Asus Maximus V Formula Preview/ Results/ everything Thread!!!

I have a contact at ASUS who deals with product launches I will try get you an ETA.

Musty Pie I am struggling to set up trust, its just not having it. If you want to contact me e-mail is [email protected], any other forum members use this also.
 
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Well, aside from my recent R4E and 3930K purchase I've just gone and bought a 3770K for part of my VMware lab. It's currently sitting on my desk waiting for a board and since I won't be OC'ing this then it almost doesn't matter what board I get, but one things for sure - an absence of the M5F means I just bought my last Asus board. Really, I'm through with them if they can't even ship a board in roughly the same time frame as everyone else.

8 Pack, I don't care how awesome this board is because it's a moot point if you can't even buy one. Tell that to your Asus contact.
 
mhmm no word from major uk retailers, looks like minimum 4 weeks wait, what are other good alternative boards, I'm thinking z77 sabertooth but am putt off by the reported noisy small fan, as im going watercool noisy mobo will kinda defeat the purpose
 
Nerusy said:
mhmm no word from major uk retailers, looks like minimum 4 weeks wait, what are other good alternative boards, I'm thinking z77 sabertooth but am putt off by the reported noisy small fan, as im going watercool noisy mobo will kinda defeat the purpose
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Well personally you couldn't pay me to use a Gigabyte product. Right now I'm considering the ASRock Z77 Fatality, just looking at some reviews and getting familiar with their website/support before making the change of brand, because once I move to another brand that will be it. In my line of work I can't have more than one supplier engaged for support at a time, it would just increase my support overhead too much. I don't just buy motherboards, I'm investing in a technology partnership.

Interesting that a thread for a specific board is turning into "what are the alternatives?" thread. Kinda sums it all up really.
 
I have just received a mail from a product launch / marketing man at ASUS Taiwan. These boards have left them for Europe so its down to distribution speed now. As soon as they reach e-tailers they can be sold immediately.

They actually where released the same day as US boards so they should appear very soon.
 
Dirtyganker said:
Well personally you couldn't pay me to use a Gigabyte product. Right now I'm considering the ASRock Z77 Fatality, just looking at some reviews and getting familiar with their website/support before making the change of brand, because once I move to another brand that will be it. In my line of work I can't have more than one supplier engaged for support at a time, it would just increase my support overhead too much. I don't just buy motherboards, I'm investing in a technology partnership.

Interesting that a thread for a specific board is turning into "what are the alternatives?" thread. Kinda sums it all up really.
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There are no alternatives if you demand the best, The second best is ASUS too although M-ATX and then there is the Maximus V xtreme ;) !!!!
 
8 Pack said:
There are no alternatives if you demand the best, The second best is ASUS too although M-ATX and then there is the Maximus V xtreme ;) !!!!
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That is purely your own opinion and is entirely subjective - however biased you might be you are entitled to it.

Further more, your statement is only valid if there is actually a product to buy, otherwise "the best" Z77 non-M-ATX is someone elses product and not an Asus product - they don't even have a product to sell me and until I can buy one then it might as well not exist, and for all I know the few samples that are out there might be all there will ever be.

Do I trust Asus? Well, since they've effectively already let down all these people waiting for a product that other companies had out ages ago ... no, I don't trust them any more.

Fool me once, shame on you ... fool me twice, shame on me.
 
Dirtyganker said:
That is purely your own opinion and is entirely subjective - however biased you might be you are entitled to it.

Further more, your statement is only valid if there is actually a product to buy, otherwise "the best" Z77 non-M-ATX is someone elses product and not an Asus product - they don't even have a product to sell me and until I can buy one then it might as well not exist, and for all I know the few samples that are out there might be all there will ever be.

Do I trust Asus? Well, since they've effectively already let down all these people waiting for a product that other companies had out ages ago ... no, I don't trust them any more.

Fool me once, shame on you ... fool me twice, shame on me.
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z77 sabertooth is from asus not gigabyte.
V gene is considered to be the "best" z77 board as far as I understand by reviewers, it is subjective but there's a reason why people prefer that board, thus the idea V formula is going to be only better, it is very good board indeed.

I caved in, can't wait any longer, don't plan on extreme overclocking nor 3 sli so just went ahead and ordered sabertooth board, will finally have new system up and ready by Friday!
 
Other companies did not have a product of this quality out along time ago and if they did I don't see em. None rival the ASUS Gene for reviewers and many users. ASUS had that board out before IVY launch.

ASUS have spent allot of time developing the Formula, its a Supercharged Gene and the products results speak for themselves.
 
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Nerusy said:
z77 sabertooth is from asus not gigabyte.
V gene is considered to be the "best" z77 board as far as I understand by reviewers, it is subjective but there's a reason why people prefer that board, thus the idea V formula is going to be only better, it is very good board indeed.

I caved in, can't wait any longer, don't plan on extreme overclocking nor 3 sli so just went ahead and ordered sabertooth board, will finally have new system up and ready by Friday!
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You need help with any aspect of that build mate let me know especially RAM tuning / system Overclocking. Thats a great board and a wise purchase.
 
8 Pack said:
Other companies did not have a product of this quality out along time ago and if they did I don't see em. None rival the ASUS Gene for reviewers and many users. ASUS had that board out before IVY launch.

ASUS have spent allot of time developing the Formula, its a Supercharged Gene and the products results speak for themselves.
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I'm afraid a product that does not exist outside of a few samples DOES NOT speak for itself. It doesn't exist for the rest of us and so you giving it the whole 'look at what I've got it's awesome' but the fact that none of us can buy one just really gets me fired up.

You ever thought that the people that actually pay money for these products (which funds the company that makes them which allows them to give you freebies) might actually take exception to you waving this non-existant product under our noses as its actually a bit offensive?

As I said before, you're entitled to your opinion. I can make any number of claims I like about a product that doesn't exist in the mainstream but it doesn't make it true and least of all it doesn't make it real. Until folk can actually buy this thing you should just keep quiet, because in your position if you're not actually able to provide some useful information other than behave like a sell-out-Asus-shill then this is just a lot of hot-marketing-air.
 
I would have to agree with some of the comments above.

The Asus Maximus V Formula seems to offer something above the norm.
Everything I have read about it says its the best clocking board and just looking at its spec and design I can see it is everything I need / want.

I'm confident that other boards are technically as good, but for me, this one seems push all my buttons and is therefore worth waiting for.

Hopefully it will not be too long.

Although I generally hate pre-ordering I would be quite happy to do so with this one if it can be added to the shop?
 
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z77 sabertooth is from asus not gigabyte.
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You said "alternatives" and I was referring to other manufacturers, although at Overlockers you've actually got only and small number of different Z77 board makers. After you've eliminated that there is no RoG ATX Z77 board from Asus, your choices are Gigabyte, MSI and ASRock. MSI just haven't earned the reputation, I've had terrible experiences with Gigabyte products, which to my mind only leaves ASRock from Overclockers.

V gene is considered to be the "best" z77 board as far as I understand by reviewers, it is subjective but there's a reason why people prefer that board, thus the idea V formula is going to be only better, it is very good board indeed.

I caved in, can't wait any longer, don't plan on extreme overclocking nor 3 sli so just went ahead and ordered sabertooth board, will finally have new system up and ready by Friday!
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Whatever people think of the Gene (and I already own one) is irrelevent when it just doesn't meet your own requirements, and the Gene falls a long way short in just being able to offer the basic feature set that you expect from just about any ATX board from the RoG range. Limited SATA connectivity is just one aspect.
 
temped to get this from the US it works out at 212 + 30 delivery how much import duty am i looking at

reckon this will come in at around 240-250 if it ever comes in the uk :rolleyes:

so i dont think im spending that much more
 
Sem said:
temped to get this from the US it works out at 212 + 30 delivery how much import duty am i looking at

reckon this will come in at around 240-250 if it ever comes in the uk :rolleyes:

so i dont think im spending that much more
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Last time I was importing boards in bulk you had to pay 4.9% import duty plus VAT, plus any clearance/handling fee from DHL, UPS or whoever deals with it for you. Rates have probably changed now but it's not going to be far off.
 
Dirtyganker the Gene Board is excellent for what it does.

Why don't you just buy a different board then and stop moaning???
 
So any ideas on the price?
Whens it availabe?
How the ****Do not swear**** did you do 6ghz that easily, can you give me a tutorial please :)?
Will i get anywhere near with my i7 2600k, first batch edition with a z77 maximus V?
 
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How the **** did you do 6ghz that easily, can you give me a tutorial please :)?
Will i get anywhere near with my i7 2600k, first batch edition with a z77 maximus V?
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In a word NO!
He was using cooling at -100c to achieve that. His 6GHz is on IB not SB if you can get an IB cool enough they clock very well, apparently, but by cool we are talking at least -100c and I don't call that an easy overclock :eek:

Although the board will help... the main limitation will still be the individual CPU. The difference between one motherboard and another will be minimal, but then if you are after the best overclock small increments can mean a lot.

A better motherboard will aid in general cooling and providing a good clean current to the CPU helping to make an overclock more stable together with better memory ability. The ROG boards give high end adjustments and measuring points to enable pushing a bit further too - these are really what you are paying for.
 
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