even if you have a lemon of
a sample like the one I was
using. The board simply makes
it worthwhile as it is largely
hassle free.
The better your memory
and CPU, the more the board
will reward you. It cannot
be stressed enough just how
thoroughly competent the
APEX is. It is unfortunate that it
came so late, but that’s what
usually happens with the great
components of overclocking.
With everything that has been
learned about the platform
over time, towards it’s twilight
the truly fantastic parts make
their way to us and take the
platform to places that we
would have previously thought
unattainable.
If it wasn’t clear before,
then let it be stated again.
The MAXIMUS IX APEX is
by far the best overclocking
board for the 7th generation
Core CPUs there ever was.
It’s not even a competition.
Sure enough in the right lad
conditions one can achieve
phenomenal results with just
about any competent board
that won’t go belly up because
of cold. However, it takes
something special to take any
CPU and max it out within half
an hour. The predictability,
reliability, performance and
well thought out execution
of the APEX is what remains
inspiring.
There’s not much here that
you don’t know already, but
the APEX really does deserve
and warrants and demands an
LN2 review. I don’t have all
the results I would have liked
to have had, but hopefully
these ones serve as an
illustration of what this board
was capable of and is still
capable of doing. Even this
late and when everyone has
effectively called it lights for
the Z270 platform, the APEX
stands alone fighting the good
fight and worth every dollar
you’d spend on it even today.
As for as overclocking
boards go for this
generation (i.e Z170 and
Z270) there’s nothing that
I would recommend over
the MAXIMUS IX APEX. If it
sounds like an ad, well simply
try it yourself or ask someone
who has. The APEX is just a
brilliant board and there’s no
denying it.
TheOverclocker
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