Testseek.com have collected 97 expert reviews of the Asus Maximus 5 Gene and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus Maximus 5 Gene.
May 2012
(91%)
97 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Packed with added features and options not seen on some other products in the same price range, Clean and simple color-themed layout, Fully functional AMI UEFI BIOS, including mouse support and support for 3 TB+ drives, Full functionality of an ATX board,
Low SATA performance numbers, Add-on mPCIE card retention mechanism questionable, Relatively high price, Limited temperature monitoring, Software installation immediately offers install of Google Chrome, and nothing else without a few clicks, and no easy
There's not much left for me to say about the ASUS Maximus V Gene. Its overclock performance is second to none, has one of the best software packages, it is ready for gamers and extreme clockers alike, uses relatively tight voltage regulation, allowing...
Excellent overclocking, ROG Connect, 2-way SLI compatible, SupremeFX III Audio, Full UEFI BIOS, BIOS flashback function, Don't need CPU for BIOS flash, Many USB 3.0 ports, Overclocker/Enthusiasts support, Intel NIC, Highly efficient DIGIpower system, GPU/DIMM Post, mPCIe/mSATA, card, LN2 Mode capability
Secret header for LN2 mode
Another Z77 Board on the books, and this one thoroughly impressed. Honestly we really wish there was a full ATX variant like the Formula that we saw recently, or hopefully an Extreme to come soon. We also wish that ASUS had gone the standard route wit...
Abstract: When doing all of our Ivy Bridge launch prep we spent a LOT of time benchmarking and testing a whole collection of boards. You guys have seen our reviews of the Intel and Gigabyte boards. When it came time to write about the four different Asus Z77 boa...
Look up at the rest of this review. Does that sound like a mATX motherboard to you? No. In fact, I'd say it is just as capable as any motherboard on the market. Which brings us to the only drawback really – it's mATX. You know that when you're looking ...
If we’re honest here, we’re a little disappointed - the Maximus V Gene doesn’t distinguish itself from the competition in terms of raw performance in the way its predecessors have. This is a shame, but it’s indicative of a mature market - Ivy Bridge an...
That's some pretty crazy stuff. This was the smallest motherboard we tested, yet it was the fastest in terms of performance. The overall baseline performance trumps all other Z77 boards we tested as ASUS applies a little trick with the ROG motherboard, li...
It has been a very long week of testing retesting and then confirmation of results to bring these reviews to the table and with the release of Ivy Bridge the reviews can now begin to flow with those results. Ivy Bridge CPUs are the whole reason for this n...
UEFI BIOS, RedLine LED, mPCIe, AISuite II, BIOS Performance Tuning Options, Extreme Engine Digi II, Upgraded Sound w.Creative/THX Support, Large Heatsinks for Increased Heat Disspersement, On Board Power and Reset Switch, BIOS Flashback, DDR3 support up to 2666 OC,
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If you’re familiar with ASUS motherboards you are likely familiar with their enthusiast line Republic of Gamers, based on the Socket series is how ASUS names them. All ROG AMD based motherboards carry the name Crosshair, Intel X series motherboards are...
What can we say about the Maximus V Gene that the performance and feature set has not already? It is a great board with a ton of features, options, and excellent performance and all for $200. Really what is not to love? Asus is continuing to show that the...
Abstract: Next in line for our Z77 previews is the Asus Republic of Gamers Maximus V Gene. The Maximus V Gene is the first of four boards Asus has announced for the Z77 chipset, and as you may have guessed from the Republic of Gamers association, it is engineere...
