The ASUS brand name is synonymous with quality. The Republic of Gamers line of products are the ultimate in performance from ASUS. Today we have a pair of ASUS Republic of Gamers motherboards on the Legit Reviews bench. The first is the ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z which retails for only $179.99! Our other ROG motherboard is the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z. The Extreme-Z is the flagship motherboard from ASUS and is packed with features! Are these boards going to perform like we hope? Join us as we find out!

Quote: The ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z is aimed at those looking to squeeze every last Megahertz out of their second generation Intel Core processor. With features like the LN2 switch that will help get past that pesky little cold bug problem, we know this board is meant for the extreme user. When we were performing our overclocking with the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z it was a very smooth process. We were able to increase our multiplier to x51 and our Bclk to 100.4, though it showed up as 100.5 in CPUz. These settings brought us past the 5.1GHz mark and we were there in under an hour...



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