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We have collected 2 reviews of the Asus Rampage III Black Edition. Experts rate Asus Rampage III Black Edition 9.5/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Asus Rampage III Black Edition and Asus Motherboards.
ASUS has long been known as a premier motherboard and overall system component manufacturer. ROG (Republic of Gamers) is their flagship line of motherboards and graphics cards. They are well known by gamers and enthusiasts as being the best of the best, whether we reference gaming, overclocking or just the appearance. ASUS has been engineering ROG motherboards that meet the performance many need along with the edgy appearance that matches some of the most extreme case modding and enthusiast designs out there. Also, ROG designs usually carry many features that other manufacturers either do not offer or rarely use at all. This all makes for a winning package for the end-users. Considering that the aging X58 chipset has already been replaced, we were surprised to see yet another offering in the X58 lineup, even with the recent release of Sandy Bridge and the Z68 chipset. However, looking over the specs and feature, on this board we would dare to say that the X58 is back in black. In this review we will look at the features of the Rampage III Black Edition and the many features and offerings that place this board at a street price of $559.99.
ASUS's Republic of Gamers series of boards are quite a rage amongst the enthusiast gamer community as a majority of its features are overkill for most users. The last time we tested an ROG board was quite a while back. Then came the barrage of the Sandy Bridge boards (the mini ITX form factor as well as ATX) followed by AMD's Brazos boards housing the AMD E350 APUs. In the midst of these entry level and mid range boards when we suddenly got a confirmation from ASUS that they would be sending us their Rampage III Black Edition board, we were delighted at the prospect of using the fastest Intel processor on the planet and running it through its paces after a long time. That the board was an enthusiasts wet dream was the icing on the proverbial cake. Having tested ROG boards from the previous generations, we were expecting a similar packaging with the maroon coloured box housing the board. But what we got instead was a thick black box highlighting the logo and the product name. Like all the other high end boards, this box also has the gatefold design, where the front facing flap of the box opens up to reveal the motherboard behind the transparent plastic package. The features of this X58 board are highlighted all around the packaging.