Overall, the ASUS RT-AC88U is a high-end solution for those looking to upgrade without becoming obsolete within a few months. At the pace the wireless market is moving, you can rest assured this AC3100 solution will give you years of reliability and look great while doing it. more

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Top Tier performance and tons of options and features boost the Z170 WS into the premium category. This motherboard is loaded with features that give you options for your workstation build and allow expansion later. more

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Top Tier performance and tons of options and features boost the Z170 WS into the premium category. This motherboard is loaded with features that give you options for your workstation build and allow expansion later. more

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The ASUS Z170-PRO is a good all around board with enough features for just about everyone. It's definitely one of a handful of boards to consider when looking in the sub $200 market.

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Given the fact that a video card of this caliber is currently priced under its MSRP, and at much better pricing than the MSI LIGHTNING the ASUS MATRIX 980 Ti Platinum is clearly the better deal. It provides a similar amount of performance overclocked, for a much lower price, at least for now. The price could jump, and if it does it puts both video cards into a price range neither have any business of occupying. In terms of performance, design, quality and pricing the ASUS GTX 980 Ti MATRIX Platinum is easily worthy of our [H] Editor's Choice Gold Award more

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Given the fact that a video card of this caliber is currently priced under its MSRP, and at much better pricing than the MSI LIGHTNING the ASUS MATRIX 980 Ti Platinum is clearly the better deal. It provides a similar amount of performance overclocked, for a much lower price, at least for now. The price could jump, and if it does it puts both video cards into a price range neither have any business of occupying. In terms of performance, design, quality and pricing the ASUS GTX 980 Ti MATRIX Platinum is easily worthy of our [H] Editor's Choice Gold Award more

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But honestly, neither of these boards are for the budget builder who's merely looking to slap together an average PC. The Asus Z170 ROG Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard is for the tireless system builder who can't or won't stop tuning and tweaking, who is always on the hunt for increased performance. For you, we can attest, this premium motherboard will keep you entertained for a good long while. more

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But honestly, neither of these boards are for the budget builder who's merely looking to slap together an average PC. The Asus Z170 ROG Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard is for the tireless system builder who can't or won't stop tuning and tweaking, who is always on the hunt for increased performance. For you, we can attest, this premium motherboard will keep you entertained for a good long while. more

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