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Old March 26, 2009, 11:22 AM
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Default Finally in stock: Asus Rampage II Gene (mATX X58)
A little bit of competition for DFI doesn't hurt... this mobo is only a bit more expensive, but makes up for it in looks.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?affiliateid=4352418&sku=37051

I've been waiting for a few weeks to buy one of these -- it's going into my H2GO, so stay tuned for the worklog :)
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Old March 26, 2009, 11:55 AM
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Old March 27, 2009, 08:45 AM
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While many mATX boards don't OC very well, and offer less "options" than their ATX/EATX counterparts, Asus has done a great job recently on these smaller boards.

I built a PC for my mom: Asus P5E-VM HDMI mATX w/ Intel Q6600. While testing, I managed to get it up to 3.9Ghz. I'm hoping this Gene badboy can net me similar (or maybe for $300+ I should say "better") results.
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Old March 27, 2009, 10:01 AM
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If one would like to use this uATX with a dual video card setup, what would be recommended? I'm asking for I know a few good video cards have massive heatsinks on them. Doesn't matter if it is ATI or nVidia.
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If one would like to use this uATX with a dual video card setup, what would be recommended? I'm asking for I know a few good video cards have massive heatsinks on them. Doesn't matter if it is ATI or nVidia.
It supports 2 video cards, but by running 2 cards you will no longer have access to the PCI-E4 of PCI slots...

You can run ATI or nVidia -- the board supports SLI and Xfire.
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nice board and yes i have not had very good success overclocking on matx board but give it another try my self very cool board
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If one would like to use this uATX with a dual video card setup, what would be recommended? I'm asking for I know a few good video cards have massive heatsinks on them. Doesn't matter if it is ATI or nVidia.
ASUS just announced the P6T7 WS with 7 PCI-E slots.

CeBIT 2009: Asus Debuts P6T WS Motherboard With 7 PCI-E Slots - Expreview.com
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