Any other decent mATX board besides the Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z?

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Originally Posted by keto

I don't remember all the specifics...I'm pretty sure you cannot manually select your vcore, as a starting point. Bios will still make a calculation and raise your vcore if you put in a higher cpu multiplier - meh. No memory timings. Things an overclocker wants, in other words.

Doh! Yea, I definitely want to be able to adjust the memory timings and the VCore! What's another cheap board that can do that?

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Help?

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Doh, I just realize that a lot of the Z68 mATX boards don't support more than 2 DIMMs. Is the Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z the only decent board that will support 4 DIMMs?

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I just ordered the i5 2500K and the ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z Z68 LGA1155 mATX 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E4 SLI CrossFire HDMI USB3.0 SATA3 Motherboard - DirectCanada I always had great service from my previous ASUS boards. And this one looks pretty good as well.

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Originally Posted by lsquare

Doh, I just realize that a lot of the Z68 mATX boards don't support more than 2 DIMMs. Is the Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z the only decent board that will support 4 DIMMs?

I think that the motherboard is a great board. Since it doesn't have PCI slots or a AGP slot really has no draw back for me. I do have a SB X-FI card in my current. I won't be able to use. But the board comes with great onboard sound chip. I was worried. Because I realized after I ordered it. Being a mATX. I worried. But the board preforms well with O/C. I think its great. Has lots of USB connections as well!!!

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Originally Posted by ern88

I think that the motherboard is a great board. Since it doesn't have PCI slots or a AGP slot really has no draw back for me. I do have a SB X-FI card in my current. I won't be able to use. But the board comes with great onboard sound chip. I was worried. Because I realized after I ordered it. Being a mATX. I worried. But the board preforms well with O/C. I think its great. Has lots of USB connections as well!!!

It's a bit expensive. Are there cheaper alternatives that will perform as well?

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In short, based on my reading around various other forums, the answer is 'no'. Not only is it easily the best MATX board, it beats the pants off something like 98% of the full ATX boards. It's best value for money at any size in 1155 right now. Not the cheapest out there but value, I say.

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Well, I just got my new ASUS Maximus IV Gene-X board. And I love it. It's small. Yet functions great. Has a lot of features going for it. I am really impressed with it. Love the new BIOS. I recommend this board to anyone!!!!