ASUS RoG Maximus VII Ranger Z97 (LGA 1150) Review

Overclocking

Despite the great lengths ASUS have gone to with their newest VRM implementations most people will still be CPU limited – whether that be in frequency or heat terms. In our case we know our CPU could theoretically do 4.9 or 5GHz, but the required volts to get there (1.3-1.35v) result in almost instant overheating under load. As a result our maximum stable overclock has been 4.8GHz at around 1.27-1.3 volts and the ASUS Maximus VII Ranger managed to achieve 4.8GHz with 1.27 volts with no issues at all. In that regard we do not anticipate any users will be limited by this motherboard, the CPU will be more of an issue.