ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z

[cantholdanymore]

I just finished my first build ever over the weekend with this board and a 2500k. Everything lighted up with no issues and by using the auto tune feature I got 4.6Ghz :thumbsup:
I haven't tested stability or anything but so far is as no-brainer as it could possible be

 

[anti.machine]

What kind of cooling are you using?

 

[Zap]

So I built a system today with this motherboard. Not too shabby. Took a 2500K to 4.6GHz at 1.352v. 4.7GHz was unstable even at well over 1.4v. One thing that irritated me, however, was that it defaulted to a static CPU voltage, so it was running full voltage (manual, not offset) even idling at 1.6GHz. Turns out there is some setting in a sub menu. Forgot what it was but changing it from Extreme to Optimal allowed me to change from Manual to Offset voltage.

 

[ghost recon88]

Superbiiz finally got their 15% off coupon (max $15 off) up and running, but of course then this mobo was OOS. Ended up opting for the ASRock mATX as it was my 2nd choice, will be interesting to see how it does. The eVGA just didn't warrant the price they are asking compared to other mATX boards on the market. If I ever end up finding a used Gene-Z, then maybe I'll switch over.

 

[cantholdanymore]

What kind of cooling are you using?

I've been reading the forum for too long, so I went all out with the noctua nd-h14

 

[anti.machine]

Nice, what case are you using and what kind of temps are you running at?

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Got a picture?

 

[cantholdanymore]

Other than the board:
Fractal Design mini case, NZXT Hale 90 750W (just wanted something white but the 550 was ooo), noctua ND-h14, g.skill F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL (16Gb for $100! can't beat that), Intel SSD-510 120Gb, Cuda 2T HD, ASUS Blu-Ray burner.
The case comes with two fans and I have those in the front, need to buy one for the back.
Hope you like it.

By dolande at 2011-10-26

By dolande at 2011-10-26

 

[Zap]

Got a picture?

Challenge accepted! Crappy photo ensues!

I'm pretty pleased with how clean the cabling came out. This is not a modular PSU and I did not cut any cables off it. It is also totally unnecessary in a case without a side window, but that's just the way I roll.

Core i5-2500K CPU
Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z motherboard
Zalman CNPS5X CPU cooler
Kingston HyperX 2x4GB DDR3-1600
Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card
Samsung DVD writer
Samsung F3 1TB HDD
Antec High Current Gamer 620W PSU
Lian Li PC-A04B case
bunch of blue LED fans

 

[TheAdvocate]

Other than the board:

By dolande at 2011-10-26

Holy crap that Noctua ND-h14 is huge. Didn't realize it was that big.

 

[cantholdanymore]

Holy crap that Noctua ND-h14 is huge. Didn't realize it was that big.

Me neither, I may not be able to use the top pcie slot when I get my video card:'(

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Nice photos

But its a ROG board, your lights are suppose to be RED! D:

 

[Zap]

But its a ROG board, your lights are suppose to be RED! D:

The guy I was building it for likes blue.

 

[_Rick_]

Excuse the necro-bump, but in the hope, that some of the posters in this thread subscribed:

Has anyone had any luck with SpeedFan on the Z?
I gave it a try today, because I want to run a fan as a function of the GPU temperature, which the AISuite doesn't allow, but although it detects the fans, and they are clearly controllable via FanXpert, no such luck with speedfan.

If anyone had some luck with that (or similarly failed) I'd like to hear about it!