Review-Asus Rampage IV Gene: Micro-ATX Paling Jempolan

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Oik Yusuf Araya

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Motherboard

May 15, 2012

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Motherboard Rampage IV Extreme dari seri Republic of Gamers (ROG) Asus memang luar biasa. Namun, ada kalanya pengguna tidak membutuhkan beberapa feature yang disediakan dan lebih tertarik pada ukuran fisik yang lebih ringkas. Untuk memenuhi kebutuhan ini, Asus menyediakan seri Rampage Gene, motherboard micro-ATX yang juga anggota dari keluarga ROG.

Rampage IV Gene adalah versi terbaru yang sudah dilengkapi dengan chipset Intel X79 untuk prosesor Sandy Bridge Extreme (socket LGA 2011). Biarpun berukuran kecil, Motherboard micro-ATX ini dijejali berbagai feature kelas atas seperti dukungan memori DDR3 hingga 2400 MHz dan PCI-Express 3.0.

Chipset X79

Spesifikasi

CPU		Intel® Socket 2011 for 2^nd Generation Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2 * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list
Chipset		Intel® X79
Memory		4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Quad Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Multi-GPU Support		Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology Supports AMD CrossFireX™ Technology
Expansion Slots		2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (dual x16, red) 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x8 mode, red) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
Storage		Intel® X79 chipset : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red 3 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 ASMedia® ASM1061 controller : *¹ 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
LAN		Intel®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Audio		SupremeFX III built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC – Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 110 dB – Output THD+N at 1kHz: 95 dB – Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : – SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology – 1500 uF Audio Power Capacitor – Gold-plated jacks – X-Fi® Xtreme Fidelity™ – EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0 – THX® TruStudio PRO™ – Creative ALchemy – Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection – Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
USB Ports		ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 4 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) Intel® X79 chipset : 12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 at back panel, black+white, 4 at mid-board)
Overclocking Features		ROG Connect Extreme Engine Digi+ II : – 8 -phase CPU power design – 3 -phase VCCSA power design – 2 + 2 phase DRAM power design Mem TweakIt ProbeIt UEFI BIOS features : – ROG BIOS Print – GPU.DIMM Post GameFirst iROG Extreme Tweaker Loadline Calibration USB BIOS Flashback Overclocking Protection : – COP EX (Component Overheat Protection – EX) – ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features		ASUS TurboV EVO : – CPU Level Up ASUS EPU : – EPU ASUS Exclusive Features : – MemOK! – Onboard Button : Power/Reset/Clr CMOS (at back IO) ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : – ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY : – ASUS Q-Shield – ASUS O.C. Profile – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 – ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS Q-Design : – ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) – ASUS Q-Slot – ASUS Q-DIMM – ASUS Q-Connector
Back I/O Ports		1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 2 x USB 3.0 8 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(s) 1 x Clear CMOS button(s) 1 x ROG Connect On/ Off switch(es)
Internal I/O Ports		1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 3 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s) 2 x CPU Fan connector(s) 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) 11 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 1 x Power-on button(s) 1 x Reset button(s) 1 x Go Button(s)
Accessories		User’s manual I/O Shield 2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x SLI bridge(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) 1 x ROG Connect cable(s) 1 x ROG theme label(s) 1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s) 1 x ROG Door Hanger(s)
BIOS		64Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS
Manageability		WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Support Disc		Support DVD: – Drivers and applications * ASUS AI Suite II * ROG CPU-Z * ROG GameFirst Utility * Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility * ROG Mem TweakIt Utility * ASUS AI Charger+ * WinZip * ASUS USB 3.0 Boost * ASUS Webstorage * DAEMON Tools Pro Standard * Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 1-year license
Form Factor		uATX Form Factor 9.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm )
Note		*1: These SATA ports are for data hard drivers only. ATAPI device is not supported.

Platform Pengujian

Prosesor: Intel Core i7 3930K
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Formula
Graphic Card : NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti
Memory: KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX
Hard Drive: Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series™ Gold AX850 — 80 PLUS® Gold Certified Fully-Modular Power Supply
Cooling : Corsair Hydro Series™ H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Monitor: Philips 221E
Input: Genius (keyboard dan mouse)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1