Topics:#maximus-vii-hero

The OC3D 2014 Awards have seen Strix and ROG hardware receive gold and performance awards in motherboard and graphics categories.

Buy any new G20 desktop, G751 gaming laptop, Swift PG278Q gaming monitor or Maximus VII Hero motherboard from today, and you'll get Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry or Assassin's Unity, free!

Tom at Overclock3D (OC3D) has a full cover waterblock (that's CPU and motherboard together) for every Maximus VII motherboard: Formula, Impact, Gene, Hero and Ranger, and also the Rampage V Extreme, shown off in the article (link below) and video inside. If you love your water cooling, it's a must watch!

ROG community member, Chino, has put together a Windows install guide for M.2 SSD owners on his Rampage V Extreme (although it will also work with Maximus VII boards featuring M.2 slots as well). It covers BIOS settings, UEFI/non-UEFI install and suggestions on how to work with Samsung's popular XP941.

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For every civilization which has known its very existence has heavily guarded it, in fear of what may happen if not contained. Could it be that some know it as... Pandora's box?

EK has introduced VRM (MOSFET) waterblocks for the Maximus VII Gene, Hero and Ranger motherboards: EK-MOSFET ASUS M7G.

PC DIY experiments with several ASUS, ROG and TUF Z97 boards with 6 4790K (Devil's Canyon) CPUs to test OC performance and details how to use the ASUS UEFI options to tweak for best results.

Predominately ROG engineers research performance orientated designs: Extreme Engine, OC Tools, LN2 modes, extensive BIOS tweaks etc, but aesthetics still factor highly in our fan's purchasing decisions. The black and red livery is synonymous to the brand, and ROG has always championed an aspiring design to reflect its performance leadership. This is where the idea to 'ink' the PCB came from, but getting there wasn't easy.