Topics:#devils-canyon

If you've already got or just recently bought a Maximus VI or ASUS Z87 motherboard and have bought a new Intel Core i7 4790K or 4670K CPU dubbed 'Devil's Canyon', or even a new Pentium Anniversary Edition G3258 CPU, then it's likely your PC won't boot straight out the box! This is because you need to update the BIOS to the latest version to give support for these new CPUs on the older Z87 platform. Using the USB BIOS Flashback you can update the Z87 BIOS to the latest version, providing support for Devil's Canyon without first needing an 'original Haswell' CPU. ROG Forum member Praz has helped provide this helpful guide.

The Maximus VII Formula is about to arrive in a retail store near you! Packed to the gills with top-notch hardware like CrossChill Copper (yep, this years' is 100% copper cored), mPCIe Combo III, SupremeFX Formula 2014, an updated ROG Armor design, two SATA Express ports and much more. Look out for the limited edition Watch Dogs bundle as well! See the full details in the press release and gallery inside.

PC DIY experiments with several ASUS, ROG and TUF Z97 boards with 6 4790K (Devil's Canyon) CPUs to test OC performance and details how to use the ASUS UEFI options to tweak for best results.

There's even more to come at Computex in early June, but today we do have three new ROG Z97 boards: the Maximus VII Hero, Maximus VII Gene and the new brand: Maximus VII Ranger. Hero and Gene follow existing series' target markets for an ideal ratio of price-performance-unique features for gamers in ATX and micro ATX, whereas Ranger is an high performance ROG product with entry-level features aimed at select markets. See the press release inside for the official info from ROG!

OK, so it's not this Pentium, but it's just as cool!