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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.

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

The new Ranger is a brand new range of ATX motherboards from ROG, that hits the affordable, performance-mainstream segment. It's all ROG heart, albeit a little lighter on the features and eye-candy in design. You can see the first of this new breed below: the Maximus VII Ranger.

A second roundup of ASUS, TUF and ROG reviews from around the net: Z97-A, Z97 Deluxe, with first reviews of Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 and Maximus VII Ranger.

Are you an ROG Front Base owner who just upgraded to a Maximus VII motherboard (Z97), or, if you bought a Front Base shortly after the Z97 launch you'll very likely need to update its firmware. You can tell because it is missing a sticker behind the LCD panel. Follow our step-by-step guide to upgrade it inside.

There's even more to come at Computex in early June, but today we do have three new ROG Z97 boards: the Maximus VII Hero, Maximus VII Gene and the new brand: Maximus VII Ranger. Hero and Gene follow existing series' target markets for an ideal ratio of price-performance-unique features for gamers in ATX and micro ATX, whereas Ranger is an high performance ROG product with entry-level features aimed at select markets. See the press release inside for the official info from ROG!