The first of the Z97 ROG boards is the Maximus VII Hero. An affordable Z97 option with all the ROG bells and whistles. How does it perform?
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ASUS Maximus VII Hero Review
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The first of the Z97 ROG boards is the Maximus VII Hero. An affordable Z97 option with all the ROG bells and whistles. How does it perform?
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RickPlaysWarr
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Love it, Thank you so much for the review Tom. I have mine and am starting on the build. I really hope you get to M.2 reviews soon. The thought of a self contained bootable system that performs great is a big one for me. After seeing this review, I need to buy some better memory than I have to do this board justice.
Its VERY CPU limited too though matey - Id advise 2400mhz tbh
Dicehunter
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Not to sound like an arse but isn't your 4770K the cherry picked one ?
'the' no mate. I just won the silicone lottery
Dicehunter
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Ahh cooleo, Still I'm going to stay with what I have for this year, I'll happily wait for 5770K or what ever they decide to call it, I want a LARGE jump in performance so another gen or 2 wait for me ^_^
Rory.Will
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Great stuff, nice review Tom. Loving the new camera too, the detail is nice and focussed 
Just to speculate how do you think the VII Gene will perform compared to this??
Planning an MATX build with the VI Gene at the moment but wondering whether to get the Z97 board with a Haswell CPU and just upgrade later?
Was planning on using my 16GB Dominator Platinum memory too but it's the 1600mhz sticks. Would you recommend higher??
Just to speculate how do you think the VII Gene will perform compared to this??
Planning an MATX build with the VI Gene at the moment but wondering whether to get the Z97 board with a Haswell CPU and just upgrade later?
Was planning on using my 16GB Dominator Platinum memory too but it's the 1600mhz sticks. Would you recommend higher??
Great stuff, nice review Tom. Loving the new camera too, the detail is nice and focussed
Just to speculate how do you think the VII Gene will perform compared to this??
Planning an MATX build with the VI Gene at the moment but wondering whether to get the Z97 board with a Haswell CPU and just upgrade later?
Was planning on using my 16GB Dominator Platinum memory too but it's the 1600mhz sticks. Would you recommend higher??
Not really going to get into that, its only ever going to be a guess....
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Tom that card in your rig in the video, Are you purposely staying focused on it ? You git ! ^_^, Oh well only another 2-3 weeks 
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Dicehunter
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Ive got two
I'll swap you my pre-order ? ^_^ j/k j/k
Wraith
Bettyswollocks
Tom that card in your rig in the video, Are you purposely staying focused on it ? You git ! ^_^, Oh well only another 2-3 weeks
Ive got two
:lol: It's just been one long giggle on here today, certainly has made a long dull day very bright indeed.
Dicehunter
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Tomorrows front page OC3D news from Tom "I'm missing a Matrix card and I think I know who it is, He left a note saying "You can have my pre-order when it arrives lolroflcopter"
