Awesome feedback. He's teenage boy. He'd blacklist me forever On Wed, Nov 27, 2024, 13:46 King Beowulf <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/23/24 01:38, mo wrote: > > I am setting up a gaming PC for my friend's son. I bought/acquired > > everything, mostly from PDX Hackerspace. I have an ASUS Republic of > Gamers > > (ROG) Rampage II Gene mb. I bought a 500GB SSD M.2 for it b/c > > > https://www.google.com/search?q=does+asus+republic+of+gamers+rampage+ii+gene+have+m.2+ssd > > says it has an M.2 slot, but I cannot find the slot! > > > > I have hunted online for the location, removed the CPU+heatsink, removed > > some other heatsink, etc; I still cannot find the slot. Can any of you > > confirm this mb has an m.2 slot? & if so, where is it located? I'm > baffled > > (which rarely takes long). ;) > > > > Also is 18GB DDR3 ram enough for a gaming PC? I am not a gamer; I am > > configuring this beast as a favor. I appreciate any tips on making this a > > good gaming PC for her son. > > > > thanks. > > Mo, > > Having built and used gaming computers for 35+ yrs, I consider myself a > bit of an expert. I do wish our friends on this list would STFU on > technical posts if they do not have anything relevant and useful to offer. > > For your query, > > STEP 1: > What is the EXACT ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) Rampage II Gene mb model > name. It is written on the box as well as the motherboard. From the > name, this is a 2009 motherboard. This motherboard predates M.2. STEP 2: > Once you have the full motherboard information, you can go to asus.com > and download the manual and specifications. ALWAYS go to the OEM for > specifications. NEVER ask anywhere else unless you are well versed in > the gamer build culture and know which web sites are legit. STEP 3: Read > the manual and specifications. > https://www.asus.com/supportonly/rampage_ii_gene/helpdesk_manual/ Based > on the information I found, the Asus Rampage II Gene supports: Intel I7 > LGA1366 24GB max DDR3 1333/1066 DRAM PCI-express 2.0 USB 1.1/2.0 > Creative Labs X-fi 8-channel audio IEEE 1394a (firewire) Realtyek > Gigabit LAN (RJ45) IDE pots SATA ports (standard) ** No M.2 SATA or > PCI-e ports ** You will need a regular old mechanical SATA or SSD SATA > drives, or (as mentioned) one of those M.2 adapters to plug in to the > PCI-e expansion slot. Assuming you can find one for PCI-express 2.0 > compatibility. OPINION ======= This was a excellent gaming hardware 15 > yrs ago. You will find it considerably out of date, slow and clunky, for > most modern games. Of course, it depends on the type of games and the > age of the boy. If a teenager, he will never speak to you again after > receiving this antique museum hardware. As a reference, here is ASUS > latest ROG Rampage motherboard, and it is already "obsolete" since it > only supports PCI-express 3.0. > > https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-rampage/rog-rampage-v-edition-10-model/ > DDR4 memory and PCI-e 4.0 came out years ago and the new "hotness" is > DDR5 and PCI-e 5.0. -Ed > >
