Thought on the Maximus V1 Formula

systemerror · 6 Oct 2013 at 18:59

Hi,

I have decided to build another PC what's people's views on this board?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-562-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574
And any suggestions of alternatives for the same value or less?

Thanks

pastymuncher · 6 Oct 2013 at 19:07

Overpriced and unnecessary if you ask me. A board half the price will clock Haswell just as well because you will hit a temperature ceiling or the cpu will hit it's max overclock before you run out of options in the bios. It depends if you really want to spend the extra for better onboard sound and other features.

systemerror · 6 Oct 2013 at 19:25

My main reason for wanting the board is on board sound and it's plug and play wc board. As I will have it under a custom loop

pastymuncher · 6 Oct 2013 at 20:35

To be honest motherboards don't really need watercooling these days. I haven't watercooled one since my socket 775 days as they barely get warm with normal overclocking. It just adds extra restriction and more hose to the loop. Sound wise, i would take a cheaper board and get a proper sound card anyday but that's just me.

martos123 · 7 Oct 2013 at 16:53

You can get cheaper boards that will clock well, but the Formula is a bit more of a premium board. I've not had any issues with mine, the BIOS is great to work with and if you do want to w/c the mobo then it's cheaper than adding a block to a board later.