ASUS Rampage Formula (Intel X48)
ASUS Rampage Formula |
| Chipset | Intel X48 |
| CPU | LGA775 Pentium 4 FSB 1333/1066/800/533 MHz
Celeron Conroe/Prescott FSB 800/533 MHz
Dual-Core Pentium4 Smithfield/Presler
Quad-Core (Yorkfield/Kentsfield), Dual-Core (Wolfdale/Conroe) FSB 1333/1066/800 MHz
HyperThreading |
| Memory | DDR2 533/667/800/1066/1200 |
| HDD | 1x UltraDMA/133
6x SerialATA II(RAID) |
| Extras | 2 IEEE-1394a
Audio Intel HDAq 12 USB 2.0
2x Gigabit Ethernet |
| Price | ~$300 |
ASUS produces the widest assortment of motherboards based on the Intel X48 chipset. So, at our test lab we've got another motherboard of the 'Republic Of Gamers' series. This series is aimed solely at gamers, which implies extensive overclocking, as well as a rich package bundle (including a popular game). Since motherboards of this series are aimed at gamers, there is no embedded support for Linux in them.
As we know, ASUS separates some motherboards into Formula and Extreme versions. The most expensive are Extreme whose package bundle includes external thermal sensors. And the system as a whole with an Extreme board also turns out to be more expensive because these versions are aimed at DDR3 memory operation. Motherboards of the Formula series are more accessible and cost a bit less. And today we'll be testing just this motherboard - ASUS Rampage Formula (Intel X48).
ASUS Rampage Formula Specifications
ASUS Rampage Formula |
| CPU | - Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott (2M)/Gallatin/CedarMill) with the bus speeds 1066/800/533 MHz
- Dual-core Intel Pentium D / EE (Smithfield/Presler) with the bus speeds 1066/800 MHz
- Intel Celeron-D (Prescott/Conroe-L) with the bus speeds 800/533 MHz
- Support for Intel Core 2 (Kentsfield (4 cores), Conroe (2 cores)) with the bus speeds 1333/1066/800 MHz
- Support for Intel Yorkfield, Wolfdale with the bus speeds 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
- Socket LGA775
- Support for HyperThreading processors |
| Chipset | - North bridge Intel X48 (MCH)
- South bridge Intel ICH9R
- Interbridge communication: DMI |
| System memory | - Four 240-pin slots for DDR2 SDRAM DIMM
- Maximum memory capacity 8 GB
- Supported memory DDR2 533/667/800/1066/1200
- Dual-channel memory capacity
- Onboard power indicator |
| Graphics | - Two PCI Express x16 slots |
| Expansion options | - Two 32-bit PCI Bus Master slots
- Three PCI Express x1 slots
- Twelve USB 2.0 (6 integrated + 6 additional)
- Two IEEE1394 ports (FireWire; one integrated + 1 additional)
- Integrated High Definition Audio 7.1 on a separate board
- Two Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers |
| Overclocking options | - FSB adjustable within 200 to 800 MHz in 1 MHz increments; multiplier adjustable
- Adjustable voltages on the CPU, PLL, memory, FSB, and the chipset (MCH+ICH)
- ASUS AiBooster |
| Disk subsystem | - One link for UltraDMA133/100/66/33 Bus Master IDE (JMB368; with support for up to two ATAPI devices)
- Support for SerialATA II (6 link - ICH9R, with support for RAID)
- Support for LS-120 / ZIP / ATAPI CD-ROM |
| BIOS | - 16 Mbit Flash ROM
- AMI BIOS with support for Enhanced ACPI, DMI, Green, PnP Features
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS MyLogo 3
- Multi-languages BIOS |
| Misc | - One port for FDD, a port for PS/2 keyboard
- Onboard power indicator + buttons to power-on and reset
- CMOS reset button
- STR (Suspend to RAM)
- SPDIF Out |
| Power management | - Wake up on modem, mouse, keyboard, LAN, timer and USB
- Main 24-pin ATX power connector
- Additional 8-pin power connector |
| Monitoring | - Monitoring the temperatures of the CPU, system, voltages, rotational speeds of the eight fans
- ASUS Q-Fan 2
- ASUS AI Gear 2, AI Nap
- ASUS PC Probe II |
| Dimensions | - ATX form factor, 245x305 mm (9.63" x 12") |
Package
The box with the ASUS Rampage Formula board is pretty massive and has a handle to carry it around:
One page tips up, and the user can get a brief idea of all ASUS' proprietary technologies. Through the transparent windows, you can see a massive radiator on the chipset, and an additional audio board.
Inside the box, there is the motherboard itself in a transparent plastic box..
.. and box with additional items:
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