Board Software

ASUS has included several different forms of overclocking hardware and software in the Maximus III Gene, so much so that it's a bit overwhelming. For myself, the most important one of all is the “RC Connect” remote overclocking, controlled by some of the most handy software I have ever had the pleasure of using. The downside, of course, is that it requires a whole other system to run it.
Once you've installed the software from the disc on another machine, perhaps a laptop, you connect the included white USB cable between the specialized RC Connect port, and the laptop. Once this is done, you depress the RC Connect switch right above the specialized RC Connect USB port so that it is lit, and then start the software. Also notice, I made no mention of needing to have the Maximus III Gene system powered up!

As you can see, power and reset buttons are included, as are an “instant shut-down” and a “Clear CMOS” button. Each works perfectly, as do the BCLK, PCI-E, and voltage sliders. I was quite amazed as to how quickly the board responds to the software, and the accuracy of the voltage readings in comparison to the voltage read points was equally impressive. All monitoring tabs are fully functional when the board is powered down as well. There is also a feature that will save profiles within the ROG-Connect software, so that they can be loaded on the fly, even while running a benchmark, allowing the maximum possible scores.



Those without a second computer aren't left without any software tools to play with; the standard Turbo-V Evo software is included as well, and the Evo tag on the end of the name indicates that it also features an auto-overclocking option as well.

I must admit though, that both are limited a bit in functionality, neither allows adjustments to memory timings, which might end things quickly if you haven't gone into the BIOS and manually adjusted timings to suit the memory as the speed increases.