Review: ASUS Rampage II GENE: microATX mobo for Intel Core i7 chips

by Tarinder Sandhu on 13 May 2009, 08:49 3.8

Tags: Rampage II GENE, ASUSTeK (TPE:2357), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), PC

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Mobo: Enemy Territory: QW - 1,024x768 low
Foxconn Renaissance X58ASUS Rampage II GENE X58 mATX
154.47144.55


Mobo: Enemy Territory: QW - 1,680x1,050 high
Foxconn Renaissance X58ASUS Rampage II GENE X58 mATX
79.0375.35


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars' performance, at both the low-detail 1,024x768 setting and high-detail 1,680x1,050 preset, is lower than expected. There's nothing to indicate that this should be the case, but the numbers were consistent over a series of runs.

Mobo: Far Cry 2, 1,024x768, long ranch, high
Foxconn Renaissance X58ASUS Rampage II GENE X58 mATX
83.2484.79


Switching on over to DX-powered Far Cry 2 and normal service is resumed.