Review: ASUS RAMPAGE III Extreme Specification PART 1

From the previous post we've seen the overview specs of the two Rampage III series to further our knowledge of its specification here's a review of the RED RAMPAGE III EXTREME

Specifications:

*CPU - Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition/Core™ i7 Processor
Support Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list

*Chipset - Intel® X58 / ICH10R

*System Bus - Up to 6400 MT/s with QuickPath Interconnection

*Memory - 6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Triple channel memory architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
*Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.
*Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lidts).

*Expansion Slots - 4 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , support x16; x16/x16; x16/x8/x8 and x8/x8/x8/x8 configurations
1 x PCIe x4
1 x PCI 2.2

*Multi-GPU Support - Support NVIDIA 3-Way SLI™ / ATI CrossFireX™ Technology
4 PCIe x16 slots ready for 4 single PCB graphic cards

*Storage - Intel ICH10R controller
6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10
JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
1 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
1 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s port
Marvell® 9128 PCIe SATA 6Gb/s controller
2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports

*LAN - Gigabit Intel® LAN

*Audio - 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Supports 1 Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O

*IEEE 1394 - 2 x 1394a port(s) (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)

*USB - NEC® USB 3.0 controller
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back panel)
Intel® ICH10R Southbridge
- 9 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports at midboard; 6 ports at back panel, 1 reserved for ROG Connect)

*Back Panel I/O Ports - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple)
- 1 x Clr CMOS switch
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
- 1 x IEEE 1394a connector
- 1 x External SATA port
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch
- 1 x RC Bluetooth switch
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Blue)
- 7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (1 port also for ROG Connect)
8-channel Audio I/O

*Internal I/O Connectors - 1 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports
- 9 x SATA connectors: 2 x SATA 6G connectors (Red); 7 x standard SATA connectors (6 in Grey, 1 in Black)
- 1 x QPI Loadline calibration switch jumper (QPI_LL_SW)
- 8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional
- 1 x Connector for optional fan-thermal module
- 8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
- 3 x Thermal sensor connectors
- 1 x IEEE1394a connector
- 1 x SPDIF_Out Connector
- 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector
- 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connectors
- 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header
- 1 x LN2 Mode Header
- 1 x START (Power On) button
- 1 x RESET button
- 2 x EZ Plug connectors (4-pin Molex Power connectors)
- 1 x OC Station header
- 1 x RC Bluetooth header
- 1 x Go Button
- 1 x BIOS Switch button
- 1 x ROG light connector
- 1 x CD Audio in
- 1 x Audio front panel
- 1 x System panel connector