I plan on running this with the gtx 970, 16gb ram for some gaming, nothing hardcore. How is this in comparison to the maximus impact?
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This is equally good. if you plan to get a mini itx case space is an issue around the motherboard. The maximus is quite high and would make for a tight fit for most cpu coolers. Although the Maximus is top of the line the Z97I is made with 5X components (see site for more info) and it has a great uefi.
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The maximus impact has an mpcie slot that the z97i does not have. If you don't plan on using it I don't see why you'd spend the extra money. FYI the audio line in picks up interference from my 970.
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From what I remember, the Maximus had a better audio chipset, and I think it supports 32GB RAM. Here's a comparison - http://www.asus.com/us/site/motherboards/Z97/comparison/. Maximus didn't offer anything I really cared about over Z97I-plus, and from what it sounds like, it should be fine for you as well.
208200
I mother board specs are great, this would be very good for gaming, that is what I use mine for and it runs great. I really think that you will be very surprised on what you get for the money with this AMD processor.
1952370
I've had absolutely no problems with this motherboard. I use it for streaming in 1080p for hours a day. Just make sure you install the drivers from the maker's website before use!For more video compression and audio editing, this thing is perfectly fine. Not exactly a powerhouse, but it doesn't stutter.
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I installed the 2 gig ram chip and saw a little improvement on my second life frame rate. (7 to 10 fps)It is usable, for getting into second life while on the road, I wouldn't want to do it for a long time, or at lest would not want to hook it up to an ext. monitor and mouse.
69852
I was running this with an AMD FX 6100, 16GB of DDR3 1600 RAM, and ATI Radeon 7770 Gigahertz, and I was getting a lot of dropped frames and BSODs. I mostly blame the FX 6100. I have upgraded to the FX 8350. I would recommend, that if you're going to use and AMD FX CPU, get a MB with the 900 series chipset, fast quality RAM, and spend money on a good GPU. You get what you pay for with the GPU.
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Actually, surprisingly good. Although, what you'll really want to partner with this is a good GPU... unless you're planning on focusing more on CPU intensive games like WoW, then you'll be okay with a middle of the road GPU. I've been playing Titanfall, Assassins Creed: Black flag, BF4, (as well as some older titles) and my fps is definitely playable and pleasing to the eyes (running everything 1080p and maxed settings). I have this CPU partnered with a GTX 760 2GB... soon to be an SLI setup. Hope that helps!
680876
My experience is I play a lot of old windows games and this motherboard handles it beautifully on all high settings.And the cpu and gpu intergrated runs super cool .Of course I have an fm2+ cpu at 65watts Quadcore 3.1 which is very nice./ If you multi task accept no less than a Quadcore and you won,t go wrong!!!! So if you don,t game heavy this is a dream motherboard. Make sure you have also plenty of memory/ram and a decent cpu cooler other than stock and it should be around for a long time to come.!!!! My personal experience is it,s Very Very Very Nice!!!!
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I was thinking of building one also and went with this one. I also bought this machine for BF4. I played the beta and I decided it wasn't worth it. I got BF Bad company 2 and it is considered the best BF still. I think if you want to do games on ultra and have it smooth you need to drop another $500 - $1000. Not worth it. High settings work just fine and I can buy a new video card and ram in a couple years and still have a great machine. I played through bio shock infanate and it looks incredible! I currently am playing watchdogs. This machine is VERY up to date and worth it. But Ultra setting is tough. Some people with $3000 machines have trouble. Ultra setting is all up to the game designer as it is equipment.
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I'm currently Using this Processor on a LGA 1150 socket, Z97 motherboard. I have not been able to Overclock using the wizard without the computer Crashing the GPU (GTX 660) I have not tried to overclock manually. I can say that the fan that comes with it does a decent job and can be used for running High Quality games without overclocking (WatchDogs looks great, it has it's own problems, Tomb Raider works great on Max, Skyrim looks great too, But I do have 32gigs of memory as well) So, Yes. And Overclocking isn't needed so far, I can't find a game I want to play that can challenge this processor even at it's out-of-box speed.
69848
Yes, works great. Motherboard doesn't make a huge difference for games though really -- get a nice video card, plenty of RAM and CPU and you're good.
527219
I use it for both things! 3D Modelling/Rendering and also Gaming. Let me tell you it works like a charm in both scenarios. Runs any game at maxed settings without breaking a sweat. Also, really really silent while doing so.
1270469
"Okay" .. yes... But this is not a gaming class machine to be sure... I have been able to play the newest 1st person shooters and driving games quite well..(not at highest level settings)., however I would very much recommend a RAM upgrade to 8gig(max it allows) if gaming is desired.... Overall for.the price I find it to be a quick and.versatile machine... But, I would consider the price of a RAM upgrade (80-ish dollars) into the purchase price if you plan to game.
95435
This is a high end card. I looked at the the FTW version of this card before buying the windforce GHZ model. The GHZ gigabyte model has a better overclock and comes with a back plate. It also runs very quite under load and I have been very happy with it so far. Considering buying a second for sli right now. The only real step up currently available is the Gigabyte 780 Ti GHZ edition if you can find it in stock anywhere and it will cost you about $200 more.
581912
I haven't tested any game, but graphics are awesome, intel driver looks good and it has good memory, for what I need I think I chose the best option. Thank you so much!!
156391
my opinion, dont get this board. i had issues with it having bad DIMMs, the dual channel didnt work and kept crashing to blue sceen. just do a quick google of this board and ram issues and you will see what i had to go through. save yourself some grief and go for another board.
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Personally I prefer the maximus for smaller size, it fits in a midtower case which is cheaper than a full size size case. But when it comes down to to ROG extreme boards it depends on what CPU you trying to use I'm really liking the 4th Gen after some modifications. But if you're wanting save a little money go for rampage and 3rd gen. Plus the maximus does have a couple more USB 3.0 ports on the rear. And its does have a couple nice features that the rampage doesn't have. Just my two cents hope it helps.
237846
This is an all round good card for the money. You can play skyrim with minimal lag, but battlefield 4 deserves a better card like a 256 bit. One milisecond of lag makes all the difference in battlefield. This is for the occasional, not so hardcore gamer.