EVGA Z68 SLI Micro or ASUS Z68 Maximus IV Gene-Z

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asus maximus gene Z bai...check lang if ang 2 ka pcie slots kay x16 ang kada slot for both evga ang asus

kay sa ako p55 micro, x8 ra kada slot..pero no biggie for me.

wala ta to tangtanga ang heatsink dri sa may mosfet..para same sa p55 micro...just my thought though

pero maximus gene Z bai...payter!


pero...mas barato ang evga...ftw kaau!

16X ang 1st slot nya 8X ang 2nd card

[blizzaga4]

I smell Core i7-3930K and tubig tubig..........

[eXpLoDe]

I smell Core i7-3930K and tubig tubig..........

lol. pag vote nlng dodong jarren.

[eldonex]

voted for asus boss

[e_mer8]

Asus all the way...

[andz]

Either is good, but EVGA is going to be slightly cheaper compared to ASUS.

Also i am getting confused how ASUS Gene Z68 is faster than EVGA Micro Z68 ?
Both have the same specs. Even the PCI-E Slots offer the same X16, X8 when Crossfired/SLI.

Performance: Both are the same.
ASUS: Based on Intel Z68 chipset, Supports Intel Socket 1155 Processors
EVGA: Based on Intel Z68 chipset, Supports Intel Socket 1155 Processors

Memory: Both are the same.
ASUS: 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets, Dual Channel DDR3, Maximum of 16GB/32GB of DDR3 2200MHz+
EVGA: 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets, Dual Channel DDR3, Maximum of 16GB/32GB of DDR3 2200MHz+

Expansion Slot: Both are the same. People mainly look for PCIe 2.0 X16/X8
ASUS: 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 ( x 16 or dual x8 ), 1x PCIe x4
EVGA: 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 ( x 16 or dual x8 ), 2 x PCIe x1

Multi-GPU Support: Both are the same.
ASUS: Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology, Supports AMD CrossFireX™ Technology, Supports LucidLogix® Virtu™ Technology
EVGA: Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology, Supports AMD CrossFireX™ Technology, Supports LucidLogix® Virtu™ Technology

Storage I/O: Both are the same.
ASUS:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)
4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s)
2 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s)
Supports Raiding.

EVGA:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)
4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s)
2 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s)
Supports Raiding.


Audio/Integrated Peripherals: ASUS Wins because of Audio.
ASUS:
Intel®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
*X-Fi® Xtreme Fidelity™, *EAX® Advanced™ HD 5.0, *THX® TruStudio PRO™, *Creative ALchemy

EVGA:
Intel®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
8 Channel High Definition


USB Ports: ASUS Wins, 2 more USB 3.0 Port(s).
ASUS:
4 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board)

EVGA:
12 x USB2.0 ports (8 external + 4 internal headers)
2 x USB3.0 ports (2 external + 0 internal headers


Color: Depends on the USER.
ASUS: Red + Black
EVGA: Grey + Black

Price: EVGA Wins.
ASUS: $199.99
EVGA: $159.99

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BRAND?!
ASUS IS WAY BETTER THAN EVGA!

~ERR, it depends. Each user has a different experience per brand.
I have sold EVGA Motherboards that died
I have sold ASUS Motherboards that died

ASUS HAS BETTER RMA?!
Wrong.

I have experienced Both ASUS & EVGA, taking long times in RMA'ing products.

But ASUS HAS GAMERS REPUBLIC BLING2X
ER, i could careless..

[e_mer8]

ASUS HAS BETTER RMA?!
Wrong.
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+1... had my Asus Sabertooth MoBo warranty claimed, dead from the day i took it, 2 of them, 1 after the other... took me a month for a replacement and lots of @#$@%#% for them to take action.

[eXpLoDe]

+1... had my Asus Sabertooth MoBo warranty claimed, dead from the day i took it, 2 of them, 1 after the other... took me a month for a replacement and lots of @#$@%#% for them to take action.

that's normal for the item to be replace and reach to a month.

[andz]

It depends on the item, if you got your EVGA from NANOTECH(current distributor), you get guaranteed 7-14 days item replacement.

ASUS is from Iontech/Axisglobal(current distributor) 2-4 weeks Item Replacement

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