Topics:#4-way-crossfire

We recommend you strap yourself down, because here's the new Rampage V Extreme!

ASUS has just launched a new Z97 Workstation (WS) motherboard with 4-way PCI-Express Gen 3 graphics power thanks to a PLX switch embedded in the board. If you need 4 graphics cards for your gaming or GPGPU workloads that needs superb reliability under stress, take a look at the Z97-WS! See the PR inside to see the full details of its exclusive design features.

Watch 8 Pack and HiVizMan live at the Overclockers UK overclocking feed until 6PM (GMT) tonight: www.twitch.tv/overclockers_uk ASUS R9 290X DirectCU II graphics cards, the Rampage IV Black Edition, Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 and Antec PSU's are being used to try and topple 4-way GPU world records.

UK pro overclocking gurus, 8 Pack and Hivizman have taken a huge haul of OC world records with 2, 3 and 4-way R9 290X CrossFire, an Intel Core i7-4930K at 6,150MHz, Corsair Dominator Platinum C9 at 2,730+MHz - all plugged into a Rampage IV Black Edition.

Tom's Hardware has rounded up several motherboards capable of 3 and 4-way SLI, including the ASUS Z87 WS (workstation) which it awarded its Approved stamp.

The new Rampage IV Black Edition is the ultimate LGA2011 motherboard for PC gaming or overclocking, and the ideal companion for a new Ivy Bridge-E (4th Generation LGA2011) CPU.

Day 1 was filled with attempts at 2, 3 and 4-way CrossFire-X with MATRIX 7970's on the Maximus V Extreme. Unfortunately no records were broken, such is OC-life, but it was still great fun to try until 2:30am. See the gallery below for all the action from Shamino, Splave, Fred yama-san, Raja, Hazzan, Rsanino, Viss and Andre!

For you extreme overclockers and 4-way GPU nuts who have been waiting for the Extreme board to arrive: the time is.. very close. Like the Maximus IV Extreme(-Z) last year, the Maximus V Extreme represents ROG team's tailoring to the very high end. How exactly? Read on!