ASUS Introduces Z87 Motherboard Lineup

[hokiealumnus]

We published this last night and it doesn't look like anyone has posted about the news here yet. Check out the release lineup here. Here's a preview, lots more at the link:



I'm just curious what you guys think about the new design.

[kromosto]

i like the colors and the look.

of course can't determine the height of heatsinks but it seems like some coolers won't fit.

[hokiealumnus]

Pretty sure the actual heatsinks have changed very little relative to the current channel boards. They're just gold instead of blue now.

[Alex-Ro]

hero seems a nice addition for gamers,good looks from rog series,clean pcb and nice spacing.We know what to expect from m6 gene and extreme,pretty sure they will meet expectations

[hokiealumnus]

Wait till you see the OC Panel.

[kromosto]

i don't know why but those heatsinks seems very tall to me, optical illusion ??

[tool_462]

Damn, I'll be grabbing a Hero I think. That PCB is so damn clean, almost sparse! PCI-e spacing is marvelous as well

[Aberration]

That gold is horrid looking.

Will just have to wait and see, might upgrade and get that Gene. This W3520 is holding up really well for gaming, but a flight sim I play is pretty CPU dependent.

[hersounds]

Love this little monster

MVIGene

[Aberration]

I might have to go for the Extreme. I really wish the rest of the RoG series had the voltage test points.

[hokiealumnus]

The GENE does, but not the HERO.

All I can say about anything else (which is really saying nothing about anything else, heh) is that for Z77, the Maximus V Extreme came out well after the Z77 launch. IIRC only the GENE was available at launch in the Maximus V series.

[tool_462]

The GENE does, but not the HERO.

All I can say about anything else (which is really saying nothing about anything else, heh) is that for Z77, the Maximus V Extreme came out well after the Z77 launch. IIRC only the GENE was available at launch in the Maximus V series.

That is true, and the efficiency of that little guy kept it hanging around for awhile after the launch of everything else

[TaPaKaH]

IIRC only the GENE was available at launch in the Maximus V series.

Now that they release three Z87 ROG boards at once, I am worried if the Gene might end up being crippled either on purpose (to justify sales of M6H or M6E) or due to more expensive stuff having primary R&D resources thrown at it.

[Dumo]

It will be interesting to see what kind of ddr3 kits will be release with Z87 boards

[hokiealumnus]

Now that they release three Z87 ROG boards at once, I am worried if the Gene might end up being crippled either on purpose (to justify sales of M6H or M6E) or due to more expensive stuff having primary R&D resources thrown at it.

It didn't look crippled at all to me. Still looked just as solid as its predecessor. Granted, I didn't get to actually use it, but from appearances and feel, it's just as capable as the V.

[STaRGaZeR]

If the GENE is half as good as the IV GENE-Z, it'll still be a fantastic board. Let's see if they maintain current quality levels or not

[solofly]

We published this last night and it doesn't look like anyone has posted about the news here yet. Check out the release lineup here. Here's a preview, lots more at the link:



I'm just curious what you guys think about the new design.

I'm a bit confused here. If the above board is Z87-Deluxe, what is this board then...



Is this the Workstation?

If you look at this theard...

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...erboard-Series

The same board is labeled as Z87-Deluxe...

[hokiealumnus]

I'm a bit confused here. If the above board is Z87-Deluxe, what is this board then...

Is this the Workstation?

Yes, the Z87-WS

[lowfat]

Aesthetically wise they are all IMO ugly. Sure the blue was getting stale but of all the colours available they choose gold and brown? I sure hope their X89 (or whatever it will be called) doesn't go w/ the same colours.

[l0ud_sil3nc3]

The ROG lineup looks solid.

[paulbagz]

Getting a Gene @ launch.

-PB

[Dimitriman]

A whole new line-up of Asus boards to RMA back!

[munim]

Reminds me of this:

[BababooeyHTJ]

Any word on how pci-e slots are going to work? Bridge chip? Is the bottom slot a 2.0 slot off of the southbridge?

[hokiealumnus]

Any word on how pci-e slots are going to work? Bridge chip? Is the bottom slot a 2.0 slot off of the southbridge?

That would be a functionality question that we're all still under NDA for. Not that I actually know how it works yet (I don't), but I couldn't tell you if I did.