ASUS Maximus VII Impact Review

Published by Hiwa Pouri on 22.08.14
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Features

Impact Power II

Since quite some time ASUS has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. Using the right software it is not only possible to adjust voltages while being in Windows on can now also control impedances. Furthermore this board features high quality 10K black metallic capacitor which guarantee a long lifespan.
 

ASUS Fan Xpert 3

ASUS Fan Xpert 3 provides customizable settings for fans that have been attached directly to the onboard fan headers. With the Fan Auto Tuning feature, ASUS Fan Xpert 3 automatically detects and tweaks all fan speeds and in the end reduces unwanted noise.
 

EPU

EPU automatically detects the current system load and moderates power usage. It offers a system-wide energy optimization and is able to reduce fan noise.
   

mPCIe Combo III

The mPCIe Combo III Slot can be equipped with several different expansion cards. In this case it doens't matter if you use a WiFi/Bluetooth module or even a new M.2(NGFF) SSD up to PCIe 4x .
   

SuperemeFX Impact II

Basically this motherboard doesn't offer enough space for an onboard audio solution. Therefore ASUS decided to add a daugther PCB on which they placed all the audio components. In this case you find the SupremeFX audio Chip, a headphone amp as well as high quality capacitors.
   

Five Daughterboards

ROG team designed the Maximus VII Impact with five exclusive vertical daughterboards, wich are providing power, sound, the new mPCIE Combo with x4 M.2 support, impact CoolHub with 2 x 4pin fan headers and also LN2 mode switch and the new Impact Control Card with KeyBot and SoundStage buttons.


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  




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