Asus Maximus V Gene Motherboard (Socket 1155, 32GB DDR3 Support, uATX, PCI-Express 3.0, USB 3.0, Asus Wi-Fi Go Remote, SLI/CrossFireX Support, Dual Intelligent Processors 3)

Title : Asus Maximus V Gene Motherboard (Socket 1155, 32GB DDR3 Support, uATX, PCI-Express 3.0, USB 3.0, Asus Wi-Fi Go Remote, SLI/CrossFireX Support, Dual Intelligent Processors 3)
ASIN : B007KZQEGM
Description : Asus MAXIMUS V GENE S1155 Z77 MATX VGASNDGLNU3 SATA2 DDR3 90MIBI20G0EAY0VZ Components Motherboards
Features :

• Compatible Processors:Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7, Pentium G600 series, Pentium G800 series
• Chipset Type:Intel Z77 Express
• Max Processors Qty:1
• Product Type:Motherboard - micro ATX
• Processor Socket:LGA1155 Socket

List Price : £156.99
Price : £146.61
Saved Price : £10.38

category: Products
brand: ASUS
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.5
Review : great board
I bought this board for a new build after reading the review in Custom PC Magazine Issue 107.
This is a really good Mboard the bios is a peace of cake to use if you want to have a go at overclocking, if you do i recommend downloading the latest bios as mine seemed to crash a couple of times until i did. It has a "funky" channel drilled into the board which is lit up with via small Led's that show off where the sound chip is , though you can turn this off in the bios if you wish.
The sound is pretty good for an on board chip, i don't see any need to update to a separate card anytime soon as it's perfectly fine for gaming. It sounds really good through my THX set up with nice smooth bass that doesn't overwhelm the mid range, there are plenty of options included with the sound blaster x-fi software to tweak to your own personal taste.
The bundled software is excellent, you get a full copy of deamon tools, a 1 year license to Kaperski Av unfortunately you need to upgrade...