 99% of us do ... there are no VRM issues or power cables running hot.
Thanks for the response
Totally understand your request and from your viewpoint it makes sense. But:
1) Considering I dropped a thousand bucks on the CPU I am not risking damage by delidding it.
2) The number of people delidding is like what 0.0001% of the pie? We write for a broad audience who would like a result set they can replicate at home, similar to their own setup.
And also, no there are no VRM overheating issues. You refer to der8auer, which he corrected afterward. Perhaps if you go LN2 and use an improper PSU, but here again I'd have to make that percentual margin even smaller as really LN2 overclocking these days is done for marketing purposes only. For regular liquid cooled OCing like the 99% of us do ... there are no VRM issues or power cables running hot.
Thanks for the response
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Pricey, though with all the stuff added to it I guess it's understandable. Asus and their ROG series of products tend to have a bit of everything added to them from what I do remember though they've branched out a bit from doing just motherboards too with that brand.
O-LED screen of everything too, wonder if that's a first.
EDIT: Ah and it needs to be paired with the 7900X too to make use of all those lanes, if there's need for that.