Pros 4-way SLi/CrossFireX capable Nice and effective VRM heatsinks Stable DIGI+ Digital PWMs Polished UEFI BIOS Dual INTEL Gigabit LAN Bluetooth 4.0 + Wifi module 32GB mSATA SSD Cache Triple IGP display outputs Cons EXPENSIVE! Realtek Audio on a Premium board?!! more

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ASUS' GTX 660 Ti, ASUS once again holds the distinction of having the highest overclocked GTX 660, with its DirectCU II TOP model raised from 980MHz all the way up to 1072MHz. Memory speeds have also been given a small boost, up to 6108MHz DDR. Like most of ASUS' custom cards, it uses the popular dual-fan DirectCU II cooling system. This particular model utilizes three nickel-plated copper heatsink pipes in direct contact with the GPU, connected to an array of cooling fins, and ventilated by two fans. more

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Today we take the Maximus V Extreme for a spin on our LN2 test bench. Never before have we seen a motherboard so packed with innovative overclocking features and support. This board not only packs the latest technologies from the ROG OC team, but it also incorporates many of the latest platform technologies such as Thunderbolt. Follow us as we venture into the realm of extreme Ivy Bridge overclocking with the Maximus V Extreme. more

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Today we take the Maximus V Extreme for a spin on our LN2 test bench. Never before have we seen a motherboard so packed with innovative overclocking features and support. This board not only packs the latest technologies from the ROG OC team, but it also incorporates many of the latest platform technologies such as Thunderbolt. Follow us as we venture into the realm of extreme Ivy Bridge overclocking with the Maximus V Extreme. more

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Today we take the Maximus V Extreme for a spin on our LN2 test bench. Never before have we seen a motherboard so packed with innovative overclocking features and support. This board not only packs the latest technologies from the ROG OC team, but it also incorporates many of the latest platform technologies such as Thunderbolt. Follow us as we venture into the realm of extreme Ivy Bridge overclocking with the Maximus V Extreme. more

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Today we take the Maximus V Extreme for a spin on our LN2 test bench. Never before have we seen a motherboard so packed with innovative overclocking features and support. This board not only packs the latest technologies from the ROG OC team, but it also incorporates many of the latest platform technologies such as Thunderbolt. Follow us as we venture into the realm of extreme Ivy Bridge overclocking with the Maximus V Extreme. more

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High Factory Overclock, Very Competitive Gaming Performance, Good Power Efficiency, Quiet and Efficient Cooler more

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High Factory Overclock, Very Competitive Gaming Performance, Good Power Efficiency, Quiet and Efficient Cooler more

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Bold and stylish design, Impressive 5GHz data speeds, Comprehensive networking and cloud features more

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Like most of ASUS' custom cards, it uses the popular dual-fan DirectCU II cooling system. This particular model utilizes three copper heatsink pipes in direct contact with the GPU, connected to an array of cooling fins, and ventilated by two fans. more

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ASUS's Republic of Gamers boards are advertised as gaming-oriented boards, yet they also have a deadly alter ego which caters to the extreme overclocking hobbyist (à la Batman-Bruce Wayne). Today we explore the reasons why the sub-US$200 mATX Maximus V GENE (Z77) has a cult following among enthusiasts these days and also put an Ivy Bridge 3770K under SS Phase Change cooling. more

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ASUS's Republic of Gamers boards are advertised as gaming-oriented boards, yet they also have a deadly alter ego which caters to the extreme overclocking hobbyist (à la Batman-Bruce Wayne). Today we explore the reasons why the sub-US$200 mATX Maximus V GENE (Z77) has a cult following among enthusiasts these days and also put an Ivy Bridge 3770K under SS Phase Change cooling. more

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ASUS' HD 7870 was a strong performer, its S$539 price tag makes it the most expensive model in this shootout, and we felt that at $50 more than the reference card, its performance gains didn't really justify the extra cost. More so when you consider that a Radeon HD 7950 is also available for a similar price point. more

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Priced slightly more than the reference GTX 670, the ASUS GTX 670 DCII TOP actually makes good value for money considering that it is able to hang with cards costing almost US$100 more, proof that raw fill rate and shaders count ain't everything. more

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Priced slightly more than the reference GTX 670, the ASUS GTX 670 DCII TOP actually makes good value for money considering that it is able to hang with cards costing almost US$100 more, proof that raw fill rate and shaders count ain't everything. more

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Locally, the ASUS card is a bit of a mixed bag. First off, at S$659, it is substantially less expensive than a GeForce GTX 680, hence for local readers who want to use the card as it is, the ASUS GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP can be viewed as a cutprice GeForce GTX 680. The going other thing going for it is that if you have a compact setup, the ASUS card will be easily to SLI. However, S$659 is also a lot more than the competing Palit card and also reference GeForce GTX 670 cards (priced around S$570 locally). And considering all aspects of the card, we don't think it has done quit enough to justify the enormous markup. Hence, for local readers, it really depends on what you want out of the card. more

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In our benchmarking, we saw ASUS consistently perform about 2% above Sapphire. However, we tested Sapphire at the default BIOS 1 option, which sets the GPU core clock speed at 950MHz with 5700MHz DDR memory. At the flick of a switch, the BIOS 2 option will boost those numbers to 1000MHz and 5800MHz DDR respectively, which puts it in line with ASUS' specs (in fact, memory clock speed is 200MHz DDR higher than the ASUS card). Based on our results, we can confidently say that with the Sapphire card on BIOS setting 2, it should benchmark very close to what ASUS was giving us. more

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With Tegra 3 based devices becoming more commonplace, does that make the Transformer Prime old and unappealing? Far from it. In fact, it's still very much the fantastic Android device that first appeared in our labs late last year. But now, as manufacturers are churning out quad-core devices faster than you can say “quad-core”, ASUS had to come up with more variety to help them stay in the game. more

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Pros 8+2 phase DIGI+ VRM Quality power components Smashing gaming performance - factory overclocked +143MHz DirectCU II - Massive brute force air cooling Relatively easy to do hardware voltage modifications Backplate to prevent warping/shorts/EMI shielding Cons Only 2GB of RAM - handicapped in higher resolutions / heavy texture scenes DirectCU II - Takes up triple slots, removes possibility of SLi on some boards more

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Pros 8+2 phase DIGI+ VRM Quality power components Smashing gaming performance - factory overclocked +143MHz DirectCU II - Massive brute force air cooling Relatively easy to do hardware voltage modifications Backplate to prevent warping/shorts/EMI shielding Cons Only 2GB of RAM - handicapped in higher resolutions / heavy texture scenes DirectCU II - Takes up triple slots, removes possibility of SLi on some boards more

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