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By Justin Robinson
Mar 11, 2009 | 7 Comments
Tags: ASUS | Rampage | II | Gene | Motherboard | Mobo

ASUS' miniaturised mATX X58 mobo - pictured in the flesh.

ASUS have had a lot of mobos in their Republic of Gamers branding scheme, but so far they've not had anything quite so small and powerful as the Rampage II Gene.

It's based on the X58 chipset, but has been compressed down into a mATX form factor while still managing to retain all the features (bar only a few) of their higher-end boards.

Created for use with Intel's Core i7 chip on a LGA1366 socket, the Gene II can handle up to 12GB of DDR3 memory in the six available slots, as well as running Crossfire or SLI in the two PCIe 2.0 X16 slots.

Storage isn't a problem either, as the seven included SATA ports provide plenty of options (and there's even an IDE port for those still hanging on to older tech).

ASUS also have "SupremeFX X-Fi Onboard" printed on the box, but as you'll see in the gallery there's no Creative X-Fi chip (like the one used in the Auzentech X-Fi Prelude that we loved) anywhere on this mobo at all - just a sticker covering up what's really underneath.

Speaking of the gallery, head into it at the top-right to see lots more of the board, and see some more of the features.

 

 
Product Info
Specs:
Socket LGA1366; Intel X58 chipset; mATX form factor; 2x PCIe x16; 1x PCI; 1x PCIe x4; 1x EIDE; 7x SATA.
Supplier:
price check*
$327.00 Asus Rampage II GENE MB, Socket 1366, X58, QPI 6.4GT/S, 6x DDR3, SATA, RAID...
Megaware Computers (NSW)
$328.90 Asus RAMPAGE-II-GENE Intel Mainboard - 6x DDR3 / 6x Sata Raid / 1x IDE / Gi...
Centre Com (VIC)
$328.99 NEW! Asus Rampage II GENE MB, Socket 1366, X58, QPI 6.4GT/S, 6x DDR3, SATA,...
Anypc (NSW)
$329.00 ASUS S1366 Rampage II GENE Motherboard
Computer Alliance (QLD)
$331.60 Asus Rampage II GENE MB, Socket 1366, X58, QPI 6.4GT/S, 6x DDR3, SATA, RAID...
StoneBridge Computing (NSW)
$334.00 AT-RAMPAGEII-GENE Asus Rampage II GENE MB, Socket 1366, X58, QPI 6.4GT/S, 6...
HB Outlet (NSW)
*Products and prices sourced from staticICE and are in no way associated with Atomic MPC Powered by
 
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iamthemaxx
Mar 11, 2009 4:13 PM
Is this going into that little case in the offices there?
nesquick
Mar 11, 2009 4:15 PM
hmm not bad, would be pretty cool in a mini p180 with 2 HD4870's
TheFrunj
Mar 11, 2009 5:19 PM
We were originally intending to chuck it into this case and a lot of other tech, but that idea has been postponed for now (ASUS want their sample back before we'll have enough time to do it). It's certainly looking that we'll do it in the imminent future though.

http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/Review/136875,silverstone-sg04.aspx

-JR
_daniel_
Mar 12, 2009 2:37 AM
Wow that looks nice, i might go for it if i get some money from the government.
Jack Genders
Mar 12, 2009 9:38 AM
Awww...it's very cute.
_daniel_
Mar 12, 2009 4:43 PM
just saw this vid on youtube about this motherboard. I think i know what i am going to spend some of my government incentive money on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERSGJVub8Rs
toru173
Mar 16, 2009 2:36 PM
Looking for a board like this for my girlfriend's new PC. I've read the reviews at extremetech and overclock3D, but I'd like to see it up against the DFI Lanparty JR X58-T3H6 - obviously, these are the only two players in the i7 mATX court at the moment. Anyone know of a review comparing the two? In addition, any word on expected pricing for the Asus?
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