ASUS has debuted the latest addition to its ROG line-up, with Intel's venerable X58 chipset powering the new Rampage III Black Edition motherboard.
Donning a sleek black colour scheme with a splash of red, it is touted as being packed with a plenitude of hardware and software based improvements, and as an evolution of ASUS' previous offering - the Rampage III Extreme.
Overclocking prowess is obviously something that ASUS is talking up here. The Rampage III Black Edition is kitted out with a digital VRM design, features such as ROG Connect for overclocking mastery and, interestingly, ROG iDirect which lets you use an iPhone or iPad to dabble to a certain extent, thanks to Bluetooth technology.
ASUS' ROG ThunderBolt expansion card is another selling point. Talked up as going all out to deliver exceptional LAN and audio performance, it uses a dedicated Network Processing Unit (NPU) from Bigfoot Networks - the Killer E2100 - and on the audio side of the equation, adopts XONAR audio technology and a built-in headphone amplifier to pump out the sound.
ASUS' Rampage III Black Edition is filtering through the channel and pricing, at the moment, appears to be from £380, including VAT.
