Before, we were used to seeing Asus's packages Know about the motherboard is presented right in front of you. The retail packaging feels sturdy and is overall great and also very attractive. Let's start off with the packaging because that's the first thing we'll see when we receive the product. Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panelĤ x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)Ĩ x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board)Ĥ x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue)ġ x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s)Ģ x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)ġ x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)Ħ4 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2ĩ.6 inch x 9.6 inch ( 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm ) High quality 115 dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out at rear) and 104 dB SNR recording input (Line-in) ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Intel I217V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s) Support M.2 (NGFF) Type 2242 SSD card (22mm x 42mm) resolution 4K 24 Hz / 2K 60 Hzġ x M.2 (NGFF) Socket 2 on mPCIe Combo II expansion card(s) Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Technical Specifications Asus Maximus VI Gene Specs Protect the circuitry and help with dissipating the heat. On the back of the motherboard you will see that there are a few backplates where the VRMs are and this is to The black metal heatsinks on the VRMs look great and you can feel that they are made with high quality materials.Īll of these great design features make the motherboard very attractive. The Z87 Maximus VI Gene uses NexFET MOSFETs that can handle up to 90% efficiency under normal operation and better durability than
Times longer and deliver 20% greater extreme temperature endurance than generic solid state capacitors. The 10K Black Metallic capacitors last five There are 10K Black Metallic Capacitors rated for 10,000 hours at 105C. The board also offers a massive 8+2-phase power design for high overclocking, and best of all, The build quality of the motherboard feels very sturdy when holding and very durable like with any ASUS motherboard. It comes with a stainless steel back I/O for great protection and extended motherboard lifespan.
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There's plenty of room around the socket region to install even some of today's largest CPU coolers like the Noctua NH-D14. The overall layout of the motherboard is excellent and the ROG color scheme looks attractive on the black PCB. Motherboard and they have become so outdated and slow nowadays. I personally like that it doesn't have any PCI slots because it can take up precious space in the If you want to run dual GPUs, it will run at x8/x8 and triple card setup isn't possible.Īlso, something to note about the Z87 Maximus VI Gene is that there are no PCI slots which mightĭisappoint some people.
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The board supports full x16 bandwidth but only with a single card. One PCIe x4 slot and one mini-PCIe 2.0 x1 port. It comes with a total of four PCI-Express slots. Ports via the Z87 chipset and eight more from ASMedia 1042 controller. You also have sixteen USB ports eight are USB 3.0 (they won't run at full x16 but instead at x8 which is still more than enough). The motherboard is SLI and Crossfire ready so you can stick two of your favorite cards in there and get awesome performance When using a M.2 slot on mPCIe Combo II, SATA port 5 will be disabled. Six of those SATA III ports are from the Z87 chipset and two of those are from the ASMedia 1061 controller. The Z87 Maximus VI Gene comes with a whopping eight SATAIII ports and they are all 6Gb/s ports.
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The Z87 Maximus VI Gene sports the black and red color scheme that you would expect from the ROG series. Ridiculous amount of headers especially for fans, amazing built in sound quality and much more. Only a few SATAIII ports but ASUS has equipped this bad boy with eight SATAIII ports, sixteen USB ports (8x USB 3.0 and 8 USB 2.0), a You would expect a mATX board like this to come with Like the Maximus VI Gene that is targeted at both overclockers and gamers. With so many great ATX motherboards being launched recently for Z87 chipset, it's easy to forget mATX boards