There are a wide array of motherboard manufacturers cranking out AM3+ boards, with chipsets ranging from the venerable 760G up through the gamut of 800 series. Of course AMD has also refreshed its chipset naming to match the new CPUs, and motherboards based on the 970, 990X and top dog 990FX are also available. It's two of these 900 series of boards that ASUS has sent over for review; the one we will be focusing on today is the Sabertooth 990FX.
The ASUS Rampage III GENE Motherboard is fully loaded with features to make even the most hardcore enthusiasts happy. The ASUS Rampage III GENE is mATX in form factor, but certainly does not let this get in the way of being a full featured LGA 1366 motherboard built around the X58 chipset. The GENE bears ASUS' "Rampage III" and "Republic of Gamers" tags, and this translates to a wealth of overclocking and tweaking features for the enthusiast. The Rampage III GENE is SLI and Crossfire-X capable for multiple GPU setups for extreme gaming performance even in a small chassis.
Its been a while in the making but The SSD Review has finally got its hands on eight (8) new generation SATA 3 SSDs in the name of Patriot Wildfire 120GB SATA 3 SSDs for RAID testing.With a host of companies offering the latest SandForce controllers on their SSDs, Patriot is setting out to leap above the pack with the Wildfire series. The latest offering from Patriot is sporting the new SF-2281 controller and paired with higher performing Toshiba Toggle Nand in a 16 chip configuration. Buckle up as these drives are tweaked for performance and going to take you for a wild ride!
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