ASUS Z97 Motherboard Launch Coverage

Ryan Martin / 10 years ago

An Overview of the ROG Series Z97 Motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VII RANGER

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The pride and joy of the new ROG series is the ASUS Ranger. This motherboard offers up some stunning visuals and a surprising number of features given its competitive pricing. It includes all the features of the Best Gaming Interface, Networking and Audio that we have already examined.

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ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO

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The Hero SKU offers up more connectivity and a beefier VRM compared to the Ranger SKU. Note how none of the ROG series boards have SATA Express because ASUS have decided that M.2 is a better option.

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ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE

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The final ROG board ready for launch is the Gene. Due to the micro-ATX size there simply isn’t space for the advanced audio implementation we see on the ATX boards so a sound card is provided to make better use of space. Again we see impressive styling and a very dense cluster of features and connectivity including M.2.

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