Unboxing motherboard ASUS Maximus VII Ranger

Kali ini kita akan melihat seri ROG untuk chipset Z97 yang lain, sebelumnya kita sudah melihat seri ASUS Maximus VII Hero. Secara keseluruhan memang mirip, baik dari segi fisik maupun fitur, Untuk seri ASUS Maximus VII Ranger ada sedikit perbedaan diantaranya port SATA, [hower phase design, Rog ext conector, dan mosfet component.

SPESIFIKASI

CPU	Intel® Socket 1150 for the 5th/New 4th/4th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors Supports Intel® 22 nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
Chipset	Intel® Z97
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 3200(O.C.)/3100(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.) /2500(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory * Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Graphic	Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI-D/RGB ports - Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 x 2000 @ 60 Hz - Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 2000 @ 60 Hz
Multi-GPU Support	Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, red) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) 1 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 2
Storage	Intel® Z97 chipset : 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
LAN	Intel® I218V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s), featuring GAMEFIRST III Intel® LAN- Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN controller and Physical Layer (PHY) Anti-surge LANGuard
Audio	ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : - SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology - ELNA premium audio capacitors - Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection - DTS Connect - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel - Sonic SoundStage - Sonic SenseAmp - Sonic Studio - Sonic Radar II
USB Ports	Intel® Z97 chipset : 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) Intel® Z97 chipset : *5 7 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, black, 5 at mid-board)
Operating System Support	Windows® 8.1 Windows® 8 Windows® 7
Accessories	User's manual ASUS Q-Shield 6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x SLI bridge(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) 1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s) 1 x ROG Door Hanger(s)
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

INTERIOR DAN EXTERIOR

Dus packing ASUS ROG series berwarna merah dominan, tidak banyak perubahan dari packing nya. Begitu juga dengan kelengkapan/paket penjualannya masih sama dengan versi ASUS Maximus VII Hero.

hardware boost - ASUS Maximus VII Ranger

Lanjut ke layout motherboard, ASUS Maximus VII Ranger menggunakan desain PCB warna hitam dan dipadukan dengan cora merah. Untuk Sound nya menggunakan teknologi supreme FX dengan capasitor ELNA, Sonic sound Elna yaitu tombol kecil dibawah PCI-eX di samping clear cmos, tombol ini adalah switcher profil audio. Sound juga sudah ada include AMP untuk headset dan ouput 8 chanel gold plated. Dibelakan slot PCI-eX terdapat chips KeyBod dan tombol nya ada di dekat front panel power yang berfungsi mengoptimalkan fungsi keyboard biasa menjadi macro.