Question: Asus Rampage boards vs Asus P6 boards

[Odom]

Hi All

As per the topic just a few questions around the 2 boards. Rampage is meant to be marketed as part of the RoG (Republic of Gamers) line while the P6 appears not to be. Are the rampage boards older technology wise because currently a large number of P6 boards sell for more than Rampage boards.

Theoretically if I was going to be building a high end system centered around gaming which of the 2 boards would offer the best performance. Assuming a budget for around R4500 for the motherboard.

Thanks in advance.

[Drake2007]

RAMPAGEIIGENE Intel X58 chipset - Socket 1366 @ 6400MT/s with QuickPath Interconnect- For Nahelem Core I7 Processors - Supports Intel Dynamic Speed Technology, 6x DDR3 (Max 24GB up to 2000MHZ) 6x SATA (RAID 0,1,5,10) 1x IDE, 2x PCI Express 2.0 x16 (CrossFire and SLI support) 1x PCI Express x1, 1x PCI, Dual 10/100/1000 GB LAN, 12x USB, 2x FW, Supreme FX X-FI onboard 8 channel High Def Audio - ASUS TWEAKIT - ASUS PROBELT - ASUS EXTREME ENGINE - EXTERNAL LCD POSTER DISPLAY


P6T Intel X58 Chipset - Socket 1366 @ 6400MT/s - For Nahelem Core I7 Processors - Supports Intel Dynamic Speed Technology, 6x DDR3 (Max 24GB up to 2000MHZ) 6x SATA (RAID 0,1,5,10) 1x IDE, 3x PCI Express 2.0 x16 (CrossFire and SLI support) 1x PCI Express x4, 2x PCI, 10/100/1000 GB LAN, 12x USB, 2x FW, Realtek ALC1200 8 Channel High Def Audio, 1x ESATA, 2x SPDIF out (1 Coaxial / 1 Optical) 1x PS2 Keyboard, 1x PS2 Mouse - ATX Form Factor


spec differences in bold. @OP -Do you spot anything else?

[Re83L]

Drake" The GENE is a mATX board, while the P6T is ATX.

@ Odom: The RoG boards are the highest priced boards per chipset they bring out.
The new Rampage III Extreme is set to arrive in SA soon.