ASUS Announces Four World Records Smashed Using Rig Powered by ROG Rampage V Extreme and Strix GTX 980 Ti

2015/10/02

Taipei, Taiwan (2nd October, 2015) —ASUS today announced that the combined power of its flagship Republic of Gamers (ROG) Rampage V Extreme gaming motherboard and ASUS Strix GTX 980 Ti graphics card enabled a leading overclocker to smash four world records for 3D performance.

Xtreme Addict, the current world number-two in the HWBOT Overclocker Leagues, built a rig using both Rampage V Extreme and Strix GTX 980 Ti in a 4-way SLI® configuration to achieve new world-beating scores of 118492 marks in 3DMark Vantage Performance, 54806 marks in 3DMark11 Performance, 44444 marks in 3DMark Fire Strike, and 33716 marks in 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme.

Four world records: ROG Rampage V Extreme and Strix GTX 980 Ti leaders for 3D performance

While never losing his own cool, Xtreme Addict used up to 120 liters of liquid nitrogen (LN2) to chill both the four-GPU pot on the Strix GTX 980 Ti and the pot on the Intel® Core™ i7-5960X processor fitted to the Rampage V Extreme. Xtreme Addict completed his rig with 3200MHz HyperX DDR4 memory from Kingston, a 1,500W power-supply unit (PSU) and LN2-based CPU- and GPU-cooling kits. The full results, percentage improvements over base frequencies and HWBOT submission links are as follows:

  • 3DMark Vantage Performance 4xGPU – 118492 marks
    -Intel Core i7-5960X @ 5,750MHz (+91.67%)
    -Strix GTX 980 Ti: 1800MHz (+67.29%) / 2075MHz (+18.37%) br-Submission link: http://hwbot.org/submission/2982001
  • 3DMark11 Performance 4xGPU – 54806 marks
    -Intel Core i7-5960X @ 5750MHz (+91.67%)
    -Strix GTX 980 Ti: 1800MHz (+67.29%) / 2075MHz (+18.37%)
    -Submission link: http://hwbot.org/submission/2981999
  • 3DMark Fire Strike 4xGPU – 44444 marks
    -Intel Core i7-5960X @ 5,880MHz (+96.00%)
    -Strix GTX 980 Ti: 1800MHz (+67.29%) / 2075MHz (+18.37%)
    -Submission link: http://hwbot.org/submission/2980569
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme 4xGPU – 33716 marks
    -Intel Core i7-5960X @ 5,880MHz (+96.00%)
    -Strix GTX 980 Ti: 1800MHz (+67.29%) / 2075MHz (+18.37%)
    -Submission link: http://hwbot.org/submission/2991556

    Extreme gaming gear: ROG Rampage V Extreme and ASUS Strix GTX 980 Ti

    Rampage V Extreme is an Intel X99 chipset-based motherboard engineered for LGA 2011-v3-socket Intel Core i7 processors and DDR4 memory. It features exclusive overclocking technologies, including the patent-pending OC Socket, OC Panel, Safe Boot and ReTry buttons.

    Rampage V Extreme benefits from the Extreme Engine Digi+ IV voltage-regulator module (VRM), DirectCU direct-contact cooling, X-Socket II and Fan Xpert 3 cooling technologies. It also has the latest connectivity, including dual 10Gbit/s SATA Express ports, a built-in 32Gbit/s PCI Express® 3.0 x4 M.2 slot and 802.11ac Wi-Fi with a three-transmit, three-receive (3x3) antenna configuration.

    Strix GTX 980Ti is an extreme-performance enthusiast-gaming graphics card, with ASUS-exclusive DirectCU III technology and a patented triple-wing-blade 0dB fan design to deliver maximum airflow for 30%-cooler and three times (3X) quieter performance.

    The powerful graphics card includes ASUS Auto-Extreme technology with Super Alloy Power II components for premium quality and reliability, and benefits from ASUS-exclusive GPU Tweak II with XSplit Gamecaster for intuitive performance tweaking and instant gameplay streaming.

    Best choice for gamers: ROG and Strix brands preferred by world’s most-demanding users

    ASUS is ecstatic that ROG Rampage V Extreme and Strix GTX 980 Ti contributed to Xtreme Addict’s world-beating overclocking skills and extreme performance. These achievements demonstrate our ceaseless commitment to delighting and exciting both power users, enthusiasts and hardcore gamers.

    The ROG motherboard range and Strix graphics cards are designed for overclocking and gaming. This includes the use of premium materials, smarter layouts and tougher components, along with countless user-friendly features that make it easy to tap this superior computing potential.