
Its size comes at the cost of features, so there are likely to be far fewer connections and expansion options available than in a larger motherboard. The Micro-ATX Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z should fit into all ATX cases, but its smaller size allows you to downsize your system build as a whole. This motherboard will be dwarfed in performance by its modern counterparts, and will likely have very little support from Asus. Released on, the Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z is now over 12 years old, which means it is extremely out of date and is based on very aged technologies. It uses the DDR3 memory type, with maximum speeds of up to 2133 MHz, and 4 DDR3 slots allowing for a maximum total of 32 GB RAM. Any compatible Intel CPU will have the same socket entry. The Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z uses the Intel LGA 1155/Socket H2 CPU socket.
