Taipei, Taiwan; April 16, 2010

ASUS ROG Rampage III Extreme, MATRIX 5870 and ARES Leading
Choice of Record Breaking PC tuners Worldwide
Recent results from top PC benchmarking provider Futuremark show ASUS ROG
leads the fray as the premier choice of discerning users and hardcore overclockers.

Leadership Proven on the Ground

In the realm of PC tuning and overclocking, few names are as prominent as Futuremark. The
company has recently published the latest results of their Hall of Fame, counting the top
performance scores as submitted by actual users globally and sorted by Futuremark product
used.

Submitted scores are all online-verifiable, and ASUS is proud to report that of the nine
categories listed, seven have systems built with ASUS ROG components in the top winning
position. This provides clear insight into the benefit ASUS components have for the PC
performance community and especially those keen on overclocking glory. Their combination of
advanced technology, flexibility and great value has made them superb tools and allies in the
pursuit of ever-better computing.
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Tools of the Trade

Overclockers listed by Futuremark report particular usage of leading ASUS Republic of
Gamers (ROG) products such as the Rampage III Extreme motherboard, which is equipped
with the Extreme Engine Digi+, combining the advantages of digital and analog power
management designs. Futuremark users also note the ROG MATRIX 5870 graphics card with
its Super Hybrid Engine providing instant performance boosts, and the recently unveiled ARES
dual-GPU mega-graphics card.

Not only do all these follow the ASUS and Republic of Gamers mantra of offering the most
power and performance possible in leading edge consumer computing technology, they
likewise include a host of overclocking and tuning features that make them especially
amenable and accessible when trying to extract every last ounce of power. This is something
the community obviously appreciates, hence the vote of confidence reflected in the
Futuremark Hall of Fame.

ASUS continues to innovate in the field of hardcore PC performance, showing the way for both
new users and seasoned veterans on the path to fresh world records. The company’s
commitment to a more exciting and rewarding PC experience remains absolute.

ASUS MATRIX 5870

About Futuremark
Futuremark has over the years established itself as the leading provider of benchmarking
tools, offering a common standard by which users from all around the globe can gauge their
hardware performance and assess the results of tuning efforts.

Products such as 3DMark, 3DMark Vantage, PCMark and PCMark Vantage have become
legendary among the PC community, and their established track record makes them
authoritative measurements of hardware capability.
This report based on Futuremark Hall of Fame information,
http://www.futuremark.com/community/halloffame/ , published April 14, 2010.

Specifications
ASUS ROG Rampage III Extreme Motherboard
CPU Supports Intel® processors in the LGA1366 package

Chipset Intel® X58/ICH10R

6 x DIMM, triple channel, up to 24G

Memory DDR3 2200 (O.C.)/2133 (O.C.)/2000 (O.C.)/

1800 (O.C)/1600/1333/1066MHz

4 x PCIe2.0 x16 slot (x16; x16/x16; x16/x8/x8 and x8/x8/x8/x8)

Expansion slots 1 x PCIe x4

1 x PCI 2.2

NVIDIA three-way SLI™ / ATI CrossFireX™ technology, 4 X graphics card

Multi-GPU
ready

Storage 7 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ; 1 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s; 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports

Bluetooth V2.0/V2.1+EDR accessories card

Bluetooth
RC Bluetooth on/off switch

LAN Intel® Gigabit LAN

8-channel high definition audio CODEC

Audio
Optical S/PDIF out ports rear

2 x 1394a ports
IEEE1394a
(1 port rear; 1 port onboard)

2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back panel)

USB 9 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports at midboard; 6 ports at back panel, 1 for

ROG Connect)

Other I/O ports 1 x PS/2, 1 x eSATA, 1 x IEEE1394a, 1 x CMOS, 1 x ROG Connect switch

Fan connectors 8 x fan connectors (1 x CPU / 1 x power / 3 x chassis / 3 x optional)

Kaspersky anti-virus (1 year full edition); 3DMark® Vantage Advanced

Software
Edition

Extreme Engine Digi+, USB BIOS Flashback, ROG Connect, ROG

Features Extreme OC Kit, Extreme Tweaker, iROG, ProbeIt, ASUS Q-LED, Loadline

Calibration, Q-Fan plus

Form factor Extended ATX, 12” x 10.6” (30.5cm x 26.9cm)

 ASUS ROG MATRIX 5870/2DIS/2GD5 Graphics Card
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Graphics engine ATI Radeon HD5870

Bus standard PCI Express 2.1

Video memory 2GB GDDR5

Engine clock 894MHz

Memory clock 4.8GHz (1.2GHz GDDR5)

Memory interface 256-bit

DVI max resolution 2560X1600

D-Sub output Yes, via adapter

DVI output Yes x 2 (native dual link DVI X1; single link DVI via HDMI to DVI adapter

X1)

HDCP compliant Yes

HDMI output Yes x 1

Display port Yes x 1

Bundled software ASUS utilities and applications

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Please visit www.asus.com for up-to-date information.

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About ASUS
ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era, with a broad product portfolio that includes
notebooks, netbooks, motherboards, graphics cards, displays, desktop PCs, servers, wireless
solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. Driven by innovation and committed to
quality, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s
home and office users. ASUS won 3,268 awards in 2009, and is widely credited with
revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and
a world-class R&D design team, the company’s revenue for 2009 was US$7.5 billion. ASUS
ranks among BusinessWeek’s InfoTech 100, and has been on the listing for 12 consecutive
years.

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