MAXIMUS VIII GENE
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The 2023 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Motherboard Brand goes to…ASUS. Not only has the brand been a favourite of our readers year-on-year, but this year’s results have been their highest in the last decade, surpassing their previous high of 62% in 2020’s Awards.

Can anyone beat ASUS in the PC DIY scene?

ASUS is highly regarded for quality components as well; its motherboards often the choice of enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers for their durability and performance.

With a commanding 62% share of the votes, ASUS is once again the winner of this Readers’ Choice category.

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Wow, lagi-lagi ASUS ROG. Alasan banyak yang memilih brand tersebut adalah karena ASUS tak pernah ketinggalan untuk tampil dalam setiap kompetisi di industri gaming serta mampu memanfaatkan performa maksimal yang ditawarkan oleh seri ASUS ROG, mulai dari komponen PC, gaming peripheral hingga laptop.

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Usually when we are talking Republic of Gamers motherboards, we are generally thinking about boards that cost a lot. This ASUS Maximus VIII Gene comes in at $210. While that is not "cheap" in the motherboard spectrum, that is far from expensive for a motherboard with such a list of features. You get an excellent audio solution, you get great cooling, you get FanXpert 3 technology, Intel Gigabit Ethernet, and all on a motherboard that will run Prime95 for three weeks at 4.5GHz.

If you’re looking to get into the Skylake/Z170 platform and like the idea of a smaller form factor build, ASUS has shown there is no need to sacrifice performance or features in lieu of a smaller motherboard.

“Each KitGuru reader has their own opinion when it comes to which graphic cards, processors, chassis etc go into making the perfect rig. With 2 million readers visiting the site every month, 340,000 enthusiasts active in the KitGuru Facebook Community and up to 400,000 of you watching the videos we produce on a constant basis – we know that there is a ‘wisdom of the crowd’ effect working away. The KitGuru Annual Reader Awards are the perfect way to express that wisdom.”

Best Micro ATX Motherboard

“At a sniff under £150 the ASUS Maximus VIII Gene is a spectacular entry into the Z170 pantheon and deserving of our OC3D Gold Award.”
“Seeking constant refinement ASUS have further improved the quality of the SupremeFX until it's reached a point where only the most dedicated audiophile will notice the difference between the Gene and a dedicated audio solution.”

“The Gene betters several ATX boards on test, with great performance, amazing overclocking abilities and a strong feature set.”

“In short, the Gene has rarely, if ever, disappointed and the Z170 incarnation looks set to continue that trend.”

you definitely won't be disappointed with the latest mid-sized board to fly the ROG flag. In short, the Gene has rarely, if ever, disappointed and the Z170 incarnation looks set to continue that trend.

The best microATX MB

Gols Award

+ sehr umfangreiches UEFI-Bios (Overclocking)
+ umfangreiche Ausstattung (Anschlüsse, Software)
+ Multi-GPU-fähig (2x GPU)
+ hochwertige Audio-Komponenten
+ gewinkelter USB-3.0-Frontheader
+ 4-Pin-PWM-Anschluss für Wakü-Pumpe
+ Start-Reset-Buttons direkt auf der Platine

Then this MAXIMUS VIII Gene?
Clearly, she is full of energy and found surprising.
Its format does nothing hinders performance at our benchs, since it is regularly in first place, ahead of its big sister the Hero, and distancing the G1 Gaming by several percent.

The Asus Maximus VIII Gene motherboard should have no trouble to become the queen of its class

UEFI interface
Excellent performance
Price/performance ratio

ASUS has produced the best product in the Best micro ATX Motherboard category – as nominated by the European Hardware Association readers and voted by technology enthusiasts across the continent in 2016.


The ASUS Maximus VIII Gene is the most high-end Micro-ATX- motherboard.

In terms of functionality, the ASUS is superior on two levels: it is more convenient to overclock. This is partly due to its greater number of phases and fan connections (with PWM support).

ASUS proves again that the Maximus VIII Gene allows you to build an exceptional gaming pc on the Micro-ATX form factor.

ASUS clearly has the best audio, you get all the ROG software and other extra's and you don't overpay for the eyecandy.

ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE is one of the best choice if you are looking for a compact and high-quality motherboard with good equipment for building a gaming PC or a system for overclocking

It is a good reference point for those who build a powerful mATX system, and expects to get a high-quality platform for the most serious experiments when there is no allowances for the motherboard's dimensions

Readers from all over Europe have chosen this motherboard as the best micro ATX motherboard of the year

Readers of Geeknetic have chosen this motherboard as the best micro atx motherboard of 2016

Good design, 10-phase power, great quality of overclocking and high quality of audio

In the category up to about 1000 zł worth recommending are the two motherboards: Asus Maximus VIII Ranger and his faithful and equally successful copy format micro-ATX, or Maximus VIII Gene. However, the price of the latter is somewhat excessive, which is why we grant award because of the possibilities.

High quality components
support for 64 GB of RAM
the opportunity to combine two graphics cards in Quad SLI / CrossFireX Quad
two SATA Express 10 Gb / s
M.2 slots for drives (up to 32 Gb / s)
The SupremeFX audio quality
USB 3.1 A and C on the rear panel
lots of additional technology for gamers

High quality components
support for 64 GB of RAM
the opportunity to combine two graphics cards in Quad SLI / CrossFireX Quad
two SATA Express 10 Gb / s
M.2 slots for drives (up to 32 Gb / s)
The SupremeFX audio quality
USB 3.1 A and C on the rear panel
lots of additional technology for gamers

It speaks in his favor, above all reasonable package of equipment, doing a good impression specification, low power consumption and high efficiency

It speaks in his favor, above all reasonable package of equipment, doing a good impression specification, low power consumption and high efficiency

If you are looking for a small build with a good performance, Maximus VIII Gene is a great motherboard.

Although named as ‘Gaming Motherboard’, Maximus VIII Gene deliver all advantage for overclocker to push the system to the limit.

"Despite its diminutive size,
the ASUS Maximus VIII Gene
performs on par with larger brothers with for Skylake, four DIMM
slots, and plenty of ports. Despite the lac"

There’s really not much we can complain about the MAXIMUS VIII GENE. It fills its role perfectly and offers the most for your money. Again, if you’re looking at an mATX motherboard abundant in features for your latest Skylake build which supports all the latest technology like USB3.1 and M.2 expansion options, with top-of-the-line build quality, the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE is easily the best choice out now.

Maximus VIII Gene is still a demonstration of force for mATX gaming & overclock, by ASUS, proving more than satisfactory features, ease of use, compatibility and excellent results in overclocking. Not a big fan of prizes awards, but Gene deserves for sure one and this is definitely the Editor's Choice.

ASUS Maximus VIII GENE has new, very interesting and useful features, a well thought layout, plus a very stable behavior in overclocking.

Asus Maximus VIII Gene is the new mATX ROG motherboard to be used with Intel Skylake CPUs. Just like the VIII son before it, the VIII version made me a very good impression. It offers a solid platform filled with stability and overclocking features. And all that comes at a decent price.

ASUS Maximus VIII Gene este o placa mATX ROG ce poate fi folosita cu procesoarele Intel Skylake. La fel ca VII, inaintea sa, versiunea VIII face o impresie excelenta. In teorie, cat si in practica, placa ofera performanta solida si vine cu trasaturi de overclocking si o stabilitate impresionanta. Toate astea, la un pret decent

ASUS Maximus VIII Gene este o placa mATX ROG ce poate fi folosita cu procesoarele Intel Skylake. La fel ca VII, inaintea sa, versiunea VIII face o impresie excelenta. In teorie, cat si in practica, placa ofera performanta solida si vine cu trasaturi de overclocking si o stabilitate impresionanta. Toate astea, la un pret decent

Asus Maximus VIII Gene is the new mATX ROG motherboard to be used with Intel Skylake CPUs. Just like the VIII son before it, the VIII version made me a very good impression.
It offers a solid platform filled with stability and overclocking features. And all that comes at a decent price.

Asus Maximus VIII Gene is the new mATX ROG motherboard to be used with Intel Skylake CPUs. Just like the VIII son before it, the VIII version made me a very good impression.
It offers a solid platform filled with stability and overclocking features. And all that comes at a decent price.

Nice outlook design for MATX platform.

Great OC Performance for skylake both CPU and RAM.

Silver Award

Best memory overclocking performance

Best Innovation

Best Value

good in actual overclocking performance

Asus motherboard MAXIMUS VIII GENE won a "DD´s Recommended" award as the editors wrote about it - "the new ASUS Maximus VIII GENE is really great, high-quality well-equipped gaming motherboard for a quality game home desktop PC.

The Maximus VIII Gene is a very well equipped Z170 motherboard, which features excellent perfomance.

European Hardware Awards 2016 - Best Micro ATX Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Gene

Hardware.Info Community Awards 2015 - Best Micro ATX motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Gene

Maximus VIII GENE delivers primarily better overclocking features to the small ATX desktop, and then there's the excellent sound subsystem , great possibilities of connectivity and expandability , good cooling characteristics etc .

Comparison test Z170

We must admit that this kind of Maximus series like more than ever I will definitely have their fans, if not more than before.