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Seriously what are the manufacturers thinking? No one but EVGA put out a m-ATX X299 Board for the Skylake X launch. SLI is out. Trend is going towards smaller cases. Show us some engineering skills ASUS! You did it with X99 and your marvelous X99-m WS board that had 2x 8Pin connectors, a real fin-array for VRM/mosfet cooling and decent onboard sound. All in a micro-ATX formfactor. Just take the same board, put the new chipset and socket on. Stick a RGB connector in the corner for 2017 and done.
Just a reminder: There are enthusiasts that want the most powerful pc in the smallest enclosure possible.
ASUS please.
Just a reminder: There are enthusiasts that want the most powerful pc in the smallest enclosure possible.
ASUS please.
Yes, you are right. But mATX board need to have 3 slots and single x1 or x4 slot.
Now ASUS found way how to mount M.2 without problem. PCH have 24 PCI-E lanes.
X99-M WS was nicest small X99 motherboard, definitely.
ASUS produced before Rampage Gene same as Maximus Gene.
And no reason to VRM or power senction is smaller or different than big motherboards from high class. Don't need to be premium but VRM, chokes, controllers, everything must be same as ATX or E-ATX board because mATX is only for someone who want 1 GPU and smaller case.
Definitely need mATX. I notice people who bought brand they don't prefere because ASUS didn't launched ROG mATX.
But ASUS probably better know than we what could be flaw of mATX motherboard. If you ask me board need to work with all Skylake-X models, with i9 series as well, overclocked.
Now ASUS found way how to mount M.2 without problem. PCH have 24 PCI-E lanes.
X99-M WS was nicest small X99 motherboard, definitely.
ASUS produced before Rampage Gene same as Maximus Gene.
And no reason to VRM or power senction is smaller or different than big motherboards from high class. Don't need to be premium but VRM, chokes, controllers, everything must be same as ATX or E-ATX board because mATX is only for someone who want 1 GPU and smaller case.
Definitely need mATX. I notice people who bought brand they don't prefere because ASUS didn't launched ROG mATX.
But ASUS probably better know than we what could be flaw of mATX motherboard. If you ask me board need to work with all Skylake-X models, with i9 series as well, overclocked.
FuryA@ASUS wrote:
HEDT M-ATX board is gorgeous
Since RAMPAGE III GENE , after that
There is no ROG series gene board for HEDT 🙂
Could try to pass Your expectation for R&D Team
Rampage III Gene was motherboard with Intel X58 Chipset.
Small beast with 6 DIMM slots looked great.
ASUS made 3 ROG Motherboards for Intel X79 Chipset.
Rampage IV Extreme, Rampage IV Formula, Rampage IV Gene mATX
and 4th Rampage IV Black Edition later when Ivy X become available.
Rampage IV Gene was so cool motherboard.
Now such motherboard could serve for 4x16GB DDR4, (2+2 DIMM slots)
3x PCI-E x16 slots and 1x PCI-E x4 slot, ASUS DIMM M.2 slot for 2x M.2.
People who use single graphic card could use and x16 slots or one x8 slot for M.2 adapter.
They could use and Intel Optane. Everything on mATX motherboard.
But that mATX motherboard should be tank, I mean like Extreme cut on half, without saving cost on power section, phases, controllers, regulators, chokes, capacitors... Everything as on Extreme, even 8+4 or 8+8 pin CPU.
If ASUS success to put six DIMMs on mATX than could fit all of these features with four DIMM slots.
That mean if customer want i9 18 cores to OC on 4.5GHz in Mini PC no need to worry about anything.
For possible ROG Rampage VI Gene mATX ASUS only should follow layout of Rampage IV Gene and add DIMM.2 and strongest power section.
