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May 2010
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The editors liked
Great bundle as a whole
Build Quality
Well laid out BIOS and options
Overclocking software works well
Lot’s of new features like the “GO” button and the ROG connect
Superb looks! (can’t be said enough)
Lot’s of PWM fan connectors
Great overclocker!
Pretty!
Excellent board layout
Supports triplecard CrossFireX
More overclocking features and methods than you will ever use
Achieves very high overclocks
6 native SATA 6Gbps ports
Two USB 3.0 ports
ASUS custom chips add useful power saving
Automatic overclocking features
Tons of fan headers
XFi module
Attention to detail.
The editors didn't like
Does not have any additional performance over the 790FX chipset
Missing LCD poster
Voltage and HTT fluctuations
To sum it up
If you are looking for a new AM3 board and like to overclock
Then this board has it all. But if you are planning to move up from an existing 790FX board
Depending on the current board that you have
You may want to hold off as your upgrade cash may be better spe
Expensive enthusiastlevel product
Only a single BIOS chip
No thermal probes included
No multimeter probe connectors
Can't use DDR2 memory from your existing AMD system
Abstract: So we're left with Asus' Crosshair IV Formula, whose BIOS offers the best fan speed controls I've seen in years. Despite its $230 asking price, the Crosshair actually offers a little bit..
Great bundle as a whole, Build Quality, Well laid out BIOS and options, Overclocking software works well, Lot’s of new features like the “GO” button and the ROG connect, Superb looks! (can’t be said enough), Lot’s of PWM fan connectors, Great overclocker!,
Does not have any additional performance over the 790FX chipset, Missing LCD poster, Voltage and HTT fluctuations, To sum it up, if you are looking for a new AM3 board and like to overclock, then this board has it all. But if you are planning to move up from an existing 790FX board, depending on the current board that you have, you may want to hold off as your upgrade cash may be better spe
Well, what can I say that we have not already covered in the review? Performance wise, under similar clocks, the 890FX chipset is not going to give you anything extra over the older 790 FX boards. Every single test that we did gave us equal or similar ...
Abstract: The ASUS Crosshair IV Formula is an great motherboard that offers a lot of features for its price. It makes overclocking easy while still offering more experienced users a lot of control.
With the testing drawn to a close it's now time to take off our testing hats and comment. I hate to say it but there isn't a lot to say as quite frankly it's an excellent motherboard. Throughout the testing procedure it performed exactly as it should, mat...
The ASUS Crosshair IV Formula is part of the “Republic of Gamers” (RoG) line of products specifically targeted towards gamers and overclocking enthusiasts. With the top-tier AMD 890FX chipset providing triple CrossfireX capabilities and the SB850/NEC c...
Published: 2010-05-25, Author: Sean , review by: tweaktown.com
While we were not impressed with the new AMD Phenom II X6 1090T from a raw performance stand point, we feel we might have found an interesting niche for this CPU and the new 890FX chipset. We are sure it will not come as any surprise, but the AMD sy...
Abstract: Today we are looking at the Asus Crosshair IV Formula AM3 Motherboard.This particular board comes with support for the latest AMD Phenom II processors including the newest hexa-core cpu's.It also has 4 DDR3 slots and uses the AMD 890FX and SB850 chipset a...
Abstract: Despite the fact that today's USB 3.0 products center on the same NEC controller, we compared a handful of different USB 3.0 drives and found performance to range from 113 to 173 MB/s, depending on the implementation used. Should you be worried? You mi...
Allgemein +-With the Crosshair IV Formula Asus has an all solid motherboard in its portfolio, which is able to score well in benchmarks and also comes with a well thought layout. Only when overclocking the board you'll reach the limit quite quickly whi...
Anther nicely designed Asus motherboard worthy of carrying the ROG label with a very good feature list and a plethora of overclocking options, which these days usually means a price tag of over £200, so the fact the Asus Crosshair IV Formula can be broug...
