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    ASUS Maximus V Formula z77 Motherboard sneak peek

    Good for watercooling (cleanin DOW corning 4 off after benching some mem on ln2)


    Great for Ln2
    Feature 8+4Pin CPU power and strong PWM



    All kidding aside, this is the motherboard to have at the moment. If you are thinking ivy and haven't jumped in yet I suggest picking one of these up around the end of the month.
    Dissapointed you wont be.



    Here are some results:

    (on the edge here, barely got screen before windows timer shut me down lol)











    (IMC is very weak on my best chip and does not like over 2400 at all)




    Conclusion:
    Another home run from ASUS, board is heavy and solid in your hands and that same attitude rolls over to its stability electronically.
    Gained a solid 50mhz over my gene, not saying everyone will see that but it was my case. Dram Offset control in bios allowed my bbse sticks that were failing at 4th iteration to complete 32m it is worth taking your time and finding the right combination that works for your sticks.

    Now just waiting for a nicer ivy to fall into my lap lol
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    So many opinions and so few screenshots

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    He he love the 1st pic mate......

    Looks like the ASUS Z77's are all great & with a nice open BIOS to play with who wouldnt be happy


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    Board pics..














    M5F and M5G

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    Looks like another new beast from Asus. This company always manage to gain my respect. Pity that my financial situation doesn't allow me to plan for a nice upgrade right now.
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    Just after I bought the gene :/

    Can't go wrong with Asus especially with the top quality help they employ for their board development. Top notch.

    I see this board occupying my chip soon!

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    ^ Dont feel bad, I just bought a second gene great cheap little board to have around as a backups!


    @ Dumo : wish mine was that clean!
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    So many opinions and so few screenshots

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splave View Post

    @ Dumo : wish mine was that clean!
    That was new....its already as greasy as Kennedys Fried chicken's kitchen now. Lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dumo View Post
    That was new....its already as greasy as Kennedys Fried chicken's kitchen now. Lol
    heheh same here, all my M5Fs are 'baptized' in vaseline

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    hey dumo/splave how you like compared to your gene? i saw one this weekend, it looked pretty cool.

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    Anyone know how much these will cost?


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    Well, Formulas were never under 300 euros, but more likely it will start with 350.
    Someone didn't take their happy pills today!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splave View Post
    (on the edge here, barely got screen before windows timer shut me down lol)
    You know that "shutdown -a" stops it, right?
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    Nice, what is its price? Is it worth spending over Gene?

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    That looks awesome, Splave. Wish I could afford that one, I think I will have to stick with my Gene for a while

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    Like this Formula. It seems very strong for OC and the beautiful design, maybe 1st MISS of ROG boards .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Splave View Post
    Good for watercooling (cleanin DOW corning 4 off after benching some mem on ln2)
    when you're done washing that thing do you reuse the same thermal pad for the mosfet heatsink?

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    nope! they pretty much disintegrate so I throw new ones on.


    MOore pics







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    So many opinions and so few screenshots

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splave View Post

    did you grease up the bottom of the board too?

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    ofcourse

    @sin: Better than gene if you are ln2 clocker
    Quote Originally Posted by L0ud View Post
    So many opinions and so few screenshots

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    Any idea of the size of the water cooling block ports? I.e. 3/8"?
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    smaller than 3/8s i think its 1/4


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    Quote Originally Posted by Hondacity View Post
    smaller than 3/8s i think its 1/4
    wow thats really small.. surprised theres not a way to incorporate different sized fittings

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    Quote Originally Posted by Utnorris View Post
    Any idea of the size of the water cooling block ports? I.e. 3/8"?
    3/8"

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    3GHz memory is really easy on Air with right mem and cpu on this board
    we sure this board is normal?


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    i think you are asking the wrong person about safety limits, but

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    Nice mobo , Nic pics and very Nice results we can see here

    but I love more the Extreme serie

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