ASUS Maximus III Extreme Motherboard Review

👤by Sahil Mannick Comments 📅16-03-10
Packaging and Content





The front of the box

ASUS package the Maximus III Extreme in a very attractive and vibrant cardboard box. The ROG logo is depicted at the top to signify the exclusiveness of the board and for those familiar with ASUS's nomenclature, you will know that the Maximus name is an indication of the board's heritage as an overclocking beast. At the bottom are a few insignias showing what the board supports i.e. Intel Core i7/i5/i3 CPUs, Nvidia SLI and ATI CrossFireX technology.


The back of the box

Turning the box over, we are greeted with the board's key features and specifications, as covered over the last two pages. Rather than listing the 1000s of features that this board seems to have, ASUS only included the board's most unique ones such as the RC Bluetooth and ROG connectivity, the Go Button and 4-way Crossfire. The information is nicely laid out for easy reading and contains a few illustrations demonstrating those unique features.


Opening the front flap

The box makes use of a front flap, stuck down using Velcro, that teases us with the Maximus III Extreme board when opened. The colour theme is evident throughout, using the ever growing popular choice of red and black that oozes performance and professionalism. The flap is efficiently used to provide more information on the board.


The lid listing the main features

Continuing on from back, ASUS gives us a greater insight into the overclocking prowess of the board by describing a few more features that makes it ideal for this purpose. The title "A New Way To Overclocking" is a mere glimpse of what we can expect from this board. At the bottom, we can see that both 3DMark Vantage and Kaspersky Anti-virus are bundled.


The interior box

Inside the main box are two more smaller black cardboard boxes, one containing the board itself and the other retaining the bundled content. The motherboard box is covered by a tough plastic sheet that helps protect the board as well as teasing us with the Maximus III Extreme inside.


Revealing the content

The lower box reveals the neatly packaged bundle into several compartments. These hold the manual, I/O plate, cables, a fan and an ROG sticker. The list of accessories is very rich so read on to find out more.

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