ASUS’ Maximus V GENE breaks five World Records and the P8Z77-V DELUXE races past the 7GHz CPU and 3GHz Memory barriers due to their class leading Digi+ Power and UEFI designs         Fremont, CA (April 24, 2012)  - ASUS continues its industry lead in performance,  superior design, quality and ease of use with its latest Intel® Z77™ chipset based motherboards. ASUS is excited to announce our Z77 line of motherboards has reached  new performance heights. These include reaching the  7GHz clock speed threshold on the ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE motherboard, as well as  five new world records on the ROG Maximus V GENE, with more to come. These new  records all showcase the benefits of ASUS’ superior engineering and design, use  of the finest materials and components, and industry leading user-friendly DIY  features.                 Achieving 7 GHz and beyond  on the P877V-DELUXE
    ASUS’ internal overclocking  group and performance team are excited to reach a 7GHz CPU clock frequency on  the P8Z77-V DELUXE, using a 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7-3770K  processor with 16GB of DDR3 clocked at 2800MHz. Employing LN2 cooling, they  were able to push the new processor to the limit and beyond, demonstrating the  performance tuning abilities of ASUS Z77-based motherboards. The milestone also  establishes that channel boards from ASUS are capable of very impressive   overclocking feats thanks to their class leading Digi+ VRM power and control design.  In addition our close cooperation with the  enthusiast community has resulted in the P8Z77-V DELUXE easily exceeding 3GHz  memory frequencies with all four DIMMS populated thanks to optimized trace  layouts and superior UEFI tuning options.                 ROG Continues To Lead All  Other Enthusiast Boards with 5 World Records
      True to the ROG creed of  “Choice of Champions”, the Z77-based Maximus V GENE micro ATX gaming board  exceeded no less than five world performance records in a single day. This  level of performance, especially in a micro-ATX motherboard shows ASUS unwavering  commitment to design and the highest performing enthusiast motherboards in the  market regardless of form factor. Featuring the industry leading “Extreme  Engine Digi+ II” VRM technology and an exclusive ROG enthusiast class UEFI the  Maximus V GENE offers unprecedented tuning and configuration parameters enabling  the highest level of performance.
     
      The five new world records are as follows:
     
      - AquaMark 3: 536638 marks  using a Radeon™ HD 7970 graphics card clocked at 1600MHz core and 1900MHz GDDR5
      http://hwbot.org/submission/2276484_
     
      - PiFast: 10.3 seconds with  Intel® Core™ i7-3770K set to 6930MHz http://hwbot.org/submission/2276480_
     
      - 3DMark®2001 SE: 164589  marks using a GeForce® GTX 580 clocked at 1553MHz core and 1250MHz GDDR5
        http://hwbot.org/submission/2276478_
       
        - SuperPi: 5 seconds 187ms  with Intel® Core™ i7-3770K set to 6961MHz http://hwbot.org/submission/2276472_
       
        - SuperPi 32M: 4 minutes 52 seconds and 953ms with Intel® Core™ i7 set  to 6735MHz
        (This record has not been  submitted as of this writing, but has been verified internally by ASUS  engineers)
                ASUS offers the best performing  Z77 motherboard lineup – Period
      These accomplishments all point to the investment by ASUS in enabling  better and more readily accessible performance tuning. ASUS remains fully  committed to the power user and enthusiast markets, offering a range of Intel®  Z77-based motherboards designed for overclocking. This includes better  materials, smarter layout, and tougher components, but also covers  user-friendly features that make tapping computing potential easier. Select  ASUS Z77-based motherboards offer exclusive features such as Wi-Fi GO! wireless  enhancement, convenient USB BIOS Flashback, and Fan Xpert 2 custom cooling  management. ROG motherboards, including the Maximus V GENE, go further with  overclocking built into their DNA. They give users SupremeFX® III audio, Intel®  Ethernet connection optimization, intelligent GameFirst bandwidth control, and  unique mPCIe Combo expandability. They are by far the best choice for gamers  and those passionate about overclocking.   
            For more detailed information, please visit http://rog.asus.com or http://usa.asus.com. Product specifications and  features may change without prior notice.