Conclusion
A lot of work went into getting you this information today, but there are so many questions yet to be answered. To be sure, you’ll hear from me again soon. In the meantime, chew on this… Sandy Bridge looks very good for daily systems, gamers, and benchers who focus on ambient cooling. Based on the rumors of poor scaling with extreme cooling, I’m a bit hesitant to recommend Sandy Bridge to extreme overclockers. But for benchers focused on ambient cooling techniques, this is shaping up to be an excellent choice! The gamer in me is even more excited, as having this much power will bode well going forward with ever increasing demands in the latest titles. Remember that 2011 is a big year for PC gaming, with numerous high-profile releases on the horizon!
I’m working on a large suite of real world testing, including multi-GPU configurations, and comparisons against a highly overclocked X58 system. So please check back for those results which will be posted in the coming weeks!
Concerning the Asus Maximus IV Extreme, from all appearances and with the hands-on experience that I’ve gathered thus far, I am very impressed with this package! While I’ve expressed my quibbles over the bits and pieces that I think could have been done better, overall this is a very competent platform that seems very mature and stable. My biggest complaint is that it’s a bit over the top, but hey, if this is the board that you are looking at, then that probably sounds more like a praise. Overall, well done Asus! We will officially assign it an award after I have completed the remainder of my testing.
I’d like to thank Asus for sending the motherboard and CPU for testing.
*** Part 2 has been posted, feel free to check it out here ***
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This only real “limitation” is that you are required to use a graphics card. Since it sounds link you have one (or more), then you have nothing to worry about
Hey,I’m looking to build a new pc,and I want to use the i7 2600k with the asus maximus Iv extreme,and I’ve been looking through a few reviews in pc format magazines,and I’ve been worried about this whole no intergrated graphics thing? What does that mean?, I won’t have problems if I use that cpu combo with the mobo? Right? It will still function perfectly if I plug in directly to my graphics card? There won’t be any lock outs or bottle necks?
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Hey, thanks for the fast reaction
Well, they are in safe zone. I testet it with prime95 and (in combination) with RealTemp360.
I think to remember that the hightes temps were around 47°C. Just the mainboard and the RAM (I plugged on of the optional temp-sensors with tesa at one) are around 60°C. Do you think thats ok??
There are many reasons why you’re seeing this…and no it doesn’t make me worried. More important, you should check your load temps and ensure their in a safe zone
One question here: I always have a higher temp at CPU socket (Idle: 41°C) and Motherboard (Idle: 40°C), as CPU (Idle: 26-30°C) in AI Suite 2. Can this be normal? I use Thors Hammer (Xigmatek) with two 120mm pwm-fan of Akasa. Also one 120mm case-fan from Akasa and one 92mm case-fan of Noiseblocker.
Na… My quad 5Ghz/ddr3 2200Mhz cas7 will eat your 4Ghz SixCore 1333Mhz slowness for dinner.
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this is the best maximus iv extreme review i have read
thank you very much for answering my questions
Nice review as usual..
You concluding remarks appear right on with your anlysis of the products
Love the board, I don’t know why they don’t use tri-channel memory
The Sandy will be a boon to the PC & laptop mfgrs and to most of the overclocking & gaming community
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So far this is the only motherboard I have tested. I’ll be comparing it to a pair of Gigabyte boards later this month, maybe I’ll have a better idea at that time.
hi mia, which mobo do you think is actually the best? I ask this to you because I’m planning to go with a 2600k and I want a mb with a layout similar to the rampage 3
thanks for you help
@ grant c….yes, three 6970s will fit….but I’m not sure about the NH-D14.
Thanks mia for choosing.
For Grant C.
Please take a look at
ram compatibility with DH14
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_ram_gen&products_id=34&lng=en
Dominator with DH14 solved
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=faqs&step=2&lng=de&products_id=34#14
will 3 6970s fit on this thing… the pci slots look to close together.
i would like to go with the NH-D14 and corsair dominator, with standard dimms
is it possible?
Thermalright Mux – 120 (clearance=47mm) + Team Extreem LV PC3-16000 2000 MHz 11-9-27 1.65V (2×4GB) 4 sticks=16gb (height= 45mm)
If you have more questions/comments….feel free to join our discussion in the forum
http://www.techreaction.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4695
Thanks mia anyway. What do you suggest the better combination among these for Sandy [my budget ]?
Tuniq tower 120 Extreme (clearance=43mm)/ Megahalem 44cm + GG.SKILL Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL PC3-12800 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24 Voltage 1.5v 4 sticks=16gb (height=40mm)
or
Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme (clearance=43mm)// Megahalem 44cm + Corsair XMS3 PC3-12800 CMX4GX3M1A1600C7 7-8-7-20 1.65v 4 sticks=16gb (tinggi = 33mm)
or
Thermalright Mux – 120 (clearance=47mm) + Team Extreem LV PC3-16000 2000 MHz 11-9-27 1.65V (2x4GB) 4 sticks=16gb (height= 45mm)
or
Tuniq tower 120 Extreme (clearance=43mm) / Megahalem 44cm+ Patriot PC3-12800 (1600MHz) 8-9-8-24 1.65V PX538G1600LLK (height = 41mm)
Regards.
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Wow, this is really encouraging. I speced almost this very same configuraiton for a friend of mine. He can’t wait to buy!!! thanks for all the hard work. Hope we can get close on the chip.
Thanks bro
Nice work, Miahallen! This seems like a great alternative to benchers who can’t afford Gulftown and want an improvement over Bloomfield.
@ realbabilu, I do not have a Tuniq Tower to test fit, so I’m not sure. Concerning XMP, I didn’t use it, I always set memory manually (there’s no performance advantage for using XMP).
I need to know whether i can use the tuniq tower 120 extreme with team dark xtreme low heatsink ?
does it obstruct?
and how good asus set the xmp memory?
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