Asus to launch mATX Republic of Gamers Gene mobos

BitTech has learned that Asus will launch the “Gene” series – the company’s latest addition to its Republic of Gamer (RoG) family of motherboards in a few weeks.

The Gene series will use the micro ATX form factor and is mostly designed for LAN gamers and extreme overclockers living in particularly small apartments. This Core i7 motherboard will directly target the new breed of mini-boards that have generated considerable interest from the likes of other manufacturers, such as DFI’s JR series.

It will feature both SLI and CrossFire support, as well as two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots, one x4 slot and one PCI 2.2 slot. It will still feature six DIMMs, software driven X-Fi sound from ADI and also includes TweakIT; this will now be configurable from the keyboard instead of just from directly on the motherboard – making it far easier to access OC settings on the fly.

For those thinking smaller equals cheaper, you’ll have to think again. The Asus Republic of Gamers series has always been a top of the line category and as seen with the Maximus II, it will certainly be over $200 in the US when it hits retail.