Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z Intel Z68 and Asus Matrix GTX580 Platinum Review: a guest post and review by Peter Lo
Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z BIOS UEFI
ROG boards are usually blue and grey menu interface but now it has full color display and icons added to the new interface called UEFI. It support mouse pointer for easier access on the menu.
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Full color and better interface sets apart from the old BIOS. Scroll bar is implemented for easier setup on the settings.
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UEFI has the screenshot feature that can be saved on flash drive, making it very useful on sharing your settings.
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You can also view the memory modules factory timings and XMP profiles too for manual memory timing setup.
Test Setup
Intel Core i7 2600k 3.40Ghz 8MB L3 LGA1155
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30 GHz 6MB L3 LGA1155
Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z Z68
Asrock P67 Fatal1ty Professional
MSI P67A-GD65
Noctua NH-C14
2 X 2 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red DDR3 1600 CL8
Asus Matrix GTX 580 Platinum
Asus EAH6870 Radeon HD6870
EVGA Geforce GTX 570
Corsair Force F60 SSD SATAII
Enermax Modu87+ 700W Power supply
Below are actual photos of the test setup.
