ASUS Expands its GENE Pool with Second mATX Motherboard

malware · Apr 15, 2009

Giving the Rampage II GENE a competition, ASUS has now unveiled Maximus II GENE - the second high-performance micro ATX motherboard that is part of the company's Republic of Gamers line-up. Based on the Intel P45 Express Chipset, the Maximus II GENE delivers overclocking friendly environmnet for the Intel Core 2 Extreme/Quad/Duo platform. The board has four DDR2 1300/1200/1066/800/667 MHz memory slots (up to 16 GB), two PCI-Express x16 slots for CrossFire setups, 7 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, a built-in SupremeFX X-Fi 8 channel sound from Creative and a lot more. As with the ROG Rampage II GENE, the Maximus II GENE offers a wealth of other high-end features including MemOK!, CPU Level Up, Keyboard-TweakIt, Extreme Tweaker, iROG, Loadline Calibration, LCD Poster, EPU-6 Engine, and Voltiminder LED. Also, inside the package of every motherboard, ASUS has kindly included full-version of Kaspersky anti-virus, and a license for Futuremark 3DMark06 Advanced Edition. ASUS is mum on the pricing and availability date of the Maximus II GENE mATX board.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

Assassin48 · Apr 15, 2009

That board looks crazy!

JrRacinFan · Apr 15, 2009

Mmmm looks great! Even more proof that s775 isn't dead yet with the release of Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II

btarunr · Apr 15, 2009

Added pics. Board looks great. I would have liked it to have DDR3 memory though.

theorw · Apr 15, 2009

Its like a short version of KEIRA KNIGHTLEY!!!XAXAXAXA
Of course i d prefer the girl but this would be welcome to!!!

ShogoXT · Apr 15, 2009

I really like these. Would like to build a impressive slim build someday.

theorw · Apr 15, 2009

+1
It would look ridiculous in my HAF though...U need a small case for it to look impressive!

DaC · Apr 15, 2009

Finally companies realized that a lot of overclockers don't care about 100 sata ports/20 pci slots /5 ide ports and so on and are starting roll out this little hot babies......

ChaoticAtmosphere · Apr 15, 2009

I like the PCIe clippies...looks like it makes things easier to remove, way beeter than the "push down, pull out" that requires one hand on the clip and one on the card.

DonInKansas · Apr 15, 2009

Who's GENE? :roll:

Nice lookin' board.

ChaoticAtmosphere · Apr 15, 2009

DonInKansas said:
Who's GENE?

Nice lookin' board.

Gene?? He's Chip's brother!! :roll:

Assimilator · Apr 15, 2009

DaC said:
Finally companies realized that a lot of overclockers don't care about 100 sata ports/20 pci slots /5 ide ports and so on and are starting roll out this little hot babies......

Yet they still manage to cram 8 SATA ports and 12 USB posts onto that tiny board. Who the f**k needs TWELVE USB ports??? Even with every USB device that I own (including 3 flash drives) plugged in, my usage is only 8 ports.

Same with SATA - if someone is buying a mATX board are they really going to have the space for 8 hard drives? I'd appreciate it if the manufacturers dropped these extraneous features and concentrated a bit more on cooling instead.

ShadowFold · Apr 15, 2009

I wanna see some Maximus GENE P55's! I'd definitely build a M-ATX rig when I get my i5 stuff

BumbleBee · Apr 15, 2009

my DFI JR P45 mATX is still in my heart. I wonder why Asus didn't space out the memory slots.

Haytch · Apr 15, 2009

Nice little board.
Great to see 775 Maximized.

Until they start manufacturing fairly decent sized hard drives ( 100Tb+ ), i believe they can never have enough sata ports. Granted this is something i would throw into a HTPC, so thats why its nice to see a whole lot of USB ports for the external drives.

thebeephaha · Apr 16, 2009

BumbleBee said:
http://i40.tinypic.com/smy53c.jpg

my DFI JR P45 mATX is still in my heart. I wonder why Asus didn't space out the memory slots.

What is the purpose of spreading out the memory slots? Unless maybe for slightly better cooling I don't see the point.

Hayder_Master · Apr 16, 2009

so it seems good and cheap asus p45

tzitzibp · Apr 16, 2009

btarunr said:
Board looks great. I would have liked it to have DDR3 memory though.

so would I...
perfect for a gaming rig in a media centre case!

Imsochobo · Apr 16, 2009

Following DFI's footsteps.

yeah.

I got the juniours, and got 4 Ghz down on a Phenom 1 on 790GX M2RS (LP JR) and 5 ghz on PHII.

Tried the P45 for abit on water, did 4.7 on a 8600.

Respectable results, i do not know much about asus, but i know atleast juniour motherboards can be about as good as the big ATX boards.

There is one downside on the dfi boards, you get more EMI from stuff, due to size, and stuff is closer together, this is mostly hearable when you clock much, running stock on all, run spread thingy, and its almost gone.

Thats my experience on M-Atx, got a m-atx box at home, and its ACE!

Waiting to see more m-atx boxes, i know this is what we will only buy in future, when SSD get more popular

BumbleBee · Apr 16, 2009

thebeephaha said:
What is the purpose of spreading out the memory slots? Unless maybe for slightly better cooling I don't see the point.

clearance.

Imsochobo · Apr 17, 2009

To get those big memory coolers we really dont need ?.

You can buy Dominators, you can buy D9's, what perform best?

D9.

They use small coolers usually, and you do nice 1200 mhz easy on them without sick cooling.

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 VID: 1.2125
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P rev.2.0
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme + Noctua NF-S12 Fan
Memory	4x1 GB PQI DDR2 PC2-6400
Video Card(s)	Colorful iGame Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5
Storage	2x 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32 MB RAID0
Display(s)	BenQ G2400W 24-inch WideScreen LCD
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS RC-1000 (sold), Cooler Master HAF-932 (delivered)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic + Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX
Power Supply	Chieftec CFT-1000G-DF 1kW
Software	Laptop: Lenovo 3000 N200 C2DT2310/3GB/120GB/GF7300/15.4"/Razer

Processor	???
Motherboard	760
Cooling	HK
Memory	3x1gb
Video Card(s)	285 Classified / EVGA 480
Display(s)	22" Acer /42" Toshiba
Case	Stacker
Power Supply	Toughpower 1000w / Coolmaster 650w
Software	All of them

System Name	Snow White
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Tt CTE 600 Snow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Corsair K65 Mini
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Avermedia Live HD2

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	C2D 8400@ 4,05GHz(currently)1,36v
Motherboard	DFI LP x48 DK T2RS
Cooling	XIGMATEK 1283 w/ bolt-thru kit/SCYTHE Mushashi x2
Memory	Crucial BALLISTIX 6400 @900MHz 2,00v
Video Card(s)	HD 5770 1040/1400 unlocked/musashi
Storage	SG 120GB+WD 160GB
Display(s)	24" FLATRON W2442PA Full HD
Case	COOLERMASTER HAF 932
Power Supply	Thermaltake PUREPOWER RX 600
Software	Vista ultimate SP1
Benchmark Scores	VANTAGE:11700 3DMARKO06:18600 FURMARK:9K

ASUS Expands its GENE Pool with Second mATX Motherboard

malware

New Member

Assassin48

JrRacinFan

Served 5k and counting ...

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

theorw

New Member

ShogoXT

theorw

New Member

DaC

ChaoticAtmosphere

DonInKansas

ChaoticAtmosphere

Assimilator

ShadowFold

New Member

BumbleBee

Haytch

thebeephaha

Hayder_Master

tzitzibp

Imsochobo

BumbleBee

Imsochobo

Processor	AMD Ryzen 1700 @ 3.825ghz 1.36v
Motherboard	ASRock x370 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-C14s
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB 16gb 3200
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1080 ti
Display(s)	LG 4k IPS
Case	Be Quiet Pure Base 600 + more fans
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster Z
Power Supply	EVGA P2 750w
Mouse	G900
Keyboard	G810
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Processor	Q6600 @3.6
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
Cooling	Xigmatek S1283
Memory	8gb Crucial Red Tracer
Video Card(s)	ASUS TOP HD 4850 512
Storage	Seagate 160GB 7200.11 / 320GB 7200.10 / 500GB 7200.11 / 1TB 7200.12
Display(s)	17" AOC
Audio Device(s)	ESI Julia -> Zero DaC -> Senn HD650
Power Supply	550W Seven team

System Name	Ultimate Vortex III
Processor	Intel Core i7-9700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8Gb) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT - 12 GB
Storage	2 x WD Blue SN550 1Tb NVMe in RAID 0 Striped Set
Display(s)	TUF Gaming VG279QL1A 165 Hz
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox Pro 5 ARGB
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek
Power Supply	Coolermaster Silent Pro 850W
Mouse	Corsair RGB
Keyboard	K70 Rapidfire with Cherry MX Speed
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64

Processor	Core i5 3570K
Motherboard	AsRock z77 Pro4
Cooling	Zalman CNPS10X Extreme
Memory	2x4GB GSkill Sniper
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX970 Gaming
Storage	240GB OCZ ARC 100, Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Display(s)	LG 23" 1920x1080
Case	Antec P100
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec Edge 750W
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro 64

System Name	Firelance.
Processor	Threadripper 3960X
Motherboard	ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming
Cooling	IceGem 360 + 6x Arctic Cooling P12
Memory	8x 16GB Patriot Viper DDR4-3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Ventus 2X OC
Storage	2TB WD SN850X (boot), 4TB Crucial P3 (data)
Display(s)	3x AOC Q32E2N (32" 2560x1440 75Hz)
Case	Enthoo Pro II Server Edition (Closed Panel) + 6 fans
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 760W
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Razer Pro Type Ultra
Software	Windows 10 Professional x64

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

Processor	Intel Core i5-3570K
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V Pro
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670
Storage	Intel 520 60GB, Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB
Display(s)	BenQ 24" XL2420T
Case	Corsair 550D
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser HD600, Audeze LCD-3F, Mytek Stereo 192 DSD, La Figaro 339, Burson HA-160, Geek Pulse X
Power Supply	Corsair AX650
Mouse	steelseries Sensei MLG edition
Keyboard	Cooler Master QuickFire Pro
Software	Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium

System Name	_Speedforce_ (Successor to Strike-X, 4LI3NBR33D-H, Core-iH7 & Nemesis-H)
Processor	Intel Core i9 7980XE (Lapped) @ 5.2Ghz With XSPC Raystorm (Lapped)
Motherboard	Asus Rampage VI Extreme (XSPC Watercooled) - Custom Heatsinks (Lapped)
Cooling	XSPC Custom Water Cooling + Custom Air Cooling (From Delta 220's TFB1212GHE to Spal 30101504&5)
Memory	8x 8Gb G.Skill Trident Z RGB 4266MHz @ 4667Mhz (2x F4-4266C17Q-32GTZR)
Video Card(s)	3x Asus GTX1080 Ti (Lapped) With Customised EK Waterblock (Lapped) + Custom heatsinks (Lapped)
Storage	1x Samsung 970 EVO 2TB - 2280 (Hyper M.2 x16 Card), 7x Samsung 860 Pro 4Tb
Display(s)	6x Asus ROG Swift PG348Q
Case	Aerocool Strike X (Modified)
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 & Aurvana XFi Headphones
Power Supply	2x Corsair AX1500i With Custom Sheilding, Custom Switching Unit. Braided Cables.
Mouse	Razer Copperhead + R.A.T 9
Keyboard	Ideazon Zboard + Optimus Maximus. Logitech G13.
Software	w10 Pro x64.
Benchmark Scores	pppft, gotta see it to believe it. . .

System Name	0BL1V10N
Processor	Intel Core i7 11700K @ 5.1GHz all-core turbo
Motherboard	ASRock Z590 Taichi
Cooling	Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 (with stock CM fans), 12x Pccooler Moonlight Series ARGB 120mm fans
Memory	(4x16GB) 64GB Mushkin Redline Lumina 3600MHz 16-19-19-39 XMP
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4090 SUPRIM LIQUID 24G (not using stock fans) (+150MHz core, +1000MHz memory)
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850X 2TB Gen4 NVMe
Display(s)	1x Alienware AW3821DW (3840x1600@144Hz), 2x Dell SE2717H (1080p@75Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo 719 Anthracite Grey
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Modius + Drop THX AAA 789 + Custom Planar Magnetic Headphones
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200W (12VHPWR)
Mouse	Logitech G502 X Plus
Keyboard	Too many custom mechanical builds to list...
Software	Windows 10 Pro 22H2

System Name	MASTER
Processor	Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	2X EVGA GTX680
Storage	2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Display(s)	Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case	CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Audio Device(s)	Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
Power Supply	Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software	Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	3d mark 2011: testing

System Name	StarCruiser Dark Knight v.2
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-3570K
Motherboard	P8Z77-V LX
Cooling	1x custom W/C loop/ inflow:6x120 /outflow:4x120, 2x200
Memory	Viper 3 Black Mamba (4x4GB)
Video Card(s)	Powercolor LCS 5870
Storage	1X 128GB OCZ, 2 x 1.500 Gb Seagate
Display(s)	Samsung 24" LC24F396
Case	custom MDF case (I BUILT IT) check sig.....NOW
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Tagan 900 watt
Software	Win 7 RC / Open office / Games

Processor	R9 5800x3d \| R7 3900X \| 4800H \| 2x Xeon gold 6142
Motherboard	Asrock X570M \| AB350M Pro 4 \| Asus Tuf A15
Cooling	Air \| Air \| duh laptop
Memory	64gb G.skill SniperX @3600 CL16 \| 128gb \| 32GB \| 192gb
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 \|Quadro P5000 \| RTX2060M
Storage	Many drives
Display(s)	AW3423dwf.
Case	Jonsbo D41
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	g502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	G913 tkl
Software	win11, proxmox

Processor	R9 5800x3d \| R7 3900X \| 4800H \| 2x Xeon gold 6142
Motherboard	Asrock X570M \| AB350M Pro 4 \| Asus Tuf A15
Cooling	Air \| Air \| duh laptop
Memory	64gb G.skill SniperX @3600 CL16 \| 128gb \| 32GB \| 192gb
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 \|Quadro P5000 \| RTX2060M
Storage	Many drives
Display(s)	AW3423dwf.
Case	Jonsbo D41
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	g502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	G913 tkl
Software	win11, proxmox