ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z Gaming Motherboard Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

[CPUProgrammerX]

Z68 Chipset FTW

[KamikazePanda25]

Do YOU see the dragon? lol

[likesm14]

he played to much heroin hero.... there is no dragon linus!

[ebthepcguy]

Linus stop trying to rap / rhyme, your too white.

[Akira1422]

Damn! Great video, funny as hell! Haven't seen you in this kind of mood in a while.

[MrKarush]

Hi Linus, Do you think there will be Asus Maximus IV Extreme Z with PCI 3.0?

[TurtleGuyHD1]

@MrKarush Maybe PCIE 3.0, but not PCI 3.0.

[MrKarush]

@TurtleGuyHD1 yeah I meant pcie 3.0

[Flipdogiedog]

What would be the prefered power supply voltage for this motherboard

[Pandasareawesomex]

pretty expensive for micro atx

[ClassicTubeTV]

Lmao!

"Sticker where cannot download the website"

[xlaleclx]

Haha, they used ATI so they're not advertising for AMD? :P

[Kanivakil]

@HakimDesigns Okay Dearth Vadar.

[TheKingofskull92]

@HakimDesigns

STFU

[dev1597]

for gaming which one is best please tell ma Maximus iv Gane z or p8z68v

[monstersilk]

@dev1597 according to some sites in google the p8z68-v pro is the best and the gen3 is better if you plan of upgrading when new CPUs and GPU come

[tw23777]

@monstersilk actually, they rate the gene-z better than the p8z68-v pro.

[tw23777]

@dev1597 get the maximus iv gene-z. trust me, it's better for gaming.

Just doesn't have that many pci-e slots.

[manssupar]

4:06 only one ! xD

[TheCrazyVideoMan]

see see? I think it's a dragon.. xD

[fshlps]

The new version of this comes with PCie 3.0

[guppy80]

@Madt001 you should be fine as USB 3.0 is backwards compatible.

[Madt001]

@guppy80 Really? Someone told me it wasn't! Bah! Thanks for the info.

[Madt001]

Does anyone know if the GEN 3 version of this board has USB 2.0 support aswell as the USB 3.0? Really like the look of this board but some of my hardware uses 2.0 and I'd hate to get this board and then not be able to use my old mouse or keyboard for example.

[fshlps]

@Madt001 You can also use USB 2.0 devices on USB 3.0 Ports......But the data transfer speed will remain the same unless you have a USB 3.0 Compatible Device.....Hope this Helped :)

[TheMrRazor88]

This mobo or ASUS P8Z68-V PRO gen3 for a 2600K ??

[ikuz88]

WHO ELSE DOSEN´T SEE A DRAGON???

[crazychainsaw007]

does anyone know when the gtx 600 (some people say 700) series will be coming out because if its gonna be a while i just use a amd 7970 on this board

[hammuhr]

@crazychainsaw007 Summer/Fall '12.

[TheDrakeKage]

@crazychainsaw007 the 600 series are mobile gpu's for laptops and such. The 700 series is for desktops which will be coming around in a couple of months

[Buttfuckbysquirl]

will 2 EVGA GTX 570's fit in this thing? And what's better , This or the sabretooth P67?

[Olaipai]

@Buttfuckbysquirl This is better IMO cuz it's z68 and it's matx ;)

[TheCrazyVideoMan]

which.. stands for.. makes ur hard drive go faster using an ssd xD --> u gotta love Linus :D

[marcosgx2]

ATI CORSSIFRE = FAIL!

[joker121joker]

Will two gtx 560 fit in this motherboard?

[InfiniteSaviour49]

@joker121joker they fix fine don't worry!

[JonasAndStuffDK95]

@joker121joker it has support for sli, so yes. It depends on the case really, but i'd bet you have :)

[alakabambam]

@joker121joker yes



[dev1597]

its coolllllllllllllllllllllllll



[Dvizion08]

the packaging looks really cheap even i'm so disappointed with ROG

[HeatonMulti]

asus maximus iv gene z or gigabyte z68 ud3h b3 please answer (with i5-2500k)

[Dvizion08]

@HeatonMulti pick the gigabyte z68 ud3h b3

[HeatonMulti]

@Dvizion08 why :PP?

[Dvizion08]

@HeatonMulti You Can't Do SLI With This Motherboard

[HeatonMulti]

@Dvizion08 it says its SLI ready :P 

[Dvizion08]

@HeatonMulti you thinks its SLI ready but not all video card will fit in that MB

[BillMitchlol]

@Dvizion08 Most will... It's definitely SLI ready

[jrgull13]

@Dvizion08 Uh everything but a 3 slot video card will fit in there

[HubbaBubbaVj]

Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z or EVGA P67 SLI ATX

[satainkara]

sound card will not issue if the noise right next to the video card?

[satainkara]

cpu+ have that motherboard?

[satainkara]

lol I have the same T-shirt )))

[Bivenski]

WEAR A FREAKING WRIST STRAP THAT IS GROUNDED BEFORE HANDLING CIRCUIT BOARDS!!!

[cyberboy109]

@Bivenski lol dude you dont have to wear a wrist strap for grounding....he prob touched bare metal

[Patrunic]

@Bivenski Lol, you realise the actual chance of damaging boards by not grounding yourself is ridiculously low?

[christpunchers]

These boards are too gimmicky. What's the point of having great overclocking, on Intel's current top socket, and force yourself to miss out on PCI-e slots?

[Patrunic]

@christpunchers Just because you fail to see the point doesn't make them pointless.

[christpunchers]

@Patrunic Okay, tell me what's the point of having high end mATX boards then?

[Patrunic]

@christpunchers People who want small form factor gaming computers. People who want high performing, low space consuming computers. There are plenty of reasons as to why someone might want to cut down on size.

[clintdiamante99]

Im using it right now and its a great mobo : )

[assault301]

I have this motherbord. It overclocks very nicely i have a stable 4.0 ghz on a 2500k at 45 degrees c on prime 95... It does run a little warm... Idle it the motherboard can get to about 40 c i have case fans tho so it stays about 34 idle and 31 load... Due to cpu temp and case fan speed... I love it...

[ThaiPredator]

@assault301 kool whts your cpu cooler?

[niwdlax]

That include support of SLI, ATI Crossfire... ATI CROSSFIRE?! i think they where surely mean is AMD crossfire X. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA MADE ME LAUGH!

[crazy88boss]

Now put two GTX 590s on it. >;)

[TinnyBag]

How much does this motherboard cost?

[jM2meT]

camera man laughs at 1:04 :D

[XShadowSheep]

doesn't have a pci slot for a wireless card though

[TheDanielcoutinho]

Thanks :)

[TiT4Z]

Does it have USB Bios flashack? And does it have 2 Bios chips?

[NexxusDev]

Get GeneZ plus gtx 460 or cheaper z68 + 560ti? Help pls

[speedstangsixtyfiv3]

@NexxusDev get a cheaper z68 and get a gtx 560 ti....i would suggest u take a look at some of the z68 GEN 3 boards out cuz im gettin the asus p8z68 v/ pro GEN 3 (For future pci e 3.0 support)

[123321theunknown]

@NexxusDev z68 and 560ti definatly, the 460 has overheating problems and is ridicoulously noisy

[GamerNationTecno]

i was wondering when we will see some new AMD boards?

[mattdagger1480]

I have this same motherboard and it's amazing flat amazing! With a gtx 560 ti Oc , i5 at 4.6ghz, 8gb ripjaw X ram. This computer screams!

[RumbleM0NKEY]

I have a maximus gene III so is this like a better version of it?

[TheMSIDude]

@RumbleM0NKEY

You have the 1156 board and this is the 1155 socket board so this one supports sandy-bridge cpu's so this is more powerful ;-)

[ThatsErika]

if you have a powerful large card, forget that you can sli in it, cuz it cant fit

[BananaBean03]

theres a pimple in my nose

[GamerNationTecno]

i no this is a idiot question but i am still new to building computers.

so heres the question do any of these new mother boards support AMD Cpus?

[MrJonahRambo]

@GamerNationTecno only AMD motherboards support AMD CPU's

[LamborghiniFilms1]

@MrJonahRambo No

[LamborghiniFilms1]

@MrJonahRambo i do not think amd makes motherboards

[123321theunknown]

@GamerNationTecno if you are from UK, buy your stuff from scan, its the best. also it has categories like: AMD motherboards and Intel motherboards so you can't get mixed up

[12x8u]

This + GTX 580 + Fortress 3 = WIN

[fishing21]

is the z68 express chipset any good for gaming or is it worth spending more to get a normal z68?

[ulfmusskacken]

LINUS!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE UNBOX THE "MAXISMUS EXTREME-Z"!!! I'd really love to see an unboxing of that from you :O I can't find unboxings of it :( only some japanese ones :D

[jewie27]

I run kaspersky on ssd ;)

[raphael77ful]

this is a small thing with a lota features I want this soo bad!!

[dmHARM]

Thanks Linus, you heard my plea! :)

[Destroysall]

Where is the HD800 and Asus Essence One review???

[jewie27]

Throw away your motherboard's cd and you throw away the free copy of Kaspersky 2011... not smart.

[xkblxcripple]

@jewie27 Ha ha ha, Sorry but you comment made me lol a little. AV's (Anti Virus Programs) take to much CPU resources. I don't use anti virus programs and so on, I'm yet to get a Virus on my Windows 7 64 bit system.

I do DL quite a bit and sometimes use "Alternate sites" to get things (Info) and i don't have a need for AV's yet.

[SunTzu1983]

@xkblxcripple Depends on what AV you are using. I know that Avira takes literally close to nil resources on my system.

[Amaroqdricaldari]

3:43 OH MY GOD! THE THING! BURN HIM! BURN HIM, HE'S THE THING!

Linus, how long have you been alone with that cat?

[Amaroqdricaldari]

I still call it ATI.

AMD may have bought the company, but they have no right to drop the brand name for no reason.

[supasole316]

I got this one and since I only use once graphics card I saved $200 over the Maximus IV Extreme-Z

[PRODVDi]

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS RUN OUT OF FRIGGIN BATTERY??

[jediknight73]

i got this

[ismelllikeaturd]

PS/2 will never die

[machomods21]

@ismelllikeaturd cuz its driverless. actually. i think not sure but i think windows 8 wont support it.... :/ so? maybe one day it will.

[007iamaditya]

@ismelllikeaturd I have recently bought a new asus motherboard and what i saw was that there's no port for my old PS/2 mouse so i had buy a converter. Yes PS/2 will go extinct in two years due to the efficiency of the USB ports.

[ismelllikeaturd]

@007iamaditya N key rollover

[m4ht1sonni]

I have this motherboard, it is fucking awesome , i have 2 gtx560ti SLI, it is awesome i recomend to buy it

[ManiacMitchUK]

@m4ht1sonni is it in a matx case?

[m4ht1sonni]

@ManiacMitchUK in antec 300 gaming case

[gifdetected]

Linus does baller things all day such as getting cut off and spotting dragons.

[midcoregamer]

@LegionScavenger it is the slogan of RAZER.ROG means designed for gamers for better performance,better overclocking etc etc.

[panathas80]

WTF is a republican gamers motherboard? is there a democrat one too?? :P

[jakob2803]

@panathas80 Republic of gamers ;)

[DCMusicOfficial1]

@panathas80 Republic Of Gamers....

[spitfire20122000]

@panathas80

haha, made me lol

[tobsmonster2]

I'm waiting for the Rampage Gene IV :)

[bilski48]

linus do you smoke something that you see dragons on a motherboard :D other peoples see elephants but nooo linus must see dragon a very special guy

[azizn02]

got this motherboard and loving it

[TheFirm34]

Have this board and very happy with it. Super easy to overclock (you can OC to 4.2Ghz by pushing 2 buttons right away) and tune to your liking from the awesome UEFI bios.

Only problem I had with it was my ethernet port, for whatever reason I was getting DC's every 5mins or so, turned out to be the ethernet cable (which worked 100% on my P7P55DE MB).

Cheap board, but has all you need for gaming.

[Anarchy0110]

Label your cable on the table. lol

[Smithy318i]

I am unable to get the optical output to play surround sound ! finally gave up and went back to my X58 board.

[crazyrod23]

Wish you did this 2 months ago... so I could get more input and get convinced to buy this instead of the MB I bought instead :(

[Anarchy0110]

@crazyrod23 Eh, I'm wondering what board did you purchase ?

[crazyrod23]

@Anarchy0110 I bought a ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3. Its a great board, I was choosing really hard between the Gene-Z and the board I have now. But I was stupid and didn't want a micro-ATX board. I'm still happy with what I have, since I maybe want to Tri-SLI in the future, but for the price of this board and the potential it has, dont let the micro-ATX get to you

[Alililele]

watched the first half of the video when i was taking a shit, came here to watch the second half

[ZomgZomg007]

true comment about the xbox/pc thing btw..

[MrCGangsta]

bought it 2 months ago If linus does an unboxing I made a good decision :D

[yuri00r]

The Asus P8P67M Pro have 2 PCIe x16 too and 4x slot to memories.

[slimzaney]

I had this motherboard and I went the SLI route eventually (figured this option was viable) but in the end, it wasnt! My two cards were running at like 90*C with this motherboard, because there is simply no space between the two cards.

I know I know "Why would you get mATX for SLI" I didnt buy it for SLI, I just ended up going that route sooner than later. I sold this board on craigslist about 2 months after I bought it, and ended up getting a Gigabyte UD5 board and I love it

Bios was nice tho

[PunctualProletariat]

the battery didn't run out, the cameraman just didn't want to hear Linus's anecdote on his gaming box

[ChuckS117]

It arrived today! Fuck Yeah!

[olmatenightfox]

Linus needs a vlog channel 

[UrbanZombie99]

Linus, you should unboxing the thermal take SpinQ VT

[UrHideless]

:O linus read my message.

Fuck yeah!

[UrbanZombie99]

Yeah, he looks exactly like my cat

[kaiandshadow]

I miss Rocket...

[joshtheonlyone]

hey can i buil a high end gamming system for about 750 to 800$,

if so can you emile me a link on some stuff were i could buy this stuff, i shop at tigger but mbe there other web sites that you might know of that i dont.

[ChuckS117]

@joshtheonlyone newegg. com maybe not high end for that budget, but definitely mid high gaming system.

[UrbanZombie99]

Awesome video Linus. You should upload some more videos of Rumble and Rocket

[ferdi887]

Battery didn't go out. Cameraman nodded off during rant..

[gisforjesus]

Linus was so silly in this video! Haha I loved it

[BestDayEver01]

"and other baller stuff like that" - Linus<3

[bebobandito]

When the camera died and it jump cut when you were saying "so people wouldn't stick their fingers in" and you were making violent stabbing motions with your hand I couldn't stop laughing for some reason.

[Edge0fPain]

I used to SLI and Crossfire all the time, then I took a bottleneck to the knee.

[fjoa123]

aww its a baby mobo

[MdubHazPr0SKillz]

lol i have a old at x1600pro agp in my old pentium 4 rig.....

[afthefragile]

I have this board!!! And Linus seems to be only about like 6months late!!

[cwasc]

Weird, wasn't this board released some time ago??

[DarkFireMario100001]

ATI will always be

[magicianscratch]

you should just make videos where you talk about stuff...

although i do enjoy the unboxings

[dajusta87]

@magicianscratch Linus should call those videos "LinusTechTalk".. WE LOVE YOU JUST TALKING ABOUT COMPUTER PARTS / TIPS

[RoryLovesBreanna]

@magicianscratch ncix channel is were he talks

[jerrzzMF]

@magicianscratch yeah i like that too,like the one with the bottleneck theory,futureproof theory.

[verchgp]

Great vid linus but you should tell the guys @ asus to place the second pci -e a little bit further because when two 570 or 580 or amd 6970 come together heat start being an issue :)!

[baconcat88]

@verchgp If you are using 2 570's together on this platform, you really should get Waterblocks.

[GamingFundamentals]

Your videos are always awesome. I used them, plus others, to help pick parts when I built my system back in May.

[rejohapo]

i saw the dragon!!

[MoredeathWoW]

I used to be an unboxer, but i took a linus to the knee

[MeesterChao]

@MoredeathWoW you are stupid.



[Vortex1988]

This would be nice for a lan rig if you wanted to throw a GTX 590 in there with a sound card and some nice headphones.

[wheytomuchforher]

awww no box farts... :(

[hpcjosh]

ATI will never die

[To0t]

@hpcjosh they cant die because if they do pc gaming will really die since how many people will pay 700 dollar for a cpu since intel is greedy as fuck and i use intel lolz

[PunctualProletariat]

@hpcjosh that rhymed!

[ronaldmonster]

@hpcjosh

Well they're pulling out of straight competition with intel. They've admitted it LOL.

[Patrunic]

@hpcjosh Awkward for you since ATI doesn't exist anymore, and hasn't for over a year. L2AMD fool.

[AwesomeFace50]

@hpcjosh yes they will..