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Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

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41 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.1 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • the Probe II utility and works very well in this regards
  • extremely competent
  • and yet also very user-friendly

Cons

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  • lack of the TPU switch is not overly worrisome
  • ASUS there s no EZ XMP button here

Key specs

  • SupremeFX 2015
  • DDR4
  • 64 GB
  • 4
  • UEFI AMI
  • 1
  • Micro-ATX
  • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)

Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - Pros & Cons

Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE

Pros

  • the Probe II utility and works very well in this regards
  • extremely competent
  • and yet also very user-friendly
  • The hardware power and reset buttons are nice touches as well
  • fan control utility is also more comprehensive and even responds quicker to changes
  • electric blue color scheme is soothing and pleasing to the eye
  • UI is well refined and the available options are exhaustive
  • MAXIMUS VIII GENE shows very good numbers

Cons

  • CAPTCHA Code* This site uses Akismet to reduce spam
  • lack of the TPU switch is not overly worrisome
  • ASUS there s no EZ XMP button here
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • the PCIe layout is not quite as spacious as it is on ATX motherboards
  • ASUS has not included their TPU switch
  • poorer power regulation
  • the grey background is duller with some brush-like texture
  • non-CPU fans running on DC control can be turned off completely
  • too many to present here
  • inferior on heavy loads

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Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE - Full Specifications

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General
Motherboard typeMicro-ATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
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Audio properties
Audio codecSupremeFX 2015
Audio output channels7.1
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Bios
BIOS typeUEFI AMI
BIOS features
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS O.C. Profile
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
BIOS memory size128.0 mB
ACPI version5.0
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Expansion slots
PCI slots3
Number of M.2 (M) slots1
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Rear panel i/o ports
S/PDIF out portyes
Microphone inputyes
Headphone outputs1
HDMI ports quantity1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports1
PS/2 ports quantity1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity6
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Dimensions
Width9.61 in
Depth9.61 in
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Memory
Supported memory bus clock
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3500 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4
Memory slots typeDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB
Number of memory slots4
Memory channelsDual
Non-ECCyes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yes
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Technical details
Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors1
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Storage
Supported storage drive interfaces
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
  • 5
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Internal i/o ports
CPU fan connectoryes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Y
Number of SATA III connectors4
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Network
Ethernet LAN (Network)yes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit Ethernet

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