ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z?

L

LucasG

Gawd
Joined
Jul 2, 2004
Messages
675
So after a painful issue with Gigabyte I'm in need of a new motherboard. I've been re-searching and one of the most suggested was the ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z. My only concern is that it does not include any PCI slots, which I use for my AuzenTech X-Plosion 7.1 Cinema. Is this motherboards integrated audio better or equal to my PCI sound card? I also have two 570's, how good is the space between the PCI-E slots for heat management?

Help is greatly appreciated.
 
xlcr said:
just fyi re ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z, there's an existing discussion thread here:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1642673
and an [H]ard|OCP review here:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/09/24/asus_maximus_iv_genez_done/
Click to expand...

Yes, but I open my own discussion cause I have my own doubts on things that are not talked about in there. Making this a specific case I'm looking for more than the normal reply to my concern.

I'm also taking a look at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130611
 
Do you mean the full size Maximus? The one you are looking at is a mATX board and you can't fit your SLI + sound card on that.
 
xBanzai89 said:
The 570 SLI will block the PCI-e x4 slot is the issue. If he wasn't looking to have a sound card also he would be all set.
Click to expand...

Ah.

In that case, if the OP is wanting to go SLI and run a sound card, Im thinking a full ATX board might be the better choice.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top