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John G.

John G.

Joined on 08/21/11

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Great motherboard

ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This motherboard is awesome. The packaging is outstanding. Worked right away, no issues. Fits in my Thermaltake Armor A-30 case perfectly. Coolermaster GeminII HSF fits perfectly. 16 GB of Patriot G2 ram went in with no problem. Shipping took 2 days. Manual is verbose and well written. Built in sound is excellent, all the hardware on this board is of the highest construction and manufacture quality that I've seen, in over 25 years of computer tech experience. The price is a deal for all the features you get. Perfect motherboard for gaming or any application. SATA jacks are awesome. This board has 2 CPU fan headers, and 3 case fan headers, all are 4-pin (usable w/ 3 pin) style. LED Diagnostics coolest thing I've seen on a motherboard. ROG Connect is ridiculously cool. AI-Suite software works great. ROG branded software a very nice touch (CPU-Z, Lucid Virtu, etc) On-board power and reset buttons are awesome for bench-testing.

Cons: does not come with USB 3.0 Header cable or adapter. This is available cheap however, so not much of a con, and I have no usb 3.0 devices to plug in yet, anyway.

Overall Review: Looks awesome in my Thermaltake Armor A-30 case, downward-facing CPU fan in the Coolermaster GeminII HSF cools the nicely heatpiped motherboard components, Z-68 chipset is awesome allowing integrated GPU in my Intel i5 2500k to work, as well as discrete GTX-470. No need for a sound board. Comes with slick ROG case badge, and a huge ROG logo sticker (will only fit on tower style cases) Auto-Overclocking works as advertised. I'm very pleased that I chose this over the other z-68 offerings. Red and Black theme is gorgeous. Games work better than ever also (I upgraded from a Asus P-5ND, now my HTPC) Every detail was made as nice as possible, down to the metal-fibre pad grounded back plate.

Short Height, Clears Ram, Works Perfectly

Cooler Master GeminII M4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master GeminII M4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: Cooler Master continues to satisfy me with great products. The GeminII M4 is replacing my GeminII S. It is about an inch shorter (with fans attached) and cools the cpu better by about 10 degrees C. (Previously would run around 50, now consistantly 40) It is super quiet, even at full speed. Installation was easy, and fit my previous Cooler Master back plate (same backplate as the GeminII S). The PWM function works great. The smaller size is important, I use a Thermaltake Armor A-30 case, and its not got a lot of room inside, previously the power supply was about 3/4 of an inch above the top of the CPU fan now its 1 3/4 inch away. More air getting to CPU and the difference is measurable.

Cons: no Con to mention, all working fine.

Overall Review: This is a great purchase, for less than 40 dollars!

Aluminum Bumper Case

Aftermarket Red Cleave Aluminum Bumper Cover For iPhone 4/4S DCB-IP40A6RD
Aftermarket Red Cleave Aluminum Bumper Cover For iPhone 4/4S DCB-IP40A6RD

Pros: As Advertised. Beautiful finish. Easy Installation. It comes with shock absorbing strips to stick into the corners to prevent contact with actual phone. Plugs fit perfectly.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Worth the cost.