Powered by the newest high-end chipset from Intel, X79, ASUS ROG Rampage IV GENE is the perfect motherboard for those who want performance, multi-GPU configurations capabilities and a small but powerful PC. Because ASUS ROG Rampage IV GENE is a micro-ATX motherboard, some details from the ATX version will not be available for this version. For example, we have just four DDR3 slots. On the full ATX version, we have six or eight DDR3 slots. Also, we have just three PCI Express x16 slots instead of four (Rampage IV Formula) or five (Rampage IV Extreme). Well, this is not a bad point. Anyway, we can play any games with just one graphic card. The chipset, X79, is the newest chipset from Intel and we have to use the newest processors on the newest LGA2011 socket. So, if you want to change your motherboard with this one you have to change the processor, too. At least we can keep the other parts, including DDR3 memories. And one good point for enthusiasts: the overclocking capabilities are similar with the other high-end motherboards based on Intel X79 chipset. We wonder: why they use that PCI Express x4? If we use one or two dual-slot graphic card, that PCI Express x4 is useless. Like all the other ASUS X79 boards, Bios Flashback (white USB port) makes it here as well. The eSATA is only 3GB/s and wired from the Intel PCH instead of the usual ASMedia 6GB/s (probably due to limited board space). Gold plated audio connectors are used as well, which is a nice touch. Only 2 USB 3.0 ports are provided, although the 7 USB 2.0 ports should be enough for most users. In conclusion, if you want power, performance, multi-GPU capabilities and you want to use the new LGA2011 socket, but you want to save some space, then ASUS ROG Rampage IV GENE is the solution.
Source: VR-Zone
