Asus rampage III Extreme

Helios1234 · 3 Apr 2010 at 21:54

Schoieuk said:
Any one know if this board will fit in the Antec 1200?

The R3E is only 1 inch wider than a normal atx board so check your case to see if it can accommodate that.

Schoieuk · 3 Apr 2010 at 22:02

Just one inch right?

Would be such a shame if i bought it and it couldnt fit in :>

rpg · 3 Apr 2010 at 22:26

Schoieuk said:
Just one inch right?

Would be such a shame if i bought it and it couldnt fit in :>

Yes, it's 305mm x 269mm compared to 305mm x 244mm (standard ATX). 25mm = ~1 inch.

Most mid tower cases will fit the R3E with no issues. Take the PC-7FNWfor example which is a mid tower Lian Li case (similar to Helios1234's Lian Li test case which housed the R3E). There's about ~20mm to spare. Most manufacturers list the available space on their website so it might be worth double-checking before purchase.

PraxxtorCruel · 4 Apr 2010 at 00:51

How does this compare to the Asus P6T7 WS INTEL X58 MOBO?

Schoieuk · 4 Apr 2010 at 02:00

Ok thanks for the info

Sylver123 · 4 Apr 2010 at 02:59

This board should fit with no problems in a Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos S case, shouldn`t it???

Thanks for responding.

bhavv · 4 Apr 2010 at 05:23

Open your case and check with a measuring tape, simple

.

Mine has a 275mm width for the motherboard.

Sylver123 · 4 Apr 2010 at 05:57

bhavv said:
Open your case and check with a measuring tape, simple .

Mine has a 275mm width for the motherboard.

I don`t have the case at the moment but I will do one's buying all the hardware components for my complete new build.

I checked the coolermaster website for size information but below is all the size info they got for this case.

Dimension (W / H / D)

(W) 266 x (H) 598 x (D) 628 mm
(W) 10.47 x (H) 23.54 x (D) 24.72 inch

bhavv · 4 Apr 2010 at 07:11

I tried a google image search for that case, and cant find a single high res birds eye picture of its interior.

Everywhere only has angled shots of the case, so I cant even see where the stanoff screw are.

Sylver123 · 4 Apr 2010 at 07:43

bhavv said:
I tried a google image search for that case, and cant find a single high res birds eye picture of its interior.

Everywhere only has angled shots of the case, so I cant even see where the stanoff screw are.

I`m not sure if these screens in the thread below would be any good???

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18016150&highlight=Cosmos

bhavv · 4 Apr 2010 at 08:18

They seem to have much more space than my case does, so you should be fine.

rpg · 4 Apr 2010 at 11:18

bhavv said:
They seem to have much more space than my case does, so you should be fine.

Yeah, you're right. The Cosmos S even supports E-ATX (305mm x 330mm) so you'll have loads of room.

Slackworth · 4 Apr 2010 at 14:55

PraxxtorCruel said:
How does this compare to the Asus P6T7 WS INTEL X58 MOBO?

The two boards serve different purposes really. The RP3 is focussed more on overclocking and gaming performance. The P6T7 WS is more about stability and pure power where you would want to fill it full of graphics cards for processing etc.

bhavv · 4 Apr 2010 at 15:03

I went and ordered a pair of Prolimatech MK-13s since there were only a few in stock.

I can only install one on my second card right now, and will do that first to make sure they fit, then can put them both on once I get this board.

23JMZ07 · 4 Apr 2010 at 17:47

only 1 internal usb2 headder??
My case along with lots of others have 4 usb ports externally on the case i/o panel

Gonna have to route the other 2 jacks outside of the case or just omit them

James

Schoieuk · 4 Apr 2010 at 17:48

just checked the dimentsions to my antec 1200 case, and it will fit but there are no extra screws for it, it would be a little cramped and also it covers 2 of the holes for cable managment. May unfortunatly have to sell the case and buy another :< shame..

whats the best way to sell PC components second hand? Ebay?

Cosimo · 4 Apr 2010 at 18:16

Here is a life size image:

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/4684/rampage111l.jpg

(click on image again after download for full size)

I only have a minor issue in that a Prolimatech Megahalems (with two fans) CPU cooler will cover the first DIMM slot and the fan clip will probably interfere with Corsair Dominator GT memory cooling fins in the second DIMM slot.

My hand has been hovering over the buy button for two days.

23JMZ07 · 4 Apr 2010 at 18:18

no one else have usb headder concerns?

Schoieuk · 4 Apr 2010 at 18:20

simulatorman said:
Here is a life size image:

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/4684/rampage111l.jpg

(click on image again after download for full size)

I only have a minor issue in that a Prolimatech Megahalems (with two fans) CPU cooler will cover the first DIMM slot and the fan clip will probably interfere with Corsair Dominator GT memory cooling fins in the second DIMM slot.

My hand has been hovering over the buy button for two days.

Thanks for the pic.

rpg · 4 Apr 2010 at 18:23

simulatorman said:
I only have a minor issue in that a Prolimatech Megahalems (with two fans) CPU cooler will cover the first DIMM slot and the fan clip will probably interfere with Corsair Dominator GT memory cooling fins in the second DIMM slot.

You can overcome that issue by removing the upper part of the heatsink in the offending module(s), like this:

I doubt the RAM's cooling abilities will be affected much at all, especially if the case is well cooled to begin with. Go on, you know you want to...