Asus MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z S1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 MATX

Product Description

The Maximus IV GENE-Z takes the successful ROG motherboard recipe & shrinks it to a micro ATX form factor that will appeal to speed freaks & case modders alike. Support for both NVIDIA SLI™ & AMD Cross Fire X™ offers the ultimate in flexibility for 3D graphics, but that does not mean the integrated GPU features of the Intel Z68 chipset are wasted. Full support for the Lucid Virtu™ graphics virtualization engine means the Maximus IV GENE-Z can seamlessly switch between discrete & integrated graphics on-the-fly as the application demands, while Supreme FX X-Fi 2 audio & Intel Ethernet with Game First ensure a first-class gaming experience. Furthermore, with the addition of Lucid Virtu™, you can also take advantage of Intels integrated GPU on their 2nd generation Core™ i 7 CPUs for enhanced 3 times faster video transcoding. What does that mean? It means you get great gaming graphics from your discrete card *AND* fantastic multimedia enjoyment from the integrated GPU. The handy GPU Tweak It feature thats also on board means that you can adjust the systems GPU & CPU settings from an external notebook in real-time, should you want to tweak it for that extra boost in performance. The M4G-Z is also loaded with the new UEFI BIOS, which provides a mouse-enabled graphical BIOS menu for easy adjustment of system settings. An added bonus is the ASUS feature CPU Level-up, which easily upgrades the CPU at no additional cost with a simple click for even faster performance. **ASUS Unique Selling Points**
- Extreme Engine Digi+: A Powerful digital Phase Power design for both CPU & Memory Power.
- Game First: Optimized network bandwidth designed to succeed.
- CPU Level Up: A simple click for an instant performance upgrade!
- ROG Connect: Plug & Overclock
- Tweak it the hardcore way!
- RC Poster
- RC Remote
- RC Diagram
- Loadline Calibration: Ensure optimized overclock stability.
- Probe IT: Closely monitor your PCs overclocking
- Onboard Swit