How to: Small form factor PC build - ASUS Maximus V Gene motherboard

JJ shows us how to put together a small form factor PC build centered around the ASUS Maximus V Gene Motherboard while keeping the needs of hardcore gamers in the limelight.

The Maximus V Gene is a high performance motherboard featuring an abundance of features tailored to the needs of gaming enthusiasts including the SupremeFX III for exceptional audio, Intel LAN with GameFirst, an mPCIe Combo and the Exteme Engine DIGI+ II with incredible overclocking potential. These features combined with its small form factor make the Maximus V Gene an ideal choice for gaming enthusiasts of all levels.

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[asusrog]

Paul and his guys at Newegg are great but thank you for the kudos. Thanks for the view and support.

[Pedro Silva]

Cause he's from Asus. Are you freaking stupid?

[matt coupe]

are you sure the pc will run with just 850 watts ? because the ASUS wattage calc adds like 300 watts when you select two high end graphics card

[Gzim Tahiraj]

I'd say Fractal R4 mainly because of USB 3 use over R3 but That's only if you care about Usb 2 vs usb 3. Plus the R4 has much easier removable hard drive cage over the Antec. Not to say the Antec case isn't good but for their prices the R4 wins over the Antec. The Fractal Case design is just much better. That's just my opinion though and your preference is ultimately what matters.

[Gzim Tahiraj]

Meh not by much, AMD 7970 has a maybe 5 FPS over the 680. I mean you can say that makes a difference but I don't believe most people will notice the difference. Plus I'm no Nvidia fan boy lol I run a full AMD set up from CPU to GPU. Still know when things make little to no difference. And maybe they are just sponsored more by Nvidia to showcase their products. We may never know.

[Gzim Tahiraj]

lol The Thermaltake Armor is a bitch of a case Dx Not to say it isn't amazing just if you make a mistake and realize after having put everything in and closing it up, you'll end up having to take it all apart again. Still it's a great case if you map out and take extra time into building it. I removed that inside HDD cage cause it's useless and takes up too much room. That's just my opinion though.

[bongmistt]

Such a gentle fellow. :)

[Darcy Jones]

Why do all the ROG builds on the channel run with nVidia? AMD is kicking ass this gen.

[xFighter78]

For a case if i got to choose between 3 cases fractal define R3 or R4 , Antec P280 and Corsair 400R what will be better for this build I5 3570K GTX 660 6GB 2x3 Dominator 2000MHZ and 550 xfx PSU

[Jay Shank]

Yup..SSDs are getting cheap..anyways..thanks man..

[longngo12]

no problem and yeah prices are fluctuating but ssd are slowing getting down

[Jay Shank]

The money for fans,lights,keyboard,mouse,con­troler9Razer Sabertooth),Headphones(Razer Electra) would be no problem as i am selling my current PC which is i5 2500K based system..

So this is what i'm thinking about for past 2 months and still 2-3 months has to go..but prices are fluctuating here so much that i would have to buy early so i have to make up my mind for main parts..

Anyways thanks mate.. you are a real good help..