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First Look: Asus Maximus III Extreme

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rickysio 14th February 2010, 11:38 Quote
Ooh, looks nice! I almost thought it was a render, thanks to the colour choices.
FelixTech 14th February 2010, 11:54 Quote
I was expecting a review of the Titan Fenrir Valentines Edition today :P
stonedsurd 14th February 2010, 12:17 Quote
Looks great and performance should be nothing short of stellar under LN2. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these :D
rickysio 14th February 2010, 12:26 Quote
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Originally Posted by FelixTech
I was expecting a review of the Titan Fenrir Valentines Edition today :P

Expect a Titan Fenrir 1st Feb, 2nd Feb, 3rd Feb, 4th Feb, etc etc edition review.

Each of them differ by the colour of a single fin.
elGafas 14th February 2010, 12:32 Quote
What is the "Q reset" button for?
Bindibadgi 14th February 2010, 13:24 Quote
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Originally Posted by elGafas
What is the "Q reset" button for?

It's for using LN2 only:
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When the LN2_Mode jumper does not work and your CPU cannot resume functioning, press the Q_Reset button to temporarily stop the power supply to the CPU and help the CPU recover from a frozen condition.
M7ck 14th February 2010, 13:45 Quote
So could you do sli/crossfire in this and both cards will run at x16 speed?
elGafas 14th February 2010, 14:09 Quote
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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

It's for using LN2 only:
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When the LN2_Mode jumper does not work and your CPU cannot resume functioning, press the Q_Reset button to temporarily stop the power supply to the CPU and help the CPU recover from a frozen condition.

Thanks!
Bindibadgi 14th February 2010, 14:26 Quote
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Originally Posted by M7ck
So could you do sli/crossfire in this and both cards will run at x16 speed?

Yes, although not "true" x16 in the most fundamental sense since it's one x16 lane from the CPU multiplexed into two via the NF200 chipset. Just like previous boards that used it.
barndoor101 14th February 2010, 14:46 Quote
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Originally Posted by rickysio
Expect a Titan Fenrir 1st Feb, 2nd Feb, 3rd Feb, 4th Feb, etc etc edition review.

Each of them differ by the colour of a single fin.

you may joke, but they would all rock :P
wuyanxu 14th February 2010, 14:52 Quote
i thought it's a DDR4 board.....

clearly, they've listened to us, and taken away the IDE ports, well done Asus.

what are the 2 molex connectors for? looks like the board is a bit too power hungry.
Bindibadgi 14th February 2010, 15:06 Quote
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Originally Posted by wuyanxu
i thought it's a DDR4 board.....

clearly, they've listened to us, and taken away the IDE ports, well done Asus.

what are the 2 molex connectors for? looks like the board is a bit too power hungry.

If you read the text... :P

Each PCI-E socket can provide 75W, x5 = 375W

It's not the board that's power hungry, it's what it offers. You don't want to be pulling over 500W from an 8-pin 12V CPU power plug in reality.
Rocket_Knight64 14th February 2010, 19:07 Quote
As much as I like the board, I just dont understand the point of NF200 on P55. For the price, complexity, power and heat you might aswell have gone with X58.

But then again I suppose this is a true benching board for people just out to get numbers with LGA1156.
Xtrafresh 14th February 2010, 19:38 Quote
Wait... ROG Connect over bluetooth? Damn i wish i could get that to work on my Gene! :D
jesh 14th February 2010, 19:49 Quote
LOL... i just happen to have a perfectly bricked msi mobo cuz of a bad bios flash. upgaded last year to gigabytes ultra durable board and have already been saved by it's dual bios setup.
leexgx 14th February 2010, 22:33 Quote
this motherboard most likely costs more then an rampage extreme II (ok it lacks USB3 and Sata 6 both not important to me really as i do most of my stuff over Gigabit networking)
Omnituens 14th February 2010, 23:15 Quote
Very impressive board, love the colour scheme!
denis6902 15th February 2010, 03:37 Quote
ouch bindi, that was harsh
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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi
Note to MSI: this is how to do BIOS safety.
Bindibadgi 15th February 2010, 08:11 Quote
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Originally Posted by denis6902
ouch bindi, that was harsh

True though. So I said it.

;)
rickysio 15th February 2010, 08:57 Quote
Well, if MSI learns then all the better. ;D
pizan 15th February 2010, 13:26 Quote
The black and red color scheme is good and all, but too many companies use it. EVGA, Asus and Foxconn c'mon I want to see some green in motherboards again.
Omnituens 15th February 2010, 16:31 Quote
I liked DFI's P45-TR board colour, black with green and yellow.

loud and proud.
Cyberpower-UK 15th February 2010, 16:53 Quote
Nice layout three full fat dual slot cards with a space between each!

Where's the Rampage III?
Toxic_Lemon 5th March 2010, 13:52 Quote
looks very exciting. can`t wait for some real time tests.
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