#Maximus xtractor 360 pro upgrade#
#Maximus xtractor 360 pro plus#
#Maximus xtractor 360 pro series#

ASUS Z87-Expert ($230)ДЄll these components are largely the same on ASUS' Z87-Expert board, with the primary exception being that the -Expert motherboard offers an additional Thunderbolt port on the I/O hub. South of the processor, we find 2xPCI-e 3.0 x16 (dual-x8 ready) slots and 1xPCI-e 2.0 x4 slot.ДЇor I/O, the Deluxe board also offers the same DTS multichannel audio support as the -A-series board above, which is accompanied by an external wireless antenna (included). ASUS fits a large heatsink atop the MOSFETs on all flanks of the socket, using a standard super-pipe (heatpipe - uses energy phase changing to dissipate heat) to assist in thermal reduction. The phase power design dedicates 16 phases purely to cleaning CPU power with an additional 2 phases for memory. This is reflected in the price.ДЄSUS' Z87-Deluxe board's most defining feature is its 16+2-phase power design.

#Maximus xtractor 360 pro plus#

The Deluxe, Expert, Pro, and Plus ASUS motherboards are slightly higher-quality than their A-through-K counterparts. The Z87-C has a mix of -A and -K features and has generally average user reviews.

#Maximus xtractor 360 pro upgrade#

You'll either want to upgrade it to something with better quality or drop it in favor of something more affordable. As with nearly every in-between product on the market, it just doesn't make the cut for any of our builds. Overall component quality is slightly improved.ДЄSUS' Z87-C ($130) motherboard falls into the middle-of-the-road range that we often find with product branding. The primary difference between Z87-A & Z87-K: The Z87-A board (higher-end) can host an additional video card natively in a 2x8 configuration. Other small differences are also present, like overall quality of components and a few troubleshooting features. Other I/O includes 4xUSB3.0 ports (over 2xUSB3.0 on the -K board) and an additional PCI-e 3.0 x16 port compared against the -K board for this reason, the -A boards are capable of dual x8 video adapter configurations, something the -K boards can't natively do. TPMs are found on some of these boards.ДЇurther, the -A boards are equipped with DTS multi-channel audio support - if you've got a surround speaker setup and don't have an audio card, this is needed. As an aside, the TPU is totally unrelated to the industry-standard TPM (often located in a similar spot on the board), or Trusted Platform Module, which is designated for biometric and smartcard data storage and security. This is bolstered by an ASUS-proprietary TPU ('TurboV Processing Unit'), which aids in automated overclocking functionality and setup. Read more about VRMs and their design here. The -A board is higher-quality overall and has more features, primarily in the form of better overclocking support (double the chokes in the phase power design) and an overall more advanced VRM.

#Maximus xtractor 360 pro series#

The -A series of ASUS motherboards have a few key differences over the Z87-K motherboards. ASUS Z87 Mainstream Motherboard DifferencesДЄSUS' mainstream Z87 lineup consists of the Z87-A, Z87-C, and Z87-K, then the Z87-Deluxe, Z87-Expert, Z87-Pro, and Z87-Plus. (All ROG boards are issued in iterations the current iteration is Maximus VI). Here's the rapid-fire version: ASUS Mainstream Lineup We have further terminology defined under the ROG section. The suffixes (Pro, Deluxe, etc.) to ASUS' boards are laddered hierarchically across all chipsets, so while the Z87 boards will host a different chipset than AMD or H8X equivalents, the tiered classification is identical within each chipset.