***Official ASUS ROG Connect Poll***

What are your thoughts on ROG Connect?

  • It's great. I use it all the time.

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • It's cool. I use it sometimes.

    Votes: 23 22.5%
  • I'm interested but don't know (how to use it) / (what it is).

    Votes: 18 17.6%
  • I have no need for it.

    Votes: 35 34.3%
  • I wish it had ... / I would rather have ...

    Votes: 23 22.5%

  • Total voters
    102
My maximus gene-z has this but it seems like a gimmick to me. I can adjust everything in the bios and most everything in the OS with the provided software. I don't really have a desire to go through the hassle of setting the software up on a laptop. I wish the resources to create this were better spent elsewhere. Like a bluetooth adapter on the mobo I bought or throw in a front panel usb 3.0 connector. Or even making the other software with the board better. The suite of software has bugs that could be fixed.
 
I would like to start out with that I have been using Asus boards for the last 7 years in my system builds.

The first ROG board I purchased was the Maximus Extreme IV to build my first true gaming rig. I recently started using the connect feature when I decided to start overclocking my computer. I could not get it to work on my iphone though. It worked using my laptop through usb but I had to fight with the GF to get use of my Laptop to do my testing. (I don't let her use any other computer as she is a malware hazard)

Moving on, The feature was usefull till I got my 2600k rock solid 5.2ghz with dominator gt at 7-8-7-24. Now I don't have need to use the feature at all anymore.( It served its purpose) It would be nice if you guys had a working guide on connecting it to an idevice.

Also you guys really need to ditch the crappy on-board sound. I was truly disappointed that such a high-end board would come with crappy audio. Because if your running with three cards in CrossfireX there is no room to correct the issue of audio or anything else. Remember who you are marketing to. We are paying top dollar. So try and act like it. Don't cut corners.

And that's all I have to say about that.
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I own a Z68 Pro and GENE-Z. Display port or DVI-D connectors capable of displaying 2560 x 1600 should have been provided. Not sure if this is a limitation of the chipset.

I never use on-board sound. :rolleyes:

With respect to all boards, all heatsinks should be bolted and VRM cooling could be better. The modules get hot enough to sear flesh.
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DVI-D/HDMI on the Intel chipsets are limited to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz.
DP on the Intel chipsets are limited to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz.
DP can be easily adapted to HDMI. HDMI cannot be easily adapted to DP (and still faces HDMI limitations).

Also, I like DP better, since it has Deep Color support (which the Intel GMA HD3000 drivers imply it supports, too).


As for the board HS, I don't have a problem, though my case (FT03) seems uniquely fitted to the M4G-Z (dual CPU headers = teh winz_).
 
Wish you could also change the polling interval on the graph.

Honestly though, it sounds really great, specifically for troubleshooting systems. I've had my share of systems that stopped displaying video, and it would be great to see where the boot sequence is/is not without having to haul a monitor out of the basement
 
My maximus gene-z has this but it seems like a gimmick to me. I can adjust everything in the bios and most everything in the OS with the provided software. I don't really have a desire to go through the hassle of setting the software up on a laptop. I wish the resources to create this were better spent elsewhere. Like a bluetooth adapter on the mobo I bought or throw in a front panel usb 3.0 connector. Or even making the other software with the board better. The suite of software has bugs that could be fixed.
There is a front panel USB3 header. Though a breakout box would be of stange use, since many mATX cases may not have a 3.5" floppy slot. Also, the Max4G-Z (along with all GENEs) are typically the cheapest ROG board avalible.
I would like to start out with that I have been using Asus boards for the last 7 years in my system builds.

The first ROG board I purchased was the Maximus Extreme IV to build my first true gaming rig. I recently started using the connect feature when I decided to start overclocking my computer. I could not get it to work on my iphone though. It worked using my laptop through usb but I had to fight with the GF to get use of my Laptop to do my testing. (I don't let her use any other computer as she is a malware hazard)

Moving on, The feature was usefull till I got my 2600k rock solid 5.2ghz with dominator gt at 7-8-7-24. Now I don't have need to use the feature at all anymore.( It served its purpose) It would be nice if you guys had a working guide on connecting it to an idevice.

Also you guys really need to ditch the crappy on-board sound. I was truly disappointed that such a high-end board would come with crappy audio. Because if your running with three cards in CrossfireX there is no room to correct the issue of audio or anything else. Remember who you are marketing to. We are paying top dollar. So try and act like it. Don't cut corners.

And that's all I have to say about that.[...]

get an external audio DAC/AMP, and link it via optical to the onboard sound. :) That way, you get the gaming "enhancements" (which I hate, so I disable those) along with a very high end audio DAC/AMP that is not tied to a single board. Personally, I use a okay-ish NFB-12.
 
I love my REIII but never have used ROG connect. Seems like more work then just adjusting the bios.
 
There is a front panel USB3 header. Though a breakout box would be of stange use, since many mATX cases may not have a 3.5" floppy slot. Also, the Max4G-Z (along with all GENEs) are typically the cheapest ROG board avalible.

Yeah I meant the front box not the header on the board. My cheap $100 asrock board came with one I was kind of surprised the gene-z didn't have it or blue tooth that other asus boards have at the same price.
 
Also, ditch the damn parallel and serial ports from low end motherboards - nobody needs them on the IO panel.

I just built 5 systems for a client who specifically needed serial and parallel to control his CNC machines and his printers.....which he can't update without spending a huge amount of money. I don't see why Asus should stop offering these features?

I also just set up a Rampage III BE which I posted about in the respective black edition thread, and I saw no reason to use the ROG Connect. I also wish high-end audio, or alternatively dual Intel NICs, was integrated into the board, instead of into the Xonar card - which there is no room for when using triple and quad GPU solutions.
 
I just built 5 systems for a client who specifically needed serial and parallel to control his CNC machines and his printers.....which he can't update without spending a huge amount of money. I don't see why Asus should stop offering these features?

We have some service laptops that require serial ports but I can see why they don't make laptops with them anymore. Why make something that 98% of the people aren't going to use.
 
This feature is a definite on my wish list...

After upgrading a FW, I had boot issues and had to reset CMOS. Afterward, it was a real pain to set back up because I forgot most of my settings (OC was a solid for a good 2 -3 yrs). So, I went and did research on stock settings, but then had to reboot and explore the bios in order to adjust a setting. Would have been much easier if I could just adjust things from what I was doing my research on (a tablet, laptop, or something other than the computer I was trying to mod!)

Many thanks for the opportunity at a great board too!
 
I'm sure this sentiment has been repeated before, but I suppose the more it's repeated, the more likely someone is bound to listen. Then again, I might be labeled a troll. Who knows.

While it's good to see a company that's constantly thinking, I find ROG Connect to be utterly superfluous. In fact, I find most of the ROG series to be superfluous (the Gene-Z being the only board I have ever considered buying). Ladling ridiculous extras onto a motherboard like this defeats the purpose and spirit of overclocking. There was pride in taking a few $100 parts and cranking them up to surpass $1,000 of equipment. I did it all the time. I still do.

I'd much rather see a $150 ROG motherboard that can overclock like the $350 Maximus IV boards, just stripped of all the useless junk. I'd like to see something forward thinking, lean, and efficient - no extra controllers (no 1394, no extra SATA, no legacy controllers). Optimize the efficiency of power delivery to the CPU, memory, and chipset (and, for the love of everything holy, use real heatsinks on the power delivery circuitry, not those dumb artsy sculptures I keep seeing on modern motherboards). Put more than 3 fan controllers on the PCB, and spend some time on programming the UEFI so users can determine their own cooling needs. And would it kill someone to sort the rear ports in a sensible, linear fashion?

I guess what I'm saying here is releasing utilities like ROG Connect should be way lower on the list of priorities when thinking of gamers and overclockers. Try going back to basics and design a motherboard that's easy to use, intuitive, smart, effective. Call it the ROG Core Edition or something. I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
 
Where is the option for "I'd use it if your bloody software would install"?

I cannot get the AI suite to install on the host windows 7 machine....

If I cannot install on the host machine, I'm not gonna bother to try to install on a client machine.
 
It definitely a very situational option for me. It'd be mostly used during the initial setup of the system to get it tweaked to what is "prefect" for me and then might not be ever touched again save for the pure I-do-this-because-I-can reason, not like there's anything wrong with it :p

On the flip side, I dont think I'll be missing much if the function wasnt there.
 
I seriously don't have the need for this. I don't professionally OC for competitions, which is the only time I can see this being very useful for the life of my build.

Connecting another PC in a way thats new is awesome, but I'd much rather see you build in a remote KVM program rather than OC/monitoring.

Seriously, if you could build a ROG board that can remotely post and control (have remote video, sound, key/mouse, right from post) my rig and so I can use my desktop and play games realtime from a low end laptop / netbook over a network I'd run straight out and drop $500+ on it.

Until that happens, I'm sticking to $200 boards.
 
I really wanted an Asus Maximus IV Extreme for my new build, and an Asus OC Station in my 5.25" drive bay, but due to the cost and difficulty finding an OC Station I went with the much cheaper Sabertooth (for looks).

ROG is pretty great if you use it a lot, and like to change your overclocks a bit. I change up my overclocks on a daily basis usually. Sometimes I'll push my rig as high as it can go just to benchmark for fun, or I'll underclock my PC to get better temps and not wear out my components if I'm not really doing anything intensive or gaming. But, ROG shit is too expensive to be worth it IMO. I wanted the Asus OC Station mainly because of looks. Of course I'd use it as it's intended quite often as well, but I couldn't find it anywhere, and where I found it... $250? No thanks :p

EDIT: Also, if you really want to appeal to us enthusiasts, take looks into consideration even more than you do now. I bought the Sabertooth because of the "thermal armor". It looks great and cleans up my build a lot. I'd implement it on every motherboard if I could.

Not only that, but on motherboards like the Maximus IV and the Gene, give us polished caps, and a matte black PCB. ASrock with their new boards have gold plated polished caps (awesome!), as well as a matte black PCB. Gigabyte's motherboards would be awesome, but they're a bit too plain and don't have UEFI bios, or polished caps.

Enthusiasts usually take a lot of consideration into how their components look, just like me. The Sabertooth is probably one of the best things I've ever seen in terms of motherboard innovation, as far as aesthetics go anyway. We want clean builds, with components that all match each other, in look and color. Cleanliness is a huge factor, too. I'll never go back to a non-modular PSU, I only buy products with sleeved or fully-black cables. The reason I went with the sabertooth is because at it's price, it's the best motherboard out there IMO. I sacrificed a Z68 Maximus Extreme for a Mushkin Chronos 240GB SSD.

I can guarantee you ASUS is working very hard to make sure their ROG line is both high performance but also aesthetically pleasing. They seek advice from the modding community and enthusiasts on a constant basis to improve their products (I have seen this first hand - and can tell you they value the advice they get from each and every enthusiast they contact - this thread is evidence). If you look at the events over the last two years you will see they always have over-clocking AND modding high-lighted and they are one company who is trying to change the paradigm of fragmented enthusiast markets (over-clockers, modders, and gamers) to a more unified market approach that seeks to full-fill all three segments. Modding came from the desire to improve performance so you can run your rig faster/cooler . . .to play games that require horse power.

anyways that is my take . . .sorry if I went on a little tangent but I hope that at least gave you a little something to consider. thanks for constructive comments.
 
I would like to start out with that I have been using Asus boards for the last 7 years in my system builds.

The first ROG board I purchased was the Maximus Extreme IV to build my first true gaming rig. I recently started using the connect feature when I decided to start overclocking my computer. I could not get it to work on my iphone though. It worked using my laptop through usb but I had to fight with the GF to get use of my Laptop to do my testing. (I don't let her use any other computer as she is a malware hazard)

Moving on, The feature was usefull till I got my 2600k rock solid 5.2ghz with dominator gt at 7-8-7-24. Now I don't have need to use the feature at all anymore.( It served its purpose) It would be nice if you guys had a working guide on connecting it to an idevice.

Also you guys really need to ditch the crappy on-board sound. I was truly disappointed that such a high-end board would come with crappy audio. Because if your running with three cards in CrossfireX there is no room to correct the issue of audio or anything else. Remember who you are marketing to. We are paying top dollar. So try and act like it. Don't cut corners.

And that's all I have to say about that.
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beautiful build!!!!!!
 
Thanks everyone for the extensive commenting. I am carefully reading through all of it and pulling out the most consistent feedback being supplied. Definitely one area though in general that needs to improve is clarification as many requests are actually are enabled or present on current ROG boards or our other segment series board. Regardless thank you again for taking the time to provide honest feedback whatever it may be.

Thanks!
 
Im one of the people that didn't know about this nor do I own an Asus board or ever had one ;) . But I have to say that a good few weeks I have been looking at ASUS Crosshair V Formula AMD AM3+ for my Bulldozer upgrade.
Seeing that this is about overclocking through an interface when I'm used to doing things through the Bios. It would have to be exceptional for me to use it.
 
I've been looking at a upgrade once I offload a bunch of textbooks, and here are some reasons why a midrange RoG board was at the top of my list -
* Asus' participation and presence on the forums like these inspire confidence.. (big plus)
* Little inclusions like the q-connector and shield make an impression
* Clean motherboard design, good uefi implementation, and solid reputation.

As for ROG connect, I'm gonna echo the majority of the opinions here.. "neat idea, but realistically I probably won't use it"
The iDirect feature on the other hand, I thought was outright silly. (theres the irony of implementing iOS specific utilities on a pc gaming platform + limited usefulness + what seems like a half-assed implementation)

What happened to the shielded x1 supremeFX sound cards installed on some of the earlier ROG boards like the maximus/rampage formula?
I think for people conscious about sound quality, some well thought out audio circuitry on-board or on a 1x card serves nicely to fill the rather spacious gap between "generic on-board" and "expensive sound card"

Also, anyone mentioned right-angle 24pin atx connector? I'm not sure how it'd affect the majority of users, but I'd personally be really happy to see it. Getting the bulky/inflexible 24-pin power cable out to the side seems like a logical step for cable management

Anyways, those are my 2 cents. Keep doing good work!
 
Yeah, a right angle 24 pin and 8 pin connector would make wire management easier, one of the things I like about the EVGA boards. I am going to reiterate what I said before, bring back the external LED Post display and make it so it can be mounted in a bay with the front USB 3.0 and that would be something I would use in comparison to never using ROG connect.
 
Also, anyone mentioned right-angle 24pin atx connector? I'm not sure how it'd affect the majority of users, but I'd personally be really happy to see it. Getting the bulky/inflexible 24-pin power cable out to the side seems like a logical step for cable management

I second that
and what about mildly custom built boards, specifically back panel port selection
 
What happened to the shielded x1 supremeFX sound cards installed on some of the earlier ROG boards like the maximus/rampage formula?
I think for people conscious about sound quality, some well thought out audio circuitry on-board or on a 1x card serves nicely to fill the rather spacious gap between "generic on-board" and "expensive sound card"

Yeah they really need to offer something better than the Realtek onboard audio on the Extreme model ROG boards. It doesn't have to be super high-end so that the ROG boards then cost $450-$500 but a company that produces sound cards ought to be able to come up with some sort of mid range quality dedicated sound card that doesn't take up one of the boards 6 main expansion slots preventing you from running triple SLI or Crossfire with it installed. I would settle for something like the onboard Sound Blaster X-Fi 20K2 on the new Z68 Gigabyte G1.Sniper 2 motherboard.

Guru3D said:
Audio matters to the Guru3D audience, and we are not saying that Realtek is bad or anything, its just that it can be so much better. Gigabyte has fitted the G1.Sniper 2 motherboard with Creative's SoundBlaster Digital Audio Processor (20K2) onboard with X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity and EAX Advanced HD 5.0 technologies, allowing you to experience sound in your gaming world exactly as you would in real life.

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Check that out, no more HD codecs, finally a manufacturer that has the balls to go a little more extreme. That's a 20k2 Creative Labs Audio processor, the X-Fi, the memory next to it even indicates some extra memory for the DAP.

You pretty much have a fully fledged soundcard on-board with access to the entire Creative Labs audio software suite, and that is just great.

You will get the full software suite and Creative control panels as you are used to. Above the installer.

So that's the full X-Fi featureset plus control panel, EAX, Crystalizer, equalizer and so on. I know that not everybody is a big fan of Creative Labs audio, but I'd prefer this solution of Realtek's anytime.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/gigabyte-g1-sniper2-motherboard-review/9
 
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Thanks again for everyones feedback and while I appreciate everything indepedent of ROG Connect detail this thread is meant to cover ROG connect. In the future we will consider running another poll or feedback thread relative to design implementations and what not. Thanks!

Most likely a couple more days of feedback and we will pick a winner. Thanks again.

JJ
 
Thanks again for everyone's feedback going to review all of it for both Intel and AMD and pick a winner.

Thanks again!
 
Did find once nice feature, I was able to view my qpi voltage while overclocking and was able to determine I had a qpi droop that was causing an unstable OC.
 
I think the problem here is that ROG Connect is kind of a one use feature.

Its nice for when you first start overclocking your build, but once you get it locked in you never use the feature ever again. And even if you do need to make a quick adjustment later on I think its far more easier to just open up the bios that going thru the hassle of firing up ROG Connect.

So ok if you really want to continue developing this piece of software make it easier to use.

I want to simply switch on my iPad and have instant access to my motherboard bios. Show me what is going wrong that is causing my OC to trip and give an analysis of what settings to tweak. Give direct access to the bios via Bluetooth.

We live in 2011, how come I still have to guess and use trial and error to get my OC stable like its still 2001 on an AMD Thunderbird? There should be tools in the software to analyse what is going on and give meaningful recommendations.
 
I think its a one time use thing at best.Seeing as Sandy Bridge OCing is pretty simple nowadays,it either works or doesnt.I feel this feature would have been better used in the"old"days of overclocking when more trial and error was needed.
 
Did we ever get a winner out of this?

Yeah, Me. :) I just looked up today and saw I had a couple of PM's and it was JJ from 10/04-10/05. I have been so derned busy at work or home sleeping to go back to the grind and just kinda breezed through from time to time on my phone and I saw that today on my main computer. This is gonna be awesome! :cool: I hope he gets back with me on this sometime this weekend.
 
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