I bought this board for a new build after reading the review in Custom PC Magazine Issue 107.
This is a really good Mboard the bios is a peace of cake to use if you want to have a go at overclocking, if you do i recommend downloading the latest bios as mine seemed to crash a couple of times until i did. It has a "funky" channel drilled into the board which is lit up with via small Led's that show off where the sound chip is , though you can turn this off in the bios if you wish.
The sound is pretty good for an on board chip, i don't see any need to update to a separate card anytime soon as it's perfectly fine for gaming. It sounds really good through my THX set up with nice smooth bass that doesn't overwhelm the mid range, there are plenty of options included with the sound blaster x-fi software to tweak to your own personal taste.
The bundled software is excellent, you get a full copy of deamon tools, a 1 year license to Kaperski Av unfortunately you need to upgrade it to be able to use there fire wall but still good for the everyday user/
LudicLogix Virtu MVP enables you to use the integrated gfx with you own separate card to give you a nice performance boost to your games (up to 60%), running BF3 on ultra settings with full AA with a GTX 560ti at 1920x1080 is a joy, it doesn't even break into a sweat, so i would imagine playing at a higher resolution (i can't with my current screen) wouldn't be a problem.
I highly recommend this board it's a overclockers dream i have manged to get mine upto 4.8ghz on air cooling using a artec freezer pro 13, though i am currently running it at 4.4 as i find it's more than i need atm, i know i can go faster in the future if i need it to.
The board arrived quickly and was well packaged as always from amazon.
if your looking for a decent backbone for a new build that overclocks with ease then you can't go wrong with this board :)
The link below gives a full feature listing.
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| Brand | ASUS |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 26.5 x 27 x 8.2 cm; 1.5 Kilograms |
| Item model number | MAXIMUS V GENE |
| Manufacturer | Asus |
| Form Factor | Micro ATX |
| Processor Socket | lga 1155 |
| Memory Technology | DDR3 |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 32 GB |
| Memory Clock Speed | 1333 MHz |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 1.5 kg |
