Asus Z97 ROG Motherboards

whyscotty · 5 May 2014 at 14:32

kazuya1337 said:
Announce the Rampage V Black x99 already =/

Wrong thread

setter · 5 May 2014 at 14:34

The higher end ROG boards such as the formula and extreme are supposed to be unveiled at computech next month.

rpggamesplayer · 5 May 2014 at 15:04

I am after the gene micro atx for the parvum

Xplo · 5 May 2014 at 18:09

Want there to be an Impaxt ITX Z97

mmj_uk · 5 May 2014 at 18:30

I think the Impact was released later last time because iirc it was one of the few boards unaffected by the USB chipset bug as all of the Impact had the new revision from day 1, so it might not be released right away?

setter · 5 May 2014 at 18:32

mmj_uk said:
I think the Impact was released later last time because iirc it was one of the few boards unaffected by the USB chipset bug, so it might not be released right away?

Quite possible as when i bought my formula, a few users on here asked me to check if it was the rev 2 model, on which the usb bug had been fixed. The impact came out pretty late on in the Z87 range.

ZG002 · 5 May 2014 at 19:43

The gene is just the board I'm looking for. Now just need prices of these and the refreshed Haswells.

setter · 5 May 2014 at 19:51

ZG002 said:
The gene is just the board I'm looking for. Now just need prices of these and the refreshed Haswells.

If your going for the Gene and wishing to use an i7 cpu, best waiting until the updated devils canyon chip is out next month. Better thermal paste than the current haswell chips. Iirc the refresh in a few weeks time are locked chips with the same bad paste job as current models.

ZG002 · 5 May 2014 at 20:04

setter said:
If your going for the Gene and wishing to use an i7 cpu, best waiting until the updated devils canyon chip is out next month. Better thermal paste than the current haswell chips. Iirc the refresh in a few weeks time are locked chips with the same bad paste job as current models.

Yeah I meant the ones out in June (Devils canyon then?) K series cpu's as I want to try some over clocking, Likely be an i5.

delpy8 · 8 May 2014 at 16:24

When is the NDA being lifted in UK is it this week? I'm wanting one of these rogs

mmj_uk · 8 May 2014 at 16:43

NDA expires this Sunday so boards should be able to buy on Monday? as well as the locked versions of the Haswell revision.

delpy8 · 8 May 2014 at 16:50

Cheers for the confirmation, Or Sunday evening like last time

delpy8 · 8 May 2014 at 16:51

Any idea on the unlocked K version

Psypher5 · 8 May 2014 at 17:08

june i've seen?

dlknight · 12 May 2014 at 10:57

Nice review of the Maximus Hero here - 5GHz @ 1.4v on a 4770k

http://www.play3r.net/reviews/motherboards/asus-z97-maximus-vii-hero-revew/

I'm just waiting for some more reviews of the MSI / Gigabyte Gaming and SOC boards now before making a decision...

kye1987 · 12 May 2014 at 13:32

hmmm to get the ranger or the hero? I have the cash for the hero so I guess I should go all out?

delpy8 · 12 May 2014 at 13:42

kye1987 said:
hmmm to get the ranger or the hero? I have the cash for the hero so I guess I should go all out?

whats the difference between the two?

kye1987 · 12 May 2014 at 18:28

As I understand the hero has LED lighting under the cpu. Higher build quality components leading to better cooling and fps. I'm not sure if it's really that much of a boost to warrant the extra money though?? Hence my post fishing for some kind of techie response

dlknight · 12 May 2014 at 19:14

delpy8 said:
whats the difference between the two?

Part of what makes Ranger cheaper than Hero is slightly reduced power circuitry. Whereas the Maximus VII Hero has a full 8-phase design, the Ranger has four shared PWM drivers, eight MOSFET drivers for voltage control, paired with eight chokes and capacitors. Another difference between Ranger and Hero is the lack of red LED lighting beneath the chipset heatsink.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2014/05/11/z97-motherboard-group-tests/3

dlknight · 13 May 2014 at 17:11

Another good Hero review

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/asus_maximus_vii_hero_review/1

A great looking motherboard with monumental performance both in overclocking capabilities and actual results, the Maximus VII Hero is everything you could want from a Republic of Gamers motherboard but with an affordable price tag. We love it, and we're sure you will too. Gold. Our first Z97 Gold too.