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5/31/12 at 5:13pm

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Ok i currently have a i5 2500k and a Asus Maximus IV Gene - Z (non pci-e 3.0)
I was really hoping asus was going to release the ROG Formula mobo in the maximus series but thats a no go, they only made it in the x79 chipset.

So i want a mobo with 3x pci-e 3.0 with socket 1155 for my 2500k and it would be preferable have easy overclock tools like my rog board has now but this feature isnt a deal breaker. ive always only bought asus boards but might be willing to switch brands, and i would like to stick to the nicer boards example: ROG, Sabertooth, fatality, etc

all feedback is welcome

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	EVGA GTX Titan SC 6GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB OCZ Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + AP15s (temp)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	Ducky DK9087 Shine II (Red LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone RV03 (waiting for RV04)	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	Evga GTX690 Hydro Copper 4GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB Ocz Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + GT240 Steath
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	KBT Race (White LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone Raven RV03	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 950 @3.7ghz	Asus Rampage iii Formula	2x Evga Gtx 580 SC FTW	8gb Corsair Dominator Gt 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
60ssd, 300velociraptor, 1td hdd	dvd/cd burner	Windows 7 Home Premium	Dell U3011
Power	Case
1000wat xion	Silverstone Raven RV01
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	EVGA GTX Titan SC 6GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB OCZ Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + AP15s (temp)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	Ducky DK9087 Shine II (Red LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone RV03 (waiting for RV04)	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	Evga GTX690 Hydro Copper 4GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB Ocz Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + GT240 Steath
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	KBT Race (White LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone Raven RV03	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 950 @3.7ghz	Asus Rampage iii Formula	2x Evga Gtx 580 SC FTW	8gb Corsair Dominator Gt 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
60ssd, 300velociraptor, 1td hdd	dvd/cd burner	Windows 7 Home Premium	Dell U3011
Power	Case
1000wat xion	Silverstone Raven RV01
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5/31/12 at 6:29pm

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2500k does not support PCIe 3.0. You need Ivy Bridge CPU for that support. So...if you are willing to do that, the Asus Maximus V Formula is releasing soon. Might wait and see how that looks, but the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H and Asus P8Z77-V Pro are great as is the Asus Maximus v Gene (mATX ROG board).

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz 1.27v	Asus Maximus V Gene	EVGA GTX 670 FTW SLI @ 1242/6772	2x4GB Samsung 30nm @ DDR3-2133 10-10-10-28 1.475v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
300GB Velociraptor	128GB Crucial M4	128GB Crucial M4	Lite-On BD-R
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 8 x64	Yamakasi Catleap Q270	Leopold w/Cherry MX Blue	Corsair HX-1000
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
HAF 932	Logitech G400	Xtrac Hybrid	X-FI MB2
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i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz 1.27v	Asus Maximus V Gene	EVGA GTX 670 FTW SLI @ 1242/6772	2x4GB Samsung 30nm @ DDR3-2133 10-10-10-28 1.475v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
300GB Velociraptor	128GB Crucial M4	128GB Crucial M4	Lite-On BD-R
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 8 x64	Yamakasi Catleap Q270	Leopold w/Cherry MX Blue	Corsair HX-1000
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
HAF 932	Logitech G400	Xtrac Hybrid	X-FI MB2
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5/31/12 at 6:41pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cmdrdredd

Ya i literally just figured that out and ya i think im just going to pick up the asus maximus v formula and a ivy bridge cpu

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	EVGA GTX Titan SC 6GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB OCZ Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + AP15s (temp)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	Ducky DK9087 Shine II (Red LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone RV03 (waiting for RV04)	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	Evga GTX690 Hydro Copper 4GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB Ocz Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + GT240 Steath
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	KBT Race (White LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone Raven RV03	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 950 @3.7ghz	Asus Rampage iii Formula	2x Evga Gtx 580 SC FTW	8gb Corsair Dominator Gt 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
60ssd, 300velociraptor, 1td hdd	dvd/cd burner	Windows 7 Home Premium	Dell U3011
Power	Case
1000wat xion	Silverstone Raven RV01
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	EVGA GTX Titan SC 6GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB OCZ Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + AP15s (temp)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	Ducky DK9087 Shine II (Red LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone RV03 (waiting for RV04)	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	Evga GTX690 Hydro Copper 4GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB Ocz Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + GT240 Steath
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	KBT Race (White LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone Raven RV03	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 950 @3.7ghz	Asus Rampage iii Formula	2x Evga Gtx 580 SC FTW	8gb Corsair Dominator Gt 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
60ssd, 300velociraptor, 1td hdd	dvd/cd burner	Windows 7 Home Premium	Dell U3011
Power	Case
1000wat xion	Silverstone Raven RV01
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5/31/12 at 6:46pm

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Looks sweet. However, the Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 supports 4 way SLI. The M5F only seems to support 3 if that matters to you at all.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz 1.27v	Asus Maximus V Gene	EVGA GTX 670 FTW SLI @ 1242/6772	2x4GB Samsung 30nm @ DDR3-2133 10-10-10-28 1.475v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
300GB Velociraptor	128GB Crucial M4	128GB Crucial M4	Lite-On BD-R
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 8 x64	Yamakasi Catleap Q270	Leopold w/Cherry MX Blue	Corsair HX-1000
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
HAF 932	Logitech G400	Xtrac Hybrid	X-FI MB2
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz 1.27v	Asus Maximus V Gene	EVGA GTX 670 FTW SLI @ 1242/6772	2x4GB Samsung 30nm @ DDR3-2133 10-10-10-28 1.475v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
300GB Velociraptor	128GB Crucial M4	128GB Crucial M4	Lite-On BD-R
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 8 x64	Yamakasi Catleap Q270	Leopold w/Cherry MX Blue	Corsair HX-1000
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
HAF 932	Logitech G400	Xtrac Hybrid	X-FI MB2
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5/31/12 at 6:54pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cmdrdredd

Looks sweet. However, the Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 supports 4 way SLI. The M5F only seems to support 3 if that matters to you at all.

that looks like a nice mobo, is that stock watercooling blocks? and what is that thing on the top left of the board in the input/output ports?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	EVGA GTX Titan SC 6GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB OCZ Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + AP15s (temp)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	Ducky DK9087 Shine II (Red LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone RV03 (waiting for RV04)	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	Evga GTX690 Hydro Copper 4GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB Ocz Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + GT240 Steath
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	KBT Race (White LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone Raven RV03	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 950 @3.7ghz	Asus Rampage iii Formula	2x Evga Gtx 580 SC FTW	8gb Corsair Dominator Gt 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
60ssd, 300velociraptor, 1td hdd	dvd/cd burner	Windows 7 Home Premium	Dell U3011
Power	Case
1000wat xion	Silverstone Raven RV01
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	EVGA GTX Titan SC 6GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB OCZ Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + AP15s (temp)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	Ducky DK9087 Shine II (Red LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone RV03 (waiting for RV04)	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3930k @4Ghz	Asus Rampage IV Gene X79	Evga GTX690 Hydro Copper 4GB	G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16GB @ 1866mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
128GB Ocz Vertex 4	600GB WD Velociraptor	1TB Hitachi Deskstar	Ek Supreme HF + GTX240 + GT240 Steath
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium	Crossover 27Q	KBT Race (White LEDs & MX-Browns)	Silverstone Strider Gold 1000Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone Raven RV03	Razer Deathadder	Steelseries Cloth Mouse Pad	Logitech X-230 2.1
Other
Razer Nostromo
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 950 @3.7ghz	Asus Rampage iii Formula	2x Evga Gtx 580 SC FTW	8gb Corsair Dominator Gt 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
60ssd, 300velociraptor, 1td hdd	dvd/cd burner	Windows 7 Home Premium	Dell U3011
Power	Case
1000wat xion	Silverstone Raven RV01
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5/31/12 at 7:00pm

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This board is the best available http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=151-IB-E699-KR&family=Motherboard%20Family&series=All%20Motherboards&sw=5

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5/31/12 at 7:08pm

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EVGA BIOS has always been problematic for me. Unstable a lot of times. I would not call that the best board out there. Quite frankly it's not even in the top 10 for me.

The Maximus V Formula pictured above has waterblocks from the factory and the little card at the top left is a mPCIe card. Supports a mSATA card or mPCIe wifi card. It basically lets you connect a small wifi card or mSATA card through the PCIe bus without taking up a whole slot and using space.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz 1.27v	Asus Maximus V Gene	EVGA GTX 670 FTW SLI @ 1242/6772	2x4GB Samsung 30nm @ DDR3-2133 10-10-10-28 1.475v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
300GB Velociraptor	128GB Crucial M4	128GB Crucial M4	Lite-On BD-R
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 8 x64	Yamakasi Catleap Q270	Leopold w/Cherry MX Blue	Corsair HX-1000
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
HAF 932	Logitech G400	Xtrac Hybrid	X-FI MB2
View all

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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz 1.27v	Asus Maximus V Gene	EVGA GTX 670 FTW SLI @ 1242/6772	2x4GB Samsung 30nm @ DDR3-2133 10-10-10-28 1.475v
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
300GB Velociraptor	128GB Crucial M4	128GB Crucial M4	Lite-On BD-R
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 8 x64	Yamakasi Catleap Q270	Leopold w/Cherry MX Blue	Corsair HX-1000
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
HAF 932	Logitech G400	Xtrac Hybrid	X-FI MB2
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6/2/12 at 3:23am

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EVGA is the bestest in the whole world. I love how they are all ready to hold your hand, as if they know their motherboard products = fail and will require several RMAs. Not many companies can make that type of claim...

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