Review: Asus ROG Rampage V Extreme X99 Motherboard

Accessories

Rampage V Extreme Sata cables Rampage V Extreme SLI and crossfire

Straight away we have a total of 10 SATA 6Gbps cables. 5 x right angled and 5 x straight angled. On the right we have the included SLI and crossfire cables. Included is a 3-way and 4-way SLI bridge and 2 x crossfire bridges. The crossfire cables are only needed for cards that still require the bridge and modern AMD cards will simply bridge through PCIe 3.0 and not need the cable.

Rampage V Extreme t probes Rampage V Extreme Manuals and DVD's

On the left we have three temperature probes that can be attached to the motherboard in various areas. These probes can be tied into fan curves for custom controls based on their temperatures.

Rampage V Extreme OC Socket Rampage V Extreme IO cover

Asus include their own OC Socket mount. These can replace the standard 2011v3 screw socket so that users can use LN2 or Dry Ice pot for serious overclocking. A always, the Rampage Extreme is aimed at breaking world records.

Rampage V Extreme wifi and bluetooth 2 Rampage V Extreme Wifi and bluetooth

Lastly we have the included WiFI aerial. This can be used in two ways with the unit either flat or twisted to give a flat based and left standing up. There is a included magnet on the back of the unit – which allows for it to be attached to the side of your case should you wish. The aerial has three seperate cables that connect to the back I/O board for 3×3 WiFi with 2.4GHZ and 5GHz support. It includes WiFi AC support for up to 1,300Mbps speed.

OC Panel

Rampage V Extreme PC panel 3 Rampage V Extreme OC Panel 2

The OC Panel was included with the Rampage IV Extreme Black Edition and Asus have included it with the Rampage V Extreme as well. The OC Panel is aimed at serious overclockers. It includes ffunctions directly overclocking everything on the motherboard. The main area of the panel includes 4 buttons which are – Normal/Extreme Mode Switch, One-Click CPU Level Up, Power button (for display), and finally Fan speed control. The display itself will list CPU temperatures, Base clocks, FAN RPM’s and Multiplier ratio.

Rampage V Extreme OC Panel 4 Rampage V Extreme OC Panel internal

Removing the bottom panel will reveal some of the OC Panels functions. It includes 4 x 4 pin fan headers, VGA Hotwire, VGA SMB, and lastly  Slow Mode and Pause switches. Again, this is aimed at those going for serious overclocking.

Rampage V Extreme OC Panel Right Side Rampage V Extreme OC Panel Left side

The right side of the device is left blank, but the left side has a Subzero Sensor.

Rampage V Extreme OC Panel connections Rampage V Extreme OC Panel 1

The bottom of the device has the ROG Connect port and a SATA power for connecting the device to your computer.

Rampage V Extreme OC Panel inside bay Rampage V Extreme OC Panel Inside bay 2

The last thing for the OC Panel is the 5.25-inch bay that allows the device to simply sit inside your case and act as little monitor for the details we listed above. It also allows for quick fan control, which is defiantly handy since we have 8 fan headers on the board to use.

 

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