3/06/2012 06:08:00 PM
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Asus prepares to add another motherboard to its Republic of Gamers (ROG) product line for hardcore gamers, the Maximus V Gene LGA 1155 board that is based on Intel’s upcoming Z77 Express chipset designed for the chip maker’s Ivy Bridge processors.
Just as it is the case with all the other Republic of Gamers series motherboards, the Maximus V Gene will include an important number of advanced features like AMD CrossFireX and Nvidia SLI support, ROG Connect support and an on-board Supreme X-Fi sound chip.
In addition to the two PCI Express x16 slots that are required for dual-GPU setups, Asus has also included an open-ended PCI-E x4 slot.
Right next to it, users will find the on-board Power and Reset buttons as well as a BIOS debug LCD (placed further right), as you can clearly see in the pictures provided by maxishine.com.au.
Storage is provided by six SATA ports, four of the 6Gbps variety, and Asus has also included a USB 3.0 header which allows for two such ports to be routed to the front of the case.
Another four USB 3.0 ports can be found on the rear I/O panel along with an impressive number of USB 2.0 ports, an eSATA 3Gbps connector, 7.1-channel audio with a digital S/PDIF output and a Gigabit Ethernet port driven by an Intel NIC.
Since the Intel Z77 Express chipset used for the Maximus V Gene includes support for a Flexible Display Interface (FDI), Asus has also added HDMI and DisplayPort outputs to its creation.
Another interesting feature is the presence of the so called “MPCIe Combo” board, which allows the Maximus V Gene to be fitted with an mSATA SSD or/and a mini-PCIe add-on card.
Sadly, we don’t know when Asus plans to release the Maximus V Gene, or for just how much the motherboard will retail, but we expect more details to become available during CeBIT 2012.
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