Asus Rampage V Extreme X99: Ultimate gaming motherboard

We recently featured the new and shiny X99 motherboards that hit the PC gaming market, bringing with them the promise of faster processors and RAM for those who upgrade to the new chipset.

Asus, who has launched a few X99 motherboards of its own at the time, also recently announced its top of the range, ultimate gaming board for those who want to take advantage of Haswell-E processors and DDR4 RAM – the Asus Rampage V Extreme.

Before you read about all its bells and whistles, I must inform you that it costs R7,705. We wouldn’t want to get your hopes up only to dash them at the end of the article, now would we.

Asus Rampage V Extreme

The board features, as the names suggests, Intel’s X99 chipset which means gamers can slap on a Haswell-E processor – 6 or 8 cores if you wish – and some super-fast DDR4 RAM.

The Rampage supports up to 64GB of DDR4 3300; Nvidia 3-way and 4-way SLI; AMD 3-way and 4-way CrossFireX; and comes equipped with the expected USB, WLAN, Ethernet, Bluetooth, and audio ports.

The board also features an overclocking panel which shows you real time stats, such as: CPU temperatures, fan rpm, and base clock speeds. The overclocking panel fits into a 5,25-inch bay and includes access to four fan connectors.

Asus Rampage V Extreme – OC Panel

For the serious hardware experts, Asus has put together a page for the Rampage V Extreme which will keep you busy for several hours. There you can read about DirectCU Thermal Design and other features which each have their own impressive infographic.