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ASUS Maximus V Extreme Z77 LGA1155 Motherboard Review

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2012-07-09 16:51:49.0


OCaholic have posted a review of the enthusiast-oriented ASUS Maximus V Extreme, an Intel Z77-based motherboard that comes with all the usual Republic of Gamers (RoG) features including four PCI-E 3.0 slots for quad SLI.

Here's what they had to say:

"The first impression the Maximus V Extreme from ASUS leaves, makes us want more. Once again we like the ROG design, which meanwhile belongs to the evergreens in the industry. Furthermore there are four PCI Express 3.0 slots which make this board future proof.

Even the placement of the PCI-Express x16 is very well chosen. There is a total of five of these slots, whereas red ones can access eight lanes each when there are graphics cards in every slot. This is possible because of a PLX bridge chip that splits the incoming 16 lanes to 32 lanes. We also liked the voltage readouts as well as the possibility that one can deactivate the different PCI-Express x16 expansion slots via dip switches. The Maximus V Extreme really seems to be a very complete overclocking motherboard."


Though expensive, this it is easily one of the best Z77 motherboards available. Check it out!

Click here to read the full review.

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