Reviewers Liked
- Easy UEFI interface, many overclocking profiles, excellent overclocking capabilities, great aspect,improved color scheme, many gaming features
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Wifi/bluetooth module not included
Asus Maximus 7 Gene
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By Overclock3D
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Have you been aching for an ASUS Republic of Gamers Z97 motherboard but limited by space to an mATX, so you've spent weeks on the edge of your seat, desperately hoping that it is good enough to be worthy of purchase? If so, you're already half way out of...
By Bit-tech.net
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The original Maximus Gene sold well because it was cheaper than its ATX siblings yet still offered the ROG trimmings and overclocked well too. With the addition of the Hero and Ranger, there are similarly priced or cheaper options, so the Gene is now...
By reviewstudio.net
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It's hard to say what i liked most at Asus MAXIMUS VII Gene motherboard. Going from a much improved aspect, better connectivity, polished UEFI interface and last but the least overclocking results. I almost forgot better sound and gaming capabilities....
By Ocaholic
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At a first glance the Maximus VII Gene definitely leaves a very good impression The mix of overclocking features and high quality audio hardware makes this a stateoftheart motherboard for mATXgaming And next to a very nice looking design you find useful...
By uk.hardware.info
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ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI all claim that they have the ultimate motherboard for extreme overclockers. We wanted to find out which one actually lives up to this claim and got two members of our Hardware.Info Pro OC team together with a large...
By SilentPC Review
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The Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 and the Asus Maximus VII Gene boxes.Today, I'm going to examine a pair of microATX LGA1150 mainboards powered by the flagship Z97 chipset. They share a lot of the same features, but aside from that, they're two very...
By Ocaholic
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In our comparison tables, meanwhile you find benchmark values regarding 43 recent Z97 and Z87 motherboards. Furthermore we do not comment the benchmark values. The idea and also the goal is to present to you a market overview which helps you choose the...
By TechwareLabs
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Asus is not a company that anyone takes lightly, when you own an Asus product you rest assured that it's going to do what they say it's going to do. Given that, we are more than joyous to be reviewing the Asus Maximus VII Gene Micro-ATX motherboard. If...
By vortez.net
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Product on Review: Maximus VII GeneManufacturer & Sponsor: ASUSStreet Price: £157 GBP / $209 USDIn our new venture with Intel's Z97 chipset and Devil's Canyon we delve into the world of the Republic of Gamers Series for a look at the new Maximus VII...
By HardOCP
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ASUS is probably the most well known motherboard manufacturer with a long history of producing quality motherboards. Of course in the last several years ASUS has branched out into areas like routers and monitors. While ASUS is certainly making a name for...
By Hardware Canucks
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The Republic of Gamers series needs no introduction, and that’s largely because of a well-earned reputation as products that don’t disappoint. These higher-end models are tasked with the dual duty of being the gaming-focused and overclocking-oriented...
By overclockers.com
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The ASUS ROG Maximus VII Gene stands ready to support the New 4th and upcoming 5th generation Intel processors, but also has had some innovative updates for this Z97 iteration. Software-wise, there have been several updates to existing utilities and a...
By uk.hardware.info
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Yesterday Intel introduced its new processors which are a refresh of the current Haswell chips. Along with these new processors two new motherboard chipsets are being introduced, the H97 and the Z97. For many of the motherboard manufacturers this is...
By Le comptoir du hardware
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Un produit qui a des hauts et des bas. (Comme dirait le Coq de Nottingham)Maximus Gene HackmanCe n'est pas tout ça, mais depuis le temps qu'on la torture au labo, il est temps de faire un point (mais pas au feutre, c'est une façon de parler) et de dire...
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