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Rampage VI Extreme (LGA2066, Intel X299) - info, experience, BIOSes etc.

FlanK3r
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Intel public HEDT CPus with platfrom Intel X299 at Computex 2017. The CPU reviews are still under embargo for short time ,-). But some informations are officially out and OK with Intels NDA.

Intel X299 is really highend chipset for enthusiast CPUs. This year very powerfull, much more than anyone hoped. Because this year is AMD also very strong at CPU side (Announced not only 8 cores with SMT, but also up to 16C with SMT for AMD X399), Intel will launch step by step 6C/12T, 8C/16T, 10C/20T....Everything?:) Nooo, continue it with 12C/24T, 14C/28T, 16C/32T and new flagship 18C/36T !!!


New LGA2066 will be new one after 2011v3...Great value is, you can put in two generation CPUs. More info bellow.
1) Kabylake-X with new CPUs Core i5 X a Core i7 X. Those CPUs are KabyLake-X. Its basically Kabylake with more capacitors and bigger heatspreader. This could help with higher overclocking than classic Kabylakes. Kabylake-X have support only for dualchannel mode (up to 2666 MHz 1.2V). After XMP mode or manualy tweaking you can except everything between 3600 MHz to 4400 MHz at DRAM effective frequency.
2)Skylake-X, are HEDT processors Core i7 X and new Core i9 X. Starting as 6C/12T and up to crazy 18C/36T
There is support for Quadchannel memory. Based at first results on web, the memory clock we can expect overclocking of RAM around 3200 to 3800 MHz. All depends on type of memory chips, quality of IMC particular piece of CPU.

APEX series replaced Extreme series in extreme overclocking segment (yes, all fans of DICE, LN2 and LHe are focus directly at this board). This board broked many WRs after first day 🙂 There is example with informations about records from 31.5.2017.


APEX series replaced Extreme series in extreme overclocking segment (yes, all fans of DICE, LN2 and LHe are focus directly at this board). This board broked many WRs after first day 🙂 There is exmaple with informations about records from 31.5.2017. Rampage Extreme is for enthusiast, wattercooling setups, casemodders etc. Strix series is ideal part for daily overlcocking (of course, it can handle LN2 too !) and gamers, streamers...

Rampage VI Extreme - eATX size

-looks awesome, the rainbow AURA effects! But there is also small display for current information about CPU clock, temperatures or speed fans...

The motherboard support again up to 128 GB DDR4 DRAM in up to quadchannel (depends at your CPU - if KB-X or SK-X). In right upper corner are helpfull buttons START, RESET, PCIe and DIMM switchs. Also switch for slow mode, retry and safe button, RGB header and also great ROG DIMM.2 slot for NVMe M2 discs. So Extreme can be realized with Liquid Nitrogen also, if is it your hobby sometimes 😛 Look at crazy numbers of voltage meassuring points.

At the bellow are button to swicth the BIOS (two BIOSes here), many USB ports, MEM OK, again RGB header. Under frontplate near the PCH is place for next M.2



-part of IO. The IO shield is integrated and from left to right there are CLR CMOS button, BIOS Flashbakc button, Wi-Fi+BT device with support 802.11ad standard! Many USB3/3.1, LAN, audio outputs with backlight


-Rampage in the glory 🙂

And last video with short description from GamersNexus
Who knows me, knows me ;)....AMD 3000+, AMD x2 4600+ EE, AMD X4 955 BE C2,2x AMD X4 965 BE C3, AMD X4 970 BE C3, AMD x4 975 BE, AMD x4 980 BE, AMD X6 1090T BE, AMD x6 1100T BE, 2x AMD FX-8120, 2x AMD FX-8150, FX-6300, FX-8300, FX-8320E, FX-8320, FX-8350, FX-8370, FX-8370E, FX-9370, FX-9590, AMD A8-3850, AMD A8-3870K, A8-5600K, A10-5800K, A10-6800K, A10-7850K, A10-7870K, A 5150, Athlon x4 860K, Intel i7-5960X, i7-6700K, Intel i7-4770K, Intel i7-980x, Intel i7 2600k, Intel i7-3770K, i7-3930K.
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badjz wrote:
Got another one locally, couldn't wait!*

Lol*


So what is up with that hot-pink bar code stuck onto the SATA ports??

Is the sticker really that pink on your mobo?

badjz wrote:
Got another one locally, couldn't wait!*

Lol*


OK! Where? I guess you had a preorder from someplace like scorptec.

So you win the prize for the first retail delivery!

For years Australia was months behind and then weeks behind USA delivery dates. About time we got in front.

smithkid wrote:
OK! Where? I guess you had a preorder from someplace like scorptec.

So you win the prize for the first retail delivery!

For years Australia was months behind and then weeks behind USA delivery dates. About time we got in front.


lol scorptec did email me to pick up as I had a hold on one, but I got to mwave before that happened!

When it rains it pours!*

badjz wrote:
lol scorptec did email me to pick up as I had a hold on one, but I got to mwave before that happened!

When it rains it pours!*


I see $1049 "In stock". Ordered from them (MWave) today (not the MB). Only place I can find EK Cryofuel conc. and they have the cheapest EK-M.2 NVME heatsinks. But I want to order my R6E locally so I can pick it up myself and take it back if needed without postage or couriers. Have 2 on order here in Brisbane so hopefully they will be available next week sometime.

smithkid wrote:
I see $1049 "In stock". Ordered from them today (not the MB). Only place I can find EK Cryofuel conc. and they have the cheapest EK-M.2 NVME heatsinks. But I want to order my R6E locally so I can pick it up myself and take it back if needed without postage or couriers.


send me a PM if you want to save some money on retail & buy the board that is being delivered to me next week.*

badjz wrote:
send me a PM if you want to save some money on retail & buy the board that is being delivered to me next week.*


Thx. I will if the BNE stores don't show "in stock" by Monday or Tuesday. We have been waiting a long time as you know so 1 or 2 days won't make any difference and I have to wait for my "Aquacomputer NEXt Cuplex Kryos" from Germany. My cables all came from "Beyond Customs" in South Africa. The Case direct from USA at a postage price more than cost of the case. All my water cooling bits from Asia (Barrow) but not the pump (PWM D5). Its a real International affair these days but in the end we find 90% of it was all made in China - a strange world we live in.

smithkid wrote:
I see $1049 "In stock". Ordered from them (MWave) today (not the MB). Only place I can find EK Cryofuel conc. and they have the cheapest EK-M.2 NVME heatsinks. But I want to order my R6E locally so I can pick it up myself and take it back if needed without postage or couriers. Have 2 on order here in Brisbane so hopefully they will be available next week sometime.


MWave carries lots of really cool stuff on their Web store. I am in the U.S., but I first heard of them in May when they started advertising an expensive custom gaming PC built using a carbon fiber-wrapped In Win Tou 2.0 case:

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/infinite-wave-20-water-cooled-limited-edition-gaming-pc-ac04352

I wonder how many of those expensive, but really nice, custom-built gaming rigs MWave has sold since they listed it back in May.

DragonPurr wrote:
MWave carries lots of really cool stuff on their Web store. I am in the U.S., but I first heard of them in May when they started advertising an expensive custom gaming PC built using a carbon fiber-wrapped In Win Tou 2.0 case:

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/infinite-wave-20-water-cooled-limited-edition-gaming-pc-ac04352

I wonder how many of those expensive, but really nice, custom-built gaming rigs MWave has sold since they listed it back in May.


I have been building for 20 years and originally all our components came from USA up to 6 months after release in USA and at up to 2 x the price. Now most of USA components are made in Asia and renamed. So now we can get them in Australia direct from Asia at same price and at same time.

But only USA products like apple still rip us off. Here is apple Phone Prices.

"Apple Australia also has released local pricing of the devices. The flagship iPhone X will cost $1579 for a handset with 64GB, or $1829 for one with 256GB of storage. Handsets will be available in silver and space grey."

USA Price of $999 converts @ 80cents AUD to $1250 AUD and they will sell for $1597. But I digress and apologise for the rant.

I'm still curious how to access the 2 installation holes beneath the black part of the armor:

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Franziska wrote:
I'm still curious how to access the 2 installation holes beneath the black part of the armor:

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That black PCH cover with the ROG logo is removable. You remove the PCH cover to access the mobo mounting holes.

Look at the 45:49 time mark of this Thai review video and you can see the PCH cover removed with the mounting holes now accessible. With the PCH cover removed, you can also see the diagonal row of RGB LEDs there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjSW0oRH7rw&feature=youtu.be&t=2749

All of that black and metallic armor can be totally removed because you also need to remove the plastic armor surrounding the top PCIe slots in order to eventually replace the CMOS battery.