Conclusion
Performance
The Maximus VI Extreme motherboard does the ASUS ROG product line proud with performance only equal to its sharp styling. Its stock performance remains competitive across all tests with no real issues encountered during board setup or testing.
Pricing
As of June 02, the ASUS Maximus VI Extreme motherboard was available at Amazon.com for 399.99 with Prime shipping.
Conclusion
Before continuing with our final thoughts on this board, we would like to take this opportunity to give our friends at ASUS a hearty “Thank You” for giving us the pleasure of reviewing the Maximus VI Extreme motherboard. After seeing this board at an ASUS Z87 preview event earlier in the year, I could not wait to get it on the test bench. I was not disappointed to say the least. The board screams performance on initial un-boxing and keeps you busy with its plethora of add-ons. The OC Panel was one among many of the high points for me with this board. The interface is sleek and stylish, matching the looks of the Maximus VI Extreme to a tee. The board itself was designed and laid out almost perfected with a few minor questionable details. Its stock performance was also nothing short of stellar.
One of the more questionable decisions with this board were the placement of the CMOS battery. The CMOS battery is located to the mid-left of the primary PCI-Express x16 slot, making its removable challenging with a video card seated in that slot. One other noticeable missed feature is the CMOS clear jumper. While not a large miss because of the integrated CMOS reset button integrated into the rear panel, it was something that is normally included in some form on the motherboard surface.
Strengths
- Stock performance
- Black and Red ROG-inspired color scheme
- Board layout
- OC Panel device
- Included ASUS utilities, including ROG RAMDisk software
- Board flexibility from multitude of integrated features
- UEFI BIOS design and usability
- Motherboard manual information
Weaknesses
- Lack of CMOS reset jumper
- CMOS battery placement
What is the point in having
What is the point in having 10 SATA3 ports (theoretical 60Gbit) when the DMI 2.0 bus connecting the CPU and chipset is limited to 20Gbit?
Because if you fill it up
Because if you fill it up with drives they are not reading and writing all simulatenously, it just allows extra dives to be connected
Wow I am a sucker for the The
Wow I am a sucker for the The OC Panel!!!!
Isn’t the 4770k an i7?
Isn’t the 4770k an i7?
Thank you for pointing this
Thank you for pointing this out. References fixed…
Where is the 4770k
Where is the 4770k overclocking part of the review??
OC results as well as other
OC results as well as other areas will be covered in followup review…
So why should I upgrade from
So why should I upgrade from my current Asus Maximus V Extreme , 3770k and 32Gb Vengeance @2133MHZ ?
This MB should accommodate 64GB RAM.
The way I see it, is just lame marketing, no significant improvement.
If you;ve got a 3770K you
If you;ve got a 3770K you probably shouldn’t you’ll get 15% improvement at best. But this is a new socket and your current socket is basically discontinued now.
Hey Morry, just a heads up,
Hey Morry, just a heads up, but you that MSI included port covers for this board on page 2. I blame Josh. Because reasons.
Thanks for the heads up, I
Thanks for the heads up, I blame too many motherboards and not enough sleep 😉
Its been fixed…
just before I saw the check
just before I saw the check of $6179, I be certain …that…my friend could really taking home money part-time from there new laptop.. there neighbor had bean doing this for only 6 months and resently cleared the debts on their appartment and purchased Lotus Elise. this is where I went, Exit35.com
Can anyone give me an idea
Can anyone give me an idea where to purchase the rog_ext cable and the metal drive bay adapter for normal mode? Any help would be really appreciated! I’ve got the panel with no accessory kit!!!!? PLEASE HELP!
in extreme mode (rampage V
in extreme mode (rampage V extreme),
do both cables (ROG & SATA power)
simply hang out via an open slot in the back after removing the plate?
or 5.25″ bay opening?
Manual, on page 2-23, simply say connect both cables.
cables plug into ports at
cables plug into ports at bottom of OC Panel device. Cable orientation does not change whether unit is used with the mount enclosure or in Extreme mode (outside of the case).
Will this board take a 3770k?
Will this board take a 3770k?